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Soccer Down Here

3,903 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratings

Based in Atlanta, Soccer Down Here covers the world's game with a local perspective on a daily basis. Launched in January 2017, the show has made its mark in the soccer community. Covering the game wherever it happens, welcome to Soccer Down Here!

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Soccer Down Here 2/22: Wall Pass Wednesday, Glenn Crooks, Bart Keeler

February 22, 2023 16:56 - 2 hours - 122 MB

Play-by-play voice for NYCFC and "Coach's Corner" on SiriusXM, Glenn Crooks joins the show batting lead-off... He talks about NYCFC, the new playoff format, UGA football, and anything else on his mind on a Wall Pass Wednesday! And we go over the TV deal, the new playoff format, and all the other news of the day in Hour Two as SoccerForUS pod's Bart Keeler joins to talk SheBelieves and the two new countries playing in the Women's World Cup this summer

Soccer Down Here 2/23: Glenn Crooks Joins The Show

February 22, 2023 16:53 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Play-by-play voice for NYCFC and "Coach's Corner" on SiriusXM, Glenn Crooks joins the show... Here's his segment in full where he talks about NYCFC, the new playoff format, UGA football, and anything else on his mind on a Wall Pass Wednesday!

McIntosh Girls vs. St. Anne-Pacelli: SDH Game of the Week

February 21, 2023 23:15 - 1 hour - 92 MB

Dalton at McIntosh: SDH Boys HS Game of the Week

February 21, 2023 21:03 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Top two teams in 5A meet in Peachtree City as the Catamounts visit the Chiefs. Jason Longshore on the call.

Soccer Down Here 2/21: SoccerForUS Pod's Bart Keeler Joins

February 21, 2023 16:58 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB

Here's the segment in full from SoccerForUS pod's Bart Keeler We talk SheBelieves Cup, USWNT, CANWNT, Atlanta United, and anything else on his mind...

Soccer Down Here 2/21: Tuesday Thoughts, Kevin Egan, Bart Keeler

February 21, 2023 16:55 - 2 hours - 126 MB

It's a busy show this morning... Kevin Egan and Kevin Patrick join to talk MLS, ATLUTD, and the road to Wrestlemania Bart Keeler from SoccerForUS pod joins to talk SheBelieves, USWNT, CANWNT, ATLUTD, and anything else on his mind... Plus, the breaking news of the morning involving ATLUTD and the playoff format...

Soccer Down Here 2/21: Kevin Egan Joins Tuesday Thoughts

February 21, 2023 16:51 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MB

Driving home from his wrestling assignment, Kevin Egan and Kevin Patrick join the show to talk about the upcoming MLS season, Atlanta United, Elimination Chamber, and Monday Night RAW

Soccer Down Here 2/20: Reaction Monday on ATLUTD, MLS, and The World

February 20, 2023 16:38 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Atlanta United fans found out who a third man is with a weekend pick-up from DCU... We talk about that, the other moves inside MLS, early predictions, news from England, and the rest of the world to promote matchweek here in the States!

Prem and Proper 2/19: Matchweek 24 Has Stories At Top and Bottom

February 19, 2023 19:19 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

The relegation battle is crowded but yielded surprises from those involved... And those at the top (with those wanting to be there) ran into some stumbling blocks trying to get there... Here's your look back and look forward to a busy week-and-a-half to even up the matches in hand...

Central Carroll at Villa Rica- SDH Boys HS Game of the Week

February 18, 2023 00:34 - 1 hour - 91.5 MB

Presented by Kaiser Permanente, Jason Longshore has your call for Central at Villa Rica in GHSA action.

Central Carroll at Villa Rica, Girls SDH HS Game of the Week

February 17, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour - 92.6 MB

Jon Nelson on the call for the Lions visiting the Wildcats, presented by Kaiser Permanente.

Soccer Down Here 2/17: Freestyle Friday, Greg Garza Joins From Beyond Goals Mentoring

February 17, 2023 16:47 - 2 hours - 112 MB

We get you ready for the weekend in soccer! Looking back at last night's action, the news of the day, and previewing the weekend... Greg Garza from Beyond Goals Mentoring joins to talk about the last year and a half with BGM, what they've seen, accomplished, and learned themselves... We also ask about the 2018 title-winning team with Atlanta United and who were the players to listen to- even if they didn't speak up every single day...

Beyond Goals Mentoring 2/17: Greg Garza Joins On Mentoring and Learning From Others

February 17, 2023 16:43 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Here's the Greg Garza segment in its entirety where he taks about the last year and a half with BGM, what they've seen, accomplished, and learned themselves... We also ask about the 2018 title-winning team with Atlanta United and who were the players to listen to- even if they didn't speak up every single day...

Thursdays With Niko 2/16: Niko Moreno Looks At the Week in MLS

February 17, 2023 00:48 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

From the western perspective, Soccerbar and PulsoSports Niko Moreno looks at all the action in MLS from the pacific time zone... There's news in the Northwest and there's warning signs in other places... Find out who gets Niko's red light, yellow light, and green light in MLS with a week of training camp to go...

Prem and Proper 2/16: Matchweek 23 Has Two At The Top

February 16, 2023 23:41 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

We look back at the last week and a half in the Premier League and we now see you have two at the top after a win in the mid week... We also look at all the ownership news and who may be chasing which franchises and the managerial carousel continues to spin... We also get you ready with juiceboxes for the weekend

Soccer Down Here 2/16: Review of ATLUTD/Toluca, Media Rights, Thursday Thoughts

February 16, 2023 19:04 - 2 hours - 123 MB

Thursday Thoughts at SDH involve looking back at the Atlanta United-Toluca shootout at Mercedes Benz for the AmFam Cup The 4-3 loss had a lot of talking points for the 5 Stripes We also go down the rabbit hole of media rights and on-air responsibilities for rights-holders and get you ready for the matches of the day!

Soccer Down Here 1v1: Charlottetowne Hops FC Joins NPSL, Matt Spear Guests

February 16, 2023 18:56 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

It's a new entrant in the NPSL Southeast... Matt Spear, part of the braintrust behind Charlottetown Hops FC, explains the birth of the franchise and all the quick activity to get the team up and running for this season!

Soccer Is In Session, Feb 15: Mike Townson of Trinity Christian, Rey Torres of Columbus, first rankings of 2023

February 16, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MB

Get caught up on HS soccer in Georgia as Soccer Is In Session on SDH, presented by Kaiser Permanente. First rankings of 2023 Mike Townson of Trinity Christian's girls program Rey Torres of Columbus' boys program

Soccer For US Pod's Bart Keeler 2/15: Canada Soccer, SheBelieves Cup, ATLUTD, Arsenal-Man City

February 15, 2023 17:09 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB

Here's the Soccer For US Pod's Bart Keeler segment in its entirety... He joins to talk Canada Soccer, SheBelieves, and the new kit for Atlanta United- and a match in the Prem that he's anxious about...

Soccer Down Here 2/15: Wall Pass Wednesday, ATLUTD Matchday, UCL, Premier League, Bart Keeler Joins

February 15, 2023 17:06 - 2 hours - 116 MB

Busy day on a Wall Pass Wednesday... It's a Match Day for the AmFam Cup- we get your thoughts heading in on what you want to see from Atlanta United... We go over coaching changes and coaching vacancies We look back at the Champions League and get ready for today's big match in the Prem as Soccer For US Pod's Bart Keeler joins to talk Canada Soccer, SheBelieves, and the new kit for Atlanta United

Walton at Parkview- SDH HS Game of the Week

February 15, 2023 00:59 - 1 hour - 99.1 MB

Presented by Kaiser Permanente, it's boys' soccer action between Walton and Parkview on the SDH Network.

Soccer Down Here 2/14: Tuesday Thoughts on UCL, UEFA, the Prem, and Religion in Soccer

February 14, 2023 23:55 - 2 hours - 113 MB

Tuesday Thoughts went in a lot of different directions... It was about everything from wrestling to coaches being named in the Prem to religion and how it separates fan bases to previewing the action of the day... Enjoy!

SDH HS Game of the Week: Walton at Parkview girls

February 14, 2023 23:51 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Jason Longshore on the call for the #2 ranked Walton Raiders traveling to face the #4 ranked Parkview Panthers. Thanks to Kaiser Permanente for presenting our coverage of this match!

Soccer Down Here 1v1: FC Buffalo Co-Owner Nicholas Mendola

February 13, 2023 18:39 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MB

FC Buffalo is shifting from the NPSL to USL League Two for their next stage of the franchise... Co-owner Nicholas Mendola joins to talk about the expectations and the future of the club. Mendola also introduces us to what the sport means to Western New York with the club's place in it...

Soccer Down Here 2/13: Reaction Monday on ATLUTD, MLS, and the World

February 13, 2023 16:37 - 1 hour - 110 MB

A busy Monday at SDH We get your reactions on the new signing for Atlanta United as GG has his first press conference We look at the weekend in the Prem- where there's as much news off the pitch as on it... And we look at the situation involving Canada Soccer as the SheBelieves Cup is this week...

Thursdays With Niko 2/10: TWN on a Weekend, Jarrett Smith Joins

February 11, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

Niko Moreno joins SDH fresh from Seattle Sounders practice... jarrett joins the show as we talk about Club World Cup, MLS, transfers, and news out of Liga MX

SDH HS Game of the Week: Johnson vs Gainesville boys

February 11, 2023 00:32 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Jason Longshore with the call from Johnson HS as the Knights host the Gainesville Red Elephants

SDH HS Game of the Week: Gainesville at Johnson girls

February 10, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

Presented by Kaiser Permanente, it's our Georgia HS Game of the Week tonight Gainesville at Johnson's girls.

Soccer Down Here 2/10: Discussing GG and ATLUTD, Beyond Goals Mentoring's Greg Garza, Weekend Preview

February 10, 2023 16:43 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Busy Friday! Jarrett breaks down the new signing for Atlanta United and what he brings up top Greg Garza from Beyond Goals Mentoring joins for the SDH "Friday Free Kick" to talk about mentoring in person as well as virtually, getting past the initial stage of not speaking up with your questions for mentors, and how first impressions will go a long way And we preview the weekend for you across the board!

Friday Free Kick 2/10: Greg Garza on Mentoring In Person and Examples Of Others Who Motivate

February 10, 2023 16:41 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MB

Greg Garza from Beyond Goals Mentoring joins for the SDH "Friday Free Kick" to talk about mentoring in person as well as virtually, getting past the initial stage of not speaking up with your questions for mentors, and how first impressions will go a long way

Soccer Down Here 1v1: JAX USL's Mauricio Ruiz

February 09, 2023 21:37 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

In this 1v1, a longtime fixture in the soccer scene in Jacksonville is now a part of the building of the USL Championship... Mauricio Ruiz is now a part of the program in both an on and off-the-field role... We catch up with him to find out why he's there and how things are growing with JAX USL

Soccer Down Here 2/9: Thursday Thoughts on ATLUTD, Vini Junior, and the Super League

February 09, 2023 16:37 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Another busy morning at SDH A signing officially official for Atlanta United, the Super League is trying Round 2, and we tour the planet for all the news of the morning... MLS, El Tri, England, and all points in between for Soccer's Morning Show...

Soccer Is In Session, Feb. 8: Scott Tolbert of Commerce HS, results from around Georgia, and more

February 09, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

Soccer Is In Session, presented by Kaiser Permanente, is back to get caught up on the latest in soccer in schools in Georgia. The HS season is starting to heat up, with a number of schools starting out hot. Scott Tolbert's Commerce Tigers are one of those schools, he's trying to take the Tigers back to the girls' state tournament where they fell in the final last year. Jon Nelson caught up with Scott for this week's show, Jason Longshore shares the latest results and news from around the state.

Prem and Proper 2/8: Three Groups, A Sacking, and a Bombshell Report

February 08, 2023 22:29 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Busy week in the Premier League for those who follow... It's investigations, ownership seeing who may be interested in kicking the tires on being new owners, and an American gets sacked... All as matches come fast and furious after FA Cup week! Enjoy the review-preview...

Soccer Down Here 2/8: Wall Pass Wednesday, Dylan Butler, Bart Keeler

February 08, 2023 16:42 - 2 hours - 112 MB

We look at the news of the morning and get you ready for Atlanta United and Cruz Azul behind closed doors... MLSSoccer.com and OSDB Sports Dylan Butler joins to talk MLS, the USMNT, and coaching vacancies at home and abroad and SoccerForUS pod's Bart Keeler joins from the road to talk Atlanta United and advice given from one ref to others who want to grow to the next level of their development

Wall Pass Wednesday 2/8: MLSSoccer.com and OSDB Sports Dylan Butler

February 08, 2023 16:37 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Here's the Dylan Butler segment in its entirety We talk Wrexham, MLS, coaching carousel at home and abroad, and the USMNT!

Wall Pass Wednesday 2/8: SoccerForUSPod's Bart Keeler

February 08, 2023 16:35 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Here's the segment with SoccerForUS pod's Bart Keeler joining from the road to talk Atlanta United and advice from one official to others who want to get to the next level...

Soccer Down Here 2/7: Tuesday Thoughts on MLS, Man City, and the Premier League

February 07, 2023 16:41 - 1 hour - 106 MB

The news evolves on Tuesday Thoughts to the American coach abroad, who could take over at Leeds, the latest at Man City, and a possible new playoff structure in MLS Plus, your thoughts on the table as well!

Soccer Down Here 2/6: Reaction Monday on ATLUTD and Breaking News From The Prem

February 06, 2023 16:28 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Just when you thought you had a format laid out... The show starts with a look back at the Atlanta United training camp match some folks were able to see... Then, three stories out of the Premier League take over the show- Leeds, Man City, and PEA A crazy morning that picked up the pace quickly!

Soccer Down Here 2/3: Freestyle Friday, Beyond Goals Mentoring, Weekend Preview

February 03, 2023 16:51 - 1 hour - 106 MB

We get you ready for another weekend around the world of soccer... Atlanta United has a new face on the field and on the touch line- we look at that breaking news... The Friday Free Kick with Michael Parkhurst this week deals with confidence- how to keep it, how to manage it, how not to lose it- and how others can help in those activities... And how it even gets to the best of us... And we get you ready for a busy weekend in the latest news breaking even during the show...

Beyond Goals Mentoring 2/2: Michael Parkhurst on Psychology, Confidence, and the Yips

February 03, 2023 16:48 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

The Friday Free Kick with Michael Parkhurst this week deals with confidence- how to keep it, how to manage it, how not to lose it- and how others can help in those activities... And how it even gets to the best of us...

SoccerForUS Episode 54:USMNT Departures, CONMEBOL Partnership, Friendlies

February 02, 2023 22:52 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB

Bart and Thomas (@USKeeper) cover some important news in U.S. Soccer. First, they talk about what lies ahead for the Fed as they search for a new Sporting Director, USMNT General Manager (possibly?), and USMNT head coach. Next, the two share excitement about the Concacaf-CONMEBOL Strategic Partnership. Finally, they kinda talk about the USMNT January friendlies.

Thursdays With Niko 2/2: TWN on Club World Cup, MLS Transfers, and the League

February 02, 2023 19:34 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

The Soccer Bar and Pulso Sports Niko Moreno drops by for his weekly visit to break down the Club World Cup, transfers in MLS, and who still needs to do some business before the season starts...

Soccer Down Here 2/2: Thursday Thoughts on MLS Club Valuations, Transfers, and News

February 02, 2023 17:06 - 2 hours - 111 MB

Forbes came out with their new round of MLS club valuations- and we have our first billion-dollar club... We go over the evaluations and the franchises place in them... We also look at the fallout from the January transfer window domestically and internationally and get your Thursday Thoughts...

Soccer Is In Session, Feb. 1: Miguel Garcia of SE Whitfield joins the show, highlights from Woodward vs Tri-Cities, and more

February 02, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MB

Check out the 2nd episode of Soccer Is In Session, presented by Kaiser Permanente, covering soccer all over the state of Georgia and focusing on the state high school season currently. Miguel Garcia of SE Whitfield caught up with Jon Nelson to chat about their season opening win and more, hear highlights from Woodward's draw with Tri-Cities, and more in this week's episode.

Soccer Down Here 2v1: Des Moines United FC Joins NPSL

February 01, 2023 23:40 - 17 minutes - 16 MB

There's another expansion franchise in the NPSL that looks to add to the footprint in the midwest... Des Moines United FC brings a long history of advancing the game indoors and outdoors to the league this spring... President/Owner Darwin Salas and Head Coach JR Fernandes join to talk about the why, the history of the franchise, the history of the city when it comes to the sport, and the next steps for the team to take the field this year...

Soccer Down Here 2/1: Power Hour on a Wall Pass Wednesday, Bart Keeler

February 01, 2023 20:15 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

We relive the end of transfer deadline day in Europe and see where Atlanta United stands And, with all Wall Pass Wednesdays, we take your thoughts on anything and everything... SoccerForUS pod's Bart Keeler joins for the potpourri that WPW brings as well...

SDH HS Game of the Week: Tri-Cities at Woodward boys

January 31, 2023 22:24 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Jason Longshore on the call for our first SDH HS Game of the Week of 2023 as the Tri-Cities Bulldogs travel across town to face the Woodward War Eagles. Thanks to our presenting sponsor, Kaiser Permanente.

Soccer Down Here 1v1: Duluth FC Co-Owner John Shuster

January 31, 2023 19:50 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

The NPSL franchise in Duluth, Minnesota has new ownership for the 2023 season and beyond- and one of the new owners is known for other sports... USA Curling Gold medallist John Shuster (You know the competition he won it in, we just don't want any trouble for naming it) is part of the new steps for his hometown club... He talks about what got him and the Shuster family involved in the sport, the local team, and what he looks forward to as Duluth FC continues to grow...

Soccer Down Here 1/31: Tuesday Thoughts on Transfer Deadline Day Overseas, ATLUTD, MLS

January 31, 2023 16:41 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Moves are moving and transfers are transfering overseas... There's news on that from all around Europe and news with Atlanta United as well as plans around MLS for teams and players filing changes of address... Plus your Tuesday Thoughts on the ATLUTD matchup of all matchups!

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