{"podcast":{"title":"Soccerwise | U.S. Soccer, MLS, NWSL","slug":"soccerwise-6938038","podcast_index_feed_id":6938038,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/soccerwise/","website_url":"https://kickbacksoccer.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4f8fc79a-18bd-4e2d-aa33-9189f11f24a8/nviTFnht2AGPwucFGo8rdnHW.png","author":"Kickback Soccer Media","episode_count":430,"summary":"Soccerwise is dedicated to covering the world of North American soccer with informed analysis on MLS, NWSL, the US National Teams, and everything else in between! Multiple times each week, you can join host David Gass, Tommy \"Scoops\" Bogert, Matt Doyle, and NWSL broadcaster Jordan Angeli as they break down the top matches, players, and stories in North American soccer, all while answering listener questions.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:49.190663+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038"},"episode":{"title":"Kickback Committee & Soccerwise USMNT vs. Portugal Postgame Reaction Show","slug":"kickback-committee-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-portugal-postgame-reaction-show","published_at":"2026-04-01T05:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/kickback-committee-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-portugal-postgame-reaction-show","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038","url":"https://kickbacksoccer.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5270377d-75ca-450c-a34d-b31ffaa9287e.mp3","summary":"A dramatic finish to the final international window before the World Cup, including U.S. disappointment, PKs deciding final qualifiers, Italy despondence, and Bosnia glory from checks notes…a Wisconsin native? Gass is joined by Chicago Stars midfielder Brianna Pinto and MLS Reporter Michele Giannone to dive into the formation, lineup choices and performance by USMNT against Portugal and how fans should feel heading into the World Cup. Then they discuss the crazy endings for the last few qualifying games including Italy failing to qualify for their third straight World Cup, best things from the last week, and how to pick a secondary team to root on this summer. Listen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter at: kickbacksoccer.com 3:13 Breaking Down the USMNT Performance 15:36 What Does Success Look Like for the U.S. this World Cup? 30:06 Italy Fails to Qualify Again for the World Cup 41:38 Best Things We've Seen this Week 52:47 Run Down of the Qualifiers 57:51 Picking Your 2nd World Cup Team 01:10:05 - Check-In with Brianna and Close","meta_description":"A dramatic finish to the final international window before the World Cup, including U.S. disappointment, PKs deciding final qualifiers, Italy despondence,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4424,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soccerwise-6938038/episodes/kickback-committee-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-portugal-postgame-reaction-show/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soccerwise-6938038/kickback-committee-soccerwise-usmnt-vs-portugal-postgame-reaction-show.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}