Zee Soccer Podcast

The crew is on a break for the Memorial Day weekend and MLS international window as Julian briefly addresses the listeners and fans over the weekend's results and the crew's return next week.

After a disappointing week where both teams dropped important points, we try to find positives along the way. A big one was the new CBA agreement between the USWNT & USMNT with the US Soccer Federation which is a huge stepping stone in closing the pay gap between the genders. Talking about pay - the MLSPA released the players’ salaries with general increases for players around the league. At the end, we break down the Premier League drama, and Brendan Aaronson 30 million dollar transfer to Leeds United. 
P.S. Don’t miss Julian’s new secret vacation spot! 

Zee Pod Challenge was successfully completed as Jules recorded in his newest addition to the jersey collection - a Higuaín jersey. We talk about the unnecessary Fire loss to Cincinnati and DCU’s comeback tie in Miami as well as discuss the signings of young homegrown players vs. going to college. We also finish off the Bundesliga season with a little discussion about how and if Bayern should replace Lewandowski this year. Fabi is certainly licking his chops already as a Dortmund fan for next season.

In this week‘s episode we have a special corner talk with Julian. The DC players reveals the set piece secrets that lead his team to goals & wins. The Fire player meanwhile is back on the field, but could not help his team get a result in Atlanta.  We also cover whether we think that artificial turf is the reason why Atlanta United’s Miles Robinson ruptured his achilles in tendon. Is Carlo Ancelotti a Master Mind? Fabi certainly doesn’t think so as he rants about Real Madrid‘s move into the UEFA CL final. Lastly, congrats to Seattle, Frankfurt, and Schalke. All amazing stories in their own ways. 

Today’s episode is probably the most unprepared to date. Fabi has just landed from a day trip to Philly because of his injury and Julian is eating his sorrows from the last game with some (healthy) ice cream. We obviously talk about the Fire and DC United games that lead to both teams finding themselves at the bottom of the Easter conference table after this weeks MLS action. There is a a clear winner of the week, however, in Nashville SC. They opened a brand new stadium and signed their 2 best players to long term contract extensions, pretttttyyyyy good!

With the 50th episode we complete (not counting episode 0 or emergency pod) we have completed the half century. A frustrating week from Chicago with Fabi not making much progress with his injury, and the Fire losing in Open Cup as well as in MLS play. DC ended their losing streak with Taxi delivering in a strong 45 minutes. DC Fans however boycotted the game and we hear from a DCU supporters perspective (shoutout to Doug our producer!!!). Lastly, we cover Bayern coming to DC, and winning the 10th championship in a row for them.

The first ever Zee Soccer Pod Emergency Episode is here as DC United fired their coach Hernán Losada. Fabi is getting all the inside scoops from Julian in regards to what transpired leading up to the decision to let Losada go. He’ll also get an outlook on what the Chad Ashton era could look like in the coming weeks and months of the season.

Happy easter! 🐣 This week we cover DC’s losing streak as well as the Fire’s 4th 0:0 of the season. Fabi gives an injury update and expresses his frustration. On positive note though Jules contributed to Zee Soccer Fund with his first two assist of the season.  Miami surprisingly won in a cross-country matchup in Seattle (secret tip: put your money on Inter when Higuain is not playing!!).  We talk about how it is probably a blessing for the Earthquakes to part ways with Matias Almeyda after many losing seasons.  Lastly, we discuss an interesting quote from Chicago Fire owner Joe Masueto regarding decentralization in money allocation for MLS teams. 

After a bit of golf talk, we start the week off with some not so fun news regarding Fabi’s injury and how difficult it is to sometimes handle the emotions that come with injuries. We then shift to some more MLS talk to discuss the Fire’s first loss of the season and some other things that caught our eye throughout the weekend of MLS action. That includes El Trafico, Higuain (duhhh), Philly, New England, etc etc.. Liverpool vs. Manchester City and Lewandowski’s transfer rumors are also on deck towards the end of the episode as we hope all of you have a great week!

Alright alright alright. Don’t miss to tune in into this week’s episode filled with personal stories and soccer stuff. The Fire are unbeaten and Fabi still feels bad for the fans. Jules too felt bad because he caught a 24 hour flu after DC’s last minute loss. Alright alright alright. 
What’s going on with New England, and when will Miami win their first game this year? PRO Referees apologize after VAR controversy in Toronto - it doesn’t get NYCFC any points though. Lastly, we break down our body fats, and the world cup draw. Which is the group of death??