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The Soccer Journal Podcast

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92 episodes

The Soccer Journal Podcast covers all things soccer in New York, with an emphasis on New York City FC and MLS. We are the flagship podcast of the New York Soccer Journal, and we're here to inform you and to keep it fun.

Episodes

The Blueprint: What should the MLS All-Star Game be?

about 12 hours ago

1h 16m


E89

NYCFC ends the drought, João Loiola arrives, two busy weeks begin

May. 12

1h 4m


The Blueprint: Why is MLS flipping its calendar?

May. 8

1h 3m


E88

Dreaming of Open Cup glory, living the nightmare of MLS struggles

May. 5

1h 11m


The Blueprint: What is PascalBall?

May. 1

1h 12m


E87

NYCFC winless streak continues, Hudson River Derby returns in Open Cup

Apr. 28

1h 7m


E86

What's kept NYCFC winless during their four-match MLS skid

Apr. 22

1h 9m


E85

Tough trip to Vancouver, Talles Magno goes off in the Open Cup, and Malachi Jones returns

Apr. 15

1h 1m


E84

A disappointing draw before NYCFC face Whitecaps, US Open Cup tests

Apr. 8

1h 10m


E83

Matt Freese battles for World Cup spot, sketchy NYCFC transfer rumors emerge

Apr. 1

1h 8m


E82

A controversial NYCFC loss to Miami, news about HRB's future

Mar. 25

1h 7m


E81

NYCFC on a win streak, Inter Miami visits for a 'statement game'

Mar. 18

1h 5m


E80

NYCFC delivers with a home-opener dismantling of Orlando

Mar. 11

1h 5m


E79

NYCFC wins again in Philly, front office gets candid about transfers

Mar. 4

1h 3m


E78

Takeaways from NYCFC's season-opening draw

Feb. 25

1h 2m


E77

Previewing and predicting what's in store for NYCFC in 2026

Feb. 18

1h 10m


E76

What the preseason matches tell us about the state of NYCFC's roster

Feb. 11

55m


E75

Where the failed Moussa Sylla transfer leaves NYCFC

Feb. 4

53m


E74

What signing striker Moussa Sylla, defender Kai Trewin means for NYCFC

Jan. 28

58m


E73

Todd Dunivant meets the media, Julián Fernández transfer rumors swirl

Jan. 21

1h


E72

Maxi Moralez returns, Talles Magno makes the NYCFC preseason roster

Jan. 15

1h


E71

Taty Castellanos at West Ham, NYCFC transfer wish lists, Talles Magno's future

Jan. 7

59m


E70

Justin Haak exits, the kit leaks, new Homegrowns and SuperDraft picks arrive

Dec. 31

55m


E69

New York City FC's radio voice on his new book of soccer wisdom

Dec. 17

1h


E68

Messi gets MLS Cup, NYCFC gets graded

Dec. 10

1h 1m


E67

Season ends and The Todd Dunivant Era begins

Dec. 3

1h 8m


E66

Beast of the East slayed and now it's time to face Messi

Nov. 26

1h


E65

Broken by the international break, but Philly beckons

Nov. 19

1h 4m


E64

Nico and the New York City FC road warriors

Nov. 12

1h 1m


E63

Agony or ecstasy await in Game 3

Nov. 5

50m


E62

Alonso Martínez does it to Charlotte again

Oct. 29

42m


E61

Will Charlotte away finally go NYCFC's way?

Oct. 22

1h 3m


E60

A Decision Day preview extravaganza

Oct. 15

59m


E59

Final reflections on David Lee's NYCFC tenure

Oct. 8

1h 2m


E58

Derby dub and a David Lee departure

Oct. 1

58m


E57

Streaking into a Messi visit and a Derby

Sep. 23

1h 6m


E56

Big NYCFC win leads to a busier, bigger week

Sep. 17

46m


E55

Jump into the Fire

Sep. 10

47m


E54

DC disaster, international intrigue

Sep. 3

1h


E53

Another beast of the East slayed by the Pigeons

Aug. 27

1h 2m


E52

A win that was worth the wait

Aug. 20

52m


E51

The grass isn't always greener

Aug. 13

55m


E50

Leagues Cup: Fun for two minutes then over for NYCFC

Aug. 6

53m


E47

Road pain and roster change

Aug. 6

50m


E48

What stood out during the NYCFC road gauntlet

Aug. 6

57m


E49

Trending up in time for Leagues Cup

Aug. 6

42m


E46

Big Signings: A new Designated Player, a giant inflatable pigeon

Jul. 9

54m


E45

The world learns what we already knew about Matt Freese

Jul. 2

55m


E44

Is our Club World Cup fever intensifying?

Jun. 25

56m


E43

No Matt Freese and Alonso Martínez, no problem

Jun. 18

54m


E42

Ronny Deila joins us ahead of his Yankee Stadium return

Jun. 11

46m


E41

Gut-check time at the season's midpoint

Jun. 4

47m


E40

Closing out the May gauntlet

May. 28

45m


E39

Few better feelings than 2-0 derby wins at home

May. 21

47m


E38

Limping into Hudson River Derby week

May. 14

1h 1m


E37

Chasing that three-win week

May. 7

42m


E36

Winds of change blow in NYCFC's direction

Apr. 30

42m


E35

A lot to say about NYCFC and the transfer market

Apr. 23

45m


E34

Rang Philly's bell, now can NYCFC spill New England's tea?

Apr. 16

40m


E33

Kevin De Bruyne will fix everything, right?

Apr. 9

54m


E32

That one really hurt

Apr. 2

44m


E31

Bracing for the first Ronny Deila Derby

Mar. 27

38m


E30

Streaking at home, Alonso-less in Columbus

Mar. 20

43m


E29

Back home, back winning, flashing back to 2015

Mar. 13

46m


E28

High hopes for the home opener

Mar. 6

39m


E27

Miami mayhem, cross-country gauntlet

Feb. 27

43m


E26

Ready or not, here comes another NYCFC season

Feb. 20

47m


E25

Will Santi Rodríguez stay or will he Botafogo?

Feb. 13

43m


E24

Pascal Jansen and the 'bulletproof mindset'

Feb. 6

38m


E23

MLS makes the Cups so complicated

Jan. 30

34m


E22

New York City FC's Dry January

Jan. 23

28m


E21

Preseason begins with notable absentee Jovan Mijatović

Jan. 16

39m


E20

Matt Freese gets his USMNT chance

Jan. 9

29m


E19

Pascal Jansen enters, James Sands exits

Jan. 2

32m


E18

How we graded NYCFC's 2024 season

Dec. 19

43m


E17

Silly season starts with Expansion Draft drama

Dec. 12

39m


E16

"It will take part of my soul away if they hoist the Cup"

Dec. 5

31m


E15

Reacting to Nick Cushing's firing

Nov. 26

45m


E14

Gio Savarese previews the playoff derby

Nov. 21

28m


E13

An airing of Citi Field grievances

Nov. 14

32m


E12

Bring on the biggest-ever Hudson River Derby

Nov. 10

25m


E11

Win in Ohio or go home for the winter

Nov. 7

25m


E10

A flop in Cincy and a must-win at Citi

Oct. 31

37m


E9

Approaching crunch time in Cincinnati

Oct. 24

27m


E8

Want home-field advantage? Root against the Yankees, Mets

Oct. 17

30m


E7

The alternate-universe MVP

Oct. 10

26m


E6

NYCFC turns a corner

Oct. 3

26m


E5

A game that needs no introduction

Sep. 26

26m


E4

NYCFC defeats Messi 1-1

Sep. 22

18m


E3

Messi Mania, winless woes

Sep. 19

37m


E2

Christian Benteke is a scary man

Sep. 12

27m


E1

Struggles in Columbus, running the gauntlet, and drinking the Alonso Martínez Kool-Aid

Sep. 5

29m