{"id":32358,"date":"2021-03-31T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T14:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=32358"},"modified":"2021-03-30T22:28:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T02:28:41","slug":"lwsc-radio-usmnt-olympic-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/03\/31\/lwsc-radio-usmnt-olympic-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"LWSC Radio: USMNT Olympic Failure, CCL Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PODCAST<\/strong> &#8211; What&#8217;s up Internet? This week on Last Word SC Radio, it&#8217;s a sad angry show. Dan and Matt recap and analyze the USMNT Olympic failure, having not qualified for the fourth time in a row. We discuss the 2-1 loss to Honduras and what big picture institutional problems this failure brings to light.<\/p>\n<h2>LWSC Radio: USMNT Olympic Failure, CCL Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Then we talk the 2-1 friendly victory over Northern Ireland, preview Concacaf Champions League, and the USOC qualification <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/post\/2021\/03\/29\/mls-qualification-procedure-2021-us-open-cup-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tiebreaker format<\/a>.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"LWSC Radio: USMNT Olympic Failure, CCL Preview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=p46av-ff53ec-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/03\/26\/lwsc-radio-usmnt-olympic-qualification\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word SC Radio<\/a> is American Soccer podcast, covering mostly MLS, as well as the USL, NWSL, and U.S. Soccer. We are a part of Last Word on Sports Media and an affiliate member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgn.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beautiful Game Network<\/a>. You can subscribe to the podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/last-word-radio\/id980908576\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on iTunes<\/a> and many other podcatchers, along with lots of other great content from other Last Word on Sports outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Follow our wonderful hosts (read: motley crew) on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSMattPollard\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LWOSMattPollard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachaelKriger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RachaelKriger<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sperrydaniel94\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sperrydaniel94<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/matt-pollard-featured-columnist\/\" target=\"_self\">Matt Pollard<\/a> is the Managing Editor of Last Word on Soccer and an engineer. When he\u2019s not watching soccer or at work, the Colorado transplant enjoys skiing and hiking all over the state. The LA Kings will always be his first sports love, though MLS didn\u2019t exist at the time. Once called the Shakespeare of LWOS, he covers the LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids. Like the Galaxy, he too was handcrafted in LA.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/rmckriger\/\" target=\"_self\">Rachael Kriger<\/a> is a Senior Editor at Last Word on Soccer. She is the lead writer for the Seattle Sounders, U.S. Women\u2019s National Team and NWSL. Hailing from Moscow, Russia, she resides in Pittsburgh, Pa., home to the Riverhounds. Rachael is a big fan of her home country\u2019s national teams and cried when Russia beat Spain in the World Cup Round of 16. However, Rachael has to admit that basketball was her first love and still keeps in contact with that sport through coaching.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/daniel-sperry\/\" target=\"_self\">Daniel Sperry<\/a> is an Editor at Last Word on Soccer. He covers mainly Sporting KC and U.S. Soccer for LWOS and discusses San Francisco Giants baseball <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundthefoghorn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">elsewhere<\/a>. He was born and raised in Northern California, hence his love for Bay Area teams. He currently resides in the KC Suburbs with his incredible wife and energetic puppy. 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