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It's a jammed Wall Pass Wednesday on SDH AM We catch you up on Open Cup, CONCACAF, UCL, and some of the matchups inside the day with highlights and previews Guests include Charlotte Independence head coach Mike Jeffries UPSL EVP Nick Webster MLSSoccer.com's Dylan Butler Chattanooga FC play-by-play Gabe Schray Richmond Kickers Chairman Rob Ukrop

Presented by Kaiser Permanente It's the last week of the regular season and there's a lot to look at in the GHSA Chattahoochee County girls head coach Rusty Oliver and Clarke Central boys head coach Chris Aiken drop by to talk their seasons Plus, we look at the latest rankings, brackets, and the schedule as the regular season is approaching Decision Day

Howard Hamilton previews all 16 matches from Match Day 2 of the 2025 Copa Libertadores group stage, with the top two seeds playing their first home matches of the competition. Featured matches include Flamengo hosting Independiente Medellín at the Maracanã, Boca Juniors welcoming Barcelona SC to La Bombonera in a storied Libertadores rivalry, and Liga de Quito hosting Mirasol in a battle of Match...

It's a Tuesday Thoughts that goes in a lot of different directions... We start with previews in CONCACAF- with sound from Nashville and LAFC- to UCL, Open Cup, and your viewing choices Jason joins in hour 2 to look at Atlanta United and the breaking news in US Soccer- safe to say, he's shocked and not mincing words...

It's a chance to catch up on life overseas for Soccer Over There We look at one club taking a step that is standard in naming a caretaker- others feel otherwise... We look at the weekend in England- concerns at the top and bottom of the table... We look at the finances of clubs where losses are coming into view- to even more concern... AND WE HAVE PICKS OF THE WEEK!

It's a busy Reaction Monday on SDH AM Abe Gordon and Maddie Crews drop in to break down the Atlanta United loss in Chicago and the 2's win in Fort Lauderdale- we have highlights and post from the weekend We also look at the firing in Montreal and the USWNT in California Chad Emerson, the new Chief Business Officer for Chattanooga FC, stops by to talk about the season, the growth of the franchise,...

Presented by Soccermetrics Howard Hamilton, the founder of Soccermetrics, looks back at the first legs of the competition from last week and gets you ready for the returns- starting with unanticipated results!

Greg Garza stops by to break down mentoring and its challenges for the "Friday Free Kick" We go from the value of learning a name to being a parent and trying to be there in more ways than one for those around you...

Sounder at Heart/Pulso Sports Niko Moreno drops by SDH AM from The Palouse looking at the adventures in Seattle- bouncing from MLS to CONCACAF and back- to the rest of the Western Conference getting ready for the weekend

Stuck in the Atlanta airport waiting on a connection, Apple TV's Devon Kerr helps jon open a gift package on SDH AM from Lexington SC and previews his call in Kansas City against San Jose on Saturday night

Steve Cangialosi and Danny Higginbotham are in Charlotte for one of the top matches of the Eastern Conference... Cangy joins SDH AM before catching a plane to preview the match 

In the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino asked, "Why not us?" Well, his team (and he) answered that question during the March 2026 friendly window.  Bart, Thomas, and Lawrence discuss two losses with failed experiments and disappointing player performances. Support the show: buymeacoffee.com/soccerforuspod

It's a stacked preview of the weekend for SDH AM Greg Garza visits talking mentoring and carriage of your personality since you never know who you may influence Devon Kerr visits after missing a plane to talk Lexington SC and San Jose-Sporting KC Steve Cangialosi visits on Charlotte hosting Nashville Sounder at Heart/Pulso Sports Niko Moreno calls from the road to look at Seattle, the Western Conf...

AC Newport is joining the NPSL for the 2026 season and is doing so on the hop... Sporting Director and Head Coach Ziggy Korytoski stops by SDH to talk about the birth of the franchise, the sprint to the 2026 opener, and expectations for Year One...

Max Anderson joins SDH AM to break down the Chicago Fire so far in 2026- including the shutout of Nashville last weekend as they get ready to host Atlanta United on the weekend...

It's a full Thursday Thoughts on SDH AM We go over the new ideas for crests and alternate jerseys in Colorado and RSL Max Anderson, radio PBP voice for Chicago Fire, joins for Opposition Research for the Atlanta United match this weekend Then, we look at all the tournaments- CONCACAF, UCL, Europa, UECL, Copas in South America- and get you ready for the MESS-E-CEE as Argentina is coming to play in...

There are a lot of reasons to watch the Canadian Premier League in 2026 SVP Costa Smyrniotis visits after matchweek one looking at the Wenger Offside trial, FVS helping with on field decisions, and a few rules IFAB brought to the table from MLS NEXT Pro- specfically, dealing with time delays, subs, and injuries

Presented by Kaiser Permanente It's a look around the state for the midweek Scott New, boys head coach at Carrollton, and Kristy Versprille, girls head coach at Long County, join to talk about their programs (and the Long County story is wild...) Plus, your brackets are starting to fill in... we take a look...

Wall Pass Wednesday is full of highlights, reviews, and previews to start your day We go over CONCACAF- where MLS had a solid evening, UCL, the Copas, and what's going on in UPSL Georgia Hour 2 wraps with Canandian Premier League EVP Costa Smyrniotis as we look at the new trials going on in the league in 2026 plus all the other tweaks as the league looks forward with the sport...

We're off and running in the Group Stage Howard Hamilton, the founder of Soccermetrics, takes the tour and introduces us to some familiar faces and some friends who haven't been a part of the party for quite some time...

Kacey White drops by on Tuesdays as she always does with her rundown with the match she called with Christian Miles on Apple TV A look at RSL hosting Sporting KC plus a peek at the NWSL action at Rio Tinto with Utah Royals and Chicago Stars

For Tuesday Thoughts on SDH AM, we go over all the tournament play coming up in the evening and all the league play from the weekend... It's MLS and NWSL going in with Apple TV's Kacey White with CONCACAF, UCL, Libertadores, and Sudamericana for the busy afternoon and evening... Plus, your AM news involving bad news for an up and coming talent with the USMNT

Soccer Over There looks at two countries and their current economics as a part of their present and futures... In England, we look at the pro-rel battles across the top four divisions and how tight the races are across the board- as well as all teh money invested (and lost) over the last decade in trying to get to the Premier League And, in Brazil, there's talk of combining the resources of the to...

It's a big Reaction Monday on SDH AM looking back at the Atlanta United loss on the weekend to Columbus Crew a Mercedes-Benz Stadium 929TheGame's Abe Gordon drops by to talk about what he learned and what has been on his mind since and we hear from the players after the match SoccerForUSPod's Bart Keeler joins for a bit to talk about the USMNT plus we have your AM news to get you ready for Soccer...

Presented by Soccermetrics Hosted by Howard Hamilton The founder of Soccermetrics previews the group stage, looks at all the news leading in, and gives a history lesson along the way...