The Final Third Soccer Podcast

Francisco of TwinOaksTV sits down with us to discuss all things Austin FC. Everything you need to about Austin FC's Inaugural MLS season is right here in this podcast!

We also go into the UEFA World Cup Qualifying first round that's starting this week and which teams we think are gonna qualify for the 2022 World Cup.

Topics Covered:

1. Austin FC's most exciting players
2. The Major League Soccer veterans that are going to help Austin
3. Austin's weak-spots / areas of improvement
4. What will be their style of play?
5. Should AFC expect to make the playoffs their first year?
6. How will they deal with the LONG away trip before their home-opener?
7. Austin FC's off the field work, community outreach, and marketing (VERDE, Hispanic outreach, 4ATX foundation)
8. UEFA World Cup Qualifying Preview

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SPECIAL GUEST: Paul of The Persistent Infringement Podcast!

On this week's News + Predictions episode, we go over the rumored BeNeLiga, USMNT's March roster, USYNT's time in Olympic Qualifying, Eden Hazard getting injured, the UCL Quarter Final draw, and much more! We also go over all the big games from last week and this week!

Topics covered:

1. BeNeLiga, a super league combining the Netherland's Eredivisie and Belgium's Pro League, has been approved
2. Eden Hazard suffers another injury, missing a combined YEAR since moving to Real Madrid
3. Jose Gallegos of San Antonio FC of the USL has gone on a 2 week training stint to Bayern Munich.
4. UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals have been set!
5. Slavia Prague fans/players racially abuse Kamara of Rangers FC during their UEFA Europa League matchup.
6. David Dobrik has been ousted as partial owner of NWSL's Angel City FC
7. How Mussolini used soccer to promote fascism.
8. USMNT March Friendly Roster Reaction/Preview
9. USMNT/USYNT Olympic Qualifying update
10. Last week's predictions: (Chelsea v Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid v Atalanta, USMNT U-23 v Costa Rica U-23, Leicester City v Manchester United, Celtic v Rangers)
11. This week's predictions: (USMNT U-23 v Mexico U-23, Barcelona (W) v Manchester City (W), France v Ukraine, USMNT v Jamaica, Germany v Iceland)

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Jordan Wiegand of the Stoppage Time Soccer Show and the Stateside Soccer Show joins us to discuss what can be done to grow soccer's popularity in the USA. Soccer is the world's most beloved sport, with people across the globe enjoying it. Despite the USA embracing it more and more, it still has a long way to go. So what can be done to increase interest in MLS, USMNT, USWNT, NWSL, USL, NISA, and other forms of local soccer in America?

Topics Covered:

1. How we got interested in soccer
2. The state of soccer's popularity in America
3. MLS becoming a "selling" league
4. The importance of buying exciting, big name players
5. The role of team investment into soccer's interest level
6. Does Promotion and Relegation matter?
7. MLS/US Soccer becoming more ubiquitous amongst casual fans and children
8. MLS' identity crisis between being too American and being too European
9. MLS/US Soccer FAILING to properly market themselves to fans and the community
10. The importance of community outreach and integrating into the community
11. World Cup 2026 / MLS' 2022 TV deal
12. Investing in the lower leagues / NWSL

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On this week's News + Predictions show we talk about Zaha, Yunus Musah, Messi/Ronaldo, Chris Wilder and Sheffield United, and the MLS Home Openers. We also go over the huge news around the USMNT with their Olympic Qualifying Tournament coming up. We also cover all the big games from last week and next week!

Special Guest: Jordan Wiegand of the Stoppage Time Soccer Show / Stateside Soccer Show

Topics Covered:

1. Yunus Musah, 18 year old midfielder for Valencia CF of La Liga, commits to representing the USA with the USMNT.
2. Wilfried Zaha of Crystal Palace becomes the first Premier League player not to kneel before a game due to kneeling becoming too performative.
3. Major League Soccer announce each team's home openers. The MLS Season begins April 16th.
4. Joachim Low will depart from his role as manager of the German National Team after this year's Euros.
5. Messi and Ronaldo crash out of the Champions League Round of 16. It's the first year since 04/05 that neither of them are in the UCL quarterfinals. Is it the end of an era?
6. Chris Wilder departs from Sheffield United after guiding them from EFL League 1 up to the Premier League.
7. Acosta joins FC Cincinnati
8. Wilfried Nancy, former assistant coach of CF Montreal, takes over as head coach for Club De Foot Montreal after Thierry Henry quit.
9. Kevin Ellison scores for Newport County at 42 years 18 days old
10. USMNT Olympic Qualifying roster announced, tournament starts this Thursday
11. USMNT news: Dike, Siebatcheu, Alvarez, Sargent, Dest, Mckennie, Adams, Pulisic, Reynolds, Miazga, Reyna, Brooks.
12. Last Week's Predictions: Leeds v Chelsea, Manchester United v West Ham United, Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich, Monaco v Lille. Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla.
13. Next Week's Predictions: Chelsea v Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid v Atalanta, USMNT U-23 v Costa Rica U-23, Leicester City v Manchester United, Celtic v Rangers

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Christian Pulisic has not been featuring for Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side. Is it time to worry? Is he stagnating? Will he get minutes with the likes of Havertz, Ziyech, and Mount ahead of him? Should he move to a club like Liverpool, Manchester United or Bayern? Let's find out.

PLUS: West Ham United - how'd they get so good? Could David Moyes and the Hammers get top 4? Will their success last?

Topics Covered:

• Pulisic hasn't been getting a lot of minutes for Chelsea. Should we be worried?p
• West Ham United are on a tear, can they keep it up?

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It's the 10th News + Predictions episode of the Final Third! This week we talk about Liverpool's HISTORIC implosion, Inter Miami's failures on and off the pitch, Barcelona getting a new club president, CONMEBOL cancelling March World Cup Qualifiers, Rangers winning their 55th title, and more! We also go into USMNT news, the Miracle of Castel di Sangro, and the big matches of the week in EPL, UCL, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1!

Topics Covered:

1. Barcagate/Bartomeu gets arrested for running smear campaigns against Barcelona players and staff. Joan Laporta elected as new President.
2. Inter Miami and Inter Milan may have come to an agreement to their copyright dispute / Blaise Matuidi transfer to Miami under investigation for not complying to MLS salary rules.
3. Paul Arriola of the USMNT/DC United/Swansea City releases statements on the racist/sexist tweets he sent back in 2012.
4. Liverpool lose 6 home games in a row, the most in their entire history. Historical implosion.
5. CONMEBOL suspends their March World Cup Qualifying games. Will become hard for South American national teams as the schedule will become more congested.
6. Manchester City's 28 game unbeaten streak gets snapped by Manchester United.
7. Steven Gerrard's Rangers FC wins the Scottish Premiership with no losses. They stopped Celtic from winning their 10th in a row by winning their 55th title in their history.
8. Minnesota United sign Patrick Weah and re-sign Ozzie Alonso
9. Toronto/Montreal to play in Orlando/Tampa because of Canada's Covid restrictions. Vancouver to play in RSL's stadium. Toronto will play Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League to challenge for the Canadian Championship.
10. The history of Castel Di Sangro - Italian match-fixing
11. Olympic Qualifying roster for the USMNT is released
12. USMNT game against Jamaica in March is announced
13. Juventus sign Mckennie to a permanent deal from Schalke 04.
14. USMNT Player News: Dike, Aaronson, Richards, Brooks, Sargent, Adams, Cannon, Pulisic, Reyna.
15. Last Week's Predictions: RB Leipzig v Wolfsburg, Liverpool v Chelsea, Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City v Manchester United, Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid
16. Next Week's Predictions: Leeds v Chelsea, Manchester United vs West Ham United, Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich, AS Monaco v Lille, Borussia Dortmund v Sevilla)

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Warning: Discussions of racism and hate crimes

Do politics belong in soccer? What are some examples of racism in the game? Should players be allowed to kneel/protest?

Politics and racism have been and continue to be engrained in the fabric of soccer/football. After the events at US Soccer's AGM, we decided to start the first part of a larger conversation about racism and politics in soccer.

Topics covered:

1. Zlatan states that athletes should stick to sports
2. Seth Jahn goes on a racist rant at US Soccer's Annual General Meeting
3. Can politics be removed from soccer?
4. Examples of racism in soccer
5. Should plays be allowed to kneel/protest?
6. How do we be fight racism in soccer?

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Today on our News + Predictions show we talk all about the exciting Europa League Matchups, Thierry Henry leaving CF Montreal, Sacramento Republic's MLS expansion doubts, Christian Gross getting sacked by Schalke, Timo Werner struggling to adapt to Chelsea FC and the Premier League, and more! We also give our predictions for the big matches, talk USMNT, and go over USWNT's win in the SheBelievesCup.

Topics Covered:

1. Thierry Henry parts with Club De Foot Montreal (CF Montreal) due to family reasons.
2. Sacramento Republic owner pulls out of expansion bid, putting their expansion prospects at risk
3. Timo Werner is struggling with the jump between Bundesliga and the Premier League
4. Schalke fire head coach Christian Gross after only two months. They will have five coaches in one season. They're likely to get relegated.
5. Europa League Round of 16 draw Reaction: AC Milan vs Manchester United, Arsenal vs Olympiakos, Granada vs Molde, Rangers vs Slavia Prague, Tottenham vs Dinamo Zagreb, Ajax vs Young Boys, Dynamo Kyiv vs Villareal, AS Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk
6. USWNT win the SheBelievesCup with wins over Argentina, Brazil, and Canada.
7. Racism in US Soccer's Annual General Meeting.
8. New Kits in MLS: MNUFC, LA Galaxy, Inter Miami, FC Cincinnati
9. USMNT Friendly announced vs Jamaica in March
10. Barcelona's Bartomeu is arrested
11. Going Jack in Time: FIFA's corrupt selection of the 2006/2010 World Cups
12. USMNT Corner: McKennie, Pulisic, Dike, Siebatcheu, Richards, Weah, Aaronson, Sargent, Dest, Adams, Reyna
13. US Olympic Qualifying Pre-Roster announced
14. Last week's predictions: Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea, Atalanta vs Real Madrid, Ajax vs Lille, Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City, Arsenal vs Leicester City
15. This Week's predictions: RB Leipzig vs Wolfsburg, Liverpool vs Chelsea, Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City vs Manchester United, Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid

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Thursday Deep Dive time! Today we talk about the MLS U-22 Initiative, what it means for the league going forward, and what to expect out of the first few signings. We then talk about the title races in La Liga, Serie A, and Ligue 1. Why are they so open? Who's doing well, who isn't, and who's going to win the whole thing? Before that we talk a little bit about some FPL Insider drama.

Topics covered:

1. Premier League team mates are accidentally leaking injuries through their actions on their Fantasy Premier League team. Aston Villa have banned FPL on their team
2. The MLS U-22 Initiative is about to be announced. What does it mean, what effect will it have on the league, and what can we expect during the first season?
3. Who's going to win La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1. We talk about all the teams in the title race in these competitions. (Lyon, Monaco, Lille, PSG), (Barcelona, Sevilla, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid), (Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Atalanta, Roma, Lazio)

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On this week's News + Predictions show, Jack and AJ talk about Dortmund's new coach that they poached from Monchengladbach, Manchester City's amazing run of form, Liverpool's continued struggles, USMNT's European dominance, and more! We also give our predictions for next week and Jack introduces a new segment!

Topics Covered:

1. Thierry Henry moving potentially from CF Montreal to AFC Bournemouth in the EFL Championship
2. Marco Rose of Borrusia Monchengladbach will move to Borrusia Dortmund at the end of the season
3. Klopp + Liverpool FC and Mourinho and Tottenham Hotspurs are struggling. Could they get fired?
4. Manchester City have won 18 games in a row. They could win the EFL Cup, FA Cup, Premier League, and the Champions League.
5. Henderson gets injured for Henderson. Only have Ozan Kabak as the only healthy center back
6. Kaku and Al-Taawuon are in a contract dispute with Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls
7. New MLS expansion team, Charlotte FC are charging way too much for PSL's and Season Tickets
8. Inter Miami sign 33 year old Stoke City center back Ryan Shawcross
9. Thursday Deep Dive Preview (MLS U-22 Rule, European title race review)
10. USMNT in Champions League and Europa League (Sergino Dest, Tyler Adams, TIm Weah, Chris Richards, Siebatcheu)
11. USMNT in league games(Tyler Adams, Chris Richards, Brenden Aaronson, John Brooks, Deandre Yedlin, Jordan Morris)
12. Jack's History Lesson: El Salvador vs. Hungary - 1982 World Cup
13. Last Week's Prediction Review (Barcelona v PSG, USWNT v CanWNT, Liverpool v Everton, West Ham v Tottenham Hotspurs, AC Milan v Inter Milan)
14. Next Week's Predictions (Atletico Madrid v Chelsea, Atalanta v Real Madrid, Ajax v Lille, Borussia Monchengladbach v Manchester City, Arsenal v Leicester City)

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