Thursday Pt1: Messi Muscle Fatigue, Brighton’s UEL Bow, USWNT vs South Africa Preview (Soccer 9/21/2023)

Susannah Collins, Nico Cantor, Charlie Davies and Alexis Guerreros react to Inter Miami’s costly win over Toronto FC (00:55) and LA Galaxy newbie Billy Sharpe bagging a hat-trick against Minnesota United (05:20). The crew discusses Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba’s fitness levels after the duo were subbed out early by Tata Martino (11:28). Then, they wax lyrical about Brighton as the Seagulls get ready to make their Europa League debut later today (18:53). All eyes will be on Julie Ertz tonight in Cincinnati as the two-time World Cup winner makes her final appearance for the USWNT (26:20). And friend of the show Mbizo Mzamane joins to talk about South Africa’s women’s team and where Victor Osimhen ranks among Africa’s all-time greats (34:39). Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Morning Footy podcast on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @susannahcollins, @nicocantor1, @NotAlexis, @CharlieDavies9 For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices