Sam's Army

HEADLINES: 2022 Ballon d'Or shortlist marks an official changing of the guard in world soccer

WHAT IF [11:30]: Antonio Conte vs Terrorist Tommy. Cage match. Two walk in. Only one can walk out. Who ya got?

PREMIER LEAGUE [14:30]: Larry sounds off on Tottenham's "highway robbery" at Stamford Bridge and if the petition to ban Anthony Taylor from Chelsea games has merit; whether it's possible for United to hit rock bottom when they still have to play Liverpool next weekend; Leeds bandwagon hits a bump plus a contentious Power Rankings.

REST OF WORLD [57:45]: no money, no goals, just vibes (Barcelona) update plus #TeamTimo announcement.

STOPPAGE TIME [1:00:30]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINES: Latest chapter in the epic Keeping Up With The Icardashians saga plus Barcelona's "no money just vibes" tour takes two more ridiculous turns

WWI [14:50]: If you could trade places with a soccer player for a week - who and why?

PREMIER LEAGUE [18:00]: biggest result from opening weekend; Brighton Ballwasher Tommy's thots on United game -- and why it may get worse before they get better for Ten Hag & Co.; if Brenden Aaronson has played himself into the USMNT's starting XI; Power Rankings and LNJ's FPL HQ

REST OF WORLD [54:00]: who is the most intriguing of the last minute flurry of MLS moves

STOPPAGE TIME [58:45]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINES: congrats to the Lionesses and positive vibes to Weston McKennie

SEASON PREVIEW [6:00]: transfer window winners/losers and most intriguing individuals signings; predictions [20:15] for title winners, top 4, club with best shot to break up Big Six (plus proposal for upset United fans), bottom 3; Golden Boot [46:00], 1st manager fired and best wild-n-wacky off-the-wall prediction; plus LNJ's Fantasy Corner.

STOPPAGE TIME [1:05:00]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINE: did MLS come away looking better or worse after last week's games vs European opposition, and has the league outgrown the concept of midseason friendlies?

WWI [11:00]: pop quiz on World Cup third place finishers

MAILBAG [15:00]: would Memo Ochoa make USMNT's current roster; who will get bought for too much in January based on WC22 hype; is this Pep's last season at City; Larry on Pulisic's status with Chelsea; Erling Haaland part of a dying breed; how tf is Barcelona still buying players; how far might NYCFC fall sans Taty; Mount Rushmore of soccer hair and update on rules for switching your club allegiance

REST OF WORLD [1:11:10]: women's Euros update

STOPPAGE TIME [1:13:45]: Best Bets & GOAWs

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Next up, Andre Shinyashiki [1:21:30] opens up on trade from Colorado to Charlotte; pros and cons of playing for an expansion franchise and how the club blew his mind after years of playing for a Kroenke club; gameplan for Chelsea game and how players decided on who got to trade jerseys with who; update on Andre's contract negotiations; what happened vs Toronto FC and better dating scene between Charlotte and Denver

HEADLINES - FA agrees to trial banning headers for U12s

POP QUIZ [11:00] - WC22 odds

MAILBAG [17:00] - adding ONE player to USMNT from another WC team; if you had to put money on WC winners coming from one continent, which would you pick going in; Everton's relegation chances; which MLS club will Mbappe eventually join; where does MLS rank on a worldwide basis; ideal preseason tour location; favorite LigaMX clubs and when -- if ever -- is it acceptable to change clubs?

REST OF WORLD [1:01:30] - Hit-It-N-Quit MLS Minute, USWNT vengeance and Euros (women's) KOs preview

STOPPAGE TIME [1:10:00]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINES: Iran suddenly ditches coach just months before playing/getting spanked by USMNT at WC22 (they scurrrrrt) and thots on Wayne Rooney's return to DC United - this time as coach.

WWI [8:30]: if your club could buy one USMNT player, who would it be and why?

MAILBAG [13:15]: LDLT's fit with Celta Vigo; Christian Pulisic vs Trinity Rodman; worst PL transfer so far this summer; has Ronny tarnished his United legacy; Matt Turner's Arsenal debut; most intense MLS rivalry; the time Tyler lost $500,000 on beanie babies and who wins the Sam's Army "Hunger Games" [40:45].

REST OF WORLD [1:01:00]: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute and Euros (women's) predictions

STOPPAGE TIME [1:08:10]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINES: City Football Group is quietly taking over the world and disturbing news out of North London

WWI [11:30]: how many zeroes would it take to make a deal with the sports devil

MAILBAG [15:15]: will USMNT ever get a "world class" coach, Steffen/Horvath/Pefok moves, potential pitfalls if Leeds USA suck, what is Newcastle's ceilling this season, Sam gets something important off his chest, and Tommy breaks down what players his cohosts would most play like

REST OF WORLD [60:00]: Hit It N Quit It MLS Minute, USYNT U20s utter dominance and preview of women's Euros preview

STOPPAGE TIME [1:14:10]: Best Bets and GOAWs

HEADLINES: winners and losers from FIFA's expansion of WC rosters and what Gareth Bale heading to LAFC means for MLS.

WWI [20:15]: Champions League pop quiz!

MAILBAG [25:15]: Room in the XI for for Gio & Weah? Taking your toddler to a WC26 game? Most notorious foul in WC history? Thots on Gabby Jesus to Arsenal? If/where Tyler Adams should go? Best fanbase in MLS? Will Charlotte FC make the playoffs? Trial by combat: who from your club is your champion? What if you could go pro in any sport - except soccer?

REST OF WORLD [1:26:30]: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute and U20 Concacaf championship update.

STOPPAGE TIME [1:31:30]: Best Bets & GOAWs.

Next up DUKE LACROIX [1:37:20] on Sacramento Republic's magical™ US Open Cup run featuring wins over SJ Earthquakes and LA Galaxy, what kind of buzz is building for a home semifinal vs Sporting KC on July 27, biggest misnomer about being a USL-C pro and league's most hostile environments, his feelings about Mike Krzyzewski plus the pros and cons of finding love in Uber Pools.

HEADLINES: Biggest surprises/screwjobs among WC26 host cities, a rare win for Manchester United's front office and thots on Barcelona mortgaging its future

POP QUIZ [20:30]: Premier League odds

MAILBAG [26:30]: assortment of listener questions on WC22, USMNT, Premier League, MLS and some randoms thrown in for good measure

REST OF WORLD [1:16:30]: US Open Cup quarterfinals preview

STOPPAGE TIME [1:18:15]: Best Bets and GOAWs

USMNT [5:50]: takeaways and MVPs from Grenada game and El Salvador traveshamockery plus starting XI if World Cup started this week

HEADLINES [37:20]: pros and cons of MLS’s 10-year deal with AppleTV; PFA team of the year quibbles, robots coming to WC26 and Chile trying to snake Ecuador’s spot at WC22

WWI [1:04:30]: switched it up this week and going with a random mailbag Q&A

REST OF WORLD [1:16:30]: the struggle is real to try and care about Nations League

STOPPAGE TIME [1:19:30]: one of the most unanimous GOAWs in pod history

Next up, exactly 12 months since our first chat, Chris Mueller [1:25:35] stops by to discuss what went right and wrong with his move from Orlando City to Scotland, lessons learned from his Hibs experience, why he didn’t golf more over there, how his move back to the Chicago Fire went down, differences between Oscar Pareja and Ezra Hendrickson, where he gets his never-ending supply of motivational quotes and an answer to the question we have all been DYING to know: who his best looking GK teammate is.