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How did the USMNT go from crisis mode after crashing out of the group stage at Copa América to landing one of the most respected managers in the game?
On todayâs episode, Taylor sits down with US Soccer CEO JT Batson to get the inside story on how he helped convince Mauricio Pochettino, who has coached notable European clubs like Chelsea, PSG, and Tottenham, to come to the States. Hint: It involves an assist from one of his friends, new USWNT head coach Emma Hayes, who recently led her team to Olympic gold.
Plus, Taylorâs thoughts on the MLS teams to watch heading into the playoffs.
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Itâs been a busy summer of soccer: Leagues Cup, Copa AmĂ©rica, the Euros, the Olympics, and nonstop MLS action. So before we get into the final push of the season, the team at Offside has a special treat for our listeners: the Roast of Taylor Twellman.
Late last year, Offside executive producer Peter Moses gathered the best and brightest in soccer comedyâChristian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros of The Cooligans, Travis Helwig and Darren Miller of Happy Foot Sad Footâand gave them free rein to pile on Taylor. Weâve been waiting for the perfect moment to release it. Youâre welcome.
Plus, Taylor breaks down Miamiâs dominance and Orlandoâs surprising comeback.
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Tim Ream started his pro career with New York Red Bulls in 2010. Just two years later, the Premier League came calling. Now after 12 years, two teams, and stints with the U.S. national team that included a trip to the 2022 World Cup, Tim returns to the league where it all started.
On this weekâs episode, Taylor sits down with Charlotte FCâs new star to talk about his first MLS match since 2011, how the league has changed over the past decade, and how his time in England shaped him as a player.
Plus, Columbus are Leagues Cup champions. Thatâs two major titles in eight monthsâis it time to call them a dynasty?
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As Leagues Cup draws to a close, itâs time to take stock of all the news around soccer in the States.
Taylor sits down with Paul Tenorio, senior reporter for The Athletic, to talk about the MLS transfer window, roster strategies for the rest of the season, and the prospect of Mauricio Pochettino being named head coach of the U.S. menâs national team.
Plus, Taylor breaks down the Colorado Rapidsâ Leagues Cup run.
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Leagues Cup is nonstop actionânot only for the viewers, but for the players as well.
This week, Offside goes behind the scenes with defender Julian Gressel, who recorded a series of audio diaries as Miami traveled to Houston to play Tigres before hosting Toronto in the Round of 32. Between the matches, Julian sat down with Taylor to talk about what itâs like preparing, traveling, and recovering, then doing it all over again.
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Leagues Cup started with a bang, and weâre already into the knockout round. Expected clubsâlike defending champs Miami and LIGA MX greats Club AmĂ©ricaâare there, but so are some surprises, like the San Jose Earthquakes.
This weekâs episode goes right to the center of the action. Immediately after calling the Tigres-Miami match on Saturday, Taylor sat down with fellow broadcaster Jake Zivin and with Diego Valeri, Spanish-language analyst for MLS Season Pass, to talk about the game and what itâs like to cover Leagues Cup.
Plus, Taylor breaks down the latest transfer window news.
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Actor, host, and comedian Drew Carey joins Taylor to look back on a career that has woven 40 years in the entertainment industry with his love of soccer and team ownership. Drew tells Taylor about how his move to LA to host The Price Is Right led him to become an MLS fan, his secret life as a soccer photographer, buying into the Seattle expansion in 2007, and how a prop mishap on set almost derailed his Sounders connection.
Plus, Taylor shares his thoughts on Leagues Cup so far.
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Hang on tightâMLS fans are in for a wild ride the rest of the summer.
On todayâs episode, Taylor sits down with fellow MLS Season Pass analyst Sacha Kljestan, who participated in the All-Star Skills Challenge on Tuesday night. The two break down everything you need to know about Wednesdayâs All-Star Game in Columbus between the best of MLS and LIGA MX. Then they look ahead to whatâs sure to be an exciting Leagues Cupâwhich starts Friday, July 26.
Plus, Taylor shares a behind-the-scenes story from the 2005 All-Star Game, when he won MVP.
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Larry Nance Jr. has been in the NBA for almost a decade. But his true love isnât basketball. Itâs soccer.
On this weekâs episode, Taylor sits down with Larry, a forward for the Atlanta Hawks, to learn what sparked his passion for the beautiful game. The first pro soccer match Larry attended was a Galaxy game when he was a rookie with the Lakers, and last year he became a part owner of Leeds United in Englandâs Championship division.
Larry also shares what it was like playing with Kobe and LeBron and talks about why the debate over those two greats is tougher for him than the Messi vs. Ronaldo question.
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Last yearâs El TrĂĄfico at the Rose Bowl was the United Statesâ most attended sports game of 2023, and the derby is one of the most exciting and bitterly contested rivalries in MLS. But itâs also one of the leagueâs newest. So how did El TrĂĄfico reach these heights?
To tell the full story, we have to go back to a graffiti duel between fans waged on the streets of Los Angeles, before the LA Galaxy and LAFC ever played a game. We hear from Geoff Gouveia, whose mural for LAFC was defaced by Galaxy fans in 2017, and Ms. Yellow, a muralist whoâs worked with the Galaxy.
But no story about El TrĂĄfico would be complete without an account of that blockbuster first meeting, featuring superstars Carlos Vela and Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ. Because on March 31, 2018, all that buildup between the fans paid off. Two players on the pitch that day, the Galaxyâs Daniel Steres (now with Houston) and LAFCâs Benny Feilhaber (now head coach of Sporting Kansas City II), break down one of the most exciting games in MLS history.
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Angel City FC, the LA-based National Womenâs Soccer League club, was recently named the most valuable franchise in the league.
ACFC joined the NWSL as an expansion team in 2022 and shares BMO Stadium with LAFC. From the beginning, the club made headlines with a star-studded ownership group, which includes Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Serena Williams, and Billie Jean King.
On todayâs episode, Taylor speaks with Kara Nortman, venture capitalist and co-founder of ACFC, and Julie Uhrman, co-founder and president of the club, to talk about the story behind the team, the growth of womenâs sports, and what drew them to sports in the first place.
Plus, the Columbus Crewâs emotional farewell to Aidan Morris.
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When Tim Bezbatchenko realized he wasnât going to be a Major League Soccer player, he knew he still wanted to be around the sportâso after attending law school (while playing on a USL team), he got a job at MLS headquarters.
That led to successful stints as president and general manager of Toronto FC, which hoisted an MLS Cup during his tenure, and his hometown club, Columbus Crew, which won two league championships under his leadership.
Now heâs taking all that knowledge to a new role as president of Black Knight Football, an organization that oversees AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League as well as clubs in Scotland, France, and New Zealand.
Plus, Taylor shares his thoughts on MLS playersâ presence in the Euros and Copa AmĂ©rica.
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Haji Wrightâs introduction to international soccer when he scored the lone goal for the United States against Holland in the 2022 World Cupâs Round of 16.
Since then, the 26-year-old winger, who has played all over Europe, signed with Coventry City of the English Championship, where he just had his best season yet with 19 goalsâseven of them match winners.
Haji joins Taylor to talk about his early days playing soccer, his friendships with fellow USMNT players, and the goal that got family members to stop pressuring him to switch to basketball.
Plus, Taylor breaks down the significance of San Diego FCâs newest signing, Hirving âChuckyâ Lozano.
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Real Salt Lake is off to their best-ever franchise start, leading the West and just three points off from leading the Supportersâ Shield race â four years after finishing near the bottom of the league.
One of the key figures behind this turnaround is head coach Pablo Mastroeni.
On this weekâs episode, Taylor sits down with Pablo to talk about his coaching philosophy, why he thinks stats can take a manager only so far, and why he thinks this RSL team can go all the way. Plus, the two reminisce about their time together on the US Menâs National Team in the 2000s.
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The Crew aim to be the fourth MLS side to win the Concacaf Champions Cup when they travel to face storied Liga MX club Pachuca this weekend.
Thereâs more than continental bragging rights on the line: The winner gets an automatic bid to the next yearâs FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place in the U.S. So far, Seattle are the only MLS team to qualify, through their own Concacaf win in â22.
For this weekâs episode, Taylor breaks down what to expect with Sammy Sadovnik, Spanish-language play-by-play voice for MLS Season Passâwhoâs covered Liga MX for decadesâand Stu Holden, FOX Soccerâs lead analyst, who played in the tournament with the Houston Dynamo.
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Filip Forsberg is an NHL All-Star from Sweden, the Nashville Predatorsâ all-time leading goal scorer, andâsince last springâa minority owner of Nashville SC.
Taylor sits down with Filip to talk about his soccer roots, why he loves Swedish superstar Zlatan IbrahimoviÄ, and how he got to experience Nashville SCâs incredible Leagues Cup run last year, which collided with Messi Mania and Inter Miami CF in the final.
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Rivalries live and die by the fans. And in Texas, the three teamsâFC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, and Austin FCâ compete for the Copa Tejas trophy.
Soccer culture in Texas is big, dense, and diverseâjust like the state. So this weekâs episode is all about the fans whose happiness depends on winning Copa Tejas.
Thereâs Paul Fletes, lead trumpet for the supporter band La Murga de Austin, Collin Coovert of Dallasâ El Matador, and Jesus Martinez, co-leader of Houstonâs El BatallĂłn, the first barra brava in MLS. They each make the case for why their supportersâ group is the best in Texas and share what itâs like to sit in the stands with the diehards during a Copa Tejas match.
Plus, Taylor breaks down Cincyâs big win.
Thanks to Rigo Rodriguez of La Murga de Austin for providing additional audio.
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Itâs Rivalry Week. Across Major League Soccer, bitter rivals, old and new, are gearing up for matches that fans have had circled on their calendars since the 2024 schedule came out.
Rivalries are a big deal for players too. FC Cincinnati center back Nick Hagglund tells Taylor that when the schedule comes out, the first ones he looks for are the Hell Is Real matchups with the Crew. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Nick talks about the pride and pressure he feels representing his hometown against Columbus, how this derby compares to previous rivalries heâs played in, and what this upcoming clash means to FCCâs season.
Plus, Taylor shares some of his favorite memories of New Englandâs rivalry matches from his time in the league.
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On the pitch, Giorgos Giakoumakis comes across as a cocky striker. A bruiser who will do anything to score. An absolute villain. But thereâs more to the big man than that.
In a special episode of Offside, Giorgos opens up about his life story, including growing up in Crete, his early struggles in the Greek leagues, his scoring titles in Europe, and finally finding a home at Atlanta United.
Also, Atlanta players Brad Guzan and Brooks Lennon tell Taylor why Giorgos makes such a great teammate, and technical director Carlos Bocanegra recalls how he convinced Giorgos to make the switch to MLS.
Plus, Paul John Dykes, host of the podcast A Celtic State of Mind, shares how GG became a fan favorite at Celtic FC in Glasgow and why they miss him to this day.
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In MLS, thereâs no such thing as a win you can count on.
Rules around roster-building and salary caps mean even a last-place club can give the leagueâs best a run for their money on any given weekâand the playoff system gives everyone a shot at a dramatic turnaround.
This week, we share two of the greatest single-season comebacks in league history: Sporting Kansas City in 2023 and the 2016 Seattle Sounders FC.
Taylor sits down with Johnny Russell, Sportingâs captain, to talk about SKC going winless over their first 10 matches last year to making the playoffs. Then Seattle coach Brian Schmetzer discusses leading the Sounders from a lackluster regular season to their first MLS Cup in 2016.
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