{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d25d2b2649312dd5f4c900/69a8c570618d0d8bf7e423f0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Season Preview Week — Kansas City Current, with Cindy Lara of KC Soccer Journal","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67d25d2b2649312dd5f4c900/1772668251861-d0ca0ebf-210f-436b-871d-5dff4705f1c1.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 Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for as little as $6/month to get bonus episodes and the main feed ad-free!</p><p><br></p><p>RECORDED BEFORE THE PENELOPE HOCKING TRANSFER</p><p>The Kansas City Current put up the greatest regular season campaign in NWSL history last year. And then Katie Stengel knocked them out of the first round of the playoffs at the death of extra time. There's still one mountain yet to climb for this group, and they'll attempt it with a new head coach, Chris Armas. Not only that, they'll add yet another megaweapon in attack, Croix Bethune. Was the cost of Claire Hutton worth it? <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/cindy-lara.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠Cindy Lara⁠</a> of KC Soccer Journal and <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tea-l-a-kc-current-podcast/id1730847762\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">⁠The Tea(L)⁠</a> offers her thoughts on where things in Kansas City stand, and if the Current are favorites to repeat as Shield winners.</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"}