After a brief couple of months hiatus for us here at Touchline Takes, we have returned with VEGENANCE. 

From World Cup, to USL Championship, and beyond, we have made our way back to the airwaves with all the hot takes you have known us for. 

Listen for the takes, stay for Karl trying to figure out why his microphone makes it sound like he's swimming in Atlantis. 

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It's been just over a week so the news broke that the city of Irvine, California was potentially looking to evict USL Championship side Orange County SC from their stadium they've been playing in since 2017 in favor of a LA Galaxy development team.

The defending USLC Champions quickly mobilized support from all across the soccer community to fight for their home - and also the home of other professional soccer clubs. 

We chat with OCSC's President of Business Operations, Dan Rutstein, about:

And also so much more!

Be sure to follow everything going on with this situation as the issue is far from resolved and far from over. 

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Ever wonder what it feels like to wake up and find out that somehow, someway you have just inherited a billion dollars? Well, so do we.

Waking up on the morning of the return of the English Premier League probably feels nothing like that either, but still, we are so excited to usher in another season.

From Tottenham to Liverpool, we break down all the surprises we might see this season and where each club stands heading into the new year.

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After a bit of a break we are back on the podcast airwaves with some of the much exciting news in decades in lower-league soccer history in the U.S. THE Sacramento Republic is heading to the U.S. Open Cup Final, the first time since 2008 a non-MLS side will be featured in the final! 

We have a lot to cover that we have missed in the last month:

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Oooooooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeee it's been a long wait but we finally have the cities that will be taking hosting games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Where will you be going to catch the beginning of the USMNT lifting the trophy? 

But in all seriousness, we had a lot to discuss in this jam packed episode after an extra week break.

We discuss: 

And believe us when we say so much more!

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The curtains have closed once again on a bunch of great seasons and title races over in Europe so we would like to take an opportunity to acknowledge all that has happened over the course of the year. From Tottenham clinching a spot back in the Champions League, to AC Milan lifting the Scudetto, we cover it all with a little bit of domestic talk sprinkled in as well.

We discuss:

AND MUCH MOREEEEEEEE

Enjoy our talk on margarita flights, stay for our biggest surprises and disappointments across Europe.

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There is a fresh smell of greed and money in the air and it is not just from Karl's trip to Washington, D.C. We have the latest on so much news that is happening in the soccer world here in the North America, including EA Sports and FIFA going through a nasty divorce right now. 

We discuss:

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The U.S. Open Cup might as well be called the "upset Cup" at this point with multiple MLS teams falling to their young brethren in the USL. But it certainly is the beauty of the Cup to watch this all happen in real time, and maybe get a sense that the gap between the two professional leagues is a lot closer than we think.

We discuss:

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