State of the Republic

After a week off, Sacramento Republic had another goal-fest, against Las Vegas Lights (again!) with a 4-0 win (almost 5-0!) in the USL Cup! We talk about this game, our upcoming opponent (in USL) FC Tulsa, go over the weekly Podcast Winner Dinner, and mention the week's scores for our local Central Valley soccer teams! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music:...

In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast , we relive Sacramento Republic’s amazing 5-0 victory over Las Vegas Lights—a performance that took everyone by surprise after a slow offensive start to the season. We talk all about the game day experience at Heart Health Park, talk about the five goals scored, and highlight standout performances from the squad. Plus, we check how the podcast team...

This week we're talking about two matches (which had last-minute goals in Sac Republic's favor). The 2-1 Open Cup loss away at San Jose, and the 1-1 tie at home vs Indy Eleven. We also talk about results from our Central Valley soccer teams, Podcast Winner Dinner, and more! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8 (Action) by Sascha En...

In the first-ever game of Sac Republic at The Oakland Coliseum, we were able to get a 1-0 win vs the Oakland Roots! We talk about how this game went, the fan experience going to the game, our upcoming Open Cup rival SJ Earthquakes, USL W and League for Clubs results, and more! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8 (Action) by Sascha...

In the first ever USL Cup game in Sacramento, we saw Sac Republic get a 1-0 win vs League One's newest California team, AV Alta! We talk about this win (another goal for Sebastian Herrera, who has now scored in 4 consecutive games and 3 competitions (USL Championship, US Open Cup, and USL Cup!) and our upcoming opponent next Sunday, in USL Championship, Oakland Roots! Intro/Outro Music: The follow...

In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast , we break down a busy week for Sacramento Republic, starting with a 1-0 victory over El Farolito in the U.S. Open Cup—punching our ticket to the Round of 32, where we’ll face off against MLS side San Jose Earthquakes on May 7th. Then we turn our attention to another tough late-game moment in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Phoenix Rising, as Republic lets...

In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast , we recap a bizarre and frustrating 2-1 loss on the road to Orange County SC, where Sacramento Republic found the net three times—but unfortunately two were own goals. We talk about the game, what the team can learn from this tough one, and look ahead to a busy week ahead. First up is a US Open Cup clash against NPSL side El Farolito on Wednesday,...

In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast , we talk about Sacramento Republic's 1-1 draw against Louisville City—a match that, unfortunately, ended once again with a last-minute goal conceded at home. We analyze what went right, and what went wrong. Also, the post-match press conference has returned! Coach Collins, Rodrigo "RoRo" Lopez, and Jared Timmer are a part of the press con...

Sacramento Republic’s unbeaten streak against FC Tulsa is no more, as they fall 1-0 in a tough road match. We break down what went wrong and look ahead to their upcoming matchup with Louisville City. Plus, we dive into the latest developments on the Modesto USL soccer project, including potential stadium locations discussed at a recent community event, Central Valley Fuego wins in The League for C...

In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast , we break down Sacramento Republic’s 2-2 draw against Colorado Springs Switchbacks, including the controversial penalty calls that cost Sac the win. We also preview the upcoming matchup against FC Tulsa and share our predictions in the latest round of Podcast Winner Dinner ! Plus, we dive into USL’s groundbreaking announcement about promotion and r...

We started the 2025 season with a 2-1 win vs the 2024 first place team, New Mexico, and had a sold out game too! The SOTR Team and guest, Editor for Qual City Soccer, Ryan Hodek, talk about Sac Republic's home opener win, our upcoming rival Colorado Springs Switchbacks, our USL Western Conference standings predictions, and more! Golazos of Gratitude Music: The following music was used for this med...

The wait is finally over! The 2025 USL Championship season begins next Saturday and what better than at home! Sac Republic's rival is New Mexico United, and we talk about the game. We also talk about the new USL jersey font and our season/game predictions for the 2025 Edition of Podcast Winner Dinner competition (Luis won the 2024 & 2022 Season, and Sharon won the 2023, who will win in 2025?)...

On today's episode we talk about last Saturday's Sacramento Republic pre-season game vs Ventura County (the former Los Dos) of MLS Next Pro, Luke who formerly played for the Republic Academy and is now playing with the Earthquakes Academy talks about his time with the Academy, Tower Bridge Battalion membership, and more! Golazos of Gratitude Music: The following music was used for this media proje...

It's almost been a month since our last podcast episode, but we're back (sorry for the wait)! And we have a lot to talk about. Sharon lets us know how the new Sac Republic jersey reveal event went, our thoughts on the new jersey (away jersey will be the same as last season), a few couple of SRFC players were signed during this time, a new possible USL "Premier" League?, and more! Podcast...

The first podcast episode of 2025 is here! (Sorry for the wait!) And we have a lot to talk about! The 2025 Sacramento Republic schedule has been announced (there'll be more games with the introduction of a new cup between USL Championship & USL League One Clubs), we have new players arriving in Sacramento, Sharon talks to us about the events for SRFC members, and more news! Golazos of Gratitud...

Happy Holidays Sac Soccer Fans! The news we've been waiting for has finally been announced! The new head coach for Sacramento Republic is Neill Collins! He spent years with the Tampa Bay Rowdies as a player and then his first years as coach! Joining us on this podcast to tell us more about him is James Knowles from RBLR Sports in Tampa, who regularly covers the latest Tampa Bay Rowdies news! Welco...

Last week we experienced good news in an unanimous city council vote for the future of the Republic Railyards Stadium & bad news in one of our Central Valley Soccer team's parting ways with USL League One. The SOTR team talks about both of these events that happened on the same week. Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8 (Action...

Another bonus episode! The SOTR team talks about the great news we found out about last Thursday with Sac Republic getting new team ownership, the Wilton Rancheria Tribe (who also own Sky River Casino in Elk Grove), and updates on our Railyards Stadium in downtown Sacramento! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8 (Action) by Sascha...

Our 2024 USL playoffs started and ended at Las Vegas with a dramatic penalty kick shootout! The SOTR team talks about Sharon's trip to see the game vs Lights, the 0-0 and then PK loss, the USL conference semi-final playoffs, and more! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8 (Action) by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/s...

Earlier today we received the news of our Coach Mark Briggs and Sac Republic deciding to part ways so we decided to do a short bonus episode for everyone to talk about it. He was without a doubt, one of the best Republic coaches we've had with a highly notable achievement of taking us to our first-ever US Open Cup Final in 2022! We wish you the best of luck Mark! Thank you for everything you did f...

Last Saturday we missed hosting the first playoff game because of one goal, but qualified to the USL Playoffs (unlike Uncle Ruckus!) and our first stop is in Vegas! The SOTR team talks about the fan appreciation match vs Colorado, our upcoming rival Las Vegas, the USL Playoff bracket, and more! Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music: Blockbuster Atmosphere 8...

A tie is all we needed (and still do!) last Saturday to guarantee home field advantage in the first round of USL Playoffs, and unfortunately we didn't get it. The SOTR team talks about the 2-1 loss at El Paso, how the USL Standings are looking like for the last regular season week (drama on the menu home field advantage?), a statement that Jermaine Jones (CV Fuego Coach) shared, and more! Intro/Ou...

The long-awaited 200th special podcast episode! Our guest host for the episode is a familiar voice to anyone who's been to a Sac Republic home game and/or has listened to The Breakaway Podcast, Connor Sutton (Senior Director, Event Operations & Entertainment at Sacramento Republic FC)! Connor interviews the SOTR team about a variety of SRFC and Podcast moments! Thank you so much to all of our...

This week SRFC played two games which resulted in ties (return of the Men's Warehouse sponsorship?) 2-2 vs Monterey Bay (in an unfortunate last minute tie) and a 0-0 tie away at Memphis! Both games are reviewed, Podcast Winner Dinner update, and we talk about Central Valley Fuego Coach, Jermaine Jones league suspension. Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used for this media project: Music:...

Despite winning 1-0 at halftime, we ended up losing 2-1 at San Antonio, although the positive after the match was Sac Republic clinching playoffs! Jared talks about his adventure going to the game (including his post game adventures having an amazing burger in San Antonio!), and we talk about the game in general, how podcast winner dinner is going, and our upcoming opponents Monterey Bay & Mem...