Football 2 the MAX

This week, we finally bring back the normal format of the show and you get to see why this is called the Football 2 Futbol podcast. First off, Sean became the newest member of Last Word on Sports this week. Also, Matt Pollard officially is named a permanent co-host of this podcast as well. So, for the first hour to possibly hour and a half, Sean and Matt discuss how they thought the first week of MLS came and went. What did we think of Jozy Altidore's performance against Vancouver? Did Orlando impress in their first official game against NYCFC? Did FC Dallas do enough? Plus we catch up with the rest of the action. Then we get into MLS Week 2, with a review of sorts of the Orlando City vs. Houston Dynamo game, our thoughts on the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Draw, the rumors about NASL's Minnesota United becoming the 23rd MLS squad, and we preview the rest of the MLS Week 2 match-ups as well.

Then Gary and Randy Isbelle come on to talk everything NFL Free Agency. We discuss the biggest moves made so far, from the Dolphins getting Suh, to the Cowboys losing Demarco Murray, the Eagles going after Sam Bradford, Seattle surprsing everyone and landing Jimmy Graham and a whole lot more.

We are back as promised with a break down of the MLS kick-off game between the defending champion LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire. Sean is joined by Last Word on Sports Matt Pollard to discuss the game and preview the other nine games taking place over the weekend. Then we finish off our MLS Season Preview by ranking the Western Conference from worst to first and then giving out our Playoff brackets as well. Be excited the first week of MLS is here and we got it covered.

We are back after a little hiatus due to personal issues and scheduling conflicts prohibiting us from doing the podcast. Sean is back with Last Word on Sports Matt Pollard to discuss the ins and outs of the MLS CBA that was just signed a day ago. We also discuss Montreal's Concacaf Champions League upset, DC United failing in their tie, and MLS new TV deals in the UK and Europe. Then we get into our Eastern Conference Preview discussing each of the 10 teams and give our thoughts on where they will rank at the end of the season. Plus there's also some other MLS news items and our picks for MLS awards as well.

Tomorrow night, Sean and Matt will be back breaking down the first game of the season between Matt's LA Galaxy and the Chicago Fire, plus our Western Conference preview discussing all 10 teams on that side of MLS. We do our MLS Playoff brackets and bold 2015 season predictions, and previews of the other 9 games happening this weekend too.

After taking an unintended week off, Sean is back with Matt Pollard to discuss what happened in the USA vs. Panama game and see how the team could shape up as we head into the next set of friendlies in late March. We also check-in with MLS and see how the preseason has been going for some teams and also the latest in the news as well. Gary is also due to come on later to talk Superbowl, NBA Playoffs possibly getting a change, George Karl possibly coaching the Sacramento Kings, and a whole lot more as well.

This week, we start with the futbol side of things. Sean is joined by Last Word on Sports Writer Matt Pollard for the first hour to discuss and breakdown the USA vs. Chile friendly game, did the 3-5-2 work, what is the USA's problem in the 2nd half? Plus there's a few MLS news and notes as well. Sebastian Giovinco has signed with Toronto FC, will he arrive in time for preseason? Juan Agudelo rejoins New England and Sascha Kljestan signs with NYRB, and a whole lot more. Then afterwards, Gary comes on to talk about the Superbowl.

This week, Gary and Sean keep things on the American football side of things talking about the 2015 Pro-Bowl teams, the whole overreaction about deflategate and has it led to a "culture of cheating." Mark Cuban once again had plenty to say about another NBA topic, we will discuss that as well. We talk about some more NFL coaching hires and maybe even some upcoming movies too.

This week, first up, Matt Pollard returns to join Sean and talk lots of soccer, in fact the first two hours of the show are all dedicated to the round ball. We talk about the LA Galaxy going all-in on Steven Gerrard. Then we switch to New York and discuss the Frank Lampard situation, how that affects NYCFC, and Mix Diskerud joining the team as well. Jozy Altidore has also returned to MLS joining Toronto FC. Brek Shea goes to Orlando City too. There's also US Men's national team January camp. We examine the squad and look at the two friendly games they will play as well. There's also the MLS Superdraft to discuss, CONCACAF U-20 Championships, MLS expansion talk, USL Pro teams, and more. After that, for the last 1 hour and 30 mins, Gary then joins Sean to go over the NFL Divisional Round games and preview the Conference Championship Games too. We discuss the NFL coaching carousel and all the moves that have been made since last week. There's also the NCAA College Football Playoff game to talk about, Cardale Jones decision, and even some NBA trade talk too.

This week, Gary and Sean go solo to discuss what happened in the wildcard games, the Cowboys vs. Lions controversy, and they look ahead to the divisional round games and preview those four games. The guys also discuss the NCAA Football Championship game between Oregon vs. Ohio State. Plus NBA talk involving Atlanta being on the market, the NBA trades, and the Mueller Report too.

We didn't plan a long hiatus, but with life, the holidays, and other things getting in the way it just happened. But anyway, Gary and Sean are back and they bring with them a slew of guys to help out with a 2014 NFL Playoff Preview breaking down all the games and deciding on an eventual NFL Champion. Randy Isbelle, Sean Louis Phillipsen, Brandon Clapp, Robert Cooper all make their returns to the podcast. We also have guest debuts from Anthony Rouh and Jeff Burkhart as well. Plus we also discuss the future of the NFL Playoffs, some coaches and GM's that have been let go, and the two NCAA Football Playoff games as well.

Sorry we missed a week, but the holiday season is making things hectic at work for both Gary and I. We are gonna start with the Futbol side of things and bring on Matt Pollard to discuss the USA vs. Colombia friendly, then we discuss the first round of MLS Playoffs and look forward to the Conference Finals as well. We also talk about a few things around the soccer world. And then hopefully, Gary will come on for a bunch of NFL and NBA news, and then we finish it off with our NCAA Football and NFL Week 11 Picks too.