Soccer Saturday - Indy Eleven For 8/17/2024

Today on Soccer Saturday... 00:00-5:46- Host Greg Rakestraw started off by previewed the show, served as the expert on the US Men's national team, and recapped their 2-1 win over Costa Rica on Thursday. Greg also encourages listeners to make it to the Indy Eleven home game on Saturday 8:49-20:20- Interim head coach Max Rogers returned to the show to recap with Greg Rakestraw the Indy Eleven's 3-1 loss to Birmingham Legion, described how the team has responded to the loss this past week, talked about the Indy Eleven's next match against Louisville FC, and gave his idea on what kind of matchup he expects against Louisville. Plus Greg Rakestraw gave the scenarios for how the Indy Eleven could still make the playoffs. 23:22-33:55- Manu Ledesma made his Soccer Saturday debut and discussed where he wanted to continue his career, returning to Indianapolis as a member of the Indy Eleven, and Greg Rakestraw reflects back on July 8th 2017 when Manu scored his first goal at Carroll Stadium as a member of the Cosmos. 36:57-49:58- Greg Rakestraw welcomed Purdue Women's Soccer Coach Drew Roff to the show to discuss their win over Ohio State, their 11-2-2 season as the seasons end draws closer, and gave his key players from the Ohio State game. Plus hear Greg's conversation with Coach Roff on the looming BIG Ten Tournament. 52:58-56:57- Host Greg Rakestraw closed out the show by recapping his guests and gave a quick rundown of what's ahead for the Indy Eleven.

16 Okt 202159min

Today on Soccer Saturday: (0:00-4:03)- Host Greg Rakestraw previews the show, gives an update on team USA in Mexico, and talks what's left for the Indy Eleven (7:03-20:38)- Interim Head Coach Max Rogers joined Greg Rakestraw to recap their last match against which ended in a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United 2, gave his thoughts on Bobby Edwards, Nicky Law and others, and discussed their rematch against Birmingham Legion tomorrow. (23:42-36:13(- Elkhart native and up and coming star Allan Torres talked about how he found his love for soccer, his journey through Academy leagues, and getting to play against Oklahoma City to start his professional soccer career. (39:15-52:41)- Greg Rakestraw welcomed back former Indy Eleven player Janusz Michalik who talked about the future of the Indy Eleven, players he's watching closely and more on the current roster of guys who could move up into higher leagues. (55:45-57:09)- Host Greg Rakestraw rounds out today's edition of Soccer Saturday by wrapping up thoughts on team USA, previews their final qualifying round matchup against Panama, and previews next weeks show.

9 Okt 20211h

(00:00-03:46) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and open the show recapping the Indy Eleven/OKC Energy match from Wednesday, (06:48-18:40) - President and CEO of the Indy Eleven in Greg Stremlaw joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to explain his the flurry of moves the club has made in the last couple weeks, why right now is the right time for the franchise to launch a women Indy Eleven team in the W League, and accesses the job that Max Rogers and the rest of the coaching staff has done since the departure of Martin Rennie. (21:41-33:09) - Interim head coach Max Rogers makes his weekly appearance on Soccer Saturday to debrief you on the performance on some of the new faces that his club has added, explains how much he needs to see from Emmanuel Ledezma before implementing him into the lineup, and previews tonight's match (36:11-44:32) - Director of Women's Soccer Operations of the USL in Betsy Haugh to give you the elevator speech of what opportunities will be created for players and coaches in the W League, what the next couple months will be like for people involved with creating and growing the W League, and how many teams have joined the W League as of today. (47:34-57:42) - The final segment of this week is spent with Greg recapping this week of Champions League play, the NWSL news that has been coming out the last 48 hours or so, and the United States Men's National Team roster before World Cup qualifiers.

2 Okt 20211h

(00:00-06:11) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday today and opens up the show with Rake explaining where the Indy Eleven are at right now in the playoff picture, the additions the Indy Eleven made this week, and profiles each of those players that the team added. (09:13-20:25) - Interim Head Coach Max Rogers returns in his weekly slot in the show to discuss the frustrating loss to Memphis 901 on Wednesday, how much training the team is doing with the lack of player rotation during mid-week matches because of injuries, and Coach Rogers breaks down some of the recent players the team has added in the last handful of days. (23:26-36:33) - President Katherine Reed of the Brickyard Battalion joins Rake on Soccer Saturday to explain how the BYB is handling the up-and-down season the Indy Eleven is having, how it feels being back at Carrol Stadium this year, and how the Brickyard Battalion came up with the idea of making a tifo for Carl Ouimette in celebration for his 100th match with the Indy Eleven. (39:36-53:07) - Head Coach Justin Sullivan of the Marian Knights women's soccer team makes his first ever appearance on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to explain how his team is playing their best soccer as they head into the post-season, how the transition from Gary Yohe to Sullivan was so smooth, and how bringing back so much talent from last year to this year has helped him out. (56:09-59:56) - With Greg up against it time wise, he quickly closes out the show by dropping some names that will be on next week's installment of the show.

25 Sep 202159min

(00:00-02:17) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and spends the first couple minutes of today's show by updating you on the Indy Eleven standings in relation to their playoff aspirations and previews the rest of the show. (05:19-18:38) - Interim Head Coach Max Rogers returns in his weekly spot in the show to preview his team's important match tonight against rival Louisville City at 7pm, explain how much film study he has put in towards the match whether that is past matches against Lou City or their more recent matches, and then how important Gershon Koffie has been to the team this season. (21:39-37:56) - New member of the Indy Eleven in Liam Doyle on loan from San Antonio FC joins Rake for the first time on Soccer Saturday to explain his decision to come to the Indy Eleven, explains where the Isle of Man is because he is the first Indy Eleven player from the Isla of Man, and tells his story on how to ends up in Ohio for college soccer. (40:58-50:00) - Former member of the Indy Eleven and current member of Louisville City in Tyler Gibson makes another appearance on Soccer Saturday and shares some perspective from the opponents side going into tonight's match, what it feels like playing at Carrol Stadium, and whether or not he heard the can of beans story regarding Carl Ouimette. (53:02-56:26) - In the final segment of today's installment of Soccer Saturday, Greg Rakestraw closes out the show recapping some of the Premier League scores from this week that caught his attention.

18 Sep 202159min

(00:00-02:45) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens today show with a quick first segment previewing today's show. (05:47-14:36) - Interim Head Coach Max Rogers is back on today's show and spends his weekly segment to explain how the team bounces back from Wednesday's 2-1 loss to FC Tulsa, how the team is feeling heading into today's match against Sporting KC II, and gives his expectations as to what he thinks Sporting KC II will try to do tonight against the boys in blue. (17:37-32:49) - Former soccer player DaMarcus Beasley joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to give his outlook on the United State Men's National team making the World Cup, how Ricardo Pepi's performance against Honduras makes an impact beyond the USMT, and how he was blown away by the amount of support Fort Wayne FC received in their first year. (35:51-49:28) - Greg Rakestraw's broadcast partner for life in Brad Hauter makes an appearance on this week's installment of Soccer Saturday to give his thoughts on where the Indy Eleven are at heading towards the end of the season, how he is feeling about his men's DePauw soccer team right now, and takes a look at some of the greatest soccer players from the state of Indiana that have played professionally. (52:29-56:07) - In our final segment of today's show, Greg pays tribute to the people we lost twenty years ago during the attack of 9/11, tells a story about the impact the aftermath had on his family, and highlights some of the top Premier League matches going on today.

11 Sep 202159min

(00:00-02:45) - A very happy Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens the show by recapping everything that happened since last week's installment of the show. Rake also previews the conversations that he will be having with Max Rogers and Brian Dunseth later on in the show. (05:47-17:45) - Interim Head Coach Max Rogers of the Indy Eleven is back on the show following a 2-0 win against Real Monarchs last Saturday, explains the thought process behind the decision made by the club to release goalie Jordan Hamilton, and how the club is feeling about playing at home now that they have won two straight home matches. (20:46-25:40) - Defender AJ Cochran joined Greg Rakestraw and Brad Hauter following the victory last Saturday against Real Monarchs and Rake brings back that interview during this segment of today's show. Cochran discusses the environment of playing at Carroll Stadium this year and more. (28:42-45:05) - A frequent guest in Brian Dunseth from SiriuxXM joins Greg Rakestraw with World Cup qualifying underway for Team USA. Dunseth gives his opinion on the performance of the Men's National Team against El Salvador, how important the USMNT upcoming match against Canada is, and whether or not if there is a World Cup qualifying rivalry anywhere else in the world. (48:05-56:29) - In the final segment of today's installment of Soccer Saturday, Greg Rakestraw takes a look at the latest soccer standings in the EPL, examines some of the top matches throughout the course of next week, and shares his thoughts on the Champions League group stage matches.

4 Sep 202159min

(00:00-03:30) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another installment of Soccer Saturday brought to you by the Indy Eleven and Rake opens up today's show in the first couple minutes by recapping the matches since last week's show, previews some of the conversations he will have throughout the show, and then the latest soccer news regarding the English Premier League. (06:32-17:19) - Interim Head Coach Max Rogers joins Rake in his usual timeslot in the show this week to access the performance of the boys in blue from last Sunday's performance in Kansas City against Sporting KC II, what the team really has to focus on in their match tonight against Real Monarchs, and how beneficial it is for the entire club knowing that they have four home matches within their next five. (20:20-31:42) - Midfielder Jeremiah Gutjahr makes his second appearance on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to access the way his first year with the Indy Eleven has gone thus far, what it means to him to move up from someone who was seeing occasional minutes to being apart of the 18 players who are seeing regular minutes, and gives his take on why this season has been so hard for the team. (34:45-47:26) - Greg Rakestraw continues Soccer Saturday with Dr. Joseph LaPlaca of Ares Elite Sports Vision to explain how he started working with the Indy Eleven and details the type of work that he does with some of the position groups on the Indy Eleven. (50:28-56:26) - In the final segment of today's edition of Soccer Saturday, Greg Rakestraw wraps up the show with some news and notes regarding Cristano Renaldo going back home to Manchester United and the United States Men's National Team.

28 Aug 202159min