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Daryl and Taylor discuss the breaking news that Manchester City have been handed a Champions League ban for the next two seasons. What happened, what might happen, and what still remains unclear? After that, they answer 10 listener questions. Who has the higher ceiling: Gio Reyna or Christian Pulisic? Now that the WNT has qualified for Tokyo, who’s in our 18 player squads? Why is the Milan Derby c...

The new CBA has more money for players but also possible restrictions on that 3rd Designated Player spot. The Athletic's Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio ask whether or not MLS is really serious about competing with Liga MX Got feedback for the show? Contact Allocation Disorder on Twitter @AllocationDsrdr Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Daryl and Taylor go deep on each of next week's Champions League Round of 16 first-leg games, detailing tactics, key players, and important matchups. Timestamps below: 2:55 — Atletico Madrid v Liverpool 18:15 — Borussia Dortmund v PSG 37:30 — Tottenham Hotspur v RB Leipzig 53:45 — Atalanta v Valencia SPONSORS! QUIP! Go to http://getquip.com/listen to get your first refill free HIMS! Go to http://f...

Taylor talks with Graham Ruthven about the Copa del Rey, La Liga, and the Champions League knockout round. Up first, Barcelona and Madrid have both been eliminated from the cup, setting up the prospect of an all-Basque final. What might that look like and how would it be perceived? After that, it's on to the various crisis/non-crisis states of Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid (crisis, n...

Joe Lowery is joined by producer Daryl (filling in for Jordan Angeli) to name the 10 players new to MLS that they're most excited to see in 2020. Though it ends up being more like 12. Here are timestamps for the players we talk about: 3:20 — Chicharito (LA Galaxy) 9:15 — Alan Pulido (Sporting KC) 14:15 — Kenneth Vermeer (LAFC) 20:20 — Lucas Zelarayán (Columbus Crew) 26:20 — Leonard Owusu (Vancouve...

Ryan and Taylor take a look back at the action from this weekend, including... 0:00 - Today's episode is sponsored by Quip, the Tesla of Toothbrushes. Get your first refill free at getquip.com/LISTEN 3:15 - Inter v Milan: Zlatan scores but Inter fight back in the Derby della Madonnina  17:48 - Today's episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh. Go to http://hellofresh.com/tss10  and use code tss10 for 10...

In the first episode of a new podcast  for The Athletic, produced by the Total Soccer Show, Paul Tenorio and Sam Stejskal take a detailed look at the new MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement Paul and Sam know more about how MLS works than some people who work for MLS. They go through the ins and out of the new deal, explaining how the players made progress and won some concessions with this deal. P...

00:00 — Daryl's solo take on the US Soccer CEO news 3:45 — Overview of the new MLS CBA 14:45 — The Court of Arbitration for Sport's final ruling on whether or not FIFA should force the US to implement pro/rel  18:40 — Should New York Red Bulls fans be happy or worried that Wolves' Kevin Thelwell has been named head of sport? 27:10 — Given Harry Kane's fitness issues, does England's best starting X...

Taylor talkings to Manuel Veth, newly of Transfermarkt , about his thoughts on the way the title race is shaping up in the Bundesliga. Plus, which mid-table teams are attempting to make the leap to the next level, how are some of America's most promising players doing in the Bundesliga, where is Alphonso Davies' best position, and much much more. Sponsors! Today's show is sponsored by Policy Geniu...

With Daryl away, Taylor called up Sam Tighe of the B/R Football Ranks podcast to discuss his favorite move of the January window, as well as the one he found the strangest. After that, we get into the specific situations of some of Europe's biggest clubs, as well as what they might need to do this summer to stay on top. Lastly, we close out with a game of "Stay Or Go" in which Sam predicts the sum...

MLS Assist is a new podcast produced by TSS and hosted by Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli. Last week, your intrepid hosts took a deeper look at Diego Alonso and Inter Miami. This week, they're going deep on the other new coaches in MLS in 2020 and what you can expect from them in terms of style, tactics and approach. 2:35 - NYCFC's Ronny Deila 9:10 - Orlando City's Oscar Pareja 16:40 - Houston Dynamo...

Ryan and Taylor are together again (via Skype) to discuss the five biggest games from this past weekend... 0:00 - Neymar penalized for being Neymar 3:55 - Tottenham v Man City - Mourinho a genius or City unlucky? 22:57 - Leicester v Chelsea - Who needs striker reinforcements when you've got Antonio Rudiger? 33:53 - Today's show is sponsored by Policy Genius. Go to http://policygenius.com to get qu...

Lost to discuss from the USMNT's 1-0 win over Costa Rica. We look at the team's attacking and defensive shape, the patterns of play we saw successfully implemented, the individual performances of players like Jesus Ferreira and Ulysses Llanez, and plenty more. Starting at 46:30, we take a look at the USWNT's 8-0 win over Panama. It was all a little too easy for the US because Panama provided way t...

MLS Assist is a new podcast produced by TSS and hosted by Joe Lowery and Jordan Angeli. In the inaugural episode, Joe and Jordan offer some insight  into how new Inter Miami head coach Diego Alonso might play, looking at his preferred tactical set-ups at former clubs Pachuca and Monterrey Today's show is sponsored by Robinhood. Go to http://totalsoccer.robinhood to get a free stock   Hosted on Aca...

Daryl and Taylor each do their best to select a starting eleven for the USMNT that blends what Berhalter might do with what each host wants him to do. They then take a look at Los Ticos, including how they might play under Ronald Gonzalez and who their key performers could be. Lastly, there are many questions (some of them even mildly positive) from Twitter to be answered and scouting reports to b...

Starting at 2:20, we get into the USWNT's 4-0 win over Haiti to start Olympic qualifying, How did Haiti slow down the US? (we have answer), why was Haiti's goal disallowed? (we do NOT have an answer), and how did the US improve? (answer involves purple hair). Any 13:05, Taylor and Daryl each have a correction to offer. Then, we're all in on listener questions. Here are your timestamps: 14:10 — Wil...

Recorded recently in Baltimore at the United Soccer Coaches convention, it's a three-part lower-league American soccer special. Here are the timestamps: 3:05 — We talk to Ira Jersey of League One Fun about what's happening in the third tier of American soccer.  League One only started play last year but is rapidly maturing. 26:14 — Phill Grooms from the USL Show talks some big-picture USL Champion...

On today's show, Ryan and Taylor take a look back at the weekend's results, including... 1:57 - Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Eric Cantona kicking a fan 3:56 - FA Cup results, most notably Shrewsburg 2-Liverpool 2. Klopp won't be playing his regulars in the replay and Ryan has thoughts. 17:14 - Bayern Munich v Schalke AKA The Return of the Muller Hello! 23:35 - Valencia v Barcelona: should...

We were hanging out in Baltimore with The Cooligans, so it only made sense to capture it all on mics! We answer various Twitter questions (only one of which is pizza related), with occasional breaks to mock each other's style, musical preferences, or general existence.  This is part one. You'll find the second part in The Cooligans podcast feed. Today's show is brought to you by Robinhood! Go to h...

We round up 14 news stories from the past couple weeks that we didn't get to talk about: 3:50 — Chicharito to the LA Galaxy 12:05 — Julian Gressel joins DC United 16:10 — Africa Cup of Nations switches back to winter 18:58 — Gio Reyna's Bundesliga debut 22:12 — Indiana Vasillev playing for Aston Vila  26:48 — Bayern Munich making transfer moves 31:27 — CAF World Cup qualifying draw and formaty 34:...

BIG SHOW! We review Chelsea v Arsenal then get into some listener questions. Timestamps below: 2:52  — Chelsea v Arsenal review, including an in-depth look at how Chelsea's panicky reaction to Tammy Abraham's injury cost them two points 25:10 — Which do you consider the more impressive feat: Arsenal's 2003-2004 undefeated season  or Manchester City's 2017-2018 100 point season? 28:44 — Money is no...

Wed sat down with Meg Linehan from The Athletic. We discuss Meg's recently published piece, "The inside story of Sky Blue’s 2020 NWSL draft," and also take a good look at Vlatko's 20-player USWNT Olympic qualifying roster. Need timestamps? Can do. The Sky Blue and NWSL draft talk start around  3:25 and the Olympic roster talk starts at 24:15 Here's a link to Meg's story: https://theathletic.com/15...

Ryan and Taylor review the action from this past weekend, including... 3:22 - Liverpool v Manchester United: how the Reds adjusted to Solskjaer's tactics and emerged with a comprehensive win. Plus, where should/does the blame lay for the state of Man United? 23:44 - Marcus Rashford is out for 3 months. What happened and what happens next? 28:23 - Today's episode is brought to you by Away! Get your...

Sports psychologist and consultant Dan Abraham's makes his return appearance (on the anniversary of his debut performance) to discuss the work he's doing to help top footballers mentally prepare for matches, training and everyday life. Plus, how to deal with negativity from social media, what clubs should be doing to help athletes remain emotionally balanced, and much much more. Sponsors! Robinhoo...

Two interviews in this episode. Up first is Kate Markgraf, US Soccer's Head of Women's Football (which includes the role of USWNT General Manager). Kate discusses her role with US Soccer, how she got the job, how she chose Vlatko Andanovski as head coach, her relationship with Earnier Stewart and how the US Soccer heirarchy works. We then talk to Yael Averbuch about the transition from college to...