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Gab Marcotti sits down with Serge Gnabry to talk about Gnabry filling in gaps for Bayern Munich due to several injuries and how Germany can return to dominance. Then, Nick Woltemade joins Gab to talk about his transition to the Premier League with Newcastle and finding his form for the German national team.
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Mark, Rob and Beth are joined by Sam Tighe to break down which Premier League teams have had the most luck this season, before predicting when Cristiano Ronaldo will score his 1000th competitive goal and taking a look at how top clubs are going above and beyond to care for their star players.
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The FC crew react to Germany's dominant win over Slovakia and explain why Florian Wirtz looks so much better with Germany compared to his club team Liverpool. Plus, the guys react to Erling Haaland's comments following Norway's 4-1 win over Italy. Mario Melchiot also breaks down how he feels about the Netherlands' chances to win the World Cup after the Dutch qualified for the tournament.
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Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens discuss Italy’s 4-1 defeat against Norway and discuss how difficult it will be for them to qualify for the World Cup via the playoffs. The guys also praise Troy Parrott’s heroic five goals in two games to keep Ireland’s chances of qualification alive, MLS’ decision to change their sporting calendar and ask if Eric Cantona was out of line for his criticisms of Jim Ratcliffe’s stewardship of Manchester United.
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The FC crew react to Thomas Tuchel's comments on Jude Bellingham's reaction to being subbed off vs Albania. Plus, the guys break down Ireland's last minute winner to qualify for the UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs. Colin Udoh also joins the show to analyze Congo DR qualifying for the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs.
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Alexis Nunes, Herculez Gomez, and Kasey Keller break down the USMNT's 2-1 win against Paraguay with Gio Reyna getting back on the scoresheet. Then, a discussion on Messi playing in international friendlies in the middle of the MLS playoffs. Plus, Estevao shines for Brazil as Brazil looks to pick up form ahead of the World Cup.
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The FC crew react to Spain's 4-0 victory over Georgia and break down how the European champions will manage without Lamine Yamal. Plus, the guys argue if Kylian Mbappe's exit from France camp is anything more than precautionary. Julien Laurens also recaps Vini Jr's comments praising former club manager and current Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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The FC crew reacts to Germany's win over Luxembourg despite not having their best effort. Then, reaction to Cristiano Ronaldo potentially facing a match ban in the 2026 World Cup if Portugal do qualify. Then, discussion on Gattuso's comments on the playoff system in World Cup qualification.
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The FC crew react to Cristiano Ronaldo being sent off as Portugal fail to beat Ireland in order to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Plus, discussion on Tuchel's comments that Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, and Harry Kane can't play at the same time for England. Plus, reaction to David Raya talking about Arsenal's defense showing some cracks against Sunderland.
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Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens are joined by ESPN’s women’s football writer, Emily Keogh to take a closer look at the Women’s Champions League, with holders Arsenal losing 3-2 to Bayern despite leading 2-0 until the 67th minute. The guys also discuss Lamine Yamal’s Spain future, the potential return of Erik ten Hag & ask why over 1000 players in Türkiye have been suspended from playing football.
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Cristina Alexander, Ali Krieger, and Lianne Sanderson talk all things UWCL Matchday 3 including reigning UWCL champions Arsenal’s struggling start to their campaign. Then, discussion on Catarina Macario’s great performance in a Chelsea win against St. Pölten. Plus, a look-ahead towards a big matchup between Barcelona and Chelsea.
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The FC crew react to Howard Webb backing the Premier League's decision to disallowed Liverpool's goal vs Manchester City and argue if the former referee is just defending his group from a poor decision. Plus, Colin Udoh joins the show to preview Thursday's CAF World Cup qualifying playoffs and explain why Victor Osimhen is still playing in Turkey after a failed transfer to Europe's Top 5 leagues.
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Cristina Alexander, Ali Krieger, and Jeff Kassouf breakdown the NWSL quarterfinals over the weekend. Then, Jaedyn Shaw joins the show to discuss Gotham's win and upcoming semifinal game against Orlando Pride. Plus, Washington Spirit's Croix Bethune joins the show to talk about their nail-biting win against Racing Louisville and preview the semifinal game against Portland Thorns. The crew also gives their predictions of who will win the NWSL Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year and MVP awards.
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The FC crew react to Luis de la Fuente's comments regarding Lamine Yamal's fitness and explain why the national team and Barcelona are clashing over the superstar winger. Plus, Stewart Robson and Sid Lowe break down how Barcelona will fix their defensive problems and explain how Real Madrid can end their goalscoring drought.
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Herculez Gomez and Ale Moreno talk about another USMNT key player in Tyler Adams missing out on the November friendlies. Then, reaction to Mauricio Pochettino's comments on missing the Premier League. Plus, discussion on whether the MLS should pursue Neymar and Messi taking a secret visit to Camp Nou.
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Mark, Rob and James break down Manchester City’s big win over Liverpool and Tottenham’s thrilling draw with Manchester United, before an exclusive interview with Aston Villa and Poland defender Matty Cash on life at Villa Park and beyond.
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The FC crew break down the Premier League title race and argue if the Gunners can finally seal the deal this season with Man City leading the chasing pack. Plus, the guys analyze the LALIGA title race and explain why they think Real Madrid are still favorites to win the league.
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Gab Marcotti & Julien Laurens discuss all the fallout from Man City's 3-0 demolishing of Liverpool, as Arne Slot's men collapse at the Etihad. The pair also discuss the latest round of Premier League fixtures, which saw Man United earn a point after a stoppage time equaliser vs. Spurs and Arsenal are held to a 2-2 draw at Sunderland. The duo also talk through the action from LaLiga, Serie A and the Bundesliga and everything else going on in the world of football.
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1Alexis Nunes, Stevie Nicol, Craig Burley, and guests recap the convincing Manchester City win against Liverpool. Then, they react to some La Liga action. Including Barcelona v Celta Vigo and Real Madrid v Ray Vallecano. Finally, they go over some other Premier League matches, and end the show answering your questions in Extra Time.
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The FC crew react to Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Sunderland and break down how the Black Cats were able to finally score on Mikel Arteta's side. Plus, the guys question who was happier with the result after Man United and Tottenham's draw. Kay Murray and Ale Moreno also join the show to break down Bayern Munich's historic win streak finally coming to an end.
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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
Good
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.
I wanted to ask the FC crew: when does player decide when it starts becoming about money and when does it end about the passion. Specially when players like Frank left to leagues like Abu Dhabi and leave a competitive league