The Blazing Musket Podcast

Join host Sam Lattof from the Blazing Musket as he dives into the intricate world of USL and USLPA negotiations with special guests Matt Entriken from Raising Anchor and Oliver Scholes beat writer for Hartford Athletic. In this episode, they explore the history and future of the CBA and the challenges players face.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!Our guests join from:Raising Anchor a podcast covering Rhode Island FCAnd contributing writers for The Blazing Musket

The World Cup draw is on the horizon next month and this just completed round of qualifiers has the field nearly entirely settled. Who's joining the US, Canada and Mexico? Our in-house international competition reporter, Jake Catanese, is in this week to get us caught up with the entire field. Who's on their way, who's slipped up, who are the shock entrants, will Italy ever qualify again? Jake's here to cover it all.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!To keep up with the US prep for 2026 and Jakes's coverage, as well as all the soccer in New England, head over to The Blazing Musket!

We're back for the November Roundtable! The USL playoffs for both the Championship and League One are rolling on with heavy involvement from New England's USL contingent.There's all that and then off the field, North Carolina FC has stopped operating as a USL Championship team for now, with a plan to come back. Texoma FC has self regulated to USL League 2 and Tony Scholes is coming to help the USL get ready for Pro/Rel from the English Premier League.It's a lot discuss and we tackled all of it!Our guests join from:United in Green podcast covering the Vermont GreenFrom the Forest to the Tide podcast covering Portland Hearts of PineRaising Anchor a podcast covering Rhode Island FCAnd contributing writers for The Blazing MusketYou can find all these podcasts on The Blazing Musket as part of our podcast network along with Revolution RecapWe hope you like this episode and be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review if you do wherever you get your podcasts from!

The MLS playoffs are in full swing and providing some great games and drama, while those eliminated going into the dark winter of the off season. It's an interesting time for MLS, as it almost always seems like it is. The playoff format is loved by some, hated by other, the Apple TV deal continues to divide opinion, teams are spending more than ever before but is it enough?There's always so many talking points around MLS and we have Ben Wright with us this week from SixOneFive Soccer and Backheeled.com to share his thoughts and find out how you can share yours!You can find Ben's on SixOneFiveSoccer.com, Backheeled.com and on BlueSky.And don't forget to take the MLS End of Season Fan Survey!!If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!To keep up with all the soccer in New England, head over to The Blazing Musket!

The New England Revolution's second team just completed a successful 2025 season, rebounding from a disappointing 2024 season. That was the ultimately failed goal of the first team in 2025, what led Revs II to a playoff appearance? Josh covers Revs II in more depth than anyone else on earth and he's here to give us the lowdown on the team's success, key players, who could help the first team in 2026 and beyond and how they might position themselves for future success.If you're a Revs fan, checking in on the second team as the long off season begins is a great way to tide you over until the first team gets its new coach.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!To keep up with Revs II and Josh's coverage as well as all the soccer in New England, head over to The Blazing Musket!

After just one phase of four rounds of ticket sales for the World Cup has been completed, affordability has gone out the window for most soccer fans. Getting tickets is just the start, securing travel, hotels and parking present tall hurdles all on their own. And there's many questions over just how welcoming the US will be to the rest of the world, will US fans themselves even be willing and able to travel to games?It's a wild experiment in late stage capitalism's propensity to suck the money and fun out of everything.Luckily, Danny Navarro, better known as TravelFutbolFan, is here with his experience, insight, humor and wise words on how to enjoy soccer in North America next summer.You can follow Danny on BlueSky or check out the website here.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!To keep up with all the soccer in New England, head over to The Blazing Musket!