About this episode

Todd and José discuss recent coaching changes at the Philadelphia Union and the ongoing FIFA World Cup.

The Philadelphia Union have been busy over the last couple of weeks, with the club announcing the promotion of Paul Killian to Academy Director, Ben Moane, Fred da Silva, and Henry Apaloo to interim assistant coaches with the first team, and waiving Olivier Mbaizo. Todd and José share their thoughts on the latest changes at the club. They also discuss the FIFA World Cup so far, with the knockout stages kicking off. Fifa World Cup: World Cup games in Philadelphia: [5:44] USMNT v Bosnia: [34:52] Philadelphia Union fantasy camp: Overall thought's on media game: [43:26] Philadelphia Union coaching changes: Ben Moane, Fred da Silva, and Henry Apaloo to interim assistant coaches with the first team: [54:04] Philadelphia Union waive Olivier Mbaizo: Nine year career comes to an end: [1:02:32] Transfer plans for the Union: [1:09:22] Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKickPod YouTube: The Free Kick https://thefreekick.substack.com/ Jose's Social Media: Twitter: @JoserNunez91 https://nunezj.substack.com/

People in this episode

Host: Todd Lewis

Guest: José

Topics covered

• Philadelphia Union coaching changes
• FIFA World Cup
• USMNT
• soccer
• sports news

Keywords

• Philadelphia Union
• coaching staff
• FIFA World Cup
• soccer
• USMNT
• Olivier Mbaizo
• Paul Killian
• Ben Moane
• Fred da Silva
• Henry Apaloo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Philadelphia Union

Places: USMNT, Bosnia

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