Eric Altshule sits down with a legend of American soccer, Alexi Lalas to discuss a myriad of different subjects. As always Lalas is very compelling and perhaps a tad bit controversial. A must listen for any American soccer fan.

A busy show as Brian Zygo brings us a locker room report from Robertson Stadium after Houston's 1-0 win over Seattle in the MLS Playoffs.

Aaron Davidson the President of Miami FC joins us to answer questions about today's press release from the TOA declaring the intent to form a new professional league in the US and Canada. We discuss the prospects for the new league to get on TV and to begin play in 2010. Also discussed are the Miami FC contingent in the U-20 World Cup and the Academy teams of Miami FC's involvement in the USSF Development Academy program.

After a three week hiatus, Kartik Krishnaiyer returns to host the show with some excerpts from our EPL Talk interview with critically acclaimed and best selling author, Simon Kuper. Brian Zygo also catches up with Rico Clark to get his thoughts on scoring for the US in front of his father and World Cup qualification.

Among the topics discussed with Kuper are:

• The use of statistics in European Football
• What European football can learn from American sports
• Why American sports are not very popular globally
• British Imperialism versus American Imperialism as it relates to growing sports
• The use of the term "soccer" versus "football"

The full length interview with Kuper is availible at our sister site EPL Talk.

I want to thank Daniel Feuerstein for sitting in for me last week, and bring us some compelling and interesting content on Giants Stadium and Red Bull Arena. I would also like to announce that this particular show is an attempt to get back to our roots. Content with news makers and in depth interviews. In recent years, a proliferation of websites and shows about Football in the US have appeared. While we've enjoyed bringing you shows on current events, those will now be limited to in and around USMNT matches, MLS Cup, and perhaps other big news like this unfolding USL/TOA situation. Many websites and programs do an excellent job of broadcasting on current topics weekly. Two of them, the Football Pub, and Match Fit USA I will recommend here to those want a weekly fix on current events.

We will still be broadcasting weekly or bi-weekly, but will return our focus to interviews and perhaps in depth analysis on a single current topic, rather than presenting a complete weekly look at the world of football in the US. As stated above, the USMNT matches will continue to be analyzed in detail and you can continue to expect the best guests, such as Jamie Trecker and others to break things down on the show.

Episode 117 of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast features interviews with Tony Meola, Tab Ramos and Youri Djorkaeff about the end of an era at Giants Stadium, the home of so many soccer dreams and Red Bull New York. Thanks to MLS Talk correspondent Daniel Feuerstein for conducting the interviews.

Simon Evans of Reuters joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to review Honduras-USA, and take a look around the rest of CONCACAF.

The US faces Honduras on Saturday in a match that the Central Americans must win.

We discuss the US loss of Clint Dempsey to injury, the early season play of Wilson Palacios, and the impact of the US' backline woes on this match.

This and much much more, with Brian Zygo, Richard Farley and Kartik Krishnaiyer.

Daniel Feuerstein, Richard Farley of World Soccer Reader and Mad About Futbol, Ignacio Rodriguez of Traffic Sports and Host Kartik Krishnaiyer break down the US U-20 team in its forst two World Cup matches. Among the issues discussed are:

- The emergence of Tony Taylor
- Brek Shea's dispointing first two games
- Red Bull New York's long term vision for player development
- Dilly Duka and Red Bull
- Gale and Miami FC
- Traffic Sports USYNT player development program
- Kye Davies vs Jorge Flores
- Rongen's 4-3-3
MUCH MUCH MORE!

Colin Jose, the preeminent historian of the sport in North America joins us on the podcast. This show is a must listen for anyone interested in the evolution of the game in North America. Soccer history in the US/Canada did not begin in the late 1980s, and the sport is not a new one in this part of the world, as has been argued by some.

Among the topics discussed are:

• The development of Canadian football/soccer through the early 1960s
• When the term soccer replaced the term football to describe the sport in North America
• The American Soccer League
• The impact of foreign imports on the ASL
• The rivalry between Bethlehem Steel and Fall River
• The rivalry between Fall River and New Bedford
• Who was the best American players of the ASL era
• The 1930 US World Cup team’s success
• Was the 1930 US Team really a “British” team?
• The 1950 US World Cup victory over England
• Did the 1950 World Cup team use foreign nationals in the victory over England?
• The NASL’s impact on youth soccer
• The Cosmos lore and how it lives today outside North America
• The rivalry between the New York Cosmos and Tampa Bay Rowdies
• Much, much more………………

Additionally, we get a report on the San Jose Earthquakes with player interviews and features from our correspondent, Robert Jonas.

US U-20 defensive standout, Gale joins us on the podcast to discuss the upcoming U-20 World Cup in Egypt, his childhood in Togo and Benin, his move to the US, his youth soccer career, his time at Bradenton and his current club Miami FC. We also discuss the players long term goals including a move to Europe and the USMNT and who his favorite players are in the English Premier League. Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald assisted with this interview and many thanks are in order to him.  

Fox Sports Jamie Trecker and World Soccer Reader's Richard Farley joins us to discuss the following topics.

• US Player Development in the wake of two lackluster qualifying wins
• The state of the US program
• Where the US stacks up against other international sides
• Mexico's re-emergence as a power under Javier Aguirre
• Bob Bradley's team management
  
• The attitude of Americans fans and press
• Does the US have an issue integrating minority players into its national setup
• Will the US look at a non-American coach anytime in the near future

This and much more on an action packed MLS Talk Podcast brought to you by Audible.