The Free Kick

Do you like origin stories? Here's a little treat to all of you day 1 listeners from back in the Premier League days of the podcast! Todd was joined by his old co-host Tyler Elliott! It's been a minute since people have heard from Tyler but, that doesn't mean he he's stop following soccer. Todd and Tyler share some of their favorite moments from last season, the background story to how Todd and Ty...

Who would've thought January would be flying by this fast?! As the guest list continues to wind down, Todd was joined by Heather Reppert who is the new Sons of Ben Travel Director. Heather discusses what who job entails as the travel director, and we can be sure to see a lot more Union fans traveling to away games this year! Finally, its the same ol' same ol' "standard questions"!   Heather's job...

Are you a USMNT fan? Well hopefully you are because Todd was joined by Ricky Zellefrow, who not only is a huge Union fan but, he's also a huge USMNT fan! Ricky gives his thoughts on how close he believes Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie are to breaking into the starting 11 of the national team. Does he believe Ale Bedoya could still offer something to the national team? Does he like the 2020 Uni...

How are you able to travel abroad and still watch Union games? That's a great question, but luckily Todd was joined by Jake Bryce who has been traveling abroad around Europe for THE LAST 7 MONTHS! You thought Aj and Luke from the Doopy brothers had an interesting time watching Union games? Well, Jake might just have everyone beat with the struggle he endures. Todd and Jake discuss all the standard...

Even when you're sick, you fight through it when you have the Sons of Ben president schedule to be on the podcast! Todd was joined by Sons of Ben president Matt Gendaszek to discuss his experiences as SOB President, which include meeting the Men in Blazers, Ryan Bross making a TIFO that pissed of Atlanta Uniteds' Brad Guzan, and building relationships with The Union players. What are his thoughts...

Welcome back to another episode of The Free Kick. In this episode Todd was joined by Sons of Ben member, Anthony Oliver to discuss his fandom with The Union, his thoughts on the off-season moves, challenging anyone to FIFA, Jay Ajayi the new Union eMLS player, and the same ol' topics! Anthony's Union fandom:  [0:56-5:09] Favorite Union moments EVER:  [5:10-7:26] Most surprising player: [7:27-10:54...

With the new year rolling along, so are the podcast episodes! Todd was joined by Ed Fagan who has been a Son's of Ben member since 2009. Ed shares his stories from becoming a fan of The Union, to joining a punk rock band with a whole bunch of Union fans, along with MEETING HIS NOW WIFE AT UNION GAMES! Of course, don't fret, we also discuss the standard topics from all the previous episodes. Ed's U...

With the second episode of the new year, Todd is joined by Michael Van Sant who has been a season ticket member for The Union for the last 6-years. Michael shares his thoughts on some of his favorite moments from the 2019 season, his thoughts on the latest Union rumors and of course the same topics of discussion from previous episodes. How Michael became a fan of The Union: [0:44-3:26] Michael's ...

Happy New Year to everyone that has been checking out the podcast! On today's episode Todd is joined by Brotherly Game contriubuator, Johnathan Bach. Todd and Jonathan discuss how John got his start with the Brotherly Game website, his 2019 Philadelphia Union FIFA victory against media members and of course the standard questions! Jonathan Introduction:  [0:56-4:49] How Jonathan become a fan of Th...

So, Todd lied and said the last episode was the last for the new year... All can be forgiven because Todd was joined by the best capo in all of MLS in Adam Booth! Adam shares how it all came to be with becoming a capo for the Philadelphia Union, his favorite thing about being a capo, anything he can share about what the SOB's have planned and of course we discuss our regular topics from previous e...

The last episode of 2019 sees Justin Friedberg join Todd to discuss all things Union. As it's been the case with previous guest, Justin gives his thoughts on all the latest Union news and the following topics: How Justin became a Union fan: [1:13-7:09] Justin's 3 favorite moments from 2019: [7:10-14:33] 4-Year extension with Bimbo: [14:34-17:09] Kevin Durant's meeting with Union ownership: [17:10-...

On this episode Todd is joined by the "two brothers who love the Union more than each other", AJ and Luke from the Doopy brothers! AJ and Luke share their opinions/thoughts on so many topics, including their struggle they experienced with watching the Union v Atlanta game! Topics discussed include: The creation of Doopy Brothers:  [0:44-3:25] How AJ and Luke became fans of the Union:  [3:26-7:20]...

On this episode Todd is joined by Union fan Mike Thomas. Mike has been a season ticket holder for the Philadelphia Union for 10 years, he's been to numerous away games in support of the Union over the years, along with attending numerous team events. Just like Pat Andrews, Mike shares a lot of similar thoughts as Pat, but gives his twist on the various topics discussed, which include: How Mike bec...

On this episode Todd is joined by Union fan Pat Andrews to discuss some of his stories that include, attending the MLS announcement of Philadelphia becoming the 16th team in MLS, sitting in the DC United supporters section during a Union away game, eating his free bread after Union loses, and the various topics that Todd has been asking each of his guest which include: How Pat became a Union fan:...

Feeling down by the lack of signings so far this season for the Union? Well hopefully not after you listen to this episode with Jeff Mitchell! Mr. Posidelphia and Todd sit down to discuss all things Philadelphia Union and Sons of Ben, with topics including: Jeff's involvement with Roxbourough United: [3:00-5:49] How Jeff became a fan of the Union: [5:50-8:33] Jeff's memorable moments from last sea...

As the off-season continues for the Philadelphia Union, Todd is joined by his second guest of the season, this time by Dave Knittel of The Soccer Tavern. Todd and Dave sit down to discuss a wide variety of topics that revolve around the Philadelphia Union. Those topics include: How Dave's fandom started: [1:37-2:53] Dave's 3 favorite games from last season: [4:20-11:26] Game experience in San Jose...

As the new era of the podcast kicks off, Todd is joined by his first guest of the season, John "El Parcero Philly". Todd and El Parcero Philly discuss multiple topics that involve the Philadelphia Union, those topics include: How the name "El Parcero Philly" came about: [1:25-4:30] How El Parcero Philly became a fan of the Union: [4:31-7:46] 3-Favorite moments from the 2019 Union season:  [7:47-18...

Welcome to the new revamped of "The Free Kick"! In this episode Todd gives you an introduction of himself and why he decided to start a revamp of the podcast in which he'll be covering the Philadelphia Union!  "July 1, 2006 is the day I got HOOKED on soccer. Now, many people have no reason to remember that date, well of course if you're an England fan you'll remember it well... I remember sitting...