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Sam"s Army

The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men"s and women"s national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with

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01:28:37

Ep 2.246: Financial Fair Malarkey, Gio Reyna's Next...

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2024/01/17

HEADLINES: Premier League is back knocking on Everton (and Nottingham Forest's) door about alleged Financial Fair Play allegations while simultaneously refusing to disclose a timeline for a decision on Man City's 115 charges; Newcastle owner gets hit with some HEAVY accusations; Messi beats out Haaland (and Mbappe) for FIFA POY; trash bag behavior by Reading's owner and level-headed discussion about Miles Robinson's decision to sign with FC Cincinnati over PSV WHAT IF: the rumors are true and Gio

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01:11:11

Ep 2.245: USMNT Transfer Talk, Ange The Werner...

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2024/01/09

HEADLINES: thots on January transfer moves including a glut of USMNT-related moves and Timo to Tottenham, along with an under-the-radar but potentially serious concern for Serie A fans WHAT IF: you had the opportunity to produce a Netflix documentary like the one in the works on Dear Leader Jozay... what player or coach you picking? PREMIER LEAGUE: what to make of Arsenal's inability to score plus a preview of a weekend slate that is low on quantity but high on quality ROUND THE WORLD: what clubs

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01:31:59

Ep 2.244: Super League 2.0, Turkish Super Cup Drama &...

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2024/01/02

HEADLINES: Fuck Soccer Get Money European Super League is back but is anyone actually buying it; is it fair for United fans to get a little excited now that Sir Jim Ratcliffe has finally bought in; pluses and minuses of MLS following Japan's J-League by realigning the schedule with Europe WHAT IF: Pulisic leads the USMNT to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2026 and 2030 cementing his name in soccer lore... should the USSF retire his #10 jersey? PREMIER LEAGUE: making sense of a busy holiday period

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01:28:32

Ep 2.243: MLS Own Goals, FIFA Club World Cup &...

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2023/12/19

HEADLINES: MLS (disappointing) roster rule changes and (frustrating) decision to drop US Open Cup; USMNT/WNT players of the year; debating how big FIFA's Club World Cup could become; Boehly leaves his mark on Premier League and do we care about this winter's Messi vs Ronny matchup? WHAT IF: college football implements some form of promotion and relegation... would that sneakily be the best/surest way for it to happen for soccer in the US? PREMIER LEAGUE: Tyler is #notmad about United holding

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01:25:19

Ep 2.242: Bundesliga Selling Out, Aston Villa's Title...

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2023/12/12

HEADLINES: US and Mexico confirm joint bid for 2027 Women's World Cup and Bundesliga votes in favor of exploring sale of future broadcast revenues to private equity to better compete with Premier League WHAT IF: Ted Lasso was flipped on it's head and you had to pick a Premier League coach to come to the US and coach an American sport (eg NFL, NBA or MLB)? PREMIER LEAGUE: Aston Villa burnishes title contender qualifications by beating City and Arsenal in a matter of days; should Pochettino and/or Ten

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01:03:00

Ep 2.241: Women's UCL, Copa America Draw, City/Spurs...

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2023/12/05

HEADLINES: UEFA announces changes to women's Champions League, best- and worst-case groups for USMNT from Copa America 2024 draw (on December 7) and high/lowlights from this week's UEFA 2024 group draw WHAT IF: you could change one rule/thing about soccer? PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs walked away winners from 3-3 draw at City, Tyler waxes poetic about Liverpool after beating... Fullham, abbreviated Power Rankings and what to watch from full slates this midweek and weekend (f/t Chelsea vs United and big

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01:15:41

Ep 2.240: Expanding VAR, City vs Liverpool + MLS...

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2023/11/28

HEADLINES: FIFA discusses expanding use of VAR, Premier League votes *against* temporary ban on loan deals between "affiliated" clubs and MLS looks to add 4th DP slot WHAT IF: the Premier League did away with designated home and away sections... net plus or minus? PREMIER LEAGUE: takeaways from City/Liverpool draw and Spurs "encouraging" loss to Villa, plus Power Rankings and previewing United's chance to shush the haters at Newcastle ROUND THE WORLD: Tim's opinion on MLS's playoff format plus

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01:31:05

Ep 2.239: USMNT vs T&T, Dest's Dismissal + EPL...

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2023/11/21

USMNT: we get balls deep in the "successful" home-and-home with T&T, put the results in context and try to make sense of Sergiño Dest's meltdown (including what an appropriate punishment looks like) HEADLINES: Everton's 10-point deduction and what it means for City and Chelsea; IFAB contemplates instituting rugby-like rules, insurance company (of all people) issue report that may actually make an impact on schedule congestion and CONMEBOL reveals two Copa America 2024 host cities WHAT IF: Torsten

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01:17:52

Ep 2.238: NWSL/USL Media Deals, Cole Palmer's Glow-Up...

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2023/11/14

HEADLINES: NWSL and USL sign splashy 4-year media deals, Premier League overdue yet reactionary ban on loan deals between "associated" clubs and Luiz Diaz's dad WHAT IF: How bad and for how long would Man City need to be to get Pep fired? PREMIER LEAGUE: what we learned about Chelsea from the thrilling 4-4 draw with City (aka the Cole Palmer and Raheem Sterling revenge game), the wheels start falling off Tottenham and perhaps Newcastle, and perhaps United's woes have been slightly exaggerated ROUND

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01:21:29

Ep 2.237: WC34 "Shocker" + VAR vs Soccer's Soul...

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2023/11/07

HEADLINES: Gianni Infantino reveals poorly kept secret that Saudi Arabia will host World Cup 2034, does Luis Suarez make Inter Miami better / favorites for MLS Cup 2024 and reaction to Timbers hiring Phil Neville WHAT IF: MLS players called a strike -- is now the perfect time to finally get one over on owners? PREMIER LEAGUE: instant reaction to Chelsea beating 9-man Spurs and Arsenal falling to Newcastle, including a serious discussion about whether VAR is ruining the sport we love; also some love

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01:31:00

Ep 2.236: 2024 Ballon d'Or, Current vs Past USMNTs +...

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2023/10/31

Tyler and I are joined by Keegan Rosenberry of Colorado Rapids and DC United's Alex Bono to discuss... HEADLINES: Messi wins Ballon d'Or but who is the favorite to win in 2024; Sandro Tonali's suspension and chatter inside MLS locker rooms about gambling; sad situation involving Luis Diaz's parents plus Timothy Weah injury news WHAT IF: you had to pick one USMNT squad from anytime in history to face the Monstars in a soccer version of Space Jam... who you picking? (Also: we debate -- aka Sam is

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01:10:10

Ep 2.235: San Diego FC, World Crap Cup, MLS Playoffs...

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2023/10/24

HEADLINES: San Diego FC's uninspired unveiling, troubling Tyler Adams news, re-remembering Michael Bradley and Caleb Williams-inspired discussion about players taking ownership stakes in their club (prediction: it is coming) WHAT IF: FIFA held a World Crap Cup for the 32 lowest ranked nations in the world - would you watch? PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea's optimism-tinged collapse, LiVARpool's revenge may be Everton's breaking point, Tottenham's good vibrations tour continues, least acrimonious Power

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01:37:12

Ep 2.234: Italian Betting Scandal, USMNT/Germany...

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2023/10/17

HEADLINES: Betting scandal rocks Italian soccer, Qatari Sheikh Jassim pulls bid for Manchester United, Inter Miami going worldwide and tragedy in Brussels WHAT IF: Gregg Berhalter and Julain Nagelsmann traded places... what would the final score of USMNT vs Germany have been? USMNT [16:20]: Seattle Sounders, MNT and Sneaky Fox FC legend Brad Evans joins to discuss takeaways from 1-3 loss to Germany, what Gregg got right and wrong, who needs to step their game up and what we would like to see in

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01:36:12

Ep 2.233: World Cup 2030, Fixing MLS Playoffs &...

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2023/10/10

HEADLINES: FIFA pulls a FIFA with news dump on World Cup 2030 and 2034 hosts, strange MLS managerial moves, MLS players start an important conversation and things may soon get even stranger in Saudi Arabia WHAT IF: MLS adopted the Next Pro playoff format where higher seeds choose their opponent -- love it or hate it? PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal shut down big bad City, how many teams are in the title race; honorary American Jack Harrison doing things, Liverpool fans walk away from Brighton draw feeling

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01:17:21

Ep 2.232: Spurs/Liverpool Vent Sesh + UCL &...

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2023/10/03

HEADLINES: bad boys Barça are so back, United plan to "reintegrate" Antony despite outstanding assault allegations, Inter Miami double season ticket prices and Scunthorpe Utd in danger of being Bury 2.0 WHAT IF: your precocious 13yo son/daughter was good enough to earn a pro contract... would you want them out there playing against grown-ass men/women?? PREMIER LEAGUE: Tyler and Sam butt heads on Tottenham/Liverpool controversies, we try to make sense of Villa stomping Brighton and City losing for

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01:03:19

Ep 2.231: North London Postmortem, Spurs/Liverpool...

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2023/09/26

HEADLINES: Gregg and Gio bury the hatchet, is Julian Nagelsmann's Germany among the favorites for Euro24 and a battle of soccer's good guys as Stan Kroenke and Gianni Infantino square up WHAT IF: if Norway had qualified for WC23, how far would they have needed to go in the tournament and how many goals would Haaland have needed to score in order to win the Balon d'Or over Messi? PREMIER LEAGUE: what we learned about Spurs and Arsenal in the latest North London Daerby; where Chelsea fit among the

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01:33:28

Ep 2.230: Ten Hag, Richarlison, NLD & UCL Previews +...

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2023/09/19

HEADLINES: the Richie Williams era lasts about 5 minutes as Revolution players call shenanigans on Bruce Arena's long-time assistant whose complaints forced the legendary coach out; US Soccer heading to Atlanta; anonymous English manager admits to gambling more than $1M but avoids suspension and finally some good news for Everton WHAT IF: Man City versus Argentina NT - who ya got? PREMIER LEAGUE: Sam pops a chub over Spurs; how much of United's woes can be blamed on Erik Ten Hag; Power Rankings and

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01:25:43

Ep 2.229: Balon d'Or, Bruce Arena, USMNT & Premier...

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2023/09/12

HEADLINES: breakdown of Balon d'Or "short" list, response to response to every word that comes out of Gregg Berhalter's mouth, Spanish federation clownshow reaches inevitable conclusion, extremely strange Bruce Arena situation and Hansi Flick breaks an incredible streak WHAT IF: you were Liverpool's sporting director and a Saudi club offered you $215 MILLION for 31yo Mo Salah... you selling or nah? USMNT: recap of lackluster Uzbekistan win and thoughts on Tuesday's game vs Oman PREMIER LEAGUE:

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01:32:49

Ep 2.228: Gregg & Gio, Anthony Taylor, Spurs Top 4...

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2023/09/05

HEADLINES: tryong to make sense of Gregg Berhalter not yet contacting Gio Reyna and breaking news on Antony being dropped by Brazil WHAT IF: the LAFC fan had actually domed Messi with that drink... how would that have played out? PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal/United postmortem, Chelsea stays crumbling, Spurs are sexy but are they good(?) and Power Rankings ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT roster thots plus preview of Uzbekistan and Oman games, reaction to Carlos Vela's comments on Messi and Alex Bono's MLS power

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Ep 2.227: Spanish Scumbag, USMNT updates + Spurs &...

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2023/08/28

HEADLINES: Luis Rubiales making a strong push for soccer's scumbag of the year with his handling of Spain's WC celebrations and aftermath and an ode to San Diego Loyal WHAT IF: Messi tried to recruit you to make a one-time switch to represent Argentina -- would you? PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool and Tottenham are high on life right now, Arsenal's title hopes in tatters, Brighton bad vs West Ham good and Everton... oh poor sweet Everton. ROUND THE WORLD: historically rapid USMNT update session STOPPAGE

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