{"podcast":{"title":"Morning Kickaround","slug":"morning-kickaround-7274866","podcast_index_feed_id":7274866,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/morningkickaround","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert2kerr","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a9a77698-0594-11f0-a015-2f24937d5c6b/image/6d0a4c0375c333e91d1d87e4344783cd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"MorningKickaround","episode_count":207,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:52.417961+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-kickaround-7274866"},"episode":{"title":"World Cup Knockouts, Lewandowski to Chicago Fire, USL Space Coast + More","slug":"world-cup-knockouts-lewandowski-to-chicago-fire-usl-space-coast-more","published_at":"2026-06-29T15:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-kickaround-7274866/world-cup-knockouts-lewandowski-to-chicago-fire-usl-space-coast-more","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-kickaround-7274866","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RPPSG1687030855.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/RPPSG1687030855.mp3","summary":"Monday is here and so are the World Cup knockout rounds! After Canada’s win yesterday there’s a ton to look forward to. Off the field, the U.S. Men’s National Team is looking to keep Mauricio Pochettino around after the World Cup. They’ve offered him a contract extension that would keep him here through the 2030 tournament despite popular opinion saying he’s heading back to club football after the tournament ends.Second cycle managers rarely pan out and certainly have not for the USMNT. Can Poch break that cycle? Also, MLS is adding another aging superstar from Europe as Robert Lewandowski is signing with the Chicago Fire for two years. What does this mean for the Fire and soccer in Chicago? Superstar signings not withstanding, we ask a big question: Are the American domestic leagues doing enough to capitalize off World Cup fever? Should MLS be ramping up the national ads during World Cup matches? What about the USL? The NWSL had a tour bus rolling around to promote the NWSL Challenge Cup Final last Friday. Is the internet showing any signs of increased interest in domestic soccer? Finally, the people who brought us Orlando City SC are bringing pro soccer to Melbourne, Florida. The city has a stadium deal in place and is looking to get an expansion club in the USL. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningKickaround⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can now ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠support the show on Ko-Fi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"Monday is here and so are the World Cup knockout rounds! After Canada’s win yesterday there’s a ton to look forward to. Off the field, the U.S. Men’s Nati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4162,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/morning-kickaround-7274866/episodes/world-cup-knockouts-lewandowski-to-chicago-fire-usl-space-coast-more/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/morning-kickaround-7274866/world-cup-knockouts-lewandowski-to-chicago-fire-usl-space-coast-more.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}