From boat parades to Euro finals, Christina and Lori lived soccer at full speed this year.

In our season finale, they reflect — not with a grand “state of the game,” but a personal one: the moments that surprised them, the stories that stuck, and what they learned from being inside soccer’s biggest stages.

They share:

• calling the Euros and the NWSL Championship
• the rise of Bev Yanez — and why it mattered
• Laura Harvey’s infamous AI moment
• Lori’s childhood mission to become Tony Meola
• Christina’s whirlwind of boat parades, contracts, and financials
• why the MLS Cup not having a neutral site caught them off guard
• what fans quietly tell them about how (and why) they listen
• how they navigated the blur of 2024
• where they hope Soccerish goes next
• and yes, Lori reacts to Christina’s “Chilly Willy” triathlon

Plus: a first look at our December/January special series — Goalkeepers - The Last Defender, Women Who Lead, Soccerish One-ish, and Lori Goes to Ref School.

00:00 Ish-ing around & Thanksgiving reset

01:30 World Cup draw + MLS Cup — Miami–Vancouver, Messi/Alba/Busquets, neutral-site debate

05:00 Personal reflections — Bev Yanez, Laura Harvey & AI, Tony Meola childhood, Rochester Rhinos confusion

08:30 Season recap & the future of Soccerish storytelling

11:00 Grassroots voices — Jenny Nguyen’s Sports Bra, Club Eleven on the road

13:00 Highlights — Euros, NWSL Championship, on-air chemistry

16:00 Life inside the game — boat parade, contracts, stress, boundaries, triathlon

23:30 A shifting year — calendars, parity, expansion across U.S. soccer

27:30 Listener habits & the power of untold stories

32:00 Looking ahead — 2026 plans, World 7, and our specials preview

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