Campfire Football

Why do we call it the International Break? It's not a break at all. Football was being played at its compact best. Some shock results across the different qualifiers but the big story here is the USA Men's National Team failing to qualify for the Olympics, Again.

The WSL just signed a big TV rights deal. A line of football boots designed for women is out. The NWSL has a club arriving backed by huge investors, Hollywood stars and venture capitalists, a sign of massive expansion in the women's game. Yet every time a story about this growth appears, there are a lot of haters. Get Out The Way or get your surfboards out, because the Women's Football Tidal Wave is coming.

Football Index was a Gambling Website that masqueraded as an investment platform pulling off a Ponzi Scheme. Well it's slightly more complicated than that but a lot of people lost a lot of money. So WHAT THE BUCK HAPPENED?

Brendan Griffiths is an aspiring professional footballer and the host of In The Eleven Podcast where he tells his ongoing story and pathway towards his goal of signing a pro contract. He is a gifted young man with a great mindset and an eloquent way of expressing himself. Check out his show on your choice of media. Enjoy

The Champions League and Europa League Round of 16 is over. And it closed with a flourish of goals, red cards, upsets, and just utter madness. Slavia Prague surprised Rangers and Dinamo Zagreb's Mislav Orsic announced himself with a killer hat trick against Spurs.

I also review the picks I made and who my favorites are for each tie in the 1/4 final of each competition.

Messi and CR7 were labeled as "finished" after their Champions League exits, yet both put on performances of immense quality and showed their worth. Fran Kirby had her hands on all 6 goals for Chelsea's Women to win the Conti Cup. Big Rom and Lautaro keep getting it done for Inter. Lamela Rabona. 6 Series Karim Benz.

A match takes place and everybody has an opinion. Some are lazy, impatient and simply knee-jerk reactions. They hold no water. The midweek games gave us so many football talking points so let's give some props but also call out some silly narratives.

A recap of the weekend games form March 6th and 7th. Rangers seal their title, Spurs have a wanted hashtag, Liverpool are in an unthinkable situation, Der Klasiker Strikers Show up, this Messi guy is still quite good, Atletico Madrid are stuttering, and the Women's Super League Title charge is heating up.

My good friends Ben and Jesse join the show to talk about the Goalkeeper, the 11th player (though they are #1). The position has changed and the demands on their skillset has evolved. As coaches, we talk about the way Goalkeepers should be utilized in training, but more importantly, viewed within the team. LOVE YOUR GK!

The Football Dynasties across the major European leagues are at risk. The status quo might come back soon enough and this may all be a Post Covid Dream. But Football Regimes are being toppled and the landscape is changing for the coming decade.