Sockers Overtime

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez are back to talk about the big news in San Diego, the trade bringing forward Tavoy Morgan back to the Sockers full-time. What will this mean for the team, and the forward position? We say goodbye to some former teammates leaving for new clubs, and look at news around the MASL. Then, a look at the new playoff format, points system, and a goalkeeper rule that changes a...

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez are back for another season of Sockers Overtime! Season Four of the podcast begins live from the site of our proud podcast sponsor, 3PunkAles in Chula Vista. After celebrating the continuation of the Sockers/3Punk partnership, Craig and Jerry go game-by-game through the Sockers' 2021-22 MASL schedule. Beer was consumed!

Craig Elsten is joined by the newest San Diego Socker, free-agent midfielder Juan Carlos "Charlie" Gonzalez, who signed a three-year deal to leave Ontario and come to San Diego. What can Charlie bring to the team, and what happened to lead the Fury to cut him in-between games of the Ron Newman Cup Finals? Then, a bonus interview excerpt with long-time San Diego U-T writer Tom Krasovic, who talks a...

Craig Elsten is joined by the iconic voice of soccer in the United States, JP Dellacamera, who has signed on with Keith Tozer and Shep Messing to create the new leadership trio in the MASL front office. JP shares his thoughts on where the MASL is now and where it could be headed, as well as remembering his times as a young man announcing the MISL in its heyday, and some thoughts on the 1999 Women'...

Craig Elsten is joined by new MASL chairman Shep Messing, a man who led one of the most interesting careers in American professional sports. He played with Pelé, became one of the first true stars of indoor soccer, and has been a long-time analyst for the Red Bulls MLS franchise on TV. Now, he's teamed up with Keith Tozer and JP Dellacamera to form the new leadership triad for indoor soccer. Warni...

In the return of the Sockers' Summer Overtime series, Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez are joined by the new commissioner of the MASL, Keith Tozer. The gentlemen revisit Tozer's past as both a player and head coach in the sport of indoor, before turning to today's issues and the direction Tozer would like to lead the MASL.

On this special edition of Sockers Overtime, Craig Elsten takes you through the particulars revealed during the May 20 groundbreaking ceremony for "Califino Arena", a new arena project in Oceanside powered by the Sockers and their business partners. You'll hear from Sockers owner and arena leader Phil Salvagio, as well as President and CEO of Sudberry Properties, Colton Sudberry, and the president...

This week, we catch up with the only coach in the sport of indoor soccer to have held up the last two major cups: Rene Ortiz, who was the head coach of the WMF World Cup champion Team Mexico, and assistant coach for the Ron Newman Cup champion San Diego Sockers. Hear a coach's perspective on the challenges of a COVID season, and which leaders stepped up to unify the locker room!

Our championship bonus series continues with a veteran whose late addition to the team proved to be a key to unlock the chemistry of the San Diego Sockers: Nelson "Nelly" Santana. Find out how the 42-year-old defender helped to reshape the club's chemistry heading into the MASL playoffs in this week's "exit interview"!

Our bonus "Exit Interview" series continues with midfielder Brian Farber, who won the fifth indoor championship of his career, and his fourth with the Sockers (but first in eight years). How did the composition of the team change over the season, and what was the series that truly turned things around for San Diego's fortunes?

In the latest edition of our Championship Bonus Exit Interviews, Craig Elsten is joined by defender Mitchell Cardenas, who won the championship in San Diego that his father attempted but failed to do in the early 2000s. Mitchell discusses the team's journey to the championship, the battles against top forwards along the way, and more!

Continuing our post-championship interview series, Craig Elsten is joined by forward Tavoy Morgan, who came to the club in a late-season loan from Harrisburg, and delivered big goals on the road to the Ron Newman Cup championship.

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez wrap up a championship 2021 campaign with one more episode of Sockers Overtime, heading into the offseason. Memories of the playoffs. The All-Playoff Team. What went right, and wrong, for the MASL in 2021, and what can and should be done for 2021-22. Then, a look at who might be leaving the roster, and some dream scenarios of who could arrive.

Our series of bonus podcast interviews continues with Felipe Gonzalez, who's feeling like the luckiest fellow out there at this moment. After eight years of coming up one step short of the Finals, Felipe battled through two years of injury to get his chance to contribute to a Sockers championship, with a goal in the semi-finals and the Finals. Listen as Felipe reveals for the first time how he cou...

Our "exit interview" series continues with another bonus episode of Sockers Overtime! Craig Elsten is joined by defender Ben Ramin, who had been exclusively an East Coast performer before he was plucked off the UCFC roster via a loan in March. Find out what it was like integrating into a brand-new locker room before fighting for a championship!

Continuing to pick through the Sockers' 15th professional indoor championship and find the stories behind the title, Craig Elsten is joined by Sockers captain Kraig Chiles for a tell-all interview. How the team came together, the road through the playoffs, the blue card, the red card, and the championship-winning assist. Hear it all!

Continuing our championship recap coverage, Craig Elsten is joined by stalwart veteran Sockers defender Guerrero Pino, who helped captain Team Mexico to the 2019 WMF World Cup championships, and back-stopped the Sockers' defense to a 2021 Ron Newman Cup championship. Find out how the San Diego defense turned into a title-winning unit!

After a 15th indoor championship, and the first in the MASL, we are bringing you bonus interviews with the players and front office members who helped bring a title back to San Diego. Our bonus series begins with William Vanzela, who won his fifth championship by helping backstop the Sockers in net during the Games Two of the playoffs.

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez recap the Sockers' 2021 Ron Newman Cup Finals victory over the Ontario Fury, prevailing two games to one after a 2-1 win in the Mini-Game. Defender Marcio Leite and goalkeeper Boris Pardo join the podcast LIVE to remember a tough and magical weekend.

Craig and Jerry are joined by Christian "Filly" Filimon and Amanda "Panda" Filimon from the Stryking Fury podcast to talk up this weekend's Ron Newman Cup Finals between the Sockers and the Fury! Then, Ontario superstar Franck Tayou and Sockers captain Brian Farber join the podcast live for a fun conversation!

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez go through the 2021 MASL major awards winners, including a near-sweep of the big awards by the Ontario Fury. Next, a full and detailed preview of the Fury, San Diego's opponent in the 2021 Ron Newman Cup Finals. Lastly, what the Sockers will need to do to prevail over the favored Fury side.

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez are back with happy tidings, as the San Diego Sockers have punched their ticket to the Ron Newman Cup Finals for first time since 2013. The guys recap an ultra-tense semi-final weekend, with a pair of one-goal wins over the #1 seeded Florida Tropics. What have been the turning points for the Sockers' season? Plus, interviews with Phil Salvagio, Kraig Chiles and Willi...

The Sockers are on to the MASL Conference Finals, and Sockers Overtime is here with all the latest! Join Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez as they recap two tense and hard-fought overtime victories over the Tacoma Stars, lifting the Sockers through the opening round of the 2021 Ron Newman Cup Playoffs. Hear from Sockers defender Marcio Leite, who scored his first goal for San Diego in the second play...

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez gather to review last Saturday's 9-4 win over the Dallas Sidekicks. The MASL is introducing instant replay into the Ron Newman Cup playoffs, and it could change a LOT. Hear from Sockers head coach Phil Salvagio and captain Kraig Chiles. Last and most important, a full preview of Sockers/Stars in the opening round of the playoffs.

Craig Elsten and Jerry Jimenez begin the podcast by discussing the MASL's opening round matchups, including the Sockers getting the chance to play Tacoma in Ontario, CA. Later, midfielder Brian Farber calls into the podcast live to talk about his public post about struggling to come back from COVID. Lastly, the boys look at what some signs of life for the club heading into the playoffs.