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The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men’s and women’s national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with players, coaches and other people of interest from in and around the sport. We aim to keep things light and entertaining but with enough analysis to appeal to fans new and old. Many people are calling Sam’s Army Podcast the best podcast they have ever listened to – not me, but many people. Note: true believers in #b2bwcw are eligible for a 22% to 26% discount at checkout. Holler!
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PREMIER LEAGUE: NunoBall earns Forest a deserved 1-0 win over City. Arsenal escape with a gross 1-1 draw vs United. Spurs show a little spine against Bournemouth. Preview of Liverpool vs weakened Newcastle in League Cup final. And we look ahead to the rest of the weekend, featuring City/Brighton, Arsenal/Chelsea and Bournemouth/Brentford -- plus what there *really* is to play for this season. ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute and rundown of Champions League R16 second legs (notably Liverpool heading back to Anfield lucky to be up 1-0 on PSG plus heated Madrid Daerby) HALFTIME: What If you were tasked with running the newly announced halftime show at the World Cup 2026 final... who you booking? STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: red cards galore in the FA Cup 5th round, including an extra painful ones for JP Mateta and Anthony Gordon, plus weekend preview featuring Forest hosting City and the battle between Arsenal and United that precisely NOBODY is excited about (per Mikey) HALFTIME: What If the rules were changed such that nil-nil draws resulted in zero points for both teams (instead of one)? ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute plus preview of Champions League R16 first legs, including Liverpool vs PSG and Madrid Daerby STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool put a bow on their pre-championship season by outclassing City in Manchester, West Ham force Arsenal to wave goodbye to the title race, Newcastle out-gun Forest, Everton and especially Palace continue their surges up the table, listener feedback on recent anti-Amorim (and Ange) takes plus a preview of big midweek slate (eg, Liverpool v Newcastle and Forest v Arsenal) and our favorites to win FA Cup HALFTIME: What If your teammate refuses to let the designated penalty-taker take a penalty, how would YOU deal with the situation? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute is so back STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets (#OverTrain is cooking) and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Omar Marmoush silenced critics in a big way vs Newcastle. Slightly healthier Spurs withstand midfield-less United in Banter FC daerby. Fulham outclasses Forest. Plus a look ahead at a big week for City and Liverpool culminating in battle of defending champs vs champs-elect. HALFTIME: What If you were anointed FIFA rule-maker for a day... what would you do to cut back on diving? ROUND THE WORLD: USL takes aim at MLS with plan to launch a first division in 2027 with promotion and relegation along with this week's must-watch Champions League playoffs STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: why Spurs' latest loss vindicates Big Ange and other FA Cup thots (including Liverpool/Big 6 quietly killing the tournament and upside of Lester getting absolutely hosed by linesman against United) plus weekend preview featuring City/Newcastle, Fulham/Forect and the battle to be Banter FC: Tottenham vs United HALFTIME: What If the Premier League follows through on implementing a salary cap - net positive or negative? ROUND THE WORLD: games worth watching among this week's Champions League playoffs and other must-watch tilts around Europe STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arteta gets one over on Pep as Arsenal HUUMBLE City 5-1. Liverpool might be even better than we gave them credit for. Ange is... evolving? Amorim silences United's already quiet attack. Power Rankings. League Cup semifinals (leg 2) preview/predictions. HALFTIME: What If Jhon Duran did not receive the controversial red card against Newcastle... how would it changed his career trajectory now and several years down the road? ROUND THE WORLD: Champions League chaos plus One Minute Man's thots on a wild offseason full of big moves into, within and out of MLS STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Bournemouth put a hurting on Nottingham Forest. Why Ange is safe despite Tottenham plumbing new depths. Conspiracy theorists sound off on Michael Oliver's (mis)treatment of Arsenal. Weekend preview f/t Liverpool hosting Bournemouth and City visiting Arsenal. HALFTIME: What If your life depended on someone from the Premier League going undercover as a spy - who ya got? ROUND THE WORLD: Champions League permutations ahead of Wednesday's final matchday with do-or-die games for the likes of Manchester City and PSG STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Tottenham enter the relegation battle. Bournemouth join Forest as coolest stories going. Darwin saves Liverpool. Arsenal collapse. Divorced Pep (plus billions of petro-bucks) may be a problem. Weekend preview f/t City vs Chelsea, Bournemouth hosting Forest and Ange's must-win. HALFTIME: what if you were asked to invite the most famous person in your phone to a Sunday league match... and Compliement Corner: Ange Postecoglou ROUND THE WORLD: must-watch Champions League games from matchday 7 of 8 STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: FA Cup recap f/t United withstanding Arsenal, Tamworth giving Tottenham the business and Brentford falling to Plymouth. Double dose of preview with full midweek and weekend slates highlighted by North London Daerby, Liverpool visiting Nottingham Forest and Newcastle hosting Bournemouth. HALFTIME: in honor of Elon Musk's alleged interest in buying Liverpool, what if you could choose any person in the world to buy your club -- who you picking... plus Mikel Arteta's turn in the Compliment Corner ROUND THE WORLD: flurry of MLS moves plus instant reaction to a Saudi Arabian edition of El Clasico STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
Pochettino dropped the MLS-heavy roster for USMNT's January camp so we sat down with Tom Bogert of GiveMeSport and SoccerwiseHQ to discuss who could make WC26, what the key question marks are (ie, CB depth chart) and one big huge massive WTF?!
PREMIER LEAGUE: United's impressive road draw at Anfield, Ange's mid- and post-game theatrics, Chelsea's sudden fall from grace, City's false dawn and Nottingham Forest quintessential victory HALFTIME: What If the deal sending Villa's Jhon Duran to West Ham had gone through and Trent Alexander-Arnold gets the Compliment Corner treatment ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT news, notes and roster drop STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: did Ipswich's win expose Chelsea, United's relegation chances and how hot is Ruben Amorim's seat, plus why Aston Villa may face the most important game of the weekend HALFTIME: what if you were Gio Reyna agent for this transfer window and Compliment Corner for Josh Zirkzee ROUND THE WORLD: is Netflix acquiring rights to the Women's World Cup a good thing and will NISA be missed? STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
Boxing Day instant reaction featuring Fulham, Forest and Bournemouth making moves; Tottenham, United and City struggling mightily; plus a heated debate about Jhon Duran's controversial red card against Newcastle
Sam and Tyler chat with Johnny Nelson about playing with Pulisic, Adams (et al) and sleeping next to Tommy McGunner with USYNT, getting drafted by FC Dallas, being banished at St Louis City as a result of acrimonious contract negotiations, and bouncing right back to win MLS Cup with LA Galaxy
PREMIER LEAGUE: takeaways from worst Manchester daerby in recent history, why it may get worse for Pep before it gets better, Forest earns more flowers and thoughts on this weekend's spate of managerial sackings HALFTIME: What If you played KickIt (soccer tennis) vs Messi and Jordi Alba... who from MLS are you picking at your partner? ROUND THE WORLD: Gianni Infantino just pissed on our leg and told us it is raining with the shocking (but not surprising) official unveiling of World Cup 2030 and 2034 hosts STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea burnish their title-contending credentials while injuries prove just how precarious Tottenham's deck of cards really is, Forest's win at United crystallizes all kinds of suspicions, why the tears of Man City fans taste so delicious and weekend preview f/t latest installment of the Manchester Daerby HALFTIME: What If the USMNT have a game-winning penalty at WC26 but Pulisic isn't available... who takes it? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Cup Minute plus abbreviated Champions League preview STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
Chicago Fire's newly minted head coach (and chief soccer officer) Gregg Berhalter sits down to discuss his vision for turning the Chicago Fire around, how MLS has changed since his Columbus Crew days, how his USMNT experience has reshaped his coaching philosophy, the inside scoop on behind the back passes and whether blood is thicker than wins (hint: nope... sorry Sebastian)
PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool vying for "crown" as Europe best after handing City yet another loss, which raises big questions about Pep Guardiola that won't go away (perhaps the opposite) after he responded to "you're getting sacked in the morning" jeers by holding up six fingers; what is Ruben Amorin doing right at United [24:30]; Aston Villa and Newcastle are neck-and-neck in the race to be the league's biggest disappointment; Mikey and Tyler say mean things about Tottenham; Forest wins must-win game and preview of the week to come featuring Arsenal/United and Spurs/Chelsea HALFTIME [41:30]: if we could choose one Premier League club to manage (inclusive of financial restrictions, toxic fanbase, etc) who would it be, and which of us would be most successful? ROUND THE WORLD [48:00]: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS *Playoff* minute STOPPAGE TIME [52:00]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Big Ange pulls a fast one Pep - AGAIN, Mo Salah raises eyebrows by admitting he is "more out than in" after not receiving a new contract offer from Liverpool, Odegaard cements his importance to Arsenal and preview of next weekend f/t Liverpool vs City HALFTIME: What If you could only play for your club or country ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Playoff Minute and this week's must-watch Champions League games STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
USMNT: Thoughts on Poch's decisions and who impressed most as USMNT put the finishing touches on a fun, solid but far from flawless performance against an undermanned Jamaica HALFTIME: What If FIFA decided to implement a change to VAR that would see coaches get a limited number of challenges rather than the current "constant eye in the sky" system - would it be a net positive or negative? PREMIER LEAGUE: matches resume on Saturday f/ City welcoming in their personal bogey team in Tottenham while Arsenal are on upset alert against a plucky Nottingham Forest STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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