Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

We review three Champions League games, focusing hard on Spurs v Barcelona, especially the superb defensive contributions of Luis Suarez and the unfair perfection of Leo Messi's passing.

We also talk Real's surprise loss in Moscow and, don't know if you've heard, but WESTON MCKENNIE SCORED IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! So we talk about that, of course.

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Daryl talks to John D. Halloran about the USWNT as the team prepares for the CONCACAF Women's Championship, which doubles as qualifying for World Cup 2019.

John offers his insights in the USWNT's formation, likely lineups, strengths, weaknesses, and what to watch out for ahead of the first game, which is vs Mexico this Thursday, 7:30pm Eastern kickoff, live on Fox Sports 2.

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Daryl and Taylor break down the latest USMNT roster for the upcoming friendlies against Colombia and Peru. Who were we excited to see? Who were we surprised to see? Who were we... erm... not surprised or excited to see? All that and much, much more!

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We review all the weekend action that we saw. You'll see three game is the title, but we also talk Wolves v Southampton (with a lot of Wolves) and West Ham vs Man Utd (with a lot of Mourinho) and DC United vs Montreal (with a lot of DC).

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Daryl interviews Tim Howard, who recently joined Turner Sports as a football analyst for TNT/BR Live's Champions League coverage.

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In the first part of today's show, we discuss the latest Pogba-Mourinho drama (STAY OFF THAT INSTAGRAM, YOU KIDS!) and analyze the USL's new structure for next season.

After that, we move on to part two of our USMNT listener question extravaganza: 

1) What's the best USMNT kit of all time?

2) Now that we have enough fast fullbacks, is Daryl more open to a back 3?

3) Who is the best option to play the #6 role for the US going forward?

4) Could the USMNT hire one coach to cover the senior and U23 teams?

5) If the Americas had been one federation for the past 50 years, do you think it would have had any effect on where the US Men's program is at this moment in time?

6) What breed of dog would best represent the USMNT?

7) Why does Nagbe routinely get omitted from USMNT discussion this cycle?

8) Is Schalke becoming the new team with all the young American players on the squad?

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On Part 1 of our USMNT-centric listener question spectacular, Daryl and Taylor do their best to answer nine questions:

1) Is the USA's fullback problem is solved? If so, where is the next position deficiency?

2) Who would you prefer to wear the USMNT captain armband in the future?

3) When during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign did things start to go wrong? 

4) 20 years from now, who will be regarded as the better US manager, Jurgen Klinsmann or Steve Sampson?

5) What specific tactical things would you like to see from the next USMNT manager?

6) Would an MLS team that only fielded American players, similar to Chivas in Liga MX, be a good thing? 

7) What are the chances of a Gerrard/Lampard type situation with McKennie and Adams?

8) Who are some of the new MLS, Liga MX, or youth players you believe will get a look at the January camp?

9) What are some ways we could increase media coverage and scrutiny of the USMNT?

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We review all the weekend action, starting with the TSS derby and then the rest of the Premier League.

Starting at 29:!5, we review the NWSL Championship game between Portland Thorns and North Carolina Courage.

At 40:40 we check in on Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic in the Bundesliga, where one young American got injured and the other got himself a goal.

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1) If FIFA allowed it, could two non-UEFA/non-CONMEBOL teams pair up to compete with or even surpass the likes of Brazil, Spain, France etc?

2) Do you have any tips on starting a new podcast? Any pitfalls to avoid?

3) Do the smaller national teams make more money because of the UEFA Nations League?

4) Would a West Indies football team (similar to West Indies cricket) be dominant in CONCACAF?

5) Why do Daryl and Taylor support Wolves and Man Utd?

6) Can you explain the effect (if any) that the UEFA (and soon CONCACAF) Nations League(s) will have on the new and improved FIFA rankings?

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Daryl and Taylor answer 5 USMNT/MLS-centric listener questions:

1) If MLS were to play a regular season game in England, which two teams should play and where should it take place?

2) What happens to the USMNT if Christian Pulisic gets injured before the next World Cup?

3) If Gregg Berhalter becomes the USMNT coach, will Zardes & Trapp become mainstays?

4) Why doesn't Luca De La Torre get more looks with the US Men's National Team?

5) If we were to put all of the top division global soccer leagues into tiers, where would MLS land and who would its peers be?

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