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Paul Kennedy has been covering American soccer for 55 years, from the days when finding a game on TV was nearly impossible to the 2026 World Cup. He joins Open Mic to share the stories from his career, the people and games that stuck with him, and his perspective on American soccer today.
0:00 Intro
0:46 How Paul Kennedy Became a Soccer Writer
9:22 Finding the Game Through College Soccer
13:24 From Law School to Soccer America
16:13 Covering Soccer in the 80s
21:08 Career Highlights, Favorite People & Games
27:17 The Great “What If?”
33:05 Unsung Heroes of Soccer in the U.S.
36:17 The USMNT Before the 1990 World Cup
39:54 Has Soccer Made It in America?
44:39 The Future of American Soccer
51:48 55 Years of Soccer America & Paul’s Favorite Story
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Alejandro Bedoya joins Tom & Gass to celebrate some of his youngins making the USMNT Roster. Then they react to the USOC semifinals and look ahead to the weekend

The NWSL is getting weird and crazy, and Jordan Angeli and David Gass are back together to try and make sense of this unpredictable league. Houston is searching for a new direction, Orlando makes a major commitment to Barbra Banda, and the playoff race is tightening every week. The stretch run is here, and nobody seems ready to make it easy.
0:00 Intro
0:42 Gass is Back
4:34 Houston Cleans House
20:42 Utah Finds a Way
29:09 Barbra Banda is Staying in Orlando
37:01 Washington’s Missing Piece
45:24 Macario Out, Bonansea In
53:18 Is San Diego Peaking?
57:05 Angel City & Denver Go Wild
1:04:32 Playoff Race Heats Up

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Cavan Sullivan is making his case for the USMNT after another jaw-dropping performance, St. Louis is the hottest team in MLS and the Western Conference race is getting interesting. David Gass, Matt Doyle and special guest Andrew Wiebe discuss the Shield race, a surging FC Dallas and some intriguing games on the docket for this week, including the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.
0:00 Intro
5:15 Soccerwise MLS Media Collective
15:43 Rebirth of San Jose Earthquakes
25:25 Sporting KC Gets A Win
34:49 Cavan Sullivan is Cinema
55:42 St. Louis Keeps Rolling
1:08:28 Here Comes Dallas & Logan Farrington
1:17:03 Nashville In the Shield Driver’s Seat
1:21:53 Columbus vs. Orlando in Open Cup
1:27:08 Open Cup Semis: Colorado vs. St. Louis
1:33:43 Canadian Championship & Campeones Cup

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Mary Harvey has seen the women’s game from almost every angle in her career, as a USWNT goalkeeper to FIFA leader and WPS executive. Today, she leads the Center for Sport and Human Rights, and she joins Open Mic to talk about the evolution of women’s soccer, the lessons of its past and where the game goes next.
0:00 Intro
1:26 The 1991 World Cup
4:57 Harvey’s Journey to the USWNT
7:58 How 1991 Changed Women’s Soccer
11:53 Inside the 1996 USWNT
16:25 From Player to FIFA Leader
24:11 How World Cups Drive Development
28:26 What Happened to WPS?
35:12 The Future of the Women’s Game
41:51 The Responsibility of Each USWNT Generation
44:46 Sport, Human Rights & the 2026 World Cup
57:30 Harvey’s Favorite Sporting Events

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