Bros Talking Soccer – Details, episodes & analysis

Dave, Christian, & Matt say goodbye for now.

Thank you to all the listeners, supporters, and everyone else we've interacted with over the years. We appreciate each and every one of you and hope to be back sometime in the future. All the best.

-The Knittels

We discuss the latest Premier League & MLS news.

Premier League September QKP Champ Interview (2:53-19:15)

Christian's Corner (20:11-32:18)
- Marsch's halftime talk
- Aubameyang vs Watzke
- TAA's future

MLS September QKP Champ Interview (32:28-47:47)

Dave's Domestic Dive (48:38-1:09:29)
- USMNT roster surprises
- Beasley & Howard retirement
- LAFC best ever

Listener Questions (1:09:30-1:16:00)

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Dave interviews Matt Ralph from the Brotherly Game. We discuss his role with the Brotherly Game, his writing style, some of his other projects, and more.

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We discuss James Milner's legacy, Ada Hegerberg as the first ever Ballon d'Or Feminin winner, MLS Cup and more.

Stories discussed this episode:
Matt's Megs (4:50-17:03)
- MLS selling big name players
- USWNT World Cup draw

Christian's Corner (17:58-33:36)
- How should the Ballon d'Or be determined?
- Andres Luthe (Augsburg GK) bit off part of his tongue and kept playing
- James Milner's legacy

Dave's Dive (34:21-51:29)
- Ada Hegerberg, first ever Ballon d'Or Feminin winner, was asked to twerk
- Weston McKennie started at ST for Schalke
- MLS Cup review

Listener Questions (51:56-56:37)

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Our Other Projects:
- The Soccer Tavern (youtube.com/c/TheSoccerTavern)

We are joined by Phil Baki & Pat Staley from the Two Red Gringos LFC Podcast. We discuss Liverpool FC's season, attempt to predict the winter transfer window, get the origin and behind the scenes details for the Two Red Gringos Podcast, & more.

Timestamps as promised:
- Intros (0:00-2:16)
- Liverpool talk (2:17-30:04)
- Podcast talk (30:05-1:01:06)

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Find the Protagonist Soccer website here: https://www.protagonistsoccer.com/
Find Phil on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/bakibalboa
Find Pat on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Mr_Staley

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We discuss the USMNT finally having a manager, Klopp's pitch invasion, the ongoing Copa Libertadores Final saga, & more.

Stories discussed this episode:
Matt's Megs (3:28-17:29)
- USMNT has a coach
- New UEFA club competition

Christian's Corner (18:39-33:03)
- Klopp pitch invasion
- Robben leaving Bayern in 2019
- David Villa to join Iniesta's team in Japan

Dave's Dive (33:49-43:39)
- Copa Libertadores Final moved to December 9 and will be played outside of Argentina
- USL players have unionized & been recognized by the league

Listener Questions (44:14-54:11)

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Our Other Projects:
- The Soccer Tavern (youtube.com/c/TheSoccerTavern)

We are joined by Will Rivard from Tottenham Hotspur World. We discuss Will's website, the soccer culture in Alabama, Tottenham's season, & more.

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We discuss Thiago Motta's tactical revolution, Barca's agreement w/ LFC as a result of the Coutinho sale, MLS schedule changes for next year, & more.

Stories discussed this episode:
Matt's Time Here (2:04-17:01)
- Thiago Motta's running a unique formation
- Unai Emery learning English
- The Copa Libertadores Final was suspended

Christian's Corner (18:13-32:18)
- Clause in Coutinho contract that says Barca can't sign another Liverpool player until 2021
- Ramos allegations

Dave's Dive (32:58-53:34)
- Jonathan de Guzman blackballed at Napoli (https://twitter.com/ybthebest/status/1063895798784671749?s=21)
- MLS schedule changes for next year
- Julen Lopetegui offered himself to US Soccer as manager candidate and US Soccer said "No thanks"
- FIFA considering moving World Cup to every 2 years (https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/11/24/fifa-urged-to-host-world-cup-every-two-years/)

Listener Questions (53:56-1:04:56)

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Our Other Projects:
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We are joined by Paul McGarraghy & David Turner from Over The Bar. We discuss their website (Over The Bar), club soccer fandom in Manchester, the UEFA Nations League, & more.

Find the Over The Bar website here: https://www.otbfootball.net/
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We discuss Germany being relegated, the Sturridge betting scandal, the USMNT's utterly meaningless existence right now, and more.

Stories discussed this episode:
Matt's Time Here (3:20-16:42)
- Ranieri to Fulham
- Germany relegated
- Crazy CONCACAF story

Christian's Corner (18:12-33:50)
- Bethlehem Steel playing at Talen next season
- Ronaldinho is broke
- Sturridge betting scandal

Dave's (34:31-49:46)
- Premier League will have VAR next season
- Ref suspended for playing rock, paper, scissors (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46229096)
- US performance against England and the US not having a permanent manager for 13 months

Listener Questions (50:22-54:37)

Visit the Bros Talking Soccer website: www.brostalkingsoccerpodcast.com/

Our Other Projects:
- The Soccer Tavern (youtube.com/c/TheSoccerTavern)