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Ryan and Taylor take a look at all the action from the weekend, including Raheem Sterling's focus in City's 3-1 win over Palace, Salah's brilliance (and theatricality) in Liverpool's victory over Chelsea, and drama/mild violence in Milan.

Plus, we give our thoughts on who we want to emerge from the Championship, what we think will happen to Kaku, and what's in store for this week's Champions League quarterfinalists.

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We open with Copa America 2020 updates (with an extra update added in post-production)

Then, listener questions! (timestamps on the left)

9:30 — What am I missing when I watch Weston McKennie?

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19:05 — Why does China suck at soccer?

26:56 _ Based on current FIFA rankings, what is the lowest-ranked national team that could win the MLS Supporters' Shield?

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35:20 — As the women's game develops worldwide, does the USWNT run the risk of falling to the level of the USMNT relative to the competition?

42:11 — Would Kyle Beckerman have been a faster, better USMNT player if he had cut off his dreadlocks?

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47:59 — Why is Portsmouth FC nicknamed Pompey?

52:59 — Why hasn’t/doesn’t Ike Opara get any looks with the National team?

59:55 — We announce the winner of the giveaway for Caitlin Murray's book "The National Team." If you didn't win, you can still buy it here: http://uswntbook.com

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Daryl and Taylor take a look back at all the action from Manchester United v Barcelona, and all the action that mattered from Ajax v Juventus. They also take a look at the group stage draw for the 2019 Gold Cup and get surprisingly excited about the Canada national team... for reasons.

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We review the Richmond Kickers 0-0 draw with South Georgia Tormenta FC and determine where there was positive growth for the Kickers and where there is still room for improvement (hint: the scoreline is a good indicator of both things).

We also take a look at what's to come this weekend when Richmond will seek to avenge their opening day loss to Lansing Ignite.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIRC_8U6oEA

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Timestamps!

From the start — Spurs v Man CIty, we talk through the tactical setup of both teams and why that created a slow, sometimes fully game, praise Moussa Sissoko, and give a big breakdown of Son's goal.

Starting at 27:25 — we get into Liverpool v Porto, what Porto were trying to do, and how Liverpool tore through it.

50:30 — Why so much head butting in soccer?

53:55 — What are some of the stereotypes of the top European leagues?

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Ryan and Taylor take a look back at all the biggest action from the weekend, including...

1) Bayern Munich crush Borussia Dortmund and we try to figure out why Bayern looked so good and Dortmund looked so flat.

2) FA Cup Semi-Final Reviews: City get past Brighton while Watford come-from-behind to get a win over Wolves.

3) What did Diego Costa do to get a red card and why might it have cost his team the game?

4) Will anyone other than Juventus ever win Serie A again?

5) Wayne Rooney gets his marching orders as LAFC walk all over DC United.

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Daryl gets Joe Lowery's tactical observations from the first few weeks of the MLS season. Lots of different teams doing lots of interesting things, some more successfully than others.

Joe also offers a possibly perfect solution to the "should Tyler Adams play #6 for the USMNT?" question. Listen in to find out the answer.

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We review the USWNT's 5-3 win over Australia, which was somehow  enjoyable, confusing, and concerning all at the same time.

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We review the Richmond Kickers 3-2 loss to Lansing Ignite, with breakdowns of all five goals, some analysis of the Kickers tactical approach, what Lansing did to make it hard for the Kickers, and what head coach David Bulow did to adjust.

This Saturday, the Kickers host South Georgia Tormenta FC, 5pm kickoff at City Stadium

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtx479sPlUk

Other podcasts mentioned on today's show:

Capital Combustion: http://assemblylinesg.com/category/capital-combustion-podcasts/

League One Fun: https://www.bgn.fm/league-1-fun/

River City 93: https://www.bgn.fm/rivercity-93/

Daryl and Taylor take a look back at some the week's action, and deep-dive analyze Wolverhampton's latest victory over Manchester United. Plus, Spurs enjoy their new home, Chelsea fans appear to still not enjoy Sarri, Timothy Weah scores (we're pretty sure) in Scotland, and Moise Kean stands up to racism.

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