Olympic Soccer

Tales of Inspiration, Service and Terror — from American Soccer’s Before Time Casey Bahr’s journey from the Naval Academy to the ’72 Olympics, from the Philadelphia Atoms to the Philadelphia Fever, with a stop-off to claim that the German American Football Association might have been better than the NASL…for a year or two anyway. Casey…

Alexi and Mosse open the show, and with the USMNT’s win against Jamaica to put them in the Gold Cup semifinals, they debate what is more impressive: the win against Mexico in Nations league or making it to Gold Cup final with this “B” team (8:09) They talk Matt Turner vs. Zack Steffen in goal, Mexico being the overwhelming favorite, and Mosse riding the Qatar wave. The guys then talk MLS and detail Gabriel Heinze’s rough stint with Atlanta, how bad Inter Miami CF and Phil Neville are, and NYCFC’s stadium troubles. They discuss Olympic soccer and talk USWNT’s bounce back after a 3-0 loss to Sweden, recap men’s soccer, including Richarlison’s performances. (36:20). In #AskAlexi, fans ask about international parity, playing World Cup vs. Olympics, and the supposed feud between Mexico and CONCACAF. (51:06). Finally, Alexi caps the show with his “One for the Road” on his recent Tweet about the overuse of soccer jargon when discussing tactics (1:15:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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