Scuffed | USMNT, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Mar 06 2025 573 ep. 58 mins 866

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An in-depth show about the U.S. men's national soccer team, the players who could one day make it better, and American soccer in general.

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#573: Nine things we've learned about the USMNT in 2025

Mar 06 2025 37 mins

Bob Morocco, the longtime friend of the pod and multi-decade battle-hardened BigSoccer poster, joins Belz and Watke to discuss the key takeaways from the first two months-and-change of 2025 Anno Domani. Pulisic's level, Johnny's status, Poch's (dis)regard for Atlanta and Richy Ledezma, and much more to discuss.

#572: MLS returns, USL floating pro/rel, Tessmann tested, Pulisic misses penalty

Feb 24 2025 62 mins

We round up some of the MLS action from opening weekend, try to figure out why first division sanctioning matters, big segment on John Textor, Tanner Tessmann and the big match in Lyon vs PSG, Pulisic misses a penalty, Gio starts but doesn't really impress anybody, Sargent gets a brace and an ambivalent OptaJack tweet, plus much more.

#571: CL Review -- Juve & Milan out, PSV & BVB advance, full treatment, Sanjay joins us

Feb 20 2025 60 mins

Also Celtic is out, but makes a good show. Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins the Monday Review crew for a fun, rambling episode. The Weah banger, Vince thinks most of Juve is a bunch of frauds, Theo's madness interrupts a Yunus masterclass, does Joao disrespect Pulisic?

#570: PSV reporter Rik Elfrink joins from Eindhoven

Feb 17 2025 58 mins

Rik Elfrink, the world's preeminent source on PSV Eindhoven -- the club, its players, academy and front office -- joins to talk about the American contingent in Eindhoven, Earnie Stewart's performance as technical director, the best away grounds in Holland, how he got into sports journalism, and a lot more.

#569: Americans in MLS preview with David Gass

Feb 13 2025 53 mins

Gass, the long-time fixture on Extratime, now the founder and host of Soccerwise, joins Watke and Belz to talk about the state of our domestic league, the Americans he's most excited to watch, how much Cavan Sullivan will play this season for Philly, and a bunch of lesser-known U17s and their prospects for minutes. Plus much more.

#568: Sargent's the striker now, Pulissists, Scally solid again

Feb 10 2025 57 mins

Nice second half from Sargent vs Derby County, Milan wins and both our Americans are showing well, Scally is solid as hell for Gladbach, Nathaniel Brown unfollows the German national team, and much more.

#567: State of the U17 player pool with Hartman and Chairez

Feb 06 2025 89 mins

Marcus Chairez and Matt Hartman join Belz to discuss the U17s. We start with the roster for U17 World Cup qualifying, but really the conversation is much more expansive than that. Who's the best XI in this age group? How does it stack up with past classes? How is MLS doing at running elite youth development in America since US Soccer abdicated responsibility? How good are Cavan Sul

#566: Richards & Musah on the up, Sarge scores again, Happy St. Paul Day

Feb 03 2025 78 mins

Belz, Vince and Watke cover the weekend action, including Richards' strong performance at Old Trafford, Sands v Banks in Hamburg, Musah's apparent inside track with Conceicao and Jedi captaining Fulham to a win in Newcastle. Also, a song in Italian about Pulisic, transfer rumors and facts, Cardoso puts in a good shift for Betis, and Tessmann gotta turn on his defensive brain.

#565: Pepi & Pulisic score, Gio makes art, Yunus melts down as UCL league phase ends

Jan 30 2025 63 mins

Watke, Belz and Vince on Pepi's massive goal and assist, that work of art from Gio off the bench, Musah's meltdown and Pulisic's goal in Milan's loss, and a few other odds and ends.

#564: Is Poch gonna stick with the stay-home right back when Serge returns?

Jan 27 2025 76 mins

Plus Tyler and Bournemouth flying, Sargent back in the XI and scoring, Noahkai gets his first top-flight start for Augsburg, and much, much more with Vince, Watke and Belz.