WorldCups Podcasts

Ajax are in the midst of their worst start to a league season since 1964. So on this week's episode of The Big Thing, we ask: what's going wrong with Ajax? From front office chaos to...well, more front office chaos, Ryan, Taylor, and Joe dig in. --- Today's show is brought to you by... Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visi…

Houston are champions! Andrew Wiebe, David Gass, Matt Doyle, and Stefano Fusaro celebrate the Dynamo's upset win and Ben Olsen's amazing coaching job. The guys then dive into LAFC's Campeones Cup disappointment and the biggest games of Matchday 35. 2:48 - Houston are Open Cup Champions! 14:19 - Ben Olsen deserves a ton of credit 26:09 - Is Miami’s …

Our new listener hot takes format returns! Huzzah! On today's show, Ryan, Joe and Taylor assess takes about MLS' future status as a 'top league', Vincent Kompany's chances of turning the ship around at Burnley, and eliminating the 18-yard box! --- Today's show is brought to you by... Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit …

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! It's listener question time! Taylor, Ryan, and Joe dive into your questions, which you can find down below: 1) If the USMNT’s top players all joined up at club level with Berhatler as their manager, how much would it impr…

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! Taylor is joined by Joe and David to discuss urban populations centers... but mostly to hand out some superlatives for the 2023 MLS regular season. Official categories (a few more were thrown-in on the fly) are: 1) Best p…

Miami control their own destiny! Portland are the hottest team in the league! Andrew Wiebe, Matt Doyle, and Tom Bogert break down the wild swings in the playoff race, and preview Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup & Campeones Cup. 1:53 - Why Philly can win MLS Cup 8:00 - Shoutout to D.C. and Austin fans 9:23 - Lucho Acosta gets new contract, balls out 20:23…

India beat Australia 2-0 in Mohali and Indore ODIs to become the number one 1 ranked ODI side just before the World Cup. We will discuss: - Shami's five for in Mohali - Shubman Gill: taking things to the next level with yet another hundred - SKY: Is he creating a headache for India? - KL Rahul's magnificent form - the return of Iyer - Ravichandran …

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! In an action-packed Weekend Review, Ryan, Joe and Taylor start off with a look at Megan Rapinoe's final match in USWNT colors, before getting to the North London derby. There's also the matter of the Madrid Derby, a shock…

In this episode of Tech Talk we chat about the world cup coverage, steering dampers and new bike things. We went deep on a few things and I think it is one of our best episodes yet. Thanks to our sponsors: Trek- Trek have been making bike s since 1976 and since then they have been pushing what can be done with a bike. There is a reason that some of…

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! The Champions League format is undergoing a pretty significant overhaul in the 2024-25 season. On this week's Big Thing, Ryan, Graham and Joe discuss the changes, the reason for them coming in to place - and whether the c…

Four more playoff places booked! Andrew Wiebe, David Gass, and Matt Doyle break down everything from Matchday 33 including Messi's injury, Cucho's MVP case, and Billy Sharp saving the Galaxy's season. 2:24 - STL clinch playoff spot, amazing season continues 6:15 - Cucho an MVP candidate? 11:05 - Billy Sharp saves the Galaxy’s season 15:34 - STL, LA…

Fresh off commentating on Messi, Jess Charman joins Sheyi and Miles this week to discuss more woes at Manchester United, a late added time comeback for Spurs, European fixtures and swagometer picks! Will Luton ever earn a point? Listen here to our latest episode!Thanks for listening this season and if you rate us 5 stars and roast us in the comment…

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! The Champiooooooons! Our foursome gathers to chat about Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage. Combing through every group, we chat about Bayern Munich's win over Manchester United (what a weird game!), Barcelona…

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to answer your questions! You can find the full list that we tackled down below: 1) Why are wins counted as three points and not two? 2) Clubs often pay more for potential than for proven …

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! David Gass joins Taylor to talk about some of the teams in MLS that don't get as much coverage, namely Orlando, New England, Houston, Cincinnati, Vancouver, Colorado, St. Louis, and many more! Plus, best managerial approa…

It's crunch time for the playoff race! Andrew Wiebe, David Gass, Matt Doyle, and Stefano Fusaro break down all the biggest moments of Matchday 32 and look ahead to the most pivotal matches Wednesday night. Who will win the West? Who will make the playoffs in the East? All that and more! 5:12 - Houston Dynamo’s GO-LA-ZO 9:16 - Cardiac Cats! Orlando'…

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! With Ryan traveling and Joe still on his Ryan Bailey International Apology Tour, Graham and Taylor are reviewing the weekend all by themselves! Brighton being good and Manchester United being the opposite takes up the ent…

India blow Sri Lanka away for 50 all out and chase the runs with no wickets down to win the #AsiaCup2023 final. We also discuss the final Super Four games where India beat Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka beat Pakistan and India narrowly lost to Bangladesh.By Edges & Sledges

We've got a new one today! We're debuting an episode concept we're calling "Take It or Leave It." We read your hot takes, and then each decide if we're leaving it (disagreeing, and explaining why) or taking it (agreeing, and explaining why). The idea is to bring research and objective analysis to hot takes, and see what stands up. Examples of topic…

Ryan, Taylor and Graham dip into the Listener Questions mailbag to discuss a revolutionary change to the World Cup, Copa America qualification, the life and time of Theo Walcott, and much more! --- Today's show is brought to you by... BetterHelp! Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TSS and get on your way to being your best self. JOIN THE T…

It's almost awards szn! Andrew Wiebe sits down with David Gass, Matt Doyle, and Stefano Fusaro to pick out their frontrunners for MVP, Goalkeeper of the Year, and more! The guys also preview a huge weekend of games and discuss what comes next for the Revs after a week of chaos. 0:00 - Intro 4:22 - Orlando visits the Crew for a 6-pointer 8:52 - Phil…

We were going to spend the episode breaking down the USA's 4-0 win over Oman, but realized fairly quickly into recording that we would have said a version of the phrase "granted, it's against Oman" about 100 times. So instead, we spent a little bit of time on the USA's victory and a lot more time on what we know (and more importantly don't know) ab…

Graham and Taylor take a look at some of the biggest stories from the international window so far, including Scotland continuing to play attractive and fun soccer while England drop points for the first time in qualifying. What to expect from their friendly match later today! Plus, lots of discussion about what went wrong for Hansi Flick and German…

On this week's episode we discuss the Super Four stage of the #AsiaCup2023 with a focus on the #PakvInd match, which was won by India by 228 runs. We discuss King Kohli going past 13k ODI runs with a 77th international century, last minute replacement KL Rahul scoring a ton at number 4, Bumrah's return to ODI and Kuldeep Yadav's 5 for. #IndvPak Sid…

Three goals from three stars this weekend, and all three get Forest Green on the swagometer. Tune in this week to see who else has swag, plus the latest transfer deadline deals, hot takes from week four, the European draws and much more! Have a listen! Thanks for listening this season and if you rate us 5 stars and roast us in the comments, we'll b…

A truncated MLS slate doesn't mean a truncated ETR! Wiebe is back as the guys dig into Inter Miami's big win and improved playoff chances, LAFC's struggles, St. Louis CITY's ability to find a diamond in the rough and much more! 5:45 - Sam Adeniran and STL still atop the West 14:15 - Evander's breakout, Portland downs LAFC 16:15 - LAFC will make the…

Taylor and Joe dive into the U.S. men’s national team’s 3-0 win over Uzbekistan from Saturday’s friendly. How did the USMNT perform in Gregg Berhalter’s first game back? Who stood out in a good way? And who struggled? All that — plus what we want to see in the next match on Tuesday — on the show. --- Today's show is brought to you by... BetterHelp!…