The False 9

This week we welcomed back special guest Roy Chikumbi to the pod! Roy's Gunners had some week! They stormed past Bayern in Champions League to stay perfect in Europe atop the table and dealt Bayern their first loss of the season! Domestically they're on fire too as Eze brilliance powered them to a North London Derby win at home while Chelsea are resurgent and City and Liverpool struggled! AC Milan got a narrow win in the derby which meant Roma's win saw them top the table, Real Madrid dropped points at Elche while Barça thrashed Athletic Bilbao, and we got a thrilling draw between Dortmund and Stuttgart! We congratulated Vancouver Rise and Gotham on their league titles, and wished a happy retirement to City legend Fernandinho!

This week we welcome back special guest Carlos Benitez of Pelota de Maple to the show! We led off with the hottest team on earth Bayern Munich who went to Paris and downed defending champs PSG, plus Liverpool turned around their form and beat Real Madrid at Anfield! Man City are flying through Haaland dominance as they down upstarts Bournemouth to go second, and Arsenal got another corner goal to stay top! Real Madrid thrashed Valencia at the Bernabeu, AC Milan turned to on to beat Roma at San Siro, and Bayern keep rolling atop the Bundesliga! We out a cap on Wanderers season and hit the CPL and NSL playoffs, plus lots of managerial changes in Serie A!

This week we led off with Champions League where Arsenal thrashed Atletico Madrid at home to continue their good run while PSG went to Leverkusen and hung seven on them! Neil was partying after a late Maguire winner at Anfield as Man United turned in their beat performance in ages, Arsenal got another goal from a corner at Craven Cottage to stay top! Barça won it it late with an Araujo goal over Girona to keep pace with Real, AC Milan are top of Serie A after a Leao brace over Fiorentina at San Siro, and Bayern edged past Dortmund in an entertaining Der Klassiker to stay perfect! We hit Wanderers and Tides corner where the Wanderers kickoff their playoff run at home against York, plus news and notes from around the globe!

This week we led off with a marquee matchup in Champions League as the European champs went to the Estadí Olímpic and won it late over Barcelona, plus Galatasaray were impressive in a narrow win over Liverpool! In the Prem Newcastle and Arsenal entertained at St. James' Park where there was more late drama in a Gunners win, and Crystal Palace are the story of the season as they beat the previously perfect Liverpool late! The Madrid derby delivered as well as Atletí pulled away in the second through Álvarez brilliance, AC Milam leapfrogged Napoli as Pulisic impressed, and Bayern and Kane keep rolling atop the Bundesliga! We stopped by Wanderers and Tides corner, wished a happy retirement to legends Busquets and Riley, and ended with some sad news at the death of Matt Beard.

This week we led off with the Manchester derby where Haaland and Foden were back in form in a City win, Arsenal were impressive in Big Ange's Forest touchline debut, and Liverpool squeaked out another late win at Burnley! We were treated to a barnburner of a derby d'Italia where Juve won it late, Barça put six past Valencia, and nine man Leverkusen got their first win of the season over Frankfurt. We round up a busy tranfser deadline day, stop by Tides and Wanderers Corner, and finally wish a happy retirement to Lieke Martens, Wrin McLeod, Sam Umtiti, and Ray Hudson!

This week we welcome back special guest Marvin Okello to the show! We led off with an absolute thriller at St. James' Park where Liverpool snatched it late, Spurs went to the Etihad and were impressive in victory over City, and Arsenal thrashed Leeds in their home opener! There was more late drama in Valencia as Barça stormed back at Levante, Napoli hit the ground running while Milan suffered a shock defeat, and Bayern crushed Leipzig to open the Bundesliga season! We hit all the big transfers in the last couple weeks, and finally stop Wanderers Corner where a Coimbra hatty powered them to a win!

We're back! We led off with late drama in the Women's Euros quarterfinal where Italy legend Girelli got a last minute winner over Norway to advance to the semis, then we hit the Gold Cup where Canada crashed out to Guatemala and Mexico downed the U.S. in the final! It's been a busy transfer window and we combed through the biggest moves and gave our takes, we covered some news and notes from around Europe, then stopped by Tides and Wanderers Corner to analyze their seasons and latest matches, and finally wished a happy trails to Ivan Rakitic and Adam Lallana!

We're back! We led off with late drama in the Women's Euros quarterfinal where Italy legend Girelli got a last minute winner over Norway to advance to the semis, then we hit the Gold Cup where Canada crashed out to Guatemala and Mexico downed the U.S. in the final! It's been a busy transfer window and we combed through the biggest moves and gave our takes, we covered some news and notes from around Europe, then stopped by Tides and Wanderers Corner to analyze their seasons and latest matches, and finally wished a happy trails to Ivan Rakitic and Adam Lallana!

This week we led off our season finale with the Champions League finals, on the men's side PSG demolished Inter for their first European title, and on the women's Arsenal shocked defending champs Barcelona for their first title in 18 years! We hit a sad-sack Europa League final where Spurs downed Man United in a drab affair but Big Ange still got the sack! We put a bow on the domestic league seasons, welcomed new clubs to the top flight around Europe, stopped by Wanderers and Tides corner, plus all the latest hirings, firings, and transfers!