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Welcome to This Week In Women's Soccer, hosted by Jeff Kassouf(SI.com, EqualizerSoccer.com). On today's show Jeff reviews results from WPSL and W-League and takes a look ahead to the USWNT's upcoming pre-Olympic training camp and friendlies.

Just because the Seattle Sounders took the week off didn't mean we did, and we had a little bit of catching up to do anyway. We welcomed voice of Sounders FC Ross Fletcher to the podcast and we discussed the majesty of the U.S. Open Cup as well as doing a thorough breakdown of the European Championships. In fact, we spend quite a bit of time on the Euros. Aaron and Ross give some of their players to watch, name their dream matchups and make fun of my really poor attempts at doing a British accent. Of course, we didn't ignore the fact that the Sounders have a game on Saturday against the Montreal Impact. We brought back Federal Way's own Lamar Neagle to discuss his new team and get what passes a lowdown on his new city. Unfortunately, Neagle doesn't seem to have gotten out much and hasn't exactly learned the language. He did, however, keep his 253-area code. No show would be complete without taking your questions either, and we do plenty of that. If you'd like to have your questions answered on a future show, email us at nosaudietis@gmail.com or follow on Twitter (@nosaudietis).

This show originally aired live on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012. Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Today's show is a full podcast of Tuesday evening's pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage of the USMNT's 1-1 draw with Guatemala in World Cup qualifying. New York Times contributor John Godfrey joins us on the pre-game show to help preview the match. The halftime segment begins at the 30 minute mark, followed by post-game coverage, including many viewer calls. All that plus your emails and tweets on a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Enjoy the show? Make sure to rate and review both the audio and video podcasts on iTunes by clicking the links above! Every rating and review helps support the show!

Portland Rain coach Janine Szpara joins the show to chat about the 2012 WPSL season, the impact of joining the Timbers' alliance and the state of women's soccer in the Portland area. We also discuss various injuries and absences that might affect the starting XI in the upcoming Portland Timbers game in Los Angeles as well as briefly discuss the merits of the MLS All-Star game.

In Episode 25 of the Mexican Soccer Show, Tom Marshall and Eric Gomez go over what is likely to be a tricky trip down south to El Salvador for the Mexican national team in World Cup Qualifying. In Part 2, the transfer draft and the "Liga MX" are put under the microscope and, in Part 3, we take a close took at Tigres UANL in the Z to A of the Primera División.

Welcome to this week's episode of Mad About Futbol. In the first segment Juan, Michael and George are joined by ESPN's Matteo Bonetti to discuss Italy's performance thus far in Euro 2012. Juan Arango then speaks with Jimmy Burns about Spain and the history of Spanish football. The show then concludes with Simon Kuper discussing the Euro's live from Ukraine and an interview with Spanish Tennis player Pablo Andujar. All that and much more on the debut episode of The Mad About Futbol Show.

The Red Bulls are out of the US Open Cup (again). Matt and Ben pick over the bones of RBNY's failed USOC campaign, talk about where things are from a league perspective as June begins and discuss possible changes as Hans Backe looks to bolster his lineup during the summer transfer window.

The mid-week trade for Danny Mwanga headlines the Friday show. Chris Vito, Philadelphia Union beat reporter for the Delaware County Daily Times, joins us to explain the trade from a Philly perspective and give insight into what kind of player Portland will be receiving. Timbers legend John Bain then gives some detail on Mwanga's youth career and background into the young forward's personality.

Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Today's show is a full podcast of Friday evening's pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage of the USMNT's 3-1 victory against Antigua and Barbuda. NBC Sports Network commentator Kyle Martino joins us on the pre-game show to help preview the match. The halftime segment begins at the 50 minute mark, followed by post-game coverage, including many viewer calls. All that plus your emails and tweets on a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Enjoy the show? Make sure to rate and review both the audio and video podcasts on iTunes by clicking the links above! Every rating and review helps support the show!

Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. On today's show Jason and Jared speak with Howler Magazine editor and founder George Quraishi about the exciting new project.

Without a first team game this week, the show spends some time talking about the U23 set-up and the Reserve League. U23 manager and Portland soccer lifer Jim Rilatt highlights that coverage with an in depth look at the PDL recruitment process, the success of this year's team and his personal history with the Portland Timbers.

Mexico had an excellent weekend, defeating international minnows Brazil 2-0 on Sunday. We´ll have the reaction and player ratings in Episode 24 of The Mexican Soccer Show. We then ask the question: is Mexico set to dominate the CONCACAF region in World Cup qualifying? In part two of the show, hosts Tom Marshall, Eric Gomez and Jonny Rico talk about how the transfer system in Mexico works and what big transfers could be going down in Wednesday´s draft in Cancún. Efrain Juarez to América? Pablo Barrera coming back this side of the Atlantic? In the final part of the show, Jonny Rico tells us why Club América needs to splash the cash and we focus on Club Tijuana in the Z to A of teams in Mexico´s Primera División.

Welcome to the debut of The Mad About Futbol Show here on the North American Soccer Network. In the first segment Juan, Michael and George are joined by TVN Chile's Cecilia Lagos to recap CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying results and Chile's transition from Bielsa to Borghi. The show then shifts it's focus to Euro 2012, welcoming Thomson Reuters journalist Simon Evans to preview each group ahead of the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. All that and much more on the debut episode of The Mad About Futbol Show.

This show originally aired live on Sunday, June 3rd, 2012. Welcome to a special episode of The Best Soccer Show. Today's show is a full podcast of Wednesday evening's pre-game, halftime and post-game coverage of the USMNT's 0-0 draw against Canada. ESPN commentator Taylor Twellman joins us on the pre-game show to help preview the match. The halftime segment begins at the 44 minute mark, followed by post-game coverage, including many viewer calls. All that plus your emails and tweets on a special episode of The Best Soccer Show.

Just because there's a big break in MLS action, doesn't mean the Seattle Sounders are getting much time off. The same goes for us, as we recap last week's win over the Atlanta Silverbacks and preview this week's game against Cal FC in U.S. Open Cup action. In addition to our guest Nick Webster (@nickwebster), basically the assistant coach for Cal FC (@cal_fc), we also welcome a special co-host, Matt Gaschk (@mattgaschk) of SoundersFC.com. Webster gives us some quality insight into the story behind Cal FC, while Gaschk gives us some of the inside info on the Sounders. We discuss the return of Steve Zakuani, as well as all sorts of fun issues. Of course, we spend a lot of time taking your questions. If you would like to get your question asked, follow us on Twitter (@nosaudietis) or shoot us an email (nosaudietis(at)gmail(dot)com). We'd also like to pay our respects to Richard Dawson, of Hogan's Heroes and Family Feud fame. He died this week and our intro and outro music are dedicated to him.