Lobbing Scorchers

Lobbing Scorchers

Lobbing Scorchers is a Seattle Sounders and MLS focused show brought to you by Sounder at Heart. Hosted by Major League Soccer's Ari Liljenwall and Noah Riffe. Join us as we lob our scorching takes on the American soccer landscape, Seattle Sounders, Major League Soccer, USMNT and more. Lobbing Scorchers is produced and owned by Just Once Media. https://lobbingscorchers.com

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October 30, 2025 33 mins

Seattle Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson joins Lobbing Scorchers to talk about the 2026 World Cup, affordable housing, publicly funded childcare, her recent "scandals" and more! Election day is Thursday, Nov. 4, 2025 to find a ballot drop box visit: https://www.LobbingScorchers.com/vote

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We give one last lookahead and project the lineup as the Seattle Sounders commence their MLS Cup Playoff campaign Monday evening, taking on Minnesota United in Game 1 of their Round One Best-of-3 series.

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With the 2025 regular season concluded, it's time to dole out some end-of-season awards for the Seattle Sounders. We've assembled an All-Star panel to discuss a collection of individual honors for this year's Seattle squad, including Team MVP, Attacking Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

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Coming off a 2-1 Decision Day victory at New York City FC, it's time to look ahead to the MLS Cup Playoffs for the Seattle Sounders. A Round One matchup with Minnesota United awaits, pitting the Rave Green against an opponent that's gotten the better of them twice in 2025. Can they flip the script and commence a push towards the club's third-ever MLS Cup title? We'll also discuss the injury to Pedro de la Vega and preview some of t...

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Listen to the post-match live segment from our decision day marathon watch-along beginning after the conclusion of the Seattle Sounders' matchup with NYCFC at Citi Field.

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With Decision Day looming, Seattle star Cristian Roldan is having a banger stint with the US men's national team, logging a pair of class assists in this week's 2-1 friendly victory over Australia. With the bot community roiled in turmoil thanks to this development, we'll discuss whether the do-everything midfielder actually has a chance to make the 2026 World Cup squad, then dive into a preview of this weekend's D-Day action.

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It was a second straight 1-0 victory for the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field on Saturday, as the Rave Green topped Real Salt Lake on a Paul Rothrock game-winner. With fifth place in the West all but locked up, we'll discuss Seattle's prospective postseason opponents, and preview this weekend's Decision Day clash at New York City FC.

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Ari is back in the city of Seattle, and we are back with a jam-packed episode with thoughts on the Seattle Sounders’ big win over the Portland Timbers, as well as this week’s news that Obed Vargas is your No. 1 player on MLSsoccer.com’s 22 Under 22 rankings. We’ll also hit a final update on the Great Goalkeeper Controversy of 2025, Cristian Roldan’s bid to make the USMNT World Cup squad, and the retirement of an MLS great in Columb...

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After 8 years the Seattle Sounders finally beat the Portland Timbers at home. Two games left in the regular season and lots of absences with the Mexico and the USMNT we will talk where the Sounders will finish and how they can beat Real Salt Lake. With Ari Liljenwall out Noah Riffe takes over with Niko Moreno.

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Noah brings in the Danny Musovski of Podcasting to cover for Ari as he is out on break to talk about the Seattle Sounders upcoming rivalry match with the Portland Timbers and Obed Vargas's 22 Under 22 ranking. Later in the show we ask if the Seattle Sounders can make an MLS Cup run, who should be inducted to the Eternal Sounders Circle of Legends and talk about FIFA's world cup ticketing nightmare.

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It was another blown lead for the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field in Matchday 37's Cascadia clash with the Vancouver Whitecaps. With another rivalry clash on the docket vs. the Portland Timbers this weekend, can the Rave Green snap out of their winless run since the Leagues Cup final? Or will the post-tournament hangover continue to hamper their postseason seeding aspirations?

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After two losses to Austin FC and Inter Miami and a draw against LA Galaxy, the Seattle Sounders are more than likely not going to have home field advantage going into the playoffs. Will they bounce back this weekend? How are Lobbing Scorchers feeling about the playoffs and do Agenda Check.

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The Seattle Sounders were just seconds away from a 1-1 draw at Q2 Stadium on Sunday Night Soccer, but a heartbreaking last-second concession sent the Rave Green to a second straight loss. We'll break down what went wrong on that fateful final goal, then talk about our broader takeaways on Seattle's recent struggles following their epic Leagues Cup title run.

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It was a tough result for the Seattle Sounders in Matchday 33, with an unfortunate late concession making for a 2-2 draw vs. LA Galaxy at Lumen Field. With Inter Miami and the Crashout Barca Boys up next on a short turnaround, we'll assess what went wrong at the end of Saturday's match and preview Tuesday's showdown in South Florida. We'll also discuss Brian Schmetzer's decision on the ongoing competition for the No. 1 goalkeeper p...

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Sounder at Heart's Tim Ostlund-Foss plays the role of guest host this week as we discuss MLS news, the recent USMNT matches, and of course, Agenda Check.

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It's back to reality for the Seattle Sounders after their magical Leagues Cup title run, as the Rave Green get set to return to league play with yet another matchup vs. LA Galaxy in Matchday 33. With the focus now back on the Western Conference table and playoff positioning, we'll take a look at Seattle's remaining schedule and talk expectations for the stretch run and the postseason.

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September 4, 2025 105 mins

the Seattle Sounders bask in the glow of their Leagues Cup 2025 title and wait to learn about the fallout from Inter Miami’s postgame crash out. We’ve got new details on what Lionel Messi reportedly told Pedro de la Vega and Obed Vargas during the match, and it doesn’t seem very GOATed. We’ll talk about that, Cristian Roldan’s call up to the USMNT and then a historic Agenda Check.

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It was a historic day for the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field on Sunday, as they absolutely obliterated Inter Miami, Lionel Messi, and the Barca Boys, while also making them crash out in an insane postgame melee.

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We react and take calls following Sunday's Leagues Cup Final between Seattle and Inter Miami at Lumen Field.

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