Hello, Hello everybody and welcome to the Total Soccer show.

We've got MLS playoffs.

We've got conference semifinals, which is really just the quarterfinals.

But we're going to talk some scheduling.

We're going to talk some TV rights.

We're going to talk money.

It's going to be a fun show, even with all those topics

included. Joining me to discuss all of those things and much, much more is a man who never

has a written out introduction when he hosts this podcast. It's Joe Lowry. Joe, never a written

out introduction, never a plan, always freestyle jazz for you? Always freestyle jazz. I mean, I think back,

what would have been five years ago maybe, or four years ago, when I first probably hosted my first episode of The Total Soccer Show, like did the intro. That's what I mean by hosting, right? It's the one who's generally facilitating the combo. I think I probably did have a tighter script for the beginning. But these days, you know, if it's you and me, Too Manning, Taylor, if it's me and Jeff

two manning, I'm just winging it.

Keeping it simple.

And, you know, I'm not flashy like Ryan. I'm not flashy like you can be also if you have a really thought out intro. I know, just play to my strengths, play my role. That's what I'm about. There we go. Some might say standards are slipping.

Others might say standards are so high.

We don't need no written-out introductions.

I'm going with that second one.

Joining us, Some might say standards are slipping. Others might say standards are so high. We don't need no written-out introductions.

I'm going with that second one. Joining us as well, a man who never forgets to plug the Patreon, unlike myself. It's Jeff Raine Morales. Excuse me, it's Jeff Ruder. You both have great names today, I got to say. Thank you. Thank you. It took a long time. there's so many fewer like Jeff puns than Joe puns in the wide world of soccer unless

they just keep going Jeff C,

which is maybe that's the commitment to the bit I should have had, but alas. Yeah, Jeff, Jeff's

tougher, no doubt. Joe, I mean, today I put on our recording software. Viewers can't see this,

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