Episode 57: Mark McKenzie joins the pod, then a pool report and news rundown

19-year-old (almost 20-yr-old) centerback Mark McKenzie joins the pod for a conversation about centerbacking, his breakout 2018 for the Philadelphia Union, January Camp, and the U20s' dominant showing in World Cup qualifying in November. Then Greg and Belz run through the player pool news, Fabian Johnson's revival (?), the USWNT She Believes roster, etc. , etc. 0:30 Mark McKenzie interview 42:10 Short Corners: Weston McKennie versatile, capable, but maybe injured Tyler Adams and his passing Christian Pulisic injured in 0-3 loss to Tottenham Josh Sargent quiet (oh wait he started a game after we recorded) Timo Weah fiery Alex Mendez, Richie Ledezma and Paxton Pomykal Midweek CCL discussion Fabian Johnson revived USWNT She Believes roster NWSL TV deal U17 qualifying and U20 World Cup draws Black Soccer in North America roundtable, in which McKenzie participated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOnn1EpmEo Skip the ads! Subscribe to Scuffed on Patreon and get all episodes ad-free, plus any bonus episodes. Patrons at $5 a month or more also get access to Clip Notes, a video of key moments on the field we discuss on the show, plus all patrons get access to our private Discord server, live call-in shows, and the full catalog of historic recaps we've made: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed Also, check out Boots on the Ground, our USWNT-focused spinoff podcast headed up by Tara and Vince. They are cooking over there, you can listen here: https://boots-on-the-ground.simplecast.com And check out our MERCH, baby. We have better stuff than you might think: https://www.scuffedhq.com/store Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.