WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:02.359 And I will bring in Bart, considering it is nine 2 00:00:02.480 --> 00:00:04.080 fifteen and I want to be punctual, So I just 3 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:05.480 want to say, Hi, Bart, what's in the. 4 00:00:05.519 --> 00:00:10.199 Mug earl Gray tea with honey? Because John, we're getting 5 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:11.880 over a battle with COVID apparently. 6 00:00:12.160 --> 00:00:15.240 Oh no, no, that's that's that's that's not good. That's 7 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:17.079 that's that's a that's illegal. 8 00:00:17.280 --> 00:00:20.559 You can't have that illegal. 9 00:00:20.879 --> 00:00:24.039 Yes, So so Bart is now here, so Bart will 10 00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:26.600 be able to listen to the rant like the rest 11 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:29.359 of us. And we're going to listen together to Caleb 12 00:00:29.440 --> 00:00:33.079 Porter because he was mad after the two two draw 13 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:35.640 and talked about two instances. And we come back from 14 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:37.679 the Caleb Porter rant, then we'll talk about the two 15 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:41.399 instances and what you thought about the two instances themselves. 16 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:43.240 Like I said, one has to do with a handball 17 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:45.119 that wasn't called. The other has to do with our 18 00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:47.880 new substitution rule in Major League Soccer. So after the match, 19 00:00:48.679 --> 00:00:52.920 Caleb Porter was slightly angry about a lot of things. 20 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:56.159 And so here's Caleb Porter feeling he was screwed and 21 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:59.079 let everybody know about it, especially centerth Timothy Ford. 22 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:02.560 We're gonna win a lot of games and we play 23 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:12.239 that way. We're very disappointed with the officiating. It's one hundred. 24 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:17.680 Percent penalty, kid, It's I don't know how you look 25 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:21.840 honestly at the screen and decide. 26 00:01:21.439 --> 00:01:22.560 Not to give a penalty. 27 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:28.200 It is a complete joke. It's a travesty, and there 28 00:01:28.239 --> 00:01:32.359 needs to be some accountability for that decision because we 29 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:34.120 lost two points because. 30 00:01:33.879 --> 00:01:34.599 Of that decision. 31 00:01:35.319 --> 00:01:38.280 And we have literally had that same thing happen to 32 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:41.920 us three different times where the official has been sent 33 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:46.280 to the monitor and there's a clear penalty and the 34 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:48.439 official doesn't call it. 35 00:01:48.519 --> 00:01:54.879 What is happening. It is mind boggling, mind boggling that 36 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:57.760 he doesn't call that a penalty. We are the only 37 00:01:57.799 --> 00:01:59.480 team in the league that hasn't. 38 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:02.200 Had one pendle. What is happening. 39 00:02:03.319 --> 00:02:06.640 I've never seen anything like it. For me, all I 40 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:09.520 can say is a complete coward. The referee was a 41 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:13.800 complete coward in that moment. Complete coward, and it's a 42 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:18.680 Travis people. He shouldn't officiate. He cost our players two 43 00:02:18.680 --> 00:02:24.240 points today, two really important points, and I'm not gonna 44 00:02:24.240 --> 00:02:24.800 stand for it. 45 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:26.199 I'm not gonna stand for it. 46 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:28.360 I don't care if I get fined, I don't care 47 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:31.120 what don Garber says, what Don Garver needs to do 48 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:35.240 is look at that situation, look at the official in 49 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:40.919 that situation, and needs to hold this official accountable. And 50 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:45.719 then the second part of the joke show clown show 51 00:02:47.039 --> 00:02:52.199 was giving us a penalty for not getting out of 52 00:02:52.240 --> 00:02:54.919 the game. Luca was coming on the game because he 53 00:02:55.039 --> 00:03:01.759 was injured. But we want guys to literally, he couldn't 54 00:03:01.759 --> 00:03:04.520 sprint me faster to get out of the game. He 55 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:08.439 couldn't get out of the game any faster. Initially he walked, yes, 56 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:10.919 but then he sprinted out of the game as fast 57 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:13.800 as he could it. The referee told me that it 58 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:17.599 was fourteen seconds. Fourteen seconds it took him to get 59 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:20.520 out of the game. So because he's four seconds late, 60 00:03:20.639 --> 00:03:25.759 because he can't spread any faster, they penalize us and 61 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:30.039 we end up giving away a goal during that penalty. 62 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:33.520 The game isn't meant the game isn't meant to be 63 00:03:33.560 --> 00:03:38.400 played this way. It's an absolute joke. You're supposed to 64 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:41.199 as an official, use your discretion in those moments. 65 00:03:42.199 --> 00:03:44.199 He did not use his discretion in. 66 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:47.719 Either of those moments. He missed a clear penalty. If 67 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:51.360 he looks at the monitor and decides that's not a penalty. 68 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:52.919 He should not be official in this league. 69 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:55.840 He's not confident enough to be an official in this 70 00:03:55.919 --> 00:04:02.120 league if he chooses in his discretion to penalize Luca 71 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:05.759 l Angoni when he's sprinting for forty yards to get 72 00:04:05.800 --> 00:04:08.120 off the field. He's trying to get off the field. 73 00:04:09.479 --> 00:04:13.719 It was fourteen seconds. The referees are supposed to use 74 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:14.280 their discretion. 75 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:16.319 He was walking. 76 00:04:15.960 --> 00:04:21.480 Initially because he was injured. This is a joke, and so. 77 00:04:24.199 --> 00:04:25.639 It's impossible to talk about. 78 00:04:25.480 --> 00:04:28.240 The game without talking about those two two months. 79 00:04:28.079 --> 00:04:32.279 For the official. JO, did you get an explanation on 80 00:04:32.319 --> 00:04:34.680 that possible handball? 81 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:36.160 Did you say what it was or. 82 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:39.920 Wasn't He said that his arm was in a natural position. 83 00:04:41.959 --> 00:04:44.519 So I don't know about you. 84 00:04:44.399 --> 00:04:48.519 Guys, but I don't see guys running like this or 85 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:52.800 jumping like this. If he handled the ball right here, 86 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:59.079 everybody in the whole stadium saw the replay. Everybody. If 87 00:04:59.120 --> 00:05:02.279 that's not a penalty, that's not a handball. I don't 88 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.680 know what is. But the fact that he actually looked 89 00:05:05.720 --> 00:05:10.720 at it and decided that wasn't send no molls. You 90 00:05:10.759 --> 00:05:14.439 can't be in this job if you're a coward. 91 00:05:14.560 --> 00:05:15.560 If you're not competent. 92 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:19.959 I liked him as a person. I think he's a 93 00:05:19.959 --> 00:05:23.040 good guy. But at the end of the day, this 94 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:26.480 is our livelihood, this is these players' livelihood. 95 00:05:27.160 --> 00:05:28.519 We have to have a standard. 96 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:32.120 And even though he's a good guy, he clearly showed 97 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:35.240 today he should not be officiating in the league with 98 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:39.680 those decisions. That's a win, that's a win for us. 99 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:40.879 Then he took away. 100 00:05:43.600 --> 00:05:46.519 So, Hi, Bart, good morning. 101 00:05:50.439 --> 00:05:56.639 I thought it would be important to run the entire thing. 102 00:05:56.680 --> 00:05:58.600 And I know that folks are sitting there going, man, 103 00:05:59.360 --> 00:06:01.519 that was long, but yeah. 104 00:06:01.360 --> 00:06:01.800 It was. 105 00:06:02.639 --> 00:06:05.079 And it was two issues that I wanted to bring 106 00:06:05.160 --> 00:06:08.639 up on purpose because I don't like to do sound 107 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:09.600 bites in that situation. 108 00:06:10.040 --> 00:06:11.439 I don't like to do that. 109 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:16.240 And so the two elements that Caleb Porter brought up 110 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:20.959 was a handball in where it looked like it was 111 00:06:21.360 --> 00:06:25.279 basically a jump ball and in this case, and what 112 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:27.199 I'll do is I will post the link to the 113 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:29.879 Blazing Musket articles where they have the screen caps and 114 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:31.959 things like that, so folks can see if they didn't 115 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:35.920 see the match itself, looked like it was a jump ball, 116 00:06:36.000 --> 00:06:38.279 and you have a bit of jostling and it is 117 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:41.839 a part and as the body goes up, then you 118 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:44.600 have that contact and it kind of clatters around shoulder 119 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:49.639 and shoulder, then goes away. Then the other element is 120 00:06:49.959 --> 00:06:53.560 the ten second new rule about get your butt up 121 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:56.120 and get off the field or you're gonna play down 122 00:06:56.120 --> 00:06:58.879 a man. Saint Louis ends up being down a man 123 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:01.839 after it was just judge that Luca Langoni did not 124 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:05.959 leave in a timely fashion. You're playing shorthanded. It's basically 125 00:07:06.040 --> 00:07:08.120 a power play for Saint Louis, and Louis cors to 126 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:11.000 tie it too with about twenty to go, Caleb Porter's hot, 127 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:12.160 which one you want to start with. 128 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:15.240 First, Well, let's start with the substitution because I think 129 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:18.360 this is a little more cut and dry. Sure. Look, 130 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:21.959 I think coaches need to realize that referees this year 131 00:07:22.040 --> 00:07:25.040 specifically are not going to be playing around because these 132 00:07:25.040 --> 00:07:27.360 are the rules they've been given. Right, you have ten 133 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:29.720 seconds to get off the field. You can exit the 134 00:07:29.720 --> 00:07:33.639 field at the closest point. You do not have to 135 00:07:33.639 --> 00:07:37.279 go from one corner flag to the center line. You 136 00:07:37.279 --> 00:07:39.000 can go off the field wherever you feel is the 137 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:42.240 closest point for you. And if you are truly injured, 138 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:45.360 then you need to stay down and get that medical 139 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:48.439 help and then go off the field for that. So 140 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:50.279 I don't really have a whole lot of sympathy in 141 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:54.160 that situation, to be quite honest, because you know, if 142 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:56.519 the player was truly injured, then he should have come 143 00:07:56.560 --> 00:08:01.959 off when he when medicals with medical help right. Training 144 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:04.800 staff should have been out there, or he could have 145 00:08:04.839 --> 00:08:08.600 gone off the closest you know, exit at the closest 146 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:11.279 point of the field, and I wouldn't have had this issue. 147 00:08:12.720 --> 00:08:14.160 I'm sorry. I just don't have a whole lot of 148 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:16.920 sympathy for that. And I'll be honest John, going into 149 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:17.959 the next one, I don't have a whole lot of 150 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:21.560 sympathy for Kayla Porter. Period. You got hired and paid 151 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:24.319 a decent amount of money to make a team good, 152 00:08:24.959 --> 00:08:27.160 and y'all are worse than Atlanta United, which takes a 153 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:29.920 lot of you know, it's a lot to accomplish it 154 00:08:29.959 --> 00:08:30.279 this year. 155 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:33.960 There you go, all right, So that was point number one, 156 00:08:34.120 --> 00:08:37.639 the exit which created a game time goal, and it 157 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:41.559 stayed to too. The other incident has to do with 158 00:08:42.559 --> 00:08:48.399 adjudicating handballs once again, and in this particular instance, once again, 159 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:51.200 it looked like it basically it was a joust, the 160 00:08:51.279 --> 00:08:54.000 jousting moment where you have two players going up, one 161 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:59.960 on each side, and you have contact made. And Kayla 162 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:04.080 Porter was of the opinion that in the contact and 163 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:07.320 as the ball is coming down that it should have 164 00:09:07.360 --> 00:09:11.639 been a handball call on Saint Louis, and it was not. 165 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:16.679 And therefore Caleb Porter once again was upset. Once again, 166 00:09:18.000 --> 00:09:22.799 go over, if you would please, the idea of handball 167 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:28.399 and the the allowances that are given Center Refs when 168 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.240 it comes to adjudicating a handball in today's game. 169 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:35.600 Well, the first thing we're looking at here specifically, is 170 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:38.879 does the ball touch a non playable part of the body. 171 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:40.960 And it does, right. I think it's very clear that 172 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:43.600 it touches somewhere above the elbow. 173 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:48.000 At least it was right in here, you know, basically, 174 00:09:48.200 --> 00:09:51.840 you know, shoulder, rotator, cup ish headed down towards the bice. 175 00:09:52.639 --> 00:09:56.039 And it definitely touched you know, what I would consider 176 00:09:56.120 --> 00:09:58.000 an illegal part of the body, right, Like you're not 177 00:09:58.000 --> 00:09:59.480 supposed to be able to touch the ball with that 178 00:09:59.519 --> 00:10:04.039 part of body. But you know, was it deliberate? I 179 00:10:04.039 --> 00:10:05.879 don't think it was deliberate. So there's the first thing 180 00:10:05.879 --> 00:10:07.879 that we're checking off us the ball does not you know, 181 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:09.759 the hand is not moved towards the ball or anything. 182 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:15.399 The hand is, however, outside of the natural silhouette of 183 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:19.399 the body. Right, he has made his body bigger by 184 00:10:19.440 --> 00:10:22.960 putting his hand up. So I think there is some 185 00:10:23.399 --> 00:10:26.360 legitimate question as to why this was not deemed a 186 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:31.960 handball in the penalty area. But we're also looking at 187 00:10:32.600 --> 00:10:37.960 was there Was it a consequence of the The wording 188 00:10:38.080 --> 00:10:42.000 is justifiable by the player's body movement for that specific 189 00:10:44.679 --> 00:10:46.159 and that's where I think we get into the gray 190 00:10:46.200 --> 00:10:50.639 area here, John, is the player is jumping at, you know, 191 00:10:50.720 --> 00:10:54.840 to seemingly head the ball. We all know that in 192 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:59.000 those situations your arms are going to come up. You know, 193 00:10:59.000 --> 00:11:01.720 you're gonna, in some way, shape or form, be using 194 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:06.480 your arms to get more both height and protection. And 195 00:11:06.519 --> 00:11:08.879 I think the other thing that's not really talked about 196 00:11:08.919 --> 00:11:10.559 in the laws of the game that but that we 197 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:13.360 do talk about a little bit in referee training is 198 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:17.679 the idea of deflection or the amount of time you 199 00:11:17.799 --> 00:11:22.360 have to react to that. And it wasn't like it 200 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:28.320 was I don't know, kicked directly into his arm, right. 201 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:32.759 It wasn't like Kyle Hebert was thinking about it then, right, 202 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:34.840 But yeah, it's like there was it was it was 203 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:38.720 a natural reaction to try to contest for for a 204 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:42.960 ball that was elevated. So Hebert is trying to jump 205 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:47.200 up toward the ball to make contact and he's second 206 00:11:47.279 --> 00:11:47.960 to make cause. 207 00:11:49.480 --> 00:11:53.120 So I think there's a legitimate gripe. But I think 208 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:55.399 for him to make this to be some sort of 209 00:11:55.480 --> 00:11:59.480 like you know, the referee should never referee again, I 210 00:11:59.480 --> 00:12:01.600 think is a very foolish thing. I mean, I would 211 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:03.960 argue that Caleb Porter doesn't need to be coaching in 212 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:06.639 this league again because the man hasn't been able to 213 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:08.639 get a team into the playoffs and god knows how 214 00:12:08.639 --> 00:12:11.679 many years. So you know, this is one of those 215 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:15.799 things where I understand the frustration, but this type of 216 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:23.120 reaction is completely It's just unacceptable from Caleb. I mean, 217 00:12:23.720 --> 00:12:28.000 this is not a as clear cut as he thinks 218 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:31.879 it is, especially given the fact that it's more of 219 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:34.320 a deflection from you know, it's not like this was 220 00:12:34.360 --> 00:12:37.080 a long kick that was hid into his arm. It 221 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:41.559 was definitely something that was a boom boom play. That said, 222 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:43.399 had this been given a penalty kick, I don't think 223 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:49.080 that Hebert could have been super upset with being penalized 224 00:12:49.080 --> 00:12:52.720 for that because, again, to quote the laws of the game, 225 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:55.360 by having their hand slash arm in such a position, 226 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:58.039 the player takes a risk of their hand or arm 227 00:12:58.360 --> 00:13:01.240 being hit by the ball and being so yeah, it's 228 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:05.320 a risk, and in this situation, I don't feel like 229 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:08.879 it was worth penalizing. But had he been penalized, I 230 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:12.159 don't think there would have been too much that he 231 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:16.559 could have said that would have saved him. I don't 232 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:20.960 think that it's I think both instances, I especially the 233 00:13:21.000 --> 00:13:23.720 substitution thing. Sorry, that's just the rules. 234 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:26.080 Them's the rules. 235 00:13:26.360 --> 00:13:28.360 Them is the rules. And if you are injured then 236 00:13:30.639 --> 00:13:32.600 you need to make that clearer to the referee or 237 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:34.519 something like something, you know, be like, hey, I can't 238 00:13:34.759 --> 00:13:38.000 you know, leave but he again, you can leave at 239 00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:40.960 any point in the field that's whatever closest to you. Uh, 240 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:43.799 and then goes get medical attention once you're off the field. 241 00:13:44.960 --> 00:13:49.879 And the the rant toward Timothy Ford. While a lot 242 00:13:49.919 --> 00:13:52.960 of managers in Major League Soccer in front office, folks, 243 00:13:53.039 --> 00:13:58.720 I'm sure I have rants about Timothy Ford. Total Atlanta 244 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:03.360 being won, the revs being one because Timothy Ford called 245 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:06.399 three first half penalties against the revs in a game 246 00:14:06.399 --> 00:14:10.480 back in twenty twenty two against NYCFC. Carlos Hill did 247 00:14:10.519 --> 00:14:12.399 remember that when he was asked about it, you know, 248 00:14:12.480 --> 00:14:17.080 post match about just the game in general. But how 249 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:21.159 large and like, we don't really have a base of 250 00:14:21.200 --> 00:14:24.960 operations here when it comes to figuring out length of 251 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:27.559 fines and such. But how big a fine do you think? 252 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:29.559 How big an envelope is Caleb Porter going to be 253 00:14:29.600 --> 00:14:32.240 getting from the League office in New York? How big 254 00:14:32.279 --> 00:14:35.720 a fine do you think he gets? And does he 255 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:38.120 get suspended here? Do you have to make an example 256 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:40.120 of Caleb Porter for the words that he said. 257 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:42.000 I don't think it's a suspension, but I do think 258 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:46.080 there's a sizable fine. You know, I don't have off 259 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:48.600 the top of my head what a benchmark would be 260 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:51.960 for another coach getting fined for referee comments. But I 261 00:14:51.960 --> 00:14:54.159 mean he'll get fined. It'll probably be a little heftier 262 00:14:54.159 --> 00:14:58.879 because of the length and the language use. It wasn't profane, 263 00:14:58.919 --> 00:15:02.440 but it was very strong. Yes, But you know, again, 264 00:15:02.519 --> 00:15:05.120 the other thing is I would agree that Tim Ford 265 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:09.639 has had been part of some very contentious moments in 266 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:13.320 MLS this year or even uh and in a year's past. 267 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:15.919 So you know, he he probably is the referee who 268 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:21.279 needs a little bit more coaching and a little bit 269 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:25.639 maybe pay attention more in the uh you know, pre 270 00:15:25.840 --> 00:15:29.399 season modules talking about how do we be a little 271 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:33.480 bit more consistent across referees across all matches. But you know, 272 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:37.120 I again, I don't think these two instances are are 273 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:40.480 something that is an egregious flaw by his refereeing. 274 00:15:41.759 --> 00:15:44.919 All right, so let's let's put the the reffing down here. 275 00:15:44.960 --> 00:15:49.399 Aside as you sample your earl Gray uh, the uh, 276 00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:52.960 the the US national teams plural they are, they are 277 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:56.120 active right now. You have some Hawaiian te action going on, 278 00:15:56.960 --> 00:15:59.000 you have some M and T action going on. Let's 279 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:02.360 start with They'll start with the good stuff. Alex Morgan 280 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:04.120 yesterday retires. 281 00:16:04.320 --> 00:16:06.000 She does. So it was short notice. 282 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.840 I mean I think it was Alex got to post 283 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:10.799 it all and he's like, hey, guys, look over here, 284 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:14.519 by the way. Yeah, and so the retirement, the retirement 285 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:17.519 notice comes out on social media, turns out more than 286 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:20.679 short notice. Twenty six thousand plus end up at Snapdragon 287 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:22.440 to see her final match. She gets subbed out in 288 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:25.279 the thirteenth minute. She gets a PK saved. Hey read 289 00:16:25.320 --> 00:16:29.919 the room. Come on, it's her last match. So Alex 290 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:32.159 Morgan leaves in the thirteenth minute, very very cool moment 291 00:16:32.200 --> 00:16:35.000 where she takes off her boots and she walks off. 292 00:16:35.639 --> 00:16:40.240 When you think of Alex Morgan and her place in 293 00:16:40.840 --> 00:16:45.320 American soccer, whether it's national league, what have you, When 294 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:47.399 I mentioned Alex Morgan, what comes to mind. 295 00:16:50.000 --> 00:16:53.960 Well, I think Alex Morgan as a player has been 296 00:16:54.000 --> 00:16:58.639 someone who has just been kind of us. She has 297 00:16:58.679 --> 00:17:02.000 set the standard for what US women's national team players 298 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:06.480 have to be and have they conduct themselves for you know, 299 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:11.359 twelve years now, and I think that that kind of 300 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:15.960 ability to say this is as this is where you 301 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:19.519 need to be as a national team player has been 302 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:23.200 integral to the team winning back to back World Cups 303 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.519 to during her time, maybe she wasn't part of it, 304 00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:29.640 but during her time winning two gold medals, winning another 305 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:35.359 medal as well, she has been part of the greatest 306 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:40.200 period of success in US woman's national team history. You know, 307 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:42.519 she's also been part of some failures. You know, she 308 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.839 was part of that twenty eleven team that failed to 309 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:48.599 win the only time they've ever lost a World Cup. Final, 310 00:17:48.680 --> 00:17:51.799 you know, losing in penalty kicks to Japan. She was 311 00:17:51.839 --> 00:17:54.279 a part of that twenty sixteen Olympic team that crashed 312 00:17:54.319 --> 00:18:00.680 out in the first knockout round. But her leadership in 313 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:05.880 her standard of play is the reason why they were 314 00:18:05.920 --> 00:18:10.039 able to rebound. You know, you remember in twenty eleven, Okay, well, 315 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:11.599 they lose the final Japan. What do they do in 316 00:18:11.599 --> 00:18:14.079 twenty twelve that win a gold medal? You know, you 317 00:18:14.160 --> 00:18:16.599 get knocked out early in the twenty sixteen Olympics. What 318 00:18:16.599 --> 00:18:18.240 do they do, well, twenty nineteen they go win a 319 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:20.119 World Cup And that was when she was, you know, 320 00:18:20.440 --> 00:18:25.079 a mainstay fixture of that team. But just her standard 321 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.559 of play has been in a role on the field, 322 00:18:27.759 --> 00:18:29.720 but then John off the field is where I think 323 00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:34.519 she has been the most effective. You know, you think 324 00:18:34.519 --> 00:18:36.720 about the equal pay fight, you think about some of 325 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:43.920 the sexual and personal harassment issues that Indaboiselle has dealt with. 326 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:45.759 She has been a champion of those women who have 327 00:18:46.400 --> 00:18:49.079 come forward with their stories to make sure that other 328 00:18:49.119 --> 00:18:53.920 women can be safe in the league. Stories of her 329 00:18:53.960 --> 00:18:58.559 going over to Tottenham and basically demanding that they have 330 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:05.119 better playing conditions and Leona and in Tottenham again. She 331 00:19:05.359 --> 00:19:08.119 expects the standard to play from herself and everyone around her, 332 00:19:08.599 --> 00:19:10.480 and then she expects the people off the field to 333 00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:14.799 give them a certain standard of support. And you know, 334 00:19:14.839 --> 00:19:18.359 I think that is something that will continue to live 335 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:23.599 on long after you know, eight twenty whenever. And ended 336 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:25.920 up being you know, thirteenth minute of the game last 337 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:27.680 night when she was taken off. 338 00:19:27.880 --> 00:19:28.119 Yep. 339 00:19:29.119 --> 00:19:31.680 The U twenties Women's World Cup made it to the 340 00:19:31.759 --> 00:19:35.599 knockout stage in Colombia with a seven zero win over 341 00:19:35.640 --> 00:19:38.279 Paraguay in the Group C finale. They finished second in 342 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:41.799 the group. Pietro Tordin had a hat trick and the 343 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:46.599 second place behind defending champ Spain. They get Mexico on Wednesday, 344 00:19:47.759 --> 00:19:49.599 will be a match of the twenty twenty three U 345 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:52.279 twenty Championship, which Mexico beat the US two one of 346 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:55.200 the final. Only five starters from a twenty three team 347 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:56.400 are in Colombia. 348 00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:59.720 By the way, Yeah, that a Mexico game and was 349 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:04.279 a wild one. US completely dominated in Mexico, got two 350 00:20:04.359 --> 00:20:08.319 lucky goals and somehow won that game in Mexico, mind you. So, 351 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:11.720 you know, they seem to always play these CONCA capt 352 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:16.240 Championships in Mexico is quite funny. Yeah, that's it's a 353 00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:19.640 good opportunity. I mean again, I think on the men's side, 354 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:22.440 I usually am a little indifferent about these tournaments. I'm 355 00:20:22.440 --> 00:20:24.519 just glad we're there and help we make out the knockouts. 356 00:20:24.559 --> 00:20:27.480 But on the women's side, especially this team, there's a 357 00:20:27.519 --> 00:20:31.680 lot of professional talent on this team. Particularly, and despite 358 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:33.799 the fact that Tracy Kevins is still coaching this team 359 00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:35.440 for god knows what reasons, I don't know why she 360 00:20:35.480 --> 00:20:37.960 has been catapulted into the sun. She's a terrible coach. 361 00:20:38.640 --> 00:20:42.079 She continues to just squander talent anytime that she's ever 362 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:44.880 been a part of coaching staff for this youth program. 363 00:20:44.880 --> 00:20:46.920 And I don't know why she's still here. I hope 364 00:20:46.920 --> 00:20:49.079 Emma Hayes that's the first thing that she actually does 365 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:52.440 post Olympics is get rid of her. But this team 366 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:54.640 is I'm sorry that was a rant that a lot 367 00:20:54.680 --> 00:21:00.960 of us in soccer face felt bro uh playing about Burhalter. 368 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:05.640 But but this team has a lot of professional talent 369 00:21:05.720 --> 00:21:07.559 on it, Like literally, there's a lot of players who 370 00:21:07.599 --> 00:21:11.039 played professionally on this team. Uh. And and you need 371 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:15.319 to start raising the expectation for this these age groups 372 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:18.559 because just being there isn't good enough, and we need 373 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:22.519 to start taking advantage of these opportunities to build not 374 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:26.039 just team cohesion, but expand the player pool and really 375 00:21:26.799 --> 00:21:30.920 build out what needs to be the most robust player 376 00:21:30.960 --> 00:21:36.240 pool in the world. You know, I think, specifically to Mexico, 377 00:21:36.240 --> 00:21:38.920 you better go win. You're a better team than they are, 378 00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:42.119 you have been for a long time. And after that, 379 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:44.039 you know, you just try to win the next game. 380 00:21:44.079 --> 00:21:46.680 But yeah, these youth tournaments for the women need to 381 00:21:46.680 --> 00:21:51.039 start being a little bit more emphasized and winning because 382 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:53.880 we need to kind of reclaim that top spot. And 383 00:21:53.880 --> 00:21:57.759 and you know, Spain has dominated the youthful of ranks 384 00:21:57.799 --> 00:22:01.160 for a decade now. There's a reason they're one of 385 00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:03.880 the best national teams in the world. But we've got 386 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:07.680 to start performing better in these tournaments to get back 387 00:22:07.720 --> 00:22:08.599 to that spot as well. 388 00:22:09.559 --> 00:22:13.079 Men's side, it looks like, and I use the words 389 00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:17.200 looks like, it looks like we're getting closer, closer and 390 00:22:17.279 --> 00:22:19.880 closer and closer and closer and closer to some kind 391 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:26.160 of official announcement with trumpeted fanfare from parapets upon high 392 00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:30.400 in you know, Roman castles from the seventeenth century or 393 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:33.880 something with the flags draping down as they would always do. 394 00:22:34.759 --> 00:22:37.680 Looks like we're getting close to Mauricio Pochettino because we 395 00:22:37.759 --> 00:22:40.759 had an announcement over the weekend. It looks like the staff, 396 00:22:40.799 --> 00:22:44.559 the main staff that he traditionally has and has headed 397 00:22:44.599 --> 00:22:47.039 all of his stops as far back as folks can remember, 398 00:22:47.400 --> 00:22:50.160 will be the staff that he brings in for the 399 00:22:50.240 --> 00:22:53.960 national team. So it's like it's gonna be Mauricio and 400 00:22:54.039 --> 00:22:56.680 his and his crew coming in here for this when 401 00:22:56.720 --> 00:22:58.079