Soccer Saturday - INDY ELEVEN for 10/02/21

(00:00-03:46) - Greg Rakestraw is back with another edition of Soccer Saturday and open the show recapping the Indy Eleven/OKC Energy match from Wednesday, (06:48-18:40) - President and CEO of the Indy Eleven in Greg Stremlaw joins Greg Rakestraw on Soccer Saturday to explain his the flurry of moves the club has made in the last couple weeks, why right now is the right time for the franchise to launch a women Indy Eleven team in the W League, and accesses the job that Max Rogers and the rest of the coaching staff has done since the departure of Martin Rennie. (21:41-33:09) - Interim head coach Max Rogers makes his weekly appearance on Soccer Saturday to debrief you on the performance on some of the new faces that his club has added, explains how much he needs to see from Emmanuel Ledezma before implementing him into the lineup, and previews tonight's match (36:11-44:32) - Director of Women's Soccer Operations of the USL in Betsy Haugh to give you the elevator speech of what opportunities will be created for players and coaches in the W League, what the next couple months will be like for people involved with creating and growing the W League, and how many teams have joined the W League as of today. (47:34-57:42) - The final segment of this week is spent with Greg recapping this week of Champions League play, the NWSL news that has been coming out the last 48 hours or so, and the United States Men's National Team roster before World Cup qualifiers.