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On today's show, Joe Lowery dives into the USMNT's 2-0 loss to Mexico -- their first loss to El Tri since 2019 -- from earlier this week. What went wrong for Mauricio Pochettino's team? And what did we learn? Find answers to those questions, plus a look ahead to the final day of the MLS regular season on Saturday, on the show!If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

The U.S. men's national team's Mauricio Pochettino era has begun! On today's show, Joe Lowery dives into the most important takeaways after the USMNT's win over Panama in Poch's debut and looks ahead to his second game in charge, which will be against Mexico later on today.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

The 2024 U.S. Open Cup final is officially in the books. This year’s tournament took a hit when MLS tried to withdraw its teams -- Joe Lowery dives into the questions still facing the Open Cup, LAFC's win, and the other top stories from the 2024 edition. Check out John Morrissey's great article looking back at the Open Cup right here.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

Christian Pulisic is in the form of his life right now for AC Milan, fresh off scoring against Inter in Serie A and Liverpool in the Champions League. On today's episode, Joe Lowery dives into how Pulisic has been so effective -- and what it means for Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

Is Gregg Berhalter heading to the Chicago Fire? Joe Lowery dives into the reports linking the former USMNT manager to MLS -- and sinks his teeth into a couple of other meaty topics from around the league.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

As the playoffs grow ever-closer in MLS, Joe Lowery divides the potential postseason clubs into four tiers: from contenders all the way down to pretenders.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

It finally happened! Mauricio Pochettino was officially named U.S. men's national team manager earlier this week. What are the biggest questions facing Poch as he begins his new job with the USMNT? Joe Lowery dives in.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

As we all still wait for an official Poch announcement, Joe Lowery dives into which positions are up for grabs in the U.S. men's national team's starting XI.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage! 

On today's show, Joe Lowery dives into the incredible career of Alex Morgan after the U.S. women's national team great announced her retirement on Thursday.If you enjoyed this episode, leave us a rating and subscribe to Backheeled.com for more American soccer coverage!