Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard

Brian McBride is getting Unfiltered! On Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts are joined by former USMNT striker and Brooklyn FC's current Sporting Director Brian McBride. Brian talks about what made the 2002 USMNT special, his beloved time at Fulham, and why David Moyes and Bruce Arena are the best coaches he ever played for. 

Tim and Landon also talk about dual-national Noahkai Banks’ deciding between the USMNT and Germany, Ricardo Pepi’s return to form and Sergiño Dest's injury at PSV. Plus chaos in MLS as the Red Bulls fall to Montreal at home, NYCFC dominate Orlando City and Miami beat DC United out of their own home stadium. 

In the AT&T Mailbag, the guys are talking fatherhood, poor defending in MLS, and how much time is ACTUALLY being played in a professional soccer match. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

 

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3.  

Thank you to our additional sponsors: 

AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more. 

Coors Light. Choose Chill. Get Coors Light delivered. Go to CoorsLight.com/USLNT 

FanDuel. Secure your chance to score $100 BUCKS in bonus bets today. Download the FanDuel App to check out today's Soccer Daily Specials betting odds. 

Walmart. Walmart plays on Saturdays. Who knew? Visit walmart.com/MLS 

This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard was edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp, Adam Braunstein and Andrew Hartley, with engineering support from Eric Newell. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editor is Kyle Curley. 

00:00 Intro  

1:59 Pepi returns, Dest injured  

5:18 Freeman lacking minutes  

8:46 Noahkai Banks's decision  

16:28 MLS recap  

20:59 Coors Light Unfiltered Refresh  

26:45 Brian McBride joins the show!  

27:45 Recruiting dual national players  

34:34 Role with Brooklyn FC  

40:34 Current state of USMNT  

45:50 2002 USMNT World Cup  

52:49 Premier League memories

1:08:36 FanDuel Stoppage Time  

1:11:03 AT&T Fan Connection 
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Tim and Landon are taking a trip down memory lane! On very special Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts are joined by Jenny Taft to moderate a discussion on past USMNT experiences, what players from MLS they think will have big World Cup years, and what they hope the US can do this summer. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

This bonus content is brought to you by Walmart. 

This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard was recorded in San Francisco and was engineered by Adam Braunstein and Sammy Strittmatter. This episode was edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp. Our producers are Chris Terlop, Jordan Rizzieri, and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editor is Kyle Curley. 

00:00 Intro  

2:49 World Cup in the U.S.  

8:33 Landon and Tim's first World Cups  

16:05 Expanded World Cup debate  

22:18 World Cup ticket prices  

25:58 MLS capitalizing on World Cup momentum  

33:53 MLS players on USMNT  

41:36 Pochettino's impact on the USMNT  

46:47 Outlook on Pulisic  

49:02 USMNT predictions  

52:02 HE LOST HIS TEMPER, HE THREW HIS SHOE, BUT THAT'S OKAY 'CAUSE WE DREW 2-2 
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Which EPL midfielders will make a big splash this summer? On very special Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts discuss the impact that Premier League midfielders may have on the 2026 World Cup including Declan Rice, Ryan Gravenberch, and Martin Ødegaard. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

This bonus content is brought to you by Virgin Atlantic. 

This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp, with engineering support from Eric Newell. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri, and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editor is Kyle Curley. 

0:00 Intro 

0:31 Declan Rice  

1:55 Bruno Fernandes  

3:48 Martin Ødegaard  

5:03 Moisés Caicedo  

6:42 Ryan Gravenberch  

8:13 Cole Palmer  

9:46 Florian Wirtz 
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Cobi Jones is getting Unfiltered! On Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts are joined by USMNT and LA Galaxy legend, Cobi Jones. He shares memories from the wild experience of playing for the US in the 1994 World Cup - from their insane group stage games, to the Round of 16 loss to a Brazil team that was destined to win the tournament, and Cobi’s planned return to college when the tournament was done. 

Plus, the guys talk Cobi and Landon’s beloved LA Galaxy and the tough road ahead for Greg Vanney and the team from last year's finish at the bottom of the table. 

In the AT&T Mailbag, the guys are talking MLS vs USL, USMNT in pop culture, and why Apple TV insists on spoiling the game scores. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

 

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard is presented by Volkswagen. Learn more at https://bit.ly/4g8bZG3.  

Thank you to our additional sponsors: 

AT&T. Connecting Changes Everything. Visit https://att.com/guarantee to learn more. 

Coors Light. Choose Chill. Get Coors Light delivered. Go to CoorsLight.com/USLNT 

FanDuel. Secure your chance to score $100 BUCKS in bonus bets today. Download the FanDuel App to check out today's Soccer Daily Specials betting odds. 

Walmart. Walmart plays on Saturdays. Who knew? Visit walmart.com/MLS 

This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard was edited and mastered by Collin Kushner and Jeremy Steinkamp, with engineering support from Eric Newell. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editor is Kyle Curley. 

00:00 Intro  

1:26 Cobi Jones joins the show!  

6:33 Young Landon's 6-7 joke  

8:01 Cobi's formative years  

13:45 Playing a home World Cup  

22:59 USMNT's win over Colombia  

28:26 Facing Brazil in 1994  

37:02 Cobi's message to current USMNT squad  

44:08 Current state of the Galaxy  

51:06 Coors Light Unfiltered Refresh  

54:45 FanDuel Stoppage Time  

59:28 AT&T Fan Connection 
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Which EPL goalkeepers will make a big splash this summer? On very special Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, our hosts discuss the impact that Premier League goalkeepers may have on the 2026 World Cup including Jordan Pickford, Gianluigi Donnarumma and David Raya. 

New episodes of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon and Tim drop every Tuesday. Subscribe to the show on YouTube and follow on all your favorite podcast platforms. For bonus content and to send your mailbag questions in to the show, follow on all social media platforms @UnfilteredSoccer. (https://www.unfilteredsoccer.com). 

This bonus content is brought to you by Virgin Atlantic. 

This episode of Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard edited and mastered by Jeremy Steinkamp, with engineering support from Eric Newell. Our producers are Jordan Rizzieri, and Andrew Gundling. Our social media lead is Dan Armelli and our social editor is Kyle Curley. 

00:00 Intro  

0:40 Jordan Pickford  

3:05 Emi Martínez  

4:30 Alisson  

6:41 Bart Verbruggen  

8:20 David Raya  

11:21 Donnarumma  

12:53 Caoimhin Kelleher 
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