The Free Kick

Now that our Union Quiz/Trivia podcast is over why not give someone their debut on the podcast? Jared Nisly joins Todd to discuss how his Philadelphia Union fandom came about, along with his involvement in with the Sons of Ben as a Capo. As we all have stories about The Union's playoff win against The New York Pink Cows last year, nobody's story can compare what Jared went through last season. Jar...

It's finally here! After starting this Union Quiz Podcast series 2 months ago, we've finally made it to the final! Rich has been "Mr. Consistent" in his last 3 games, while Michael started strong, but narrowly got by Ricky in his last game. We discuss Rich and Michael's thoughts in regrades to them making it to the final. We also discuss The Union's group draw for the MLS is Back Tournament in Orl...

Nope this is NOT the Union Quiz Final between Rich Lori and Michael Van Sant. This is a episode with one of the host of SOB: The Pod, the BEST capo in MLS, ADAM BOOTH! The last time Adam was on the podcast, Todd and him discussed the sighting of Kevin Durant and Jay Sugarman at The Wharf building in December, so it only made sense to have Adam back on the podcast. Before they get into the god stuf...

Well guys just two more games to go and our first ever Union Quiz Podcast Series will be complete! In this third place game we have two guys who honestly made a strong push to be in the final. We have Ed "Fast on The Buzzer" Fagan v Ricky "USMNT Expert" Zellefrow go head to head in what started with early smack talking. Will the early smack talk for these two lead to an intense game? (of course it...

Well folks we made it to the final semi-finals game, and this episode we see Michael Van Sant take on Ricky Zellefrow. These guys have been two of the fastest on the "buzzer" and it really will be anyone's game! We discuss the latest news in regards to MLS in Orlando, and how do we feel about the "Hockey Assist" rule in MLS.   "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant questions and they have 25 se...

Well what a way to kick off this Memorial Day weekend with our first Semi-Finals game between Ed Fagan and Rich Lori. Rich has been a consistent perform his last 2 games with putting up 17 points a piece, while Ed has increased his score from 14 to 15 his last two games. One of these guys streaks will come to an end, but who will it be? We also discuss the latest bit of news in regards to the MLS...

Well we've finally made it to the last game of the Rd. of 8! Honestly, I think we saved the best for last because in this episode we have two friends, Michael and Harry go head to head. Will Harry's mind games be enough to fend Michael off, or will Michael be able to stay, cool, calm and collected? As always, before we start the game, we started with a daily question which was discussing the propo...

We're back with our third match-up of the Rd. of 8, which is a match up that was probably the most anticipated out of the 4. In this match we see Ed and Mike who have years worth of Union knowledge storied inside there head. Before we talk part in the game we discuss a rumor that mentioned Ernst Tanner was shopping Kai Wagner back to Europe before COVID-19. "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestan...

Welcome back to game 2 of the Rd. of 8! In this episode we see tournament favorite, Talk Doop with Ryan take on Rich Lori! Before we get into the game we discuss the latest MLS rumor that involves Real Madrid and Welsh winger, Gareth Bale and his interest in playing in MLS. As always the categories follow as: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they have 25 seconds to answer...

**WARNING** Because I'm an idiot, I overwrote my audio track in post production and some of Ricky's audio bled through on my track causing the audio to have feedback... -Todd In our first game of the Rd. of 8 we see two contestants who had complete opposite first round games. We have Scott who is 1 of 4 people who's game came down to the last question and Ricky who came out victories due to a blow...

Well guys we finally made it to the last game of the Rd. of 16!! In this final episode of the first round we have to returning guest in Tyler Elliott and Ricky Zellefrow. We discuss the latest postponement from MLS and Jeff Carlisle's article about MLS players potentially taking a HUGE pay cut! Will Tyler be able to upset Ricky or will Ricky move on with ease?  "5 in 25": Is where I ask each conte...

In game 7 of the Rd. of 16, we see Mike Thomas take on one of the foundering Members of SOB, Brad Youtz. In this match-up that Todd says "Is the match-up I was most looking forward to" Mike talks about his legendary Twitter rants, and Brad tells us how he first got involved with SOB. **Quick Note: Sorry for unstable audio at times** "5 in 25": Is where I ask each contestant 5 questions and they ha...

Well, we're nearing the end on the Round of 16 and today's match up sees two familiar faces return to the podcast! We welcome back Pat "Savage" Andrews and Ed Fagan who were both some of the earlier podcast interview. In this episode we see Pat and Ed bromance about following each other on social media, what they're doing to stay busy doing the whole Pandemic, and of course our game! "5 in 25": Is...

Welcome to game 4 of our Union Quiz Tournament series! Honestly guys, I think this was our MOST competitive game yet! We got to welcome back an old friend to the podcast in Anthony Oliver and we got to welcome on for the first time Rich Lori! We discuss that great first game at The Linc; in which Le Toux scored his first hat trick for the club. We also discuss what Anthony and Rich have been doing...

Welcome to Game 3 of our Union Trivia Podcast! In this episode we again see two brand new people making their debuts on the podcast. Harry Mumma and producer Devin Garcia from SOB: The Pod! Neither guy was to confident walking into their first game, but who will come out on top? Will it be The Union fan vet, Harry Mumma, or will it be the producer from SOB: The Pod, who swears by them not being an...

We're back for game 2 of the Round of 16! In this round we see Anthony Nicolodi take on potential tournament favorite, Ryan Shute aka Talk DOOP with Ryan! Anthony and Ryan discuss how they got into The Union, their opinion on whether or not MLS will resume this year and what their doing to stay busy during the quarantine. Just like last episode the 3 categories of: "5 in 25": Is where I ask each c...

Well, it's delayed, but it's finally here. OUR FIRST EPISODE (second game) of our Philadelphia Union Quiz tournament where Union fans go head to head against each other with trivia! In this episode we see Ken and Scott face off in 3 categories: "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, i...

WOW! What a night of soccer, right Union fans?! Honestly, I'm lost for words to type for the show description, I'm lost for words to speak on this podcast, but hey, I gave it my best! Todd gives his thoughts from the crazy LAFC v Philadelphia Union game that surprisingly a lot of Union fans stayed up for. Could this game possibly be the greatest Union game in all time? For all you people that love...

Can you guys believe it? We're coming up on week 2 of MLS! You guys miss the latest MLS news, don't worry, Todd has you covered! Unfortunately we had no luck in Dallas, but could The Union pick up points in LA against LAFC? Well luckily for us Todd is joined by Jerry Jimenez who host the hit sensational podcast Heart of LAFC. Jerry gives us insight of what to expect against LAFC, lets just hope Ji...

Unfortunately the weekend ended in disappointment for The Union as they lost to FC Dallas 2-0. Todd gives his thoughts on the game, along with his thoughts on being exposed to Union 'Social Media', truly for the first time. Also, a fan favorite has returned to the mix of segments, "Blunder of The Week". 'Blunder of The Week' is a segment were Todd gives out his top "blunder" that took place during...

It's finally here! The start of the 2020 MLS season! The first week of the 2020 MLS season sees our Philadelphia Union take on FC Dallas down at Toyota Stadium in Dallas. Instead of Todd just looking at YouTube videos, and giving stats for FC Dallas, he thought it was best to reach out to someone who covers that team. That person is founder of 3rd Degree Net, Buzz Carrick. "3rd Degree is the indep...

It's that time of year again, everyone's yearly MLS predictions or in this cause Philadelphia Union predictions! Todd discusses if he believes The Union did enough with their off-season moves, and what about the latest signing of Norwegian Center Back, Jakob Glesnes? Todd also discusses who he believes will lead The Union in goals and assist for the upcoming season, along with who will win team MV...

So, this will be the last London Underground episode released for about a month or so as the MLS is 2 weeks away! In this episode Todd and Tyler are joined by The London Underground's most successful team in District Line FC, managed by Jason Hill. Jason discusses how he got involved with playing in the London Underground League, how he took over as manager of District Line FC, the history of the...

So, again like last week, this is another London Underground Episode. This time Todd was joined by Omar El-Essawi who is the manager of Jubilee FC. Omar talks about the struggles of starting a brand new team, what he expects from his team in their first season, and how he got involved with Jubilee to begin with. **Remember this was recorded in March of 2019** Introduction:  [1:42-5:10] How to deal...

Since there won't be any new episodes for 2 weeks, why not re-release some Bonus Content for you guys? This was a Series created by Todd with the support of Tyler, Brad, and the teams/managers of the London Underground League. Hopefully you guys enjoy this series and if that's the case then maybe with the help of the managers and the league, maybe this can become a once a month occurrence! *Rememb...