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Robert Kerr has it easy this week as frequent contributor Josh Hakala takes over the bulk of the show with Brendan Schabath. The pair were on the calls for the State Cup Finals in Saginaw this past weekend where they saw plenty of exciting young talent on display across two days of intense championship action.

Robert Kerr is joined by fellow soccer diehards Luke Zagorski and Chris Rosin to discuss the holiday weekend that was in soccer around the world. After a brief discussion about the finale in the Premier League and Bundesliga, the trio returns to Michigan to touch on the Detroit City FC Men's and Women's doubleheader, Oakland County FC, Liquid Football, and much, much more.

This week, host Robert Kerr catches up with former podcast guest and Michigan Mr. Soccer Jack Guggemos, who recently finished his freshman season at Michigan State and he is spending his summer playing for Lansing City in USL League Two. He had a chat with Robert following Lansing City's 1-1 draw against Oakland County FC on Saturday night.

This week, Robert Kerr quickly reviews the week's headlines and scores. Robert then talks kit design with Scott Balogh, designer of Oakland County FC's new look for the 2023 season. Scott is a professional graphic designer and a first time kit designer with a passion for digital design. Scott explains how this was a bucket list project and how he came up with a total of six jersey ideas, which fans then got to vote on and select the team's new look.

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Robert Kerr welcomes Chris Rosin back onto the show this week to shoot the breeze about the weekend that was in Michigan soccer. Chris, for his part, had quite the sports filled Saturday that included a pair of amateur soccer games and a venture down to Ford Field for some American football action with the Michigan Panthers. Chris also has thoughts about last week's interview with George Juncaj, Detroit City FC, and more.

the National Independent Soccer Association takes center stage on MSC this week as Robert Kerr brings Michigan Stars fiery and ambitious owner George Juncaj on to talk about his club, the current state and future of NISA, and much more. George has a grand vision for both his club, the league they play in, and even American soccer itself and is not shy about how far he thinks his plans can go.

Robert Kerr highlights a coaching change this week as Paul Doroh takes over as the new boss of the Flint City Bucks. He takes over last season's USL League Two national semifinalists and four time national champions from Andy Wagstaff, someone Paul has a lot of respect for. His job brings a bunch of challenge, even after coaching for upwards of 25 years at various levels throughout the state of Michigan, most recently as the associate head coach at Oakland University.

Robert also takes a quick look back at Detroit City's 3-1 defeat in the U.S. Open Cup at the feet of Minnesota United. You can head over to Michigan Soccer Central's YouTube Channel for full post match coverage of the game.

Robert Kerr welcomes a pair of guests to this week's show as we highlight some amateur action across the state of Michigan. First up is Craig Beebe to talk about the adult divisions of the Michigan State Cup. While the youth ranks often get the bulk of the State Cup attention, there are a handful of amateur clubs throughout The Mitten that take part in the tournament as well. Craig speaks of how the tournamment promotes amatuer soccer from the NPSL and Midwest Premier League and beyond to smaller, more historic clubs that have participated for decades.

After that, Robert defies the results of the Toledo War of 1835 by bringing Matt Johnson, head coach of Toledo Villa of USL League Two. Although they have switched divsions, the team has taken on Michigan clubs like Oakland County FC in the past. Matt highlights the many challenges of summer season amateur soccer, including the conflict with college level players, the short season, and much more.

Robert Kerr goes back to the Midwest Premier League this week as he brings on Eric Walcott, founder and president of Lansing Common FC. Eric talks about how his club rose from the ashes of Lansing United and how it tries to stand out in the Capital City community through charitable works and a soccer team open to everyone.

Detroit City FC and Gold Star FC faced off in the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday and Le Rouge escaped Keyworth Stadium with a gritty 1-0 victory. Robert Kerr caught up with Gold Star FC general manager and head coach Alex Lubyansky, Detroit City FC goalkeeper Ryan Shellow, and Man of the Match Adrian Billhardt to talk about the game and what comes next for both sides.