Local Grassroots Stories
Local Grassroots Stories (LGS) is a weekly companion podcast to the Soccer Shorts documentary series. Soccer Shorts is a YouTube channel that produces about 10-12 stories a year that shine a spotlight on local grassroots soccer culture. The LGS podcast will go behind the scenes on our Soccer Shorts episodes, allow us to further explore history, people, and events in our grassroots soccer communities, and give time to explore the current events that directly affect local grassroots soccer both in San Diego (our hometown) and across the globe.
2025 USL Jägermeister Cup: First Round Recap: LGS Pod - Ep. 25.11
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The 2025 USL Jägermeister Cup is underway. Tonight we will review the competition format, review the results of the first round, and preview what to expect in the remaining round-robin games.
LGS Pod: Question of the Week:
The 2025 US Open Cup resumes with the Round of 32 next week. Each lower league team will be paired with an MLS team for this round. So, our question this week is this: How many lower league teams will advance to the Round of 16?
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US Open Cup 2025 - Round 3 Recap / Round of 32 Preview: LGS Pod. Ep. 25.10
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This week on the LGS Pod we return to the 110th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. We'll recap Round 3 and give our thoughts about the Round 32.
LGS Pod: Question of the Week:
A few week's back we asked our listeners how many lower league teams would advance out of the round of 32. Our answers mostly ranged from around 4-6 teams (or about 25% to 38%). Now that we know the match-ups and the hosting priorities for the Round of 32 and the Round of 16 we would lik...
National Amateur Cup: LGS Pod. Ep. 25.09
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The National Amateur Cup is one avenue for amateur teams to qualify for the US Open Cup - but do you know it's history?
This week on the LGS pod we will dive into the 100 years of National Amateur Cup history.
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US Open Cup 2025 - Round 2 Recap / Round 3 Preview: LGS Pod. Ep. 25.08
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This week on the LGS Pod we return to the 110th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. We'll recap Round 2 and give our thoughts about Round 3.
LGS Pod: Question of the Week:
There are several ways to qualify for the US Open Cup proper. For amateur teams, the winner of the National Amateur Cup provides a guaranteed berth. In fact, Qualification for the 2025 National Amateur Cup is going on right now and the 2025 winner will be guaranteed a spot in the 2026 US Open Cup.
<...Podcast Review: "Soccer: An American History" - Parts 1, 2, and 3: LGS Pod. Ep. 25.07
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This week on the LGS Pod, John and Dylan review parts One, Two, and Three of the "Soccer: An American History" series from the "It Was What It Was" podcast produced by Overlap.
OVERLAP / IT WAS WHAT IT WAS:
"It Was What It Was" is one of the many shows produced by The Overlap. It is a "football history" podcast hosted by Rob Draper (The Guardian, "Dear England: The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth") and Jonathan Wilson (The Guardian, "Inverting the Pyramid") and can be found o...
US Open Cup 2025 - Round 1 Recap / Round 2 Preview: LGS Pod. Ep. 25.06
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This week on the LGS Pod we'll talk briefly about the USL's desire to introduce pro/rel on the men's side once the new first division launches. Then we'll switch gears and talk about the 110th edition of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. We'll recap Round 1 and give our thoughts about Round 2.
LGS Pod: Question of the Week:
We're doing something different for the Question of the Week. Instead of a question we are giving you a homework assignment: go find the "It Was What It...
LFC San Diego: Soccer Shorts Archives: LGS Pod - Ep. 25.05
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This week on the LGS Pod we'll once again go back deep into the Soccer Shorts vault and revisit our episode on the San Diego Liverpool Supporter Group. Current LFC SD leaders will be joining us to review that episode and talk to us about what has changed with LFC SD over the last six years.
After the interview, John and Dylan check out some listener feedback, talk a little Open Cup, and give out the new Question of the Week.
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From Nettie Honeyball to Jen Lalor: Soccer Shorts Soccer Connections: LGS Pod: Ep. 25.04
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This week, in honor of Women's History Month, John and Dylan pay tribute to three great players with connections to San Diego. Two with which you are probably familiar (Alex Morgan and Shannon MacMillan) and one player that you may not be (but really should): Jen Lalor.
To highlight Jen's story we do a Connections-inspired (1979, James Burke) segment that takes us on a 100-year history lesson of women's soccer that starts with Nettie Honeyball and the British Ladies Football Club and ends with Jen and her current role with Gotham NY/N...
Goalkeeper Chants, US Soccer AGM, and the 110th Edition of the US Open Cup: LGS Pod: Ep. 25.03
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This week on the LGS Pod Dylan and John kick off the show by talking about the the Frontera SD tailgate and dreaded Goalkeeper Chant that marred SDFC's opening match.
The US Soccer AGM wrapped up this past weekend and there was some (potential) good news for fans who would like to see a Women's US Open Cup.
The Men's US Open Cup begins in a couple of weeks. We'll start by looking back at your answers to last week's question about your greatest Open Cup moment. Then, we'll di...
Paul Nacu, Street Soccer, and Bridge Barkada: LGS Pod - Episode 25.02
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This week on the LGS Pod we'll go back in the Soccer Shorts vault and look at the episode that kicked off Soccer Shorts series: the original Bridge Barkada episode. Joining us will be Paul Nacu, one of the founders of Bridge Barkada. We'll take a look back at how Bridge Barkada started, talk about some of the highlights over the last seven years, and dig deep into how Bridge Barkada had a positive impact on our local soccer community and the impact this passion project had on Paul's life personally.
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