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"I need to be on top of my game (...) because there are other players in the USMNT who are incredible, working super hard to get the same thing that I want. It's a fun position to be in... At the end of the day, we're all friends as well. None of us have any bad blood. I think it's just friendly competition".

Herc had a fantastic conversation with Daryl Dike, striker for West Bromwich Albion in the EFL Championship and the first guest of Vamos in 2024. There are few things as great as opening up the mind of an athlete. Daryl shared all about his recent Achilles injury, and how it affects athletes both mentally and physically. He also talked about his experiences living in England, his plans for the upcoming year, and much more. Plus, Herc analyzed Christian Pulisic as the best-ever American player with a club career, but not yet close to being the best-ever for USMNT.

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THE GAME THAT WAS STILL DRUNK FROM NEW YEARS EVE: "Maybe Liverpool's biggest error was to try so hard to score, because they were never more dangerous than when they had the ball in their own goalmouth."

Rog and Davo break down the non-stop holiday madness that was Premier League football. Liverpool's wild, xG-filled win over Newcastle keeps them top of table to start 2024, Arsenal crash against an upstart Fulham. Plus, Manchester City lurk in the shadows, Chelsea survive a Luton scare, and Everton's point-deduction bounce looks evermore distant.

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SIR PATRICK STEWART'S FIRST LOVE? HUDDERSFIELD TOWN FC. On the latest Men in Blazers pod special, Rog is joined by Hollywood legend and Huddersfield Town FC fanatic Sir Patrick Stewart. Sir Patrick breaks down how he first fell for his beloved Terriers at the tender age of 7, why he has a particular distaste for Chelsea, and what it was like being on stage for a performance of Hamlet while England was playing in the 1966 World Cup Final...

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"Netherlands is like a trampoline... You come here and see that we scout well, we may not pay the highest fees, then we further develop players. Those developed players move to bigger leagues. This is good as in transfer income, and that's how Dutch clubs live off a little bit."

Herc sat down with Dennis te Kloese, Feyenoord's CEO, to discuss all things CONCACAF. The man has done it all and shared his experiences as a former executive for LA Galaxy, Chivas de Guadalajara, the Mexican Football Federation, and recently with Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie... Discussing Santi Gimenez's progress in detail. Also, Herc shared his three (3) favorite moments from Concacaf in 2023.

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Rog is joined by USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn to reflect on a seismic year for The Women's Game in 2023: a record breaking World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, a year of change in the NWSL with several legends of the game taking their final bow, and how the USWNT supported their Spanish counterparts in the fall out of the World Cup and the Luis Rubiales case.

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BOXING DAY AND FOOTBALL. THAT'S WHAT ENGLAND DOES. On the latest European Nights with Rory Smith, presented by New Balance, Rog and Rory deep dive into the history of the greatest of all Christmas hangover cures...Boxing Day football. Find out why this marvelous British tradition started, how other countries around the world have tried (or tried not) to replicate it, and what the wider implications of the massive slate of holiday games are for both the Premier League and for Europe as a whole.

Then, Rory breaks down the non-stop controversy surrounding VAR, shares his predictions for what the year 2024 holds for world football, and then finally answers the question on everybody's mind...what does the Smith household eat for Christmas dinner? Presented by New Balance.

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JJ WATT'S LIFE LESSONS FROM ENGLISH FOOTBALL OWNERSHIP. The Burnley co-owner and future NFL Hall of Famer joins Rog to chat about the highs and lows of what it is like to be invested (literally) in a club and what makes Burnley such a special place.

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Rog is joined by "Last Week Tonight" host and massive Liverpool fan John Oliver for a holiday tradition unlike any other. A review of Liverpool's season thus far and a joyous celebration of why the sport we love means even more when the rest of the world his going to crap.

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MO SALAH KNOWS HIS LEGACY IS INTERTWINED WITH LIVERPOOL. Rog is joined by best-selling author, massive Liverpool fan, and partial AFC Wimbledon owner John Green to talk about life, Liverpool, and football in the face of darkness.

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In the third installment of Men in Blazers This Week in Wrexham, Powered by SToK Cold Brew Coffee, Rog is joined by Wrexham Executive Director Humphrey Ker. Humphrey and Rog talk through Humphrey's transition from actor to football executive, and what lessons he has taken with him from his acting days into the football boardroom. Next, Humphrey relives a night of epic celebrations as Wrexham clinched promotion into League Two. And finally, Humphrey discusses what it has been like to see Wrexham's fan base grow exponentially in America and beyond.

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