Podcast appearances and mentions of Lionel Messi

Futbol Americas is here on a Monday night to react to the news that UEFA and CONCACAF are discussing plans for an intercontinental nations league. Also, in the MLS, plans are reportedly underway to revamp the playoffs. What model do they want to follow? Later, Americans abroad are making moves. Including Brenden Aaronson signing a 3-year extension at Leeds United. Then, Messi has been fined by MLS for slapping Quinn Sullivan. How much worse can it get for Inter Miami? Later, we have Leagues Cup picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stu Holden and David Mosse dive into all things red, white and blue soccer. Up first, Stu gives his take on Mauricio Pochettino staying through the 2030 World Cup. What is up next for the leadership of U.S. Soccer? The duo then dives into a packed weekend of Americans abroad. Will Folarin Balogun make the jump to EPL or LaLiga? Elsewhere, Gianluca Busio and Tim Weah captained their sides while Yunus Musah made his long awaited return to the starting XI at AC Milan. In #AskAlexi, Mosse and Stu dive into the wunderkind, Cavan Sullivan. Is he the next Christian Pulisic? To wrap the show, the guys recap the MLS weekend where Josh Sargent and Co. topped Messi and Miami + MLS looking into expanding the playoffs. Is B.J. Callaghan a USA coaching candidate of the future? CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro3:50 - What is next for Mauricio Pochettino this cycle?15:01 - Flo Balogun and Barcelona18:44 - Captain Tim Weah & leadership missing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup23:46 - Yunus Musah BACK?28:08 - Who is the face of this USMNT?31:00 - Pepi and Dest score, too good for PSV?33:07 - USA in EPL: Chris Richards and Tyler Adams adapt to new roles52:23 - #AskAlexi: Cavan Sullivan the next Christian Pulisic? 65:00 - One For The Road: MLS Playoff expansion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join the App Founders Community:https://appfounders.co/Nicole Cheung's apps are pulling 300-400 MILLION monthly social views, and her UGC Marketing system is a huge reason why.In this video, she opens up the entire UGC Marketing Playbook: what she pays, how she finds creators, and how she gets brand-new accounts to actually go viral.You'll discover:✅ Her exact base rate + CPM bonus structure ($10-30/post + tiered bonuses)✅ Where to actually find UGC creators (beyond just posting on UGC platforms)✅ Why she has creators start on BRAND NEW accounts, not their existing ones✅ The "warm-up" strategy that trains the algorithm in 3 days✅ Why you should follow micro accounts, not macro accounts (her Messi example)

Futbol Americas is here on a Monday night to react to the news that UEFA and CONCACAF are discussing plans for an intercontinental nations league. Also, in the MLS, plans are reportedly underway to revamp the playoffs. What model do they want to follow? Later, Americans abroad are making moves. Including Brenden Aaronson signing a 3-year extension at Leeds United. Then, Messi has been fined by MLS for slapping Quinn Sullivan. How much worse can it get for Inter Miami? Later, we have Leagues Cup picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for a State of the Herons.Inter Miami entered this stretch of the season with championship expectations, but right now, things are heading in the wrong direction. Poor results, inconsistent performances and problems throughout the lineup have left us with far more questions than answers.On this episode of Battered Herons, we're taking a break from the normal match preview/postgame format and looking at the big picture surrounding Inter Miami.How did we get here? What has gone wrong? Is this simply a bad stretch, or are there fundamental problems with the way this roster is constructed and playing?We'll examine the goalkeeper situation, defensive struggles, the lack of balance and verticality in midfield, an attack that hasn't consistently produced enough, Guillermo Hoyos' tactics and lineup decisions, and how the pieces on this roster actually fit together.But most importantly: Can Inter Miami turn this around?There is still plenty of talent on this team and plenty of season remaining. We'll discuss what needs to change, whether those solutions are already on the roster, and what we need to see over the coming weeks to believe this team can still become the contender we expected.Things look bad right now.But is Inter Miami broken—or just going through a crisis they can still fix?#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #StateOfTheHerons #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #InterMiamiFans #MiamiSoccer #Herons #GuillermoHoyos #Messi #Casemiro #LuisSuarez #VamosMiami #InterMiamiPodcast #Soccer #Football

Le Paris Saint-Germain vient peut-être de franchir un nouveau cap en dehors du terrain. Selon L'Équipe, le PSG est proche de prolonger son partenariat historique avec Nike pour cinq années supplémentaires, avec un montant estimé autour de 100 millions d'euros par saison. Foot Mercato confirme également cette tendance, en rappelant que Nike accompagne le club parisien depuis 1989. Ce chiffre change beaucoup de choses. Pendant longtemps, le PSG a été vu comme un club qui dépensait énormément, mais qui dépendait surtout de ses stars mondiales. Neymar, Messi, Mbappé : Paris vendait du rêve, du spectacle, du marketing et des noms. Mais aujourd'hui, la situation est différente. Le PSG a basculé vers un projet plus jeune, plus collectif, plus cohérent, et pourtant les grandes marques continuent de payer extrêmement cher pour rester associées au club. Le nouveau contrat Nike raconte donc une transformation profonde : le PSG n'a pas perdu sa puissance commerciale après la fin de l'ère des galactiques. Au contraire, Paris semble avoir gagné une crédibilité nouvelle. Le club ne vend plus seulement des maillots avec des superstars. Il vend une identité : Paris, le style, la jeunesse, la victoire, la Ligue des champions, le collectif et une image mondiale. Le Monde expliquait déjà que le PSG avait accéléré son développement international, notamment aux États-Unis, avec des opérations marketing autour de la marque, des collaborations lifestyle et une stratégie de présence mondiale. Le média évoquait aussi une valorisation supérieure à 4,2 milliards d'euros et des revenus de plus de 805 millions d'euros sur la saison 2023-2024. Dans ce live Paris Central, on va donc analyser ce que signifie vraiment ce contrat XXL avec Nike. Est-ce seulement une excellente nouvelle financière ? Ou est-ce le signe que le PSG est devenu une marque sportive mondiale comparable aux plus grands clubs européens ? Le PSG a changé de dimension sur le terrain. Mais ce deal montre aussi que Paris change de dimension en dehors du terrain. Au programme : le contrat Nike autour de 100M€ par saison ; pourquoi Nike mise autant sur Paris ; comment le PSG a survécu commercialement à la fin de l'ère Messi-Neymar-Mbappé ; le rôle du collectif dans la nouvelle image du club ; l'importance du maillot PSG comme produit lifestyle ; le poids de Paris comme ville-marque ; la stratégie internationale du club ; et pourquoi ce deal peut changer le rapport de force économique en Ligue 1. Le PSG n'est plus seulement un club très riche. Le PSG devient une marque mondiale capable d'attirer les plus gros partenaires, même sans dépendre d'une seule superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five weeks on from the World Cup final, Tim Vickery and Henry Winter are back together. Welcome to Futebol & Football, a new FC Camisa show bringing together two different perspectives on the same game: Tim from South America, Henry from England, and both with a lifetime of stories from football around the world. In Episode 1, Henry still hasn't forgiven England for what happened at the World Cup, Tim admits he's struggling to reconnect with the Premier League, and the conversation quickly turns into something much bigger: has elite football lost some of its soul? They discuss Thomas Tuchel's England future, Harry Kane, the growing distance between clubs and supporters, Argentina's winning mentality, Enzo Fernández and racism in football, the escalating battle around Gianni Infantino and FIFA, the prospect of a 64-team World Cup and whether football's calendar can keep expanding. And finally, Lionel Messi. After the death of his father, Tim and Henry reflect on Messi the footballer, Messi the man, whether we are approaching the end, and how Argentina can possibly move on from the greatest player of their generation. This is Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery & Henry Winter. Subscribe to FC Camisa for football's stories, told properly.Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/_Max1lDv-VIJoin the Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBNgO58PgsAgQXRP32T

The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world! Can you connect Lionel Messi and Scottish great Jimmy Bone in 5 moves and who'd be in your dream Tennent 6's team? All this plus limericks, the Bone XI featuring Shin-suke Nakamura, Diego Marrow-donna and Gerry Cranium. Thistle legend Kris Doolan and journalist Ben Ramage join Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan to chat about The Week in Football; The Letter You Won't Forget; Football Pop Connections and the Terracing Teaser.

Inter Miami's struggles have officially reached another level.The Herons returned home Saturday night desperately needing a victory and instead delivered another extremely disappointing performance, falling 2-1 to Toronto FC.On this episode of Battered Herons, we're going live immediately after the final whistle to react to another frustrating night and ask a question that is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid:Has Inter Miami hit rock bottom?#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #TorontoFC #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #InterMiamiFans #MiamiSoccer #Herons #PostgameReaction #GuillermoHoyos #VamosMiami #InterMiamiVsToronto #Soccer #Football

Futbol Americas is up late to react to Inter Miami's chaotic draw vs. Philadelphia. Messi scored, but there may be a fine or suspension in his future for a scuffle with Quinn Sullivan. Christian Pulisic has returned to training for AC Milan for the first time since his World Cup injury. Can he make an impact this season at AC Milan? Teenager Zavier Gozo has completed his move to Crystal Palace. Is the panel surprised by this move? Jeff Carlisle is on to break down his list of top Americans to play in the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Futbol Americas is up late to react to Inter Miami's chaotic draw vs. Philadelphia. Messi scored, but there may be a fine or suspension in his future for a scuffle with Quinn Sullivan. Christian Pulisic has returned to training for AC Milan for the first time since his World Cup injury. Can he make an impact this season at AC Milan? Teenager Zavier Gozo has completed his move to Crystal Palace. Is the panel surprised by this move? Jeff Carlisle is on to break down his list of top Americans to play in the Premier League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Effort doesn't pay, results do – and the marketplace rewards the value you create rather than the effort you expend. In this episode, I explain why no one cares about your struggle unless it produces outcomes that genuinely benefit other people. Using the example of Lionel Messi, I demonstrate why mastery is measured by leverage, efficiency, and impact – not exertion. Join my community: The Captains' Quarters. Attend bimonthly group consultations where I answer members' questions and work through their problems in real time. Participate in AMAs with notable guests, access nearly 100 hours of unpublished content, receive discounts on individual consultations, gain a community of supportive, like-minded individuals, and much more. Use this link to learn more: https://orion-taraban.com Access me 24/7 with Orion AI: Trained on my entire body of work, Orion AI allows me to weigh in on your situation in real time. Bridge the gap between theory and execution with actionable, personalized advice. Text or talk in over 70 languages. Available on Telegram. Start your free trial today: https://oriontaraban.ai Buy my book, "The Value of Others" Ebook: https://amzn.to/460uGrA Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3YfFwbx Paperback: https://amzn.to/3xQuIFK Buy my book, "Starry Night" Ebook: https://amzn.to/4qJrh9U Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3LuUJRS Paperback: https://amzn.to/4sGcqOY Book a paid consultation: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/consultations Subscribe to my newsletter: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com Social Media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oriontaraban Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090053889622 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orion-taraban-070b45168/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/psyc.hacks Twitter: https://twitter.com/oriontaraban Website: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com Orion's Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXBzQ2HDEQ Thinking of going to grad school? Check out STELLAR, my top-rated GRE self-study program based on the world's only empirically-validated test prep system. Use the code "PSYCH" for 10% off all membership plans: https://stellargre.com. Become a Stellar affiliate and earn a 10% commission for every membership purchased by a new student you conduct into the program: https://stellargre.tapfiliate.com. GRE Bites: https://www.youtube.com/@grebites4993 Become a Psychonaut and join PsycHack's member community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSduXBjCHkLoo_y9ss2xzXw/join Sound mixing/editing by: valntinomusic.com Presented by Orion Taraban, Psy.D. PsycHacks provides viewers with a brief, thought-provoking video several days a week on a variety of psychological topics, inspired by his clinical practice. The intention is for the core idea contained within each video to inspire viewers to see something about themselves or their world in a slightly different light. The ultimate mission of the channel is to reduce the amount of unnecessary suffering in the world. #psychology #success #messi

Inter Miami is finally heading back home, and after a brutal stretch of results, the Herons desperately need a performance that gives us something to feel good about.On this episode of Battered Herons, we're previewing Inter Miami's upcoming matchup against Toronto FC as Miami looks to put its recent struggles behind them and finally get back in the win column.The three-game losing streak technically ended with a 2-2 draw in Philadelphia, but the performance raised even more questions. Miami was dominated for much of the second half, struggled to play vertically, and had difficulty getting its biggest attacking threats involved.Now they're back home.Is Toronto the opponent Miami needs to finally turn things around? What changes need to be made to the starting XI? Can the midfield find better balance? Can Miami become more dangerous going forward? And can the defense finally put together a complete performance?We'll break down the matchup, our expected XI, players to watch, tactical adjustments we'd like to see and our keys to three points.After a difficult few weeks, it's time for Inter Miami to respond.#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #TorontoFC #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #InterMiamiFans #MiamiSoccer #Herons #MatchPreview #VamosMiami #TorontoVsMiami #Soccer #Football #InterMiamiPodcast

"You're the worst Mr. Clean ever." Zas is wearing an undershirt to work today. Mike Ryan actually slipped on a banana peel! Are you allowed to punch a 17-year-old in the face if they play sports? This show killed Amin's friendship with Urkel. The Marlins are cooked! Who is the closest player to Dennis Rodman in today's NBA? Zas can't tell whether a fan at AEW is encouraging or discouraging him from going to New Orleans with his kids for New Year's Eve. The World Jai-Alai League has new ownership! Should we sell the Cyclones? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KB is BACK and kicks things off discussing the Phillies recent hot streak and the potential rundown of the Braves as of late. He's then joined by Grace Del Pizzo to discuss the Phillies as a whole, the sate of the team, fun Phillies topics, and Grace's Tiny Mic sensation. Then KB recaps and discusses the Philadelphia Union's insane match with Messi & Friends and assessing the playoff potential for the club. Then KB is joined by Philadelphia Waterdogs rookie Midfielder Matt Collison for Waterdogs Weekly as they recap a dominant Homecoming Weekend, discuss the team's mindset heading into the playoffs, and Collison's rookie season so far. Then KB rounds out the show talking Eagles Training Camp and the tired conversations about AJ Brown. Onboarding Form: forms.gle/mZYnkiQcGv1ZxBSg9 Voicemail Line: speakpipe.com/UndergroundSportsPhiladelphia Support Our Sponsors! The City of Vineland: Get ready, Vineland! The Recreation Summer Concert Series is back at the Enrico Serra Band Shell at Giampietro Park, with free shows beginning at 7 p.m. Bring the family and enjoy three unforgettable nights of live music. Saturday, July 18, it's Yacht Rock Gold Experience, Saturday, August 22, Kevin Kenny: The Chesney Show, and Saturday, September 19, Van Halen Nation. From smooth yacht rock to country favorites and classic Van Halen hits, there's something for everyone. That's the Vineland Recreation Summer Concert Series, free at Giampietro Park. Bring your lawn chair, bring your friends, and enjoy the music! Get ready for one of Vineland's most anticipated events of the year. The 9th Annual Vineland Food Truck Festival returns to downtown Vineland on Sunday, September 13, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy delicious eats from 30 food trucks, shop local craft and merchandise vendors, and experience live entertainment throughout the day featuring the Steely Dan Tribute Band Kid Charlemagne, Direct From Philadelphia DJ Ben Arsenal. And much more. Bring your family and friends for a full day of food and music, on Landis Avenue. For more information, contact Special Events Coordinator Sheena Santiago at 856-794-4000 ext. 4169. TurnToTrades.com Turn To Trades is a free website that helps people find a career in the skilled trades. No college, no debt, no catch. 25 trade guides with real pay, training path, what the work is like, and access in all 50 states! Visit TurnToTrades.com to get your journey in the trades started today! '47 Brand Shop for your favorite sports fan and get FREE SHIPPING on ALL orders with '47 Brand! 47.sjv.io/e1Nyor FOCO Shop your favorite fan gear with FOCO! foco.vegb.net/0ZyLgV Kenwood Beer Visit kenwoodbeer.com/#finder and see who has Kenwood Beer on tap in YOUR area and crack open an ice cold Kenwood Beer to celebrate the good times! (MUST be 21+ to do so and PLEASE drink responsibly.) Merch & Apparel: www.phiapparel.co/shop + Use Code "UNDERGROUND" for 10% off! PLL App Download the PLL App in the App Store or Google Play Store and in the redeem code section, use code OTBPOD for 500 XP on your account! Biñho Get 10% off your next purchase with code BINHOBENNETT62 from our pals at Biñho! binhoboard.com?bg_ref=pDJkDdNO1y Follow Us! Twitter: twitter.com/UndergroundPHI Instagram: www.instagram.com/undergroundphi/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@undergroundphi KB: twitter.com/KBizzl311 Watch LIVE: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@UndergroundSportsPhiladelphia FB: facebook.com/UndergroundSportsPHI Twitch: twitch.tv/UndergroundsportsPHI Intro Music: Arkells "People's Champ" Outro Music: Arkells "People's Champ" #Guest #Interview #GraceDelPizzo #MattCollison #Phillies #RingTheBell #MLB #Baseball #DOOP #MLS #Union #PhiladelphiaWaterdogs #Lacrosse #FlyEaglesFly #Eagles #NFL #Preseason #podcastcharts #download #review #subscribe #UndergroundIndustries

Inter Miami stopped the losing streak — but this certainly didn't feel like a performance worth celebrating.The Herons escape Philadelphia with a 2-2 draw against the Union, despite being completely dominated for large stretches of the second half.On this Battered Herons Postgame Reaction, we break down a match that exposed many of the same problems we've been discussing with this Inter Miami team. Philadelphia took control after halftime, disrupted Miami's ability to progress the ball and did an excellent job exploiting the Herons' lack of verticality.Perhaps the most alarming part was how effectively Philadelphia took Lionel Messi out of the game in the second half. Miami struggled to get him involved, the attack became increasingly disconnected, and the Union dictated the match.So while the three-game losing streak is technically over, have any of Inter Miami's problems actually been solved?We'll discuss the 2-2 result, Philadelphia's second-half dominance, Miami's lack of verticality, Messi's lack of involvement after halftime, the midfield problems, tactical decisions and whether escaping with a point should provide any confidence moving forward.The losing streak is over. The questions aren't.#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #PhiladelphiaUnion #MLS #Messi #MajorLeagueSoccer #MiamiSoccer #InterMiamiFans #Herons #PostgameReaction #VamosMiami #Soccer #Football #PHIvMIA

https://youtu.be/jPTlkjF8M-c Tanner Taddeo, CEO and Co-Founder of Stable Sea, is driven by a mission to bring Wall Street-grade financial services to Main Street while embodying the principle Stay Put in Your Convictions. By combining blockchain technology, stablecoins, tokenized capital markets, and AI advisory services, Tanner helps businesses access investment opportunities, put idle cash to work, and move money globally with greater speed, transparency, and capital efficiency. In this conversation, Tanner introduces The Lionel Messi Startup Framework—Develop a High-Level Thesis, Talk With and Learn From the Market, Run 30-Day A/B Tests, Iterate Your Offering, and Stay Resolute With Your Convictions. He explains why founders should observe patiently, validate their ideas with customers, and act decisively when market opportunities emerge. Tanner also discusses balancing long-term conviction with continuous experimentation, unlocking 24/7 liquidity through tokenized capital markets, reducing friction in cross-border payments, and finding urgent “morphine” problems that customers cannot afford to leave unsolved. — Stay Put in Your Convictions with Tanner Taddeo  Hello everyone. Steve Preda here, and my guest today is Tanner Taddeo, the CEO and Co-Founder at Stable Sea, an autonomous treasury management platform that helps finance teams and global businesses access capital market products and move money around the globe to 40 currencies with the cheapest FX rates. Tanner, welcome to the show.  Steve, thanks for having me. Excited for the conversation today.  It’s very interesting that this is how you position your business because most businesses in your industry, as I see them, position themselves with low transaction fees, but really their money is made on the FX. So if you do preferential FX rates or cheap FX rates, that can be a very transparent way of getting business. So I don’t know if that connects to your personal why, but I’d love to learn about your personal why and how you manifest it in your business.  Yeah, definitely. At Stable Sea, we’re very mission-driven in terms of everything that we do. The team itself comes from Block, which was formerly known as Square. Yeah. And everyone on the team has been focused on building products for the real economy, for consumer use cases, for business use cases, et cetera, over the course of everyone’s career.  And so when we started at Stable Sea, our primary thesis was, with blockchain, with stablecoins, with some of the tokenized capital markets products like money market funds, bonds, equities, et cetera, that are coming on-chain, how can you really take Wall Street-grade financial services and provision them out to Main Street for businesses that need them the most? And so the why for Stable Sea, for myself, for the team, is really around helping businesses drive greater capital efficiency in their operations. And we service businesses in the real economy that typically make widgets or some sort of physical hardware devices, and they need to send them around the world.  We help them because we give them access to different types of capital markets products, so money markets and private credit and fixed-income products, et cetera. And then we help them move their money around the globe a little bit more efficiently than they could with either their state bank or their credit union or some third-party cross-border payments provider. Because our firm thesis has always been, if you and I ran Coca-Cola or a large organization, we would have the best-in-class transaction banks helping us put our idle capital to work at every point in time during the day.  If you and I ran a steel manufacturing company in Missouri, you typically have a checking account and QuickBooks, and that’s about it. And so for us, it was always about helping businesses grow, save more money, and then operate more efficiently with some of the new technologies that are out there today.Share on X  So that means, presumably, that what you focus on is more about the investment side of the business rather than crypto and blockchain, and helping people access financial products through the blockchain. Help me understand a little bit what you do and how it is different from what people can get from banks?  Yeah. So everything that we do, all the technology that we build and provision, is on-chain. So all of the capital markets products are tokenized. So tokenized bonds, tokenized equities, tokenized fixed income, tokenized money markets. All of the payment services and settlement services that we offer are through the use of stablecoins, and we can send that around the globe, settle it instantly, and then have low FX rates off the back of that. And then we have some of our AI advisory services.  But from a broad paintbrush perspective, at Stable Sea, you’ve got three products that hang off of our platform. You’ve got capital markets, you’ve got global settlement, and you’ve got advisory services. And then with all of that, we share a common architecture, and that architecture is built across many different blockchains. And then we utilize stablecoins and we utilize RWA tokens, or real-world asset tokens, to provision those use cases.  So everything that we do is stablecoin-native, but we don’t lead with that from a messaging perspective. And the reason we don’t lead with that from a messaging perspective is that if you and I ran a bakery here in Brooklyn, New York, and we had a point-of-sale terminal that just got offered RTP access from the Fed for instant settlement, the bakery owner doesn’t really care about the technology underneath it.  They just care, “Do I trust it? Is it going to get me my money quicker, and is it going to be cheaper than my current alternative?” How it happens, not very many people care unless you’re in the industry and you’re a builder, product manager, et cetera, and you want to nerd out on the actual mechanical nature of how the product works. But for us, it’s always been leading with the narrative of, what is the value proposition and how can we drive greater value to the businesses? So that’s how we lead. But to your point on what the difference is, with any new technological paradigm that occurs, rarely is it so disruptive in nature that folks can’t recognize it.  Everything that happens in terms of the innovation paradigm is typically you stand on the shoulders of giants and you make things incrementally better. And so for us, what we do with capital markets is, the first value proposition is that many businesses in the United States just don’t have access to a diverse array of capital markets products. So the first thing that we have done is just provision access, which is an innovation in and of itself because in the traditional markets, if you want to access a money market fund or a fixed-income product, you typically have high hurdle rates, meaning that as a business, you need to invest at least $10 million at the asset manager in question.  You need to hold that there so then you can get access to all these products. With us, you don’t. There’s only a $1 minimum to clear, so I think most folks can handle a $1 minimum. And then secondly, as things go on-chain, the value proposition there is that you have 24/7, 365 liquidity and tradability. And so what that means is that, just from a money market fund perspective, the interest accrues daily and it pays out daily.  So you get this interest that is dripped into your account daily as opposed to waiting for a month. You also have the ability—so let’s say that you and I run this bakery in Brooklyn. Let’s say that we close our business on Friday, and we’ve got $100,000 sitting in our checking account, and we’re closed on Saturday, Sunday because it’s the July 4th holiday. So we know $100,000 is just going to be sitting in our checking account Saturday, Sunday, not being put to work. With Stable Sea, you can put that to work in a tokenized money market fund because it operates 24/7, 365.  So what we see is businesses now that close their books on Friday can just do an auto-sweep into a money market fund, generate yield Saturday, Sunday, get back to U.S. dollars for their open of business. And again, it’s one of those things where it might not sound like the most revolutionary concept in the world, but if you can help businesses, especially in the mid-market, lower mid-market, operate a little bit more efficiently, I mean, saving an additional $20,000, $30,000, $40,000 a year is a big value-add to them in the real economy, right? If you’re a large Fortune 100 company, you probably don’t care, or it’s not as valuable. But for us, the companies that run on us, these small increments, standing on the shoulders of giants, a small derivation in innovation is actually really valuable for the end user.Share on X  Well, I think it is because, looking at the inverse of it, I used to be in banking, and I know that one of the biggest moneymakers for banks is float. Yeah. So it’s basically the money that doesn’t earn interest, which they have access to just because they cash the check a day later or make the wire two days instead of one day. And essentially, what you’re doing is you’re taking this money from the bank and you’re giving it to the company that actually should have it in the first place, right? Yep.  Then the question is, how are the banks going to survive if you take away their bread?  Yeah. That is the debate that’s happening right now. I think if you’re one of your G-SIBs, your major banks, you’re going to be okay. So the top 25 banks in the U.S. are going to be just fine, and they make money in tons of different ways, and you’re not going to disrupt that trust ultimately. In the long tail is where I worry because a lot of credit unions and a lot of state banks, they just don’t offer—they’re smaller banks, right?  So they’re not managing—they don’t have a ton of money by virtue of assets under management. So with the deposits that they receive, they need to turn around and recycle that because it’s fractional depository lending, meaning that if I have a checking account, I put 10 grand into it, the bank is then turning around with that 10 grand, making money on it somehow. And you have to think, how does the bank actually make money on that? Well, they typically make it through debt facilities, so mortgages, auto loans, student loans, cards, et cetera.  They’re putting it to work in high-margin financial products back into the economy. They’re not taking that and then buying some money market fund from an asset manager where they make 10 basis points and provisioning that out to the businesses, right? There, I think that we’re seeing a lot of companies move off. They’re taking their money from their checking account, moving it to Stable Sea because we can put it in these capital markets products.  I think that overall, that’s a net positive for the business because the business now has a higher degree of operating capital on hand that they can make money with. But by the same token, if the state banks and the credit unions don’t wake up and respond to this, their depository base will be, if not fully eroded, tarnished and diminished. And what that means for local community health, I’m not sure because banks do play a very important role, especially credit unions and local banks.  You know your local community the best, and so you lend back into that community with the deposits that you receive from that community. So there’s a cyclicality to it which has some poetry in it. And so it’s not apparently clear to me that some of this stuff is going to be a net positive. But at the same time, living in one of the most capitalistic countries and markets in the world, there’s a clear demand for this, and if the banks aren’t going to wake up and serve it, we’ll be there to help businesses do what’s best for them.  Yeah. It’s the invisible hand, right? You increase the efficiency, which will force the banks to also increase their efficiency. And yeah, the smaller banks might have to be more innovative. But they are more nimble, so maybe there are other ways that they can serve the community.  So I’d like to switch gears here and talk a little bit about frameworks. So this is a podcast of frameworks, and 350 episodes in, I’m always looking for some kind of a framework, shortcut, a mental model that you have come across or developed yourself that helps you make more sense of the world around you, get something done. It can be explained in three to five steps, something like that, which the listeners might get some ideas out of and be able to improve their businesses. So what comes to mind for you?  Yeah, two things. I’ll start with a high-level analogy and then go a little deeper. It’s the World Cup right now, so I don’t know if you or any of your listeners are following the World Cup. But if you watch Messi play, his playing style is a great analogy for startups. And whether that be a startup externally where you raise venture capital, or even just intrapreneurship if you’re inside of a big company and you’re on an innovation team, et cetera.  From the outside, it looks like startups are always building things and they’re always moving fast, et cetera. But in reality, if you watch Messi play, Messi really doesn’t move that much on the pitch. He just sits around, he observes, he watches, and then when a hole opens up and some opportunity opens up, he breaks for it, and then he goes and executes. But he spends the vast majority of time just sitting there, tinkering, observing, watching. And then if you’re watching him, you’re like, “He’s not working that hard. He’s just sitting around.”  And then he goes and executes. But he’s always observing, he’s always watching, and there’s a real learning in that. I feel like Silicon Valley, as it relates to startups, there’s this pressure that you always have to be building, you always have to be shipping, you always have to be constantly grinding. I think that wisdom is actually counterintuitive because you want to have a thesis in the market, and then you want to be able to test that thesis quickly. So in some respects, you do want to be shipping all the time.  But you don’t want to be working for the sake of work. You want to have a thesis in the market. You want to be building towards that thesis that will happen in the next six months, 12 months, two years. And then you always want to be learning and talking to the market because when that hole does open up, you’ll have the right product at the right time to go and execute on. So I think that's something that we have learned: being patient and staying resolute in your conviction that what you're building is right.Share on X And it can’t just be a gut feeling. It has to be validated by the market.  So we do a bunch of A/B tests every 30 days where we have an idea about a feature or a product or a direction we want to take it. And the thing is, if you can’t get five CEOs on the phone in 30 days to validate if a product is going to be interesting or not, then that’s a signal in and of itself, right? So for anything that we do, we always have a thesis on the market, and then we spend 30 days testing it. And at the end of those 30 days, we get some feedback.  The reason why we do these A/B tests, just to drill down into one level further, is that the idea of a startup or a product that you have in your head, it’s a living entity. It’s always evolving on the basis of who you talk to, what your team is thinking, what you’re reading in the market, et cetera.  And then you’re trying to take that living concept and plug it into a market. But the market itself is also living, right?  You’ve got regulations, you’ve got different macroeconomic cycles, you’ve got companies that have budget, don’t have budget, people getting laid off in different organizations. The market itself is living and evolving. So you have this idea that is living and evolving, and you have a market that is living and evolving, and you need those two things to stick together. And so for us, we’re always wedded to this concept that product at time A is not going to be product at time Z. You need to constantly be doing A/B tests to figure out what that right fit is.  And then when you have that fit, you need to double down on it and grow it into a line of business. But you also need to recognize that there are very few businesses in this world that have been around for more than 200 years, if at all. So whatever your original product idea is, or whatever the feature that gave you product-market fit is today, you have to consciously be aware that, “Hey, that’s not going to be the thing that gets us to IPO in five years’ time.” So you can’t be lulled into this false sense of security. You always have to be waiting, observing, testing, experimenting, growing, and then if you see opportunity, you strike.  Yeah, this is fascinating. Especially now, things are moving very fast with AI creating capabilities all the time for people to test products or to create capabilities that then get disrupted in a couple of months. So it’s interesting that you say that you have to stay resolute in your conviction. So there is a tension there. You build a thesis and you stay resolute, but then you’re testing and the market might tell you not to be resolute.  And then you also told me that companies don’t live forever. So how do you resolve this tension of being stable with your thesis and not letting your conviction be upended, but also being nimble in the changing market dynamics and everything to respond to? So how do you manage the tension?  Yeah, it’s a good question. There has to be a high-level thesis, right? So for us at Stable Sea, it is as simple as: In 10 years from now, will more finance teams and businesses be on-chain or off-chain than today? And so our high-level conviction is, in 10 years’ time, more businesses will be running their treasury stack on-chain. So that’s our conviction. We know, come hell or high water, that is going to be where the puck is going to be in the future, and we’re going to skate to that future.  So if you start with this high-level conviction that more companies are coming on-chain, that is what we’re building for. Now, how they come on-chain is a matter of debate, which is where the A/B test comes in, right? We originally thought it was going to be for payments. So we built all the stablecoin infrastructure to do global payments in 40 different markets.  Turned out to be not the case, actually. And then we started tinkering as we saw the data coming in and were like, “Okay, some companies are using stablecoins for payments, but there’s a bunch of inefficiencies. That world’s still going to take two or three years to wake up. Where is the wedge in the market today?” And so when we started experimenting with capital markets products, we found that there was this massive opportunity that businesses just didn’t have access to a diverse array of yield-bearing strategies, and they wanted that.  And so that was where we were like, okay, let’s get businesses into the on-chain economy through capital markets. And then what we’re finding is, as folks come onto the platform, everyone uses us today for capital markets, and then 20, 30% of our companies say, “Actually, I do have a cross-border payment need, and I already hold money with you. Can you facilitate that payment or that settlement to Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, South Africa, et cetera?”  So for us, when I say you need to stay resolute in your conviction, our why is always: We want to take Wall Street-grade financial services and provision them out to Main Street.Share on X The conviction behind that is that you can do that through on-chain technology. And then in 10 years from now, more businesses will be on-chain than off-chain. How we get to that future in 10 years, who knows, right? And that’s where the fun of the startup is.  You’re always testing. And so for us, we’ve waxed and waned on different product strategies, primarily because the market has changed. And as people start to educate themselves on what the value props are, you see where folks find value, and then you build to that value. And in theory, in three, five, seven years, we should be living in a world where more companies are operating on-chain, and then they might use that full product suite.  But out of the gate, it’s kind of like, where is that value, that wedge? You charge as hard as you can into that wedge, and then you continue to expand your product set over time. All with that high-level conviction of, in 10 years from now, we believe that more businesses will be on-chain than off-chain.  So basically, you want to find the point where you can penetrate that market opportunity, and then it’s a land-and-expand kind of thing. And then you expand from there as the market opportunities evolve over time. But you already have a customer, you’re already building trust with them, and now they’re going to be more disposed to buying from you.  Yeah, that’s right. And I think it’s interesting from a mental place being a startup because you’re forced to think so short-term because you just need to generate revenue, get to the next capital round, et cetera. So you’re always building for the moment. But what we try to do at Stable Sea is we try to think as if we were already a Vanguard and a large company, to the extent that we have the luxury of planning for 10 years.  If you think about it in that regard, it takes a lot of the day-to-day anxiety away. It’s a little bit like, if you listen to Warren Buffett, any time that there’s volatility in the market, he’s like, “Well, it doesn’t really bother me because I’m investing for 50 years.” So, is it up 20%, down 20%? Who cares? In 50 years, it’s going to be up 200%, so that’s all I’m worried about, right? And there’s a real luxury when you come and think about it that way. So that’s why I think if you’re founding anything, or if you’re starting something inside of a company as an intrapreneur, you need to have a strong conviction on where the market’s headed in five or 10 years, and then you need to test towards that future. But that also makes the day-to-day operations of the business a little bit more palatable.  So often, you can get caught up in this whipsaw of, “Big Company A launched this product. Regulation came down, wiped out this company. This competitor raised a Series C, and they have way more money in the bank than we do.” And so you can get caught up in all this minutiae, but it doesn’t really matter if you sit back and you say, “I know that I’m going to find a way to make this business exist for the next 10 years.” In 10 years’ time, what does the future look like? Do I feel strongly that that’s going to be the case? Cool. I’m going to build towards that future. And then whatever the headwinds are in the interim, they’re just short-term temporal problems that kind of come and go along.  Yeah. I mean, I totally agree with you. And interestingly, 20 years ago, or 25 years ago, I didn’t feel like I had enough time to think that long term. But now that I’m older, I actually am more patient to have the long view, which is very counterintuitive.  And Dan Sullivan, who is a coach and the founder of Strategic Coach, he is now, I think, north of 80, and he has this thesis that even at his age, he has a 25-year plan, and that allows him to actually create more value. So that’s fascinating. So switching gears here, what drives growth in your business right now?  Yeah. So we govern the business with an assets under management model. So we have USDC, we’ve got money market funds, we’ve got fixed-income products, we’ve got Bitcoin on platform. So we just look at overarching platform balance. And so that’s the primary, very simple heuristic for how we define success: Is that thing growing month over month, quarter over quarter? That’s how we define growth and measure our growth.  But again, the value prop in terms of what drives that, why do companies actually sign up to Stable Sea? Primarily because they just don’t have access. Almost every business that we have talked to so far, and honestly every business that I’ve interacted with, has idle cash sitting in a checking account someplace. Full stop. And that idle cash could sit there for the weekend, i.e., two days, or it could sit for a quarter. If you’re gearing up for quarterly bonuses in Q1, you will escrow a million, $2 million in Q4 so you can pay out in Q1. Not just the U.S. economy, but every economy, there’s just cash sitting around at a bank, and it’s being underutilized.  And so for us, when we go and finally chat to businesses in the mid-market, lower mid-market, even SMBs, we have a customer on platform that invests $2,500 every week. It almost looks like a checking account, or almost looks like retail behavior in some ways. But they do it because they say, “Hey, I don’t make a lot of money with my business, but if I can eke an additional two, three grand at the end of the year, that’s valuable to me.” And there’s a real poetry to that because they’ve never had access to it. They’ve always wanted it.  But banks, large and small, won’t go build for the long tail of the economy. And so finally, we show up and we say, “Hey, here’s your menu of investment options. Here’s the risk profiles. Here’s how you should think of it. Based on the seasonality of your business, we can get you into the right products.” There’s real utility there, and that’s what kind of drives the value proposition and the growth of the business and the business’s assets under management overall.  So you’re looking for opportunities where you can be additive to customers, where there’s a situation where maybe there’s a gap in the market or there’s friction that they are experiencing with investing their money, and you can be the wedge in that situation and offer them a 3X better solution.  Yeah. Correct. Correct. And again, our tagline internally is, “Keep your bank, upgrade your capital.” Because we really don’t want to compete with the checking account. Where you run payroll, where your invoices land if someone pays you, your day-to-day spend, keep your banking relationships because it’s very difficult to usurp that. And also, we don’t want to get into that. That puts us squarely in this neobank realm where you’ve got great companies like Mercury and Rho and Ramp and Brex and a thousand other companies there.  We don’t really want to go compete with that. We’re more of, if you had the privilege of working with some of the largest transaction banks in the world, that’s what we’re trying to be and essentially provision those services out to the real economy, which is typically access to capital markets, access to global foreign exchange for payments and settlement, and then advisory services, tax reporting, et cetera.  Almost like a democratized private banking service.  Yeah. Yeah. All of us at Stable Sea, we’re trying really hard to steer away from the banking narrative, but yes, in the future, if you take that 10-year perspective, yeah, we will most likely be a private banking solution, a democratized version of that.  Yeah. Fascinating. So what’s one thing that you’re actively trying to figure out right now in your business?  Yeah, it’s a great question. I mean, the one thing that we’re actively trying to figure out is two things, really. One is, so we build directly into ERP systems like QuickBooks or NetSuite or Oracle or SAP, and we have advisory services. So we take a lot of that data, we build our own model weights on top of it, and then we offer that out to our customers so that they can essentially query their own transaction data and use it for different services.  Now, we’ve got strong signal on the first value proposition for that, but I’m curious mostly for owner-operators in the real economy: What are their biggest back-office pain points? And that’s something that we’re trying to figure out because we hear a lot, “Yes, we don’t have access to savings products.” Okay, we can solve that today. “Yes, cross-border payments are frustrating, slow, and expensive.” Yes, we solve that today.  So we’re looking for that third pillar. One of our VCs always talks to us about morphine versus vitamins, where it’s kind of a crude analogy, but if you go to the hospital and you’re in dire pain, you don’t want to be sold vitamins. You want some morphine, and that’s what you’re going there for, right? And when you’re in a startup and you create products, you’re really looking for that morphine of, people just cannot live without this product. And then you can sell all the value-added services around it, which are essentially the vitamins.  And so for us, we’ve found two morphine-like products where there’s a real pain point for accessing capital markets. Primarily, there is no ability to access that today. And then second, cross-border payments: slow, difficult, expensive, opaque, all the things. Solved that. So the third one that we’re trying to figure out now is: How do we A/B test quickly enough to figure out—we have a treasure trove of data building into ERP systems—what is the highest signal-to-noise product that we can build using a diverse data set to help owners operate their back office a little more efficiently?  So you say highest signal-to-noise. Is it the ratio of signal to noise? So what is the product value which you can detect as being a need in the market? Is this what you mean by that? Yeah, yeah. It’s like, what is that one pain point that is so resolute that people are like, “I would do anything to have this thing solved”? There’s all these value-adds like cash flow reporting and automating some of your tax stuff at the end of the year, which are all nice-to-haves. We’re curious. We’re trying to figure out what it is that folks will say, “I’ve got all this data in my ERP system. I would love to know one, two, three things and have A, B, C automated so my back office can run a little bit more efficiently and my accountant doesn’t have to ask me every quarter-end, ‘Where is X, Y, and Z statement?'”  Yeah. I mean, I’ve got some ideas, but I’m sure that you’ve already thought about most of it, so I’m not going to share them. So if someone is listening to this who is a small business or medium-sized business, and they’ve got some cash just sitting around, or they’d like to invest, but they don’t have big enough balances or the transaction costs are prohibitive for their size of investment, whatever the reason, but they are curious about exploring how to have access to better FX rates, more investment products, where can they learn more, and how can they connect with you?  Of course. Well, connect with me on LinkedIn, Tanner Taddeo, pretty easy to find. And then the platform is stablesea.com. So, free to sign up, no cost whatsoever. Also, no cost to use the platform at all. So feel free to sign up right online, and then, yeah, typically it takes us two days to run through the KYB document requests, and then you’re up and running. So, pretty simple. Stablesea.com, free to sign up and start putting your capital to work. Awesome. We try and make it as seamless as possible.  So I’m just wondering, the name of the company, is it something to do with stablecoin? Is it a sea of opportunities for stablecoin?  It was stablecoin for sure. So we started with the word “stable” and then “sea” because we wanted to provide a sea of liquidity. Both for FX, because we do B2B settlements, which are typically large transactions, low volume. You’re not doing twenty $10 million transactions a day. You’re typically doing one $10 million transaction a week or every other week. But you need a deep pool of liquidity to service that.  And then also, from a capital markets perspective, we wanted to be able to provide a sea of liquidity there for different investment options that companies could access based on the seasonality of their cash flow or the risk tolerance that they have as a business. So stable meets sea, so Stable Sea.  Okay. Well, if you want to keep your bank but upgrade your capital, then reach out to Tanner Taddeo, the CEO and Co-Founder of Stable Sea. He’ll get you more investment opportunities that maybe you have not had access to. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure you subscribe and follow us on Apple Podcasts. Do not miss any episode with exciting entrepreneurs like Tanner. So thanks, Tanner, for coming, and thank you for listening.  Thank you, Steve. Important Links: Tanner's LinkedIn Tanner's website

Nashville SC's 4-1 win over Inter Miami drives the conversation here, but the episode goes beyond the scoreline. Stephen Robinson, Clay Trainum, and Valair Shabilla break down why this felt like a statement night for Nashville, how the Miami rivalry has become real through repeated meaningful matches, and what the result says about BJ Callaghan's team.They also cover the impact of Elias Saad and Reed Baker-Whiting on the left side, Hany Mukhtar's leadership and two-goal performance, and Nashville's upcoming two-match week against the Red Bulls and Columbus. In this episode: Nashville's 4-1 win over Miami as one of the biggest Geodis Park moments in club history The hosts explain why this matchup now feels like a true rivalry, not a manufactured one Clay argues the Miami game mattered because it came with real consequences for the Supporters' Shield race Valair highlights the global attention Miami games bring and why Nashville used that spotlight well Stephen, Clay, and Valair all note the atmosphere, sellout crowd, and catharsis of beating Miami in style The left side of Nashville's attack gets major praise, especially Elias Saad and Reed Baker-Whiting Reed Baker-Whiting's aggressive positioning and constant pressure help create space for Saad and Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar is discussed as both a creator and the emotional leader of the team, with two goals and strong off-ball work Goalkeeper Joe Willis, Matt Corcoran, Edvard Tagseth, and Walker Zimmerman also get credit for strong performances The hosts react to Nashville selling Wubens Pacius and agree it is likely the right move for both player and club Looking ahead, the crew previews a two-match week against the Red Bulls and Columbus, with Joseph Martinez's return adding extra spice 00:00 - Cold open and the hosts joking through bad eyesight, illness, and podcast banter01:26 - Setting up the positive mood after Nashville's big win03:29 - Why the Geodis Park atmosphere felt like a major event06:21 - Stephen's bar-watching story and the irony of a Miami matchup ad08:43 - Why this Miami win feels like one of Nashville's best fan experiences11:36 - Miami's global pull and why this result mattered beyond rivalry14:12 - Why these games bring in casual Messi fans and local converts17:17 - Stephen's pink-shirt rant and the silly side of the rivalry19:26 - The Austin comparison and why this win feels like a statement in a season-defining moment23:23 - How the Miami rivalry became real through repeated meaningful matches26:26 - BJ Callahan's tactical edge in three games against Miami this season27:14 - Why games with consequence are what turn opponents into true rivals28:47 - The players clearly feel the rivalry too, especially after the win33:44 - Final score recap: Nashville 4, Miami 134:37 - Eli Saad's impact and why his start mattered36:33 - Reed Baker-Whiting's role in transforming the left side41:19 - Why Nashville's attack overwhelmed Miami's shape42:52 - The Schwake assist and why goalkeepers get punished when asked to make decisions45:28 - Nashville looking like the better team for the entire match48:48 - Matt Corcoran's growth in the defensive midfield role49:27 - Edvard Tagseth's strong game without Patrick Yazbek50:22 - Joe Willis and Walker Zimmerman getting major defensive praise51:24 - Hany Mukhtar's evolution and why this game still felt like his team53:29 - The unusual lack of Hany salutes after his two goals54:25 - Dan Lovitz as a late-game agitator and Luis Suárez moment57:00 - Miami's halftime delay and the hosts joking about a free-goal penalty59:41 - Shout-out to Nashville fans and a quick pivot to other MLS news61:14 - SoccerWise partnership mention and broader MLS coverage shout-out62:09 - Joseph Martinez is back with Columbus and will face Nashville soon64:13 - Houston Dynamo sitting second in the West and why that matters65:05 - Should Brian Schmetzer keep his job in Seattle?66:19 - Wubens Pacius departs Nashville and why the move makes sense68:31 - Looking ahead to Nashville's two-match week69:18 - Red Bulls preview and why the road match still feels tricky71:02 - Columbus preview, Joseph Martinez storyline, and defensive concerns for New Jersey72:37 - Final predictions from each host for the week ahead "This is one of the best moments that they've ever seen at Geodis Park." "Hany's team. This is Hany's team and there's no two ways about it." "Good guys won."

Inter Miami desperately needs to get back on track.After three consecutive losses, the Herons travel to Philadelphia for a huge midweek matchup against the Philadelphia Union looking to finally stop the slide and get their season moving in the right direction again.On this episode of Battered Herons, we'll preview everything ahead of Inter Miami vs. Philadelphia. After the embarrassing 4-1 defeat to Nashville, there are serious questions surrounding this team—from the goalkeeper and defense to an unbalanced midfield and an attack that hasn't been producing enough.What needs to change in Philadelphia? Does Guillermo Hoyos need to shake up his starting XI? Can Miami fix its defensive problems? And just how important is getting all three points with the team already riding a three-game losing streak?We'll break down the expected lineup, key matchups, players who need to step up and our keys to victory as Inter Miami looks to finally STOP THE SLIDE.#InterMiami #Messi #InterMiamiCF #PhiladelphiaUnion #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #MiamiSoccer #InterMiamiFans #Herons #GuillermoHoyos #MatchPreview #StopTheSlide #VamosMiami #Soccer #Football

The Boys in Gold delivered a complete team victory over Messi and Miami in one of the most important regular season performances in club history. Elias Saad and Reed Baker-Whiting played the best match of their NSC careers while the rest of the stars delivered as well. The crowd was electric, Messi was off, the midfield and defense were sound and Brian Schwake continued his USMNT-caliber play. Ben Wright and Braden Gall are joined by Steve Cavendish of the NashvilleBanner.com to talk Nashville SC and USA soccer.

This one was ugly.Inter Miami entered Saturday night looking to put its disappointing Leagues Cup campaign behind them. Instead, the questions surrounding this team only got bigger.Nashville SC completely dominated Inter Miami 4-1, handing the Herons an embarrassing defeat and exposing problems seemingly everywhere on the pitch.On this Battered Herons Postgame Reaction, we're breaking down what went wrong and trying to figure out where Inter Miami goes from here.The goalkeeper situation remains a major question. The defense continues to give up opportunities. The midfield looks unbalanced. And at the other end, Miami is struggling to consistently create and finish chances.This isn't just about one bad result anymore. After a disappointing Leagues Cup exit followed by a four-goal performance from Nashville, it's fair to ask whether Inter Miami has much bigger problems than we initially thought.What needs to change? Is it personnel? Tactics? The starting XI? And how much pressure should there be on Guillermo Hoyos to find solutions quickly?Join us live immediately after the final whistle as we react to Nashville 4-1 Inter Miami and try to answer one simple question:What is wrong with this team?#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #NashvilleSC #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #MiamiSoccer #InterMiamiFans #Herons #PostgameReaction #GuillermoHoyos #VamosMiami #Soccer #Football #NashvilleVsMiami

Noche para el olvido del Inter Miami. Goleada 4-1 en Nashville, una defensa —sobre todo en transición— que volvió a ser un problema serio, y muchas preguntas sobre este equipo. En Garzas CF lo analizamos todo sin filtro: qué pasó atrás, las decisiones de Hoyos, el momento del equipo tras quedar afuera de la Leagues Cup, y por supuesto, la vuelta de Messi a la titularidad en un contexto durísimo para él.▪️ El 4-1 y el desastre defensivo▪️ La defensa de transición, otra vez el problema▪️ Las decisiones de Hoyos▪️ Messi, su regreso y el momento personal que atraviesa▪️ ¿Qué le pasa a este Inter Miami?¿Vos qué viste? Dejanos tu comentario acá abajo

What are Fan Tokens? Thanks for asking! Even if you're not a football fan, you can't have missed the news of Lionel Messi's recent transfer to Paris Saint Germain in mid-August. But you may not have heard details of the star's €30M sign-on package at PSG, a significant proportion of which was paid in the club's Fan Token cryptocurrency. The move led to a spike in PSG trading, with the token value more than doubling from one week to the next. Where can you buy fan tokens? And what's the point? Why do football clubs need more money anyway? ⁠In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!⁠ To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠What is terraforming?⁠ ⁠What is a deepfake?⁠ ⁠What is empty nest syndrome?⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 8/9/2021 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Identifying AI-generated content is getting harder, even for the experts. Do the rest of us stand a chance? In the final installment of Tech News Briefing's three-part series, "AI and the Blurring of Reality," WSJ personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen sits down with digital forensics and photo experts to find out why spotting deepfakes is so difficult and get practical advice for scrutinizing the images and videos in our feeds. Further Listening: When AI Grandmas Go Viral, What Even Is Reality Anymore? AI Is Fueling a New Kind of Political Propaganda Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jon Nelson hosts the best of SDH AM from the Soccer Down Here Network, with three guests who each bring a different corner of the soccer world into focus. Danny Higginbotham joins to react to the reported €18 million move that could bring Breel Embolo to Atlanta United, then breaks down what Saturday's Nashville SC matchup with Inter Miami at GEODIS Park will hinge on, from Lionel Messi's emotional return following his father's health scare to the absence of one of Miami's most consistent defenders. Diego Pessolano, Spanish language play by play voice for Apple TV and Fútbol de Primera, talks about calling more than twenty World Cup matches this summer, his lifelong devotion to Argentina and Boca Juniors, and why the Leagues Cup format rewards teams that can win under pressure. And Ali Howorth walks through the Women's Africa Cup of Nations semifinals, where Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world and playing in their first ever WAFCON, have already qualified for next year's Women's World Cup behind sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga, a story that traces back to a single academy coach in Malawi who paid for their flights to Europe out of his own pocket.

Futbol Americas is late to react to the slate of Leagues Cup matches, including Inter Miami crashing out. Messi made an appearance shortly after his father's passing. A few USMNT players are getting close to movies. This includes current star Folarin Balogun and potential star Zavier Gozo. It's a first on Futbol Americas when the Shakastrophic segment makes an appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In hour one, Jonnu Smith is hoping for a return to the Fins. Is Jonnu the best Dolphins TE since Randy McMichael? Hoch rejoices now that Bradley Beal is off the table! Chris Wittyngham discusses Messi's MLS impact. Plus, Crowder is still not buying Fernando Mendoza.

MLS broadcaster and CBS Sports Golazo commentator, Chris Wittyngham, joins the show to share his thoughts on Messi's strong comments hinting a potential retirement following the passing of his father.

Malik Willis struggles versus Washington in scrimmage, InterMiamiCF gets Eliminated from Leagues Cup & Messi plays, Dolphins Injuries are a sign, Ruben Bain Highlights ignite Dolfans, Jayden Daniels situation is unexplainable, 3A Graphix Sports Calendar, Birthdays in Music and Entertainment, Today in Music History, ARod calls out the Yankees, what if Shula didn't do this and more.

Malik Willis struggles versus Washington in scrimmage, InterMiamiCF gets Eliminated from Leagues Cup & Messi plays, Dolphins Injuries are a sign, Ruben Bain Highlights ignite Dolfans, Jayden Daniels situation is unexplainable, 3A Graphix Sports Calendar, Birthdays in Music and Entertainment, Today in Music History, ARod calls out the Yankees, what if Shula didn't do this and more.

Messi playing after losing his father 8-13-2026

Malik Willis struggles versus Washington in scrimmage, InterMiamiCF gets Eliminated from Leagues Cup & Messi plays, Dolphins Injuries are a sign, Ruben Bain Highlights ignite Dolfans, Jayden Daniels situation is unexplainable, 3A Graphix Sports Calendar, Birthdays in Music and Entertainment, Today in Music History, ARod calls out the Yankees, what if Shula didn't do this and more.

Futbol Americas is late to react to the slate of Leagues Cup matches, including Inter Miami crashing out. Messi made an appearance shortly after his father's passing. A few USMNT players are getting close to movies. This includes current star Folarin Balogun and potential star Zavier Gozo. It's a first on Futbol Americas when the Shakastrophic segment makes an appearance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a disappointing end to the Leagues Cup, it's time for Inter Miami to turn the page and get back to MLS action — and they're returning against one of the toughest opponents possible.On this episode of Battered Herons, we preview Saturday's huge matchup against league-leading Nashville SC. Inter Miami needs a response after its Leagues Cup elimination, and the good news is that Luis Suárez is once again eligible to play after missing the tournament through suspension.How much of a difference can Suárez make? What should Guillermo Hoyos change after the disappointing loss to León? And can Miami put the Leagues Cup behind them and take down the team sitting at the top of the league?We'll also briefly revisit the 3-2 loss to León, discuss what went wrong during the Leagues Cup, and then turn our attention to a massive MLS test against Nashville.The Leagues Cup is over. Now it's time to see what this Inter Miami team can accomplish in the stretch run of the MLS season.#InterMiami #Messi #InterMiamiCF #NashvilleSC #LuisSuarez #MLS #MajorLeagueSoccer #MiamiSoccer #Herons #InterMiamiFans #VamosMiami #Soccer #Football #MatchPreview #LeaguesCup

Two Australians among hundreds rescued from a ferry fire in Indonesia; Australia's largest aluminium smelter bailed out of financial trouble, and in football, Lionel Messi expresses doubts about continuing his career after the death of his father...

Nashville SC is eliminated from the Leagues Cup after rotating in two of the three group stage matches. The strategy was to focus on and prepare for Miami's visit on this weekend. Messi and the best offense in MLS come to Nashville in a battle of the top two teams in the league. What kind of match will unfold as emotion will likely play a huge role in the outcome for both clubs. Ben Wright and Braden Gall are joined by 104.5 The Zone's Lucas Panzica to talk Nashville SC and USA soccer.

In Texas, a legal battle is intensifying after a surrogate gave birth to a baby with a severe heart condition. The intended parents in California had wanted to terminate the pregnancy after learning of the diagnosis, but the surrogate refused. Jason Allen reports.Just weeks after the World Cup, soccer legend Lionel Messi is talking openly about the possibility of retiring following the death of his father. Nicole Valdes reports.A growing number of U.S. cities are trying to crack down on so-called teen takeovers, when large groups of young people gather in a public place, often in response to online invites. Some of the events have ended with violence and arrests. Mark Strassmann shows how some cities are responding.Singer Becky G was signed to a record label at just 14 years old. She spoke exclusively to "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King about her rise to fame, advocacy in her new music and major collaborations.The National Retail Federation estimates students and their parents on average will spend more than $1,400 this year on dorm room essentials. Smart shopping expert Trae Bodge gives money-saving tips for college move-in.

Thursday's Football Daily with David Wilson is packed with big talking points — from the FAI withdrawing its support for Gianni Infantino amid growing governance and transparency concerns, to the fallout from FIFA's private investment proposal.It's also a huge European night for the League of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers look to finish the job in Albania, Bohs chase a comeback in Denmark, and a sold-out Tolka Park awaits Shelbourne's second leg against Ajax.Plus: PSG beat Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup, major transfer headlines (Rodri, Enzo, Romero), Messi retirement hints, and Xavi's Netherlands appointment.Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Inter Miami's 2026 Leagues Cup run is officially OVER.The Herons entered their final group-stage match against León needing to finish the tournament on a positive note, but instead suffered a disappointing 3-2 loss and are officially eliminated.What makes the result even more frustrating? Miami didn't simply throw out a heavily rotated lineup and look toward MLS play. They brought Lionel Messi back into the team, continued relying on key players, and still couldn't get the result.On this episode of Battered Herons, we're going live immediately after the final whistle to react to the loss and ask the biggest question: Was this Leagues Cup campaign a complete failure?We'll discuss the decision not to rotate, Messi's return, what went wrong against León, the biggest disappointments from the tournament and what this early elimination means for the rest of Inter Miami's season.Leagues Cup is over. Now all the pressure shifts to what Miami can accomplish during the remainder of 2026.#InterMiami #BatteredHerons #InterMiamiCF #LeaguesCup #LeaguesCup2026 #Leon #Messi #MLS #LigaMX #InterMiamiFans #MiamiSoccer #Herons #PostgameReaction #Soccer #Football #VamosMiami

Millions of people across Europe witness the first total solar eclipse in decades; The Federal and NSW governments agree to a multi-billion dollar bailout of Australia's largest aluminium smelter, and in Sport, Football legend Lionel Messi expresses doubts about continuing his career after the death of his father...

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the greatest fighters of all time, who retired from the UFC undefeated with a perfect 29-0 record. We did this conversation entirely in Russian. It’s translated and dubbed into English. Both language audio tracks (and subtitles) are available on YouTube. Here, only the English audio is available. We worked hard to make it enjoyable to listen to, by carefully dubbing the translation using voice-cloning, as we’ve done for previous foreign-language podcasts. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep500-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/khabib-nurmagomedov-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Khabib’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/khabib_nurmagomedov/ Khabib’s YouTube: https://youtube.com/@KhabibTheEagle Khabib’s Facebook: https://facebook.com/KhabibTheEagle/ Khabib’s X: https://x.com/TeamKhabib Khabib’s Telegram: https://t.me/khabib_nurmagomedov Khabib’s Website: https://khabib.com SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: Wispr Flow: AI-powered voice dictation app. Go to https://wisprflow.ai/lex LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lex Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://shopify.com/lex BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://betterhelp.com/lex Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://perplexity.ai/ OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (01:29) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (08:24) – Why Dagestan produces so many great fighters (18:31) – History of Dagestan warrior culture (27:51) – Hard training in the mountains of Dagestan (31:42) – The trap of fame, money, and power (42:23) – The key to Khabib’s dominance (53:36) – Discipline and hard work (1:06:04) – Street fights in Dagestan (1:19:45) – Khabib’s top pressure (1:25:29) – Khabib vs Conor McGregor (1:38:14) – Khabib’s toughest fight (1:46:02) – Greatest MMA fighters of all time (2:03:46) – Coaching (2:09:19) – Daniel Cormier (2:13:38) – Islam Makhachev (2:23:35) – Dana White (2:27:05) – Joe Rogan (2:29:20) – Ali Abdelaziz (2:31:57) – Football (2:39:12) – Messi vs Ronaldo (2:57:12) – Dubai (3:01:03) – God (3:08:46) – Advice for young people

Inter Miami is dealing with loss on and off the field as Lionel Messi grieves the death of his father and the team faces potential elimination from Leagues Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we look ahead to Inter Miami's crucial Leagues Cup match against Club León, Ashley and Gian take a moment to extend our deepest condolences and pay our respects to Lionel Messi and his family during this difficult time.We also turn our attention to what has become a pivotal night for Inter Miami.On tonight's show: • Can Inter Miami still advance in Leagues Cup? • What result does Miami need against León? • Should Hoyos make changes to the lineup? • Key matchups and tactical adjustments • Our predictions for a must-win nightWith Leagues Cup hopes hanging in the balance, Inter Miami faces one of its biggest tests of the season. Join us live as we preview the match, discuss the path forward, and answer your questions.#InterMiami #Messi #LeaguesCup #ClubLeon #MLSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Alexis Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! Today, we begin the show reacting to Mexico defeating the USA 2-0 in the CONCACAF U-20 championship. Alexi and Mosse discuss the loss and what it says about the state of the USA's youth teams before getting into some young talent that was NOT at this tournament that we could see make an impact going forward. Alexi and Mosse highlight players such as Cavan Sullivan, Zavier Gozo and Noahkai Banks as ones to watch for the future. Next, we recap all the action from around the Leagues Cup that saw Inter Miami fall on an emotional day, LAFC win at the death, and Club América turn Portland into their home stadium. In #AskAlexi, we discuss what promotion and relegation could look like in MLS and in One for the Road, Alexi highlights the most interesting storylines and players across Europe this upcoming season. 0:00 - Intro2:15 - Mexico tops USA for another CONCACAF title4:12 - Does MLS have a duty to U.S. Youth Soccer?9:36 - Should Mauricio Pochettino pulled a Jesse Marsch and coached the U.S. Youth National Team?12:45 - The Future USMNT stars: Zavier Gozo, Cavan Sullivan and more20:46 - Leagues Cup: Rodrigo De Paul tips cap to Messi, MLS continues success over LIGA MX31:02 - #AskAlexi: Pro/Rel and MLS + Vini Jr stays at Real Madrid44:05 - One For the Road: European soccer storyline that we are most excited about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hablamos sobre el terremoto que sacudió Colombia y comentamos lo que está ocurriendo tras el desastre. También hablamos sobre lo que está pasando en el mundo, Venezuela y Colombia, las ayudas tras el terremoto y la triste noticia del fallecimiento del papá de Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi's father, Jorge, has passed away, leaving the superstar player's immediate future with Inter Miami uncertain. Show host Franco Panizo discusses the devastating news Messi received over the weekend, analyzes Inter Miami's bleak outlook in the Leagues Cup after matches vs Atletico San Luis and Monterrey, talks Mateo Silvetti's shoulder injury, and more.

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Jorge Messi — Lionel Messi's father and lifelong manager — has died at 68. We honor the man behind the legend. Plus: a judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million over harm to kids' mental health, ICE is getting body cameras but will only release footage "when convenient," FIFA still owes LA and other host cities $1 million each, and today I teach the easiest way to start investing. (Audio en español, subtítulos en inglés.) Hoy en Échale: murió Jorge Messi, papá y representante de toda la vida de Leo — te contamos quién fue de verdad. Además: a Meta le ordenan pagar $567 millones por dañar la salud mental de los niños, ICE tendrá cámaras pero solo enseñará los videos "si le conviene," FIFA le debe un millón a Los Ángeles y a otras sedes del Mundial, y en el Concepto: qué es un fondo índice. EN ESTE EPISODIO:

The Futbol Americas crew breaks down the massive news of Mauricio Pochettino extending his USMNT contract until 2030. Plus, the guys breakdown a couple of Americans on the move in the 2026 summer transfer window. Also, the MLS announces Larry Berg as the new commissioner of the league, replacing Don Garber. And, Messi bags a brace in Leagues Cup action & Vini Jr. staying in Madrid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Wilbon and Frank Isola discuss Shohei and PCA NL MVP race, Red Sox/Braves streaking, Jefry Yan's celebrations, Messi scores two in 1st start since WC, Infantino gets vote of confidence and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices