Chromaniacs: a San Diego FC Podcast

Following a 1-0 loss to Sporting KC to wrap up the 2026 season, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña got together live on YouTube Saturday night to put a bow on the game and the campaign overall. The guys dig into a desultory performance against Kansas City, the finality of the season ending and take thoughts and comments from the live audience in the comments. We hope you have enjoyed The Chromaniacs' coverage of San Diego FC this season! The boys will return through the offseason whenever news happens surrounding SDFC, and then Season 3 of the podcast is just around the corner in 2027!

On the penultimate epsiode of The Chromaniacs for the 2026 season, your hosts Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña discuss:The awkwardness of a season that's over but is still continuing Are supporters groups starting to split?Mikey Varas reflecting on the season that was and the last game coming up against Sporting KC in Training Ground SoundSDFC fans learning the ups and downs of life in MLSThe offseason before the sprint season is gonna be WEIRDSaturday is one last chance to cheer on SDFC in 2026

On this week's episode of The Chromaniacs, your hosts Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña are conducting a post-mortem of a San Diego FC season that ends short of a return trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs. When exactly did this season take a turn for the worse? It's shockingly easy to pinpointSDFC went from a great team to a good team making mistakes to, in the end, a team that cannot winThe season ended with a thud and a whimper in VancouverWHO'S TO BLAME? We play the first round of the Blame Game, with many different ideasTime to rotate the lineup for the last two (meaningless) gamesA look ahead to the newly released Sprint Season schedule for 2027

On this week's episode of the Chromaniacs, your hosts Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña dig into it: The Chromados didn't lose in Los Angeles but they didn't get the win they needed eitherWho should be the starting goalkeeper on Saturday?Why the playoff odds are so strongly set against SDFC making the bracketTraining Ground Sound: Mikey Varas, Anders DreyerSDFC-Seattle Sounders preview

On this week's episode of the Chromaniacs, Craig Elsten, Tony Sanchez and Alex Peña go deep into SDFC's defensive troubles...The season's true turning point: selling off Luca BombinoGiving up goals in bunches nowHow much of this is on Mikey Varas, and how much on Tyler Heaps?Post-Match Sound: Varas and Jeppe Tverskov on a 3-3 draw against HoustonWe look ahead to SDFC-Galaxy on Saturday