Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Greg, Watke, Vince and Belz recap the group-winning victory over Trinidad from last night, and then hit a few Monday Review topics, including transfers, transfer rumors, and Pulisic out on the golf course. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...

The editor of Soccer America first interacted with the U.S. Soccer Federation when it was run out of a leased office at the Empire State Building, and he remains one of the organization's closest observers 50 years later. He joined Watke and Belz to discuss Berhalter's re-hiring, the search, federation finances, equal pay, NWSL finances, and much more. Second half of the interview is available onl...

Belz and Scuffed debutante Tim Sullivan of the Club and Country podcast discuss the goals, and mostly only the goals, in our 6-0 win over Gold Cup newcomer St. Kitts and Nevis. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Skip the ads! Subscr...

More World Cup roster discussion, camp arrivals, Sophia hat trick, CD players, Ertz in form, HotShot. Let's go. Tara, Vince and Belz on the mics. ---- Vote for us for best soccer podcast for second straight year: https://worldsoccertalk.com/best-podcast-2023-world-soccer-talk-awards/ ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord...

Greg, Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the positives from Chicago, the latest transfer rumors, Berhalter's quotes on rebuilding the relationship with Gio. Patrons get the full recap of the game against Jamaica, which is the second half of the episode. Patreon link below. Please vote for Scuffed to win World Soccer Talk's best podcast award: https://worldsoccertalk.com/best-podcast-2023-world-soc...

Greg and Belz talk through the women's roster for the World Cup -- omissions, transmutations and injuries. Then we briefly discuss the Gold Cup roster for the USMNT ahead of Jamaica on Saturday night. 27:00 Gold Cup discussion starts ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support us and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreo...

Sanjay Sujanthakumar sat down with John Tolkin to talk about the upcoming Gold Cup, the MLS season so far, his hair, the difference between the national team and Red Bull New York, playing against Gio and Scally as a youth player, and several other things. ---- @tha_Real_Kumar ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and li...

Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the various celebrations late Sunday in Las Vegas, Balogun's impact, Gio's impact, the midfield setup going forward, and BJ Callaghan getting gently corrected by Pulisic in the locker room after Mexico. The full episode, nearly another hour including discussion of Mexico's woes, Chris Richards' ascendance and a serious conversation about Berhalter's return, is av...

Greg and Belz talk through the USA's big win over Canada, sans Dest and McKennie and Adams. Still pretty dominant. Chris Richards party, Balo party, Gio party. Let's go. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Skip the ads! Subscribe to...

Joe Scally, Borussia Monchengladbach and USMNT defender, sits down with Sanjay Sujanthakumar in Las Vegas for a quick chat. Ahead of Scally's likely start versus Canada tonight, they covered Berhalter's return, the locker room dynamics of taking over a starting job from a seasoned vet at Gladbach, going blonde with Gio, the "complicated tactics" quotes, the road forward for the NT now, and much mo...

Greg and Belz recap the beautiful action from Las Vegas, and also react to the bombshell report from Paul Tenorio that Berhalter will be reinstated as USMNT coach. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffe...

Luca de la Torre, Celta Vigo and USMNT midfielder, sits down with Sanjay Sujanthakumar at the team hotel in Vegas. They cover his comfort in a double pivot, what he's learned as an inside winger in La Liga, how he really feels about pro/rel, his dad finally trying to teach him how to speak Spanish as an adult, and much more. ---- Sign up for our Patreon and get at least one exclusive episode a wee...

Tara, Vince and Belz talk at some length about Julie Ertz's tepid recent performances, the numbers, and some of the other options. It's all academic of course bc Ertz is a lock for New Zealand, but still worth discussing. Then a full rundown of the performers in the Washington-LA game, Morgan goes to a Taylor Swift concert, Jaedyn Shaw balling out in San Diego. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast....

Greg is back in the booth after a little hiatus and we talk Nations League, Flo Balogun, Messi to Miami, potential starting XIs vs Mexico, and a bit of a changing of the guard for them ahead of what will likely be a high-intensity showdown in Las Vegas. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by sig...

A South American opponent in the quarterfinals does us in again. Mikey Varas's team played good soccer down in Argentina, but defensive lapses cost us on Sunday, and we lacked the cutting edge to overcome those. Matt Hartman joins to recap the game. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing...

Belz, Vince and Tara talk through the implications of Cat's absence a bit, shouts for Savannah Demelo and Carson Pickett, U20 Concacaf Championship check-in, a couple necessary corrections to the last episode, and much more. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: http...

Another victory in Argentina. Marcus Chairez joins Belz to talk through it. Next up is the quarterfinals. Check out Marcus's website, where he tracks elite youth soccer talent, including a lot of players for MLS teams: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/ And here he is on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chai_asc ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week,...

Another group stage match at the U20 World Cup, another win for the U.S. and another impressive performance. Special guest Paul Douglas, a podcaster himself and a Scuffed patron and Discord server member, joins to recap the action from Argentina.  Find Paul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekSmalls13 ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus ac...

Wanted to get somebody from St. Louis to join to talk about the new MLS team, the response from the city, and the history of soccer there. Got Ty Keough, a former national team player, coach and broadcaster whose dad was one of the five St. Louis natives on the U.S. team that beat England at the 1950 World Cup. Covered a lot of ground, including Ty's family's trip to Guadalajara to see the 1970 Wo...

Two wins in two tries. A weak opponent, but a bit of a challenge to get that first goal. Marcus Chairez, the man behind the US Soccer Collective, joins Belz to recap the action from a 3-0 victory in Argentina. Find Marcus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chai_asc And here's the website where he publishes a lot of articles about elite younger soccer players: https://www.ussoccercollective.com/ ----...

A satisfying afternoon of soccer in Argentina! We're in a good spot for the rest of the group stage. Matt Hartman joins to recap the action from the 1-0 win over Ecuador. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Skip the ads! Subscribe to...

Vince, Tara and Belz talk about the viability of the USL's Super League proposal, catch up on all the American action in the Coupe de France final (on and off the field), and work through a lot of the USWNT player pool's activities in NWSL over the past two weeks. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in sh...

The U20 World Cup, Nations League Finals and the Gold Cup are all coming up fast, so Greg and Belz sat down to try to fit all the jigsaw pieces together and decide who plays in which tournament.  ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed ...

Tara, Vince and Belz catch up on NWSL action, go deep on Thorns v Angel City, discuss the ACL epidemic, and offer reports from the homes of the Chicago Red Stars and Racing Louisville. Catwatch resumes this weekend. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus access to the Discord and live call-in shows, by signing up for our Patreon: https://www.p...

Tommy Scoops joins Belz and Watke to talk about his methods, his origin story, getting yelled at by Tab Ramos when he was 15, whether he ever plans to test himself in Europe, and much more. Great guest, good interview. Full episode already released for patrons. This is the first half of the discussion. ---- Scuffed is an ad-free podcast. Support that and get exclusive episodes once a week, plus ac...