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The FC crew continue to react to the UCL Round of 16 results as Steve Nicol explains why he's still skeptical of Liverpool after their big win over Galatasaray. Plus, Jan Aage Fjortoft explains why he thinks Bayern should be favorites to win the Champions League. Shaka Hislop also gives out his weekly power rankings.
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Gab Marcotti & Julien Laurens discuss Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and ask if manager Liam Rosenior is making things worse for the West London club. The guys also discuss Bayern’s continued dominance over Atalanta, Barcelona’s 7-2 thrashing of Newcastle & ask why CAF waited so long to decide that Morocco were AFCON champions.
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The FC crew react to Barcelona thrashing Newcastle 7-2 and praise Hansi Flick's side for playing such an entertaining brand of football. Plus, the guys compliment Arne Slot for Liverpool's 2nd Leg turnaround vs Galatasaray. The crew also look ahead to the UCL Quarterfinal matchups and give out early predictions for the next round.
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The FC crew react to Real Madrid eliminating Manchester City from the Champions League and explain why they think Pep Guardiola got it wrong for this 2-legged tie. Plus, the guys criticize Liam Rosenior for a lackluster Chelsea display after the Blues were embarrassed by PSG. Colin Udoh also joins the show to explain why CAF overturned Senegal's AFCON title and named Morocco as winners.
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Cristina Alexander, Jeff Kassouf, Ali Krieger, and Crystal Dunn recap NWSL season openers. That includes Gotham FC's inaugural match at Gillette Stadium, Sophia Wilson's return, and Savy King's big comeback. Next, the squad reacts to the news that Gotham FC will be hosting a match at Citi Field. Jess Carter joins the show to talk about the impact that will have across the NWSL. Also, Catarina Macario gets paid. The show closes out with the top 5 goals, followed by Drippin or Trippin.
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Mark, Rob and James look back on a Premier League weekend that saw Arsenal extend their lead with the help of 16-year-old Max Dowman, and speak to Dominic Calvert-Lewin about Leeds United’s fight to avoid the drop and his hopes of making Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup.
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Alexis Nunes, Herc Gomez, and Shaka Hislop start this edition of Futbol Americas by discussing USMNT storylines ahead of the roster for the March friendlies being released on Tuesday. Next, another injury has hit the Mexican National Team, and the panel discusses who could step up. Carlo Ancelotti has named his roster for Brazil's upcoming friendlies. Neymar isn't on the list. The crew reacts to this news and debates whether Ancelotti is sending a message with this snub. The Finalissima is cancelled due to conflict in the Middle East. What does this mean for Argentina and Spain? What does this mean for the fans? Lastly, the crew reacts to the news that Cat Macario has signed a record-breaking deal.
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The FC crew continue to react to Liverpool's 1-1 draw vs Spurs and question why Arne Slot's side have been so poor this season compared to last year's title winners. Plus, the guys criticize Liam Rosenior for making a big deal about Chelsea's pre-match huddle kerfuffle.
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Julien Laurens and Nedum Onuoha discuss Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against struggling Tottenham Hotspur and ask if criticism of Liverpool and Mo Salah are justified. The guys also discuss Chelsea’s bizarre huddle around referee Paul Tierney, praise Arda Guler’s unbelievable strike against Elche & ask who is the favourite to get relegated from the Premier League.
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The FC Crew react to Liverpool giving up another late goal as they draw with relegation fighting Spurs, also breaking down Spurs' performance as they scrap for points. Then, a discussion on Manchester United's win over Aston Villa, as Michael Carrick continues to impress in his interim role. Then, Barcelona's 5-2 victory over Sevilla and Rosenior's interesting comments on Chelsea's huddle.
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The FC Crew react to Arsenal's win over Everton as Max Dowman becomes the youngest ever Premier League goal-scorer at 16, and also Manchester City's draw at West Ham. Then, a discussion on Chelsea's poor run of form and their interesting interaction with the referee in pregame. Also, Real Madrid's impressive 4-1 win over Elche as Valverde continues his great goal-scoring form.
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The FC crew continue to break down the ins & outs of Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Manchester City in the 1st leg of the UCL Round of 16. Plus, the panel looks ahead to the matchup this weekend between Spurs, who are battling relegation, and Liverpool, who are fighting for a UCL spot. And, Nedum Onuoha joins the guys to talk about the Antonin Kinsky situation and what it means for Kinsky's career.
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Cristina Alexander, Herc Gomez, and Shaka Hislop start this edition of Futbol Americas by discussing the sudden wave of injuries that have hit the host nations for the 2026 World Cup. Then they react to Mauricio Pochettino's most recent comments, where he doesn't exactly shut the door to leaving the USMNT head coaching job after the World Cup this summer. Next, Noahkai Banks is noncommittal about his future with the USMNT. Neymar hits out at the critics and gossip concerning his injury history. The show closes out with a quick CONCACAF Champions Cup recap, followed by Run It Back and Drippin or Trippin.
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The FC crew look back at the main takeaways for the 1st legs of the UCL Round of 16, including Real Madrid's 3-0 thrashing of Manchester City, can this win kickstart a run of good form for Los Blancos? Plus, the panel discusses Antonín Kinsky's nightmare match against Atlético Madrid, was Igor Tudor right to sub the keeper off after 17 minutes? And, who should start in goal for Chelsea? Plus, a look back at Europa & Conference League action.
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Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens look back at Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Manchester City and praise Fede Valverde’s remarkable hat trick, whilst asking if Pep Guardiola got it wrong at the Bernabeu? The guys also discuss Chelsea’s 5-2 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain, Antonin Kinsky’s brutal debut for Tottenham & ask if anyone can stop Bayern Munich.
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The FC crew react to Real Madrid's dominant 3-0 victory over Manchester City and question Pep Guardiola's team setup. Plus the guys criticized Chelsea for letting in 2 late goals in their 5-2 loss at PSG. Jurgen Klinsmann also explains why Arsenal were lucky to escape Leverkusen with a draw.
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Cristina Alexander, Ali Krieger, and Jeff Kassouf are joined by Crystal Dunn for the 1st time on Futbol W. First, they get into the USWNT's victory at the SheBelieves Cup and what the takeaways were from the team's dominant Cup run. Then, Ali sits down with Boston Legacy goalkeeper Casey Murphy ahead of the club's inaugural season in the NWSL. Next, the crew discusses what success would look like for the Boston Legacy as an expansion club. It's time to talk fashion when the panel goes over the top kits of the upcoming NWSL season during the Drippin or Trippin segment. Finally, we go through the top 5 goals of the week.
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The FC crew break down Barcelona's 1-1 draw at Newcastle and criticize the LALIGA side for a poor display overall. Plus, the guys break down Bayern Munich dismantling Atalanta and praise Michael Olise. The guys also react to Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky's disastrous performance and explain why manager Igor Tudor made the right decision to haul him off after 17 minutes.
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The FC crew react to the FA Cup Quarterfinals draw and argue if Manchester City or Liverpool will rest players despite a tough matchup. Plus, the guys give out their predictions for the upcoming UCL Round of 16 and show their brackets for the rest of the tournament.
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1Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens look back at AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Inter Milan and ask whether Inter coach Christian Chivu has been given enough respect this season. The guys also discuss the FA Cup 5th round including Port Vale’s shock win over Sunderland & Arsenal’s nervy win over Mansfield Town.
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Some utter BS from the guy Mark on that podcast. Stevie Nico the only one talking sense No idea what Shaka was talking about!
Looking back & in comparison between Man Utd & Arsenal fc.. Arsenal always have a polished game while Utd have to grind big games.. I think that's Utd strength. I hope they remembered that. Congrats to both club for qualifying
you werent that eager to talk about refs in madrid derby when de paul should have been sent off just before the greezhman goal. why there is no real ref to talk about this kind of decisions? ex barca and atleti player , luis garcia is enough? him and kieran gibbs are the worst pundit of the show plus lebof. at least lebof is funny unlike the other two.
Great show today , fair and logical
Really poor guest. Loved to say hmm hmm and yeah yeah a lot. Could not complete the episode.
The Gab or Juls show indeed
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Thanks for informing the people about the Iranian women's situation ✊🏻✌🏻
Please stop the horrendous background music when people are speaking!
Jules' point of correlating mindset and mental strength of a player to performing and justifying his price tag is simplistic and unfair. It is completely arrived at with the benefit of hindsight. If Joelinton had not reinvented himself, he would have been seen as weak and not able to manage Geordie expectations. If Haller didn't bang in the goals at Ajax, the enduring image would have been of his failed stint with West Ham. Is Aurelien Tchouameni mentally sorted enough to be a guaranteed success at Real? Did anyone think Tammy Abraham would be such a success in his first year in Roma?
Maybe Stevie watched the wrong game again 🍻
They need to flip Lukaku with Kane and everyone would be happy
Opening audio sounds terrible
Please lose the background music, it distracts from the actual content and is annoying
Please lose the background noise, it is annoying and distracts from the content
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Best extra time ever 🔥🔥
Burley is a fud. He bangs on about how signing good players would put increased pressure on Solksjaer. What then? Is he supposed to make no signings and give up trying to improve the team? Does Burley never listen back to these shows and find out what a tosspot he's been.