Vince, Tara and Belz mull over Vlatko's deficiencies and the underperformance put on by most of our attackers, bemoan the way almost nobody acknowledges how equal pay was actually achieved, and call for the Fed to turn the page as fast as possi

#501: USMNT v Brazil recap

1 day ago 1h 28m

A bounceback performance in Orlando against Vini and Co. We played hard! We got a draw. Greg and Belz do a full recap.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private podcast feed that includes the Monday Review every week with Watke a

#500: USMNT v Colombia recap

5 days ago 1h 25m

Greg and Belz work through the shellacking in Landover. Full timeline and analysis of a fairly normal performance for 60 minutes that turned into complete slapstick for the final 30 minutes.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get the Mo

#499: Folarin Balogun joins the pod

6 days ago 29m 30s

Folarin Balogun, the striker for the USMNT and AS Monaco, joined Watke and Sanjay Sujanthakumar for a conversation yesterday. Outstanding stuff.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review every week with

#498: USWNT vs South Korea (St. Paul edition)

9 days ago 1h 2m

Greg and Belz on the heavily rotated side that faced South Korea a second time, our struggles this time to play through the middle and the lack of viable alternative approaches, the flip-switching moment when the first-choice attacking group ca

#497: Bolivia, Panama & Uruguay backgrounders with Jon Arnold

10 days ago 1h 3m

Jon Arnold, one of the nation's leading Concacaf scholars, joins the pod to talk about the USA's group at the Copa America: Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay. As is our custom we strayed from the agenda and discussed the Columbus Crew's loss to Pachu

#496: USWNT v South Korea recap (Commerce City edition)

11 days ago 1h 4m

Greg and Belz recap the 4-0 win over a non-threatening but reasonably well-organized South Korea side. Mal Swanson is fully back, the ladies are playing soccer at pace with the ball on the deck, and while it wasn't anywhere close to perfect, th

#495: Patron questions on Copa -- 3 at the back, rotations, Giowatch, etc.

15 days ago 1h 2m

Greg and Belz try to respond to a whole raft of questions from subscribers across the country. What about 3 at the back? How will Tim do versus Vini if he plays right back? Which player will improve his stock in the transfer market this summer?

#494: Hayes era begins, report from training, Lyon falls to Barcelona

16 days ago 1h 10m

Tara, Vince and Belz relay some intelligence from training in Boulder, Colo., Horan and Lyon fall to Barcelona in the Champions League final, lots of NWSL action to summarize and some key USWNT players coming back to health.———Subscribe to Scuf

#493: Copa prep, Venezia's promotion push, Weah for right back

19 days ago 1h

As usual, the last Monday Review of the month goes on the public feed. Vince, Watke and Belz discuss Copa America preparations across the nation, Venezia's promotion run, the right back situation including Tim Weah's performance at RWB over the

#492: Double roster pod -- Copa for MNT, June friendlies for WNT

23 days ago 48m 52s

Greg and Belz discuss the major questions facing Berhalter as the UMSNT prepares for a wonderful slate of games in June and early July, and then talk about the major questions facing Emma Hayes ahead of two early June friendlies and the Olympic

#491: The Brickyard Battalion on the future of pro soccer in Indianapolis

29 days ago 57m 38s

David Ziemba and Kyle Jeanor, the president and secretary of the Indy Eleven supporters group the Brickyard Battalion, join Belz to catch us up on the latest from Indianapolis, where the USL team's stadium plans are on hold after the mayor and

#490: An American soccer fan backpacking in Europe

29 days ago 31m 28s

A quick chat with Otis Lyons, a young guy from the Bay Area who has been traveling in Europe and North Africa, watching USMNT players at their home clubs, for the past two months. He visited Gaga Slonina's home club for a home game, saw Balogun

#489: WoSo — Centerback injuries, Hutton shines, and much more

1 month ago 1h 7m

Vince, Tara and Belz recap the NWSL action from the weekend, Tara gives her list of centerbacks who she'd like to see called up for June, Cat getting a lot of assists in England in a short period of time, Claire Hutton balling out for the Curre

#488: WoSo — Chelsea & PSG fall, no '27 WC, full NWSL rundown

May 2nd, 2024 1h 20m

Tara and Vince captain the ship in Belz's absence. Full rundown of the action that matters for the U.S. Women's National Team.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the Monday Review, which is, among other things, a

#487: Report from Juve-Milan in Torino, plus weekend rundown

Apr 29th, 2024 1h 14m

Vince, Watke and Belz on the Monday Review, which is available on the public feed because it's the last Monday of the month. Sign up on our Patreon to get the Monday Review every week, delivered to your phone, plus access to the Discord server

#486: How to replace Sergiño Dest at the Copa

Apr 25th, 2024 39m 54s

Greg and Belz dig in on several scenarios for replacing Dest at the Copa America, the biggest tournament we'll have between 2022 and 2026. Lots of possibilities, lots to discuss.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for th

#485: John O'Brien joins the pod

Apr 18th, 2024 54m 41s

The former Ajax and USMNT midfielder, a key player in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinal run, joins Belz for a conversation that touches on, among other things, how the Dutch trained total football in the late 1990s, playing for Bruce Arena, the g

#484: WoSo — Boots on ground in Columbus, Olympics roster, young guns in NWSL

Apr 17th, 2024 1h 19m

Vince and Tara report on their visit to lovely Columbus for the She Believes final victory over Canada, a rundown of the best young talent in NWSL, and Olympics roster discussion.———Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed fo

#483: USWNT v Canada recap

Apr 10th, 2024 1h

Another She Believes trophy for the cabinet. Some good progress in this camp, a midfield setup that works, and we now look forward to the real beginning of the Emma Hayes era.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for the M

#482 — USWNT v Japan recap

Apr 8th, 2024 1h 10m

Hey! A giant leap forward from the soccer we watched at the W Gold Cup last month. Combinations, lots of chances, Mal Swanson back from with the NT and as dynamic as ever, very little created by Japan (a good team) outside the first 30 seconds.

#481: WoSo — Mal scores, Hutton shines, Hayes v Eidevall, Korbinghazi

Apr 1st, 2024 54m 22s

Lots of European and NWSL action to catch up on, Korbin Albert's TikTok reposts and her long-range strikes for PSG, Mallory Swanson scores, Sam Coffey scores, Claire Hutton shines, and potential XIs vs Japan on Saturday.———Subscribe to Scuffed

#480: Nations League cool-down with Watke and Vince

Mar 28th, 2024 1h 10m

The last Monday Review of the month, recorded on Wednesday night with Watke and Vince. Mexico's decline, our matter-of-fact demeanor in victory, Gio's shine and defending, reports from metro Dallas, more on Pulisic's outrageous touch and his te

#479: USMNT v Mexico recap

Mar 26th, 2024 1h 16m

Greg and Belz talk through another very satisfying win over El Tri. Tyler bombazo, Gio player of the tournament, a bit of a slugfest from both teams on Sunday but it feels like we're cruising these days with regard to our biggest rival.Subscrib

#478: USMNT v Jamaica recap

Mar 23rd, 2024 1h 13m

Greg and Belz talk through the crazy victory over Jamaica in Dallas. Lots to discuss, plenty to critique, and a boatload of opportunities for breathless descriptions of Gio Reyna.Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon! Patrons get a private feed for t