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In this episode of the Yanks Abroad Podcast, host Christopher McCollum returns from vacation to lead the panel of Brian Sciaretta, John Kretlow, and Mathew Wagner in a discussion of scores, news, rumors, and opinions. The episode is started off with a rundown of UEFA Champions League results, followed by notable scores from England, Germany, Mexico, Scandinavia and the rest of Europe. Following scores is a discussion on the neverending Clint Dempsey transfer saga; Christopher's frustrations with the over-saturation of it, and Brian's frustrations with the lack of journalistic integrity displayed by some English tabloids. Moving on fromt Dempsey, Villyan Bijev's loan to IK Start and Joe Gyau's loan to St. Pauli are talked about, before the panel finally launches into roster talk for the upcoming World Cup Qualifier against Jamaica. Players discussed during this segment include Josh Gatt, Michael Orozco, Jose Torres, Brek Shea, Jonathan Spector, Eric Lichaj, and Danny Williams. The show is concluded with a rapid fire Twitter response segment, where Brian and company respond to questions that come in during the show.

A quick update on the team ahead of the Champions' League game against the Puerto Rico Islanders.

Portland's 2-1 win over Vancouver Whitecaps is the focus of the show with discussions on the status of Kris Boyd, Darlington Nagbe's resurgence, defensive questions and Eric Alexander's presence in central midfield. The show concludes with conversation about the pending announcement of Caleb Porter as the next Timbers coach and what that would mean for the club.

In Episode 38 of The Mexican Soccer Show, Tom and Jonny discuss the weeks domestic ongoings and potential transfers involving Mexican players in Europe as the door slams shut on Firday. In part 2, Eric and Jonny are joined by a very distinguished guest: Former Mexican National Team manager Miguel Mejía Barón. Mejia Barón led Mexico to the 1994 World Cup and the final of the Copa América in 1993. On The Mexican Soccer Show, he tells us his views on the current national team, the return of the Copa MX, the influence of media corporations on Mexico´s national sport and much more.

On today's edition of MLS in 30 Garrett and Jon ask (and somewhat answer) how Teal Bunbury's injury will impact Sporting Kansas City's quest to lift another trophy this season and whether or not Roger Espinoza belongs in the EPL. They also lock horns on Ben Olsen's decision to rest usual starters Dwayne De Rosario and Chris Pontius in the club's 3-0 defeat and take a look ahead to the midweek MLS matches and CONCACAF Champions League action including a general writing off of Toronto FC's chances against Santos tonight. Two fabulous guests get in the mix, with MLS in 30 going international for the first time in program history by chatting with Philippe Germain. In addition to being a real-life Canadian with a French-sounding name, he also hosts Soccer Plus and is the Canadian correspondent for World Soccer Magazine. Germain reveals whether or not he thinks the Impact will make the playoffs in their expansion season as they make a late push and explains fans' feelings about rookie coach Jesse Marsch. Next Matt Montgomery from RSL blog Under the Crossbar attempts to explain the recent struggles that have befallen Real Salt Lake. He takes a stand on whether or not the extra matches in CONCACAF Champions League play will negatively affect the club and tells us why the alarm bells aren't yet ringing in Utah's capital. All that, plus a homer pick for the "Best ______ of the Week" and the typical left-field comments you've come to love in MLS 30.

North American Soccer Network Podcasts

On today's show Jason and Jared kick things off by discussing the latest in Clint Dempsey's ongoing transfer saga. The guys then discuss Seattle's dominant victory over Chivas USA, Federico Higuain's impressive performance for Columbus and Josh Gatt's goal in Norway. All that plus your emails and tweets on the latest episode of The Best Soccer Show.

Today's show breaks down whether or not Kris Boyd will return to the starting XI, who will replace Diego Chara, whether a defensive focus in training will yield results and how the changes in Vancouver's personnel since the last meeting could alter this week's outcome.

The new Turkish Super League season has begun. This week on Turkish Football Weekly, Ata Dizdar and Gareth Llewellyn-Stevens review the first round of the new season. European action involving Turkish clubs are also analyzed. News this week features more woes for Ankaragucu and a ruling on away fans for the upcoming Besiktas-Galatasaray derby, and perhaps the other big 3 Istanbul derbies as well.

Welcome to the latest episode of Mad About Futbol. On today's show the guys welcome BundesligaFanatic.com's Cristian Nyari to preview the upcoming Bundesliga season and Garreth Nunn of MadridAtleticos.com to preview the upcoming La Liga season and take a look at the state of Atletico Madrid.

On today's edition of MLS in 30, Garrett and Jon discuss the CONCACAF Champions League and how important it is for MLS teams to succeed in the group stages, giving props to the Houston Dynamo for its away victory Wednesday night. They also take a look at this weekend's fixtures, making their pacy pick, and as always they provide their "Best _______ of the week" which this week features cute animals! The guys then welcome Daniel Robertson, FC Dallas beat writer for MLSSoccer.com and editor of Big D Soccer, to handicap FC Dallas' playoff chances after their recent success. He also tells us what the secret to winning on the road in LA this weekend is for FC Dallas and takes a look at the return of former Dallas midfielder Juan Toja to MLS. Charles Gooch also joins the program. Gooch, a writer for the Kansas City Star's Full 90 Blog, tells the show what Sporting Kansas City has to do to stay atop the Eastern Conference ahead of their weekend match with the New York Red Bulls. He also talks about how important defensive consistency has been for the club and shares what Peter Vermes can do to make sure Sporting continue to be one of the best teams in the league.

In tonight’s episode, Brian Sciaretta serves as a guest host in place of the usual Christopher McCollum. Brian is joined by regulars John Kretlow, Matthew Wagner, and Jamie Hill. The four begin the show by talking about the US national team and their win in the future. They discuss what the win means and which players made a strong case to be included in the team moving forward and which players did not. The gang then talks about the recent weekend of European soccer including the fantastic efforts from Matt Taylor and Jozy Altidore. Young American Will Packwood is now on Birmingham City’s first team and Jamie talks about his future. After the break, the group analyzes the transfer sagas with Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, and Maurice Edu who is now rumored to move to Stoke City. Finally the show concludes with a rapid-fire Q&A from questions that were sent into the show via twitter.

Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. On today's show Jared is joined by Seattle Sounders forward Fredy Montero. They discuss his appearance on NBC Sports Network's MLS 36 program, his changing role with Seattle and his role as a spokesman for Gatorade's "Beat The Heat" campaign.

On this edition of The Big Question, host Aaron Stollar discusses Major League Soccer's pursuit of an expansion team in New York City with Michael Lewis of Tropigol.com and John Godfrey of the New York Times' Goal Blog. They also touch on what a new team would mean for the New York Red Bulls and also discuss whether the New York Cosmos will eventually be that second New York MLS team.

Radio Cuju is back with some quality headlines that hopefully you'll enjoy as much as we did. We break down the first weekend of EPL action, try to determine if the La Liga season is already over and offer our thoughts on the USMNT's big win in Mexico. We also discuss a Mexican White Witch.