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Rick Kaempfer and Adam Howarth (the director of coaching for the Illinois Youth Soccer Association) discuss all the latest international, national, and local soccer news

Rick Kaempfer and Adam Howarth

Chicago, IL


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 253 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Free Kicks on Radio Misfits

    Free Kicks – The Final Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 28:06


    The last weekend of the Premier League season is here and five teams are fighting for three Champions League spots. Adam and Rick discuss. [Ep251]

    Free Kicks – 250th Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 38:33


    Adam and Rick bring in the Free Kicks Synchronized Swimming Team to spell out the number 250 while the hosts have their usual. [Ep250]

    Free Kicks – Cool As A Greyhound’s Nose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 33:35


    Adam and Rick discuss the greatest semi-final game in Champions League history, plus the new teams that are being promoted to the Premier League. [Ep249]

    Free Kicks – Liverpool Wins The League

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 29:44


    For the 20th time in English football history, Liverpool won the title. Adam and Rick discuss their season, and an exciting week of Champions League matches. [Ep248]

    Free Kicks – Trophy Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 27:51


    12 different Premier League clubs have a chance at winning one of the remaining trophies this year. Adam and Rick discuss. [Ep247]

    Free Kicks – And Then There Were Four

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 30:07


    Champions League is down to the semi-finals. Rick and Adam discuss those games, and look at the battle for next year's Champions League slots from England. [Ep246]

    Free Kicks – ‘Free Kicks’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 32:20


    An incredible week of Free Kicks in the Champions League, so obviously Free Kicks hosts Adam and Rick discuss those Free Kicks. [Ep245]

    Free Kicks – The Final Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 33:21


    The Champions League and the FA Cup are both down to the final eight, and Adam and Rick are here to preview all the upcoming matchups, storylines, and players to watch. [Ep244]

    Free Kicks – The Battle for Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 33:23


    The remaining drama in this year's Premier League is about the long list of teams who are still fighting for a spot to play in Europe. Adam and Rick discuss. [Ep243]

    Free Kicks – Champions League Final 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 28:16


    The Champions League is down to the final 16. Adam and Rick break down the remaining teams, analyze key matchups, and discuss what to expect as the competition heats up. [Ep242]

    Free Kicks – You Can’t Teach Height

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 27:38


    Adam and Rick dive into the impact of some of the tallest players in the Premier League and how their height influences their teams' strategies and performances. [Ep241]

    Free Kicks – The Final Goodison Derby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 26:02


    A dramatic farewell to the Liverpool-Everton derby at Goodison Park. Rick and Adam break down the historic match, along with the latest in the Champions League, FA Cup, and Carabao Cup. [Ep 240]

    Free Kicks – The Window Closes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 30:41


    The transfer window is officially closed, and a few teams made big moves at the very end. Adam and Rick discuss.  [Ep239]

    Free Kicks – The Window Is Closing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 28:50


    The transfer window closes this weekend, so Adam and Rick discuss some of the moves made by Premier League clubs. [Ep238]

    Free Kicks – A Truly International League

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 30:53


    Uzbekistan becomes the 126th nation to have a player in the English Premier League. Adam and Rick discuss the world's most international league. [Ep237]

    Free Kicks – Let The Sackings Begin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 29:21


    Two more Premier League coaches were sacked this week. Rick and Adam discuss the implications. [Ep236]

    Free Kicks – The Festive Fixtures

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 28:58


    This is the time of year when the Premier League has matches nearly every day. Adam and Rick preview the embarrassment of riches. [Ep235]

    Free Kicks – A Pronunciation Clinic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 27:56


    Rick butchers some names. Adam mocks. Plus, don't look now, there's a title race. [Ep234]

    Free Kicks – Live Report From UK Trip

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 33:12


    Adam returned from the UK after a week of training sessions with Chelsea, where he also took in the excitement of a Premier League match and a national team game. This week, he shares a full report on his experiences, insights from the training sessions, and the electric atmosphere of top-tier English football. [Ep233]

    Free Kicks – Pep Looking For Some Pep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 23:16


    Pep Guardiola signs a new deal while his Man City squad falters. Can they turn it around? Adam and Rick discuss. [Ep232]

    Free Kicks – Cursing Three New Teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 26:57


    Whenever Adam & Rick promote a team, you can etch it in stone that team will lose the following week. This week they chose three more teams to curse. [Ep231]

    Free Kicks – The Up And Comers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 30:22


    Taking a closer look at three teams that are off to a good start this year, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest. [Ep230]

    Free Kicks – Another New Era At United

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 28:24


    Manchester United sacked their manager this week. Adam and Rick discuss the implications. [Ep229]

    Free Kicks – Jose Chimes In

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 25:44


    He's not even managing in the Premier League anymore, but Jose Mourinho managed to make the news in England this week. Rick and Adam discuss. [Ep228]

    Free Kicks – Champions League Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 28:56


    The new format of the Champions League is underway, and Rick and Adam take a peek at how things have been going. [Ep227]

    Free Kicks – Teams That Are Struggling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 26:38


    Adam and Rick take a look at the teams that are struggling at the beginning of the 24/25 Premier League season. [Ep226]

    Free Kicks – The Norwegian Nightmare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 29:51


    Adam and Rick discuss the game of the week, and in particular examine the impact of Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland. [Ep225]

    Free Kicks – Premier League Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 37:38


    Adam & Rick pick their top 4 and bottom 3 for the current Premier League season, and explain the complicated new Champions League rules. [Ep224]

    Free Kicks – A Truly International League

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 30:28


    In just two weeks of Premier League matches this season, players from over 20 countries have scored goals. Adam & Rick discuss. [Ep223]

    Free Kicks – Season 7 Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 28:23


    Kick-off of season 7 with Adam and Rick of their podcast with an analysis of new players/managers/rosters/teams in the Premier League for the 2024-2025 season. [Ep222]

    Free Kicks – Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024


    Adam and Rick recap the exciting 2023-2024 Premier League season, which just set TV ratings records in America. [Ep221]

    Free Kicks – It All Comes Down To This

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 27:37


    Final weekend of the Premier League season and a few key races are still to be decided. Adam and Rick discuss final week drama. [Ep220]

    Free Kicks – Madrid Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 23:57


    Incredible semi-finals in the Champions League, plus a dramatic ending coming in the Premier League. Adam & Rick discuss. [Ep219]

    Free Kicks – Moving On Up

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 28:36


    Liverpool's loss makes it a two team race for the title. Also a two-team race for the last relegation spot. Rick and Adam discuss. [Ep217]

    Free Kicks – A Two-Team Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 31:04


    Liverpool's loss makes it a two team race for the title. Also a two-team race for the last relegation spot. Rick and Adam discuss. [Ep217]

    Free Kicks – Live Penalty Kicks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 29:03


    Adam and Rick do the podcast while watching Champions League penalty kicks in action. [Ep216]

    Free Kicks – The Title Race Heats Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2024 33:40


    Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are slugging it out for the title. Adam and Rick analyze their upcoming schedules and rosters and preview the home stretch. [Ep215]

    Free Kicks – Toughest Home Stadiums

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 27:32


    Adam and Rick analyze the toughest places for Premier League teams to play, and which teams have received the most favorable VAR outcomes this season. [Ep214]

    Free Kicks – Cup Previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 25:57


    Adam and Rick preview the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and the quarter-finals of the Europa League and the Champions League. [Ep213]

    Free Kicks – FA Cup Quarter-Final Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 27:57


    A preview of the FA Cup final 8, and an update on what is turning out to be an exciting three-team race for the Premier League title are discussed this week by Adam & Rick. [Ep212]

    Free Kicks – German Soccer Upheaval

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2024 26:39


    For the first time in a decade, Bayern Munich looks like they won't win the Bundesliga. Plus, the Premier League title race heats up are discussed this week by Adam & Rick. [Ep211]

    Free Kicks – Championship Sneak Peek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 29:16


    2/3 of the season is done--a good time to take a peek at the teams that may be coming up from the Championship are discussed this week by Adam & Rick. [Ep210]

    Free Kicks – Blue Cards and Studio Hijinks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 31:01


    The proposed "blue card" nonsense, a critique of Champions League coverage, and the prevailing doom of another Man City title are discussed this week by Adam & Rick. [Ep209]

    Free Kicks – Stats Study

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 31:31


    The Premier League keeps every conceivable stat, and Adam and Rick go over some of the more obscure ones. [Ep208]

    Free Kicks – End of an Era at Liverpool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 33:12


    Jurgen Klopp announced that he is leaving Liverpool at the end of this season. Adam and Rick discuss the legacy of the hugging German. [Ep207]

    Free Kicks – Sanctions-palooza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 29:45


    Everton & Nottingham Forest are in trouble with the league for financial fair play reasons, and Newcastle has to sell players to avoid the same fate. Rick and Adam discuss. [Ep206]

    Free Kicks – Yellow Versus Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 30:27


    The FA Cup draw, a recap of the festive fixtures, a tribute to the Kaiser, and an argument about yellow versus gold are discussed this week by Adam & Rick [Ep205]

    Free Kicks – The Festive Fixtures

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 27:23


    The most exciting time of year for the Premier League. Adam and Rick discuss the Festive Fixtures. [Ep204]

    Free Kicks – Up The Villa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 26:47


    Aston Villa surges in the Premier League, and Adam & Rick discuss the secrets to their success. [Ep203]

    Free Kicks – Is City Toying With Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 28:28


    Manchester City, the three-time defending champion, is not in first place somehow. Adam and Rick discuss whether or not they are just toying with us. [Ep202]

    Free Kicks – Point Deduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 30:58


    Everton has been hit with a major penalty. Rick and Adam discuss. [Ep201]

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