TheSoccerUniverse Podcast

This week, Fran, Archit and Yashish break down the uneventful derby between Manchester United and Liverpool and how it seems to have affected Liverpool’s title aspirations, while also analyzing Arsenal’s continued resurgence, Lampard’s job security, and Manchester City’s great run of form, as a tight race for the Premier League gets even tighter. Then, the guys discuss Inter’s comfortable victory over Juventus, what it may mean for the Serie A, and how Lukaku has become such an invaluable player for Inter, before finishing up the pod with the latest transfer news and rumors of the window, as Alaba looks to Real Madrid and Haaland seems poised for his next move.

So much news, so little time… it’s been a year! This week Fran, Archit and Yashish break down one of the craziest title races ever in the Premier League, discuss Arsenal’s return to form, Manchester United looking like world beaters, Man City adjusting course and Klopp crying himself to defeats, before turning their focus to Barcelona, Pocchetino in Paris, and the ever magnanimous Europa League.

This week,  Fran, Archit and Yashish go over a wild Premier League week, paying  special attention to Arsenal’s relegation battle, Liverpool’s dominance  and Manchester United’s inspiring play, before doing a quick breakdown  of the Champions League round of 16 draw and giving their picks for dark  horses of the tournament. Then, the guys give out the Soccer Universe’s  First Annual End of Year Awards, and are joined, at last, by Qihang and  Josh for another edition of the BIG Quiz.

This week  Fran, Archit and Yashish open up the pod talking through the racist  incident during the PSG vs Istanbul game and how there’s an inherent  problem discussing racism in the soccer world. Then, the guys breakdown a  messy week in the Champions League, with special attention to  Manchester United dropping to the Europa League and Barça’s hammering at  the hands of Ronaldo, give their thoughts on a boring Manchester Derby  and discuss Arteta’s tenuous situation at Arsenal, before analyzing Real  Madrid’s win over Atlético and how Simeone may have been at fault in  the loss. Finally, the guys are joined by Qihang for another edition of  the BIG Quiz!

This week  Fran, Yashish and Josh go over the return of fan’s in the Premier  League, Mourinho’s masterclass against Arsenal, and Manchester United’s  lack of consistency, before analyzing Pirlo’s tactics at Juventus,  dissecting Barcelona’s poor run, reviewing an important week in the  Champions League, and offering some predictions for next week’s biggest  games, as Leipzig play Man United, Juventus face off against Barcelona,  and Pep Guardiola meets Solksjaer for the Manchester Derby. Stay tuned  at the end for the first edition of Yashish’s Big Quiz, The Soccer  Universe’s newest game show!

This week  marks the third edition of the “The Fan’s Voice” with an interview of a  Chelsea FC fan about Chelsea’s 0-0 draw against Tottenham. Afterwards,  Yashish, Archit, and Josh run through this week’s PL games, paying  special attention to the controversial Brighton vs Liverpool game and  the Manchester United comeback against Southampton at the St. Mary’s.  Then, they react to Real Madrid’s loss against Deportivo Alaves, before  previewing and predicting the upcoming UCL and PL games, as Shakhtar  host Real Madrid, Manchester United take on PSG, and Tottenham take on  Arsenal in the North London Derby. LISTEN HERE!

This week marks the second  edition of “The Fan’s Voice,” with an interview of a Tottenham Hotspurs fan. Afterwards, the guys run through the Premier League’s return after  the international break, paying special attention to Spurs’ masterclass against Manchester City, and Arsenal’s draw against Leeds. Then, they  analyze José Mourinho’s new setup and Pep Guardiola’s uninspired bunch, do a recap of Atletico Madrid’s win over Barcelona, before discussing  the failings of the German national team, and previewing next week’s  Champions League matches, as Real Madrid play Inter, and PSG play  Leipzig.

In this  episode the guys go over the international break, discuss Liverpool’s  injury gloom, review their predictions for the Premier League, do a deep  dive on La Liga and Real Madrid, before analyzing the form of Juventus  and AC Milan, and sharing some hot takes on the Champions League. LISTEN HERE!

This week  marks the beginning of a new segment, “The Fan’s Voice,” with a special  interview with a Liverpool fan. Afterwards, the guys analyze the  Liverpool vs Manchester City game, go on a deep dive about Roberto  Firmino and Pep Guardiola, discuss this week’s Champions League matches,  including Real Madrid vs Inter, before reviewing their predictions for  the group stage and finishing up with a special game of “Seduce, Marry,  Kill.

This week the  guys breakdown Arsenal’s tactical masterclass against Manchester  United, discuss Messi’s power move in Barcelona, give their picks for  the best players of the decade (sans Messi and Ronaldo) and the next  best players to come, before finishing up with predictions for Liverpool  vs Manchester City and a special game of “would you rather.”