It's early, but the biggest weekend of the year so far is here. A clash of the top two teams in the table in England is here with traditional powers United & Liverpool once again taking center stage. We discuss United's win over Burnley, praise City's other-worldly defense, and wonder how high Scott Parker's Fulham can fly. We also bounce around Europe to discuss a number of other "prove it" matches as Roma aim to show their title credentials in the Derby della Capitale, Feyenoord look to upset Ajax's title ambitions in De Klassieker, and Ronald Koeman looks to win his first trophy* (yes, asterik) for over a decade.   

Plus, Max Holloway returns to the cage for what could be a career-altering moment while our long wait for some hip-hop releases to talk about continues. We also plead with Cruz Azul's players to help out our friend Juan Reynoso, wonder whether Boca or Palmerias' pursuit of their league title is more damaged by their midweek Copa Libertadores showing, and preview a pair of mouthwatering clashes across the globe: Club America-Monterrey & Southampton-Leicester. At some point in the show, we also fixed super cups.  

Table of Contents 

00:00:00 Intro  

00:01:36 Premier League Roundup: Fulham, City, United Show Mettle 

00:31:47 Spurs Losing Doesn't Make Mourinho "Outdated" 

00:41:13 Scott Parker's Fulham are Special 

00:44:47 Copa Lib SF Madness 

00:54:43 European Roundup: Bayern + Real Lose, Poch 1st Trophy 

00:56:32 Fixing Supercups 

01:01:55 Haller Brilliant Again, PSV Lose to AZ 

01:03:25 Transfers: Balogun, Jovic, Caicedo, TFM, Garcia 

01:08:15 Chris Armas New Toronto Manager 

01:11:46 Max Holloway On Road to Volkanovski 3? 

01:21:24 Wolves + West Brom Need a Win 

01:24:06 Chelsea On Ropes Against Fulham? 

01:30:30 European Hopefuls Leicester, Southampton Collide 

01:33:23 Aston Villa's Latest Cancellation 

01:34:22 Table-Topping United Visit Anfield 

01:39:10 Bayer, Leipzig Need Bouncebacks 

01:40:32 Roma's Big Chance Against Lazio 

01:42:42 Ajax Aim to Maintain Control Against Feyenoord 

01:44:28 Porto, Benfica Chasing Sporting 

01:46:38 Boca Juniors, Banfield for Argentine Title 

01:48:33 Decisive Stretch for Palmerias Ahead 

01:52:31 Liga MX Weekend Preview: Monterrey-Club America Preview

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