We Are Soccer Central

This week, Robert Kerr is joined by a few championship winning guests. First up are head coach Steve Horn, as well as players Ella Kleiver and Abby Pieper from Williamston High School, who were recently crowned Division 3 Girls State Champions. After that, Cedars FC head coach Haider Al-Zavadi joins the show to talk about his team's Midwest Regional title and their appearance in the UPSL National Playoffs.

Detroit City hosted the first ever USL Championship regular season game on ESPN at Keyworth Stadium this weekend. The sellout crowd of over 7,200 along with countless others around the country were treated to an exciting 1-1 draw against El Paso Locomotive. Robert Kerr caught up with Pato Batello Faz and Trevor James after the high noon kickoff at Keyworth. Robert is also joined by Claire Plaskey, Ava Gappy, and Bridgette Drouillard from the Shrine High School Girls Varsity team that recently won the Division 4 State Championship.

It's summer vacation and the Michigan soccer scene is in full swing all over the age spectrum. After a brief rundown of some of the top amateur clubs, Robert Kerr is joined by Detroit City FC captain Stephen Carroll to talk about the team's first regulation home loss in more than a year, the upcoming match against El Paso Locomotive on ESPN, and what the rest of the season holds for Le Rouge.

Robert Kerr takes a run through three different levels of Michigan soccer on this week's episode. He starts off with his Friend Through Football Phil Gasparotto, who traveled to Pittsburgh to take in the sights and sounds of the Steel City, as well at Detroit City FC's 1-1 draw against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. Then, Robert and Mitch Gatzke catch up with Oakland County FC head coach Vinnie Vasilevski after his team picked up a point in a 2-2 draw against Kalamazoo FC and earned their first win 4-2 over Midwest United last weekend. Finally, Robert is joined by friend of the show Josh Hakala in his car to talk about the many happenings from the Michigan Boys State Cup in Saginaw.

Robert Kerr welcomes in the leading scorer of Detroit City FC's women's team Ellie Pool to open this week's show. Pool talks about her journey from Ohio to the Motor City and how she is enjoying her first season with Le Rouge. Then, MSC's newest contributor Steve Corcoran comes on to discuss soccer on the west side of the state.

Robert Kerr is joined by Lansing's teenage sensation Amalia Villarreal this week after her experience in World Cup Qualifying with the U-17 U.S. Women's National Team and what the 16-year-old sees in her soccer future. Then, Karl Ouimette, Canadian international and Detroit City FC's newest defender, comes on the show to talk about his move to Detroit and how there is no real poutine anywhere in the United States.

Robert Kerr is joined by Kyle Clayton, director of social media for the Midwest Premier League, to discuss their entire division of Michigan based clubs and the start of the campaign this past weekend. After that, Western Michigan and Oakland County FC forward Mike Melaragni comes on to talk about the start of OCFC's return to Royal Oak and the home opener of their USL League Two campaign this coming weekend.

Robert Kerr is joined by AFC Ann Arbor's Director of Media Ryan Makuch this week to talk about the club's men's team joining USL League Two and the progress of their women's team. Then, on this week's LeRouge Report, hear from Detroit City FC captain Stephen Carroll and head coach Trevor James after their penalty shootout loss to Louisville City in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32. Follow @MISoccerCentral on all social media platforms.

Robert Kerr takes a journey into the UPSL this week to speak with Tim Richey, co-owner of Alianza FC, a brand new club that plays at The Corner Ballpark, where Tiger Stadium used to stand. Then, on this week's Rouge Report, Robert speaks with Detroit City forward Francis Atuahene and defender Devon Amoo-Mensah right after their 2-0 win over New York Red Bulls II last weekend.

it's been a high energy week for Detroit City FC after their thrilling wins over the Columbus Crew in U.S. Open Cup play and a stoppage time victory over Hartford Athletic in the league. Robert Kerr is joined by one of the goal scorers in the Hartford match, Deklan Wynne, to talk about breaking a scoring drought, growing up in new Zealand, and more.