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Arsenal’s inconsistent form has forced fans to ponder the more philosophical questions surrounding this season and Mikel Arteta’s project and SPS is no exception in this instance. Join Coach and Deen for an examination of Arsenal’s goalless draw at home against Everton, along with the larger questions the result is forcing us to consider. Tap in!

Weston McKennie and Tim Weah combined to score the first ever Yank to Yank goal in Champions League history at Man City’s expense, but that was just the tip of the iceberg in an action packed week of European football. Join Tosin and Deen for all the action and a quick preview of the games you should be watching next weekend. Tap in!

Barca’s slump means Real Madrid are still favorites for La Liga and Mr. Mbappe has embraced a tucked shirt for whatever reason. Join the crew for more from the top 5 European leagues and way too much banter.

Arsenal went to Craven Cottage and left with a point that felt more like the loss they suffered at the same venue last season. Join Coach, Gabby and Deen for a thorough analysis of the performance itself, as well as Arsenal’s title prospects.

Ruben Amorim’s honeymoon has hit an abrupt end with 2 consecutive losses… and Man City’s next in the league. Join Tosin and Tomi for a dissection of the issues facing Amorim and his squad. Things have gotten rough, Man United fans, but help’s probably on the way.

Yup! It’s a joint episode featuring Gabby & Deen reppin Arsenal alongside Tosin & Tomi reppin Man Utd. Arsenal won fairly easily so the gang covered the proceedings and shared friendly banter about their teams, players, and the two most valid facecards in the Premier League’s managerial group. Tap in!

Gabby gets the call up from the Arsenal pod to come yap with Coach and Deen about the action around Europe last weekend. Pep and Man City's collapse headlines the episode, but there are detailed stops in the Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga. Tap in!

Arsenal went to London Stadium and handed West Ham yet another thorough spanking. Frankly, some of the Wengerball on display was pornographic from Mikel Arteta’s men. Arsenal are so so back. Tap in with Gabby, Mitch & Deen for the SPS review of West Ham 2 - 5 Arsenal.

Champions League action returned and so has SPS! Join Tosin and Deen for the customary trip around Europe, starting with some Yanks going crazy in Eindhoven and stopping with Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid’s rough evening at Anfield. Happy Turkey Day!

MUSTAAAAARD!!! Arsenal went away to Sporting and left Portugal with a 5-1 win, Mikel Arteta’s European reputation burnished, and Victor Gyokeres’ celebration in their back pocket. A truly momentous performance called for an impromptu review of the game, so Coach and Deen got cookin. Tap in!

We’re beginning to think that Matheus Cunha is the best Brazilian footballer in the Premier League… or at least he was this weekend. Or was it Joao Pedro? Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for a debate filled edition of the SPS Weekend Review.

Ruben Amorim’s tenure at Man Utd began with a 1-1 draw away at Ipswich. Join Tosin and Tomi for their initial impressions of the new man’s methods: positives, negatives and everything in between.

Arsenal refreshed and rebooted their season with a comfortable 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest at The Emirates. Join Deen, Gabby & Mitch for their thoughts on a straightforward end to Arsenal’s run of poor form, personified by Ethan Nwaneri’s debut Premier League goal for the club.

A mostly international edition of the SPS Pod, headlined by Ghana missing out on AFCON 2025 and France suddenly looking frisky without their captain. Coach and Tosin also answer some of the footy zeitgeist’s most pressing questions. For all that and much more, join the crew for the Weekend Review.

Ruud van Nistelrooy wrapped up a 4 game undefeated tenure as interim Man United boss and fans have nothing but gratitude for his service. Join Tosin and Tomi as they ponder if Ruben Amorim will keep Ruud around as part of his staff and dissect Man Utd’s 3-0 win over Leicester City, with special praise for Amad, Mazroui and Onana. Tap in!

You might not have known who Carlos Baleba was before this weekend, but we bet you and Pep both know him pretty well today. For more on his powerhouse dominance of Man City and all the rest of the action that mattered around Europe last weekend, join Tosin, Coach and Deen for the SPS Weekend Review.

Arsenal ended their 3 game losing streak with a 1-1 draw away at Stamford Bridge that probably should’ve been a win on the balance of play. Join Coach, Mitch & Deen for a review of the match along with ruminations on where Arsenal are in the title race.

The lads brave the week’s turmoil to discuss this week’s Champions League fixtures. Jonathan David & Rafa Leao get flowers this week, while Liverpool remain fantastic.

The guys gather a day late to discuss the Bundesliga & Ligue Un reverting to type, while Ademola Lookman is powering Atalanta into the Serie A race. The rest of the footy that mattered elsewhere got our attention too. However, things start with a tribute to the icon of all icons, Quincy Jones (RIP).

Coach joins Tosin to dissect Man Utd’s issues in their 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Garnacho? Rashford? The center forwards? There are host of tactical issues, but finishing was the worst of them today and the lads did their best to figure things out in advance of Ruben Amorim’s arrival at Old Trafford.

After displaying indomitable away form for most of 2024, Arsenal have now lost two road games in a row… this time at St. James’ Park. Join Coach, Mitch (in the host’s chair) and Gabby for a review of a toothless Arsenal performance and thoughts on potential long term concern.

Barca’s El Clasico win and their generally excellent week headline this week’s SPS Weekend Review. Join Tosin, Coach and Deen for the customary jaunt around Europe, but try not to notice that we only ever seem to talk about the refereeing in ONE league. Weird that. Tap in!

Stop us if you’ve heard this before… Man United lost. Again. To West Ham this time. Join Tosin & Tomi for more frustration, more damning stats & more rants about a manager that’s more untouchable than John Gotti ever was.

Liverpool managed to get away from The Emirates with a point that Arsenal shouldn't have allowed them to get, despite the totality of the circumstances that led to that outcome. Join Gabby, Coach and Deen for a deep dive into Arsenal 2 - Liverpool 2.

Join the lads for a review of Champions League action headlined by Jonathan David, Vini Jr & Raphinha’s epic performances, along with a brief preview of the weekend’s upcoming games. Tap in!

The SPS crew runs through the post-international break league action around Europe. Samu Chukwueze is finally finding form for Milan, the lads question Vinny Kompany’s tactical acumen & Curtis Jones’ match winning performance against Chelsea gets some props. Tap in!

Join Coach, Gabby & Deen for an oddly chipper analysis of yet another caveat based points loss by the Arsenal. There’s chatter about the good (the midfield), the bad (VAR) and the ugly (bozo moments). Tap in!

Join the SPS crew (this time, with 2/3 recording live from London) for the SPS Weekend Review. Raphinha’s evolution at Barca headlines the episode and we go deep on Leverkusen, Milan, & Man Utd… since they’ve each been a bit crap lately. Tap in!

Join Coach & Deen for a special episode of the SPS Arsenal Edition. The fellas both hit The Emirates to watch The Arsenal’s comeback win over Southampton and left the premises singing praises of (and defending) so many members of the team; especially the irrepressible & chameleonic Bukayo Saka. COYG!

Man Utd visited Estádio do Dragão to take on Porto in the Europa League. It was almost another disaster, but Harry Maguire saved the day with a late equalizer. When is enough enough? Join Tosin & Tomi as they wade through their frustrations with Erik ten Hag’s methods in this match and the future.

Both JHON (Duran) & JONATHAN (David) made starring turns in big victories for their clubs over the elite. Join Tosin & Deen for a mad dash through this week’s Champions League action.

Join Coach for a brief, yet deep dive into an interesting battle between two of Europe’s premier tacticians.

A boring El Derbi Madrileno sets off this week’s Weekend Review, but there was tons of excitement elsewhere, especially in the Bundesliga, Serie A & the Premier League. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for some good rants & stick around to find out if you’re a 500th episode quiz prize winner.

Imani joins Tosin & Tomi to discuss Man Utd’s embarrassing 3-0 loss to Tottenham at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag might have worn out his welcome and the crew wonders if Bruno Fernandes has done the same.

Join Deen, Gabby & Mitch for a thorough discussion of Arsenal 4 - Leicester City 2, but before all that, Coach comes through with his insights from The Emirates via a new segment, ‘Coach’s Corner’! The gang talks fullbacks, teenage genius & the most consistent raccoon impersonator in world football.

Jamal Musiala & Michael Olise aren’t playing around about Bayern’s revival, but Leverkusen aren’t out of that comeback juju yet. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for more from the Bundesliga, the Milan Derby, Carlo’s continuing quagmire, Michael Oliver’s big moment, & all the rest from the weekend. Tap in!

Despite all the obstacles, Arsenal really should’ve left the Etihad with 3 points, but in the cold light of day, a draw away from the hardest fixture in world football ain’t all bad. Join Coach, Gabby & Mitch to commiserate and/or celebrate. The choice is yours!

We Don't Talk About Bruno? We do today! Join Tosin and Tomi as they dissect a good goalless performance from both teams at Selhurst Park. A single point, but are things looking up for Erik ten Hag? Tap in!

Matchday 1 of the new ‘Swiss Model’ of the Champions League group stage is in the books, but the SPS crew is just relieved to have gotten through a marathon. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for the maiden review of Europe’s premier competition. No Diddy.

The ‘trific trio is back with bars based on this weekend’s European footy action, including Vincent Kompany’s D-Block cosplay, Jhon Duran’s thunderbastard, and how long we have to wait before declaring Ancelotti a fraud.

A depleted Arsenal strolled over to the Toilet Bowl & calmly collected a routine three points. Join Coach, Gabby & Mitch for an equally calm review of the Spuds’ flaws, standouts from the performance & some predictions on an upcoming busy week for the Gunners.

Join Tosin and Tomi as they discuss Man Utd's dominant 3-0 win over Southampton. Is it the turn of the tide? Joshua Zirzkee, Amad, Ugarte & Rashford headline the episode, and the lads preview Man Utd Women’s season. Tap in!

Yup, you read that right: it’s the SPS Weekend PREVIEW, in which Tosin & Deen review the best of the midweek international games & preview the best upcoming fixtures from the top 5 European leagues. Things got a bit ranty but no pets were harmed during the recording of this episode.

International breaks are all a matter of perspective and SPS happens to be enjoying this one, thanks to all the newness we’re getting. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for banter from the AFCON & CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers, along with stops in the US, Asia & the UEFA Nations League. Ademola Lookman & Lee Carsley are changing lives over here!

Tosin & Deen are joined by Coach & Coach’s 3rd eye opening Kufi for this weekend review. Thomas Müller gets his flowers for being really German, while Kylian M’Bappe gets off the mark in La Liga, but the Kufi is the star of the show this weekend.

Tosin is joined by Deen as they discuss Man Utd losing at home to Liverpool yet again. Erik ten Hag and Casemiro made a meal for Arne Slot and Mo Salah as Liverpool ate against their rivals. Is it time for Erik to call it quits?

Somehow, bad Arsenal results seem to always involve weird officiating. Join Gabby & Deen for thoughts on the home draw with Brighton, but not before a quick evaluation of Arsenal’s activity in the transfer window.

Mitch and Emily are back from the Leagues Cup/Olympics break to talk about worker’s rights, Pochettino, THE RAPIDS and all the best of American Soccer this week.

Tosin & Deen take the customary trip through the highlights from Europe’s top 5 leagues, but proceedings start with a tribute to one of the more fun characters of football, the late Sven-Göran Eriksson. Tap in for the footy & stick around for a quiz & prizes in advance of SPS’s 500th episode.

Man Utd lost away at the Amex again and it’s officially their ‘bogey ground’. Tosin & Tomi discuss the team (and fans’) lack of spine, where improvements lie & what the the future holds after such a heartbreaking loss.