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Previewing EVERY South American March Friendly!

Topics:
- Argentina's upcoming friendlies against Panama B Team and Curacao - earned break or waste of international window?
- Grading every single South American March friendly
- Juan Reynoso, Peru's new manager, calls up virtually the same squad that Ricardo Gareca used during his long tenure. Is Peruvian football officially in a crisis?

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Patrick Vieira vs Thierry Henry, USMNT Nations League Preview, and Pulisic's ESPN FC Interview

US Football outlets have been quick to link Patrick Vieira to the USMNT job - but is this actually a sound strategic decision? Is he truly a better option than Thierry Henry? What about Gregg Berhalter?

The USMNT will go to battle in 2 absolutely enthralling games against Grenada and El Salvador in the final edition of the CONCACAF Nations League group stage. A loss to El Salvador could mean the US does not qualify for the Final Four, but is this really a possibility? With Anthony Hudson as interim manager... actually, yes!

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In this episode of the DeadBall TV Podcast, we give our thoughts on the bombshell investigation report published about the drama surrounding Gregg Berhalter, the Reynas, and US Soccer.

Who is the biggest loser from all this? You guys let us know. 

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In a move that shocked the majority of the fanbase, the Ecuadorian Federation announced over the weekend that Felix Sanchez, the former Qatar National Team manager, had signed a 3 year contract with La Tri. Sanchez will be the Ecuador manager until the 2026 World Cup, making a reported salary of $2.5 million per season. This comes after attempts to sign Ricardo Gareca failed to materialize, with the Argentine manager eventually signing a deal to become the new manager of Argentina club Velez.

Later, we talk about Independiente Del Valle's Recopa victory against Flamengo as well as their latest wonderkid, Kendry Páez, who is rumored to have a verbal agreement with Chelsea upon turning 18.

Enjoy! 

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In this episode of DeadBall TV, we jump into muddy waters quick by reacting to Rodrigo De Paul's comments that the 2022 Argentine National Team is the best in history. The old heads gonna be big mad at us.

Next we delve into the light-hearted topic of racism in football. This was prompted by Real Madrid defender David Alaba suffering from racial abuse after he did not have teammate Karim Benzema as his #1 nominee for FIFA's FIFPro Player Of The Year.

Speaking of that, the entire FIFPRO award ceremony is an absolute clown show, best highlighted by Spanish fraud Luis De La Fuente putting Julian Alvarez as the 2022 PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Dear God... Enjoy!

Sources:
https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/11688723/argentina-mundial-qatar-rodrigo-de-paul-como-equipo-esta-es-la-mejor-seleccion-de-la-historia
https://www.ole.com.ar/seleccion/rodrigo-de-paul-entrevista-seleccion-argentina-historia-los-mejores-scaloneta_0_RhZa9EmkgB.html
https://twitter.com/TNTSportsAR/status/1630563484315402244
https://www.instagram.com/diario.ole/

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0:00 Is This The Best Argentina Team Ever?
9:45 How Does The 2022 Team Compare To Recent Ones?
16:10 David Alaba Racially Abused
20:00 How Do You Battle Racism Online In Football?
29:17 Spain’s Coach Is A Clown
33:20 Brighton Payroll Is Crazy
38:07 Managers On The Move
41:55 Van Djik vs Silva
44:30 Spurs Are A Beauty Shop
50:37 Outro

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In this episode of the DeadBall TV Podcast, the Lads discuss which nation Folarin Balogun should pick and why. He's been labeled as an absolutely must-have prospect for the USMNT - but is that actually true?

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Is South America's Bid For The 2030 World Cup DOOMED TO FAIL? 

In this episode of the DeadBall TV Podcast, we explore the logistical nightmare of the joint Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile 2030 World Cup bid. Article referred to is by Tim Vickery and can be found here: 

https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/4879760/why-the-four-nation-south-american-bid-to-host-the-2030-world-cup-is-doomed-to-fail

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In this episode of the DeadBall TV Podcast, we take a super deep dive into the speculative 2025 Gold Cup format that will see the tournament expanded to include 8 invitee nations from around the globe.

Will this new format bring some legitimacy to an international tournament that nobody cares about? Can a CONCACAF giant realistically expect to win this thing? And will the rest of the world take it seriously and send their best? All that and more in this episode.

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(0:39) The “Right” Invitees
(7:12) Will Big Teams Take This Seriously?
(21:18) The Teams We Want To See
(38:50) Can CONCACAF Teams Still Win?
(45:40) Closing Thoughts

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Your favorite Americans are back with our official UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Predictions! Can Liverpool put aside their horrendous Premier League form and get the W versus the reigning champions Real Madrid? Does RB Leipzig have a prayer to upset Man City? Is Inter Milan v Porto the most exciting and underrated fixture of them all?

All this and more on this week's episode of DeadBall TV!

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(0:00) Playing Footy In NYC In 15 Degree Weather
(9:53 )PSG v Bayern19:04 Madrid v Liverpool
(25:47) Brugge v Benfica
(30:35) Chelsea v Dortmund
(38:25) Inter v Porto
(43:39) Spurs v AC Milan
(51:52) Napoli v Frankfurt
(55:35) City v Leipzig
(59:00) Mahrez Slander

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Rating ALL The January Transfer Window 2023 Signings!

The most expensive January transfer window of all time has officially concluded and there are PLENTY of signings to talk about. It's impossible to get to them all, but all the big ones will be addressed, including Enzo Fernandez to Chelsea, Weston McKennie to Leeds, Mykhailo Mudryk to Chelsea, and more!

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(0:00) Intro
(0:13)  McKennie Leeds
(4:44) Cancelo Bayern 
(9:22) Doherty Atlético
(13:10) Porro Spurs 
(18:30) Gordon Newcastle
(22:08) Arsenal Transfers
(26:34) Lakonga & Palace
(31:44) Souttar Leicester
(34:43) Chelsea Transfers
(51:30) Gakpo Liverpool
(54:27) Danjuma Spurs
(57:25) Sabitzer United
(1:03:25) Araujo Barca
(1:09:17) Navas Forrest
(1:13:45) Montes Espanyol 
(1:18:18) Enzo Fernández
(1:27:07) Outro