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The Backpass: Looking back on a busy February 2025

If you're a Premium member to Verde All Day, you'll get this annotated look back at the month that was (with links to all podcasts and stories included).

In this past month, Verde went from playing preseason matches at Coachella to playing its season opener in wintry conditions.

Oh, and along the way, the club announced its record signing and unveiled arguably its best-looking jersey (though there's certainly an argument to be made for the Dillo kit, so let's say completing its best-looking home/away pair of jerseys, which is objectively true).

Podcasts

Episode 33 (Feb. 9): Oleksandr Svatok's Anger Is Already in Mid-Season Form Emergency

We covered Coachella matches, Mikkel Desler's absence, Myrto Uzuni's delayed arrival, and Besard Šabović's actual arrival.

Episode 34 (Feb. 16): Pronunciation Guide Emergency

This one includes discussion of the Heartbeat Kit (and its lively launch party), the Uzuni arrival, and the debut of the Austin FC player name pronunciation guide supercut.

Episode 35 (Feb. 25): Joe Lowery Thinks San Diego FC Might Be Pretty Good Emergency

Joe Lowery is the special guest on this episode, going through the first weekend of MLS action and the emerging storylines for the 2025 season.

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