Lower Leagues

The clubs take some early time off for the sake of country. Time to take an international break and view the U.S. soccer landscape from 30,000 feet. As much as FC Cincinnati occupies a lot of our attention, the competitive environment has expanded greatly nationwide. Even in the Tri-State area has fortified itself since the MLS call-up. Lexington SC is splashing cash to challenge Lou City in USL Championship, Indiana’s Fort Wayne FC made the jump to USL League One, and Forest City Cleveland will challenge for Ohio in the 2027 MLS Next Pro season. So how do the lower leagues look in 2026, both on the pitch and on the hangers? We’ve asked Brett Mullenix from KIT SZN and The USL Show to give us his general glance at lower-league coverage and pick out his favorite kits from the USL universe. (We are, after all, the “Jersey Swap” podcast for a reason.) Tune in and trade threads with us! #MLS #FCCincinnati #soccer FOR MORE CST CONTENT VISIT US ONLINE https://cincinnatisoccertalk.com SUPPORT CINCINNATI SOCCER TALK TODAY! https://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/support SUBSCRIBE TO CINCY SOCCER TALK! iTunes: http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/itunes Stitcher: http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/stitcher TuneIN: http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/tunein RSS: http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/rssfeed Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cincysoccertalk Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cincinnatisoccertalk Instagram: http://instagram.com/cincysoccertalk

Welcome to Episode 87 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents, except this episode sees the Fab Four reunited together in Scotland for the first time since the podcast began.Week four of the new Scottish League 2 season is done and dusted and East Fife continued their winning ways with a dramatic stoppage time win at home to Forfar Athletic to make it back to back victories and take the black and gold up to second place in the league table.Michael, Lee, Doug, and Gordon delve into the match, the main talking points coming out of it, and what we can learn about the team a month into the new season. What will continue the Fife's good start to the campaign? An experienced midfield veteran and a big brassy centre back would fit the bill, but the young guns are more than holding their own just now as Stevie Crawford looks to build on the confidence that comes from making winning a habit.We chat about all of that and take a look at the comings and going down Bayview way this past week, including partaking in the club's new hospitality package, as well as a look around some of the other action that caught our eye this weekend in the lower leagues of Scottish football.

If you don't know what the hell is going on with Promotion & Relegation in US Soccer, this is the episode for you. We talk to journalist Nipun Chopra of Soctakes.com and Fourfourtwo.com. Nipun covers the lower leagues of American soccer. Homey knows his stuff. Laugh and learn as two comedians talk about some real ish of the state of American footy. Segment 1: NY Fest Stories! Trevor Noah! Michael Rappaport! [Your Favorite Celebrity]! Segment 2: Nipun Chopra Interview (@nipunchopra7) Segment 3: MLS Breakdown (TOR v CHI, NYC v ORL, RBNY v CLB, PHI v MTL) TODAY'S EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY HOWLER MAGAZINE subscribe at shop.howlermagazine.com and use promo code "COOLIGANS" FOR 20% OFF **We have a new weekly series on Youtube called "FIFA The News" which you should watch on our channel youtube.com/soccercooligans. New episodes every Friday. @notalexis @chrispolanco @soccercooligans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices