Morning Footy: A soccer show from CBS Sports Golazo Network

The MF crew take a look at the 2-2 Leg 1 Champions League Quarterfinal draw between home side Arsenal and struggling Bayern Munich. Arsenal appeared to get punched in the mouth but found a way to draw level in the end. William Saliba had his worst match of his season. No one expected Bayern to sit back and counter and they did so beautifully. Serge Gnabry shined for the visiting team, a player tha...

The MF crew take a look at the latest Lionel Messi news as he's been confirmed by Tata Martino as a starter in tonight's CONCACAF Champions Cup Leg 2 match against Monterrey down in Mexico. The group chat about the importance of his presence and that Inter Miami basically doesn't have a shot to win at Monterrey without him. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Pod...

The MF crew are joined by Michael Lahoud at the desk to talk about the unbelievable match between Real Madrid and Manchester City who played to a six goal cinematic thriller in their Leg 1 Champions League Quarterfinal draw. Nico states that "Real Madrid are a dangerous team in transition." As for City, they were firing on all engines and Phil Foden is quickly becoming one of the world's best play...

The MF crew talk about the settlement between Relevent and FIFA. What this could mean is that PL teams could effectively move matches to other countries in order to pursue more revenue. Could we see PL matches being played in the United States? How much would you pay to see a PL match if it was played in your country? Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts,...

The MF crew preview tonight's USWNT match against Canada in the SheBelieves Cup Final. The US are looking for the 7th title, 5th in row and are 53-8-4 all-time vs Canada. Last month, they defeated Canada in the water-logged W Gold Cup Semifinals. On the flipside, Canada is looking for their first title and looking for their first win on US soil since 2000. How will the teams lineup? What changes w...

The MF crew discuss the reports of Liverpool closing in on Rúben Amorim as the successor to Jürgen Klopp as manager of the club. Not a household name, but is a hot commodity. The way he plays is similar to what Liverpool are doing and has had great success at Sporting. He's been able to get the best out of his players, especially those who were considered failures at times. A young up-and-comer bu...

The MF crew take a look at today's Champions League matchup between Real Madrid and Manchester City. Real Madrid are 14x UCL/Champions Cup winners, have a 33-7-2 record this season in all comps, and are currently riding a 13 match unbeaten streak. On the flip side, Man City are the reigning UCL Champions, are on a 25 match unbeaten streak in all competitions, and are the only UCL team this season...

The MF crew preview today's Champions League fixture between Arsenal and Bayern Munich. This is leg one of the quarterfinals, the first appearance at this stage for Arsenal since 2010. They've also exited this stage in each of the last CL campaigns. Arsenal, however, have won 11 of the last 14 home UCL matches. On the flip side, Bayern have won 3 of the last 4 visits at the Emirates, 7 of the last...

The MF crew welcome in Attacking Third's Lisa Carlin to talk about the USWNT come from behind victory over Japan on Saturday to win 2-1. The team will now face Canada, who beat Brazil in their match in a PK shootout, in the Final of the SheBelieves Cup taking place in Columbus, OH. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher a...

The MF crew talk about Lionel Messi's first action since returning from injury where he was subbed on and both scored a goal and had an assist in Inter Miami's 2-2 draw against the Colorado Rapids. The Messi magic was not enough to land the team all three points, but it appeared that Tata Martino was resting his players ahead of the second leg against Monterrey in CONCACAF Champions Cup. The juggl...

The MF crew take a look at all the notable results in the Bundesliga including Bayern Munich suffering yet another defeat, this time at the feet of Heidenheim and Leverkusen keeps their unbeaten streak alive with a 1-0 win over Union Berlin. The league leaders, Leverkusen, are now 16 points clear of Bayern at the top of the table. How long will their unbeaten streak last? And what is happening to...

The MF crew go over all the notable results in MLS from the weekend including a controversial PK-winner from Denis Bouanga to secure a win for LAFC over L.A. Galaxy in El Tráfico. LAFC are now unbeaten in all four home matches this season. And it's their fourth straight home win over the Galaxy. And the group also analyze the New England Revolution's first win of the season thanks to a Carlos Gil...

The MF crew take a look at the Liverpool not doing themselves any favors by drawing at Manchester United at the weekend. The match finished 2-2 and Liverpool seemed to not only shoot themselves in the foot, but silly mistakes and not taking advantage of golden opportunities have now put them in second place in the PL title race, but only by goal difference. Arsenal now control their own destiny bu...

The MF crew welcome Alexis back from his trip to Louisville as he took in not only the goal-fest of a game between Louisville City FC and Indy Eleven, but also the sights, sounds, and food of the town. Louisville scored five times in their CBS Network debut, not to say Indy Eleven didn't put up a fight scoring three themselves but only to come up short. The fans were in full effect and Alexis spok...

The MF crew welcome in Attacking Third's Sandra Herrera to discuss the weekend's matchups in the SheBelieves Cup including the USWNT taking on Japan and Canada facing off against Brazil. The group chat about the current US camp leading up to this weekend's slate and what will be taken into consideration as the team continues to prepare for the Summer Olympics. Herrera discusses her recent intervie...

The MF crew preview you the FC Cincinnati vs New York Red Bulls match at the weekend. These two teams are only separated by one point and the budding rivalry has become quite bitter over the last two seasons. Last year, FC Cincy knocked the Red Bulls out of the playoffs but New York are one of the few sides who can go into Cincy and win. Cincy is one of three teams who are still undefeated but hav...

The MF crew welcome in Alexis Guerreros who is live in Louisville covering the USL matchup between Louisville City FC and Indy Eleven. Louisville has won their first three matches so far this season and are leading the league, and finished in 5th place in the Eastern Conference last season. They've also won the last two battles against their opponent this weekend, Indy Eleven. Alexis brings on Lou...

The MF crew welcome in Geoff Shreeves to preview the upcoming weekend in the Premier League as the title chase heats up even more. The biggest match of the weekend sees Manchester United hosting table leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Everton and Burnley also high stakes as both clubs seek to avoid relegation. Who needs the match more? Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Ap...

The MF crew discuss the chase for Italiano to someone's new manager next season including the likes of Juventus, but the front runner right now is Napoli. Would he be a good fit at Napoli? Cupo believes he plays attractive football and is a solid manager and would be a massive get for them. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, S...

The MF crew recap the final two mid-week Premier League match-ups that saw Liverpool maintain top of the table status by defeating Sheffield United 3-1 and Chelsea overcomes a now very depleted Manchester United 4-3. The group take a deeper look at the latter match, a seven goal thriller, including two last minute extra time scores from Chelsea to take all 3 points. Palmer walked away with a hat-t...

The MF crew preview this weekend's El Tráfico as LAFC face-off against L.A. Galaxy at BMO Field. The Galaxy are currently the best in MLS with 3 wins and 3 draws sitting atop the Western Conference and are one of only three teams left in the league unbeaten. This match is big for both sides, but more so for LAFC who are currently in 9th out West and looking to turn their season around. Morning Foo...

The MF crew dive into the US Open Cup notable storylines including the Des Moines Menace who have attracted retired former Major League Soccer players to join the team during their run in this year's tournament. So far Sacha Kljestan, A.J. DeLaGarza, Roger Espinoza, and Tesho Akindele have now joined the club alongside Brian Rowe and Euan Holden as well. Also, the group chat about how the commenta...

The MF crew take a look at last night's notable CONCACAF Champions Cup results, specifically Inter Miami losing at home to Monterrey in Leg 1 of the Quarterfinals. Messi did not even dress for the match and the concerns grow as he hasn't played a match since March 13th. Nico feels that Messi's injuries have now become chronic and thinks that Messi cares more about Copa America than this season for...

The MF crew dive into the DFB-Pokal bracket as the final match is now set. It's with be Kaiserslautern vs Leverkusen for the title. Can Kaiserslautern do what no one else has yet to do this season, beat Leverkusen and break a 40-game unbeaten streak. Bayer are on pace to break the all-time Bundesliga record for points in a season wit 92, they are 13 points clear of second place, and are also curre...

The MF crew take a look at the latest FIFA Men's World Rankings that just dropped and reveal that the USMNT have moved up to the 11th spot, the first time since October of 2023. The group discuss the rankings, what they mean, and voice their dispute with where some of the teams landed on the list. Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podc...