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New Boss for MLS, Fresh Controversy from FIFA, New New Turf at Gillette
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FIFA and Gianni Infantino weren't out of the headlines for long! A proposed private investment in the World Cup looks headed nowhere but has it caused an opening to oust Infantino? Meanwhile, FIFA is moving ahead with an immediate push for 64 teams at the 2030 World Cup. And MLS will welcome a new commissioner in 2027 as Don Garber's reign over the league comes to an end. We discuss if anything will change and is MLS headed in the right direction. Finally, we'll catch up the Revs who will soon be onto their third playing surface of the season at Gillette.
Hayden Bird from the Boston Globe and Boston.com is here to go over it all with us!
You can follow Hayden on BlueSky and check out his soccer coverage on Boston.com.
You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.
Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.
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01:16:30|Sam Lattof and Oliver Scholes are in this week to catch up on how New England's three USL pro teams are doing. We dived into if all three teams are playoff bound and if not, what needs to change to make it happen. We also looked at how do USL fans feel about their Club taking loans from MLS teams and should they embrace when their players move up to higher levels of play.You can follow Sam on BlueSky and keep up with him and Oliver's The Average Fan Podcast covering the Hartford Athletic, right here.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!August 2026 Roundtable
01:20:08|The roundtable returns to discuss RIFC's celeb owner Kawhi Leonard and celebrity sports team ownership in general. But first we discussed the big news about Portland Hearts of Pine's new stadium plan and if Vermont Green will/can/should follow with a stadium of their own.Our guests join from:United in Green podcast covering the Vermont GreenThe Friggin Soccer Show podcast covering Portland Hearts of PineRaising Anchor a podcast covering Rhode Island FCThe Average Fan Podcast that covers Hartford AthleticYou can find all these podcasts on The Blazing Musket as part of our podcast network along with Revolution Recap and The Swan Dive.We 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 World Cup Experience of TravelFutbolFan
49:09|Danny Navarro, better known as TravelFutbolFan, is back again to tell us all about his World Cup experience and those of the people he helped travel and attend games. It was a culmination of years long project and Danny let us know all about it. We also talked about who wasn't able to travel to the World Cup here in the States and what comes next for him and his project helping people attend the biggest soccer games in the world.You can keep up with Danny on BlueSky, right here.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky as well.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!World Cup Review with Jules Boykoff
45:51|We're joined once again by author, professor and former professional soccer player, Jules Boykoff. Jules is back to review everything that went down around the games of the World Cup. Could things have gone better, could they have gone worse? How much more greed and corruption can we take and what can we do about it? Jules is here to go over it all.If you're interested in Jules' work please consider picking up a copy of one of his upcoming books at the links below:Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed MachineKickingAlso consider adding your name to the Reboot FIFA campaign right here.You find all of Jules' work here and follow him on BlueSky.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.The Last Act of the 2026 World Cup
01:24:14|The World Cup final is upon us, the semi finals are over and North America's summer of soccer has reached it's peak. We've got Hayden Bird of the Boston Globe and Sam Lattof in to recap the semi finals and get ready for the final.You can follow Hayden on BlueSky and check out his soccer coverage on Boston.com.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky and Sam as well.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!World Cup Quarterfinal Preview/Round of 16 Recap with Hayden Bird
01:15:05|The World Cup has completed two knockout rounds and the final stages are nearly here. The quarterfinals begin on Thursday in Foxboro and conclude on Saturday night. Hayden Bird from the Boston Globe and Boston.com is here to recap the round of 16 and get us all set for the quarterfinals.You can follow Hayden on BlueSky and check out his soccer coverage on Boston.com.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!World Cup Roundtable
01:32:08|The roundtable has assembled for a World Cup special! We got together to chart the US's path to the quarterfinals, figure out who the real contenders are, who's in trouble and what individually have impressed the most so far.We’ve got the usual crew here to talk about all of it…Our guests join from:United in Green podcast covering the Vermont GreenThe Friggin Soccer Show podcast covering Portland Hearts of PineRaising Anchor a podcast covering Rhode Island FCThe Average Fan Podcast that covers Hartford AthleticYou can find all these podcasts on The Blazing Musket as part of our podcast network along with Revolution Recap and The Swan Dive.We 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!Early World Cup Impressions
01:22:13|It's only been seven days of games for the 2026 World Cup but there's much to dive into already! Oliver Scholes and Sam Latoff from The Blazing Musket is in fresh off the conclusion of England's first game to discuss the USMNT flying start, slow going for Canada, a setback for Brazil and more!Get caught up on all things World Cup as the tournament moves into the second week of group stage action.You can check out Oliver's work covering Hartford Athletic on The Blazing Musket and The Average Fan Podcast.You can follow Thomas on BlueSky.Let us know what you think about the show, send us your suggestions and anything else at thebentmusketig@gmail.com.If you're enjoying the show be sure to like, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts from!