Susannah is joined this week by Chicago Stars midfielder and newly settled Chicago resident, Brianna Pinto for this week’s episode of Kickback Committee. We have MAJOR TRANSFER NEWS for Kickback Soccer Media to announce. We go over some of our favorite recent storylines in soccer including Bodø/Glimt’s upset over Inter Milan in the UCL. Our favorite underdog stories in soccer's past. Orlando City’s collapse over Inter Miami. Brianna updates on her preseason training with the Chicago Stars, looking forward to their season opener vs. Angel City and her settling down in Chicago as the weather warms. Touchline Tailor returns as the duo review the 2026 NWSL Kits with their Top 3 and Bottom 3 selections. We round out the week with a Reality TV Recap, touching base on Love Is Blind and NWSL: The Final Third.

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02:56 - MAJOR KICKBACK SOCCER MEDIA TRANSFER NEWS

05:17 - Favorite Storylines in Soccer

21:43 - Catching up with Brianna in Stars Preseason and settling in Chicago

38:32 - Touchline Tailor

53:21 - Reality TV Check-In

Susannah is joined this week by newly minted Kickback Soccer Media member and TacticsFreeZone newsletter writer, Matt Doyle for this week’s show. With MLS’s 2026 opening weekend finally here, the duo discuss notable results from the past weekend including LAFC’s decisive victory over Inter Miami and RBNY playing the kids to defeat Orlando City. Josh Sargeant’s impending transfer to Toronto FC is confirmed during recording (Thanks, Tommy Scoops!). A new segment is debuted, Sip or Swipe, where the crew run down which soccer figures they would sit to have a couple of drinks with (and which ones they would not). Stay for Doyle’s A+ impression of Bruce Arena. Our newly introduced voicemail line attracted a number of callers over the weekend with various forms of joy, despair and reflection among fans after Match Day 1. Sooz and Doyle close out the show chatting about the end of the 2026 Winter Olympics including the exhibition gala and the US men’s hockey victory over Canada in the gold medal game.

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01:17 - Doyle joins the Committee and talks about his first weekend as an Independent writer

09:21 - Biggest Storylines from MLS Opening Weekend

24:53 - Sip or Swipe?

39:24 - We listen to your Voicemails

55:08 - Olympics Recap

58:53 - Close

Welcome to our first episode of Open Mic! Susannah is joined today by her friend, former coworker and co-host of The Sports Gossip Show, Charlotte Wilder. Sooz and Charlotte recollect when they first met at SB Nation (Thanks Mitch Trubisky!). Charlotte goes into her sports origin story, career and lead-up to the formation of The Sports Gossip Show. The success of the show among Women and especially Men. The Beckham family drama and its connective tissue to powerful figures. Charlotte’s soccer fandom, World Cup 2026 and the arrival of Boston Legacy to the NWSL.

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03:38 - When they first met

06:30 - Charlotte’s Sports origin story

11:26 - How she found up into Sports Media

16:13 - Creating of The Sports Gossip Show

22:23 - Men being fans and “Socially Acceptable Gossip”

25:58 - The Beckham Family Drama

34:23- World Cup 2026

39:12 - Impacts of the World Cup and Boston Legacy’s first season

43:37 - 5 Quick Fire Questions