Futbol Americas: Chris Richards is the USMNT Player of the Year

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4.3 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Alexis Nunes, Herc Gomez, and Shaka Hislop react to the news that Chris Richards has been named the United States Soccer Male Player of the Year. Then, they discuss recent news concerning Weston McKennie and Antonee Robinson. Later, Julien Laurens interviews Folarin Balogun. Finally, they discuss whether Mexico's leaked kit is drippin or trippin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, hello everyone and welcome to a fresh edition of Football Americas.
0:15.0	I'm Alexis Yunus alongside Hercules Gomez and Shaka Hisslop and none of us could agree on a dress code.
0:21.6	We've got three different outfits, three different vibes here today.
0:24.6	I kind of went for winter chic.
0:26.6	Herk went for, you know, just gonna go out.
0:29.6	For hook?
0:30.6	He went for hook.
0:31.6	This is my old teammate.
0:33.6	I love that one.
0:35.6	My old teammate.
0:36.6	And then Shaka,
0:39.6	I forced him to take off his blazer because it was giving wedding guest.
0:41.7	And Shaka, you know we're chill on football
0:43.4	America. I'm doing a side.
0:45.5	Why jacket means
0:47.3	wedding guest? If you look closer, you'll
0:49.4	see his blazer just falling off the back of his
0:51.4	chair. But anyways, we got a show
0:53.3	to do. Indeed, we've got an exclusive interview with Flo Ballaghan.
0:58.4	Our Julian Lorenz is finally doing some work, tracked him down, and was able to talk to him.
1:03.2	Plus, remember we spoke about Chucky Losano, Herc, and how he and San Diego FC are kind of over.
1:10.1	Well, it doesn't seem like he's going down without a fight.
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