Hello,

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

My name is Taylor Rockwell, and it's time to talk some major league soccer once again.

We've got players on the move, players not on the move, players that wish they were on the move,

but instead have to stay in the oppressive confines of sunny Southern California. Such sympathy, such pain. I'm very excited to talk it all out. To do so, I'm joined by the backhealds Joe Klaus, Joe Lowry. Hello, Joe. Hey, Taylor, how are you? I'm doing well, my friend. How is sunny Mexico? I hope it's sunny, at least.

There's a bunch of clouds in the sky right now as I'm looking at the window.

The window is covered in condensation.

I haven't been outside yet today.

I've been grinding away on prep for this show.

But I am planning on going outside at some point tomorrow, and I'll let you know how it is.

All right.

Well, that was the backheeled.

Joe Lowry. With us as well is The Guardian's Jeff Ruder. Hello, Jeff.

Let's go.

Now, listeners, I want to be clear up front. Before we start recording, Jeff said, first of all, I need everyone to praise and acknowledge my first article that I wrote to The Guardian. And I would like it discussed at length on the show. Jeff, take it away.

Yeah, thanks, man. Minnesota humility come through. No, it's awesome. I'm a week into the job now.

I have been the Guardians Jeff Ruder for a week. I'm at the Guardian U.S. of course. I will be on

staff. I am on staff already as a soccer correspondent. So my first piece felt soccer adjacent maybe, just with what's going on in St. Paul

in Minneapolis and across Minnesota.

But yes, you will be getting pieces about Inter-M Miami.

You will get pieces about the U.S.

women's national team.

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