Gary is joined by Laurie Bell, a professional player whose career has taken him to England, USA, and Sweden. He also works at Heja and discusses the changing role of communication in the game including the following: - What makes a coach a great communicator? - Are we reluctant to praise players today? - How did coaches challenge him at Manchester City? - Does the role of coach change in USA and Europe? - How is technology changing how we communicate? - Does tomorrow's coach need to be proficient with technology? And much more!! This podcast is sponsored by our good friends at Heja. On Heja, you can see exactly who reads the information you send out and, unlike whatsapp or text messages, you can organise training times and details using a separate team calendar within the app that’s easy for everyone to view, meaning those all important dates and times do not get lost in a buzzing group chat. Heja is actually free-to-use for your whole team, nobody has to pay anything, and so I would recommend you download it now and giving it a go to save yourself some time and get your team better organised and all together this season. You download Heja for FREE on the link below: https://go.heja.app/msc

Gregg Berhalter will likely need substantially different squads for World Cup qualifiers in June, for the Olympics and for the Gold Cup next summer. There’s also likely to be a U20 World Cup in May and June. Who goes where? When? How? Greg V broke it all down and then we discussed.

Head Coach of the San Diego Loyal & USMNT legend Landon Donovan joins us on the podcast today! Can't even believe we are typing that. If you are reading this, we just want to say thank you for supporting the show for as long as you have because this is such an incredible milestone for us. Landon Donovan is a hero to many, including us. We are so proud to be able invite him on our comedy show and it couldn't happen without you, the listener. It also happens to be the five year anniversary since The Cooligans began, so shouts to us for making it this far and being able to laugh it up with one of the United States' greatest ever soccer players. Thank you. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel + exclusive content + the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this Full Episode, the guys sit down with Timber Joey of the Portland Timbers! We talk about how he started with the club, and where things are now with the role. Some good stories in there about some of the Portland players that you'll definitely want to hear. We also made sure to talk a bit about Portland's upcoming appearance in the final of the MLS is Back tournament. Have a thought, comment, question, or suggestion? Send us a message and let us know! Support the show

This NEW Episode features two fantastic guests, Nicky Holender and David Park, who work with one-another at SPI (Sports Performance Improvement) based in California, USA. Nicky and David are both former professional soccer players, and work with some of the World's Top Soccer Players on their individual performances. This episode is fantastic to learn about improving your individual performances, diet, fitness, and much more. This episode is brought to you by Sports Recruiting USA, the College Soccer Recruiting Experts. You can connect with the guys on social media; Nicky Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nickyholender/ David Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidycpark/ Check out us on social media Facebook: www.facebook.com/sportsrecruitingusa Instagram: www.instagram.com/sportsrecruitingusa Twitter: www.twitter.com/sportrecruitusa

American heroes Sanjiv (@usmntvideos) and Chris (@watke_) join the pod for a draft of starting XIs from the ranks of un-capped male American soccer players.

The recently-retired Mike Lahoud joins IASIP for episode #112. - Union's win over KC - playing a team game - 4-4-2 diamond - Brenden Aaronson and Jamiro Monteiro - Mike's career, from Chivas, to Philly/NY/Miami/Cincy/San Antonio - why retire now? - the controversial trade that brought him to Chester - playing for Alessandro Nesta - etc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of The Breakaway: Matchweek Edition, former SRFC and MLS midfielder Adam Moffat joins the podcast to talk about his experience from the Wednesday night postponement and what he expects from the Republic heading into the match against San Diego Loyal as Moffat is filling in as color commentator for Kevin Goldthwaite this weekend.

Just when you thought it was safe to get used to the idea of the Crew playing soccer again... NOPE. Drabby, Bront, and SPECIAL GUEST HOST ANDY STANKEY (WITH GUEST GUEST APPEARANCE BY JULIE STANKEY) discuss the "game" against Minnesota United. The lads discuss what comes next for MLS (hint: not a lot), how the Crew front office took care of player families, and who we DON'T want taking PKs. Man Balls are awarded, Bront keeps reminding Drabby of stuff he forgot, and Andy talks about his kink (hint: you can put it in your mouth). The lads preview nothing, because life is an endless hellscape.

New England Revolution defender Dejuan Jones joins us today! Full disclosure, this interview was taped before their knockout round match. Get to know the Revs 2nd year man. Dejuan shares how he got into soccer, his draft day memories, and how his sister keeps him humble. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the podcast, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Get access to the Gully Squad slack channel + exclusive content + the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices