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Liga MX recently announced they'd be suspending promotion and relegation for six years, leading up to the 2026 World Cup in North America. Speculation is rife that a merger of sorts between Liga MX and MLS is inevitable. But how would such a coupling work?

ESPN's Tom Marshall has his ear to the ground on all things Liga MX, so we talk about how he made his way to Mexico, the historical underpinnings of promotion and relegation and why it didn't work, and what it all means for soccer in North America.

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The founders of Street Soccer USA — a nonprofit that uses the beautiful game to empower underserved communities — join the podcast to discuss the music that’s shaped their life and work.

Timestamps:

Start - 18:10: Growing up in Virginia // Sibling wrestling matches // Street soccer & youth development

18:10 - 28:30: Johnny Cash as inspiration // Challenges of D1 competition // Rediscovering love of soccer

30:30 - 45:00: Starting SSUSA in a soup kitchen // Detained en route to Homeless World Cup

42:30 - End: K'naan's connection with refugee players // Building street soccer fields // Attempting to nutmeg Steve Nash

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Goalkeeper Michelle Betos and forward Jasmyne Spencer return to "Coffee & Valkyries" to talk about their respective roads to recovery from devastating injuries, and more importantly a whole lot of banter that the teammates have become fan favorites for.

HOSTS

Susie Rantz (@SusieRants)

Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal)

Steve Voght (@voght)

CREDITS

Album artwork: Amy Camber

Music: “Sunglasses” by Loyalty Freak Music

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Dani Weatherholt may be one of the new players joining OL Reign for the 2020 NWSL season, but the midfielder is no stranger to the NWSL. After spending the past four seasons at Orlando Pride, the midfielder is back to her native west coast. It's time to get to know a little bit about Dani Weatherholt.

HOSTS

Susie Rantz (@SusieRants)

Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal)

Steve Voght (@voght)

CREDITS

Artwork: Amy Camber

Music: "Sunglasses" by Loyalty Freak Music

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The days and weeks are running into one another, but that hasn’t stopped us from recording another one of our patented “podcasts.” It’s now been about six weeks since the Seattle Sounders last played a game, and amazingly we still have things to talk about.

Among the topics of discussion this week were a call from ECS not to play any games until it was safe enough for not only players, but also fans to be in attendance. We also discussed the Seattle Times’ story that looked back on the decision-making process that resulted in the Sounders playing their final game despite a looming pandemic.

This week's music: Perry Como - "Seattle", "RVIVR - "Ocean Song", Woody Guthrie - "Roll On Columbia", "Your Journey Begins" - OurMusicBox (Jay Man) (CC BY 4.0)

Thanks to James Woollard, Sounders Public Address Announcer, for doing our sponsor reads. You can follow him on Twitter at @BritVoxUS - if you’re looking for a British Voice to advertise your business or non-profit, please reach out to him.

 

 

It's time to get to know OL Reign midfielder Morgan Andrews. After joining the club in 2018, Andrews continues to grow into becoming one of the mainstays of the current and next generation of OL Reign players.

HOSTS

Susie Rantz (@SusieRants)

Jacob Cristobal (@jacobcristobal)

Steve Voght (@voght)

CREDITS

Artwork: Amy Camber

Music: "Sunglasses" by Loyalty Freak Music

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The US Soccer Federation announced that it is eliminating both the boys and girls soccer development academies. The USSDA was created in 2007 to identify and develop soccer talent from across the country.

While the program has had its benefits, politics, turf wars and finances led the Federation to close the academies. In its place, Major League Soccer announced its own expanded development system to help develop young boys, while the ECNL is likely to assume more responsibility on the women’s side.

Where that leaves youth development in this country is up in there air however, as the coronavirus pandemic hovers over everything, including the Federation itself. To talk about where youth development goes from here, Paul Kennedy and Beau Dure join me to talk about the changes, and what we can expect to see in light of this major decision from US Soccer.

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