The Final Third Soccer Podcast

What a weekend to cap off the European season! Europa Conference League, Champions League, and EFL Championship Playoff Final, we talk about it all.

1. Transfer Hot-or-not: Mane to Bayern, Chiellini to LAFC, Rangnick to Austria, Perisic to Tottenham, Alonso to Barcelona, Mkhitaryan to Inter, Diego Carlos to Villa, Brendan Aaronson to Leeds
2. Roma win European Conference League (Mourinho the GOAT?)
3. Real Madrid wins Champions League (Was Benzema offside/Courtois' masterclass
4. Nottingham Forest are promoted to the Premier League (Huddersfield robbed?)

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In this episode we go team by team in the Premier League and talk about how their season went, what defined it, and how it compares with our original predictions. It gets ugly.

Teams:

1. Manchester City
2. Liverpool
3. Chelsea
4. Tottenham
5. Arsenal
6. Manchester United
7. West Ham
8. Leicester
9. Brighton
10. Wolves
11. Newcastle
12. Crystal Palace
13. Brentford
14. Aston Villa
15. Southampton
16. Everton
17. Leeds
18. Burnley
19. Watford
20. Norwich

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It's a solo episode where AJ talks about the final gameweek for the 5 major European leagues. Manchester City, AC Milan, and even some USWNT news!

Topics Covered:

1. Manchester City win the Premier League
2. Burnley FC get relegated/Leeds United survive
3. Tottenham Hotspur qualify for the Champions League and Arsenal fail out
4. USWNT get equal pay
5. AC Milan win the Serie A
6. Mbappe signs a huge renewal with PSG
7. Lyon win the UEFA Women's Champions League
8. Grenada get relegated from La Liga
9. RB Leipzig win the DFB-Pokal
10. Eintracht Frankfurt win the Europa League

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Today we do a deep dive on the current state of Minnesota Soccer! Minnesota Untied, Minneapolis City, Duluth FC, Minnesota Aurora and more!

Topics Covered:

1. Minnesota lose to Seattle Sounders and draw against LA Galaxy, what's causing United's poor offensive form?
2. Minneapolis City is going through some growing pain, why?
3. NPSL North / USL League 2 Deep North Predictions
4. Minnesota Aurora start their season soon
5. Aurora Mascot Debate

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We're back after finals! Time to talk about each major European country's leagues and where they stand with one gameweek left!

England:

1. FA Cup Finals - Chelsea choke 3 times in a row, Liverpool win, and Chelsea Women get it done against Man City
2. EPL - Tight Title, Europa, Relegation Races, North London Derby, Arteta Got Extended
3. Erling Haaland to City
4. EFL Championship Promotion Playoffs

Germany:

1. Bundesliga wraps up
2. DFB Pokal this weekend - SC Freiburg vs. RB Leipzig
3. Relegation Craziness (Stuttgart Survive, Hertha Berlin to the relegation playoffs)
4. Lewandowski Gone... to Barcelona?

Italy:

1. Inter Milan win Coppa Italia
2. Serie A Title Race goes down to final day - AC Milan or Inter Milan?
3. Venezia get relegated
4. Atalanta ate butt

Spain:

1. Real Madrid Dominate La Liga
2. Barcelona manage second place
3. Mallorca and Cadiz battle to survive

France:

1. Nantes win Coupe de France
2. PSG Dominate Ligue 1

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On this episode of the final third, Jack takes AJ on a detour away from normal soccer content to talk about trade sanctions for the final project of one of his political science courses.  Given that we’ve discussed sanctions on Chelsea, what better (tangentially) related topic is there to talk about than trade sanctions?  In this episode, Jack answers questions related to trade sanctions to help clear up one of the major strategies countries are currently using to try and stop Russia from invading Ukraine.  If you’re curious as to what a trade sanction is, how they work, if they work, and why they even matter, then this podcast episode is for you.  Or maybe, you just want to hear Jack talk about political science.  As long as you’re listening, we’re happy you’re here!

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Today we talk about Bayern Munich and PSG winning the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, Real Betis taking the Copa Del Rey home, The Final Third Derby being won by Chelsea, and more!

Topics Covered:

1. The Final Third Derby: Chelsea v West Ham. How did Chelsea manage the close win?
2. Bayern win Bundesliga/PSG win Ligue 1 - is it getting boring?
3. Real Betis beat Valencia in Copa Del Rey - just how meaningful is it?
4. Erik Ten Hag To United, will his reign be successful?
5. Cup Finals Set: DFB Pokal - Freiburg v RB Leipzig, Coppa Italia - Inter v Juventus, CONCACAF Champions League - Seattle Sounders v Pumas

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We're back! Time to talk UCL, FA Cup, and Sean Dyche getting sacked by Burnley! It's been a fun week.

1. UEFA Champions League Madness! Chelsea choke against Real Madrid and Bayern get upset by Villarreal
2. Who will make the UCL Final?
3. Chelsea and Liverpool book their ticket to the FA Cup, who will win?
4. Can Chelsea FC win both the men and women's FA Cup?
5. Dyche out of Burnley. Is this the right move?
6. Predictions: The Final Third Derby (Chelsea vs West Ham), Merseyside Derby (Liverpool v Everton), Copa Del Rey Final (Real Betis v Valencia), Der Klassiker (Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund)

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The World Cup really is happening, so let's talk about it. In this episode we give a high level overview of the World Cup draw, who's going to finish where, the favorites, the narratives, and the underdogs. Jack also gives an update on Chelsea FC's potential ownership groups and which ones are the favorites.

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As the finish line of the European season comes into view, Jack takes a look at the English lower leagues - The EFL Championship, League One, and League Two. What teams are dreaming of promotion, which teams are staring at relegation, and what are the large narratives of the season for the 3 divisions?

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