American Soccer Junkies

After an interesting few weeks spent throughout the Western Hemisphere, the 2015 edition of Camp Cupcake is over and the American Soccer Junkies are back to wrap up all the happenings. From the emergence of Gyasi Zardes to the continuing lack of such by Bobby Wood, Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty give their “Three Up, Three […]

0At last, the hiatus is over! For now. We American Soccer Junkies plan to stick it out and keeping writing and podcasting for the long haul, but it’s up to you, oh so wonderful listener, to keep us honest. Luckily for us — as always, that would be Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty — not recording […]

After a long, leisurely post-World Cup holiday, the Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty are back and ready to talk about Russia 2018. Seriously. There are plenty of important games to happen before then — two Gold Cups, the Copa America, World Cup qualifiers — but it’s never too earlier to get a look at who might […]

If there is something beautiful about a World Cup cycle is this: As soon as one ends, the other stands poised, ready to rise from the ashes with a renewed sense of optimism. With the United States’ loss to Belgium still fresh in their minds, Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty got together for a World […]

With Steve Fogarty predisposed, special guest and seasoned traveler of Brazil Paul Deedy joins me, Dan Popko, for another World Cup edition of the podcast. With the Group of Death in the rearview, we discuss Paul’s adventure to Natal for USA 2, Ghana 1, search for lessons learned from the loss to Germany and offer a preview of […]

World Cup judgement day is almost upon us and Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty have a lot to talk about. With four points in the rearview mirror, the duo break down the first two games and preview the final Group Stage contest against Germany in this episode of American Soccer Junkies. There is also plenty of pure […]

This is what it’s all about. Just 24 hours out from the first USMNT game of the 2014 World Cup, Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty got together for a World Cup edition of American Soccer Junkies. Finally coming to terms with the fact that all of this is real and there is about to be a […]

After a shocking roster announcement that saw the exclusion of Landon Donovan — as well as blog favorites Clarence Goodson, Maurice Edu and Terrence Boyd — Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty got on Skype as soon as they could for an emergency episode of American Soccer Junkies. Confronting with a surprising 23-man squad, the junkies […]

With Jürgen Klinsmann naming his 30-man USMNT roster for the pre-Brazil training camp, Dan Popko and Steve Fogarty get together for the latest episode of American SoccerJunkies — and the first on the OBAB Podcast Network — to break down the the snubs and surprises from the roster announcement, preview battles to look for in camp and […]

Every day, every minute, EVERY SECOND, the clock ticks closes and closer to kickoff in Brazil. With the opening match — and a massive chance for revenge — against Ghana just a few days over four months away, things are starting to get serious. More is seemingly etched in stone than we every thought possible. […]