We review the big USWNT v France game (no spoilers here), getting into the tactics, analyzing Jill Ellis' decisions and breaking down the goals. Today's show is sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats Listen through to the end of the show to hear The Megan Rapinoe Song by Alex Kreller. You can find the song on Spotify, here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4hXp0RJL6RDkxYCxnmyoFO (The Megan Rapinoe Song was written, recorded, performed, and solely owned by Alex Kreller. Not authorized for usage without expressed written consent of owning party.)  

Daryl and Taylor review the Kickers' 1-0 road loss to South Georgia Tormenta FC. What happened in those final few minutes in which the Kickers conceded a strange penalty and had a player sent off? We discuss, and look ahead to possible changes in the team. Highlights (or lowlights, depending on your perspective) of the 1-0 loss to Tormenta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWh0wMFxN-8

The title is backwards! We open with a review of England's impressive quarterfinal win over Norway, which has me (Daryl) in patriotic mood. At around the 30:30 mark we start previewing the bignormous USWNT vs France quarterfinal. We get into some detail and we hope you enjoy. Today's show is sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Go to http://RuffneckScarves.com and use code TOTALSOCCERSHOW for a 20% discount. COME SEE US LIVE AT AUDI FIELD ON JULY 13! --> https://www.tickettailor.com/events/soccercooligans/278376#  

Wondering how we did 60+ minutes on one fairly mediocre game? Well, you'll just have to listen... but here's a quick preview. We get into the tactical adjustments in the game, with a helpful hand from Henry Bushnell of Yahoo Sports. There's also a chat about the goal itself, who impressed, and who struggled. Here's Henry's match report Starting around 33:12, we get into a lengthy semi-debate about what Berhalter is actually trying to do with his squad, how he wants them to think/play, and how much patience we should have for soccer that is occasionally very frustrating to watch. It's genuinely one of my favorite conversations we've had on the show, so hopefully you'll enjoy as well. Today's show is sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats

We preview right USMNT's final Gold Cup group stage game, vs Panama on Wednesday night. Who will Berhalter start? Who will he rest? What do we want to see from the US in this game? To close the show, we talk about those Glassdoor reviews for the US Soccer Federation, which you can read here: https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/U-S-Soccer-Federation-Reviews-E9884.htm Today's show is sponsored by Grip6 belts. For a third off a three-pack, visit http://grip6.com/tss or for a 20% discount use the code TSSXX at checkout

On today's show... 2:33 - Felipe Cardenas of The Athletic is back on the show to discuss Mexico's Gold Cup campaign thus far, and to preview the Copa America knockout round. 31:55 - Today's show is sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats 35:10 - Italy v China 45:46 - Netherlands v Japan

We take a good long, look at the USWNT's 2-1 win over Spain. What were the US trying to do? What was Spain's gameplan? How does Megan Rapinoe make those penalties so unsaveable? Who's to blame for the giveaway goal? Just how talented is Alex Morgan's chiropractor? And did Jill Ellis make the night calls? That's the first 55 minutes of the show. After that, we take a brief look at Sweden v Canada, breaking down Sweden's beautiful, deadly counterattacking goal, and analyze Canada's penalty miss. We close with updates from the Total Soccer Show Scouting Network. Join the network support the show, here: http://totalsoccershow.com/join Today's show is sponsored by Talisman Caps, the independent soccer hat company based in St Paul, Minnesota. Use code TOTALSOCCER10 at checkout for 10% off their caps. Here's the link to the Rapinho cap mentioned on today's ad: https://talismancaps.com/collections/caps/products/rapinhocap   

Daryl and Taylor review the first 4 knockout round games... 0:00 - Germany v Nigeria 9:00 - Norway v Australia 26:24 - Today's show is brought to you by SeatGeek — Get $10 off your first ticket purchase by using code TSS 28:42 - England v Cameroon 52:54 - France v Brazil 1:05:31 - Today's show is sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats 1:08:06 - USWNT v Spain preview

We go into detail on the USMNT's win over Trinidad and Tobago, breaking down the goals and getting into the patterns of play we're starting to see in the Berhalter era. Today's show is sponsored by Manscaped. Use code TSS at http://manscaped.com to get 20% off.

The sun will soon be rising in France, but Caitlin Murray will still be hustling! She joins Taylor to discuss the USA's final group stage match against Sweden.  What's the latest on Julie Ertz and Alex Morgan? Were Daryl and Taylor wrong to doubt Tierna Davidson? Did the USWNT figure out Sweden or did Lindsay Horan just destroy their entire game plan inside 3 minutes? Caitlin has answers to those, and many other questions. SPONSORS! Today's show is sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats

Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now joins Taylor to give his thoughts on the USMNT's victory over Guyana to start their Gold Cup campaign, and then explains why he wants to see an angry USA against Trinidad and Tobago, what's up with Bobby Wood, and why winning might be a good way to convince people to play for the team. Lastly, Brian has some updates on young Americans who might be on the move this summer. SPONSORS! Today's show is sponsored by... Manscaped! NEW SPONSOR ALERT! Manscaped is #1 in men's below the belt grooming. Go to ManScaped.com and use the promo code "TSS" to get 20% off. Grip6 belts! Use promo code "TSSXX" at checkout to get 20% off when you go to http://grip6.com    

We open with a review of Argentina's dramatic comeback vs Scotland, including, of course, all those VAR penalty kick talking points. At 28:07, today's show is sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Go to http://ruffneckscarves.com and use code TOTALSOCCERSHOW for 20% off. At 30:50, we discuss England v Argentina, including the brilliance of Stanway and White. 39:45 — USA vs Sweden preview. Why it means so much, what to watch for from Sweden, and how we think the US will try and create opportunities. Today's show is also sponsored by FBREf.com. Go to https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 to take in all the stats

Daryl and Taylor take a look back at the Kickers 2-0 home loss to the Chattanooga Red Wolves. What were the Kickers trying to do and what needs to change to make it happen? Should they stick with the same approach or change things up? How bad was that final season of Game of Thrones? All that and more!

Daryl and Taylor break down the tactics and goals in the USA's game against Guyana in their opening match of the 2019 Gold Cup. They then go deep on the individual players who stood our (good or bad), the patterns of play they enjoyed the most, and what they want to see going forward. It's a long show, but packed full of grounded optimism! SPONSORS! Today's show is sponsored by... Talisman Caps! Get 20% off when you spend $35 or more at http://talismancaps.com by using code TOTALSOCCER20 Dollar Shave Club! Get your trial kit for $5 at http://dollarshaveclub.com/tss 

After mocking the plight of Michel Platini, Daryl and Taylor move on to discuss the results of the day in the 2019 World Cup. 3:07 - Italy v Brazil 10:03 - Jamaica v Australia 22:18 - Today's show is sponsored by FBREF.com. Visit them at https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 27:37 - The Athletic's Felipe Cardenas reviews all the results from the first match day of the 2019 Copa America. He has ALLLLL the knowledge on how Colombia upended Argentina, why Qatar might be more fun than you'd think, what Uruguay and Chile did to blitz their respective opponents, and much much more!

Starting at minute zero, we get into the US Men's National Team and the Gold Cup. We think about trying to get in the right mindset for this tournament, when confidence in the men's team feels like its an at a low. We explain what we'll be watching for, what the potential pitfalls are, and what we hope to see if things go well. In part two, we review the day's action at the 2019 World Cup 53:30 — France vs Nigeria and that VAR penalty retake 1:06:28 — Norway v Korea 1:12:00 — China v Spain (very briefly) 1:14:45 — Germany v South Africa Sponsors! 21:15 — SeatGeek! Use code TSS for $10 off your first ticket purchase. 49:02 — Dollar Shave Club! Get your trial kit for $5 at http://dollarshaveclub.com/tss   

We review the four World Cup games from the weekend... :36 - USA v Chile Today's show is sponsored by... Grip6 belts! Go to http://grip6.com/tss to get the TSS listener discount. 26:07 - Netherlands v Cameroon 36:39 - Canada v New Zealand 42:32 - Sweden v Thailand

We review three games and then preview USWNT vs Chile with Caitlin Murray. Timestamps: 1:25 — England vs Argentina 17:45 — We're sponsored by Green Chef! Got to http://greenchef.us/TSS75 for $25 off your first three orders. 21:15 — Japan vs Scotland 29:15 — Jamaica vs Italy 50:55 — We're sponsored by FBREF.com. Visit them at https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 55:03 — USWNT vs Chile preview with Caitlin Murray

We review that barnstorming Australia v Brazil game in detail, take a quick look at China v South Africa, and then answer five listener questions. Timestamps: 1:35 — Australia v Brazil review Here's a link to the IFAB website, which features a link to download the Laws of the Game: http://www.theifab.com/home  20:20 — We're sponsored by Wix! Go to http://wix.com/TSS to build your site for free, and use code TSS to get 10% off when you upgrade to premium. 22:50 — Quick chat about China v South Africa, and a debate about the deliberateness or otherwise of goals score with the shin. 28:53 — Which USMNT player would we clone? 33:45 — Is there any Gold Cup performance that could get Gregg Berhalter fired? 38:40 — We're sponsored by Simple Contacts. Go to http://simplecontacts.com/TSS20 or use code TSS20 at checkout for $20 off your contacts. 40:50 — Why don't more USWNT players leave the NWSL? 44:18 — What can be done to protect referees from abuse? 47:55 — We're sponsored by Away Days! Use code TSS at http://awaydaysfootball.com and get 15% off your order. Treat yourself to a Mystery Kit! 50:30 — If you could change any law in soccer, what would it be? 56:08 — Updates from the TSS Scouting Network! Ask us a question: http://totalsoccershow.com/questions Support the show: http://totalsoccershow.com/join  

We review the Kickers' 0-0 draw with FC Tucson and look ahead to this Saturday's home game against Chattanooga Red Wolves

No spoilers in the title! Daryl and Taylor review... 0:00 - Nigeria v Korea and ponder a possible handball 13:13 - Germany v Spain and ponder a possible red card 27:16 - France v Norway and ponder a definite penalty SPONSOR! Today's show is sponsored by Green Chef, a USDA certified organic company that names eating well easy and affordable with plans to fit every kind of lifestyle. Get $75 off today by going to GreenChef.us/TSS75

We review the big USWNT win over Thailand — what can we take away from this game? We also explain how Sweden accidentally got it right vs Chile. and how New Zealand very nearly frustrated the Netherlands. We close by discussing a little USMNT news: Reggie Cannon replacing Tyler Adams on the Gold Cup roster. Today's show is sponsored by Dollar Shave Club. Go to http://dollarshaveclub.com/tss to get a starter set for $5 

3:50 - On Part 1 of today's episode, Taylor talks to The Guardian's Caitlin Murray, who is on the ground (and jet-lagged) in France. She explains how the US have stayed focused in camp, what their approach will be against Thailand, and how Jill Ellis felt about Hope Solo's recent criticism.  REMINDER! You can order Caitlin's book, "The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer," here: https://www.amazon.com/National-Team-Inside-Changed-Soccer/dp/1419734490 24:37 - Daryl and Taylor take a look at Argentina-Japan and Canada-Cameroon, before closing with some updates to the TSS Scouting Network. Today's show is sponsored by Simple Contacts. Go to http://simplecontacts.com/TSS20 or use code TSS20 at checkout for $20 off your contacts.

We review the six games of the World Cup 2019 weekend: 1:15 — Germany v China 4:55 — Spain v South Africa 10:40 — Norway v Nigeria 15:38 — Today's show is sponsored FBRef.com! Soccer stats galore! Here's the url: https://fbref.com/en/?utm_source=tss&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=tss-2019 and sign up for the newsletter by clicking the link in the FBRef.com nav bar 18:52 — Australia v Italy 29:30 — Brazil v Jamaica 36:25 — England v Scotland  

We discuss the USA's pre-Gold Cup friendly vs Venezuela At 47:15 we switch it up to talk US u20s and the game vs Ecuador Today SOPNSORS! SeatGeek — Get $10 off your first ticket purchase by using code TSS Talisman Caps — Get 20% off when you spend $35 or more at http://talismancaps.com by using code TOTALSOCCER20