Sam's Army

Steve Ceruti of The Ringer joins Sam and the Tweedles. HEADLINES: transfer talk f/t Chris Wood and Diego Costa. WHAT IF [14:10]: does North America or Africa go further in WC22. PREMIER LEAGUE [19:00]: thots on Benitez "era" and who Everton should target as next manager, reaction to Arsenal wussing out of NLD, love to Leeds(!) and James Ward-Prowse and Power Rankings [47:30]. REST OF WORLD [1:03:40]: McKennie stays hot and player gets harpooned in Sevilla Daerby. STOPPAGE TIME [1:0815]: Best Bets and GOAWs. Next up Kyle Martino [1:20:30] explains his myriad projects and the unifying theory for changing the soccer world; we dig into his time at NBC (and relationships therein), the reason for his departure, which Robbie wins a cage match and if/when he will be back on TV; he spills the tea on what is holding the US Soccer Federation back; and we get the lowdown on his tattoos, massive tie-knots and what constitutes success for USMNT at WC22.

Tyler Terens and Houston's Tim Parker join this week. HEADLINES [6:15]: Icardashian-related plea to the soccergods, Infantino's latest skullduggery and thoughts on Coutinho to Villa. WEEKLY WHAT IF [16:15]: you had to pick one soccer player to fight Conor McGregor. PREMIER LEAGUE [23:35]: FA Cup magic ft Kidderminster and Nottingham Forest; Power Rankings and weekend preview highlighted by City/Chelsea and North London Daerby. REST OF WORLD [44:45]: quick and dirty preview of AFCON plus predictions. STOPPAGE TIME [56:40]: Best Bets and GOAWs.

Tyler Terens and Rudy Junda join the crew. HEADLINES [5:30]: transfer talk f/t Ricardo Pepi to Augsburg and Daryl Dike to West Brom, plus biggest needs/wants for PL clubs. PREMIER LEAGUE [31:30]: Arsenal/City and Chelsea/Liverpool postmortems, scenarios where City doesn't win league(?) and Power Rankings [58:00]. REST OF WORLD [1:10:00]: Barcelona is back baby and Rudy's undying love for Gareth Bale. STOPPAGE TIME: Best Bets [1:15:00] and GOAWs. Next up, Philadelphia Union's Matt Freese [1:30:00] offers an inside look at how news of the team's Covid-19 outbreak spread through the team and preparations for the surreal Eastern Conference final vs NYCFC, featuring the pregame speech he gave before kickoff. We also touch on his relationship with Andre Blake and plans for the future, plus what Brenden Aaronson has said about rumors of a January transfer.

HEADLINES: Icardashians, FIFA rankings and Pepi to Wolfsburg(?) rumors. PREMIER LEAGUE [19:40]: Tommy Tuchs the Anti-Christ(ian), City/Lester reax, Power Rankings [43:30] and weekly preview ft Arsenal vs City and Chelsea vs Liverpool. REST OF WORLD: yawn. HYPOTHETICALS [1:06:00]: Roman Empire, Icardashians and Bielsa to USMNT. BEST BETS [1:25:40] and GOAWs. Next up [1:34:40] James Sands and Keaton Parks discuss NYCFC's playoff run, bouncing back from Portland's soul-crushing equalizer to win MLS Cup and postgame celebrations, Ronny Deila's nudist tendencies, how close Keaton came to losing a leg and James' thoughts on moving to Europe in January.

Scott Darling and Rudy Junda join the Tweedles this week. HEADLINES: Icardashians become (madly in love) international fugitives, UEFA and CONMEBOL join forces to screw FIFA, and FIFPro Best XII nonsense. PREMIER LEAGUE [21:05]: Spurs vs Liverpool breakdown, Harry Kane's existential crisis, luckless Leeds and Power Rankings. REST OF WORLD [51:55]: winners and losers from USMNT's 1-0 win over B-H. HYPOTHETICALS [56:15]: we start working through list of dozens of great submissions. BEST BETS and GOAWs. Next up Timber's Steve Clark [1:22:00] discusses wild MLS Cup final, penalty shootout and aftermath; his plans for free agency and we share a moment over the emotional conflict I feel when #samfam and the #GKU face off.

HEADLINES: theories on UEFA's Champions League R16 draw, USMNT POY debate and (new segment) weekly 'what if?'. PREMIER LEAGUE [19:00]: covid so hot right now, City/Wolves reffing, Mikey's silver lining on Arsenal/Auba captaincy kerfuffle, Conor Gallagher [32:50] even hotter right now, Power Rankings and weekly preview. REST OF WORLD [49:50]: MLS Cup reaction and 'Bad News Bear-celona'. BEST BETS [56:15] and GOAWs.

HEADLINES: PSG women's drama update, RBL unceremoniously tells Jesse Marsch thanks for the years of hard work see ya, MLB fumbling the Big 4 bag and MLS Next Pro. PREMIER LEAGUE: more Hammy love, Aston Villa or Lester - who finishes higher this season, Brighton in trouble, Power Rankings and weekend preview (ft Gerrard's Villa visiting Anfield). REST OF WORLD: MLS Playoffs, Der Klassiker controversy, NWSL moves. BEST BETS and GOAWs. Next up [1:04:15] Sammy Vines joins to discuss his move from Colorado Rapids to Royal Antwerp in August, immediately getting throw into the deep end in Europa, insider perspective on US/Mexico f/t who drove the "Man in the Mirror" situation, plus Sammy invents a new official #SamFam hand gesture and pledges to throw it up when he scores a goal for the USMNT (thus allowing me to die happy).

Sam and a Tweedle are joined by Toronto FC's Alex Bono and Ringer's Steve Ceruti. HEADLINES: Icardashian update, Lewa vs Messi for Ballon d'Or and Ronny or Italy confirmed missing World Cup 2022. PREMIER LEAGUE [27:20]: expectations for Ralf Rangnick's United, brutal honesty on lower/upper bounds for Everton and Villa this season, Power Rankings and weekly preview f/t Merseyside Daerby, United/Arsenal and West Ham/Chelsea. REST OF WORLD [1:05:45]: Bones gives insider thoughts on MLS playoffs and Steve brings us up to speed on Serie A and most importantly where Dear Leader Jozay is in the honeymoon phase. BEST BETS and GOAWs. Next up 17yo American Luca Koleosho [1:32:00] discusses the sacrifices he and his family made so he could move to Spain to follow his dream when most of us were still watching Sesame Street, what life in Barcelona was like this summer during the Messi saga, his plans and aspirations for Espanyol and (TBD) national team.

HEADLINES: wildest Icardashian update yet, NBC renews vows with EPL and Man City's crypto shenanigans. PREMIER LEAGUE [12:15]: official predictions for Ole's replacement, takeaways from Liverpool shit-kicking of Arsenal, Power Rankings [30:15] and weekend preview f/t United visiting Chelsea (yikes). REST OF WORLD [46:45]: MLS/USL-C/NWSL playoff roundup, French footy fans really feeling themselves plus why you should watch Serie A. Best Bets [59:40] and GOAWs. Next up Luca De La Torre [1:07:20] discusses path from San Diego to Eredivisie by way of Fulham, thoughts on Mexico/Jamaica results, big brain move RTing his highlight video right before previous MNT roster was announced, what Gregg told him about latest window and the first (and second) thing he will do after we win WC22.

Featuring returning guest Toronto FC's Alex Bono. HEADLINES [5:20]: Icardashian update plus new twist in even wilder PSG drama on women's side. USMNT [14:15]: breaking down the glorious #dosacero vs Mexico and making sense of disappointing 1-1 draw at Jamaica. PREMIER LEAGUE [41:45]: weekend preview f/t Liverpool hosting Arsenal and thoughts on Gerrard to Villa. R.O.W. [1:09:00]: previews of the MLS playoffs with insider Bono and USL-C semifinals with insider Tommy McGunner, plus NWSL title game. Best Bets [1:22:50] and GOAWs. Next up Keegan Rosenberry and Andre Shinyashiki hop on again to discuss what went so right for Colorado Rapids this season, status checks on Keegan's Irish goodbyes and Dre's DMs plus what they think of the Sam's Army rebrand and an honest opinion on whether they would rather face Portland or Minnesota.