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We review the whole world! Sort of. We give thumbs up/thumbs down to everything we saw from the recent round of World Cup qualifying. Listen in and get caught up. Today's show is sponsored by Blue Apron! Go to http://blueapron.com/tss to get your first three meals free.

After venting their fury in the Quick Take/Hot Take episode, Daryl and Taylor are back to give their (slightly more measured) thoughts on the USA's confusing 1-1 draw with Honduras. Why couldn't Bruce Arena's men get any attack going? What did Honduras do to consistently threaten the USA's defense? Is the referee's foot okay? All that and more! Today's show was sponsored by RX Bar. Go to http://rxbar.com/soccer and use promo code "soccer" at checkout for 25% off. BUY OUR STUFF! https://www.totalsoccershow.com/merch 

Recorded immediately after the final whistle, this is our instant reaction to Honduras vs USA. Long-take review to follow later tonight.

Today's show is long. Pushing 90 minutes long. But it's filled with great, detailed conversations about the US Men's National Team, the defeat to Costa Rica, and Tuesday's big qualifier away to Honduras. The discussion with Bobby starts at 2:45 minutes in. It's really good, so don't miss out. The music break, at 48:11,  is "My Three Favorite Words" by Luke Tourville. The Honduras conversation with Taylor Rockwell starts at 49:52, offering another angle on Tuesday's big game and bouncing off some of what Bobby had to say. Reports from the TSS Scouting Network are a) brilliant and b) start at 1:11:05 LINKS!!! --> Today's sponsor is Bonfire. Can't recommend them enough. If you want to create your own merch at no cost, go to http://bit.ly/bonfiretss and thank us later. --> Buy Bobby's book, "When the Dream Became Reality," here: https://www.amazon.com/When-Dream-Became-Reality-professional/dp/099916970X/ --> Join the TSS Scouting Network at http://totalsoccershow.com/join --> Buy a TSS tee at http://totalsoccershow.com/merch

The short answer? A lot. The longer answer? Well, we've got over an hour of analysis for your listening pleasure... and we promise it isn't just ranting for 60+ minutes.  Today's show was sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Browse Ruffneck's official US Soccer scarf collection at https://www.ruffneckscarves.com/collections/us-soccer-scarves and use discount code "TOTALSOCCERSHOW" for 20% off.

We give our immediate reactions to the USA's 2-0 loss to Costa Rica in World Cup Qualifying. Much longer review will be out later tonight/early Saturday morning... not sure if it will feature more or less rage than this one. We shall see

We give thumbs up or thumbs down on every deadline day move that caught our attention. Buy a Total Soccer Show t-shirt before September 6, here: https://www.totalsoccershow.com/merch/

With Taylor back in studio, we discuss Bruce Arena's latest roster, as well as what we expect from Costa Ria in terms of lineup, formation and tactical approach.  After that, we each give our lineup we'd most like to see and then round it all out by guessing exactly what Bruce will opt for against the second place team in CONCACAF. And, as always, we close with some scouting! Today's show was brought to you by Bonfire, our new friends who will help you create and ship custom t-shirts online. There's no upfront cost or inventory to manage; just simplified campaigns that make it as easy as possible to get your apparel out into the world. Head on over to https://www.bonfire.com/totalsoccer to check out all their services, including free design consultation! If you want to see some sample campaigns, here are two different options created by TSS listeners! https://www.bonfire.com/run-all-the-miles-eat-all-the-food/ https://www.bonfire.com/midway-wanderers-shirts/

Daryl talks to Rob Usry, of StarsAndStripesFC.com and DirtySouthSoccer.com, about the 26 players Bruce Arena has called up for the Costa Rica and Honduras World Cup qualifiers. Rob has a great take on what he thinks Arena will do, and also some possible solutions for the USA's current fullback funk. Starting at 20:07, Daryl and Rob talk Atlanta United — how the season is going so far, what to expect in the (almost literal) home stretch of the regular season, and why we'll likely see a lot more of Andrew Carleton next year. Follow Rob on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/RobUsry

We review the weekend's action from around the globe by giving thumbs up/thumbs down to the many, many incidents in England, Germany, Spain, and the United States. Controversial red cards, spectacular goals, trolling Twitter announcements, and a whole lot more! NEW SPONSOR ALERT! Today's show was brought to you by Bonfire, our new friends who will help you create and ship custom t-shirts online. There's no upfront cost or inventory to manage; just simplified campaigns that make it as easy as possible to get your apparel out into the world. Head on over to bonfire.com/TotalSoccer to check out all their services, including free design consultation! 

We talk, in order: Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Man Utd Wayne Rooney's international retirement Ousmane Dembele to Barcelona Champions League draw! USMNT roster defensive worries USMNT all-time draft reactions Darlington Nagbe's goal TSS Scouting Network ---LINKS!!! New t-shirts: http://totalsoccershow.com/merch  FC Lynchburg: https://twitter.com/FCLynchburg Southampton fan story: https://twitter.com/JoHartley78/status/898955219832381444 USMNT players who didn't reach full potential: https://twitter.com/nicksindt/status/900354951704190980

Taylor called up friend of the show Luke Moore to discuss The Football Ramble, his new podcast "On the Continent," the positives and negatives of professional podcasting, and the situation at Barcelona. Good times abound! 

Daryl and Taylor draft against each other to select (and discuss) their all-time US Men's National Team XI. This goes long, but it goes into detail on each player. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording. Today's show was sponsored by Ruffneck Scarves. Browse Ruffneck's official US Soccer scarf collection at https://www.ruffneckscarves.com/collections/us-soccer-scarves and use discount code "TOTALSOCCERSHOW" for 20% off.

We review the weekend's action from around the globe by giving thumbs up/thumbs down to the many, many incidents in England, Germany, Spain, France, and the United States.  So, that's the Premier League, the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, AND scouting in just over an hour. Not a bad way to start your week!

BUMPER episode of Total Soccer Show today. We open with some transfer updates — Coutinho, Sanchez, Gylfi and vin Dijk, then discuss the Premier League proposal to close the window before the season begins. We salute FC Cincinnati's Open Cup run with a brief chat, then it's on to listener questions: Does Paulinho to Barcelona prove the Chinese Super League is not just a retirement league? Why are teams from the former East Germany less successful? Why don't we hear more about PEDs in soccer? Quick break for scouting reports! MUSCIAL INTERLUDE: "My Three Favorite Words" by Luke Tourville What's the acceptable gap between divisions to support more than one team? What does "advantage" mean? And how do we know when it's happened? What teams have the best youth systems in the world? LINKS! Support the show --> http://totalsoccershow.com/join Ask a question --> http://http://totalsoccershow.com/questions Watch the Mitchell and Webb "we" sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU