Sac Republic is moving on to the semi-finals of the USL Cup thanks to a few penalty saves from Jared Mazzola! The SOTR team talks about last week's groundbreaking event of the new Sac Republic stadium at the Railyards, 0-0 penalty kick win by Sac Republic vs Loudoun, the 1-0 loss at El Paso in USL Championship, our upcoming opponent New Mexico United, and more!

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Last Saturday we witnessed a goal-fest in Sac Republic's I-80 Derby vs Oakland Roots with a final score of 3-3! The SOTR team talks about the game, our upcoming opponents Loudon United (USL Cup, Quarter-Finals), and El Paso Locomotive (in USL Championship), Podcast Winner Dinner, and more! This is also the first SOTR podcast episode that is also on video! If you'd like to check out the video recording of it visit www.sacsoccerpod.com/videos/ or check out the SOTR YouTube Channel!

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Last Saturday RoRo scored his first home goal of 2025 (that also meant 3 points for the game!). The SOTR team talks about the game, our upcoming opponent Oakland Roots, news about the Modesto USL stadium, and more!

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In this episode of State of the Republic Podcast, we break down Sacramento Republic’s impressive 3-1 road win over San Antonio FC—aka “Uncle Ruckus”—highlighted by three absolute golazos, including a great strike from former SA player Cristian Parano. The victory moves Republic FC up to 2nd place in the USL Western Conference, and we dive into what made this performance one of the greatest ones of the season. We also preview this week’s matchup against Monterey Bay FC, go over the latest results in our Podcast Winner Dinner predictions contest, and wrap things up with a off-field story: Jared shares how he got blocked on X (formerly Twitter) by a salty San Antonio FC admin.

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In this episode, the SOTR crew breaks down Sacramento Republic’s crucial 1-0 victory over Spokane Velocity in the USL Cup, with Sharon sharing her in-person experience at ONE Spokane Stadium. They talk about the game (and advancing to the quarter-finals where they'll play vs Loudoun United). There’s also a light look ahead to the next league game against San Antonio FC (aka "Uncle Ruckus") and a recap of the Podcast Winner Dinner contest results from the Spokane match.

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In the last State Fair game of the season we tied 0-0 vs Lexington, in a game that should've been a win for us because of Lexington's red card (therefore we really lost two points). The SOTR team talks about the game, Kris from the TBB Board talks to us about how the TBB Town Hall went. We also talk about our upcoming opponent in the USL Cup, Spokane Velocity, Cal Storm & San Juan's recent games, and more!

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It seems to be like lights bring Sac Republic good luck and thankfully the State Fair delivered the lights at the game this past Saturday! The SOTR team talks about the 3-0 win vs El Paso, the post-match press conference, our upcoming opponent Lexington, the latest Central Valley Soccer results, and more!

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We won yet again vs Las Vegas Lights (3 wins, 11 goals for us, 0 for them). Can we play vs them every week? The SOTR team talks about the 4th of July game vs Las Vegas Lights, our upcoming opponent El Paso, the latest Central Valley Soccer results (Stockton Cargo is in the USL W Western Conference Final!), and more!

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