Shoulder 2 Shoulder: Lafc Podcast

The season opener at the Rose Bowl is rained out, but the first week of MLS is in the books. Carlos Aguirre of Global Diplomatic joins as our guest. We cover their charitable effort in LA and abroad, highlighting the upcoming trip to Costa Rica. Old friend Sam Svilar of Stumptown Footy returns to help us preview Portland.

The 2023 season is about to kickoff with a massive derby at the Rose bowl. A historic crowd will be on hand to witness the first Apple TV broadcast of the LA Classica. Chris and Jonathan are here to preview the oddly timed season opener.

The new Assistant Technical Director & Ambassador for LAFC2 in MLS Next Pro and familiar face Jordan Harvey swings by to catch us up on all things 2nd team. We unpack a busy preseason, recent news and roster moves ahead of the final preseason tuneup this weekend.

The past week has been action packed for the Black and Gold community! Join the boys as we unpack all the news and notes from a very busy week across the LAFC landscape. From Gareth Bale‘s retirement, to front office extensions & departures, and a press conference debuting our new players… So much to talk about this week!

The boys return after a winter hiatus to recap a busy offseason for the Black & Gold. The roster is turning over, with a flurry of new signings. We say goodbye to a LAFC Original as the Latif Blessing Saga comes to a sad closure. But plenty of new players coming in to peak our interest and stir the pot. Join us as we break down a wild two months of news.

The Mac Daddy himself graces S2S with an appearance this week. We talk to the LAFC GK and MLS Finals MVP about his historic performance and career. From championship tours to penalty tactics to ruining a certain Italian icons suit, we dive into the story behind the legend. LAFC have a CCL draw and a slew of cup runs to prepare for at the top of the show and a surprise special guest joins to talk all the cups. Check it out!

LAFC are your 2022 MLS CHAMPIONS!!! We take this episode to break down every glorious, heart-wrenching, despondent and jubilant moment of the Cup Final. From the big moments to the seemingly insignificant, we dive into the greatest MLS game ever played. Check it out!

On the precipice of the glory we call on the LAFC Podfam to prepare us for the Cup Final. LAFC pods Counter Press, Defenders of the Banc, FCFC, Heart of LAFC, LGBTFC, Season Pass (Pod Save the World’s World Corrupt), Somos LAFC, and Voices of the Black & Gold all collab to make pod happen. El Parcero Philly from DOOP by the River reps the Union as our OpCor. A truly epic pod for an epic game.

Join us as we take a look at back at the Western Conference semi final victory versus the Galaxy and relive a glorious victory! Landon Cotham of Moontower soccer joins us as our opponent correspondent to preview the upcoming Western Conference finals versus Austin

LAFC lose a meaningless game in auspicious circumstances as the season draws to a close. We run through the debacle that was Nashville, deep dive into shield celebrations and look to the playoffs on this weeks episode.

Chris, Christian and Jonathan recap the win to the Portland Timbers at Providence Park making them the 2022 Supporters' Shield winners, and they Welcome Tim Sullivan from Club & Country to help preview the match against Nashville at the Banc.

The boys may be off or reppin’ their country, but we’re back to the grind! Bringing you up to date on all the news and reactions around LAFC as we head into Portland. Sam Svilar of Stumptown Footy swings back by as this weeks OpCor to give us the low down on the Timbers!

The drop in form for the Black and Gold continues as LAFC take just one point from the past two matches. We unpack the questionable officiating, bad luck and poor decision making behind the recent skid. Julio Ramos, co-director of Active Support for The 3252 and co-founder of El Barrio Angelino lifestyle brand joins as our guest. Friend of the show Chris “El Bailador” Kator helps us preview the upcoming match vs the Houston Dynamo.

This week Chris and Christian interview LAFC Kitman Oliver Curry. Listen to his story of growing up in Los Angeles, being a walk in at a Division 1 college, being named captain, to chasing the dream and arriving at LAFC. We also discuss the victory over RSL and preview the upcoming match vs FC Dallas with the help of 3rdDegree.net host Buzz Carrick.

This week Chris and Christian interview LAFC Kitman Oliver Curry. Listen to his story of growing up in Los Angeles, being a walk in at a Division 1 college, being named captain, to chasing the dream and arriving at LAFC. We also discuss the victory over RSL and preview the upcoming match vs FC Dallas with the help of 3rdDegree.net host Buzz Carrick.

Artist and musician Dan Smith, proprietor of Captured Tattoo and star of the TV show LA Ink swings in to talk about the intersection between tattoo and football cultures. LAFC drop a slew signings … and a few points. With 3 L’s in a row, we look to dust ourselves off and move ahead. Caleb Turner of KSL Sports is our OpCor to preview this weekends game vs RSL.

This week friend of the pod Joe Turoff, CMO of Flex Power Tools swings back by the pod to update us on the FLEX/LAFC connection. Landon Cotham of Moon Tower Soccer gives us a look ahead to fridays match vs Austin FC. There rumor mill swirls around a number of incoming and outgoing players.

LAFC play Club America at Sofi stadium to a 0-0 draw before losing in penalties in the Leagues Cup Showcase midweek before crushing RSL 4-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Massive roster moves with an incoming DP and a double departure. Three time Emmy award winning writer and LAFC fan Travis Helwig joins as our guest this week! Brian Maurer of Top Bin 90 pops in as our OpCor for Charlotte FC!

An action & guest packed episode this week. LAFC defeat Seattle 2-1 at The Banc and the rumor mill swirls around the club as the deadline approaches. Francisco and Raul of LAO join us to celebrate their promotion to the 3252 and recap the journey from day 1 to today. Len Lanzi of Pride Republic makes a guest appearance to give some poignant words on the offensive goal kick chant. Caleb Turner of KSL sports Salt Lake joins as our Opponent Corespondent to preview the upcoming match vs RSL.

Gareth Bale opens his LAFC scoring account as the black & gold take down SKC on a hot midsummer night. The rumor mill is heating up as the transfer window nears its close and we are joined by a die hard LAFC fan from across the pond! Joe Reece, professional drum instructor, tells us how he fell in love with a team 5K miles away. Jackson Felts returns to S2S as our OpCor previewing the Seattle sounders.