Boot It! Podcast

2020 is a wrap! Matt and Jake discuss MLS Cup and the Columbus Crew's victory, continued domination and debuts for young Americans in Europe, USWNT players, and notes on the USMNT-El Salvador friendly. Matt and Jake also take big takeaways for 2020 and bold predictions for 2021, including who might win the Gold Cup. Listen for the latest!

It has been awhile, but hosts Matt "Viktor" Crumb and Jake "from State Farm" Lucas are back to talk USMNT, USWNT, and MLS playoffs. Matt and Jake run through the results and player performances from the recent friendly matches against Wales (0-0 tie) and Panama (6-2), culminating in a fun game of "Swipe Right, Swipe Left" for players from those games they would keep on a hypothetical WCQ roster. The USWNT was also in action this past month against the Netherlands, and Matt and Jake talk next steps for the World Champions. The focus then shifts to home soil where the MLS playoffs are nearing completion and where the USMNT will play another friendly against El Salvador with a MLS-heavy player pool. Keep up with all things U.S. soccer and find out why Tyler Adams should think about sporting a ponytail.

We have waited a while, but America finally gets to see its boys play some soccer! Hosts Matt Crumb and Jake Lucas provide a deep dive preview of upcoming friendlies against Wales and Panama. The roster is (nearly) a dream roster for the U.S. soccer fan, and Matt and Jake talk form and prospects for each player heading into camp, as well as who they want to see play with each other over the two games.

The Boot It! Podcast is back! Hosts Matt and Jake, settling back in to reality after early fall travel, talk all things happening with Americans in Europe, including promising starts for the likes of Sergino Dest, Gio Reyna, Weston McKennie, and Tyler Adams in domestic league play. The Champions League is also back and featuring plenty of Americans. Matt and Jake travel across Europe to talk all players getting minutes in both competitions and what it means for the future of the USMNT. In the final segment, Matt and Jake review the Mexican national team, which played European friendlies in recent weeks. The hosts break down Mexico's formidable full-strength team and how/when the U.S. may catch up. 

In this episode of the Boot It! Podcast, Jake and Matt provide updates for American men and women breaking through and joining new clubs in Europe, including an Italian destination for Weston McKennie. They also break down what has been an inspiring MLS Restart (Phase 10A?) with many young American players getting significant minutes and becoming stalwarts for their clubs. As for CONCACAF and the Octopus, Matt and Jake preview the prospects of an aging Costa Rican national team in desperate need of a youth explosion, as well as inform listeners on happenings in the Costa Rican Primera. 

In this episode of the Boot It! Podcast, Matt and Jake take listeners on a jet lag inducing journey to Europe, North America (CONCACAF), and BACK to Europe again. They talk American players (men's and women's) on the move in Europe's top leagues, preview the USMNT's Octopus WCQ schedule (it's tough!), and give their predictions for breakout young U.S. players in Europe as the new season rolls around. But first, listeners are updated on the birthday tubing adventure in Harpers Ferry, and the MISadventures of young intern Staley. See who made it out alive!

Hosts Matt and Jake take you on a soccer trip around the region, and the world! Topics for the first segment include MLS is Back Tourney wrap-up and season restart, USL Championship, leagues continuing play around CONCACAF, Champions League, American men and women on the move in Europe, and some life updates in DC! In the final segment, Matt and Jake imagine a brave new American soccer world, starting from scratch. How should the top leagues be structured? Pro/Rel? Listen in and find out!

Welcome to the first ever Boot It! Podcast episode, where Matt Crumb and Jake Lucas introduce the motivations for sounding off on everything American soccer (USMNT, USWNT, MLS, NWSL, Lower Leagues, Youth), CONCACAF, and Americans playing abroad. In this first episode, Matt and Jake catch listeners up on how Americans have been doing in the European restart, MLS is Back tournament, and NWSL tournament. They also discuss and break down their respective 30-man depth charts for the current USMNT. Who's in and who's out? Who should get a call up? What can USMNT fans expect in the coming years for a (hopefully) post-COVID restart. Find out here!