Scuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America Adam Belz and Greg Velasquez
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An in-depth show about the U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams, the players who could one day make it better, and American soccer in general.
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#488: WoSo — Chelsea & PSG fall, no '27 WC, full NWSL rundown
Tara and Vince captain the ship in Belz's absence. Full rundown of the action that matters for the U.S. Women's National Team.
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#487: Report from Juve-Milan in Torino, plus weekend rundown
Vince, Watke and Belz on the Monday Review, which is available on the public feed because it's the last Monday of the month. Belz reports from Turin, where a Scuffed-hosted trip to Italy started on Saturday just in time for the Juventus-Milan match. Plus lots of other stuff to discuss: Johnny looking good again, Venezia in a promotion push, Paxten Aaronson's brace, Vince has some choice words about Mark McKenzie's outing, etc.
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#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa
Greg and Belz dig in on several scenarios for replacing Dest at the Copa America, the biggest tournament we'll have between 2022 and 2026. Lots of possibilities, lots to discuss.
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#485: John O'Brien joins the pod
The former Ajax and USMNT midfielder, a key player in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal run, joins Belz for a conversation that touches on, among other things, how the Dutch trained total football in the late 1990s, playing for Bruce Arena, the goal v Portugal, some of the innovative stuff John is working on in his psychology practice in Colorado, and the extent to which club academies have a responsibility to develop not just soccer players but whole people and functioning adults.
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#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics roster, young guns in NWSL
Vince and Tara report on their visit to lovely Columbus for the She Believes final victory over Canada, a rundown of the best young talent in NWSL, and Olympics roster discussion.
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#483: USWNT v Canada recap
Another She Believes trophy for the cabinet. Some good progress in this camp, a midfield setup that works, and we now look forward to the real beginning of the Emma Hayes era.
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The Ultimate USMNT Pod
Simply the best podcast covering all things USMNT, particularly the youth national teams. Each pod is well researched and uncovers interesting nuggets of information that can’t be found anywhere else on the u20 and u17 player pools. Belz understands the game tactically at an elite level, and his analysis of budding prospects is incredibly accurate as evident by recent youth world cups and beyond. Interviews are unique and insightful. Show is extremely professional, easy to listen to, and an absolute necessity for all USMNT super junkies.
Belz, your show helps fill the great void that is the American soccer abyss. Keep fighting the good fight!