{"id":43040,"date":"2022-05-18T11:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=43040"},"modified":"2022-05-18T11:20:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:20:05","slug":"podcast-dc-united-belief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2022\/05\/18\/podcast-dc-united-belief\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word SC Radio: Can you really believe in DC United?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PODCAST<\/strong> \u2013 What\u2019s up Internet? This week on Last Word SC Radio, Rachael Kriger takes the reins at host while Matt Pollard and Daniel Sperry have the night off. Joining her is Harvey Cruz, lead Red Bulls writer, and Jamie Rooke, our friend across the pond who covers the New England Revolution.<\/p>\n<p>The trio talks about the rumors of Lionel Messi to MLS that were almost instantly shot down by his agent. Also, in more legitimate transfer news, the three talk about Giorgio Chiellini and if we could see the Italian in an LAFC shirt in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>We then move on to Red Light, Yellow Light and Green Light. Rachael and Harvey argue about DC United and what it will take Harvey to get on the hype train. At one point, Jamie says he does believe in DC United. Two against one!<\/p>\n<p>We talk chaos with our picks and then move into last words.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Last Word SC Radio: Can you really believe in D.C. United?\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ez2xq-122c3b5-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Last Word SC Radio 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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgn.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Beautiful Game Network<\/a>. You can subscribe to the podcast\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/last-word-radio\/id980908576\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and many other podcatchers, along with lots of other great content from other Last Word on Sports outlets.<br \/>\nFollow our wonderful hosts (read: motley crew) on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSMattPollard\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LWOSMattPollard<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachaelKriger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RachaelKriger,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sperrydaniel94\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sperrydaniel94,<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SirHarveyCruz\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SirHarveyCruz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About the Hosts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/matt-pollard-featured-columnist\/\" target=\"_self\">Matt Pollard<\/a>\u00a0is 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. Born in Moscow, Russia, 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, and is entering her ninth year at Our Lady of Fatima in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/daniel-sperry\/\" target=\"_self\">Daniel Sperry<\/a>\u00a0is an Editor at Last Word on Soccer. He covers mainly Sporting KC and U.S. Soccer for LWOS and discusses San Francisco Giants baseball\u00a0<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. Outside of sports and writing, he loves a good stout and nature, whether that is hiking, camping, canoeing, birding, or some activity with all four.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/author\/harveycruz\/\" target=\"_self\">Harvey Cruz<\/a>\u00a0is a staff writer at Last Word. He covers the New York Red Bulls. Born in New Jersey, where all the fun weather is at. Taylor ham or pork roll, he doesn\u2019t care because it\u2019s Bacon-Egg &amp; Cheese for life. Your playoff heartbreaks don\u2019t compare. But it\u2019s okay, because you\u2019ll likely never meet another Harvey in your life. 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