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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.
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Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

Paul and Sam discuss some recent transfers out of MLS, as well as news updates on league leaders, struggling performers, and hot seat coaches.

3:26 - MLS continues to sell players, and that’s not a bad thing! Getting into the details involved in Reggie Cannon’s transfer and why the move itself makes a whole of sense. Plus, Lyle the Dog chimes in to support Sam’s arguments, and discuss Zack Steffen’s situation at Manchester City.

24:23- San Jose Earthquakes still don’t have a good enough roster, and the results are making that crystal clear. Where the gaps in their approach are most obvious, the names who should take responsibility for the state of the team, and why (according to Paul) Matías Almeyda is an evil genius.

38:10 - Additional thoughts on the season so far, including praise for Columbus’ roster build, creating Orlando City Stan accounts, Chicharito’s disappointing start, and much much more!

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Allocation Disorder: making sense of Reggie Cannon's move to Portugal, trying to make sense of the problems for both San Jose and Chicharito

Ryan and Taylor break down all the best action (that they watched) from this past weekend!

0:00 - Leicester City v Manchester City: when the 4-2-3-1 goes wrong, it goes really wrong. Also, Taylor apologizes to Leicester fans... again.

14:25 - Tottenham v Newcastle: Jose awards Man of the Match honors to "people who are not players"

27:40 - Brighton v Manchester United: Leandro Tossard finds space and Manchester United fans find more consternation.

45:31 - West Brom v Chelsea: Taylor forgets that there was VAR drama in this game, which of course there was, because it was a game that happened this weekend.

57:45 - Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund: when slow possession goes wrong.

1:05:53 - Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich: exposing premature "the season is prematurely over" takes

1:13:02 - Real Betis v Real Madrid: Karim Benzema is immortal. You heard it here first.

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Weekend Review: Leicester smash City, VAR destroys dreams, and Karim Benzema is still very good

Sam Tighe of The Football Ranks podcast is back to discuss the teams that have started strongly (and why), the teams that have started poorly (and why), and elaborates on crucial aspects of football analysis like Rumblers vs Barrel Clubbers. Plus, how do you keep tabs on literally thousands of players? Sam has answers!

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Premier League catch-up w/ Sam Tighe: Everton, Newcastle, and Villa look stronger while Manchester United... do not

America's right back makes a return appearance to talk broadcasting, as well as the Bundesliga so far. What's gone wrong for Schalke and Mainz? Where will Jadon Sancho play this season? What happens when you don't get along with a new manager? Who is the most low-key exciting team to watch in the league? All that and and much much more!

 

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Steve Cherundolo on Bayern Munich's vulnerabilities, Jadon Sancho's transfer status, Josh Sargent's development, and much more!

Paul and Sam discuss the Champions League draw and the various Americans impacted, and then move on to analyzing Paul's piece for The Athletic in which he broke down what the rosters might look like when the USA is competing on three different fronts. Who's in, who's out, and why Darlington Nagbe remains critical!

Here's a link to Paul's roster projections at The Athletic

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Allocation Disorder: a USMNT-centric look at the Champions League draw, plus roster projections for World Cup qualifying

On this episode of The Total Soccer Show, Ryan and Taylor go long discussing one of the wildest weekends we've had in a while. Manchester United and Liverpool combine to concede 13, Americans look strong in both the Bundesliga and La Liga, Coronavirus confusion in Serie A, and much much more!

 

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Weekend Review: how Spurs embarrassed Manchester United, what Aston Villa did to cause Liverpool so many problems, and why Napoli v Juventus didn’t end up happening

Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now returns to the show to discuss roughly 20 players in the USMNT player pool. Which MLS players have improved their stock the most in the last 4 months, why we should be weary of positional experimentation when it comes to Tyler Adams, the best interview in American soccer, the resurgence of Aron Johannsson, and much much more! Here's a rough list of the players we discussed:

 • Brenden Aaronson
 • Jordan Morris
 • Jozy Altidore
 • Ayo Akinola
 • Aron Johannsson
 • Josh Sargent
 • John Brooks
 • Tyler Adams
 • Gio Reyna
 • Nicholas Gioacchini
 • Sergino Dest
 • Weston McKennie
 • Christian Pulisic
 • Tim Weah
 • Reginald Cannon
 • Uly Llanez
 • Erik Palmer-Brown
 • Tyler Boyd

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USMNT player pool updates featuring Pulisic, Adams, Reyna and many more w/ Brian Sciaretta

With the transfer window now more or less closed (mostly pretty much closed), Taylor is joined by Adam Snavely to discuss the most interesting moves that happened (or in some cases, didn't happen) in the most recent transfer window. Here are just a few of the many, many transfers we got into: Sam Mewis to Manchester City, James Rodriguez to Everton, Gunnersaurus to Forward Madison, Thiago to Liverpool, and Edouard Mendy to Chelsea. Plus, current players that could make excellent managers, Manchester United's failed pursuit of Jadon Sancho, and lots of confusion in Turkey. All that and much more!

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Adam Snavely on the most interesting moves of the recent transfer window, plus which current players could become the next great managers

With Manchester United having about as poor a start to the season as possible, Taylor (a United fan) talks with The Athletic's Carl Anka about a whooooole lot of Manchester United. The board level mindset that is holding the club back, which players are most in need of a reset, what the club can learn from Southampton, Carl's approach to fixing the club, and much much more!

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What's gone wrong at Manchester United and how to (maybe) fix it w/ Carl Anka

0:00 - Ben Olsen is out at DC United, which is truly the end of an era. How did we get here and how does the club move on from here? The guys discuss front office issues and possible coaching replacements. 

15:26 - Allocation Disorder Mailbag time! What will NYCFC do with their open DP spot, how can the Chicago Fire become legitimately good, why is there so little transfer activity between MLS and USL, and much much more! Plus, YOUNG MONEY/CASH MONEY!

 

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Allocation Disorder: Listener Questions spectacular! Plus, DC United parts ways with Ben Olsen; what happens next?

It's listener questions! Got one for us? Please submit here

Timestamps:

1:40 — Black Lives Matter

9:05 — Can the USMNT win the 2026 World Cup?

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23:10 — What are some of the most famous examples of players protesting?

32:30 — Why wasn't Kaylor Navas in our best player in Concacaf discussion?

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40:10 — Can you tell us more about your guys' time as announcers with the Richmond Kickers?

51:02 — Why are young players with attacking talents but limited defensive skills asked to play fullback?

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1:01:11 — If there's an MLS lockout, could players play elsewhere?

1:09:40 — If you could have any soccer memorabilia in the world, what would it be?

1:15:40 — When hiring a head coach, what four or five traits would you look for?

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Can the USMNT win the World Cup in 2026? Plus: soccer player protests, prized memorabilia, and more

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