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An interactive soccer show happening three times a week covering the world's favorite sport in everyone's favorite country. Working to become the home of the American Soccer conversation. Created and hosted by siriusxm veteran Jason Davis & grassroots journeyman Robert Kerr. Live shows every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30am ET and on-demand segments on Morning Kickaround's Youtube channel. More ball @mkickaround on social media platforms. Subscribe and join the movement!
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- 3 days ago1h 9m
Infantino Temper Tantrum, Rio Grande Valley, Roots Money Issues, and more
Welcome back to the work week! At least Morning Kickaround can get it started on the right foot. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis open the show with an update on the Oakland Roots and their lease default at the Oakland Coliseum. They played their northern California rivalry match against Sacramento Republic at the big stadium, but they did miss their lease payment that was due Friday and they are now facing a midseason eviction. Not a great look for the USL. Gianni Infantino also had a rough weekend. He went on an Instagram tirade that proceeded to trash anyone and everyone who talked smack about the World Cup over the past few months. Ho boy. Finally, we bring on Jamal Fayyad from Rio Grande Valley Red Crowns to talk about his amateur club in the southern tip of Texas after it featured prominently in World Cup commercials. 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
- 6 days ago1h 7m
USL Ratings Hit, Ft Wayne FC doing It all, Dot The Map + More
Welcome to Friday on Morning Kickaround. We wish it was all fun and good news today. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis open with the unfortunate news that the Oakland Roots are behind on payments for the Oakland Coliseum. They owe $1.4 million by today in order to avoid defaulting on their payments with the city of Oakland. Let’s just say it’s rough times for such a well respected club. It isn’t all bad news in the USL though. Last weekend's match between Pittsburgh Riverhounds and Louisville City snagged 453,000 viewers on CBS. It was the second highest television viewership figure in league history. Is this a fluke or a sign of growth for the USL Championship? Next up, Everett, Washington has approved a multi-use stadium for a minor league baseball team and a potential USL expansion team. Do we really want our soccer teams to be sharing stadiums with baseball teams by design? Finally, Director of Marketing for Fort Wayne FC Justin Cohn joins the show to tell the story of his very successful USL League One expansion team. How did Fort Wayne’s stadium come together as they made the jump from the amateur ranks into the pros? What else is going well over in northeastern Indiana? Finally, #DotTheMap with our newest members. 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
- 1 weeks ago43 min
Simon Evans on the World Cup and the growth of American Soccer
Simon Evans, founder of The Soccer Business, joins this special edition of Morning Kickaround to discuss what sort of impact the World Cup will have on the domestic American soccer landscape. Will the domestic league see a bounce in popularity or will most of it go to the big European leagues? What can MLS and the USL do to properly capitalize off the giant event that is the World Cup? What other factors can lead to growth? We have all that and 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
- 1 weeks ago1h 18m
Spanish Victory and Argentine Disgrace: World Cup 2026 review + more
Spain are champions of the world! For the second time in history, the Spanish have claimed the highest honor in international soccer. This episode is all about the World Cup that was. We start with the Final as Spain suffocated their Argentinian opposition. Who helped lead Spain to victory and what made this team special compared to the 2010 World Cup Champions? As for Argentina, what took them down and how much self-sabotage did they commit with their violent frustration? We then look back at the tournament we all just witnessed and the moments that stood out both positively and negatively. What’s the final review of the 48-team format? Which nations stood out to Robert, Jason, and the MK Ultras? Which moments will they all remember forever? Finally, what do U.S. Men’s National Team fans have to take from this tournament and what can the casual fans that jumped onto the USMNT bandwagon do to stay invested in the team despite our country’s lack of eliteness in global soccer? 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
- 1 weeks ago1h 17m
World Cup Final, Oklahoma Soccer Brand Reveal, Good Stadium News + more
The World Cup closes this weekend so Morning Kickaround is here to get everyone ready for the Final and whatever the Bronze Medal Match is all about. Will Spain’s metronomic style choke out Argentina’s late game magic? Only time will tell, but Robert and Jason will do their best to predict what's going to happen. We then have a badge explainer for Oklahoma City’s return to the United Soccer League. How can the group known as OKC Soccer brand themselves in a unique way that pleases everyone? Let’s just say they fell a little bit short. Also, New Mexico United took one more step towards building their soccer specific stadium with a legal victory that will secure their preferred stadium site at Balloon Fiesta Park. Finally, we #DotTheMap with our newest MK Ultras. 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
- 2 weeks ago1h 21m
MLS World Cup Marketing Push, Vancouver Stadium Update + More
It’s Wednesday, Major League Soccer returns on Thursday. The World Cup is almost over.The winds of change are upon us here at Morning Kickaround. On Monday, we asked what MLS could do to better capitalize on American World Cup Fever. They have since answered that question with what they are calling “the largest coordinated marketing campaign in league history.” What does that mean and will it have the intended effects? Could they have launched this a bit late in the game? To that end, we also catch up on the headlines surrounding the USA’s top domestic league. It’s been two months since we have given this league any thought. We have to sift through coaching changes, big signings, stadium news, and a ton more before we even think about games kicking back off on Thursday. 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
- 2 weeks ago1h 16m
New Stadium Renderings, "Fixing" Pay To Pay, Dot The Map + More
It’s a Friday on Morning Kickaround and there’s a lot to discuss. We open with high ratings for the U.S. Men’s National Team loss to Belgium. Was this a missed opportunity for our national team to further grow the game in this country? Was that stinker of a performance a missed opportunity for soccer in this country? We then tackle an age-old question in American soccer: How do we fix that pay-to-play problem that American soccer seems to have. Why does youth soccer cost so much and how do we make the game accessible and affordable to more kids looking for quality coaching and quality competition? The answer is not nearly as simple as people would like. In a related story, we have a soccer under construction segment about new venues in Port St. Lucie, Florida. We conclude with American soccer being weird with gorilla mascots and we #DotTheMap with our newest MK Ultras. 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
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
USMNT is OUT of the World Cup, Quarter Finals Set + More
And just like that, it was over. Today is MK’s postmortem of the U.S. Men’s National Team in the World Cup. The USA went out with a mighty whimper after all the hype leading up to the Round of 16 match against Belgium. Robert Kerr and Jason Davis look back on the defeat and try to avoid the standard American discussion about all the systemic reasons the United States can’t get over the Round of 16 hump. SHould we really be that upset about how this tournament ended up? We also take a look at why growth matters and whether this World Cup matters in terms of the game’s popularity in this country. What do fans hope to accomplish with this growth? Will that growth actually fuel World Cup success? Tune in for the discussion, stay for the unhinged Jason rants. 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
About Morning Kickaround
An interactive soccer show happening three times a week covering the world's favorite sport in everyone's favorite country. Working to become the home of the American Soccer conversation. Created and hosted by siriusxm veteran Jason Davis & grassroots journeyman Robert Kerr. Live shows every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 9:30am ET and on-demand segments on Morning Kickaround's Youtube channel. More ball @mkickaround on social media platforms. Subscribe and join the movement!
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