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TSS, The Athletic
Long-running American soccer show covering the USMNT, Premier League, Champions League, MLS, and more. If you enjoy analysis and silliness in equal measure, we're the podcast for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 3min
Champions League Matchday 1 Review! Barca continue their free-fall against Bayern, City put six past Leipzig, Young Boys shock Man United, and much more
The Champions League is back! Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe team up to discuss the action from Matchday 1, including (but not limited to) Manchester United’s disappointing performance against Young Boys, Bayern’s win at the Camp Nou, Pep’s City scoring a half-dozen against Marsch’s Leipzig, and Liverpool’s comeback win over Milan.Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!American Giant! Get 15% off your new favorite tees at american-giant.com/TSS!LinkedIn! If you’re searching for some qualified candidates, you can post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS!Policy Genius! You could save 50% or more when comparing life insurance quotes at PolicyGenius.com!SeatGeek! Visit SeatGeek.com and use the code "TSS" to get $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2021 • 1h 6min
Adopting an 'FA Cup-style' World Cup format, Josh Sargent's USMNT career path, confederation confusion + more listener questions!
It's Listener Questions time! On today's show, Ryan, Taylor, Joe and Graham are on hand to tackle your submissions!Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!American Giant! Get 15% off your new favorite tees at american-giant.com/TSS!LinkedIn! If you’re searching for some qualified candidates, you can post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS!Policy Genius! You could save 50% or more when comparing life insurance quotes at PolicyGenius.com!SeatGeek! Visit SeatGeek.com and use the code "TSS" to get $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 2021 • 52min
Americans in Action! Chris Richards is back at Hoffenheim, Weston McKennie starts for Juve after being sent home from USMNT camp, Busio improves for Venezia, and more
It’s Americans in Action time! Taylor and Joe team up to chat about how a number of USMNT players performed for their clubs over the weekend. You can find the full list of players that we discussed down below.Before talking about the players, we also discuss U.S. Soccer’s lofty ticket prices for their home World Cup Qualifiers. 1) Chris Richards2) Cameron Carter-Vickers3) Gianluca Busio4) Weston McKennie5) Quick hits on Nico Gioacchini and Ricardo PepiSponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!American Giant! Get 15% off your new favorite tees at american-giant.com/TSS!LinkedIn! If you’re searching for some qualified candidates, you can post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS!Policy Genius! You could save 50% or more when comparing life insurance quotes at PolicyGenius.com!SeatGeek! Visit SeatGeek.com and use the code "TSS" to get $20 off your first SeatGeek purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 13, 2021 • 1h 7min
Weekend Review: Ronaldo returns for Man United, Bayern Munich done tearing apart Leipzig for now, Atletico grinds against Espanyol, and Napoli pounces on Juve's errors
Graham is back! Smiley face. But Joe is absent. Sad face. Nevertheless, there's a whole lot of weekend to review, and we get right to it... by discussing the VMAs. But then it's on to...1) Manchester United's win over Newcastle with Ronaldo returning, starting, and scoring a brace. And also, Jesse Lingard is still alive!2) Bayern Munich demonstrates that if you take a club's manager, best defender and most important attacking facilitator, it's much harder for them to cause you problems. Just ask Leipzig.3) Napoli continues the strong start with a 2-1 over Juventus, whose individual mistakes have us wondering what Allegri needs to fix first and fastest.4) Atletico were different, and then familiar... and then they ended up getting two late goals to earn a 2-1 win, thereby proving that the club will never change. As is tradition.Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!American Giant! Get 15% off your new favorite tees at american-giant.com/TSS!LinkedIn! If you’re searching for some qualified candidates, you can post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS!Policy Genius! You could save 50% or more when comparing life insurance quotes at PolicyGenius.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10, 2021 • 1h 9min
Champions League Group Stage Preview! Chelsea's Credentials, PSG's Positives and the New Sheriffs in Town!
On today's bonus episode, Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell and Joe Lowery preview the 2021-22 Champions League season! The gang go group-by-group to look for the likely contenders, the potential slip-ups and the most exciting players! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 17min
USMNT v Honduras World Cup Qualifying review: First half problems, second half solutions, and a big-picture look at Berhalter’s national team
With the USMNT’s third World Cup Qualifier in the books, Taylor and Joe dive head first into the U.S.’s rollercoaster-esque win over Honduras. What on earth happened in the first half that caused the U.S. to look so bad? How did things turn around in the second half? And how are we feeling about this team right now ahead of the October window? Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!Babbel! Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE by going to babbel.com and using promo code TSS!Indochino! You can get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TSS at checkout!SimpliSafe! To get 20% off your entire new SimpliSafe system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, head to simplisafe.com/TSS!Artifact! If you’re looking for the best way to capture the life story of a loved one, make sure to check out Artifact and use code TSS to save $20 on your first purchase.BetterHelp! Unload stressors and get some unbiased feedback with BetterHelp. Head to betterhelp.com/TSS to get 10% off your first month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2021 • 46min
Allocation Disorder: Paul and Sam discuss USMNT v Honduras from Honduras
It’s another USMNT-focused episode of Allocation Disorder! Recording from Honduras, Paul and Sam discuss the U.S.’s wild 4-1 win over, you guessed it, Honduras from Wednesday night. What was up with Gregg Berhalter’s starting lineup? Why did Berhalter make some of the decisions he did? What changed in the second half compared to the first? And what did we learn about the USMNT from this window? All that - and more - on the show. Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!Babbel! Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE by going to babbel.com and using promo code TSS!Indochino! You can get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TSS at checkout!SimpliSafe! To get 20% off your entire new SimpliSafe system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, head to simplisafe.com/TSS!Artifact! If you’re looking for the best way to capture the life story of a loved one, make sure to check out Artifact and use code TSS to save $20 on your first purchase.BetterHelp! Unload stressors and get some unbiased feedback with BetterHelp. Head to betterhelp.com/TSS to get 10% off your first month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 2021 • 57min
Was the 2021 summer transfer window the craziest in history, could the USMNT win the World Cup if they had unlimited subs, and many more listener questions
It’s listener question time, baby! On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, and Joe gather around their respective microphones to answer your lovely inquires. You can find the full list of questions that we tackled down below:1) Was this 2021 summer transfer window the most insane in soccer history?2) Why don’t more backup goalkeepers wear the number 12?3) Can Premier League teams promote academy players at any time or only during transfer windows?4) If the USMNT could play with unlimited subs at the 2022 World Cup, what would their chances of winning be?5) What happens if Ukraine and Russia meet in a tournament knockout round? Does UEFA/FIFA have a contingency plan? 6) Given how Joachim Löw’s Germany tenure ended, should England and the U.S. move on from Gregg Berhalter and Gareth Southgate after the 2022 World Cup?Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!Babbel! Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE by going to babbel.com and using promo code TSS!Indochino! You can get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TSS at checkout!SimpliSafe! To get 20% off your entire new SimpliSafe system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, head to simplisafe.com/TSS!Artifact! If you’re looking for the best way to capture the life story of a loved one, make sure to check out Artifact and use code TSS to save $20 on your first purchase.BetterHelp! Unload stressors and get some unbiased feedback with BetterHelp. Head to betterhelp.com/TSS to get 10% off your first month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 6, 2021 • 29min
Andrea Yoch of Minnesota Women's Soccer discusses the trials and tribulations of establishing an independent, community-owned women's soccer club
On this episode, which will hopefully help restore at least a tiny bit of faith in American soccer, Andrea Yoch joins the show to discuss the founding of Minnesota Women's Soccer, the first independent women’s soccer club in the US, Why creating a team can be more fulfilling than reruns of The Office, how to go about creating a franchise and establishing a model, and what comes next as the club actively sells ownership shares to those who are interested! If you'd like to get involved, you can (and should) get more info at their funding site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 6, 2021 • 58min
Allocation Disorder: Paul and Sam talk USMNT v Canada from Nashville
It’s a bonus episode of Allocation Disorder! Paul and Sam, who are both in Nashville covering the USMNT, stayed up late on Sunday night to discuss the USMNT’s 1-1 draw with Canada. What went wrong? Who's to blame? And what will the U.S. do to try and bounce back against Honduras?Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...The NBA! This episode is sponsored by the NBA and their quest to advance the game of basketball, grow the community, and impact culture. That’s the NBA. That’s Game!Babbel! Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE by going to babbel.com and using promo code TSS!Indochino! You can get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TSS at checkout!SimpliSafe! To get 20% off your entire new SimpliSafe system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, head to simplisafe.com/TSS!Artifact! If you’re looking for the best way to capture the life story of a loved one, make sure to check out Artifact and use code TSS to save $20 on your first purchase.BetterHelp! Unload stressors and get some unbiased feedback with BetterHelp. Head to betterhelp.com/TSS to get 10% off your first month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


