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Wednesday is here and so are Robert Kerr and Jason Davis for another edition of Morning Kickaround.
We start by joining the latest soccer crusade to save the Vancouver Whitecaps. With rumors of relocation flying around because of their lack of a quality playing surface, the people are flying into action to try and keep the Caps in British Columbia.
Soccer is still being built from the ground up as a couple MLS Next Pro clubs have some stadium news. Also, does it make sense to build shiny new soccer stadiums for what some cynics call a "backup league"?
Finally, Grasshopper, the Swiss club owned by LAFC, is in disarray after barely two years of ownership and we have the Round of 16 in the U.S. Open Cup.
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Morning Kickaround may or may not be the cure for your case of the Mondays, but we're going to give it our best shot.
We open in the plains of Iowa where we clank the clanger for a professional soccer stadium in Des Moines. The project entering the fun part of asking for public money and working with architects to develop what we really want: stadium renderings. Speaking of renderings, the Pittsburgh Riverhounds have some new ones from their renovations of Highmark Stadium.
Also, New York City has more grim news for World Cup watch parties. NYPD and the Department of Transportation are no longer supporting street watch parties in the cities.
We then weclome Andrew from Because Football onto the show. Andrew is travelling to all the World Cup host cities before the start of the tournament. We dig into what he's learned about them and what his motivation is for all this adventure.
Finally, Jason unboxes some gifts and we tease a little ticket giveaway courtesty of Blackstone Valley Tourism.
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It's a Rob and Luke Friday on Morning Kickaround and they have the rubrics out for the rookie MLS coaches.
MLS has a plethora of new coaches on the scene and Robert and Luke break them down and give them all grades for the first quarter of the MLS season.
Tom and Kirk from the An American Game podcast return the show next to shed some light on how American soccer history does not repeat itself, but the rhymes are everywhere. The alphabet soup of leagues we have now is really no different from what was around more than a century ago.
Finally, can Italy replace Iran in the World Cup? ALso, Luke shows off some of his collection of obscure kits and Rob does a live unboxing of a package sent to him by AC Boise's River Guard supporters group.
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Welcome to Wednesday on Morning Kickaround, and today's show hits at one of the things holding down American soccer... Capitalism.
Ticket prices for the World Cup continue to be sky high and sales are slower than expected. USMNT matches are even struggle to sell at the moment. Combo that with increasingly shady business practices by FIFA and you get.. a problem that FIFA doesn't care about and won't even try to solve.
Also, how will the World Cup influence youth soccer and is there any hope for the problems that ail that system?
In other news, the NWSL is coming to Columbus at the expense of $50 million in public funding to revamp a city park into a training facility for the new club.
Finally, the GOAT is coming to Utah tonight, but what did it take to get him there and is it a good thing that Real Salt Lake is keeping this game at America First Field?
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Today Morning Kickaround has to deal with an American soccer landscape that is kind of like Rob's hair... all over the place.
The USL Labor beef takes center stage as a club president decided to take to Instagram to defend his club in the ongoing PR battle around the CBA negotiations. Why did he adopt this tactic and was it actually a good idea?
Also, stadium projects throughout the country continue to grow. Geenville, South Carolina is making waves with a call for investment, but so are Omaha, Toledo, and Reno.
Finally, we #DotTheMap with our newest Ultras to finish out the week on a high note.
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It's a Wednesday of unexpected coaching and adminstrative changes on Morning Kickaround.
First up is the sudden departure of Javier Mascherano from Inter Miami. Why the sudden change here? We also saw Matt Crocker depart his post as the USMNT's Sporting Director to take up a similar role in Saudi Arabia. On the happier side of surprises, we had a couple of Cupsets to talk about last night with Louisville City and Colorado Springs Switchbacks taking MLS scalps into the U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinals.
We are then joined by WIll Bunch, national opinion writer for the Philadelphia Inquierer for a look at the mental gymnastics we are all performing to square ourselves with this World Cup.
Finally, Nashville SC scored a 1-0 win over Club America in Mexico for an unexpected spot in the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals and LAFC will join them.
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It's a Monday on Morning Kickaround and it's full of surprises.
Robert Kerr and Jason Davis are joined, somewhat enexpectedly by Mitch Baruchowitz, principal owner of Westchester SC, to discuss his club's upcoming home match against New York City FC in the U.S. Open Cup. How big of a moment is this for the young USL League One club and what is he hoping to get out of the game, aside from a victory, of course.
Also, we check in on the expansion teams on the women's side of the game. How are Boston Legacy and Denver Summit doing in the NWSL and how about Sporting Jax leading the way in the USL Super League?
LA's World Cup Fanfest will also charge attendees in a move that reflects the extreme cost of this American World Cup and there are 15 other U.S. Open Cup matches to discuss after we chat with Mitch.
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Exciting to kick this Friday around? Robert Kerr and Jason Davis sure are.
Plenty of rumors are swirling around the MLS world. For one, Neymar is linked to FC Cincinnati. Is this a legitimate interest or a ploy to drum up interest from elsewhere? What do the people think of the Colorado Rapids re-branding efforts? Also, who makes the show's MLS transfer wishlist?
Finally, in a viewer chosen bonus segment, we ask if MLS will ever return to local television coverage?
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Morning Kickaround on a Wednesday? What could be better... or even less normal.
The World Cup continues to wreak havoc on local infastructure. FIFA announeced yesterday that Penn Station will close to non-ticket holders for four hours every matchday, creating more headaches for non-soccer people.
Also, how are the expansion teams in the USL doing early on in the season? With Vancouver relocation talk in the air, would you want your hometown to join the bigtime if iot meant taking another city's team?
Finally, at the behest of the viewers, Robert and Jason discuss the state of the Concacaf Champions Cup after yesterday's quarterfinal matches.
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Welcome back to Morning Kickaround for the week and... ROB IS STILL HERE!
Mr. Kerr got himself a new new job that will allow him to stay with us on the live show, which means he has thoughts on Inter Miami's Nu Stadium. The house that Messi built opened with a 2-2 draw against Austin, inclduing a goal from the G.O.A.T.
The natives are resltess in New Jersey. Despite some early season success, Red Bull New York fans are not exactly showing up and they are throwing shade at the club for what they are asking of their most loyal supporters. Also, USL players are still protesting their lack of a CBA, but are their efforts losing steam?
Unlike Red Bull New York, AC Boise isn't struggling to connect with its supporters. They had their home opener, so their CEO Brad Stith join us for a little recap of how the eveinng went in the Idaho capital.
Finally, we #DotTheMap and handle the apparently sensitive topic of marketing gimmicks to get fans out to American soccer matches.
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