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

Jason kicks off today's show by discussing Juan Mata's transfer to Manchester United and the role agents played in the move.

Jason then welcomes Christopher Gaffney (geostadia.com) on the show to discuss increasingly violent protests across Brazil ahead of this summer's World Cup.

Manchester United Introduce Juan Mata & Brazilian Protests Continue: Soccer Morning

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

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing Tim Howard's decision to take a break from the USMNT.

Tim Howard, Jermaine Jones & FC Dallas

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

Jason and Jared kickoff today's show by discussing the USMNT's 1-0 win against the Czech Republic in Prague.

Best Soccer Show: USMNT Win in Prague

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

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing their television debut on Matador, the MLS MVP race & whether the New England Revolution are the real deal.

MLS MVP Race & Matador

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

Jason & Jared kick off today's show discussing Seattle's 2-0 win against LA to win the 2014 Supporters Shield.

Best Soccer Show: Sounders With Supporters Shield

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

Jason & Jared kick off today's show by discussing Los Angeles' series win against Seattle before looking at New England's series win against New York & 2015 MLS playoff format changes.

Best Soccer Show: LA To Host New England At MLS

On this episode of Corner of the Galaxy your hosts, Josh Guesman and Jared DuBois, return from their break during the off-season to give you their thoughts on the Steven Gerrard signing. It's all first impressions with some Bruce Arena audio but it's exactly what you need to get you through this tantalizing break in MLS action.

The guys take listener questions about who the LA Galaxy's captain will be and what should be done about the number 10 shirt. Should it be retired? Could someone else on the team put on the 10 shirt this season? It's discussed, it's debated and it's LA Galaxy talk, one-hundred percent of the time.

Before the end of this brief update the guys make sure to talk about the 2015 schedule. Josh will tell you where the tough parts of the season are while Jared will probably talk you back down off the cliff.

It's a quick off-season update because STEVEN GERRARD is coming to the LA Galaxy in July!

Corner of The Galaxy: Steven Gerrard Joins The G's

The LA Galaxy have started too slow in fans' minds. We're joined by Michael Duarte of the Latin Times to talk about what's wrong with this team.

On this episode of the Corner of the Galaxy: From the Box we're focusing on the LA Galaxy's slow start and what we're seeing from this team. After a 2-0 loss to Vancouver are the LA Galaxy lacking talent? Are they lacking intensity? Do we see complacency creeping in? Can the Galaxy afford to wait for Steven Gerrard?

The LA Galaxy are defending MLS Cup Champs but they've played more like cellar dwellers. Josh, Adam and Michael are primed to discuss the issues including road form, and who the LA Galaxy need to see so much more from. Will Jose Villarreal answer the call to become a playmaker? What about Gyasi Zardes, can he create chances? And when you're playing with two designated players, don't they all have to contribute?

It's a packed show about your LA Galaxy, giving you the talk outlet that's missing on sport talk radio. Thanks for listening and we've got a full week of coverage upcoming.

CoG: From the Box - Starting Too Slow

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

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

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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