{"podcast":{"title":"Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...","slug":"total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090","podcast_index_feed_id":199090,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6818cfc81d28d62313b34379","website_url":"http://totalsoccershow.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6818cfc81d28d62313b34379/1784660193384-5d99712c-08b0-481a-aa9f-fa23a115201c.jpeg","author":"TSS","episode_count":2011,"summary":"Long-running American soccer show covering the USMNT, Premier League, Champions League, MLS, and more. If you enjoy analysis and silliness in equal measure, we're the podcast for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:20:36.939142+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090"},"episode":{"title":"Leander Schaerlaeckens discusses his new book \"The Long Game\" | USMNT Weekly","slug":"leander-schaerlaeckens-discusses-his-new-book-the-long-game-usmnt-weekly","published_at":"2026-05-06T17:19:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/leander-schaerlaeckens-discusses-his-new-book-the-long-game-usmnt-weekly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090","url":"https://shows.acast.com/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more/episodes/leander-schaerlaeckens-discusses-his-new-book-the-long-game","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6818cfc81d28d62313b34379/e/69fb783a921510d4c193f523/media.mp3","summary":"Veteran journalist Leander Schaerlaeckens makes his TSS debut to discuss his new book, \"The Long Game: U.S. men's soccer and its savage, four-decade journey to the top, or thereabouts.\" The book presents an in-depth (but accessible) look at the history of the US men's national team, interspersed with chapters on key members of the 2026 World Cup squad. There are wild stories, colorful anecdotes, useful table-setting, brilliant narratives, and so much more! You can pre-order your copy now, or wait until May 12 when it is officially released. COME SEE TSS LIVE IN LOS ANGELES! Get your tickets for our live show on June 11th in LA! Your favorite foursome (and some special guests!) will chat about the latest surrounding the USMNT and the World Cup. Plus: games! And maybe even a song! --> TSSWorldCup.com WATCH TSS EPISODES ON YOUTUBE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We're posting all our episodes here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! Smash like and subscribe etc.! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Veteran journalist Leander Schaerlaeckens makes his TSS debut to discuss his new book, \"The Long Game: U.S. men's soccer and its savage, four-decade journ…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2332,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/episodes/leander-schaerlaeckens-discusses-his-new-book-the-long-game-usmnt-weekly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/total-soccer-show-usmnt-champions-league-epl-and-more-199090/leander-schaerlaeckens-discusses-his-new-book-the-long-game-usmnt-weekly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}