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In this Gooner U Film Studies double feature, we discuss Ladybugs (1992) and Kicking & Screaming (2005), diving into the world of youth soccer coaching in America.

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Ladybugs (Wikipedia)
Ladybugs (IMDb)
Kicking & Screaming (Wikipedia)
Kicking & Screaming (IMDb)

Alternate Titles

How About Hockey?
You’re Contagious
Chekhov’s Worm
Prima La Carne

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PL Match #38 (season closer) vs. Everton, and a '23-'24 season retrospective, discussing players, moments, and more, and a brief look to next season!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Everton

Links:

The inside story of Arsenal’s season: Arteta’s gatherings, Werewolf and a Gabriel close call (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

Took It to the End
A Pretty Fantastic Season
That Means Your Team Stinks
Get it Over With
Built in a Lab
That’s What City Does
It’s a PDF
Not Shaped Like a Plate

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PL Match #37 at Manchester United, full-match replays, fouls away from the ball, Saka as a foul magnet, and what to expect from this final week of the season!

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Highlights:

Manchester United vs. Arsenal

Links:

Gooner U Shorts
Zidane Head Butt (FIFA on YouTube)

Alternate Titles:

It Tells Me There’s Still Hope
That’s What Cleats Are For
Training Matters
What Champions Do
They’ll See You
Died On the Field
I’ve Seen Some Things
He’s Good and He Has the Ball
You Messed Up. You Trusted Us
Toxic Waste Kit

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PL Match #36 vs. Bournemouth, promotions and relegations, new Arsenal home and away kit leaks, some nice articles giving insight into Rice's and White's playing styles, Subbuteo, and more!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

Links:

Declan Rice: My game in my words (The Athletic)
What Declan Rice’s Athletic interview told us about the way Arsenal play (The Athletic)
Ben White, Arsenal's master of football's dark arts (The Athletic)
’24-’25 Home Kit Leak (Footy Headlines)
’24-’25 Away Kit Leak (Footy Headlines)
Subbuteo

Alternate Titles:

One Step at a Time
That’s Not Going to Happen
What the Heck is an Ipswich?
Master of the Dark Arts
A Minor Miracle
He Played the Game
The Dam Breaks
A Mental Thing
Old Trafford is a Demon
I Want This One
Rooting Against City

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PL Matches #34-35 against vs. Chelsea and at Tottenham, Club World Cup streaming rights, defender terminology, and a kick to the crotch!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Chelsea
Tottenham vs. Arsenal

Links:

Apple close to securing $1B TV rights to new FIFA soccer tournament (AppleInsider)
Saka and Havertz Shine in Chaotic Derby (Arseblog)

Titles:

Their Spurs-iness
Pause for Effect
The Beach Beckons
It’s a Derby
We Survived
Heroic Intervention

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UCL Quarter-final L2 at Bayern Munich, PL Match #33 at Wolves, AI SAOR followup, Manchester City's FA Cup semi-final result, Tata in a pinney, and a special dessert look at a certain leaked kit…

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Highlights:

Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Arsenal

Links:

Wolves vs. Arsenal: Tense, but Impressive (Arseblog)
Arsenal 24-25 Home Kit Leaked (Footy Headlines)

Alternate Titles:

Silver Linings
More Insulting Than I Mean
That’s the Scarring
Even for an Englishman

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UCL Quarterfinal, Leg 1 vs. Bayern Munich, PL Match #32 vs. Aston Villa, famous football disasters, Argentine leaders, PL SAOR news, and more!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich
Arsenal vs. Aston Villa

Links:

Hunter shares history of celebration goggles (MLB.com)
Premier League to use semi-automated offside technology next season: What it is and how it works (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

Lives to Get Back To
Bayer Never-kusen
A Locker Room Figure
Absurdly Talented
Stop Embarrassing Yourself
One Draw is All It Takes
Let’s Make Them Be Perfect

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For this Gooner U Film Studies episode, we take a look at the 2011 BBC film United.

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United (Wikipedia)
United (IMDb)
Munich air disaster (Wikipedia)
Compressor stall (Wikipedia)

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PL Matches #30-31 vs. Luton Town and at Brighton, MLS Cup '23 highlights on Apple Vision Pro, Everton docked points, Liverpool drops points, and we're back at the top, baby!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Luton Town
Brighton vs. Arsenal

Links:

Everton picks up a second points deduction for FFP violation (World Soccer Talk)
5-1, 5-1, 5-1 – why Arsenal’s collapses against Bayern were all about Koscielny (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

Watch Bukayo Saka
I Like Boring
Impact Players
The Disease of More
Don’t Screw Up
It’s Frightening, In a Good Way
We’re the Better Team
Big Awkward German
Meat and Potatoes
Banana Peels Left

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PL Match #29 at Manchester City, national team updates, Japanese strep throat, and for dessert, more national team kits!

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Highlights:

Manchester City vs. Arsenal

Links:

Arsenal Betway Email
Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan (Mainichi Japan)
World Cup 2026 qualifying: Japan awarded forfeit 3-0 win against North Korea by Fifa (BBC)
MLS referees agree new CBA, will return this weekend with significant pay raises (The Athletic)
Kits for national teams in Copa America (SportsLogos.net)

Alternate Titles:

Root for the Shirt
I Take Responsibility
Watch the News
That’s What We Do
Maybe That’s the Goal
So Much Pressure They Crack
Two Big Men
Hurts, Don’t It?
Played a Little “Porto”
Heart in the Throat Moment
The Little Shield
You Have That Weapon
The Bench is Back

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During the March int'l break, we discuss the MLS lack of a break, AFC and CONCACAF matches, "playing out of the back", a discussion of the world's "oldest" football clubs, and provide detailed critiques of some new international jerseys (kits).

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Arsenal vs. Porto liveblog (The Athletic)
Takehiro Tomiyasu signs new Arsenal contract (The Athletic)
Oldest football clubs (Wikipedia)
Inverting the Pyramid (Amazon)
Nike national team kits (SportsLogos.net)

Alternate Titles:

The Best Ability
Welcome to CONCACAF
Lots of Islands
Route One Football
Death By a Thousand Passes
Play Keep Away
But What if You’re Good At It?
The Waldos
On Our Horse

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UCL Round of 16, Leg 2 vs. FC Porto, tattoo preferences, Champion's League brackets, and lots of Premier League and international news!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. FC Porto

Links:

Arsenal able to fill Emirates with home fans for Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich (The Athletic)
Home league fixture against Aston Villa rearranged (arsenal.com)
Nottingham Forest handed four-point deduction for breaching Premier League's financial rules (The Athletic)
Where and when our 13 internationals are in action (arsenal.com)
CONCACAF World Cup qualification (Wikipedia)
Paris to host Olympic Football Tournaments draw on 20 March (Inside FIFA)

Alternate Titles:

I Don’t Speak Chyronese
You Can Play the Pronunciation Game at Home
He Plays with the Dark Arts
Did You Forget Your Cards?
Because I Saw It
An Astounding Streak
A Wee Bit of Trouble
Full of Bavarians
Not Schadenfreude
That’s Not a Good Idea

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PL Match #28 vs. Brentford, discussion of "own goals" as a Soccer-specific stat, fixture congestion at the top of the table, and for dessert, we talk Ted Lasso!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Brentford

Links:

What did Mikel Arteta mean when he said David Raya ‘prevents things we don’t see’? (The Athletic)
Why Premier League postponements leave Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City on course for chaotic final week (The Athletic)
Arsenal Calendar Import (arsenal.com)

Alternate Titles:

Only So Many Places You Can Stick Them
Running Out of Days
Arteta Knows All Sorts of Things
The Spectacle of it All
Ostentatiousness of the Fall
Release of Tension
Squeaky Bum Time
It’s Nice Up Here
Lack of Bear Puns

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In this inaugural Gooner U Film Studies episode, we discuss Taika Waititi's 2023 soccer movie Next Goal Wins.

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Is ‘Next Goal Wins’ A True Story? What Happened To The American Samoa Team (Forbes)
The Beautiful Life of Thomas Rongen (Esquire)
Subbuteo
DovF on Letterboxd

Alternate Titles:

It Gets Ugly
Captain of The Mutiny
Premier League Awful
Just… No
Hard to Explain Cynical Fouling
A Lesser Hemsworth

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PL Match #27 at Sheffield United, some scheduling news, and more!

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Highlights:

Sheffield vs. Arsenal

Alternate Titles:

I Hear Dubai is Lovely
Weird Awkward Closeups
It’s Not My Problem

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UCL Round of 16 Leg 1 at Porto, PL Match #26 vs. Newcastle, some Apple Vision Pro followup and news, Copa America ticket sales, Arsenal Tour USA, Messi, and more!

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Highlights:

Porto vs. Arsenal
Arsenal vs. Newcastle

Links:

MLS on Apple Vision Pro (Apple Insider)
NFL Films (YouTube)

Alternate Titles:

The Frozen Tundra
World’s Worst Video Game
The Roy Kent of Porto
Mucking Up The Game

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PL Match #24 at Burnley, MLS Referee strike and updated jerseys, US Open Cup, a post-show Apple Vision Pro update, and more!

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Highlights:

Burnley vs. Arsenal

Links:

MLS referees’ union votes against tentative CBA, prompting lockout days before season kicks off (The Athletic)
2024 U.S. Open Cup gets go-ahead under proposed new format (ESPN)

Alternate Titles:

Very English
I’ve Seen Enough
Those Seasons Are Long
A Wild Ride
Legally Offside
A Bit of an Edge
They Kept Going
Declan Rice’s Contacts
Success Hides Problems
A Vein of Form
A High Flat Plane
Enjoy These Moments

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PL Match #23 at West Ham, AFCON and Asian Cup updates, spoiler avoidance, and more!

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Highlights:

West Ham vs. Arsenal

Links:

Sprockets 90's SNL segment (Facebook)

Alternate Titles:

A Boring Game
A Take-Out-Your-Frustrations Game
Inspired to Rant
Mindset Adjustment
Video Game Mindset
Toying With Them
Lack of Celebration
Victory Cigar
Another Body

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PL Matches #21-22 at Forest and vs. Liverpool, AFCON and Asian Cup progress, Peacock Game Mode, keeper shirtsleeves, a bonus hands-on discussion of Apple Vision Pro, and more!

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Highlights:

Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal
Arsenal vs. Liverpool

Links:

List of national association football teams by nickname (Wikipedia)
Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool to face each other in U.S. pre-season (The Athletic)
2026 World Cup final set for MetLife Stadium (ESPN)

Alternate Titles:

There’s Always an Up-Charge
Not the Full Quadruple
The Cards were Flying
Time Wasting
Why Would You Even Do That?
Yellow For Being Stupid
I’ve Seen That Look Before

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PL Match #20 vs. Crystal Palace, some followup on the international competitions, a deep dive on own-goal determinations, and more!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace

Alternate Titles:

Play Crystal Palace More Often
Not Hallucinating
Game Over, Man!
There’s a Reason He’s There
I’m Not Bitter
Because He Scored

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During Arsenal's winter vacation week, we discuss various Soccer/Football-related topics, including yellow card accumulation, FIFA membership, FA Cup tie-breaker history, and a comparison of American sports fandom.

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The English Game (Netflix)

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A Complete Embarrassment
We Held a Party and Nobody Came
Quirks of the Game
Is It Really Even the Final?
Camp Cupcake
The Size of a Continent
Who Is the Visiting Team?
Advanced Form (I Said It)
How We’ve Always Done It
Enough Liverpool

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FA Cup Round 3 match vs. Liverpool, US Open Cup controversy, Arsenal injuries, and a special public after-show revisiting the West Ham VAR decision

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Liverpool

Links:

Fans Lambaste Sunderland, Newcastle for ‘Terrible’ Kit Clash in FA Cup Match (SportsLogos.net)

Alternate Titles:

On Friday Afternoon
You’re Gonna Have Stinkers
It Feels Devastating
As the Scorpion Said to the Frog
Fully Armed and Operational Rice
Burden of Proof
I Wish I Had Been Wrong
All Sorts of Shenanigans

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PL match #19 vs. West Ham and #20 at Fulham, VAR locality, and special guest Mike's recommendation to turn the season around and return to winning!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. West Ham
Fulham vs. Arsenal

Links:

Stockley Park (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

In a Van Outside
Party Status
Hot Chocolate
It’s Absolutely Nothing
Look How Fancy We Are
In Central Park
Decisions That Destroyed Me
Raining Cats and Dogs
He Won’t Lose It
Let Jorginho Do His Thing

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PL match #18 at Liverpool, MLS SuperDraft, and poofy coats!

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Highlights:

Liverpool vs. Arsenal

Links:

Two 'New York Times' publications are coming to Apple News+

Alternate Titles:

Beach Adjacent
Frosted Tips
Pretty Poofy
Don’t Mess With Success
Dodged a Bullet
I Remember That One

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UCL matchday 6 at PSV, PL match #17 vs. Brighton, Copa America update, UCL round of 16 draw, pinnies, and more!

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Highlights:

PSV vs. Arsenal
Arsenal vs. Brighton

Links:

Pinafore (Wikipedia)
Pinny (Cambridge English Dictionary)

Alternate Titles:

A Purely Existential Sense
The Points Don’t Matter
Someday You’ll Draw Someone Else
Jazz Hands
Just Go to a Bar
The Gambler’s Fallacy

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PL matches #15-16 at Luton Town and at Aston Villa, an MLS update, and excessive celebration!

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Highlights:

Luton Town vs. Arsenal
Aston Villa vs. Arsenal

Links:

Jorginho interview: Arsenal ‘energy’, no-hop penalties, love for Havertz, knowing strengths (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

The Destination or the Journey
Scrappy Fun
Stoke City
Let’s Win This Thing
Take the Yellow
Belief That It’s Real
Shirt Trading
This Game Does Not Matter

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UCL Matchday 5 vs. Lens and PL match #14 vs. Wolves, as well as Copa America news, racing clubs, racing seats, and more!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Lens
Arsenal vs. Wolves

Links:

Copa America
Copa America 2024 (The Athletic)
World Soccer Talk Arsenal Schedule

Alternate Titles:

Bastardization of Pronunciation
Security in Ecuador
The Dam Breaks
Fun’s The Right Word
Sometimes You Just Hit the Post
A Rare Saliba Yellow
The Magic Word
When the Armchair Manager is the Actual Manager
They Look Cool
Maybe Lens Started That Trend
Flat-track Bullies

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PL Match #13 at Brentford, and a wrap-up of the November World Cup 2026 Qualification matches.

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Highlights:

Brentford vs. Arsenal

Alternate Titles:

Top of the League… Again!
Arsenal Half-week
All Three Gabriels
Lucky Boy
Goldfish Memory Mindset
Rust and Nerves
Weird Marginal Situation
An Irritating Call
Ten Men Behind the Ball
A Good Workman-like Cake

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During the November international break, we discuss the ongoing World Cup 2026 qualification matches, as well as a grab-bag of questions, from drop-kicks to Arsenal Hospitality

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Tallest and Smallest Keepers (goalkeeper.com)
FIFA Laws of the Game Page

Alternate Titles:

Junior Gooners
Most Adorable Episode
Deportes
Cricket U
Physical Freaks

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UCL Matchday 4 vs. Sevilla, PL Match #12 vs. Burnley, nachos of gold, shoelace-tying technique, officiation critiques, and more!

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Arsenal vs. Sevilla
Arsenal vs. Burnley

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Africa World Cup Qualifications (Wikipedia)

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Don’t Elbow People in the Head
Soccer Legislature
Only in America
Oleksandr-san

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Carabao Cup Round 4 at West Ham, PL Match #11 at Newcastle, the rain in Spain (or England), and a session of Gooner U 101 with special guest Israel Frankel!

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How football transfers are actually done (gunnerblog on YouTube)
How Premier League match postponements are decided (PremierLeague.com)
What happens when a storm hits English football? (The Athletic)
What happens in soccer if the goalkeeper gets a red card? (Diario AS)
Referee Bias: Quantifying the Homer Effect and Officiating Home-Field Advantage (Bleacher Report)
The sound of silence in association football (ResearchGate)

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Behatted
I Still Can’t Believe It
Is He in Hiding?
Culture of Hooliganism
Boo As Loudly As You Can
Everything Is Subjective

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UCL Matchday 3 at Sevilla, PL Match #11 vs. Sheffield United, on-field tracking technology, long walks around the stadium, and more riveting topics!

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Sevilla vs. Arsenal
Arsenal vs. Sheffield United

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Even The Rain Can’t Wipe the Smile of My Face
Waiting for a Yellow Card
How International Chess Tournaments Are Done
Like Chess Does
A Small Adjustment Can Make a Big Difference
Trounce is About Right
Put the Blades to the Sword
So Medieval
Fox in the Box
All of Vieira, None of the Ball
A Game We Needed

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PL Match #9 at Chelsea, World Cup updates for AFC and CONMEBOL, MLS Cup playoffs, and more

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Chelsea vs. Arsenal

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Alternate Titles:

Put On My Pedantic Hat
The Coffee Men
The One Record He Didn’t Have
Disappointing But Not Surprising
It’s Just Chaos
Ben White Went White
Outplayed the Sum of Their Parts
Deserve’s Got Nothing To Do With It
Better Lucky Than Good
The Newest Ramsdale
Mr. Yuck
Give Me the Ball
With Kids, You Never Know

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During the international break, we cover a wide range of topics, from World Cup qualification in South America and Asia, to officials and field positions, and much more!

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Funday Football in Andy’s Room (SVG News)
RCD Espanyol used dogs as escorts

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An Unavoidable Excuse
Both Classy and Not Classy
A Grown Man Called Booger
Always in the Run-Up to the World Cup
Do Your Own Thing, MLS
Who is the 4th Official?
Sweeper Keeper
Companies You’ve Never Heard Of
They’re All Good Dogs
Good Ol’ Professor Wikipedia

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Lens vs. Arsenal
Arsenal vs. Manchester City

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2026 World Cup Qualifications AFC (Wikipedia)
Why can some players battle through a 70-game season while others can’t? (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

That’s Not What I Heard Come Out of Your Mouth
Friendly Dislike
Not Just For Kids
Obsessed With Beating City
The Monster Under the Bed
A Very Different Conversation

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Carabao Cup match against Brentford, and PL match #7 at Brentford, plus a fun venture into the MLS corner as we discuss the US Open Cup Final and Miami's game against NYCFC

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Highlights:

Brentford vs. Arsenal
Bournemouth vs. Arsenal

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Kai Havertz song!
Following Houston before the game
Interview with Houston owner Ted Segal

Alternate Titles:

The Little Financial Engine That Could
That’s Why He’s at Brentford
Surrender Cobra
That’s Depth
Some Kind of Farming Tool

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Our return to the Champions League against PSV, PL Match #6 at Tottenham, MLS league structure, origins of rivalries, and more!

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Arsenal vs. PSV
Arsenal vs. Tottenham

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After 10 years, MLS still lacks goal-line technology (World Soccer Talk)
Howard Webb on how MLS is getting VAR right and what other leagues can learn (ESPN)
Howard Webb talks use of VAR in MLS: "We're not disallowing things for minutiae" (MLSSoccer.com)
"Toy Story Sunday Funday" NFL Game (ESPN)
Hell Is Real (Reuters)

Alternate Titles:

The One Where They Use Their Hands
Fight for Geographic Supremacy
Hell is Real
The Business Side of Sports
Superb Owl Party
I Remember Theo Walcott
Cup Keeper

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PL Match #5 at Everton, updates on Argentina and Colombia, Goodison Grass, and more!

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Everton vs. Arsenal

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Winning Time (Max)
Arsenal vs. Everton Short Corners (The Athletic)

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The Perfect Referee
Old School British Goalkeeping
Everybody Dives
Not Metaphorically Enough
I’ll Remember That Face
They Know Better
A Hummel Staple
Measuring Millimeters
Get the Mower
All Coaches Are Control Freaks

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Nicolas Pepe Leaves Arsenal (Sky Sports)
The English Game (Netflix)

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Fußball-Clüb
Kickin’ It Old School
Camp Cupcake
The “Big Club” Club
Biscuits with the Boss

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PL Match #4 vs. Manchester United, celebrities watching Messi, lions, knives, and Bruno, oh my!

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Manchester United

Transfers:

Folarin Balogun → Monaco (France)
Rob Holding → Crystal Palace (Premier League)

Loans:

Marquinhos → Nantes (France)
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson → Cardiff City (Championship)
Kieran Tierney → Real Sociedad (Spain)
Albert Sambi Lokonga → Luton Town (Premier League)
Arthur Okonkwo → Wrexham (League 2)
Nuno Tavares → Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

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Gary the Knifey Lion (Instagram)
List of “notable” attendees for Messi match in LA (Twitter/X)
Spider-Man Pointing Meme (Know Your Meme)
We Don’t Talk About Bruno (YouTube)
“Finish Him” (Know Your Meme)
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

Gotta Love the English Language
We’re Back in the Champions League!
It’s All Done With Ping Pong Balls
He Was Grimacing
The Pendulum Swung
Let’s Not Talk About Bruno
He Kicked Him in the Head
Deserve’s Got Nothing to Do With It
Finish Him!
Fergie Time

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PL Match #3 vs. Fulham, US Open Cup, penalty kicks (and the spot), equipment supplier deals, and more!

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Arsenal vs. Fulham

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We’re Talking Magenta
The Stars Aligned Against Us
If He Was 6” Shorter He Wouldn’t Be a Keeper
That Looks Ominous
Everything’s Just Unpleasant
Gentlemanly or Unwritten Rules
Game Over For You
Then We Switched Off
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PL Match #1 vs. Nottingham Forest, Miami kits, still basking in defeat of Manchester City, and more!

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Highlights:

Arsenal at Crystal Palace

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Petr Cech in FIFA ‘19 (Eurosport)
Third kit
Defenders and Arteta’s Environment (Arseblog)

Alternate Titles:

Very Substantive
Soccer Book Club
Posh Spice’s Husband
Man Who Kicks Ball
Under Pressure
The Goalkeepers’ Union
Happier with Glasses
Mindgames

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PL Match #1 vs. Nottingham Forest, Miami kits, still basking in the defeat of Manchester City, and more!

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Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest

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Jurrien Timber Injury (The Athletic)
Inter Miami Heartbeat Kit Press Release

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Stolen Valor
It Has to Have a Story
I Can Hear Your Eyes Rolling
The First Half Was a Lot of Fun
The Guy Who Pays Attention The Longest
How Can We Be Unpredictable
He Was Sucking Wind
You Have to Give It to Saka
Grab the Game By the Scruff
Trickier Than it Might Look

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Community Shield match against Manchester City, when parody becomes reality, follow-up about the Super League: The War for Football documentary, and more!

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Arsenal vs. Manchester City (Community Shield)

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Arsenal F.C. Supporters (Wikipedia)
Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus to miss start of season with knee injury (ESPN)
Auston Trusty transfer to Sheffield United (ESPN)
Matt Turner to Nottingham Forest, David Raya Confirmation (The Athletic)
Marquinhos on loan to Nantes (France)
Offer rejected for Balogun from Monaco (France)
Oh Shut Up, Ramsdale! (The Player's Tribune)

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Empty Wembley
Kicking Away a Dead Ball
If It Bleeds…
He’s a Better Keeper

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More pre-season, Fantasy League, world cup drama, and much more!

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Arsenal vs. Barcelona

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Son Heung-Min poster cameo in Across the Spider-Verse
Arsenal F.C. Supporters (Wikipedia)
Lindsey Horan Addresses World Cup Scuffle With the Netherlands' Daniëlle van de Donk (E!)
Arsenal exploring move for Brentford goalkeeper David Raya (The Athletic)
First Impressions of Apple Vision Pro (Daring Fireball)

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I Expected Them to Hug
Q Branch
Straight Into Your Veins
Lionel Is a Messy Player
I Think it’s Dutch
The Big Reason is Money
A First-Division Club in Croatia
Gegenpress

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Pre-season, MLS and PL streaming rights, experience seeing an Arsenal match in person in the USA, new kits, and so much more!

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Highlights:

MLS All-Star game
Arsenal vs. Manchester United

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Son Heung-Min poster cameo in Across the Spider-Verse
How football transfers are actually done (gunnerblog on YouTube)
Apple TV EPL deal may have fallen through
Yankees shoulder patches (Twitter/X)
First Impressions of Apple Vision Pro (Daring Fireball): Description of sports demo toward the end

Transfer News (Arsenal.com):

Kai Havertz (from Chelsea)
Jurrien Timber (from Ajax)
Declan Rice (from West Ham United)
Granit Xhaka (to Bayer Leverkusen)
Reiss Nelson (new contract)
William Saliba (new contract)

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A Very American Thing
The Silence of the Home Team
I Have Never Seen So Much Modelo
Everything Looks Better On Them
A Lifestyle Brand That Occasionally Plays Football
We Have Trophies to Win

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Wolves

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Arsenal's Arteta explains new signing - training ground dog named ‘Win' (ESPN)

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The Dog’s Name is Win
Somewhat Hungover
The Minutia of Socks
Okay, It’s Clean
Lap of Honor
Two Cherries On Top (of a Delightful Sundae)
A Fascinating Club
And None of Them Are Tottenham
A Giant Plate
On the Metaphorical Beach

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Premier League match against Nottingham Forest, MLS vs. Premier League, jersey gripes, scum, villainy, the U.N., and more!

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Nottingham Forest vs. Arsenal

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Alternate Titles:

Number Two
Circle of Sweat
Parking the Bus
Divided by a Common Language
Not a Very Tall Team
The Trophy With the Big Ears

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Premier League match against Brighton, Geordie follow-up, MLS, Legos, and more!

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Arsenal vs. Brighton

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Alternate Titles:

Pretty Generic
The Intent to Blow
Grabby Grabby
It’s Not a Puma
Trouble With the Zipper
VAR is Always Watching

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Premier League matches against Chelsea and Newcastle, lasers, Geordies, The Rock, and more!

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Links:

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They Always Say That
A Big Step for Them
Bar Down
An Unnecessarily Long VAR Check
They’re Watching You, Always
The Legacy of Hooliganism

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PL match at Manchester City, "On the Beach", other Arsenals, Blue Moon, and more

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Highlights:

Manchester City vs. Arsenal

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Alternate Titles:

Nobody Likes Losing by Four Goals
A Certain Kind of Sandwich
The Adventures We’ve Had with VAR
Penalty Karma
A Terrible Day All Around
Everyone Else on the Field Was… Awful
Both Everywhere and Nowhere
Slightly Blue
I’d Have Much Better Hair
I Love My Players
You Gotta Believe

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PL match at home vs. Southampton, the state of our disabled players, and what to look forward to in this week's crucial match against Manchester City

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Southampton

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What is St Totteringham’s Day and why are Arsenal celebrating it this weekend? (The Athletic)

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St. Totteringham’s Day
Well, That Was Dumb
It’s Still a Point
The Highbury Library
Bring It

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PL match against West Ham at London Stadium, youth training, elbows, and more!

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West Ham v. Arsenal

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Alternate Titles:

A Big Baby
We Looked Like a Video Game
That’s Not Really What We Want To Do
The Depth Perception Problem
In Every Angle He Missed
There Are Kids Everywhere

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PL match against Liverpool at Anfield, and some football history

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Liverpool v. Arsenal

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Green Street movie (Wikipedia)

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I Have a Lot of Feelings
It Is Something to Go to Anfield
A Possession Monster
The Ugly Goals
Bad Granit Xhaka
They Don’t Have That Gear Anymore
It’s the Contrast That Really Hurts

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PL match against Leeds United, FIFA 23 game discussion, new subscriptions, kit leaks, and more

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Leeds United

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Alternate Titles:

Armchair GM
Easy to Get Sucked Into
That’s What He Looks Like
Panenka Adjacent
He’s Not Saka
Xhaka-Boom
I Hope They Keep Winning

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With no PL matches due to the international break, we discuss a hypothetical choice of Arsenal roster, and the clubs of London.

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Arsenal Football Development

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Alternate Titles:

The Referee Was a Chicken
…On Our Other Podcast
I’m Probably Wrong
West Ham Is In East London

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PL matches against Fulham and Crystal Palace, both legs of UEFA Europa League Round of 16 against Sporting CP, "hoops" and more

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Links:

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The Nightmare Scenario
They Grew Baby Teeth
Almost Too Recognizable
Playing With Style
The Ball Cannot Be Offside

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A special discussion all about the Super League debacle from a few years ago

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Super League: The War for Football

Alternate Titles:

It Had to be Dortmund
It Feels Really Good

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PL Matches #25-26 vs. Everton and Bournemouth, discussion of Everton's crest, and the Golden Glove award criteria

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Everton
Arsenal vs. Bournemouth

Links:

Arsenal’s celebrations analysed (The Athletic)
Everton Lock-Up (Wikipedia)
English Civil War (Wikipedia)

Alternate Titles:

Raised My Hackles
Provenance Matters
Believe
Ted Lasso Territory
This Team Deserves Your Belief
Something’s Not Normal
Not All of Them Are Winners
A Legitimate Mega-Star
You Feel Really Good For the Guy
Arteta’s Running Around Hugging People
Stuff Like That Isn’t Very Entertaining
I Will Be At Work, Unfortunately
Win At Home, Draw On the Road

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PL Match #24 at Leicester City, Jerseys, and MLS season opening

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Highlights:

Leicester City highlights

Links:

Ship of Theseus (Wikipedia)
Saka contract extension (ESPN.com, The Athletic)
Leaked kits (The Short Fuse, Foot Headlines)
Turkish fans throw toys for earthquake victims (YouTube)
ESPN Article on VAR from last weekend (includes good breakdown of how a VAR check can work in practice)

Alternate Titles

Handed a Hamburger
That’s So MLS

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PL Matches #22-23 against Manchester City and Aston Villa, plus bylines, little kicks, and Norwegian language

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Highlights:

Manchester City match
Aston Villa match

Links:

Ødegaard pronunciation (Twitter)
Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu dies in Turkey earthquake (ABC News)

Alternate Titles

Parted by Mutual Consent
We win, and we win, and we win, and we win

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PL Match #21 vs. Brentford, shaving cream, and managers' role during a match

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Highlights:

Arsenal vs. Brentford Highlights

Links:

The VAR Review: Brentford's offside goal at Arsenal, Chelsea handball penalty, Brighton mistake (ESPN)
Arsenal’s consistent team selection has echoes of Leicester and Conte’s Chelsea (The Athletic)

Alternate Titles:

An Onion of Frustrating Things
Head Tennis
The Target On Your Back

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PL Match #20 at Everton, Manchester financial fairplay charges, and more

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Highlights:

Everton vs. Arsenal highlights

Links:

Man City charged by Premier League for multiple financial fair play breaches (ESPN)

Alternate Titles

None of These Lawyers are Lionel Hutz
Sports Are Weird
Ramford
I Hope He Steps On a Lego Every Day For the Rest of His Life

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Fourth Round FA Cup match against Manchester City, and a brief history of Arsenal's current lineup.

Highlights: Manchester City vs. Arsenal (spoiler free)

Alternate Title: "I Hate His Face"

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Manchester United Revenge Match at home, some transfers and Apple TV+ news, and more!

Links:

Madison Square Garden Uses Facial Recognition to Ban Its Owner’s Enemies (New York Times)

Alternate Titles:

Twinkle Toes Moment
The Everywhere Man
Arsenal’s Queen
An Annoyingly Good Goal
I Probably Deserved That
The Joys of Super Slow-Motion Cameras

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North London Derby reverse-fixture (away at Tottenham Hotspurs)

Links:

No More Red
You’ve Got Red On You supercut (YouTube)
Super League: The War For Football
FIFA Uncovered (Netflix)
FIFA Uncovered Interview with Arsecast
Stadium Naming Rights

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PL match against Newcastle, FA Cup match against Oxford United

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Arsenal Fixtures (click Sync Fixtures to Calendar button)
No More Red
You’ve Got Red On You supercut

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Arsenal's New Year's Eve match against Brighton, and Manziers

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Do you cut the feet off your socks? (Premier Football UK)
How to wear your socks like a pro (Unisport on YouTube)
Pep Confidential (Amazon)

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Arsenal's Boxing Day return after the World Cup, against West Ham United

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Snow Clasico (YouTube)

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We cover the FIFA World Cup Final, Semi-Final, and Third Place matches, as well as the lines marked on the field, and more!

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Vuvuzelas at 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Simpsons S09E5 “The Cartridge Family” soccer clip

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FIFA World Cup matches rrom the round of 16 and quarterfinal rounds

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Wrap-up discussion of Team USA's group stage and preview of what's next for World Cup, as well as some MLS news and an exciting Gooner U announcement!

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Carabao Cup match vs. Brighton, PL Match at Wolves, the looming threat of Manchester City, and what to expect from World Cup

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Europa League Match #6 vs. Zurich, PL Match #13 at Chelsea, Super Leagues, and a World Cup preview

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World Cup: Will semi-automated offside be the big VAR fix many hoped for? (ESPN)
Spider-Man: Far From Home jail scene

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Europa League Match #5 at PSV Eindhoven, PL Match #12 vs. Nottingham Forest, various cup competitions, transfer rules across leagues, and more

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Spider-Man: Far From Home jail scene

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Europa League Match #4 vs. PSV Eindhoven, PL Match #11 at Southampton, Ray Hudson, questionable officiating, rain, stains, and more

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Europa Match #3 at Bodø/Glimt, PL Match #10 vs. Leeds United

Alternate titles:

Dying to Learn More Norwegian
Things Got Weird
A Football Coach, not a Football Coach
I’d Rather Be Lucky Than Good

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Europa Match #2 vs. Bodø/Glimt, PL Match #9 vs. Liverpool, captains, City/United naming, and more

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Super Mik Arteta chant video
Liverpool Match Highlights (start at 8:00 to see Liverpool fan reaction)
Tactical breakdown article (The Athletic)

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Match #8 vs. Tottenham, rivalry history, breakaways, red cards.

Topics covered:

The Mystery Chant
Rules and Edge Cases
Dov Match #2
North London "Darby"
How We Watched the Match
Keeper Hands After a Pass
Tottenham Breakaways
Thierry Henry Digression
Overhead Camera
Straight Red
Red Card or Penalty Kick?
Dov's First Derby
Extra Time
Rule Differences Between Leagues

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With no match this week, we discuss general topics, like Arsenal's history and talent discovery and transfer.

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Introduction
Followup: AFC Richmond
Arsenal history
Arsenal Academy
North London "Darby"
Tottenham name(s)
Balls in the stands
Talent discovery and transfer
Stadium chants
Athletic supporters
Out of touch area
Outro
Vs. Tottenham chants

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Thierry Henry compilation
Stadium (and the Daring Fireball footnote I got it from)

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PL Match #7 vs. Brentford, positions, jersey numbers, and jersey designs.

Followup: Panenka and Yoo-way-fah
Dov the Keeper
How did we watch?
Assists
Martinelli non-penalty
Raya far from goal
Real life Richmond
Teenage football pro
Closing Brentford remarks
G.Jesus eyebrows
Player positions
Jersey numbers
Jersey design and sponsors

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UEFA: Yoowayfah
Match cancellation
Followup: Transfer Windows
Followup: Paramount+
Ted Lasso SPOILER: skip forward a bit if you haven't finished Season 2 of Ted Lasso
Europa League stakes
VAR outside Premier League
Referee uniforms
Jersey fonts
Yellow card
Multinationalism of leagues
Penalty kick in reality
Crazy fans
Stadium music
Tomiyasu reluctance on goal
Bringing in the A Team to close

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Panenka compilation
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Apple Music)

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Matches 5 and 6, vs. Aston Villa and Manchester United

Topics covered:

Gooner U Spoilers
Followup: Coach or Manager?
Followup: Offsides Recap
"Matchweek" terminology
Aston Villa Match
Back-to-Back goal phenomenon?
Mings/Ings
"Thanks to MU"
Jersey confusion
Martinelli's ill-fated goal
VAR reform
Referee Selection
Keeper ball posession
Refs on the field
Random stats
Ronaldo
Defeat management counseling
First Europa League match
Spoiler Post-Mortem, or Games Not Streamed Live by Peacock
Paramount+ Apple TV Channel
Transfer windows
Penalties
Fouls and Red Cards
Jersey names

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World Soccer Talk’s Arsenal TV Schedule

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On this episode we cover Match 4, 8/27/2022 v. Fulham

Injuries leading into the Fulham match
Arteta's Fashion (armband and Ukraine pin)
Arsenal has a Women's Team
The Fulham Match
Mitrovic Injury and waiting to be cleared to re-enter play
Officiation and how it works
Concussion Awareness, for a youth coach's perspective
Leno and Ramsdale
Corner Kicks
Calling Plays and Signals in Soccer compared to other sports
Matches seen in person
What is "Offsides"?
Matchweek 5 Schedule

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Beginning to tackle Dov's long list of Arsenal and Premier League questions, the fundamental structure of the league and European "Football" in general, and our thoughts on the gunners' season so far (Matchweek #1-3).

Topics covered:

Introducing ourselves
The term "Gooners" and Keith's game-watching group in Houston
Ted Lasso appreciation
BLM and race in the Premier League
Saka on Team England two years ago
The National team(s) and World Cup
Premier League fundamentals, and history, dating back to The Football League
Different leagues and cups
This season so far (matchweeks 1-3)
Jerseys tucked vs. untucked
Gunner dominance
How standings are calculated
Our favorite players this season
What it's like watching with fresh eyes

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All or Nothing: Arsenal, on Amazon Prime
Ted Lasso
Deadpool
Peacock
ESPN+
Paramount+

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