Defenders of the Banc - The LAFC Podcast
352 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsChristian "Filly" Filimon and "The Scarf" J.R. Lebert talk all things LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club), Los Angeles' MLS soccer club. Hear original content, player, personnel, and fan interviews, team news, game breakdowns, supporters group chats, and so much more about LAFC. This podcast is BLACK and GOLD!
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Episode 131 - One Pod To Rule Them All (Part 2, Feat. FCFC Podcast)
December 06, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB*Disclaimer: This episode contains some swears. Please be warned, colorful language abounds. Here on Episode 131, Defenders Nation, you're in for something very, very different. Don't worry, we will still have our CCL Preview episode. And we will still have our 2020 MLS Season Recap episode. And we will still have a very special Holidays with the Defenders episode. But... this is not any of those. For the next hour and a half-plus, come with the Defenders and our good friends over at FC...
Episode 130 – Déjà Vu All Over Again
November 25, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBIn the strangest of seasons, with the oddest of circumstances, amidst incredible adversity and numerous challenges, despite injuries, COVID, trades, international breaks, poor play, impromptu tournaments, and more COVID, LAFC began their third playoff run in their young club’s history. This run would start, and end, against a familiar foe in a familiar spot with an unfamiliar name, as the Seattle Sounders hosted LAFC in the house formerly known as CenturyLink Field, now known as Lumen Field....
Episode 129 – A Pair of Boots and a Chance at Revenge!
November 09, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIt’s the final match of the season, and potentially, the final match at Banc of California Stadium in 2020. A familiar foe awaits, as for the fourth time this year, LAFC takes on Portland. On Episode 129, Filly and the Scarf break down all the good and the bad from our tussle with the Timbers! Things got off to a beautiful start, as just 5 minutes in, Carlos Vela, back in the starting lineup, slots one home off a rebound to put the home squad up 1-0. The connections between Diego Rossi,...
Episode 128 – Silver Linings in San Jose
November 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBAs the strange, long 2020 season winds down, one thing has remained maddeningly crystal clear: LAFC is THE Jekyll and Hyde team of MLS this year. One night, we look like the Supporters Shield winning world-beaters we were for much of 2019. The next, we look slow, out of sync, and disorganized against an inferior opponent. Rinse, repeat, and throw in an injury or three, the coronavirus, and off-the-field issues. That’s our 2020 season in a long-winded nutshell. It was more of the same as LA...
Episode 127 – 3 Seasons, 3 Playoff Appearances!
October 29, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBOn Episode 127 of Defenders of the Banc, we have more reasons to celebrate! LAFC begins another winning streak at the expense of Houston while also clinching their 3rd straight trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs! Playoffs? Playoffs? Yeah, we’re talking about playoffs yet again! In a season that has been frustrating, disrupted, disjointed, and at times disappointing, LAFC has righted the ship and is playing their best football at the most important time. Bob has kept the locker room together, ...
Episode 126 - The King Has Returned!
October 26, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBFor the 4th time in 2020, it's Derby Day in Los Angeles! For the Black and Gold, however, it was also a "Welcome Back!" party being held at the Cathedral of the Black and Gold, Banc of California Stadium. Welcome back to our winning ways over Carson, a dominant 2-0 victory! Welcome back to a top-notch defense putting up a clean sheet. Welcome back to the four players we missed while on international duty: Diego Rossi, Brian Rodriguez, Diego Palacios, and Jose Cifuentes. And most importantl...
Episode 125 - 16 and Life to Go!
October 19, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIt’s Episode 125, and we are doing something we don’t normally do here on Defenders of the Banc: We are celebrating a tie! It’s been a long and tumultuous road both on and off the pitch in 2020, so when little victories come, we need to take time to celebrate them. Tonight’s match against Portland certainly gave us another moment to celebrate, and we recap the entire 102-minute match in Portland here on 125. LAFC got off to an inauspicious start, with an early yellow on Jordan Harvey o...
Episode 124 – Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
October 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEpisode 124 is up, and on this episode, we recap LAFC’s trip up the coast to Portland. To take on Vancouver. How 2020 is that? And unlike our previous match, a 6-0 shellacking of the Whitecaps, this match did not end well for the Black and Gold. It was not without its moments of history for the “Next 5 Years” LAFC hardcover book, however. Christian Torres became the first Academy player to start a match and 15-year old Erik Duenas took the pitch for the first time for LAFC. During a fir...
Episode 123 – Finally… We’re Going Streaking!
October 12, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBIn a season that started several years ago back in March of 2020, for the first time, LAFC is on a winning streak! What a day in Los Angeles, as the Black and Gold wrap up a huge win over the defending champs about an hour before our hometown Lakers wrapped up number 17, and, more importantly, one for Kobe, Gianna, and everyone else who lost their lives in the awful accident in February. Watching the match as media once again, sitting in Banc of California Stadium, able to witness first...
Episode 122 – Brian’s Song
October 05, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBIt’s Episode 122 of Defenders of the Banc, and it’s another happy one after a 3-1 defeat of RSL on the road. LAFC kicks off a brutal gauntlet of 5 matches in just 18 days with a trip up to Sandy, Utah, and it went about as well as possible. Diego Rossi added to his Golden Boot-leading total, BWP added to his legendary career tally, and Brian Rodriguez, yes, Brian Rodriguez scored his first MLS regular-season goal for LAFC. Wait… is that The Scarf SINGING on the episode? The Mouth of the...
Episode 121 - Forever Black and Gold: Charlie Lyon, The Most Interesting Man In MLS
October 01, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 28.1 MBThere are times here at Defenders of the Banc where we really, really enjoy ourselves. The time we recorded after our first defeat of Carson? Amazing. The episode we knocked them out of the playoffs? Fantastic. And being able to sit down with people like Larry "The Legend" Freedman, Adama Diomande, Steven Beitashour, Max Bretos, and many others? Top of the list. Well, here on Episode 121, you can add another interview to that list of episodes that have been an absolute blast to record. We ...
Episode 120 – Back to the Drawing Board
September 28, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBYou know it’s rough when we are channeling the words of the great mid-90’s to early 2000’s philosopher and poet Rob Schneider. In our quest for back-to-back wins for the first time this season, it’s only right that we quote his immortal words from The Waterboy: “Oh, no. We suck again!” It’s another disappointing, frustrating, and confounding loss for the Black and Gold. Another team to whom we had never lost. Another team coming into the Banc and taking 3 points. But this time, it’s mor...
Episode 119 - Vancouver Waves the White Flag!
September 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBMarc Dos Santos knows LAFC perhaps better than any other opposing coach in MLS. After serving as an assistant to Bob in our inaugural season of 2018, he took the job as head of the Whitecaps, where he dealt LAFC our first loss of 2019. Some said Dos Santos had LAFC all figured out. But as you’ll hear on Episode 119 of Defenders of the Banc, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Last season, after the aforementioned defeat to Vancouver, in Canada, LAFC roared back. Despite going down 1-0...
Episode 118 - The Referee's A Sounder!
September 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.3 MBEpisode 118 – The Referee’s A Sounder! We are back for yet another September episode of Defenders of the Banc, and it’s another tough result for LAFC. LAFC makes their way up to the Emerald City to take on the defending champs, and, unbeknownst to them, the referee, as well. It’s a 3-0 loss to the champs, and it’s Episode 118 of Defenders of the Banc. LAFC started out well, and it was punch/counterpunch for the first 25 minutes or so. Solid chances by both sides wiped away by errant touc...
Episode 117 – Atuesta’s Back!
September 14, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBAs all of the Black and Gold faithful awaited the Kaiser Permanente injury report yesterday, the question around the Banc was, “Will Eduard Atuesta be healthy enough to give it a go?” Well, much to the delight of LAFC supporters, he’s baaaaaaack! LAFC looked to close out phase one of the restart of the 2020 MLS season on a high note. After the roughest patch in club history over the last five matches, would the return of our midfield maestro, coupled with a Timbers team missing two of th...
Episode 116 – For Kreilach-ing Out Loud
September 10, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB5 matches in 19 days. But for some reason, it has seemed like an eternity. LAFC, mired in their worst stretch of play in their young history, travel to Sandy, Utah. Rio Tinto Stadium has been a welcome sight for LAFC, as the Black and Gold have taken all three prior matches by an aggregate of 10-1. However, much like this season as a whole… heck, much like 2020 as a whole, today’s result would be very, very different. Bob shook some things up against RSL, giving four players their first...
Episode 115 - Searching For Answers In Carson
September 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBFor the third time in 2020, despite COVID, despite quarantine, despite all of the challenges that this year has brought the Black and Gold faithful, it’s Derby Day. First in Orlando, then Los Angeles, now the scene shifts to a tiny suburb on the outskirts of L.A. County, Carson. Unfortunately, for LAFC, it would be more of the same from the last matchup: no goals, more questions. Whereas the first matchup produced electrifying goals, six in total, the last 180 minutes have given us nothing...
Episode 114 - I Got 5 On It
September 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBHistory has a way of repeating itself. Coming into this matchup LAFC has dominated the series vs San Jose and today was no different. LAFC was back at the Banc in search of their winning ways and boy did they win today. LAFC, without Carlos Vela and Eduard Atuesta, managed to once again dine on Smurf Stew. How does Smurf Stew taste, it’s good enough for 5 servings. Diego Rossi and Bradley Wright-Phillips continued to add goals to their stat lines with some beautiful plays. We had two newco...
Episode 114 - I Got 5 On It.
September 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBHistory has a way of repeating itself. Coming into this matchup LAFC have dominated the series vs San Jose and today was no different. LAFC was back at the Banc in search of their winning ways and boy did they win today. LAFC, without Carlos Vela and Eduard Atuesta, managed to once again dine on Smurf Stew. How does Smurf Stew taste, it’s good enough for 5 servings. Diego Rossi and Bradley Wright-Phillips continued to add goals to their stat lines with some beautiful plays. We had two newc...
Episode 113 - The Slide Continues In Seattle
August 31, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBLAFC. Seattle. It's taken just two-plus seasons for MLS to have a new must-see matchup. Last year's Supporters Shield winners taking on last year's MLS Cup champions. A game made all the more important considering LAFC's previous result against Carson, our current unfamiliar place in the standings, and our holes in the lineup created by injuries to our captain Carlos Vela and midfielder extraordinaire Eduard Atuesta. Could LAFC stop the slide of recent losses and poor play at the site of our...
Episode 112 – It’s Gotta Be the Shoes
August 23, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBLAFC has had several Hollywood endings inside Banc of California Stadium over the course of our first two and a half seasons. Our first match against Seattle. Our first win over Carson. The win over Leon. Capturing the Supporters Shield. So many reasons to celebrate. We entered Derby Day with the expectations that this match against Carson would share the same fate: spectacular play, big moments, great goals. However, this was an entirely different kind of script that played out in front of ...
Episode 111 - Filly Makes It To 40!
August 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBIt’s Episode 111, and, more importantly, Filly survived his 40th birthday! FillyFest 2020 was a resounding, socially distant success, complete with videos from loved ones, small tokens of affection, and shots! Back behind the mic at world famous Filimonster Studios, the lads of Defenders of the Banc are ready for the restart of the 2020 MLS season. After Episode 110 meandered like the actual 110 Freeway, it was time to get back to the business of the Black and Gold, with a side dish of plen...
Episode 110 - 2 Charas, 1 Cup (feat. Connor and Jerry of 110 Football)
August 12, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBEpisode 110 is here, and, like the actual 110 Freeway, this one meanders a bit. With no LAFC game to chat about, and with the Filly birthday episode on the horizon, Filly and Scarf go down the rabbit hole of topics. Our athlete of the podcast is a goalie, but he plays hockey. We talk college football, Syracuse basketball, our sad, sad Metropolitans, and so much more. But don't worry, we talk LAFC and other soccer (but no Patriots!). For Episode 110, we also bring on Connor Kalopsis and Jer...
Episode 109 - Mouse House Mishap
August 01, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThe House of the Mouse became a house of horrors for LAFC, as the pre-tournament favorites were bounced by, of all teams, the cinderella story of the COVID Cup, Orlando City SC, led by, of all players, Joao Moutinho. LAFC loses on PK’s 5-4 after ending regulation locked at 1. This week should have been a celebration of epic proportions at Banc of California Stadium. The All Star Game was set to pit a team of Liga MX foes against a likely LAFC-laden MLS All Star squad at the Cathedral of th...
Episode 108 – Tonight’s Special: Seared Flounder
July 28, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIt’s Episode 108, and what a way to spend a Monday! The Black and Gold continue to soldier on in the COVID Cup. This time, the road runs right through the Emerald City, by way of Orlando, of course. LAFC takes down Seattle, 4-1, in what might be their best performance of the young season. First, it’s a This Day in LAFC History that includes a “Wait, What?!” moment for possibly the very first time, as we harken back to the days of yore and the hiring of the best manager in MLS, Bob Bradl...
Episode 107 - Benny and The... Defenders! (feat. Benny Feilhaber)
July 25, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBBenny Feilhaber. Open Cup. Confederations Cup. Gold Cup. MLS Cup. World Cup. The Olympics. MLS. Superligaen. Bundesliga. Premiership. Champions League. New England Revolution. Sporting Kansas City. Colorado Rapids. LAFC. All Star. Best XI. MVP Finalist. Champion. And now, finally, a guest on Defenders of the Banc! Filly and The Scarf sit down with the USMNT legend to discuss everything about his storied football career. Get ready for previously untold and often re-told stories alike: H...
Episode 106 - Drawing on Wood
July 24, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBLAFC. Portland. No love lost between these two teams who have fast become rivals. The group stage of the (Most Of) MLS Is Back tournament comes to a close with a hotly contested match between the two, ending in a draw, 2-2. Here on Episode 106, we break down the draw to end Group F and look ahead to a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Final, as LAFC’s Round of 16 matchup pits them against another Cascadia rival, last year’s MLS Cup winners, the Seattle Sounders. This Day In...
Episode 105 - Diego Dazzles on Derby Day
July 19, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBEpisode 105 – Diego Dazzles on Derby Day Oh, Diego Rossi! The man who scored the first goal against the Sounders etched his name once again into the MLS history books, and he picked Derby Day in the Covid Cup to do it! Episode 105 of Defenders of the Banc is upon us, and, for the first time in months, the boys are together in world famous Filimonster Studios, recording together! The episode kicks off with a soliloquy of epic proportions by Filly, fresh out of the hospital where he c...
Episode 104 – (Most Of) MLS Is Back!
July 08, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBIt’s been several months, but it looks like the MLS Is Back tournament is FINALLY set to kick off in less than 24 hours. Unless you play for FC Dallas. Or maybe Nashville SC. Or one-fifth of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Or 2019 MLS Defender of the Year Ike Opara. Or, as we learned this week, reigning MLS MVP Carlos Vela of LAFC. But other than those players (and a handful of others…), MLS Is Back! Before the breakdown of the beginning of the tournament, it’s time to introduce the Defenders w...
Episode 103 - Executive Privilege (feat. Larry Freedman, 2019 MLS Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year)
June 26, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWith an intro befitting the man, Filly and The Scarf welcome 2019 MLS Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year and LAFC's EVP and Chief Business Officer Larry Freedman to the show. Larry dishes on all things LAFC, including the work LAFC has done and still needs to do for social change, incredible moments throughout the first two seasons, the upcoming MLS is Back tournament, and what HIS favorite moment in LAFC history is, so far. It will not surprise you. From lawyering it up to running the b...
Episode 102 - Reunited, And It Feels So Good!
June 21, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB15 episodes and 101 days. That’s how long it’s been since we were in the same room recording together. Much in the world has changed. Much in the world still needs to change. But as the song goes, “Reunited, and it feels so good!” Filly and the Scarf invade Culver City to record Episode 102 TOGETHER for the first time in a long time, and we couldn’t be happier. If you haven’t heard our interview with Adama Diomande on Episode 99, Episode 100 featuring Stix discussing the Black Lives Matter...
Episode 101 – It’s Beita Time on Defenders! (feat. Steven Beitashour)
June 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBKicking off the next hundred episodes as only we know how, The Defenders of the Banc (for however much longer we are called that!) FINALLY sit down with club legend, fan favorite, and one of the nicest, most personable guys in MLS, Steven Beitashour. As a member of the inaugural team in 2018, Steven Beitashour added leadership and incredible skill playing out of the back for LAFC. In 2019, Beita made more history, becoming the first defender in MLS history to record 20,000 minutes playe...
Episode 101 – It’s Beita Time on Defenders!
June 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBKicking off the next hundred episodes as only we know how, The Defenders of the Banc (for however much longer we are called that!) FINALLY sit down with club legend, fan favorite, and one of the nicest, most personable guys in MLS, Steven Beitashour. As a member of the inaugural team in 2018, Steven Beitashour added leadership and incredible skill playing out of the back for LAFC. In 2019, Beita made more history, becoming the first defender in MLS history to record 20,000 minutes playe...
Episode 100 - Stix Speaks on BLM and the ThinkWatts Foundation (feat. Stix)
June 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIt’s safe to say that when we started planning Episode 100, which was right around February 1st, after we recorded Episode 80, we did not see any of this coming. About one month later, a global pandemic hit the US, and the specter of coronavirus has irreversibly and, likely, permanently changed our lives. Just when we started to see a light at the end of the tunnel that we didn’t think was just another oncoming train, the shocking murder, yes, murder, of 46-year old Black man George Perry Fl...
Episode 100 - Stix Speaks on BLM and the ThinkWatts Foundation
June 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIt’s safe to say that when we started planning Episode 100, which was right around February 1st, after we recorded Episode 80, we did not see any of this coming. About one month later, a global pandemic hit the US, and the specter of coronavirus has irreversibly and, likely, permanently changed our lives. Just when we started to see a light at the end of the tunnel that we didn’t think was just another oncoming train, the shocking murder, yes, murder, of 46-year old Black man George Perry Fl...
Episode 99 – Filly. Scarf. And DIO! (feat. Adama Diomande)
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBThis is normally the part where we try to come up with some clever hook to get you excited about listening to our latest episode. Here it is: ADAMA DIOMANDE IS ON DEFENDERS!!! Yes, that’s right, LAFC’s own Great One, #99, the man who registered the first hat trick in team history, the ender of Carson’s season, and the third-leading scorer all-time at LAFC, Adama Diomande sits down with Filly and Scarf for a half hour we will never forget! We discuss his entire career: his first match at ...
Episode 99 – Filly. Scarf. And DIO!
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBThis is normally the part where we try to come up with some clever hook to get you excited about listening to our latest episode. Here it is: ADAMA DIOMANDE IS ON DEFENDERS!!! Yes, that’s right, LAFC’s own Great One, #99, the man who registered the first hat trick in team history, the ender of Carson’s season, and the third-leading scorer all-time at LAFC, Adama Diomande sits down with Filly and Scarf for a half hour we will never forget! We discuss his entire career: his first match at ...
Episode 98 – Max Bretos Defends the Banc!
May 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBAs we near ever closer to the 100th episode, we begin to think about those bucket list items that we would like to achieve. While we haven’t scaled Mt. Kilimanjaro or learned Swedish yet, Episode 98 is one of those bucket list moments for Filly and the Scarf. While he rose to fame as a model in Italy in his early 20’s, Max Bretos has made a splash on the world of sports for several decades now. His illuminating work on the world of paintball as a co-host of “Splatter Factor” sent waves t...
Episode 98 – Max Bretos Defends the Banc! (feat. Max Bretos)
May 20, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBAs we near ever closer to the 100th episode, we begin to think about those bucket list items that we would like to achieve. While we haven’t scaled Mt. Kilimanjaro or learned Swedish yet, Episode 98 is one of those bucket list moments for Filly and the Scarf. While he rose to fame as a model in Italy in his early 20’s, Max Bretos has made a splash on the world of sports for several decades now. His illuminating work on the world of paintball as a co-host of “Splatter Factor” sent waves t...
Episode 97 – Imaginary Wins and Losses
May 18, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBWe may not have been able to go nuts at the Banc watching our boys beat Carson, or rally Remi to a virtual victory in the eMLS tournament, or even actually see the game going on inside Dave Denholm’s head, but the boys at Defenders of the Banc are here to re-cap every LAFC-filled event going on this past week. It’s time for Episode 97! In the next of the soon-to-be-short lived series of uniform numbers, we give props to hockey’s “J.R.”, while Scarf takes us down his 11-year old childhood...
Episode 96 - Practice! We're Talking About Practice!
May 10, 2020 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBEpisode 96 – Practice! We’re Talking About Practice! Finally! Live players. On a real pitch. Wearing those beautiful grey LAFC practice kits! It’s Episode 96, and, after about 8 weeks, we finally get to talk about… practice! It may only be a few players at a time, and they may not be able to share a ball or a bottle of water, let alone the workout room, but this week, LAFC’s Training Facility opened for the first time in two months. Trickling through the parking lot was Carlos Vela, Diego...
Episode 95 – Alekzandur? Not So Great.
May 04, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBTake a journey down the 95 with Filly and The Scarf! Just 5 episodes away from triple digits, the Defenders break down yet another virtual victory for RemiMartinn, this time over SKC’s eMLS representative, Alekzandur, Alexander Betancourt. With a surprising amount of LAFC-related news to tackle, and the occasional rant with Filly, sit back and enjoy Episode 95! With MLS set to open for individual training on May 6th, how will this affect the Black and Gold? What about Los Angeles’s Stay ...
Episode 94 – Virtual Vela Victorious in Chicago
April 26, 2020 02:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBThe headline is almost becoming redundant: “RemiMartinn Wins Again”, and we couldn’t be happier! The Crusading Champion of the Controllers, Martin Oregel, takes to Twitch once again in another installment of the LAFC Gaming Charity FIFA Challenge, this time against Chicago’s BITW7. It’s time for Episode 94 and more victorious exploits from our eMLS gamer. RemiMartinn absolutely dismantles Chicago’s eMLS gamer, BITW7, in the best-of-three series in the name of the LAFC Foundation. Virtual ...
Episode 93 – Remi and Dio Doing Work
April 20, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBIt might be hard to keep track of the days of the week, but at least the boys at Defenders of the Banc are keeping track of their episode numbers. It’s time for 93! Since the quarantine, it’s been the RemiMartinn show, and he has provided us with plenty of entertainment. This weekend marks the kickoff of the eMLS Tournament Special, a new 32-player tournament featuring one active MLS player and their eMLS teammate from 16 MLS squads. The tournament has a fair amount of star power from the ...
Episode 92 - A Tie in Virtual Vancouver
April 11, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBOn Episode 92, the 5th episode in our social distancing series, the boys may finally be losing it. Scarf sings The Police (not well), Filly busts a blood vessel as Filly Savage, and the mere mention of one of Saskatchewan’s most beautiful cities, Regina, makes them crack up like the middle schoolers Scarf teaches. Don’t worry! The Defenders actually spend most of the episode on LAFC and soccer-related news and happenings, even in these crazy, confined times. With so much great content re...
Episode 91 - RemiMartinn Does Dallas
April 06, 2020 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBWith the Coronavirus quarantine in full effect and the Belarusian Premier League having finished for the day, the good people over at LAFC Gaming knew just how to get 17,600 members of the Black and Gold faithful hyped for soccer: RemiMartinn. eMLS’s number 5 ranked competitor was set to take the sticks against FC Dallas’s gamer, i9ibbs, in the second FIFA20 Charity Challenge. Still riding the euphoric wave of his epic defeat of Carson last week, Remi showed up and showed out yet again, ta...
Episode 90 - Defending Twitch, Defeating the Galaxy!
March 30, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBThere's no need to look for Polish MMA or Hungarian soccer! Here on Episode 90 of Defenders of the Banc, we've got all the details on the domination of the "Digital Derby" in our first episode covering eMLS! While physical sports are on hold for now, leave it to our good friend Alex Sale and everyone at LAFC and LAFC Gaming to keep the competitive juices flowing. Martin "RemiMartinn" Oregel, LAFC's first eMLS competitor, and Giuseppe "The Godfather" Guastella, Carson's eMLS representative g...
Episode 89 - Podcasting While Social Distancing
March 25, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBCruz Azul at home? Postponed. A trip to Estadio Azteca? Grounded. Turning the Timbers into toothpicks? Delayed. But it's going to take more than a worldwide pandemic to keep Filly and the Scarf from recording our latest episode! Welcome to Episode 89, Podcasting While Social Distancing. Keeping a standard 6-city distance away from each other, Scarf is home in Lawndale while Filly sets up shop at world-famous Filimonster Studios to record our first episode since COVID-19 reshaped our collect...
Episode 88 - The Coronavirus Episode
March 13, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThe headline on CNN said it all: "America is on hold." In what seemed like mere minutes, sports leagues, concerts, festivals, celebrations, and other large galas went from "wait and see" to "postponed indefinitely" or canceled. Coronavirus has made its way into the very fabric of the world, and, with it, among many other things, postponed the CCL match between your LAFC black and gold and the blue cross of Cruz Azul. An hour or so after recording a superpod with many of the other #lafcpodfa...
Episode 87 - Philly Falls Into a Point
March 09, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBWelcome to Episode 87 of the LAFC Podcast for the People, Defenders of the Banc! We head back at the Banc for the second match of the 2020 season. In town are the Philadelphia Union, and who could have predicted this match would have gone much like many of the boxing matches of Philly’s Finest Fictional Fighter, Rocky Balboa. It was a true back-and-forth affair, as LAFC played catch-up for the entire 90 minutes. Philly would score, and LAFC would respond. Philly got another, and then so di...