Morning Kickaround

Robert Kerr, still stuck in the icy cold, and Jason Davis, who is basking in the Puerto Rican sun, have all the soccer news to get you over this hump day. The crew opens at the grassroots level today with the NPSL changing their leadership amidst a mass exodus of clubs for USL League Two. Some big names are making the jump, including Appalachain FC and their squatchiest kit in soccer. Also, Sophia...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis have the cure for your case of the Mondays here on Morning Kickaround. Today is one for the kit nerds as we are joined by Jennie Telleria, who is the lead kit designer for AC Boise. Listen in as they dive into the creative process of designing a club's threads. Before that, Messi was indirectly involved in starting a riot in India, Wilfried Nancy isn't starting off well...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are certainly not coasting into the weekend on thsi free-for-all Friday edition of Morning Kickaround. There is a lot to talk about as World Cup ticket prices are getting even more expensive, the Trinity Rodman saga moves along with the NWSL searching for ways to prevent their most visible star from moving overseas, and the Vancouver Whitecaps have taken a step towards...

Another Mornink to Kickaround, and another club for Countdown to Kickoff! Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are joined by Sam Morton of Atletico Dallas to highlight the journey of a USL Championship expansion club. Before all that, Lionel Messi won his second MLS MVP award, joining Preki as the only two-time winners of MLS's supreme idividual honor. The USL is proposing a $55,000 minimum salaary for it'...

Welcome to another week of Morning Kickaround with Robert Kerr and Jason Davis. The World Cup Draw was on Saturday and Jason was there in person for all the pomp and circumstance. What's the outlook for the USMNT and therest of the tournament? Also, on Saturday, Inter Miami took home their first MLS Cup championship with a 3-1 victory over Vancouver in South Florida. The guys look back at the game...

Mornking Kickaround is back for the week and Robert Kerr and Jason Davis hope your holiday weekend was filled with food and fun. It ceraintly was fun for fans of Inter Miami and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Those two teams punched their tickets to the MLS Cup Final next weekend. MK is here to look back at both sides moving on in fairly decisive fashion and they have your first look at the final on Sat...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are here to fill the gap between now and the start of your Thanksgiving dinner. It's a pretty intesne show this Wednesday as they open lightly with Wilfried Nancy's impending move overseas and the Detroit City Council approving Detroit City FC's new stadium project. Things pick up a but when both Robert and Jason get worked up over Ronaldo's red card suspension getting....

Jason Davis rejoins Robert Kerr after a week on vacation and he has a lot of cathching up to do. For one, a couple champions were crowned over the weekend with GOtham FC winning the NWSL and Pittsburgh Riverhounds winning the USL Championship. The MLS Playoffs also delivered over the weekend with an instant classic in Vancouver and Messi doing Messi things for INter MIami. Omaha also has some new...

It's a Friday free-for-all here on Morning Kickaround with Jason Davis basking in the sun on vacation. Robert Kerr welcomes his fellow Oakland County FC superfan and MK Ultra Luke Zagorski on as a co-host to discuss a plethora of topics. They lead off with some last bits on Mauricio Pochettino and the U.S. Men's National Team, some rumors about Trinity Rodman jumping to the USL Super League, and t...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis apparently have big news to talk about on this Friday edition of Morning Kickaround... Major League Soccer is switching its calendar to align with the major European leagues. MK dives deep into the news and what it means for now just the top tier of American soccer, but the landscape as a whole and what it says about the game's culture in this country. Before all that,...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis have a jam-packed show here on a Wednesday. They open with the official announcement of Atlanta's NWSL expansion side and the high price that Arthur Blank is paying to get into the league for 2028. The USL Green Bay project is also taking shape as the USL's Chief Real Estate Officer says the town with likely get a club soon. Also, World Cup fans are going to pay how muc...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis have the cure for your case of the Momdays! Morning Kickaround kicks off by looking back at the MLS Cup Playoffs and the elimination games that saw Inter Miami, FC Cincinnati, San Deigo FC, and Minnesota United punch their ticket to the next round of the tournament. NWSL also continues to #DotTheMap as they will launch an expansion side in Atlanta after 2026. Next, Chat...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are here to get you ready for one of the most exciting weekends of the year in American Soccer. Fisrt up is Mauricio Pochetino's roster for the final international break of 2025. There were plenty of surprises in this set with Gio Reyna returning to the squad as the most notable shock. Tata Martino is returning to Atlanta United as they look to recapture their 2018 glor...

Jason and Rob get into the news of a coaching hire in New England on Wednesday's Morning Kickaround. Then the man behind Sarasota Paradise joins us to talk about his project on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Then the big story of the day: North Carolina FC shutting down for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Will the club come back and join USL's new first division in 2028? Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis have a lot to unpack after a weekend full of playoff thrills and big news about the future! USL play-by-play announcer Mike Watts comes on right off the bat to talk about the slate of upsets in the first round of the USL Championship playoffs, including Detroit City FC going to Louisville and winning 1-0. The USL also made a big hire for their future first division ambi...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis promise that none of this show was created using aritificial intelligence, unlike Seattle Reign head coach Laura Harvey's tactics in big NWSL matches. Before they get to that, though, the show takes on a bit of a different form this week. Court Jeske, longtime builder of soccer in the United States, joins the show right at kickoff to talk about Oklahoma City Energy and...

Happy Hump Day from Morning Kickaround! Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are fighting through the week just like you. The MLS Cup Playoffs keep rolling along with an underdog finally taking a game in a series. The first slate of round one games concludes tonight. Texoma FC has self-relegated down to USL League Two and converting to an amateur side. What does this mean for third tier soccer in North Tex...

Welcome back to the week! Robert Kerr and Jason Davis have the perfect start to the week ahead with a playoff heavy edition of Morning Kickaround. The MLS Cup Playoffs got started over the weekend and it was the favorites leading the way in the first few games. The USL playoff picture also gets some screen time here as the lower tier regular seasons came to an end this weekend. Fort Wayne's badge...

The soccer weekend is almost upon us and Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are here to kick you into it. They open wiht Lionel Messi signing a new three year contract with Inter Miami. Will Messi still be able to play at the age of 41 when this contract ends? Then, they look into curious case of Sharktopus FC and how they earned a replay of the U.S. Open Cup qualifying match they lost to Bellvue Athleti...

It's MLS Play-In night and Morning Kickaround has you covered for the start of the MLS Cup Playoffs and more. They start by looking at those two MLS playoff games tonight. The Chicago Fire host Orlando City with the Portland Timbers welcoming Real Salt Lake to Oregon following shortly thereafter. Also, The USA has formally submitted a bid to host the 2031 Women's World Cup with Mexico, Jamaica, an...

Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are hitting the ground running on this soccer Monday. It was decision day in MLS on Saturday and there was a lot to talk about. From strong attendances and yet another Lionel Messi hat trick, to a manager lashing out at a reporter and D.C. United "winning" the Wooden Spoon, MK is here to cover it all. The USL has one more weekened of fixtures left so the guys break down...

The USMTN had a solid international window, capped by a 2-1 win over Australia in Colorado. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis break down the match with discussion on Mauricio Pochettino notching his first comeback win, Haji Wright scoring two goals, Christian Roldan grabbing two assists, and more. Next, Elliot Arthur-Worsop joins the program to highlight Football For Future, the organization he founded...

On a Monday episode of Morning Kickaround, Jason and Rob start by talking about the USMNT draw against Ecuador on Friday. Is the back three hear to stay? Is Balogun the man at the front? The boys get into the Lionel Messi push for the Golden Boot as MLS gets down the wire and ponder the picture of the league during an international window. Then, in Long Ball 3, NISA is back...sorta? The MK is join...

It's a national team Friday on Morning Kickaround with Robert Kerr and Jason Davis getting the MK Ultras ready for the USMNT against Ecuador tonight. The senior men's team isn't the only American squad in the news, though. The U-20 men are on to the U-20 World Cup quarterfinals after a 3-0 win over Italy in the round of 16. The crew also picks their games to watch in American soccer this weekend b...

It's a Wednesday edition of Morning Kickaround and there is plenty for Robert Kerr and Jason Davis to dig into. First up is the retirement of Darlington Nagbe, who spent 15 years in MLS with Portland, Atlanta, and Columbus. The duo discuss his career and where he sits on the pantheon of MLS lifers. La Liga is coming to Florida in the form of Barcelona against Villarreal after UEFA "regrettably" ap...