Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...

Why did the accountant quit his job?
He lost interest.

On this day, a year after Daryl's passing, please take some time to enjoy life... even if it means laughing at Dad Jokes.
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On this week’s episode of Allocation Disorder, Paul and Sam dive into the salary information that was released by the MLS Players Association earlier this week. What trends are they seeing in the salary data? Who is the newest entrant into the top group of MLS earners? Which teams are spending well - and which teams are throwing good money after bad? Paul and Sam discuss all of that - and answer your questions - on the show!
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On this episode, Taylor, Ryan, Graham, and Joe take a look back at the Champions League action from the last couple of days. What went wrong for RB Leipzig in their 3-2 loss to PSG? Did Liverpool deserve to beat Atletico Madrid? How good is Erik ten Hag's Ajax? Does Manchester United’s come-from-behind win over Atalanta actually tell us anything about this team? We discuss all of that - and more - on the show.
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Ryan, Graham, and Joe are here to answer your listener questions! Hurrah! From a new World Cup tournament for the nearly-rans, to the intricacies behind obtaining coaching badges, we have you covered!
-Instead of a World Cup every two years, what about a 2nd World Cup with nations that just missed the main World Cup?
-Do you think that the new Newcastle owners are being overly outwardly ambitious?
-What are coaching badges and how do you obtain them?
-Why aren’t South American club soccer leagues more popular in the USA?
-Why did they change the offside rule to negate an offside if a defender makes a defensive play on the ball?
-The US plays its home matches all over the country. In England, all or nearly all of their home matches are at Wembley. Is one or the other more common in international soccer, particularly among the best teams?
-I heard that many Rangers fans would rather cheer for England than Scotland (and many Celtic fans cheer for Ireland). Is there any truth to this?
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On this episode, Taylor and Joe talk about a slew of Americans who were in action over the weekend! We start out by running through a quick Americans Abroad weekend recap before diving into five specific performances from USMNT-eligible players who saw the field over the last few days. You can find the list of players that we discussed in-depth down below: 
1) Joe Scally, who played on both sides of defense for Borussia Mönchengladbach
2) Sergiño Dest, who started at RW for Barcelona 
3) Josh Sargent, who started next to Temu Puuki for Norwich City
4) Tim Weah, who started up top for Lille 
5) Zack Steffen, who made his second-ever premier league start for Manchester City
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