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Why Son & Salah Are Struggling, The United Leeds Of America, and Reacting To Mexico's World Cup Kit

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2022 Champions League Draw: Serie A Teams Need Redemption & English Better Stomp

In this episode of DeadBall TV, the lads react to the 2022 Champions League draw which gave us some exciting groups to look forward to in this year's edition of the tournament.

What is the group of death? The consensus seems to be Group C with Bayern, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and a sacrificial lamb, but we disagree.

As per usual, we give some pretty hot and very questionable predictions on how exactly this champions league group stage is about to play out. Plus, we crown a way too early winner of this years Champions League.

Let us know your thoughts on the groups in the comments!

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What It's Like Playing For Japan | An Interview With Jay Haddow 🇯🇵

In this special episode of DeadBall TV, Jack sits down with Japan youth international Jay Haddow. Jay currently plays club football for Blackburn in the Championship and represented the Japan U20s at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament. 

Timecodes
0:00 Meet Jay Haddow
3:13 Growing Up Wanting To Represent Japan
9:19 Playing In The Maurice Revello Tournament 
12:08 Japan U21’s Objectives
17:35 The U23 2023 Asian Cup
Language issues 
19:48 Japan vs Blackburn’s Locker Room
23:53 Objectives For Upcoming Blackburn Season
26:20 Rapid Fire Questions
26:39 Japan’s Best Ever Kit
28:03 Favorite Japan Memory 
32:06 Predictions For Japan At Qatar
33:05 Best Japanese Player Ever
34:32 What Position Do You Wish You Played?
36:24 Favorite Thing About Being A Fullback
37:35 What Do You Miss Most About Asia?
38:18 World Cup Quarters or 2023 Asian Cup? 

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In our final episode as Yankee Football,  what better way to celebrate than by grading every single hairstyle of all the USMNT players?

Some we thought were fire, some are objectively trash. Others sparked fierce debate.

Oh, and speaking of trash, did you see the leaked USMNT Qatar World Cup kits? Yeah, we cover that at the end...

0:00 Announcing DeadBall TV
5:41 Zack Steffen
8:48 Deandre Yedlin
11:55 Jedi
15:15 Tyler Adams
17:38 Tim Weah
20:26 Christian Pulisic
24:44 Miles Robinson
25:57 Sergiño Dest
27:39 Brendan Aaronson
30:09 Matt Turner
34:30 Weston McKennie
35:28 Luca De La Torre
39:32 Gio Reyna
44:48 Jesus Ferreira
47:18 Ricardo Pepi 
49:46 Yunus Musah
52:05 Walker Zimmerman 
55:23 John Brooks
58:45 Reacting To The USMNT 2022 World Cup Kits

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Terrible Transfers, Crazy Player Valuations, and The Best Yank In The Premier League

In this episode of the Yankee Football Podcast, the Lads take turns making howler predictions about the best, worst, and most underrated transfers that have happened so far in this window.

Later, we each declare one USMNT player who we think will have the best season in the Premier League.

Timecodes

0:00 Intro

1:28 Which Team Is Winning The Transfer Window

16:14 Most Underrated Transfer

26:06 Jesse Lingard To Nottingham Forrest

32:15 Best Non-Top 6 Transfer

42:05 The Worst Transfer 

59:52 Which Team Will Underachieve The Most?

1:13:21 Which American Will Perform The Best?

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2023 Asian Cup Predictions, The Rise Of Asian Football, and Korean Football Mayhem 🇰🇷

In this episode of the Yankee Football Podcast, Jack & Jake reunite with Albert Kim of the Taegeuk Warriors Podcast to take another deep dive into Asian Football. This includes a breakdown of the EAFF-E1 Championships, an East Asian round-robin tournament between some of the heavyweights in Asia. This year's edition features Japan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong.

Later, we jump into the 2023 Asian Cup, which is right around the corner and something the Korean National team will consider themselves favorites to win it. But who's the dark horse? Why hasn't Korea won in decades? Is Paolo Bento a fraud? You'll have to watch to find out.

Other topics include the smaller football nations in Asia like Vietnam, the Kim Min Jae transfer saga, and even a glimpse into Korean dating & football culture. 

If you want to see more Asian football content like this, PLEASE for the love of God hit that like button. How else will we know that you enjoy this? We won't...

0:00 Intro

1:05 Top Gun 2 & Dating In Korea

6:20 The EAFF - E1 Tournament

11:49 China’s Success In This Competition

18:45 The Korean Army Team & Military Salute Celebration

20:44 Dark Horse For 2023 Asian Cup

22:34 The  Reaction To Qatar Winning in 2019

24:13 Korea’s Insane Asian Cup Drought

29:52 The Cost Of Tickets In Asia

34:58 The Rise Of Vietnam’s National Team

40:53 Asia’s Most Slept On Nation

44:03 Why India Is So Bad At Football

47:28 Keep Korean Dominance or More Competitive AFC?

53:48 Pros & Cons Off The Expanded World Cup

1:00:25 Scandal In Korean Football

1:05:02 How Popular Are K League Players?

1:06:38 Do Korean Women Love Athletes?

1:11:50 Tottenham’s Preseason Tour In Korea

1:18:17 Kim Min Jae Transfer

1:23:58 Our Random Love For Kim Shin Wook

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The Best 2022/2023 Premier League Kit & Why Preseason Friendlies Are Trash

In this episode of the Yankee Football Podcast, Jack, Jake & Connor nominate our picks for the best and worst Premier League jerseys of 2022/2023. $10 to the person who guesses all of our picks correctly because this got a bit wild.

Later, the lads debate in detail Matt Turner's recent move to Arsenal and if that move helped or hurt his chances of overtaking Zack Steffen as the #1 goalkeeper for the USMNT. 

Finally, we discuss preseason friendlies and specifically the impact they have on Major League Soccer. Are they making the game more popular? Are local teams earning more fans as a result of these games? Or is this purely a cash grab that continues to worsen the stereotype about the quality of play in MLS?

0:00 Intro

1:38 Connor’s Best Home Kit

3:30 Jack’s Best Home Kit

4:45 Jake’s Best Home Kit

9:37 Connor’s Best Away Kit

11:30 Jake’s Best Away Kit

13:16 Jack’s Best Away Kit

15:28 Connor’s Worst Away Kit

18:15 Jake’s Worst Away Kit

19:44 Jack’s Worst Away Kit

23:30 The Centering Of Logos 

29:23 Our Favorite Kits Overall

35:25 Is Matt Turner To Arsenal The Right Choice

53:40 Are Preseason Friendlies Good For The MLS

As always, hit that subscribe button for more footballing idiocy. 

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CONMEBOL TRANSFERS 2022 🚨 | Lisandro Martinez, Edison Cavani, and More

In this special episode of the Yankee Football Podcast, Connor & Jack breakdown some of the biggest transfers and transfer rumors involving South American players! Nobody else seems to do this type of coverage in English, so here we go... 

Topics:
0:00 Intro

2:40 Arturo Vidal to Boca Juniors 🇨🇱

7:08 Eduardo Salvio To Pumas UNAM 🇦🇷

10:42 Enzo Fernandez To Benfica (River v Boca) 🇦🇷

13:54 Hilarious Sergio Ramos Story

16:18 Alexandro Bernebai to Celtic 🇦🇷

21:29 Byron Castillo to Club León 🇪🇨 

27:52 Piero Hincapié to Spurs 🇪🇨 

34:20 Edison Cavani to La Liga 🇺🇾

39:34 Gabigol to Wolves 🇧🇷

50:50 Lisandro Martinez to The Premier League 🇦🇷

1:01:00 Outro

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Football Transfer Madness & The Harsh Truth About The Future Of The MLS

In this episode of the Yankee Football podcast, Jack, Jake, and Connor break down all the latest transfer rumors, from Pulisic to Juventus, to Richarlson to Spurs.  Some transfers we like, others we can't stand.

Later, we react to the recent signings of Lorenzo Insigne & Gareth Bale to the MLS. Do these signings, despite being high profile, actually paint the MLS in a positive light? Or does it reinforce the stigma that the MLS is a retirement league? And what are the long term effects that transfers like these have on the growth of the league?

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Everything South Korean Football 🇰🇷 (Feat. Albert Kim)

Jack & Jake sit down with South Korean journalist Albert Kim of the Taegeuk Warriors Podcast to discuss everything South Korea, from the sporting culture & the K League all the way up to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 

This is a must listen for any fans of Asian football.

Chapters:
0:30 Do Koreans Like The Pink Jerseys? 
4:16 Football vs Baseball vs E-Sports In Korea
9:42 Is The K League Or The Prem More Popular?
18:40 Why Doesn’t Korea Develop More Defenders?
22:40 The Struggles Of Exporting Korean Players To Europe
26:42 Where Are The Korean Dual Nationals?
31:40 The Negative Bias Against Asian Players
34:08 The Rivalries & Geopolitics In Asian Football 
41:27 The Celebrity Status Of Korean Footballers
45:23 Korea’s Expectations For The Qatar World Cup 
54:44 Quick Fire Questions To End

You can find Albert on Twitter @Albert_Kim2022.
Follow the Tavern of the Taegeuk Warriors on Twitter @taegeuktavern.