Hands Free Football

This week, we’re not a Sounders podcast, because we really don’t want to talk about it. So instead, Dave and Carol delved into whether or not the USMNT would have made it to the World Cup under Jurgen Klinsmann. Also, MLS has announced their newest expansion franchise in Cincinnati, but there are some concerns about how rushed things are. And finally, they couldn’t not talk about the UEFA Champions League final. What’s in Loris Karius’ future? And how bad of a villain is Sergio Ramos? Find out right now!

First I’m just gonna leave this here. No particular reason:

Here’s the Cracked Podcast episode in which Alex Schmidt and David Wong discuss how the way we learned about World War II affects what we do today:
https://www.earwolf.com/episode/how-america-gets-wwii-history-wrong-and-why-that-matters/

Here’s Sport’s Illustrated’s interview with Jurgen Klinsmann about his time with the USMNT and their failure to qualify for the World Cup:
https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/05/16/jurgen-klinsmann-us-soccer-world-cup-usmnt

Always with the sharp take, here’s the Nutmeg News article about FC Cincinnati moving to Detroit:
https://www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2018/5/29/mls-exploring-fc-cincinnati-move-to-detroit

Here’s a more official announcement for FC Cincinnati:
https://www.si.com/soccer/2018/05/29/mls-expansion-cincinnati-team-don-garber

What’s better than a bicycle kick goal? How about Olivier Giroud’s scorpion kick goal?
https://www.nbcsports.com/video/arsenals-olivier-giroud-scores-scorpion-kick-goal-against-crystal-palace

And finally, Stefan Frei making a very Karius type mistake (Dave still thinks Karius’ was worse):

How not to goalkeeper, featuring Stefan Frei. @HeinekenSoccer #MLS #SEAvRSL https://t.co/ega0YkhecD

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) August 15, 2016