The Free Kick

With Nashville beating Orlando City on Tuesday night (11/23), that means The Philadelphia Union will take on Nashville this Sunday (11/28)! Joining Todd to preview this Sunday's game, and to discuss more of The Union's victory over the New York Red Bulls, is SOB capo, Jared Nisly!    Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls: Final thoughts:  [2:16-17:41] Nashville v Orlando: Over thoughts:  [17:42-...

When The Philadelphia Union wins a game like that against The New York Red Bulls, you go live on Twitter Spaces! Todd is joined by Union fans on Twitter Spaces to discuss The Union's 1-0 victory over The Red Bulls thanks to a golazo from Jakob Glesnes!    Twitter: @ FreeKickPod Instagram: @ FreeKickPod Facebook: @ FreeKickPod http://thefreekickpodcast.com/

The moment everyone has been waiting for, the start of the 2021 MLS playoffs! It all kicks off this Saturday between The Philadelphia Union and The New York Red Bulls. Jared Nisly joins Todd, one of the capo's for the Sons of Ben, as they preview this upcoming playoff game! They look at the three games played between The Union and Red Bulls this season, what one player for The Union needs to have...

It's been a long 2021 MLS season for The Philadelphia Union with some ups and downs, but they have secured the second seed in the East with their 1-1 draw v NYCFC! Todd goes over the latest news in MLS that includes the retirements of Matt Besler and Chris Wondolowski, Kyle Duncan to leave NYRB at the end of the season for KV Oostende, NYCFC's Keaton Parks out for the season after surgery to remov...

Well, one game down, one left to go for the 2021 MLS season for The Philadelphia Union! Todd breaks down Sunday's (10/31) Philadelphia Union v FC Cincinnati game and discusses why he believes last year's Union team is better than this year's team, regardless of winning The Supporters  Shield, Daniel Gazdag playing at an MVP level these last four games and the future of Matheus Davo. Todd also prev...

Another away game, another disappointing display for The Philadelphia Union as they drop points again on the road. Todd discusses Wednesday's (10/27) game against Toronto and looks at the critical issues in that match: the blown non-penalty, defensive mistakes once again, Kacper Pryzbylko's horrid night, and The Union's overall road record. In the second half of the episode, Todd is joined by Brad...

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What a crazy emotional game the Philadelphia Union put us through against Montreal on Saturday! Todd breaks down yesterday's (10/16) game between Montreal and The Union, and discusses why Gazdag not being in the starting XI isn't as big of a deal as some people were making it out to be, and why Sergio Santos being out injured yesterday was a huge blow. Todd also discusses Sporting KC's Alan Pulido...

With The Philadelphia Union missing five starters due to International Duty/Suspensions, that meant The Union would be starting a lot of homegrown players against Cincinnati. Todd gives his thoughts on Saturday's game (10/9) and how he thought the homegrowns played. He also discusses how the three in the back formation should never be attempted by The Union again and the update on Sergio Santo's i...

With The Philadelphia Union taking on FC Cincinnati on Saturday, (10/9) Todd previews the upcoming game with one of the co-host/founders of Cincy Soccer Talk, Brad Weigel! Todd and Brad talk about the hiring of Chris Albright as the new GM of FC Cincinnati, and who are the coaches Cincinnati should look to bring in under Albright? They also talk about how Cincinnati's season could've gone differen...

With Todd back from vacation, that means it's time for another review podcast, this time to discuss Sunday's (10/3) Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew game! Todd discusses the Philadelphia Union news that sees The Union send Cole Turner out on loan to USL Side El Paso Locomotive, and FC Cincinnati hires Chris Albright as their new GM. Todd also discusses The Union looking like The Union of old wit...

With Todd on vacation for the next week, Ricky Zellefrow jumps in to guest host and preview this Wednesday's (9/29) New York Red Bull v Philadelphia Union game. Ricky discusses what his thoughts were on The Union's 1-0 victory over Atlanta United over the weekend, what lineup changes he would like to see for The Union this Wednesday, and what he believes The Union needs to do to get all 3 points v...

Make that two in a row! Could the Philadelphia Union finally be starting to find form in the league with wins against Orlando City and now Atlanta United (9/25)? Todd discusses his thoughts on how the Union played against Atlanta and why 1-0 scorelines are the best in soccer even with "little scoring". Todd also brings up CONCACAF's new CCL format and Liga MX and MLS's plans for the Leagues Cup in...

With The Philadelphia Union beating Orlando City last weekend they look to build on their winning streak with Atlanta United coming to town on Saturday (9/25). Todd looks into Ezequiel Barco's tremendous second half of the season for Atlanta United, and why he believes Marcelino Moreno has been Atlanta's best player this season. Todd also looks at what Gonzolo Pineda has been able to do for Atlant...

Do you think you know soccer? Well, you don't unless you're from Orlando! Todd breaks down Sunday's (9/19) Philadelphia Union v Orlando City game in which he discusses Sergio Santos making a difference off the bench, Davo not included in the matchday squad, and what it means for Kacper Przyblko to finally score after two months. Todd also talks about the latest MLS news that includes, Nicolas Lode...

Well, it's been almost a week since The Philadelphia Union last played New England Revolution (9/3), and almost a month since Club America and The Union played the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League down in Mexico. Joining Todd to discuss last Friday's Union v Revs game, along with sharing their experiences down in Mexico City is Rich Lori and Chris Gonzalez. And with the second leg being...

To help Todd preview Friday's (9/3) Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution, is Ricky Zellefrow. Todd and Ricky discuss last Saturday's NYCFC v New England game, and why those two teams are the best two teams in the East. They also discuss the lineups they would like to see v New England with The Union missing 6 starters due to the international break and suspensions, along with why Anthony Fo...

In a toal "free-style" episode, Todd discusses Saturday's (8/28) DC United v Philadelphia Union game. He shares his thoughts on what it was like going to his second Union Away game of the season, what his thoughts are on Jim Curtin's pre-game and post game comments, and does he believe The Union are an average team?   DC United v Philadelphia Union: Thoughts on The Union's 4231 formation:  [10:39-...

The Philadelphia Union are one wild rollercoaster ride to be on, as they drop points to CF Montreal (8/21). As promised Todd brings up Blunder of The Week that features the racial incident that happened last week to three Vancouver Whitecaps players. Todd also discusses Saturday's game and talks about the debut should Quinn Sullivan start games, the reasoning for Jim's sub choices, and comparing l...

The Philadelphia Union answered back on Wednesday night with a convincing 1-0 victory over NYCFC in a game that was a "must-win" for The Union. Todd discusses the latest Philadelphia Union news that includes Jack De Vries potential loan to Seria A side Venezia, Olivier Mbaizo signs a new "multi-year" contract with The Union, and Kai Wagner talks about a potential return to Europe. Todd also gives...

The Philadelphia Union looks to get back to winning ways in MLS as they take on NYCFC tomorrow (8/18). Joining Todd to preview tomorrow's game is NYCFC's PxP, Glenn Crooks. Todd and Glenn reflected on Glenn's former Rutgers player, Carli Lloyd announcing her retirement from International and Club soccer after The USWMNT's 4 games in September and October and at the end of the NWSL season. They als...

We were finally back live on Twitter Spaces this time to talk about Club America v Philadelphia Union (8/12) the first leg in the CONCACAF Champions League! We talk about everything and anything that happened in the first leg, as well as The Union's form in MLS play.   Social Media: Twitter: @ FreeKickPod Instagram: @ FreeKickPod Facebook: @ FreeKickPod https://www.thefreekickpodcast.com/

After The Philadelphia Union lose over the weekend (8/8) to The New England Revolution, they set their sights on their biggest game in club history, as they take on Club America in the first leg of the CCL Semi-Finals! Joining Todd to break down this past weekend's game and to Preview Thursday's CONCACAF Champions League game is Jordan Wiegand! Todd and Jordan also discuss MLS news, including Atla...

The Philadelphia Union are right on point to get 11/15 points in their stretch of 5 games with their victory Wednesday (8/4) night against Toronto FC! Joining Todd to discuss that game against Toronto and to preview Sunday's (8/8) New England Revolution game is Brotherly Games, Matt Ralph! Todd and Matt also discuss how Matt got connected with Brotherly Game, how he has all the time in the world t...

Well, as if The Philadelphia Union's draw against Chicago Fire (8/1) wasn't bad enough, Jim Curtin announces that Jamiro Monteiro is currently in contract discussions with other teams. Todd breaks down the latest MLS news that is surrounding Orlando City and their new signing of Facundo Farías, and Atlanta United's coaching search continues after Paulo Fonseca turned them down. Todd also talks abo...