Morning Footy: A soccer show from CBS Sports Golazo Network

The MF crew react and recap the Champions League Quarterfinal draw. Arsenal will face former Tottenham striker Harry Kane and his Bayern Munich teammates, Atleti set to battle against Dortmund, the matchup of titans sees Real Madrid vs Man City, and finally PSG will take on Barcelona. Who has the easiest path? Who feels they lucked out? The potential for an all-english semi-final is possible. One...

With former color commentator for Charlotte FC Lloyd Sam at the MF desk today, the group take a look at their upcoming MLS fixture against Nashville SC. The group discuss new manager Dean Smith and his potential impact on the club keeping their strong form. They also chat about what players are particular standouts at the moment for the club and where the club can still improve. Morning Footy is a...

The MF crew preview notable Europa League Leg 2 fixtures including today's Bayer Leverkusen vs Qarabag FK match. Can Leverkusen keep their unthinkable undefeated streak alive at home against a side they had to score against in stoppage time in Leg 1 just to draw. The MF team look ahead to the rest of the fixtures Leverkusen have to see where the biggest challenges lie and determine if they can pul...

The MF crew breakdown Dortmund's 2-0 victory over PSV to advance to the Champions League Quarterfinals. Jadon Sancho proved to be the pivotal player in the match scoring the first goal to put PSV up against the wall. BVB won the game early as PSV had to play from behind early on and not just from a score perspective. Despite Dortmund's advancement to the final 8 teams, are the weakest left in the...

The MF crew react to the USMNT roster reveal ahead of the 2024 Nations League tournament kicking off next week. There's always a few questions when rosters drop as to who got snubbed and who is a bit of a surprise to be there, but this USMNT squad has some firepower and potential to be one of the best ever assembled. Notable snubs include Brenden Aaronson and Brandon Vazquez while there are a coup...

The MF crew take a look at all the headlines from around world football including Kevin De Bruyne being dropped from the Belgian squad after picking up a groin injury while playing for Man City. Brahim Díaz has been officially called up by his new national team Morocco after he made the switch from Spain. Ben White has signed a contract extension with his current club Arsenal through the 2027-28 s...

The MF crew breakdown Atlético Madrid's defeat of Inter Milan to advance to the Quarterfinals in Champions League via PKs. It's a come from behind victory at home stopping Milan's 13 game win streak. 'They went out to get it when all seemed lost," says Nico. Diego Simeone seems to always find a way to get the best from his players when their backs are against the wall while Antoine Griezmann prove...

The MF crew welcome in Attacking Third's Sandra Herrera to preview the upcoming NWSL season that kicks off this Friday with the Challenge Cup which sees Gotham FC, last year's league winners, taking on last season's shield winners San Diego Wave. The Challenge Cup format has evolved quite a bit over the years but presents a great way to kick off the 2024 season. This year also sees two new expansi...

The MF crew preview today's upcoming UCL Leg 2 matchup between Borussia Dortmund and PSV which sees the clubs currently tied on aggregate. BVB are seeking to reach the 8th UCL Quarterfinal in club history and are unbeaten in their last 8 UCL home matches. PSV are currently riding a 16-match away winless streak vs German opposition and are winless in their last 6 away UCL knockout round matches. Mo...

The MF crew take a look at MLS club Minnesota United who are currently off to a fantastic start despite expectations after missing the playoffs last year for the first time in five seasons. They currently have 7 points out of 9 to start the season under interim manager Cameron Knowles as they await the arrival of new manager Eric Ramsay. They are quickly becoming a major dark horse this season as...

The MF crew welcome in Luis García to preview today's Champions League Leg 2 matchup between Atlético Madrid and Inter Milan. Atleti find themselves down 0-1 on aggregate but will be playing at home with the return of Antoine Griezmann which bodes a huge confidence boost for both the players and fans. Despite Antione's return, who's needs to step up for Atlético? And can Inter Milan score at the M...

The MF crew welcome in Luis García to talk about the Champions League starting with Barcelona's 3-1 win over Napoli to advance to the Quarterfinals. How important was this win for Barca? Luis says that 'we saw a good and dynamic team' with lots of combination. The youth stepped up for Xavi when he easily could have replaced them in this big match. This Barca side is playing the best they have all...

The MF crew take a look at the latest headlines from around the world including Porto Manager Sérgio Conceição accusing Mikel Arteta of insulting his family, not the first time Conceição has accused UCL opposition of bad behavior. Lazio has officially announced Giovanni Martusciello's promotion to manager after Maurizio Sarri resignation. Al Hilal break world record with 28th victory in a row. CON...

The MF crew react and recap Arsenal surviving a thrilling second leg matchup over Porto and advance to the Champions League Quarterfinals on penalties. It's the first time the Gunners have done this since 2009-10. They've now won all 4 home meetings against Porto. And Leandro Trossard scored his 3rd goal in 7 UCL apps this season. Odegaard was a seamstress despite Porto playing fantastic. And fina...

The MF crew take a look at the recent performances of Americans abroad with a focus on Christian Pulisic who recently scored the game-winning goal vs Empoli. He continues his great form as he's reached double digits in scoring across all competitions. Meola points out that "he's a happy player playing in a place where the manager believes in him." The team discuss how he has become a game changer...

The MF crew open up the Mailbag to answer all of your questions in regards to MLS including if Portland, Toronto, and New York Red Bulls are pretenders or contenders this year? Everyone at the MLS desk is asked who their current favorite MLS player is? And finally, what player they'd like to see come to MLS? Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify,...

The MF crew welcome in Alexis Guerreros who will be pitch-side for today's Arsenal vs Porto Champions League matchup. He talks about how every single time he's been to the Emirates Stadium they team have won, whether or not this will be the most important Arsenal match he's ever been too? The group also discuss what Alexis would like to see out of the team today. And finally, how will Martinelli m...

The MF crew take a look at all the latest headlines from around world football including Cristiano Ronaldo and his club team Al Nasrr being eliminated from AFC Champions League, the Portland Timbers signing Jonathan Rodríguez from club América, Michael Edwards to oversee football operations at Liverpool, and Gabriel Martinelli's withdraw from the Brazil squad. And finally, a deeper look at the imp...

The MF crew preview today's Leg 2 Champions League matchup between Barcelona and Napoli. The two teams tied 1-1 in Leg 1. Barcelona is seeing their first quarterfinal appearance since 2019-20 and only have 1 win in the last six tries against Italian competition. Napoli have yet to lose under new manager Francesco Calzona but are on a 5-game winless streak against Spanish clubs. Something has to gi...

The MF crew preview the upcoming Champions League Leg 2 match up between Arsenal and Porto with the latter team having won Leg 1 1-0. What strategy can Porto present that will give them a shot on the road to do the same in Leg 2 as Arsenal have been flying high. Arsenal haven't reached the quarterfinals in UCL since 2009-10. Arsenal have never lost to Porto at home. Morning Footy is available for...

The MF crew welcome in Attacking Third's Jenny Chiu to discuss the USWNT winning the inaugural W Gold Cup defeating a really good Brazil side 1-0. The group talk about the "winning ugly" mentality and approach the US side has been discussing. Chiu describes the scenes at the final as Snapdragon Stadium was just about at capacity w/ just under 35000 in attendance. Chiu chats about the progression t...

The MF crew take a look at all the notable results from the weekend that was in MLS including CF Montréal on the road overcoming a Messi-less Inter Miami side 3-2. This marks the first loss of the season for the South Florida side. Next, the group discuss Atlanta United's 4-1 thrashing of the New England Revolution which included a Giorgos Giakoumakis hat-trick. The Revs remain winless on the seas...

The MF crew breakdown the Liverpool vs Man City match of the weekend. The teams played a fantastic thrilling game that ends in a 1-1 draw. Nigel believes it will go down as one of the greatest Premier League games ever played. Liverpool was able to pin City back unlike any team so far this season but ultimately couldn't finish their late game chances for the win. This result means 3 teams are sepa...

The MF crew take a look at all the latest headlines from around world football including Catarina Macario scoring the game winner in Women's FA Cup against Everton, American Cameron Carter-Vickers is injured yet again and did not play for Celtic putting his USMNT participation in the Nations League in jeopardy. Also, Lecce manager Roberto D'Aversa has been fired one day after head-butting Verona s...

The MF crew breakdown the USWNT's victory over Brazil in the first ever CONCACAF W Gold Cup final 1-0. Lindsay Horan scores the game winner in the first half which was just enough to get it done. Brazil at times were the better team but made too many unforced errors in the midfield which ultimately cost them. Horan finishes the tournament with 3 goals and 1 assist. The consistency just wasn't ther...