Infinite Football

The boys reconvened for a special episode to discuss Ryan’s new book, Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution. They all send their love.

Not so “infinite”, huh?

From Ryan, Franco, and Tom: We love you all.

There were some issues with the initial upload, so let’s try this again: On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom discuss eating semi-continental breakfasts on Long Island, balling in parking garages, getting in knife fights, and various other things of that nature, before breaking down the state of the Champions League and analyzing the latest moves on the managerial merry-go-round. Note: this episode was recorded on Wednesday (11/3) evening.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom discuss what it’s like to be washed. Then they dive into the never-ending saga at Manchester United: When will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer inevitably lose his job? Should they hire Antonio Conte? (Duh.) And will any of it actually make a material long-term difference?

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom discuss the state of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United before dissecting a truly special listener email. Then they conclude by previewing Sunday’s incredible slate of matches.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom discuss the future of Newcastle United’s roster after the club was taken over by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Another nation-state purchasing a soccer club: really bad. Thinking about how said nation-state will try to build its team: really interesting. Also, all hail Luis Diaz.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan and Franco talked about, well, a lot of stuff. What would they do if they ran FIFA for a day? If they could steal any non-Champions League player to join the USMNT, who would they pick? Why did Ryan risk his life for a rec-league victory? Did Franco actually coach Ricardo Pepi at one point? All that, and lots more.

Note: This episode was recorded on Wednesday night.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom envision what a soccer equivalent of golf’s Ryder Cup would look like. Who would start for Team Europe and Team Rest of the World? Where would the games take place? And more importantly, who would win?

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan quizzes Tom and Franco about some early-season stats. How good are Bayern Munich? How bad are Juventus and Barcelona? And how much do we love Jack Grealish and Adama Traore? Then they conclude the show by breaking down Ronnie Brunswijk’s historic debut in the CONCACAF Champions League.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan, Franco, and Tom hold an auction draft for the 2021-22 UEFA Champions League. Everyone gets five teams, and the further your teams go, the more points you get. People are already saying that Ryan’s draft is a public humiliation on the scale of something we haven’t seen since the height of the Protestant Reformation. Listen to see if you agree.