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The USWNT took a major hit to their hopes for equal pay in their lawsuit against U.S Soccer. Meg Linehan of The Athletic has been covering this case since day one and she joins us today to let us know what's next for the World Cup champions. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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

Man like Vuj finally joined us on the show! David Vujanic of the immensely popular Poet & Vuj YouTube channel came by to have a nice with The Cooligans. We talk about why he left Copa90, spirituality, and lockdown wet dreams. This episode has it all. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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

It's The Cooligans birthdays and we have big news right up top so hit play and start listening! We're also joined by Jeff Attinella, Goalkeeper for the Portland Timbers! We talk soccer and football with the massive Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan! Needless to say, he is stoked about Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski joining the team. News Recap: Premier League players break lockdown rules + Germany is bringing soccer back! Sponsored by: Our Birthday Party! Join Gully Squad today and we'll donate and match your first month's fee to support The James Beard Foundation to help support food workers during the COVID crisis. Join today at soccercooligans.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyler Miller was unfortunately on the negative end of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's miraculous debut goal in MLS, but he used that experience to grow as a goalkeeper. Tyler's now at Minnesota United and is dealing with the quarantine by training at home, and playing in eMLS tournaments, and kicking it with The Cooligans. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Colombian International Chelsea Cabarcas calls in from Colombia to let us know how her extended pre-season with Junior De Barranquilla Femenino. Coronavirus has stopped soccer all over the world, but women's soccer might have a much longer lasting impact. We talk to to Chelsea about her future as a professional player, modeling, and working with La Liga. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by the host of the hit Youtube series Derby Days, Eli Mengem of Copa90. Eli is an incredible documentarian and captures footballing rivalries better than anyone else. After you are done listening to this, go spend some time watching Derby Days and you will not be disappointed. We discuss a wide range of subjects, like how he got started, when football will return to Europe, and why the A-League is trying to catch up to MLS. Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by Head Coach of the Philadelphia Union, Jim Curtin! We get some Chicago Fire Bob Bradley stories, how he's coaching his players during the quarantine, and discover that Jim is quite the sneakerhead. #DOOP Sponsors: On The Volley Apparel: Get all your Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It finally happened! Ali Krieger & Ashlyn Harris of the USWNT and the Orlando Pride of NWSL joined us on the show! We do a quarantine catch up with the World Cup Champions and find out how they are coping during this time. We also reflect on their wedding, being famous, coming out as a couple, and becoming advocates for the LGBTQ community. Sponsored by: Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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, and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We got an extra episode for you this week to help with your self-isolation! Today we're joined by New England Revolution & USMNT Goalkeeper, Matt Turner. Matt is the pride of North Jersey and talks to us about being a late bloomer in soccer and pushing himself to make it to the Men's National Team. Follow Matt at instagram.com/headdturnerr Sponsored by: Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's finally happened. Dax McCarty joined us on our podcast to discuss the infamous Fruit Bowl. If you are new to this show, and don't know what we are talking about, watch this first. https://youtu.be/wm-v8NaMrbc This is our Citizen Kane. Our opus. Everything this show was built on. Please enjoy our interview with Dax McCarty. Sponsored by: Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week three of the quarantine and we are still checking in on soccer players to see how they're handling all of this. Today we talk to Mr. #SlowFeetDontEat himself, Fafa Picault of FC Dallas. Only a forced quarantine can slow this man down. Fafa recently moved from Philly to Frisco and we talk about how he's adapting to his new club, and we talk about why he speaks seven languages! Sponsored By: #GullyRadio Tune in to our Instagram Live on Wednesday April 1st at 9pm Eastern for a live DJ set from DJ Step, the Chicago Fire stadium DJ. Follow us right now and tune in. https://www.instagram.com/soccercooligans/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLS is on a break so that means a lot of players are available to do our show. They are stuck at home like everyone else, so this is the perfect time to invite them on our show! Today we are joined by Sporting Kansas City winger, Daniel Salloi! Daniel was recently going to participate in a live version of The Bachelor in Kansas City and it got postponed because of the quarantine. Sponsored by: Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world is in disarray right now and soccer podcasts are probably not at the top of anyone's list of priorities (if they are, then shouts to you), but the show must go on. We are self-isolating but we are still pod-casting! Soccer is currently suspended but there's not a shortage of things to discuss. On today's show we spend time discussing the seriousness of the coronavirus and we spend a long time trashing Carlos Cordeiro. We are also joined by Luis Miguel Echegaray of Sports Illustrated and SI Now. Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Costa Rican International and MLS veteran Rodney Wallace joins us today to talk about his MLS Cup winning season with the Portland Timbers, and we talk about what it's like playing for Costa Rica after being raised in the USA. We also do a deep-dive on the Ronaldinho arrest in Paraguay, and we try to figure if Floyd Mayweather will actually buy a Premier League club. Segment 1: US Soccer vs USWNT Segment 2: (00:48:00) Interview with Rodney Wallace Check out Rodney's CBD company here: rewindbyrodneywallace.com Today's Podcast Sponsosrs: Project Goal: We'll be hosting the Project Goal Fundraiser in Rhode Island on March 27th, 2020. Go to projectgoal.org for details Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We went to the MLS 25th Anniversary Celebration last week and spoke to everyone on the red carpet. Today's show includes our interview with Inter Miami owners David Beckham and Jorge Mas. Finally, The Cooligans and David Beckham collab you've all been waiting for. Plus we talk to USMNT Coach Gregg Berhalter, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, Nashville SC President Ian Ayre, USMNT Legend Marcelo Balboa, and SKC Midfielder Gianluca Busio. If that isn't enough, we are also joined in-studio by comedian and tv host and big time Arsenal supporter Romesh Ranganathan who is in town from the UK doing stand-up shows at the Soho Playhouse in NYC. Get tickets here: https://www.romeshranganathan.co.uk/tour/ Today's Podcast Sponsosrs: Project Goal: We'll be hosting the Project Goal Fundraiser in Rhode Island on March 27th, 2020. Go to projectgoal.org for details Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss why Gio Reyna will never play for England, Jermaine Jones latest drama, our trip to Costa Rica for the CONCACAF Champions League and much much more. We also cover all of the illegal Uber's we took out there. our guests this episode are Total Soccer Show's Taylor Rockwell and Daryl Grove. We talk about hoe Total Soccer Show got started and what their plans are for the future. Today's Sponsors: OTVA: Get official Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans and use promo code COOLIGANS for 20% off your entire order! Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lots of drama on today's show! We talk about Manchester City getting kicked out of Champions League and we talk about Ron Jans gettting kicked out of Cincinnati for not being too careful with what words he can and can't rap along to. We're joined by two amazing guests this week. Luke Moore of The Football Ramble Daily calls in to talk Manchester City, and we talk to DC United beat-reporter and United States of Soccer co-host Emily Olsen to talk all things DC United and Washington Spirit. Today's show is sponsored by fuboTV. Get $30 off of fuboTV by going to fubotv.com/cooligans. You can try it for free for 7 days! Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to John Strong, lead play-by-play announcer for soccer AND THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW on Fox Sports! We talk about the MLS x Adidas #FORWARD25 fashion event staring Ninja the eGamer and many more celebrities We interview Murs, the LA rapper about his love of the LA Galaxy We talk NYCFC stadium update and a special unboxing care of our WAGS (it's super cute) Today's Sponsors: OTVA: Get official Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans and use promo code COOLIGANS for 20% off your entire order! Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MLS off-season is always wild and so are our podcasts during the offseason. We start with another interview from the United Soccer Coaches convention. We talk to David Copeland-Smith of Beast Mode Soccer. He's a trainer who has trained nearly every elite player you've heard of. We then talk to Paul Tenorio of The Athletic to talk some MLS CBA and get some other league updates. And finally we are joined by retired MLS superstar Mike Magee. Mike Magee won titles with the LA Galaxy, an MVP trophy with the Chicago Fire, and learned some hard lessons with Bruce Arena. This is a hot pod! Enjoy! Today's Sponsors: OTVA: Get official Cooligans merch at onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans and use promo code COOLIGANS for 20% off your entire order! Gully Squad: If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Difficult to do a comedy show without talking about what is on everyone's mind. We start the show by discussing the tragic helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and several others. We talk about what his mark on soccer was and how he was a huge supporter of the USWNT. We also have some fantastic interviews we recorded at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore. We are joined by Manchester City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips & American Soccer legend Peter Wilt. Segment 1: Shaun Wright-Phillips interview (28:00) Segment 2: Peter Wilt Interview (56:00) Today's show is sponsored by fuboTV. Get $30 off of fuboTV by going to fubotv.com/cooligans. You can try it for free for 7 days! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by GM of Sky Blue FC Alyse LaHue. The NWSL just happened last week, and Sky Blue came out as the team everyone was talking about after picking up some incredible talent, one of them being USWNT star Mallory Pugh. Alyse is the first general manager we are speaking with and we ask her an exorbitant amount of questions! Segment 1: El Chicharito & El Gresselito!! Segment 2: (00:45:18) Interview w/ Alyse Lahue (@alahue) If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by two guests! We take some time to talk to David Delooper who is currently on quest to go to every NBA arena and getting on every Jumbotron in every venue. It's called 30 for 30 for 30. David is also a big soccer fan and we talk to him if he could do something like this in MLS. We also talk to midfielder Uri Rosell of Orlando City SC! We talk to the Catalonian about the current state of Barcelona FC, the current state of Barcelona the city, and we get his thoughts about how much Christian looks like Nani. (00:26:24) Interview w/ David Delooper (00:50:00) Interview w/ Uri Rosell Today's show is sponsored by fuboTV. Get $30 off of fuboTV by going to fubotv.com/cooligans. You can try it for free for 7 days! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our first new episode of 2020 and it's a hoot! We are joined by soccer freestyler and astrophysicist DJ Diveny. Soccer and science in one show! You love to hear it! We also discuss World Cups and World Wars, and how Trump is managing to be involved in both. Today's show is sponsored by fuboTV. Get $30 off of fuboTV by going to fubotv.com/cooligans. You can try it for free for 7 days! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year from The Cooligans! We hope you had a good holiday season and we're sure you're thrilled to be back to work. We're not back to work until next week, but for now we have a new Cooligans Best-Of episode for you! If you have friends who like soccer and never heard of The Cooligans, share this episode with them. Get them on board with the gulliest movement in soccer! (00:00) Is Diego Maradona Alexis' father? (08:38) Ansi Agolli of NY Cosmos Loves Donuts (14:06) Japanese Calpis (19:07) Alexis was the VP of Modeling Club? (28:39) Zlatandalism (33:08) Seattle Sounders win the MLS World Cup If you'd like to support the show, 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 and get the official Cooligans pin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We want to wish you a happy holiday! Hopefully you have the day off and you're not even reading this, or maybe you have to work during the holiday and today's episode can help make the day feel a little bit shorter. No days off for The Cooligans either! On today's show we recap the racist incident at Tottenham, rebranding regrets, and The Cooligans Clasico. We also include our interview with Quincy Amarikwa that we recorded in front of a live audience at Audi Field. This was part of the live show we did with Total Soccer Show and it was a really fun show, and fun interview. @quincyamarikwa intervew begins at (00:45:23) Sponsored by: Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Troopz joins us in studio all the way from London to talk about all things Arsenal. If you don't know Troopz, first off, where have you been? Fan-led media has become huge all over the world, and Troopz and AFTV has had a hand in that, after being part of several viral videos discussing his frustrations with the Gunners. Segment 1: Zlatan to Everton? & MLS to Charlotte! Segment 2: (47:00) Interview w/ Troopz [@TroopzAFC] Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Action packed show today! We are joined by two guests. Ike Opara of Minnesota United and Ives Galarcep of SBI Soccer! A veteran player and a veteran journalist of American soccer. We turn the tables and interrogate Ike and we chop it up with Ives about our trip to Germany. A very fun one! Segment 1: Podperson of the Year (Ike Opara Interview - 23:00) Segment 2: Liga MX is Littty (Ives Galarcep Interview - 54:00) Today's Sponsor Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. We are back and just a little heavier than ever. Today we are joined by NYCFC in-stadium announcer for NYCFC, Mark Fratto. Mark has become a staple of the club, but he's relatively new to soccer. He also works in basketball, and boxing, and has a wealth of cool experiences from working in broadcasting. Segment 1: Chicago Segment 2: (Starts at 48:12) Interview w/ Mark Fratto Today's Sponsor Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's a holiday week so we thought we would look back on some of the great moments we've had ever since The Cooligans became a TV show. The fuboTV staff put together a best-of episode of some of their favorite moments and we laughed all over again when they showed us the final product. Also, we include a special interview we did with the Hannover and USMNT legend, Steve Cherundolo that has never aired before so make sure to check that out. (00:00) LAFC Poop Story (15:00) Germany Recap [Eintracht Eagle] (25:24) Germany Recap [Cooligans Win The League] (30:00) Interview w/ Steve Cherundolo (44:26) Hispanic Heritage Month w/ Max Bretos (52:08) Coleen Rooney vs Rebekah Vardy (58:29) Mama Drama Today's Sponsor Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we are joined by Haitian National Team Player Derrick Etienne Jr. of the New York Red Bulls, who just ended his recent loan with FC Cincinnati. We have an authentic Cooligans-brand convo with the Paterson native, where we discuss hip-hop, grime, his soccer future, and we recall the Red Bull Wedding in Yankee Stadium. We also talk about a host of other news such as Mauricio Pochettino getting sacked at Tottenham, Ashlyn Harris delivering all the smoke to the USMNT, Thierry Henry coming back to MLS, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic leaving MLS! Today's Sponsors Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Chivas Regal's House of United // Go to https://chivashouseofunited.com/ to attend a free Manchester United watch party in Downtown LA on November 24th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back from the MLS Cup Final in Seattle to regale you with stories from the PNW! Seattle threw a huge party to celebrate their second MLS Cup win. Lotta love for The Cooligans out in Seattle. A little bit of hate, but mostly love though! We had an incredible time. [47:00] We are also joined today by Pablo Maurer (@MLSist) of The Athletic to discuss a few of his recent hard-hitting articles about MLS, DC United, and gambling in MLS. Today's Sponsors Live Breathe Futbol // Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Chivas Regal's House of United // Go to https://chivashouseofunited.com/ to attend a free Manchester United watch party in Downtown LA on November 24th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back from Germany to regale you with hilarious stories and delicious schnitzel! We really had an incredible time in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf watching two Bundesliga matches and eating pork knuckles! Also, today we are joined by Luke Moore of The Football Ramble Daily. A huge and hilarious podcast from England. We talk to him about the craziness that is the Premier League, get his thoughts on Major League Soccer, and discuss The Football Ramble Live Tour. Tickets still available for their Brooklyn and Chicago shows at ramblelive.com Today's show is sponsored by Live Breathe Futbol Check out their dope clothing at www.livebreathefutbol.com and use the promo code GULLIEST for 15% off your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We were in Germany with our homies of Total Soccer Show. As is tradition, we sat down in our hotel room and recorded a crossover episode. We took some listener questions + Gully Squad questions! If you'd like to support the show, you can do that by joining Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com and click on the menu to join. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode contains perhaps Alexis' grandest poop story in all of Cooligans history. A new legendary tale that includes braces AND deuces. We also discuss all the stuff you expect from a soccer podcast. Our time at the NWSL Championship, MLS Cup Playoffs recap, and a fun interview with Ramses Sandoval of TUDN! Segment 1: Sergiño Dest swipes right on USA. Segment 2: Interview w/ TUDN announcer Ramses Sandoval! Sponsored by: SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Chivas Regal's House of United // Go to https://chivashouseofunited.com/ to attend a free Manchester United watch party in San Antonio on November 2nd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week in MLS and NWSL was wild. We discuss all the playoff matches of the weekend and preview the upcoming matches, including the NWSL Championship between the North Carolina Courage and the Chicago Red Stars. We also include a short interview we did with Nelson Johnston of the Cuban National team. He's the goalkeeper that gave up 7 goals against the USMNT. He was gracious enough to talk to us. Just a heads up, the interview is in spanish, so if you do not want to listen, feel free to skip 4 minutes ahead of when it starts. Segment 1: Major League Soccer Round 1 Recap Segment 2: NWSL Recap + Final Preview w/ @itsmeglinehan of The Athletic! Sponsored by: Sign up for Gully Squad if you'd like to support the show and get access to exclusive content by clicking on "Join Gully Squad" at soccercooligans.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As is becoming tradition, whenever The Cooligans and Total Soccer Show are in the same location, we must pod ASAP. We take your listener questions and answer some seriously, but most very not seriously. Enjoy this episode, but make sure to listen to part one which is also very fun! Part 1: https://www.totalsoccershow.com/total-soccer-show-podcasts Sign up for Gully Squad if you'd like to support the show and get access to exclusive content by clicking on "Join Gully Squad" at soccercooligans.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you need something to cheer you up after the USMNT loss to Canada, this episode will be it. If you are Canadian, and need something to lift your spirits even higher than they are now, today's show will also do that. Today we are joined by Sean Johnson of NYCFC, where we play our interview from the media day the team had at the Adidas store in NYC. And in studio we are joined by New York Cosmos new signing, Albanian international, Ansi Agolli. We also finally break down this Rooney/Vardy drama, plus we think we finally figured out who Alexis' dad is. Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Packed show today. First we play an interview with NYCFC Left Back, Ben Sweat. Then we use some very top-shelf vocabulary when we talk to author Gloria Averbuch and her daughter, NWSL Player's Union Executive Director, Yael Averbuch West. We also discuss some big time players hanging up the boots. Segment 1: Decision Day Update Segment 2: Interview w/ Yael & Gloria Averbuch. If you'd like to support the show, join Gully Squad at soccercooligans.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christian is back all the way from Japan and Alexis has returned from his extravagant adventures in Grand Rapids, Michigan! We are both in studio and joined by Max Bretos all the way from Los Angeles. Max was on ESPN for years, fighting the good fight in getting soccer coverage on the network and now he's working for LAFC putting out some great content for the club. Segment 1: The French Abduction Segment 2: Interview w/ Announcer and broadcaster Max Bretos of LAFC Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christian is in Japan and Alexis is fresh off his trip to Montreal and yet they put together another amazing episode! Segment 1: MLS updates & Peameal bacon review Segment 2: Doolsta (eMLS eSports Professional Player for Philadelphia Union) plus Megan Rapinoe and Gianni Infantino talk Today the show is brought to you by On The Volley Apparel, go to onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans and use COOLIGANS for 20% off everything in their store, including our merch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Action packed show today as we are joined by so many guests! First we talk to Troopz and Robbie of Arsenal Fan TV and then we discuss Atlanta United with Felipe Cárdenas of The Athletic! Segment 1: Zlatan is a Jedi? + Tings get mad with @aftvmedia Segment 2: Interview w/ @felipecar of The Athletic Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our debut television show on fuboTV is live! Go watch on fuboTV or at fubosportsnetwork.com for free! We'll be airing every Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm! If you hate seeing our dumb faces, you can always listen to the podcast as usual. And today's show is still a banger as we are joined by author and journalist Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated. Grant has been covering American soccer for nearly 30 years and we try our best to not destroy his career by making an appearance on our show. Segment 1: US Soccer shake up! Segment 2: Interview w/ Grant Wahl https://twitter.com/GrantWahl Sponsored by Gully Squad Join to get exclusive content + access to our super secret facebook group that may or may not exist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are absolutely stoked to be joined by Tommy Thompson of the San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy has gotten a lot of praise this year, not just for what he's doing on the pitch, but what language he's speaking off of it. After the Argentine Matias Almeyda joined the club as head coach, Tommy took it upon himself to learn Spanish on the Duolingo app and now he is even doing interviews in Spanish as well. We also discuss the North London Derby and some Labor Day MLS Player's Union drama! Segment 1: It was laces out, Carli! Segment 2: [01:14:31] Interview w/ Tommy Thompson (@tomthom11) Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First off, we have to say thank you for all the kind messages we've received about the announcement of our new tv show on fuboTV. The outpouring of support has been overwhelming. Thank you especially to the Gully Squad members who help support the show and help us get to a place to even get such an incredible opportunity. Today we'll recap the US Open Final won by Atlanta United, paparazzi stalking Wayne Rooney, and a long overdue hiring of a black head coach in MLS. We also catch up with soccer journalist Charles Boehm (@cboehm) while in Orlando for MLS All-Star! Sign up for Gully Squad if you'd like to support the show and get access to exclusive content at soccercooligans.com/gullysquad! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We got a special delivery today. The unboxing of all unboxings. We reveal the big news we've been teasing the last few weeks. Listen ASAP. We're also joined by Chelsea Cabarcas who just returned from Colombia where she was playing for Fortaleza CEIF FC in the Liga Profesional Femenina Colombia. Chelsea made her return after a serious knee injury, and has been TV hosting and modeling while rehabbing, but now she is back to football! Segment 1: Even the children are picking sides in the Hudson River Derby Segment 2: Interview w/ Chelsea Cabarcas (@chelszz) Sponsored by NYC Footy: Join the best rec league in NYC at nycfooty.com and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $20 off the free agent fee or $200 off the team fee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode involves a lot more foot talk than anyone could possibly want, but we make the most of it! We discuss our first NWSL match, do some MLS weekend recap, and then we catch up with Benny Feilhaber of Sporting Kansas City about making a playoff push, and his experience in El Trafico while at LAFC. Segment 1: Backheeling Crystals + Gully Development Academy Segment 2: (01:32:32) Interview with Benny Feilhaber (Midfielder for Sporting KC) https://twitter.com/b_feilhaber22 Today's Sponsor SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The big news this week is that coach Mike Petke of RSL has been let go from Real Salt Lake and we are worried that we are partly responsible. Do we have that kind of influence? We might! And that's the scary part. We're also joined by goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan of Sky Blue FC & the Canadian Women's National Team on the heels of a big match against the Seattle Reign. The match outsold their home venue at Yurcak Field so it's been moved to Red Bull Arena! Get tickets at skybluefc.com! Sponsored by On The Volley Apparel Go to onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans to pick up some Cooligans merch. Also make sure to use the promo code "COOLIGANS" to received 20% off your entire purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We got an extra episode this week because we have so many incredible interviews we recorded at #MLSAllStar and we have to start letting you hear them! We also cover a few subjects we missed from this week's earlier episode, like Jermaine Jones' spicy comments on equal pay. Segment 1: The Plaguesico + Gully Squad Questions Segment 2: Interview with RSL announcer & SiriusXM Host Brian Dunseth This is a special episode made possible by Gully Squad. If you'd like to join and help support the show, please go to soccercooligans.com/gullysquad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Premier League starts this weekend and we are all hopped up on Portland Kombucha! We talk to journalist Kristan Heneage about Newcastle drama, Arsenal backline woes, and how Chelsea will treat our sweet baby Pulisic! Segment 1: We'd love to stick to sports but people are dying. Segment 2: Premier League Preview w/ Kristan Heneage (@kheneage) Today's Sponsors SeatGeek // Download the Seatgeek app and use the promo code COOLIGANS for $10 off your first purchase. On The Volley Apparel // Go to onthevolleyapparel.com/cooligans to see our merch store and use the promo code COOLIGANS for 20% anything on the site. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We join forces again with our homies Total Soccer Show to take some listener questions while we're out here at MLS All-Star in Orlando! We take questions on MLS, pizza, USWNT, and more pizza! Listen to part 1 at https://www.totalsoccershow.com/#subscribe! @totalsoccershow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices