The Breakaway: A Republic FC Podcast

On this episode of The Breakaway, SRFC center back, Tomas Hilliard-Arce is our guest as he talks about what it has been like without fans in the first two matches back, his relationship with Hayden Sargis as well as his former teammates Drew Skundrich and Sam Werner. Hilliard-Arce also discusses his first return to LA since his departure from LA Galaxy after being drafted 2nd overall in 2018 and p...

On this Matchweek Edition of The Breakaway, Cameron Iwasa talks through the 1-0 victory over Reno, how the team remains hungry and focused, and his thoughts on an upcoming milestone of 50 career Cammy Whammy's (goals).

On this episode of The Breakaway, San Francisco 49ers defensive end, Arik Armstead joins the podcast to talk about all of the community work he has been involved with in his home city of Sacramento, his favorite memory from MLS announcement day, and what having an MLS expansion team come to Sacramento means to him.

On this episode of The Breakaway: Matchweek Edition, KHTK contributor Matt George joins the podcast to talk through the first match back and the draw against Tacoma Defiance and go over what SRFC fans can look forward to leading into Sunday's match vs. Reno 1868 FC at 6 PM on ESPN 2!

On this episode of The Breakaway, United Soccer League president, Jake Edwards joins the podcast to discuss the return to play, the growth of US soccer and the impact the USL has and is having on the development of soccer in the United States. Edwards also talks all of the various options that were on the table for how the USL would return to play and gives an inside look at how the clubs, league,...

Sacramento Republic FC play-by-play announcer, Rob McAllister joins the podcast to discuss all things SRFC in the Return to Play preview on The Breakaway: Matchweek Edition. The podcast covers the new group stage, Sacramento's chances at making the playoffs, what strategies the Republic might be using with the changes, and what players to look for when the season kicks off next week.

In this episode of The Breakaway, Drew Skundrich and Andi Sullivan join the podcast and give listeners some perspective of playing in the bubble at the NWSL Challenge Cup and learn about how their relationship started back at Stanford. Skundrich also gives an update on how training has been going with the Republic and the excitement both have that soccer is and has returned. 

On this week's episode of The Breakaway, three gentlemen (Jay Lemonius, Aslie Pitter and Eric Najib) from Stonewall FC join the podcast. Stonewall FC is a London-based LGBT+ soccer club that fields three competitive teams fully committed to creating an environment in sport and the group has been a driving force in tackling discrimination within the sport and fighting against homophobia, trans...

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! In this special episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC investor Matt Alvarez joins Connor Sutton for a candid conversation about the issues facing society today, as well as what the future entails for Republic FC. During this podcast, Matt shares his personal experience in filmmaking, his ties to Northern California, and the story behind the story – his path to helping Sacram...

This week's episode of The Breakaway begins a two-part series on Pride. Playing for Pride creator and founder, Austin da Luz joins the podcast to chat about how he started Playing for Pride and the importance for professional soccer players like Sam Werner and Dekel Keinan to use their platforms to bring light to social injustices.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Play-by-Play announcer, Rob McAllister and Public Address Announcer, Jaime Coffee join the podcast to talk about what they remember most about the 2014 USL Championship season and how they got started announcing for the club.

In episode 8 of The Breakaway, Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu joins the podcast to discuss his soccer career, his impressive performance on MLS Idle, his interests in philosophy and mental health, and what he has overcome in his playing career. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

On episode 7 of The Breakaway, Sam Werner joins the podcast to discuss all things Tasty Tuesday, his thoughts on playing in Sacramento and what it's like as a current player knowing that MLS is coming in 2022.  Also, a slight hilarious interruption from Sam's roommate, Drew Skundrich that you don't want to miss! This episode is presented by UC Davis Health

On episode 6 of the podcast, Connor Sutton is joined by Jordan McCrary, who chats about his story before coming to Sacramento and why he enjoys playing in the Capital City. They also talk about his college days and the success he had while at North Carolina. And because McCrary is so humorous, the two have some laughs during the rapid fire questions. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

On Episode 5 of The Breakaway, Villyan Bijev, joins Connor Sutton as the two talk about Bijev's current run with SRFC and his experience playing in Europe and some of the struggles involved in that. Bijev chats about his love for the community and how he loves being able to help out however he can and he talks about his favorite memories from playing in Sacramento. This episode is presented b...

This week's episode of The Breakaway welcomes Major League Soccer Legend and Sacramento Republic FC General Manager, Todd Dunivant. Connor and Todd chat about what makes Sacramento unique and incredible as a future MLS city, how to prepare for MLS while also focusing on the next two years in the USL. Dunivant also reviews his extensive playing career and his 5 MLS Cup Championships and gives...

On episode 3 of the The Breakaway: A Republic Podcast, Rodrigo (Roro) Lopez joins the podcast and discusses how ended up in Sacramento in 2014 and the 2014 USL Championship run including an in-depth look at the Miracle at Bonney. Lopez also discusses some of the differences between playing in Mexico and in the USL and MLS and how far soccer has come in the United States in the past ten years. This...

Cameron Iwasa joins The Breakaway to discuss the ups and downs of his career, how he is handling quarantine, his favorite playing styles on the pitch and some of his favorite memories playing for the Sacramento Republic FC. He also talks about how having a professional soccer team in his hometown of Sacramento has changed youth soccer. Episode 2 is presented by UC Davis Health.

Sacramento Republic FC Head Coach, Mark Briggs, joins the podcast to talk about everything from how the club is handling COVID-19 to Opening Night, his future goals, and the story of his playing career. Briggs also talks about his mindset for building a good culture and how he fell in love with the city of Sacramento. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

Sacramento Republic FC presents The Breakaway, a podcast that gives listeners an inside look at SRFC players, coaches, staff and others in the Sacramento soccer community. Each week, host Connor Sutton, will talk with various guests from around the soccer and Sacramento community to discuss the beautiful game, road to MLS, USL season, new stadium and more.