A full Tuesday Thoughts on SDH AM We look at the day in OFC Pro League as a familiar face to ATLUTD fans helps his side get a win Madison Crews joins to look at the roster for the Five Stripes as they head to the 305 for camp KCStar's Daniel Sperry visits to look at the ownerships change at Sporting and compares the new group to the KC Current Plus, your UCL preview, transfer news, and what to watch

Soccer For USPod's Bart Keeler looks at the latest involving successes on the field for USMNT players on the weekend, a USWNT window coming up in southern California, and possibly some new injury considerations for rules overseas...

Matchday 7 arrives with automatic qualification on the line in the Champions League, while men’s college soccer edges toward a generational shift in today’s Morning Espresso from the SDH Network.

The Champions League is back for Matchday 7 with automatic qualification on the line and no margin for error across Europe. Jason Longshore breaks down the key races, the pressure facing Arsenal, Real Madrid and Manchester City, and the American storylines shaping the round. Then, a potential generational shift in men’s college soccer moves closer to reality as the NCAA reviews a split-season model that could reshape calendars, development pathways, and the future role of the college game. Plus, Around the Corner from the SDH Network, the latest from Inter Miami and the NWSL, AFCON fallout, transfer news, and a full Refill of global headlines in today’s Morning Espresso.

AFCON chaos takes center stage as Morocco officially protest Senegal leaving the field, setting off another debate about discipline and accountability. We also dive into the coaching carousel and why managers remain undervalued, unpack the Lisandro Martínez vs Scholes and Butt debate and its impact on pundit culture, and deliver a full round of Picks of the Week from around the world.

When Everald Cummings saw stars on the way to Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral

With moves on the touch line and questions on the field, Sporting KC are moving on from the likes of Vermes and Vlatko... The KCStar's Daniel Sperry visits to look at all the changes and where they may point in 2026

SDH AM has your Reaction Monday to start your week 929TheGame's AbeGordon talks ATLUTD as preseason camp is a week in SoccerforUSPod's Bart Keeler visits on US Soccer (MNT and WNT) plus cards and calls from the weekend KCStar's Daniel Sperry has our preseason look at everything KC- both Sporting and Current Plus, the AFCON final, OFC's Pro League begins, and coaches are under fire in England

Senegal win AFCON through chaos and controversy, Real Madrid wrestle with unrest, and the managerial carousel spins again at Palace and Spurs. We break down pressure points across the global game, from performative punditry in Manchester to major moves in MLS and the NWSL, and what accountability really looks like when margins get thin.

Former U.S. international Greg Garza discusses gratitude, mentorship, and responsibility through his work with Beyond Goals Mentoring after his playing career.

Beyond Goals Mentoring's Greg Garza visits SDH AM and looks back, from his perpsective, on what was learned in 2025 by both BGM and Greg Among the topics were his time with the MLS Rookie Symposium and looking at mentees behaviors- learned and ingrained... and how to change them to show positivity and growing together 

The Atlanta United Academy College Showcase gave college coaches a direct look at the top uncommitted players in the region, evaluated against their peers in a competitive setting. For programs like G...

During their GHSA region meeting break, SDH caught up with Valdosta High boys coach Cody Case and girls head coach Ben Davis about what they took from the first-ever coaches clinic in south Georgia by United Soccer Coaches Coach Davis breaks down the state of play and the challenges on the girls side at VHS and Coach Case adds his perspective on the notes from the clinic and the upcoming season

After the United Soccer Coaches Clinic in south Georgia last weekend, SDH caught up with middle school head coach and TCC Varsity assistant Matt Tanner on how he views the game has grown in south Georgia. With his time in college there and now coaching teenagers, we asked about the evolution of the game, how he has his own questions answered, how he coaches, and what the World Cup means coming here in the spring and summer... 

Niko Moreno drops by for his weekly visit to SDH AM breaking down the week in training camps from west to east Thoughts from Seattle to San Jose, Nashville to Houston, and all points in between

Macclesfield FC’s stunning FA Cup upset of defending champions Crystal Palace was more than a shock result. For owner Rob Smethurst, it was the latest chapter in a phoenix club’s journey from collapse...

6th-tier phoenix club Macclesfield FC took the soccer world by storm with their historic upset of defending FA Cup champ Crystal Palace last weekend... Owner Rob Smethurst joins SDH AM to look back at the day, what the week has been like for the cluband community since, and what it means going forward

A new SDH Network series following how the 2026 World Cup is being built, on the field and off, starting in Atlanta and reaching everywhere the game lives.

Nino Torres comes in Fully Loaded on SDH AM He travels to Portugal, Peru, Spain, and to World Cups past for the stories he brings to SDH AM this week... Everything from sackings to bankruptcies, to TV and history...

It's a stacked Freestyle Friday on SDH AM Breaking News out of England is where we start Beyond Goals Mentoring's Greg Garza drops by to talk about his own lessons from 2025 and the recent time he spent with the MLS Rookie Symposium Rob Smethurst, owner of Macclesfield FC, drops by to reflect on the FA Cupset of Cupsets and what this phoenix club means to the town Jason discusses the media avail from MBS this morning involving Atlanta the their up-to-date World Cup preps We wrap with transfer tracking and what to watch

Africa gets the final it deserves as Morocco and Senegal meet for the AFCON crown, while Oceania makes history with the launch of its first professional league. Jason Longshore also breaks down the NWSL’s 2026 schedule, MLS roster moves, and what’s ahead for Atlanta United as preseason continues. A global snapshot of where the game is headed, all in today’s Morning Espresso.