Over The Ball with Kevin Flynn and Dave Gallego

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss the USMNT roster announcement for October qualifiers, Jesse Marsch's rough start at RB Leipzig and other Champions League action before being joined once again by Professor Steven Bank of UCLA, an expert in sports law and soccer in particular, to help make sense of the latest from the USWNT–USSF lawsuit, allegations of abuse in NWSL and whether or not the Super League is truly dead and buried.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss the new MLS/Liga MX Leagues Cup, Ted Lasso's dominant performance at the Emmy's, COVID and injury concerns ahead of the USMNT's October qualifiers and the latest in the USWNT–USSF equal pay lawsuit before being joined by Martin Jacobson (Coach Jake), the winningest coach in NYC history at MLK High to discuss his team this season, what his players have to overcome on a daily basis and why urban areas are still largely overlooked in the American soccer landscape.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss Champions League action, the USMNT and USWNT potentially entering negotiations with US Soccer collectively, and the idea of a World Cup every two years before being joined by US Soccer Hall of Famer Hank Steinbrecher to hear about his long career in the sport, including organizing the 1994 World Cup, coaching and playing at the NCAA level and the evolution of the college game, and overall how far we've come as a country and how far we still have to go.

This week on OTB the guys discuss the USMNT's performances against both Canada and Honduras and breath a huge sigh of relief following victory over the latter before being joined once again by Eric Krakauer of beIN Sports to hear his thoughts on the CONCACAF qualifying campaign as well as the overall quality of Ligue 1, the impact of Messi's arrival at PSG and why MLS could be a top world league in a decade.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss and break down the USMNT's 0-0 qualifier draw in El Salvador before welcoming soccer broadcasting legend Seamus Malin to the pod to talk about his long career in both coaching and commentating, including calling Cosmos NASL matches, the 1994 World Cup, his time with ESPN, the evolution of the NCAA game over the years and how it feels today to see so much soccer on TV considering where it all began.

On OTB this week Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss the MLS–Liga MX All Star game; some big names potentially on the move across Europe, including Weston McKennie; Paramount Plus streaming issues and more before welcoming back to the podcast former USMNT star and US Soccer Hall of Fame Member Desmond Armstrong, who is now the head men's coach at Fisk University, to discuss his upcoming season, the evolution and current makeup of both the USMNT and USWNT, as well as his longtime work in bringing soccer to urban areas.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss seasons getting underway in Europe, Carli Lloyd's retirement announcement, whether the Super League may actually have been a somewhat decent idea, Ted Lasso and USMNT players abroad before welcoming back Grant Wahl to the pod to get his take on a wild summer of soccer, thoughts on Messi at PSG including how the move is being viewed in Argentina, MLS news and his biggest storylines concerning Americans in Europe this season.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss Messi's move to PSG, a new cleat deal and potentially a new role for Christian Pulisic at Chelsea, new FA limits on heading in training and more before welcoming back goalkeeping whiz Greg Kenney to hear why he dislikes the sweeper keeper, loves Kasper Schmeichel, the reason Italy prevailed on penalties against England and present his idea for how to fix extra time so we see less shootouts.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss the USWNT's Olympic defeat to Canada and subsequent Bronze medal, along with the USMNT beating Mexico to win the Gold Cup before welcoming Jay Heaps—former MLS All Star and Revolution Head Coach—to the pod to talk about his latest venture as President and GM of USL Championship club Birmingham Legion, including the growth of the league in general and the role it plays in player development.

This week on OTB Kevin, Grayle and Sam discuss the USWNT's performance to date at the Olympics as well as that of the USMNT at the Gold Cup before welcoming back Jon Champion of ESPN to the podcast to hear about his experience covering EURO 2020, beginning in Bristol and ending on location, his prep work for a short tournament and how he stays neutral when covering England games.