Knox Soccer Podcast

Our end-of-season High School Recap features a conversation with correspondent Carter Moore, who talks district tournaments, state championship runs, and what it’s been like to cover area high school soccer in 2022-23. Relive KSP’s boys high school soccer coverage: * Bearden 3-1 Hardin Valley * West 9-0 Karns * William Blount 0-5 Bearden * South Doyle 2-0 Gibbs * Catholic 4-4 Webb * Powell 1-6 Oak...

In this episode, Patty hosts KSP’s first-ever live pregame show at Knox Brew Hub with guests Drew McKenna, a partner in One Knoxville SC , and assistant coach and player Ilija Ilic. He interviews the duo about the season so far and leads some Knox soccer trivia before hopping on the Brew Bus to Regal Soccer Stadium, where he, Brian, and more than 2,000 fans in attendance witness the club’s 1-2 los...

BREAKING NEWS: You no longer have to drive to any One Knox Home matches, just take the BUS! Zack Roskop, owner and operator of Knox Brew Tours & Knox Brew Hub , sat down with us during the Forward Madison match to share how he hopes it adds to the soccer atmosphere in downtown Knoxville. Join us LIVE this Saturday at 5 p.m. at Knox Brew Hub ( 421 Union Ave ) as we record a Pre-Match Show, with spe...

Our April and May High School Monthly Recap features a conversation with correspondent Carter Moore, who reminisces on his favorite moments from his recent coverage and describes the boys soccer landscape heading into district playoffs. Relive KSP’s boys high school soccer coverage: * South Doyle 2-0 Gibbs * Catholic 4-4 Webb * Powell 1-6 Oak Ridge * Halls 2-0 Austin-East * Carter 0-4 Gibbs * West...

Patty and Brian discuss One Knoxville’s 0-0 draw with Forward Madison at Regal Soccer Stadium. Featuring interviews with head coach Mark McKeever, midfielder Angelo Kelly, and goalkeeper Sean Lewis. The current USL League One table has One Knox SC (2-2-2) in 7th place (8 pts). Join us for One Knoxville SC’s next home match, May 13, against the Northern Colorado Hailstorm (1-1-2). Thank you, as alw...

In this episode, Brian chats with Jenny Pleasant Rhodes , a fixture of Knoxville’s adult soccer league scene who in 2012 founded the Knoxville Kickin Cancer Adult Soccer Tournament . The tournament exists to bring together the Knoxville soccer community in support of individuals suffering from cancer or organizations engaged in the fight against cancer. The tournament has grown significantly each...

Patty and Brian discuss One Knoxville’s 1-1 draw with Central Valley Fuego at Regal Soccer Stadium. Featuring interviews with head coach Mark McKeever and skipper Jordan Skelton. Join us for One Knoxville SC’s next USL League One home match, on April 21 against defending champs South Georgia Tormenta. Thank you, as always, to our sponsor Markman’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry . Markman’s is a proud spo...

In this episode, Brian speaks with Kevin Cardona , associate director of coaching for One Knoxville , to recap the club’s debut at the USL Academy Cup in Tampa, Florida. Two U-19 teams—one boys, one girls—represented the club as it faced others from throughout the USL, which runs professional second (USL Championship), third (USL 1), and amateur fourth (USL 2) division leagues in the United States...

Patty and Brian discuss One Knoxville’s last-second, extra-time loss to USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC in the club’s U.S. Open Cup debut. Join us for One Knoxville SC’s next USL League One home match, on April 12th against Central Valley Fuego FC. Thank you, as always, to our sponsor Markman’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry . Markman’s is a proud sponsor of the Knox Soccer Podcast and One Knoxville...

Patty and Brian discuss One Knoxville’s 2-1 win over Lexington SC at Regal Soccer Stadium in the nascent rivalry matchup between the fellow USL 1 newcomers. We also hear from gaffer Mark McKeever, goalscorer Jimmie Villalobos, and wingback James Thomas, who, like McKeever, made his debut in the professional ranks. Join us for One Knoxville SC’s next home match, April 1st against Union Omaha! Thank...

This Saturday, March 18, One Knoxville SC makes its long-awaited professional debut in USL League One . The opponent is the league’s other new club: Lexington SC (yes, the Battle of the Barrel is back). Patty and Brian break down the league, what fans can expect, and share predictions and expectations for this season. They also speak with One Knox head coach Mark McKeever about how the team has be...

In this episode, Brian chats with Tyler Gibson , a Knoxville-born midfielder who currently plies his trade for Louisville City of the USL Championship. Tyler, who played for a state-championship-winning Knoxville Crush side and Knoxville Catholic , is the most high-profile Knoxville player active in professional soccer. After graduating from Catholic, Tyler starred for UNC Charlotte, where he was...

In this episode, Patty chats with Knox News reporter Ryan Wilusz about the plans for the Old City Stadium, which will host the Tennessee Smokies minor league baseball team and One Knoxville SC in 2025 (pending construction delays). Ryan delves into the project's history, his conversations with Smokies owner Randy Boyd, the development of the Old City in preparation for the stadium, and his reporti...

In this episode, Brian and Patty chat with members of three Knoxville-based English Premier League supporter clubs: Aaron Clabo of Arsenal, Wesley Bergeron of Manchester City, and Gary Rowcliffe of Manchester United. We get into takes on the season so far, predictions for what’s to come, which manager would win a fistfight, and they each make their pitch for why undecided soccer lovers should choo...

The two announcements One Knoxville SC fans have been waiting on since the club entered the professional ranks were finally made this week. The Spanish Bull Dani Fernandez and Thor himself, Sebastian Andreassen, are returning home. Fan favorites who poured their blood, sweat, and tears into the club’s inaugural 2022 season, they finished their college careers and received Christmastime phone calls...

We’re celebrating a milestone: 50 episodes. You’ve been here with us, listening and following along on social media, since this all began in February 2022. After 10,200 downloads last year, we’ve got a big 2023 planned with more coverage of high school soccer, One Knoxville SC, the Lady Vols, and interviews with current and former professionals and coaches. Listen as Patrick and Brian dig into it...

The 2022 Qatar World Cup has come and gone. Our brackets were busted, and our predictions were left in the desert. Patty and Brian look back on the first-ever tournament held in the Middle East. Related links: * Brian’s essay, “Kings of the World,” about what he went through during the Argentina-France final * Qatar dispatch from Maryville College coach Pepe Fernandez * Patty and Brian’s pre-WC pr...

LIVE from the FIFA World Cup , we check in with Pepe Fernandez as he galavants around Qatar! Shortly after a premature end to Maryville College’s NCAA tourney run, the World Cup called and Pepe answered. This boots-on-the-ground report from Doha about the friendly atmosphere, incredible games, and passionate fans, will scratch your World Cup itch and prepare you for the final push. Quarterfinals k...

In the second episode of our new series, LEGENDS of the Local Game , brought to you by First Watch, we sit down with former Lady Vol soccer player and current SEC soccer commentator and Knox Reds president Tori Beeler Watson . Brian and Tori bring it all the way back to her time as a girl playing on boy’s teams in Knoxville before joining the Bearden Lady Bulldogs and eventually the Tennessee Lady...

The Wolves is a raw, honest, depiction of modern adolescence, about a high school girls club soccer team, that will run December 2nd through the 18th at Old City Performing Arts Center. Patrick sits down with the Director Grechen Lynne Wingerter (a former goalie) & Kim Quigley (sports psychiatrist) of Onrise Care to discuss the pressures that all athletes face and those especially facing women. Th...

The greatest time of every four years is here: the World Cup in Qatar kicked off Sunday with a 1-nil win for Ecuador over the hosts—the first time the home nation loses in the tournament opener. The tournament is full of storylines. And it’s not without its controversy. Patty and Brian discuss the U.S. Baby Eagles, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s final Cup, FIFA’s corruption and Qatar’s human...

You’ve heard his viral Twitter commentaries, now listen to Carlos Lopez —the man who Tennessee sports fans are affectionately calling “Juan Ward”—share his story. An immigrant from Venezuela, Lopez found a home on the (American) football field as a student at Seymour High School. He went on to play for Carson-Newman University and MTSU before becoming only the third Venezuelan to sign a profession...

Our October High School Monthly Recap features a conversation with correspondent Carter Moore and interview clips with Bearden Lady Bulldogs head coach (and former Bearden state championship midfielder) Ryan Radcliffe and Brinley Murphy , who leaves for South Carolina in the summer with two state rings. Carter reminisces on his favorite memories from covering high school soccer and helps us relive...

It’s official: One Knoxville will play in the USL League One —the third tier of professional men’s soccer in the U.S.—in 2023. The club ascends a division after a successful first season under head coach Mark McKeever (that we recapped right here ) and now has a guaranteed spot in the iconic U.S. Open Cup. But, more importantly, with the announcement, One Knoxville becomes the first fully-professi...

Ohio native Taylor Huff is one of the most hyped players to put on a Lady Vol soccer jersey since Jamaica international Bunny Shaw. The four-time High School All-American and 2020 National Player of the Year joined Tennessee in 2021. In her first season, she made the SEC All-Freshman Team and All-SEC Second Team, helping the team to its first SEC Tournament crown in more than a decade. Huff was ca...