The Free Kick

Well, our second to last quarter-finals game sees two rollercoaster experts, Scott Price and Ricky Zellefrow go head to head and test their 2020 Philadelphia Union MLS is Back knowledge. We also discuss Jim Curtin giving the latest injury report on Kacper Przybylko, Sergio Santos, Cory Burke, and Jack De Vries, and will they be available against Saprissa? As the season also soon approaches we look...

Our second quarter-final game sees Luke McClung and Corey Furlan go head to head and test their MLS is Back Philadelphia Union knowledge! We also discuss Jim Curtin giving an injury update on, Jose Martinez, Cory Burke, Sergio Santos, Ilsinho, and Kacper Przybylko, and what that could mean when The Union faces Saprissa in two weeks. We also discuss Jim Curtin talking about the rumor of St. Pauli's...

Well, we're finally in the Rd. of 8 of our Philadelphia Union Trivia Series! We see Pat Andrews and Mike Thomas face off against each other and test their knowledge on the 2019 Union season. We also discuss The Union spending $5-6 Million on a new video board, are new signings coming in, and Todd announcing a 2021 Philadelphia Union jersey giveaway because of February's record breaking month and T...

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Game 7 sees last years quarter-finalist, Harry Mumma return to take on founding Sons of Ben member, Corey Furlan. Harry and Corey are tested with The 2012 Philadelphia Union season, the earliest we've done so far in our Union Trivia Series. Corey explains how he became a fan of The Union and his involvement with The Keystone State Ultra's. We also discuss the finally official signing of Stuart Fin...

Well, as we get close to wrapping up the Rd. of 16, we see Pat Andrews and Hank face off against each other and test their 2016 Philadelphia Union knowledge! We also discuss how playing FIFA helped Hank get into soccer and ultimately becoming a Union fan. And as always, we hear how concerned are Union fans with the lack of off-season signings compared to other MLS teams.   "5 in 25": Is where I as...

Game 5 is the MOST intense game we have EVER had in this series! So, make sure you tell your friends, your family, whoever you want, this is an episode people need to listen to! Going head to head in game 5 sees the other half of The Doopy Brothers podcast, AJ McClung take on, Mike Thomas where they test their 2013 Philadelphia Union knowledge against one another. We also discuss The Union drawlin...

    "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer the questions. The clock starts after I read the first question, if a contestant doesn't know the answer they can say "skip" and we can go back to the question if time permits. Each question will be worth 2PTS each.  "True/False":  I'll ask each contestant 5 true/false questions, with each question being w...

How will Game 3 live up to the action from Game 2? Like Todd has alluded to all season long, we're finally joined by 2 brand new people onto the podcast, and they are, Ryan Dietz, and Scott Price! Ryan and Scott go head 2 head and test their Philadelphia Union knowledge from The 2018 Season, along with discussing how they both got into The Union, and is it concerning The Union haven't made any new...

Well, if you thought Game 1 was exciting, wait until you see what Game 2 has in store! Returning from Season 1 of our Philadelphia Union Trivia Series is, Talk Doop with Ryan, aka, Ryan Shute, and his opponent is one half of The Doopybrothers Podcast, Luke McClung! Ryan and Luke go head 2 head in testing their 2014 Philadelphia Union knowledge, along with talking, El Brujo's contract extension, an...

It is BACK, Ladies and Gentleman! Season 2 of our Union Trivia Podcast has returned with Season 1 Champ, Michael Van San taking on Ed Fagan in game 1! Unlike Season 1 where all the questions would be nothing but random Philadelphia Union questions, Season 2's RD. of 16 see's us going with a "Theme". Ed and Michael are put to the test to see what exactly they remember from The Unions' 2017 season....

After 200+ episodes from The Premier League, to The Champions League, to The London Underground, to now finally The Philadelphia Union, former producer of "The Free Kick" podcast, Brad Fehr, joins Todd to dive deeper into the making of the podcast. In Brad's first appearance on the show, he takes over hosting duties to discuss Todd's playing career in soccer, which eventually ended due to concussi...

In the longest episode of the pod, Todd and Jeff Mitchell go all in to send the positive vibes to every Union fan that is down after The Philadelphia Union's lost to New England (11/24) in the playoffs. Todd and Jeff discuss the playoff lose and what could have lead to The Union not showing up to the game. Comparing Todd's predictions back in March on who would lead The Union in goals, assist and...

Just as promised, another brand new Philadelphia Union fan on the podcast! Todd was joined by, Andrew Fedynyshyn who talked about how he first got into The Union and experiencing The Union's 5-0 whooping of Toronto FC. Todd and Andrew discuss all the latest MLS end of the year awards which include, Newcomer of The Year, Young Player of The Year, Goalkeeper of The Year, Coach of The Year, and Mark...

With The Union still a week away from their first playoff game of the 2020 season why not bring on fellow Union fans to discuss The Philadelphia Union's 2020 season so far? Joining Todd is, Drew Heinold who talks about some of his favorite Union games from the past, the latest MLS awards, The Union FINALLY winning their first trophy, and of course playoff predictions!   Intro: Live Union games in...

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! THE PHILADELPHIA UNION ARE WINNERS OF THE 2020 SUPPORTERS SHIELD! After 11 years, The Union have FINALLY won a major trophy! We know the work isn't finished yet, but wow, can you believe it? Todd discusses Olivier Mbaizo and Jamiro Monteiro going away on International Duty, which will make both of them miss The Union's first playoff game on November 24th. Jakob Glesnes and El...

Well, The Columbus game did not go as Union fans would have hoped, the good thing is, The Union still control their destiny. Todd gives his thoughts on Sunday's (11/1) Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union game and what he thought went wrong/right for the team. Also discussed were the CONCACAF Champions League back on, Andre Blake getting surgery on his hand, Blunder of The Week and listener question...

Can you believe The Union are this close to lifting their FIRST EVER trophy?! Well if The Union want to keep Seattle and Toronto out of reach, they'll have to go into Columbus (11/1) this Sunday and hope to come away with points. Joining Todd to preview this Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union game is, founder of The ACL Club, she's also a host on the podcast, MLS Assist, along with being a host wi...

Win out, and The Union are the 2020 Supporters' Shield Champions! To help Todd preview Wednesday's (10/28) Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire game, he was joined by Jeremy Mikula of The Chicago Tribune! With the Fire's latest game against The New York Red Bulls, Jeremy tells us what went right/wrong in that game. Jeremy also discusses, the terrible road form by Chicago, head coach Raphaël Wicky's p...

With the stakes being as high as they ever were for The Philadelphia Union, they made sure to come out and make a statement against Toronto FC! (10/24) Todd was joined by Mike Thomas to talk about Jonathan Mensah signing a new long-term contract with the Columbus Crew, Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie finishing #1 and #3 in MLS's 22 under 22 rankings, and The Supporters' Shield being back on! Th...

Not only was this last week crazy with the transfer of Brenden Aaronson to RB Salzburg and the Supporters' Shield getting canceled, but The Philadelphia Union beat New England (10/19) once again! Todd gives his thoughts on the moronic statements released by the Supporters' Shield Foundation, Brenden Aaronson's move to RB Salzburg being official and what stood out to him in The Union's game against...

This will be the fourth time this season that New England and The Philadelphia Union square off! Todd talks about what went right for New England against Montreal last Wednesday, 3 keys to victory for The Union, predicted lineups, and score predictions!   Montreal Impact v New England Revolution:  [2:06-7:59] Keys to victory for The Union:  [8:00-11:48] Predicted lineups/score predictions:  [11:49...

Even though The Union dropped points against DC United, they have qualified for the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 years! In what is a jammed packed episode, Todd discusses the latest Union rumors linking Sergio Santos with a move back to Chile and Kai Wagner leaving The Union at the end of the season. MLS starting up another reserves league and Jose Martinez not seeing any action with Venezuela....

Who would've believed that we would actually be able to attend a Philadelphia Union game in person in 2020? That's exactly what happened for a little over 2000 Union fans this past Sunday as The Union took on The Montreal Impact! Todd gives his thoughts on the latest MLS news that includes, Federico Higuaín traded to Inter Miami from DC United, Ben Olson sacked by DC United, Cory Burke back with T...

Well two weeks and The Philadelphia Union are at it again to take on FC Cincinnati (10/7)! To help Todd preview this match is someone well known in the Union community, Ryan Shute (Talk Doop with Ryan)! Todd and Ryan discuss what went wrong/right when The Union took on Cincinnati on the road, do you prefer grass or turf fields, what players for The Union need to step up and the 3 keys to a Union v...