Tom Ackerman Breaks Down Team USAs Gritty World Cup Win, the Blues New GM, and a Surging Cardinals Rebuild

The Marc Cox Morning Show · Jul 2, 2026 · 12m

From a red card controversy to a Cardinals team ahead of schedule, KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman brings the energy this segment. Tom explains why Team USA's red card suspension is now solely in FIFA's hands, no presidential pardon can touch it, and breaks down how the Americans still gutted out a 2-0 win over a tough, physical Bosnia and Herzegovina squad while playing a man down. He's fired up about Alexander Steen taking over as Blues GM and building a blue-collar, homegrown roster, plus a Cardinals team overperforming expectations with a stacked farm system that has the whole league…