{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d25d2b2649312dd5f4c900/69a8b31ad7234219a3050acc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Season Preview Week — Utah Royals, with Catalina Bush","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67d25d2b2649312dd5f4c900/1772663550244-120c9509-9382-432f-bb0b-305ac7d19e00.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Buy <a href=\"https://store.xowngoals.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official xOG merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> now!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/xOwnGoals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as little as $6/month to get bonus episodes and the main feed ad-free!</p><p><br></p><p>The Utah Royals have brought in some Japanese stalwarts like Narumi Miura and Miyabi Moriya, as well as Mexican attacking talent Kiana Palacios. But is that anywhere close to enough to get them to the playoffs? <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/catabush.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Catalina Bush⁠</a> of <a href=\"viz.americansocceranalysis.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠ASA Viz Hub⁠</a> chatted with the guys about the clear strategy behind Utah's roster construction, and how it likely won't be enough for respectability in 2026.</p><p><br></p><p>Like &amp; subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href=\"https://youtu.be/wAsga5JFAo8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;page and watch the first volume of our&nbsp;<em>Anatomy of&nbsp;</em>series!</p><p>Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href=\"https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/abfa6c4a-d45f-11ef-8c4e-d7b2a70476fc/podcasts/5702f3fa-578c-11f0-89cd-d7c56d1e64df/episodes/tiktok.com/@xowngoals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/xOwnGoals\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Did we make an own goal? E-mail us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:xog@xowngoals.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠xog@xowngoals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Art by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/66c3f91075921252a8086775/shows/67d25d2b2649312dd5f4c900/episodes/instagram.com/eliwritesoutloud\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Eli Elbogen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Music by&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shiftingparadigmrecords.bandcamp.com/album/amaranth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Devin Drobka's Bell Dance Songs⁠</a></p>","author_name":"American Soccer Analysis"}