Dave and Matt discuss Ancelotti kissing Ribery, the CONCACAF World Cup bid, MLS' failure in the Champions League (again), and more. Links to articles discussed on this week's episode: - Brentford closed their academy to develop a B squad instead: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/apr/05/brentford-ditched-their-academy-premier-league-outcasts - Newcastle penalty confusion/controversy: https://streamable.com/ihfgp - Ancelotti's kiss for Ribery: https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/851190026578874368 - US, Canada, and Mexico joint world cup 2026 bid: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/10/sports/soccer/us-canada-and-mexico-launch-joint-bid-for-2026-world-cup.html?_r=0 - NYCFC sign eSports player: http://www.thedrum.com/news/2017/04/06/new-york-city-fc-sign-the-mls-s-first-fifa-esports-player - USWNT and US Soccer reach CBA deal: http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/19082314/us-soccer-women-national-team-ratify-new-cba - MLS teams failed in Champions League again: http://www.espnfc.com/concacaf-champions-league/2298/blog/post/3097462/major-league-soccer-may-be-improving-but-so-is-liga-mx - Confederations leagues in Europe and CONCACAF: http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-americas-league-idUKL3N1HF3XV - Ross Barkley was punched in the face at a bar: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/04/10/police-investigating-cctv-footage-evertons-ross-barkley-punched/

We talk with Steve Bernasconi about his experiences thus far on his 20,000+ mile cross-country journey called The Soccer Tour. To learn more about Steve and The Soccer Tour visit http://thesoccertour.com/ and to help support the project visit https://www.patreon.com/TheSoccerTour.

Dave, Christian, and Matt discuss World Cup allocations, morons, Celtic's potentially historic achievement and more. Links to articles discussed in this episode: • World Cup spot allocation for 48 team world cup: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39448474 • Aubameyang's masked goal celebration: http://www.espnfc.us/borussia-dortmund/story/3095011/borussia-dortmund-angered-by-pierre-emerick-aubameyangs-masked-celebration • Schweinsteiger question about winning WC with Chicago: https://whatahowler.com/bastian-schweinsteiger-given-heros-welcome-in-chicago-then-gets-asked-dumbest-question-imaginable-141f8f7643cf • Moyes' comments to female reporter: http://www.espnfc.us/sunderland/story/3095052/sunderland-boss-david-moyes-deeply-regrets-slap-remark-to-female-reporter • Portuguese amateur club player knees ref in face: http://www.espnfc.us/portuguese-liga/story/3095474/portuguese-player-lands-in-court-after-kneeing-referee-in-the-face • Celtic champions for 6th year in a row: https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2017/04/02/celtic-seals-6th-scottish-title-row-8-games-spare • Arsenal fans fighting each other: https://twitter.com/EnekaQuamina/status/848633126985367554/video/1 • San Diego MLS expansion team's Footy McFooty Face April Fools Day prank video: http://www.espnfc.us/blog/the-toe-poke/65/post/3094057/footy-mcfooty-face-san-diego-reveals-logo-in-elaborate-april-fools-day-stunt

Dave, Christian, and Matt are joined by the first repeat guest, Christian Sandler, to discuss the USMNT matches, what the heck is going on in the Netherlands, Messi's suspension, and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt discuss Arsenal's competing sky banners, the Man U banana incident, manager transfer windows, and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt discuss Sergio Ramos' clutchness, Jozy vs Ale, Liga MX's ref strike, and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt discuss Luis Enrique's announcement, a future with no offside, players making fake online profiles, and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt are joined by Ward to discuss Ranieri's firing, Russian hooligans, Olympique Lyon's bee farm, and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt discuss ball boy violence, unethical hair, avoiding vegetables and more.

Dave, Christian, and Matt are joined by Matt Peluso to discuss time-wasting, Messi buying out his loud neighbors, a crazy Copa Libertadores travel story, and more.