Why did US Soccer shut down the Development Academy? What happened to Mario Götze? Why could no-one stop Arjen Robben?

It's a listener question special! Here are the timestamps and questions:

2:40 — Why did US Soccer shut down the Development Academy? What does it mean for soccer in America? Is this a good thing or bad thing or somewhere in the middle?

24:25 — What has gone wrong with Mario Götze's career?

32:30 — What would it take for Borussia Dortmund to Bundesliga title favorites?

36:20 — Why doesn't Berlin have a dominant team despite being the largest city?

39:40 — If you could drop 3 current USMNT players into the same squad in a top 5 European league, who would you choose and where would you play them?

51:30 — Why could no one stop Arjen Robben from doing the one thing he was famous for?

Here's a clip of Robben scoring the same goal, many times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoZ4jhE_FVw&

59:55 — What characters or combination of characters from your favorite TV shows are you two most closely aligned with?

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