(00:00-8:24) – In the opening segment of today’s edition of Soccer Saturday, Greg Rakestraw updates you on when the boys in blue will make a return to their season, previews what is to come this week on the show, and what statement the Indy Eleven made in response to the George Floyd incident from last week.

(11:26-25:21) – President and CEO Greg Stremlaw joins the program what the process have been like trying to funnel all the information to everyone in the organization, his thoughts on the ability to spread people out at Lucas Oil Stadium if they have fans in the stands, and what people need to know right now as the Indy Eleven make their return.

(28:23-42:06) – USL’s Vice President of Communications and Public Relations in Ryan Madden tells you whether or not the league is trying to still play a full season’s worth of games, what kind of potential process the league will go through if they have to recreate each team’s schedule, and his confidence in team’s being able to start practicing as a full team versus individual workouts.

(45:07-52:33) – Former Indy Eleven and current forward for USL League One club Forward Madison FC  Wojciech Wojcik briefly joins the program to discuss what it was like to play against his former team, how they have set Twitter on fire with their alternative uniforms, and Greg tells you that you can hear the rest of the interview in next weeks show.

(55:34-57:57) – As we close out today’s show, Greg announces the fixtures that the Premier League has announced and updates you on other soccer leagues across the globe that are making their returns.

(00:00-05:04) –  Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and in the opening segment of today’s show, Greg informs you about the return of the Premiere League, and other various soccer leagues across the world.

(08:05-19:21) – Head coach of the boys in blue, Martin Rennie, returns to the program to update everyone on what he has been doing the past week or so, says the players all have a positive mindset on things as they start to make their return, and feels like the team will come out with a lot of motivation and excitement when that start playing games again but misses having a set schedule of doing things that he is so used to doing day-to-day.

(22:22-40:47) – Former Indy Eleven midfielder Nicki Paterson represents this week’s catching up segment to explain what all went into his decision to return home to play soccer versus in the United States, why he chose the Indy Eleven after two years with the Ottawa Fury, and what he misses the most about living in Indianapolis.

(43:48-53:30) – Josh Mason,  Indy Eleven’s Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, makes a return to the show to tell you about the process of creating the racing Indy kits, the effort of everyone involved in making the racing uniforms that will have to wait to be delivered, and informs everyone what is happening behind the scenes that people need to know.

(56:31-54:58) – Greg wraps up the last May edition of Soccer Saturday by thanking everyone involved in making today’s show happen and what leagues are making a return.

(00:00-01:36) – In the opening segment of today’s show, Greg Rakestraw by telling you about whom you will be hearing from today and what those conversations will entail

(04:38-19:40) – Arguably Indiana’s best soccer player ever in Demarcus Beasley makes his first ever appearance on Soccer Saturday to elaborate on the news around him wanting to bring a soccer team to his home town of Fort Wayne, if he could imagine owning his own club and putting it in Fort Wayne when he started his professional career twenty years ago, and gives you the answer as to what the target date is to have a club ready to start competing.

(22:41-38:17) – All-time leading scorer of the Indy Eleven in Eamon Zayed joins the show live this time after requesting to be on the show with Greg via Twitter last week to discuss the training that he can be apart of in Chattanooga, what he did during prior to training to stay in shape while he was quarantines, and some of the things that he has done in Chattanooga on his spare time.

(41:19-54:07) – Ian Joy from Fox Sports is our last guest from today’s edition of Soccer Saturday to explain how how surprised he is that the Bundislega has received so much media attention of its return, how close the action was last weekend in comparison to when matches were last played in March, and why the younger Americans go to the Bundesliga first.

(57:08-58:33) – In the final segment of today’s program, Greg has to wrap it up quickly by thanking all people involved in making today’s spectacular show and where you can watch and which game is this week’s Indy Eleven game of the week.

FULL SHOW: INDY ELEVEN SOCCER SATURDAY FOR 04/25/20

(00:00-03:57) – In the opening segment of today’s show, Greg Rakestraw updates you about the training moratorium for the Indy Eleven, previews whom you will be hearing from the rest of the show, and what Indy Eleven moment you can watch tonight on TV!

(03:59-17:45) – Midfielder for the Indy Eleven in Drew Connor joins the program to explain how the phrase “Professional Footy Fun Ball” came about, what the one thing he would order from Wisconsin if it could appear on his doorstep, and provides a little background information on his business.

(17:47-39:13) – Former Indy Eleven player and current assistant coach from Sacramento Republic FC in Colin Falvey follows Connor for a lengthy elaborating on how long he believes the team will need to get ready to start playing again, when he knew it was time to go from a player to a coach, and they reflect on his favorite memory and accomplishment during his time as a player with the boys in blue.

(39:15-45:08) – As we go up against time, Greg plays a snippet of his conversation with former General Manager of the Indy Eleven Peter Wilt on how the the Indy Eleven got their name, but he tells you where you can go to listen to the entire forty minute conversation.

(45:09-47:21) – In the final segment of this morning’s show, Greg wraps up the show telling you where you can watch relive some of the best Indy Eleven moments tonight and tomorrow night and dates to consider as to when you could see some soccer return

FULL SHOW: INDY ELEVEN SOCCER SATURDAY FOR 05/16/20

(00:00-02:56) – Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday as we await the return of the Indy Eleven season discussing who will be joining today’s program, what kind of show this week is going to be, and updates you on leagues that are returning and still on hold.

(02:57-10:44) – Head Coach Martin Rennie of the boys in blue joins us for the second consecutive week, but this time it’s from an interview he did with Devon Kerr as the two discuss Landon Donovan, what coaching is all about, and what his mindset was when he was entering his first season as head coach of the Indy Eleven.

(10:46-32:04) – This week’s catch up interview with a former Indy Eleven player is Owain fon Williams for a rather lengthy discussion on the soccer in Scotland in comparison to the United States, if he has any idea where he could be playing next season, and if he had a chance to go out and experience Indianapolis in his only season as a member of the club.

(32:06-43:40) – In the fourth segment in today’s show, Greg plays a little bit of Eamon Zayed’s conversation with Josh Mason in April about his favorite moments when he was with the team, how special of a bond he had with some of his teammates, and some of his favorite parts of the city he enjoyed visiting during his time in Indianapolis.

(43:41-44:53) – Greg closes out the show this week by telling you about live soccer that is returning, where you can watch each of the match, and thanks each of the guests that joined the show today.

FULL SHOW: INDY ELEVEN SOCCER SATURDAY FOR 05/09/20

(00:00-01:44) – Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Indy Eleven Soccer Saturday to shed some light at the end of the tunnel as individual workouts will begin on Monday and previews each guest that will be joining the program this week.

(01:46-14:22) – Head Coach Martin Rennie of the Indy Eleven is back after a couple week’s off to elaborate on what he can start doing with the players on Monday as individual workouts are now allowed, some of the coaches and sources that he has talked to during his time away from the show to pick their brain, and how the depth of the team will benefit them during mid-week games.

(14:24-29:46) – Old friend of the show and former Indy Eleven defender in Greg Janicki represents the catching up guest on this week’s show that Greg catches up with by asking what job he is doing now,  his brief time with Detroit City, and what appealed him back in 2015 to come play for the Indy Eleven knowing it was a young program.

(29:47-44:17) – The director of Worth the Wait, Tucker Gragg, joins the show to discuss why right now was the right time to produce the documentary, how Jerry Yeagley turned down a coaching offer late in his (coaching) career to stay at IU, and what his current role is today in Indiana University’s soccer program.

(44:19-44:59) – In the final segment of today’s show, Greg wraps it up by giving you an update on the returns of various soccer leagues and a couple of important dates for the Indy Eleven that are approaching.

"THE INTERVIEWS" - 2015 - PART TWO

"THE INTERVIEWS" - 2015 - PART ONE

SEGMENT 1:   INTRO with GREG RAKESTRAW  (STARTS:  0:00)

SEGMENT 2:  GREG JANICKI, INDY ELEVEN PLAYER  (STARTS:  1:51)

SEGMENT 3:  TIM REGAN, INDY ELEVEN COACH  (STARTS:  16:33)

SEGMENT 4:  KYLE MCCARTHY, FOX SPORTS  (STARTS:  26:25)

SEGMENT 5:  CLOSING with GREG RAKESTRAW  (STARTS:  36:33)

SEGMENT 1:   INTRO with GREG RAKESTRAW  (STARTS:  0:00)

SEGMENT 2:  PETER WILT, INDY ELEVEN PRESIDENT/GM  (STARTS:  1:21)

SEGMENT 3:  BRIAN STRAUSS, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED  (STARTS:  14:34)

SEGMENT 4:  ERIQ ZAVELETA, INDIANA UNIVERSITY/MLS PLAYER (STARTS:  33:13)

SEGMENT 5:  CLOSING with GREG RAKESTRAW  (STARTS:  44:13)