Talkin' Touches — Sporting Kc & Mls

Sporting KC got back to their winning ways against Minnesota United. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch break down a game full of talking points. Busio at the 6. Five subs, including a full on defensive sub. What will come from SKC's lack of a left wing player? Support Talkin' Touches on Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Sporting KC was eliminated by the Philadelphia Union in the MLS is Back Tournament. The big news though is that home games will begin again. And in Sporting KC's case they will resume with fans. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch try to make sense of this decision.  Support Talkin' Touches on Patreon www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch answer your questions about Sporting KC's 0-0 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS is Back round of 16.

Sporting KC advance out of their group in the MLS is Back tournament. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch break down SKC's last two group games, and look forward to the round of 16 game.

As good as Sporting KC looked the first half of their 2-1 loss to Minnesota United, they managed to look just as bad in the second half. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch declare Alan Pulido SKC's best player. The midfield could be a problem. Shelton is playing some of his best soccer. Richard Sanchez is an MLS backup. Gooch has a pessimistic outlook for Sporting's next two games.

After four months and four days, Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch are back talking Sporting KC and the MLS is Back Tournament. They have thoughts.  Support Talkin' Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Sporting Kansas City throttled Houston Dynamo 4-0. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch debate if SKC are back or if they played the two worst teams (7:40)? Luis Martins has been standing out in the first two matches (17:04). Peter Vermes has a great plan for substitutions (20:52). Pulido and Kinda continue their great form (26:37). Listen live on the Discord by subscribing to Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches

Week one is in the books. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch look at the top stories coming out of the weekend. Atlanta beat Nashville 2-1, but Josef Martinez is out for the year. Minnesota beat Portland 3-1. MNU are good. San Jose tied Toronto 2-2.  Red Bulls edged Cincinnati  3-2. Both teams are terrible. Champions Seattle beat Chicago 2-1. Jordan Morris for MVP? Subscribe to Patreon and hear an interview with Peter Vermes. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Sporting Kansas City beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in their 2020 MLS opener. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch look a the main storylines from the game and decide if they are a "thing" or not.  Bonus pod with Peter Vermes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/peter-vermes-w-34572660 Listen to next week's postgame show live by subscribing to Patreon: www.patreon.com/talkintouches

Get ready for First Kick with a look into Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers and Minnesota United. In true Talkin' Touches fashion this was recorded minutes before finding out Jeremy Ebobisse signed an extension for the Timbers.  Support Talkin' Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches

First Kick is less than a week away and Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch have some thoughts on the upcoming Sporting KC season. They say nice things and mean things about Luis Martins, Ilie, Salloi, Kinda, Busio, Lindsay, and Peter Vermes. Find out which was which.  Support Talkin' Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Season previews continue in the MLS segment. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch look at all the moves Atlanta United have made this offseason (1:10). Caleb Porter is making Portland Timbers East in Columbus (10:50). FC Cincinnati are without a coach 11 days before first kick (20:06).  Support Taklin Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Sporting KC finally had a game we could see with our eyes. Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch break down the 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake (4:00). Gaiby Kinda was all over the place. Alan Pulido also brought a variety of things to the field. SKC has made another transfer since the last show. Winston Reid arrived on loan from West Ham making him the sixth center back (35:26). Support Talkin' Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch start looking at other teams around the league. First up LAFC, and their trade of Walker Zimmerman to Nashville. Obviously, they had to talk LA Galaxy next. Javier Chichatrito Hernández is the newest Galaxy member. The last team this week is Montreal. With the departure of Ignacio Piatti this could be the last time Montreal is mentioned this year.  Support Talkin' Touches by subscribing to the Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches  

Andy Edwards and Charles Gooch are back after an offseason break of their own. A new collective bargaining agreement has been agreed to between the players and owners so the 2020 season will happen (6:00). The TT Crew talks about Sporting Kansas City's newest midfielder Gaiby Kinda (33:00). The segment finishes with a look a preseason boxscores. Get all the bonus hashtag content by subscribing to Patreon. www.patreon.com/talkintouches

Former Kansas City Wizards defender Nick Garcia joins Andy to shed some light on the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement and the work that goes into one of these deals. From his time as the Wizards' Players Association representative, to the salaries, per diems and relocation expenses that players received in the early 2000s, to his advice for today's players negotiating a new CBA, Nick peels back the curtain on a side of MLS that we know so very little about. This interview was available first on the Talkin' Touches Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkintouches

Dan Karell (@DanielKarell) is one of Andy's colleagues at NBC Sports' ProSoccerTalk, but more importantly he is someone who has actually seen new Sporting KC midfielder Gadi Kinda play. Dan is full of insight on what kind of player Kinda is, how well he fits Peter Vermes' mold for his ideal midfielder, Kinda's rapid rise over the last 12 months, where he ranks in the pecking order for the Israeli national team, and which other clubs had recently been interested in Kinda. This interview was available first on the Talkin' Touches Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkintouches

Former Kansas City Wizards defender Nick Garcia joins Andy to shed some light on the MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement. From his time as the Wizards' Players Association representative, to the salaries, per diems and relocation expenses that players received in the early 2000s, to his advice for today's players negotiating a new CBA, Nick peels back the curtain on a side of MLS that we know so very little about. To hear this interview in its entirety, go to patreon.com/talkintouches

This is a mailbag about Sporting KC as they kick off preseason 2020. We asked you to ask us questions. You asked us questions. We answered your questions. It wasn't supposed to be "that long," but it ended up being an hour. This episode was available first on the Talkin' Touches Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkintouches

It's Day 4 of #CONTENT WEEK, Amadou Dia is the final guest of the week, and his story is an excellent one. He tells Andy all about his journey over the last five years, from getting drafted by Sporting KC, to being blindsided by the trade to Montreal, when he realized he had to grow up and start acting like a professional, dropping down to USL and Didier Drogba himself vouching for Dia to be signed to Phoenix Rising, and his advice to the next player who starts down the same path he was once on. Friday: Mailbag This interview was available first on the Talkin' Touches Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkintouches