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The Athletic's Steph Yang discusses the latest fallout from the NWSL/Paul Riley scandal, as well as the player protests last night. But with so many other incidents plaguing the league this season, we get into the system of power itself, how these scandals get covered up, the role of youth soccer in normalizing abuse, and positive development that can (hopefully) help bring about change. For Athletic subscribers, here's a link to Steph's excellent article.

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It’s listener questions time! On this episode, Ryan, Taylor, Graham, and Joe gather around their respective microphones to answer your lovely inquiries. You can find the full list of questions that we discussed down below:

1) Is playing for your club more or less valued than playing for your country?

2) Why hasn’t someone bought FC Barcelona?

3) Who are some players whose off-field actions make it challenging to root for them on the field?

4) If nutmegging the goalkeeper with a shot counted as two goals, how would it change soccer?

5) What are the most important factors for FIFA to consider when evaluating potential 2026 World Cup host cities? 

6) Will Sydney Leroux ever play for the USA again?

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With the USMNT’s next World Cup Qualifier just days away, Taylor and Joe sat down to preview their next opponent: Jamaica. How does Jamaica play under manager Theodore Whitemore? Who are their key players? How might the U.S. be able to get the upper hand against them? And what U.S. lineup would we like to see in this game? We talk about all that - and much more - on the show.

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First off, if you're in need of bad puns, this is the episode for you! Taylor is back to chat with Graham and Ryan about the biggest games from the weekend!

1) Liverpool v Manchester City was a classic, even if the officiating was not (according to Pep)

2) Atletico Madrid v Barcelona: Simeone's side were dominant, Koeman's side were coached from a phone, and Suarez got his revenge.

3) Atalanta v Milan: No Zlatan. No gold car. No problem. Milan was dominant and won the first 86 minutes 3-0 before losing the final 4+ minutes 2-0. A net 3-2 means all 3 points!

4) El Trafico lives up to its name... in that the final 30 minutes dragged on for a while and everyone seemed to wish they were home watching TV.

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On this week’s episode of Allocation Disorder, Paul and Sam react to Gregg Berhalter’s roster for the October World Cup Qualifying window. What do they like? Who are they excited to see? And how do they see game-to-game rotation turning out? After the USMNT chat, it’s on to some MLS topics. 

Why did the Chicago Fire fire Raphael Wicky after a 2-0 win? And what’s gone wrong for the Fire in a more general sense?

Finally, to close out the show, Paul and Sam discuss front office news out of FC Cincinnati. 

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Did someone say “listener questions”? Yes? Good, because on today’s show, Ryan, Graham, and Joe answer your lovely questions! You can find the full list of questions that we discussed down below:

1) What are our thoughts on UEFA’s reported proposal of a salary cap/luxury tax system for teams in European competitions?

2) What is the situation with soccer broadcast rights in countries outside the U.S.? Do they have as much access to games as folks in the U.S.?

3) What is a non-contract agreement in soccer? 

4) If the United States and Scotland merged countries, what would their new starting lineup be?

5) When did match officials in England professionalize? And are there any of the traditional big five leagues where match officials are not full-time professionals?

6) Do teams fire coaches too soon? 

7) In the entire history of the USMNT, how many players have been on clubs that were elite at the time?

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Ryan, Graham, and Joe are back discussing the Champions League - and what a slate of midweek games it was! We chatted about PSG’s win over Manchester City, Sheriff Tiraspol’s historic victory at Real Madrid, AC Milan’s misfortune against Atlético Madrid, and much, much, much more.

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Joe is joined by MLSsoccer.com's Tom Bogert to discuss Gregg Berhalter's roster for the USMNT's October World Cup Qualifiers! We run through the roster position by position, talk about players that we're especially excited to see, analyze why certain players missed the cut, and build lineups for the Jamaica game on Thursday, October 7th.

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Adam Snavely is back on the show! After you lovely listeners were kind enough to send in some USMNT-centric questions, Joe and Adam teamed up to answer a handful of them. You can find the full list of questions that we tackled down below:

1) What additional evidence do we need to confirm that Pepi is, in fact, “the striker that was promised”?

2) What are our predictions for Michael Bradley‘s future? Coach? Analyst? Simply retire?

3) Why does Sergiño Dest play at leftback? Is it due to a lack of quality on the left? An over abundance on the right? What is it?

4) If USMNT Twitter was a song, what would it be and why? And if the USMNT was a song, what would it be?

5) Who would we realistically like to manage the USMNT after the 2022 World Cup cycle? 

6) Is it too late to for players like Luca de la Torre or Sebastian Soto to wade their way into the mix for the USMNT during WCQ? 

7) How is Gianluca Busio doing with Venezia in Italy? Is he helping his USMNT chances?

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It’s Weekend Review time! With Taylor out on vacation, Ryan, Graham, and Joe recap the soccer weekend that was. From the Premier League to Serie A, to recaps of the action in Spain and MLS, we covered plenty of ground!

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