Happy Foot Sad Foot: An LAFC Podcast

DOLO HAS DIED GIROUD HAS RISEN BOUANGA WILL COME AGAIN Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch and more at HappyFootSadFootPod.com YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot  Twitter: @HaFoSaFo Instagram: @happyfootsadfoot TikTok: @happyfootsadfoot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welp, you freaks got what you wanted! Steve Cherundolo officially resigned as head coach effective the end of the season, becoming maybe the first lame duck coach in MLS history. Travis does this one solo and he talks about the weird timing of this, the implications for the roster, and of course new options. #HireGiorgio???? Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch and more at Hap...

Griezmann is official gone but it's fine WE NEVER WANTED HIM ANYWAYS. Darren, Vince, and Travis are here to talk Bouanga's potential renaissance, roster holes post-Antoine, and we finally find out just what Darren knows about tactics. Plus, we break down everything you need to about the Timbers and ask once and for all... is Portland ACTUALLY cool? The answer may surprise you. Want to skip the ban...

Bouanga scored! Giroud touched the ball a bunch! We found out what Bruce Arena did! Darren, Vince, and Travis break down everything you need to know from a sloppy but successful outing against San Jose, the team that REALLY wants to have a rivalry with us but we couldn't care less. We talk Hugo's big save, Sergi's absolute laser, and Olly's ascent into the stars. Plus we hear from superstar MISS B...

You put your #DoloIn, you put your #DoloOut, you put your #DoloIn, and you post it all about. Travis, Darren, and Vince breakdown the 24 hours of fan rage following the loss to Miami in the Champions Cup, chat about what's going wrong with LAFC, and ask again WHAT DID BRUCE ARENA DO IN NEW ENGLAND? Then, they're joined by Kirk Kinsey, host of LAFC Podcast The Counterpress to hear from someone who...

In the end, I guess Messi is a little better than Nathan Ordaz. Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch and more at HappyFootSadFootPod.com YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot  Twitter: @HaFoSaFo Instagram: @happyfootsadfoot TikTok: @happyfootsadfoot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Travis, Vince, Darren, The Chat, and a few brave callers all weigh in on LAFC's frustrating 1-0 loss to Houston, yes you read that right, LAFC's 1-0 loss , to Houston . With a rotated squad, we hoped we'd find a player who'd step up with an opportunity to show they deserve some more minutes or cement their role as a reliable depth piece, but no, in fact we showed almost nothing in that match, and...

Nathan Ordaz did what Nathan Ordaz does. Travis, Darren, and Vince break down the incredible first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the perfect 90 minutes from LAFC. And of course, we talk all about the Messi of Van Nuys: Nathan Ordaz. Jobs not finished. Join our Patreon and help us keep making this show. Merch and more at HappyFootSadFootPod.com YouTube: @happyfootsadfoot  Twitter: @HaF...

This is normally an LAFC podcast, but this week we talk about Messi for like an hour. It's honestly almost entirely about Messi and if we can beat Messi. Even in the second segment, we play a game to see who get's Travis' extra ticket to see Messi. Darren Vince and Travis break down all the Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi. Then, we talk Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi, Me...

The first game of the Surfliner Series is complete and holy sh*t did it not disappoint. Darren, Vince, and Travis break down Smoli's unbelievable goal, Hugo's unbelievable howler, and whether or not it's offensive to call Forrest Gump dumb. We had callers from the stadium, callers from the San Diego Double Tree toilet, and we drew a winner for our InterMiami ticket giveaway. Forgive me for saying...

A true rival or just another little brother? LAFC heads south to San Diego for the very first match up between the Black and Gold and expansion franchise San Diego FC. Tony from SDFC podcast 2 Balls and A Mic is here to break down everything we need to know about the club, Travis, Darren, and Vince are here to break down all the storylines for the match, and podcasting is here to cure male lonelin...

This episode did not have our own Travis Helwig, but instead it did KINDA have EVERYTHING else??? Our first caller from the stands in the middle of another MLS match in progress in another country ; a special visit from Carlos of Global Diplomatic ; an insane call from Heel Of The Foot Geoff Tock, who of course wanted to talk about anything but the match: other TV writers, strip clubs in Tijuana,...

200 episodes in, and Travis still can't name a single LAFC2 player! Vince, Darren and Travis are here to discuss all the storylines heading into this week's match up like why this season has felt so frustrating, what the offense will look like without Denis Bouanga, and the birthplace of Ed Asner! Plus, we play a game about how boring Kansas City is, and of course we make some bets. But most of al...

We break down LAFC's excessively frustrating 1-0 defeat to Austin FC, their third consecutive loss and first at home this season. They struggled to create chances, they struggled to get creative and play with urgency, and we struggled through talking about it. LAFC brought subs in and they all made things even worse, and we brought Kirk Kinsey from The Counter Press podcast, who always makes thing...

Have you ever broken up with someone even though they were so good for you but the relationship had just run it's course? And then three months later, you run into them at a party, and they're doing really well and they seem happy, and you can't help but wonder... have I made a mistake? You know how hard that is? Well, Ilie Sánchez returns to Los Angeles this week, so get ready to feel it again, b...

We lost but we won and boy did it feel that way! LAFC FINALLY slay the dragon in Columbus and it was NOT EASY to get there. The commentors were unhinged, Travis, Darren, and Vince were having breakdowns, and one man sent us $99.99 for what we can only assume was feet pics. AND WE COST MORE THAN THAT. This post-game is the longest we've ever done, and honestly, you can skip the last hour if you wan...

Darren, Travis, and Vince discuss the 5-2 steamrolling from Seattle IN Seattle ON their turf. A WILDLY rotated squad managed to land nowhere near adjusted expectations for the group, with a lackluster performance across the board. We thought we had depth - at the very least, we don't have an entire second lineup of starters. But we do have a healthy first line (except Marlon, who didn't escape the...

Two games. Two revenge stories. Two hosts. RIP Darren Miller. Travis and Vince hold down the fort and discuss everything you need to know about a week that will mean a lot for the psyche of LAFC fans. We discuss our dominating win against Columbus and what we have to do to bring it home in the second leg, and then we chat with Noah Riffe from Lobbing Scorchers about just why this Seattle Sounders...

LAFC with an HISTORIC win and tactical MASTERY over Columbus Crew. We (all three TOGETHER IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER) celebrate LAFC's 3-0 CCC victory against Columbus Crew, including Bouanga's stellar goals and the team's disciplined pressing and buildup play. Despite a limited crowd, the atmosphere was electric. We break down the match, the game plan, and the goals, with the help of some...

We dissect LAFC's narrow 1-0 victory over NYCFC, thanks to a late goal from THE STACHE, Ryan Hollingshead. Were we thrilled with the win? Not really. Should we have been? Maybe! Have they established themselves this season in a way that makes us feel confident about Tuesday's CCC match vs. Columbus Crew? Not really! Are we gonna look back at 6 points from the first two matches in MLS play as huge...

Yes, we talk about Sergi Palencia. But Travis, Darren, and Vince ALSO breakdown everything you need to know about this week's terrifying match up against the Columbus Crew in the Champions League, and a regular season match up against the pigeons from Queens. We talk Olivier Giroud's starting spot, we try to say something nice about the city of Columbus, and we pay Darren out for his WAY TOO EASY...

I think I speak for everyone when I say: yeah, sure, I guess that was soccer. Travis is back and he joins Darren and Vince to break down LAFC's 1-0 victory/loss against Colorado. This one's got everything: the pod officially turns on Giroud, Delgado officially turns on Carson, and the announcer officially turns on his Spanish pronunciation when he says Palenthia. Speaking of Palencia, wooooof, it'...

Darren hosts solo as he recaps LAFC's narrow 1-0 victory to kick off the MLS season. We saw some rust get worked off nicely, and some rust still hangin out, which is not as nice, but a BEAUTIFUL team goal from Delgato-to-Bouanga-to-Ordaz-to-Ebobisse for the BANGER maintained LAFC's undefeated status at home. We also got important updates from callers on the 2025 BMO stadium vibes, food updates, an...

I guess we're starting a tradition now of starting every season IN A GODDAMN FREEZER!!!! Darren and Vince react to LAFC's first competitive match in below-zero weather, and an above-zero scoreline that got them 1 away goal going into the second leg of this competition in a week (in beautiful Los Angeles, California, the only reasonable place to play a soccer game). We welcomed old friends calling...

Darren and Vince preview LAFC's first two competitive matches of 2025, including the opening CONCACAF Champions Cup match against the Rapids and their first MLS regular season match against Minnesota United; Travis sends his storylines in from his DEEP LAFC RESEARCH TRIP in London; and we hand out the first ever Happy Foot Sad Foot Kit Awards! Keep listening to see who won the Accidentally A Worse...