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The Shirtless Plantain Show unites football, banter, seriousness and brings a fresh voice to the football world. Coming from immigrant backgrounds mixed with western culture, we are a football collective that does not play by the rules and colors outside the lines. Tune in to hear genuine stories and unique perspectives. We have conversations with amazing guests, using football as our canvas to paint stories from a unique lens.
Turkey & Austria played out an instant classic, while the Dutch went some way to reasserting themselves as a Football ‘Eritage™️ team against Romania to complete the final 8 at the Euros.Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for thoughts on yet another fantastic day of tournament footy. Tap in!
The USMNT crashed out of Copa America 2024.Join Tosin, Mitch, Matheus, Tomi and Gabi for a therapy session on the state of soccer in America. It is a wicked world, if you're a fan of this team.Tap in!
Homelando cried. SPS cried. We crode together.Oh and France & Belgium did what they always do; the only new bit was William Saliba introducing himself to an even larger audience.Join Tosin & Deen for thoughts (and tears) as we got two more quarterfinalists at the Euros. Tap in!
That boy ain’t right, but Gareth Southgate worships at his altar anyway.In more explainable events, Spain systemically dismantled Georgia’s Cinderella story to advance to the quarters.Join the crew for the latest from the round of 16. Tap in!
It’s a vaguely Arsenal-centric episode of the Euros Edition with Ser Granit Xhaka catching yet another body as he led Switzerland past Italy & Kai Havertz proved that Julian Nagelsmann was right to keep the faith.Join the full squad for thoughts on a fine pair of fixtures from the round of 16. Tap in!
Round 2 of the group fixtures at Copa America is complete & the favorites are all rounding into form… if you don’t consider the USMNT one of the favorites. Join Tosin & Deen (with a welcome cameo from the SPS Soccer Edition’s Mitch & Matheus) for insights from all the matches.Tap in!
Groups E & F wrapped up with Georgia’s historic victory over Portugal as the highlight of the final group stage match day.Join Tosin, Deen, and appearing off the bench for the first time this summer, Tomi, for a review of the games and a look ahead at the round of 16 pairings.Tap in!
Groups C & D of the Euros wrapped up today with France simmering, Poland spoiling, Austria shocking, and an insipid one between Denmark & Serbia. However, Coach & Tosin offer you the Full English™️, via a deep dive on the 3 Lions & their legacy of constant disappointment, despite their wealth of talent.Tap in! P.S.: The Dutch need more Vans.
You didn’t think we’d ignore Copa America, did you?Each of the favorites have shown us what to expect, so it’s only right that SPS finally reviewed all the action from the first round of fixtures.Join Tosin, Deen & Mitch for thoughts on the games, the teams & the organization of the tournament itself. It’s the SPS Copa America Edition.Tap in!
Mitch, Matheus, and Emily talk the big NWSL news: Casey Stoney’s shock firing. Gotham’s loss to Washington and Orlando’s demolition of Utah also make the docket.The battle at the top of the Western Conference and the Colorado Rapids’ ‘nine point’ week headlines the MLS chatter.Tap in!
Join Tosin & Deen for the finest of gababool as Italy stole a spot in the last sixteen at the death & Spain wrapped up maximum points despite heavily rotating against Albania.Day 10. Group B. The Euros.Tap in!
Hungary & Scotland brought back memories of ‘Golden Goals’, while Granit Xhaka added another name to his long list of ‘great midfielders I’ve dominated’ as Switzerland made everyone wonder just how good ze Germans actually are.Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for meaty thoughts on the conclusion to Group A of the Euros.Tap in!
SPS Euros Edition - Ridiculous - Episode 455Own Goal is leading the scoring charts & raising the silly stakes, thanks to Türkiye’s mess in their loss to a smooth Portugal. Meanwhile, Belgium and Czechia put in dominant performances that were either not rewarded with enough goals, or in one case, enough points.Join Deen & Tosin for a review of the final 3 game matchday of the Euros. Tap in!Join Deen & Tosin for thoughts on
We have our first 0-0 draw in Euro 2024, France still only have an own goal to their name and the Dutch are polite.Austria are buying exactly what Ralf Rangnick is selling and Ukraine got a much needed wake-up call against Slovakia, despite Stanislav Lobotka showing out.Coach and Tosin walk through another day of Euro 2024 action.Tap in!
“What is Gareth Southgate? Who is Gareth Southgate? Where is Gareth Southgate? How is Gareth Southgate?”Coach & Deen won’t answer any of those rhetorical questions during their roundup of day 7 of the Euros, but they’ll offer plenty of insight on Spain’s demolition of Italy & the latest Balkan contest at the tournament.Yes, there’s plenty on England v Denmark too. Tap in!
Xherdan Shaqiri gets older but him marking tournaments with a banger doesn’t, Albania made Croatia look their age, & the hosts are the first team to qualify for the next round of the tournament. Join Coach & Deen for day 6 chatter.Tap in!
The SPS Soccer Edition crew breaks down USMNT’s optimism-generating draw with Brazil, the parallels between refs and cops, and all the top games in MLS and NWSL this week, including some cheeky Croix Bethune for MVP chatter. Tap in!
The Portuguese made hard work of Czechia, thanks to a few too many fullbacks & one old dude, while Turkey and Georgia played out the best game of the tournament so far.Join Coach and Deen for ramblings on day 5 of the Euros. Tap in!
Day 3 of the Euros is in the books. Romania put on a show, Belgium’s golden generation is making necks turn green, and the French sort of maybe perhaps kinda performed well?
Join Tosin & Coach for thoughts on day 4 and find out what sort of mask they recommend for Kylian.
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Day 2 of the Euros did not disappoint! Memphis wore a headband but Wout saved the day. Christian Eriksen brought joy and England… went full Southgate. Join Tosin and Coach for thoughts on the second day of Euro 2024.Tap in!
Euro 2024 is here!Join us for a rundown of the opening games of the tournament. Germany, Spain and Italy look very serious, and a generational shift is in progress - led a SIXTEEN (16) year old child!Tap in!
Summertime means tournament time and Euro 2024 is here. So is the SPS Crew. Join us for a freewheeling preview of the tournament; groups, favorites, dark horses and predictions. We also plan to cover every matchday of the tournament.Tap in!
This one’s a touch dated after the USMNT put up a creditable performance against Brazil, but the SPS Soccer Edition crew broke down the implosion against Colombia, discussed Gregg Berhalter’s job security, Copa America expectations, and all the fun and silly events in NWSL last weekend. Tap
The Euros & Copa America are around the corner, but Tosin is still at the club & he brought the esteemed Carl Anka along to the discuss the bad trip that was Manchester United’s 23/24 season.We answered your questions & predicted the future. Chin up, Utd fans… it does get better.Tap in!
Emma Hayes finally made her proper debut as the USWNT manager, and naturally, the Soccer Edition crew have lots of thoughts. Join Mitch, Emily & Matheus for said thoughts, as well as a review of the most thrilling MLS action from the weekend. Tap in!
Another season, another Champions League trophy for Real Madrid.Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for a rambling wrap up of the most unsurprising end to what was an objectively entertaining edition of the alleged greatest competition in club football.Tap in!
Friend of the pod & all round gent, Elliot Ross, joins the SPS crew to preview this year’s Champions League final.There’s lots of love for Marco Reus & Carlo Ancelotti, along with superlatives from elsewhere in what was a relatively entertaining edition of the tournament.Tap in!
Mitch, Matheus & Emily talk about all the great goals and memorable blunders around US soccer this week, with an emphasis on the Orlando Pride & NWSL’s newest sensation: Barbra Banda.Tap in!
Tosin, Coach & Deen join the football community in saying goodbye to arguably the finest midfielder of all time, Toni Kroos.There are also thoughts on the DFB Pokal, FA Cup Final, the Championship Playoff Final, & whatever happened in France & Italy.Tap in!
Finally! Manchester United’s season wraps up with a pretty bow. Two academy graduates & Youth FA Cup winners from two years ago scored and secured the FA Cup against the dominant club in England. Join Tosin and Tomi as they breakdown the big victory and what it might mean for the club going into a long and needed break.Tap in!
Gooners! We pulled out all the stops for you this time: SPS Alumni, the honorable James Benge, joined Gabby, Coach & Deen for a freewheeling review of the 23/24 season (we'll make sure Mitch shows up for next season's treble winning season review).We asked James for his thoughts on everything ranging from his expectations at the beginning of the season to which of our beloved squad might be leaving soon. He also answered a bunch of listener questions, and most importantly, like Arsenal, we had a grand ol' time - results be damned.Tap in!
Emily, Matheus & Mitch are back again to talk USMNT & USWNT rosters & the highlights from around American Soccer.But more importantly, they’re here to remind you that the Summer of Hate has only just begun.Tap in!
Leagues in France, Germany & England all wrapped up this weekend, which begs the question “which league is really the proverbial Farmers’ League?”For an answer & much more, join Tosin & Deen on our customary trip around the top 5 European leagues. Tap in!
…and so it ended, Gooners.Nonetheless, we move. Join Gabby, Mitch & Deen for a review of what was ultimately an anticlimactic end to a fantastic season for the Arsenal.The future remains bright, friends.Tap in!
Manchester United's worst league season since 1989-90 ended with a 2-0 win over Brighton. Join Tosin and Tomi for thoughts on the club's best player this season and where Roberto De Zerbi might end up next.Finally, there's one more game (it's almost over, fam) and it's kind of a big deal: The FA Cup Final. We have thoughts on that game too.Tap in!
As the season wraps up across Europe's big leagues, Tosin and Coach analyze action from the weekend through Wednesday. What is Jude Bellingham missing? Juventus added a little trinket and Inter just might do it again next season. Christian Pulisic gets some love and we also talked… Tottenham.Tap in!
Mitch, Emily & Matheus discuss Canada’s new national men’s football manager, Giroud’s move to MLS, and the highlights from MLS & NWSL’s Rivalry Week (someone also gets very upset about a certain Kevin Cabral). Tap in!
The expanded SPS Footiematic Universe joined forces to review the snoozer that Man Utd & Arsenal gave us on Sunday.Lots of chatter regarding ETH doing something to earn his money for the first time in ages, alongside tons of credit to Arsenal for their propensity to handle these “big” occasions professionally this season.Tap in!
Arsenal vs. Man Utd. A, or perhaps, THE classic Premier League matchup.Join Coach and Tosin as they battle technical difficulties, answer your questions, talk about their favorite and less favorable memories from historic Arsenal vs. Man Utd matchups. They also make predictions and discuss where the match can be won.Tap in!
Join Mitch, Emily and Matheus for another round of MLS and NWSL goodness on the SPS Soccer Edition. There’s some Casey Stoney chatter, along with a compelling argument for Moïse Bombito to be the MLS defender of the year. Tap in!
Dortmund vs Real Madrid?Yup! That’s your Champions League final. Join Coach and Tosin as they break down how Dortmund beat PSG and analyze the chaos that ensued as Real Madrid beat Bayern.Also is Vinícius Júnior the best player in the world? Tap in!
Malice by Palace! Sorry Man Utd fans. Michael Olise had whale of a time against Erik ten Hag's side. Christian Eriksen & Casemiro look like shells of themselves.Tosin & Tomi talked praised the job Oliver Glasner has done with his side, with a shoutout to USMNT's Chris Richards. Chin up, Utd fans… just 3 more games.Tap in!
Salutations all around as the SPS crew says farewell to a ‘streets won’t forget’ legend & gives Real Madrid their props for a fantastic league campaign. On the other hand, Bayern keep trying their hardest to steal Dortmund’s unserious mantle & Man Utd’s unserious manager.
It’s the SPS Weekend Review.
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The Champions League semis began this week headlined by the glamor clash between Bayern Munich & Real Madrid, but a semi-forgotten character might have stolen the spotlight in the other matchup between Dortmund & PSG.Join the SPS crew for thoughts on comebacks, Timberlands, unserious managers & dictatorships.Tap in!
Mitch, Emily, and Matheus talk about the best NWSL and MLS games of the week, transfers, the USMNT right back situation, and Messi marketing. Tap in!
This weekend saw a few league title coronations and one big league bottling. Tosin, Coach & Deen covered those bits and tons more, including what it means to be Black in the age of podcasting, in this week's SPS Weekend Review.Tap in!
Coach is joined by Gabby and Mitch to discuss another easy win at the toilet bowl up the road from the Wengerdome. On a day where debates such as Maddison vs Odegaard and Saka vs Kulusevski still existed for people of a certain persuasion, the men in red made sure to leave no stone unturned and no goalkeeper untickled. Tap In!
It’s over for Erik ten Hag… right?Man Utd drew against the 19th place team and the football wasn’t pretty.Tosin, Tomi and Dharma discussed the match, the future and the abuse Marcus Rashford has endured. Chin up, it’s almost over, Utd fans.Tap in!
Back to back wins for Man Utd... sort of?Erik ten Hag's side managed to beat the worst team in the league, Sheffield United, but made a meal of it. Bruno Fernandes did his thing and Man Utd’s 250th academy graduate debuted (an 87 year streak)! Tosin is joined by Dharma (@MindOfDharma) as they try to make sense of the red side of Manchester.Tap in!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha @chelseafc!Arsenal put on a 5-star performance against the 1.5 billion pound bottlejobs and it felt sensational. Join Gabby, Coach and Deen for a not at all excessive amount of gloating and rejoicing. F*** Chelsea.Tap in!
Join Mitch, Matheus and Emily for another trip around the happenings in American soccer during trade season in the MLS and NWSL, highlighted by Maria Sanchez's trade from Houston to San Diego and the current mess at Seattle Sounders FC.Tap in!
Hope you got some rest and relaxation amidst all the action around Europe last weekend. Tosin, Coach & Deen cover El Cojon... Classico, the FA Cup games, and all the league action your ears can handle.Tap in!
It happened again.Man Utd had one of their lowest lows, collapsing after being up 3-0 against Coventry. They qualified for the FA Cup final but struggled massively.Join Tosin and Tomi for thoughts on the game, the state of the club and praise for the women's team.Tap in!
Back. On. Top!Arsenal returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory away to Wolves at Molineaux. So that probably means that the title race is still on. We right here!Join Gabby, Coach & Deen for thoughts on the game, but stay for thoughts on Martinelli's future and rants on Arsenal's past. Tap in!
Join 3 of the best humans alive named Coach (live from Munich), Tosin and Deen as they talk about 8 of the best teams in Europe battling for a place in the semifinals of the Champions League.The more things change (Dortmund & Ousmane Dembele’s face), the more they remain the same (Real Madrid & Ousmane Dembele’s face).Tap in!
The Soccer Edition’s back and the gang takes a quick She Believes Cup detour before delving into the NWSL & whether Temwa Chawinga is the most likely MVP winner this season, before wrapping up the happenings in MLS. Tap in!
The lads fought through technical difficulties to give Bayer Leverkusen, Xabi Alonso & Granit Xhaka their flowers as Neverkusen finally became Meisterkusen.And per usual, we covered the rest of what mattered across Europe last weekend. Tap in!
Oof. Maybe Aston Villa with Unai Emery at home before a Champions League semi against Bayern Munich is the TRUE definition of a 'trap game'. Whatever this game was, it wasn't good for the Arsenal, as the lads failed to take advantage of one title race contender's slip by slipping to a 0-2 defeat at The Emirates.Join Gabby & Deen for a not at all cathartic ramble about an extremely damaging result.Tap in!
Tosin and Tomi are back and so are Man Utd’s hijinks.They discussed the 2-2 draw, the FA CUP semifinal and what went wrong (again).Erik ten Hag might not have much longer to go?There’s also praise for Andoni Iraola, Dom Solanke and Justin Kluivert finishing like his father.
Mitch and Matheus round up another weekend of MLS but not before spending time on USWNT’s latest exploits in the She Believes Cup. Tap In!
It’s the SPS Weekend Review with Tosin back in the driver’s seat! Join the OG team for our true return, new beginnings (shoutout Bleav), a trip all over Europe on a derby filled weekend, and hearty helpings of Congolese gabagool. Tap in!
Tosin is joined by Tomi (@CallmeTamilore) to talk about Man Utd’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Some players disappointed, some shined, but the Erik ten Hag experience continued.We discussed the future again with a focus on roles and positions that should be addressed in the summer.Chin up, Man Utd fans. The season is almost over.
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Tosin & Tomi are back with their thoughts on yet another frustrating loss for Man Utd away to Chelsea. They also seek some outside perspective on the myriad issues the club is facing from one of SPS’s resident Arsenal trolls: Deen.As leaky as that midfield is, the lads suggest that ‘optimism’ should be Man Utd fan’s choice for the rest of a forgettable season.Tap in!
It's a good time to be a Gooner, ain't it? Coach certainly thinks so.Join Gabby, Coach & Deen for a freewheeling chat about Arsenal's season, the team's trajectory, & the title race. Oh, and we talked a bit about the extremely professional dispatching of Luton Town, with an emphasis on ESR's performance.Tap in!
As you know by now Tosin is back, so he brought Coach along to dissect the mess that was the 1-1 draw with Brentford. Lots of chatter on how INEOS may view Ten Haag's future and if he survives till next season. Tap In!
…and for our 400th episode, a magic trick: TOSIN IS BACK!Join the crew for a fun trip through the top 5 (+1) European leagues, including a special visit to Villa Park.Tap in!
Coach & Deen rejoice as Arsenal finally show the maturity required to avoid the customary loss at The Etihad. Controlled suffering can be a beautiful thing. Tap in.
The USMNT racked up a third consecutive CONCACAF Nations League in commanding fashion, so Mitch, Matheus & Emily went long on the celebrations. Then it was on to the best of NWSL and MLS, with spots of orthopedic suggestions for new Miami residents and Rapids denialism.Tap in!
Join Deen and Coach as they run down all the latest happenings during the first week of the international break, including talk of the PSR affected clubs, the insistence on international football this far into the season.
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The terrific trio is back with a wide-ranging discussion on everything going on in American soccer lately. The NWSL Challenge Cup and beginning of the season. Crappy refs and dictatorial sports organizations. The USMNT and Copa America plans. Canceled dates. Weird weather influenced MLS goals. The banter was delightfully endless, so you know the drill...
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The Champions League quarterfinals are all set, and for the first time in 14 years, Arsenal’s involved!
Naturally, Coach and Deen had to run the roost on each of the 4 glamour ties that’ll lead to the final at Wembley.
Join for the excitement, but stay for the history lessons and fake gambling tips.
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The NWSL is back! (Already we know) so the team had a blast previewing the upcoming season in great depth.
We also managed to even talk some MLS.
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Ramadan Kareem!
The final (for now?) installment of the Pep v Klopp rivalry happened last weekend, so Coach was forced to pod through injury to offer thoughts on the preeminent coaching "rivalry" of the last decade of European football. As always, we cover all the big happenings elsewhere in Europe, and show a copious amount of love to the one and only Eden Hazard (Carrier of the Flame). It's a great one.
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The classic trap game played out like one thanks to an error from Arsenal’s backup goalkeeper, but redemption arrived regardless.
Join Gabby, Mitch & Deen for their thoughts a hard fought win against Brentford that reminded all Gooners of how hard winning actually is.
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Join Mitch and Matheus for their early observations on the MLS season, with a sprinkling of weather banter, conspiracy chatter, and strong opinions on men's hair. The USWNT also get their deserved kudos.
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The mighty Arsenal went to yet another away ground and emptied it out before halftime. Not quite winning the league at White Hart Lane, but Sheffield United offered nothing worth yammering about. Regardless, join Gabby, Mitch & Deen for ruminations on Arsenal's dominant performance at Bramall Lane, as well as cryptic thoughts on Dubai and team bonding.
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Coach & Deen lament Valencia’s new reputation while covering all the worthy action in Europe’s top 5 leagues, during the least Arsenal friendly weekend of 2024.
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Coach is joined by Tomi once again to really have a deep dive into the goings on in the red side of Manchester after another predictable derby day defeat. Its a much longer pod than usual and for good reason; tactics, players, ETH and the sizeable gap between the two clubs are discussed at length. Tap In!
Join Mitch, Matheus, and for the first time this season, Emily, for the most stylish episode of the show yet. The crew discusses the new NWSL kits, USWNT's adventures, and the latest MLS action.
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Coach & Deen are back with the SPS Weekend Review, highlighted by Liverpool’s (anonymous) kids beating Chelsea’s (expensive) kids to the Carabao Cup trophy.
As always, we covered all the best bits of league action from the continent as well, so…
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Gooners! Join Coach, Gabby, Deen, and friend of the pod, Elliot (@elliot__ross), for a gleeful chat about Arsenal’s spiteful thrashing of Newcastle.
In other words, fuck Jason Tindall.
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Coach hs finally lost his rag and goes on a long rant on what he witnessed as Utd went down 2-1 at home to Fulham. Confused with why he still talking about issues that were prevalent at the start of the season he tries to make sense of it by reading out some concerns Utd fans sent in. Strap in it's an angry one.
MLS is back and so is the SPS Soccer Edition. Join Mitch and Matheus for a preview of the upcoming season ranging from scab refs and US Open Cup drama, to kit rankings and superlatives... but more importantly, the guys answer YOUR questions!
Somehow, Thomas Tuchel still has a job. We're mystified too. Join Coach and Deen as they investigate this mystery, round up the happenings all around Europe, and preview the midweek Champions League ties.
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Coach tries to make sense of a chaotic but fruitful visit to Kenilworth Road for Ten Haag's men while answering listener questions. Tap In!
SPS Arsenal Edition - Confidence - Episode 381
Gooners! Join Gabby, Coach & Deen for a weirdly *stressful review of Arsenal’s confident 5-0 stroll at Burnley.
(*We weren’t stressed about Arsenal. We recorded during a title race rival’s game!)
And just like that its all over. The Côte d'Ivoire are crowned Kings of Africa for the 3rd time in their history at the expense of a Nigeria side expected to disappoint pre tournament. Join Coach as he opines on the final and the future of AFCON with Zayn and Alasdair from our buddies at On The Whistle. Tap In!
You know the deal - it's the SPS Weekend Review. Mitch hops off the bench to talk the top 5 leagues (and some 2 Bundesliga and MLS like some sorta dweeb) alongside Coach and Deen.
Yes, we're all extremely impressed by Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen. Almost as impressed as Bayern Munich were.
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Coach is joined by long time listener Tomiwa to have a good 'ol moan about Man Utd's performance despite an important win. The fellas covered line ups, subs. Bruno (of course!) and if they can catch Villa. Tap In!
Gooners! So much for all that open play goals chatter, eh?
Join Mitch & Deen for a breezy dissection of a DOMINANT Arsenal performance away at The London Stadium.
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We made it, its finally here. Nigeria take on the hosts in what is one of the biggest fixtures in recent African Football history for the title of Kings of Africa. Coach is tagging along with OTW crew as they all give their thoughts on what may transpire. Tap In!
So we are almost there, Coach and Alasdair are joined by Courtney again to run through all the happenings between the Semi-Finalists. This is of course sandwiched between the banter of the obvious elephant in the room (Coach's Nigerian descent and Courtney's South African descent). Tap In!
SPS Weekend Review - Goal-Boy - Episode 374
This week, Coach shows love to arguably the most underrated striker in Europe, Lois Openda, while Deen screams about kidneys & Eduardo Camavinga. Join us for our usual jaunt around the continent on a big derby weekend.
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The entire SPS Arsenal crew joins forces to hand Herr Klopp a massive L on his final visit to the place Arsene built. Join Coach, Gabi, Deen, and a returning Mitch for a thorough discussion of a thorough asskicking.
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We are back after a short hiatus and Man Utd have started clicking, Coach brings Imani back to discuss the win over West Ham along with other pressing matters such as Mainoo's ascension. Tap In!
Coach and Alasdair talk through all the Quarter Final Fixtures at the AFCON doing their best to make educated guesses on what the outcomes may be. There's also a special focus on just how important the Côte d'Ivoire vs Mali match is outside of football. Tap In!
Gooners! The schedule's looking regular-ish again and the boys made easy work of the trip to Nottingham. Join the SPS Arsenal crew for a celebration of Emile Smith-Rowe's return, thoughts on the fan base's attitude towards difficult performances, and our feelings about Mikel Arteta's standing in the game. It's a good one.
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Coach and Alasdair run down all but two of the knockout games so far with a special focus on Côte d'Ivoire's epic win over tournament favourites Senegal. Tap In!
Deen and Coach begrudgingly take a break from the greatest tournament on earth to discuss the inferior European product. A lot of praise and perspective for what Jurgen Klopp has done so far at Liverpool while discussing the rest of happenings in Europe including another major managerial departure. Tap In!
On this preview of the knockouts for the AFCON we changed the format a bit as Coach and Alasdair were joined by the full compliment of OTW (Courtney & Francis). We spoke about how all the match ups are finely poised due to so many intangibles. Its a great one so Tap In!
Coach and Alasdair try and make sense of Match Day 2 and the first round of Match Day 3 fixtures. Some excellent behind the scenes insight from our On the Whistle corespondent in regards to the Cameroon, Ghana and Egypt camps! Tap In!
Arsenal finally won a game of football but here's the real surprise... they scored not one but THREE goals from open play in the process of beating the snot out of Crystal Palace. Join Coach and Gabby as they take a close look at what effect the break in Dubai has had on the players and some thoughts on possible line ups in future. Tap In!
Coach and Alasdair round up all of the match day 1 fixtures with a special look at some of the underdogs. Lots of chatter on who's impressed and who's underwhelmed so far and who we expect to progress to the knockouts. Tap In!
The lads are in an AFCON State of Mind, but football happened in Europe & we're nothing if not dutiful, so join us for the usual roundup of the top 5 leagues and a rumination on whether the Premier League is a wrap now that KDB is back again.
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The AFCON is here and we kick off our first episode of our team up with On The Whistle Podcast. Alasdair is on the ground in Abidjan so we had a unique look at the build up to the opening game as well as chatter about the game and the post match press conference. Tap In!
African Football Heritage is back this weekend as the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins in Ivory Coast. We will be teaming up with the excellent people at On the Whistle (@otw_podcast) to provide in depth content throughout the tournament. Join tournament lovers, Coach and Deen, for a breezy preview of the tournament riddled with hot takes, Nigerian exceptionalism, and cowardly predictions.
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Happy New Year, Fam!
Join Coach & Deen for the first SPS Weekend Review of 2024. Serie A and La Liga are back already, while the English never left. On the menu? League games, cup games, and bottoms.
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Happy Belated New Year, Gooner Fam!
We usually don't cover cup games, but the schedule demanded SPS's attention in this instance. Join Mitch & Deen (Coach was freezing at The Emirates) for thoughts on the FA Cup home loss to Liverpool, the transfer window, and general thoughts about an undeniably poor run of (finishing) form.
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Happy New Year, Gooners!
Coach & Deen reflect on a painful end to one of the best years to support Arsenal in recent memory, but things aren’t all bad in the grand scheme of things. We go again.
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Ten Haag's inconsistent Reds has left Coach perplexed at how they still are suffering from issues that were evident in his first year! Tap In!
Deen and Coach pick the bones of Arsenal's first home loss of the season, a lot of talk on individual performances, tactical issues and of course the elephant in the room Bukayo Saka's hair dye. Tap In!
Coach heaps praise on a resilient and inevitable Utd win against Aston Villa as they Ten Haag finally put together an XI that makes sense. Listener's questions are answered too!
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It's Xmas, but SPS don't stop!
Join Coach and Deen for the usual trip around the Big 5 leagues as we celebrate Xmas and a spectacular feat from a new name in Ligue Un (Kamory Doumbia). Merry Christmas!
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Coach has a returning friend of the show Gabby (@NocturnalGunner) dissect an intense draw. They speak on the tactical set ups of both sides, individual performances, players and managers comments and for once very little on the officiating, all before answering listeners questions. Tap In!
Coach invites Susannah who's a friend of the pod and huge Porto and Man Utd fan to have a forensic look at more Man Utd woes. We also speak about the links between the problems in attack stemming from midfield. Tap In!
Coach and Deen cover the Williams brothers setting La Liga alight, Leverkusen remaining unbeaten, Inter staying top in Italy, Monaco making an early exit in the Ligue Un title race, all the new fit to print from the Premier League, and of course, the Champions League draw.
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Coach heaps praise on Utd's rear guard action as they fought for a hard earned point at a ground they lost 7-0 at last season. Where do they go from now? Coach offers his view on that among other talking points. Tap In!
Coach and Mitch gush over a fantastic performance against Arsenal's Bogey Teams, Brighton. A lot of chatter on how they restricted them to 0 expected goals and how the midfield is evolving. Tap In!
It’s the final matchday of the 23/24 Champions League group stage, and sadly for Coach & Deen, the final group stage for the foreseeable future as UEFA moves on to the ‘Swiss Model’.
Anyway, footy happened, so footy we talked.
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Join Mitch & Matheus for the final time this (American) soccer season. There's some NWSL Expansion Draft chatter (thanks to a busy Emily), some general MLS talk, and of course, the Columbus Crew's win over LAFC in the MLS Cup Playoffs Final.
Thanks for hanging out with us this season, folks.
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Frankfurt did their best against Bayern, but Girona made the biggest statement on the continent this season with an impressive win away at Barcelona.
Join Coach & Deen for a review of those games, a double-shift in the Premier League, bangers all around Europe & a brief Champions League preview.
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Spoiler alert: Arsenal lost because they left their shooting boots back in London.
But you want more than just the conclusion, right Gooners? Well, the SPS crew has the “process” too.
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Utd fell to a deserved 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth and Coach believe it or not is more confused and pissed off than he is rejoicing at what he witnessed. There's also a bunch of questions you wonderful listeners sent in that he goes through so tap in!
Coach heaps the praise on Man Utd ater a good win against another side under investigation for financial irregularities (what is it with teams that wear blue huh?). Its easier listening than the last one. Tap In!
The Soccer Edition gang powers through unexpected technical difficulties while discussing both MLS Conference Finals, Luis Suarez & the MLS Cup Final.
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It's always a family affair at SPS, but things are a bit family-er(?) this time as Deen invites the most special guest to examine Arsenal's chaotic last minute win at Kenilworth Rd.
It's a fun one. Tap in!
Coach & Deen give Man City a warm welcome to life for regular folks before making stops in France, Italy, Germany & Spain.
You know the deal. Tap in!
Coach picks apart one of the worst performances Utd have had under Ten Haag, its not a pretty one but it is required listening. Tap In!
Arsenal played some of their best football in 2023 for 20 minutes and weren’t exactly bad for the rest of the game against Wolves.
Join the crew as they attempt to determine if “The Arsenal are back.”
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A defrosting Coach joins a giddy Deen to walk you through adventures in London, Istanbul and Milan - amongst other lovely European cities. It's your SPS Champions League review for match day 5.
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The Soccer Edition crew is back and so are the MLS Playoffs (FINALLY)! Mitch, Matheus and Emily also opine on Sergino Dest's shining moment, the USMNT's latest games, and the MLS Awards.
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That Garnacho goal, Kobbie Mainoo & all the other stuff, good & bad, from Manchester United’s raid of Goodison Park.
Oh & Coach answered your questions.
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There were a lot of great goals in Europe this weekend & Deen was going to make Coach rank them - but they forgot because this one’s a tad long. Blame the Interlull.
We remembered to cover everything you need to know around the top 5 leagues though!
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Hey Gooners. That long ass Interlull is finally over and so are all the Kai Havertz snipes. We think?
Join the full SPS Arsenal Crew for a deep dive on a thoroughly controlled performance away at the G-Tech Stadium.
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Hey there! Remember that merch you kept asking for? Well, it’s here… along with a few other little changes.
Join the crew for a quick chat about the new merch, our first kit(!), and more thoughts on kits and the future.
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The Colorado Rapids’ new head coach is Chris Armas.
The Kroenkes seem to hate the Rapids more deeply than they love Arsenal, and Mitch is fed up, so he decided to rant a bit alongside two long suffering Rapids experts: Brendan Ploen (@BrendanPloen) & Mitch Carroll (@mitch_carroll). Yes, that’s TWO Mitches for the price of one.
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Gotham FC are your 2023 NWSL Champions! Emily's stoked! Mitch is stoked too, but Matheus can't wait to yield to Sporting KC!
There's also the new NWSL TV deal, USMNT, and the interminable MLS Playoffs to discuss and discuss the gang did.
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Join Coach and Deen as they pontificate about what might've been the best game in the Premier League season so far: El Cashico. Things happened elsewhere in Europe and we talked about that stuff too.
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In Mitch’s absence, an old friend joins us to analyze Arsenal’s routine home win against Burnley... amongst other things. We made Elliot answer a few questions and Elliot made us hate a bit more than we originally intended to. It’s a great one.
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Coach takes a look at Utd's win against Luton and how ETH can move forward after the break. Tap In!
A pair of big upsets this matchday with Man Utd falling to FC Copenhagen & Barcelona losing to Shaktar Donetsk. Join Coach & Deen for thoughts on these games and everything else.
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The gang's back with thoughts on good hires... and less good hires. Then Emily gets to rejoice in Gotham FC's splendor and the NWSL Playoffs, before Mitch & Matheus run us through all latest in the MLS Playoffs.
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Deen (with some audio quality issues) and Coach (with some anger issues) breakdown what was a highly competitive game that was obvisouly marred by more incompetence by the supposed match officials. Its a good one.
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Coach takes a relatively deep dive into Utd's win over Fulham in a tight game that ETH needed a result in. He also opines on Rashford and footballers having lives outside of their profession.
…in which we ponder if Jude Bellingham is ‘The One That Was Promised’, while making our way through a bunch of lopsided results elsewhere in Europe.
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Join Coach as he welcomed the fellas from the Blue Side of Manchester on the pod to discuss the derby win over Man Utd but not before some honest conversations about where it is going wrong at Old Trafford. Tap In!
Coach and Mitch answer your questions after breaking down an incredible showing from Eddie Nketiah and a much changed Arsenal side. Tap In!
Deen and Coach run down another great week of Europe's Premier Competition with a preview of some big games this weekend. Tap In!
It's awards and playoffs season in Yank soccer! Mitch, Matheus & Emily select the best of the best across the MLS and NWSL, but the greatest prize of all is on the line for Gotham FC's players after their win to start the playoffs: Emily's eternal devotion!
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You know the drill, folks. It's another SPS Weekend Review with Coach & Deen. We run through the top 5 leagues, preview the tastiest Champions League fixtures, and Coach answers the question "is Aston Villa good?"
Coach rides solo as he breaks down Man Utd's positive win away at Sheffield Utd, with a tribute to the dearly departed Sir Bobby Charlton.
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The fellas discuss Arsenal’s worst performance of the season away to Chelsea. Two points dropped or one point gained?
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The tremendous trio is back with a review of NWSL Decision Day (congrats to the San Diego Wave), MLS playoff matchup previews, and some live look-ins to the USMNT's demolition of Ghana.
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Mitch, Matheus & Emily are back after a brief hiatus to get you up to speed on the latest across all of American soccer, as the league playoffs approach and the USMNT faces Germany in an upcoming friendly.
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A fun week before the international break with a “new” striker we can longer ignore and dramatic losses for a pair of defending league champions. Join Coach & Deen for the usual trip around Europe’s weekend action.
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Hey Gooners! Like David Raya, Coach & Deen took their time to calm down before getting in the booth to analyze Arsenal’s long-awaited win over a club that represents the biggest obstacle to any team’s success. Our big-brain went up against THE big-brain and finally got the league win.
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Coach broke down the dramatic win against Brentford with the lovely Imani (@youdoingtoomuch) and how it may mean a new lease of life for players in the squad. Tap In!
Coach and Deen are back again with the SPS review of the midweek European action. Did they cry a lot or a little about Arsenal's loss at Lens? Are they a lot or a little happy about Wilf Zaha's moment at Old Trafford? Press play to find out.
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You know the deal: it’s the SPS Weekend Review. Come for the football and Lautaro’s “quadtrick”, but stay for Coach’s refereeing rants.
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Like Bournemouth, Coach took this game off, so join Mitch and Deen for their thoughts on a breezy away win for Arsenal that didn't require any effort beyond second gear.
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Emily returns to the Soccer Edition to eulogize Megan Rapinoe's ICONIC career and run through the NWSL playoff picture. Mitch and Matt also tag along to cover all the other important bits, including Gregg and Gio finally making up and the latest MLS updates.
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You know the drill; it’s Coach & Deen covering all the games that mattered over the weekend, with some crazy results from each league & a side of crowd violence.
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Deen, Coach and Mitch have a good cry about a below par showing in the NLD despite the shared points. Tap In!
Join Coach as he has the first listener guest (Seb) of the season on the Man Utd Edition to talk about the win at Turf Moor. They talk injuries, Sancho, that wonder goal from Bruno and what would be a good season for Utd. Tap In!
SPS Champions League Edition - Finally! - Episode 303
Reunited and it feels so good! Welcome to a slightly revamped midweek show covering the BIG teams at the BIG table fighting for ol’ BIG ears.
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Mitch and Matheus are finally back (totally their fault)! The fellas discuss the USMNT's friendlies, Gregg's return, and the NWSL (is this parity?) and MLS playoff races. Oh and some bits about the weird pizza.
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Join the Arsenal gang as they celebrate a win over Sean Dyche's band of orcs and thugs while discussing some interesting team selections. Tap In!
The weekend came and went with some huge results, join Deen and Coach as they make sense of it all. Tap In!
Coach is finally back with a ook at the current state of Utd after losing their year long home unbeaten un emphatically to Brighton. Tap In!
Deen and Coach make sense of another Arsenal vs Utd Classic with some special insight as to what its like to attend your first Arsenal game. Tap In!
Mitch & Matheus welcome the extremely spiffy Vince of the Scuffed Pod to SPS to discuss all things USMNT, Gregg’s “radical honesty”, transfers & all things MLS/NWSL.
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Find the Scuffed Pod online at:
https://scuffed.simplecast.com/
itch subs in for Coach and rides shotgun as he and Deen review this weekend’s action from the top 5 European leagues. Tap in!
Deen & Mitch delve into Arsenal’s sloppy performance at home to Fulham. Sometimes the lads were good, sometimes the lads were sh*t.
Against all the “self-inflicted” odds, Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Salute the champions! Join the crew as we round up and say farewell to a fantastic footballing festival, but not before Mitch, Emily & Matheus fulfill their obligations to you. Tap in!
Deen and Mitch go long on Arsenal’s dominant away performance at Selhurst Park. Coach was Arsenal’s 12th man - Arteta’s gain was SPS’s loss.
Deen and Coach round up the weekend's action and have some questions for listeners to answer on our various social media channels. Tap In!
Deen and Coach give you the first Round Up of the season, they talk Kane, Mbappe and of course Caicedo. Tap In!
The opening game if Arsenal's season was analysed by the usual suspects and a new voice in Gabby aka @NocturnalGunner, its a good one so tap in!
Deen and Coach preview The Barclays and make some bold predictions while taking a look around Europe. Here's to another great season, tap iiiiiinnnn!!!
Deen and Mitch are joined by Emily to discuss Arsenal winning the first trophy of the season. Tap In!
We have a special one as we were invited on to the fantastic Shades of Blue Podcast to preview the Community Shield and had an excellent chat about both Arsenal and Man City. Its a great one! Tap In!
Mitch, Coach, Emily and Matt react to Match Day 3 of the Women's World Cup with a special focus on some spicy knock out fixtures! Tap In!
Mitch, Emily and Coach run through match day 2 of the Women's World cup with a special focus on the USA, Nigeria and England. Tap In!
So... The Arsenal crew decided to get together and discuss the pre season fixture against the debt ridden Catalonians. Its a special one so tap in!
Deen and Mitch discussed Arsenal's pre season loss to the old enemy but managed to take quite a few positives from it. Tap In!
Mitch Deen and the genius Wale try and not mansplain the opening women's world cup fixtures. Tap In!
Mitch and Matheus run a post-mortem on the USMNT’s Gold Cup defeat, learn some South American Spanish, and look ahead to the Leagues Cup. Plus the usual MLS action. Tap in!
Deen and Coach try and make sense of a very mundane pre season opener with a lot of focus on how Arsenal could line up tactically this coming season. Tap In!
Mitch and Matheus are back with thoughts on The Gold Cup, the USWNT’s “interesting” performance against Wales, and all the league action from the NWSL and MLS… with a sprinkling of USL promotion and relegation chatter. Tap in!
Mitch and Mathias talk Gold Cup MLS and share an update on their FIFA Women's World Cup wager. Tap In!
Mitch is joined by two friends of the show, Emily and Matheus, to analyze the USWNT’s World Cup roster, Sophia Smith’s pending coronation, the USMNT’s draw against Jamaica, and all the NWSL and MLS action.
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Matheus returns to join Mitch on the USMNT's Concacaf Nations League triumph. The lads talk BJ, Berhalter, and of course, Balogun, along with last weekend's MLS and NWSL action.
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The Arsenal crew with a special returning guest in Kayle wrap up the season and hand out awards and some steaming hot takes on the future of the squad. Strap up and tap in!
We switch it up this week with the esteemed @Math_RTF joining Mitch to discuss the latest on the USMNT, Canadian league club footy names, and of course, all the NWSL and MLS action from last weekend. You know the drill: TAP IN!
Mailbox episode. we answered your questions. Thats's it... man I miss the football already.
Mitch comes in off the bench for Coach and discusses topics ranging from Messi's choice to the Champions League Final and transfer rumors with Deen. The lads also answer a bunch of questions. Tap in!
Friend of the pod, Emily (@EmilyHigg), returns to catch us up on latest NWSL happenings. We also get into more expansion, Saudi Arabia's impact on the MLS and all the soccer your ears can handle. Tap in!
Short break but we are back to cover all the latest happenings in the football world including Zlatan's retirement, Benzema leaving Real Madrid after 14 years. Tap In!
So thats it pretty much for all the domestic leagues bar 2, the fellas gather round to preview the final or penultimate week of the season across Europe. Tap In!
Coach welcomes Chudi aka @Black_Gatsby on to the show for what we hope to be first of many appearances. We spoke about the season on a whole, expectations, Jadon Sancho, Michael Carrick and of course how well ETH has done in his first season. Tap In!
The fellas wrap up the penultimate weekend of the league that was marred once again by more racism in La Liga towards its best player. Tap in as they opine on it all
Deen and Coach try and stay on topic in regards to the loss at Nottingham Forrest but end up talking about the future. Tap In!
Join the guys as they reflect on a monumental week of football as all European competitions are down to their final 2 teams respectively and the leagues are taking shape for thier final standings. A lot of chatter on the current City situation too. Tap In!
Join Mitch and Deen as they discuss Folarin Balogun's USMNT switch, league expansion (and competition), the NWSL and Evander's domination of MLS Rivalry Week. Tap in!
A fantastic weekend of football was wrapped up by the fellas with a special look at Bundesliga title race along with the two Huge CL fixtures this week. Tap In!
A crushing home defeat left the Arsenal fellas much to ponder about but also a look at the season on a whole so far. Tap in!
The fellas take a special focus on the week's big CL games and try and figure out who they think makes it to final. The weekend preview then follows. Tap In!
A lot of Soccer happened this past weekend and the yanks took care of business discussing it all. Tap In!
The Fellas preview the CL and Europa league while Wrapping up the weekend's action with a special focus on Man Utd. Tap In!
Arsenal are better than Newcastle in every way conceivable and demonstrated why with a routine win against them and PGMOL. The Arsenal gang explain why The Gunners are a much superior team and sporting organisation than The Magpies (kind of name is that anyway?) Tap In!
Coach opines on Man Utd's loss at Brighton trying to give context behind the defeat while answering listeners questions. Tap In!
Deen and Coach wrap up the week's biggest headlines including the Mess(i) at PSG and the appointment of Big Sam at Leeds. They then previewed the weekend ahead, tap in!
The Yanks take on another week of Soccer in the US but bring Matheus Caldeira along for the ride as tey speak about promotion and relegation AGAIN and what expansions mean for the league overall.
Arsenal won a football match again and the crew spoke in length about exploiting Chelsea's weaknesses. Theres also chatter on what team to take to Newcastle, tap in!
The fellas chop a crazy weekend of football around Europe and give their thoughts on the various top 4 races. Tap In!
Coach breaks down the draw between Manchester Utd and Tottenham and what it means for the rest of the season. Tap In!
We called up Mitch to the Senior team to stand in for Deen who's out with an injury, but we spoke about this week's fixtures in La Liga and The Barclays so tap in!
The Arsenal Crew conduct the autopsy on Arsenal's title challenge as they were humbled in a brutal fashion at The Emptihad. No salt was used in the production of this podcast. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen answer your questions this week while discussing the latest happenings in the MLS and NWSL. Matt Crocker's appointment is also discussed at length. Tap In!
Deen and Coach take a look at the weekends action around Europe and the FA Cup =, we also announced this week's competition winners! Tap In!
Coach and Mitch lament over more dropped points as Arsenal enter into the very last chance saloon with Man City looming. Tap In!
Deena and Coach dissect the European fixtures with a special focus on the CL while trying not to laugh at Man Utd. Weekend preview follows as usual. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen chat about silly cash grabs, some new MLS fashion, Star Wars and all the action across the NWSL and MLS. Tap in!
Slight formation change, same ol' plantain. Deen and Mitch preview the European quarter finals, then ramble their way through the happenings in the top 5 leagues last weekend. Tap in!
The Arsenal Crew lament over drop points at the London Stadium and try and find some positives going into the Southampton game. Was never gonna be easy aye? Tap In!
Coach takes a look at another impressive Utd performance away to Nottingham Forrest while looking at the current injury situation. Tap In!
Deen and Coach make sense of the CL ties and offer insight into the whole Mane and Sane debacle. The Giveaway is back this week which is followed by the weekend preview. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen talk some USWNT and Women's World Cup shop (get well soon, Mal). They also run through the weekend's MLS action... with a side of racismo?
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Deen and Coach preview the CL ties this week and then look back on the weekend across Europe. Tap In!
The Arsenal Crew try and not sound too downbeat about a 2-2 draw at Anfield while offering some interesting tactical insights as to why this trip didn't go the way it usually has the lat 5 years or so. Tap In!
Coach takes a look at how well Man Utd have responded to losing to Newcastle with another win against Everton and an evolution of Bruno's game this past week. Tap in!
Deen and Coach opine on Lampard's return to Chelsea and what it could mean for them and also just how pathetic Serie A have been in tackling racismo. Tap In!
Coach does an on the whistle round up of Man Utd's win over Brentford that strengthened their grip on a top 4 finish. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen review all the NWSL and MLS action from the past weekend and opine about Apple's expectations from their partnership with MLS and the NWSL's latest expansion plans. Tap in!
Join the crew as we go through the latest round of managerial departures in the English Super League, we also talk about the happenings around the other top European leagues. Tap In!
Coach runs through what was a very tough afternoon for Utd at St james park with an in depth loo at both teams midfield options. Tap In!
Deen and Coach run through a routine win over Leeds while answering some listener questions. We also analyse Liverpool and City as The Gunner visit the former next. Tap In!
Coach and Deen preview this weekends slate of fixtures with some chatter on the new policy the Premier League are introducing. This week's competition winners are also announced. Tap In!
Coach invites Lyes back for his second outing on the show to talk all things Sir Alex Ferguson after his Hall of Fame induction (with some praise obviously Arsene Wenger). Coach then asks for Lyes' assessment of ETH and Utd so far.
Mitch and Deen shoot the breeze about the USMNT national team the NWSL fixtures and look ahead to this week's MLS fixtures. Tap In!
Deen and Coach run thriugh the international break in the most exciting manner international football will allow. There is also a competition this week too so listen out for that. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen welcome the fantastic Emily Higginbotham to preview the return of the NWSL. Its for sure one to listen to if you are unfamiliar with the league and would like to get into it. Tap In!
The Crew look back on the weekend in Europe and what it means for the rest of the season after the final international break. Tap in!
The Arsenal Crew dissect the 4-1 demolition Crystal Palace ( you are avenged Uncle Patrick) and have some interesting insights for the rest of the season. Tap in!
Deen and Coach wrap up a big week of European football and have a cry and moan about fandom. We also announce this week's winners of the giveaway. Tap In!
Mitch and Deen return to chat about week 3 of MLS action, along with ruminations on crazy soccer parents, the Portland Thorns' Ed Hardy Party Jersey and Austin FC's pending failure against Violette AC in the CONCACAF Champions League. Tap in!
Deen and Coach run through a huge weekend of football and opine on the whole situation in England over some factual tweets. There's also another competition so so listen out for that. Tap in!
The Arsenal Crew smoke cigar while they wax lyrical about one of the most comfortable performances of Arsenal's season so far. Its a good one so tap in!
Coach takes a look at the 0-0 draw with Southampton with a relatively short deep dive into Utd's current midfield woes. Tap In!
Deen and Coach run down the CL and Europa League actin, then preview this week's up and coming games in the Big 5 Leagues. They also announce the winners of last week's competition. Tap In!
The Crew look back on a huge weekend of football across the continent and obviously the huge 7 shaped elephant in the room. You should probably start paying attention to Lille if you haven't already. Tap In!
Coach and Puneet do the post mortem on what was a difficult day to say the least for Man utd as they shipped 7 at Anfield with no reply. Tap In!
The Arsenal Crew try and catch their breath and deliver some thoughts on Arsenal's win over the PGMOL pardon me, Bournemouth. Tap In!
Coach and Deen wrap up the week so far and look ahead to the prem games with some views on the Newcastle ownership and a tribute Just Fontaine. Tap In!
The Arsenal crew breakdown the 4-0 demolition of Sean Dyche and his band of thugs (not you Iwobi <3). Its a good one so tap in!
New Show Alert! You asked and we answered. Lapsed MLS fans, Mitch and Deen, dive right back into Major League Soccer via a new show about American Footb... erm, Soccer! We get into the league's new broadcasting partner (Apple TV) and make our best attempt at discussing the actual games (so many damn games). Join us on a new journey and tap in!
Deen and Coach round up a great weekend of football while looking ahead to the FA Cup. Tap in!
Caoch and Puneet talk about Ten Haag winning his first trophy for Man Utd and the clubs for 6 years while looking ahead to the rest of the seasn. Tap in!
Deen, Coach and Mitch run through what was a fairly routine win at Leicester and answer some listener questions too! Tap in!
Deen and Coach roundup this weeks europeans fixtures and look ahead to the weekend including Le Classique and the Carabao Cup Final. Tap In!
Coach and Imani run through the tie of the play off round in the Europa League where Utd were victorious. Its great so tap in!
Deen and Coach run through the weekends fixtures across Europe and preview the Champions League and Europa League. We also answered some questions so tap in!
Coach takes a look at Utd's win over Leicester and looks ahead to the Carabao cup Final. Tap In!
Coach, Deen and Mitch just vibe after an emotional day at Villa Park, Gracias Senor Martinez. Tap In!
Coach is joined by Dharma to discuss the Europa League play off first leg against Barcelona. Tap in!
Coach is back after a few games missed due to sickness and he's joined by Mitch to go through the autopsy of Arsenal's latest loss against Man City. No tears were shed in the recording of this pod. Tap In!
Scams and Deen breakdown the weekends happenings around Europes and preview the Chammmmpiiooonnnsss. Tap in!
Scams and Deen chop it up over the mess that was Leeds vs Utd with Utd taking all 3 points.
Deen and Mitch discuss Arsenal dropping points at home to Brentford, the title race at large and the team’s current form.
The gang preview a big weekend of football while offering their takes on the revival of the Super League. Tap In!
Coach and Scams breakdown the 2-2 draw between Man Utd and Leeds and look ahead to the next fixture between the two this weekend. Tap In!
Scams and Puneet welcome the great Ethan White to the couch to talk the talent America keeps producing. Tap in!
The gang take an in depth look at the happenings around Europe and of course the new (but old if you've been paying attention) Man City Scandal. Tap In!
Coach breaks down the Man Utd win over Crystal Palace and looks ahead to where Utd could go this season. Tap in!
Coach, Deen and Mitch rate how the players performed during the loss at Everton and the season overall so far. Tap In
Scmas, Deen and our resident gateman take a look at a big weekend of league football around Europe. Tap in!
Scams, Deen and Mitch opine on the most ridiculous January transfer window in recent memory. Tap In!
Coach and Deen take an in depth breakdown of the happenings around Europe and examine the January Transfer Window
The Arsenal crew make sense of the victory over the old enemy while trying (very badly) to remain objective! Tap in!
The fellas breakdown the weekends happenings and have a special focus on the 'Eritage Derby. Tap In!
Scams, Coach and Deen preview the biggest fixture in Barclays history while debating if Stevie Wonder can see or not. Tap in!
Coach breaks down Utd's draw with Crystal Palace and looks ahead to the biggest fixture in Premier League history this coming weekend. Enjoy!
Scams and Coach breakdown the happenings around Europe while trying to make sense of the transfer window. Tap In!
Coach and Mitch wax lyrical about the Pride of London on this week's pod and obviously had to get into the Mudryk saga. Its a great one so tap in!
Coach brings along the legendary tommiedotjpg aka Boney Starks along to dissect the Manchester Derby from the lens of a City fan. Tap In!
Deen and Coach breakdown the happenings in Europe as well as the FA Cup and then have an in depth conversation about potential wasted talent. There's also a surprise for the first listener of this episode so Tap in!
We spoke with @notalexis from the @soccercooligans about football, his career, New Jersey and @easportsFIFA.
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Scams and Coach speak about the return of Serie A, the European Cup Competitions and why Pep is always right. Tap In!
Scams and Mitch try and come to terms with the USA finally acting like a big football nation and having their first major scandal. Tap In!
Coach is joined by a very special guest this week, none other than @Nigerianscamsss from the one and only Shirtless Plantain Show to discuss his beloved Man Utd. Tap In!
The Arsenal fellas dissect a frustrating evening but try and provide some positives going into the NLD. Enjoy!
We break down the festive footy across the leagues and preview this week's up and coming fixtures!
Coach is joined by the brilliant Brent (@logoffbrent) to discuss the win against Wolves and his feelings on the current state of affairs. Tap in!
Arsenal like Coach said would breeze past Brighton and for the most part they did. Tap in!
Utd won convincingly against a dreadful Nottingham Forest side, Coach broke it down with some talk on where Utd may go in January. Tap in!
We are joined by the brilliant Elliot Ross this week as we breakdown Arsenal's fines performance against West Ham. Its a great one so tap in!
League football returns this week. Action Bronson also has a new song about Jamaicans from Wolverhampton, Tap In
We spoke to Zito about his upcoming novel, life, the World Cup, Arsenal being good again, Detroit rap and why scouting players from poverty is the best.
Also Lionel Messi is the greatest.
Oh you thought we was done? Have our team of the tournament with some other chatter.
Disclaimer: Parts of this episode were very much sarcastic and critical of certain happenings
Lionel Messi you can stop harassing us now, the evil you have done is enough. Kylian please don't take it out on the rest of us. Tap in!
So its set, France vs Argentina for the WWF World Title at Summerslam, I mean the World Cup. Morroco you have rocked our world
We spoke to Tyler Tynes about his journey and what he is up to these days.
Philly, soccer, basketball, football, all of it was discussed. We also spoke about menswear, fashion, music and advice.
Tyler recently was on the 2022 Forbes 30 for 30 list.
Rest in Peace to the great Grant Wahl.
The fellas take you through another crazy day of the world cup where history was made!
Scams and Coach talk through the rest of the R16 games and some predictions for the quarters. Also should more diaspora kids play for their parents country?
Scams and Coach do a quick round up of the R16 fixtures including winners Brazil and Croatia. Baila y Baila!
Scams and Mitch breakdown the France and England matches. Mbappe might be good at football?
Coach and Deen dissect the final group games with a special focus on Ghana. Buckle up and boil some eggs!
Scams and Coach try and make sense of whatever Japan, Spain Germany and Costa Rica were doing.
Scams annd Coach answer questions from listeners while dissecting the madness of group C
We spoke to former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker about his football journey.
From starting at Wimbledon to ending his career at MK Dons, we talked about it all. West Ham, Aston Villa, England, the MLS and being black in football.
Nigel also told us about his World Cup predictions.
The usual suspects chop up what was the best day of the World Cup so far also check us out on Instagram and TikTok: shirtlessplantainshow
Scams, Deen, Coach and a returning guest Kayle chop up the latest match day with a special focus on France and Argentina.
Scams, Deen, Coach and Mitch dissect the England vs USA game. Union Jack is on hiatus due to Southgate's rubbish.
Netherlands are missing something and there are no more Vans, Ecuador have HEART!
Iran, you made yourself proud and the world.
Senegal got 3 points and Qatar are out.
Scams, Deen and Coach laugh at Ghana... A LOT and fit in some talk about the other days fixtures. Enjoy!
Scams and Coach talk through a World Cup day that involved a comeback Japan win, a record day for Spain and Canada's first World Cup match since 1986.
Scams, Deen and Coach talk through a World Cup day to remember as Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina and France looked excellent vs Australia
Scams, Deen, Coach and Mitch cover the first two days of the World Cup and preview day 3 with some spicy takes on England and USA.
Coach and Deen talk through what has been a good start to the season so far for the Gunners. With some looks to the second half.
The World Cup is officially here but we had to review the season at large. We did a quarter review of Europe's top 5 leagues, the consensus, Arsenal and Napoli are nice.
We also made BOLD predictions, had some hot-takes and delivered the hard hitting analysis that you are used to.
Also answered your questions to the very best of our abilties.
The World Cup is here in a week and we previewed all of the groups, broke down the squads and made bold predictions as to who will win.
Charlton are the only London team left in the Carabao Cup
LaLiga is done until the end of the year
Serie A have one more round
The Prem is around
Ligue 1 has some tasty fixtures
and Ajax fans are UPSET
We previewed the weekend and if you are light skin, we are sorry.
Football, bloody hell!
So much happened and we covered it all.
LAFC won, Gareth Bale and Kellyn Acosta, solidified.
Argentina is a MADNESS, they dont play.
Arsenal and Napoli are flying, Julian Alvarez is a menace, Pep is smug, Man Utd need to get rid of Cristiano, Real Madrid lost, Brazil announced their squad and Champions League/ Europa League is going to be a madness.
This episode is a madness, enjoy the ride. Oh and we answered your questions.
Coach, Deen and Mitch talk through a dominant Arsenal win over Chelsea and of course have time to clown their other rivals this weekend! Tuck in
Coach and Deen talk through this weeks CL fixtures and preview this week's round of fixtures too!
Sophia Smith is very good, NWSL wrapped up its season and The MLS has their final set.
Napoli are flying high... probably the best team in all of Europe.
Toni Kroos got his first red card, Bayern are back on top, Lacazette scored a winner, Inter are winning, Liverpool and Chelsea took big L's, Arsenal are serious and Man Utd are stacking wins.
Football has been quite chaotic and we reviewed the weekend's activities. We also previewed the last group stage of the Champions League and Europa League.
There was Premier League, LaLiga and other footballing activities going on this week, we covered that.
Man Utd played their best football, Cristiano stormed off, Kepa is on one, Arsenal did things in Europe and Steven Gerrard got fired.
Coach and Lee (@leewritesalot) breakdown Utd’s win against Totnumb and talk about ETH’s process so far and where they can go.
STOP... It's Kepa time.
We discussed the footballing activities over the weekend, some games disappointed, others impressed, others MEH.
PSG something is wrong, Real Madrid x Barca was discussed also Drake, Napoli are flying high as per it might be time finally, MLS and other non top 5 leagues were discussed.
Karim Benzema won Ballon D'Or and we discussed his legacy.
Coach and Deen discuss Arsenal’s worst performance and luckiest result of the season to date. If you’re good enough, you’ll get lucky sometimes too.
Short, simple but effective.
We wrap up this week's European shenanigans and preview the weekend's football activities.
El Clasico is on, The Prem has crazy fixtures, Napoli are alive and PSG X Marseille do battle.
It's going to be a fun weekend.
Coach and Imani (@youdoingtoomuch) talk through the Everton game and Utd’s current trajectory. Also what is up with Jadon Sancho???
The football is footballing!
We covered the top 5 leagues, previewed Champions League and Europa League and did the hard hitting analysis as you expect.
Arsenal are flying, Napoli can't stop, Madrid and Barca are doing things, Juventus lost, City well you know and Man Utd almost gave Scams a panic attack.
Dear friend of the show and Liverpool spouse haver, Kaylé, joins Coach and Deen to discuss Arsenal finally scoring a league goal against Liverpool. Oh and we won the game too! Might still be shit but Arsenal’s also still top of the league.
Champions League happened, records were broken, records were unbroken and tears flowed.
Europa League, some funny capers in that tournament.
We previewed the weekend's football shenanigans in the way we know best. There's lots of great football to be had, grab your popcorn.
Coach takes us on a short ride around the Manchester Derby giving his view on events and where Utd go from here.
Is it epitome or epitome? You decide.
The crew review the weekend's matches, including the Manchester Derby, The North London derby and many other tasty results.
Benzema is about to break records, Haaland is going crazy, Arsenal fans are hype, Champions League was previewed and the football is BACK.
We are happy and hope you are too.
The Arsenal crew discusses a largely routine Derby Day win. What can we say? The prophecy was realized and it was even easier than we thought.
CLUB FOOTBALL IS BACK!
We spoke about the matches coming up this weekend, happenings during the international break and Leroy Sane's hair.
Denmark's kit makers Hummel put out a powerful statement.
And we dropped a new collection!
Football happened, yes it is international break but football did happen.
We spoke about our predictions earlier in the year for Europe's top 5 leagues, made some adjustments, made some predictions and gave you the hard hitting analysis that you come to expect.
The last footballing activities before International Break and there were shenanigans afoot!
Ligue 1 had records broken, Bayern haven't won in 3 matches and lost, Serie A is fun! The Premier League had some funny cappers and La Liga is ran by Real Madrid.
Juventus are really bad, that excited us, throughly.
Enjoy the chaos. ❤️
Long time, no play. Wasn't that just fantastic, fellow Gooners?
The Arsenal crew delves into what was arguably Arsenal's best performance under Mikel Arteta. Have a cuppa and enjoy!
Champions League happened (sorry Club Brugge) and we talked about everything that happened.
From Juventus to Bayern to Graham Potter’s suit. A lot happened. Good, bad and ugly.
Number 7 put on a show for Moldovans and people got punched.
Theres football on this weekend, the Premier League is back, too.
The Premier League matches were cancelled but have no fear we spoke about the footballing activities were covered.
Boca and River kept the fire alive, Neymar and Messi are still great and we answered your wonderful questions.
Italy went to Naples and they erupted, what a performance from Napoli. Champions League and Europa League had some quality moments and we discussed what we saw.
We previewed some weekend fixtures and kept it short, simple and sweet.
The Champions League is back and the crew previews the games, but not before running through last weekend’s VAR controversies and finally attempting to pronounce ‘Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’. Oh and they talked some football too.
The crew deep dives into Arsenal's first loss of the season away to the old enemy. No player ratings today but the team gets their flowers and lashings in equal measure. Ultimately, this wasn't a loss to feel terrible about, even if it would've been nice to win. COYG!
Man Utd beat Arsenal 3-1 and our resident Utd fans waxed lyrical about their club, what they saw and a debut to remember for Antony.
Arsenal fans, chin up, you should be used to this. 😂
The crew does a quick roundup of this week’s action in Europe and previews the weekend’s action. They also try not to get into a brawl about Sunday’s United vs. Arsenal game. Some threats may have been issued. Hide your racehorses.
Man Utd's season has kicked off, back to back wins after back to back losses.
Some new additions to the squad, so we brought on Casey Evans.
We talked all things Utd, previewed the Leicester x Arsenal match and spoke about the future of the club.
Also, Antony signed and we talked about that deal.
Thank you, Casey!
We welcomed back Mitch sooner than expected after an impressive debut to speak with Coach about Arsenal’s midweek win with player ratings and all the good stuff, no monkeys were harmed in this recording.
This week's Arsenal special features our first ever guest: the honorable Mitch Peotter (@mitchpeotter). Mitch and Deen discuss Arsenal in general and go on a deep dive into the comeback victory over Fulham last weekend. We'll definitely be inviting Mitch back soon. He's our favorite white fella - after Mikel Arteta. And Oleksandr Zinchenko. And Ben White. ̶A̶n̶d̶ ̶G̶r̶a̶n̶i̶t̶ ̶X̶h̶a̶k̶a̶. And... well, you get the idea. We love Mitch!
The crew rounds up the weekend’s action from around Europe. Question: many footy fans does it take to forget to discuss a non-issue on a podcast about footy?
The weekend is here and we previewed what matches are there to watch.
Odemwinge, remember that?!
We talked about the Champions League draw, answered your questions and hit you with the same hard hitting football analysis you expect.
Man Utd put on a masterclass against Liverpool, Scams and Puneet broke down what they saw against their bitter rivals.
They also answered questions and felt the pressure off of their backs.
The crew goes in on Arsenal away to Bournemouth and other assorted shit. Like sweaters and… Do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do Do do do do do do do do Do do do do do do… SALIBA!
Man Utd did their thing against Liverpool, it stunned Scams but not the crew.
Man City and Newcastle played a blinder, Leeds went CRAZY the USMNT might have something and we covered the rest of the Premier and Europe's top 5 leagues.
Ansu Fati will retire us all, Napoli has one with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
We also answered your questions.
All NEW weekly preview episode!
The crew dives into this weekend’s action across Europe, discuss Ca$hemiro & answer listener questions.
The weekend football did not disappoint.
Young footballers are balling, young football managers are doing bits.
Jamal Musiala is very special, Dortmund have a crop of ballers.
LaLiga is back, so that means Madrid are around, both Madrid clubs.
Serie is back with a bang, few cards, a ton of goals.
The Premier League is up to it's silly capers, a little bit of handbags too.
VAR and Argentine football don't mix.
It's the weekend review!
Man Utd lost their second match in a row and it has become a mess at the famous club.
The two Man Utd fans speak about their team and the state that they are in.
They did a deep dive on Man Utd and how the Glazers own the club, buckle up Man Utd fans it's going to be a rough time.
Football is back and it all kicked off in England, France and Germany.
Bayern Munich started the season as we expected and it is not pretty for those who stand in their way.
Ligue 1 is fun and so are the new look PSG.
England well the Premier League is a funny league.
Man Utd are grossly mismanaged and got grossly embarrassed.
We brought back a friend, near and dear to us.
Deen rides solo and goes on a bit too long about Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace on a new kind of Shirtless Plantain Show. Here’s hoping you like it!
Yes Jizz Hornkamp is a real player.
The Premier League is here and we did a preview.
We answered your questions, spoke about Ligue 1 and did the same hard hitting analysis as usual.
Football is BACK, it seems like we just ended the season but we are back at it.
We talked the supercups that happened, previewed the English season and talked about women's football.
It is here, again. We go, again!
We had the illustrious James Benge on the podcast.
We talked about Arsenal, how he became a fan, Arsene Wenger, women's football, Love Island a bunch of great stuff. In addition, we answered your questions!
James is a great journalist but most of all, a great man.
We hope you enjoyed this as much as we enjoyed creating this.
Arsenal played in Baltimore.
We did a deep dive on the top 6.
We answered questions.
And the women's tournaments are going crazy! So much great action on display, Beth Mead is LIKE THAT.
It's the summer of women's football and we discuss all of the tournaments that are happening this summer, our favorites and who to watch for.
Transfer rumors are heating up, Gabriel Jesus started off hot and the general hijinks we often see.
The good listeners asked us questions and we answered, enjoy it!
We had a break, a long one but we are back.
We discuss ALL of the transfer moves and rumors.
What is next is for Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, Cristiano and co.
This season is going to be insane and we cannot wait.
HALA MADRID Y NADA MAS. Real Madrid are insane, what a club, what a final.
We reviewed Serie A and Premier League, what a season.
Arsenal lost the North London derby but Champions League is in their hands.
The rest of the leagues are locked off.
The FA cup was a choice. Liverpool won, Chelsea set a record.
Serie A is intense, both Milan clubs are fighting for the title.
Erik ten Hag is a football nerd.
We kept it short and sweet.
MAN UTD STINK. What a horrible season, we breakdown Manchester red and the nonsense.
Arsenal have grown, City are winning another PL, Luis Diaz is great and the Prem is crazy,
Serie A is fun, relegation and title race.
Other leagues are done but we still discuss.
Football is insane but we manage to talk about it.
Joaquin is still playing football and won a trophy. He also wants to play another year.
PSG and Bayern won their leagues, Napoli collapsed, the Serie A title race is crazy and Man Utd stinks.
Arsenal did a madness, as did Liverpool, the premier league race is crazy.
La Liga took a break.
This our hi-jinx and hard hitting football analysis.
Ivan Toney is a BALLER and we discussed him.
Man Utd are horrible, Arsenal collapsed, we spoke about that.
Benzema, Modric and co are so damn good at football activities.
We spoke about the top 5 leagues and Champions League.
More funny capers from us.
Arsenal look great
Man Utd are unserious (we've said this before)
International break is here and so here we are.
Enjoy the chaos.
Chelsea are in a mess and we broke down what is happening.
Top 5 leagues did things, PSG are down horrendous, Christopher Nkunku is amazing, Premier League is so drunk.
Please excuse the technical difficulties.
The Premier League is full of funny capers.
Mbappe is very good, Christopher Nkunku also very good, Karim and Vini are back at it, Serie has a crazy title race.
The Carabo Cup was big fun and some nonsense happened.
The MLS is back!
Jose Mourinho is up to shenanigans and so are we.
Top 5 leagues are moving mad, Man Utd, Arsenal and such were discussed.
Serie A is amazing, Ligue 1 is very funny, FURTH and Bundesliga were spoken about, La Liga happened and finally UCL is back.
There is a lot of funny and serious analysis as you expected.
Senegal won AFCON
Theres going to be chaos in March
Premier League is back
The crew is here, with more hijinks and hard hitting analysis.
Nigeria lost, so yeah that happened.
AFCON is handing out cards like it is Valentines Day, transfer rumors are WILD and Brazil x Ecuador played in a ridiculous match.
AFCON round 2, things happened.
Ghana might be out, Algeria lost, goals were scored and banter was had.
Nigeria looks GOOD, again.
AFCON is FUN, don't sleep!
Arsenal and Tottenham didn't play
City are amazing, Lukaku should've stayed in Italy, Leeds and West Ham did a thing, Liverpool won, Man Utd are a mess and Aston Villa look good.
We talked La Liga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Bundesliga AND MLS.
AFCON is HERE and Nigeria are FLYING.
We broke down all 12 matches from the first round.
Life is good when Nigeria are doing well 🇳🇬 🦅
We went full HATERS on this episode because that's what we do.
All the leagues are on break except for England.
Man City are cruising, Arsenal are flying high and all that good stuff.
Man Utd fans are crying and we discuss the joy of academy players.
We named the best players we saw and Scams ranted about AFCON.
Tons of penalty, tons of crazy action and we are covered it.
Football doesn't end and neither do we.
The best teams in England didn't look good, Bayern are rolling, as are Madrid and Inter.
Erik ten Hag was discussed, Raheem or Son and Emmanuel Dennis is NICE.
Oh and Nigeria fired their coach while we recorded.
Arsenal lost, again.
Man Utd hired Ralf.
Liverpool and City are so much better than everyone.
We praised and apologized to Jordan Henderson.
Serie A IS FUN.
Vini Jr is really out here.
PSG got dominated.
Football is wild and we covered it.
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer is gone, finally and the mandem discussed what happened, the future and all of that good stuff.
Premier League? Insane as per. Ligue 1? Chaotic. Bundesliga? Bayern lost. La Liga? Vini is alive.
Serie A? Madness.
We are back!
Man Utd are going to be bad for a while right? They lost badly.
West Ham look great, Arsenal too.
La Liga went insane, Ligue 1 is fun but it's PSG's to lose. Bundesliga, Bayern won but Leipzig have a gem. Serie A, the title race is on.
More content from us, enjoy 💫
We had our first guest of the new season and did it go LEFT.
Had a great time discussing all of the big leagues, major action, all the high and lowlights.
It was a great time, enjoy the convo!
Man Utd lost 5-0, it was over in 15 minutes and the writing is on the wall.
Klopp is a MAN and we discussed the gravitas of having an adult on the sideline.
The top 5 leagues are going CRAZY, name them we covered it.
4 managers in Serie A received red cards
The Champions League was CHAOTIC and we spoke about everything we saw this week.
Man Utd came back but nothing changes
Liverpool x Atletico was INSANE
Vini Jr is HERE
Mourinho and Tottenham lost
Hit play, we are back!
We let the Arsenal fans rant and rave about their club, they spoke about the season so far and the draw to Crystal Palace.
Man Utd are DOWN BAD and their form plus run of games, does not look good. We speak about Ole and what will happen with him and his staff.
We covered the top 5 leagues and previewed the Champions League.
Icardi and Wanda are misbehaving, they are up to shenanigans as per.
International break had some hijinks and we broke it down.
We first spoke about the NWSL and the horrible things that have happened.
Denmark and Germany qualified for the World Cup in Qatar.
France won another trophy, Pogba balled out and Aurlien showed his talent.
Nigeria lost and we laughed.
USMNT lost and we spoke about it.
Newcastle were taken over.
Welcome to the player haters ball, we hate!
We discussed the greatness that is Liverpool vs Man City.
Paul Pogba lost his mind, Man Utd are struggling.
Some of the big boys lost, Real Madrid had a a ROUGH week and we have fun in between.
We covered the top 5 leagues, talked Champions League, and dove deep into Arsenal vs Tottenham. Man Utd and talked life.
We have been busy but we really missed you!
We talk about the craziest transfer window ever, Arsenal, fights in football and the madness that we will see this year.
Did I tell you that we miss you?!
We had to bring back Carl Anka.
He has had an amazing year since we last spoke; he has been covering Man Utd, England, wrote with Marcus Rashford. Overall he is just being the great man that he is.
We spoke about Euros, England, Jadon Sancho, Man Utd, defensive midfielders, future of football, AFCON, World Cup, and a host of amazing topics.
FOLLOW CARL ANKA HE IS GREAT.
Italy won the Euros and there was a lot to react to so we did that.
Gareth Southgate, RACISMO, Copa America, all of it was discussed.
We spoke about Euros, transfers and everything fun in between.
Please excuse the first few minutes we are concerned about our friend 😂
We spoke about Euros, chaos, football, Sancho and life.
Some of these takes are a bit uhhh outdated but these are the breaks!
We spoke to the super talented content creator, Lyes about Algeria, Man Utd, Riyad Mahrez, and more.
Lyes is a super talented dude and it was a great conversation.
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We break down the meaning of the Macarena song and talk football.
Footballers have a brutal schedule and we want to know why so we discuss it.
The club season is over and we try to wrap it up with a bow.
HOWEVER, international football starts soon and there is no such thing as a break.
Our 50th episode, this would not be possible without the love and support everyone shows us, so thank you!
We thanked our guests and handed out awards.
We spoke to Chelsea fan Tosin O about her love for Chelsea, before and after the Roman era, and her favorite player.
We spoke about Sport Shift, her awards and building a community within the game.
We spoke to Nico Cantor, host of The Golazo Show about his career to date and his highlights working for CBS.
Learned about his love for football, baseball, Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors and much more.
We also spoke about the great Diego Maradona.
The aftermath of the Super League has Man Utd fans jumping for joy.
Ed Woodward stepped down, football has had some chaotic moments happen in the last 72 hours and we are here to review it.
We spoke to Keith Costigan, a football legend.
Learned about his career in football, on and off the pitch. We spoke about Wenger, Seedorf, Liverpool, rap music, and his love for The Sopranos and The Wire.
It was an amazing conversation with one of the best announcers in football.
Tap in and enjoy 💫
There was no guest this week, so we did a draft of the best players in football and it went left, as expected 😂
This episode has no special appearances, just the SPS collective talking about football.
We discussed the stink that is Tottenham, the Premier League, Europa, and Champions League.
We also spoke about the brilliance that is Steven Gerrard, racism keeps happening and there is so solution in sight, so it seems.
We spoke to Alen Ramic about growing up in Manchester and becoming a Man Utd fan.
How he became a Lakers fan because of Vlade Divac, the issues at Manchester United, sneakers, if Yugoslavia never broke up and much more.
We spoke to Franco of Street FC about all things football, #MENSWEAR, music, and movies.
Franco is a huge fan of AC Milan, so naturally, we discussed the golden era of Serie A, he picked his all-time Serie A 11 and gave us stories about AC Milan.
We learned about Street FC’s mission to make football more accessible in America.
We spoke to the talented Tommie Battle about Man City, working for NYCFC, fatherhood and being a creative.
We got to talking about his son meeting Raheem Sterling, the growth of football in America, music, movies, and career advice.
Tommie is one of the best photographers out here and he is a brilliant creative mind.
https://tommiebattle.com/
This week’s guest is the homie Justin, a Chelsea fan and creative talent.
We spoke about FIFA, getting into soccer, the highs and lows of being a Chelsea fan, the growth of soccer in America, working in Portland, being a black creative, the perils of the ad industry, partying with Jusuf Nurkić, and a whole lot more,
We spoke to the talented Jenny Chiu about life, football, and #WOMENSWEAR.
We learned about her journey from El Paso to CBS, including playing for the Mexican U17 women team, North Carolina, working in the MLS and how she became the on-air personality we see today.
She told us about her football career, her favorite celebrations, and much more.
Twitter- jennyachiu
Instagram: jennyachiu
Youtube:ChexicanChiu
We took a mini-break but we are back baby where the love at?!
No guest this week, just us talking about football, conspiracy theories in football, bad refs, Liverpool’s blip. Arsenal vs the refs, the state of the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League, and MLS.
We promise no Senegalese or Roy Keane were harmed in making this episode.
Enjoy 🤝
This week we spoke to Nekias Duncan, one of the best basketball writers and minds out here.
We spoke about ALL things basketball, including Trady McGrady, how he became a writer, his favorite team and how he got into soccer, and how he sees the sport growing in America.
Nekias is a very smart guy and we are appreciative of his time.
@NekiasNBA
@basketballnews
We spoke with Brent Maximin about Man Utd, current state of football, Trinidad and writing.
Brent is an amazing writer and does work for TheBusbyBabe.
Also no Cameroonians were hurt making this podcast 😅
We spoke to Alex Stewart from TIFO/ The Athletic and it was an absolute pleasure.
Learned about his love for Southampton, Ralph Hasenhüttl, football, his favorite books, Maya Moore, and what got him into his career.
Alex is an amazing guy, definitely check out TIFO and The Athletic, they are doing amazing things.
Twitter- TifoFootball_
Instagram- tifofootball_
Happy New Year!
We hope that you and yours are well.
There was no guest on this week, it was just us talking about football, what we have seen this season, players to watch and we handed out awards.
Our final episode for 2020 is a special one.
We spoke to our cohost, Scams, brother, and two cousins.
We learned about the journey to becoming a professional football player, the US Youth Soccer system, pivoting to music, art, photography, and fashion.
This episode was one that was in the making for a while and we hope that you enjoy it
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Our guest this week is Les Owens aka GoodkidManCity.
Les is an OG Manchester City, before the takeover, he explained to us how he became a Man City fan and fell in love with football.
This episode is very heavy on football, we spoke about scouting, Micah Richards, City legends, 93:20, Pep and his legacy and a host of other football related topics.
You can follow him on Twitter @goodkidmancity and follow the sauce report @saucereport9320.
We spoke to Carson Merk from The Beautiful Game Network, this episode has been one that has been in the making for a very long time.
Carson talked to us about his footballing background, his platform, his love for his hometown Cleveland and we got into football in America.
Carson is a very knowledgeable guy and it was an honor speaking to him.
Twitter and Instagram: CarsonAMerk
@thebgnfm
We spoke to the talented Nick Bailley aka NICKSAYSGO.
We spoke about his love for Everton, football, and how he got into the sport.
In addition to that, we spoke about his site, NICKSAYSGO, and what inspired him to get involved with lifestyle blogging.
There was obviously a lot of #MENSWEAR talk, a lot of #culture talk.
It was a great conversation with a man who is incredibly talented.
Nicksaysgo.com
IG- Nicksaysgo
Twitter- NICKSAYSGO
We spoke to the lovely and talented Justin Block.
What a great soul he is, we learned about his journey from Complex to Nike. He talked to us about how he became a Liverpool fan, what got him into football, and writing.
Justin gave career advice, life advice, and how great it is living in Portland.
Twitter- JBlock49
Instagram- jblock49
We spoke with the lovely Natasha Henry about her career, her love for football, and Arsenal.
Natasha is a wealth of knowledge and knows her stuff. She gave career advice, gave flowers to some legends and we had a great time speaking to her.
Twitter- NatashaSHenry.
We spoke to Complex's own Rawan Eewshah about life, football, being a Barcelona fan, the complexities of being a first-generation immigrant living in the states, and dating a Real Madrid fan.
Learned about what she does for a living, her creativity, what her favorite rappers are, and her love for Jennifer Lopez.
Twitter- Rawan
Instagram- rawan_esha
We spoke to YC and Trey, two amazing black men who currently work for Desus and Mero and Vice, respectively.
We spoke about life, love, quarantine, and football.
This episode is everything we are about, the intersection of life and football..
Enjoy the episode 💫
We spoke to Dutch football legend, Rocky Hehakaija about growing up and playing football in The Netherlands.
Rocky has inspired a generation of female footballers, she is a pioneer, an icon and we were so happy to speak with her. She shared her story, her background, what inspires her, and the knee injury that led to a new path.
We learned about her football heroes, being a street football, her love for Ajax, traveling the world, and giving hope to others.
She also started her own foundation Favela Street Foundation as she does a lot of for the game, including scouting for Nike and a Stadium Speaker for the KNVB.
Instagram- Rocky.hehakaija
We spoke to Felipe Cardenas from The Athletic about his journey into covering football.
Felipe told us about the grind from advertising/ marketing/ PR to starting his own blog. We spoke about his home, Colombia, and the amazing footballers that the country has given us with.
In addition, we learned about his college soccer days, covering Atlanta United, the growth of the MLS and soccer in America, the talents to look out for, and his career highlights.
Felipe is an amazing guy who blessed us with so many gems and we wish him the very best.
https://theathletic.com/author/felipe-cardenas/
Twitter- FelipeCar
We spoke to Olu Alege, a creative extraordinaire.
Olu talked about growing up in NYC/Bronx, playing basketball, being a Lakers/Kobe Bryant fan as well as his impact on his life.
Olu has also started his own agency called "No Noise". We spoke about the difficulties of being a black creative in a world where we create but do not receive credit but with his agency, how he is bridging that gap, we spoke about his marriage and finding the one.
We also spoke about the impact soccer has had on his life, his love for Man Utd, going to Old Trafford for the first time and watching the World Cup.
We spoke to Christine Cupo, one of the best football minds we know about life, football and everything in between.
She told us about her journey to become a fan of the beautiful game to becoming an Arsenal and Juventus fan. We learned about living in NYC during a pandemic/ quarantine while trying to stay fit as well her background in art.
Christine also is a Soccer pickup organizer, she taught us about the difficulties during these times, her famous dog Gigi blessed us.
Twitter- CCupo
Instagram- MissCupo
This week's guest is an icon in the making, we spoke to DJ, Producer and football aficionado Conducta.
We learned of his deep love for Arsenal and football, what got him into music, working with AJ Tracey to create the iconic track "Ladbroke Grove."In addition, Conducta spoke about how his Nigerian background shaped him into the man he is, spoke about his football kit collection, Kiwi records, his first magazine cover and what is next for him.
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We spoke to former USMNT, Bundesliga, and MLS all-star Heath Pearce.
He told us about his journey to the professional ranks, from Modesto, California, to Bradenton, Florida to Portland, Oregon to Scotland, to Denmark to Germany and back to America, Heath had a very exciting professional career.
We learned about his career off the pitch, which includes DJing FIFA 13's launch in NYC, playing with Thierry Henry, playing against Sergio Aguero, Lionel Messi Ronaldinho, David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, David Villa, Xavi, Iniesta, Dirk Kuyt and CONCACAF memories.
We spoke to legendary photographer Mel D. Cole about his love for football, travelling to Rome, becoming a photographer, advice for people creating and we spoke about legendary SOB nights.
Mel D. Cole told us about legendary SOB nights, hanging out with Kid Cudi, some of his favourite shots and his agency Charcoal Pitch F.C.
Big shoutout to Black Arrow FC.
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Ethan White is the perfect picture of who are at the Shirtless Plantain Show, an intersection of culture, football, #MENSWEAR, art and whatever else you want to throw in there.
We learned about his journey from youth football to playing at the prestige University of Maryland program, to playing for his local team DC United, to Philadelphia Union to NYCFC.
He told us about playing for Patrick Vieira with teammates such as Andrea Pirlo, Frank Lampard, and David Villa. We spoke about his early retirement in pursuit of a career in photography.
In addition, we spoke about the lack of representation in media, racism in the MLS and his next career steps.
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A footballer, a creative and all-around great man, Warren Creavalle.
We spoke to Philadelphia Union's own Warren Creavalle about his journey to the MLS including his stops in Houston and Toronto, his creative brand, and working with his wife, designing the MLS Black Lives Matter T-shirt, MLS black players coalition, and playing in the bubble.
Warren also told us about playing for Guyana and visiting his homeland.
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We spoke to reporter Tiffany Blackmon about her journey from Georgia State to Charlotte FC. She spoke about her career and the stops along the way, including Louisiana, to Houston doing work with The Rockets to Oklahoma working with The Thunder and to the NFL Network.
Tiffany told us how soccer shaped her and the future with the MLS and Charlotte FC.
We also learned about what she would have been doing instead of journalism and how she progressed in an industry that is challenging.
We spoke to Sonja Cori Missio, a Toronto-based writer who often covers Canadian, Italian, and Swiss soccer.
We spoke about her introduction to soccer; her love for Udinese and Toronto FC. We also spoke about the importance of representation, more women's voices in the sport, and what she does to make that a reality.
In addition, we talked about the Toronto Raptors, Canada's growth as a soccer country, the greatness that is Canadian Women's soccer and World Cup 2026.
We found about her love for The Wire, The Spice Girls, UK Grime, and her lucky boots.
Astead is someone you should pay attention to, especially in this political season, a great guy who had the pleasure of speaking to.
We spoke with NY Times political reporter about his career, going to Marquette and being in a class with Jimmy Butler and Jae Crowder, how FIFA made him fall in love with soccer and Tottenham, and the current political climate.
We spoke to David The Host, whose journey has been anything but usual. From Baltimore to Australia to Amsterdam, his journey has taken from American football to brushing shoulders with the elite of the elite in European football.
He has attended Champions League finals, the World Cup, interviewed some of your favorite current and previous footballers. He used to work for 433, one of the biggest football publications, his story is one of hard work, perseverance and great things happen to great people.
We spoke with the legend that is Grant Wahl.
Grant spoke about Bob Bradley, his career at Princeton, his career at Sports Illustrated, David Beckham, the MLS, going to the men's and women's World Cup, the state of soccer in America, and his short collection.
Grant has been a major voice in soccer for the last two decades and he is not letting up.
He was an amazing person to speak to and gave advice to aspiring journalists.
We spoke to owner and chief creative officer of Live, Breathe, Futbol (LBF) Ebun Olaloye about his journey from Nigeria to New Jersey to Philadelphia.
Ebun talked to us about starting the business in 2010, the ups and downs of starting your business, the lessons that he has learned along the way.
Ebun also spoke to us about his love for Arsenal, football, the city of Philadelphia and connecting football to culture.
This is one of those episodes where all the rules were thrown out.
Zito is one of the funniest and smart people we know. We spoke about football, his writing career (for GQ included), the global pandemic, being black/minority, reading and a host of other topics.
We spoke to NY Giants defensive back Rashaan Gaulden.
We learned about his journey from Tennessee to the NFL, his love for football and futbol, how he became a Liverpool fan, his goals for the 2020 NFL season and the art of teamwork.
We caught up with Carl Anka, a legend in the making. Carl Anka is a journalist and broadcaster covering Southampton FC for The Athletic. His previous bylines include the BBC, the Guardian, VICE, and BuzzFeed.
We spoke about football, his journey into his career, moving from London to Southampton, mental health, black lives matter movement, spreadsheets, rap music, wrestling, and so much more.
0:00- 19:50- Intro/ career journey/ mundial mag/ importance of reading/ career advice/ importance of spreadsheets
20:00- 25:00-Beef/ using twitter/ helping black folks out
25:20- 29:00- overreaching, last dance, politics of people, creating relationships
29:11-41:22- Transfer rumors, David Orenstein
41:23- 48:00- the internet, using Twitter and social media
48:00- 1:00:09- Black lives matter movement, Musa Okongwa, Second civil rights movement, pandering, Raheem Sterling x media, racism in football, stereotypes of black footballers.
1:00:09- end- Questions for Carl
We had to honor and privilege to speak with Maggie Ntim, known to many as the ‘Connector’ from Queens, New York has built her brand as a Sports and Entertainment Sponsorship and Partnership Maven. We spoke about her career which has included successfully navigating sponsorship and partnership deals for sports, entertainment, and technology companies including working with such talent as 50 Cent, Nas, Kylian Mbappe, and the Late Nipsey Hussle.
She spoke about her time working for Universal Music Group, G-Unit Records, Madison Square Garden and Coca-Cola and having worked on both 2018 and 2019 FIFA Men’s and Women World Cup.
She continues her success as an entrepreneur by serving as Founder/FIFA Agent in her own marketing, management, soccer/football player representation, and experiential events company, Trinity 3 Agency. Trinity 3 Agency’s roster of work includes working with clients in NWSL,English Premier League,French Ligue 1, USL Championship, and Bundesliga leagues as well as FIFA, and MLS.
As one of the first African American female soccer/football agents, she’s on a mission to recruit more minority women agents, and continue to advocate for more minorities in sports.
0-10:00 Intro/ who is Maggie Ntim
10:50- 13:30- Marketing agencies, creative agencies, creating your own lane
13:36- 16:10- NY Knicks, being a fan working for MSG, John Starks and Reggie Miller
16:11-17:10- Growing up playing soccer, basketball
17:11- 23:00- Soccer and sports synergy, growing soccer in America from a marketing and agent perspective
23:20- 27:00 Sending kids to play soccer, best countries to sending kid to play soccer, development, agent advice for players
27:50-33:33 Women’s soccer
33:34-42:50- Music career
42:51- 45:00- Marketing world
45:01-50:00- Maggie as an agent and trinity3 agency/ giving back/ Jordan’s and back footballers helping their communities
50:23- 52:28- Brand synergy, Jordan and soccer, soccer growing in America
52:29- 55:27 Steve Stoute and advertising
55:28-1:16 Rapid-fire questions
We spoke with soccer writer Kim McCauley. She is amazing and has a great mind.
Our topics included
-Growth of women's soccer
-Crystal Dunn
-Return of NWSL
-Transfer Rumors
-Juan Riquelme
We spoke with professional footballer Joseph Gyau about his career to date and what made him, him.
From his beginnings in Silver Spring, Maryland to going to IMG Academy to playing in Germany to now playing in the MLS, Joseph has had a lengthy career.
He told us about his journey in German football, playing for US Men's National, Jürgen Klopp, David Wagner, Jürgen Klinsmann, playing with Roberto Firmino, Łukasz Piszczek, Ryan Babel, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Shinji Kagawa, and Marco Reus.
We discussed the importance of his dad in his career, his love for Ghana, and some of the silliest things he's purchased. We also spoke about how racism is prevalent on and off the pitch.
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A great football mind and an even better man, we speak to a legend that is Aaron West.
We spoke about many topics, including his professional career, playing football in America, college soccer, growing the sport in America, #MENSWEAR, the current climate, and becoming a dad.
We are more than a football podcast. We sat down with a writer, advertising expert, music savant, DJ, and most of all, an exceptional guy, Cory Townes.
In these times we are living we want to amplify black voices, discuss our passions and learn how the things we enjoy connect and inspire. the community. We spoke on a WIDE range of topics, from his love of music, to him getting into football/soccer, moving to NYC, bridging the cultural gap of black people in the diaspora, to his trip to Nigeria.
We sat down and spoke with US Men's Soccer and Colorado Rapids midfielder, Kellyn Acosta.
Spoke about his goals and ambitions, his career to date, his top 5 rappers, his favorite clothing brand and just had a great time.