The False 9

This week we welcome back special guest and Man United fan Tino to the pod! We led off with Champions League where Liverpool stayed perfect dominating Real Madrid at Anfield, and City dropped two points after three late Feyenoord goals! The crisis was on domestically for City too where Tottenham came to the Etihad and put four past them, Liverpool increased the gap at the top to eight points after a thrilling win at Southampton! Barcelona dropped points on the road at Celta, Atalanta are hot in Italy as Lookman and Retegui are firing them in, and Bayern and Kane keep rolling at the summit in the Bundesliga! We congratulated Cavalry and Orlando Pride on their league titles, and went through some recent coaching hires!

This week we lead of with Champions League from the Bernabeu where AC Milan shocked Real Madrid with a masterclass from Reijnders, and Sporting downed Man City through a Gyokeres hat trick in Amorim's last home match before taking over at Manchester United! Liverpool continued to roll at the top in the Prem as get two quick ones to down Brighton while Arsenal and City both faltered, Barcelona styled on Espanyol in the derby, Atalanta went to the Maradona and thrashed league leaders Napoli, and Dortmund were impressive in a stylish win over Leipzig! Finally we welcome Erin McLeod to the Tides as Halifax's first big NSL signing!

This week we lead off with Champions League where the Spanish giants were spurred on by two masterful hat tricks from Raphinha and Vini jr respectively over the German giants Bayern and Dortmund! In the Prem Liverpool down Chelsea at Anfield in an entertaining affair, and the 10 men of Arsenal drop points at Bournemouth. Barcelona styled on Sevilla to stay top over Real Madrid, Inter edged out Roma at the Olimpico with a Lautaro banger, and Bayern got a statement win over Stuttgart! It's our last Wanderers Corner of the season as our boys in blue got a win in the season finale, and finally we wish a happy retirement to Andres Iniesta, Desiree Scott, and Kevin Strootman!

This week we welcome back special guest Roy Chikumbi and this time we're joined by his partner Jessica of Balance Fitness! We led off with Champions League where Roy and Jessica's Arsenal were impressive in a victory at home over PSG, and Jonathan David and Lille had a famous win over defending champions Real Madrid! In the Premier League Newcastle got a big point at home against Man City, Arsenal get dramatic late win over Leicester, and it's the Cole Palmer show again for Chelsea as he scores 4 in the first half! Atleti and Real played a fiery contest in a draw in the derby, Conte has Napoli humming at the top of Serie A, and Bayern and Leverkusen shared points at the Allianz! Finally we wish a happy retirement to the GOAT Christine Sinclair and as well to Raphael Varane!

This week we lead off with the North London Derby where Arsenal won away in a defensive masterclass, and Man City squeaked past a great Brentford side through Haaland brilliance! Barcelona styled on Girona hangind four on them as they stayed perfect so far, Lukaku was everywhere for Napoli at Cagliari as he's paired back up with Conte to fine effect, and Leverkusen got back to winning ways at Hoffenheim with another great striker performance from Boniface! Wanderers had their best performance of the season in a dominating victory over first place Forge, and finally we wished a happy retirement to the legend Alex Morgan!

This week we lead off with an Arsenal win as Saka turned it on in the second to down Villa, Minteh and Mitoma terrorized Man United on the wings in a Brighton win on the south coast, and Liverpool are firing on all cylinders as they beat Brentford at Anfield! The Flick era and Barça is off the a flying start, Juve look like a dangerous proposition under Thiago Motta who is bedding in youngsters to good effect, and it's another Leverkusen late show to start the season ina thriller over 'Gladbach! We sodt through the tranfers for the last couple weeks, stop by Wanderers Corner, and wish a happy retirement to Wojciech Szczesny!

We're back! It's the annual False 9 Premier League preview! We led off hitting each of the big 7 and clocked the ins and outs this summer, then previewed the upcoming fixtures from matchday 1 one the weekend before giving our top 4 and relegation predictions! We combed through the biggest transfers from the rest of the Prem and the rest of Europe, stopped by Wanderers Corner where we welcomed Sean Rea to the fold, and finally bid goodbye to longtime coach Craig Shakespeare and wished a happy trails to Portugal legend Pepe!

This week we lead off congratulating Spain on their European title as they down England with a dramatic late Oyarzabal winner, we also broke down the semis leading up to the final! Argentina defended their Copa America title with an extra time Lautaro winner in the face of some insane off the field goings-on here and throughout the tournament, plus cover a fine Canada performance in the semis against the eventual champions! Next we hit all the latest big transfers from the summer window, and finally wished a happy retirement to Thiago Alcantara after a stellar career!

We back! This is week we lead off with a roundup of the Euros where England have done England things, struggling but advancing, Spain look like the class of the tournament with Lamine and Nico blazing up the wings, and the home side Germany have also impressed as we break down all the big matches so far! Next we jet across the pond to Copa America where despite some shady refereeing, Canada have moved through to the knockout stages to face Venezuela! We then comb through all the big transfers from the window so far, stop by Wanderers Corner where our boys in blue have won two on the trot, and finally we bid goodbye to Super Kev, Kevin Cambell who left us far too young.

This week we lead off with the Champions League final from Wembley where Dortmund dominated Real Madrid for the first hour but failed to capitalize on their chances and, as is their wont, Real turned it on late through Carvajal and Vini goals to lift their fifteenth European Championship trophy! We put a bow on the Serie A season with a make up fixture as Fiorentina went to Bergamo and spoiled Atalanta's bid for third. We do an in depth group-by-group preview of the upcoming Euros and Copa America, stop by Wanderers Corner, hit some news and notes and congratulate some top flight promotions, and welcome the NSL to the Canadian footy landscape with a 2025 league kickoff!