Kick the Ball - Kansas City's Soccer Podcast. (Compressed)

ESPNFC and Goal.com's Tom Marshall joins James to talk Liga MX and Cruz Azul ahead of Wednesday's CONCACAF Champions League game at Sporting Park.

James, Laura and Gooch preview the Sporting KC vs Seattle game with help from Jeremiah Oshan, MLSSoccer.com beat writer for the Sounders, contributor to Sounder at Heart and the Nos Audientes Podcast. New Jersey chat. New captain chat. New season chat. Chat chat.

James, Zach and Laura chat about Chivas USA being re-acquired by MLS before launching into a team by team preview of the Eastern Conference. We also chat about Laura's attraction to men with a particular name ....

James and Zach are joined by Charles Gooch as they react to Teal Bunbury moving to the New England Revolution before evaluating the Western Conference teams prior to the start of the 2014 MLS Season.

James shares his thoughts on the glass ceiling for Americans playing in Europe before rounding up the news from a quiet week in the KC Soccer scene.

James, Zach and Sean chat about MLS returning to Miami, and Chance Myers re-signing with Sporting Kansas City.

James and Zach talk about Erik Palmer-Brown being courted by Juventus, Chance Myers being out of contract, MLS teams investing in their own USL Pro teams, and where MLS fits in the landscape of world football.

James, Zach and Laura talk about the MLS Superdraft, the ramifications of the Camilo affair. Interviews with the first Sporting Kansas City draft pick of 2014 Adnan Gabeljic and 2010 36th pick Nick Cardenas.

James, Zach and Laura react to the Michael Bradley and Jermain Dafoe signings, talk about how this changes the MLS game if at all.

James, Zach and Sean talk about FC Kansas City moving to the Durwood Soccer Stadium, catch up on Sporting Kansas City news, USMNT callups, and peak back on a 1997 article on the Kansas City Wizards.

James, Zach and Sean catch up on some of the off Season movement and talk about relationships with non-soccer fans.

James and Sean take a rambling look at the happenings in the Kansas City soccer landscape, the Re Entry draft, and news from around Major League Soccer and the NWSL.

James, Zach, Laura and Sean talk about the MLS Cup Final, Jimmy Nielsen's retirement and the World Cup Draw.

James, Zach and Sean look forward to the MLS Cup Final.

James, Sean, Laura and Zach look back on the Eastern Conference Final vs Houston and talk MLS Cup, Real Salt Lake beating Portland, and spend time looking at the recent prominent ticketing problems.

James, Laura, Zach and Gooch look forward to the Eastern Conference Final.

James, Laura and Gooch look back on the 0-0 draw in Houston, and talk about the MLS playoffs.

James, Zach and Sean look back on Sporting Kansas City's win over the New England Revolution, and look forward to the Eastern Conference Final with the old enemy - the Houston Dynamo.

James, Zach and Sean talk about Sporting Kansas City's 2-1 defeat to the New England Revolution in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Semi Finals.

James, Zach and Sean talk about the final days of the regular season, New York winning the Supporters' Shield, and the upcoming playoffs.