We Get Into:

• USMNT Before Friendlies with Belgium and Portugal
• Balancing Communication with Players
• Arsenal's Loss Ends Arsenal's Bid for "Quadruple"
• Nashville SC's Sam Surridge MLS Player of the Month
• Impact of Antoine Griezmann to Orlando City SC
• "Rich Motzkin" Calls Jalil About Coming Back to Play in TST
• FLOWERS: Oakland Roots and Nashville SC Goalkeeper Brian Schwake

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Can you wrap your head around scoring 900 goals as a professional footballer?

On this episode of New Ground, Allen Hopkins Jr. and Jalil Anibaba look at Lionel Messi's latest achievement during Inter Miami CF's latest match against growing rival Nashville SC – unfortunately his efforts weren't enough to push his team through the next round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Allen and Jalil discuss his effortless magic that elevates his teammates and what makes him unlike Cristiano Ronaldo who represent the best of their era.

Also, as the March Madness heats up, Allen talks about his personal relationship with the Legendary Coach John. Wooden. .

We get into:

• Fixing College Soccer and Build Their Own Yearly Tournament
• Messi Scores 900th Goal
• Nashville eliminates Inter Miami CF
• Allen On His Relationship with Legendary Coach John Wooden
• USMNT Rosters are Shaping Up
• Taking US Open Cup Seriously
• The Importance of Veterans Supporting Young Players
• FLOWERS: College Student Athletes & Academy Players

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Unravel the magic of the Champions League, where legends are born and every match is a clash of titans.

Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo just dropped 83-points in an NBA game and hosts Allen Hopkins Jr. and Jalil Anibaba explore what would be the equivalent achievement in the world of soccer. Hours after Bam's game, Real Madrid's Federico Valverde dropped a first half hat-trick during a round of 16 Champions League clash against Manchester City. But are those two things the same?

We also get a wild story about the time Jalil volunteered - yes, he asked for it - to play Goalkeeper as a member of the Houston Dynamo.

We get into:

• Soccer's Equivalent to 83 points in the NBA
• Champions League is Like a Yearly World Cup
• Who Was Elite at Neutralizing a Bad Ball
• Jalil Subs In for Goalkeeper?!
• Oscar Pareja's Out in Orlando City
• Nashville / Inter Miami Rivalry
• The Rise of LAFC's David Martinez
• Philadelphia Union Winless without Key Players
• FLOWERS: Brooklyn FC's HC Marlon LeBlanc & New England Revolution II's HC Pablo Moreira

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With Arsenal FC having a lead in the Premier League, we encourage supporters around the globe to hold on tight.

On this episode of New Ground, Allen Hopkins Jr. and Jalil Anibaba talk about the Prem, the US National Teams and the top stories in Major League Soccer.

We get into:

• Allen and Jalil discuss all-time favorite boots
• Hold your breath Arsenal fans
• Naomi Girma shows out back with USWNT
• Swag don't lag with Rose Lavelle
• Weston McKennie extended through 2030
• Messi bags a brace or Inter Miami CF
• NY Red Bulls values their youth
• Chicago Fire reestablishing themselves a destination
• DC United flipping the script from '25?
• Does MLS need LIGA MX for All-Star Game?
• Flowers: Giselle Thompson and Community Service

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