The Cooligans

Yes, this title is real. Former MLS professional player Alecko Eskandarian once went on a blind date with Kim Kardashian. We also make Alecko explain himself for viciously nutmegging Christian at a Kyle Martino pickup game. This is less a podcast and more of an interrogation.  Sponsored By Heineken #CheersFromHome Tweet at @Heineken_US using #CheersFromHome and #Promo for a chance to win a Stadium...

The NWSL Challenge Cup Championship MVP Shea Groom joins us today! Fresh off the Houston Dash victory in the NWSL Challenge Cup, Shea hopped off the private jet, Budweiser in hand, and called in to the show! We are huge fans of Shea, so it was an honor to talk to the champ about her journeywoman career in NWSL, lighting it up at the Challenge Cup, and the time Carli Lloyd broke her rib. Sponsors:...

It's a new Premier League Podcast! You know you've needed one. But this one is hosted by stand-up comedians so it's fun and different. Recorded live on Twitch at twitch.tv/soccercooligans. Follow us and be a part of the show! Topics include: Frank Lampard giving Klopp the smoke. Does Richarlison know how to order pizza? FA Cup Preview Championship Sunday Danny Welbeck still plays soccer? Martinez...

New England Revolution defender Dejuan Jones joins us today! Full disclosure, this interview was taped before their knockout round match. Get to know the Revs 2nd year man. Dejuan shares how he got into soccer, his draft day memories, and how his sister keeps him humble.  Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to...

Today we recap El Trafico in Orlando! LAFC defeated LA Galaxy again very convincingly. We talk about what the Galaxy need to do to fix this mess. We also recap some of the matches from the NWSL Challenge Cup. Then we talk to Ashley Sanchez, star rookie for the Washington Spirit. We discuss the heartbreak of getting knocked out of the tournament in penalties and we her plans are for the future duri...

It's a new Premier League Podcast! You know you've needed one. But this one is hosted by stand-up comedians so it's fun and different. Recorded live on Twitch at twitch.tv/soccercooligans. Follow us and be a part of the show! Topics include: Liverpool win the whole damn thang Will Klopp bring Pulisic to Liverpool? How will Leeds United fare in the Premier League? Relegation Battles Should Troy Dee...

USMNT legend Herculez Gomez joins us today. Herc transitioned from soccer to a successful television analyst/host career. He was electrifying on the pitch, and now he's bringing the heat on ESPN shows like Ahora o Nunca, and ESPN FC. We are such huge fans of Herc, and you probably are too! Listen as we chat about his time at USMNT, his rivalry with Sebastian Salazar, and the difficult decision Mex...

Soccer in America is happening right now with the NWSL Challenge Cup and the MLS is Back Tournament, even though it got off to a rocky start with a few teams having to withdraw from their respective tournaments. Both tournaments have been exciting though and we spend today's show talking about both with some incredible guests. NWSL Lead Reporter Marisa Pilla joins us to discuss the upcoming NWSL C...

It's a new Premier League Podcast! You know you've needed one. But this one is hosted by stand-up comedians so it's fun and different. Recorded live on Twitch at twitch.tv/soccercooligans. Follow us and be a part of the show! Topics include: Manchester City Unbanned from Champions League Serge Aurier losing his brother to gun violence Leeds returning to the Prem We react to the Meg Thee Stallion n...

Today we are joined by our first ever active Liga MX player to be a guest on our show! Sebastian Saucedo of Pumas UNAM joins us to talk about how the transition to Liga MX has been since his move from Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Originally from Park City, Utah, Sebastian "Bofo" Saucedo talks about being raised by an immigrant family, leaving RSL, and lets us know about some of...

We're back with another Premier League show! We've been using our fuboTV hiatus to try some new stuff, so this is our 2nd crack at exclusively talking about that league no one really watches.  Topics: Christian Pulisic balling our of control at Chelsea, Weston McKennie to Everton rumors, Miguel Almiron leaving Newcastle rumors, and have a 5-Sub debate.  Recorded live on Twitch! Follow us on there...

THE PREM SHOW! It's our first ever full Premier League Show! This young league is still figuring things out but we thought we'd check out what all the fuss is about. Are Liverpool Now The Biggest Club In England? We break down the return of the Prem in the COVID era. After we begrudgingly congratulate Liverpool for winning the league, we try to figure out who will end up in Champions League, and a...

The NWSL will be the first professional sport returning to America and it kicks off Saturday, June 27th at 12:30pm ET on CBS. It hasn't gotten there without its setbacks though. The Orlando Pride announced they will dropping out of the tournament due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. It's been a wild week. We talk all about it.  Ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement: https:/...

Today we're joined by Memo Rodriguez of the Houston Dynamo! The MLS is Back Tournament is getting closer and we ask Memo how he feels about possibly having to play 9am games. We also get to know Memo and find out how afraid he is of mom's chancleta.  The Premier League is back and we discuss the first matchday from its return! Ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement: https://blacklivesmatters...

Zarek Valentin of the Houston Dynamo joins us today to talk about the upcoming MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando. We also reminisce about his time with the Portland Timbers, how a drunk dare ended up raising $24,000 for LGBTQ+ charities, and why he takes issue with the term "sneakerhead." We also discuss the Matt Gaetz & Donald Trump beef with US Soccer.  Ways to help the Black Lives...

The homie Jimmy Conrad joins us today to discuss some serious issues and some non-serious ones. We discuss race, eurosnobs, and what it was like to have to defend against R9 and the rest of Real Madrid. We also discuss the Kevin Durant becoming a part of the Philadelphia Union ownership group! Ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/     Learn more about yo...

CJ Sapong of the Chicago Fire joins us today to talk about the upcoming tournament in Orlando. He also shares his thoughts on former teammate Aleksander Katai's recent release after Katai's wife posted racist comments about the recent protests. Needless to say, he keeps it very real.  Ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Learn more about your ad choices...

MLS Rookie of The Year Andre Shinyashiki joins us today to share his thoughts on the upcoming MLS tournament in Orlando and to talk about his wild interaction with Zlatan Ibrahimovic after a match.  We also talk about David Guetta and his attempt to defeat racism with EDM.  Ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

This is a very different episode than usual. Given everything that is going on, we thought it was important to share our feelings because it's not easy to do a comedy show right now as we are seeing how everyone is protesting for the brutal murder of George Floyd in Minnesota. Just for some context, this episode was taped on June 2nd and 3rd, after some pretty wild protests and looting in NYC, so...

This episode was taped on May 26th before protests for the murder of George Floyd, so we won't be addressing much of what's been going on the last few days. Make sure to listen our Friday episode, as we will take the time to discuss what's been going on and how it is affecting the soccer community. Today we are joined by Victor Ulloa of Inter Miami FC. Victor is an FC Dallas homegrown who spent on...

NBC Soccer Analyst Kyle Martino joins us to talk about the many projects he's involved in currently, like Street FC and Over Under! Kyle also gets personal as he talks about his recent divorce to Eva Amurri and how it was heavily reported by several gossip columns like Us Weekly and People Magazine. We also talk pro/rel, MLS and Liga MX merger, and the resignation of Carlos Cordeiro. Sponsors: On...

We took some great listener questions live on Twitch! Things got wild. We talk WoSo, Five year plans, and we figure out who is the best dancer between all of us. Subscribe to TSS at http://totalsoccershow.com  Also make sure to follow us on Twitch for notifications when we go live.   Follow us at http://twitch.tv/soccercooligans Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onth...

Today we are joined by New York Cosmos defender Emmanuele Sembroni! Emmanuele is a journeyman centerback who played in Italy for most of his career before landing at the legendary NY club. Sembroni is now working on building a life in the USA by getting in the pizza business which makes him the absolutely perfect guest for an episode of The Cooligans.  We also discuss South Korean sex doll support...

Bundesliga has returned and we can actually talk about real life soccer! It's been so long! We recap a few matches and then we are joined by Atlanta United Midfielder, Mo Adams who has returned to training and explains how social distancing is affecting workouts. Also make sure to follow us on Twitch for notifications when we go live to call Bundesliga matches that you can watch with us on a secon...

We got another World Cup champ on the show! Today we are joined by Sky Blue FC's newest signing, Mallory Pugh! We catch up with her about how she's handling quarantine, scoring in the World Cup, and how competitive things are between her and her boyfriend, Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson.  Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gul...