A deep dive into international soccer around North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Get to know the nations of Concacaf and learn about the soccer, countries and cultures that make up world soccer’s most interesting confederation. Hosted by Eric Schmitz, Donald Wine and Jonathan Slape.
Live. Laugh. Concacaf.
"Concacaf is a vibes based economy."
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
The long awaited Canada episode is finally here! First, and most importantly, CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (2:21) gives you the latest on Concacaf Nations League and the epic return of the world's best competition in 2022. Then an update on World Cup Qualifying in SCOREBOARD WATCH (6:07) before we take our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (18:17) north of the border to talk about Canada, the CanMNT, CanWNT and then our trip up to Hamilton for USA-Canada in POD ON THE ROAD (48:33). Jonathan gets to bat on REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (66:06).
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Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
It's a World Cup year, and it's time for another three match international break in soccer's most interesting region. The guys go over the teams and the crucial matches that lie ahead in the January window. (POSTCARDS TO THE POD got bumped to the Patreon exclusive ONE MORE ROUND episode, FYI)
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Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
It's a World Cup year, and we're back with the first episode of 2022! After hitting the CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (2:37) and sharing a JACK WARNER UPDATE (13:33), we head to the island of Saint Martin for our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS... Sint Maarten (16:42), a Concacaf/non-FIFA member nation. We are joined by Grant Wahl of Fútbol with Grant Wahl on LET'S GET A BUCKET (37:47) to talk Concacaf, World Cup Qualifying and some of the wild things he's seen covering soccer in the region, then we put him on the spot in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (63:50).
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
The crew gets together to recap another wild year in the world's most interesting soccer confederation. Donald, Eric and Jonathan chat about the year's tournaments, favorite Concacaf moments, and of course, Ronnie Brunswijk.
Thank you to everyone who listened in 2021!
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
Thursday Dec 09, 2021
You've waited long enough... here it is. The gang concludes the November FIFA window with you in SCOREBOARD WATCH (1:46) before we break in with a long awaited JACK WARNER UPDATE (21:11). Donald and Eric went all the way to Jamaica just to bring you this CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (28:16) where we talk about visiting The Office and all the jerk chicken. Eric is up to bat in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (68:27) and then a wrap up of SCOREBOARD WATCH (74:41).
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
The guys review the October international window of World Cup Qualifying off the top in SCOREBOARD WATCH. This episode's CONCACAF LASER FOCUS is Panama (9:19), as Eric and Donald talk about their travels to the isthmus and then we say LET'S GET A BUCKET with our friend Max (34:53) to talk about our trip to Panama, and then we put him on the hot seat in REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (70:08). Before we wrap up, we conclude the SCOREBOARD WATCH (75:35) to finish up the window.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
It's time for another FIFA International Break, so the group chats about Concacaf World Cup Qualification ahead of the October 2021 window, and then answers your questions in POSTCARDS TO THE POD. Is there talk about Ronnie Brunswijk? Of course there is talk about Ronnie Brunswijk.
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
After a few quick hits from the CONCACAF NEWS WIRE, we head to SCOREBOARD WATCH (5:22) to recap the first three matches of the Final Round of Concacaf World Cup Qualifying. We debut our POD ON THE ROAD segment (20:01), as Donald and Eric talk about seeing the USA-El Salvador match at Estadio Cuscatlan in San Salvador. Our CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (34:55) takes us to Honduras, as we include another POD ON THE ROAD hit from our travelers who caught the USA victory over Los Catrachos in San Pedro Sula. Finally, Jonathan is up to bat on the Honduras edition of REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (59:00).
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Here's the World Cup Qualifying talk you've been waiting for. The crew goes through each Concacaf WCQ squad (that was available at time of recording), as well as each matchday of the September FIFA window. After that, they take some listener questions in POSTCARDS TO THE POD.
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Lots to discuss in the CONCACAF NEWS WIRE (2:05), headlined by a revamp in Concacaf's women's competitions, Jamaica's pleas for help and dual national news. The CONCACAF LASER FOCUS (26:34) shines a light on Aruba. After a look at the CONCACAF TRANSFER WIRE (41:01), Donald is the feature contestant on the Aruba edition of REAL TEAM OR FAKE TEAM (48:30) and then maybe some World Cup Qualifying talk? Maybe?