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Sam's Army Samuel Army
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The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men’s and women’s national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with players, coaches and other people of interest from in and around the sport. We aim to keep things light and entertaining but with enough analysis to appeal to fans new and old. Many people are calling Sam’s Army Podcast the best podcast they have ever listened to – not me, but many people. Note: true believers in #b2bwcw are eligible for a 22% to 26% discount at checkout. Holler!
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Ep 2.267: Italy/Croatia, Spain Frauds(?) + USMNT vs Bolivia [Recap] & Panama [Preview]
HOUSEKEEPING: we are launching an officially search for the first-ever Sam's Army intern
EURO 2024: Instant reaction to Italy's last gasp equalizer (and Croatian heartbreak), we debate whether Spain are frauds, Tommy makes an impassioned defense of Romelu Lukaku and an unexpected [and controversial] Ivan Toney's Best Bet
COPA AMERICA: thots on USMNT's 2-0 win over Bolivia, what (if any) changes are needed in the midfield and up top for Thursday's game vs Panama, and who else has impressed at the tournament
STOPPAGE TIME: GOAWs -
Ep 2.266: Euro 2024, Copa America & USMNT vs Bolivia Preview
EURO 2024: best game so far, top 3 (tentative) power rankings, Roberto Martinez vs Gareth Southgate, updates predictions plus most interesting game from Round 2 of the group stage
COPA AMERICA: predicted winners of all four groups, thoughts on Jamaica's dark horse potential and preview of Sunday's USMNT vs Bolivia game
STOPPAGE TIME: GOAWs -
Ep 2.265: Sam's Army 3.0, USMNT vs Brazil & Euro 2024 Preview
HOUSEKEEPING: explanation for recent pause and plans for bigger, better, faster, stronger Sam's Army
USMNT: postmortem of Colombia (1-5) loss and Brazil (1-1) "win" plus a look ahead at what our expectations should be for Copa America
EURO 2024: preview of the six groups and predictions for teams we see as champion, darkhorse and flaming out -
Ep 2.264: City's (Destructive?) Dominance, Ange vs Spurs Fans & USMNT Roster Drop w/ DC United's Alex Bono
HEADLINES: Wolves submit proposal for Premier League to scrap VAR; FIFA forms working committee to explore playing domestic games abroad and Barcelona doing Barcelona things
PREMIER LEAGUE: whether City's dominance is bad for the league; what trolls and dumdums don't grasp about the "Ange vs Spurs fans" narrative; is Jurgen Klopp a Premier League "legend" and shoutouts for FPL winners
ROUND THE WORLD: MLS top 3 power rankings; what is different about DC United this season and how the team game-planned for Messi; and an outsider's perspective on Toronto FC vs NYCFC fisticuffs
STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs -
Ep 2.263: Marsch to Canada, Toronto/NYCFC Fisticuffs & Spurs vs City Permutations
HEADLINES: players rebel against FIFA's Club World Cup; Bayern's managerial search starting to get downright silly and Canada hires Jesse Marsch as new NT coach
WHAT IF: you could pick two teams from any time in history to play one another... who you picking -- and who wins?
PREMIER LEAGUE: games went mostly as expected last weekend so all eyes turn to Tottenham vs City on Tuesday, where Spurs have the chance to do the funniest thing in the history of Spursiness... so, depending on how things go down, we walk through the various permutations of what happens next
ROUND THE WORLD: the punch heard (but not seen) around MLS and Championship playoff updates
STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets, Maupay's Standout Shithouser and GOAWs -
Ep 2.262: Everton Ownership Woes, Liverpool Stomp Spurs & UCL Previews
HEADLINES: 777 Partners' bid for Everton may fall apart before it even becomes official; playing Premier League matches in the US; PGMOL follows MLS's lead on VAR communication and Sweden tells VAR to take a hike
WHAT IF: you could win promotion from the Championship either by winning the league or going through the playoff and winning the richest game in world soccer... which you choosing?
PREMIER LEAGUE: Spurs run out of gas, United's wild gambit to stop stinking, Chelsea getting things together and who is more on upset alert this weekend between City (at Fulham) or Arsenal (at United)
ROUND THE WORLD: preview of the Champions League semifinals 2nd leg and Championship playoff
STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets, Neal Maupay's Shithouse of the Week and GOAWs