Sacramento Republic FC presents The Breakaway, a podcast that gives listeners an inside look at SRFC players, coaches, staff, and others in the Sacramento soccer community. Each week, host Connor Sutton will talk with various guests from around the soccer and Sacramento community to discuss the beautiful game with players, technical staff, and front office staff.
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Rise of the Republic: A Sacramento Republic FC Podcast


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Rise of the Republic: A Sacramento Republic FC Podcast
Richard Ivanowski
Blake and Rich are here to talk everything Sacramento Republic FC. The team is joining the MLS in 2023, and we want to follow along every step of the way. Definitely one of the five best Republic podcasts out there!
The DubSportSac talks about the sports scene in Sacramento, CA. While the Sacramento Kings will get their fair share of time the DubSportSac will give Sacramento Republic FC, The Sacramento River Cats, the Sac State Hornets, UC Davis Aggies, Sacramento Area Community Colleges, High Schools, AAU, Pop Warner, Youth Soccer and any other happenings in Sacramento Sports plenty of time as well. Drop us an email at DubSportSac@gmail.com
A tactical break down of the Sacramento Republic FC. Nolan, Zak and Scott go deep every week into the on and off the field factors that contribute to a successful USL championship club.
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State of the Republic


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State of the Republic
Luis Urbano, Sharon Anderson, Jared Slaff, Michael Wood
The SOTR Podcast covers everything Sacramento Republic related, with game previews/reviews and interviews & all things soccer in California's Central Valley!
Host Robert Kerr and his guests discuss the latest happenings and best stories throughout soccer in the state of Michigan. Whether you are a coach, player and/or supporter, this is the place to connect with the entire Michigan soccer community!
All about Sacramento Republic, from the fans perspective.
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10 Years of History: The Beginning with Joe Wagoner
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On this special episode of The Breakaway, we go back in time with Sac Republic co-founder, Joe Wagoner to discuss the club's creation, the Hughes Stadium match, Miracle at Bonney, and more to hear stories you haven't heard before.By Sacramento Republic FC
On this episode of The Breakaway, Danny Vitiello returns to the podcast to discuss his offseason, why he is ready to get back, and how continuity plays a huge factor in team success in the USL.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Phil Friend on Zoe Morse, Brighton's new defender from Lansing
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Robert Kerr talks about a local player going global this week with Phil Friend of the Lansing State Journal. Lansing native Zoe Morse recently hopped across the pond to play for Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Women's Super League after three successful seasons with the NWSL's Chicago Red Stars. Rob and Phil talk about what led Morse to this point…
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Between Two Con(n)ors Offseason Edition Plus 2023 Schedule Review And Luis Felipe Re-signing Importance
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Conor Donovan joins the podcast to discuss the offseason, some memories from 2022, and expectations for the upcoming season. Plus, host Connor Sutton gives a brief overview of the newly released 2023 schedule and the importance of the Luis Felipe re-signing.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Looking ahead to 2023 and Dominic Scicluna of Waza Flo
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2023 is upon us so Robert Kerr brings show editor Jenny Hojnacki on to give three things each they are looking forward to in the new year both locally and globally. Afterwards, Dominic Scicluna of Waza Flo indoor soccer comes on to discuss his team after their match against Rapid City FC at the Detroit City FC Fieldhouse. --- This episode is sponso…
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S1E123 - The SRFC 2023 Schedule Is Out! Start Game Planning!
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The day we've waited for finally arrived, the 2023 USL Championship Sac Republic FC schedule! The SOTR team talks about each game this season & Jared presents the first USL Unsolved Mystery of 2023! (And new intro's for Golazos of Gratitude and USL Unsolved Mysteries!) Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music: The following music was used…
Robert Kerr kicks off 2023 with a fan account of the 2022 World Cup. Local soccer fan Hassan Rehman travelled to Qatar for the world's biggest sporting event and he shares a ton of tales about following the U.S. Men's National Team, Cristiano Ronaldo, and more around the nation of Qatar. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to…
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Brooks Laimbeer and Michigan's contributions to the MLS SuperDraft
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With the MLS SuperDraft in the books, Robert Kerr brings on MSC core team member and professional scout Brooks Laimbeer onto the show to discuss the Michigan based players that will be given a shot to make it at the top level of pro soccer in the United States. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://an…
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S1E122 - The SRFC/SOTR Best of 2022 Special!
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In the last episode of 2022, we share messages from Coach Briggs, RoRo, Keko, and Danny V for all of our SRFC fan listeners, talk about the USL 2023 season format, an SRFC player that has now been re-signed!, and mention some of our 2022 best SRFC players/memories & SOTR moments! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following musi…
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Rapid City FC's home opener with Steve Corcoran
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It's the holiday season and Robert Kerr has the gift of indoor soccer for everyone! Steve Corcoran returns to the show to discuss Rapid City FC's high scoring home opener in the brand new Major League Indoor Soccer against the Cleveland Crunch as well as the World Cup and the return of top level club soccer throughout the world. --- This episode is…
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Bloomfield Hills native and Sacramento Republic's new forward Russell Cicerone
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Robert Kerr welcomes Bloomfield Hills native and Sacramento Republic forward Russell Cicerone. Cicerone speaks about his new move to Sacramento, his previous stops in the USL Championship, his time in the amateur ranks with the Michigan Bucks, and what it takes to make the jump to professional soccer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The …
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Offseason Targets and Why Cicerone is Perfect for Sacramento
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Connor Sutton chats to USL broadcaster, Joe Malfa on what could be some key targets for SRFC, why Luis Felipe is such an important offseason question mark, and why Cicerone is perfect for Sacramento.
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The CENTRAL VALLEY JOINS USL W & League 2!
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As heard on our live show, the SOTR team interviews representatives of each of the Central Valley teams joining USL W & USL League 2, Lee Neves (Stockton Cargo), Jamie Howard-Levoy (Cal Storm), and Michael Rocha (Academica SC)! Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mistake the Getaway by Kevin MacLeodFree down…
Extra, extra, hear all about it on this episode! We've got news about Sac Republic players, the USL in general, and the 2022 World Cup! Also, Jared opens the much-anticipated prize box from USL HQ! Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mistake the Getaway by Kevin MacLeodFree download: https://filmmusic.io/son…
Robert Kerr brings Michigan Mr. Soccer Kyle Pierson of Detroit Catholic Central onto the podcast this week. Kyle speaks of his journey playing at the club level and transitioning to the high school game for his senior season with the goal of winning the state's highest individual honor. His story is one that shows the role that motivation and hard …
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Chris McAullife with the Futsal Champions Series
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Robert Kerr is joined by Christ McAuliffe from the Futsal Champions Series in Lansing. The competition is played at Lansing City Arena and it has one more matchday left in the regular season. Chris talks about the league, its teams, and the playoffs to come. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://ancho…
On this episode of The Breakaway, the first signing of the offseason is announced first on the podcast before it goes out anywhere else. Hear the reason behind the signing and the fit into the 2023 roster.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Roster Decisions and Plans for 2023 with Todd Dunivant
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC President and GM Todd Dunivant joins the podcast to discuss the roster decisions so far and plans heading into 2023.By Sacramento Republic FC
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The World Cup so far with show editor Jenny Hojnacki
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This week, Robert Kerr and show editor extraordinaire (who also writes these show notes) Jenny Hojnacki waffle on about the World Cup. They discuss the U.S. Men's National Team and a win or go home moment against Iran, some of the interesting upsets in the group stage, and what is still out there to look forward to over the next couple of weeks. --…
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Turkey with a side of Michigan and World Cup Soccer
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Robert Kerr leads you into your Thanksgiving holiday with an update on Western Michigan's run in the NCAA tournament as well as a look at the World Cup and the USMNT's 1-1 draw against Wales, an undate on Gold Star FC's stadium, as well as this week's We Are Soccer Team of the Week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make…
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S1E120 - World Cup Predictions & 2022 Fuego Recap with Villyan Bijev!
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The World Cup is literally days away and the SOTR team gives their predictions for the winners of each group & their WC champion. Also "Podcast Magic" Villyan Bijev returns to talk to us about Central Valley Fuego's first season in USL League One! Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mistake the Getaway by Ke…
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Chris Rosin shoots the breeze about the 2022 World Cup
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Like everyone else in the soccer world Robert Kerr and his guest, Chris Rosin, have World cup fever while simultaneously feeing icky about the host nation of Qatar. Robert and his friend from soccer banter about the upcoming World Cup, what has them excited about it, what has them feeling uneasy, and who has a shot at winning the whole thing. --- T…
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2022 Season Review with Mark Briggs Part One
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On this special two-part episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC Head Coach Mark Briggs joins the podcast to discuss the 2022 season, stories from the Open Cup, and behind-the-scenes of each Open Cup match.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Jon Evans and his Grosse Ile boys in the State Cup once more, Emily Ottenhoff's undefeated Calvin Knights win the MIAA
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This week, Robert Kerr is back in full force with a pair of successful coaches in the state of Michigan. First up is Jon Evans, who has led Grosse Ile's boys varsity team to five consecutive State Cup Final appearances. Next up is Emily Ottenhoff from Calvin College's women's team. Ottenhoff led the Knights to an undefeated regular season and an MI…
Robert Kerr keeps it short this week with a quick update on the Michigan Stars run to the NISA Championship Game this weekend as well as a look back to about a year ago when Stars owner George Juncaj foresaw his team's success in 2022. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app…
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Season Recap and 2022 Memory Draft with Adam Moffat and Rob McAllister
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Adam, Rob and Connor discuss Saturday's match, draft their favorite memories from 2022 and discuss their excitement for 2023 with camaraderie continuing to grow heading into next season.
After a hard-fought match, our Republic says goodbye to the 2022 season with an extra-time defeat of 2-1 at Colorado. The SOTR team talks about it, the final standings for Podcast Winner Dinner, & what the plans are for the podcast in the off-season! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media proj…
On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC analyst Adam Moffat joins the podcast to discuss Saturday's playoff win against New Mexico, preview the upcoming match with Colorado, and if the matches against the Switchbacks this season are relevant in preparation for Saturday's match.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Sean Spence looks back on Detroit City's first USL Championship season
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Detroit City FC's season came to a close last weekend after a 3-1 loss to Memphis 901 in the first round of the USL Championship Playoffs. In order to look back on the club's first season in the second tier of American soccer, Robert Kerr welcomes writer and DCFC supporter Sean Spence to the program. The pair review the season that was and look ahe…
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S1E118 - We got the TICKET to the WESTERN SEMIFINALS!
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Last Saturday we had an awesome first playoff-round game beating New Mexico 2-0! The SOTR team talks about the win, our Western Conference semi-final opponent Colorado Springs, & how the podcast winner dinner contest is going (2 pts. separate 1st & 2nd!!)! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this medi…
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Mark Briggs On Preparing for Single Elimination Football
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC head coach, Mark Briggs joins the podcast ahead of the playoffs to discuss New Mexico, players who have stepped up recently, and to rally the fans as we head into the playoffs.
On this episode of The Breakaway, Lead Analyst in the USL, Devon Kerr joins the podcast to preview Saturday's match with New Mexico, how the Open Cup run benefits SRFC, and possible upsets around the league.
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Daily Detroit discusses Detroit City and Josh Hakala looks back at the Michigan Girls State Cup
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Robert Kerr returns to the professional ranks to get this week's show started as he welcomes Jer Staes and Fletcher Sharpe from the Daily Detroit podcast to take a look at how Detroit City FC faired in their first USL Championship regular season ahead of their playoff match this Saturday against Memphis 901. After that, Josh Hakala comes on to reca…
On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC Chairman and CEO Kevin Nagle joins the podcast to discuss where his love for Sacramento comes from, his favorite Open Cup memories, and his passion for soccer.
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S1E117 - The HISTORIC Regular Season Finale!
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Our Sac Republic ended the regular season in the BEST way possible. Beating the 2nd placed team, San Diego Loyal, 4-0 with a sold-out Heart Health Park! The SOTR team talks about this game & what the USL playoffs will be like in the West! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: M…
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Check-In on Playoff Opponent Probabilities
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Connor discusses Sunday's match, dives in on what Sacramento needs to clinch a home playoff match, and who the Republic might play in the first round.By Sacramento Republic FC
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An incredible turnaround with Nicolas Suarez and Danny Price gets Brother Rice ready for the playoffs
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This week Robert Kerr highlights one of the great turnaround stories in high school soccer. Nicolas Suarez, head coach at Ypsilanti Community Schools comes on the show to talk about how he took a program that was struggling to even exist and turned it into a successful team and powerful force within the diverse city of Ypsilanti. Robert then welcom…
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S1E116 - Everybody Gets a POINT! (Including Sac Republic!)
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It was quite an interesting match where everybody (including Sac Republic & the SOTR team) got a point! The SOTR team talks all about the 1-1 tie vs Pittsburgh, and what the standings look like as we're just less than two weeks away from the USL playoffs! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media…
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What to Look For in the Final Two Matches Before Playoffs with Adam Moffat
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Adam Moffat joins the podcast to discuss Sacramento's recent form and why getting Roro back is so big for the Republic heading into the final two matches and playoffs.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Grand Valley State Women's Soccer with Katie Hultin and the Soccer Rebellion with Steve Corcoran
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Robert Kerr takes a trip to the west side of the state this week to converse with a couple of Grand Rapids area guests. First up is Katie Hultin, first year head coach of Grand Valley State, the two time defending Division 2 Women's National Champions. Next is MSC correspondent Steve Corcoran, who traveled to the final event of the season for The S…
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S1E115 - Los Dos Goles Against Us...
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The SOTR team talks about the last game in USL history for us against Los Dos (also Sharon & Jared are back on the pod at the same time!) and what the standings are looking like for the playoffs (just 2 games remaining!)! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mistake the Getawa…
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S1E114 - The Quest for 3rd (or 4th) Place!
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On today's episode, we talk about last Wednesday's loss at home 1-0 vs Rising, the USL Standings, how the playoff picture is looking like for us, and we have the return of USL Unsolved Mysteries presented by Jared! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:The following music was used for this media project:Music: Mistake the Getaway by Ke…
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How the Top 7 Could End Up in the West with Rob McAllister
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Republic FC play-by-play broadcaster, Rob McAllister joins the podcast to discuss how the Western Conference table could end up for playoffs, where creation needs to come without Roro, and best options for that 3rd centerback spot.By Sacramento Republic FC
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Detroit City's 2-2 draw against FC Tulsa with Yazeed Matthews, Trevor James, and Nolan Bianchi
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Detroit City FC takes center stage this week after their come from behind 2-2 draw at home against FC Tulsa over the weekend. Robert Kerr caught up with forward Yazeed Matthews and head coach Trevor James at Keyworth Stadium after the match. Robert is then joined by Nolan Bianchi of the Detroit News. Nolan has been covering Detroit City all season …
En este episodio de The Breakaway, Armando Botello entrevista a la leyenda del Republic FC, Rodrigo López, sobre su carrera futbolística, su carrera en Sacramento y más.By Sacramento Republic FC
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S1E113 - Preparation for the 2022 USL Playoffs!
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For the first time ever, Sharon & Jared decide to rotate for this episode and taking their place in this episode are Ryan Strange & Rave Bear! We talk about the return of Mario Penagos, the game at San Antonio, and what the playoff picture is looking like in the USL West! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:Mistake the Getaway by Kev…
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MSC Expansion Special: Rapid City FC and Gold Star Detroit
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This week, Robert Kerr brings on a pair of guests involved with some brand new teams in the state of Michigan. First up is Louis Stephens founder of Rapid City FC, a new indoor club starting play in Grand Rapids this December. Next is Alex Lubyansky, CEO of Gold Star Detroit FC, a new club entering NISA for the 2023 season. Gold Star has lofty ambi…
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Sacramento's Hunt For The 2nd and 3rd Seed
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On this episode of The Breakaway, Connor Sutton breaks down the Republic's last two dominating wins and takes a look at the likelihood of Sacramento catching Colorado and San Diego in the playoff hunt.By Sacramento Republic FC
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S1E112 - Portland County SC U-23 Is That You?
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Did we play against Orange County SC or Portland Timbers U-23 last Sunday? The SOTR team talks about Sac Republic's amazing win of 4-0 & the ridiculous conclusion of US Soccer's investigation in regards to the Orlando City "spygate" before the cup final... Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:Mistake the Getaway by Kevin MacLeodLink: …
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S1E111 - A Welcome Back with a GOAL-FEST!
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Last Saturday we were able to welcome our Sac Republic back home with an amazing goal-fest of a match that could've easily been 6 or 7-0! The SOTR team talks about the 4-0 win vs Loudoun United and we share the press conference post-game by Jack Gurr and Coach Briggs! Episode Image: SacRepublicFC.com Intro/Outro Music:Mistake the Getaway by Kevin M…