Usmnt Qualifying

Dan Vaughn and the rest of the Protagonist Soccer crew are one of driving forces behind growing support in the lower leagues of the United States. They offer a voice for the under-covered and a platform for supporters of local soccer to gather information that is scarcely available elsewhere. Dan started the site in 2018 and focuses Protagonist's attention towards covering 3rd Division and lower soccer leagues here in the US. Which, of course, includes the league where our beloved Maryland Bobcats FC play (NISA). Personally, I love the Knights Who Say NISA (an homage to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, of course!) podcast and see it as the only outside source of information and news coming out of NISA. During our conversation, we talk about some of the deep history of soccer in this country (shoutout Inocentes FC and the American Soccer league), NISA and its current affairs, the USMNT and their qualifying hopes, and more! I also find it fascinating that we have found another American soccer fan who was brought into the sport through FIFA. Happens more than you'd think!

The 1 year countdown to the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup™ begins! Alexi Lalas and David Mosse cover all you need to know about Qatar in their 200th special edition episode of the State of the Union Podcast. Follow the guys on this star studded episode full of American soccer legends Cobi Jones, Chris Wondolowski, and Stu Holden. The guys cover what fans can expect in Qatar during the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ and how it will be different than any previous tournament (2:20). Cobi Jones and the guys take a look back at the USA’s historic “Dos a Cero” win vs. Mexico at the 2002 World Cup, answer if Mexico can make it past the Round or 16 (if they qualify) and make predictions about other World Cup curses (12:10). Chris Wondolowski discusses his recent retirement from the San Jose Earthquakes, what his new role at the club will be going forward, and why he’s so excited about young USMNT striker Ricardo Pepi (26:30). Stu, Alexi, and Mosse put it all on the line and make their picks for who will win it all in Qatar in their predictions segment (37:20). Then Stu and the guys look at the recent USMNT results in qualifying, Canada’s big win over Mexico, and answer if Cristiano Ronaldo could miss the World Cup (50:00) . Finally Alexi caps the show with a big thank you to the fans of the State of the Union podcast who have tuned in each every week since the show started (1:16:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices