Soccer Saturday- 12/14/24

(00:00-04:33) - Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw opens up this week's edition of the show by quickly previewing the conversations that he will have with today's guests and who joins the show from the men and women’s teams of Indy Eleven. He also discusses the current events involving the Indy Eleven Men’s and Women’s teams. . . . (07:33-23:29) - Indy Eleven Head Coach Mark Lowry joins Greg Rakestraw in his weekly spot of the program to recap last week’s match. Mark and Greg also talk about the new additions to Indy Eleven and what Coach Lowry thinks of his new players. Also who is Indy Eleven to International duties and how it may affect the team. Greg Rakestraw gives a USL Championship update on the back of the interview. (26:29-39:56) – One of the Midfielder’s for the Indy Eleven Womens Soccer team Christina Lynch joins the show to talk with Greg Rakestraw to talk about her career and how she ended up with Indy Eleven. She also talks about what it was like to play in the first ever game for the Indy Eleven’s Womens team and scoring the only goal to get the win on Friday night as well as her favorite goal ever scored. (42:56-51:25) - During this segment Greg Rakestraw recaps the biggest matches of the week outside of Indy Eleven including the Champions League Final Match win for Real Madrid. Greg also recaps the Championship League Match to advance to Premiere League next season won by Nottingham Forest to get to the Premiere League for first time in 23 years. (54:25-56:32) - The final segment of Soccer Saturday this week with Greg Rakestraw is spent on a new NBC Soccer Voice with Arlo White leaving and who will join USA’s group for the World Cup.

4 Juni 202259min

(00:00-03:52) - Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw opens up this week's edition of the show by quickly previewing the conversations that he will have with today's guests along with some current events notes that he will elaborate on in the final segment of the show. (06:53-20:08) - Indy Eleven Head Coach Mark Lowry joins Greg Rakestraw in his weekly spot of the program to explain when he decided that he will need a new goal keeper, why he's confident in Bryan Meredith to be a top notch goalie for his team, and previews this afternoon's match against New Mexico United. (23:09-33:05) - New goalie for the Indy Eleven in Bryan Meredith joins Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to discuss when he and Elliot Panicco's roles would essentially be reversed when his loan was recalled, how his transition from living in Nashville to Indianapolis is going, and explains where some of his favorite places to play are. (36:06-46:22) - Goalie for the women's Indy Eleven team in Mackenzie Wood joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to describe how crazy last week's match against Louisville for her, what it's meant to her playing with the Indy Eleven crest on her chest, and what it's like playing with a team that didn't have much training on the pitch together prior to the start of the season. (49:22-56:15) - The final segment of Soccer Saturday this week with Greg Rakestraw is spent on previewing this afternoon's match between Real Madrid and Liverpool, breaking down the final standings for the English Premiere League, and the battle between Leeds United and Burnley for seventh in the EPL standings to avoid relegation.

28 Maj 202259min

(00:00-04:48) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday live at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and opens the show by recapping last night's 2-0 victory for the Indy Eleven's women team, previewing today's guest lineup, and updates you on some notes in the Premiere League. (07:49-20:56) - Head Coach Mark Lowry joins Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw and recaps the loss from last week that ended the four match winning streak, what to expect from Solomon Asante tonight in his first match for the club, and breaks down tonight's opponent in New York Red Bulls II. (23:57-37:21) - Player/Assistant Coach Grace Bahr from the Indy Eleven W League team joins Rake following a 2-0 win in Louisville last night to recap the huge win for the team, how spectacular Katie Soderstrom has been for the team through three matches this season, and shares what a typical day is like for her since she is a player and a coach. (40:22-48:09) - Greg Rakestraw returns from break and shifts his conversation to the United States Men's National Team by going over the commitments that Gregg Berhalter has received in the last couple days along with a quick break down of where each of the players are coming from. (51:10-56:48) - Live from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Greg Rakestraw is joined by Dan Bridges from the Indianapolis Recorder to give an explanation how he fell in love with soccer and Rake gives a quick update on the standings in the Premiere League in connection to the upcoming schedule of matches.

21 Maj 202259min

(00:00-02:48) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday on The Fan and opens this week's show by reminding you that this past week was one of two weeks off for the Indy Eleven, gives a little preview of tonight's match for the boys in blue, and recaps the most recent match for the Indy Eleven women's team from this week. (05:50-18:06) - Head Coach Paul Dolinsky of the Indy Eleven women's team joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to explain what he thought it would be like being the inaugural match of the W League two weeks ago, the improvement that the team has made from match one to match two, and highlights some notable players through two weeks. (21:06-33:13) - With the Indy Eleven off last week, Rake decided to give Mark Lowry a week off the show and is joined by assistant coach Matt Williams instead. Williams and Rake discuss if he took some time off like the coaching staff encouraged the players, if the film from Hartford Athletic was tossed to the side with the weather conditions being very unfavorable, and previews tonight's match against Memphis 901. (36:14-44:40) - One member of the Indy Eleven's W League team in Katie Soderstrom joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to explain what it means to her to be playing with the Indy Eleven crest on her uniform, what it was like playing with the Brickyard Battalion chanting the entire game, and how many of the players she has played with before. (47:39-56:13) - In the final segment of today's show, Greg spends the final minutes going over how he thinks the standings for the Premier League will finish, highlights some of the matches that he will have his eyes on in the Premier League, and when the United States Men's National Team will play in the World Cup.

14 Maj 202259min

(00:00-05:15) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens this week's show by recapping last week's match against Hartford Athletic, breaks down the first ever women's match for the Indy Eleven's women's team from last night, and previews the conversations that he will be having with today's guests. (08:16-23:20) - Head Coach Mark Lowry of the Indy Eleven makes his weekly visit with Rake on Soccer Saturday to explain the game plan for last week's match against Hartford Athletic knowing that rain was in the forecast, gives an overall assessment of goalie Elliot Panicco following his first clean sheet last week, and what led to the decision of letting Detroit FC loaning defender Karl Ouimette. (26:21-38:12) - Indy Eleven's Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez makes an appearance on this week's edition of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to break down what he saw in the events leading up to his first goal of the season last week, explains why the team has been able to go four consecutive matches without registering a loss, and what it's going to be like not being around Karl Ouimette for the time being. (41:14-50:59) - Greg Rakestraw takes some time during the fourth segment of today's show by taking a deep dive in the Champions League by highlighting some of the latest news, recaps some of the notable matches in the recent days, and discusses some of the coaching moves that could be coming down the line. (53:59-57:50) - Greg Rakestraw closes out this week's edition of Soccer Saturday by previewing the upcoming schedule for the Indy Eleven along with their women's team and today's slate of matches for the English Premier League.

7 Maj 20221h

(00:00-02:40) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens this week's show by detailing the conversations he will be having with an all Indy Eleven guest lineup and gives a quick preview of tonight's match for the boys in blue against Hartford Athletic. (05:41-15:54) - Indy Eleven's Head Coach Mark Lowry makes his weekly stop on the program to explain the difference in the team that is currently playing versus the team that was playing at the start of the season for the team, details what kind of role he envisions for Noah Powder going forward after picking up his first goal of the season last week, and breaks down what he has seen on film in tonight's opponent Hartford Athletic. (18:54-31:47) - Head Coach Paul Dolinsky of the Indy Eleven's women's soccer team joins Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw to explain what it has been like the last handful of months assembling the roster, if it will be weird having very limited time on the pitch with the team prior to their first match next week, and highlights some of the players on the roster with local ties. (34:49-44:44) - Indy Eleven's President & CEO in Greg Stremlaw makes an appearance on this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday to share his perspective on the success Mark Lowry's team has had in the last three matches, how he's feeling about the work that has been put into being the first W League match next Friday night, and the feedback that he has received from the community about the franchise being created. (47:44-56:44) - The final segment of this week's version of Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw features a player interview from last week's match in Noah Powder where he gave immediate reaction to scoring his first Indy Eleven goal, how difficult it is coming off the bench and being effective once entering the match, and broke down what he saw leading up to his first goal.

30 Apr 202259min

(00:00-02:24) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens up today's show by recapping the first home win of the season last week and previews the conversations he will have with today's guests. (05:26-17:50) - Head Coach Mark Lowry of the Indy Eleven makes his weekly appearance on Soccer Saturday with Greg Rakestraw and breaks down what he noticed when watching the film of last week's win against Atlanta United II, explains how any match is often times won in the second half and not the first half, and the instant impact Manuel Arteaga made when he first checked in last week. (20:51-28:54) - Following last week's win against Atlanta United II, Greg and Brad Hauter spoke to Nicky Law and Aris Briggs after the game and during this segment Greg replays that post-game conversation. Law and Briggs discussed their emotions on picking up their first home win of the season in front of the home crowd, and break down the goals each player scored. (31:56-40:27) - President of HAVEN in Jason Vanderground joins Greg Rakestraw on this weeks installment of Soccer Saturday to explain the Indy Eleven's Faith + Family Night for Sunday's match against Orange County SC, what made the Indy Eleven an attractive piece to work with, and how the campaign is doing thus far. (43:27-57:02) - The final segment of this week's rendition of Soccer Saturday is spent on recapping some of the scores over the last week across the USL Championship, takes a dive into the upcoming Champions League semi-finals schedule, and shares who he thinks from the Europa League could be participating in the Champions League next season.

23 Apr 20221h

(00:00-05:14) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and opens the show by recapping the Indy Eleven's first win of the season against RGV Toros earlier in the week, the big signing the Indy Eleven made earlier this week, and previews some of the other topics that he will discuss throughout the course of the program. (08:16-20:58) - The head coach of the Indy Eleven in Mark Lowry joins the program to elaborate on his team's first win of the season last week, how big of an addition Solomon Asante will be for the team, and previews this evening's match against Atlanta United II. (23:59-35:22) - Rake's broadcast partner in crime for the last nine years in Brad Hauter joins the program to give his perspective on the Indy Eleven being able to pick up a player with a skillset like Solomon Asante's, how opposing coaches will now losing some sleep with the potential setup once Asante joins the team, and which new player has impressed him the most. (38:23-47:04) - The fourth segment of today's show is spent with Rake updating you on some of the scores and upcoming schedule for the English Premier League, the announcement yesterday that Sean Dyche was fired by Burnley with eight games left on the EPL season, and some teams that could be on the way out of the Premier League. (50:04-56:46) - Rake closes out today's show by sharing a couple of notes pertaining to the Indy Eleven's match against Atlanta United II tonight, how he essentially gave Villarreal a participation trophy last week, and what Manchester City proved in their two matches against Atletico Madrid.

16 Apr 202259min