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In the week that the USSF refused to leave the NASL as a Division 2 league, we beg you to leave us sanctioned as a podcast on your subscription list. This week we round up European transfers, talk about a few MLS games and give you the rundown from a beefy weekend of World Cup…
Almost five years after he watched his first professional soccer match, Dr. Bill McGuire is finishing his first season as managing partner of Minnesota United FC in MLS. Dr. McGuire joins Wes in the studio to talk about that time for the FiftyFive.One Podcast. He reflects back on the decisions that led them to MLS…
Minnesota United got its first road win in MLS (and their first as a team in 503 days), so we’re going to celebrate that. Not before Wes gets angry about the team’s inability to not just, you know, pass the ball directly at the opposition. Matt Privratsky joins the pod to talk about the University…
Strap in because you’re in for a wild ride. MNUFC drop points to Seattle and we’re not holding back on our analysis. Prepare yourself for hottest of takes along with updates from MLS, the rest of US soccer and around the world on this week’s We Call It Soccer! You can subscribe to WCIS on…
To celebrate the end of Groundhog Day the musical, Minnesota United lost twice to Seattle. We sure do love Bill Murray. Alex joins Wes as the two try to dig through a much better performance from Minnesota that ended in a loss regardless. Subscribe to this podcast. iTunes Google Play Stitcher Send us questions at…
Well, he was just 18. And he scored LFC, if you know what I mean. And the way he scored, was way beyond compare. Trent Alexander-Arnold begins his Magical Mystery Tour through the world of hype as we get down to telling you about the first weekend of EPL. Back In The USA there’s also…
After a 4-0 drubbing of D.C. United, Minnesota turns around and gets a thorough spanking from Seattle. It’s like that crappy Kevin Spacey movie, Pay It Forward. Alex joins Wes as the two of them lament the team’s inability to keep a basic defensive shape. They sigh deeply and talk about other things. Subscribe to…
As Andrea Pirlo edges closer to his inevitable retirement, we look back at the week that was. MNUFC conclusively beat DC, MLS games produced massive quantities of goals, Liverpool seem close to losing Coutinho and Neymar is off to PSG. All that and more on this week’s We Call It Soccer! You can subscribe to…
Back in October, Sport Illustrated’s Grant Wahl made an offhand prediction that Minnesota United would not get more than 5 wins in 2017. We have not let him forget that and so to celebrate Minnesota United’s 6th win of the season, we have Grant Wahl as a guest. Bill Stenross joins Wes to talk about…
In 2011, Harrisburg native, Bobby Warshaw realized his dream of becoming a professional soccer player by being drafted 17th by FC Dallas. In the years to come, Bobby would find himself on top of the world in Sweden, scoring 8 goals in 9 games and then coming back down as he tried to navigate his…
The USMNT inches closer to the Gold Cup by reaching the finals. We recap a busy week full of MLS games, all the European transfers and the latest MNUFC news on this week’s We Call It Soccer. You can subscribe to WCIS on the following platforms: iTunes Feed Google Play Podcasts Stitcher Radio Listen now:
The FiftyFive.One podcast returns in the midst of the Gold Cup finale and a two-match week for Minnesota United FC. Wes is joined by Eric Silva Brenneman and Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria to recap the week and talk about COMNEBOL’s inherent superiority over CONCACAF. iTunes Google Play Stitcher Send us questions at wesburdine[at]fiftyfive.one or on Twitter: Wes…
Should we sell Calvo? Or perhaps a lookalike? MNUFC’s El Capitan comes through at the Gold Cup while French Guiana field an ineligible player. All that plus the week’s MLS news, transfer headlines and much more in this week’s We Call It Soccer! You can subscribe to WCIS on the following platforms: iTunes Feed Google…