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Sep 29, 2023 • 58min

The Big Thing: What’s gone wrong with Ajax?

Ajax are in the midst of their worst start to a league season since 1964. So on this week's episode of The Big Thing, we ask: what's going wrong with Ajax?From front office chaos to...well, more front office chaos, Ryan, Taylor, and Joe dig in.---Today's show is brought to you by...Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50TSS and use code "50TSS" for 50% off, plus 15% off the next two months!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 47min

Take It or Leave It: Lionel Messi's importance in Miami, eliminating the 18-yard box and more of your hot takes!

Our new listener hot takes format returns! Huzzah! On today's show, Ryan, Joe and Taylor assess takes about MLS' future status as a 'top league', Vincent Kompany's chances of turning the ship around at Burnley, and eliminating the 18-yard box!---Today's show is brought to you by...Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50TSS and use code "50TSS" for 50% off, plus 15% off the next two months!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 27, 2023 • 56min

Listener Questions! Why isn’t Sergiño Dest a winger? Plus, countries that are coaching powerhouses, assembling a USMNT club team, and much more

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!It's listener question time! Taylor, Ryan, and Joe dive into your questions, which you can find down below:1) If the USMNT’s top players all joined up at club level with Berhatler as their manager, how much would it improve the USMNT’s World Cup hopes?2) If Sergiño Dest is a defensive liability but an attacking outlet, why is he a fullback and not a winger?3) Are there any countries that are surprising soccer powerhouses because of the coaches they produce?4) Will we ever see another Jorge Campos keeper/striker combo?5) Will the new UCL format help some of the smaller teams?6) Are the youth academies in the U.S. that are branded as satellite academies for big European clubs actually identifying and developing talent? ---Today's show is brought to you by...Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50TSS and use code "50TSS" for 50% off, plus 15% off the next two months!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 26, 2023 • 1h 10min

2023 MLS regular season superlatives: best player, best coach, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, and many more!

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!Taylor is joined by Joe and David to discuss urban populations centers... but mostly to hand out some superlatives for the 2023 MLS regular season. Official categories (a few more were thrown-in on the fly) are:1) Best player2) Best team3) Best transfer4) Best transfer that isn't Messi5) Best coach6) Biggest surprise7) Biggest disappointment8) Most likely to improve9) Best young player---Today's show is brought to you by...Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50TSS and use code "50TSS" for 50% off, plus 15% off the next two months!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 25, 2023 • 1h 2min

Weekend Review: Tottenham and Arsenal deliver a thriller, Megan Rapinoe's UWSNT retirement & more!

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!In an action-packed Weekend Review, Ryan, Joe and Taylor start off with a look at Megan Rapinoe's final match in USWNT colors, before getting to the North London derby. There's also the matter of the Madrid Derby, a shocking match abandonment in the Netherlands, and the most beautiful goal of the weekend (hint: Bruno didn't score it!)---Today's show is brought to you by...Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50TSS and use code "50TSS" for 50% off, plus 15% off the next two months!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 22, 2023 • 42min

The Big Thing: Changes are coming to the Champions League

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!The Champions League format is undergoing a pretty significant overhaul in the 2024-25 season. On this week's Big Thing, Ryan, Graham and Joe discuss the changes, the reason for them coming in to place - and whether the contest will be better off...---Today's show is brought to you by...Factor! Head to factormeals.com/tss50 and use code tss50 to get 50% offLinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSSLectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 21, 2023 • 59min

Champions League Review! Chaos in Bayern’s win over Manchester United, Barcelona look legit, PSG stabilize, and more

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!The Champiooooooons! Our foursome gathers to chat about Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage. Combing through every group, we chat about Bayern Munich's win over Manchester United (what a weird game!), Barcelona looking strong, a goalkeeper goal, Yunus Musah's performance against Newcastle, and so much more.---Today's show is brought to you by...Factor! Head to factormeals.com/tss50 and use code tss50 to get 50% offLinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSSLectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 20, 2023 • 1h 8min

Listener Questions! What happened to Zack Steffen? Plus, Tata Martino’s role in Inter Miami’s success, paying for potential, and more

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to answer your questions! You can find the full list that we tackled down below:1) Why are wins counted as three points and not two?2) Clubs often pay more for potential than for proven players. Does that pay off?3) How has Tata Martino contributed to Inter Miami’s success?4) What national teams would get substantially better or worse if managers had to be from the nation they are managing?5) What’s going on with Zack Steffen?6) If you could add a rule or feature from another sport to soccer to make it more entertaining, what would it be? ---Today's show is brought to you by...Factor! Head to factormeals.com/tss50 and use code tss50 to get 50% offLinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSSLectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 19, 2023 • 60min

MLS catch-up w/ David Gass: discussing positive developments for Orlando City, Houston and Vancouver, as well as less rosy situations in New England and Colorado

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!David Gass joins Taylor to talk about some of the teams in MLS that don't get as much coverage, namely Orlando, New England, Houston, Cincinnati, Vancouver, Colorado, St. Louis, and many more! Plus, best managerial approaches when it comes to succeeding in MLS, the best ways to go about signing DPs, and much more!---Today's show is brought to you by...Factor! Head to factormeals.com/tss50 and use code tss50 to get 50% offLinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSSLectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 14min

Weekend Review: Brighton ball while Man United fall, Bayern's defensive vulnerabilities, Milan's Derby destruction, and much more!

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America!With Ryan traveling and Joe still on his Ryan Bailey International Apology Tour, Graham and Taylor are reviewing the weekend all by themselves! Brighton being good and Manchester United being the opposite takes up the entire first segment, plus a Weekend Review quiz. There's even a lightning round! After that, it's an uneven performance for Bayern in their 2-2 draw with Leverkusen, Inter running rampant in the Milan Derby, Real Madrid and Barcelona keep on winning, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic would like to invite you to a party at the moon tower.---Today's show is brought to you by...Factor! Head to factormeals.com/tss50 and use code tss50 to get 50% offLinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSSLectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit lectricebikes.com to learn more about their incredible products!---JOIN THE TSS+ PATREON!Check out our brand-new Patreon, which houses bonus podcasts, access to our exclusive Discord, blog posts, videos, and much more.Become a member today at patreon.com/totalsoccershow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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