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Thomas and Bart share their thoughts about why they want to do this and if they can.
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It's a Freestyle Friday where we look at Match Week 1 in MLS

Lucas Panzica, from 1045TheZone in Nashville, looks at the preview of Nashville SC as they get ready for New England and the 2025 season

We go over the matches that start the season in earnest on Saturday and Sunday plus the brackets are out in Champions League and Europa League

Jason visits to preview ATLUTD and CF Montreal with Jarrett and Bart Keeler from the SoccerForUSPod... he also looks at where Atlanta is as a soccer city right now...

Drew has a lot to catch us up on with his beloved United as action on the pitch plus the activity off the pitch makes for a lot of heavy thinking...

Madison Crews caught up with Apple TV's Callum Williams to talk about the upcoming season in MLS and his assignment in Atlanta on Saturday night as Atlanta United hosts Montreal.

Welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso from the SDH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University, Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. 

The USWNT started the SheBelieves Cup strongly with a 2-0 win over Colombia last night in Houston. Ally Sentnor's bombazo was the headline, Catarina Macario also scored. Japan thrashed Australia 4-0 in the other match earlier in the day. 

Big fan of MLS using the "Only the Captain" rule this season, essentially a throwback to the days that only the captain could speak to the referee. They specifically want to see in contentious situations that the referee only speaks with the team captains. This worked well in the Euros, I think you'll see a good number of yellow cards early on as everyone adjusts their behavior, but I like the move. 

Only 9 coaches in MLS started the 2023 season with their current clubs, only 16 started last season with their current clubs. Wild numbers for a league that doesn't have any pressure, huh? The coaches definitely feel that pressure. Two familiar faces in new places are Gregg Berhalter in Chicago and Bruce Arena in San Jose. Will be interesting to see how both of them fare. 

Biggest roster move lately in MLS is Cengiz Ünder joining LAFC on loan from Fenerbahçe. I still have questions about LAFC this season, but Ünder could provide some answers for them. 

Awesome to see Chris Richards invest in his hometown team, the Birmingham Legion. 
R
angers in Scotland might be getting new investment from the San Francisco 49ers. Still some things to work through including the Scottish FA rules on dual ownership (49ers own Leeds United), but this could be a big shot in the arm for the current #2 team in Scotland that needs help to close the gap with Celtic. 

Some tasty matchups drawn for the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League. PSG-Liverpool, Real Madrid-Atleti, Bayern-Leverkusen, Benfica-Barcelona are the highlights for me. 

Christian Pulisic says that all is good with him at Milan, refuting Italian media reports. 

Argentine media reports say that players and clubs are "fed up" with Foster Gillett not living up to agreements. 

More Espresso on Monday on the SDH Network, presented by Oglethorpe University.

Madison Crews and Jason Longshore discuss the upcoming MLS season, make some predictions, and dig into Matchweek 1 on the first edition of MLS Six Pack for 2025. Dax McCarty and Callum Williams talk about the upcoming season as well on the show.

In this SDH Network 1V1, Madison Crews catches up with former Atlanta United midfielder and MLS legend, Dax McCarty. They talk about Dax's new role with MLS Season Pass as a Studio Analyst, the transition from a player to being a member of the media and the 30th season of Major League Soccer.

Jamie Watson drops by SDH AM to discuss what's going on in SheBelieves Cup with the USWNT and Emma Hayes plus an early look at MLS in 2025

Niko Moreno joins SDH AM to talk about Seattle, their CONCACAF result, the Western Conference, and a little about the Eastern Conference as we prep for MatchWeek 1