SI Soccer Podcast: Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Soccer roundtable hosted by Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl and Richard Deitsch, and including appearances from SI.com's Brain Straus, Avi Creditor and Ben Lyttleton and featuring commentary on the latest news, trends in the English Premier League, MLS, World Cup and more.
Back from visiting Egypt and Qatar, host Grant Wahl is joined by Brian Straus and Avi Creditor to talk about MLS. Is Thierry Henry really sitting out one of the biggest games of the year because he doesn't like turf? Is Brian Ching underrated? And has Toronto FC finally righted the ship by hiring a 'soccer wonk' as its GM? Ben Lyttleton then joins to discuss the possible downfall of the Manchester United empire, the return of Luis Suarez and -- finally! -- some reasons to be excited about France's Ligue 1.
Grant Wahl, Avi Creditor and host Richard Deitsch discuss the U.S.'s 2-0 win over Mexico and address the challenges that await Klinsmann's squads as it now can officially start to prepare for the 2014 World Cup. Avi Creditor also previews this week's MLS games. (Note: Technical difficulties meant that the podcast had to be abruptly stopped during the MLS discussion.)
Calling in from Costa Rica, Grant Wahl discusses the U.S. men's national team upcoming World Cup qualifier against the Ticos with Brian Straus and host Richard Deitsch. Wahl and Straus also make their predictions for next Tuesday's qualifier against Mexico, before bringing Ben Lyttleton in to talk about the end of the transfer window, the EPL, and the doom and gloom surrounding the England national team.
Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor discuss MLS expansion, the MLS All-Star Game and the U.S. men's national team's victory in the Gold Cup. Ben Lyttleton then comes on to assess the latest moves (and rumors) in the European transfer market, including what Wayne Rooney's and Luis Suarez's options are.
Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor discuss the U.S. men's national team's victory over Honduras, the upcoming Gold Cup final vs. Panama, and the announcement of a soccer-only stadium for D.C. United. http://ht.cdn.turner.com/si/soccer/audio/2013/07/25/SoccerPodcastJuly252013.mp3
Should teams take more short corners? Grant Wahl hosts a special edition of the podcast, as he talks to Chris Anderson and David Sally, the authors of the new soccer analytics book 'The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong.'
With the U.S. having advanced into the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, Grant Wahl and Avi Creditor evaluate the team's performance so far, including which players have impressed the most. The two then discuss the latest MLS news, including Portland's big win over Los Angeles.
With the U.S. about to start its Gold Cup journey, the crew (including new hire Brian Straus) discusses all things USMNT -- Jurgen Klinsmann's team selections, Landon Donovan's future, and the Americans' chances of winning it all. Also discussed: Mexico's troubles and the latest MLS news.
The crew discusses the Confederations Cup, World Cup qualifying, offseason storylines in Europe, MLS, Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach as well as the U-20 World Cup.
The crew previews the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and makes their picks as to who will be the champion of Europe.
The crew discusses Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, Manchester United's new manager, the race for top four in the Premier League and the latest MLS news.
The crew discusses the Champions League semifinal results, the future for Barcelona and Real Madrid as well as Robbie Rogers and other MLS and domestic topics.
The crew recaps the Champions League semifinal first legs. Is it the end of an era for Barcelona? Should we be paying more attention to German soccer? Also, Luis Suarez's 10-match ban and a preview of weekend Premier League action.
This week, the crew discusses Luis Suarez's biting incident, previews the Champions League and looks at MLS happenings and the new National Women's Soccer League.
The crew discusses the final four in the Champions League, goal-line technology, Grant Wahl's story on the Mexican-American who lived a dream thanks to Jose Mourinho and MLS happenings.
U.S. soccer legends Alexi Lalas and Michelle Akers join Grant Wahl to look back at the 1994 and 1999 World Cups and analyze today's American teams. Also, Ben Lyttleton comes on to review the Champions League quarterfinals first legs.
This week the crew discusses the U.S.-Mexico draw at Estadio Azteca, UEFA World Cup qualifying and the upcoming Champions League quarterfinals.
Grant Wahl, Mark Mravic and Avi Creditor discuss the Sporting News article where U.S. players question Jurgen Klinsmann and preview the World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico.
The crew discusses the Champions League quarterfinal draw, the early MLS storylines and Tim Howard's injury. Plus, a look at a potential breakthrough in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Grant Wahl, Avi Creditor and Tom Dart preview the MLS season's big storylines and predict award winners as well as the MLS Cup champion.
Chris Wondolowski, Chris Pontius and Michael Farfan sit down with Grant Wahl to preview the upcoming season and discuss league-wide topics.
This week, the crew discusses Landon Donovan's first public comments of 2013 and reviews the week's Champions League action.
This week, the crew dissects Champions League round of 16 action, leading with Manchester United-Real Madrid and Gus Johnson's debut with Fox Soccer.
This week, the crew dissects the U.S.' 2-1 loss at Honduras to open the final round of World Cup qualifying as well as Brazil's issues with its loss to England in a friendly. Finally, a preview of next week's Champions League action, led by Real Madrid-Manchester United.
The crew discusses the transfer deadline, including David Beckham, Mario Balotelli and Wesley Sneijder's moves. Plus, a preview of the U.S.-Honduras World Cup qualifier.
This week the crew looks at Pep Guardiola's move to Bayern Munich, the U.S. Men's National Team's January camp, Landon Donovan's future and the New York Cosmos.
The SI.com crew reconvenes to start the new year, looking at the Premier League race, the transfer window as well as Sepp Blatter's recent criticisms of MLS.
This week, the crew dissects the MLS Cup final between the Galaxy and Dynamo, David Beckham's sendoff and more from Los Angeles.
This week, the crew reviews the U.S. national team's final match of 2012 and looks ahead to more World Cup qualifying. Also, a review of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's startling goal, a preview of the MLS playoff weekend and upcoming Premier League and Champions League fixtures.
This week, the crew reviews the MLS conference semifinals and looks ahead to the conference finals. Also, a review of an exciting week of Champions League action.