Helltown Beer

01:30 SOCCER HEADLINES

► Women's World Cup

► FOX Sports hashtag "#ScoreToSettle"

► WWC setup

► Standout players (Larry = Johnston, Rick = Heath)

► Jill Ellis approach (the Narrative)

► Copa America - Chile v Argentina final

► "There is no evil that lasts 100 years"

► Big name transfer rumors MLS, summer window

17:45 COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS AND NOTES

► Crew record A SIGN

► Place on the table, where they always seem to be

► Kamara and Finlay leading league in key cats

► Impact of Cedrick's arrival, change in tactics

► Meram maturation, future with team

► MLS players kinda stuck, difference with NHL and other leagues

► TWC broadcast missed red card

► Crew bow out of US Open Cup vs Orlando City

► NY tired themselves out midweek against NY Cosmos

► Realistically the only path to CCL for Crew

38:45 GENERAL DISCUSSION

► The hard break

► Rick and Larry solve some MLS problems

► New "Core Player" rule

► Hard Cap a solution?

► Impact of the Designated Player looms large in today's MLS

► Playing a board game and the rules change halfway through

► How the Core Player works

50:40 QUICK HIT, WRAP UP

► Sepp Blatter not in town for the WWC Final

► 13th edition of the Gold Cup, news notes

► Going to be a couple games played in an inferno (like... Qatar? hmm)

► A look at where the games are being played

That's all! Don't forget we are on iTunes as well. Thanks for listening.

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01:35 - HEADLINES

• FIFA corruption, DOJ indictment

• Audio: Loretta E. Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of the US

• Aaron Davidson, NASL connection

• Sports Marketing Companies in crosshairs: SUM and Traffic

• Sepp Blatter addicted to the power

• Rick Gethin's Special Report! From Zurich!

• Chuck Blazer, the corruption is here in USA

• Impact to MLS. Slows momentum

19:25 - COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS, NOTES

• Crew stagnating recently

• Clearing the air on Hernán Grana, personal opinion

• Recapping recent results

• Cliché's are coming out!

• Discussion on the Crew midfield, Finlay

• Overcoming loss of key starters

• Evaluation time last year

• Berhalter so locked into approach

• Is Berhalter losing the room?

• "you can feel it" - Rick

• Upcoming matches

• Need to address reserve / affiliate situation

39:35 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

• Kicked off this weekend

• Canada wins opener

• Women's 1999 final still holds highest TV rating

• Upcoming matches

• FiveThirtyEight.com Preview [link]

• Interest Poll, Women's Soccer (SBJ)

51:25 - QUICK HIT, WRAP UP

• Barcelona wins UEFA Champions League over Juventus

• Living in Barca's world

• Beauty of good, intelligent teams playing

• Transfer rumors, NYCFC... NASL 2.0? Hurt MLS mission?

01:35 - HEADLINES

• FIFA corruption, DOJ indictment

• Audio: Loretta E. Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of the US

• Aaron Davidson, NASL connection

• Sports Marketing Companies in crosshairs: SUM and Traffic

• Sepp Blatter addicted to the power

• Rick Gethin's Special Report! From Zurich!

• Chuck Blazer, the corruption is here in USA

• Impact to MLS. Slows momentum

19:25 - COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS, NOTES

• Crew stagnating recently

• Clearing the air on Hernán Grana, personal opinion

• Recapping recent results

• Cliché's are coming out!

• Discussion on the Crew midfield, Finlay

• Overcoming loss of key starters

• Evaluation time last year

• Berhalter so locked into approach

• Is Berhalter losing the room?

• "you can feel it" - Rick

• Upcoming matches

• Need to address reserve / affiliate situation

39:35 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

• Kicked off this weekend

• Canada wins opener

• Women's 1999 final still holds highest TV rating

• Upcoming matches

• FiveThirtyEight.com Preview [link]

• Interest Poll, Women's Soccer (SBJ)

51:25 - QUICK HIT, WRAP UP

• Barcelona wins UEFA Champions League over Juventus

• Living in Barca's world

• Beauty of good, intelligent teams playing

• Transfer rumors, NYCFC... NASL 2.0? Hurt MLS mission?

02:20 HEADLINES

• "Our Open. Our ode. Our respect. Our homage to the armed forces."

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, catching up to date

• Who Crew SC may face

• NASL focus on the US Open Cup, motivated

• NASL = Apple, Microsoft = MLS (?)

• What's the prize? Something to play for

• Intensity between Columbus and Dayton years past

• Helltown will be posting up streams of Rd 3

• Red Cards in Helltown on iTunes

• 'Championship Sunday' in EPL, News, notes

• [Larry misplaces Rick's audio... LIVE!]

• A check on other leagues, Bundesliga call out

20:55 COLUMBUS CREW SC SEGMENT

• "Most human problems can be solved by an appropriate charge of high explosives"

• Jumping back to the San Jose away result

• Convo on teams playing late (eastern)

• Berhalter audio

• Wil Trapp still out

• Berhalter hitting a wall? Overbearing disciplinarian?

• Halfway through 3 year Berhalter plan

• Mapfre with a booth at German Village yard sale... approved?

37:32 NEWS AND NOTES

• "Market Garden"

• A couple minutes on Don Garber

• What's MLS doing to improve low TV ratings?

• TV ratings, Fox Sports 1, ESPN2

• A look at the MLS table

• Will Frank Lampard have impact this year, or no

• Might be too late for NYCFC's 1st season

• Seattle Sounders leading Supporters' Shield race

51:21 CLOSE, QUICK HIT

• "...one of those American Western Films"

• There is no "was" a Marine

• on the International Champions Cup in the USA

• MLS opens the door for this

02:20 HEADLINES

• "Our Open. Our ode. Our respect. Our homage to the armed forces."

• Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, catching up to date

• Who Crew SC may face

• NASL focus on the US Open Cup, motivated

• NASL = Apple, Microsoft = MLS (?)

• What's the prize? Something to play for

• Intensity between Columbus and Dayton years past

• Helltown will be posting up streams of Rd 3

• Red Cards in Helltown on iTunes

• 'Championship Sunday' in EPL, News, notes

• [Larry misplaces Rick's audio... LIVE!]

• A check on other leagues, Bundesliga call out

20:55 COLUMBUS CREW SC SEGMENT

• "Most human problems can be solved by an appropriate charge of high explosives"

• Jumping back to the San Jose away result

• Convo on teams playing late (eastern)

• Berhalter audio

• Wil Trapp still out

• Berhalter hitting a wall? Overbearing disciplinarian?

• Halfway through 3 year Berhalter plan

• Mapfre with a booth at German Village yard sale... approved?

37:32 NEWS AND NOTES

• "Market Garden"

• A couple minutes on Don Garber

• What's MLS doing to improve low TV ratings?

• TV ratings, Fox Sports 1, ESPN2

• A look at the MLS table

• Will Frank Lampard have impact this year, or no

• Might be too late for NYCFC's 1st season

• Seattle Sounders leading Supporters' Shield race

51:21 CLOSE, QUICK HIT

• "...one of those American Western Films"

• There is no "was" a Marine

• on the International Champions Cup in the USA

• MLS opens the door for this

01:24 HEADLINES

• Happy Mother's Day!

• 10 year anniversary of Glazer Manchester United ownership

• New (-ish) money in English soccer [link]

• Premier League is this separate thing

• Values skyrocketing

• EPL has global jump on NFL, NBA, etc

• Helltown calling US to boycott World Cup

16:50 COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS, NOTES, RESULTS

• Game vs Sounders, 3-2 win, recap

• What went right, what went wrong

• Players have to figure it out on their own

• Crew adapted to Seattle style

• Marshall really wanted a goal

• Rundown on the stats

• Sooo many on target

• Berhalter audio 1, "strange game"

• Win never felt secure

• Audio 2, "playing together more"

• No Grana? Hector Jimenez good game

• Berhalter's even tempered approach

• Audio 3, Berhalter praises players

• Who are Crew core

• San Jose and their CRUMMY weather up next week

• some Time Warner bashing

• Crew SC friendly against Valencia CF

37:40 NEWS AND NOTES, CLOSER LOOK

• Women's World Cup, thoughts on artificial turf

• Not enough money, international tournaments are to make bank

• The end of a golden generation, popularity

• Jurgen Klinsmann conversation, what has he brought?

• Who's taking the place of the Donovan / Dempsey generation

• ... Gall

• Brek Shea and not thinking about soccer

52:40 FINAL SEGMENT, QUICK HIT

• Rick's off the IR

• Is MLS still playing in stadiums too big?

• Announced attendance and actual butts in seats

• Crew SC attendance finally "hit"

01:24 HEADLINES

• Happy Mother's Day!

• 10 year anniversary of Glazer Manchester United ownership

• New (-ish) money in English soccer [link]

• Premier League is this separate thing

• Values skyrocketing

• EPL has global jump on NFL, NBA, etc

• Helltown calling US to boycott World Cup

16:50 COLUMBUS CREW SC NEWS, NOTES, RESULTS

• Game vs Sounders, 3-2 win, recap

• What went right, what went wrong

• Players have to figure it out on their own

• Crew adapted to Seattle style

• Marshall really wanted a goal

• Rundown on the stats

• Sooo many on target

• Berhalter audio 1, "strange game"

• Win never felt secure

• Audio 2, "playing together more"

• No Grana? Hector Jimenez good game

• Berhalter's even tempered approach

• Audio 3, Berhalter praises players

• Who are Crew core

• San Jose and their CRUMMY weather up next week

• some Time Warner bashing

• Crew SC friendly against Valencia CF

37:40 NEWS AND NOTES, CLOSER LOOK

• Women's World Cup, thoughts on artificial turf

• Not enough money, international tournaments are to make bank

• The end of a golden generation, popularity

• Jurgen Klinsmann conversation, what has he brought?

• Who's taking the place of the Donovan / Dempsey generation

• ... Gall

• Brek Shea and not thinking about soccer

52:40 FINAL SEGMENT, QUICK HIT

• Rick's off the IR

• Is MLS still playing in stadiums too big?

• Announced attendance and actual butts in seats

• Crew SC attendance finally "hit"

01:20 - HEADLINES

• FIFA reject recommendation to re-run 2022 World Cup vote

• Investments in sport currently huge from Middle East

• Fifa under pressure over Hammam Qatar bidding role

• more future thinking, Russia 2018, equal vote, dangerous

16:20 - COLUMBUS CREW SC, MLS

• Crew dominate a bad Philly, 11 pts from 7 games

• MLS needs good teams punishing bad ones

• Great offensive games from Ethan Finlay, Kamara, Meram

• Audio from Berhalter (at 23:40 and 29:20)

• Finlay finding form

• Crew schedule normalizing finally

• A look at MLS standings

37:00 - NEWS AND NOTES

• Transfer rumors, "sources say"

• Simon Kuper: MLS is an "elephants’ graveyard "

• Montreal CCL run, well traveled players key

• Club América in mist of tough schedule, Impact with month off

• MLS schedule shifted around, MTL to Club World Cup

• Difficulties for aging foreign players coming to MLS

• 'Athleticism' wins a lot of games in MLS, needs to change

53:00 - FINAL SEGMENT

• 65th FIFA congress, votes

• % chance Blatter voted out

• Amazing how little biz size of sports talked about in US

• Will change with new face?