Sam's Army

Sam and the Tweedles are joined by special guest Siraj Hashmi. HEADLINES: Icardashian update plus whether ESPN or NBC would be better rights owner for Premier League. PREMIER LEAGUE: sorting Manchester Daerby wreckage and compliments for West Ham and Arsenal (but not Tottenham), plus Power Rankings. REST OF WORLD: recap of big games on the continent plus MLS Decision Day, and a preview of US vs Mexico f/t preferred starting XI and predictions. Best Bets and GOAWs.

HEADLINES: Icardi update plus Ronny ups the ante on Ronny Jr recruitment. PREMIER LEAGUE [10:00]: United saves Spurs season and shoots themselves in the nuts but how good a fit is Conte and how long can Ole hang on, plus Ramsdale's "amazing" save, West Ham lovefest, Unai to Newcastle, Power Rankings [41:30] and weekend preview f/t City vs United. REST OF WORLD [1:05:00]: Champions League chatter, games to watch and preliminary thoughts on USMNT roster for Mexico window. Best Bets [1:12:00] and GOAWs. Matt Turner [1:23:00] is back! We discuss whether the 2021 Revs are the best team in MLS history and what kind of pressure the team is feeling to win the cup; if he and Andrew Farrell are embarrassed about still playing Fortnite; moving to Europe in January vs after winning WC22; USMNT's mood coming out of October window, his thoughts on not starting vs Costa Rica, McKennie's status and best/worst trivia players on the team.

HEADLINES: shocking turn of events in Icardi/Nara telenovela, Carli Lloyd's NT farewell and FIFA host city visits for WC26. PREMIER LEAGUE [9:40]: where do United with or without Ole go from here after Liverpool decimation, does United/Arsenal/Spurs finish higher, Power Rankings [26:40] and preview of an A+ weekend f/t Spurs vs United and Liverpool vs Brighton. REST OF WORLD [48:30]: Ligue 1 turning into the Wild West, El Clasico and rest of Super Sunday Soccerpalooza plus where Ricardo Pepi's ideal landing spot. Best Bets [54:50] and GOAWs. Brad Evans [1:05:30] on how insanely different the US soccer youth development system was 15-20 years ago; FIFA U20 World Cup experience f/t the hyped up battle between Leo Messi and Freddy Adu; Sigi Schmid's genius and if it would fly today; evolution from wanting out of Columbus to winning MLS Cup then immediately getting shipped out; Seattle Sounders culture shock; thoughts on USMNT's current WCQ cycle and story behind his new digital fundraising platform Contrib.

Larry nearly opines on (possibly fabricated) rumours of Ben Simmons heading to Portland. Headlines: we discuss the ongoing dissolution of Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara's generational love story [5:45] plus FIFA telling the world to S its D. Premier League [12:30]: recap of wild Saturday and thots on United's immediate future, Power Rankings [24:40] and weekend preview f/t United vs Liverpool [36:15]. Rest of World: Champions League thots, early look at perhaps the year's best Soccer Sunday Fundays [46:10] and Bayern's Lucas Hernandez [54:45]. Also, Best Bets [59:00] and GOAWs.

Scott Darling (Blackhawks/Hurricanes) joins Sam and the Tweedles to walk through the good, bad and ugly of USMNT's win vs Jamaica and loss at Panama, and preview what to expect vs Costa Rica. We discuss the Saudi Arabia[n sovereign wealth fund]'s takeover of Newcastle [25:45] and what players they might go after. Power Rankings [34:15], Mikey admits why he dislikes Watford and weekend preview [46:00]. Some brief Balon d'Or chatter [51:25]. Best Bets [52:50] and GOAWs [56:45].

What's what with the unfolding drama enveloping NWSL at the moment, plus some inside info and where things go from here. Premier League [12:30]: rapid reaction to the magisterial Liverpool vs City match, what it means for the title race, some status updates for Tottenham and Brentford and finally Power Rankings [30:00]. ROW: thoughts on USMNT roster [39:20], answers to the big questions facing the team ahead of crucial qualifiers vs Jamaica, Panama and Costa Rica, plus predictions on what is about to go down. Finally we round things out with Best Bets [1:01:00] and GOAWs.

Headlines: MLS and LigaMX getting increasingly hot and heavy, as do UEFA and Conmebol plus why that is bad news for FIFA. Premier League: North London Daerby [11:15] and City/Chelsea postmortems; wtf happened to James Rodriguez; Power Rankings and weekend preview ft Liverpool vs City. Rest of World: some Champions League madness [58:00] and thoughts on big USMNT roster reveal ahead of Jamaica/Panama/CRC games. Best Bets and top-notch GOAWs. Also, stay tuned for a fun discussion with Nigel Reo-Coker [1:25:20] about youth team experience learning from Wimbledon wild boys; the highs and low of West Ham including inside story on crazy Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano signings; high-profile move to Aston Villa and what really went down with manager Martin O'Neill and his unvarnished thoughts on the state of American soccer coaching.

Headlines/Vent Session: Thoughts on the CBS's Golazo Show. Premier League [11:15]: Spurs/Chelsea reaction; how for real is Brighton(?); Power Rankings; condescending FPL alerts [38:55] and big weekend preview f/t Chelsea vs City and North London Daerby. Rest of World [1:02:45]: Haaland or Lewandowski(?) and PSG's problems. Best Bets [1:12:30] & GOAWs. Drew Conner [1:25:00] on singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" with Basti Schweinsteiger and Dax McCarty; moving to Czech Republic for soccer but finding fist fights and (American) football instead; his life-changing experience playing with polar bears and penguins in Finland; Indy XI life; what the third-tier NISA league is all about and how Chicago House AC sold him on becoming their founding player.

Larry bears his soul on the Portland trade and clarifies his stance on Columbus Crew vs Portland Timbers/Thorns. Headline [5:45]: latest edition of FIFA F*ckery involves Infantino and Arsene Wenger trying to double our pleasure and fun (and their revenues) by making World Cups every two years. Premier League [12:15]: big wins for Chelsea and United, big loss for Spurs and Nuno, and we got a goal and some points for Arsenal; Power Rankings [32:15]; weekend preview f/t Tottenham vs Chelsea (#pray4sam) and FPL tips [50:45]. Rest of World [57:15]: Juve and RBL struggles plus Champions League observations. Best Bets [1:07:10] and GOAWs. Next up Julia Roddar [1:20:15] discusses her connections to Wisconsin and Florida Man; jumping from Europe to NWSL; what this season with Washington Spirit has been like given controversy surrounding the club; and the inside story on her Olympics experience this summer f/t Sweden's spanking of USWNT, the dirty truth behind the anti-sex beds and how the team's medal-winning celebrations.

Thoughts on a wild international break for USMNT and where things stand with the #BerhalterOut movement, plus some new tidbits about the Weston McKennie drama [17:25] and which players helped or hurt their case this window. Headlines [37:40]: Argentina/Brazil go full CONMEBOL (never go full CONMEBOL) and crazy transfer news involving PSG/Mbappe and Barcelona/Griezmann. Premier League weekend preview ft Lester vs City and Arsenal vs Norwich [45:30]. Rest of World [53:30] ft games to watch this weekend and then in Champions League. Best Bets [57:15] and GOAWs. Next up Henry Wingo [1:02:30] discusses life in the Seattle Sounders system and what prompted the move overseas, what Norwegian ultras are like, how often Eastern Europeans bring up the Habsburg Empire, the pluses and minuses of playing for Hungary's biggest club Ferencvaros and coming to terms with still having a Hotmail email account.