Defenders of the Banc - The LAFC Podcast
Christian "Filly" Filimon and "The Scarf" J.R. Lebert talk all things LAFC (Los Angeles Football Club), Los Angeles' MLS soccer club. Hear original content, player, personnel, and fan interviews, team news, game breakdowns, supporters group chats, and so much more about LAFC. This podcast is BLACK and GOLD!
Episodes
473 episodes
One More Sleep - Tigres - 2025 Leagues Cup
LAFC takes on Tigres for the first time... outside of a final. It's the last Group Stage match for LAFC in the 2025 Leagues Cup!
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Season 8
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26:17
Episode 375 - Hasal Saves!
It's Episode 375, and Thomas Hasal put on a show. After a solid 90', Hasal's two penalty shootout saves propel LAFC to earn two points after a 1-1 regulation draw vs. Pachuca in the 2025 Leagues Cup!Also on this episode, Nathan Ordaz see...
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Season 8
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Episode 375
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1:01:07
One More Sleep - Pachuca - 2025 Leagues Cup
LAFC takes on the reigning CONCACAF Champions Cup winners, Pachuca, in our second of three Group Stage matches in the 2025 Leagues Cup.
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Season 8
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25:51
Episode 374 - Mazatlan Takes Two Points
It's Episode 374, and the 2025 Leagues Cup has started! Woo! It's LAFC with their third consecutive poor effort, this one a listless 1-1 regulation draw that turned into an 11-10 PK-shootout loss to lowly Mazatlan. The Black and Gold B-squad st...
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Season 8
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Episode 374
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51:52
One More Sleep - Mazatlan FC - 2025 Leagues Cup
LAFC kicks off their 2025 Leagues Cup action with a match vs. Mazatlan FC at BMO!
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Season 8
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23:25
Episode 373 - Leagues Cup Looms After Listless Loss to Portland
It's Episode 373, and LAFC provides very few signs of life in our last MLS Regular Season match before Leagues Cup. LAFC falls at home, 1-0, to the Timbers.The lone bright spot of this match? The performance in the MLS debut of defender ...
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Season 8
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Episode 373
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57:01
One More Sleep - 2025 Match Day 22 - Portland Timbers
LAFC re-gathers after All-Star Weekend, missing most of our CB's and Sergi Palencia! The Timbers come calling in our final regular-season match before Leagues Cup!
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Season 8
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42:18
Episode 372 - "Feels Like a Loss" in 3-3 Home Draw to Carson
LAFC and Carson played for the 26th time on Saturday, and this one, for Black and Gold Faithful, may have been the most frustrating yet. Despite twice holding a 2-goal lead, LAFC had to settle for a point in a 3-3 draw as Galaxy scored at the d...
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Season 8
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Episode 372
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1:31:50
One More Sleep - El Trafico #26 - MLS 2025 Regular Season Match 21
LAFC "welcomes" Carson to BMO in an effort to put the final nail in their 2025 regular season coffin.
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Season 8
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34:42
Episode 371 - LAFC Gets 1st Win in Minnesota!
LAFC travels to the Great White North and WINS for the first time, 1-0 over Minnesota United. Denis Bouanga's PK overshadows a couple of easy misses, and the defense looks great in LAFC's first match without Aaron Long.
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Season 8
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Episode 371
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47:52
One More Sleep - Minnesota United - 2025 MLS Regular Season Match 20 - Special Guest Tony Hernandez, Heart of LAFC!
LAFC heads up to Minnesota to take on the Loons! Joining Scarf for this one is Heart of LAFC's Tony Hernandez! We talk all things LAFC, Minnesota, and Heart's upcoming 400th Episode!
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Season 8
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28:36
Episode 370 - Aaron Long Hurt in Win vs. Dallas
Episode 370 has many highlights, including a dominating win by LAFC over Dallas, another great performance by Denis, and a goal-of-the-year moment in the LAFC Unified match. But there is a pall over the match, and the episode, as LAFC appears t...
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Season 8
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Episode 370
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58:25
One More Sleep - FC Dallas - MLS Regular Season Match 19
LAFC welcomes an FC Dallas club who has lost 5 straight at BMO!
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Season 8
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27:07
Episode 369 - LAFC Beats Up on 10-Man Rapids on Hello Kitty Night 2!
LAFC saw three welcome sights stroll into BMO Stadium, as Giorgio Chiellini, Hello Kitty, and the Colorado Rapids made their way to the BMO! LAFC would pummel the Rapids, 3-0, behind Denis' 83rd and Dilrosun's 1st, amidst a sea of plush kittens...
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Season 8
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Episode 369
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1:13:43
One More Sleep - A Rapid Preview of Colorado
Laff is back on the attack as her and Filly breakdown LAFC's opponent the Colorado Rapids!
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Season 8
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34:26
One More Sleep - Austin - 2025 Regular Season Match 18
LAFC heads to Austin in an attempt to avenge their loss earlier this season at the hands of the Verde. Also, hello, Ilie!
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Season 8
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20:58
Episode 368 - Giroud Bids Adieu in Home Loss to Vancouver
It's Episode 368, and the Olivier Giroud... Experiment? Experience? Era? Is over. LAFC falls flat in a 1-0 loss to Vancouver as David Ochoa makes his Black and Gold debut.
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Season 8
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Episode 368
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55:10
One More Sleep - Vancouver (2025 MLS Regular Season Match 17)
LAFC heads home after their run in the Club World Cup, taking on second-place Vancouver at the friendly confines of BMO Stadium. Filly and Scarf give you their players to watch, keys to the match, and score prediction as LAFC hits the halfway m...
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Season 8
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23:30
Episode 367 - Heads Held High After Draw vs. Flamengo
LAFC ends their Club World Cup run with a solid draw against Brazilian side Flamengo, and the big news... LAFC scored!!! It's Episode 367.Denis scores, Marlon exits with a head injury, and LAFC walks away from the CWC with a hard-fought ...
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Season 8
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Episode 367
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53:44
One More Sleep - Flamengo. Club World Cup.
LAFC finishes their run in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with a match against Brazilian side Flamengo, who have already secured the top spot in Group D. Will LAFC score, or will the Black and Gold go quietly into the night?
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Season 8
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29:54
Episode 366 - Esperance Eliminates LAFC
Episode 366 might not be the most chipper of episodes, as LAFC crashes out of the 2025 Club World Cup after losing to Esperance, 1-0. A missed penalty by Denis Bouanga sealed LAFC's fate, and now, all that's left is to hope we score a goal agai...
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Season 8
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Episode 366
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54:30
One More Sleep - ES Tunis. 2025 Club World Cup.
LAFC takes on North African giant Esperance Sportive de Tunis in our second group stage match at the 2025 Club World Cup.
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Season 8
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31:03
Episode 365 - Effort There, Goals Not vs. Chelsea (feat. Slippy & Laff)
LAFC took on English powerhouse Chelsea in the 2025 Club World Cup. That's the headline. A match so important that Filly & Scarf brought on two special guests, Laff and lifelong Chelsea AND all-time Black and Gold supporter Slippy on the po...
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Season 8
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Episode 365
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1:20:41
One More Sleep - Chelsea. Club World Cup 2025.
LAFC takes on English Premier League giant Chelsea in a match that actually matters, our first match of Group D play at the 2025 Club World Cup!
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Season 8
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37:31
Episode 364 - The 3252 Sends an ICE-y Message From ALL Angelinos
Amidst the backdrop of protests and ICE raids across Los Angeles, LAFC defeated Sporting Kansas City, 3-1, behind a goal and 2 assists from Denis Bouanga. But it was the 90' of silence, and then the deafening roar, from The 3252 that made the m...
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Season 8
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Episode 364
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