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Coach & Deen give Man City a warm welcome to life for regular folks before making stops in France, Italy, Germany & Spain.You know the deal. Tap in!

Coach picks apart one of the worst performances Utd have had under Ten Haag, its not a pretty one but it is required listening. Tap In!

Arsenal played some of their best football in 2023 for 20 minutes and weren’t exactly bad for the rest of the game against Wolves.Join the crew as they attempt to determine if “The Arsenal are back.”Tap in!

A defrosting Coach joins a giddy Deen to walk you through adventures in London, Istanbul and Milan - amongst other lovely European cities. It's your SPS Champions League review for match day 5.Tap in!

That Garnacho goal, Kobbie Mainoo & all the other stuff, good & bad, from Manchester United’s raid of Goodison Park.Oh & Coach answered your questions. Tap in!

The Soccer Edition crew is back and so are the MLS Playoffs (FINALLY)! Mitch, Matheus and Emily also opine on Sergino Dest's shining moment, the USMNT's latest games, and the MLS Awards.Tap in!

There were a lot of great goals in Europe this weekend & Deen was going to make Coach rank them - but they forgot because this one’s a tad long. Blame the Interlull. We remembered to cover everything you need to know around the top 5 leagues though!Tap in!

Hey Gooners. That long ass Interlull is finally over and so are all the Kai Havertz snipes. We think?Join the full SPS Arsenal Crew for a deep dive on a thoroughly controlled performance away at the G-Tech Stadium.Tap in!

Hey there! Remember that merch you kept asking for? Well, it’s here… along with a few other little changes.Join the crew for a quick chat about the new merch, our first kit(!), and more thoughts on kits and the future.Tap in!

The Colorado Rapids’ new head coach is Chris Armas. The Kroenkes seem to hate the Rapids more deeply than they love Arsenal, and Mitch is fed up, so he decided to rant a bit alongside two long suffering Rapids experts: Brendan Ploen (@BrendanPloen) & Mitch Carroll (@mitch_carroll). Yes, that’s TWO Mitches for the price of one. Tap in!

Gotham FC are your 2023 NWSL Champions! Emily's stoked! Mitch is stoked too, but Matheus can't wait to yield to Sporting KC!There's also the new NWSL TV deal, USMNT, and the interminable MLS Playoffs to discuss and discuss the gang did.Tap in!

Join Coach and Deen as they pontificate about what might've been the best game in the Premier League season so far: El Cashico. Things happened elsewhere in Europe and we talked about that stuff too.Tap in!

In Mitch’s absence, an old friend joins us to analyze Arsenal’s routine home win against Burnley... amongst other things. We made Elliot answer a few questions and Elliot made us hate a bit more than we originally intended to. It’s a great one. Tap in!

Coach takes a look at Utd's win against Luton and how ETH can move forward after the break. Tap In!

A pair of big upsets this matchday with Man Utd falling to FC Copenhagen & Barcelona losing to Shaktar Donetsk. Join Coach & Deen for thoughts on these games and everything else. Tap in!

The gang's back with thoughts on good hires... and less good hires. Then Emily gets to rejoice in Gotham FC's splendor and the NWSL Playoffs, before Mitch & Matheus run us through all latest in the MLS Playoffs.Tap in!

Deen (with some audio quality issues) and Coach (with some anger issues) breakdown what was a highly competitive game that was obvisouly marred by more incompetence by the supposed match officials. Its a good one.Tap In!

Coach takes a relatively deep dive into Utd's win over Fulham in a tight game that ETH needed a result in. He also opines on Rashford and footballers having lives outside of their profession.

…in which we ponder if Jude Bellingham is ‘The One That Was Promised’, while making our way through a bunch of lopsided results elsewhere in Europe.Tap in!

Join Coach as he welcomed the fellas from the Blue Side of Manchester on the pod to discuss the derby win over Man Utd but not before some honest conversations about where it is going wrong at Old Trafford. Tap In!

Coach and Mitch answer your questions after breaking down an incredible showing from Eddie Nketiah and a much changed Arsenal side. Tap In!

Deen and Coach run down another great week of Europe's Premier Competition with a preview of some big games this weekend. Tap In!

It's awards and playoffs season in Yank soccer! Mitch, Matheus & Emily select the best of the best across the MLS and NWSL, but the greatest prize of all is on the line for Gotham FC's players after their win to start the playoffs: Emily's eternal devotion!Tap in!

You know the drill, folks. It's another SPS Weekend Review with Coach & Deen. We run through the top 5 leagues, preview the tastiest Champions League fixtures, and Coach answers the question "is Aston Villa good?"

Coach rides solo as he breaks down Man Utd's positive win away at Sheffield Utd, with a tribute to the dearly departed Sir Bobby Charlton.Tap In!

The fellas discuss Arsenal’s worst performance of the season away to Chelsea. Two points dropped or one point gained? Tap in!

The tremendous trio is back with a review of NWSL Decision Day (congrats to the San Diego Wave), MLS playoff matchup previews, and some live look-ins to the USMNT's demolition of Ghana.Tap in!

Mitch, Matheus & Emily are back after a brief hiatus to get you up to speed on the latest across all of American soccer, as the league playoffs approach and the USMNT faces Germany in an upcoming friendly. Tap in!

A fun week before the international break with a “new” striker we can longer ignore and dramatic losses for a pair of defending league champions. Join Coach & Deen for the usual trip around Europe’s weekend action.Tap in!

Hey Gooners! Like David Raya, Coach & Deen took their time to calm down before getting in the booth to analyze Arsenal’s long-awaited win over a club that represents the biggest obstacle to any team’s success. Our big-brain went up against THE big-brain and finally got the league win.Tap in!

Coach broke down the dramatic win against Brentford with the lovely Imani (@youdoingtoomuch) and how it may mean a new lease of life for players in the squad. Tap In!

Coach and Deen are back again with the SPS review of the midweek European action. Did they cry a lot or a little about Arsenal's loss at Lens? Are they a lot or a little happy about Wilf Zaha's moment at Old Trafford? Press play to find out. Tap in!

You know the deal: it’s the SPS Weekend Review. Come for the football and Lautaro’s “quadtrick”, but stay for Coach’s refereeing rants.Tap in!

Like Bournemouth, Coach took this game off, so join Mitch and Deen for their thoughts on a breezy away win for Arsenal that didn't require any effort beyond second gear.Tap in!

Emily returns to the Soccer Edition to eulogize Megan Rapinoe's ICONIC career and run through the NWSL playoff picture. Mitch and Matt also tag along to cover all the other important bits, including Gregg and Gio finally making up and the latest MLS updates.Tap in!

You know the drill; it’s Coach & Deen covering all the games that mattered over the weekend, with some crazy results from each league & a side of crowd violence.Tap in!

Deen, Coach and Mitch have a good cry about a below par showing in the NLD despite the shared points. Tap In!

Join Coach as he has the first listener guest (Seb) of the season on the Man Utd Edition to talk about the win at Turf Moor. They talk injuries, Sancho, that wonder goal from Bruno and what would be a good season for Utd. Tap In!

SPS Champions League Edition - Finally! - Episode 303Reunited and it feels so good! Welcome to a slightly revamped midweek show covering the BIG teams at the BIG table fighting for ol’ BIG ears.Tap in!

Mitch and Matheus are finally back (totally their fault)! The fellas discuss the USMNT's friendlies, Gregg's return, and the NWSL (is this parity?) and MLS playoff races. Oh and some bits about the weird pizza.Tap in!

Join the Arsenal gang as they celebrate a win over Sean Dyche's band of orcs and thugs while discussing some interesting team selections. Tap In!

The weekend came and went with some huge results, join Deen and Coach as they make sense of it all. Tap In!

Coach is finally back with a ook at the current state of Utd after losing their year long home unbeaten un emphatically to Brighton. Tap In!

Deen and Coach make sense of another Arsenal vs Utd Classic with some special insight as to what its like to attend your first Arsenal game. Tap In!

Mitch & Matheus welcome the extremely spiffy Vince of the Scuffed Pod to SPS to discuss all things USMNT, Gregg’s “radical honesty”, transfers & all things MLS/NWSL. Tap in!Find the Scuffed Pod online at: https://scuffed.simplecast.com/

itch subs in for Coach and rides shotgun as he and Deen review this weekend’s action from the top 5 European leagues. Tap in!

Deen & Mitch delve into Arsenal’s sloppy performance at home to Fulham. Sometimes the lads were good, sometimes the lads were sh*t.

Mitch, Deen and Matheus wrap up another week of the Messi League. Tap In!

Against all the “self-inflicted” odds, Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Salute the champions! Join the crew as we round up and say farewell to a fantastic footballing festival, but not before Mitch, Emily & Matheus fulfill their obligations to you. Tap in!

Deen and Mitch go long on Arsenal’s dominant away performance at Selhurst Park. Coach was Arsenal’s 12th man - Arteta’s gain was SPS’s loss.