A big show filled with top flight guests is on tap for Soccerwise. With Jordan away David turns to some favorites of the show in Kacey White & Haley Carter (Orlando Pride). First Kacey talks through the big news of the week from Bay's record crowd to Alana Kennedy's transfer and the unfortunate Barbara Banda's injury news. Then Haley Carter joins the show to take us behind the scenes of the biggest transfer in soccer history, how the transfer market is changing, covering for the loss of a Barbara Banda, and how hard it is repeat plus SO much more.

• 4:35 - Bay FC Set Attendance Record
• 19:12 Weekend Recap
• 26:30 Alana Kennedy's Transfer News
• 36:30 Barbara Banda Injury News
• 53:26 Haley Carter interview
• 1:00:36 Carter's comments on Banda Injury
• 1:02:15 Behind The Scenes On Lizbeth Ollave's Record Transfer

The transfer window is over but the news doesn't stop as Tom is the first to report STL City SC is moving on from their first sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel. After that we still have to talk about all the late moves in the transfer window, and finally they look at the wild weekend that was and ahead to the Leagues Cup semifinal.

• 6:35 Lutz Pfannenstiel Let Go In STL
• 31:25 Whitecaps Controversial Win
• 33:40 FCC Late Transfer Fury
• 40:10 Insanity Atop The East
• 44:20 Min United Transfer Questions Around Pereyra
• 49:00 Leagues Cup Preview

You the know the vibes! It is the final live "Ice Cream Shop" or the year and while Tommy Scoops is cooking David bring in two big name short term loans in Andrew Wiebe & Matt Doyle. After Tom breaks out all the latest news the guys use their extra time to chat through the biggest moves of the window, and which clubs did the best work.

• 4:00 Paxten Aaronson & Rapids Window
• 16:45 Nashville Secure Jonny Perez
• 19:30 RSL Sign Deandre Yedlin
• 25:40 Caden Clark’s Massive Chasfer to DC
• 29:45 Whitecaps Strong Window From Mueller to CB Adds
• 39:20 Minnesota United Big Moves
• 48:00 CTL Big Sales and Succession Planning
• 51:00 TFC’s Strong Window Finishing With Jose Cifuentes
• 1:08:25 LAFC’s Summer Transfer Winners
• 1:12:20 Timbers Big Summer Work
• 1:17:00 FCC Trying To Take Steps Forward

A big announcement at kickback media with our latest massive transfer means Brianna Pinto has joined the committee. Brianna partners David to help breakdown the biggest stories of the week. They start with the weather delay fiasco in KC and what the experience is like for a player. Then they celebrate the impending world record transfer of Lizbeth Ovalle to Orlando. The soccer on the field should not be forgotten though after weekend filled with last minute equalizers from a cast of characters. And finally they dig into the soccer history of North Carolina with the expert Brianna herself.

• 3:20 KC-ORL Weather Fiasco
• 12:30 ORL World Record Signing
• 26:40 Chicago’s Incredible Comeback
• 35:00 Spirit Show Late Spirit 
• 48:15 50 States Of Soccer North Carolina w/Brianna Pinto’s 5-a-side

Tom is away for the rest of the week so David is joined by two powerhouse guests. First Michele Giannone joins to chat about his last 3 weeks being in the building with some of the biggest names in the region. They cover a lot from best #9 in MLS history, to favorite stadium, and talking to big name coaches. Finally they handicap the brackets for Leagues Cup & US Open Cup titles. Speaking of Open Cup the Union finally got to play their quarterfinal against Red Bulls. Bradley Carnell joins to talk about the teams success in his first year, what has elevated their young superstars, and what he has learned over the years.

• 2:30 Best MLS Stadiums & All-Time #9s With Michele
• 14:30 Talking With Elite Coaches
• 20:30 Power Ranking The Remaining Leagues Cup Teams
• 25:20 The Rodrigo De Paul Affect
• 27:20 Is The Best Orlando City Team Ever?
• 32:40 Odds To Win USOC
• 40:14 Bradley Carnell Interview

It hasn't been long since our last episode, but SO much has happened. North Carolina has parted ways with Sean Nahas after 4 years as head coach, but we're not totally sure why. Jordan & David break it down while discussing Chicago's 4th interim but new permanent head coaching hire. On the field the Thorns showed their threat in a huge 4-2 win over rivals Seattle this past weekend, and we prepare for a matchup of 1 vs 2 in KC on Saturday.

• 6:00 Sean Nahas Fired From NC Courage
• 23:30 Chicago Hire New Head Coach Sort Of
• 27:40 Weekend Action Recap
• 36:20 Portland Shine & Coffey’s MVP Campaign
• 41:47 Orlando-KC Preview
• 53:00 Ally Watt 1st Summit FC Signing
• 55:25 Celebrating Colorado Soccer

La Liga is headed for our shores in more ways than one so David and Tom are here to talk about it all. They discuss what this means for soccer in America & potential transfers to Spain. They also break down the big doubleheader week of Philly vs Red Bulls & Colorado's soccer legends.

• 8:40 La Liga Moving Games To The USA
• 17:25 Ice Cream Shop Starting With Alex Freeman
•  21:45 Tani Oluwaseyi Potential La Liga Move
• 25:20 Santi Moreno Moves To Fluminense
• 33:00 Orlando & Seattle Win BIG
• 42:00 Sonny Make His MLS Debut
• 46:30 Philly Vs New York Red Bull Week
• 1:01:30 Colorado 5-a-side

You all know the bet that was put in place between the hosts of Lobbing Scorchers & Soccerwise AND ITS TIME TO COLLECT. Ari & Noah stop by to grovel at Tom's feet, and then denounce Rave Green. Then David & Tom break down where Leagues Cup stands and why, and of course the Ice Cream Shop.

• 1:00 Lobbing Scorchers Pays up & Talks 2025 Sounders
• 30:15 Leagues Cup Update & Format Discussion
• 43:55 Ice Cream Shop Opens Up On Timbers, FCC, Colorado, San Jose, FC Dallas And Much More
• 1:07:30 Wisconsin All-Time 5-a-side

NWSL returned with a BANG coming out of the long international break. It was preceded by Ally Sentnor's blockbuster trade to KC. The games delivered on their own as Mia Fishel made her debut, and Trinity Rodman stole the show at Row-di.

• 11:00 Nick Cushing Named 1st Denver Summit FC Head Coach
• 22:30 Ally Sentnor Blockbuster Trade To KC
• 35:45 Sites & Sounds From Rowdi & Trinity Rodman’s Return
• 48:00 Rivalry Weekend Preview

The Soccerwise crew is back coming off a massively eventful weekend from breaking news out of South Korea to drinking in all of Vermont. First David regales Tom and all of us with his experiences in Burlington for the USL2 final. Then Tom takes into the scoops in the ice cream shop right off the back of breaking the Djordje Mihailovic cashfer to Toronto. They dig into Son’s potential record transfer to LAFC. And then Tom lays out the 12 biggest storylines that will decide the fate of the 2025 MLS season from star players to  Injuries and everything else in between. And finally they start working on the latest “50 States Of Soccer” Wisconsin!

00:24 - Gass’s coffee & technology mishap 

02:16 - Gass recaps calling the USL 2 Final in Vermont

20:16 - Ice Cream Shop, Djordje Mihailovic Trade 

35:19 - Son Heung-min to LAFC

40:00 - Portland, Chicago, Philadelphia Updates

46:50 - 12 Storylines that will define the rest of the 2025 MLS Season

01:16:24 - Podcast Business 

01:17:10 - 50 States of Soccer: Wisconsin 

01:22:21 - Closing Thoughts and Thank You’s