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⚽🔥 WHAT A WEEKEND OF SOCCER! LET'S TALK ABOUT IT! The games are over, but the conversations are JUST GETTING STARTED! Join Craig and the boys LIVE tonight at 9 PM ET on the We Are Soccer Network for our WEEKLY RECAP! We're breaking down the weekend's biggest results, wildest moments, hottest headlines, and everything making waves in the soccer world. Expect bold opinions, plenty of laughs, some heated debates, and, of course, the banter you've come to love from the WAS crew! 💬 Got a hot take? We want to hear it! Jump into the LIVE chat, share your opinions, and get involved in the conversation! 👍 LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE the show with your soccer-loving friends! ⚽ Good Soccer. Great Conversations. #WeAreSoccer #WeeklyRecap #SoccerNews #PremierLeague #Football #SoccerBanter If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Brooks sits down with National Referee, Anthony Sobolevsky. From the state of Kansas, Sobolevsky dives into the pathway of a referee and how you move up the ladder to become a National Referee. Anthony also dives into how referees take the next step to becoming a Pro Licensed referee. Brooks also asks Anthony the fields/stadiums he enjoys refereeing at and what adult level he finds most valuable to ref. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Manchester City HUMILIATES Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester United and Tottenham put on an absolute CLOWN SHOW, and the Premier League delivers another weekend full of goals, controversy, and drama! Join the We Are Soccer crew LIVE TONIGHT at 9 PM ET for our Weekly Recap as we break down the biggest matches, debate the biggest talking points, and have plenty of laughs along the way! 🍻 SPECIAL GUEST: We're joined by Keith Baldwin, owner of The Regal Eagle, to talk soccer, share some laughs, and get his take on the weekend's biggest stories! 🔥 ON TAP TONIGHT: 🔵🔴 LIVERPOOL 0-3 MANCHESTER CITY — City goes into Anfield and delivers a statement victory! What went wrong for Liverpool, and just how good is this City team? 🦅 CRYSTAL PALACE 3-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST — How did Forest let this one slip away after dominating the opening 40 minutes? We'll discuss the surprising reception for Oliver Glasner and Benitez's standout performance in goal. 🤡 MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 TOTTENHAM — Where do we even begin?! Defensive mistakes, Bentancur's headbutt and red card, and plenty of questionable decisions. An absolute clown show! 🔴 ARSENAL 2-1 LEEDS — The Gunners get the job done! We'll break down the result and what it means for Arsenal. ⚽ MORE PREMIER LEAGUE ACTION! — Aston Villa vs. Brentford, Chelsea's five-goal performance, and the other results you need to know about. 🇵🇹 RONALDO SUSPENDED BY PORTUGAL! — More drama surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo and his national team. What's next? 🧤 MANUEL NEUER'S NIGHTMARE! — A costly mistake just EIGHT SECONDS into a match?! 🕵️ RUI PINTO GETS HIS WITNESS PROTECTION BACK! — Another twist in the Football Leaks story and the controversy surrounding Manchester City. 🇺🇸 USWNT 0-2 SPAIN — A tough result for the Americans, plus a bizarre hair-pulling red card! 😂 VINÍCIUS JR. CONSPIRACY THEORIES! — You can't make this stuff up. We'll get into some of the funniest theories making the rounds! 💬 WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Was City's performance the biggest statement of the weekend? What's going on at Manchester United? And which moment had YOU shaking your head? Jump into the LIVE chat, share your opinions, challenge our takes, and be part of the conversation! 📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026 ⏰ LIVE at 9 PM ET 📺 We Are Soccer Network 🎙️ Special Guest: Keith Baldwin — The Regal Eagle 👍 LIKE the stream, SUBSCRIBE to We Are Soccer, and SHARE the show with your soccer-loving friends! Good Soccer. Great Conversations. #WeAreSoccer #PremierLeague #ManchesterCity #Liverpool #ManchesterUnited #Tottenham #Arsenal #USWNT #CristianoRonaldo #Soccer If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

⚽ What does it REALLY take to go from youth soccer to playing professionally overseas?On this episode of Kick It With Katie, host Katie sits down with former professional soccer player and fellow We Are Soccer Network contributor Zoe Hudson to talk about her incredible journey through the beautiful game.Growing up in Metro Detroit, Zoe worked her way through Michigan's youth soccer system, won a national championship with the Michigan Hawks, and continued her career at Bowling Green State University before taking her talents overseas.Her professional journey took her to Portugal, Australia, and Greece, where she experienced different soccer cultures, faced the challenges of playing professionally in foreign countries, and learned valuable lessons both on and off the field.Katie and Zoe also discuss the opportunities available to American players overseas, the differences between soccer culture in the United States and other countries, and what happens when it's time to transition away from playing professionally.And for parents and young players, Zoe shares an important message: Don't get so caught up in chasing the elite level that you forget why you started playing in the first place. Have FUN!Whether you're a young player dreaming of going pro, a parent navigating the youth soccer world, or simply someone who loves the game, this conversation offers a fascinating perspective on where soccer can take you.🎧 Listen now, and follow Kick It With Katie and We Are Soccer Network for more conversations, interviews, and stories from around the beautiful game!Good Soccer. Great Conversations. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

The USMNT has wrapped up its international window with victories over Peru, Chile, Mexico and Canada, and there's plenty to talk about! Join the We Are Soccer crew, and the @C.O.C.NETWORK, LIVE as we break down all four matches, discuss the biggest performances, and debate what these results really mean for Mauricio Pochettino and the future of American soccer. ⚽ Tonight's biggest talking points: -What did we learn from four straight victories? -Is Mauricio Pochettino finally getting the best out of this team? -Cavan Sullivan and the young Americans making their mark! -Is Diego Kochen the USMNT's goalkeeper of the future? -Which players helped their chances of becoming regular starters? How excited should USMNT fans REALLY be? Four wins are great, but are we watching the beginning of something special, or should we pump the brakes? We want YOUR opinions! Jump into the LIVE chat, tell us what impressed you, who disappointed you, and what you think comes next for the USMNT. 🇺🇸 Good Soccer. Great Conversations. 👍 LIKE the stream, SUBSCRIBE to We Are Soccer, and SHARE it with your fellow USMNT fans! #USMNT #Pochettino #USSoccer #CavanSullivan #WeAreSoccer #Soccer If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Your Saturday morning starts with SOCCER! ☕⚽ Join us LIVE on Woodward Sports for Wake Up with Soccer, presented by We Are Soccer & Woodward Sports. Grab your coffee and hang out with us as we bring you soccer news, opinions, banter, local coverage and everything happening around the beautiful game. This week, we’re getting you ready for a HUGE USA vs. Mexico showdown! 🇺🇸🇲🇽 We’ll preview the match and discuss whether Mauricio Pochettino will continue giving his exciting young USMNT squad a chance to shine against their biggest rival. We’re also diving into the fallout surrounding Manchester City and the potential sanctions they could face, plus Cristiano Ronaldo leaving Portugal camp after being benched—and why we think it’s a terrible look for one of the game's biggest superstars. And Christian Pulisic wants to stay at AC Milan—could Milan be his long-term home? 🇺🇸 PLUS, we’ll give you our matches to watch this weekend and talk about what’s happening in local soccer right here in Metro Detroit! ☕ Grab your coffee. ⚽ Join the conversation. 🔥 Let’s talk soccer. Good Soccer. Great Conversations. Like, Subscribe and leave your comment below! If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Brooks sits down with the CEO of Liverpool FC International Academy-MI, Andy Wagstaff. The two dive into a bit of Andy's football career and how he ended up over in Michigan. Andy also details his time as a youth soccer coach and how he built the travel program at Bloomfield Force from scratch and then transitioned the Bloomfield Force into Liverpool FC IA-MI. The goal was never to own his own youth soccer club, but it ended up happening that way. Brooks and Andy also discuss the program and methodology as well as how the goal of the club is to make sure that everyone has a great experience and not only becomes a better soccer player, but a better person. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

🇺🇸 TRES A CERO! USA 3-0 MEXICO! 🇲🇽🔥 What a night for the USMNT! Mauricio Pochettino’s young Americans made a MASSIVE statement, beating rival Mexico 3-0 in Arizona. Julian Hall opened the scoring, 17-year-old Cavan Sullivan became the youngest goalscorer in USMNT history, and Malik Tillman finished off an unforgettable night for the USA. The kids aren't just getting an opportunity anymore—they're DELIVERING. Tonight on the We Are Soccer Weekly Recap, we’re breaking down the win, what impressed us most and what this young USMNT could become. But then we turn our attention to one of the biggest stories in world soccer: Who is Rui Pinto? Pinto is the man behind Football Leaks whose leaked documents helped trigger investigations into Manchester City’s finances. With City now facing the fallout from an independent commission's findings, we’ll explain who Pinto is, what his documents helped expose, and the incredible controversy now surrounding him—including the news that he is set to lose his witness protection in Portugal. PLUS, Cristiano Ronaldo has LEFT the Portugal camp after being benched. We’ll discuss what happened and why walking away from your national team during an international window is not a good look for one of the greatest players of all time. ⚽ TONIGHT: 🇺🇸 USA 3-0 Mexico — TRES A CERO! 🔥 The USMNT youngsters continue to SHINE 👀 Who exactly is Rui Pinto? 💰 The Manchester City financial scandal 😳 Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp 🎙️ PLUS soccer news, opinions, arguments and plenty of banter! Good Soccer. Great Conversations. #USMNT #USAvMexico #RuiPinto #ManchesterCity #CristianoRonaldo #WeAreSoccer #Soccer #USSoccer If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Gerald Guerrieri also known as G, was a college coach in the women's game and coached for 33 years at Texas A&M. He helped found the program in 1993 and is 8th all-time in wins in NCAA Women's Soccer. After G retired from coaching he founded the Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches. The IWSOC works with other soccer organizations here in the United States, but it is a bit more focused on the women's game and helping it evolve here in the United States. Brooks and G discuss the IWSOC and talk about the impact it is making on women's collegiate soccer. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Lee Schwartz is an author and had two son go through college football and then play in the NFL. Having seen what football players go through with concussions and CTE, Lee has become a big advocate in helping to share the effects of concussions and CTE through his board member position at the Concussion and CTE Foundation. Brooks and Lee talk about the Concussion and CTE Foundation, where parents and players can find more information about it, and what awesome research is happening to help recognize when someone has CTE. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Brooks sat down with Peter Vermes at the North American Soccer Expo to talk about his time with the USMNT. Peter dives into World Cup Qualifying for the 1990 World Cup and then playing in the 1990 World Cup which was hosted in Italy. He talks about getting stuck in an elevator with a few of his USMNT teammates in a hotel in Guatemala because the power went out, Paul Caliguri's goals against Trinidad & Tobago, and his favorite moments from the 1990 World Cup. Peter and Brooks also discuss the 2026 World Cup and what his thought are on how the USMNT did this past summer.  If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Craig and the crew are talking about Kylian Mbappé moving ON from Nike, EPL weekend results, Women's soccer news, and much more. Join in the conversation and comment along! #WeAreSoccer #WomensSoccer #EPL #Soccer If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

We Are Soccer sat down with author and professional soccer player, Sydney Minarik. Sydney grew up in the Greater Charlotte Area and played collegiate soccer at Clemson University. During her time at Clemson she decided to write her book "Make Your Impact: Transform Yourself To Serve Your Team" which draws from her experiences on and off the field as a player. Sydney also discusses her love for psychology and how she wants to go back to school to get her PhD. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

MANCHESTER IS BLUE… but should it be?! 🔵😳 Manchester City beat Manchester United 1-0 in the 199th Manchester Derby, but the final score only tells part of the story. This one was loaded with controversy, VAR decisions and plenty for us to argue about tonight! Did Foden deserve red? Should Bruno have seen a card? What about Haaland’s goal? And most importantly… did VAR change the game for the worse? But we've got MUCH more than Manchester tonight! ⚽🔥 🔵 City beat United 1-0 — Manchester Derby reaction 📺 VAR, VAR and MORE VAR — has it gone too far? 🔴 Arsenal beat Sunderland 🌳 Nottingham Forest take down Aston Villa 🔥 Brighton smash Coventry City 5-0 — plus a bizarre kit clash ⭐ Lamine Yamal scores TWO for Barcelona ⚽ Harry Kane does it AGAIN for Bayern 🇺🇸 Christian Pulisic FINALLY plays — and gets an assist! 🏆 Carabao Cup preview — including United vs. Brighton, Liverpool vs. Spurs and more 😡 Take Action NOW: Fans in Saudi Arabia taunt Rúben Neves by chanting Diogo Jota's name 👀 Andy Carroll vs. Wayne Rooney?! Carroll's autobiography is stirring things up 🤯 And… DID WE JUST SEE THE MISS OF THE SEASON?! Craig, Nate, Brooks, Luke and the crew break it ALL down tonight on We Are Soccer LIVE! 💬 GET IN THE CHAT! Was City's derby win deserved? Has VAR become too involved in matches? And what was your biggest moment from the weekend? ⚽ Let's talk soccer. LFG! If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X

Danny Price holds many different positions in soccer. He is the Girls Socce head coach at Bloomfield Hills Marian High School, Director of Coaching at Liverpool FC Ann Arbor and the new University of Michigan Women's Club Soccer head coach. Brooks and Dany dive into high school soccer and how it is another good way to develop as a player. They also discuss USL Youth and college club soccer. If you loved this episode, drop us a review and rating — it genuinely helps us grow! ⚽🙏 Join 80,000+ soccer fans who read our twice-weekly Substack newsletter. Real soccer content, straight to your inbox. Come hang with us on social! 👇 🎥 YouTube 📸 Instagram 📘 Facebook 📧 Substack 🌐 Website 🐦 X