FTCUTD - The For The Culture Soccer Show

Back for April, and FTC comes with gifts! Thanks to our crazy Black History League Draft, in today's episode we spin the block with a true US soccer legend- We have US Soccer Hall of Famer, DC United icon, and Carolina Core FC Chief Sporting Officer Eddie Pope on the show for a special interview! We tap in and discuss the Carolina Core project, the soccer movement in the South, inserting Black Culture in the game, and more!Wrapping around the interview, we go into a learning experience when the fam came through for the SheBelieves Cup in Atlanta and in 2UP/2Down we go into the Korbin Albert incident, the women's Final Four, a tribute to the late Rico Wade, AND MORE!!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

Getting in gear for our sixth year of serving the intersection of Black Culture and Soccer! In the first show of 2024, Greggo, Coach, and Devin link up with the Vice President of DEI with USL, Dr. Chris Busey to discuss the progress with bringing racial equity into USL Lower League soccer, his journey into the game, and how the recent news of the University of Florida's decision to eliminate their DEI positions (of which Dr. Busey was a faculty member) has impacted him.In 2UP/2Down we go into the infamous hack of FTCUTD's socials, Burna Boy, a good weekend for goalkeepers, and more!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

Reunited for the holiday Friendsgiving episode is Greggo and TK and at long last the ladies of Shea Butter FC, coming back a trip down the road to San Diego for the NWSL Championship which saw Gotham claim their first NWSL chip over a fallen Megan Rapinoe and OL Reign. We recap their Championship Week experience and coming to glances with famous beefs, and the re-emergence of Midge Purce on the big stage.We also come off the big announcement by US Soccer naming Chelsea Head Coach Emma Hayes their new WNT Coach, and what this means for the WNT going forward and also how such a big hire affects the men's side as well. FTC also hits up the opening rounds of the MLS playoffs, and in 2UP/2down we get on the end of the Hollywood strikes, the Falcons and Raiders, the NBA In-Season Tournament, and more!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!Get 10% Off with the code CULTURE10 at ftcutd.com/shop, good thru Thanksgiving weekend!

Coach Tony, Greggo, and TK hit the studio for a special interview with Jackson State soccer assistant coach THEE Kevin Larry. We chop it over his departure from Alcorn State and heading back to Jackson, the impact of NIL on the game, and perhaps the most well known JSU Soccer alum, Brittney Renner!Before the interview, the team gets into the announcement of the first transatlantic World Cup coming in 2030 and if this idea can work for all parties involved, and more in 2UP/2Down!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

Greggo and Cali U from the Dreaming of Freedom Pod link up to talk about the mire of uncertainty in Miami where the GOAT has been largely absent for the past month and the more stunning news of a massive price hike in season tickets for Miami, which resulted in one person in particular dropping his season tickets. Also in the show we go into Liverpool's tough result against Spurs in which VAR played a heavy hand in the result, and in 2UP/2Down we go into Victor Osimhen's beef with Napoli's social media team, FC Cincy winning the Supporters' Shield, and MORE!!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

Greggo, Marc, and TK recap the Round of 16 in the Women's World Cup, where the colonizers had their way with their former territories and the US Women suffer their earliest ever elimination by the absolute slimmest of margins- we go over how did we get here, who's the blame and hopefully what's next to come for the US, and how programs are persevering despite the lack of support and pay from their federations. Also in Leagues Cup action, Messi and Miami continue their roll, as we get into the final 8 of the competition and in 2UP/2Down we get into Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

The group stage of the Women's World Cup is done and dusted and TK, Devin & Marc recap some shock eliminations, some Colonizer knockout picks, and what's happening the US Women's performance amid critiques from all sides! We also go into Leagues Cup action where Atlanta United crashes out, and the Saudi transfer train hits MLS, with Marta, Red Bulls, and MORE in 2UP/2Down!!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

Back from a successful trip to DC, we recap our views in The District from MLS All-Star week where Arsenal put a healthy whooping on the MLS All-Stars, and wrapping an incredible week for the league, we got Leo Messi's grand debut and capped it with last minute free kick winner, which our Dreaming co-host Cali U saw from a South Florida bar thanks to selling his ticket for a HEALTHY sum. Follow that we talk about the load of Europe's Elite coming stateside for their summer tours and how that's affecting the start of the newly expanded Leagues Cup, and touching on summer transfer news, the buzz of the Saudi Pro League making their biggest chase yet in making a BILLION DOLLAR bid for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe. And our main course is the start of the FIFA Women's World Cup and who we have liked so far coming up on the end of the first matchday for all teams in 2UP/2Down we go into a bad day for DC racists, Shaka Hislop, AND MORE!!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!

We come back after yet another holiday where we begin to get ready for the Women's World Cup, and dig into the US Men's Gold Cup journey (prior to their Semifinal exit) and debate on who's made a decent case for further inclusion in the men's roster. Heading into the WWC we go into the announcement of the new US Captains for the tournament where despite a grassroots campaign on social media, Crystal Dunn was passed over for Lindsay Horan and Alex Morgan.Across the way, we still keep is US-focused during the men's summer transfer window where our hero US Agent (Christian Pulisic) is heading from Chelsea to AC Milan where he may see himself played in a new role, Yunus Musah looks close to heading home to London, and in 2UP/2Down we get ready for MLS All-Star Weekend, career changes on the team, and an ill-timed trade for the Home Team in Atlanta!Follow us on social media!Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and now Threads @FTCUTD!!TikTok @ftcutdpod!