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With Greg (hopefully) in Chile, friend of the show Quinn Beswick is back to guest host the ep. And with the world of soccer is chock full with the FA Cup and Bundesliga kicking off, MLS games going absolutely insane and EPL up and running, they try and make some sense of the world.
Even better, Sean Steffen, manager editor of LAG Confidential, the SB Nation LA Galaxy blog, and contributor to American Soccer Analysis, joins in to break down America's first soccer superpower. How are the Galaxy lining up with Gerrard and Dos Santos in the team, what are their weaknesses and if any MLS teams are using advanced analytics. Oh yeah, and which lower league Canadian club is your new favorite.
Follow Sean at @SeanSteffen and check out LAGConfidential.com and AmericanSoccerAnalysis.com
The rundown:
06:55 - Your news and notes and such. Blackpool's Twitter meltdown, Cristiano Ronaldo is the most charitable man in sports, Steven Gerrard's LA Instagram posts, Costa Rica's manager has been fired for punching a fan, and Reading FC's chairwoman wrote a rap for the team (Listen at 1:12:50 mark). Seriously. This is not a joke.
22:54 - Sean Steffen comes on!
48:50 - MLS catchup! Games discussed: Philadelphia Union - Chicago Fire including Sean Johnson's amazing play, Sporting KC - Vancouver Whitecaps and their connection to the stock market, Seattle Sounders - Orlando City and the importance of Obafemi Martins' happiness. Plus, US Open Cup news!
54:40 - FA Cup has started! 368 teams are playing their extra preliminary games with teams like Fakenham Town Ghosts and (seriously) Penistone Church.
57:50 - EPL stuff! We talk Chelsea's slow start and the danger of doctors being employed by teams. Plus, Dick Advocaat had to write an email apologizing for the team's poor start.
1:05:10 - Bundesliga has started! Bayern Munich won 5-0! Ingolstadt has a VERY famous player, plus True/False German team nicknames and our favorite and least favorite team crests.
1:13:45 - Random Roundup!
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Be sure to follow Quinn @LikeTheEskimo, Greg @GNussen and Mike @Clairbearattack. See you next week.