The Final Third Soccer Podcast

In this Thursday's Deep Dive episode, we take a look at Major League Soccer's latest round of new kits, critique them, dive into what goes into an Adidas design, why they turn out so bland, and the positives and negatives of "plain" designs. We also go deep into how Covid-19 is causing teams to be inconsistent and how we can minimize the negative effects the pandemic has on the game.

Topics Covered.

1. Why are MLS kits so bland? Is that a problem? (Inter Miami, New York Red Bulls, Austin FC, Atlanta United, Philadelphia Union, NYCFC, Minnesota United)
2. Why are teams so inconsistent this year? How is Covid-19 affecting injuries, match congestion, club finances? How can we minimize these effects? (Barcelona, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspurs, Manchester United, Arsenal, PSG, Bayern Munich, Juventus)

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Is Bayern Munich the greatest team of all-time? Probably not but we talk about it anyway! We also go in depth on the US Open Cup's new format, transfers across MLS and Europe, the CONCACAF Champions League draw, and much more! We dig into USMNT news and our weekly predictions!

Topics Covered:

1. US Open Cup announces abbreviated tournament in 2021
2. Alexandre Pato to Orlando City, Dayot Upameccano to Bayern Munich, Tomas Pochettino to Austin FC, Frankie Amaya out of FC Cincinnati
3. CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) bracket revealed. This tournament includes (Forge FC/Toronto FC, Philadelphia Union, Columbus Crew, Portland Timbers, and Atlanta United)
4. UEFA Champions League/Europa League games are getting moved (Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, etc.)
5. Bayern Munich win Club World Cup over Tigres 1-0, become the second team to win the sextuple.
6. MLS Season pushed back to April 23
7. MLS announces U-22 initiative
8. Manchester City continue to dominate
9. USMNT News: (Paul Arriola/Jordan Morris for Swansea, Daryl Dike for Barnsley, Brenden Aaroson for Salzburg, Pulisic for Chelsea, and Reyna for Dortmund)
10. USMNT to play against Northern Ireland on March 28th
11. Last week's predictions recap (Arsenal vs Leeds, Leicester v Liverpool, Man U vs West Ham, Napoli v Juventus, Sevilla v Barcelona)
12. Next Week's predictions (Barcelona vs PSG, USWNT v CANWNT, Liverpool v Everton, West Ham v Tottenham, AC Milan v Inter Milan)

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In this week's Thursday Deep Dive, we put the MLS CBA under the microscope and investigate how it will affect the league in the long run. We also look at the current trend of increasing red cards in the premier league, try to find the root cause, and give solutions to fix their refereeing problems.

Topics Covered:

1. Major League Soccer's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, what it means for the MLS Players Association versus the owners, and how it will affect the growth of the league as we look forward to the 2026 World Cup
2. The epidemic of red cards in the Premier League, what's causing red cards to increase, the problems with the red card rules, and how we can improve refereeing to make sure that red cards are well understood.

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On this week's episode of "The Final Third" we take a look at the changes to the UEFA/CONCACAF Champions League formats, FC Cincinnati's striker splurge, Liverpool's struggles, and more! We also give our USMNT news update, quiz Jack on his soccer knowledge and give some analysis on next week's games!

Topics Covered:

1. UEFA and CONCACAF announce new format changes.
2. Arsenal have a red card problem. (Arteta/David Luiz)
3. FC Cincinnati sign 21 year old Brazilian Brenner from Sao Paulo for $15 million. They also are looking at Pity Martinez from Atlanta United.
4. Andre Villas-Boas has been suspended as manager of Marseille.
5. Manchester United beat Southampton 9-0 to tie the largest winning margin in the Premier League.
6. Lazio sign Ramno Mussolini, great-grandson of THAT Mussolini.
7. Ajax don't register Sebastian Haller, Onana gets banned for failing a doping test, and Promes gets arrested.
8. Liverpool have lost 3 home games in a row for the first time since 1963. Lose to City at Anfield for the first time since 2003.
9. Liverpool vs. Leipzig is now being played in Budapest
10. Tigres is the first CONCACAF team to reach the Club World Cup Final
11. USMNT Roundup(Yedlin, Sargent, Dest, Pulisic)
12. Trivia Jack
13. Last Week's Predictions: (Tottenham, Chelsea, City, Liverpool, Napoli, Atalanta)
14. Next Week's Predictions: (Arsenal v Leeds, Leicester v Liverpool, Manchester United v West Ham, Napoli v Juventus, Sevilla v Barcelona)

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Today we take a deep dive into which cities should host the 2026 World Cup in USA/Canada/Mexico. We also spend a lot of time talking about what is wrong with Video Assistant Referee, who's at fault for it being broken, and what we can do to fix it.

Topics Covered:

1. Which cities should host the USA/Mexico/Canada 2026 FIFA World Cup? (LA, NYC, Dallas, Seattle, Atlanta, Miami, + more)
2. How do we fix Video Assistant Referee (VAR)? Do we need to get rid of VAR, retool it? Is clear and obvious not clear and obvious? Why is it so inconsistent? Why is offside given so much?

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So much news, so little time. Jack and AJ talk about Manchester United struggling in the league, MLS going to the bring of a lockout, and Barcelona's debt ballooning to 1 BILLION Euros. We also talk about the USMNT's deadline day transfers, the January camp, and we give our match predictions with our friend - Griffin.

Topics Covered:

1. Potential MLS Lockout as MLSPA and MLS fail to come up with a CBA agreement
2. Manchester United lose to Sheffield United at Old Trafford for the first time since 1973.
3. Barcelona reportedly are 1 billion euros in debt; Messi's contract costs 600+ Million euros over 4 years.
4. Major Transfer News (Odegaard, Lingard, Gomez, Alli, Davies)
5. Marseille's training gets stormed by angry fans
6. BIG USMNT performances: McKennie, Pulisic, Morris, Brooks
7. BIG USMNT transfers: Yedlin, Reynolds, Richards
8. Discussions on big matches: Copa Libertadores final, Coppa Italia, Premier League (Tottenham, Liverpool, Arsenal), and the USMNT January camp match against Trinidad and Tobago
9. Discussions on next weeks big Matches.

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IT'S MIDSEASON REVIEW TIME! This week we discuss our best XI of the Europe based USMNT players and our best XI for the "Big 5" leagues in Europe. We also discuss Frank Lampard getting sacked by the Chelsea board and replaced by Tuchel. This along with our predictions, USMNT news, and more!

Topics Covered:

Frank Lampard has been sacked by Chelsea FC and replaced by Thomas Tuchel.

Real Madrid fall to third division CD Alcoyano in the Copa Del Rey.

Liverpool get beaten by Manchester United and Burnley and continue to struggle.

Ozil to Fenerbache is official!

Who've been the best American players in Europe? (USMNT Best XI)

Who've been the best players in Europe? (Big 5 League Best XI)

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Jack and AJ discuss Wayne Rooney's retirement, how successful the new MLS coaches are going to be, Montreal Impact's new look, and Barcelona's loss to Athletic Club in the SuperCopa. They also do match predictions, talk about the USMNT, and do deep dives into the importance of the MLS SuperDraft, and the morality of playing international games through Covid-19.

Topics Covered:

Chris Armas to Toronto FC, Hernan Losada to DC United, and Phil Neville to Inter Miami.

Bayern Munich get upset in the DFB-Pokal by 2nd tier Holstein Kiel

Montreal Impact rebrand to CF Montreal

Wayne Rooney Retires

Barcelona lose to Athletic Club in the Supercopa De Espana

Matthew Hoppe scores, Antonee Robinson sees Red, and Olympic Qualifiers are set.

Is the SuperDraft and College Soccer important?

Is it morally correct to play during Covid-19?

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Jack and AJ sit down and discuss Schalke bouncing back, Serie A's title race heating up, USMNT news, our match predictions, and so much more! They also go deep into what's going wrong with Inter Miami, and how to make the FA Cup more exciting.

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Jack and AJ kick off the New Year by talking about the news around MLS's potential work stoppage, the changing of managers at PSG, and Messi coming to America. All of this along with the weekly predictions and two debates on if the USA can win the World Cup, and how Chelsea can fix their season.