Kicking Balls Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rachel and Katya
Just two American Twenty-Something's, Katya and Rachel, handing out opinions on soccer's weekly games, controversies, and gossip as if they're fact.
Vivienne Miedema is leaving Arsenal! That and we are down to the wire in England - the usual.
We're back! A planned hiatus and we're back just in time for the last gasp of the run in. We're covering the proposed salary cap in the prem, the UCL semi's and the upcoming final, and of course, the state of the title race in the Prem and the WSL.
publishing error delayed - episode recorded 2/29
the usual - England's latest on both mens and womens. The UCL, womens international tourney's (UEFA Nations Leage, W Gold Cup) and plenty of opinions to go around
A long one this week, in addition to our usual content we have special guest: Liverpool Fan Emerson, to talk Klopp's exit at the end of the season and what it means for Liverpool and the league!
Prem recaps, and lots of discussion of Women's Footy this week.
once again, big news (Klopp leaving) dropped right after we recorded - tbd on the next episode
A rundown of where we all stand in the prem, as well as whats been going on in the transfer market, and the big headlines in WOSO.
The Prem, UCL and Women's football! KDB Is back-ish, festive fixtures are incoming, and the highly decorated coach of Barca Femeni is leaving at the end of his contract.
We're back after a brief hiatus to talk the latest Premier League Results, the champions league going into the final day of the group stage, as well as checking up on the Womens game from NCAA Championships to USWNT and our hot take of the week: Women's Soccer at the Olympics should also be an U23 tournament.
The Premier League! Emma Hayes! UWCL is back and the NWSL Has a new champion!
Disclaimer: we know about the everton point deduction. we unfortunately recorded before it was announced.
A dramatic week in the Premier League! Plus: UCL, Emma Hayes to USWNT?, and the NWSL Championship.
a brief little unplanned hiatus, but we are back and talking prem, game week 3 of the UCL and whether Mikel Arteta has dug himself a bit of a nasty hole with Raya and Ramsdale.
The usual Premier League recap, the UCL had begun again, and if we're tired of the Spain saga, imagine how the players feel.
The prem! Plus the latest on the RFEF disaster, and why Katya does not want Haaland to win the Ballon D'or.
The Latest in the Prem, all the awards from this week, and a hint of the UCL Season to come, plus: Julie Ertz's retirement and the first new Berhalter Roster post world cup
Katya keeps jinxing women's world cups teams, what else is new? A short and sweet recap of the QFs and another (probably failed) attempt to predict what will happen next.
Our preview for the 2023-2024 Premier League season! Featuring ramblings, hot takes, and top 4 predictions that are NOT that same as everyone and their mother, because why not live a little on the edge.
WWC Round of 16! The latest drama and excitement as well as our predictions for the Quarter Finals!
It's here! A group by group, team by team, preview of the world cup, who's here, who's not, and what we expect to see starting next week!
Emergency Pod!! We said we were taking a month off, but then the USMNT played Mexico in a game that ended 9v9 and US Soccer Rehired Gregg Berhalter of all people. Thoughts are here. None of them nice.
Content Warning: This episode is not one for the Manchester City haters!! Katya's thoughts and feelings on City's treble win, the twitter narratives, and an appreciation for the Jack Grealish celebration antics before a brief look at the other things floating around the footy world.
On this episode: a debrief of last weekends finals and a preview of this weekends Men's UCL final. Also the latest in transfer talk and a recap of what Messi's move to the MLS means for him, Europe, and the US.
A wrap up of the 22/23 Premier League season including a look back on some of our predictions from the beginning of the season, as well as brief previews of the FA Cup, UWCL and UCL finals and what we have to look forward to this summer!
Some news too big to let our bye week pass it by: City Champions, Bundesliga's Big Day, and the Juventus Fiasco
Going back to our roots with a pretty chaotic episode this week, the usual (and slightly more unhinged) recap of the current state of the Premier League, UCL, other leagues and a few other things floating around the leagues!
The usual discussions on the Premier League, including our relegation battle and the reaction to Haaland passing off a PK to Gundogan. WSL and other top 5 League updates, and a brief pulse check on the Champions League Semi Finals.
The agenda for this week: UWCL, WSL and the usual premier league ramblings as well as the Messi saga!
Our Friendship survived Manchester City v Arsenal (barely). A quick look at the latest Premier League games and the latest on the UWCL.
This week we discuss Premiere League Matchweek 21, Men's Champions League quarter finals, and a deeper look at the premier league title race and relegation battle!
This week we discuss what this weekend's Premier League results mean for the title race, the results from the first Champions League Quarter Final games, and what we learned from the final women's international break before the World Cup this summer.
The latest in the premier league, the problems at Chelsea and Liverpool, brief updates on the rest of Europe and a touch of the latest in the Women's game.
The latest in the Premier League as well as the round of 16 of the UCL done, and a brief look at the USMNT roster for CONCACAF Nations League.
This week, the latest in the Premier League as well as the UCL and Europa Leagues, and a few odds and ends around the world of football.
As always there's a lot of football to discuss, and very little time. This week we recep Premier League, and FA Cup games, touch on the EFL Final, and highlight the FIFA Best Awards.
Both the Premier League and the Bundesliga with title races worth tuning into! The latest in European competition and what is going on in the lead up to the Women's World Cup.
The Champions League is Back! Also- the latest in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and WSL, plus the Canadian Women's national team and the She Believes Cup!
This week: the usual Premier League recap, quick thoughts on all that over at man city (aka Premier League fair play accusations), and as always, few miscellaneous items.
The final episode before the end of the transfer window. We'll discuss some late moves involving some big Premier League clubs, plus Arsenal and Man City's first meeting of the year in the FA Cup and a USWNT update.
Premier League recaps, the return of the Bundesliga (and Gio Reyna), and the first meeting of Man City and Arsenal is finally coming up!
Recap of this weekends prem derby's, some WSL games, the Spanish Supercopa Final, a slight mention of the USMNT, and a discussion of a very unhinged Tik Tok Katya came across.
A recap of where we stand in the Premier League table going into the second half of the season and what we have to look forward to, as well as the recent developments in English Cup competition, and the ongoing USMNT soap opera.
The Epic conclusion to the 2022 Men's World Cup, and the moment Messi finally got what he deserved.
Brief notes on the Gio Reyna and Berhalter's drama, Vivianna Miedema's injury and a full recap of the World Cup Semi Finals while looking ahead to the showdown between France and Argentina.
We discuss the drama of the World Cup Quarter-finals, and our predictions moving into the Semi-finals. Also, a brief touch on the Women's club season.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 discussions, including the USMNT's exit, and the potential of Brazil and France.
Recaps of the state of domestic leagues, the latest Ronaldo drama, and of course, a deep dive into the world cup rosters and our predictions for the 2022 World Cup.
Its a super long one today folks, we have everything from the weekend's Premier League action, to an update on the La Liga Title Race, the UCL and Europa League draws, the Carabou Cup results, an MLS Final recap, and of course, an in depth dive into the recently announces 26 man USMNT World Cup Roster.
Discussion of the week's Premier League games and the end of the Champions League group stage. Also an extended conversation on the even more apparent issues with FIFA having the World Cup not in the summer, and a brief recap of the NWSL final.
This week we try to rush through 3 game-weeks of the Premier League to stay caught up with all the games before the World Cup, do a wrap up of the second to last Champions League group stage games, and cover the Balon d'Or winners and the newly revealed groups for the Women's World Cup this coming summer.
This week we run through recaps of the Premier League and UCL, a quick review of Der Klassiker, what we learned from the Women's International Team Games, and some not too kind words about Kylian Mbappe's latest conflicts with PSG.
This week we recap some of the controversial calls in a constantly entertaining Premier League, the THREE Derby games, and week 3 of the champions league. We follow that with some discussion on the debate around Trent Alexander-Arnold, and touch on the Sally Yates NWSL Report and it's potential impact on USA v England.
Our last looks at national teams before the World Cup has finished. This week we breakdown what the final international break before the world cup means (and doesn't mean) and take one final look ahead to what we expect from the biggest stage of the game.
A brief recap of the final weekend pre international break, a breakdown of the Jack Grealish criticisms, and the WSL season openers!
This week: some discussion of the most recent champions league match-ups, as well as a brief commentary on the England Pre World cup roster and a more in depth dissection of the USMNT's September roster, and what they mean come November. Also, a special thanks to the brief appearance from Ally to give ranking on the new WC jerseys.
Coming to you a bit later than normal given there were no premier league games this weekend. A recap of Gameweek 6 and the champions league opening day drama, as well as a fairly in depth discussion of the firing of Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday.
The Premier League is coming at Ya Fast. This week: discussions of Game Weeks 4 and 5, plus a brief wrap of the transfer window.
This week: A very long discussion about the Week 3 Premier League Action, and some brief updates on leagues around Europe and some notable player retirements!
This week: a recap of the week 2 of the Premier League, featuring some pretty in depth discussion of Man United's mess and a discussion of the Ballon D'or Short Lists.
The Premier League is Back! We talk what we learned opening weekend and what that tells us (maybe) about the season ahead.
We're Back!! A quick recap of Womens Euro's and a preview of the upcoming Premier League Season, and the long awaited Kit Ranking feat. Special Guest: Ally!
Our last episode of the 2021/2022 season. Tune in for a UCL Men's Final Recap + Thoughts, Plus some general end of season discussion, and what we're looking forward to in the summer.
That's a wrap on the Premier League Season! Plus, Womens UCL Final, the latest transfer sagas and a preview of tomorrow's UCL Final.
On this episode we have a lengthy discussion of UEFA's updated Champions League format for 2024-25, and the big transfer news of the week: Erling Haaland to Manchester City. We also chat about the final roundup of the WSL season, the premier leagues latest results, and other transfer rumors that are starting to float around.
This week Rachel and Kayta discuss the weekend Premier League games, Manchester City's champions league collapse, and Casemiro's deal with the devil. Also, some updates on the WSL and Women's Champions league, as well as speculation about Mbappe's and Chelsea's futures.
On this weeks episode Rachel and Katya discuss the state of the premier league and what to expect with only four weeks left, talk about the first round of the men's champions league semi-finals, and review the new male 21 and under player rankings just released. Oh, and a quick discussion about Erling Haaland's possible transfer to Manchester City.
Champions League Drama, the Premier League relegation battle, and possibly the best rivalry in soccer right now, Man City vs Liverpool
With the draw now set and (most of) the qualifiers done, we discuss the groups, the early favorites, who's missing out, and the USMNT's prospects!
Weekly updates on the Premier League and Champions League, particularly the crash and burn of PSG. As well as updates on sanctions against Chelsea and the Women's Conti Cup finals.
We're back and better than ever! This week Katya and Rachel discuss the impacts the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had on world football, the USWNT equal pay suit, as well as the usual European Competitions and Premier League highlights.
Long time no see, but Euro's are back and so are we! Ignore that rhyme. Katya and Rachel discuss the First 3 rounds of Euros and predictions going into the Semi-Finals, as well as some brief chatting about transfer talks so far this summer.
After a brief hiatus, we discuss the Champions League Quarter Final Draw, ESPN's very first top 50 Women's Footballer's ranking, and take a dive into the USMNT and their friendly against Jamaica.
Premier League Matchweek 24 brought some more discussion of the title race and battle for those champions league spots. AND! The Champions League is finally back! We discuss Leg 1 of the Round of 16 for those that played this week, commiserate about the state of Barca, and try to decide whether Mbappe is really ready to be compared to the greatest soccer players of all time.
In this week's episode, we discuss Matchweek 22 and 23 and whether or not its too early to call the Premier League Race. Katya gloats a little, and we are joined by our very first Guest! Liverpool fan and close friend of Katya's, Isaac helps us break down Liverpool's recent run of form and chimes in on the state of the prem.
Episode 6 discusses Gameweek 20 and 21, and what exactly is the deal with Sheffield, who despite, having a terrible record, are entertaining to watch. Also the Messi salary 'scandal'.
Discussions of Gameweek 18 and 19 in the Premier League as well as Lampard's firing as Chelsea's manager, and a quick check in with the USMNT Players throughout Europe.
In going through Matchday 15, 16 and 17, Katya and Rachel discuss what is going right with Man City and Arsenal, and what is going wrong with Chelsea and Liverpool. And of course, discuss who we think is the Philadelphia of premier league players.
Gameweek 13 and 14 are up for discussion, as well as Alex Morgan's departure from Tottenham and a quick recap of the Fifa Best Awards.
In Episode 2, Rachel and Katya discuss The Manchester Derby, and the Arsenal Disaster, as well as VAR controversy, the firing of Dortmund's coach and the Round of 16 Champions League draw.
In the first ever episode, Katya and Rachel go over the weeks games in the Premier League and Champions League, as well as discuss the ESPN Rankings that were published earlier this week.