Futbol vs Football

Futbol vs Football is back, just in time for the new Premier League seas- er, gearing up for the new Champions League season! Early Premier League thoughts 0:49 USA vs Mexico 8:45 Galaxy fires Sigi Schmid 15:27 Champions League outlook 21:29 Spurs vs Liverpool 29:34

Football's back, which means we're back! We discuss the ride that was week one in the NFL and look ahead to next week's matchups. Thomas also puts his take on the Khalil Mack trade and week one fortunes of both the Bears and Raiders on the record, while Arthur praises the schedulers for some great primetime games.

Old episode, originally recorded 6/14/18 Lopetegui sacked by Spain 1:41 Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia 11:48 United 2026 bid 17:23 FOX's affinity with Mexico 24:18 Griezmann: se queda 28:42 MLS check-in 33:10 Goal of the week 38:30 Winners and losers 39:30 Upcoming fixtures 44:46

In conversation with John Pranjic, host of the 3four3 podcast. John’s the third interview that’s come out of the college soccer/MLS vs USL doubleheader in mid-February here in Santa Barbara (by the way, the other two aren’t bad either- Tomas Hilliard-Arce and Chris Pontius of the LA Galaxy, go back and listen to them). He’s someone who I first reached out to because I admired how keeps it real about American soccer over on the 3four3 podcast, but this conversation, though admittedly very loosely structured, is already one of my favorites because it’s about that and so much more- life, podcasting, beer, and how to be close to somebody and still butcher their name every time you see them. A special thanks again to John for chatting with me and giving me some podcasting advice that night and now coming into the studio for this episode on his way down to LAX. Oh, and one final note- yes, there's an explicit tag. What did you expect from us? You can find John @ThatCroatianGuy on Twitter and at 343coaching.com/podcast.

In which we recap the season that was in the English top flight and look ahead to some of the trophy tilts to close out the domestic season. Also: MLS rants galore. Premier League end-of-season reaction and a look back at our previews 1:19 Most outrageous transfer rumor thus far 18:04 Wayne Rooney to DC United 21:46 MLS with the best Soccer Sunday ever... still less viewership than bowling 31:39 Who is the Giancarlo Stanton of soccer? 34:02 Goals of the week 38:03 Winners and losers 40:19 FA Cup Final preview 50:13 Europa League Final 52:50 MLS Game of the Week 57:00

It's our monthly offseason football update, as we try to figure out what the hell else has gone on aside from the draft. We debut a new segment in which we break down our top five NFL MVP candidates! Niners draft recap 3:17 Raiders draft recap 9:46 Draft winners and losers 16:10 David Tepper to buy the Panthers for $2.2B 23:31 Witten retires- Hall of Famer? 26:13 Where will Dez land? 31:05 Supreme Court says... gambling is legal! What does that mean for the NFL? 32:53 Top 5: NFL MVP candidates 36:36

It's Thomas' favorite time of the year as we debate the ins and outs of the unpredictable 2018 draft. Recording date: April 20, 2018 NFL schedule released 6:02 Draft news 18:49 Mock draft 28:45

Until this morning, a whole lot of nothing happened this week in football. One week's trash is another podcast's treasure (that's how the saying goes, right?) and Arthur and Thomas get a chance to break down the best and worst of the kits we'll see on display in Russia this summer! CONCACAF Champions League Final, Leg 1 2:17 The Premier League votes against using VAR in the upcoming season 10:26 Wolves are coming up! 17:47 Man City crowned kings of the Premier League 20:43 French Cup Final: Les Herbiers vs PSG 23:41 Arsene Wenger done with Arsenal after this season 26:10 The 2018 RUSSIA WORLD CUP KIT BRACKET 31:40 FA Cup Semifinal and MLS Game of the Week previews 1:13:03

**OLD EPISODE from 4/12/18** Real Madrid 1-3 Juventus (4-3 aggregate) 2:16 Bayern Munich 0-0 Sevilla (2-1 aggregate) 10:29 Manchester City 1-2 Liverpool (1-5 aggregate) 14:47 Roma 3-0 Barcelona (4a-4 aggregate) 25:13 Champions League dream semifinals 31:45 CONCACAF Champions League 35:45 Goal of the week 40:03 Winners and Losers 43:41 Upcoming fixtures: Premier League relegation battle 57:01 MLS game of the week: Atlanta United-NYCFC 1:01:30

The Champions League draw and some late news adds some intrigue to Thomas and Arthur's day, as they discuss the latest news spanning from North America to Europe and beyond. Man Utd 1-2 Sevilla (1-2 agg) 3:14 Barca 3-0 Chelsea (4-1 agg) 10:23 Champions League Draw 25:03 VAR in World Cup 31:07 CONCACAF Champions League (and Seattle discussion) 41:15 Goal of the week 47:48 Winners and losers 49:39 Upcoming fixtures 56:52

In which we bring on our first guest for the football side of the show to discuss early free agency and NFL draft predictions. Joining us is Tommy Call III, producer at 95.7 The Game, associate producer at NBC Sports Bay Area, and now a writer at the San Francisco Examiner. Our favorite signings/rumors of the early FA period 1:08 Quarterbacks on the move 6:51 Niners sign Sherman and McKinnon 22:34 What the heck is going on in Miami? 33:17 Early draft predictions and potential late round steals (SF, OAK, MIA) 41:46 Follow Tommy on Twitter @Tommy_III. Arthur: @arthurwilkie Thomas: @tj_wheaton Podcast: @FvFPod

Arthur is living in 3018 while the rest of us are stuck in 2018 since he mistakes this episode for the big #30. Thomas gets flustered about Tottenham, what else is new? PSG 1-2 Real Madrid (2-5 agg) 2:30 Liverpool 0-0 Porto (5-0 agg) 6:37 Man City 1-2 Basel (5-2 agg) 8:53 Spurs 1-2 Juventus (3-4 agg) 10:27 Winners and losers of the week 19:47 Man United-Sevilla preview 28:11 Barcelona-Chelsea preview 29:01 Goal of the week 29:20

Film over combine was the theme of the episode as Thomas and Arthur look at franchise tags, combine results, trades, and other news around the NFL. If you put a lot of stock into combine results, this may not be the episode for you. Just kidding, we value all of our listeners! Time stamps: Franchise tags: 1:00 Combine Warriors: 5:00 Trades: 12:35 News: 17:20 Winners and Losers: 21:50

Our conversation with former member of DC United and the Philadelphia Union, and now a current member of the LA Galaxy, 2016 MLS Comeback Player of the Year and 2017 Gold Cup winner, Chris Pontius.

Special episode: an interview with the Los Angeles Galaxy's #2 pick in the MLS SuperDraft, rookie centerback and three-time College Cup champion with Stanford Tomas Hilliard-Arce.

VAR becomes the subject of our deliberations for yet another week, and Wigan fans give us something else to talk about as they poured onto the field after their magical FA Cup win vs Manchester City and spat in Sergio Aguero's face. Wigan 1-0 Manchester City (FA Cup) 2:11 Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona 17:19 Sevilla 0-0 Manchester United 26:15 VAR plays big part in Manchester United 2-0 Huddersfield Town 36:14 West Brom drama 43:56 Goal of the week 48:50 Manchester United-Chelsea preview 53:55 Arsenal-Manchester City Carabao Cup Final preview 57:29 1:00:10 Some notes on the future of the podcast

Arthur and Thomas discuss the latest happenings in the Champions League and have a little bit of fun with Salah's slaloming run and silky finish in Liverpool's game vs Porto. Spurs 1-0 Arsenal 0:43 Juventus 2-2 Spurs 2:08 Real Madrid 3-1 PSG 11:29 Alexis Sanchez's rough start with United 19:58 Ryan Mason's retirement from football 21:19 Goal of the week 25:26 Chelsea-Barcelona 30:39 Sevilla-Manchester United 33:08

The soccer gods didn't bless us with a ton of news this week, so we resorted to talking about the soccer equivalent of watching paint dry: Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool 2-2 Spurs 3:08 Copa Del Rey recap 14:22 Mahrez returns to training 17:32 USSF election update 28:45 Goal of the week 38:30 Upcoming fixtures 41:31

Arthur screams into Thomas' ear about the Niners' latest news, but all Thomas cares for today is whatever happened to Josh McDaniels' supposed done deal in Indianapolis. "Quick hits" updates around the NFL 4:02 McDaniels says no to Indianapolis, stays in NE 7:02 Garoppolo signed to 5 year, $137.5M contract 15:30

Thomas celebrates his spot-on call of the Eagles winning the Super Bowl this week on Futbol vs Football and they debate whether the Patriots dynasty is over, and what becomes of the quarterback situation in Philadelphia. Also: greased up light poles, cars on fire, and collapsing awnings- everyone's favorite championship-winning traditions! Super Bowl LII Recap: Eagles 41, Patriots 33 5:43 NFL Awards 53:46 "Humble pie" part 3, Super Bowl edition 58:20 Thank you to all for listening this season! We'll come back even stronger throughout the offseason and next year!

The "American holiday" known as the Super Bowl is FINALLY upon us! Remember when we kept complaining about having to cover boring preseason games in our first ever episodes? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Thomas and Arthur break down the matchup we've all been waiting for, and the big trade we didn't expect. Alex Smith to the Redskins 2:57 One-handed UCF LB Griffin to participate in the Combine 29:22 Titans hire OC LaFleur 31:14 Fox pays big for TNF broadcasting rights 32:55 Super Bowl LII Preview: Patriots-Eagles 38:20

Bewilderment strikes Arthur and Thomas as they finally have a show that clocks in under an hour. Reactions to the January transfer window, shocking results in the midweek, complaints about how much money City throw around and more! Swansea 3-1 Arsenal 1:00 Spurs 2-0 Manchester United 8:03 Chelsea 0-3 AFC Bournemouth 10:40 Daniel Sturridge to West Brom 13:43 Dortmund-Arsenal-Chelsea three-way swap 15:30 Spurs sign Lucas Moura 22:27 Dumb managerial quote(s) of the week 24:31 Leroy Sane out 6 weeks, City signs Laporte 31:40 Mahrez to boycott Leicester after failed move 37:34 LAFC's YouTube TV partnership 42:32 Italy "elects" new FA leadership 49:00 Goals of the week 53:28

A week removed from Championship Sunday, we welcome Pro Bowl weekend with open arms as we finally get a chance to breathe... or was that pretty much the entire Philadelphia-Minnesota game? New England 24, Jacksonville 20 2:43 Philadelphia 38, Minnesota 7 16:32 Coaching changes across the league 25:48 "Humble pie" part 2 35:20 The XFL rises from its ashes 36:39 Games to watch: Pro Bowl weekend 48:06

This week on the show: cupsets, cupsets galore! Join us as we laugh at Liverpool and Real Madrid while bemoaning our own Chelsea and Atletico Madrid teams for crashing out of their respective cup competitions. There's always next year! Lyon 2-1 PSG 2:26 Copa Del Rey roundup 6:55 Carabao Cup roundup 16:41 FA Cup roundup 24:32 Watford sack Marco Silva, hire Gracia 41:09 James McCarthy double leg break 44:41 Alexis-Mkhitaryan swap deal 45:39 Stoke in for Harrison 54:18 MLS to Miami on Monday 57:21 Australia hire van Marwijk 1:00:12 Leeds new badge 1:01:25 Goal of the week 1:01:25 Upcoming fixtures 1:07:51

Divisional weekend was a tremendous weekend for football, if we may say so ourselves! The Atlanta choke-from-behind final drive, New England's next scandal, Bortles getting bailed out by his defense, and the Miracle in Minneapolis all covered this week on Futbol vs Football! In loving memory of former Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski. Philadelphia 15, Atlanta 10 2:53 New England 35, Tennessee 14 14:32 Minnesota 29, New Orleans 24 33:22 Super Bowl 52 ref crew 43:50 Jacksonville 45, Pittsburgh 42 51:10 "Humble pie" segment 55:36 Seahawks coaching changes 59:57 Jets fire OC Morton 1:02:31 Browns looking at McAdoo at OC? 1:03:35 Tom Brady, 2017 PFWA MVP 1:04:09 RIP Tyler Hilinski 1:05:04 Jacksonville @ New England 1:09:09 Minnesota @ Philadelphia 1:16:22

Thomas gets heated over VAR, Arthur's happy about human error getting phased out of the beautiful game- and much more on this week's podcast! Liverpool 4-3 Man City 2:14 Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal 9:47 PSG 8-0 Dijon FCO 19:23 French League referee madness 34:57 Checking in on VAR in the FA Cup 37:21 Ryan Giggs in at Wales 53:05 Ronaldinho retirement 58:51 Will Newcastle find a buyer? 1:02:10 Unlikely transfer rumors 1:03:41 Goal of the week 1:05:46 Arsenal-Crystal Palace 1:08:14 Burnley-Man United 1:09:54 Stoke-Huddersfield 1:11:09

This week, we're readying up for the divisional round after a not-too-wild card weekend (unless you're a Bills fan). Plus: a Raider fan's reaction to the Gruden hiring! Titans 22, Chiefs 21 2:00 Falcons 26, Rams 13 11:30 Jaguars 10, Bills 3 19:21 Saints 31, Panthers 26 29:36 Raiders announce Jon Gruden as HC 34:00 NFL: Raiders violated Rooney Rule 40:58 Patriots ESPN Expose 50:47 Falcons @ Eagles 1:08:28 Titans @ Patriots 1:09:45 Jaguars @ Steelers 1:10:40 Saints @ Vikings 1:12:42

Thomas and Arthur sing along to Liverpool fans' hit new song, and discuss some cupsets and cup ties (Chelsea and Arsenal drawing nil-nil... clever, right?) Nott'm Forest 4-2 Arsenal 2:53 Quick tangent: Jonathan Gonzalez chooses Mexico 4:47 Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal 13:09 England FA and the Rooney Rule 19:19 Coutinho to Barcelona and other Liverpool rumors 30:50 Barkley to Chelsea 41:00 War of words: Conte vs Mourinho 42:35 VAR comes to England 48:47 Mark Hughes sacked by Stoke 58:05 Atlanta signs Barco for record fee 1:00:41 Goal of the week 1:04:02 Upcoming fixtures: Liverpool-Man City 1:05:27 Spurs-Everton 1:09:21

A recap of the festive period, Sam Allardyce, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, more managerial moaning (you'd figure one could group that all together?), and the magic of the FA Cup... all in this week's episode of Futbol vs Football! Timestamps coming soon.

Arthur and Thomas discuss the findings of week 17, Black Monday and some questionable choices in Ohio, and how Wild Card Weekend will play out. Recorded Thursday, January 4, 2018. Timestamps coming soon.

Thomas and Arthur get the fireplace crackling again for their last episode before the playoff picture is set in stone. Arthur reminisces on the joy of seeing Blake Bortles throw three picks on Christmas Eve, and Thomas is in a different spot with the Raiders right now. Niners win fourth in a row, SF-JAX recap 3:42 Raiders-Eagles and moving forward in Oakland 10:11 Is Jameis Winston okay? 19:10 Eli Apple's benching 25:20 James Harrison's move to New England 30:35 Kelvin Benjamin's overturned TD 39:17 Bucs to keep Koetter 46:31 Jets extend Bowles 48:52 Final playoff predictions 52:31

Join us for a festive fireside podcast in our big episode number twenty! The cat's in the cradle, the ham's in the oven, the fireplace is crackling, and Arthur and Thomas are handing out their midseason awards for the Premier League like ol' Saint Nick himself. Except we're doing you all a favor by not breaking in to your houses and sliding down the chimney... that'd just be obscene! Arsenal 3-3 Liverpool 2:07 Virgil van Dijk signing 6:52 Real Madrid 0-3 Barcelona 12:02 Manchester United's struggles 16:51 Record-breaking Harry Kane 24:36 Premier League midseason awards Player of the season 37:34 Manager of the season 38:59 Signing of the season 42:06 Best XI 45:04 Goal of the season 57:37 Premier League updated predictions 1:00:15 Goal of the week 1:10:22 Upcoming fixtures Burnley-Liverpool 1:14:00 Everton-Manchester United 1:15:11 Arsenal-Chelsea 1:16:25

Special edition of Futbol vs Football, in which we interview Ismaila Jome, former UCSB Gaucho, and former left-back for Minnesota United FC in the NASL and MLS.