The False 9

It's The False 9 Deadline Day Special! We kick things off on the field at the Bernabeu as Sociedad stymie Real Madrid in a goalless draw as Barça squeak past Girona to open the gap, Napoli are 13(!) points clear atop Serie A after another victory over Roma at the Maradona, and it is incredibly tight at the top of the Bundesliga as Frankfurt get a point on the road at Bayern! Then it's on to all the biggest transfers on a wild deadline day as Enzo Fernandez commands a massive fee from Chelsea among a long list of moves!

This week it's derby day around England and Manchester is red! A dominating counterattacking victory at Old Trafford has Neil partying, Arsenal march into Tottenham as Saka and Ødegaard show out in the North London derby, and it's the Solly March show at the Amex as Brighton dominate a struggling Liverpool. Barça take the Spanish Super Copa in the latest El Clasico, and Sociedad and Kubo are pushing Real in 3rd as they thump Bilbao in the Basque derby. Osimhen and Kvara style on Juve to widen the gap atop Serie A, and of course, we talk through all the latest transfers!

Club footy is back and so is The False 9! This week Brentford are lethal on the break in victory over a hapless Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle share to the spoils in a scrappy scoreless thriller at the top of the table, and Man United style on Bournemouth at Old Trafford! It's the Lahoz show once again in the Barcelona Derby as Barça drop points, and Napoli finally lose for the first time at San Siro as Inter catch them repeatedly on the break! The window is open so we talk over completed deals and speculate on potential ones. Finally, we bid farewell to the legendary Pelé, and end on a bright note as Seb Haller returns to Dortmund training!

This week we welcome special guest Carlos Benites of Pelota de Maple to the show! We lead off marveling at an historically great World Cup Final where Messi and Mbappe put on a show and Argentina are crowned World Champions! We then highlight the semifinal matches and shout out an incredible run by Morocco, and do a post mortem on England, Brazil, and Portugal. We preview the Boxing Day EPL matches, stop by Wanderers Corner, and end on a somber note at the passing of Siniša Mihajlovic and Grant Wahl. Happy Holidays!

This week we do a round of the group stage at the World Cup including a deep dive on our Canadian Men's National Team! We then analyze the early knockout matches where Richarlison shows out, the Dutch teach USA a lesson, and Argentina squeak by a game Aussie squad. We offer our predictions going forward before congratulating Alistair Johnston on his move to Celtic and Ismael Koné in his to Watford before a swing by Wanderers Corner to welcome new gaffer Patrice Gheisar!

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It's The False 9 World Cup Preview! We lead off breaking down in group and offering our predictions on who will advance to the knockout stages, including deep dive on Canada's squad and prospects, finally offering our overall winner and runner up predictions! A late brace from Bentancur rescues all 3 points in a barnburner against Leeds, Toney marches into the Etihad with a brace to stick it to Southgate, and Arsenal are 5 points clear atop the league! We do brief run throughs of La Liga, Serie A, and Bundesliga, and congratulate Carmelita Moscato on managing Tigres Femeni to the Liga MX title!

This week we welcome back special guest Marvin Okello to the pod! We lead off with fireworks from Group D in Champions League as Spurs advance to the knockout stages with a last gasp winner at Marseille as Frankfurt go to Lisbon and snatch second! Marvin's Gooners are still flying high with a drubbing of Forest, and Liverpool and Chelsea have tough weeks falling to Leeds and Brighton respectively. Barça leave it late as Lewandowski rescues all 3 points at the Mestalla, Napoli blast Sassuolo to stay unbeaten through Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia, and more late drama as Union Berlin win against 'Gladbach to stay atop Bundesliga! We congratulate Flamengo on their Copa Libertadores victory, Portland Thorns on their NWSL title, and finally, Forge on their 3rd CPL title!

This week there's a late flurry at Camp Nou in Champions League where Lewandowski saves Barça against Inter, and Juve is in dire straits as they crash out to Maccabi Haifa! Mo Salah schools at Anfield as Liverpool find their form against City, Real Madrid teach Barcelona a lesson in El Clasico at the Bernabeu, Napoli thrill atop Serie A against Bologna, and Union continue to rise and shock Dortmund to stay top! Finally, we congratulate Benzema and Alexia for their Ballon d'Or wins, and bid adieu to Wanderers gaffer Stephen Hart!

This week we kick things off with a dominant Chelsea in Champions League as Reece James shows out against Milan, and Inter squeak out a victory over Barça at the San Siro! Big derbies in England as Arsenal sit top STILL, and it's dueling hat tricks for Haaland and Foden in the Manchester derby! Real Madrid drop points at home to Osasuna as Barça take over top spot, Napoli continue their incredible form atop Serie A, and Bayern lay a hurting on Leverkusen at the Allianz. Finally, a stop by Wanderers Corner and a happy trails to legendary striker Gonzalo Higuain!

This week in Champions League there is late drama at Anfield where Matip heads Liverpool to victory over Ajax, and Haaland goes full Zlatan/alien with a golazo against Dortmund! Son is benched but storms on for a stylish hat trick for Spurs, Newcastle still struggling to find success under their new regime and Arsenal recovers from last week's loss to Man U.