The guys discuss the Grantland article by Graham Parker that discusses the MLS track of going from contraction to unprecedented expansion. They then cover the MLS action from the weekend, and finally close out with some other news.

Episode Description: On this week's episode of the United States of Futbol show, Earl and Robert start out by discussing Major League Soccer's failures in the CONCACAF Champions League for yet another time. They then break down the MLS action from the weekend, and look ahead to the upcoming US Men's National Team friendly against Mexico.

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This week's episode of the United States of Futbol Show features Robert and an under-the-weather Earl first discussing news about the new MLS Television Deal. Then they cover the MLS matches from the weekend, and close out with a big batch of news items.

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The United States of Futbol Show is back for it's first episode of the new MLS Season. Earl and Robert begin by talking about the two Deadspin articles that were published last week regarding MLS. You can find them here and here.

The rest of the episode is spent talking about the MLS action from the weekend. The guys also discuss the referee lockout.

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On this week's Turkish Football Weekly, there is some audio difficulties due to Jeremy using his laptop microphone. So please excuse any audio that might not come through clearly. Week 22 results of the Turkish Super League are reviewed. Discussion focuses on the derby between Galatasaray and Besiktas, and on the red card seen by Cristian Baroni during the Elazigspor-Fenerbahce match (video of which can be seen via these links: https://vine.co/v/MmTD0da2Kjr and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDpbXNJlKCI). European matches of Galatasaray and Trabzonspor in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League respectively are reviewed. The Euro 2016 draw was held this past week, and who Turkey got drawn with is discussed.

On this week's edition of Kicking it with Raphael I was delighted to invite James Montague to the program. James is Author of Thirty One Nil (Bloomsbury) & When Friday Comes (deCoubertin) and writes for NY Times. If you loved the Euro16 Draw then you will love this show. James and I went through every group and predicted who would advance and who would not. Find out who James believes will move on to Euro 16 in France and give me a follow on twitter @raphaelg23

This week on Turkish Football Weekly, Jeremy returns to the podcast. Week 21 results of the Turkish Super League are reviewed. the schedule for week 22 is given a rundown, which features the Galatasaray-Besiktas derby. There isn't much in terms of news this week, but the guys do review the 1st leg of the Europa League round of 32 tie between Juventus and Trabzonspor.

In this episode of Kicking it with Raphael, I welcomed on ESPN FC and Bleacher Report Christopher Atkins to discuss all the latest news in Asian football and to go over a list of young players who are set to shine. We also took a look back at the transfer window. Next on the program was football write and editor LaLigaUk Paul Wilkes. Paul and I spoke about Atletico Madrid poor form lately and examined all the top 6 teams in La Liga and all the interesting story lines. We ended with Paul giving his expertise on who is at fault at Manchester United! Feel free to write me on twitter @raphaelg23

With Jeremy out due to work commitments, Ata is joined this week by Kaan Bayazit. Week 20 results of the Turkish Super League are reviewed, and the schedule for week 21 is given a rundown. There's also a quick rundown of the results of the final day of Turkish Cup group stage games. The main point of discussion this week concerns the week 20 match between Sivasspor and Fenerbahce. The focus centers on the performance of referee Yunus Yildirim, and the guys debate the controversy surrounding his refereeing in the match.

This week on Turkish Football Weekly, Jeremy returns to the podcast. Week 19 results of the Turkish Super League are reviewed. Results of the penultimate matchday of the Turkish Cup group stages are also reviewed. News this week regards Cenk Tosun's move to Besiktas from Gaziantepspor, which will occur at the end of this season; a discussion on Elazigspor's Pape Sow receiving a direct red card while getting treatment for any injury, and Turkish Football Federation chairman Yildirim Demiroren suggesting that the Turkish Super League foreigner cap might change if all eighteen clubs petition the TFF to do so.