The Breakaway: A Republic FC Podcast

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC winger Darek Formella joins the podcast following training camp on Tuesday and talked through everything from his playing days in Poland to why he loves playing for Sacramento and even talks through his relationship with his mom following a win or a loss. Formella shows off his personality by constantly joking around throughout the interview and discusses his life away from soccer on off days and in the offseason.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Tucker Bone joins the podcast to talk about coming home to play for his hometown team, his time playing at the Air Force Academy, and what his expectations are for the upcoming season. Also, host Connor Sutton dives into the Republic FC attack for the 2021 season and the importance of Tomas Gomez and having multiple talented goalkeepers on a roster.

On this episode of The Breakaway, new Republic FC midfielder joins the podcast after day one of training camp to talk about his early experiences in Sacramento, why he made the transition from Finland, and his drive to win a cup in Sacramento this season.

On this episode of The Breakaway, UC Davis Head Women's Soccer Coach Tracy Hamm tells her story as a player and coach and discusses the importance of having more women coaches in soccer. Hamm also explains why coaching licenses are so important and how they have impacted her as a coach.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC head coach Mark Briggs joined the podcast live on Facebook to answer some fan questions and talk about his excitement and the plan heading into training camp. Briggs briefly talked about the MLS news that broke Friday, the new division alignment, and the versatility the 2021 roster brings this season. To watch the episode live on Facebook, go to facebook.com/SacRepublicFC.

On this special episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC forward Kharlton Belmar hosts a players-only panel that included Rafa Diaz, Shannon Gomez, Jordan McCrary, Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu, and Duke Lacroix as the guys give their candid and honest thoughts about their personal experiences as Black men in America, their emotions from 2020, and the way to better society one step at a time.

On this week's episode of The Breakaway, Connor Sutton discusses the rise of Rafa Diaz and the importance of his shutout of Serbia in a National Team performance for the Dominican Republic. Then, Vice President of Community Investment, Scott Moak recaps the initiatives in 2020 highlighting Indomitable Hands, ClassZoom, Republic FC Kickstart, and Boards for Change. Also, Project Optimism co-founder Armoni Easley joins the podcast and explains the importance of mentorship for youth in Sacrament...

On the season 2 debut of The Breakaway: A Republic FC podcast, SRFC General Manager Todd Dunivant discusses the roster adds and changes for the upcoming season. Host, Connor Sutton also shares a story about the introduction of the newest member of the Republic FC technical staff This interview was originally broadcasted live on Facebook Live: https://fb.watch/3tua9qxSVx/

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC legend and member of the 2014 championship team, Thomas Stewart joins the podcast to reminisce about the 2014 championship season, discusses his other soccer experiences, and explains how a winning mentality made the 2014 team so successful.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC defender Mitch Taintor joins the podcast to talk about what made him come back to Sacramento, how he is excited to play for Mark Briggs, and how he thinks he convinced SRFC to partner with Zocalo.

On this episode of The Breakaway, SRFC Assistant Coach Colin Falvey joins the podcast to discuss what playing alongside Mark Briggs was like, how Hayden Sargis has impressed him, and what he is looking forward to in the 2021 season.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Sacramento Bee reporter, Joe Davidson joins the podcast to discuss how Major League Soccer changes the game for youth sports in the greater Sacramento area. Davidson recalls various professional soccer clubs have been in the area in the past and chats about the future evolution of players and athletes growing up in the capital city.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Connor Sutton is joined by Robla School District Superintendent Ruben Reyes as he discusses the needs of the families and students of his school district's communities. Sacramento Republic FC alongside club partners has put together a Winter Wishlist Holiday Drive to give back to our community in the Robla School District. To donate and get more information go to SacRepublicfc.com/wishlist.

On this episode of The Breakaway, the finalist for Young Player of the Year in the USL Championship joins the podcast to chat about the first year of his career, his signing day, Opening Night, and how he is staying hungry in the offseason.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC General Manager, Todd Dunivant joins the podcast to discuss the 2021 offseason. Dunivant discusses the future of the club including the influx of youth and the evaluation of talent as he prepares to build the 2021 roster.

On this special One Year Anniversary of MLS Announcement Day episode of The Breakaway, Sacramento sports radio host, Carmichael Dave joins the podcast to relive some of his favorite memories from MLS Announcement Day. Dave also talks about his great appreciation for SRFC President and COO, Ben Gumpert and Chairman, Kevin Nagle and how instrumental they were in bringing Major League Soccer to Sacramento and what a new stadium means for the growth of the capital city. Also, SRFC Investor Matt ...

On this episode of Matchweek Edition: Sac Bee reporter, Cameron Salerno joins the podcast as Cameron and Connor dissect how SRFC will approach these upcoming matches, which players are a lock to start in the upcoming playoff match next week and how Mark Briggs coaching style and flexibility will be a factor the remainder of the season.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic forward Kharlton Belmar joins the podcast to talk about how the season has progressed and how the attack is more comfortable and confident than before and what the club's mindset is going forward in the race for the top slot in Group A. Belmar also talks about his experience at VCU and how he worries that some youth players who jump straight to being a professional soccer player could miss out some key pieces that make players successful.

On this episode of The Breakaway: Matchweek Edition, Sacramento Republic Head Coach, Mark Briggs joins the podcast to talk through the club's recent success, how they are staying hungry and motivated, and his thoughts on Shannon Gomez coming back, the addition of Brady Scott and the excellent form from Rafa Diaz.

On this episode of The Breakaway, SRFC defender, Shannon Gomez joins the podcast to talk about coming back from his knee injury, the struggles of his rehab, how he stayed positive during that time, what it's like to be back out on the field, and his relationships that helped him along the way.

On this episode of Matchweek Edition, SB Nation's Alicia Rodriguez joins the podcast and gives incredible insight on Sacramento's recent excellent form, Rafa Diaz as the best story of the year, SRFC's academy and young players compared to other USL teams, and if MLS and USL affiliates will be bringing players up and down now that MLS is back tournament is over.

Former MLS defender and SRFC commentator, Kevin Goldthwaite joins the podcast to talk everything from Sacramento's successful week that was capped off with an impressive 3-1 win, how SRFC has progressed, what getting three goals means for the Republc's confidence heading into Saturday, and more!

Coming off the 1-0 victory on Saturday against Portland Timbers II, Sac Republic announcer, Rob McAllister is back to talk about the excellent backline, the surge of Rafa Diaz, how the attack can improve and more to get you ready for Wednesday's huge match against Reno 1868 FC.

On this episode of The Breakaway, SRFC midfielder, Jaime Villarreal joins the podcast to talk about the Republic's early struggles to find the net, how they remain positive, his memories from being on the opposite side of the Miracle at Bonney and what it's like rooming with Shannon Gomez.

On this episode of Matchweek Edition, Connor Sutton is joined by Matt George as the two chat about their impressions of Saturday's draw to San Diego Loyal, what makes the backline so good recently, and how the Republic can get back in the goal column against Portland this weekend.

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.

On this episode of The Breakaway, SRFC center back, Tomas Hilliard-Arce is our guest as he talks about what it has been like without fans in the first two matches back, his relationship with Hayden Sargis as well as his former teammates Drew Skundrich and Sam Werner. Hilliard-Arce also discusses his first return to LA since his departure from LA Galaxy after being drafted 2nd overall in 2018 and playing two seasons for Los Dos (LA Galaxy II).

On this episode of The Breakaway, United Soccer League president, Jake Edwards joins the podcast to discuss the return to play, the growth of US soccer and the impact the USL has and is having on the development of soccer in the United States. Edwards also talks all of the various options that were on the table for how the USL would return to play and gives an inside look at how the clubs, league, and players association came to an agreement.

In this episode of The Breakaway, Drew Skundrich and Andi Sullivan join the podcast and give listeners some perspective of playing in the bubble at the NWSL Challenge Cup and learn about how their relationship started back at Stanford. Skundrich also gives an update on how training has been going with the Republic and the excitement both have that soccer is and has returned.

On this week's episode of The Breakaway, three gentlemen (Jay Lemonius, Aslie Pitter and Eric Najib) from Stonewall FC join the podcast. Stonewall FC is a London-based LGBT+ soccer club that fields three competitive teams fully committed to creating an environment in sport and the group has been a driving force in tackling discrimination within the sport and fighting against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia to keep the beautiful game beautiful. This is part two of our two part podcast se...

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! In this special episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC investor Matt Alvarez joins Connor Sutton for a candid conversation about the issues facing society today, as well as what the future entails for Republic FC. During this podcast, Matt shares his personal experience in filmmaking, his ties to Northern California, and the story behind the story – his path to helping Sacramento join Major League Soccer. Listen as he pay homage to the staff that built this club, his ti...

This week's episode of The Breakaway begins a two-part series on Pride. Playing for Pride creator and founder, Austin da Luz joins the podcast to chat about how he started Playing for Pride and the importance for professional soccer players like Sam Werner and Dekel Keinan to use their platforms to bring light to social injustices.

On this episode of The Breakaway, Play-by-Play announcer, Rob McAllister and Public Address Announcer, Jaime Coffee join the podcast to talk about what they remember most about the 2014 USL Championship season and how they got started announcing for the club.

In episode 8 of The Breakaway, Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu joins the podcast to discuss his soccer career, his impressive performance on MLS Idle, his interests in philosophy and mental health, and what he has overcome in his playing career. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

On episode 7 of The Breakaway, Sam Werner joins the podcast to discuss all things Tasty Tuesday, his thoughts on playing in Sacramento and what it's like as a current player knowing that MLS is coming in 2022. Also, a slight hilarious interruption from Sam's roommate, Drew Skundrich that you don't want to miss! This episode is presented by UC Davis Health

On episode 6 of the podcast, Connor Sutton is joined by Jordan McCrary, who chats about his story before coming to Sacramento and why he enjoys playing in the Capital City. They also talk about his college days and the success he had while at North Carolina. And because McCrary is so humorous, the two have some laughs during the rapid fire questions. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

On Episode 5 of The Breakaway, Villyan Bijev, joins Connor Sutton as the two talk about Bijev's current run with SRFC and his experience playing in Europe and some of the struggles involved in that. Bijev chats about his love for the community and how he loves being able to help out however he can and he talks about his favorite memories from playing in Sacramento. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

This week's episode of The Breakaway welcomes Major League Soccer Legend and Sacramento Republic FC General Manager, Todd Dunivant. Connor and Todd chat about what makes Sacramento unique and incredible as a future MLS city, how to prepare for MLS while also focusing on the next two years in the USL. Dunivant also reviews his extensive playing career and his 5 MLS Cup Championships and gives a glimpse into how much soccer has changed since he came into the league in 2003.

On episode 3 of the The Breakaway: A Republic Podcast, Rodrigo (Roro) Lopez joins the podcast and discusses how ended up in Sacramento in 2014 and the 2014 USL Championship run including an in-depth look at the Miracle at Bonney. Lopez also discusses some of the differences between playing in Mexico and in the USL and MLS and how far soccer has come in the United States in the past ten years. This episode is presented by UC Davis Health.

Cameron Iwasa joins The Breakaway to discuss the ups and downs of his career, how he is handling quarantine, his favorite playing styles on the pitch and some of his favorite memories playing for the Sacramento Republic FC. He also talks about how having a professional soccer team in his hometown of Sacramento has changed youth soccer. Episode 2 is presented by UC Davis Health.

Sacramento Republic FC presents The Breakaway, a podcast that gives listeners an inside look at SRFC players, coaches, staff and others in the Sacramento soccer community. Each week, host Connor Sutton, will talk with various guests from around the soccer and Sacramento community to discuss the beautiful game, road to MLS, USL season, new stadium and more.