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It's that time of the year...sort of. It's later than usual but we are back with our 4th Annual Premier League Predictions. Will Thomas pick Man United to win it all again? Where will Chelsea land in Ryan's predictions?
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As of the time I'm typing this, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! All signs are leading to Messi actually leaving Barcelona this summer. Where is he going to go? We have absolutely no idea. We have some realistic targets and other "realistic" targets for Lionel Messi's future.
We also break down the original lead topic of this pod, the Champions League Final! Did PSG finally win their first title? No, they basically disappeared in the 2nd half.
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The Quarterfinals have passed and there were plenty of surprises as Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and (almost) PSG faced elimination. PSG barely salvaged their best-ever campaign in the competition while Guardiola and Simeone were left wondering how they squandered such a great opportunity at reaching the Semifinals.
Barcelona barely even showed up as Bayern completely obliterated them.
Now, Lyon will face Bayern while Leipzig will face PSG to determine who will reach the 2019-20 Champions League Final.
To wrap up, we take a look at the Rivalry Phase 1 of MLS's return to the regular season. Hudson River Derby, Atlantic Cup, Canadian Classique, El Trafico, Texas Derby, Rocky Mountain Cup and so much more to look forward to!
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We are back to give our surface-level thoughts on the end of the Premier League! Aston Villa were ultimately, quite literally, handed a gift in their goal-line technology controversy versus Sheffield United earlier in the season as they scraped by. United ultimately finished 3rd, while Leicester dropped out of the Champions League. What are the big takeaways?
Elsewhere, Juventus clinched their 9th straight Scudetto, but there is still places to be won in the form of Europa League positions. Milan, Roma and Napoli (not so much on Napoli)need to find out where they ultimately land in the table, and who is going to the Group Stage.
We then move to Champions League to give our thoughts on the upcoming games, and move to the U.S. where MLS and NWSL are back in action in their bubble competitions.
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We are back as Spain finished it's delayed domestic campaign! Real Madrid took the title, Barcelona fell apart after the restart, and there were some wild scenes as European spots and relegation were decided in the final moments.
In England, teams like Leicester and Bournemouth shifted into positions that will be hard to shake. For one, Champions League will come down to the final day and for the other, relegation seems all but happening. And Chelsea won another WFT Derby in the FA Cup.
Moving on, we talk briefly about the Balon d'Or getting called off for this bizarre year.
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We are back to discuss Liverpool taking the Premier League (finally), as the focus now shifts to the Top-4 race. Chelsea are in fine form after stunning Manchester City, but Manchester United are also in fine form. Who will take it?
We then shift to Spain where Barcelona lost out to Iago Aspas, but Real Madrid took advantage thanks to some more brilliance from Karim Benzema.
We wrap up the newest developments in Germany and Italy as another busy week of soccer comes to a close!
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The Premier League is back and it returned with an absolute whimper as Sheffield United and Aston Villa played to a horrendous draw. It was punctuated, however, by some goal-line technological controversy. It's like football never left!
Arsenal did a bad thing as usual.
In La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona put together some crazy performances in their return, while Napoli stunned Juventus in the Coppa Italia Final. Ronaldo didn't shoot again in a decisive PK shootout!
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We return for an incredibly important discussion. Following the murder of George Floyd and countless others, there has been unrest and outrage throughout the USA and the world. We discuss why this is so important and most importantly, what you can do to help.
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We start off our return with a really important development that is hitting every walk of life around the world: coronavirus. It has the potential of shaking up the status quo across sports, including the Olympics, EURO 2020, international breaks, qualifiers, AFC Champions League, Serie A and much more.
We then move to the FA Cup where Liverpool lost yet again after losing their unbeaten season during the weekend. Where do their loyalties lie this season? What's next for Chelsea after dismantling the probable winners?
Following our thoughts on the conclusion of the 1st legs in the Round of 16 in Champions League, we move on to quick hits in MLS. Victor Wanyama is now with the Impact, Miami and Nashville saw their debuts, and the New York teams saw varying results in their first game.
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We are back and Ryan has some things he needs to get off his chest. Did you think we weren't going to talk about the VAR-sized debacle that took place during the Chelsea vs Man United game? Of course we are.
The Champions League is finally back as we reflect on a snoozer and the continued rise of a Norwegian legend.
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We've had a bit of break which means we need to come back and grind our gears. Find out what makes Ryan and Thomas tick, including Ryan going to Rome for Euro 2020 to see an Italy game. No team or competitions is safe as the FA Cup, Chelsea, Liverpool, PSG, Neymar, Barcelona and Lionel Messi are all targets of our gear-grinding.
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We are back for a very streamlined episode!
Arsenal and Chelsea provided some theatrics as David Luiz made things interesting early on, but Chelsea forgot how to close out a game up a man for 30 minutes.
We then move onto the impact of Liverpool's win over Man United, before moving to the insane relegation race in the Premier League. Who of the current contenders will go down?
Chicharito has finally come to MLS! We discuss the impact of the Mexican's move to Major League Soccer and how the LA Galaxy made yet again another big splash in the market.
We then rebound back across the Atlantic as we touch on Haland's explosive debut with Dortmund and the chances of RB Leipzig finally dethroning Bayern.
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Short and simple for this week:
What are the moments that resonate most with us from this past decade? Thomas can barely make a Top 5 of happy moments, so there's a lot of pain and suffering. Ryan helps out the happiness coefficient a little.
Disclaimers ahoy in this one, including finally putting names to people we are always referencing in the show! This is the time to remember the good, the bad, and the truly sad moments of the decade that resonated most with us.
Follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast and let us know what your biggest moments of the decade were. Did we miss any?
The second Jose Mourinho Derby in a month took place between Chelsea and Tottenham in the Premier League. While the game was decided pretty quickly, the game was marred by another incident of racist abuse towards a player, this time the player Antonio Rudiger. There was a lot said about what the Premier League should do, with it being the second incident in a 3-week span. Who was spot on?
We then round out to Watford's "upset" of Man U, Man City's decisive win over Leicester and, while the latter was happening, Liverpool's first Club World Cup trophy in its history. The Club World Cup is a very underrated event.
We then touch upon the matchups to watch in the Champions League Round of 16 draw and close out with minimal talk of Atalanta's thrashing of Milan.
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Finally a result to be happy about! Manchester United got another huge win in the Premier League with their 2-1 win over Man City at the Etihad. Where does this leave United after they took 6 huge points from Spurs and City? What's left of City's season now that they are 14 points back from Liverpool?
We then go over two teams in varying degrees of coaching rotations. Spurs continue the first act of Jose Mourinho's tenure in London, while the red half of North London are still trying to sort out their identity following the sacking of Unai Emery. They managed to take care of West Ham, but the danger signs are still there.
Once we venture out of England, we hit Italy to talk about the marquee matchup between Juventus and Lazio. The capital club got a huge victory over the defending champions, and now the Serie A table just got a whole lot more interesting. Do we have a 3-team race on our hands?
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In this episode, we start from Wednesday's action and work backwards. That means the Jose Mourinho derby between Manchester United and Spurs. Solskjaer got the upper hand in this one, but which team needed this result more? Is Marco Silva on his last legs? Will he last until Boxing Day?
We then move to Balon d'Or 2019 and go over possible snubs and false placements in the final rankings. At least Messi won his 6th.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, coaching changes are afoot with Arsenal and Watford sacking their managers. Is Watford doomed to go down? Is Patrick Viera the answer to Arsenal's problems?
All this and more on this episode of World Football Talk! Follow us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more!
It's the night before Thanksgiving and all was quiet...wait, wrong holiday. It's the best food holiday of the year and it's time to end this Trash Turkey debate once and for all. Of course we don't agree.
There is soccer to be discussed as Chelsea and Man City met in the Premier League, while Arsenal and Man United are seriously considering their options at head coach.
We then move to another potential coaching change with Marcello Gallardo's River Plate as they utterly collapsed in the Copa Libertadores final against Flamengo. Is he now off to Inter Miami? Not so fast, apparently.
We then brush on Zlatan's Hammerby investment and what it means for his statue in Malmo before transitioning to the Champions League Group Stage MD 5.
I swear, Ryan has trashed the Group Stage before. I need help on this.
Big news came down the wire as we experienced a true glitch in the Matrix. Mauricio Pochettino was sacked from Tottenham. If that wasn't surprising enough, Jose Mourinho was named his replacement. Well, let's discuss that, shall we?
We then move to the USMNT quickly to look forward to 2020 before settling it with MLS. We go over MLS Cup and the event that led up to and made MLS Cup, as Thomas was lucky enough to go with MLS. Was it as spectacular as everyone said? Absolutely no bias, it sure was.
We then talk a little Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as they made their intentions for 2020 very clear for the world to see.
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We knew this day was coming right? Christian Pulisic was bound to have a good game eventually. Ryan is ready, as always. After Chelsea, we hit on Liverpool vs Tottenham and the woes of Arsenal and Everton. Who is in the worst shape.
As we move on to quick hits, we touch on the MLS Conference Semifinals and the wild El Trafico that was.
The Carabao Cup is back. I know, I groaned as well. Ryan is pumped to watch a bunch of C and B teams pretend to care about a fake cup competition. It's a tough sell.
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We are back with what we thought didn't amount to much this past weekend, but VAR ultimately reared it's beautiful head again. We start with United and Liverpool, complete with VAR decisions. We then move to Arsenal, Tottenham (2x VAR), and Aston Villa (VAR). After we round out the Premier League we decided to take it back across the pond.
The MLS Cup Playoffs started their brand new format and it resulted in some jaw-dropping contests. We focus in on Seattle vs Dallas, but touch on all of the results going into the Conference Semifinals.
The Reactapod is back! Making a fresh reappearance in this rare scenario is talk about the U.S. Men's National Team. In case you missed it, they lost to Canada. Yeah, I know what you're thinking: how can they let this happen?
We take a look at how the game transpired, go player-by-player and give our individual ratings for the entire team, talk about Gregg Berhalter and his system and the implications of it on the team. We also give some credit to Canada, as they deserve every bit of it.
This episode is focused, raw, and let's be honest, it gets a little ugly. Enjoy some more of this over @WFT_Podcast on Twitter!
We are back and we are more miserable than ever, well one of us is. Let's just get this out of the way: Manchester United lost. Shocking, I know. Thomas is miserable.
Let's talk about that. Is Ole losing the wheel? Will sacking and replacing him actually change anything. Is Man U hurtling towards a fate not dissimilar to Milan? We know Thomas has feelings about that.
We also talk about Decision Day in MLS and how Carlos Vela and LAFC smashed a few records heading into the Playoffs.
Finally, let's talk about the USMNT. Let's try to be rational, shall we? Should we expect to see guys like Yedlin? What are we looking for in this set of games against Cuba and Canada.
Always stick to @WFT_Podcast for more from us in this glorious international window.
WE ARE BACK!
Finally, Thomas is mostly 100%, so that means we will hopefully be returning to a fully 100% schedule!
We start of this episode hitting some big items from the Premier League last weekend, including Manchester United, Christian Pulisic, and some truly questionable goalkeeping.
We then kick it over to The Best Awards, since we haven't had a chance to properly rant about this year. It's our other tradition, so we had to go over the results. About 30% less rant than usual, some props to the winners, and of course we need to talk about the World XI.
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We're back! So a weird confluence of events happened.
The international break deterred us (mainly Ryan) from doing an episode, but we still wanted to recap the action before the club scene picked up again.
However, a day before recording, Thomas got sick. Pretty sick. After going day-to-day for much of the last week, we've decided that my voice isn't horrific enough to the human ear that I can tag along to an episode anchored by Ryan.
That's right folks, Ryan's coming out party is finally here!
Breaking down the big results in the Premier League, then pivoting to the Champions League where it was an extremely eventful Matchday 1.
Again, apologies for the LONG journey without an episode.
Lots of good discussion to be had as there were interesting tidbits in the Premier League. Arsenal and Liverpool played in the marquee match, but it was VAR that took the spotlight once again. There were three decisions in the Manchester United and Tottenham game that grabbed the narrative and the headlines.
While we are talking about VAR, let's talk about its ineffectiveness in Serie A during the Milan game. We're still in favor of it.
We cap off with MLS Rivalry Week and Carlos Vela. He started the week sending multiple Quakes to the Shadow Realm and it ended with an exciting El Trafico. Goals, drama, celebrations, excitement. Unpack it all in a new World Football Talk.
We decide to break out the Panic Meter on some teams around the world. We are 1-2 weeks into the new season, but that doesn't stop us from feeling a little panicked about some teams.
We, of course, of course start off in England with Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal (yeah, that's right) and Newcastle. Then, based on initial results, Barcelona and PSG had rough starts to the season.
Where will the panic meter fall?
Nice and simple to start off the 2019/20 Premier League season. We take a look at the biggest moments from Matchday 1, including a battle of own goals, VAR "controversy" in London involving Manchester City, and the team that impressed us most to start the season.
Oh yeah, we had to talk about the first World Football Talk Derby of the season. I had to take it easy on Ryan unfortunately.
It's that time of the year, but we start off a little differently than usual. Alejandro Bedoya made a statement in the DC United vs Philadelphia game in MLS after he scored on Sunday night and called out for change following the recent acts of gun violence in America. We discuss this choice and how it has resonated around the soccer world in the United States.
We then shift back to our 3rd Annual Premier League Predictions. 3rd time's the charm for Thomas, right? Who is winning the league? Did Thomas go with United again? Will Ryan believe in the loan army for Chelsea? Is Sheffield United an actual Premier League team?
Will Moise Kean and Patrick Cutrone lead the Italian Striker Revolution? Yes. The answer is yes.
Between the New York Derby and El Trafico, there were plenty of crucial moments to talk about. At Red Bull Arena, the red side of New York took a controversial throw-in that was initially called a corner and capitalized for the win.
In Carson, Zlatan Ibrahimovic talked a lot of smack leading up to the 4th El Trafico. He certainly backed it up.
We didn't think we'd have enough to go on, but ultimately the transfer news rounded out the episode nicely. We even went longer than usual.
A dynasty has been formed! The U.S. Women's National Team won back-to-back World Cup titles to bring their haul to 4. We take a deep look at the Final and how this is going to impact the women's game internationally and even at club level. Support your local women's team!
We then take a look at the Gold Cup Final between USA vs Mexico and the Copa America semifinal shenanigans with Leo Messi and Argentina.
We move to the further shenanigans of Antoine Griezmann, Neymar and Paul Pogba and more!
Keep up the awesome support! It hasn't gone unnoticed.
We are back to bring forth the excitement surrounding the U.S. Women's National Team's Semifinal advancement. We talk their huge upset over France and look ahead to their huge clash against England. Winner gets Netherlands or Sweden!
We then move to the Copa America Quarterfinals and discuss going straight to penalties after 90 minutes. We then quickly acknowledge Canada's horrific collapse/Haiti's monumental victory in the Gold Cup Quarterfinals.
We round out with some transfer talk as we dwell upon Manchester United, Chelsea, Milan and more!
USA! USA! USA!
We are back for our first official summer edition of the show as Eden Hazard and Maurizio Sarri both made their moves way from Chelsea official. Ryan delves into how he feels going into this transfer window (even though they can't buy anyone). Not good.
We then move to the other international tournaments that are taking place this summer, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the UEFA U-21 Euro, Concacaf Gold Cup, Copa America, but most importantly, the FIFA Women's World Cup.
African Cup of Nations hasn't even started yet.
This is coming at a bit of a delay due to some personal scheduling conflicts, but we are finally here to share with you our Champions League and Europa League Final thoughts.
Liverpool ended up taking home the prestigious club trophy (don't @ me Club World Cup), while Chelsea overcame a horrendous first half to steamroll Arsenal in front of 30,000 empty seats in Azerbaijan.
There was plenty to unpack in these two Finals, so buckle up and prepare yourself for a surprisingly long Final Special.
We've got a jam-packed show for you on this Memorial Day as there was plenty of drama to unpack.
We start off with the most recent drama, the EFL Play-off Finals in League Two, League One, and the most expensive game in football, the Championship. Drama was to be had in League Two and League One, while the Championship Final only found its legs at the end.
We then move to the doozy: the final day in Serie A. Seven teams were playing for something in 5 games on the final day, including a stunning, tense and ultimately devastating Champions League race.
Now that the 2018-19 Premier League season has ended with a thrilling Championship Sunday, it's is time for our 2nd Annual Predictions Recap Competition (rolls off the tongue). Last year, Ryan won in convincing fashion but our predictions come down to the wire this season. For those that have stuck around with us, you may be able to take a guess as to what was pretty much the decider for this year.
It's a Champions League themed outing as we take a look at the first legs of the UEFA Champions League Semifinals. Ajax took an important away league back to The Netherlands, but Barcelona made the most of their home leg with a couple of stunning goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi.
We then venture to the top 4 leagues in Europe where we take a look at the ever-tightening Champions League races in England, Italy, Germany and Spain. Who has the edge? Who will make it to the Top 4?
Tune in to a brand new World Football Talk to find out! Let us know who you think will make it to the Champions League @WFT_Podcast on Twitter!
Buckle up. We (very) quickly run through the results at the Camp Nou and Estadio do Dragao. We then venture to Allianz Stadium to discuss Juventus's crushing loss to the young, explosive Ajax. Where does this disappointment stack up with PSG's? Is Ronaldo the missing link needed for Juve's Champions League quest?
Then, it's the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City vs Tottenham. One of the craziest games we have seen in a very long time. There was a flurry of goals within the first ten minutes, two controversial VAR calls and plenty of NEW drama to be had. We spend quite a bit of time on this one, and of course, we certainly don't agree on everything.
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We start off the show talking about the midweek Premier League action, but then discuss the unfortunate events that took place in Italy involving Moise Kean and Leonardo Bonucci.
While those two do take up a sizable chunk in the show, we conclude with a majestic recap of what happened in the Barcelona blitzkrieg against Villarreal.
We are back after an international break induced hiatus to cover all of the biggest headlines to come out of the Premier League. Manchester United and Chelsea barely escaped with 3 points, for increasingly different reasons, while the race for Europa League and the race to stay in the Premier League are becoming much more dramatic.
We then fly across the Atlantic to talk about Alejandro Pozuelo's debut for Toronto FC as he pretty much ended Sean Johnson's career in their huge win over NYCFC. A panenka, a scoop chip, a dominant performance.
We try to stuff an hour's worth of content into 30 minutes and, surprise surprise, we fail. We keep it to a respectable 40 minutes, however, as we take a deep dive into many things.
We start in the European Competitions as we round up the Round of 16 in the Champions League and Europa League and assess the draws that followed.
The Derby della Madonnina (Milan Derby) came and went and it was one of the more electric derbies of late. You may think there's a rant here, but you may come out surprised.
We touch on the FA Cup and how Manchester United put forth one of their worst displays under Solskjaer and then look at the draw. Spoiler: City got an easy one.
We then blitz through the Premier League and La Liga before talking briefly about a wild finish to Orlando City's game on Saturday in MLS and look ahead to the international window and Gregg Berhalter's first full camp with the USMNT.
Take a deep breath, there's a lot to unpack.
It's a Champions League special as 4 teams booked their place in the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals!
Ajax demolished Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to cap off one of the worst 7-day stretches in club history, while Tottenham prevented a bottle job at the hands of Dortmund and cruised to a 4-0 aggregate effort.
On Wednesday, Porto and Roma played an insanely back and forth game that ended in extra time, but it was PSG's collapse against Manchester United that capped off this first eventful week of second legs.
We have a bit of an alteration to our schedule now that the MLS season has begun, but we are still looking to give weekly efforts. Stay tuned and subscribed to our RSS feed wherever you get your podcasts to ensure you get the latest episode when it is posted! Also, follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast for the latest news, reactions and 12-round VAR battles.
It's certainly all been leading to this moment. Kepa refusing to come out as Extra Time waned in the Carabao Cup Final against Manchester City. In what is already being dubbed a "misunderstanding" between the goalkeeper and manager, they aren't fooling us. As our resident Chelsea fan, Ryan's got takes.
We try to decipher this incident, what came before and of course the penalty kicks afterwards as City snapped up their second consecutive League Cup.
We then move on to VAR decisions that would've, could've, should've been called in the Premier League and UEFA Champions League. Thomas gets pretty heated about VAR and the reasoning people have to keep it out of the sport.
Brace yourself, this one gets heated.
Ryan just can't catch a break. After hammering him about Chelsea's loss to Bournemouth, they follow that up with losing to Manchester City. Now, they double down and crash out of the FA Cup with a devastating loss to Manchester United. What can be done to fix Chelsea's tailspin? Ryan isn't optimistic it can be done.
We then move on to the best of the rest of the FA Cup Round of 16, if you want to call it that.
A spirited discussion of Real Madrid vs Ajax, Man United vs PSG and other Champions League Round of 16 1st legs leads to some debates on who surprised and who disappointed.
Finally, we cover a couple relevant Europa League Round of 32 1st leg results, and discuss possibly doing away with the away goals rule.
What a spicy podcast we have in store for you. Ryan tries to make sense of a demoralizing 6-0 loss to Manchester City. In what could be a lynchpin result of the 2018/19 Premier League season, how do we forecast the rest of the season going.
We then move on to some huge results throughout the table as Spurs took on Leicester City, Cardiff got a huge 3 points in a 6-pointer, Fulham and Huddersfield continue to be doomed and Arsenal...gets an expected win.
We also flash through some headlines from around the world. Ryan barely made it through the episode.
We start off with the freshest game of the day as Manchester City avoid a brief scare and cap off a wonderful 3-1 victory over Unai Emery's men. With just two points separating them and Liverpool going into Liverpool's Monday game, can City keep pace?
Ole Solskjaer's team won yet again, despite a bit of nervy football from Manchester United against the Foxes. Marcus Rashford scored again, but United still have some work to do to secure Top 4.
A bit of an extended argument is had about Gonzalo Higuain now that he is off the mark for Chelsea, but we then pivot to the Transfer Deadline Day. We cover transfers such as Miguel Almiron, Luciano Acosta, Michy Batshuayi and a failed Idrissa Gueye transfer.
It's a Cup-tastic episode as we start off with the Chelsea vs Tottenham second leg of the ever-prestigious Carabao Cup Semifinals. Ryan's flipped on his stance on the cup, of course.
We then move onto the 4th Round of the FA Cup and go over some of the notable matches, starting with Arsenal vs Manchester United.
We then wrap up with some transfer talk featuring Gonzalo #HiguaIN, Mario Balotelli, Alvaro Morata and more!
A couple of high-profile matches caught our attention this week and they were both London Derbies.
Arsenal and Chelsea battled it out in a crucial match for Top 4 Supremacy and Ryan was left with a bit of a sour taste in his mouth from the whole ordeal.
In Fulham, Spurs barely squeaked out a win in their first game without Harry Kane and still have a lot of questions yet to be answered.
Also, dispersed throughout the discussion of this weekend's contests, we take a look at Alvaro Morata, Gonzalo Higuain and Krysztof (sp?) Piatek as they are all shuffling locations.
All this and more on a brand new World Football Talk!
Manchester United vs Tottenham was a blistering game that including some lethal counterattacking and some brilliant goalkeeping. We spend about 20 minutes breaking this bad boy down tactically and talk about the implications it has on both teams and their schedule ahead.
Ryan then rapid fires through the rest of the results in the Premier League before the gents take a look at all of the transfer news and rumors halfway through the January transfer window.
After our festive hiatus, we are back to discuss one of the best games of the season in Manchester City vs Liverpool. In a game so crucial to the 18-19 title race, did Kompany deserve to see red?
We move on to talk about Ryan's Chelsea and try to figure out what is wrong with the Blues. We also touch upon the big news of Christian Pulisic's transfer to Chelsea and if he is going to face Morata-like expectations...or worse.
Finally, Ryan insists the FA Cup 3rd Round is more fun than the International Break. Absolute lunacy.
We are back and better than ever as we try out some new tech to improve the pod! We put the new mic to the test as we lay in with some rants about Jose Mourinho and how his tenure and sacking has affected Thomas mentally.
We move on to the Carabao Cup Quarterfinals and talk about...the magic of the cup?
We quickly move on to the Festive Fixtures and pick out our favorite matchups over the next two weeks.
Refreshed and ready to go. It's been a bit, but we are back to round up the entire UEFA Champions League Group Stage and offer our takes on the competition moving forward and who has the best shot of drawing each other and winning the entire competition.
We are back after a brief hiatus to talk about some big results across the world's game.
We start with the most recent result, Mourinho RKO'ing some Gatorade bottles as Marouane Fellaini turned out to be the hero once again and send Manchester United to the Knockout Round of the Champions League.
We then move to the rest of the Champions League results before using that to talk a little about the new Sergio Ramos Footie Leaks info.
Some stops in MLS and around the various leagues in Europe rounds out the episode! Keep being awesome and we will keep uploading episodes (as much as we can).
We have a stuffed episode in store for you as a lot went down over the weekend:
We start off in Manchester as we break down The Derby, along with all of the other notable storylines coming out of the Premier League just under 1/3 of the way through the season.
We then shuffle along to Spain where Barcelona and Real Madrid have been in the news for different reasons.
We move within Western Europe to cover Milan-Juve, a game to forget for Gonzalo Higuain
We fly back across the Atlantic to cover the MLS Conference Semifinals, including arguably the game of the season between heated rivals Seattle and Portland.
Finally, we take a quick break in Germany to talk about Der Klassiker's impact on the Bundesliga table at this stage of the season.
We are back with a full show catching up on all of the recent news, results and, unfortunatley, one heartbreaking tragedy.
We touch on Leicester's really bad week, along with talking about Manchester United's comeback against Bournemouth.
Since we decided to keep one of our promises, the MLS Playoffs are in full swing as we take a look at who won in the Knockout Round and who is going on to play the Red Bulls, Atlanta, Sporting KC and Seattle in the Conference Semifinals.
Finally, we take a dive into Football Leaks and all of the new information that is coming out about a potential Super League in Europe and bullying from the continent's top clubs.
Thomas rides solo for this podcast as he takes a look at Decision Day for MLS, which goes live at 4:30 PM ET.
This episode breaks down all of the matches, their importance to the league table, what it all means, and how it could affect the Knockout Round on Halloween and November 1st.
More MLS talk will be coming in the future as the playoffs are quickly approaching!
We are back from the dead on this brand new episode of World Football Talk.
We start in the Premier League and break down every result and its implications on the table just 8 weeks into the season.
Once we leave England, we go across Europe and look at the Championship, Bundesliga (including Dortmund's crazy win), La Liga (where Madrid definitely didn't lose), Serie A (where Milan is making a title run, bless them), and the playoff push in MLS.
We would love to promise we won't die like that again, but hey, Chumbawumba said it best.
It's a heated episode of World Football Talk as the two fools talk about varying degrees of success for their teams. Phil Jones bottled is as usual and Real Madrid's Eden Hazard lifted Chelsea to victory over Liverpool in a huge Round of 32 clash in the Carabao Cup.
Then, Ryan reminded Thomas that The Best FIFA Awards happened and that was a can of worms that needed to be opened. What a rant this was.
We are back for some Champions League analysis as there were numerous discussion-worthy moments on the Champions League's proper debut in 2018-19.
Messi became the new CL Hat Trick King (for now), Liverpool won a thriller over PSG, Spurs capitulated at the San Siro and much, much more.
We take a look at the results, pick out the most surprising ones, break down Groups A-D and see if today's results shed any light on how the groups will finish in December.
We try something a bit different this week as we look to handicap this weekend's action. From outright winners, to potential scorers, over/unders and much more, we launch the backdoor pilot to World Football Talk Bets.
Also, learn about how we go about our bets and hope to offer some insight into how you spend your money this weekend.
Week 4 in the Premier League came and went. Manchester United and Watford sealed desperately needed victories, while Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea provided business as usual to keep pace in a competitive start to the English top flight.
We also take a look at another WFT Derby as Milan pulls off a huge win at the San Siro against Roma, as well as the recent news of the first confirmed La Liga date in the United States (for now).
It's been a bit! We are back (with better audio, relatively speaking) to break down the UEFA Champions League Draw and the Carabao Cup Round of 32 draw!
Who got the worst group? Which group is the Group of Life? Why did Manchester City, Bayern and Real Madrid all escape with easy draws again?
It's all here in another cracking episode of World Football Talk.
Thomas had to break out a beer for the first show ever. That's about as well as the Manchester United talk went.
Week 2 Premier League awards await you.
Also, we know the audio is a bit unbalanced. Can't seem to find that happy medium between Ryan's mic and Thomas's mic (despite what OBS tells me, the liar). Please bear with us as we sort this nonsense out.
Thanks for all of the recent onslaught of support, you all are the best. We will do our best to keep the content coming at a semi-high quality (again, the audio issue).
The Premier League is back as we take a look at the most surprising and impressive results from opening weekend. We also look ahead at who has most to prove in Week 2. Of course Manchester United gets mentioned.
If you want to see the Burnley call in question, check out the picture on our Twitter - https://twitter.com/WFT_Podcast/status/1029512588688850944
We also take a look at Serie A and La Liga's chances of exciting seasons as they kick off action this weekend.
Be sure to follow us @WFT_Podcast to enjoy all of our goodness.
It's time for the 2nd Annual Premiere League predictions!
Ryan and Thomas go from 20 to 1 and break down the key transfers from every team in the league and attempt to predict where they will end up.
Last year, Ryan smoked Thomas's predictions, but Thomas is back for revenge in Round 2.
Who will win? Find out in this episode of World Football Talk (also in our season recap, I suppose).
Be sure to follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast for more from us as well as subscribe on whichever platform you prefer #StillNotOnSpotify.
We are back for some more post-World Cup discussions as we talk about the nominees for Best Men's Coach and Best Men's Player for the, well, The Best (TM) FIFA Awards happening in late September. Unlike last year's discussion, there aren't too many questionable nominees. Ryan thinks 2018 FIFA World Cup Golden Boot Winner Harry Kane should win.
We also talk about some big transfer news, like Malcom's insane transfer developments, Andre Schurrle to Fulham, West Ham making smart business moves, and more.
If you haven't claimed your 1-Year Podversary Challenge team yet, do so before July 31st. We will then go down the list to people that have claimed and you will miss out on prizes. Stay tuned to @WFT_Podcast for more developments, banter, homerism, and all-around good fun.
We are back to recap the 2018 World Cup Final and discuss the major talking points surrounding France's second World Cup victory. It's time to determine if Harry Kane deserved Golden Boot, if Luka Modric is on his way to another Golden Ball this year, and react to the other official World Cup Awards.
But because the FIFA World Cup Awards are fickle and sometimes really stupid, the World Football Talk World Cup Awards have you covered. Most surprising team, most disappointing team, meme of the tournament, best goal, best 3 games and much more within our segment.
Plus, did you win our 1-year podversary? Make sure you claim your team with us by July 31st or you lose out on some free World Cup merch.
We are back to recap the France vs Belgium game and offer our tactical breakdown on what Didier Deschamps and Roberto Martinez got right and what was a misstep.
We take a look at Belgium's style of play and formation, as well as talk about guys like Kevin De Bruyne who had a really off game.
At least Real Madrid will now sign Eden Hazard.
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After a sickness and schedule-induced layoff, we are finally back with another World Cup themed episode!
Both of us are pretty miserable regarding multiple different exists, including Argentina, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. The good news is Sweden is still alive and Thomas can continue pushing the narrative of Italy being eliminated by World Cup Quarterfinalists.
We take a look at the top scorers and top own goal specialists before making our Quarterfinal predictions!
See who's at the top of our 1-year podversary challenge with just a handful of games to go!
Follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast for more content throughout the World Cup.
We are 2/3 into the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group Stage and there has been some incredible football. Powerhouses are struggling, the mid-tier is closing in, and the bad teams are still pretty bad.
What do we think is going to happen in the final round of group games?
Tune in to find out.
The first round of games at the 2018 World Cup left much to be desired if you're considered a powerhouse, but were filled with plenty of surprises if you're a fan of the "mid-tier" in this year's tournament.
We look at Argentina's slip-up, France's unconvincing win, Spain and Portugal's thriller, Germany's collapse, and much more as we delve into the biggest stories to come out of the first round of games.
Let us know what you think on Twitter @WFT_Podcast.
We weren't SUPPOSED to have an episode today, but things escalated for Spain very much over the last 24 hours. They are now trying to avoid an incredible humiliation in the 2018 World Cup as Fernando Hierro takes over for Lopetegui 2 days before a huge game against Portugal.
We also discuss the exciting news of the United 2026 Bid winning the hosting rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The Final is going to be played right in our backyard and we could not be more excited for this tournament.
Don't forget about our 1-year Podversary giveaway! Full details are within the pod but your FIFA World Cup Bracket could win some WC-related merch! Use the join lobby code '19bf124b' - and let us know your username through email (worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com) or Twitter (WFT_Podcast) to be eligible to claim your prize if you win! Unfortunately, this will be confined to just U.S. listeners only due to shipping complications.
It's finally here! Every group. Every result. Every upset.
See who we had ultimately coming out on top of the world. We also had some intriguing matchups and upsets in here. One of us had a team that gets to the Quarterfinals, while the other had them finishing 4th in the group (not Nigeria). Some of these combinations were wild.
Don't forget about our 1-year Podversary giveaway! Full details are within the pod but your FIFA World Cup Bracket could win some WC-related merch! Use the join lobby code '19bf124b' - and let us know your username through email (worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com) or Twitter (WFT_Podcast) to be eligible to claim your prize if you win! Unfortunately, this will be confined to just U.S. listeners only due to shipping complications.
After a long, painful season for both of us, it's finally time to tie a bow on the 2017-18 English Premier League Season!
We go team-by-team and look back at our official predictions from early August and assess our eye test. Ryan fared a lot better than Thomas.
We also touch upon briefly of what we expect of next season and some EPL-related transfer rumors already buzzing around.
Don't forget about our 1-year Podversary giveaway! Full details are within the pod but your FIFA World Cup Bracket could win some WC-related merch! Use the join lobby code '19bf124b' - and let us know your username through email (worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com) or Twitter (WFT_Podcast) to be eligible to claim your prize if you win! Unfortunately, this will be confined to just U.S. listeners only due to shipping complications.
Karius. Loris Karius. We break down why he is the hero for one of us and why he is the bane of the other's existence (by anti-Madrid bias). We break down the entire Champions League Final, including both incredibly important injuries, tactical breakdown and reaction to all 4 goals.
We also talk about Fulham confirming promotion to the Premier League and all the happenings around a busy weekend in MLS.
Don't forget about our 1-year Podversary giveaway! Full details are within the pod but your FIFA World Cup Bracket could win some WC-related merch! Use this link - bracketchallenge.fifa.com/bracket/leag…oin/19bf124b - and let us know your username through email (worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com) or Twitter (WFT_Podcast) to be eligible to claim your prize if you win! Unfortunately, this will be confined to just U.S. listeners only due to shipping complications.
We've got a Final-driven show for you as we start off recapping the Europa League, FA Cup and DFB Pokal Finals. Some interesting debates on VAR-related incidents.
We then move to league action as France, Italy and Spain wrapped up domestic play. Who was relegated and who qualified for Europe?
Finally, we unveil our 1-year podversary sweepstakes. Full details are within the pod but your FIFA World Cup Bracket could win some WC-related merch! Use this link - https://bracketchallenge.fifa.com/bracket/leaguejoin/19bf124b - and let us know your username through email (worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com) or Twitter (WFT_Podcast) to be eligible to claim your prize if you win! Unfortunately, this will be confined to just U.S. listeners only due to shipping complications.
It's a loaded slate for this episode as Thomas and Ryan take a look at all of the games across Europe that had major implications to them. Which teams avoided relegation? Which went down? Which earned Champions League or Europa League?
We also look at the huge matchups in MLS the past weekend and check in on how the EFL Playoffs are going.
Stay tuned for a future episode as we break down the Europa League Final, what it means for the winner and much, much more post-league, pre-World Cup content from us.
Let us know what you think! Follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast or send in your questions to worldfootballtalk2@gmail.com
One of the marquee matchups this midweek saw Swansea take on Southampton in a true winner-takes-all fashion. Southampton saw all the points and now the Welsh club is on the brink going into Championship Sunday/Decision Day.
France and Italy saw their domestic cups get sorted this week as third tier Les Herbiers took on the mighty PSG, while Juventus took on Milan at the Olimpico.
MLS had a near-full midweek schedule including a 2017 MLS Cup Rematch and the leaders of the East and West facing off.
We have a packed show for you as we break down all of the crucial results in the Premier League, ultimately all stemming from West Brom's shock win over Tottenham that sent shockwaves throughout the table. The relegation and Champions League race has officially heated up.
We also take a look at the almost-certain end to the Serie A title race now that Napoli dropped more points.
Ryan also gets to gloat over the New York Red Bulls's crushing 4-0 victory over NYCFC at Red Bull Arena.
Stay tuned for the second half of the podcast as Thomas breaks down the massive results around the world that also sent waves through the table, including Germany's intense penultimate day that will lead to an electric Decision Day next weekend.
It's another all-European affair as we recap the thrilling conclusions to the UEFA Champions League Semifinals. Did Madrid get bailed out by the refs? Did Bayern blow too many chances? How good are Liverpool? Will Edin Dzeko always be a beast?
We also look forward to the second legs of the Europa League Semifinals. Arsenal will take a trip to Spain while Marseille visits Austria.
We are back from our mini hiatus to bring some reaction to the electric Liverpool vs Roma 1st leg in the Champions League. Did Liverpool cough up some precious away goals?
Also, we dive into what Arsene Wenger's resignation means for Arsenal and throw out some of the rumored replacements, such as Patrick Vieira, Brendan Rogers and Luis Enrique.
Finally, Ryan opens up a can of worms and asks about Carlo Ancelotti's rumored offer to become the Italian national team coach. Thomas rambles, as you'd expect.
Finally, the Serie A race is heating up. Napoli pulled off a stunner on Juve and now the league title race is as tight as ever.
Join us for a long-awaited episode of World Football Talk!
This was supposed to be a pod solely looking at the relegation-threatened teams. I swear, that's what it was supposed to be.
Manchester United had other plans.
As promised, we do circle back to the big relegation clashes, including the huge M23 Derby 6-pointer. We also touch upon Jorge Mendes FC securing promotion and Zlatan possibly having a role in the World Cup.
Enjoy the plethora of options this midweek! Follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast for all the latest thoughts, updates and musings.
What a Champions League midweek it was! Ryan couldn't stomach sitting down to talk about the disastrous results (and some scheduling conflicts got in the way as well) so Thomas solos this one.
Where does Thomas stand on the most controversial issues of the Champions League Quarterfinals? I think you may have an idea.
Thomas also looks ahead to the weekend of action on this "compressed" version of World Football Talk.
The Manchester Derby takes center stage for much of this episode. We dive two-footed into multiple decisions that shaped this game, much like Ashley Young did on Sergio Aguero. We all know where Thomas stands, but what does Ryan have to say about all this?
We also take a look at the Merseyside Derby, Leicester vs Newcastle, Augsburg vs Bayern, and other results around Europe.
Finally, we dive into the action that took place in MLS, including Atlanta's 5-0 demolition job of LAFC. Is the expansion club officially in trouble?
We look ahead to the fixtures through Wednesday, as a lot of Champions League-related fixtures take place, both in league play and in cup play.
We hope to be back Wednesday night to recap all the big stories to come out of the midweek action. Stay tuned to iTunes, SoundCloud and our Twitter (@WFT_Podcast) for all the latest updates and analysis.
We start off the show at the only logical place: Liverpool's 3-0 shellacking of Manchester City at Anfield. We then look at the other 3 Champions League Quarterfinals and discuss where Ronaldo's bike lands among the all-time great bikes.
Ryan then takes us through the notable results in the Premier League, including some important relegation fights.
We then move to Major League Zlatan as the first El Trafico was a major success. If you somehow haven't heard, Zlatan did Zlatan things and this game was just all-around nuts. You have to check this section out and watch the highlights for this game.
We finish off looking ahead to numerous notable matchups this weekend. The derbies continue with the Madrid, Merseyside and Manchester Derbies, along with some intriguing MLS matches and Bayern's chance to clinch the Bundesliga title.
As promised, here is Kucka's half-field goal - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6h6mf0
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We have a segmented show for you and it starts with Thomas soloing a rousing chat about international friendlies and what we learned from this past window.
Thomas takes care of Dear God What Have You Done before Ryan is officially introduced into the show to talk about some VAR controversy, New York Red Bulls's win over Minnesota United and what to watch for this upcoming weekend.
Connect with us on Twitter and let us know what you think of VAR and the England vs Italy decision. Thomas's biased opinions await you.
Lots of draw reaction as both the Champions League and Europa League drew their Quarterfinal matchups. Which are the key matchups of the round and who has the best chance?
Also, we look at the weekend that was in the FA Cup and Premier League.
Finally, Dear God What Have You Done finally gets its official intro....and you really shouldn't be surprised at what it was to be perfectly honest. Not surprising: Jose Mourinho is the topic.
The international break is upon us and let's be honest, it's great as usual.
As always, check us out @WFT_Podcast on Twitter and let us know if we are right, wrong, have bad takes, or what to just say what's up.
Enjoy the greatness that is the international weekend!
We are back! What a time to return, what with United's embarrassing loss, Milan's embarrassing loss and Chelsea's....well...embarrassing loss. Just lots of embarrassment and misery this episode.
It's a midweek special, here on World Football Talk.
Be sure to follow us on Twitter @WFT_Podcast in case hiatuses come up just like they did last week.
It's a cup/La Liga midweek which means there are some results to go over including a very contentious matchup between Tottenham and Rochdale. The game was a blowout, but the use of VAR got people in a tizzy. Where do we stand on VAR?
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla were all in action this week, as well as some major upsets in the Coupe de France Quarterfinals from two third division sides.
Also: Neymar. Is this karma?
We transition into some MLS injury news and give a very quick preview to the upcoming season and why Ryan hates Sacha Kljestan so much.
We then move on to the first World Football Talk quiz as Ryan puts Thomas's 2014 World Cup Knowledge to the test. How many questions does he land? Is he that full of himself?
Have a great weekend (Milan is going to smash Inter).
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
A fun weekend of football saw a lot of dramatic results that had drastic effects over the bottom half of the Premier League table. We also briefly look at what the top half got up to and how teams like Watford and Everton have to worry about relegation, but can also qualify for Europe.
We jump around nations as we discuss some notable results in Germany and in Spain as some UCL teams saw varying degrees of success.
VAR Watch makes its debut and it's another edition of Dear God What Have You Done.
Finally, we talk about the Europa League Round of 16 Draw and Thomas gets jacked up about Milan drawing Arsenal. Could this be the official return of AC Milan?
Next weekend, MLS officially kicks off and we will be diving deeper into "Our Soccer" more than ever before. Will Toronto retain? Can Seattle survive without Jordan Morris? Will either New York team do something for once?
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
This week's World Football Talk weekend roundup looks back on an FA Cup Weekend that started rather poorly, but ramped up by the time Sunday and Monday's games were played. Was Anthony Taylor right in giving Fabian Delph a yellow, wait I changed my mind, red card that likely cost City a quadruple? Can Tottenham get any more Spursy after their Jekyll and Hyde week?
We also flash back to a midweek full of fun results as Real Madrid and PSG had their first leg, as well as a surprising result coming out of Turin. Also, Liverpool and Man City rolled.
The Europa League does exist and it's important to many as AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, RB Leipzig and many more powerhouses took to the pitch in the Round of 32 1st legs.
Finally, we look ahead to the 4 other Champions League Round of 16 matchups to come this week, including a huge game between Chelsea and Barcelona.
Tune in to our CL recap show that will be recorded Wednesday night and released as soon as possible.
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
It was a busy weekend in England as the North London Derby tried to steal all of the headlines, but Rafa Benitez had other plans.
Teams like West Ham, Swansea and Huddersfield all notched crucial wins while West Brom, Southampton and Watford all recorded disappointing losses that carry weight in the relegation fight.
Plus, we take a deep dive in the upcoming Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup matchups and give our thoughts on who is moving forward.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
It's practically the humiliation episode of World Football Talk as we start off with Thomas butchering basically the entire match report of Liverpool-Spurs. We then go over the various humiliations involving Raheem Sterling, Christian Benteke, Antonio Conte, Tiemoue Bakayoko and more.
The biggest moments of the Premier League weekend are covered as we move on to the best goals of the weekend (and potentially Puskas contenders) as Wanyama, Suso, Danilo, Lemina and Mo Salah all had fantastic goals this weekend.
We round it off with a very special edition of Dear God What Have You Done featuring a very amazing German Cup Quarter Final.
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
We wrap up Rapid Fire Deadline Day with the back end of transfer news, including Lucas Moura and Andre Ayew.
Of course, there were other moves around the big leagues to be had, so check out where your favorite team made moves and if they made any of the 6 million loans during this deadline day.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
Part 1 of RFDD sees the real high-profile signings of the last couple of days in the transfer window with both Aymeric Laporte and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang switching clubs. Of course, Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud also moved.
But you knew that already, so come and join Thomas on the latest loans across the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, MLS and some special entries into our Misc. category:
Demba Ba, Samir Nasri, Samuel Eto'o. One of these things just doesn't belong here.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
It was the midweek of amazing results, but we start off with a quick, but effective FA Cup 4th Round Recap including all of the big upsets and results.
We briefly go over the big transfer news in the prem from the January window including some last-minute loans.
We then move to a huge midweek in the Premier League that saw Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United absolutely throttled in their games against Swansea, Bournemouth and Tottenham.
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
A bit of a catch up episode for Rapid Fire Transfers as the dwindling window meant a lot of moves have been made.
The big ones, Guido Carillo and Pietro Pellegri saw the largest sums of this episode and Pellegri has a lot of hype and expectation following him to Monaco.
We also have loans aplenty in Serie A, Bundesliga, Premier League, Ligue 1 and MLS. Learn where Leonardo Ulloa, Axel Tuanzebe, Joao Mario and many more were loaned to for at least the rest of this season.
Also, Tim Cahill makes another move, this time back to England.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
Plenty of moves were made across the big leagues around the world, including Locadia moving to Brighton and Kenedy going out on loan (again). Check out the latest from MLS, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1.
Also, possibly the strangest bit of transfer movement, Robinho is now going to Turkey despite being convicted (and appealing) 9 years of prison for gang rape in Italy. Ok then.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
This is why you never count the Monday game out! Swansea City registered a huge 3 points over Liverpool, but we start the show with Alexis Sanchez going to United and Mkhitaryan going the other way. What does this mean for Martial and Rashford?
After Liverpool being Liverpool, we discuss City's 3-1 win over Newcastle and Chelsea's resolute 4-0 win over Brighton.
We round up the Premier League with notable scores, Marco Silva's firing, and debate the futures of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.
Finally, we talk about the biggest recent transfers and why Neymar was booed at the Parc des Princes by PSG fans for their 8th goal.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
The latest edition of Rapid Fire Transfers sees plenty of loans, minor transfers, and, of course, the big transfers surrounding Theo Walcott and Cedric Bakambu.
Thank you all for 3,000 downloads and stay tuned for the next full edition of WFT Podcast next week!
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
A packed show starts off at the 7-goal thriller between Manchester City and Liverpool where City finally received their first loss of the season. Is the secret out? Is City vulnerable?
Next, Ryan discusses Boring, Boring Chelsea and their 3 consecutive 0-0 draws. Also, Andy Carroll has been linked to Chelsea.
We touch upon the impact of the Alexis Sanchez rumors that include Chelsea now. Does this mean Hazard could be moving to Real Madrid soon?
We also go over the latest transfer dealings, including Alex Pritchard and Moritz Bauer, along with the latest rumors involving Theo Walcott and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
The second batch of Rapid Fire Transfers include a decent-sized transfer from Basel to Dortmund, Arda Turan returning home and NYCFC's newest winger.
Also some recognizable names such as Pablo Armero and Moussa Sow found new homes. One of Liverpool's youth products moved after a failed stint with Freiburg and AC Milan moved an aging Argentine midfielder on a permanent basis.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
The first edition of Rapid Fire Transfers includes Yerry Mina moving to Barcelona, Francis Coquelin moving to Valencia, Moritz Bauer moving to Stoke, Alex Pritchard moving to Huddersfield and more!
This is a new series that will be short and brief, but add some loans and other moves that may not have had the space to be on our normal shows. This is especially true of some youth products like James Wilson for Manchester United and Ivan Toney of Newcastle.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (@user-217504843).
We start off with the "big" story of the weekend: Phillipe Coutinho is finally going to Barcelona. It's about time.
We then transition to the Merseyside Derby and all of the FA Cup goodness...or lack thereof.
Since the Transfer Window has officially opened, there have been a plethora of moves concerning some very familiar names that you may not have heard from in a while.
Finally we round up the weekend with Diego Costa's stellar return to Atletico, Bordeaux's 3-red-card thriller and Marcelo doing Marcelo things.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-217504843).
We kick off 2018 making up for lost time as a whole plethora of Festive Fixtures have come and gone. Did Zaha dive? Did Chambers or Yoshida hand ball? How long does Mark Hughes have? Are Swansea going to be safe? Is Bobby Madley amazing?
These are just a few questions that we try to answer in this edition of World Football Talk.
We are also testing out some new equipment. We are still getting adjusted to our new mic stands so we are still trying to find the perfect placement and mixing for our audio. Thomas knows he is too "off-mic." Thomas will fix. Have a great New Year!
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
A festive episode of World Football Talk sees Ryan and Thomas reminisce on either a horrible Festivus or a fantastic Festivus, depending on which of us you ask.
El Clasico saw some optional defending by Real Madrid's full backs, Arsenal-Liverpool some optional defending and goalkeeping, while Manchester United's games led to some optional goals and acceptable results.
Overall, a Festivus to forget for Thomas. Boxing Day can only get better, right? RIGHT?
We start off with our recap of the most recent Premier League fixtures, including who we think could still be going down (we recorded before Paul Clement was sacked, making him the third manager we've jinxed).
We then move on to the hotly contested social media post that Antoine Griezmann put on social media showing him dressing up as a Harlem Globetrotter to an 80's party. Definitely could've been handled better with about 100% less full-body black paint.
With El Clasico fast approaching, we look back on the last edition of this fixture and the soul-lifting and soul-crushing (depending which one of us is talking) nature of Messi's goal.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
We start off with our recap of the most recent Premier League fixtures, including who we think could still be going down (we recorded before Paul Clement was sacked, making him the third manager we've jinxed).
We then move on to the hotly contested social media post that Antoine Griezmann put on social media showing him dressing up as a Harlem Globetrotter to an 80's party. Definitely could've been handled better with about 100% less full-body black paint.
With El Clasico fast approaching, we look back on the last edition of this fixture and the soul-lifting and soul-crushing (depending which one of us is talking) nature of Messi's goal.
Leave us a rating on iTunes and connect with us @WFT_Podcast on Twitter for more from Thomas and Ryan.
Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
We go back to basics this week as we talk about the two biggest games of the weekend: the Merseyside Derby and Manchester Derby. Both saw some highly controversial moments, especially in the tunnel.
We also take a look at the Champions League Round of 16 and Europa League Round of 32 Draws that took place on Monday. There most certainly is a Ryan Linder Derby, but Milan drew complicated opponents. Then again, Milan is just complicated in general.
As promised, here is the delightful graphic Daily Mail came up with: https://i.redd.it/9zettqq1jd301.jpg
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
We are back as the Champions League and Europa League Group Stage has now completed and the advancing teams have been determined.
How do we assess the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich? Who does Ryan want Chelsea to draw considering they have incredibly limited options. Is Milan really as screwed as Thomas thinks?
Find out in a brand new episode of World Football Talk.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
It was very much a build-up week in the Premier League as fixtures such as United vs Arsenal prepared us for Derby Sunday. Paul Pogba received a bit of karma with his sending off.
Manchester City also decided to become the biggest teases in England after looking like they would drop points twice to Southampton and West Ham.
We also look into the progress of Chelsea and Tottenham. Mark Clattenburg had something to say about the game between the two a couple of seasons ago, and Thomas is pretty heated about it.
Oh and Milan capitulating against Benevento.
La Liga, ESPNFC 100 and a special announcement about the podcast all await inside as it is another episode of World Football Talk. Be on the lookout for our Champions League Group Stage roundup as we look at how our predictions stacked up, as well as potential Round of 16 clashes going forward.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
The 2018 World Cup Draw has come and gone and we are back thanks to the power of Discord to give our take on how the draw panned out and also give our way-too-early predictions on the 2018 World Cup.
You may be surprised by some of our results.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (User-217504843 – The-understatement-apothecary).
A huge week in the Premier League saw Liverpool and Chelsea share the spoils, Manchester United scrape by Brighton and Manchester City survive a scare against Huddersfield.
Refereeing decisions have become a big focus between potential suspensions for simulation or even the simple fact of correctly calling a goal in the Barcelona game.
We also talk about the constant yo-yo effect with Premier League managerial candidates and the Ruhr Derby that ended in spectacular fashion.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (https://theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-217504843/the-understatement-apothecary).
Thomas returns for a quick Reactapod after Milan sacked Vicenzo Montella and appointed Gennaro Gattuso as the (hopefully) interim manager.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (https://theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-217504843/the-understatement-apothecary).
The North London Derby came and went and Arsene's Arsenal came out on top in rather convincing fashion. Where was this all season?
Plus, the rest of the "Top 6" eased to victory and that meant the end of the Tracksuit Tornado Tony Pulis.
The Derbies continued around Europe as the derby della Capitale and the Madrid Derby came and went and saw results that impact the top of both Spain and Italy's tables.
Also, see what came of our mock World Cup Draw as we anticipate the official World Cup Draw from Saint Petersburg on December 1.
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Big shout out to The Understatement for letting us use their song "Apothecary" for our intro and outro. Be sure to check them out on Bandcamp (https://theunderstatementnj.bandcamp.com/track/apothecary), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaEwscwbHE) and SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-217504843/the-understatement-apothecary).
Ryan and Thomas look back on an eventful week of World Cup Qualifying, including the ultimate collapse of Italy.
Along with that, we take a look at the other UEFA and Inter-confederation qualifiers, along with a couple notable friendlies that also took place.
As promised, here is the article by Christian Pulisic - https://www.theplayerstribune.com/christian-pulisic-usmnt-world-cup/
Thomas rolls in for a quick reactapod on Italy failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1958. As an Italy fan first, before any club team or national team, this one stings.
What happened over this playoff tie, how did things go so spectacularly wrong, why did Thomas see this coming, and most importantly, who steers the ship from here.
Let us know what you think on Twitter @WFT_Podcast and leave us a review on iTunes and SoundCloud. Our normal episode will come on Wednesday where Ryan will return and we will look at the qualified teams for the World Cup, as well as look ahead to a spicy North London Derby.
This week we go over the WFT Derby that went Ryan's way and how City looks as unstoppable as ever. We also go over the upcoming World Cup Playoffs as well as the best friendlies to look out for.
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This week's SPOOOOOOOOKY episode contains:
- Manchester City and Real Madrid continue to scare for different reasons.
- Antonio Conte continues to cause fear in the opposition.
- Jose Mourinho shushes the haters in a new way.
- Some mouth-watering Champions League games lie ahead.
- We preview some nasty rivalries, such as Der Klassiker and a Super Sunday in the Premier League.
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Happy Halloween!
We start off with a little thank you to YOU the listener for helping us achieve 1,000 downloads. We love you all!
We then go over the horribly-named "The Best" awards and how Olivier Giroud didn't deserve the Puskas one bit.
In this episode we also cover: - The week in Europe and how some surprising fixtures are leading to some equally surprising tables. - All of the big Premier League results, including United's loss to Huddersfield and Watford and Chelsea's slugfest. - The sacking of Craig Shakespeare and Ronaldo Koeman. - The big results around Europe, including Napoli v Inter.
Finally, as always, we give our "unique" insight on the week of games ahead including United vs. Spurs and a double feature of Leipzig vs. Bayern.
We pick up the international pieces to start the show. Between Bruce Arena resigning, the World Cup Seedings and the UEFA Playoff Draw, there is some housekeeping to be done.
We then move to league action as we talk about the absolute early sneezefest between United and Liverpool and talk about how scared we are of Man City. We also, of course, talk about Arsenal and Chelsea's respective losses.
We also move around the world to a testy affair between Dortmund and Leipzig (and it gets testy between Ryan and Thomas). Barcelona stole a point, but Real Madrid closed the gap.
And, of course, Thomas takes the criticism following the heated Derby della Madonnina in Italy.
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Well, in case you didn't hear, USA got eliminated from the World Cup. Yep, that's right. We are American. We are angry. We are dead inside. Maybe you'll find comfort in our misery, maybe you'll find joy in our misery.
Truth be told, Thomas has Italy still (for now) while Ryan will weep in sorrow with Belgium. It's that kind of podcast today.
Around the world, more World Cup dreams were realized and even more were extinguished and we look at them all! Also Syria hit the post in heartbreaking fashion in the 120'.
It's an international break episode of World Football Talk, one with rants and drama, so come join us and let's all be miserable people together.
This week, we talk about City's huge win over Chelsea, Madrid's statement win over Dortmund, and look ahead to the upcoming International Break.
How did AC Milan almost collapse against Rijeka? How did United manage to scrape by against Crystal Palace (/s)? Should Carlo Ancelotti have been sacked? Will Thomas go three sentences without botching a few words.
All this, and much more on this week's World Football Talk!
REMINDER: We will be back next Wednesday to properly recap the International Break and who secured spots for the 2018 World Cup.
This week, we take a look at all of the midweek and weekend fixtures since our last episode. All of the top leagues saw some interesting results and saw some shuffle happen among the ranks, including Bayern, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid.
We also take a look at the upcoming Champions League games and the last bit of league action this weekend before the second-biggest international break of the entire footballing calendar.
Also, after the outtro song, we have a mini discussion of IT and Kingsman, along with some upcoming releases in film. It's something we did off air, so we figured we will leave it there if you want it.
We will be back next Tuesday to go over this week's action and preview a big international window.
It's another packed show as there has been plenty of results to talk about!
We start in the Champions League and Europa League where there were impressive results and expected wins.
We move to the Premier League where Crystal Palace set an unwanted record, United and City plowed through their opponents, Chelsea and Arsenal drew, and Liverpool, well, did Liverpool things.
We also look around the world at the likes of Spain, Germany, Portugal and Italy where there were notable results to go around. Plus, is there drama brewing in Paris?
Also, if you want on the Paulinho bandwagon, it's getting mighty full.
Lastly, we look at our predictions for the week ahead, along with Ryan's continued dominance in DraftKings.
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League play returns with a semi-disappointing contest between Man City and Liverpool, while the red half of Manchester struggled to a draw in Stoke. We also look at how every game in the Premier League resulted and give our takes on what stands out the most this early in the season.
Oh, and Roy Hodgson is back baby!!
We also discuss Madrid's draw to Levante, Bayern's loss to Hoffenheim and some of the marquee results around the world.
We briefly dive into World Cup Qualifying and clean up any loose ends we left last week, along with making our predictions for the week ahead.
We discuss the biggest news from the past week, including USA's embarrassing loss to Costa Rica, Italy's embarrassing loss to Spain and the most notorious transfer day dealings this summer.
There are rants, complaints, and pleas aplenty in this one.
Also, we take a look ahead and give our thoughts on the biggest upcoming matchups around the world.
We have a packed show this week as we cover Liverpool's rout of Arsenal, Madrid dropping points to Valencia, United and Chelsea rolling on and why Bilic won't even make it to Swansea this season.
We also look at the latest transfer dealings as Deadline Day approaches and take a stab at the new Champions League Groups.
Finally, we dish out a bunch of predictions of the biggest upcoming World Cup Qualifiers.
Next week's episode will also come on Wednesday as we will take a look back at a crucial international break for several nations.
We look back on an intriguing second round of action in the Premier League, as well as look at action in Spain and Germany. We also make our predictions for this coming weekend, and it's....interesting.
Thomas rants a bunch about "The Best" Shortlists for POTY and COTY. Pep? Really?
Also Thomas throws his pen a bunch, as usual.
The EPL has started! We go over an exciting first weekend of the English Premier League as well as talk about some surprises, both good and bad.
Also, Ronaldo took off his shirt, pushed a ref, and is now out for 5 games. Only in the Spanish Super Cup right?
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Coming off of our EPL Predictions episode, we discuss how the transfer of Andre Gray affects our table. We also discuss the looming transfers of Virgil Van Dijk, Ousmane Dembele and Phillipe Coutinho.
Also, we look back on some super cup action from the past weekend, as well give our take on the Spanish Super Cup this coming weekend.
Finally, we have EPL action to look forward to and we give our predictions and "analysis" on the first weekend of action in England's top flight.
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We lay it all out on the line as we reveal each of our official Premier League tables for the upcoming season. We also take the two tables, and combine them under a point system to create the official World Football Talk Premier League Table.
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Our weekly recap episode will come out in the coming days, complete with Super Cup Recaps and Premier League previews.
As promised, Thomas and Ryan discuss the now-concluding (hopefully) Neymar saga. How this all started, how it affects both PSG and Barcelona, who are his potential replacements. Who's fault is it for this transfer? We finally say our peace and move on.
PLUS - We briefly look back on the MLS All-Star Game as well as briefly look forward to the Champions League Playoff Draw.
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The Mega Premier League Prediction episode will be out this Monday!
This week, we largely leave the transfer news behind us as there were some results to take care of. Thomas and Ryan look back on the last games in the ICC, along with the French Super Cup.
PLUS: Previews of the upcoming super cups in England, UEFA and Germany.
ALSO: The guys butt heads again as they preview the second iteration of the NY Derby this season.
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This week, we continue on the latest updates in the Neymar and Mbappe sagas. We also touch upon West Ham's newest members and Juve's latest signing and why Fiorentina fans aren't too pleased with it. Also Thomas struggles to remember that Bernardo Silva has been on City for ages now.
PLUS: We go over the ICC results to this point in China, Singapore and the United States.
ALSO: The conclusion of our commentary series sees some honorable mentions thrown out there. And Craig Burley's sunglasses.
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We have a jam packed show filled with the latest transfer rumors, such as Neymar to PSG. We also talk about moves that have been finalized like Leo Bonucci moving to Milan and Kyle Walker moving on to Manchester City.
ALSO: Is Jose Mourinho correct in saying that Manchester United was the second best Premier League club last season?
PLUS: We continue our weekly commentary series with a discussion on the magisterial commentary of Ray Hudson.
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Rooney, Alves and James Rodriguez have all found their latest destinations, plus the latest rumors rolling through the mill.
PLUS: We start our new weekly preseason segment focused on commentary with our debate over the better "Aguero" call. Will Martin Tyler's AGUEROOOOOOO call win or will "Staggering" win the day?
Also, there's a lot to watch in the coming week.
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It was supposed to be a normal episode until United sprung a big surprise on everyone. It looks like, despite what Ryan may think, that Romelu Lukaku will be joining Man U. We discuss the very recent turn of events, along with other transfer activity from the past week.
Plus, we go over the lackluster Confederations Cup and preview the even more lackluster Gold Cup. "The Summer of Soccer" - Fox Sports, 2017.
Ryan had to endure the New York Derby live, but Thomas sat pretty watching it on his couch. We recap the drab NYCFC win, along with the latest transfer rumors surrounding the likes of Ivan Perisic, Nemanja Matic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and more.
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Thomas Formoso and Ryan Linder are back for the second edition of World Football Talk. In this episode, we discuss the past seven days on the transfer market. The rumors came quick and fast with the likes of Ronaldo, Donnarumma, Aubameyang and more being linked all over the world.
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Thomas Formoso and Ryan Linder discuss the latest news, rumors and results in the footballing world. In this episode, the guys discuss the biggest transfer rumors, such as Alvaro Morata and Kylian Mbappe, talk about soccer fandom and run through the latest World Cup Qualifying results from the past week.