Tim and Landon are HAIR RAISING! On Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts – sporting some new looks - are joined by the founder of Portland Hearts of Pine, Gabe Hoffman-Johnson. The three talk about building a USL League One team, what success looks like in the club’s first season, and what promotion/relegation could mean for Portland. 

We’re also talking about the U.S. Men’s National Team performance against Ecuador, especially the strong showing from Flo Balogun and Mauricio Pochettino’s clear leadership. Plus, we take a look at whether Messi has the MLS MVP trophy on lock, and the race for a playoff spot in the MLS Western Conference. 

In the AT&T Mailbag, our hosts talk Landon’s Loyalty to San Diego, how to choose a goalkeeper, and whether the U.S. fanbase needs to step up their chant game. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

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00:00 Intro  

2:20 USMNT vs. Ecuador recap  

15:03 USMNT injuries  

20:36 U-20 World Cup  

23:48 Messi or Dreyer for MLS MVP?  

25:50 Coors Light Unfiltered Refresh  

31:58 Gabe Hoffman-Johnson joins the show!  

46:22 Where does "Hearts of Pine" come from?  

1:02:29 AT&T Fan Connection 

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