Matt Hartman and Marcus Chairez, both close observers of the youth national teams and youth U.S. player pool, join Belz to break down the full U20 age group. The news hook is the ongoing camp in Florida but we talk about the actual best XI ahead of this fall's U20 World Cup (many of whom were not released for this camp) and the probable XI at the W…

It's transfer time, aka all the muck that's fit to rake. We discuss the biggest moves so far in the January window, as well as those that seem increasingly likely to happen. Kvaradona, Zubimendi, Malen, Nkunku, and more! Plus, an MLS round-up featuring Zaha, Almiron and.... Neymar? WE HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL! We're posting all our episodes here! Sma…

Today was schedule day! MLS, the USL Championship, and USL League One released their schedules for 2025. Joe Lowery dives into the biggest takeaways from those schedules and chats about the latest and greatest roster moves from around MLS. If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer covera…

We have a Power Trio on deck to delve into the Listener Questions mailbag, as Taylor, Graham and Ryan discuss the fashion of naming stands after legends, bringing the Libero position to MLS, Luton's Championship freefall, and much more! WE HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL! We're posting all our episodes here! Smash the like and subscribe etc.! JOIN THE TSS+ …

NEW WEEKLY EPISODE ALERT! Each week, we'll be taking a lengthier look at all-things USMNT. Up first, it's the January Camp roster (players to watch, most interesting storylines, possible lineups and formations). After that, it's updates on some of our biggest names in Europe, including Yunus Musah at Milan, Weston McKennie at Juventus, Gio Reyna at…

Belz, Vince and Watke go deep on 18-year-old Noahkai Banks' debut for Augsburg, and Tessmann's big chance for Lyon with Matic on the transfer block. Then Pochettino's latest comments, the rest of the action from the weekend, transfer rumors, etc. Patrons can watch a 4-minute video of several of the clips we discuss, put together by Vince: https://w…

The TSS Gang is to look back on an action-packed weekend, in which the FA Cup gave us some big scorelines, the Spanish SuperCup Clasico gave us an even bigger scoreline and the Bundesliga made its joyous return! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much m…

The TSS Gang is here with a news bulletin featuring some of soccer's big topics, including Barcelona's newly registered players, West Ham's new manager, the return of the Bundesliga, and more! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a membe…

MLS senior writer and veteran podcaster Matt Doyle graciously joins us and we each pick 7 players (one goalkeeper, five field players and a sub) from Mauricio Pochettino's January Camp roster for a make-believe 5-a-side round robin. Who got the best team? Patrons can vote on who has the best team here. We may open it up for a vote on Twitter in a f…

With the January transfer window now open, we take a look at some players who could be on the move and some clubs that are in need of reinforcement. Who stays and who goes at Liverpool? Which parts of the Manchester United Tire Fire could be on the move? Will Spurs and Chelsea be doing any business? Would City reinforce for the present, or is it a …

The full foursome is together again to answer your listener questions, which can be summarized as follows... 1) What is the best Promotion Class in Premier League history? 2) Who pays for the travel costs for UEFA club competitions? 3) Is The Big Six still a thing? Was it ever? 4) What's the deal with buy-back clauses? 5) Comparing and contrasting …

Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to drop their biggest and best soccer predictions for 2025, ranging from title winners, the USMNT’s year to come, the Club World Cup, transfers, and so much more! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more. Become a me…

Milan v Juve, Pulisic's new coach, McKennie excelling at left back, Richards v Chelsea, Adams back from injury, transfer rumors, injury reports, and much more. Watke, Vince and Belz get back at it for the first Monday Review of 2025. Explanation of pivot to USMNT: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119034509 Survey to help us plan Italy trip: https://do…

The TSS Gang is here - albeit a man down with Taylor snowed in and powerless! - to review a big weekend of soccer that included Man Utd's surprising result at Anfield, Roma's somewhat-surprising derby win over Lazio, and much more! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts…

The TSS Gang is back for a final show of the year to look back on the (long) weekend of Premier League and Serie A action, which saw Man Utd's latest abject performance, more inconsistency from Spurs, a change of management in Milan and much more! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Dis…

Greg, Vince and Belz (with Tara contributing in absentia) give a series of awards for what was obviously a very successful 2024 for the U.S. Women. Player of the Year, Breakthrough Player of the Year, Retirement of the Year, Most Patriotic, and much more. Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private ad-free feed for all episodes that go o…

Greg, Belz and Vince talk through the events of 2024 for the U.S. Men's National Team, and give traditional awards like Player of the Year and Goal of the Year, voted on by Scuffed listeners, but also less traditional awards like "Most Inscrutable Player" and "The Kingslayer." Join us to look back, celebrate, mourn, etc. Survey to gauge interest fo…

The TSS Gang is here to look back on a weekend of chaotic results in the Premier League, including losses for both Manchester teams and a rousing win for Liverpool at Tottenham. In Spain, meanwhile, Atletico Madrid's win at Barcelona helped reshape the title race, while Bayern have gone into the German winter break in pole position! JOIN THE TSS+ P…

As we head towards the festive season, Father Quizmas has paid Total Soccer Show a visit! The Wikipedia Quiz makes its welcome return, and there's a few bonus rounds in store! Note: TSS will return to the feed on Monday with a Weekend Review as usual! JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON! Check out our Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive…

Your favorite foursome (aside from Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo) are back together to give their verdict on your hot takes! The best player to build around for a theoretical Premier League expansion team, Jhon Duran as the greatest MLS export, LAFC should sack Cherundolo, the penalty box is too wide, and the impact of the Friedkin …