This week we welcome David Gerson from Refs Need Love Too to talk about the game from a perspective many of us don't ever get to see -- the referee's. David has a mission to change the way people view referees and officials in all sports. We've followed his work on social media for a while now and we're excited to welcome him to this episode.

You can find David at https://resneedlovetoo.com and on all social media @refsneedlovetoo.

Check out David's interview with Skye Eddy: "Crazy Soccer Parents! The Path to Healthier Youth Sports"

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Although the Fort Wayne FC season has come to an end, our coverage of local teams continues. This week we welcome Carlos Cruz from FC Alianza to discuss the boy's 2009 futsal team's second place finish at the US Youth Futsal National Championship, a team that included Johnny Aye, who recently made his debut for Fort Wayne FC.

Also joining us this week is Josh Ayen from WANE TV who has been calling matches for both Fort Wayne FC and Purdue Fort Wayne.

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Fort Wayne played two exciting and excruciatingly long matches in Flint, Michigan this weekend during the USL2 Central Conference playoffs. Both matches were decided after 30 minutes of extra time. Despite keeping a clean sheet through 117 minutes of the semifinal match, including a saved penalty by Aurie Briscoe, Fort Wayne was knocked out of the playoffs by Flint City with a scoreline of 2-0.

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Our team hosted a live YouTube watch-along party for the semifinal match and then recorded our overall thoughts on the match and the season as a whole in this more condensed episode of Fort Wayne Footy.

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Fort Wayne FC is going to the USL2 playoffs and we talked to Josh Patterson of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette about what we can expect. We know Fort Wayne FC will travel to Flint, MI again for their first round matches but we do not yet know who their first opponent will be.

Josh gives us a breakdown of who he thinks it could be and why he thinks FWFC just might have the firepower to go on a deeper run this year than ever before.

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Fort Wayne FC did not leave their playoff fate to chance in their final regular season match of the season coming away with a 4-0 victory over Kings Hammer FC Cincinnati. With the win, FWFC was crowned division champions for the third year in a row and are headed to the USL 2 playoffs this coming weekend.

Tonight we welcome Alsadiq Hasan to the show to talk about the team's performance this season and their plans for the playoffs.

We will also introduce you to Jarred White, the man behind the FW22 sponsorship.

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Fort Wayne FC currently sits one point behind league newcomers, Lexington SC II, at the top of the Valley division on USL League 2. However, they have a game in hand to make up that difference. And with just two regular season games to go, they can control their own fate.

In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from two special guests from the club. Captain Tiago Dias will join us early in the show to talk about the season and their on field prep to finish strong. Justin Cohn is the Communications Director for the club and has news to share about the stadium project and your change to purchase season tickets.

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Fort Wayne FC had a tough task ahead of them on Saturday facing a U23 side from Atlas FC in the Mexican premier league (Liga MX). Fort Wayne entered the match after two tough losses in league play. It was a hard fought match, but after 87 minutes of play, it was Beaubrun who finally broke through with a winning goal for Fort Wayne.

Our team from Fort Wayne Footy was at the match taking in all the sights and sounds of this international friendly - from tailgating with Three Rivers Regiment to shaking hands with players after the final whistle. We're excited to talk more about it on this episode.

If you're interested in knowing more about Three Rivers Regiment (the supporters group for Fort Wayne FC), tune in as we welcome special guest, Shane Linker, one of the founders to the show tonight.

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Special guest: Matthew Catavolo, Fort Wayne FC

Fort Wayne FC has been working hard and riding high so far this season as they entered Saturday's match with West Virginia United unbeaten. Unfortunately they didn't leave the match the same way. And although they didn't grab the 3 points at home, they still sit atop the Valley Division of USL2 thanks to a mid-week win over 2nd place rival, Lexington SC II.

But things don't slow down quite yet for the boys in blue. Wednesday they travel to Columbus for their next league match and come back home next Saturday to host Atlas FC U-23 (Liga MX) at Bishop D'Arcy stadium.

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