Morning Kickaround
Back-to-back USMNT wins, USL CBA and PNW Expansion, and more!
It’s Wednesday, which is a great day to catch up on some American soccer, such as the U.S. Men’s National Team picking up a second straight win against South American competition with a 4-2 win over Chile. Mauricio Pochettino made a ton of changes from the Peru game over the weekend and they worked out, more or less. The lineup was still quite young and it included the youngest goal scorer in USMNT history. Also, on a scale of spat to fracas, where do we rate the postmatch kerfuffle. We then travel to the USL where the USL Players’ Association released some visuals to detail their gains in the newly ratified collective bargaining agreement. They seem quite happy with a lot of the gains they made while also acknowledging that this is only the start of the league’s growth. MLS Next Pro’s efforts to expand to Jacksonville, Florida hit a bit of a snag. The revamped Jacksonville Armada thought they had a sweet deal for some downtown land to build a soccer stadium, but the city is now charging them full price for the prime real estate. Is that enough to sink the project? Also in the expansion realm, the USL is looking to grow in the Pacific Northwest with a potential expansion bid coming from Everett, Washington. Finally, we shed some light on what impact the Manchester City guilty verdict could have on American soccer. Check out the show live Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30 AM ET on YouTube where you can join the channel and become an MK Ultra. Perks include access to our community Discord, early access to bonus video, priority commenting on the live show and much more. https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKickaround You can now support the show on Ko-Fi! Get Your MK Ultra Merch! Follow us on X. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Subscribe to Jason's Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
