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Jeremiah and Aaron recap a somewhat encouraging yet frustrating 0-0 loss in playoff format penalties. They also go down the rabbit hole of what seem to be in the minds of all Sounders fans - that shootout and what could have been. Rounding it out the guys briefly discuss what else they saw from teams that Seattle could face if they move on. Sponsor 🍷 Full Pull Wines : Love wine but not wine clubs...

Niko and Jeremiah cover quite a bit of ground in this episode of What We Learned This Week. With the playoffs looming they share injury updates on Alex Roldan, Yeimar, Ryan Kent and Pedro de la Vega. The guys offer what they know regarding contract talks for Obed Vargas and Paul Rothrock which may not be as much you had hoped for. All of this leads into a preview of the Minnesota United matchup an...

With the MLS regular season behind us and the playoffs looming, Aaron and Jeremiah sit down and discuss the upcoming bracket tournament and where they see the Sounders headed in this chase for another trophy. They also dig into their “over/under” prediction list for the season to see how their prognostications over the season ended up. Sponsor 🍷 Full Pull Wines : Love wine but not wine clubs? Che...

Jeff Rueter (most recently with the Athletic)  joins the show to give us insight into the 2025 MLS Cup playoff matchup against Minnesota United. They also dive into the Western Conference and Eastern Conference playoff pictures including which team would most likely lose MLS Cup to the Sounders if we make it that far. Jeremiah and Jeff wrap up the show by giving their MLS end of year award pi...

Niko Moreno joins Jeremiah talk about how good Jesús Ferreira has been for the Sounders and hoping to see what the attacking quartet of Jesús, Albert Rusnak, Pedro de la Vega, and Jordan Morris can do again. Finally. Discussion then turns to the return of our players on International duty and how they all did on their respective squads. In the final segment, Jeremiah talk to Paul Harvey of America...

In a bit of a departure from the normal soccer talk Jeremiah and Aaron take a minute to discuss what a surreal couple of weeks it has been for Seattle sports. In particular with the Mariners being 2 wins from a possible World Series berth for the first time you'll have to forgive us for taking a minute to soak it all in. Diving back into the actual soccer show the guys review the Sounders home win...

With several key players on International duty and several more injured the Sounders are missing as many as 11 players for their match against Real Salt Lake. In this episode of What We Learned This Week Jeremiah, Niko, and Tim talk about what players could be called up from Tacoma Defiance to fill the roster and speculate on what a possible starting lineup will look like against RSL. Will we see...

Jeremiah and Aaron are back with another mailbag episode, taking questions from listeners that try to assess how good of a season this has been so far and what next year might look like. Before they do that, though, they spend some time going over the massive win over the Portland Timbers. As a reminder, all these questions came from our private Discord, which is available to all subscribers at th...

The general consensus seems to be that the Eastern Conference is far better than the West this year. While that may true in terms of depth, the reality is that the top four or five teams in the West can stand toe-to-toe with their Eastern counterparts. To help make that case, we brought back Backheeled.com’s Joe Lowery, who also shares some of his early end-of-season award picks. You can support J...

The Seattle Sounders are just two points ahead of the Portland Timbers and haven’t beaten their biggest rivals at home in the regular season since 2017. Those are pretty good reasons to win. But Jeremiah and Niko argue that the reason this game is so important has less to do with statistics and more to do with vibes. The Sounders need this game just to get things moving in a positive direction aga...

The Seattle Sounders did a lot of things right against the Vancouver Whitecaps. They also did some stuff wrong … and picked up a couple of injuries. With Aaron out of town, Tim Foss is filling in. He and Jeremiah discuss the latest Sounders disappointment and look ahead to the final three games of the season. Sponsor 🍷 Full Pull Wines: Love wine but not wine clubs? Check out the boutique wine sel...

With Obed Vargas out for at least the next two games while he’s at the U20 World Cup, the Seattle Sounders are looking for a replacement. The top candidate appears to be Snyder Brunell, who has played quite well since joining the first team this summer. Jeremiah and Niko discuss what Sounders fans can expect from the 18-year-old, weigh in on the other position battles and give an update on potenti...

The Seattle Sounders have suffered their first two-game losing streak since the Club World Cup and haven’t won in three. That’s obviously bad news, but there’s plenty of reason to think this slump is temporary. The underlying numbers still like the Sounders and now they’ve got some home games. Sponsor 🍷 Full Pull Wines : Love wine but not wine clubs? Check out the boutique wine seller who lets yo...

The Seattle Sounders appear to have a bit of a goalkeeper controversy. It’s not that Stefan Frei has played poorly as much as it is he’s failed to firmly take hold of the spot. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer effectively confirmed the tenuous nature of the battle between Frei and backup Andrew Thomas on Friday. Jeremiah, Niko and Tim discuss that as well as the brewing position battle in the a...

The Seattle Sounders lost 3-1 to Inter Miami, a game they played on two days’ rest and required a cross-country road trip. The result was pretty predictable, if we’re being honest. But what Jeremiah and Aaron point out is the degree to which it’s a problem is mostly a result of dropping points on Saturday. That sets up a final five-game stretch in which the Sounders have virtually no margin for er...

Cristian Roldan has been mostly an afterthought when it comes to the United States national team, even when he was one of the final players to make the 2022 World Cup roster. But after being a late addition to the most recent camp and helping the USA beat Japan 2-0, it looks like he might be solidifying his spot. Jeremiah and Charlie Boehm discuss Roldan’s place in the USMNT and more broadly what...

Jeremiah and Niko recorded “What we learned this week” just a few minutes after the Leagues Cup Disciplinary Committee issued their suspensions to Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, Tomas Aviles and Steven Lenhart. That’s a good start, but it’s not the end of the punishment as more will surely be coming. They also discuss the coaching masterclass that Brian Schmetzer put on during the entirety of Leagu...

Jeremiah and Aaron are a little late to their August mailbag but they banged it out today. Before they get to the listener questions, though, they need to address Luis Suarez’s apology and Inter Miami’s empty statement. They weren’t impressed. In the mailbag, there’s lots of stuff about the impacts of the Leagues Cup and the future of the goalkeeping position. As a reminder, all these questions ca...

From the buildup all the way to the celebrations, the Sounders did just about everything exactly right in the Leagues Cup final against Inter Miami. It went so well that Jeremiah was inspired to do a solo pod talking about it. Enjoy! Sponsor 🍷 Full Pull Wines : Love wine but not wine clubs? Check out the boutique wine seller who lets you browse their selections and pick whatever you want. You can...

Diego Valeri, as much as it pains us to say, is one of the greatest players in MLS history. Now, he's generally considered one of the most insightful commentators on MLS Season Pass. Not only has he called dozens of Inter Miami games over the years, but he also has experience playing in front of packed houses at Lumen Field. We figured there were few people better to share some insights into Sunda...

Inter Miami may be led by Leo Messi and the “Barca Boys”, but given the level of competition the Sounders have faced this year there’s no reason they should be intimidated. The Sounders have been playing as well as anyone in North America over the past couple of months and will be at home. To discuss the game, Jeremiah and Niko are joined by Sounder at Heart’s Tim Foss for this week’s episode of W...

Of all the former assistant Sounders coaches, few have a place in fans’ hearts and minds as Gonzalo Pineda. After playing here for two years, Pineda joined the coaching staff in 2017 and was Brian Schmetzer’s top assistant until he was hired as Atlanta United’s head coach midway through 2021. Pineda’s teams were never quite as successful as they seemed like the “should” be but they always played e...

Jeremiah and Aaron give their impressions of the summer transfer window, that recently closed with no moves being made. They’re definitely frustrated but also somewhat understanding of different aspects of the move. Believe or not, they attempt to have a nuanced conversation. Later in the show, Jeremiah talks to MLS Season Pass color commentator Maurice Edu to preview the Leagues Cup semifinal aga...

Friend of the pod Matt Doyle makes his triumphant return to discuss the recently closed transfer window, how it affects the Western Conference race and the Leagues Cup. Believe it or not, he doesn’t think the Sounders’ lack of activity hurts them too much. You can read Matt Doyle every week at MLSsoccer.com , watch his tactical videos on Bluesky and subscribe his new “Tactics Free Zone” newsletter...

Another summer transfer window has closed and for the fourth straight year, the Seattle Sounders failed to sign anyone from outside the organization. The Sounders are extreme outliers in MLS and it’s no wonder why many fans are getting frustrated. Jeremiah and Niko express their own frustrations and while they defend the relative competency of the front office, they also want to see some things ch...