FNA - Football Nerds Anonymous: Recent Episodes
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Ben and Phil discuss the Forest Green Rovers parting ways with Ian Burchnall and the 15 point deduction from Juventus as well as do a swan dive into the Scottish football pyramid. And we talk kits--uniforms! Jerseys! Kits.....it's definitely kits....
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Teams discussed:
- Forest Green Rovers
- Juventus
- Heart of Midlothian
- Rangers
- Celtic
- Raith Rovers
- Greenock Morton
- Loch Ness FC
- FC Honka
Coffee consumed: Guatemala/Peru blend. Chemex pour over.
We can't speak French so we're going to butcher these team names as we jump into the French Football Pyramid. It's the home of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar. Of course, that's all PSG but there are other French teams to talk about, including one of Ben's favorites.
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Some of the teams discussed here:
- Troyes
- Saint-Etienne
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Nantes
- Monaco
- Bordeaux
- Laval
- CS Sedan Ardennes
- Le Mans
- Versailles
Ben laments Wolves' victory over West Ham and their slow climb from the depths of relegation. Phil does a deep dive into the flurry of activity in the winter transfer window at Forest Green Rovers. Are more changes on the horizon?
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An assortment of teams discussed during this episode:
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Forest Green Rovers
- UD Ibiza
- UD Las Palmas
- Braintree Town FC
Today we're hittin' the Italian football pyramid and diving into the alphabet soup of Serie A, B, and C. It is a wild one! So come along for the ride. We also devolve into some disc golf talk, which is always fun!
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Coffee consumed: Blend of Peru and Colombia single origin
Brew process: Chemex pour over
Teams discussed:
- SSC Naples
- Palermo FC
- Pescara FC
- AS Roma
- AC Milan
- Inter Milan
- Atalanta
- Monza
- Bari
- Venezia
- Südtirol
Other links in this pod:
- Gold Pure Decodye - Jonathan's Horse
- Zero Medium Orbit Pure
This is what happens when we take two weeks off...we get long winded. Today, we focus on our very late holiday recap of football primarily in England! Phil poses some thought-provoking questions (not really) about Forest Green Rovers. Ben's positivity over the new-look Wolves is contagious and Wrexham moves on in the FA Cup! And Man City dominates! Let's talk some football!!!!
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Coffee consumed during this episode: A blend of Peru and Colombia single origin coffees. Pour over with a Chemex. It was money.
On episode 7 of Football Nerds Anonymous, Ben and Phil do a semi-deep dive into the storied past of the German Football Pyramid. For this complex structure to make sense, we have to give you a lot more backstory, and it's a wild one! Also, we touch on Messi's first (and possibly only) World Cup. Also, Pep Guardiola of Manchester City complaining about post-World Cup scheduling and the Wolves finally play a meaningful game! That's right...league football is back, baby!
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Coffee consumed during this episode - Costa Rica La Pastora Tarrazu.
The semi-finals for the World Cup is set! Who's going to win it all? And we reveal the state of our World Cup prediction brackets!
Also, Ben and Phil go deeper than balls deep, more like rabbit hole deeeeeep, into the world of the Spanish football pyramid. That's right, we go way down into La Liga and beyond in this episode. Can we come back from this? It makes our brains hurt!
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Ben and Phil give a quick update on where we are at the World Cup after the US loss...boo! And we step our toes into a puddle of English Football starting with a quick and dirty explanation of the Premier League down to the fifth tier where the Ryan Reynolds-owned Wrexham AFC currently reside. PLUS, updates on Forest Green Rovers and Las Palmas.
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Ben and Phil go balls deep into the World Cup group stage, which is nearly complete. They analyze the African teams as well as the controversy around the Iranian protests.
Christiano Ronaldo is without a club team but he's got a HUUUUGE offer...can he refuse it in favor of playing Champions League football? And Ben has a bold prediction regarding Ronaldo's future club. Domestic Cups are in full swing and the Meistrilliga comes to a close!
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Ben rants about the term "soccer" vs football and we discuss Ecuador v. Qatar in our Day 1 recap. We also go around the globe and discuss other leagues still going on as the World Cup gets into full swing.
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Ben and Phil trot out their totally scientific (not really) World Cup predictions as well as what football leagues aren't stopping for the World Cup. Also we drop a few wrap ups of leagues that just completed their seasons.
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FNA - Football Nerds Anonymous hosted by Ben and Phil introduce themselves in this initial episode. They outline their ideas for this podcast and why they love this beautiful global sport.
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