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The Overlap

Rheon Trim & Elyas Tecle

Brought to you by fans of Chelsea and Barcelona, it"s the only podcast that offers expert analysis on football in England and Spain with the help of zero experts.

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01:02:08

Episode 140: Off to a Flying Start

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2022/01/03

We ring in 2022 recapping the matches from this past weekend and their significance (i.e. will City now go on to win the league? what does Real Madrid's loss do to the rest of the La Liga table?). All that and more this week!

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00:58:15

Episode 139: So Long 2021

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2021/12/28

What even happened in 2021? For our last pod of the year, we go through a few questions surrounding the dominance of Man City, Newcastle's potential resurgence, and the COVID/substitution rules currently in place in England. In Spain, we focus on Villareal's main man, Gerard Moreno, and his return along with hopeful signs for Barcelona. We wrap up towards the end recapping our favorite 2021 moments. Happy New Year!

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01:05:31

Episode 138: Football, Omicron, and the Holidays

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2021/12/20

This week on the podcast, we're back talking about the impacts that COVID have had across the Premier League, some of the possibilities of what could happen with the Top 4 race across England and Spain, and why Elyas's Zoom background features Albert Einstein.

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00:30:59

Episode 137: The Return

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2021/11/17

Well...we're back! After a hiatus from the pod, we're slowly getting back into things. In our first episode back, we go over the recent run of form for the USMNT during the international break and a little update on how we'll be doing things moving forward!

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00:49:36

Episode 136: Fine Wine

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2021/09/24

Some players age and their form declines. The others are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Karim Benzema. On this week's La Liga podcast, we go over Real Madrid's recent string of wins, elevating them to the top of the table, whether or not Diego Simeone is a masochist, and what Falcao's return to Rayo Vallecano means for the league (along with a short history leason)!

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00:56:41

Episode 135: In Tune With The Sport

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2021/09/21

What a weekend in England that saw Chelsea beat out Spurs to take top spot in the Premier League while Manchester City stuttered and Liverpool continued their impressive run of form. In the second half of the pod, we review whether or not players should be subbed on to take penalties (@Manchester United), whether or not we were too hard on Arsenal, and discuss Brighton's xG!

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00:38:59

Episode 134: The Champions League is WILD

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2021/09/16

Well, the esteemed European competition known as the Supe...NOPE that's not it. The Champions League is BACK! And with 28 goals on Wednesday of Matchday 1, it was a wild opening night for many teams. We go over the biggest headlines ranging from United, City, Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern, and more!

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00:59:03

Episode 133: Shaq & Kobe

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2021/09/14

On this week's Premier League episode, we go into detail on the star-studded return to Old Trafford for Cristiano Ronaldo, what to make of the narrative surrounding Mo Salah's career as he scores his 100th Premier League goal, whether Leeds should be worried, and, finally, how big is the gap between the Top 4 and the rest of the league!

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00:55:35

Episode 132: Back to Reality

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2021/09/10

Club football (along with American football) are BACK this weekend, so we figured it's only fair for us to go over a few questions we've seen floating around about Ronaldo's return to United, what happened in the Brazil vs Argentina "match", and whether or not Griezmann's return to Atletico is a good footballing decision. Lastly, we go through the Champions League groups and our favorites in each!

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00:46:14

Episode 131: Hope & Pain

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2021/09/08

Well the international break is upon us, so we took a few minutes out of our day to complain about the USMNT, explain our deepest and darkest nightmares about this team's path to the World Cup, and evaluate whether or not we need more therapy as a direct result of the games against El Salvador and Canada.

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00:40:38

Episode 130: You BET It's Time to Wildly Overreact to...

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2021/08/25

Continuing this series for this past weekend's games in La Liga. Game of the Week: Levante vs Real Madrid. A couple of fun questions about Barca's backline (or lack thereof?), Atletico's need for a striker, and whether Vinicius is really about to prove himself as the real deal!

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00:53:28

Episode 129: You BET It's Time to Wildly Overreact to...

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2021/08/24

Title says it all. Game of the week: Arsenal vs Chelsea. Boys vs Men. A couple of fun questions about Man United and Everton. Players/Team of the week? Listen to find out!

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00:42:12

Episode 128: Winning Things

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2021/08/18

As Rheon calls it, winning things. In the first Messi-less weekend of Spanish football in 15 years, all of the Top 4 teams in Spain won, but the ways they got there was...unexpected. We go over Barcelona's impressive win over La Real, Real Madrid and Atletico's strong performance against Alaves and Celta Vigo, respectively. Oh, and Bordalas's team (Valencia) continue to do Bordalas things!

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00:56:07

Episode 127: The Pressure Is On

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2021/08/17

The Premier League season is under way and there were surprisingly no draws in the first matchday of the season. Meanwhile, City couldn't finish their chances if Maradona himself had come down from the heavens and "Hand of God-ed" their chances into the net, Spurs look shockingly adequate, Arsenal continue to be woeful (Arteta...out in the near future?), and United make a STATEMENT against Leeds.

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01:03:36

Episode 126: And Here. We. Go.

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2021/08/12

The 2020-2021 season(s) are about to begin this weekend across Europe (sans Ligue 1, which started last weekend), so we wanted to give you a preview of 3 top-of-mind questions we had going into the Premier League and La Liga seasons. Will Chelsea's imminent purchase of Lukaku prove to be worthwhile in their challenge for the title? Are Atletico favorites to win the title again and why? All that and more on this week's pod...and a few exciting things coming on the podcast in the next 1-2 months!

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00:45:53

Episode 125: It's Really Happening

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2021/08/06

Yup. It's real. Lionel Messi will not be a Barcelona player this coming season or thereafter. It feels almost ominous to write this, but we break down what led to this point, why Barcelona are in the position they are in, and what's next for the greatest of all time.

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00:58:21

Episode 124: Calm Before the Storm

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2021/08/05

With the 2021/2022 season soon to start across Europe, we take a look at the rest of the summer's major events, including the USMNT's win over Mexico in the Gold Cup Final (7:00), what this means for the team headed into WC qualifiers, and some of our favorite stories emerging across the European transfer scene (30:00). Most notably, the Harry Kane saga, Jack Grealish to City, and Mbappe to Real Madrid!

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01:31:51

Episode 123: Summer Silly Season - The Finale

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2021/07/15

Well, the international tournaments are over and we have a LOT to discuss about both finals. Italy snatching the Euro's from England at Wembley to deny the Brits from winning their first international tournament since 1966 (6:00). Messi and Argentina winning their first Copa America since 1993, and Messi's first international tournament win (1:03:00). So. Much. Content.

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01:12:44

Episode 122: Summer Silly Season Part 4

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2021/07/08

As the semifinals of the international tournaments this summer come to a close and we look towards the finals, we review all four semifinals from the Euros (3:30) and Copa America (54:00), along with our predictions for the final and why England will not be Euro 2020 winners (signed, Elyas)!

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01:02:42

Episode 121: Summer Silly Season Part 3

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2021/07/06

Well, another international tournament, another Spain vs Italy knockout match-up. Oh, and also England are really about to bring it home aren't they? We cover all the quarter finals from Euro 2020, preview the semifinals for each team, and give our predictions for the rest of the tournament!

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