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The Icon, the Legend, the some might say "controversial"....no matter what you call him, all of us know his work to help make the game what it is from the 90's to now, we have with us the USMNT goat Alexi Lalas!  Alexi swings by to talk music, Fox Sports' upcoming summer of soccer, his recent fandom of WWE, and his journey to becoming one of the most well known  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo Shaun Soderling GUEST: Alexi Lalas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

Just for yall its the 200th episode of #SoccerChat featuring 3 interviews....AND NICK'S BACK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo Shaun Soderling GUEST: Jessica Clinton, Oakland Soul Head Coach Nicole Lukic, Minnesota Aurora FC Head Coach and Sporting Director Tiffany Weimer & Adelaide Gay, duktig brand founders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

This week we have two incredible coaches making their #SoccerChat debuts!  Good friends of the show Nicole Cooper from Southwest Mississippi Community College and Jen Klein from the University of Michigan joined up with us at the United Soccer Coaches convention in Anaheim for a great conversation! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo Shaun Soderling GUEST: Nicole Cooper, SMCC Women's Head Coach Jen Klein, Michigan Women's Head Coach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

Our most STAR STUDDED LINEUP YET! Have we ever had this many trophies on one show before? The Fox Soccer crew stopped by before their United Soccer Coaches Convention panel to chop it up about their upcoming summer schedule of the Euros and Copa America tournaments...talk about "the old days"...and just some great, well you know, soccer chat!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo Shaun Soderling GUEST: Warren Barton, Maurice Edu, Carli Lloyd, Landon Donovan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

ONE WEEK AWAY FROM United Soccer Coaches Convention and we're back this week with Morgan Ruhl (United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30) who will be presenting on Saturday about Goalkeeping!  Morgan gives us her coaching background and has a scientific question for the guys that will stump most! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo Shaun Soderling GUEST: Morgan Ruhl, Northwestern Women's GK Coach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

Zach Hanson from Eastern Kentucky University hops on this week to talk about his upcoming field and lecture sessions at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Anahiem.  Zach is a long friend of the show and it was great having him on talk not just about his sessions, but also what the convention has meant to his career from attending, being involved with the Asian and Pacific Islander Community, and the network he's created.  Make sure to check out his on-field session on January 12 at 10:15AM and then follow him for his lecture presentation with his 30 Under 30 colleagues! DON'T FORGET THIS IS THE LAST WEEK to use SOCCERCHAT24 and save on your convention registration!  Make sure to use it before 12/31 my pals! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: Zach Hanson, Eastern Kentucky University, United Soccer Coaches 30 For 30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

United Soccer Coaches Director of Education Programs David Simeone hangs out and gets you prepared for the educational side of this year's convention!  David and his team has put together some incredible sessions and certificates for Anaheim that we know you're going to like!  Don't forget to use SOCCERCHAT24 and save on convention registration before the end of the year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: David Simeone,  United Soccer Coaches Director of Education Programs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

From the weird of Shaun having a chat with Nick's soon to be born baby, to the professionalism of Shaun's daughter Quinn asking the first interview question to the amazing insight of all things United Soccer Coaches Convention with massive friend of the show Geoff VanDeusen.  If what Geoff tells you gets you excited for convention, go register NOW and until the end of the year get a discount that's only available for SoccerChat listeners!  Use SOCCERCHAT24 and save on convention registration before it's too late! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: Geoff VanDeusen, CEO of United Soccer Coaches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr!

SHE'S THE CONFIDENT.  SHE'S THE BEST. SHE'S LEGIT SHE. IS. SHAY HADDOW.  Coach Shay is back with the guys talking about her book (She The Confident on Amazon), her new "coaching" gig working with players and their mental health, and the "Alpha Girl Confidence Podcast" making it's Media Row Debut in January at The United Soccer Coaches Convention! Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: Shay Haddow, Alpha Girl Confidence Coach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ever just wanted to start your own pro team?  Our guests this week are doing just that!  Erin and Kaela were college teammates who went off to play professionally and ended up back where it all began for them in Louisville and started their own team while Kaela is coaching club/playing and Erin is doing personal training along with her big girl engineering job. Here how the Louisville Triumph came along as they kick off their inaugural season soon! Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: Erin Yenney, co-founder & player/coach of Louisville Triumph FC Kaela Dickerman, co-founder & player of Louisville Triumph FC & coach with LouCity Academy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Who else is ready for the United Soccer Coaches Convention?? This week's show goes back to last January when we got to chop it up with US & England legend Jay Demerit who was gracious enough to stop by...we talked all things USMNT like who he would've like to see as coach and why he and Shaun feel the squad needs some DAWGS on the team. Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach GUEST: Jay Demerit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WE'RE BACK MY PALS!!!! Nick and Shaun are back at their season's end and are ready for the next season of #SoccerChat!  Big news in the US Soccer world this week and listen to the guys chat about their thoughts on the hiring of Emma Hayes as the new US Women's National Team coach! Join the discussion on twitter every Wednesday night at 9:30PM EST following twitter.com/ChatSoccr with the hashtag #SoccerChat and on facebook at facebook.com/ChatSoccr! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOSTS: Nick Rizzo, St. Mary's Minnesota Women's Head Coach Shaun Soderling, Brescia University Women's Head Coach ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is powered by EXACT Sports.  EXACT empowers youth athletes through mental training in an ID Camp atmosphere as well as provides college coaches with opportunities to network and actively recruit high quality talent around the country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #SoccerChat is a duKTig brand FC member! Use the promo code "SOCCERCHAT" to get yourself a sweet discount at checkout! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~