Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions L...

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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Pele's Santos v Mourinho's Chelsea, Maradona's ...
Four teams profiles and two historical matchups simulated, as the world-conquering Santos team of the 1960s face Mourinho's Chelsea of the mid naughties, and Ancelotti's magnificent Milan take on peak Maradona and his Napoli teammates.
88 min
1352
Is the current USMNT better or worse than the 2...
Daryl and Taylor answer listener questions, featuring professionals and FIFA, Sergino Dest's best position, Vin Diesel vs James Bond, and much more!
80 min
1353
The most disappointing players of the 2019-2020...
Ryan and Taylor take turns listing their Disappointing XIs, composed entirely of players who didn't find the success we had hoped they would in the 2019-20 Premier League season.
62 min
1354
MLS Assist: Rethinking fundamental soccer assum...
Joe and Jordan talk to former MLS midfielder Bobby Warshaw
50 min
1355
Guardiola's Barcelona vs EPL-winning Leicester ...
It's the first round of the Champions' Champion Cup of History, profiling the greatest teams of all time and seeing how they would fare against each other.
77 min
1356
Allocation Disorder: MLS-Liga MX merger pros an...
Sam Stejskal and Paul Tenorio go through the who, what, where, when, and why of an MLS-Liga MX merger. And if not a merger, then how else could the leagues work together?
48 min
1357
African football in the 21st century and the un...
It's the TSS Book Club! Daryl and The Athletic Soccer's George Quraishi discuss the introduction and chapter one of David Goldblatt's book The Age of Football
60 min
1358
The 2020 TSS Draw to Settle It All: who will be...
We hold the incredibly official/formal draw to determine the first round match-ups in the TSS Champions' Champion Cup of History. Yes. That's the official title.
32 min
1359
Listener questions: Could the USMNT play a 2009...
Daryl and Taylor answer six listener questions, from co-ed world rankings to the pros and cons of letting B teams compete in domestic leagues.
60 min
1360
MLS Assist: East (Joe) vs West (Jordan) draft a...
Joe (Eastern Conference) and Jordan (Western Conference) each assembles a team composed entirely of their favorite players in MLS, including tactical instructions for how to destroy their rival/co-host. In this episode, we also learn that Joe and Bruce Arena evidently have quite a bit in common, Jordan isn't afraid to have her opponent choose their own form of destruction, and
47 min
1361
The most infamous curses in soccer history, plu...
Ryan and Taylor discuss the latest news in the proposed takeover of Newcastle, and then go deep on some of their favorite curses from soccer history.
48 min
1362
Sunderland 'Til I Die episode 6: "I hate this s...
Daryl and Taylor review episode 6 of Sunderland 'Til I Die, in which Netflix's favorite football team face a promotion playoff final, and then offer a blueprint for what they'd do if they were in charge at SAFC
67 min
1363
Allocation Disorder: The Development Academy is...
Paul and Sam are happy to be back together (via the the Internet) to talk about an unhappy topic: the shuttering of the Development Academy by the US Soccer Federation. What happened and where do we go from here?
50 min
1364
Why did US Soccer shut down the Development Aca...
72 min
1365
Sunderland 'Til I Die episode 5: Charlie gets l...
Recapping Episode 5 of Sunderland 'Til I Die, entitled "A Time for Men" because... reasons?
47 min
1366
USMNT legend Steve Cherundolo goes deep on his ...
America's right back Steve Cherundolo discusses about his 5 most memorable games for the US Men's National Team.
56 min
1367
MLS Assist: Advanced soccer metrics explained, ...
Joe Lowery talks to Eliot McKinley of American Soccer Analysis about how data is used in Major League Soccer
38 min
1368
The best January transfers of all time (but mos...
Ryan and Taylor give their 10 favorite January transfers of all-time, featuring at least one American, several Liverpool players and a prolonged anecdote about the name "Gary."
53 min
1369
Sunderland 'Til I Die episode 4, plus league re...
Daryl and Taylor catch-up on some of the biggest news from the last week in the world of soccer, and then go deep on Episode 4 of Sunderland 'Til I Die.
82 min
1370
Picking a USMNT 2022 World Cup roster, with Mat...
Matt Doyle talks Daryl though his daydreaming 2022 World Cup roster
64 min
1371
Allocation Disorder: "It was the scariest exper...
Sam talks to some of his colleagues over at The Athletic about their funniest/strangest experiences covering soccer in the United States.
58 min
1372
Sunderland 'Til I Die episodes 2 and 3, most em...
Daryl and Taylor review episodes two and three of the Netflix documentary Sunderland 'Til I Die and then answer listener questions about The English Game, the most embarrassing moments in soccer, and USMNT selection headaches.
74 min
1373
The English Game episodes 5 and 6 (including: h...
Daryl and Taylor review the final two episodes of the Netflix miniseries The English Game
72 min
1374
Which players from 1996 would fit best in MLS t...
Joe and Jordan take turns answering your many, many listener questions!
62 min
1375
The best (and weirdest) soccer conspiracy theor...
Ryan and Taylor discuss the latest news from the Premier League (work furloughs, player wage frustrations, and Ryan's plan for how to resume play). After that, they take turns sharing some of their favorite conspiracy theories from the world of soccer.
63 min