Football In The 2000s

This week Roy hijacks the podcast and forces Nicola to ruminate on the MLS as a concept. First though, he introduces listeners to his 5 league parlay which will, almost certainly, come back to haunt him next spring (00:56). Then there is an inevitable chat about the recent betting scandal facing Sandro Tonali and other Italian players (6:30). Is football hypocritical when it comes to betting? And why does betting hold such a central role in the game despite its innate toxicity?Then they dive deep

This week Roy and Nicola finally dive into one of the biggest enigma's of the modern game: Mario Balotelli. How will history ultimately judge him? Did he fail to fulfill his potential? Or was he a misunderstood genius?First though there is chat about Beckley's Beckham, Eden Hazard's retirement (1:55) and what it all says about the constant overload on the best players nowadays (5:10).Then they postulate about how football historians will evaluate Super Mario Balotelli now that his best days are

The guys continue their dive into Spanish Cult teams this week by traveling to the Northwest corner of the Iberian peninsula to cover one of the most mesmerizing mid-market runs of the last half-century (2:08). The tale sees Brazilians being pitched on the Rio of Spain, Barcelona being corrupt, Copa Del Rey party pooping and much more! How good was Deportivo La Coruña in the nineties and early 2000s? Nicola shares a personal anecdote about how he came to respect this team so much, Roy sings the

On this episode of HFC, Roy and Nicola introduce the first installment of a series on cult teams that captivated audiences worldwide. Before that though, Nicola expresses his love for the manager taking the premier league by storm (3:18). Roy then counters by asking why Inter keeps winning the Milan derby with such ease (6:25).Then, where better to kickoff the new series off than in the most cultish league of all? Roy takes us back to a stretch from 1998-2004 that saw Valencia emerge as a

Husman FC is back and fully recharged from the snoozy international break! Nicola and Roy quickly roundup the latest on Harry Maguire, Richarlison and how the youth of today are consuming football (2:30). If you did not support a specific club, what player would you choose to follow for the next 10-15 years?Then it is on to the segment nobody asked for but everyone has been secretly waiting for: The Bad Hair Eleven (10:40)! Nicola and Roy attempt to create an All-Star team of great players with

Husman FC is back with a bang following the Champions League draw (00:08)! We start our opening vibe check by asking if the group of death is really that deadly? Who makes up the group of vibes? And is Arsenal part of a Europa League-esque group? We also chat a bit about the ongoing shambles at the Spanish federation and how we hope it brings about much needed change in the game (12:40).Then, in honor of the end of the transfer window, we hop back into the time machine and look at some of the

Against all the odds, we made it to a second episode of Husman FC (and so did you). To celebrate we discussed our key takeaways from the recent Women's World Cup, including what the men's game could learn (5:10), before diving into some bizarre observations from the first game week of the newly baptized #madeinitaly Serie A season (12:40).Then it's on to our core segment where nostalgia permeates from every pore as we dive into FourFourTwo's 2001 list of the 100 best young players in the world

Welcome to Husman FC: a new LIP produced podcast about football/soccer! On this inaugural episode, Nicola and Roy briefly introduce the genesis of the podcast and conduct an early vibe check on the 2023-2024 season before diving into the core segment where they each draft their all-time Diego Simeone formation of players who have never actually played for El Cholo (12:43). They reflect on Simeone's impact on Atletico, what it means that he (of all people) has become the longest-tenured manager in