Copa America Preview

Yamal’s 100th Cap Magic, Messi & Miami Humbled, 2006 vs 2024 USMNT Roster On today’s episode, Alexi Lalas and David Mosse dove into a pair of spectacular Champions League semifinal games. Paris Saint-Germain edged Arsenal 1-0 thanks to a stunning 26-pass goal finished by Ousmane Dembélé. Barcelona and Inter Milan battled to a 6-goal thriller, ending with three goals apiece. Lamine Yamal showed off in his 100th appearance, fueling comparisons to a young Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Inter Miami and Messi were pummeled in the CONCACAF Champions Cup by Vancouver. Sebastian Berhalter and Brian White scored in both legs of the semifinal to boost their USMNT hopes. They also previewed the weekend abroad for USMNT players as they fight for final league positions and European possibilities. Antonee Robinson and Fulham take on Aston Villa, while Weston McKennie and Tim Weah travel to Bologna. In #AskAlexi, the guys revisit some USMNT history, comparing the 2006 World Cup roster to the 2024 Copa América squad, and Alexi surprises Mosse with a World Cup trivia question. To wrap the show they give an ode to Carli Lloyd ahead of her U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame induction. UCL semifinal: Yamal shows out in 100th appearance (7:12)CONCACAF Champions Cup: Messi OUT (21:48)Weekend Preview: USMNT Abroad & MLS (36:06)#AskAlexi: Can we stump Mosse? (46:38)One for the Road: U.S. Soccer HOF induction (64:41) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Say goodbye to your families everybody, because they probably won't be seeing you for the next month while you're watching the Euros and Copa America! Copa America 2024 kicks off with the opening match between Argentina and Canada tonight, meaning the summer of soccer has officially begun! In today's episode, Christian and Alexis continue their coverage of the past few days of Euro 2024 before diving into a hilarious Copa America 2024 preview. The guys give their thoughts on who might win the Copa and discuss how they think the USMNT will fare in the tournament, before sharing some incredible banter that you could potentially see in the crowd. We finish the show by attempting to break down Sophia Smith's non-suspension and Portland Thorns' punishment in the NWSL. Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forget everything we said on Monday, the USMNT is all the way back after drawing against Brazil for the first time in history! American soccer fans don't know how to feel after the USMNT's results from the past week! The USMNT bounced back in a huge way from their embarrassing loss to Colombia with a 1-1 draw against Brazil. Christian and Alexis break down the USMNT's impressive performance and debate which version of the team will show up at Copa America. The guys also share some big news about the pod and we finish the episode with our final four awesome interviews from TST. Christian is joined by USWNT legend, Joanna Lohman, NWSL champion Sabrina Flores, El Johnson and Amobi Okugo from The Town FC, and Welcome to Wrexham star, Rosie Hughes together with NWSL star, Nicole Baxter. Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Arsenal remain atop the league in dramatic fashion, Manchester City move closer to "crisis" status and Tottenham throw away yet another lead. Plus, we're served another dose of Klopp's crankiness, the USMNT find out their Copa America group and one of the leading play-by-play announcers for MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, Steve Cangialosi, joins to help preview LAFC vs Columbus in Saturday's MLS Cup Final. BY THE WAY: Next Thursday, December 14th at 9:30pm, join the boys for a special Youtube livestream where we look back on the year that was in soccer (https://www.youtube.com/@caughtoffsidepod) --- Reminder: We've partnered up with Manscaped during the month of December! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code caughtoffside at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod --- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@caughtoffsidepod X: https://twitter.com/COsoccerpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caughtoffsidepod/ Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.