USMNT legend Herculez Gomez joins us today. Herc transitioned from soccer to a successful television analyst/host career. He was electrifying on the pitch, and now he's bringing the heat on ESPN shows like Ahora o Nunca, and ESPN FC. We are such huge fans of Herc, and you probably are too! Listen as we chat about his time at USMNT, his rivalry with Sebastian Salazar, and the difficult decision Mexican-Americans face to play for USA or Mexico.

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Soccer in America is happening right now with the NWSL Challenge Cup and the MLS is Back Tournament, even though it got off to a rocky start with a few teams having to withdraw from their respective tournaments. Both tournaments have been exciting though and we spend today's show talking about both with some incredible guests.

NWSL Lead Reporter Marisa Pilla joins us to discuss the upcoming NWSL Challenge Cup Quarterfinals.

Then we talk to Orlando City Designated Player Dom Dwyer from inside the bubble in Orlando. He talks about his new coach, the rivalry with Atlanta United, and how concerned he was about the injury to Inter Miami CB Andre Reyes. 

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It's a new Premier League Podcast! You know you've needed one. But this one is hosted by stand-up comedians so it's fun and different. Recorded live on Twitch at twitch.tv/soccercooligans. Follow us and be a part of the show!

Topics include:

• Manchester City Unbanned from Champions League
• Serge Aurier losing his brother to gun violence
• Leeds returning to the Prem
• We react to the Meg Thee Stallion news 

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Today we are joined by our first ever active Liga MX player to be a guest on our show! Sebastian Saucedo of Pumas UNAM joins us to talk about how the transition to Liga MX has been since his move from Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Originally from Park City, Utah, Sebastian "Bofo" Saucedo talks about being raised by an immigrant family, leaving RSL, and lets us know about some of the pressures of playing for a huge Mexican club like Pumas. 

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We're back with another Premier League show! We've been using our fuboTV hiatus to try some new stuff, so this is our 2nd crack at exclusively talking about that league no one really watches. 

Topics:

Christian Pulisic balling our of control at Chelsea, Weston McKennie to Everton rumors, Miguel Almiron leaving Newcastle rumors, and have a 5-Sub debate. 

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THE PREM SHOW! It's our first ever full Premier League Show! This young league is still figuring things out but we thought we'd check out what all the fuss is about.

Are Liverpool Now The Biggest Club In England? We break down the return of the Prem in the COVID era. After we begrudgingly congratulate Liverpool for winning the league, we try to figure out who will end up in Champions League, and ask if you should take Klopp over Pep.

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The NWSL will be the first professional sport returning to America and it kicks off Saturday, June 27th at 12:30pm ET on CBS. It hasn't gotten there without its setbacks though. The Orlando Pride announced they will dropping out of the tournament due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. It's been a wild week. We talk all about it. 

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Today we're joined by Memo Rodriguez of the Houston Dynamo! The MLS is Back Tournament is getting closer and we ask Memo how he feels about possibly having to play 9am games. We also get to know Memo and find out how afraid he is of mom's chancleta. 

The Premier League is back and we discuss the first matchday from its return!

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Zarek Valentin of the Houston Dynamo joins us today to talk about the upcoming MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando. We also reminisce about his time with the Portland Timbers, how a drunk dare ended up raising $24,000 for LGBTQ+ charities, and why he takes issue with the term "sneakerhead."

We also discuss the Matt Gaetz & Donald Trump beef with US Soccer. 

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The homie Jimmy Conrad joins us today to discuss some serious issues and some non-serious ones. We discuss race, eurosnobs, and what it was like to have to defend against R9 and the rest of Real Madrid.

We also discuss the Kevin Durant becoming a part of the Philadelphia Union ownership group!

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