8 episodes
EPL Soccer Junkie USA TODAY
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4.6 • 30 Ratings
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Time for a bit of soccer.
Time for a bit of football of the round ball variety.
Time for the beautiful game with a British twist.
Welcome to USA Today’s EPL Junkie with Martin Rogers and Sophie Nicolaou.
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Jurgen Klinsmann for England?
EPL Junkie bonus. Sam Allardyce is out as England manager after only 67 days. The Daily Telepgraph's undercover expose and 10-month investigation finds English football embroiled in one of the biggest scandals in years. And according to reports, there are more big names who could also be mentioned in this ugly story. The big question now turns to who will replace Big Sam. In England, the polls and voting has already started and the man being mentioned once again as a potential successor is Jurgen Klinsmann! Is he the right man for the job? Would England really hire a German coach? Would the USMNT fight to keep him should there be interest? Join the conversation. Get stuck in.
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NBC Sports Premier League Host Rebecca Lowe
NBC Sports Premier League Host Rebecca Lowe joins the junkie crew for a good old natter about Jose Mourinho and the new unauthorized book on The Special One written by Rob Beasley. Plus we are giving away two signed copies of Liverpool legend Stevie Nicol's new book "5 League Titles and a Packet of Crisps. Look at us talking books and stuff! Who said reading books was dead?!
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Premier League Friday Night Lights
The Premier League goes Friday Night Lights on everyone! We love it and think fans we love it too. We also chat all things Pep and look at whether or not Pep is getting used to the league or does the league need to get used to Pep's genius? Should Man Utd panic? Have Spurs bitten off more than they can choose playing at Wembley? Get stuck in. Join the conversation.
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Velvet Voice Arseblog Talks Gunners in Part 2 Special
Part 2 of our special on Arsene Wenger and Arsenal. The USA Today's EPL Junkies are joined by Andrew Mangan, founder of Arseblog and one of the most influential voices when it comes to all things Gunners. We talk mental strength, transfers, old players, current players, George Graham, the managers that could've been, lobster dinners, cheese sandwiches and much more!
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Liverpool Legend Steve Nicol Talks Klopp Dalglish & More
Football is back! Martin is not! He's still in Rio covering the Olympics. Football life must go on and on today's show we have Liverpool legend Stevie Nicol talking all things Liverpool. We chat about the start to the new season and even touch on a little Dalglish and some classic Kop stuff. Who in today's Liverpool side makes the team Stevie played in? Liverpool fan Caleb gets to ask defensive master Nicol a question too. Put the kettle on. Put your feet up. Join the conversation! Oh and be sure to look out for @SteveNicol61 book "5 Titles & a Bag of Crisps" on sale September 8th!
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Is Wenger's Moral Dilemma Destroying Gunners?
USA Today EPL Junkies launches the first in a series of vignettes focused on one team in the Premier League. First up is Arsenal. Sophie had the opportunity to spend time with the Gunners during their pre season tour of the United States. Wenger spoke volumes. Sophie has theories, including moral money dilemmas and mental weakness! Gooners everywhere might not want to hear it! Put the kettle on. Or grab a brew! It's going to be a long season. @mrogersUSAT @soccerdiva @usatodaysports
Customer Reviews
Just found these two!
I am an old listener to these two, Martin and Sophie, when they were at World Football Daily. I listened to those guys since 2008ish. Sadly, that podcast is gone. Martin and Sophie have a good rapport and are very informative. From reading the other reviews, it sounds like the sound is lacking. I am sure you already have a sound engineer/producer, but Rafa at World Football Daily was good. Maybe he can help!
Great Pod
This is what Men in Blazers should be: Two knowledgeable hosts bantering a bit, but mostly talking football and what's going on in the EPL from week to week. Both Martin and Sophie know their stuff, have pleasant sounding voices, and move things along nicely. My only itch is that Martin's voice, and invariably the voices of their guests, sounds very tinny compared to Sophie's. It's clear that the pod is recorded in her location, but they really need to up the volume on his part of it. Great pod, love it.
Keeps getting better
A+ Banter. They talk the full table. No ManU or Chelsea obsessives here. Nice quick update on broader UK Sports world too.
"Can Arsenal Beat Chelsea" is one of the best podcasts I've heard in my life.