The False 9

In our season finale we led off with the Champions League Final where PSG downed Arsenal on penalties after dominating possession to win back to back European titles, and Barcelona stormed past OL Lyonnes in the second half to win their fourth Champions League in six years! Arsenal are English champs for the first time in twenty-two years as we bid farewell to Pep on the last matchday in the Prem, and there was drama in Serie A as Roma and Como pipped Milan and Juve to the Champions League! We hit Wanderers and Tides corner, congratulated more league winners around Europe, ran through a slew of managerial hires and fires, and took a quick look ahead to this summer's World Cup!

This week we led off from East London where Arsenal got a narrow win over West Ham replete with late VAR drama while City kept pace with a stylish win over Brentford! Barcelona are La Liga champions once again as they secured it in El Clásico with a dominant won over a Real Madrid side in tatters, Inter are Scudetto winners while Milan lost to Atalanta at San Siro to see Juve leapfrog them, and a thrilling match saw Stuttgart storm back to beat Leverkusen to move into the last Bundesliga Champions League spot! We stopped by Wanderers and Tides corner, and congratulated some title winners from around Europe along with some promotion and relegation news!

This week we led off with an all-timer from Parc des Princes as PSG an Bayern treated us to a nine goal thriller in the first leg of the Champions League semis! Arsenal got a crucial narrow win over Newcastle at home in their title charge, Milan and Juve shared points at San Siro while Napoli cruised over Cremonese, and Bayern are German champions once more as they stormed back to win in Mainz! Sean Rea came back to haunt Wanderers in a loss to Supra in Montreal while the Tides got off to a roaring start at home over Ottawa! We ended wishing a happy retirement to Chelsea legend Millie Bright and Tigres legend Andre-Pierre Gignac!

This week we led off with an absolute thriller at the Allianz where Bayern downed Real Madrid 6-4 on aggregate to move through to the semis! In the Prem Cherki styled on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and now City are breathing down Arsenal's neck at the summit of the table as the Gunners fell to Bournemouth at home! Barcelona dominated Espanyol in the derby while Real dropped points to Girona at home, Inter won a seven goal barn-burner at the Sinigaglia against Como, and Leverkusen went to Dortmund and got a narrow victory! Wanderers got a good road point in Toronto and there was lots of off field changes including the historic appointment of Marie-Louise Eta at Union Berlin!

This week we led off with the League Cup Final from Wembley where Man City bossed Arsenal with an O'Reilly brace to claim the first trophy of the season! It was an entertaining draw on the south coast where Bournemouth and Man United shared points, Villa made up ground with a win over West Ham while Brighton through Welbeck goals downed Liverpool who will say goodbye to club legend Salah after the season! Vini showed out in a rollicking win in a five goal Madrid derby, Milan beat a game Torino at San Siro, and it was another 3-2 finish in a second half comeback for Dortmund over Hamburg! We went through some coaching fires and hires, bid a happy retirement to long-range artist Dmitri Payet, and more!

This week we led off with the Champions League playoff round where a controversy-laden tie saw Real Madrid edge out Benfica and the story of the week is Bodø/Glimt as the Norwegians from north of the arctic circle upset Inter! In the Premier League we had the North London Derby where Arsenal dominated Spurs through Eze and Gyokeres while Man City kept pace with a win over Newcastle! Barça leapfrogged back over Real for top spot as they beat Levante while Osasuna impressed in victory over Los Blancos, Atalanta downed Napoli in a thriller while Inter extended their lead atop Serie A, and Bayern fot a late scare in a win over Frankfurt while Leipzig and Dortmund shared points! A big transfer in the NWSL as Bethune joins Kansas City, plus more news and notes!

This week we welcomed back special guest and Man United fan Tino to the pod! We led off with a brief look at the midweek fixtures in the Prem, then hit the late drama from Anfield were City won it to keep pace with a rampant Arsenal who beat Sunderland at home! Yamal showed out in a Barça win over Mallorca, Inter increased the gap at the top with a dominant win at Sassuolo, and Bayern thrashed third placed Hoffenheim! We hit the late transfers from the end of the window, and wished a happy retirement to the legend Crystal Dunn and longtime Canadian national team defender Steven Vitoria!

This week we led off with the last matchday of the league phase in Champions League where the permutations in qualification for the knockout phases were moving around til the last minute! In the Prem Man United won in thrilling fashion at the Emirates over Arsenal while City and Villa made up ground on them at the top! Real Madrid went to the Ceramica and downed Villarreal to keep pace with Barça, Yilidiz shone again in a convincing Juventus win over Napoli, and Augsburg dealt Bayern their first league defeat in a Bavarian derby! We analyze an insane AFCON final and congratulate Senegal, plus all the latest transfer from the January window!

This week we led off with an update of all the goings-on at Africa Cup of Nations which has reached the quarterfinal stage! We then hit the weekend's Prem fixtures where Chelsea snatched a late point at the Etihad, and Arsenal beat Bournemouth in a thrilling goalfest to increase their lead! Young Gonzalo Garcia put on a scoring clinic in a dominant Real Madrid victory, and Inter dominated Bologna to stay top! We also broke down the big recent managerial changes, and looked at the early transfers in the January window!

This week we led off with the Prem where Man City impressed at Selhurst Park, and Aston Villa continued their hot streak with a victory at West Ham in a thriller! Barça kept the gap at the top with a win at Camp Now over Osasuna, Inter jump to top spot in Serie A with a win away at Genoa, and bottom club Mainz went to the Allianz and took a point off Bayern! We cover the groups in the World Cup draw, plus Wanderers have a big gaffer hire with the appointment of Vanni Sartini!