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Author: Jordan Angeli, Tom Bogert, David Gass
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Soccerwise is dedicated to covering the world of North American soccer with informed analysis on MLS, NWSL, the US National Teams, and everything else in between! Multiple times each week, you can join host David Gass, Tommy "Scoops" Bogert, and NWSL broadcaster Jordan Angeli as they break down the top matches, players, and stories in North American soccer, all while answering listener questions.
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Tommy Scoops is grooving his way to vacation after crushing the close of the MLS primary transfer window. So Matt Doyle steps in alongside David Gass to give instant reaction on all the late moves at the close of the window. Then they talk big picture about the window from the addition of Cashfer trades to top grades and favorite moves. 6:00 Instant Reaction To End Of Window Moves6:15 Willy Agada Trade, RSL vs Boavista & SKC Center Forward Depth Chart17:30 Frankie Amaya Loan To LAFC22:30 Robert Taylor Trade To Austin25:15 STL Bring In Xande Silva & Signing Simon Becher28:40 JMR Loan To CTL & Olger Escobar To MTL30:10 NYCFC Adding Australian International Aiden O’Neill33:10 Is Minnesota The Right Fit For Julian Gressel37:15 Ibrahim Aliyu Cashfer To CLB39:50 Thomas Mueller’s Fit In MLS43:00 Cashfers Changing MLS Transfer Market53:00 Doyle’s Transfer Grades1:05:15 Soccerwise’s Favorite Moves So Far
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Gotham won 4-0 on Friday so have they fixed everything? NO Portland's rookies exploded on Tuesday night at home. Jordan & David dig into what we should take away from these wild games. Then they dig into the wild NWSL Championship rematch that Washington Spirit won, and KC's history making shutout streak. And of course the off the field moves never end with Angel City finally announcing their full-time head coach Alexander Straus. 5:30 Portland’s Young Attack Shining20:15 Washington Injury Woes28:16 Reactions To Orlando Losing Home Undefeated Streak40:00 KC Move To First & Extend Historic Shutout Streak43:00 Houston’s Rebuilding Process49:00 Angel City FC Hire Alexander Straus As New Head Coach58:45 Weekend Preview
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It is the most wonderful time of year for Tommy Scoops (and clearly former Revs/current Quakes players). David & Tom breakdown all the latest trades and transfers on the final day of the MLS primary transfer window. They of course also talk through the monumental news around Steve Cherundolo leaving LAFC and they prepare for the massive Inter Miami vs Vancouver semifinal coming up.10:00 Steve Cherundolo’s Legacy At LAFC22:40 LAFC Replacing Dolo29:40 Referee Controversy Across The Weekend39:30 Ice Cream Shop41:20 Noel Buck Cashfer & Role In San Jose47:00 DeJuan Jones Trade Fallout52:45 Oscar Verhoeven Move To San Diego57:06 Boavista Issues Holding Up RSL Transfer For Robert Bozenik1:05:45 CCC Vancouver vs Miami Preview
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Big weekend on and off the field across North American soccer. First David recaps all the action from a wild NWSL weekend from Washington's walking wounded get a statement victory to Gotham & San Diego's offensive explosions. Then David gives his first thoughts on Steve Cherundolo stepping away from LAFC, San Jose's next two big trades, MLS after dark insanity, and the battle atop the Eastern Conference. 1:40 Spirit Overcome Orlando, Trinity Rodman Injury Plan & NWSL Weekend Recap11:00 Steve Cherundolo Announces Plan To Step Away From LAFC16:55 San Jose Trade For DeJuan Jones & Noel Buck Cashfer21:30 MLS Weekend Recap
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Chris Albright sits with David alongside the field from GA Cup to talk about building an academy in MLS, Cincy's spending power, the Evander & Lucho experience & how a schedule change could affect roster building in MLS.
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Tom is out but the show goes on with a loaded Soccerwise episode. David is joined first by Paul Tenorio(The Athletic) to discuss where Kevin De Bruyne could land off the back of his reporting. And bigger picture where MLS stands in the push for signing players of his quality, the schedule change vote, and MLS's preparation around the World Cup. Then Vancouver Whitecaps CEO & Sporting Director Axel Schuster joins for a deep dive convo on a range of topics from their coaching change & on field success to the future of the club off the field through ownership changes & stadium plans.3:00 USOC Recap & Draw9:00 Paul Tenorio On Kevin De Bruyne’s Future36:23 Paul On Potential MLS Schedule Change45:25 Vancouver Whitecaps CEO & Sporting Director Axel Schuster51:50 Jasper Sorenson’s Influence & Moving On From Vanni Sartini1:04:20 Whitecaps Development Process1:12:20 Ryan Gauld Health Update1:16:40 Pedro Vite’s Future1:20:19 Process Of Sale Of The Whitecaps1:23:05 Details Around A New Vancouver Stadium
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NWSL season has resumed post international break. Jordan & David jump in to revel in the first wins of the season for Portland, Gotham & Chicago. Then they dig through some of the surprise rotation performances & the race at the top of the league between KC & Orlando. Of course they also dig into the preview of the NWSL Championship rematch coming up on Saturday. 4:25 Thorns 1st Win10:20 Utah Worries14:45 Gotham’s 1st Win In Midge Purce’s Return23:30 North Carolina’s Attacking Woes28:55 Chicago’s 1st Points Of 202536:45 Chawinga Loses Scoring Streak But KC Get Even Better & San Diego Rotation47:15 Orlando Keep Pace Atop NWSL In Seattle, But Reign Show Good Signs55:00 Angel City vs Gotham Preview59:30 Orland vs Washington Preview Of Championship Rematch
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A massive episode of Soccerwise for all of you live from THE Generation Adidas Cup. The premier youth soccer tournament is one of David's favorite events of the year and he gets to share it with Partner In Soccerwise Calen Carr. They chat about all Calen has experienced in Florida so far, some of the best young prospects & his favorite MLS moments so far (and of course field notes!) Then David sits down with the head honcho of MLS Next Pro Charles Altchek to talk about the process of advancing youth development, added divisions in MLS Next Pro, expansion and much more.10:30 Top GA Cup Prospects So Far23:55 Calen's Field Notes Series (https://www.instagram.com/p/DGg0dY9xCgk/?hl=en)38:33 Charles Altchek On MLS Next Pro
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It is a huge weekend in Tampa Bay as the Rowdies return home for the first time in over 200 days since the devastation of Hurricane Helene & Milton, but not just that they do so while celebrating their 50th anniversary of the clubs founding. Rowdies President Ryan Helfrick joins David to talk about celebrating that legacy, the growth of the game and the future for Tampa & USL.
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Soccerwise is back on a glorious day to revel in the pure uncut CONCACAF-ing that was this week. Tom & David cannot wait to jump on and dig through all the incredible moments from LA Galaxy's attempted comeback in El Volcan to Miami-LAFC lovefest & of course world beaters Vancouver Whitecaps epic victory. Not to be outdone Tommy Scoops has been getting in the work too with a huge piece of news for Philly & Columbus + RSL finally landing on their Chicho replacement.10:00 Whitecaps Make More ConcaChampions History24:16 Inter Miami vs LAFC Fireworks40:50 Daniel Gazdag Traded To Columbus1:05:00 RSL Close In On New DP Striker1:11:50 Jonathan Bond Returns To MLS With Houston
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The USWNT had an up and down set of games in their gold medal rematch against Brazil. Jordan & David dig into all of the good and bad we saw in the two games. Then they dig into the WAY TOO early NWSL stats and buy and sell some team & top player performances6:00 Thoughts on USWNT Roster Decisions32:00 2031 US World Cup Hosting Announcement43:20 Olympic Soccer Expansion for 202845:00 Buy Or Sell Early Elite Attacks49:50 Buy Or Sell Early Struggling Attacks55:30 Best Early Attackers1:02:00 San Diego’s Wows Us
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It was a wild weekend the field in MLS with some big comebacks and masssive bounce back wins. But those don't even make the headlines! One of the greatest attacking players in history wants to move to MLS and the news has broken that Inter Miami holds KDB's Discovery Rights. On top of that the first place Vancouver Whitecaps who have already announced their intention to sell the club and now they have made serious moves on building a new soccer specific stadium. And of course the SW crew is stoked about the upcoming CCC quarterfinal second legs & some big weekend performances across the league.6:30 Kevin De Bruyne To Miami30:15 Thomas Mueller & Antoine Griezmann’s MLS Futures39:00 Whitecaps Stadium Developments & CCC Potential53:25 Mailbag on LAG Early Season Struggle & Greg Vanney’s Future1:03:20: MIA-LAFC Preview1:07:42 TFC Grinding At Miami1:12:50 SKC First Win Post Vermes1:18:00 San Diego Continue To Shine & Seattle Struggle1:23:10 Minnesota Continue To Win Against The Ball1:28:40 FCD Mailbag Question
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The sweet warm embrace of a Liga MX side's last minute goal to devastate an MLS opponent. It is a too familiar feeling Tom & David are here to go back through an electric night of CCC (CCL) action in the quarterfinals. Not to be outdone for drama the second round of the USOC had Cupsets, PK shootouts, and red cards galore. And of course the guys talk about the latest transfers in TOR & COL and preview the big weekend coming up.6:51 Whitecaps Get CONCACAF’d21:15 Clash of Titans LAFC vs Miami34:25 LAG Trying To Right The Ship vs Tigres38:55 USOC 2nd Round Wildness Chattanooga, Portland, El Farolito & More49:20 TFC Sign New Center Mid52:00 Rapids Sign Young Star Bryce Jamison From Orange County54:30 Milan Iloski Joining San Diego From Sibling Club58:00 Ernst Tanner On Philly’s Hot Start From Backheeled
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A wild weekend of NWSL coverage has come to a close and The Soccerwise crew is here to break it all down. From Temwa Chawinga's record tying goals to some heartbreaking injuries and everything else in between. Then they talk USWNT focusing on the CB depth chart and then previewing the first Brazil game. Finally the rumors connecting the Utah Royals to a new ownership group abound how could this affect their future.4:00 Chawinga Tying Chawinga Records & KC Cruising11:05 Orlando Keeping Pace + Strong Showing From San Diego21:15 Ashley Hatch Moves In Top 5 NWSL All-Time Scorers In Spirit Win29:00 Saluting Becky Sauerbrunn & The Thorns Improvements32:00 North Carolina’s Offensive Struggles39:30 Tierna Davidson’s ACL Injury & How It Affects Gotham48:35 USWNT Camp Preview51:50 Debate Around USWNT CB Depth Chart1:03:50 Utah Royals Potential Ownership Change
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Never a dull moment in the sphere of North American soccer. SKC have parted ways with the longest tenured coach in MLS history, Peter Vermes. Tom & David jump on after listening into SKC ownerships press conference to discuss where this club goes from here. Then they talk about all the other big stories going on from RSL's potential sale again to CCC quarterfinals for MLS sides, a second shot at CWC for LAFC & USOC 2nd round action.11:00 Tom's Reaction To SKC Parting With Peter Vermes30:00 SKC How They Move Forward42:20 RSL Potential Sale To New Ownership51:30 Chicago Fire New u22 Signing57:45 Big MLS Weekend Takeaways For Colorado, San Diego, NYCFC & ATL1:10:00 LAFC CWC Playoff & CCC vs Miami Preview
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Another week another weekend recap ruined by big breaking news on Monday morning. After 20 years in charge of SKC (and 23 with the club) Peter Vermes is parting ways with Sporting. David digs into his legacy as well as what went wrong to finally end Vermes' run. Then he recaps the top stories from the weekend in MLS & NWSL. 0:30 Peter Vermes Leaving SKC14:00 MLS Weekend Recap22:00 NWSL Weekend Recap
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With national team in the review mirror Tom & David get a chance to open up the Soccerwise mailbag. They get to dig into all the wild questions you all have. If you want to get involved subscribe to our Patreon to get access to our discord where we host our mailbag. 9:10 Mailbag On The Saputos And Ownership In MLS23:55 Gio Reyna MLS DP?33:50 Has Roman Burke Been DP Level? Other MLS DP GKs?40:00 Houston Tarbell Replacements & New CB Signing46:13 Ever See An MLS vs USL All-star Game?50:30 Des Maine Menace ESPN 30 for 3059:45 Miami New Attacking Signing + Philly Preview1:05:42 Nashville vs FCC Preview
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The NWSL transfer window is officially closed which means there is plenty of news to sift through. On top of all the games we saw in week 2 some surprising results & clashes of titans we cover all the big signings like Geyse to Gotham FC. Soccerwise also breaks down Emma Hayes latest roster for the upcoming gold medal rematch games.2:30 Boston Legacy Name10:10 Denver Training Ground Update12:30 USWNT Roster Announcement & Futures Team22:15 USWNT Midfield Potential27:48 Mark Krikorian Stepping Down In Washington, New Signing & Loss To KC39:30 Gotham Sign Geyse On Loan + Recap of Loss To ORL46:43 Houston Sign Brazil u-20 International & Get Their First Win50:10 San Diego Sign Colombian International CB Daniela Arias & Beat Utah55:28 Portland Add Mimi Alidou To Attack & Show Well Against ACFC1:00:45 Weekend Preview
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It has been a busy start to the week in North American soccer. Tom & David get together to discuss the USMNT disappointment again, Jesse Marsh inspiring CANMNT & Mexico returning to the top of CONCACAF. Then they dig into the future of CF Montreal after firing their 10th coach in their 14th season in MLS. Finally they dig into some interesting early stories across the league to see if they're buying or selling.7:00 USMNT Fallout24:50 Canada’s Bounce Back33:00 Mexico A Top CONCACAF36:00 CF Montreal Fire Laurent Courtois52:00 Seattle In Talks With Winger Ryan Kent54:30 Buy/Sell Segment54:40 Philly Union Top 4 In The East1:02:50 SKC vs Revs For Spoon Race1:09:00 Nashville Top 6 In The East & Andy Najar Love1:14:18 CJ Dos Santos & San Diego vs Zach Steffen & Colorado
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Phew a wild weekend of soccer is in the books. David takes you through all the headlines including a bunch of breaking news across MLS & NWSL early on Monday morning. 1:25 CONCACAF Nations League Recap9:10 MTL Fire Laurent Courtois13:20 Highlights From The MLS Weekend18:50 NWSL Weekend Recap +Geyse Signing & Mark Kikorian Stepping Down
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