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Starting at 2:20, we get into the USWNT's 4-0 win over Haiti to start Olympic qualifying, How did Haiti slow down the US? (we have answer), why was Haiti's goal disallowed? (we do NOT have an answer), and how did the US improve? (answer involves purple hair).

Any 13:05, Taylor and Daryl each have a correction to offer.

Then, we're all in on listener questions. Here are your timestamps:

14:10 — Will Pulisic, McKennie, and Adams be called in for Olympic qualifying?

17:35 — If we were named NWSL co-commissioners, what are the first three actions we would take to improve the league?

22:50 — Who your favorite non-American player?

31:50 — Which MLS team would best for Bobby Wood?

37:10 — How subjective are FIFA's world rankings?

40:18 — Planning the Holloway family June 2020 vacation in London, Edinburgh, and Dublin

46:00 — If the best possible team were formed by drafting without budget from the EFL Championship, how would they do in the Premier League?

51:49 — How is math day different from a player-coach?

58:05 — Why doesn't the Premier League give extra balls to ball boys?

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Recorded recently in Baltimore at the United Soccer Coaches convention, it's a three-part lower-league American soccer special. Here are the timestamps:

3:05 — We talk to Ira Jersey of League One Fun about what's happening in the third tier of American soccer.  League One only started play last year but is rapidly maturing.

26:14 — Phill Grooms from the USL Show talks some big-picture USL Championship with us, including the developing transfer market between USL and MLS

50:35 — Ira and Phill join us for a round of the Wikipedia Game!

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On today's show, Ryan and Taylor take a look back at the weekend's results, including...

1:57 - Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Eric Cantona kicking a fan

3:56 - FA Cup results, most notably Shrewsburg 2-Liverpool 2. Klopp won't be playing his regulars in the replay and Ryan has thoughts.

17:14 - Bayern Munich v Schalke AKA The Return of the Muller Hello!

23:35 - Valencia v Barcelona: should Barca fans be nervous or is Quique Setien moving things in the right direction? Plus, Valencia are... pretty good.

36:54 - Napoli v Juventus: Gattuso's gestures instrumental in defeating Sarri's cigarette butt

48:40 - Roma v Lazio AKA The Derby della Bad Goalkeeping

53:29 - Updates to the USMNT roster ahead of their friendly with Costa Rica

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We were hanging out in Baltimore with The Cooligans, so it only made sense to capture it all on mics!

We answer various Twitter questions (only one of which is pizza related), with occasional breaks to mock each other's style, musical preferences, or general existence. 

This is part one. You'll find the second part in The Cooligans podcast feed.

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We round up 14 news stories from the past couple weeks that we didn't get to talk about:

3:50 — Chicharito to the LA Galaxy

12:05 — Julian Gressel joins DC United

16:10 — Africa Cup of Nations switches back to winter

18:58 — Gio Reyna's Bundesliga debut

22:12 — Indiana Vasillev playing for Aston Vila

 26:48 — Bayern Munich making transfer moves

31:27 — CAF World Cup qualifying draw and formaty

34:09 — Hailie Mace signs with North Carolina Courage

36:13 — Michael Bradley injury layoff, Jozy Altidore transfer rumor

42:20 — Football agents threaten to sue FIFA

47:50 — Antonee Robinson to Milan rumor

53:20 — Barcelona hire Quique Setien

58:25 — Paxton Pomykal leaves USMNT January camp, Ulysses Llanez stays

1:02:02 — Inter sign Ashley Young and Victor Moses

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BIG SHOW! We review Chelsea v Arsenal then get into some listener questions. Timestamps below:

2:52  — Chelsea v Arsenal review, including an in-depth look at how Chelsea's panicky reaction to Tammy Abraham's injury cost them two points

25:10 — Which do you consider the more impressive feat: Arsenal's 2003-2004 undefeated season  or Manchester City's 2017-2018 100 point season?

28:44 — Money is no concern.... Which professional soccer manager would you hire to coach you and your amateur soccer team?

31:35 — Is there an equivalent for the Astros, and soon to be Red Sox, cheating scandal in soccer?

36:30 — Could the USMNT be more successful playing an Antonio Conte-style system?

43:50 — How does TSS view Patrice Evra’s career?

48:33 — Is Sergio Aguero under-celebrated by media and fans?

53:45 — What is the most memorable goal you have scored?

57:07 — Has Lynden Gooch's club loyalty hurt his stock?

1:01:53 — Updates from the scouting network, including Eerling Haaland and Gio Reyna

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Wed sat down with Meg Linehan from The Athletic. We discuss Meg's recently published piece, "The inside story of Sky Blue’s 2020 NWSL draft," and also take a good look at Vlatko's 20-player USWNT Olympic qualifying roster.

Need timestamps? Can do. The Sky Blue and NWSL draft talk start around  3:25 and the Olympic roster talk starts at 24:15

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Ryan and Taylor review the action from this past weekend, including...

3:22 - Liverpool v Manchester United: how the Reds adjusted to Solskjaer's tactics and emerged with a comprehensive win. Plus, where should/does the blame lay for the state of Man United?

23:44 - Marcus Rashford is out for 3 months. What happened and what happens next?

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31:11 - Southampton v Wolverhampton: Raul Jimenez literally and figuratively leads the fight back

39:28 - Manchester City v Crystal Palace: Guardiola spent most of this one fuming... at one person in particular.

46:40 - Real Madrid v Sevilla OR how Casemiro saved the day, helped nearly lose the day, and then saved the day again.

50:34 - Ausburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 5: ENTER HALAND!

58:02 - Which American had the best weekend in Europe?

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Sports psychologist and consultant Dan Abraham's makes his return appearance (on the anniversary of his debut performance) to discuss the work he's doing to help top footballers mentally prepare for matches, training and everyday life. Plus, how to deal with negativity from social media, what clubs should be doing to help athletes remain emotionally balanced, and much much more.

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Two interviews in this episode. Up first is Kate Markgraf, US Soccer's Head of Women's Football (which includes the role of USWNT General Manager). Kate discusses her role with US Soccer, how she got the job, how she chose Vlatko Andanovski as head coach, her relationship with Earnier Stewart and how the US Soccer heirarchy works.

We then talk to Yael Averbuch about the transition from college to pro, playing under Vlatko, playing in Russia, and plenty more.

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