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Send us a textWhere do we go today? We have had so many players transfer clubs and change their own situations. There is just a lot of updating to give you across the board. However, today is all about looking at our national team. Looking at which players would be making the World Cup roster for 2026 if the tournament began today. Looking at who would miss out for one reason or another. Looking at who might have the most to gain with Pochettino's hiring and who might struggle to break into his preferred squad. Ultimately, this will culminate into picking a top 26 men's national team roster for the World Cup. Support the show

Send us a textWe are back with a new episode after several months away. In today's episode, we summarize the last few months, going over results, shortcomings in the program, and the biggest change to this national team program in years, a new head coach. In addition, I'll share insights into the direction this team is headed and also share insights into why Soccer Pints wasn't producing new content. It's great to be back!Support the show

Today, I am on my own but there are still several topics to get into, including some major soccer news that broke earlier this morning. We will get into what that news means for US Soccer, we will then get back into some more transfer news for our players, and I will wrap today up with my first prediction of the year at what our World Cup roster will look like in 2026. Support the show

Last time out, we got into our annual Camp Cupcake roster and highlighted a couple of individuals who could have potential to make an impact in future USMNT camps. We kept it super high level and didn't make any predictions or analyze anything as they prepared for their first friendly of 2024 against Slovenia that took place over the weekend. But today, I am going to be joined once again by my good friend and host of the Pint House Soccer Stars podcast, Mr. Chris Piel, and we are truly just going to bounce around with a few topics across US Soccer. We will touch base on how this Camp Cupcake finished up, we will chat through some more transfer news as we only have about 10 days left for guys to make a move, and then we will give a couple of thoughts into other news across the American soccer landscape. Support the show

Today, we will get into this Camp Cupcake roster that was released last Friday that includes 25 players, including 15 who received their first ever call up into a senior camp. The plan for today isn't to just go through player by player but more or less to highlight a few players who could have potential to make an impact with the senior team sooner rather than later. We will go through the squad as they prepare to face off against Slovenia next Saturday, January 20th at 3pm ET down in San Antonio. We will then finish off today's episode with a question or two and then wrap up as we always do with a final thought of the week. Support the show

Well, it's a brand-new year, this is our first episode of 2024. And with that comes big things, big resolutions, big events happening, and overall, just a feeling of promise within American soccer. We ended the year with a bit of what we called controlled chaos as I was joined by two guests in Soccer Pints designer and contributor, Eric Paullin, and Charlotte FC's assistant coach, Brian Edwards. Today is a big day though, depending on how you look at it. In a couple of hours, we will get the roster release for our annual January national team camp, commonly referred to as Camp Cupcake. I will be joining Gregg Berhalter and other media members for a conference call to discuss the roster and learn more around the decisions to bring certain players into this camp and really get a better understanding for the vision of the entire US program to start the year. So, for today's episode, we aren't going to look at that roster because it hasn't been released yet and I don't want to speculate on any potential call-ups at this point. We will record another episode to go over that roster release and will release that next week as well. But for today, we have quite a bit of things to discuss, including recent transfer news for several USMNT players now that the January transfer window is open. We are going to talk about the recent form of certain national teamers who just seem to be hitting stride week after week and improving consistently at the moment. And then we will bounce around and answer a question or two and give a final thought for the week before we wrap things up.  Support the show

Today,  I have two guest hosts with Soccer Pints logo creator, Eric Paullin, and Crown Legacy FC/Charlotte FC assistant coach, Brian Edwards,  two guys who have been on previous episodes, and we  get into all of the happenings in American soccer including conversations about the MLS Cup Final, College Cup final, transitioning from college to MLS, a look at our summer events and potential breakthrough players into the national team, and much, much more. Support the show

Today, we have our show titled It's About to Get Messi as we had the 2024 Copa America draw conducted last night and learned the USMNT opponents for the upcoming summer tournament. We are going to dive into expectations for this US squad, I want to share my thoughts on a preferred or best XI lineup that Stu Holden gave last night, and I will wrap things up with a final thought or two before we head into the weekend. Support the show

Earlier this week, I was joined by guest host Chris Piel to recap our second leg matchup against Trinidad and Tobago, aptly naming the episode Tantrum Time due to Sergino Dest's actions that led to his dismissal from the match itself. We also spoke through our Under 17s World Cup performance and shared some MLS awards and updates on the playoffs going on at the moment there. Today, you're not as lucky as it will be only me on the show. But the good news is, I asked for more questions and you all delivered. And that means today is all about the Q&A so I will be spending time answering and sharing thoughts about comments that Jesse Marsch made earlier this week, what I would do as a punishment for Dest, which players I would want to see in January, and plenty more. Support the show

Two weeks ago, we gave you a preview into our Nations League quarterfinal matchups against Trinidad and Tobago and also had a recap after our 3-nil victory on US soil, where I was joined by my guest host, Chris Piel, in breaking down the performances and what we could expect in that second leg down in T&T. Since I took last week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, we weren't able to recap that second match, so that's what you can expect today. Recapping the performances, talking about what is next for this national team, I want to chat a bit about our U17s in their World Cup round of 16 matchup they had against Germany, as well as our personal experiences growing up with the national team, and just wrap up with a final thought or two. And lucky for me and everyone listening, I am once again joined by my guest host, Chris Piel, today to chat through all of it with us. Support the show

We have a special edition episode for you! Yesterday was all about the Nations League quarterfinal matchup that our US Men had against Trinidad and Tobago. We went through the roster that was chosen, we made predictions into the starting eleven, into the score line, and even went into some of the youth national team news that is going on right now, too. I had mentioned that I would be taking next week off for the holiday here in the States and would recap everything the following week; however, I mentioned special episode for today because I've got a special guest who was gracious enough to join Soccer Pints today to breakdown last night's performance. So, today, I am joined by a former teammate of mine, the creator and host of Pint House Soccer Stars, and all-around jack of many trades, Mr. Chris Piel. Support the show

Today is all about the Nations League quarterfinal matchup that our US Men have coming up later tonight, Thursday, November 16th at 9pm ET in their first leg against Trinidad and Tobago. Since we weren't able to release an episode after the roster dropped last Thursday, we are going to go through the roster that head coach Gregg Berhalter has put together for this home and away, two match showdown. We will also make predictions into who starts tonight, what the outcome will be, and then take a look ahead into the away match next Monday in T&T. In addition, we will chat through what is currently going on with our youth national teams, particularly our Under 17 boys team who has had a fantastic start to the FIFA U17 World Cup that is being held in Indonesia and wrap up again with a final thought or two for the week. Support the show

Today, we are going to keep the same free flowing, unscripted episode model and spend the majority of the time answering questions that have come in from various listeners over the past couple of weeks and then give a final thought before wrapping it up. Questions include whether Tyler Adams is done, Saudi Arabia 2034, most underrated and overrated USMNT players, frustrations in youth soccer, and will we ever get a John Brooks sighting. Support the show

Today, we break down the results from our recent friendlies, look into MLS Decision Day, our American Italian Serie A battle from the weekend, and look ahead into what is next for this national team program. Support the show

Today, we  do a preview and prediction of sorts for both of our friendlies against Germany and Ghana, taking a look at who might be in the starting eleven for what should be the toughest matches we have played all year. We will make some score line predictions as well and will wrap up with a few final thoughts of the week including an update for our US Olympic Team preparations, whether or not the US can compete at the highest level in the world, quick reaction to statements made by Carli Lloyd recently, and the anniversary of the death of a friend and former US U17 National Team captain, Gray Griffin. Support the show

This week, we are going to look at the roster that was just released for our October friendlies coming up on October 14th against Germany and October 17th against Ghana. Once again, Gregg has made some great decisions for this group and while we still have a couple of guys out injured, it's a strong squad coming in. So, we will review who made it, who is missing, and then we will answer another question or two that we didn't get into last week before wrapping up with some final thoughts. Support the show

We are about two weeks away from our next men's national team friendly against a perennial powerhouse in Germany that is coming up on Saturday, October 14th. And while I wrapped up last week's episode by saying we would look at those October friendlies, with the rosters not expected to be released for another week, we are going to hold off on that today. Instead, we have had some incredible questions come through this week that are going to generate the majority of today's conversation. From reviewing transfers that our players have made to who in Major League Soccer should make a move after their season is completed to finding to success for the 2026 World Cup as well as more Gregg discussion, thoughts on youth soccer development, and much, much more. Support the show

This week, we are going to switch gears completely. We are going to do a first edition USMNT 2026 World Cup Roster Prediction and see if we can look into the future in just under three years' time. With all of the significant change we saw from the 2018 World Cup qualifying cycle to the 2022 cycle, you would expect some turnover, some new faces, and some surprises. This is a near impossible task at hand but we will do our best to make an effort at a 23-man roster prediction. In addition, we have more questions to answer and will wrap things up with some final thoughts of the week.  Support the show

This week, it's all about recapping the performances from our September friendlies, who stood out, who didn't, but more importantly, looking at how the squad responded with Gregg Berhalter back in command. There's a lot to unpack from the two matches but we will also look at what's ahead next month as we have a bit stiffer competition coming up with Germany and Ghana coming to the US for two more friendlies. I will wrap things up today with some final thoughts of the week as well and encourage anyone that has a question, comment, argument, or anything else they want to discuss to send me a message and we can talk about it. I can assure you by the end of this episode, there will be a few of you who won't see eye to eye with me. So, prepare yourself…Support the show

Due to Hurricane Idalia in the area last week that led to some earlier than expected travel, its been two weeks since we dropped our 60th episode. And, as expected, we had our US Men's National Team roster release for our upcoming friendlies this Saturday and next Tuesday since that time. So, today, we are going to take a look at our roster choices, breakdown the best starting XI we could have out of this group, and take a look at some of the missing names in camp and who should have maybe been called in. To wrap things up, I will answer a couple of questions and share my final thoughts of the week. Support the show

Today, in what is our 60th episode of Soccer Pints, we are going to review the start of the European seasons for several of our USMNT players, we will take a very brief look into what we can expect for our upcoming friendlies in September against Oman and Uzbekistan and what recently rehired manager Gregg Berhalter might do with this squad. And we will also answer some new questions and wrap things up with our final thoughts as always. Support the show

Now, it's been a couple of weeks since we dropped a new episode, for a variety of reasons, but we are back today with plenty to talk about. Most notably, this week we will breakdown the USWNT and their World Cup performances, now that they have been eliminated what happens next? What were the overall thoughts on the Women's World Cup? Who made a name for themselves?  Who didn't? I will definitely be sharing some thoughts on this.Also, this week, we will look at our men's national team players and the movement that several of our regulars have gone through with transfers and with most all of the European seasons kicking off this weekend. I've also got some questions to get through from the past few weeks and will wrap up with a final thought or two. Support the show

Our friend Brad and his wife Brit are having to do every parent's worst nightmare. They are having to lay their precious 11-year-old daughter, Olivia, to rest. They were on their family vacation and a simple boat ride turned tragic. We are hoping we can help Brad and Brit and the entire Knighton family through these extremely difficult times. Please continue to keep their family and friends lifted in your thoughts and prayers. Support the show

This week, we  talk about the quarterfinal matchup against Canada as well as our semifinal matchup against Panama from Wednesday night of this week, which ultimately saw the end of the US' run at the Gold Cup. We will spend the majority of the time looking at each player's stock in the overall setup of the USMNT player pool. Who earned another look? Who played themselves out of the pool? And just give a current state of the USMNT program moving forward since they will be back with their clubs until our next friendlies in September. We will then take a very quick look at the USWNT as they prepare for their opening Women's World Cup match next Thursday evening and wrap things up with some final thoughts of the week. Support the show

This week, I will share my experience being in Charlotte for the matchup against Trinidad & Tobago, taking you behind the scenes a bit with everything I was able to experience. We will then preview our quarterfinal Gold Cup matchup against Canada on Sunday in Cincinnati and we will wrap things up with a few questions from listeners and share a final thought or two.Support the show

Today we recap the first two matches that that US has played thus far in the Gold Cup and go over what has gone well, what hasn't, who has looked good, who hasn't. We will preview our final group stage match coming up this Sunday against Trinidad and Tobago. And then we will wrap things up with a few final thoughts of the week as we have had some transfer movement for some of our A-squad players, we have finalized two friendlies for September, and much more. Support the show

Today, we have a special one for you. Not only did I promise you that we would preview the Gold Cup, but I have some help joining us in conversation with Chris Kerr to talk through the roster selections for the tournament and make predictions as well. We will also have an open discussion about the Nations League performances, more Gregg talk I am sure, and we will just chop it up on anything and everything US Soccer. Support the show

We have some spectacularly amazing news and some spectacularly underwhelming and disappointing news in the US Soccer world. So, this week, we will start today off in celebration of our USMNT capturing the Nations League title over the weekend after dismantling Mexico in their semifinal matchup on Thursday evening and then winning it all over Canada on Sunday night. There is a lot to unpack from both matches, with some standout performances, some first-ever goals for a couple of players, and some really intriguing decisions to be made in the future for the squad.  After celebrating however, we will then chat through one of the most frustrating decisions that US Soccer has ever made. And yes, you know exactly what I am talking about. Bringing back a familiar face to coach our national team once again, which left me absolutely speechless to say the least. We won't try to make it all doom and gloom, we have to try to make sense of it and see what kind of positives there might be in the reappointment of Gregg Berhalter. And finally, we will wrap things up with some final thoughts of the week. Support the show

This week in the US Soccer world we had possibly some of the biggest news in the history of the sport. And it doesn't even have to do with an American soccer player. But just to give you a quick overview into what to expect today, we will recap the U20s match against Uruguay; we will then shift gears and spend the bulk of today getting into a preview for next Thursday's Nations League semi-final match against Mexico, including predictions for the starting eleven, predictions into the score line, and I will share some nuggets from the press conferences that I have been able to attend recently. I will then jump into my thoughts on Major League Soccer's newest signing and we will wrap things up with some updates for Soccer Pints in my final thought of the week. Support the show

This week, we will take a look at the matches from the U20s at the World Cup, as they have made an impressive run to the quarterfinals; we will talk about who has played well, what is up next for the squad as they prepare for their matchup with Uruguay and see just how far this team can go. And let me say, this group has absolutely crushed it. We also have some major news out of our senior men's national team including a new interim head coach and a roster release for the Nations League semifinal matchup against Mexico in two weeks' time. And we will end today just as we did last week with some final thoughts.  Support the show

This week, I had planned to spend the bulk of the episode around making predictions for the tournament, going over which players could have breakout performances, and who realistically had a chance to make the US senior team sooner rather than later. And while I will still plan to spend some time on that, the biggest topic this week is going to be spent around the news that came out on Tuesday morning of this week, when Folarin Balogun aka Flo had his one-time switch approved by FIFA to officially become a member of the USMNT and giving the USA another massive victory over England in the process of doing so. I have refused to say his name on this show since the beginning of the year until he committed to our national so I couldn't be happier with his decision and the impact his allegiance could have on our program.  So, today, we will take a look at what the program looks like now that we have Flo's commitment and how that could impact the summer roster decisions. We will also make predictions for our U20 men's national team for their World Cup, and we will wrap today up with some Q&A and final thoughts of the week. Support the show

This week, we are going to dive deep into our USYNT U20 Men's World Cup roster selection that was announced this week by head coach Mikey Varas. In fact, I was able to join Mikey's press conference shortly after the announcement to learn more about his decision-making into the squad, why certain players weren't released for the tournament, and gained an understanding of his expectations for the tournament. So today, again, we are going to go through the roster, I'll share my thoughts on clubs not releasing players for the tournament, and we will wrap things up with a discussion on where certain USMNT players could end up this summer in the transfer window now that their club season's are winding down. Support the show

This week, there has been a lot of things happening is the US Soccer world. We have seen a new Sporting Director hired. We had our Under 20 National Team find out their opponents for their World Cup group stage later this month. We have locations for the US Men's National Team group stage matches in the Gold Cup confirmed. As I mentioned in my wrap up last week, the US and Mexico have announced their plans for a joint Women's World Cup bid for 2027. We also have a new 6-member class being inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame this next weekend in Dallas. Today, I will look at each of those and answer more questions that came in over the past week. So, grab your pint glass and fill it up, because you know how I have to start todays' episode…Support the show

Earlier this week, I went through the actual roster for our friendly against Mexico and made some predictions into who would play and what the score would be. Thankfully my prediction of a 3-1 Mexico win did not come true and despite a pretty overall lackluster performance, we managed to draw 1-1 and keep our current 5-game unbeaten streak against Mexico alive. So, today, you guessed it, we will breakdown the performance of each player involved in the match for the US and talk about if there is anyone from this group that we will see come the summer time with the Nations League and the Gold Cup on the horizon. I will also answer a few of the questions that came in this week, and will end today as I always do with my final thoughts of the week.Support the show

If you missed last episode, we predicted the roster we thought we would see for the US Men's friendly against Mexico that will take place in two days on Wednesday, April 19th. For today, I promised I would go through the actual roster and look at who was called up, who should have been called up, and also make a prediction at the starting eleven and the result come Wednesday night. I will answer a couple of questions specifically for this friendly and the roster selections themselves before wrapping things up. Support the show

Today will be a bit of a shorter episode and based on some curiosities from a few people after last week, I am going to try to predict the roster for the upcoming friendly against Mexico on April 19th. I will also share some feedback and questions that were asked based around the parents pulling the strings in youth soccer, who might be the next US Men's head coach, and the new US kits for 2023. So ready or not, let's go!Support the show

Today we will get into the results from the past week, we will chat about which players stood out the most, and who may have missed their chance. We are also five weeks into the Major League Soccer season so there are some happenings across the league to bring to your attention as well. And then what is next for all of the US fans out there? We will dive into even more before we wrap today up with some final thoughts of the week. Support the show

In today's part 2, we start things off by going over the results from our January friendlies against Serbia and Colombia and highlight some of the key performers and discuss who took their opportunity to put themselves in the conversation for future senior team call ups. We then discuss a major point of emphasis since the last episode dropped, which caused a lot of pushback from listeners about why we should trust the process with US Soccer when US Soccer maybe hasn't been so trustworthy in recent times. I will then wrap up today by answering a couple of questions and giving my one and only final thought of the week.Support the show

With so much to talk about and with so much catching up to do, I decided to break this episode into two parts in what I titled, “Trust the Process.”Today in Part 1, we are going to chat mostly about all of the changes in leadership, changes in coaching, changes with players, basically the happenings over the past few weeks with US Soccer specifically. And then, in Part 2, we will go over the results of the friendlies, who performed well, who missed their opportunity to impress, and what is next for this program. I've also had quite a few questions come in so I will make sure to address those throughout the two parts as well. And as I always do, I will wrap each episode up with my final thoughts of the week, or in this case, the previous weeks. Support the show

We had a roster release this Wednesday with 24 players being named to the US Men's National Team first training camp of the year for two friendlies next week against Serbia and Colombia. So, today we are going to look at who made the squad and what should we really expect to takeaway from this camp. I am also going to answer a few more questions and give a few final thoughts of the week.Support the show

While, the US Men's National Team may have ended 2022 with a loss to the Netherlands in the World Cup round of 16, there hasn't been a lack of activity amongst the program and players. And with the end of the year, came the end of Gregg Berhalter's contract as manager of the team. However, the drama that has surrounded this team doesn't stop there, with a lot happening in the news just this week, so today we will be diving into the whole Gregg situation in more detail, talk about some player developments since the return of the European league seasons and spend some time looking into what we can expect for our upcoming friendlies later this month. As always, I will answer a couple of questions that have come in and will wrap things up with my final thoughts of the week. 

We  talk about some hot news out of the US Men's National Team camp this past week, I answer a few questions that have come in during the World Cup, including my prediction for the World Cup Final on Sunday, and wrap up with my final thoughts of the week.

Unfortunately, today is the day we were hoping didn't have to come quite yet, and certainly not under these circumstances, with the US losing their round of 16 matchup to the Netherlands by a score of 3-1. Once again I am joined by Brian Edwards of Charlotte FC's coaching staff to break down the loss, talk about what is next for this national team, and how we move forward with our eyes towards 2026. 

Once again joined by Brian Edwards today to chat about the winning result against Iran on Tuesday that put us through to the Knockout Stage of the World Cup where we will face Netherlands on Saturday at 10am ET.  We look at what we did well and what maybe wasn't so great about the Iran result but I think more than anything today, its about celebrating our advancement and focusing on the next match in the round of 16. 

Once again, I am joined by guest host Brian Edwards to discuss the performance of our US Men against England, what we did well, what we could have improved on, and we preview our final group match against Iran, in a must-win matchup in order for us to move into the knockout round. After all of the lead up into the World Cup, this is all we could ask for, a final match to determine our progression, so tune in to hear our predictions and what to expect next!

As promised this week, I am rejoined by Brian Edwards of Major League Soccer's Charlotte FC and we review this opening World Cup match against Wales and then quickly put that behind us and move into what we can expect for our next match against England this Friday. As the USMNT mantra goes, Only Forward...

Today, I am happy to finally say the World Cup is here. It's been a long road but we are officially starting the World Cup this Sunday and the US will be playing their first match on Monday against Wales. So, what could we possibly talk about today that we haven't already?? Well, trust me, we have plenty to connect on and we will really be diving into this Welsh match, with lineup predictions and, of course, the score prediction, too. 

We finally have our final 26-man World Cup roster to analyze and this episode I am joined by Brian Edwards of Charlotte FC's coaching staff to break everything down. We talk position by position, surprises in the roster, snubs, and we predict our starting XI for our first match against Wales. 

Today, I've got something we have all been waiting for, and that's two guest hosts, Brian Edwards of Charlotte FC's coaching staff, and Eric Paullin, the man behind the Soccer Pints designs, joining me for what should be a really fun conversation about the biggest "What If?!" players in US Soccer. Who are the players that never quite panned out for one reason or another, the ones who could have made an impact but weren't able to, or who simply just never met the expectations at the highest level in world soccer? 

Earlier this week, I gave a few updates on our Americans Abroad's recent performances and updated everyone on MLS Playoffs and our national team players who had competed there. I also answered quite a few questions about our national team and gave some final thoughts for the past week. Only a few days have passed since that episode but we have so much more to talk about today. In the midweek, we had several players in the Champions League and Europa League so we give a quick update on those performances, but most of today we will be hitting some more hot topics in the US Soccer world, especially leading up to the 2022 World Cup; and there are quite of few of them to look at. 

Today, I give a few updates to our American Abroad players overseas with their recent performances and I highlight the MLS Playoffs and our national team players who have competed there. In addition, with the questions that have come in about the world cup roster prediction, I  answer those and share some perspectives there, as well as give a few final thoughts of the week.