Keeping It Simple

We talk about the possibility of a move to Europe, Orange County SC, US youth and senior national teams, and the potential of a USMNT Shaq and Kobi backline dynamic duo.  

Today we have on our good friend Pierre Reedy who is currently playing for the Real Monarchs.  Curtis Brewer also rejoins the show in his first interview back.  

Obed Vargas joins Keeping It Simple to talk being the 3rd youngest player to debut in MLS behind Freddy Adu and Alphonso Davies, growing up in Alaska, and his journey to the Seattle Sounders.  

This week we have on Julian Araujo to talk about the LA Galaxy's season thus far, the US National Team, Olympic Qualifying, and living life in Los Angeles with his 2 dogs Benzo and Bentley.  He also answers some of your questions from reddit and facebook at the end.  Make sure to follow us on all social media @kitspod, we have some exciting stuff coming next week that you do not want to miss, especially you Galaxy fans!!

Paul Arriola joins the show this week to talk everything from Swansea to DC United to USMNT.  Outside of that, we talk about some things off the field such as how Wayne Rooney attempted to recruitment Paul to Derby County, his relationship with some of the younger players on DC, and some of the things he likes to do in the DMV area. 

This week have on Jen Munoz who is currently playing for Club America.  We talked about how she ended up in Mexico, her college career, her life outside of soccer, and dogs.  

Marcelo Palomino who is a Houston Dynamo homegrown currently on loan at the Charlotte Independence joins Chuck and Will today.  They talk USYNT, residency camp, tik tok, fifa, and the upcoming Independence season. 

This week we have on Heath Pearce who is a former USMNT player and had a long career playing in the Bundesliga, MLS, and the Danish Superliga.  He currently is the host of a podcast with Mark McKenzie called Orange Slices and is also the Chief Creative Officer of For Soccer Ventures.  We had a great time chatting about his career, the growth that soccer has seen in the US, and the growth that will continue to happen.  One of our best episodes, enjoy!

On this week's episode we have on former UNC and current Racing Louisville City FC player, Taylor Otto.   We talk about what it was like playing for one of the most successful programs in all of sports in UNC, and talk what it was like playing for Anson Dorrance who has been the coach there since the inception of the program in 1979.  We also talk the upcoming NWSL season which kicks off April 10th for Louisville against Orlando and Taylor's expectations for the upcoming season.  

Today we have on 17 year old Danny Leyva of the Seattle Sounders who is from Las Vegas and not Chicago (Wikipedia is not always a reliable source).  We discuss how he moved from Las Vegas to Seattle, his previous two season with the Sounders, and his outlook and goals for the 2021 season.  

We talk Florida, Union Academy, and 2021 MLS season.  

This week we have on Rachael Rapinoe who is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mendi, which is an all natural CBD recovery cannabis brand based in Portland that has some high profile endorsers like Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe (who is Rachael's twin sister).  We talked Rachael's playing career, what Mendi is and learned more about Mendi's products and how they help with recovery.  

Bonus Thursday release!  We have on Sam's Army who is a podcaster and blogger for Barstool Sports that has been doing it since 2014 so he's a veteran of the podcast game.  We talk a lot of various topics relating to the USMNT.  Enjoy!

This week we feature Minnesota United's newest homegrown, Patrick Weah.  We talk Patrick's expectations for the 2021 MLS season, the Weah name, and the mental preparation he does before every game.  

2 for 1 special, this week's episode features Kaleem Shabout who recently just signed with CD Leganes who are 4th in the Spanish 2 division and who is also eligible for the US, Canadian, and Iraqi national teams.  We also talk to Bleacher Report Football creator Elischa Edouard who also has his own hilarious Tik Tik and YouTube channel, Gol.  Check our Instagram (@kitspod) for Kaleem's and Elischa's socials! Enjoy. 

Christina Burkenroad (@cburkyy2), our first guest to have scored in the Champions League, joins the show to talk about her soccer career thus far.  She has played in the US, Norway, Czech Republic, and currently plays in Mexico.  She also talks about her Youtube channel and her brand/mentality Better Every Day (www.wearebettereveryday.com).  

Da Boy!  Sebastian Lletget joins the show this week in arguably the most entertaining episode of KIS to date.  Sebastian talks about being the only USMNT player to get called up for all 3 camps over the past 4 months and his role with the USMNT, the upcoming season with the LA Galaxy and his expectations, and more about his life off the field like his love for mate and his relationship with Becky G. 

On our show today, we have on Emmanuel Sabbi.  We talk USMNT/USYNT, the Danish Superliga, and Emmanuel's goals for the upcoming year.  Enjoy! 

On this weeks episode, we have on Matteo Ritaccio of Liverpool FC.  We talk about his move to Liverpool and what it's like seeing a lot of his teammates from the u23s getting first team minutes.  We also talk growing up in New York and playing soccer, the US national team, and being signed by Jay-Z's sports agency Roc Nation. Make sure to shoot us a follow @kitspod across all socials.   Hope you enjoy the episode.  

Jack Imperato of Villarreal CF joins the show this week.  We discuss how he adapted to life in Spain, the differences between the developmental system in Spain and the US, his goals for the upcoming year, and his relationship with USMNT player Yunus Musah.   Make sure to follow us on Instagram @keepingitsimple_pod and on Twitter @keepitsimplepod!

Damian Las of Fulham FC and the USYNT joins the show this week.  We discuss his life in England, his habits of success, and the extremely talented U-17 World Cup team he was a part of in 2019.  Make sure to follow us on Instagram @keepingitsimple_pod to stay up to date with all we have going on! 

In this episode, we chat with Celtic and US youth international, Cameron Harper. Cameron talks about how he made it to Celtic, what life is like in Scotland, and his aspirations of making the US u-20 World Cup squad!

KIS is back! Episode 18 features Louisville City FC player Jonathan Gomez. Jonathan talks to Chuck and Curtis about what it was like growing up with his older brother Johan, his goals of playing in Europe, and gives a first hand insight into what the u18/19 US Youth National Teams have been doing to stay connected during Covid.

On this week's episode of KIS, we talk to USMNT Legend, Alexi Lalas. He talks to us about his opinion on the MLS overall, the young talent on the USMNT, his experience as a player playing in Italy and now a broadcaster for FOX.

On this weeks episode of KIS, we talk to Manchester City and USMNT goalkeeper, Zack Steffen. He talks to us about his adjustment to being a new player at Manchester city, some goals he has for the USMNT, and lastly, his new foundation called VOYCENOW. 

On Episode 15 of KeepingItSimple, Curtis and Chuck talk to USWNT and North Carolina Courage forward about her career, winning the 2019 World Cup, and the struggles of managing a soccer career and being a single mother.

In todays episode of Keeping it Simple, we have on Sporting KC and US Youth National Team midfielder Gianluca Busio. He talks about playing in the u17 world cup in brazil, where he stands with the US team moving forward and a potential transfer move to Italy. 

On todays episode we have on Johnny Nelson, where he talks about playing on the  U17  Youth National team with best friend Christian Pulisic, his experience playing college soccer at UNC and now playing for FC Dallas in the MLS.

On today's episode, we have on Colorado Rapids homegrown Cole Bassett. Cole talks to Curtis and Chuck about his impressive season thus far, the opportunity he had to train alongside Arsenal first team players, his aspirations of playing in Europe, and where he hopes to be next summer with the US National Team!

On this week’s episode of Keeping It Simple, we have on Sporting Kansas City defender Jaylin Lindsey.  He talks about potentially starting his own podcast with his teammate Gianluca Busio, his season thus far with Sporting Kansas City, and where he stands with the USMNT.  Before we hop into the interview, Curtis and Chuck discuss some crazy results in the premier league and talk about all the Americans abroad balling out, especially recurring guest Chris Richards. Let's go!

Welcome to episode 9 of the Keeping it simple podcast. On this week's episode, we have on a fellow podcaster Johan Gomez.  Johan talks about living in Portugal and playing for Porto, his process of how he got there, as well as where he stands with representing the US vs. Mexico at international level. Before that, Curtis and Chuck discuss the accomplishments from our previous guests in what was a very active week especially for Chris Richards, Kellyn Acosta, and Johan Gomez.

Episode 8 of Keeping It Simple is brought to you by www.soccermagicdiscounts.com ! Be sure to head to their website and use promo code SoccerMagic10 for 10% of your order. On today’s episode, we have a really awesome interview with Colorado Rapids midfielder Kellyn Acosta.  He talks about playing in the MLS, his ambitions to play in Europe, his experience with the USMNT, and being a part of the Black players for change. He also answers quite a few of your fan questions, so definitely stick around to hear if your question was answered.  After the interview, Curtis and Chuck announce the winner of the Soccer Magic Juventus giveaway.

On Episode 7 of KeepingItSimple, team USA athlete Nick Mayhugh talks about his journey to the Paralympics and preparing for the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, where he could be the first American athlete to compete in both soccer and track at the Olympics or Paralympics. Nick also discusses the transfer of his friend Weston McKennie to Juventus.

On Episode 6 of KeepingItSimple, 11 year MLS veteran Quincy Amarikwa talks about his soccer career, his role as a leader on his teams as well as in the organizations he has started, and his take on important current issues concerning race in the United States. 

On Episode 5 of KeepingItSimple, 17 year old DC United player Kevin Paredes talks about making his MLS debut, signing his homegrown contract, and shares the advice that Wayne Rooney gave him in training.

Special Guest, Chris Durkin, talks about his move to Sint-Truidense V.V. from DC United, talks about training with Wayne Rooney, talks a little bit about his youth National Team Experience as well as his life in Belgium.