Soccer Saturday - INDY ELEVEN for 3/23/24

00:00-4:28- Greg Rakestraw previews the upcoming show and discusses the Indy Eleven’s Friendly match against Forward Madison. 4:28-16:40- Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley joins to get you caught up on the latest news from the team and more. 16:40-29:20- Indy Eleven’s Elliot Collier joins. Collierdiscusses the early season friendlies, the goal he scored against Forward Madison and more. 29:20-48:25- The Athletic’s Paul Tenorio joins. Tenoriodiscusses the future of USL Soccer and the changes which could be coming in the near future. 48:25-59:52- Greg shares the latest Premier League news.

22 Feb 59min

00:00-6:17- Greg opens with the latest update on the IndyEleven Schedule. Then, Greg recaps last week’s preseason match. 6:17-17:58- Indy Eleven Coach Sean McAuley joins. CoachMcAuley discusses training camp to this point, the upcoming match with the Chicago Fire and more. 17:58-30:19- Cam Lindley joins. Lindley discusses the upcoming season, getting off to a better start this year, and more. 30:19-44:03- Josh Rife joins. Rife talks taking over the IU Women’s Soccer program, his playing career at IU, and more. 44:03- Rakestraw wraps up with the latest news from thesoccer world.

15 Feb 59min

00:00-3:56- Greg opens with a preview of today’s show.3:56-18:41- Indy Eleven Head Coach Sean McAuley joins. Coach McAuley discusses the return of the season, Hunter Sulte’s return to the team, and more. 18:41-31:06- Returning Goalkeeper Hunter Sulte joins. Sulte discusses coming back to the Indy Eleven, his offseason, and more.31:06-44:55- Finn McRobb joins the show. McRobb talks joining the Eleven, his soccer career and more. Greg also updates the Indy Eleven roster.44:55-59:30 Greg Rakestraw shares the latest news from theSoccer World.

8 Feb 59min

(0:00-5:31) Greg starts by recapping the Indy Eleven’s first friendly of the season, and the next game coming up.  (9:08-20:12) Coach Sean McAuley joins the show to talk about their first friendly of the year. They also talk about some new additions to the team and McAuley gives his thoughts on each player and their impact on the club this year.   (23:13-31:00) James Murphy joins the show to talk about his move to the Indy Eleven. He explains why he chose Indy, and what appeals to him about the team.   (39:50-51:22) Ryan Hunsucker joins the show to talk about his time with the Indy Eleven Academy team and balancing high school and semi-professional soccer. He talks about how the Indy Eleven works with him with his schedule, and his basketball coach as well.  (54:23-60:00) Greg ends the show recapping some Premier League Soccer.

1 Feb 59min

00:00-4:03- Greg opens the show with a rundown of what’s ahead. 4:03-16:42- New signing Reese Charles-Cook joins. Charles-Cook discusses joining the Indy Eleven, his soccer career and more. 16:42-27:37- New signing Oliver Bryneus joins the show. Bryneus discusses signing with the Eleven, playing in Sweden and more. 27:37-45:48- Indy Eleven Photographers Matt Schlautshaur and Trevor Riskowski join. Matt, Trevor and Greg discuss the behind-the-scenes action of photographing the Eleven, where you can find the photos, and more.   45:48-59:20- Greg wraps up with the latest soccer news.

25 Jan 59min

00:00-3:30- Greg opens with a rundown of today’s show including today’s guests. 3:30-16:48- New Indy Eleven Women’s head coach Brandon Kim joins the show. Kim discusses with Rakestraw taking over the women’s club, goals for the year, and more. 16:48-39:57- Play-by-Play announcer Kenn Tomasch joins. Tomasch talks covering the Eleven, his time as the voice of the Indianapolis Twisters indoor soccer team, and more. 39:57-52:36- Greg gets caught up on the FA Cup and more. 52:36-59:43- Quick close to end the show.

18 Jan 59min

(0:00-2:08) Greg Rakestraw starts Soccer Saturday off by previewing the show.  (5:08- 13:34) Sean McAuley joins the show to talk about the Indy Eleven. They talk about the upcoming season, and the training the team is doing. They also talk about Elvis Amon joining the Indy Eleven, and what McAuley wants from him.  (16:34-24:35) Elvis Amon of the Indy Eleven joins the show to talk about coming here. He talks about why Indy was the proper landing spot for him. He also talks about his thoughts on the city, and what he looks for this season.  (27:35-41:39) Jeff Rueter of The Athletic joins the show to talk about Kevin De Bruyne possibly coming to the MLS and playing in San Diego. Rueter talks about the options De Bruyne has, and how many games he will play with the team.  (44:39-56:50) Mike Slocum of the Brickyard Battalion talks to Greg about the direction of the Brickyard Battalion this season, and some events they have coming up to support the Indy Eleven.

11 Jan 59min

Segment 1 (0:00-1:50)- Greg Rakestraw opens up the 2024 Year in Review show by previewing what is coming up on the show with his favorite interviews from 2024 season with no new Indy Eleven News since the New Year.   Segment 2 (4:50-14:10) During this segment, one of the original members and first ever goal scorer for the Indy Eleven Mike Ambersley. During their interview, they talk about what it meant to score that first goal in franchise history and talked about becoming a dad in the same week back in 2014.   Segment 3 (17:10-30:36) Mike Henn, talks about his employment with the Indy Eleven as being among the franchise's first employees dating back to May of 2013. He talks about his memories of Opening Night at Carroll Stadium in April of 2014 and how special that night was for the City of Indianapolis.   Segment 4 (33:36-51:20) The Voice of Wrexham AFC Mark Griffiths joins the show, and he talks about how life has changed since the television show “Welcome to Wrexham” started featuring Wrexham AFC.  He talks about what the soccer time means to the city, especially since the show started.   Segment 5 (54:20-56:39) Greg Rakestraw closes this week's show by previewing the next week in Indy Eleven and what news may develop.

5 Jan 59min