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Today, I am on my own but there are still several topics to get into, including some major soccer news that broke earlier this morning. We will get into what that news means for US Soccer, we will then get back into some more transfer news for our players, and I will wrap today up with my first prediction of the year at what our World Cup roster will look like in 2026.

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Last time out, we got into our annual Camp Cupcake roster and highlighted a couple of individuals who could have potential to make an impact in future USMNT camps. We kept it super high level and didn’t make any predictions or analyze anything as they prepared for their first friendly of 2024 against Slovenia that took place over the weekend.

But today, I am going to be joined once again by my good friend and host of the Pint House Soccer Stars podcast, Mr. Chris Piel, and we are truly just going to bounce around with a few topics across US Soccer. We will touch base on how this Camp Cupcake finished up, we will chat through some more transfer news as we only have about 10 days left for guys to make a move, and then we will give a couple of thoughts into other news across the American soccer landscape.

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Today, we will get into this Camp Cupcake roster that was released last Friday that includes 25 players, including 15 who received their first ever call up into a senior camp. The plan for today isn’t to just go through player by player but more or less to highlight a few players who could have potential to make an impact with the senior team sooner rather than later. We will go through the squad as they prepare to face off against Slovenia next Saturday, January 20th at 3pm ET down in San Antonio. We will then finish off today’s episode with a question or two and then wrap up as we always do with a final thought of the week.

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Well, it’s a brand-new year, this is our first episode of 2024. And with that comes big things, big resolutions, big events happening, and overall, just a feeling of promise within American soccer.

We ended the year with a bit of what we called controlled chaos as I was joined by two guests in Soccer Pints designer and contributor, Eric Paullin, and Charlotte FC’s assistant coach, Brian Edwards.

Today is a big day though, depending on how you look at it. In a couple of hours, we will get the roster release for our annual January national team camp, commonly referred to as Camp Cupcake. I will be joining Gregg Berhalter and other media members for a conference call to discuss the roster and learn more around the decisions to bring certain players into this camp and really get a better understanding for the vision of the entire US program to start the year.

So, for today’s episode, we aren’t going to look at that roster because it hasn’t been released yet and I don’t want to speculate on any potential call-ups at this point. We will record another episode to go over that roster release and will release that next week as well.

But for today, we have quite a bit of things to discuss, including recent transfer news for several USMNT players now that the January transfer window is open. We are going to talk about the recent form of certain national teamers who just seem to be hitting stride week after week and improving consistently at the moment. And then we will bounce around and answer a question or two and give a final thought for the week before we wrap things up.

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Today, I have two guest hosts with Soccer Pints logo creator, Eric Paullin, and Crown Legacy FC/Charlotte FC assistant coach, Brian Edwards, two guys who have been on previous episodes, and we get into all of the happenings in American soccer including conversations about the MLS Cup Final, College Cup final, transitioning from college to MLS, a look at our summer events and potential breakthrough players into the national team, and much, much more.

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Today, we have our show titled It’s About to Get Messi as we had the 2024 Copa America draw conducted last night and learned the USMNT opponents for the upcoming summer tournament. We are going to dive into expectations for this US squad, I want to share my thoughts on a preferred or best XI lineup that Stu Holden gave last night, and I will wrap things up with a final thought or two before we head into the weekend.

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Earlier this week, I was joined by guest host Chris Piel to recap our second leg matchup against Trinidad and Tobago, aptly naming the episode Tantrum Time due to Sergino Dest’s actions that led to his dismissal from the match itself. We also spoke through our Under 17s World Cup performance and shared some MLS awards and updates on the playoffs going on at the moment there.

Today, you’re not as lucky as it will be only me on the show. But the good news is, I asked for more questions and you all delivered. And that means today is all about the Q&A so I will be spending time answering and sharing thoughts about comments that Jesse Marsch made earlier this week, what I would do as a punishment for Dest, which players I would want to see in January, and plenty more.

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Two weeks ago, we gave you a preview into our Nations League quarterfinal matchups against Trinidad and Tobago and also had a recap after our 3-nil victory on US soil, where I was joined by my guest host, Chris Piel, in breaking down the performances and what we could expect in that second leg down in T&T.

Since I took last week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, we weren’t able to recap that second match, so that’s what you can expect today. Recapping the performances, talking about what is next for this national team, I want to chat a bit about our U17s in their World Cup round of 16 matchup they had against Germany, as well as our personal experiences growing up with the national team, and just wrap up with a final thought or two.

And lucky for me and everyone listening, I am once again joined by my guest host, Chris Piel, today to chat through all of it with us.

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