Spokane Soccer Show
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Benji Wade hosts a wide range of guests to bring only the best vibes while covering all things soccer in Spokane, Washington. That includes Spokane Velocity and Zephyr FC, college and club soccer, and much more.
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Heartbreak for Shadow, Midseason for Velocity, Reboot for Zephyr | Spokane Soccer Show
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I start with a bunch of shoutouts. I then check in on Velocity FC's midseason excellence. Finally, I say goodbye to departing Zephyr FC players and welcomes the 6 new players announced by the club last week.
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I've started a podcast - @allthosemomentspod.com - with my friend
@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social, something we've promised/threatened to do for years: connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies / TV shows.
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@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social, something we've promised/threatened to do for years: connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies / TV shows.
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The Damned United: Crafting 1970s Brian Clough Era Football with Designer Eve Stewart
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July 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I've started a podcast - @allthosemomentspod.com - with my friend
@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social, something we've promised/threatened to do for years: connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies / TV shows.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMf...
@lukebaumgarten.bsky.social, something we've promised/threatened to do for years: connecting social, political, or cultural moments with moments from our favorite movies / TV shows.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezMf...
I start with a bunch of shoutouts. I then check in on Velocity FC's midseason excellence. Finally, I say goodbye to departing Zephyr FC players and welcomes the 6 new players announced by the club last week.
youtu.be/AFqD-523gn0?...
youtu.be/AFqD-523gn0?...
Heartbreak for Shadow, Midseason for Velocity, Reboot for Zephyr | Spokane Soccer Show
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July 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I start with a bunch of shoutouts. I then check in on Velocity FC's midseason excellence. Finally, I say goodbye to departing Zephyr FC players and welcomes the 6 new players announced by the club last week.
youtu.be/AFqD-523gn0?...
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Coming up on EPISODE FIFTY, can you believe that???
Ep. 49 drops tomorrow, including the following shoutouts.
Ep. 49 drops tomorrow, including the following shoutouts.
July 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Coming up on EPISODE FIFTY, can you believe that???
Ep. 49 drops tomorrow, including the following shoutouts.
Ep. 49 drops tomorrow, including the following shoutouts.
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The Mezazoic Era continues in Seattle!
Seattle Reign today announced that midfielder Sam Meza has signed a three-year contract extension, keeping her with the club through the 2028 NWSL season.
Seattle Reign today announced that midfielder Sam Meza has signed a three-year contract extension, keeping her with the club through the 2028 NWSL season.
June 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The Mezazoic Era continues in Seattle!
Seattle Reign today announced that midfielder Sam Meza has signed a three-year contract extension, keeping her with the club through the 2028 NWSL season.
Seattle Reign today announced that midfielder Sam Meza has signed a three-year contract extension, keeping her with the club through the 2028 NWSL season.
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Really disappointed to see this with former Zephyr FC players going there.
Really disappointed to see this with former Zephyr FC players going there.
Lexington Sporting Club coach suspended over hostile environment allegations
The interim head coach of Lexington Sporting Club’s Women’s Super League team has been suspended for three games, accused of creating a hostile environment.
fox56news.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Really disappointed to see this with former Zephyr FC players going there.
Really disappointed to see this with former Zephyr FC players going there.
"League rivals"? Lexington has a billionaire owner willing to paper over the cracks of incompetence and poor attendance. By paper, I of course mean the cash variety. Meanwhile, Kenzie Weinert joined her long term partner who plays for the Lexington SC men's team.
Spokane shedding two of their best players to league rivals in the USL Super League doesn't exactly seem like a great sign.
June 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"League rivals"? Lexington has a billionaire owner willing to paper over the cracks of incompetence and poor attendance. By paper, I of course mean the cash variety. Meanwhile, Kenzie Weinert joined her long term partner who plays for the Lexington SC men's team.
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It's a new day for expansion teams in the USL, who have to balance building a fanbase with the expectations of D1 and pro-rel. How are they going about it?
I talked to Atletico Dallas' Matt Valentine and surveyed the expansion landscape to find out.
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I talked to Atletico Dallas' Matt Valentine and surveyed the expansion landscape to find out.
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How expansion clubs are approaching the new-look USL ahead of pro-rel, division one
Expansion teams are adapting on the fly to keep up with the USL’s ever-loftier goals, but can’t afford to lose sight of the community relevance that keeps lower-league clubs afloat.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's a new day for expansion teams in the USL, who have to balance building a fanbase with the expectations of D1 and pro-rel. How are they going about it?
I talked to Atletico Dallas' Matt Valentine and surveyed the expansion landscape to find out.
www.backheeled.com/how-expansio...
I talked to Atletico Dallas' Matt Valentine and surveyed the expansion landscape to find out.
www.backheeled.com/how-expansio...
Tonight is gonna be fun as hell! Screening one of the best movies EVER, The Damned United, then doing a Q&A / discussion after with Velocity FC manager Leigh Veidman. 🍿🍻⚽️
June 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Tonight is gonna be fun as hell! Screening one of the best movies EVER, The Damned United, then doing a Q&A / discussion after with Velocity FC manager Leigh Veidman. 🍿🍻⚽️
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I’m betting on the Pacers to win Game 7 tonight because if a Republican-led US government is starting wars over spurious claims that Muslim countries are developing WMD programs, Haliburton is probably about to get a big win
June 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I’m betting on the Pacers to win Game 7 tonight because if a Republican-led US government is starting wars over spurious claims that Muslim countries are developing WMD programs, Haliburton is probably about to get a big win
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Am I doing something wrong? Bluesky seems … fine? It’s almost indistinguishable from my Twitter timeline in 2017.
June 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Am I doing something wrong? Bluesky seems … fine? It’s almost indistinguishable from my Twitter timeline in 2017.
What happened on this game winner from Pierre Reedy?
✅ David Garcia picked out the run from PR (right, David???)
✅ the defender took a really bad touch
✅ PR cut in on his left foot to avoid the chase from two defenders
✅ David Garcia picked out the run from PR (right, David???)
✅ the defender took a really bad touch
✅ PR cut in on his left foot to avoid the chase from two defenders
June 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What happened on this game winner from Pierre Reedy?
✅ David Garcia picked out the run from PR (right, David???)
✅ the defender took a really bad touch
✅ PR cut in on his left foot to avoid the chase from two defenders
✅ David Garcia picked out the run from PR (right, David???)
✅ the defender took a really bad touch
✅ PR cut in on his left foot to avoid the chase from two defenders
Time to catch up on Velocity FC results and their place at the TOP OF THE TABLE. 1
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Velocity FC Top of the Table After Three Months of League One Play | Spokane Soccer Show
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June 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Time to catch up on Velocity FC results and their place at the TOP OF THE TABLE. 1
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The Seattle Sounders owner effectively telling the players off for wearing the "Club World Cash Grab" t-shirts (seeking fair pay from Club World Cup participation) is pretty bad, and shows why the players are protesting in the first place.
Wrote about Sounders’ protest and some of the aftermath. www.sounderatheart.com/2025/06/post...
Postgame Pontifications: No more waiting
Players are understandably frustrated at the lack of discussions around their share of the Club World Cup prize money.
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June 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Seattle Sounders owner effectively telling the players off for wearing the "Club World Cash Grab" t-shirts (seeking fair pay from Club World Cup participation) is pretty bad, and shows why the players are protesting in the first place.
Last June, Velocity played a friendly vs. Chivas U23 team and it made for some of the best memories I have of pro soccer so far in Spokane. A couple weeks later, my in-laws Michael and Vanessa found out they were expecting a baby. The baby's nickname, of course, became Chiva.
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Zephyr FC's 2025 Season is Over with Wildland Co-op's Michael Townshend | Spokane Soccer Show
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June 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last June, Velocity played a friendly vs. Chivas U23 team and it made for some of the best memories I have of pro soccer so far in Spokane. A couple weeks later, my in-laws Michael and Vanessa found out they were expecting a baby. The baby's nickname, of course, became Chiva.
youtu.be/nMOxjZS5DGM
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I now have a permanent space for the show and it's amazing. Having Emina Ekić as the first guest in the studio was a perfect way to start this new chapter with being a part-time half-assed podcaster. What a player, what a person. 🌬️⚽
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The Greatest Comeback in Super League History with Emina Ekić
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May 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I now have a permanent space for the show and it's amazing. Having Emina Ekić as the first guest in the studio was a perfect way to start this new chapter with being a part-time half-assed podcaster. What a player, what a person. 🌬️⚽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ih...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ih...
Always love chatting and issuing future bait takes with my Protagonist pals. 😅🎙️
🦑 OLUTC is back with a fresh ep! @joshuaduder.bsky.social catches up with @benjiwade.bsky.social to chat USLL1 action, then get into what’s making last year’s runners-up this year’s contenders open.spotify.com/episode/0q6b...
May 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Always love chatting and issuing future bait takes with my Protagonist pals. 😅🎙️
Abby is back for the first time since last August to catch up on all things Zephyr FC and their remarkable run of form in 2025.
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One More Win and Zephyr FC are In the USL Super League Playoffs
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May 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Abby is back for the first time since last August to catch up on all things Zephyr FC and their remarkable run of form in 2025.
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He’s Reedy. He’s Speedy. He’s SPEEDY F*ING REEDY and he’s the USL League One Player of the Week.
Pierre scored his first goal and added two assists, which means he's tied at the top of the league in assists (3) with Velocity FC teammate Lucky Opara.
#uslleagueone #upthefalls
Pierre scored his first goal and added two assists, which means he's tied at the top of the league in assists (3) with Velocity FC teammate Lucky Opara.
#uslleagueone #upthefalls
May 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
He’s Reedy. He’s Speedy. He’s SPEEDY F*ING REEDY and he’s the USL League One Player of the Week.
Pierre scored his first goal and added two assists, which means he's tied at the top of the league in assists (3) with Velocity FC teammate Lucky Opara.
#uslleagueone #upthefalls
Pierre scored his first goal and added two assists, which means he's tied at the top of the league in assists (3) with Velocity FC teammate Lucky Opara.
#uslleagueone #upthefalls
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It looks like R2-D2’s hearse.
Do you worry that your Cybertruck doesn’t look stupid enough? We’ve got just the product for you!
April 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It looks like R2-D2’s hearse.
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I mean it did die, tho ... new ownership, new branding. OKC Energy is no more.
But yeah, I remember, how many players were bamboozled by the "oops, hiatus" press release and didn't knew it before the public release.
What a shit show.
But yeah, I remember, how many players were bamboozled by the "oops, hiatus" press release and didn't knew it before the public release.
What a shit show.
April 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I mean it did die, tho ... new ownership, new branding. OKC Energy is no more.
But yeah, I remember, how many players were bamboozled by the "oops, hiatus" press release and didn't knew it before the public release.
What a shit show.
But yeah, I remember, how many players were bamboozled by the "oops, hiatus" press release and didn't knew it before the public release.
What a shit show.
Fantastic conversation with one of the best (available) managers in the United States at the moment. Really enjoyed this and can't wait to have Eamon back on the pod again...and soon. 💚
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Velocity FC Drop Jäger Bombs On the Roots with guest Eamon Zayed | Spokane Soccer Show
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April 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fantastic conversation with one of the best (available) managers in the United States at the moment. Really enjoyed this and can't wait to have Eamon back on the pod again...and soon. 💚
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSXM...
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If you think attendance is concerning for the USL super league, just wait until you see how few people care about “XYZ” II trying to get fans to turn out. We have seen this script play out before. ‘Murica
If you want your brain to hurt thing about Cleveland who pushed hard for a NWSL bid, got passed over, and then went to the rumored MSL-connected WPSLPro. They invested into the league and lead the announcement, only for NWSL to announce their own D2 league, which looks to be based off of MLSNP
April 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
If you think attendance is concerning for the USL super league, just wait until you see how few people care about “XYZ” II trying to get fans to turn out. We have seen this script play out before. ‘Murica
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If you want your brain to hurt thing about Cleveland who pushed hard for a NWSL bid, got passed over, and then went to the rumored MSL-connected WPSLPro. They invested into the league and lead the announcement, only for NWSL to announce their own D2 league, which looks to be based off of MLSNP
April 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you want your brain to hurt thing about Cleveland who pushed hard for a NWSL bid, got passed over, and then went to the rumored MSL-connected WPSLPro. They invested into the league and lead the announcement, only for NWSL to announce their own D2 league, which looks to be based off of MLSNP
They say comparison is the thief of joy but not when people think you sound like a pair of legends aka. Lianne and Jacqui.
What do you think, @jacquioatley.bsky.social? 🤔
What do you think, @jacquioatley.bsky.social? 🤔
April 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They say comparison is the thief of joy but not when people think you sound like a pair of legends aka. Lianne and Jacqui.
What do you think, @jacquioatley.bsky.social? 🤔
What do you think, @jacquioatley.bsky.social? 🤔