Boxing Day instant reaction featuring Fulham, Forest and Bournemouth making moves; Tottenham, United and City struggling mightily; plus a heated debate about Jhon Duran's controversial red card against Newcastle
Sam and Tyler chat with Johnny Nelson about playing with Pulisic, Adams (et al) and sleeping next to Tommy McGunner with USYNT, getting drafted by FC Dallas, being banished at St Louis City as a result of acrimonious contract negotiations, and bouncing right back to win MLS Cup with LA Galaxy
PREMIER LEAGUE: takeaways from worst Manchester daerby in recent history, why it may get worse for Pep before it gets better, Forest earns more flowers and thoughts on this weekend's spate of managerial sackings HALFTIME: What If you played KickIt (soccer tennis) vs Messi and Jordi Alba... who from MLS are you picking at your partner? ROUND THE WORLD: Gianni Infantino just pissed on our leg and told us it is raining with the shocking (but not surprising) official unveiling of World Cup 2030 and ...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea burnish their title-contending credentials while injuries prove just how precarious Tottenham's deck of cards really is, Forest's win at United crystallizes all kinds of suspicions, why the tears of Man City fans taste so delicious and weekend preview f/t latest installment of the Manchester Daerby HALFTIME: What If the USMNT have a game-winning penalty at WC26 but Pulisic isn't available... who takes it? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Cup Minute plus abbreviated C...
Chicago Fire's newly minted head coach (and chief soccer officer) Gregg Berhalter sits down to discuss his vision for turning the Chicago Fire around, how MLS has changed since his Columbus Crew days, how his USMNT experience has reshaped his coaching philosophy, the inside scoop on behind the back passes and whether blood is thicker than wins (hint: nope... sorry Sebastian)
PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool vying for "crown" as Europe best after handing City yet another loss, which raises big questions about Pep Guardiola that won't go away (perhaps the opposite) after he responded to "you're getting sacked in the morning" jeers by holding up six fingers; what is Ruben Amorin doing right at United [24:30]; Aston Villa and Newcastle are neck-and-neck in the race to be the league's biggest disappointment; Mikey and Tyler say mean things about Tottenham; Forest wins must-win ...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Big Ange pulls a fast one Pep - AGAIN, Mo Salah raises eyebrows by admitting he is "more out than in" after not receiving a new contract offer from Liverpool, Odegaard cements his importance to Arsenal and preview of next weekend f/t Liverpool vs City HALFTIME: What If you could only play for your club or country ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Playoff Minute and this week's must-watch Champions League games STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs...
USMNT: Thoughts on Poch's decisions and who impressed most as USMNT put the finishing touches on a fun, solid but far from flawless performance against an undermanned Jamaica HALFTIME: What If FIFA decided to implement a change to VAR that would see coaches get a limited number of challenges rather than the current "constant eye in the sky" system - would it be a net positive or negative? PREMIER LEAGUE: matches resume on Saturday f/ City welcoming in their personal bogey team in Tottenham while...
HOT TOPIC: new era of Sam's Army is upon us and anyone wanting to help take us to the next level hop on board... next stop: the moon PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest fail big test vs Newcastle, City drops a 4th consecutive game, Chelsea hold Arsenal and Tottenham remind everyone they are still Tottenham HALFTIME: rest & recooperation-related Weekly What If and Compliment Corner f/t Big Ange ROUND THE WORLD: wild and wacky MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It *PLAYOFF* minute and thots on Jim Curtin out in ...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal and City stumbles cement the existence of a title race this season, are Nottingham Forest for real this season and weekend preview f/t Chelsea vs Arsenal and Liverpool vs Villa HOT TOPIC: ins/outs of CF Montreal's potential move to Detroit HALFTIME: What If...you had to run the NYC Marathon vs an athlete (non-GK) from your club and Complement Corner f/t Arsenal ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit(-Not-Spit)-It PLAYOFF Minute and this week's must-watch Champions League matc...
PREMIER LEAGUE: who came away from Arsenal/Liverpool draw more disappointed, what is Erik Ten Hag's legacy at United and where does club go from here, one of the most ridiculously compelling Saturday slates in recent memory, Power Rankings and weekend preview f/t Newcastle vs Arsenal and United at West Ham HOT TOPIC: Mikey with an all-time spinzone of Real Madrid's petulant boycott of the Ballon d'Or ceremony and theory (or objectively accurate explanation) on why the outcry was so over the top ...
PREMIER LEAGUE - Bournemouth's (red card-aided) upset highlights Arsenal's disciplinary problems, thoughts on VAR "controversy" in Wolves vs City, Chelsea's trip to Anfield and what to expect from Gunners/Liverpool and the drunken hobo fight (West Ham vs United) this weekend HALFTIME - What If: best 3v3 team made up entirely of professional golfers (in their athletic prime) plus Bruno Fernandes gets lauded in Compliment Corner ROUND THE WORLD - extra special Decision Day version of the MLS Hit-I...
USMNT: discussion points from Panama win and Mexico loss, who impressed and disappointed, with focus on Tim Ream and CBs, Brenden Aaronson plus Josh Sargent and striker situation HOT TOPICS: thots on Tommy the Toolbag Terrorist as England's next manager HALFTIME: What If - what is the world single player that Southampton could add that would save them from relegation and Gregg Berhalter faces the Compliment Corner PREMIER LEAGUE: preview of weekend ahead f/t Liverpool hosting Chelsea and a painf...
PREMIER LEAGUE: breakdown of Spurs epic collapse against Brighton, is Gary O'Neill the problem at Wolves and ETH's scoreless "masterclass" at Villa HALFTIME: Weekly What If - Conor McGregor had accidentally (or not) taken out Bukayo Saka while play fighting after this weekend's game... plus *NEW SEGMENT ALERT* Compliment Corner ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute plus some big picture thoughts on what to expect from the USMNT's Maurizio Pochettino era and smaller picture expectations fo...
PREMIER LEAGUE: City being held to a draw by Newcastle while Arsenal pulls out a last second win has Sam feeling a little queasy, Tottenham's (WEAK) red card-aided mollywhopping of United and Everton finally stumbles upon the key to winning HALFTIME: what if... Sir Radcliffe handed you the keys to United, what changes would you make top to bottom to pull the club out of the doldrums? ROUND THE WORLD: what games to watch in Champions League, Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS minute and this week's USMNT winne...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Tweedles have some thots on Michael Oliver's performance in this weekend's shockingly fun Arsenal/City game plus what losing Rodri means for the title race, along with Everton's commitment to badness and what game gets Mitch's official stamp of must-watch approval this weekend HALFTIME: if you were Tommy McGunner's agent and he had to go play overseas TOMORROW, what club would you (realistically) be calling to get him a tryout? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute and fou...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal's defense controlled the North London Daerby, Forest cracks the ArneBall code, the ceaseless sadness that is Everton and preview of the upcoming table-topper as Arsenal visit City... plus FPL updates and shoutouts HALFTIME: What If someone from the UK asked for advice on what MLS team they should support... who would you recommend, and why? ROUND THE WORLD: pluses/minuses of the new and "improved" Champions League format and what games to watch this week, along with the H...
PREMIER LEAGUE: who needs to win the North London Dærby more, is Ten Hag coaching for his job against Southampton this weekend and whether City is on upset alert vs Brentford HALFTIME: "fixing" the annoying international window(s) format STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
We discuss the Canada disaster and the New Zealand clownshow, argue about who boosted and hurt their stock this window (f/t a sad farewell to a long-time soldier), and reminisce about the Mikey Varas era. But most importantly we focus on where USMNT goes from here now that Mauricio Pochettino has officially signed on the dotted line.
HOT TOPIC: someone not named Mauricio Pochettino dropped USMNT's roster for Canada/NZ friendlies, the surprises/snubs and best XI of which we discuss along with the situation surrounding or continues coach-lessness PREMIER LEAGUE [18:30]: Everton collapse in epic fashion, Declan Rice's game- and potentially season-changing red card in Arsenal vs Brighton, Mo Salah leads another Liverpool sh*t-kicking of United and whether Erling Haaland will be the greatest striker in Premier League history when...
HOT TOPIC: La Liga bails Barcelona out of a serious predicament and allows them to register Dani Olmo... but something doesn't smell quite right PREMIER LEAGUE [7:45]: Noni Madueke cooks Wolverhampton on Friday and Wolves on Saturday, Arsenal exorcises some Villa demons, United exorcises zero Brighton demons and Mikey ruins Tottenham's game vs Newcastle (no matter the result) HALFTIME [41:30]: NWSL announces bold changes with new CBA with free agency for all and no-trade clauses... What If: MLS ...
HOT TOPIC: reasons to get excited about Mauricio Pochettino as the next USMNT manager/savior PREMIER LEAGUE: knee-jerk reactions to the first weekend of games f/t Brighton still Brighton-ing, United avoid nightmare scenario, Tyler saying some nice things about Bruno Fernandes (srsly), Tottenham is so back and preview of next week's massive "London" Daerby between Arsenal and Aston Villa HALFTIME: Weekly What If... the Premier League followed through on disclosing what club each referee supports?...
PREMIER LEAGUE: We got the whole gang back together (again!) to lay out our predictions for how the 2024-25 season plays out, including who is winning this time around, who finishes top 4, what to expect from wild cards like Chelsea and Palace, which traditional midtable teams could make a splash, if any newly promoted clubs survive, Player of the Year and first manager sacked STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs INTERVIEW: BFF of the program Timothy Parker gets some things off his ch...
HOT TOPICS: Mbappe's long-term plan to exact revenge on PSG PREMIER LEAGUE: best/worst transfer moves; who is this season's Villa; Spurs or United will finish higher; Chelsea's top 4 hopes and if Everton is relegation fodder ROUND THE WORLD: where does Weston McKennie go after being told he's not in Juve plans; what needs to change as US fed to get top manager; implications of Jim Beam/Tim Ream's move to Charlotte; did Galaxy just out-sexy LAFC and thoughts on Emma Hays' performance as USWNT man...
HOT TOPICS: Canada got caught red-handed and admits cheating has been a systemic problem FOR YEARS - but is it even a big deal(?), Argentina and France declare all out soccer war on one another and MLS hollering at NWSL PREMIER LEAGUE: early thots on where things stand heading into 2024-25 f/t what it would mean for City if this is Pep's last season, Ange's bold defense-free strategy and whose got a higher season between Chelsea vs West Ham ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute and Olympics s...
COPA AMERICA: Who to blame for catastrophic crowd control at Copa final and what the fallout is likely to be, credit to Argentina for doing what they do USMNT: Gregg Berhalter's legacy and who should replace him as manager for all-important World Cup 2026 EUROS: Extra big ups to Spain for defeating the terrorist(ballers) and being worthy champs, plus breakout stars and what to make of guys like Xherdan Shaqiri who always bring it for NTs but not for club STOPPAGE TIME: GOAWs...
The lads are down bad after USMNT succumbed lifelessly to Uruguay (0-1) to crash out of Copa America 2024, but we did our best to offer honest opinions about the state of the team, the USMNT program and Gregg Berhalter's future.
Immediate reaction to our 10-man loss to Panama, featuring thots on Tim Weah's red card, Gregg Berhalter mentality and subs, Ivan Barton's reffing and predictions for Monday's must-win game against Uruguay.
HOUSEKEEPING: we are launching an officially search for the first-ever Sam's Army intern EURO 2024: Instant reaction to Italy's last gasp equalizer (and Croatian heartbreak), we debate whether Spain are frauds, Tommy makes an impassioned defense of Romelu Lukaku and an unexpected [and controversial] Ivan Toney's Best Bet COPA AMERICA: thots on USMNT's 2-0 win over Bolivia, what (if any) changes are needed in the midfield and up top for Thursday's game vs Panama, and who else has impressed at the...
EURO 2024: best game so far, top 3 (tentative) power rankings, Roberto Martinez vs Gareth Southgate, updates predictions plus most interesting game from Round 2 of the group stage COPA AMERICA: predicted winners of all four groups, thoughts on Jamaica's dark horse potential and preview of Sunday's USMNT vs Bolivia game STOPPAGE TIME: GOAWs
