Kickback Committee

For the duration of the 2026 World Cup, Kickback Soccer Media will be presenting First Touch ’26 Daily! Susannah Fuller, David Gass and Matt Doyle will break down the biggest stories, key matches and everything you need to know to start your World Cup day, each morning, live on YouTube at 9:30am ET and on the First Touch and Soccerwise podcast feeds after.First Touch: https://linktr.ee/firsttouchksmSoccerwise: https://linktr.ee/soccerwisehq Kickback Soccer Media: https://kickbacksoccer.com

Susannah welcomes to the Committee, Tampa Bay Rowdies Head Coach Dominic Casciato to talk about his team as they sit undefeated in the USL Championship and how he got to this position, managing and coaching across the world from his home town of London, though New Jersey, Denmark, Omaha and now Tampa Bay.00:13 - Intro02:11 - Welcome Dom! Opening with Dom celebrating Tottenham avoiding relegation04:21 - Embracing Tampa Bay’s undefeated streak07:47 -Tracing Dom’s past through New Jersey, Denmark, Spain, El Paso, Omaha and now Tampa Bay at all levels of U.S. Soccer including College, NASL, NISA, USL213:44 - Dom’s successful tenure at Union Omaha as a head coach following Omaha’s first coach, Jay Mims17:13 - When Dom got the call from the Tampa Bay Rowdies and the difficulty of joining a team mid-season20:40 - The process in building a soccer roster23:14 - The most fulfilling feeling as a Head Coach25:57 - Dom’s thoughts on Pro/Rel coming to USL Premier29:28 - How his family handles the soccer head coach life and his game day coaching fits (Hi Morgan!)34:30 - Dom’s excitement level for the 2026 World Cup37:30 - Who’s going to win and is it coming home??39:15 - Dom’s ultimate goal professionallyListen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter and socials at: kickbacksoccer.comSee our First Touch ’26 Preview page for breakdowns on all 48 teams competing this summer: First Touch 26' World Cup Preview

Susannah is joined by Chicago Stars midfielder and Committee member Brianna Pinto for today’s show!00:15 - Intro and a Happy Birthday to Brianna!01:37 - Brianna sees family on the road and gives a small peek at the Pinto Family Group Chat 05:58 - Chicago Stars earn a much needed victory on Brianna’s birthday10:46 - Sooz is delighted at finding out Brianna met Baby Josie 12:47 - Brianna chats about the World Cup break positively impacting the Stars and her World Cup plans in June 16:21 - Arsenal finally close out and win the Premier League title and Pep Guardiola departs Man City after a decade in command. 21:17 - When Brianna met Pep 23:55 - Tottenham escapes relegation and some beloved Liverpool players have their final goodbyes, to Sooz’s dismay 30:11 - Women’s UCL Final and W CONCACAF Champions Cup Final. Barcelona take down Lyon 4-0 and Club America defeat Washington Spirit 5-3. The impact the UCL Final game leaves for the departing players at Lyon and Barcelona and Brianna gives her flowers to Liga MX Femenil.38:55 - The USMNT 2026 Final World Cup roster leaks out to the public and reactions to the names called (and not) to the roster.52:25 - The crew pick out and watch 5 of their favorite roster announcement videos (We apologize now playing the audio for the England announcement, we don’t want to get copyright struck by The Beatles)01:02:01 - Reality TV Recap, in this case, The Soccer Documentary Recap. Brianna talks her love for Ronaldinho from watching the documentary and Sooz being genuinely starstruck meeting him at Baller League. 01:08:55 - Close Listen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter and socials at: kickbacksoccer.comSee our First Touch ’26 Preview page for breakdowns on all 48 teams competing this summer: First Touch 26' World Cup Preview

Susannah welcomes Channel 6 co-founder and Shutdown Fullcast co-host Spencer Hall to today’s episode of Open Mic! 03:04 - Sooz welcomes to Spencer to the show. It’s the first time they’ve spoken in over a decade, going back to their SB Nation days and they reminisce for the occasion. 05:29 - The origin and rise of the Every Day Should Be Saturday college football blog or more commonly known as EDSBS and how that kicked off Spencer’s career 08:17 - Sooz mentions her favorite SB Nation-era project Spencer took part in and leads into some words about participatory journalism 12:27 - Spencer’s relationship with Soccer 15:26 - Excitement level for the 2026 World Cup and how he consumes the matches 20:39 - Relationship (well, lack there of) with the USMNT23:22 - Why isn’t the U.S. a soccer powerhouse? The Answer Will Surprise You!25:25 - Memories of 1994, the Colombian National Team and his love for other national teams such as Nigeria and Japan (but not Italy) 33:00 - Atlanta as a Soccer City, its relationship with other sports and with Atlanta United39:43 - Atlanta’s preparedness (it’s not) for the World Cup 44:52 - Comprehending how visitors will handle the commutes (and why the British NEED to bring sunscreen) 46:39 - Will this World Cup give soccer a boost in the U.S.? 49:41 - Lightning Question Round 50:59 - Close Spencer Hall: @edsbs.bsky.socialChannel 6: https://channel-6.ghost.io/Shutdown Fullcast: @shutdownfullcast.bsky.socialListen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter and socials at: kickbacksoccer.comSee our First Touch ’26 Preview page for breakdowns on all 48 teams competing this summer: First Touch 26' World Cup Preview

Susannah is joined this week by Toronto FC, USMNT Defender and Committee member Walker Zimmerman! 00:12 - Intro and a Happy Birthday to Walker! 04:19 - Catch-Up with Walker and welcoming Eloise Hollowell Zimmerman! 12:15 - Walker’s outlook on the Toronto FC season ahead and the incoming World Cup break 15:39 - Columbus Crew fire head coach Henrik Rydström and Austin FC fire sporting director Rodolfo Borrell and head coach Nico Estevez. The duo discuss the impact these firings have on clubs, what it does to players, situations team to team.25:38 - The NCAA announces an agreement to switch the Men’s D1 college soccer schedule to a fall to spring format in 2027. Walker’s experience as a former college player at Furman University gives insight on this decision and why it’s the right one in Walker’s mind. 32:09 - Sam Sarver is already an MLS legend and Walker remembers a Johnny Cash-inspired celebration 37:45 - We hear your voicemails! Thoughts on Atlanta United, Bianca St-Georges, Philadelphia Union and a brief SEC Football segue 50:03 - The Survivor TV Recap featuring Walker’s appearance on the HBO USMNT documentary series 57:02 - CloseListen to our shows, subscribe our newsletter and socials at: kickbacksoccer.comSee our First Touch ’26 Preview page for breakdowns on all 48 teams competing this summer: First Touch 26' World Cup Preview