The Leagues: World Soccer Podcast: Recent Episodes
Del Shaffer: Soccer Blogger and Podcaster
American soccer fanatic Del Shaffer covers all the major topics in the world of the beautiful game! Join Del, his guests, players, coaches and pundits as they cover the World Cup, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, MLS, USL and the US Men's National Team!
A lot of football/soccer going on at the moment. Leagues Cup Final and Women's World Cup Final this weekend. The second week of English Premier League action is this weekend along with the fantasy premier league side of things for us owners. We also talk about the success of the Charleston Battery in the USL Championship!
I wanted to clearly explain the Berhalter Out feelings from a USA Soccer fan of 20+ years coming off of the announcment to rehire him. This is a 20 min episode discussing Gregg Berhalter as a coach and not as a person. Let me know how you feel. Twitter is @LeaguesPodcast
We talk about the Charleston Battery's 1-0 US Open Cup loss to Inter Miami as well as their current season outlook. Then, we move on to the Champions League semifinals and the Premier League Relegation Battle as well as the Arsenal-City title chances.
This is a special show to give you much needed info heading into the 2022 World Cup from a USA perspective.
Charleston has a new coach, new players and a bright season ahead in the 2022 USL Championship! Let's talk about it!
Talking about USA World Cup Qualifiers in October. Some talk about Charleston Battery, Manchester United and Atlanta United.
Monday, June 14th - Euro 2020's first 4 days and the first two games of Copa America. Let's talk Denmark and Christian Eriksen as well. Praying for him.
We talk USA u23 taking on Mexico, USA games vs Jamaica and Northern Ireland in Europe and MLS/USL Championship preseasons.
I interviewed Charleston Battery Chief Operating Office Mike Kelleher and central defender Leland Archer to discuss the partnership with Hibernian FC in Scotland. Leland is already there in quarantine getting ready to train with Hibs.
Battery midfielder Zeiko Lewis and I discuss the win over Charlotte at the weekend and the upcoming winner-take-all match at Tampa Bay!
Special guest Devon Kerr and I talk about the Charleston Battery's impressive run as well as group and league ramifications looking towards the playoffs. Devon is the lead analyst with the USL Championship for ESPN as well as commentating for the US Open Cup (soccer), NCAA soccer, Concacaf Champions League and is the host of the 3 Honest Lads podcast!
Charleston Battery goalkeeper Joe Kuzminsky just went on loan to Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa. We learn about his journey and how things are going in Israel.
Spoke to Charleston Battery co-owner Rob Salvatore ahead of the HCFC group's first season owning the USL team and the move to a new stadium in Mount Pleasant!
Hosts of The Cooligans podcast and the show on FuboTV come on the podcast to talk soccer and their standup!
We talk about the Charleston Battery preseason with player moves as well as the stadium move. There is also talk about Atlanta United moves and the big Chicharito signing. Lastly, we discuss Premier League action and focus in on Manchester United troubles...
Interview with Jillian Sakovits to discuss MLS Cup Final in Seattle, Atlanta United's season, her Beyond the Stands series, and other soccer stories.
Interview with Ryan Gibson, a Bayern Munich fan from South Carolina. He is also known as Bayern Ryan or the Unbreakable fan after his battle with ocular melanoma. He lost one eye and got a Bayern Munich eye to replace it. We talk about his personal story and his love for this German team.
Interview with Scuffed podcast host Adam Belz as we discuss the horrific USA result in Canada last night.
Interview with Devon Kerr who is a former footballer and current commentator with ESPN for MLS, USL Championship games as well as college soccer. We talk about the current teams and tables in USL Championship East and West as well as my Charleston Battery.
Atlanta United are flying high at the moment. ATL fan Laura Jordan calls in. What does the weekend hold for my favorite teams (ATL UTD, Manchester United, and Charleston Battery)?
Atlanta United take on Orlando City tonight! Contributors Tanner McLeod and Andrew Wiese give us their thoughts. Also, quick intros for Charleston Battery at Nashville and Manchester United vs Crystal Palace both on Saturday.
The Carolina Challenge Cup begins here in Charleston, SC tomorrow. It runs for this Saturday as well as next Wednesday an Saturday. The four teams are the Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire, FC Cincinnati and the host Charleston Battery!
Interviews with Atlanta United fan Andrew Wiese calling in from Hungary and another interview with Atlanta United commentator Jason Longshore!!!
After attending the Charleston Battery vs Charlotte Independence game on Wednesday, I talk about the result. I also watched Atlanta United later that night and what a crazy game! So, we talk about United Soccer League (USL) games going towards playoffs as well as the Major League Soccer picture and Premier League games this weekend.
Interview with Charleston Battery defender and captain Taylor Mueller as well as USL talk about standings and other clubs matches. We also talk pre-match of the USA vs Brazil tonight in New Jersey!
Interviewed Jason Longshore, ATL UTD commentator talking about Atlanta United and Josef Martinez chasing the goal record. I also interviewed Nico Rittmeyer of the Charleston Battery ahead of their clash at home with NY Red Bulls II.
1:52 Premier League Week 2 Fixtures
13:00 Manchester United update
15:51 Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and Serie A
18:20 Major League Soccer (Atlanta United)
21:49 Rebecca Lowe comments on USA Promotion/Relegation
24:09 Charleston Battery at 1st place FC Cincinnati
Interviewed Charleston Battery Coach Michael Anhaeuser as well as forward Gordon Wild and Head Athletic Trainer Bobby Weisenberger after practice today ahead of Saturday's match against Atlanta United 2. There is also a Premier League Season Preview ahead of the Manchester United - Leicester City clash today at Old Trafford.
This is an in-person interview with Dr. Joe Machnik. Dr. Machnik is a rules analyst with Fox Sports for soccer as well as a former match commissioner with FIFA and CONCACAF. He was an All-American goalkeeper, a college soccer coach, referee, head of referees, goalkeeping coach, assistant coach with USA 1990 World Cup team, and head of referees for MLS for 15 years.
We spoke to Jay Riddle about his soccer background, his love for Arsenal but mainly his love for Atlanta United. He tells us about his tattoo, joining The Faction, his love for Fever Pitch not the American version, and Atlanta United tailgates among other things... All Star Week Preview also. Also, there is a brief recap of the Charleston Battery's 3-0 Win over the Richmond Kickers.
Interview w/ Drew Bartow who was given the title of Charleston Battery Superfine. We talked about his experience watching the Bundesliga in Germany. how he found our local USL team the Charleston Battery. Finally, we talked about the last game against Pittsburgh and the upcoming match against the Richmond Kickers.
I spoke with Andrew Wiese, an American living in Moscow. He tells us about the World Cup experience from on the ground in Russia and the six games he attended. We also discuss Atlanta United and MLS action.
We discuss Sunday's World Cup Final of France vs Croatia as well as the Third Place Game between England and Belgium. In addition, we will preview USL side Charleston Battery's upcoming match against defending champion Louisville City. Lastly, we will talk about upcoming Major League Soccer fixtures.
In this episode, we discuss the Round of 16 results from the World Cup as well as the upcoming Quarterfinal matchups! We also talk about World Cup news stories, MLS news and scores as well as the USL League. In USL, we mainly cover the Charleston Battery for now as they are out local team.
What does an American do when their team doesn't make it to the World Cup? Well, many Americans supported Iceland. But why?
In this inaugural episode of The Leagues: World Soccer Podcast, Del tells you about his background in soccer. How did we get here? He talks about his youth to his travels overseas.