Infinite Football

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by Andrew Helms to discuss the USMNT’s 2-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup. Should this performance be remembered fondly? Why was the Jurgen Klinsmann Era such a disaster? And will US Soccer ever learn the right lessons?

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by Noah Davis to discuss the USMNT’s 1-0 win over Algeria at the 2010 World Cup. Was this the peak of the men’s program? Has the team ever had a better coach than Bob Bradley? And Landon Donovan was pretty good, huh?

In the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by his former college teammate Tom Van Grinsven to discuss the game between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic from the groups stages of Euro 2004. (Watch here.) Is Jan Koller better than Olivier Giroud? What was Dick Advocaat doing? And Edgar Davids was pretty good, huh?

In the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by Shaker Samman to discuss the France–Brazil quarterfinal match from the 2006 World Cup. While this video certainly suggests as much, are we sure this was a Zinedine Zidane masterclass?

In the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon and Kevin Lincoln discuss the effects that coronavirus is having on the soccer world and beyond. Please stay safe out there, everyone.

In the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by … himself (and producer Jack Dawson). It’s a solo, listener-mailbag episode of Champions League-only questions. Our apologies for the brief technical difficulties around the 35-minute mark.

In the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by Kevin Lincoln. They discuss Manchester City’s expulsion from the Champions League, the effectiveness of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play regulations, the skewed power dynamics atop the sport, and what to do now that the so-called genie is out of the so-called bottle.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is re-united with his long-lost pal, Micah Peters of The Ringer. They cover all things Manchester United — it’s basically a therapy session — before, somehow, talking themselves into Paris Saint-Germain’s chances of lifting a European trophy.

In the latest episode fo Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by Kevin Lincoln for a mailbag episode. What would it take to get Americans to care about the USMNT? Parity: is it good or is it bad? Liverpool: are they … too good? Would the head coach of the New England Patriots be an effective director of football? All that, and lots more.

On the latest episode of Infinite Football, Ryan O’Hanlon is joined by AJ Swoboda, managing director for the Americas at the consultancy 21st Club. They discuss AJ’s work at 21st Club and then get into all of the simpler ways teams can be better about identifying and acquiring players. They end by discussing a recent ESPN piece they collaborated on: What were the five “best” and “worst'“ transfers in the Premier League?