Long-running American soccer show covering the USMNT, Premier League, Champions League, MLS, and more. If you enjoy analysis and silliness in equal measure, we're the podcast for you.
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Premier League catch-up w/ Sam Tighe: Everton, Newcastle, and Villa look stronger while Manchester United... do not
Talking all things Premier League with Sam Tighe of the Football Ranks podcast
Weekend Review: Leicester smash City, VAR destroys dreams, and Karim Benzema is still very good
Ryan and Taylor break down all the best action (that they watched) from this past weekend! ?0:00 - Leicester City v Manchester City: when the 4-2-3-1 goes wrong, it goes really wrong. Also, Taylor apologizes to Leicester fans... again. 14:25 - Tottenham v Newcastle: Jose awards Man of the Match honors to "people who are not players" 27:40 - Brighton v Manchester United: Leandro Tossard finds space and Manchester United fans find more consternation...
Allocation Disorder: making sense of Reggie Cannon's move to Portugal, trying to make sense of the problems for both San Jose and Chicharito
Paul and Sam discuss some recent transfers out of MLS, as well as news updates on league leaders, struggling performers, and hot seat coaches. 3:26 - MLS continues to sell players, and that’s not a bad thing! Getting into the details involved in Reggie Cannon’s transfer and why the move itself makes a whole of sense. Plus, Lyle the Dog chimes in to support Sam’s arguments, and discuss Zack Steffen’s situation at Manchester City...
episode 421: MLS catch-up w/ Joe Lowery: why the Galaxy should break the bank for Pavon, how Caleb Porter got Columbus into such good form, and much more!
Taylor talks to Joe Lowery of The MLS Assist podcast for over an hour of MLS chat, and it somehow split almost 50/50 eastern conference vs western conference. Symmetry!
episode 420: A (Belated) 2020-2021 Serie A Preview w/ David Amoyal
David Amoyal is back on the show to talk a whole bunch of Serie A... or just "molto calcio" if you prefer.
episode 419: A (Belated) 2020-2021 La Liga Preview w/ Graham Ruthven
Taylor talks to Graham Ruthven about the start of the 2020/21 La Liga season, and all the drama that is sure to unfold.
episode 418: Weekend Review! More tough times for Kepa, Bielsa's Leeds can't stop scoring (or conceding), and Erling Haaland is entirely too tall
Ryan and Taylor discuss the biggest moments from this past weekend, primarily in England but with a little Bundesliga and American-centric Serie A at the end.
episode 417: Hilarious dressing rooms, Eric Dier as The Villain, and Coronavirus uncertainty: discussing the final 3 episodes of Tottenham "All or Nothing"
Ryan and Taylor go deeeeep discussing the final installment of the always engaging documentary series... and do their best to avoid a "friendly" challenge from Eric Dier.
episode 416: Allocation Disorder: how some MLS teams have embraced their local communities, and why others should follow suit
Paul and Sam go deep on the idea of organize team culture, and how it’s often difficult to find in certain MLS organizations.
episode 415: Bundesliga Preview w/ Manuel Veth: Gio Reyna's most likely position, why Sancho hasn't been sold, and other non-Dortmund stuff too
Taylor is joined by Manuel Veth to preview the 2020-2021 Bundesliga season, which kicks off this weekend!