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The False 9

Join hosts Mike & Neil as they cover all things soccer as they happen around the world. They"ll mainly stick to focusing on the EPL and UEFA Champions League as well as the newly formed Canadian Premier League but the guys will also touch on other big leagues in Europe and cover any breaking news from the soccer world. No league, player, or country is off limits to talk about! Episodes are released every Thursday.

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All Episodes

01:32:52

118 - Carabao Cup Final | EPL Breakdown | Rest of...

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2023/02/28

This week we welcome special guest Roy Chikumbi to the show! We lead off with the League Cup Final at Wembley where Newcastle started hot but Manchester United grew into the match and captured their first trophy in six years! It was the second leg of the Man United-Barcelona Europa League tie, and United bossed the second half to knock Barça out of Europe. Liverpool are in crisis as Real Madrid trounce them in a rematch of last season’s Champions League final, and Leipzig fight back in the second to

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01:30:02

117 - Champions League | Europa League | EPL...

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2023/02/17

This week we lead off with a Neil - Mike derby as Neil’s Red Devils travel to Camp Nou to face Mike’s Blaugrana in Europa league where spoils are shared in a scrappy but entertaining match! The knockout stages of Champions League are underway as Bayern march into Paris and beat PSG, and Dortmund squeak past Chelsea in a hotly contested game at Westfalenstadion. The match of the week is Arsenal and Man City as City turn it on in the second half to take over top spot in the Premier League! Barça are

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01:30:05

116 - Transfer Deadline Day Special! | Rest of Europe

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2023/02/02

It’s The False 9 Deadline Day Special! We kick things off on the field at the Bernabeu as Sociedad stymie Real Madrid in a goalless draw as Barça squeak past Girona to open the gap, Napoli are 13(!) points clear atop Serie A after another victory over Roma at the Maradona, and it is incredibly tight at the top of the Bundesliga as Frankfurt get a point on the road at Bayern! Then it’s on to all the biggest transfers on a wild deadline day as Enzo Fernandez commands a massive fee from Chelsea among a

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01:30:29

115 - Derby Day in Manchester | Rest of Europe...

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2023/01/20

This week it’s derby day around England and Manchester is red! A dominating counterattacking victory at Old Trafford has Neil partying, Arsenal march into Tottenham as Saka and Ødegaard show out in the North London derby, and it’s the Solly March show at the Amex as Brighton dominate a struggling Liverpool. Barça take the Spanish Super Copa in the latest El Clasico, and Sociedad and Kubo are pushing Real in 3rd as they thump Bilbao in the Basque derby. Osimhen and Kvara style on Juve to widen the

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01:12:56

114 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Remembering Pelé

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2023/01/05

Club footy is back and so is The False 9! This week Brentford are lethal on the break in victory over a hapless Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle share to the spoils in a scrappy scoreless thriller at the top of the table, and Man United style on Bournemouth at Old Trafford! It’s the Lahoz show once again in the Barcelona Derby as Barça drop points, and Napoli finally lose for the first time at San Siro as Inter catch them repeatedly on the break! The window is open so we talk over completed deals

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01:29:12

113 - World Cup Wrap-Up ft. Carlos Benites | Greatest...

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2022/12/20

This week we welcome special guest Carlos Benites of Pelota de Maple to the show! We lead off marveling at an historically great World Cup Final where Messi and Mbappe put on a show and Argentina are crowned World Champions! We then highlight the semifinal matches and shout out an incredible run by Morocco, and do a post mortem on England, Brazil, and Portugal. We preview the Boxing Day EPL matches, stop by Wanderers Corner, and end on a somber note at the passing of Siniša Mihajlovic and Grant

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01:12:14

112 - World Cup Group Stage Review | Germany and...

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2022/12/06

This week we do a round of the group stage at the World Cup including a deep dive on our Canadian Men’s National Team! We then analyze the early knockout matches where Richarlison shows out, the Dutch teach USA a lesson, and Argentina squeak by a game Aussie squad. We offer our predictions going forward before congratulating Alistair Johnston on his move to Celtic and Ismael Koné in his to Watford before a swing by Wanderers Corner to welcome new gaffer Patrice Gheisar! Find us on Instagram:

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01:39:24

111 - World Cup Preview | EPL Breakdown |Champions...

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2022/11/16

It’s The False 9 World Cup Preview! We lead off breaking down in group and offering our predictions on who will advance to the knockout stages, including deep dive on Canada’s squad and prospects, finally offering our overall winner and runner up predictions! A late brace from Bentancur rescues all 3 points in a barnburner against Leeds, Toney marches into the Etihad with a brace to stick it to Southgate, and Arsenal are 5 points clear atop the league! We do brief run throughs of La Liga, Serie A,

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01:49:46

110 - Champions League Group Stage Deciders | EPL...

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2022/11/03

This week we welcome back special guest Marvin Okello to the pod! We lead off with fireworks from Group D in Champions League as Spurs advance to the knockout stages with a last gasp winner at Marseille as Frankfurt go to Lisbon and snatch second! Marvin’s Gooners are still flying high with a drubbing of Forest, and Liverpool and Chelsea have tough weeks falling to Leeds and Brighton respectively. Barça leave it late as Lewandowski rescues all 3 points at the Mestalla, Napoli blast Sassuolo to stay

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01:18:35

109 - Champions League Breakdown | Liverpool Finds...

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2022/10/19

This week there’s a late flurry at Camp Nou in Champions League where Lewandowski saves Barça against Inter, and Juve is in dire straits as they crash out to Maccabi Haifa! Mo Salah schools at Anfield as Liverpool find their form against City, Real Madrid teach Barcelona a lesson in El Clasico at the Bernabeu, Napoli thrill atop Serie A against Bologna, and Union continue to rise and shock Dortmund to stay top! Finally, we congratulate Benzema and Alexia for their Ballon d’Or wins, and bid adieu to

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01:16:19

108 - Inter Takes Down Barca in Champions League |...

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2022/10/06

This week we kick things off with a dominant Chelsea in Champions League as Reece James shows out against Milan, and Inter squeak out a victory over Barça at the San Siro! Big derbies in England as Arsenal sit top STILL, and it’s dueling hat tricks for Haaland and Foden in the Manchester derby! Real Madrid drop points at home to Osasuna as Barça take over top spot, Napoli continue their incredible form atop Serie A, and Bayern lay a hurting on Leverkusen at the Allianz. Finally, a stop by Wanderers

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107 - Champions League Breakdown | EPL Recap

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2022/09/21

This week in Champions League there is late drama at Anfield where Matip heads Liverpool to victory over Ajax, and Haaland goes full Zlatan/alien with a golazo against Dortmund! Son is benched but storms on for a stylish hat trick for Spurs, Newcastle still struggling to find success under their new regime and Arsenal recovers from last week's loss to Man U.

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01:25:29

106 - Champions League Kick-Off | EPL Recap | Rest of...

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2022/09/07

This week we lead off with a fly-by on the start of Champions League before launching into an incredible turnaround at Old Trafford where United down a previously perfect Arsenal! Lewandowski is clicking with his new teammates as Barça thrash Sevilla, Milan and Leao win a competitive derby at the San Siro, and little Freiburg are top of the Bundesliga table through 5 matches. Finally, we stop at Wanderers Corner, bid farewell to the legends Ellen White and Serena Williams!

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01:24:31

105 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner

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2022/08/17

This week Neil is in the doldrums after a 4-0 waxing at the hands of little Brentford, it’s spicy on and off the field in a tactically fascinating draw in a London derby between Chelsea and Spurs, and Gabby is flying in Arsenal red in scintillating performance against Leicester! Barça are little drab in a disappointing draw, Brahim and Rebic get Milan’s Scudetto defense on track, and Musiala looks tasty for Bayern in a victory. Finally, we swing by Wanderer’s corner for an impressive victory at The

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01:20:58

104 - Premier League Preview | England Are Euro...

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2022/08/04

It’s the annual False 9 Premier League Preview! We lead off congratulating a historic victory for England in the Women’s Euros in a hard fought extra time match against Germany. We then launch into our preview with a summation of the ins and outs this off-season for the Big 6, top 4 and relegation predictions, and other intriguing storylines to watch for! Finally, we wish good luck to Wanderer’s Mateo Restrepo on his upcoming career in medicine!

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01:11:19

103 - CONCACAF Championship | Euros | Wanderers Corner

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2022/07/13

We’re back! This week we big up our Canadian National Women’s team for their dominance in the CONCACAF Championship, and take a look at the early matches from women’s Euros from England. Silly season is in full swing so we analyze the completed transfers and speculate on the juiciest rumours! We do quick check ins on MLS and our Wanderers in the CPL, and finally give our thoughts on the best and worst new kit drops!

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01:11:44

102 - Champions League Final | End of Season Results...

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2022/06/01

This week we marvel at another Champions League title for Real Madrid as they and Courtois stymie Liverpool for their 14th European title! In women’s Champions League Lyon come out flying behind an Henry golazo to defeat Barça for their 8th European championship. Man City storm back late against Villa to pip Liverpool for the Premier League, Nottingham Forest edge Huddersfield at Wembley to get into the top flight for the first time in 23 years, and AC Milan take their first Scudetto since 2011

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01:20:54

101 - Everton Stays Up! | FA Cup Final | Rest of...

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2022/05/20

This week we lead off with incredible drama at Goodison as Everton storm back against Palace to narrowly escape the drop!Liverpool take the FA Cup on penalties against Chelsea, Man City storm back against West Ham to earn a point and stay ahead of Liverpool at the top, and Spurs are in the driver’s seat against their derby rivals for the last Champions League spot! Points are shared at the Wanda between Atleti and Sevilla in the fightfor 3rd in La Liga, Milan down Atalanta to stay atop Inter for the

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01:49:47

100 - False 9 Hits The Century Mark! | Champions...

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2022/05/05

This week we celebrate our 100th episode with special guest Anthony Abbott, host of Down the Pub Podcast! Real Madrid! Another late show as Pep’s Champions League nightmares continue in a thrilling comeback for Los Blancos, and in a tale of 2 halves Liverpool turn it on to oust Villarreal. On the women’s side Barça fall to Wolfsburg but move through on aggregate, and Lyon down rivals PSG! In England Everton scrap out a win over Chelsea to try to stay up, Son puts on a master class for Spurs, but

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01:13:06

99 - Champions League Semi-Finals | EPL Roundup |...

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2022/04/28

This week the Champions League semis first legs get under way and we are treated to an incredible display by Man City and Real Madrid at the Etihad! Another women’s attendance record at Camp Nou in in Champions League where Barça dominate Wolfsburg, then we move on to England where Arsenal move into the Champions League spots with a victory over Man United and Liverpool take the Merseryside derby threatening relegation for the Toffees. We make our usual rounds through Spain where Barça fall to Rayo

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