Tara and Vince kick off the SheBelieves recaps with two special guests. We discuss Cat's glorious comeback, Lily's standout performance, and have a HEAP of mispronunciations when discussing Lindsey's game. Plus we hear from local boots on the ground at the end. If you're interested in watching the show clips discussed in this episode, make sure to …

Bob Morocco, the longtime friend of the pod and multi-decade battle-hardened BigSoccer poster, joins Belz and Watke to discuss the key takeaways from the first two months-and-change of 2025 Anno Domani. Pulisic's level, Johnny's status, Poch's (dis)regard for Atlanta and Richy Ledezma, and much more to discuss. Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patr…

Recorded prior to SheBelieves, Bill Midd joins the pod to talk about his experience going to Coachella to get his boots on the ground to check out Bay FC along with the other west coast NWSL teams. We talk through his experience attending weekend 1, National Team players who were there, and his thoughts on the upcoming Bay FC season. If you haven't…

Vince is out today, but Tara is joined by Greg Velasquez from Scuffed to recap the USWNT's loss to Japan and discuss the SheBelieves tournament and our thoughts leading into the April window. Clipnotes for the Japan game will be posted on the Patreon. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so,you help support our podcast …

Tara and Vince recruit friend of the pod Maddie in helping break down the USWNT's win against Australia. We relish in Claire Hutton's debut, Gisele Thompson bullying Caitlin Foord, and a Jaedyn Shaw out for blood. Clipnotes for this episode will be posted on the Patreon. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so,you help …

We round up some of the MLS action from opening weekend, try to figure out why first division sanctioning matters, big segment on John Textor, Tanner Tessmann and the big match in Lyon vs PSG, Pulisic misses a penalty, Gio starts but doesn't really impress anybody, Sargent gets a brace and an ambivalent OptaJack tweet, plus much more. NO EPISODE TH…

Also Celtic is out, but makes a good show. Sanjay Sujanthakumar joins the Monday Review crew for a fun, rambling episode. The Weah banger, Vince thinks most of Juve is a bunch of frauds, Theo's madness interrupts a Yunus masterclass, does Joao disrespect Pulisic? The trip to Rome: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp2O1bIr5KNSymt3ayP3ctERCo…

Rik Elfrink, the world's preeminent source on PSV Eindhoven -- the club, its players, academy and front office -- joins to talk about the American contingent in Eindhoven, Earnie Stewart's performance as technical director, the best away grounds in Holland, how he got into sports journalism, and a lot more. Like I said, he's a must-follow on Twitte…

Gass, the long-time fixture on Extratime, now the founder and host of Soccerwise, joins Watke and Belz to talk about the state of our domestic league, the Americans he's most excited to watch, how much Cavan Sullivan will play this season for Philly, and a bunch of lesser-known U17s and their prospects for minutes. Plus much more. Here's the Soccer…

Tara and Vince meet again (virtually) to discuss the new roster for the upcoming SheBelieves games. Then a new segment is introduced where Tara simply asks Vince a lot of questions, a friendly interrogation if you will. If you'd like to ask Vince a question for a future episode, email us at [email protected] or message us on Patreon.If …

Nice second half from Sargent vs Derby County, Milan wins and both our Americans are showing well, Scally is solid as hell for Gladbach, Nathaniel Brown unfollows the German national team, and much more. Clip notes from Vince for $5 patrons and up: https://www.patreon.com/posts/121943808 Register your interest in the Rome trip, which is really comi…

Marcus Chairez and Matt Hartman join Belz to discuss the U17s. We start with the roster for U17 World Cup qualifying, but really the conversation is much more expansive than that. Who's the best XI in this age group? How does it stack up with past classes? How is MLS doing at running elite youth development in America since US Soccer abdicated resp…

A rare off week episode! Tara and Vince talk to Mike Watts in a special episode to learn more about his background, what being a broadcaster in the NWSL is like, his thoughts for the upcoming NWSL season, and a lot more. Mike Watts tries (and fails) to teach Tara the rules of Fight club, and also names his Mount Rushmore of NWSL players. If you hav…

Belz, Vince and Watke cover the weekend action, including Richards' strong performance at Old Trafford, Sands v Banks in Hamburg, Musah's apparent inside track with Conceicao and Jedi captaining Fulham to a win in Newcastle. Also, a song in Italian about Pulisic, transfer rumors and facts, Cardoso puts in a good shift for Betis, and Tessmann gotta …

Emily Higgenbotham joins the pod to discuss bold predictions for the 2025 NWSL season. We also touch on who she hopes to see on the SheBelieves roster, and who would be cast on The Traitors: USWNT edition. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports.…

Watke, Belz and Vince on Pepi's massive goal and assist, that work of art from Gio off the bench, Musah's meltdown and Pulisic's goal in Milan's loss, and a few other odds and ends. Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go out on the public feed, plus the Monday Review every week with Watke and Vi…

Article discussed in the episode: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/43557138/how-chelsea-broke-world-record-sign-naomi-girma-san-diego-wave If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women's sports. Subscribing will give you access to ad-free episodes, additi…

Plus Tyler and Bournemouth flying, Sargent back in the XI and scoring, Noahkai gets his first top-flight start for Augsburg, and much, much more with Vince, Watke and Belz. Vince made a companion video of relevant clips for Supporters Shield and Ultra levels on our Patreon page (see below). Think about joining us for at trip to Rome to see Lazio-Ju…

Greg's back on the mic with Belz to recap the second of two enjoyable January Camp victories under Mauricio Pochettino. Why are we more fun this January? Who from this camp will get called up in March? And, of course, Big Balls Diego is canonized in the lore. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp2O1bIr5KNSymt3ayP3ctERCooDo3ADM5Kf_kSHpmr6ITMg…

Vince, Watke and Belz talk about the Miljevic penalty incident, whether Jack McGlynn could be a first-team USMNT factor some day, who from Saturday's game might get a chance in March, Tyler Adams getting after it for Bournemouth, Weah's big goal, transfer rumors, and lots more. Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for…

The dean of the USMNT player pool joined Sanjay Sujanthakumar in the lobby of a hotel in Fort Lauderdale on Friday to discuss centerback development in America, how he got to be so comfortable on the ball, Poch's mentality campaign, whether he wants to coach after his playing career ends, watching his national team teammates grow up before his eyes…

Tara and Vince kick off their first episode by talking through the two January camp rosters, all the transfers and potential transfers that are in the news, and introduce some of the new additions to the NWSL. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so,you help support our podcast and independent journalism in women'ssport…

Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez, both close observers of the youth national teams and youth U.S. player pool, join Belz to break down the full U20 age group. The news hook is the ongoing camp in Florida but we talk about the actual best XI ahead of this fall's U20 World Cup (many of whom were not released for this camp) and the probable XI at the W…

Introducing Boots on The Ground, a USWNT focused podcast which will follow the player pool through club performances, roster call ups, and national team games. Regular episodes dropping every other week with Tara and Vince. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Patreon! By doing so, you help support our podcast and independent journalism …

Belz, Vince and Watke go deep on 18-year-old Noahkai Banks' debut for Augsburg, and Tessmann's big chance for Lyon with Matic on the transfer block. Then Pochettino's latest comments, the rest of the action from the weekend, transfer rumors, etc. Patrons can watch a 4-minute video of several of the clips we discuss, put together by Vince: https://w…

MLS senior writer and veteran podcaster Matt Doyle graciously joins us and we each pick 7 players (one goalkeeper, five field players and a sub) from Mauricio Pochettino's January Camp roster for a make-believe 5-a-side round robin. Who got the best team? Patrons can vote on who has the best team here. We may open it up for a vote on Twitter in a f…

Milan v Juve, Pulisic's new coach, McKennie excelling at left back, Richards v Chelsea, Adams back from injury, transfer rumors, injury reports, and much more. Watke, Vince and Belz get back at it for the first Monday Review of 2025. Explanation of pivot to USMNT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119034509 Survey to help us plan Italy trip: https://do…

Greg, Vince and Belz (with Tara contributing in absentia) give a series of awards for what was obviously a very successful 2024 for the U.S. Women. Player of the Year, Breakthrough Player of the Year, Retirement of the Year, Most Patriotic, and much more. Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go o…

Greg, Belz and Vince talk through the events of 2024 for the U.S. Men's National Team, and give traditional awards like Player of the Year and Goal of the Year, voted on by Scuffed listeners, but also less traditional awards like "Most Inscrutable Player" and "The Kingslayer." Join us to look back, celebrate, mourn, etc. Survey to gauge interest fo…

Vince and Belz talk through the action from the weekend, including Celtic's Cup triumph over Rangers, Jedi's big performane at Anfield, Gio's nice goal and otherwise forgettable performance, Cardoso back in the XI (but not very good), Alex Zendejas's clutch Liguilla showing, and much more. Sanjay Sujanthakumar interviewed Zendejas for Scuffed last …