Sounding Off on Soccer with John Krysinsky

"They found the right channels, but against Belgium, they had an answer for everything. The U.S. had to work a little bit harder, and that's when elite players step up." The tournament run is over. Host John Krysinsky welcomes The Sporting News writer and pod regular Mike DeCourcy to process the heavy reaction surrounding the U.S. Men's National Team’s 4-1 elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup....

The U.S. Men’s National Team has advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 for the first time since 2002 after a wild, gritty 2-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Santa Clara. Host John Krysinsky is joined by senior writer for The Sporting News, Mike DeCourcy, to break down a chaotic night in the Bay Area and look ahead to a massive knockout clash with Belgium. John and Mike tackle the fallout f...

The Sporting News legend Mike DeCourcy joins John Krysinsky to recap the group stage fallout and map out the road ahead for Wednesday’s massive USMNT vs. Bosnia knockout clash. Pulling back the curtain on the press room, Mike breaks down how Pochettino is navigating the American media and why tournament depth matters. Later in the show, John shifts gears to the local sports landscape. Fifty years...

Riverhounds Media Relations Director Matt Grubba, born in Sydney, Australia but raised in the U.S., joins John Krysinsky to preview the highly anticipated USMNT vs. Australia World Cup match and shares an incredible inside look at the Hounds' historic USL Championship win in Tulsa. Full Show Notes: Joining the show today is longtime Pittsburgh soccer journalist and current Riverhounds Director of...

A truly historic week across the global and local sporting landscape brings a powerhouse edition of Sounding Off on Soccer ! We kick things off right from the press box in Los Angeles as host John Krysinsky welcomes back legendary sports journalist Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News . Fresh off covering the U.S. Men’s National Team’s commanding performance, Mike takes us inside the electric atmosp...

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just weeks away, and Mauricio Pochettino has officially set the roster for the USMNT. The 26-man squad features massive tactical gambles, headline-grabbing snubs, and a heavy reliance on a select few stars to carry the load on home soil. On this episode of Sounding Off on Soccer, Pittsburgh Soccer Now Managing Editor John Krysinsky sits down with veteran sports journalis...

Summer soccer in Western Pennsylvania is officially in full swing, and this week the spotlight shines directly on the women’s pre-professional landscape. Ahead of their anticipated USL W League season opener this Friday night, Pittsburgh Soccer Now sat down with two foundational pillars of the Steel City FC Women squad: defensive anchor Emily Graeca and veteran goalkeeper Payton O'Malley . The duo...

The partnership between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Borussia Dortmund moved from the front office to the pitch this week. On Wednesday, the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex hosted youth athletes for the BVB International Academy North America tryouts—a landmark moment for the collaboration announced last year. On the latest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer, Pittsburgh Soccer Now's caught up with BVB’s...

In the latest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer, host John Krysinsky is joined by Riverhounds and Riveters President Jeff Garner for an in-depth discussion on the rapidly evolving landscape of professional soccer in Pittsburgh. From landmark corporate partnerships to the ambitious vision for F.N.B. Stadium, Garner pulls back the curtain on the business decisions driving the club's growth both on a...

Pittsburgh native Nicky Kolarac, who has played for three different teams in the US Open Cup: Michigan Bucks, Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Steel City FC, joined John Krysinsky on Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast to discuss the historic match between the Riverhounds and Steel City.   The match between the Riverhounds and Steel City (Tuesday, March 17 -- 7 p.m. at Highmark Stadium) will be the first tim...

On the newest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky is joined by Steel City FC's Nick Graeca and Grant McIntosh to discuss their upcoming Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match vs the Riverhounds Among the topics discussed included:  Juggling post-collegiate life while still training and competing with Steel City FC How Steel City's roster evolved through Open...

Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky and Mark Goodman are back and ready on a new Episode of Sounding Off on Soccer to discuss the new season as the Riverhounds get set to defend its USL Championship title.  However, will the season start on time?   The USLPA and USL Headquarters continue to negoiate in good faith, but with less than 48 hours before kickoff, there is still no new Collective Barg...

On Friday, Steel City FC and the Riverhounds announced that its historic US Open Cup match has been moved to Highmark Stadium -- on March 17, at 7 p.m.      This seemed like a great opportunity to bring back and check in with Tom Ovenden and Dan Brower, Steel City FC's owner/president and the men's first team Head Coach to discuss the match and the club's efforts to partner with the Riverhounds in...

Robbie Mertz is back for another season with his hometown club, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. This time he comes back to the club, with a new contract , as a champion, postseason hero and even more determined to contribute in contributing to the Riverhounds' standard of success that has been part of his tenures with the team. As the Hounds kick off the preseason, Mertz joins John Krysinsky on the...

Randy Waldrum has earned his spot in coaching history in the United States of America. In January, the United Soccer Coaches Annual Convention in Philadelphia, the organization honored Waldrum, along with Craig Ewing, Al Miller and Steve Sampson, as part of its 2026 Hall of Fame Class. The U.S. Soccer coaching icon, who helped build successful women's college soccer programs at every stop, includi...

Stefan Lundberg has done it all on the Pittsburgh soccer landscape, but he's still not done yet. The former WPIAL and club soccer standout, who went on to a four-year career at Duquesne University, played three seasons with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, where he (no pun intended) was part of the team that bridged the gap playing before scarce crowds at Chartiers Valley to the inagural season at High...

In what was our first-ever in-person, on location edition of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, at Shiloh Plate & Pour (on Mt. Washington), one of the pillars of the Riverhounds 2025 championship squad, the team's captain and midfielder, Danny Griffin joined John Krysinsky to share his thoughts, in his first extended interview session, a few weeks after the team delivered the franchise's first-ev...

Before the Riverhounds kickoff against FC Tulsa in the club's first-ever appearance in the USL Championship Final -- the Sounding Off on Soccer podcast is back with a special pregame edition. Joining PSN's John Krysinsky includes Matthew Baldwin, who has covered the Riverhounds for the past two-and-half seasons with multiple outlets including previously with Pittsburgh Soccer Now and the Pittsburg...

With the Riverhounds set to play in the USL Championship Final at Tulsa on Saturday, we continue our series of daily Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast episodes. Today, John Krysinsky caught up with Riverhounds' All-USL Championship First Team defender Sean Suber as the third-year pro Thoughts on experience playing before Pittsburgh fans for three straight playoff matches How team has adjusted to each...

The Pittsburgh Riverhounds are USL Championship's Eastern Conference champions and will now be facing FC Tulsa in the League Final.  Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky is joined by fellow PSN contributors Mark 'Soccer Rabbi' Goodman and Matt Popchock who were all on hand at Highmark Stadium for Riverhounds 1-0 ECF triumph over Rhode Island, sharing their experiences from a memorable night in P...

On the latest episode of Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, Pittsburgh Soccer Now's John Krysinsky discusses the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC one key missing ingredient as they get set to host Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship's Eastern Conference Final on Saturday.  Then, John is joined by Steel City FC's Nolan Hutter, who's been helping lead Pittsburgh's USL League Two makeshift squad through 20...

In what has become a tradition of sorts, PSN's John Krysinsky is joined by a member of the broadcast team for a Riverhounds' upcoming playoff match -- as USL Championship play-by-play announcer Joe Malfa jumps on Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast to discuss Saturday's USL Championship Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Round match at Highmark Stadium. Together, John and Joe breakdown the match-up and di...

It's been a while, but we're back with a new episode of Sounding Off on Soccer as Pittsburgh Soccer Now 's John Krysinsky shares his thoughts on the unfortunate incident at the end of last Saturday's Riverhounds-Hartford match, then also brings on Pitt Men's Soccer broadcast analyst and former LaRoche University boys head soccer coach, David Day, to discuss Pitt men's soccer team.   Among the topi...

Heading into his third year as Head Coach of Robert Morris men’s soccer, Jonathan Potter leads a program coming off one of the most impressive campaigns in program history which included winning the Horizon League championship and a berth in the NCAA Men’s Division I tournament. “That was an exciting. cool thing that provided great moments. Hopefully, we can create some more good memories this fal...

One of our favorite guests of the Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast, Devon Kerr, returns to join John Krysinsky for an enlightening discussion with most of the interview segment talking about the Riverhounds, and on the tail end, some preseason thoughts on College Soccer and Pitt men's soccer team.   Among the topics Devin breaks down include:  Riverhounds attacking line still trying to find solution...