⁣To kick off Season 2 of the United Soccer Lounge, we start with the Manager of Naples FC, Matt Poland. However, before that, welcome back to the show John Morrissey of USLTactics.com to talk about the news of USL’s new First Division.

As for Matt, the former professional player in Finland and Sweden was the former manager of Chicago House AC in the Midwestern Premier League. With House, he orchestrated a US Open Cup run that included a win over Forward Madison and a tough match with Chicago Fire. We chat about the kind of player he’s looked for as he builds a roster from scratch, how to sell Florida to the players he’s trying to sign, and how his playing days impact his managerial style.

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⁣In the last of the winter series, we welcome the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Club Underdog, which services Brooklyn FC’s USL Super League team and impending USL Championship team, which will debut in 2026. He’s worked with PNC Bank, Chipotle, and New Balance, and he’s using that experience to help tell stories and build brands for and about New York and Brooklyn. He chats about the great start for the women’s team, moving the team to its permanent stadium, and the strategy to attract brands and fans.

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⁣As Santa Barbara Sky enters the USL Championship in 2026, we invite Sheralyn Baltes to tell us how they acquired Memphis‘s rights and moved up a league without even kicking a ball. She then tells us about ex-Liverpool CEO, Peter Moore, their founder investor, how they plan to differentiate themselves from other California soccer hubs, their beautiful Stadium in Santa Barbara right on the ocean, and lastly, why this particular project means so much to her.

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To kick off 2025, we welcome Mitch Baruchowitz, the majority owner of Westchester, SC. The New York-based club is entering USL League One as an expansion team this year and will be the first professional sports team in the history of Westchester County, NY. Mitch talks about why it’s time to bring this community a team, servicing a large, diverse demographic of people, the origins of the branding, and how the roster is coming together.

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⁣To close out 2024, we chat with Erika Tymrak about her lengthy career, experiences in the NWSL, her abrupt retirement, her move to the USL Super League, and why she joined the Tampa Bay Sun. We also ask about her time with the Florida Gators as she was just inducted into the UF Hall of Fame.

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⁣After a hot start in the first half of the USL Super League season, Brooklyn FC finds themselves in first place near the Winter Break. Part of that success is due to their Long Island-born forward, Jessica Graziano. A legend at St. John’s, she is the all-time assist leader and earned yearly honors each year in school. She was drafted by Angel City in the NWSL but failed to make the team. However, she caught the eyes of the folks in Brooklyn, and she scored the first goal in club history as they ride into the holiday season as league leaders.

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To cap off the 2024 USL Championship season, we welcome a champion! Colorado Springs' Zachary Zandi comes and chats about their Final win over Rhode Island, the 10 am local start time, the importance of playing at home, how they prepared for RIFC, and the journey through the postseason that ended in the club's first trophy in their 10-year history

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To preview the USL Championship Final between Colorado Springs Switchbacks and Rhode Island FC, we called John Morrissey of USLTactics.com and Backheeled again to chat about how these teams match up for their Final on Saturday morning(!). John explains how both teams won their conference finals, what to expect from each side as they play for a trophy, and how some external factors might play a part in impacting the 2024 USLC Final.

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⁣On a special United Soccer Lounge, we welcome the architect of Union Omaha’s double-winning season as they hold both the Players’ Shield and the USL League One title. We ask him about this playoff run and Mechack Jérôme’s impact on the team as they’ve played through the worry after the explosion that took place at his home. We also talk about what Spokane offered on Sunday, the home-field advantage of Werner Park, the legacy of winning for Union, and how the team is already preparing for 2025.

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⁣Union Omaha have added another trophy to the cabinet this past weekend with their win this past weekend over Spokane Velocity. Kaylor Hodges of the USL Show took some time to come hang out with us and chat about Omaha’s season after doing the double, Spokane’s run to the fun, and how the final played out. That conversation leads in the legacy that Omaha has built as the powerhouse of USL League One. Toward the end, we chat about what to expect from the 2024 offseason and the teams coming into USL1 in 2025.

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The USL League One Final between Union Omaha and Spokane Velcoity is Sunday, November 17 at 3 pm ET on CBS Sports Network, and we welcome Peyton Gallaher, who calls games for USL League One on ESPN+ and Sirius XM FC to preview it. We talk about Omaha's success this season as the Players' Shield winners and what they've done well in these playoffs. Then, we move to the Cinderella year that Spokane Velocity has had as the 7th seed making the USL League One Final behind Luis Gil's leadership.

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⁣John Morrissey (@USLTactics) is back on the program to chat about the four Conference Semifinal games. We discuss each match as the final four teams make their way to the East and West Conference Finals—the improbable runs of Rhode Island and Las Vegas vs. the two favorites Charleston and Colorado Springs. John breaks down each team’s win and shares what to expect from the two matches this weekend!

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⁣On loan from KC Current, the Argentina international Sophia Braun has greatly impacted USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr through the first few games of the season. We chat with Sophia about this new league, becoming the first player in USL Super League history to be called up to their national team, playing (and scoring!!!) in the FIFA Women’s World Cup last summer, and her goal from this loan spell.

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USL Playoff week ends with the USL League One playoff preview, we called Kyle Carr of Walkin 90 to preview the eight teams. We highlight what some of the best teams like Omaha, Northern Colorado, and Madison have done, the great game bwteen Greenville and Knoxville in the first round, Spokane's historic appearance, and why Richmond should worry Union Omaha.

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⁣To kick off USL Playoff week, we called John Morrissey of USL Tactics to preview the USL Championship playoffs. We highlight what some of the best teams like Louisville, Charleston, and New Mexico have done, Colorado Springs’ hot run of form, Las Vegas’ first-ever trip to the postseason, Rhode Island’s debut season, and what lower-seeded team has the best chance for a run to

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As we head into the Championship and League One playoffs runs, we thought we’d check back in on the USL Super League. We chat with Dallas Trinity defender Julia Dorsey, who is on loan from North Carolina Courage of the NWSL. Julia played both soccer and lacrosse for the Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina and won the 2022 National Championship on the lacrosse team before being selected 40th overall by the Courage. We chat about Dallas, UNC, lacrosse, the Draft, and recovering from an ACL injury.

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⁣This week on USL, Stefan Lukic, a Serbian midfielder for the Chattanooga Red Wolves, joined the show to talk about his move to the United States after a 10-year stint Partizan’s youth program that nearly led to a move to Everton. After the move to the US, his pathway through USL League Two led him to USL1 and is now in his third season as a pro after two years in Northern Colorado. We also chat CRW’s playoff hopes as the USL League One season ends.

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⁣Tumi Moshobane of El Paso Locomotive FC joins the show! The South African midfielder chats with me about how Texas reminds him of home, the end of the San Diego Loyal, his path through USL League Two and USL League One, how it led him to the USL Championship, and how the 2010 World Cup changed African soccer.


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⁣The former USMNT midfielder spent eight years in Major League Soccer with Real Salt Lake, Orlando, Colorado, and Houston before playing Mexico and Czechia before returning to the US to play in USL League One, two years with Omaha, but now with Spokane in their first year. He talks about the season that has been for the expansion club, his leadership role as the “old” guy, his time with US Soccer, and the winding road of MLS, loans, and Prague nights out to end up in the PNW.

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⁣A chat with Jonas Fjeldberg of Switchbacks FC about his first few years in USL Championship, why he loves America so much, being told to hit the road in Cincinnati, and finding his place in Colorado. The Norwegian midfielder is on the brink of leading his team to the playoffs again in 2024.


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