HEADLINES: FIFA drops hammer on Lyon for maternity pay; Galaxy supporters groups vow boycott; Brian McBride out at USSF and shocking Dani Alves news

WEEKLY WHAT IF [14:30]: if you could launch a new MLS team next year in a city without one... where would you go?

PREMIER LEAGUE [20:15]: Arsenal's big win; VAR ruining Liverpool/Chelsea; Haaland's casual 4th hatty; Everton can't even successfully fire Lampard and weekend FA Cup preview featuring Arsenal vs City

REST OF WORLD [45:30]: Gio's banger and provocative celly; Juventus 15-point deduction and implication for McKennie plus what to watch from this week's USMNT January camp friendlies

STOPPAGE TIME [59:00]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

INTERVIEW [1:14:30] Finally, Sam gets back on the interview train by sitting down with good friend of the pod Julian Gressel to discuss a whirlwind year that featured an unexpected trade from DC United to Vancouver Whitecaps, securing American citizenship and earning his first-ever callup to USMNT camp this month. We dig in on how he got the NT news, what interim coach Anthony Hudson is like and what his approach/philosophy has been like, who is serving as de facto leader of the players, which kids have caught his eye, team initiations... and, of course, what the talk around the lunch table was about Gio Reyna's goal and celebration.