Morning Kickaround

It's a loaded Friday here on Morning Kickaround. Let's hope we all have the energy to get through it all. We open with the news we have all been waiting for. The USL and USLPA have come to a tenative agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for both the USL Championship and the forthcoming USL Premier. The details are a bit light at the moment, but this is quite a welcome development. Al...

Wednesday is here and so are Robert Kerr and Jason Davis for another edition of Morning Kickaround. We start by joining the latest soccer crusade to save the Vancouver Whitecaps. With rumors of relocation flying around because of their lack of a quality playing surface, the people are flying into action to try and keep the Caps in British Columbia. Soccer is still being built from the ground up as...

Morning Kickaround may or may not be the cure for your case of the Mondays, but we're going to give it our best shot. We open in the plains of Iowa where we clank the clanger for a professional soccer stadium in Des Moines. The project entering the fun part of asking for public money and working with architects to develop what we really want: stadium renderings. Speaking of renderings, the Pittsbu...

It's a Rob and Luke Friday on Morning Kickaround and they have the rubrics out for the rookie MLS coaches. MLS has a plethora of new coaches on the scene and Robert and Luke break them down and give them all grades for the first quarter of the MLS season. Tom and Kirk from the An American Game podcast return the show next to shed some light on how American soccer history does not repeat itself, bu...

Welcome to Wednesday on Morning Kickaround, and today's show hits at one of the things holding down American soccer... Capitalism. Ticket prices for the World Cup continue to be sky high and sales are slower than expected. USMNT matches are even struggle to sell at the moment. Combo that with increasingly shady business practices by FIFA and you get.. a problem that FIFA doesn't care about and won...

Today Morning Kickaround has to deal with an American soccer landscape that is kind of like Rob's hair... all over the place. The USL Labor beef takes center stage as a club president decided to take to Instagram to defend his club in the ongoing PR battle around the CBA negotiations. Why did he adopt this tactic and was it actually a good idea? Also, stadium projects throughout the country contin...

It's a Wednesday of unexpected coaching and adminstrative changes on Morning Kickaround. First up is the sudden departure of Javier Mascherano from Inter Miami. Why the sudden change here? We also saw Matt Crocker depart his post as the USMNT's Sporting Director to take up a similar role in Saudi Arabia. On the happier side of surprises, we had a couple of Cupsets to talk about last night with Lou...

It's a Monday on Morning Kickaround and it's full of surprises. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are joined, somewhat enexpectedly by Mitch Baruchowitz, principal owner of Westchester SC, to discuss his club's upcoming home match against New York City FC in the U.S. Open Cup. How big of a moment is this for the young USL League One club and what is he hoping to get out of the game, aside from a victory...

Exciting to kick this Friday around? Robert Kerr and Jason Davis sure are. Plenty of rumors are swirling around the MLS world. For one, Neymar is linked to FC Cincinnati. Is this a legitimate interest or a ploy to drum up interest from elsewhere? What do the people think of the Colorado Rapids re-branding efforts? Also, who makes the show's MLS transfer wishlist? Finally, in a viewer chosen bonus...

Morning Kickaround on a Wednesday? What could be better... or even less normal. The World Cup continues to wreak havoc on local infastructure. FIFA announeced yesterday that Penn Station will close to non-ticket holders for four hours every matchday, creating more headaches for non-soccer people. Also, how are the expansion teams in the USL doing early on in the season? With Vancouver relocation t...

Welcome back to Morning Kickaround for the week and... ROB IS STILL HERE! Mr. Kerr got himself a new new job that will allow him to stay with us on the live show, which means he has thoughts on Inter Miami's Nu Stadium. The house that Messi built opened with a 2-2 draw against Austin, inclduing a goal from the G.O.A.T. The natives are resltess in New Jersey. Despite some early season success, Red...

It's the last week of Robert on the live show on Morning Kickaround and we have a alot to discuss on this Monday. We open with the latest on the USL Championship player protests. What did they have up their sleeves for this fourth week of action without a new collective bargaining agreement. The USL is also rumored to be making a leadership change with deputy CEO Justin Papadakis reportedly leavin...

It certainly is a Friday-Free-For-All on Morning Kickaround today. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are deep in international break mode with a USMNT heavy show. They ask a few burning questions they want answered in this week's friendlies against Belgium and Portugal in Atlanta. Will Gio Reyna play? What is Weston McKennie's role on the team? Are we confident in the goalkeeping? How are things looking...

One day without Robert Kerr was too much, so it's great that he's back for this hump day edition of Morning Kickaround. The show opens with the latest World Cup news on the eve of the final qualification playoffs. A group of European supporters are suing over the crazy cost of match tickets for this summer's marquee event. Where will their efforts lead? Also, Sacramento released some updated stadi...

Morning Kickaround is back for another week, even if Rob is sitting this Monday out. Solo Jason Davis takes on Antoine Griezmann jumping across the pond to join Orlando City this summer. What can he bring to a Lions team that's looking to finally make some noise in MLS? In other transfer news, Ricardo Pepi still can't seal his move to Fulham. The deal from PSV is off... for now. Will this long rum...

Firday is here and there's a big week of soccer to look back on before we get to the weekend ahead. The first round of the U.S. Open Cup is just about in the books. Six amateur teams have moved on to the second round, all of them at the expense of third division pro sides. USL League One in general took quite a dive with five of its sides falling at the first hurdle. Elsewhere, Messi is oout of th...

Wednesday is here and Morning Kickaround is here to get you over the hump and ready for the rest of a busy soccer week. The U.S. Men's National Team released their roster for their March friendlies before the World Cup this summer and the crew finds themselves asking what Gio Reyna is doing there? Also, last night was the start of the 2026 U.S. Open Cup with a historic upset already showing up her...

Welcome to Monday on Morning Kickaround! Today’s Long Balls start with the USL and their ongoing labor saga. Protests continued into the second week of the season with several being joined by chanting fans supporting their cause. On the plus side, several expansion sides completed their quest to #DotTheMap by playing their first game. A couple USL League One sides joined two NWSL expansion outfits...

Friday is here and Morning Kickaround is ready tog et you set for the weekend of soccer ahead. We open with a resolution to the rich person squabble in New England. Robert Kraft has stepped up to fund security efforts that will allow the seven World Cup matches in Foxborough to proceed as planned. We also update the USL and their CBA discussions. There's no deal yet, but is there progress? Will th...

Welcome to another Wednesday on Morning Kickaround! The show opens with the Clanger clanging away for Forest City Cleveland, the officail name of the MLS Next Pro club coming to Ohio's largest city. It's also a front in the soccer wars with a group exploring a USL franchise in the town as well. Also, we look back at our discussion on the USL business model in light of a piece by Jeff Rueter that t...

It's a USL heavy Monday show on Morning Kickaround. The opening weekend of the USA's second and third tier leagues were full of drama. The biggest story was the players protest on the lack of a new collective bargaining agreement. Every game opened with a minute of players standing still while being virtually ignored by the league's television broadcast. Was this this right move for the players? B...

We would say Happy Friday, but with the USL Championship's opening weekend in danger we aren't sure that it is one. MK is here to keep you updated on their CBA negotiations and get you through the potential strike ahead. The Toledo expansion story we touched on earlier this week also seems to have legs. The city is aiming for a USL League One expansion side with a stadium plan. We also have stadiu...

It's another Hump Day on Morning Kickaround with Robert Kerr and Jason Davis. Here's hoping the USL and USLPA can get over the hump in their negotiations with only two days remaining before the start of the 2026 regular season. They are meeting today, so the gang gets caught up on where the negotiations stand and what the outlook for this weekend's matches is. In other news, Foxbrough found a solu...

Another week, another Monday edition of Morning Kickaround. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis dive into Messi's 22026 awakening, the Red Bulls and their teenage sensations, and other nuggets from the second weekend of MLS action. In other news, the World Cup is still happening, even in light of certain events in the Middle East. How is that going to affect the world's soccer party this summer? Also, the...

"Happy" Friday from Morning Kickaround! We sadly ahve a lot of bad news to close out this week, starting with the USL Players' Association authorized a strike should they not come to an agreement before the season begins next week. How serious are they and what are they asking for to call off thier threat? Also, the town of Foxborough is asking FIFA for money to cover security and public safety co...