Last week was weeeeeeeird with so many games, different competitions, and what felt like at least 2 games a day for the whole weekday. BUT, we go over it all on this week's episode covering everything from last weekend's 0-0 draw between Arsenal and Newcastle, a few very disappointing teams now (sorry Chelsea fans, Rheon is hurting with you), and a look ahead towards the Manchester Derby and North London Derby next weekend. We'll be back talking La Liga very soon with Real Madrid dropping points...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min
The title really says it all. We're still getting over the World Cup fever, so bare with us as we adjust back to "normal life". BUT, this week we talk all about the Boxing Day games, why Newcastle are Champions League bound next season, whether Arsenal can continue their incredible run this season (yes), and why Darwin Núñez is a top, top talent!
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr
The 2022 Qatar World Cup has wrapped up and, in some ways, it feels like football itself has come to a fitting end. After possibly the best match of soccer EVER played, Lionel Messi is now a World Cup winner, his country flooded with emotion, and Mbappe continued to cement his legacy as one of the world's best. We go through all of the massive moments from this edition of the World Cup and the legacies behind it.
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min
With the Quarterfinals upon us, a lot of people are going to make their predictions and bets. But, what we've realized is that knockout football can make absolutely ZERO sense sometimes. Nonetheless, we do our best to make sense of each of the Quarterfinal ties, who's likely to get to the Semifinals, and who could really win it all (hint: it might not be Brazil).
Dec 08, 2022•28 min
Well, we needed a few days to process the US getting knocked out of the World Cup, but here come are unfiltered thoughts. On this episode, we go over the high-level of how these teams approached the knockout tie, our thoughts behind the details of the game itself, and the implications for the USMNT going forward.
Dec 08, 2022•43 min
Today we went a little long on the podcast talking about the USMNT's massive win over Iran as well as everything else going on in the group stages, so we split it into two episodes - Part 1 and Part 2! In this section of the pod, we go over the other results on the final matchday of the group stages in all but two groups, some shock results and confusing math, plus our favorites headed into the final matchday before the knockout rounds.
Dec 02, 2022•51 min
Today we went a little long on the podcast talking about the USMNT's massive win over Iran as well as everything else going on in the group stages, so we split it into two episodes - Part 1 and Part 2! In this section of the pod, we go over the intricacies of what led up to US's win, our thoughts on the goal itself, and what this win means for a team headed to the Round of 16 of the tournament. Plus, we learn a bit more about Rheon's Christmas buying habits.
Dec 02, 2022•35 min
The World Cup group stages are in full flight with the USMNT having played 2 out of their guaranteed 3 games so far and a win-or-go-home scenario on the final match day for them! With so much happening in the last few days, we start off with the US and talk about each Group in the second half of this episode. We go over Argentina's bounce back, France's continued success, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, and much more!
Nov 28, 2022•1 hr 12 min
(Apologies for the audio quality in the first 5 minutes, blame spotty internet) On the first of many World Cup episodes, we go into detail around the first USMNT World Cup match in 8 years, a review of the opener which saw some...interesting decisions being taken. Additionally, we go over the other matches so far plus what to expect the rest of this week in the group stages. And, yes, Elyas did wake up at 5am to watch THAT Argentina game.
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The World Cup is here!! Well, in a few days - BUT - we're bringing you an overview of our thoughts ahead of a tournament that's been clouded by horrible controversy, our thoughts on the USMNT and their ceiling, and what our favorites, dark horses, and potential upsets look like!
Nov 17, 2022•48 min
With only one more matchday in Europe's Top 5 Leagues left before the World Cup preparations begin, we take a look at some maaaaaaajor games in the Premier League and a VERY exciting Seville Derby as our games of the weekend! We discuss what Chelsea need to do to compete at the highest level again, if Arsenal can continue their run of form post-World Cup, and what Liverpool's win means for both them and Spurs. Over in Spain, we try and unpack a ridiculous game with 3 red cards as well as Piqué's...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This weekend, we were reminded of the importance of getting back to basics (à la Atlético Madrid). This weekend's game of the week in England was the definition of a chess match, with two new managers in Ten Hag and Potter piecing together a fascinating tactical performance. Rheon also explains how on Earth the Miguel Almiron story has led to Almiron's best season in top flight football while Jesse Marsch is hanging on by a thread at Leeds. Over in La Liga, Real Madrid completed their bi-annual ...
Oct 26, 2022•58 min
This past weekend saw big teams win and big teams lose. That's about as clear cut as it gets. From our game of the weekend in England, Liverpool vs City, and El Clasico in La Liga, we had our hands full trying to wrap our heads around how Liverpool managed to beat City and how Barcelona looked so poor. Outside of the big games, we go over a wild Chelsea/Kepa performance, how we should all be thinking about Nottingham Forest, Atletico entering a good run of form, and Sevilla's continued disappoin...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 4 min
This week on the podcast, we discuss a major match up in England with Arsenal beating Liverpool at home while City, Chelsea, and Newcastle continue to impress. In fact, Newcastle gets some well deserved praise from Rheon this week as well. Over in La Liga, we spend some more time in Spain given we haven't reviewed it too much in the last 2 weeks. We go over Barcelona's recent woes post-international break and whether their strong run before it was all smoke and mirrors. We recorded this before t...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min
On this week's episode, we go over two very big games from England this past weekend along with our thoughts on the USMNT's final games before the World Cup! Our game of the weekend was TECHNICALLY the Manchester Derby, for a variety of reasons we go over, but the North London Derby also get its fair share in the spotlight. Lastly, we go over some highs and lows from the weekend in England (cc Liverpool and Brighton)!
Oct 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min
The Champions League is BACK! On this week's episode, we review the major games from Matchweek 1 in Europe's biggest competition, including Napoli vs Liverpool and PSG vs Juventus. We also go over everything from this past weekend in La Liga, with our game of the weekend being Villareal vs Real Betis! Meanwhile, Rheon learns how to pronounce a certain Georgian winger from Napoli's name. Honestly, we struggled through pronouncing a ton of things this week.
Sep 13, 2022•59 min
Much to our surprise, Thomas Tuchel was let go on Wednesday after the team's 1-0 loss at Dynamo Zagreb. In our second-EVER emergency pod, we go over what led to this situation, if Tuchel should've been sacked, and how his successor, Graham Potter, will do! Spoiler: we don't really know everything.
Sep 09, 2022•29 min
On this week's pod, we spend some time reviewing our games of the weekend, as always, and discussing Arsenal's first loss of the season, Sevilla's continued woes, and some of the VAR decisions in the Premier League. If you've listened to us enough, you know we don't really spend a lot of time on VAR, but this weekend was exceptionally controversial. In La Liga, almost all of the Top 4 contenders played each other, making it one of the best scheduled weekends in recent memory. We review why Barce...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Lights, Camera, Action...or something to that effect. We're back with a brand new VIDEO podcast! We spent a majority of this week's episode focusing on just the Premier League since so much happened this past weekend, but we'll be back with this video format covering La Liga very soon as well. This week, we go over our game of the week (Liverpool vs United), our surprises and disappoints from around the League (cc Chelsea), and what we're looking forward to in next week's set of games!...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In a weekend that saw two of the top managers in world football battle it out in a respectable version of fisticuffs, we review the on-field (and some off-field) dramatics that went down across England and Spain. Chelsea and Spurs drew formidably on Sunday while Rheon shares his ~unique~ surprises and disappoints from the Premier League. Over in La Liga, we go over the match of the weekend (Sevilla vs Osasuna) while discussing Atletico's big win, Barcelona's area for improvement, and which fixtu...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min
From London, England, it's the first weekend of the 2022-2023 Premier League season, with La Liga set to kick off next weekend! In the first week back into European football, we review our game of the weekend: West Ham vs Manchester City. We also go into detail around what disappointed and surprised us most across this weekend along with one area we're looking forward to seeing on the 2nd matchday. *Apologies in advance for any audio issues on this one*
Aug 08, 2022•51 min
It feels like just yesterday the European season was ending and we were looking towards summer transfer news, the Women's Euros, and many more shenanigans. But, here we are, a few days before the start of the Premier League campaign and we're already reviewing our Top 4 predictions, relegation predictions, and our potential surprise outcomes from this season. On this week's episode, we go into detail around 4 non-table related predictions (hint: Spurs and United fans, you might want to listen). ...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr
On this week's episode, we get into an early look at the Premier League and La Liga seasons! We go into detail as to which teams will surprise/disappoint us the most, player signings we're most excited for, and managers we're most excited for as well. We'll be back next week talking about Top 4 and relegation predictions!
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 7 min
We're back! We took a few weeks off because, well...there wasn't really that much to talk about (sorry, not sorry) - until now! On this week's episode, we talk about the group stages in the Women's Euros, which has seen the largest attendance in a European game ever. We go over our favorite teams so far, our favorites, and stand out players. We also recap some of the biggest transfer moves in England from the last month along with whatever the hell is going on at Barcelona.
Jul 14, 2022•58 min
If you managed to make it through the first 5-10 minutes of this week's episode, we applaud you. We slowly but surely began losing our minds in the beginning, BUT we managed to get back on track and focus on everything international football as well as transfer news from around Europe. From the Finalissima, to the USMNT, Barcelona's potential exits, and Darwin Nunez's blockbuster move to Liverpool, we review it all!
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 7 min
The club season is now officially over as we recap the Champions League Final on this week's episode! Between Rheon losing money on his bets as well as Real Madrid wildly overperforming in terms of literally every metric, the game was nothing short of...confusing? We try to make sense of all the pre-match chaos, the successes and failures of each team during the game, and what the result means for both as well.
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min
It's the penultimate episode of the season! With all of Europe's Top 5 leagues wrapped up now, we review the last weekend of games in the Premier League, the Women's Champions League Final, and, of course, one of the world's longest transfer sagas - Kylian Mbappé to...PSG? With City officially being crowned Premier League champions, we discuss how the final day almost got away from them, what this means for this Liverpool team's success, and where Barcelona Femeni go from here. Next week: the Ch...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min
On the penultimate (kind of) episode of the season, we review the major headlines in England with the title race, Top 4, and relegation! City and Liverpool are going to battle it out on the final matchday to determine who gets to be crowned champion, Arsenal and Spurs swap spots, and Leeds are teetering on the edge of relegation. We also review the takeaways of the FA Cup Final, which saw Chelsea lose in another penalty shootout.
May 18, 2022•55 min
With 3 games to go across many of Europe's major leagues, we're coming down to the wire in the Premier League and Serie A Top 4 races as well as relegation across England & Spain. On this week's episode, we recap the big games from England, including a quick preview of the North London Derby. We also review the significance of the Madrid Derby (or lack there of?), what this season meant to Sevilla, and what we can expect from Barcelona in the summer.
May 10, 2022•55 min
Real Madrid were behind from 1:32 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal, until 90:50 in the second leg. From there, the magic of the Bernabéu set in. Additionally, at one point in the second leg tie between Villarreal and Liverpool, the Yellow Submarines were up 2-0. This Champions League campaign will go down as one of the greatest ever. We cover all of the second leg semi-final details in this week's pod! We'll cover all Premier League and La Liga news (including Real Madrid's 35t...
May 05, 2022•48 min
