Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis on Backheel.

Jason kicks off today's show looking at at the weekend's headlines across Europe & North America.

[22:35] FOX Sports' Alexi Lalas comes on the show to discuss the US U20s qualification for the U20 World Cup & ongoing MLS CBA negotiations. 

Soccer Morning: 1/26/15

Todd Dunivant had the type of 2014 season most of us would want to forget. I mean besides winning another MLS Cup, Todd's injuries meant he played almost no time in 2014. So 2015 breaths new life into the veteran MLS player.

Todd called into the show to talk with Josh about the 2015 preseason and what his goals are for this season. He also discusses some of the new additions to the LA Galaxy team as well as imparts his knowledge on losing some key players as well.

But where will he fit in? What role will Todd Dunivant, once a lock for a starting XI spot, find himself in? Professional players are all about the competition and Todd is no different.

It's a great preseason interview, and it should be a great way to ease you back into the first full week of training.

Corner of The Galaxy: Todd Dunivant

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis on Backheel.

Jason kicks off today's show looking at at the weekend's headlines across Europe & North America.

[9:18] Mike Goodman (Grantland) joins Jason to discuss Borussia Dortmund's struggle in the Bundesliga that finds them in the relegation zone. 

[28:15] Hudson River Blues' Raf Noboa y Rivera then comes on the show to discuss Tim Pernetti's decision to leave New York City FC.

Soccer Morning: 1/30/15

Welcome to today's episode of The Best Soccer Show with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois. 

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing New York City FC's PR struggles, including supporter stadium rules, before discussing the leading MLS expansion markets. 

Best Soccer Show: NYC FC Stadium Rules & Expansion

[9:06] Stefan Uersfeld joins Jason to discuss the Bundesliga's return from winter break, Wolfsburg's strong start to the second half of the season & Julian Green's struggle for playing time at Hamburg.

[27:53] The Capital New York's Howard Megdal comes on the show to look at where the New York Red Bulls go after Tim Cahill's departure & the signing of Sacha Kljestan. 

Soccer Morning: 2/4/15

Tim Cahill goes to China for $9 million, the U.S. takes on Panama on Sunday, and NYC FC first round draft pick Khiry Shelton drops by.  That's right, Geoff and Alex are almost journalists.  They just need to pass that dang test.  All that and more on the latest Straight Red.

Straight Red: Episode 5 with Khiry Shelton

Welcome to today's episode of The Best Soccer Show with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois. 

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing the USMNT's center-back depth, Sydney Leroux & Dom Dwyer's engagement & Freddu Adu's career options.

USMNT CB Depth & Freddy Adu's Career Options (Best Soccer Show)

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis on Backheel.

Jason kicks off today's show with an important announcement about the future of Soccer Morning.

[7:03] Stephan Uersfeld joins Jason to look back at the weekend's Bundesliga results & headlines including Borussia Dortmund's win, Bayern's 8-0 win against Hamburg and the latest on Julian Green.

[27:53] Paul Tenorio (Orlando Sentinel) then comes on the show to discuss Orlando City's preseason preparations for their first MLS season.


Soccer Morning: 2/16/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis on Backheel.

[4:20] Eric Gomez joins Jason as they discuss Monterrey's decision to hire Antonio Mohamed, Chivas' continued struggles & potential USMNT prospect Ventura Alvarado. 

[25:52] Philly.com's Jonathan Tannenwald then comes on the show to discuss FIFA's decision to award FOX Sports with the US TV rights to the 2026 World Cup.

Soccer Morning: 2/17/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning brought to you by World Soccer Talk with Jason Davis on Backheel.

[10:13] Jason kicks off today's show with ESPN analyst Janusz Michallik as they look back at Tuesday's UEFA Champions League results & headlines.

[30:13] Real Salt Lake Technical Director Craig Waibel then comes on the show to discuss how Real Salt Lake are working to maintain quality despite turnover.

Soccer Morning: 2/18/15

Welcome to today's episode of The Best Soccer Show with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois. 

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing a possible MLS player strike, Hope Solo returning to the USWNT setup & Jozy Altidore's European options before his move to Toronto FC.


MLS Strike Alternatives & Jozy's European Options (Best Soccer Show)

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

[8:05] Jason kicks off today's show with ESPNFC's Jeffrey Carlisle as they discuss the very latest coming out of Major League Soccer's CBA negotiations. 

[29:12] The Oregonian's Jamie Goldberg then joins Jason to discuss the Portland Timbers' preseason preparations & the impact of Ben Zemanski's injury. 

[53:25] Jason then wraps up today's show with Sporting Kansas City forward Dom Dwyer.

Soccer Morning: 2/24/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

[10:01] Jason kicks off today's show with Leander Schaerlaeckens as they look back at Barcelona's 2-1 win in Manchester against Manchester City & Juventus - Borussia Dortmund. 

[26:02] Indy Eleven President Peter Wilt then comes on the show to talk about Indy Eleven's pursuit of a stadium in downtown Indianapolis & preparations for the 2015 NASL season.

Soccer Morning: 2/25/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

[9:40] Jason kicks off today's show with BeIN Sports' Andres Cordero as they look back at Wednesday's UEFA Champions League results and headlines.

[28:55] Co-author of Soccernomics & Professor of Economics at the University of Michicigan, Stefan Szymansky comes on the show to discuss his views on Major League Soccer's structure & standing in world soccer. 

Soccer Morning: 2/26/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with David Cartlidge (BeIN Sports) as they look back at  the weekend's La Liga results and headlines. 

Eric Gomez then comes on the show to talk Liga MX, Tijuana, Veracruz, whether Ronaldinho is on the way out at Queretaro & Ventura Alvarado.

Soccer Morning: 3/10/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with Brian Sciaretta who joins the show from Denmark to preview Denmark - USMNT. 

Howler Magazine's George Quraishi then comes on the show to discsuss soccer media in the United States.

Soccer Morning: 3/25/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with Kevin Laramee (Two Solitudes Podcast & Off The Woodwork) as they look at Montreal's 1-1 CONCACAF Champions League Final first leg draw with Club America in Mexico City. 

BeIN Sports' David Cartlidge then comes on the show to discuss Real Madrid's win against Atletico Madrid and the La Liga title race.

Soccer Morning: 4/23/15

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with FOX Soccer's Kyle McCarthy as they look back at the weekend's headlines and results around Major League Soccer.

Soccer Morning: 4/27/15

New York is Red after taking the first-ever match with Man City Lite, and we've got two-goal hero Bradley Wright-Phillips to discuss the victory, the goals, and the state of the team after Sunday's game.  Dan and Mark preview FC Dallas and get to a super bunch of voice mails and emails as well.

Seeing Red: Episode 211

Seth, Pablo & Thomas look back at the weekend's Major League Soccer results & unveil this week's MLS SAP Clip of The Week™ on a new episode of Open Wide For Some Soccer.

Open Wide For Some Soccer: Episode 71

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with Jonathan Tannenwald (Philly.com) as they discuss the United States' win against Nigeria on Tuesday. 

Sam Kelly (ESPNFC) then comes on the show to discuss Tuesday's Copa America results and headlines.

Soccer Morning: 6/17/15

Jonathan Tannenwald (Philly.com) hosts the fifth episode of our A Women's World Cup Home Companion series from Montreal. 

Jonathan is joined by Kevin Laramee (Two Solitudes podcast), Pierre Mailhot & Philippe Germain to preview USA - Germany, England - Japan & Canada's elimination from the tournament. 

A Women's World Cup Home Companion: Episode 5

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with Thomas Floyd (Goal.com) to discuss a pair of trade across MLS before previewing the United States' Gold Cup Quarterfinal clash with Cuba.

Soccer Morning: 7/17/15

A down and up week for the Red Bulls leaves New York out of the US Open Cup and somehow champions of England after losing to Philadelphia and beating Chelsea. Dan and Mark put the matches into perspective with RBNY beat writer Eric Giacometti.

Seeing Red: Episode 220

New York City FC Head Coach Jason Kreis joins Jason Davis on Soccer Morning to discuss Andrea Pirlo's introduction, Frank Lampard's recovery from injury & integrating NYCFC's new signings into his squad. 

Jason Kreis, NYCFC Head Coach Talks Pirlo, Lampard & New Signings

New York crushes DC at home to win the Atlantic Cup for the fourth time in six seasons, and Mark and Eric talk about what went right for the Red Bulls. The boys break down the second Town Hall and chat with RBNY midfielder Lloyd Sam!

Seeing Red: Episode 226 with Lloyd Sam

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning with Jason Davis. 

Jason kicks off today's show with Brian Sciaretta as they preview the United States' friendly against Peru on Friday.

Icelandic soccer journalist Alexander Einarsson then comes on the show to look back at Iceland's 1-0 victory away against The Netherlands in Euro 2016 qualifying.

Soccer Morning: 9/4/15

We're back from the Labor Day weekend and back from the LA Galaxy's buy week with a show that will both take you back to the horrible loss to San Jose amid a lackluster performance and look ahead to Saturday's clash with the Montreal Impact.

First Josh tackles the poor performance up north as the LA Galaxy once again fall to San Jose. It's becoming a pattern. The Galaxy play horribly on the road and it only seems to get worse in San Jose. What is with this team? Is it a matter of heart? Because it certainly can't be about talent. And can the fix this before the playoffs? Did anyone actually have a good game?

Josh will take your calls on the game and really find out how LA Galaxy fans are thinking.

But before he gets you ready for Montreal on Saturday, Josh wants to throw some things out there that he's been thinking about on the break. Such as, how important is Giovani dos Santos' happiness to his success on the field? Or how does this long, physical season take its tole on the older players? Does Omar Gonzalez deserve a place with this team into next season?

Finally, it's about getting you ready for Drogba and the Montreal Impact. They come off a big 4-3 victory over Chicago and Drogba earned Player of the Week status, so their confidence is high. But let's be serious. One trick ponies have come and been dismissed at StubHub Center before. Even if Josh can't remember their names. Giovinco, we're looking at you. 

CoG: LA Galaxy Losing is Bad and Montreal is a One-Headed Monster

New York is crushed at home by expansion Orlando, but still has it's Shield dreams intact as lethal strikers Kamara and Drogba lie ahead.

Mark and Dan review the loss and preview Columbus before speaking with Red Bulls keeper Luis Robles and club icon and former coach Mike Petke. Your emails close the show.

Seeing Red: Episode 229

New York is all alone atop the MLS standings after a come from behind home win against Columbus. With Didier Drogba about to make his Red Bull Arena debut, How will the Red Bulls fare? Our guests are former communication director and Spanish-language broadcaster Ernesto Motta and Montreal MLSSoccer.com correspondent Olivier Tremblay.

Seeing Red: Episode 230

Welcome to today's bonus episode of The Best Soccer Show with Jason Davis and Jared DuBois. 

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing first leg of Sunday's Conference Finals. 


Columbus & Portland Take First Leg Leads | Best Soccer Show

Welcome to today's episode of Soccer Morning on Backheel.

Today's show kicks off with Kristan Heneage (The Guardian) to look back at Manchester City's League Cup victory & the Premier League weekend.

Simon Evans (Reuters) then comes on the show to discuss Friday's FIFA election & US Soccer's role in Gianni Infantino's successful campaign.

Soccer Morning: 2/29/16

Seth, Pablo & Thomas discuss DC United, the weekend's Major League Soccer results & Nigel de Jong's tackle on Darlington Nagbe.

Open Wide For Some Soccer: Episode 86

Christian Pulisic and Bobby Wood are tearing up Germany while Nigel de Jong deserved a red and a suspension.  No argument here.  Meanwhile, whether Alex has a good haircut or not is an entirely different matter.  And you will only find out for sure in the next Straight Red.  Which happens to be this Straight Red.  Lucky you.

#WarOnAlex
#Tramp100K

Straight Red: Episode 62

What do you do when you get to bed at 1:15AM on Monday morning after an exhausting LA Galaxy game? You do a special live version of Corner of the Galaxy: From the Box, of course!

Our hosts, take your calls on the ugly tackle by LA Galaxy Midfielder Nigel De Jong. How much does his reputation play into it? How much does his past play into his punishment? How many games does Nigel De Jong deserve to be suspended?

How do you view the LA Galaxy? Is it their fault? Just the simple question of is Nigel De Jong a dirty player? We try and talk this through reasonably and without a slant towards the team. This is about what actually happened and can we separate the emotion from it?

This is an in-depth look at the Nigel De Jong tackle taking your calls and your concerns about the situation. It got so heated over the weekend that you had the LA Galaxy twitter account and the Portland Timbers account trading jabs.

And with Nigel gone, the LA Galaxy now face the possibility of being severely shorthanded for their Friday match agains the Houston Dynamo. If it's not injuries, it's suspensions. You can read a full recap of the game here and you can catch a transcript of the Josh's interview with Nigel De Jong here.

This show is about emotion and what it this sport does to us. It's a really good show and I'm glad you could join us!


From the Box: Nigel De Jong - Tackles, Suspension & A Dirty Player?

On today's show, your hosts Josh Guesman and LA Galaxy Insider, Adam Serrano are joined by Four Four Two's Scott French (@ScottJFrench) to discuss the LA Galaxy's defense. It's an important conversation to understand what this team will have to deal with when and if all their injured players get healthy.

Who's your starting backline? Who do you bench? The guys will discuss AJ DeLaGaraza, Daniel Steres, Robbie Rogers, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole and others as they try and figure out who ends up being left out.

Bruce Arena has tough decisions to make and that could include benching a player like AJ DeLaGarza. Is AJ's best position in the center of the backline? Or is it out on the right? And if DeLaGarza is playing at right back then where does Robbie Rogers play? Do you bench Daniel Steres if AJ plays at center back? And who plays better in the right back position? Is it AJ or Rogers?  There are endless combinations but who gets the start and who gets the bench is up to you!

Along the way your hosts will talk about how squad rotation may start to answer some of these questions. After all, this team is filled with players over the age of 30. And maybe you could find a way to move Rogers into midfield?

We want to know what you've decided. Hit us up on twitter and lets us know who gets the bench for you starting backline.

From the Box: LA Galaxy Defense - Which Players Get the Start?

Christian Pulisic and Jordan Morris scored their first professional goals.  AMERICA IS SAVED!  Also, 28 MLS teams in our near future?  Geoff and Alex break down the possibilities.  Plus all the scores, yammering, and threats of insolence you've come to expect on the latest Straight Red.

#WarOnAlex
#Tramp100K

Straight Red: Episode 63

The Red Bulls drop two more matches out west while trying to right the ship. Orlando visits Red Bull Arena this week, and the SR boys preview the match. Homegrown Alex Muyl makes his Seeing Red debut with a frank interview.

Seeing Red: Episode 251

On this episode of Corner of the Galaxy your hosts Josh Guesman and Wendy Thomas do their best to get you ready for the LA Galaxy game on Saturday.

They'll first dive into the 4-1 win over the Houston Dynamo. Giovani dos Santos and Steven Gerrard played some of their best soccer yet for the LA Galaxy, but was it their best performance since joining the team? And will some surprising stats change your mind about Giovani dos Santos and his play with the LA Galaxy?

And really, you couldn't talk about the Houston game without talking about the form they're in. Houston is not good. But does that mean that LA isn't as good as last Friday says they are?

Next, LA Galaxy Defender Daniel Steres joins CoG. Dan talks with Josh about growing up an LA Galaxy fan, about his partnership with Jelle Van Damme, and about his growing confidence and how "visualization" is the key to his success. They'll also take a quick look ahead to the weekend as Steres tells you what he expects from Kyle Beckerman and the rest of the Real Salt Lake offense.

Finally, Josh and Wendy cruise through some LA Galaxy news, Josh gets called "out of shape," they answer some tweets and they preview the Saturday night matchup with Real Salt Lake.

You better get to StubHub early, or at least earlier than Wendy (Golfing, BBQ, Soccer) because we expect there to be an "adjustment period" for the new security screening rules that MLS put into effect over all 20 MLS teams and venues.

But the Real Salt Lake game looks be the best test yet for this relatively young LA Galaxy season. RSL comes into StubHub Center undefeated (last remaining MLS team to be undefeated) and is looking to put a stop to the LA Galaxy's momentum.

CoG: LA Galaxy Stomp Houston, Daniel Steres Calls, and Previewing RSL

Bradley Wright-Phillips breaks through and New York wins for the first time in a month! Eric and Mark discuss the victory and "that call" before speaking with Red Bulls midfielder Mike Grella. Your emails as well!

Seeing Red: Episode 252

Seth, Pablo & Thomas discuss DC United & the weekend's Major League Soccer results before being joined by New York Cosmos COO Erik Stover.

Open Wide For Some Soccer: Episode 88

On today’s podcast, your hosts Josh Guesman and LA GalaxyInsider Adam Serrano are joined by LA Times Soccer Writer, Kevin Baxter. Together, the guys try to pinpoint some of the reasons for Giovani dos Santo’s poor LA Galaxy performance to date. They’ll talk about his injury issues and about happiness. They’ll also dive into Gio’s positioning, his tendencies as a player, and what the LA Galaxy need to do for him as well as what he needs to do for the team.

This is a show that’s dedicated to trying to better understand a player who’s gone through 8 teams in 10 years. And it’s also a player who has the future of an organization firmly planted on his shoulders. Whether fans appreciate Giovani dos Santos for what he is – a bridge player – the fact is that he’s supposed to be the single LA Galaxy designated player who’ll be playing down the road. This is not a short term project.

What do you expect from Giovani dos Santos? Do you think he could ever be as great for the LA Galaxy as a Landon Donovan? Is that even a fair comparison? And what happens when Robbie Keane gets healthy? Dos Santos is playing in Keane’s position right now. Is it time for Robbie Keane to bow out to the younger player?

It’s an insightful show that might just got to prove how difficult a job Bruce Arena is going to have in the coming weeks and months. Player selection, position selection and injuries could very well be the difference between making the playoffs and winning the Supporters Shield.


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