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Sam's Army
Hosted by Samuel Army · EN
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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Szoboszlai Giveth; Szoboszlai Taketh. Transfer Window Wins/Losses. Ronny vs Saudi League. (MW #25)
Feb 1000:56:32Tap to summarizePREMIER LEAGUE: Wild and woolly last 20 minutes of Liverpool vs City makes up for first 70' f/t good, bad and ugly from Dominick Szoboszlai. Brentford stays buzzing with exciting win over floundering Newcastle. Christian Romero buries Spurs' board and Spurs' chances all within 24 hours. West Ham might be back. HALFTIME: What If you could watch World Cup 2026 games at any two stadiums this summer... ROUND THE WORLD: breaking down the battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and PIF that is shaking the Saudi Pro League to its core STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Ekitike/Wirtz Arrive. Pep's Inexplicable Krytonite. United Bonerfest Continues. (MW #24)
Feb 300:59:58Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community/discord: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Coming out parties for Liverpool's Ekitike and Wirtz vs banged up Newcastle. Tottenham (belatedly) remind everyone they are Pep's inexplicable kryptonite. United arguably post most impressive win yet under Michael Carrick against Fulham. Chelsea's sudden injection of quiet confidence. Preview of next weekend's slate f/t Liverpool vs City and Spurs hosting United. HALFTIME: What If the soccergods say you can win Champions League this season but you also get relegated - you taking the deal? ROUND THE WORLD: thoughts on final week of Champions League "league" phase and new format itself STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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'00s Arsenal vs United Vibe. Slot Losing Control. Dr Tottenham. (MW #23)
Jan 2700:56:50Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community/discord: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Dan Rapaport joins to discuss United's sudden resurgence under Michael Carrick, including Sunday's 3-2 win at champs-elect Arsenal. Palace flub chance for much-needed reset. Chelsea grows up. Slot's Liverpool running out of excuses and facing a WAR this weekend vs Newcastle. How (the heck) Thomas Frank still has a job... but Dr Tottenham couldn't possibly do it again vs City - could they?? HALFTIME: Pop Quiz - who is the Premier League's richest broke boy? ROUND THE WORLD: permutations and preview of last Champions League group stage games STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Carrick Outclasses Pep. Thomas Frank's Gotta Go. Crystal Palace Crumbling. (MW #22)
Jan 2101:02:38Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community/discord: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Postmortem of United's dismantling of City in the Manchester Daerby and what it says about each club going forward. Arsenal and Villa stay missing opportunities. Sam has had enough of Thomas Frank. Palace's loss to Sunderland barely makes the top 3 of their biggest L's last week. HALFTIME: What If - you are Chris Richards seeing your CB partner and coach heading for the exit, what convo are you having with your agent? Also, "Compliment Corner" (air quotes) for Man City. ROUND THE WORLD: breaking down the insanity of Morocco vs Senegal in the AFCON final STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Arsenal-Liverpool Yawner. Brentford: Certified Wagon. PR101 for Manager Dummies. (MW #21)
Jan 1300:55:34Tap to summarizePREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal vs Liverpool pillow fight leaves nobody ecstatic. Tepid draws from other title contenders soften the blow. Semenyo storybook ending doubles as Tottenham's latest nightmare. Anatomy of Brentford's quiet ride into 5th place. PR101 for Managerial Dummies for Thomas Frank and Nuno. Weekend preview f/t Manchester Daerby. HALFTIME: If your club's goalkeepers all got injured in a game, which field player would you trust must between the pipes? ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT chatter f/t Josh Sargent to TFC and unfortunate Ricardo Pepi update plus quick look at AFCON semifinal storylines STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Managerial "Red Wedding" Week. Where Chelsea & United Go. Is Brentford Legit? (MW 19/20)
Jan 601:05:36Tap to summarizePREMIER LEAGUE: Sudden departures of Chelsea's Maresca and United's Amorim. Did Arsenal's dismantling of Villa expose a clear gap? City may have regrets come May. Harrison Reed does Liverpool dirty. Nuno cements legend status at Wolves. HALFTIME: GKU-related weekly what if ROUND THE WORLD: AFCON check in and thoughts on Arsene Wenger's boneheaded idea for "improving" offside. STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Flo Balogun & Haji Wright Impress. USMNT Recap. Liverpool/United Hot Take. (Int'l Break/MW#7)
Oct 1500:46:38Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy ROUND THE WORLD: What did we learn from USMNT's 1-1 draw with Ecuador and 2-1 win over Australia? Whose stock is up/down? Grade for Poch? Do we have a striker controversy brewing? HALFTIME: Mikey's incredible promo suddenly goes off the rails and Tyler has thots on "halftime" occurring more than halfway through the program PREMIER LEAGUE: what games are must-watch this weekend f/t a hot take prediction about how Liverpool vs United is about to go down STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Benching Salah. Caicedo Masterclass. USMNT Preview. (MW#7/Int'l Break)
Oct 701:14:33Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: What we learned from Chelsea's win over suddenly-luckless Liverpool and what Arne Slot needs to do to get the train back on the tracks. Thomas Frank is just what Doctor Tottenham needed. Never mind Christmas, Ange may not make it to Halloween. Drama-free United?!? HALFTIME: Hot Topic - what we can and should take issue with most about FIFA's World Cup 2026 ticket sales strategy, which (hint) isn't necessarily the astronomically high prices ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute plus thots on Poch's "most serious" USMNT roster yet for this month's friendlies vs Ecuador and Australia STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Palace Are Legit! Are Sunderland Legit? Villa's Season-Saving Injury. (MW #6)
Sep 3001:15:42Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Late goals for Palace (vs Liverpool) and Arsenal (vs Newcastle) reshape title race. Sam angers the Tweedles and chat with a hot take on Arsenal and Liverpool. Legit-O-Meter: Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland. The freak injury that may have just saved Aston Villa's season. HALFTIME: FIFA's Gianni Infantino is up to his old tricks again teasing a 64-team World Cup 2030 despite the fact we have yet to see of/how an expanded 48-team tournament is going to work ROUND THE WORLD: must-watch games in Champions League this week plus a special Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Moment (shorter and less pleasurable than our usual MLS Minute) STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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Pep Parks Bus. Amorim Survives - Barely. Ballon d'Ont Care. (MW #5)
Sep 2301:03:54Tap to summarizeSupport the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: people are saying Pep tacitly admitted City don't got the juice this year with his approach to Arsenal match. Amorin receives a red-carded aided stay of execution. Unai Emery may not be so lucky. Another tough matchup (in an underwhelming weekend) coming up for Arteta's lads on Sunday. HALFTIME: Mykhailo Mudryk-related Weekly What If ROUND THE WORLD: Thoughts on Ballon d'Or jumping the shark and MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-it Minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
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