Episodes
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Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 89 of Footy Banter. This week, we're talking women's soccer and rolling out the red carpet for our esteemed guest, Annie Pendleton. As a lifelong player and fan of the game, she helps break down the state of the women's game today. From challenges to triumphs, and roadblocks to breakthroughs, Annie brings us a bit of perspective of how she sees the game today, and how it might differ from the men's side of things.
We focus in on the USWNT, and how these upcoming friendlies against Iceland, Iceland, and Argentina might show us a glimpse into the future of the federation. Enjoy! -
Whaaatup and welcome back for Episode 88! This week, we welcome Sader Matar to the program to walk us through all things Mexican soccer. We chat about Mexico taking down the USMNT 2-0, the state of the Mexican federation, and how Liga M-X fits into the picture compared to European exports. Enjoy!
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Whaaaatp and welcome back for ANOTHER international break episode. We can hardly contain our excitement.
This week, to pass the time, we created our own country and gave it a national team. I'm not sure exactly where we landed on the logistics, but I'm pretty sure we annexed the pacific garbage patch and made it our own. Then, we drafted players from different countries around the footballing world to build up national team roster.
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Whaaaaatup and welcome back to Footy Banter! This week, we're talking two pretty different topics: Major League Soccer, and the growing issue of fixture congestion worldwide.
We bring you some updates from the Major League Soccer playoff race, a few words on each of the contenders, and how Messi's Miami are looking after locking up the supporters shield mere hours after this podcast was recorded.
Then, we pivot pretty hard tbh and start talking about how bad the fixture congestion problem actually is around the world. And, if these problems aren't going anywhere, how will teams have to adapt to cope with it? Is a strike inevitable? Or will teams just rack up 40-man squads like Chelsea?
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Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 85! Our Serie A correspondent, Niko Filippi, joins the show to walk us through how its all unfolding in Italy these days. In a mildly too late season preview, we break down how things were supposed to shake out going into the season, and how these things actually are shaking out 5 matches in.
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Whaaaaatup and welcome back for season 3 episode 5! Fresh off the back of the first ever Footy Banter Tournament, we take you through the latest in a much larger tournament: The Champions League, and its new format.
We chat through exactly how this new structure is supposed to work, and try to figure out if we like it or not. We talk through the pros, cons, and weird kinks for this "league phase" and how it might be better or worse than the old model.
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Hellllo and welcome back for Season 3 Episode 4! We keep the Season Preview's coming with the biggest of the lot so far: Manchester City.
We bring in our Resident Manchester City Correspondent, Sage Ranaldo, to break down all things City in 24/25. From Pep's next tactical tweak, to the promise of new signings like Savinho and Gündogan, to the implications of "1-1-5" and how things could shake out in the courts come January, Sage has you covered with everything you could possibly need know about the subject.
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Whaaaaaatup and welcome back for Season 3 Episode 3 as we hit you with another Season Preview. This time, we're stepping away from the big 6 and focusing in on everyone's second favorite team: Brighton.
Our special guest, esteemed collegue, and true box-to-box midfielder, Brendan McGovern walks us through his journey of trading the giants of Manchester United for the people's club of Brighton and Hove Albion.
We talk their impressive transfer strategy, their innovative style of play, their deep forward line, and all the different ways AMERICAN head coach, Fabian Hürzeler, can set up this exciting Premier League side.
Plus, we finally bring back trivia and do some math on air. Enjoy! -
Whaaaaaaaatup and welcome back for Season 3 episode 2. This week, we're back on Prem Predictions with a bang to unpack the very active, always in the headlines, Chelsea Football Club.
Our resident Chelsea Correspondent, Max Matsumoto, walks us through all things London Blue. From last season summation, to the many offseason dealings, to what their best XI might actually be next season, we give it a go in summing up what to expect from Chelsea in 2024/25.
Will the talent of Cole Palmer, Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez, and Christopher Nkunku be enough to lead this young side to meet their high expectations? And, how will Todd Bholey's financial strategies impact how Chelsea might look this year, and in years to come.
Listen, and tell a friend. Hell, tell two! That's be a great day for me if you told two friends about this podcast. If everyone did that we'd be like, the biggest podcast in the world. Nice! -
Heeelllooo and Welcome back for Season 3 Episode 1. We cannot believe we have been doing this for 2 entire years now - thats borderline outrageous behavior from us.
And, we're back for season three with an announcement! We'll be partnering up with Love.Fútball for a first annual Footy Banter 5-a-side Tournament on Saturday, September 14th. We'll be running this at JJ Walker Park in the West Village, and we'll have a cash prize for the winning team which we'll match with a donation to Love.Football. Hit us up if you're interested in starting or joining a team!
As for the episode, it was the annual tradition: blindly predicting the upcoming Premier League Season with significant time left in the transfer window, and little to no idea what will actually transpire. But, you gotta try ... right? -
Whaaaaatup and welcome back for episode 79! We continue our summer preview series with a rundown of Tottenham Hotspur. Our esteemed guest and senior Tottenham Correspondent, Max Barrett, walks you through everything you need to know about the North London Side heading into the 2024/25 Premier League campaign.
One year after losing Harry Kane, where are Tottenham in this re-build? How should last season be viewed, and what should expectations be for next season? Will Heung-Min Son and Richarlison be enough to lead the front line, or will reinforcements like Dominic Solanke and Pedro Neto be needed to bag the goals? Plus, how will new young signings Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall get on in their new threads? -
Whaaaatup and welcome back for Episode 78! This week, we're doing the first club in our Summer Preview series. What better place than with the biggest club in the world (wink wink).
Will walks us through everything he thinks this dumpster fire needs to get back to its former glory. From signings already made like Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee, to signings left to be made like Methias De Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, Martin Zubemendi, or Johan Bakayoko. Or like 6 other dudes he mentioned but cant remember right now as i'm typing this? There were a lot of names.
Plus, how will Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, and *gulp* Antony fare in a make or break season for Erik Ten Hag?
We give some rpedicted starting XI's and some final table projections for the Red Devils going into the 2024/25 season. Enjoy! -
Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 77 of Footy Banter. With the Euros and Copa America coming to an end this weekend, we bring you a best Xi of the tournament from each:
Our Copa America best XI came out as: Emi Martinez, Alphonso Davies, Ronald Araujo, Daniel Munoz, Richard Rios, Fede Valverde, James Rodriguez, Latauro Martinez, Salomon Rondon, and Lionel Messi
Our Euros Team : Jordan Pickford, Marc Guehi, William Saliba, Dani Carvajal, Rodri, fabian Ruiz, Niko Williams, Dani Olmo, Cody Gakpo, Jamal Musiala, and Lamine Yamal
And most importantly, who would emerge victorious if the two sides were to play in some inter-continental super tournament comprised of entire regions? Who's to say?
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Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 76 of Footy Banter.
This week is a bit of a risky episode in that we are already lining up a replacement for USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter before any actual decision has been made about his job security. We're like, pretty sure we're gonna sack him (like we gotta, right?) but at the time of recording, that decision has not been made. I hope to god we do not look like idiots after this comes out.
Nonetheless, we talk allll the options we can think of. From the dream appointment of Jurgen Klopp, to some more realistic options like Wilfried Nancy, Steve Cherundolo, and Harvé Renard.
We also discuss our inability to keep BJ Callaghan around, and how the hell we didnt land Jesse Marsch when he literally wanted the job. Plus, how do figures like Patrick Viera, Thierry Henry, and Fabian Hurzeler fit into everything? And, what role does being American have to do with being the coach of the USMNT?
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Whaaatup and welcome back for Episode 75! This week, we talk all things Euro 2024 and Copa America as we move further into both tournaments.
In a brief MLS Blast, we talk how Inter Miami are still finding W's without Leo Messi, and the tightening race in the West between LA Galaxy, LAFC, and Real Salt Lake.
As the group stages come to a close in the Euros, we talk everything from Gareth Southgate's sputtering England squad, to Mbappe and France's struggles to find their final gear. We discuss Ralf Rangnick's impressive dark horse in Austria, and hometown favorites Germany and their free-flowing attack with Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala. Plus, is Portugal's side (Cristiano Ronaldo included) the real deal? Or is it still trying to find the best version of itself.
On the other side of the Atlantic, we break down the first round of the Copa America groups stages. How did Christian Pulisic and the USMNT fair against Bolivia? Is Gio Reyna the best fit in this midfield, or is it Yunus Musah? And, what's going on in Brazil? Is this Vinicious Jr's Team? Or will they continue to struggle without Neymar? And, will Leo Messi and Argentina continue to roll with Julian Alvarez up top? Or will Latauro Martinez get his chance to shine this tournament?
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Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 74
This week, we're previewing the Copa America through an American lens.
We break down Gregg Berhalter's USMNT roster, and how his starting XI may shake out. With Sergiño Dest out, how does Joe Scally fill the void? Does Gregg look to play Gio Reyna as a number 10? Or will he be shut out again? What happens at the number 6 position between Tyler Adams and Johnny Cordoso? And, who will line up as our number 9: Folarin Balogan or Ricardo Pepi?
Plus, we break down some of the heavy hitters. Who should be considered the favorite? Is it Vinicious Jr and a Neymar-less Brazil? Or is it Leo Messi and Argentina? And, how does Darwin Nunez and Co. fair for a Marcelo Bielsa-lead Uruguay? And are Colombia actually nice??
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Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 73. This week, we're talking everything Euro 2024. We break down every group, every team, and all the contenders as fast as we possibly can to fit everything in 1-hour . You're welcome.
We talk the favorites between the stacked squads of France and England. Is Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, William Saliba, Eduardo Camavinga, and Tchueimeni enough to take down Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Harry Kane, Phil Foden, and all those other super good players? I dont know at all.
Plus, Portugal's ridiculous attack of Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafa Leao, Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, and Joao Felix, and the Netherlands outrageous center back stockpile of Virgil Van Dijk, De Light, Mickey van de Ven, Nathan Ake, Stefan De Vrij, and Daley Blind.
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Hello and welcome to the first annual Footy Banter awards show! We carefully analyzed the 2023/24 season of soccer around this great wide world and came up with some awards for it. Some nominations and conversations include...
Who was the player of the season: Vini Jr or Jude Bellingham? Which bald person produced a more impressive season: Pep Guardiola or Jean-Phelippe Mateta? Which goal was more impressive: Alejandro Garnacho's bike against Everton or that one random meg/rabona from the Championship (you know the one I mean)
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Whaaaaatup welcome back and sorry for our second straight year-end hiatus for no reason. We were busy.
We talk...
- Our first week as a fully credentialed outlet at the Hudson River Derby for NYCFC vs New York Red Bulls at Citi Field
- Pep Guardiola's dominance in the Premier League with Manchester City, plus Haaland, De Bruyne, Foden, Gundogan, and John Stones as club heros.
- How close Arsenal came to glory, and what Mikel Arteta needs to do to get it right next year. Is Odegaard, Rice, Saka and Saliba enough?
- Bayer Leverkusen's season coming to an end it tragic fashion for football (we're sorry Atalanta). How Xabi Aolonso's side should be viewed by history without being perfect. Does the Europa League count as a treble?
- Chelsea's split with Mauricio Pochettino. Is anything ever really mutual? Who does Chelsea appoint from here? And where does Poch turn for his next job? - Show more
