#573: Nine things we've learned about the USMNT in 2025

Scuffed | U.S. soccer, World Cup, Yanks Abroad, futbol in America

Adam Belz

Sports, Usmnt, Men's National Team, American Soccer, Us Soccer, Soccer, Mls, U17 National Team, U20 National Team, Youth National Teams, Yanks Abroad

4.8 • 893 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Bob Morocco, the longtime friend of the pod and multi-decade battle-hardened BigSoccer poster, joins Belz and Watke to discuss the key takeaways from the first two months-and-change of 2025 Anno Domani. Pulisic's level, Johnny's status, Poch's (dis)regard for Atlanta and Richy Ledezma, and much more to discuss.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the scuff podcast where we talk about U.S. soccer.
0:18.0	Hey, everybody.
0:19.1	We're going to talk today about some things we've learned so far this year
0:21.7	as we head into one of the few meaningful national team windows that we will get before the
0:26.7	2026 World Cup, the Nations League semifinals and finals in Los Angeles.
0:32.1	Coming up here in what, two weeks?
0:34.4	I've got Waki here with me, and we've got a special guest this time, not for the first time, and hopefully not for the last.
0:40.7	It's Bob Morocco.
0:42.4	How are you, Bob?
0:43.5	Hey, gang, doing good.
0:45.7	It's thought out here. We're in the mid to high 40s, so I busted the shorts out.
0:52.1	Good.
0:52.8	He's talking about Montana.
0:54.7	It's funny how that works.
0:55.8	Like when it's really cold all winter,
0:58.7	40 degrees does feel balmy, doesn't it?
1:00.7	Yeah, and then how they just lured their toughness over us,
1:04.7	these northern people?
1:06.0	Yeah.
1:07.3	Yeah.
1:07.9	Something to be impressed by.
1:09.1	You just live in colder weather.
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