Morning Footy: A soccer show from CBS Sports Golazo Network

The MF crew breakdown Chelsea's 3-1 FA Cup road drubbing of Aston Villa ending a 306-minute scoreless streak against them as well as achieving their first win in four matchups. Đorđe Petrović has impressed for the Blues in net controlling the backline and keeping them in just about every game. The big question, will this finally be the win that changes Chelsea's course? Morning Footy is available...

The MF crew discuss the Copa del Rey matchup between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club with the latter team coming out on top handing Atleti their first home loss in over a year. Both teams played attractive football with Atleti not capitalizing on their chances and now must respond on the road in Leg 2. Nico continues the conversation by explaining how LaLiga teams are playing attractive football...

The MF crew continue their MLS season preview with a look at Sporting KC who finished 8th place in the Western Conference last season, defeated the #1 seed St. Louis City in the playoffs, lost in the conference semifinals against Houston as well as the round of 32 in US Open Cup to the same team. Nico sits down with Alan Pulido, MLS' Comeback Player of the Year in 2023, and had his best goal scori...

The MF crew celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day by taking a look at all the women who have been found in more traditionally male-dominated roles in the soccer space including referees. Susannah caught up with Tori Penso at the National Coaches Convention to talk about what an off-season for a referee looks like versus a player, being the first American to officiate a World Cup Final,...

The MF crew continue their MLS season previews with a look at the New York Red Bulls who finished 8th in the Eastern Conference last season, saw their head coach Gerhard Struber leave mid-campaign and replaced by Troy Lesesne who left for DC United, were eliminated in the US Open Cup round of 16 as well as League's Cup. The team does have the longest active playoff streak in all American professio...

The MF crew welcome in forward for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig Benjamin Šeško. He has 9 goals in 22 app in his debut season and he's on a 5yr deal after a move from RB Salzburg. The group discuss his move from Salzburg to Leipzig and how much he benefitted to playing in the RB system. They also discuss his stellar start to the season and how he has looked up to Zlatan Ibrahimović despite his playin...

The MF crew take a look at all the latest headlines in world football including Sergio Busquets sustaining an ankle injury in Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Japan, Montreal signing Josef Martínez, Chicago Fire add a club record signing with Hugo Cuypers for $12mill. And finally, the news of Victor Osimhen being cleared to play in the AFCON Semifinal vs South Africa. Morning Footy is availabl...

The MF crew discuss the unbelievable year that Bayer Leverkusen is having after they continue their unbeaten streak after taking down Stuttgart in the quarterfinals of the DFB-Pokal. They're seeking their first Bundesliga title in team history and have outscored their opponents 90-22 so far this campaign. And now, Bayer face-off against Bayern Munich at the weekend which could likely decide who wi...

The MF crew continue their MLS season previews with the Chicago Fire. The team finished in 13th place in the Eastern Conference last season as well as missed the playoffs which continued their league leading longest playoff drought. Susannah asks the question, "What's gone wrong." Meola drills down on two aspects, the ownership group and the product on the field. The group also take a look at head...

The MF crew welcome in current North Carolina Courage player Ashley Sanchez who was an NWSL champion with Washington Spirit and was the 2016 US Soccer Young Player of the Year. They discuss how she's settling in with her new club, the expectations for this upcoming campaign, playing for Sean Nahas and alongside other veterans, and the surprise of being traded unexpectedly. And finally, they group...

The MF crew continue their MLS season previews with FC Dallas who finished in 7th place in the Western Conference last year. They were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs and eliminated in the round of 16 from League's Cup, and eliminated from the US Open Cup in the round of 32. Susannah sits down with FC Dallas striker Jesus Ferreira to discuss what it's going to take to move the team i...

The MF crew open up the mailbag to answer questions about the USMNT as both former members Charlie Davies and Tony Meola are sitting on the desk. Questions answered include, how important it is for US to perform well during Copa America this year and what would success be defined as? Who is Tony Meola's pick for starting goalkeeper at the moment? And favorite off the field memory from Tony during...

The MF crew take a look at the latest headlines from around the globe including the UWCL draw which sets up a dream semifinal of Chelsea vs defending champions Barca, Lisandro Martínez to miss eight weeks with knee injury but does not require surgery, Messi admitting he's tired from pre-season tour but hopeful to play in Vissel Kobe friendly in Japan. And finally, what will be the ripple effect if...

The MF crew discuss Phil Foden's hat-trick that took down Brentford and moved Man City into second place with a game in hand. Arsenal's recent win over Liverpool have now positioned City to take over the title lead but any one of the three have a shot. In the end, it's Man City's depth that could be what puts the current Champions back on that winner's stage. Morning Footy is available for free on...

MF's MLS team-by-team season preview continues with a look at the Houston Dynamo who in 2023 finished 4th in the Western Conference, were the US Open Cup champions defeating Messi and Inter Miami in the final, qualified for CONCACAF Champions League, lost in conference finals to LAFC, and saw Héctor Herrera set a franchise record with 21 assists in all competitions. The group talk about the turnar...

The MF crew ask the question about the latest Madrid derby, "Who feels better after this 1-1 draw?" The team argue over Nacho's overall impact on the defensive side and whether or not he's delivered in his role for Real Madrid. Los Blancos' see Vinicius Junior get injured during warm-ups and was forced out of match. Meola feels Atleti should be satisfied and be the happier of the two sides having...

The MF MLS club-by-club season previews continue with a look at the Philadelphia Union. Last season they finished 4th in the Eastern Conference and were eliminated by FC Cincinnati in the semifinals. Their manager Jim Curtain has lead the team to six straight playoff appearances and Daniel Gazdag had 14 goals and 11 assists last campaign, one of only eight players to have double digits in both cat...

The MF crew welcome in Geoff Shreeves to breakdown all the results in the weekend that was in the Premier League with 41 goals scored. The group also talk about the season's unpredictability with lower-league teams defeating those above them and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino potentially being on the hot seat. The Blues are currently in the bottom half of the table. And finally, Shreeves weig...

The MF crew look at all the latest headlines in world football including the news that Kylian Mbappé is reportedly set to sign with Real Madrid in the summer window, Lisandro Martínez sustaining a serious knee injury, Inter Miami hearing chants of "refund" from the Hong Kong crowd when Messi doesn't play in pre-season friendly, and Duncan McGuire's transfer hitting yet another chapter in its saga...

The MF crew take a look at Inter Milan's 1-0 win over Juventus in the Derby d'Italia. Inter were riding a 15-game unbeaten streak heading into the match and see it continue in addition to stretching their lead for the Scudetto to four points over Juve with a game in hand over Juve. Milan has yet to give up a goal in the final 15minutes of a match and have the most clean sheets out of any team in t...

The MF crew breakdown Arsenal's 3-1 defeat of Liverpool that keeps their title hopes alive. The team discuss both goalkeepers and their mistakes and how they have to move on from them. The group also discuss their surprise of said result based on the starting lineup that was announced by the eventual winner. Meola points out that Trossard once again makes an impact, as he always does, from the ben...

The MF crew take a deeper look into the Inter Miami preseason match vs Ronaldo-less Saudi side Al-Nassr. Nico and Charlie both believe it to have been an embarrassing image of MLS not only with Messi being forced to dress and play seven minutes despite being injured and not even on the team sheet. Inter Miami is being paraded around by the league and to get destroyed 6-0 isn't the message one want...

The MF crew welcome in Marco Messina to the show to discuss the weekend's upcoming Derby d'Italia. This particular derby is quite enticing as a the both Inter Milan and Juventus are sitting at one and two in the standings with the former in the lead, but only by one point. Inter have only lost one match all season and scored fifty goals, they look perfect. However, this Juventus side has a spirit...

The MF MLS season preview continues today with a look at Orlando City SC. First a quick recap of their 2023 campaign and chat about Duncan McGuire's emergence as a star striker and how the club's defense was very difficult to break down. Despite losing McGuire in the off-season to Blackburn, Orlando bring in staunch veteran Nico Lodeiro from Seattle and with that comes a killer final ball and poss...

The MF crew discuss the upcoming Madrid derby. Nico can't imagine going through one as they are so draining and played at such high intensity and high level. Cupo believes that Atleti need the win more just to get back into contention for the title having had a rough December. It will be a tough mountain to climb for Atletico Madrid as they haven't won on Real Madrid's home turf since 2016. Title...