Scuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

By Adam Belz and Greg Velasquez

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Subscribers: 196
Reviews: 5
Episodes: 486

Matt Hurm
 Mar 14, 2023
My favorite podcast. Belz is great, as is the cast including the hilarious Watke and courageous take-maker Vince. It's a deep dive into US Soccer and I love it.

Clay
 Mar 23, 2020
By far the best place to get your US Soccer info.

J. R.
 Aug 9, 2019
Solid U.S. Soccer podcast. Smart and enjoyable listen.

Russell
 Feb 8, 2019
the best podcast to learn about US youth soccer. plus interesting music between cuts.

Michael Karsner
 Jan 16, 2019
great podcast, awesome interviews and the best podcast for young USMNT fans

Description

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

Episode Date
#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa
Apr 25, 2024
#485: John O'Brien joins the pod
Apr 18, 2024
#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics roster, young guns in NWSL
Apr 17, 2024
#483: USWNT v Canada recap
Apr 10, 2024
#482 — USWNT v Japan recap
Apr 08, 2024
#481: WoSo — Mal scores, Hutton shines, Hayes v Eidevall, Korbinghazi
Apr 01, 2024
#480: Nations League cool-down with Watke and Vince
Mar 28, 2024
#479: USMNT v Mexico recap
Mar 26, 2024
#478: USMNT v Jamaica recap
Mar 23, 2024
#477: Yunus Musah joins the pod
Mar 23, 2024
#476: The USMNT Nations League roster
Mar 14, 2024
#475: Gold Cup Final — USWNT v Brazil recap
Mar 12, 2024
#474: USWNT v Canada recap
Mar 07, 2024
#473: USWNT beats Colombia, full recap
Mar 05, 2024
#472: USWNT loses to Mexico, full recap
Feb 28, 2024
#471: Monday Review — Big goals for Cardoso & Richards, full pool rundown
Feb 26, 2024
W Gold Cup: USWNT v Argentina recap
Feb 24, 2024
W Gold Cup: USWNT v Dominican Republic recap
Feb 21, 2024
WoSo — Star Wars, Sauerbrunn and the 16-year-old
Feb 15, 2024
Quick reaction to the USWNT's Gold Cup roster
Feb 07, 2024
Gratitude, ambition and fatherhood with Diego Luna
Feb 03, 2024
Gio to Forest, transfer window wrap-up, Lindsey outrages America
Feb 02, 2024
WoSo — Hayes name-checks, USWNT first-choice XIs, UCL roundup
Jan 31, 2024
Some of the questions ahead of USMNT's next camp
Jan 24, 2024
#462: WoSo — Cat & Mal back soon, Fish strikes, Lily shines
Jan 18, 2024
#461: Monday Review — Pulisic, Wes, Tim ascendant, Richards at DM, etc.
Jan 08, 2024
#460: Annual Review — USWNT
Dec 20, 2023
#459: Annual Review — USMNT
Dec 19, 2023
#458: Mid-week action wrap-up with Greg
Dec 15, 2023
#457: Sports-Reference founder Sean Forman joins the pod
Dec 13, 2023
#456: Former pro referee & California refs administrator Juan Guzman
Dec 08, 2023
#455: USWNT v China recap (Frisco)
Dec 06, 2023
#454: USWNT v China recap (Fort Lauderdale)
Dec 04, 2023
#453: Natalia Astrain on USWNT challenges and opportunities
Nov 29, 2023
#452: WoSo — First roster of the Hayes era, China next week
Nov 22, 2023
#451: Trinidad & Tobago v USMNT recap
Nov 21, 2023
#450: USMNT v Trinidad & Tobago recap
Nov 17, 2023
#449: Monday Review — Camp begins in Austin, what to expect vs T&T
Nov 13, 2023
#448: November USMNT roster reaction
Nov 09, 2023
$447: Emma Hayes to take over USWNT (reportedly)
Nov 06, 2023
#446: A Michael Bradley retrospective with Watke and Bob Morocco
Nov 03, 2023
#445: WoSo — USWNT v Colombia recap No. 2
Nov 02, 2023
#444: USWNT v Colombia recap
Oct 27, 2023
#443: Tactical Manager joins the pod to talk grassroots
Oct 26, 2023
#442: WoSo — Colombia friendly tomorrow, XIs, play the kids
Oct 25, 2023
#441: High school Champions' League — how it works, why it matters
Oct 25, 2023
#440: USMNT v Ghana recap
Oct 19, 2023
#439: USMNT v Germany recap
Oct 16, 2023
#438: Ways to improve grassroots soccer
Oct 05, 2023
#437: WoSo — Fishel's smash debut, Shaw waits on Twila, Trin balls
Oct 04, 2023
#436: USWNT v South Africa recap 2.0
Sep 26, 2023
#435: Yunus starts, Wes shines, Balo misses, Tillman slumbers
Sep 25, 2023
#434: USWNT v South Africa recap
Sep 22, 2023
#433: The U17s and the talent pipeline with Hartman & Chairez
Sep 22, 2023
#432: A sports mediator on ways to resolve the Gio/GGG rift
Sep 20, 2023
#431: WoSo W-Day — Upcoming friendlies, NWSL home-stretch, Jaedyn Shaw
Sep 20, 2023
#430: USMNT v Oman recap
Sep 13, 2023
#429: USMNT v Uzbekistan recap
Sep 10, 2023
#428: Nine questions ahead of Uzbekistan
Sep 07, 2023
#427: Hugo Perez joins the pod
Sep 06, 2023
#426: Josh Sargent joins the pod
Aug 31, 2023
#425: USMNT roster reaction, press conference highlights
Aug 30, 2023
#424: WoSo — World Cup fallout continues, Jaedyn and Olivia balling
Aug 23, 2023
#423: Pulisic's debut at AC Milan, celebration pod
Aug 22, 2023
#422: Serie A preview (Pulisic, Musah, Weah & McKennie)
Aug 18, 2023
#421: WoSo — WC postmortem, turning the page, honesty about the prize money
Aug 09, 2023
#420: Mark McKenzie joins the pod
Aug 08, 2023
#419: World Cup — USWNT v Sweden recap
Aug 07, 2023
#418: World Cup — USWNT v Portugal recap
Aug 01, 2023
#417: World Cup — USWNT v Netherlands recap
Jul 27, 2023
#416: WoSo W-Day — USA-NED tonight, Rose's return, anthems
Jul 26, 2023
#415: World Cup — USA v Vietnam recap
Jul 23, 2023
#414: A USWNT primer for fans of mostly just the USMNT
Jul 20, 2023
#413: Gold Cup semifinal USMNT v Panama recap
Jul 14, 2023
#412: WoSo W-Day — 6 USWNT questions ahead of the Women’s World Cup
Jul 12, 2023
#411: USWNT v Wales recap
Jul 11, 2023
410: Gold Cup quarterfinal — USMNT v Canada
Jul 10, 2023
#409: Dave Sarachan joins the pod
Jul 07, 2023
#408: USMNT v Trinidad + the Monday Review
Jul 03, 2023
#407: Paul Kennedy joins the pod
Jun 30, 2023
#406: USMNT v St. Kitts & Nevis recap
Jun 29, 2023
#405: WoSo W-Day — More roster talk, a hat trick, an in-form CDM, CD players
Jun 28, 2023
#404: Monday Review mid-Gold Cup, transfer rumors, etc.
Jun 26, 2023
#403: USWNT World Cup roster, plus Gold Cup look-ahead
Jun 23, 2023
#402: John Tolkin joins the pod ahead of Gold Cup
Jun 22, 2023
#401: Tuesday Review — Sunday's celebrations, Balo, Gio, the midfield
Jun 20, 2023
#400: USMNT v Canada Trophy Recap
Jun 19, 2023
#399: Joe Scally joins the pod
Jun 18, 2023
#398: USA v Mexico recap, plus the Berhalter grenade
Jun 16, 2023
#397: Luca de la Torre joins the pod
Jun 15, 2023
#396: WoSo W-Day — Ertz concerns, Wash-LA report, Shaw balling
Jun 13, 2023
#395: Nations League preview, Messi
Jun 09, 2023
#394: U20 World Cup — USA v Uruguay
Jun 05, 2023
#393: WoSo W-Day — The cases for Demelo & Pickett, Soph’s underlying #s strong
May 31, 2023
#392: U20 World Cup — USA v New Zealand
May 30, 2023
#391: U20 World Cup — USA v Slovakia
May 26, 2023
#390: Ty Keough on soccer in St. Louis, and the new MLS team
May 24, 2023
#389: U20 World Cup — USA v Fiji
May 23, 2023
#388: U20 World Cup — USA v Ecuador
May 20, 2023
#387: WoSo W-Day — USL's women's league, Coupe de France, NWSL catch-up
May 17, 2023
#386: The summer USMNT roster episode
May 05, 2023
#385: WoSo W-Day — Alyssa is good, Ertz settling in, Moultrie dime, ACL talk, boots on the ground in Chicago & Louisville
May 03, 2023
#384: Tom Bogert joins the pod
Apr 27, 2023
#383: USMNT v Mexico recap
Apr 20, 2023
#382: Quick USMNT-Mexico preview
Apr 18, 2023
#381: WoSo W'day — Int'l window wrap, player pool check-in
Apr 18, 2023
#380: USWNT-Ireland, second edition
Apr 12, 2023
#379: USWNT-Ireland recap — Swanson hurt, Ertz returns
Apr 10, 2023
WoSo W'Day — A goalfest in NWSL so far, Ertz anticipation, Korbin balling in Paris
Apr 04, 2023
#377: USA v El Salvador recap
Mar 28, 2023
#376: The bartender who scooped everyone on Balogun to Orlando
Mar 27, 2023
#375: Grenada v USMNT recap
Mar 25, 2023
#374: WoSo W'day — NWSL opening weekend, Cat’s health, prize money, etc.
Mar 22, 2023
#373: Roster reaction — Reyna & Pulisic back, Dike & Pepi in
Mar 15, 2023
#372: The USMNT roster for March
Mar 10, 2023
#371: WoSo Wednesday — W Gold Cup explainer, Alyssa scores, player of the year
Mar 09, 2023
#370: Monday Review — Leeds win, the search for a U17 gamechanger
Feb 27, 2023
#369: USWNT v Brazil recap
Feb 23, 2023
#368: WoSo Wednesday + USWNT v Japan recap
Feb 22, 2023
#367: USWNT v Canada recap
Feb 17, 2023
#366: USMNT roundup, aka "How Are We Feeling About All This"
Feb 16, 2023
#365: WoSo Wednesday: SheBelieves starts next week, Vlatko's a bozo
Feb 09, 2023
#364: Which U17 men's national team prospects to watch for
Feb 08, 2023
#363: Early USWNT history with Marty Mankamyer
Feb 02, 2023
#362: USMNT v Colombia recap
Jan 29, 2023
#361: Paul Arriola joins the pod
Jan 28, 2023
#360: USMNT v Serbia recap, plus Earnie Stewart out
Jan 26, 2023
#359: WoSo Wednesday — NZ takeaways, codeine, Kornieck agendas
Jan 25, 2023
#358: New Zealand v USA recap (the second leg)
Jan 22, 2023
#357: New Zealand vs USA recap
Jan 19, 2023
#356: TV talk! New deals for USSF & MLS, John Ourand helps us sort through it
Jan 17, 2023
#355: A window-by-window overview of what's ahead in 2023
Jan 12, 2023
#354: WoSo Wednesday — Time for Vlatko to coach, the NWSL draft, full pool report
Jan 11, 2023
#353: Joe Machnik joins the podcast
Jan 10, 2023
#352: What we learned about our players at the World Cup
Dec 16, 2022
#351: A draft of USMNT prospects and late-bloomers for 2026
Dec 11, 2022
#350: Netherlands v USA recap
Dec 07, 2022
#349: The Netherlands on Saturday, we keep celebrating
Dec 01, 2022
#348: Iran v USA recap
Nov 30, 2022
#347: Beat Iran and we're on to the knockouts
Nov 28, 2022
#346: Quick check-in with Arya Allahverdi of Gol Bezan
Nov 28, 2022
#345: England v USA recap
Nov 26, 2022
#344: Pre-England final check in
Nov 24, 2022
#343: World Cup Debrief — Wales a day later
Nov 22, 2022
#342: USA v Wales recap
Nov 22, 2022
#341: Final check-in; Wales looms
Nov 18, 2022
#340: Naomi Girma joins the pod, plus we break down the Germany friendlies
Nov 17, 2022
#339: What we can do to beat Wales
Nov 16, 2022
#338: A World Cup primer for general U.S. sports fans
Nov 16, 2022
#337: Monday Review — league play wraps, the World Cup is upon us
Nov 14, 2022
#336: The actual roster for the World Cup
Nov 10, 2022
#335: Leeds madness, Pulisic with Nippa, Weah at fullback
Nov 07, 2022
#334: The World Cup roster — our picks and Berhalter prediction
Nov 07, 2022
#333: Ten turning points since Couva
Nov 04, 2022
#332: Wales' strengths, weaknesses, politics and "Yma o Hyd" with Ryan March
Nov 03, 2022
#331: Historic Recap — England v USA, World Cup 2010
Nov 02, 2022
#330: Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico's chances at the World Cup with Jon Arnold
Oct 28, 2022
#329: CCV struggles, Reyna's fit, Pulisic's bright
Oct 27, 2022
#328: Reyna curler, McKennie header, a famous win for Pepi
Oct 24, 2022
#327: Who is on the bubble for Qatar and who is going
Oct 21, 2022
#326: Savannah DeMelo joins the pod
Oct 18, 2022
#325: Michele Giannone on Berhalter, the USMNT and much more
Oct 14, 2022
#324: Spain v USWNT recap
Oct 12, 2022
#323: Pulisic, Pepi & Sargent score. Weah, Musah & CCV return.
Oct 10, 2022
#322: England v USWNT recap
Oct 08, 2022
#321: Chris Richards joins the pod
Oct 04, 2022
#320: Jenny Chiu joins the pod
Sep 30, 2022
#319: Saudi Arabia v USA recap
Sep 28, 2022
#318: Japan v USA recap
Sep 23, 2022
#317: A USWNT check-up after Nigeria, before England
Sep 22, 2022
#316: The roster for the last friendlies before the World Cup
Sep 15, 2022
#315: Jimmy Conrad joins the pod
Sep 13, 2022
#314: Monday Review — Musah & Reyna persevere, Ferreira brace, Pepi debut & the Queen
Sep 12, 2022
#313: Reyna shines, a dive into CCV, and roster talk
Sep 09, 2022
#312: The ever-evolving World Cup roster picture
Aug 31, 2022
#311: World Cup lineup talk and lots of other Q&A
Aug 19, 2022
#310: USA v Japan (U20 Women's World Cup)
Aug 18, 2022
#309: Arya Allahverdi on Iran, player unrest, a starting XI & Iranian football
Aug 17, 2022
#308: USA v Netherlands (U20 Women's World Cup)
Aug 15, 2022
#307: USA v Ghana (U20 Women's World Cup)
Aug 12, 2022
#306: A first-hand account of a Sargent goal, plus the cost of USSF coaching licenses
Aug 10, 2022
#305: Keith Costigan on the USMNT, the World Cup & soccer play-by-play
Aug 05, 2022
#304: Who could still play their way on to the World Cup roster?
Aug 03, 2022
#303: Monday Review — Wes injured, Giovanni return, Aaronson balling
Aug 01, 2022
#302: C.J. Sapong interview
Jul 28, 2022
#301: Niko Tsakiris interview
Jul 21, 2022
#300: USWNT v Canada recap, and we're going to the Olympics!
Jul 20, 2022
#299: USWNT v Costa Rica recap
Jul 15, 2022
#298: USWNT v Mexico recap
Jul 13, 2022
#297: USWNT v Jamaica recap, and we're going to the World Cup!
Jul 08, 2022
#296: USWNT v Haiti recap
Jul 06, 2022
#295: Kings of Concacaf! U20s v Dominican Republic recap
Jul 04, 2022
#294: We're going to the Olympics! (U20s v Honduras recap)
Jul 02, 2022
#293: USWNT v Colombia recaps
Jun 29, 2022
#292: U20s v Costa Rica recap
Jun 29, 2022
#291: U20s v Nicaragua recap with Bob Morocco
Jun 26, 2022
#290: U20s v Cuba recap with Bob Morocco
Jun 23, 2022
#289: Quick preview of the women's Concacaf Championship
Jun 22, 2022
#288: U20s v Canada recap
Jun 21, 2022
#287: U20s v St. Kitts recap
Jun 19, 2022
#286: U20 player pool rundown ahead of Concacaf Championship
Jun 16, 2022
#285: El Salvador v USA recap
Jun 15, 2022
#284: USA v Grenada recap
Jun 11, 2022
#283: Tuesday Review — All our enemies are in the mud
Jun 07, 2022
#282: USA v Uruguay recap
Jun 06, 2022
#281: USA v Morocco recap
Jun 02, 2022
#280: Morocco & Uruguay look-aheads, Velasquez on the roster
May 25, 2022
#279: Equal pay & a June roster preview
May 19, 2022
#278: Interview with Mikey Varas, U.S. men's U20 coach
May 16, 2022
#277: A World Cup year USMNT to-do list
May 13, 2022
#276: Monday Review — Dad tweets, striker watch, endless dual nat panic
May 02, 2022
#275: Hypothetical lineups, the offside rule, and late-season club stakes
Apr 28, 2022
#274: Up-and-comers roundup with Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez
Apr 28, 2022
#273: A USWNT change of guard? Eh! We'll see.
Apr 21, 2022
#272: Meg Swanick on away qualifiers, binoculars, team chemistry
Apr 20, 2022
#271: West Coast Check-In with Jay Hernandez
Apr 15, 2022
#270: Call-in show with Jon Arnold and Watke
Apr 13, 2022
#269: Zach Lowy on Vizela, Portuguese football & the transfer market for U.S. players
Apr 12, 2022
#268: A roster snapshot with 7 months 'til the World Cup
Apr 06, 2022
#267: Monday Review — Iran, Doha, frostbite, Black Friday, England (a little)
Apr 04, 2022
#266: Costa Rica v USA recap (WCQ14)
Mar 31, 2022
#265: USA v Panama recap (WCQ13)
Mar 29, 2022
#264: Mexico v USA recap (WCQ12)
Mar 25, 2022
#263: Jon Arnold previews MEX, PAN & CRC
Mar 22, 2022
#262: Judgment Day Roster Reaction & Lineup Talk
Mar 18, 2022
#261: An interview with former U.S. Soccer official Nico Romeijn
Mar 17, 2022
#260: Which players have under- and over-performed in qualifying?
Mar 17, 2022
#259: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 2: November and January
Mar 13, 2022
#258: World Cup Qualifying Recap Part 1: September & October
Mar 11, 2022
#257: Monday Review — Wes out, Pulisic good, Pefok scores again, Sir Charles drags the USMNT
Mar 07, 2022
#256: Six USMNT storylines we’re tracking in MLS
Mar 03, 2022
#255: John Muller, soccer analytics writer for The Athletic UK
Feb 22, 2022
#254: Interview with Eryk Williamson
Feb 21, 2022
#253: Herdman’s secret plans & Berhalter’s last interview
Feb 18, 2022
#252: Interview with Jay Hernandez
Feb 17, 2022
#251: Monday Review — Signs of life from Pulisic, striker watch, fullback watch
Feb 14, 2022
#250: USMNT transfer window recap
Feb 10, 2022
#249: Monday Review — Reyna’s return, Walker’s goal celebrations, Aaronson’s spot
Feb 07, 2022
#248: USA v Honduras recap (WCQ11)
Feb 04, 2022
#247: Tuesday Review — Honduras pre-game, Canada rumination
Feb 02, 2022
#246: Canada v USA recap (WCQ10)
Jan 31, 2022
#245: USA v El Salvador recap (WCQ9)
Jan 28, 2022
#244: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold
Jan 25, 2022
#243: Monday Review — The qualifying window is upon us
Jan 24, 2022
#242: Roster Reaction
Jan 21, 2022
#241: Monday Review — Pepi starts, Dike debuts, Sargent gets a W
Jan 18, 2022
#240: Interview with Luca de la Torre
Jan 17, 2022
#239: The roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers
Jan 13, 2022
#238: Monday Review — Thriller in Rome, Pepi’s debut, DeJuan Jones & Alex Mendez
Jan 10, 2022
#237: Interview with Vince Ganzberg on coaching youth soccer
Jan 06, 2022
#236: Monday Review — Puli v Liverpool, Pepi to Augsburg, Dike to West Brom
Jan 03, 2022
#235: Annual Review 2021
Dec 30, 2021
#234: Jonathan Gómez interview
Dec 21, 2021
#233: Monday Review — McKennie returns, calendar year records, coolness
Dec 20, 2021
#232: USA v Bosnia recap
Dec 19, 2021
#231: How to solve the midfield sans MMA, plus a look ahead to Bosnia
Dec 16, 2021
#230: Monday Review — Dest’s rough patch, bing bong, Ledezma’s return, etc.
Dec 13, 2021
#229: Monday Review — Marsch out, Gio in training, Konrad v Brenden, Matt v Zack, etc.
Dec 06, 2021
#228: The December camp roster
Dec 03, 2021
#227: Belated wrap-up of the U20 Revelations Cup
Dec 03, 2021
#226: The dual national dilemma with political scientist José Marichal
Dec 02, 2021
#225: Monday Review — St. Paul in February, new Top 40, leaked kits
Nov 29, 2021
#224: Monday Review — Pulisic False 9s, McKennie flies, the Busio Discourse
Nov 22, 2021
#223: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ8)
Nov 17, 2021
#222: More Dos a Cero revelry + the rest of Concacaf with Watke
Nov 15, 2021
#221: USA v Mexico recap (WCQ7)
Nov 13, 2021
#220: Quick US-focused USA-Mexico preview
Nov 10, 2021
#219: Mexico and Jamaica previews with Jon Arnold
Nov 09, 2021
#218: Monday Review — Big win for Adams, Tuchel wants Pulisic to control his emotions
Nov 08, 2021
#217: State of the men's youth national teams and upcoming U20 camp
Nov 05, 2021
#216: The November WC qualifying roster
Nov 04, 2021
#215: Monday Review — Wes scores again, Scally shines, Brooks gets a new coach
Nov 01, 2021
#214: TSS Crossover Part 1 — USMNT questions galore
Oct 28, 2021
#213: Office Hours, Vol. 5 — U20 camp, Captain Turner's Rebellion
Oct 27, 2021
#212: 9 things we learned in the last international window
Oct 21, 2021
#211: Office Hours, Vol. 4 — Songs and chants, Pepi, chess, nicknames, etc.
Oct 20, 2021
#210: USA v Costa Rica recap (WCQ6)
Oct 15, 2021
#209: Office Hours -- Is the USMNT fanbase the worst in the world?
Oct 14, 2021
#208: Panama v USA recap (WCQ5)
Oct 11, 2021
#207: USA v Jamaica recap (WCQ4)
Oct 08, 2021
#206: Office Hours, Vol. 2 — Jamaica gameday, Busio song, legislatures, etc.
Oct 07, 2021
#205: Jamaica, Panama & Costa Rica previews with Jon Arnold
Oct 05, 2021
#204: October Window Rotations
Oct 04, 2021
#203: Office Hours, Vol. 1 — Live roster reaction, the golden age of piracy, etc.
Sep 29, 2021
#202: The October Qualifying Roster
Sep 27, 2021
#201: TSS x Scuffed Crossover Part 2
Sep 22, 2021
#200: Buzz Carrick on all things FC Dallas
Sep 17, 2021
#199: Grant Wahl on covering the Octagonal
Sep 13, 2021
#198: Monday Recap
Sep 13, 2021
#197: Honduras-USA recap (WCQ3)
Sep 10, 2021
#196: USA-Canada recap (WCQ2)
Sep 07, 2021
#195: El Salvador-USA recap (WCQ1)
Sep 03, 2021
#194: Michael Lewis on away qualifiers in Concacaf
Sep 01, 2021
#193: The September roster, rotations and exhortations
Aug 26, 2021
#192: September World Cup qualifiers roster projection
Aug 23, 2021
#191: El Salvador, Canada & Honduras previews with Jon Arnold
Aug 17, 2021
#190: The dual national dilemma with Herc Gomez
Aug 09, 2021
#189: USA-Mexico Gold Cup Final recap
Aug 02, 2021
#188: USA-Qatar recap
Jul 30, 2021
#187: USA-Jamaica recap
Jul 26, 2021
#186: USA v Canada recap
Jul 19, 2021
#185: USA v Martinique recap
Jul 16, 2021
#184: USA-Haiti recap
Jul 12, 2021
#183: A transfers rundown and the Gold Cup group
Jul 08, 2021
#182: Gold Cup roster reaction
Jul 02, 2021
#181: Gold Cup roster wishlist and projection
Jun 24, 2021
#180: A Nations League sh*thousing review w/Watke
Jun 14, 2021
#179: USA-Costa Rica recap
Jun 10, 2021
#178: USA-Mexico recap
Jun 07, 2021
#177: USA-Honduras recap
Jun 04, 2021
#176: Switzerland-USA recap
May 31, 2021
#175: Now is a good time to pay attention to the U.S. men’s national team
May 25, 2021
#174: Switzerland Roster Reaction, and the big summer ahead
May 21, 2021
#173: Patron questions on strikers, Berhalter competence and NT logistics
May 14, 2021
#172: The Big Summer Roster Episode
May 07, 2021
#171: Catch-up week, Chris Richards, Justin Che and Caden Clark
Apr 23, 2021
#170: Nine U.S. players to watch this MLS season
Apr 15, 2021
#169: Nine USMNT takeaways from the March window
Apr 08, 2021
#168: Friendly — Northern Ireland v USA
Mar 29, 2021
#167: Olympic Qualifying — the play-in game vs Honduras
Mar 29, 2021
Episode 166: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Mexico
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 165: Friendly — USA v Jamaica
Mar 26, 2021
Episode 164: Olympic Qualifying — USA v the Dominican Republic
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 163: Olympic Qualifying — USA v Costa Rica
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 162: European Camp roster discussion
Mar 16, 2021
Episode 161: Olympic qualifying preview
Mar 12, 2021
Episode 160: The Olympic Qualifying Roster
Mar 03, 2021
Episode 159: A check-up on the first-choice up-and-comers
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 158: February USMNT Top 40
Feb 11, 2021
Episode 157: The T&T friendly, and a 3G mind-reading exercise
Feb 01, 2021
Episode 156: January Camp/European Campaign check-in
Jan 26, 2021
Episode 155: How one proud Mexican-American became a USMNT fan
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 154: A January Camp Battle Royale
Jan 07, 2021
Episode 153: Sell sell sell! MLS's pleasant evolution
Dec 18, 2020
Episode 152: USA v El Salvador
Dec 11, 2020
Episode 151: El Salvador preview
Dec 08, 2020
Episode 150: December Camp
Dec 03, 2020
Episode 149: Interview with Chris Clark, Caden's dad
Nov 20, 2020
Episode 148: USA v Panama, Concacaf in Austria
Nov 17, 2020
Episode 147: Wales v USA — the full treatment
Nov 13, 2020
Episode 146: How we line up against Wales and Panama
Nov 09, 2020
Episode 145: Emergency Pod! The best USMNT roster ever
Nov 03, 2020
Episode 144: November USMNT camp roster projection
Oct 28, 2020
Episode 143: USMNT vs El Tri, position by position
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 142: The copy-paste USMNT cohort and Savior Committee concepts, revisited
Oct 01, 2020
Episode 141: McKennie, Adams & Reyna shine, so let’s talk Berhalter’s midfield
Sep 24, 2020
Episode 140: The September USMNT Top 40
Sep 14, 2020
Episode 139: Big weekend ahead for Yanks abroad
Sep 11, 2020
Episode 138: McKennie to Juve, Weah returns, and an MLS youth bonanza
Sep 03, 2020
Episode 137: Tutul Rahman on the USL-MLS transfer market disconnect
Aug 24, 2020
Episode 136: Nine young Americans worth watching in USL
Aug 19, 2020
Episode 135: Way too early projection of the Summer 2021 rosters
Aug 14, 2020
Episode 134: Return of the Future Draft, where we pick XIs of un-capped U23s
Aug 03, 2020
Episode 133: A bunch of MLS is Back scouting reports
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 132: A starting XI on Berhalter’s revised template from January
Jul 24, 2020
Episode 131: Christian Pulisic is good at soccer
Jul 01, 2020
Episode 130: Return from COVID and a Bundesliga rundown
Jun 23, 2020
Scuffed Vol. 129: Interview with Ken Richards (father of Chris Richards)
Jun 04, 2020
Episode 128: A deep dive on the U20 player pool
May 13, 2020
Episode 127: TSS-Scuffed Collaboration part two -- Tyler Adams interpreting the #6 role and the USMNT's top scorer in 2020
Mar 14, 2020
Episode 126: The Olympic qualifying roster — this time (the player pool) is different
Mar 10, 2020
Episode 125: MLS is back! A domestic rundown
Mar 04, 2020
Episode 124: A March rosters breakdown
Feb 26, 2020
Episode 123: What’s John Pranjic’s problem with American soccer?
Feb 25, 2020
Episode 122: The February USMNT Top 40
Feb 14, 2020
Episode 121: USA v Costa Rica, and Berhalter plays some kids!
Feb 02, 2020
Episode 120: Abel Meszaros — a European view on Americans in the Bundesliga
Jan 28, 2020
Episode 119: Ten good things that just happened for the USMNT
Jan 21, 2020
Episode 118: Brian McBride, a January news glut, and the “need-a-move” crew
Jan 13, 2020
Episode 117: January Camp! A new roster and a fresh batch of patron questions
Dec 31, 2019
Episode 116: Taking stock of the year for the USMNT
Dec 13, 2019
Episode 115: The December Scuffed Top 40
Dec 06, 2019
Episode 114: Young Americans in MLS season wrap-up with Matt Doyle
Nov 27, 2019
Episode 113: Cuba 0, USA 4, and a wrapup of the int’l window
Nov 21, 2019
Episode 112: USA 4, Canada 1, and a new defensive shape
Nov 17, 2019
Episode 111: USA v Canada, a referendum on Berhalter only in our minds
Nov 13, 2019
Episode 110: Roster and XIs for Canada and Cuba, and a whole bunch of listener questions
Nov 06, 2019
Episode 109: Netherlands 4, USA 0, and a U17 World Cup postmortem
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 108: U17 World Cup — USA v Japan review
Oct 31, 2019
Episode 107: A primer on some of U.S. Soccer’s dysfunction, including its problem with Latinos, from Mike Woitalla
Oct 29, 2019
Episode 106: U17 World Cup — USA v Senegal review
Oct 28, 2019
Episode 105: A 5-step (at least) plan for Berhalter to rescue his tenure as USMNT coach
Oct 22, 2019
Episode 104: Canada 2, USA 0, and Berhalter takes the USMNT to a new low
Oct 16, 2019
Episode 103: USA v Cuba review
Oct 12, 2019
Episode 102: Projecting the U17 World Cup roster
Oct 08, 2019
Episode 101: Projecting the Nations League roster, and an interview with Orange County SC GM Oliver Wyss
Oct 01, 2019
Episode 100: An interview with LAFC academy director Todd Saldaña
Sep 27, 2019
Episode 99: The September USMNT Top 40
Sep 20, 2019
Episode 98: USA v Uruguay, the friendliest of friendlies
Sep 11, 2019
Episode 97: USA v Mexico recap, and Berhalter's stubbornness
Sep 07, 2019
Episode 96: USA v Mexico preview -- how to attack El Tri & how to use Dest
Sep 03, 2019
Episode 95: Berhalter announces his roster for the September USMNT friendlies
Aug 28, 2019
Episode 94: The roster for the upcoming Mexico and Uruguay friendlies
Aug 21, 2019
Episode 93: Earnie Stewart’s new job, Kremlinology, and 4 young players Berhalter should call up soon
Aug 14, 2019
Episode 92: A new monthly USMNT player pool Top 40, and several listener questions
Aug 07, 2019
Episode 91: An early look at the player pool for the *next* U20 World Cup cycle
Jul 31, 2019
Episode 90: An interview with Raphaël Wicky, coach of the U.S. U17 men's national team
Jul 25, 2019
Episode 89: 17-yr-old LA Galaxy right back Julian Araujo joins the pod
Jul 23, 2019
Episode 88: Club status run-down for the European USMNT pool
Jul 17, 2019
Episode 87: A Gold Cup postmortem and look forward
Jul 10, 2019
Episode 86: Gold Cup — USA v Jamaica, plus a look ahead to Mexico
Jul 05, 2019
Episode 85: Gold Cup — USA v Curaçao
Jul 01, 2019
Episode 84: Gold Cup — USA v Panama review with Henry Bushnell
Jun 27, 2019
Episode 83: Gold Cup — USA v Trinidad review
Jun 24, 2019
Episode 82: Gold Cup — USA v Guyana review
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 81: Interview with Eric Quill, head coach of North Texas SC
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 80: U20 stock report, and the USMNT stumbles into the Gold Cup
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 79: U20 World Cup — USA v Ecuador review with Matt Doyle
Jun 08, 2019
Episode 78: Stock down! For almost everyone! But not the U20s
Jun 06, 2019
Episode 77: U20 World Cup — USA v France review with Franco Panizo
Jun 04, 2019
Episode 76: U20 World Cup — USA v Qatar review with Brian Sciaretta
May 30, 2019
Episode 75: U20 World Cup — USA v Nigeria review with Daryl Grove
May 27, 2019
Episode 74: U20 World Cup — Ukraine v USA review
May 24, 2019
Episode 73: Sorting through all these USMNT rosters, and a U20s v Ukraine preview
May 23, 2019
Episode 72: Deep dive on our U20 World Cup group opponents — Ukraine, Nigeria & Qatar
May 14, 2019
Episode 71: A U.S. U17s Concacaf group stage recap with USMNTVideos
May 08, 2019
Episode 70: The U.S. U20 World Cup Roster (with or without Sargent & Weah)
May 01, 2019
Episode 69: GA Cup/MLS academies breakdown with Bobby Warshaw and David Gass
Apr 27, 2019
Episode 68: David Ochoa joins the pod, plus the U17 World Cup qualifying roster reaction with Hartman
Apr 25, 2019
Episode 67: Chris Gloster on his year in Germany, the U20 World Cup & racism rearing its head in soccer
Apr 18, 2019
Episode 66: The USL pathway w/Darren Powell, plus Kleiban's ouster and Leyva’s signing
Apr 11, 2019
Episode 65: A quick U17 roster discussion with Travis Clark
Apr 03, 2019
Episode 64: USA 1, Chile 1, and no Trinity, a bit of a slog, lessons learned
Mar 28, 2019
Episode 63: An interview with Paxton Pomykal, the 19-yr-old FC Dallas midfielder
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 62: USA 1, Ecuador 0, and a low-block test of patient possession
Mar 22, 2019
Episode 61: Ecuador on Thursday, Berhalter’s pedagogy, and a U20 roster
Mar 19, 2019
Episode 60: Roster Reaction -- Berhalter shades domestic and old with his March call-ups
Mar 13, 2019
Episode 59: MLS rundown, March friendlies roster, young Americans in USL preview with Phill Grooms
Mar 06, 2019
Episode 58: Young Americans in MLS preview with Matt Doyle
Feb 27, 2019
Episode 57: Mark McKenzie joins the pod, then a pool report and news rundown
Feb 22, 2019
Episode 56: Mea Culpas, and three burning USMNT questions
Feb 12, 2019
Episode 55: Interview with Ted Kroeten, an evangelist for free play in youth soccer
Feb 06, 2019
Episode 54: USA 2, Costa Rica 0, and January Camp ends on a high note
Feb 03, 2019
Episode 53: USA 3, Panama 0, and a positive start to the Gregg Berhalter era
Jan 28, 2019
Episode 52: The Bundesliga returns! A look ahead to the Panama friendly. France downs the USWNT.
Jan 23, 2019
Episode 51: An interview with Brian Kleiban, the LA Galaxy academy coach
Jan 17, 2019
Episode 50: Sergino Dest joins the pod, and then a few spring predictions
Jan 16, 2019
Episode 49: Transfer season, January Camp, and an interview with Real Salt Lake academy director Martín Vásquez
Jan 08, 2019
Episode 48: Interview with Brian Clarhaut, a young American manager making his way in Europe
Jan 02, 2019
Episode 47: The Future Draft — picking teams of un-capped American U21s
Dec 26, 2018
Episode 46: Preseason player pool worst case scenarios, revisited
Dec 18, 2018
Episode 45: Catch-up week. Berhalter, January Camp, MLS Cup, Sargent’s debut goal
Dec 11, 2018
Episode 44: Former Crew beat reporter joins to talk Berhalter, and a breakdown of the Nike Friendlies
Dec 04, 2018
Episode 43: Tab Ramos joins the pod, plus a USMNT interim era wrap-up & a U20s breakdown
Nov 28, 2018
Episode 42: A U17 Player Pool Review ahead of the Nike Friendlies
Nov 20, 2018
Episode 41: England 3, USA 0, and a tactical disaster-class from the Americans
Nov 17, 2018
Episode 40: Lining up the USMNT to face England at Wembley
Nov 13, 2018
Episode 39: Assessing the U20s in World Cup qualifying, and Alex Mendez joins the pod
Nov 07, 2018
Episode 38: Richie Ledezma joins the pod, plus U20 World Cup qualifying and the USMNT roster for England and Italy
Oct 30, 2018
Episode 37: Who can be the 10 in this 4-2-3-1? And Atlanta United 2 Coach Scott Donnelly joins the pod
Oct 24, 2018
Episode 36: USA 1, Peru 1 — All Hail the Youngs! A mostly encouraging night in Connecticut
Oct 17, 2018
Episode 35: USA 2, Colombia 4 — We got whooped, but we learned quite a bit
Oct 12, 2018
Episode 34: Lining up against Colombia and Peru without Adams, McKennie and Pulisic
Oct 09, 2018
Episode 33: Beyond Trapp — The USMNT Puzzle in Central Midfield
Oct 02, 2018
Episode 32: The U20 provisional roster is due in a week. Who's going to be on it?
Sep 26, 2018
Episode 31: The new USMNT starts to coalesce, and maybe finds a formation! Also, don't miss: Sounders academy chief Marc Nicholls joins the pod
Sep 18, 2018
Episode 30: USA 1, Mexico 0: A bad plan from Sarachan, and good Concacafing from Miazga
Sep 12, 2018
Episode 29: USA 0, Brazil 2, and a 4-1-4-1 that neither attacked nor counterattacked
Sep 08, 2018
Episode 28: USA v Brazil preview
Sep 04, 2018
Episode 27: Who should be called up for the Brazil and Mexico friendlies?
Aug 28, 2018
Episode 26: Another look into the future with Joey Anthone — the upcoming Development Academy season
Aug 22, 2018
Episode 25: The Cynic's Guide to the 2018-19 Season
Aug 15, 2018
Episode 24: Chris Richards joins the pod, and a non-Bundesliga Yanks in Europe preview
Aug 07, 2018
Episode 23: An extended USMNT-in-the-Bundesliga season preview
Jul 31, 2018
Episode 22: Seems like there are a lot of exciting young U.S. players. Is this time different?
Jul 27, 2018
Episode 21: U20-palooza! An encyclopedic look at the player pool as U20 World Cup qualifying looms
Jul 18, 2018
Episode 20: Chris Durkin joins the pod, Jesse Marsch to Leipzig, and Yanks on the move
Jul 11, 2018
Episode 19: (Scuffed Lite) Concacaf's time in Russia comes to an end
Jul 05, 2018
Episode 18: Savior by committee for the USMNT (a shameless depth chart dweeb-out)
Jun 27, 2018
Episode 17: Mexico’s singular Concacaf triumph, and USYNT striker Sebastian Soto joins the pod
Jun 19, 2018
Episode 16: Herc Gomez joins to talk El Tri in Russia, then a general Concacaf preview
Jun 14, 2018
Episode 15: France 1, USA 1, and a happy ending (hopefully) for the Sarachan era
Jun 12, 2018
Episode 14: Ireland 2, USA 1, and a look ahead to France
Jun 06, 2018
Episode 13: USA 3, Bolivia 0, our late night reactions
May 29, 2018
Episode 12: How to get the most out of this Bolivia friendly
May 23, 2018
Episode 11: Who should be called up for the three upcoming USMNT friendlies?
May 18, 2018
Episode 10: Vamos Mexico (and Costa Rica)! Why we're rooting for Concacaf in the World Cup
May 11, 2018
Episode 9: Should the USMNT go heavy metal Klopp-style? And USL vs the European academy for American teenagers
May 04, 2018
Episode 8: Jacori Hayes joins the pod, a Michael Bradley forgiveness segment, and the sad end of Toronto's CCL run
Apr 27, 2018
Episode 7: An interview with Justen Glad, and then we get to the Revierderby and a *lengthy* discussion of Pulisic
Apr 20, 2018
Episode 6: Draft 2022! Belz and Dillon Payne go to fantasyland, pick dueling USMNT XIs for Qatar
Apr 11, 2018
Episode 5: Is Dave Sarachan doing a good job? Plus Marky Delgado and George Bello
Apr 05, 2018
Episode 4: The U.S. beat Paraguay 1-0, and we darn well talked about it
Mar 28, 2018
Episode 3: The roster for the Paraguay friendly, starting XI ideas, and more good news from teenagers in MLS
Mar 21, 2018
Episode 2: Optimism vs Realism for Andrew Carleton, MLS is back, and the March USMNT friendly roster
Mar 09, 2018
Episode 1: Arena's 3 big mistakes, and is a "braver" style for the USMNT even possible?
Feb 23, 2018