The Sporting Pod

Sporting JAX Foundation launches free youth clinics 2.0 at the KIPP Schools. Tony Allegretti shares the details. Plus, 11 teams from the USL Championship and 4 from USL League 1 advance to the round of 32 in the US Open Cup, and Mauricio Ruiz takes a closer look at the Champions League semi-finals. Plus details about future watch parties and where to watch your match with Island Wing Co. and the Toasted Yolk.

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Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti, and Mauricio Ruiz discuss the recent run of big announcements for Sporting JAX, including this week's introduction of Steve Fell as the head of performance. Fell works with the USMNT. Plus, a look at the Champions League after the first leg of quarterfinals play and what to watch for in the Premier League as the season winds toward conclusion.

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Stacey Balaam is hired as the first coach in Sporting JAX history. She will lead the USL Super League team. We hear from her and from Head of Soccer Mark Warburton on what impressed him about Balaam.

Plus US Open Cupsets and a look ahead to the FA Cup.

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Sporting Jax announced a partnership with Adidas as the club's kit provider. How did the deal happen and why is it a perfect fit? Cole Pepper, Mauricio Ruiz, and Tony Allegretti take you behind the scenes. Plus, two local soccer stars are called up to the USWNT roster, and we take a look ahead to the FA Cup quarterfinals.

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This week, Sporting JAX announced the hiring of the club's first Head of Soccer and Sporting Director, Mark Warburton. We hear some of his comments and the impact he will make on the club and the local soccer landscape. Plus, promotion/relegation is coming to the USL. Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti and Mauricio Ruiz discuss. Plus, Cupsets in the US Open Cup.

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Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti and Mauricio Ruiz discuss whether winning the Premier League or the Champions League is more rewarding. Plus, we hear from the St. Johns Country Day girls soccer state champions. How the Spartans' grit and adaptability--plus a great plan--led to the program's 15th state championship. Also, what we can learn from Mauricio Pochettino's roster selection for the USMNT ahead of the Nations League.

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We hear from members of the Bartram Trail girls soccer team that won the school's fourth state championship in dramatic fashion, scoring the winning goal with just seconds remaining in the second overtime period. Plus, Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti and Mauricio Ruiz preview the USL Championship season, and take a look ahead to the Premier League schedule for this weekend.

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Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti and Mauricio Ruiz discuss what the Sporting JAX Foundation has been up to. Plus, what to take away from the USWNT loss to Japan and a look ahead to the 5th round of the FA Cup.

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Cole, Tony, and Mauricio discuss the possibility of promotion/relegation in the USL and how it could operate within a three-tiered system. Plus, a look at the Champions League round of 16 and this weekend's Premier League action.

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Cole Pepper, Tony Allegretti and Mauricio Ruiz discuss the huge announcement from the USL of the plan to launch a first-division league to compete with MLS. What does that mean for the soccer landscape in the United States and what does it mean for Sporting JAX? Plus, the USL Super League resumes the inaugural season and we look back on the amazing finish in the final Merseyside Derby at Goodison Park.

Music by Batsauce