MLS soccer is back! The 2025 Charlotte FC season kicks off this Saturday in Seattle. Matt Swift and David Gusler are joined by Vaughn Pollman to discuss all that we learned during the preseason, predict how the Crown will fare this year and look specifically at Saturday's match at Seattle Sounders.

Stay tuned to the end as we answer all your listener questions!

The whole gang is back together to talk about Charlotte FC's preseason matches against LA Galaxy and Phoenix Rising, the recently announced Leagues Cup schedule and Wednesday's Kit Reveal party. We also take your questions about the roster as we get closer to the start of the season.

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As the preseason rolls on, David and Corey return this week to recap a match against North Carolina FC, preview Charlotte FC's trip to Coachella, discuss the breaking news about Charlotte FC stopping the search for a Chief Business Officer and look at the Crown's options at LB/RB with Joao Pedro leaving on loan.

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In the first episode of the New Year, David and Corey recap Charlotte FC's exciting offseason player moves, discuss at how the Crown looks in preseason matches, reflect on Patrick Agyemang's glorious winter and share opinions on the leaked new CLTFC kit.

We're back for the final episode of 2024 and we have some feelings about the front office moves we've seen from Tepper Sports & Entertainment the past few weeks. Specifically, how these changes affect Charlotte FC and what they may say about the focus of the organization.

Agree? Disagree? We want to hear from you. Hit us up in the comments or on social!

And we hope everyone has a Happy New Year! We'll see you in 2025.

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The 2025 Charlotte FC and MLS schedule came out this week, so Matt and Corey took a look at the road ahead for the Crown. We break down some of the bigger matches, interesting away days and an especially difficult stretch of road games in the middle of the season.

And we answer a listener question about egg nog.

You can see the full Charlotte FC schedule here.

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Now that we've had some time to reflect on the premature end of Charlotte FC's season, we invited super guests Vaughn Pollman and Russell Varner to join Matt Swift and David Gusler to answer your many questions about this season, the offseason and beyond.

We cover everything from our favorite moments to player moves to team giveaway ideas.

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David and Corey are back, and it's time to reflect. Since we last talked, Charlotte FC won its first home playoff match (yes, they won) but then lost Game 3 of the series with Orlando in heartbreaking fashion. We talk about those matches and reflect quickly on the season as a whole.

But first! Some good news: Kristijan Kahlina was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year!

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Charlotte FC travels to Florida Sunday night to open its first-round playoff series against Orlando City. Matt, David and Corey reminisce on the season finale win over D.C. United, get you ready for the match in Orlando and answer all your questions. Or at least most of them.

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Matt, David and Corey are back in the virtual studio to break down Charlotte FC's incredible recent run of form that has the team bound for a first round playoff series. We discuss what's working, make some predictions and talk or way too long about Walter's.

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