Soccerish

From heartfelt confessions to laugh‑out‑loud chaos, Soccerish is Oneish pulls together the funniest, most serious, and most moving moments from across Soccerish. Featuring surprise guests and the legendary “I’m just doing the financials” refrain, this greatest‑hits special celebrates the voices, stories, and shenanigans that made Soccerish unforgettable. Expect refereeing lessons, coaching secrets...

Lori Goes to Ref School is a three-act deep dive into the decisions that shape matches — the ones fans debate, players argue, and TV analysts replay endlessly. Across Grade School → Junior High School → High School , Christina Unkel walks Lori Lindsey through real match scenarios, the laws behind them, and the gray areas where football and refereeing collide. Act I covers early-career lessons — in...

Christina and Lori pop back in with a holiday hello — same outfits, no Christmas sweaters, full honesty. They talk about holiday traditions (or not having them), Guatemalan vs. every-other-kind-of tamales, homemade rolls, red vines, and why Lori doesn’t own a single ugly sweater. They share: why Lori’s “tradition” is… not having one Christina’s Noche Buena ritual the great tamales debate favorite...

What makes someone choose the loneliest position on the field? In this Soccerish Special, we dive into The Goalkeeper’s Story — a journey from backyard dreams to the highest levels of the game. Tony Meola remembers the mullet era and how the role has transformed. Jill Loyden and Christina Unkel unpack the pressures young keepers face and the bravery the position demands. Jenny Nguyen brings humor...

Soccerish Presents | Women Who Lead is a special compilation featuring the voices of coaches who’ve shaped the NWSL at its highest levels. You’ll hear: Bev Yanez , 2025 Coach of the Year, on balancing leadership, family, and staff trust. Laura Harvey , a three-time Coach of the Year, reflecting on authenticity, therapy, evolving with her players — plus her unexpected admission about TikTok dancing...

From boat parades to Euro finals, Christina and Lori lived soccer at full speed this year. In our season finale, they reflect — not with a grand “state of the game,” but a personal one: the moments that surprised them, the stories that stuck, and what they learned from being inside soccer’s biggest stages. They share: calling the Euros and the NWSL Championship the rise of Bev Yanez — and why it m...

This Thanksgiving special opens with the biggest story in American women’s soccer: the Trinity Rodman decision. Christina explains the business realities — the salary cap, the DP conversation, and how league structures affect player movement — while Lori breaks down what it feels like to face a choice like this during a championship run. They also revisit the key tactical moment from the NWSL Fina...

This week on Soccerish, Christina and Lori are joined by former USMNT striker, CBS analyst, and “Call It What You Want” podcast host Charlie Davies for a fast, honest look at a pivotal moment in American soccer. They preview the NWSL Championship between Gotham and Washington — two very different teams with clear strengths and real questions. Can Gotham handle Washington’s physicality? Will Ann-Ka...

Everyone wants to stop Messi. Danny Higginbotham says that’s the first mistake. This week on Soccerish , the former Stoke City captain and current MLS Season Pass analyst joins Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey to explain why obsessing over Messi breaks teams before kickoff — and what the real tactical challenge actually is. It’s not about stopping one genius and the game's "greatest player". It’s...

This one hits different. When Ann-Katrin Berger talks about signing “I love you” to her deaf sister before a match, everything stops — even Christina and Lori. The Gotham FC and Germany keeper opens up about what drives her: surviving thyroid cancer twice, staying calm when the world’s on fire, and why she listens to heartbreak songs before kick-off. She’s, funny, self-aware, and disarmingly hones...

Seattle Reign head coach Laura Harvey joins Soccerish to talk about leadership, burnout, and the boldest tactical experiment in the NWSL: asking ChatGPT what formation to play—then actually using it. Hosts Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey draw out Harvey’s trademark mix of honesty and humor: therapy sessions, karaoke misfires, and even enduring The Summer I Turned Pretty just to bond with her Gen...

As the NWSL playoff race hits its two-game sprint, we revisit Bev Yanez—head coach of Racing Louisville and the only current NWSL coach who also played in the league. Her philosophy is clear: work rate, honesty, and sustained commitment to the group. From a coaching awakening in Japan’s brain-bending rondos to a midseason reset after a 4–1 home loss, Yanez explains how those moments shaped her lea...

Pablo Bayona Sapag is the founder of Club Eleven, a media company dedicated to telling the stories of American soccer—from grassroots clubs to national team stars. In 2025, Club Eleven turned a 1998 school bus named Woody into a rolling newsroom and museum and drove it 9,000 miles across the country, chasing the U.S. Open Cup and collecting stories you won’t find in a press release. Along the way:...

Kansas City Current assistant coach Freya Coombe joins Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey to unpack the culture, detail, and day-to-day standards behind KC’s runaway NWSL Shield season. Freya also shares the now-legendary story of the Rolling Stones concert that almost derailed an early coaching opportunity—and what that taught her about preparation and accountability. We dig into why moving from he...

Sam Coffey joins Soccerish in the thick of the NWSL playoff race to talk pressure, parity, and her past life as a barista . With Lori Lindsey and Christina Unkel , she gets into how to thrive in perhaps the most competitive league in sports : ignore the playoff math, win the day in front of you , and embrace a league where “you lose one game, you’re in 12th.” What’s inside Servant leadership, not...

Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey sit down with Shaw Brown . He’s the person who decides what gets elevated, corrected, or cut—what to zoom in on and what to leave on the floor. Here's the conversation headlines and talking points. USWNT, no spin: Why he believes they’re the world’s best team—and where the goals come from next. USMNT reality check: Will the team be World Cup ready? What it takes to...

This week on Soccerish , Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey are joined by Susannah Collins . Kickback & Career: Susannah takes us inside the launch of Kickback Soccer Media, her time at MLS and CBS, and what it’s like living the USL League One “WAG life” while her husband coaches. Breaking News Hits: Mid-recording, the Suárez MLS suspension drops. Susannah reacts, sparking a debate on whether ML...

Back in our first week of Soccerish, our friend Julie Foudy sat down with us, dropped an incredible behind-the-scenes story about launching a new podcast with Billie Jean King and Abby Wambach—then told us we had to delay airing it and wait for the official announcement. Fair enough. We’ve been sitting on it ever since. Now the embargo is over, and you’re getting the whole thing: how Welcome to th...

This week on Soccerish , Christine and Lori unpack the season’s most explosive penalty moment Thomas Muller's overtime goal for the Vancouver Whitecaps —was it actually clear and obvious or just really, really unlucky for St Louis City? We dive into the referee world, where one decision can trigger a cascade of group texts, Monday-morning blowups, and reassessments that make you second-guess every...

It was supposed to be scripted. We had stats, notes, a plan and even a quiz. Then Julie Foudy showed up. This week on Soccerish: a serious debate about Vegas bookies and plant survival, a nod to Emma Hayes’ calm rebuild and cultural reset of the USWNT, and a philosophical discussion about who does what in a bar fight. Also: Connecticut fireside chats, wine math, how Julie is coping with her daught...

Before everything changes, Christina and Lori want to say thank you—and look back on the best moments from Season 1 of The Soccer Podcast USA . In this special episode, we’ve divided our favorite clips into four chapters that show the full range of what makes this show unique: surprise guests and unexpected twists; deeply personal stories that reveal the heart behind the game; serious rants and ru...

57 matches in 31 days. A Copa América final. Extra time. Travel. Studio. MLS. Leagues Cup. Euros. Was it a world record? Maybe. Either way, it was The Summer of Lori. Christina and Lori look back on a ridiculous July, celebrate Trinity Rodman's emotional return, and hype the Seattle-Portland rivalry ahead of a huge NWSL weekend. Oh—and yeah, this is the end of Season 1. We’re not done. But somethi...

Before she was a U.S. national team star, Lori Lindsey was a kid in the backyard pretending to be Tony Meola—mullet and all. In this episode, Christina and Lori sit down with the U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer for a funny, honest, and far-reaching conversation that spans generations of the game. 🎧 Topics include: – Why today’s penalty takers are crumbling—and what’s changed in goalkeeping – How Tony w...

In this episode of The Soccer Podcast USA , Christina Unkel and Lori Lindsey connect the dots between protests across women’s sports—from the WNBA All-Star shirts and the USWNT’s equal pay campaign to the emotional stand taken by Brazilian players at Copa América. Christina shares a personal story about the real consequences of speaking out as a FIFA referee—and how leaving that role gave her the...

This week on The Soccer Podcast USA, while the global game fixates on the $2 billion Club World Cup, the Women’s Euros, and an MLS season that never sleeps—we took a different path. We went to Minnesota. To a club built in a park. Powered by over 5,000 community owners. Run by a group of people that wanted to prove you don’t have to be rich or male to run a team.  🎙️ Christina Unkel and Lori...