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Just two American Twenty-Something's, Katya and Rachel, handing out opinions on soccer's weekly games, controversies, and gossip as if they're fact.

Rachel and Katya


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    the madrid meltdown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 68:10


    We're back! It's been a while, but we have plenty to discuss in whether this is the prem's most boring season in ages, the UWCL final (and if Arsenal has a chance) and the absolute meltdown we've seen Real Madrid have in the last week or so.

    Go Birds Part 2 (we still mostly talk about soccer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 67:42


    We discuss the state of the premier league about 2/3's done, who's defintely going down, will arsenal catch liverpool with their recent stumbles? And how much does a city fan actually care about going out of the champions league.

    Go Birds! (We mostly talk about soccer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 79:07


    Arsenal v Man City (mens and womens) reactions! Some other stuff too.

    is the new champions league really anything new?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 84:08


    City and Arsenal chat per usual. Lots happening in WOSO, and with the end of the first year of the UCL's new "league" phase, we try to sort out if it fixed a problem, made one worse, or did nothing at all really.

    It could be worse, we could be spurs fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 81:55


    City is meh, Arsenal is a little less meh but still meh. We talk about some transfers, Naomi Girma, and Katya makes a case for City fans to co-opt a Philadelphia Sports song

    2024 wrapped!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 39:53


    neither of us are ending 2024 on quite the footballing note we hoped we would, but don't worry, our teams being (maybe??) bad doesn't stop the good vibes! 2024's womens soccer retirements, the sad state of city and the sad (?) state of arsenal? Plus how to find joy when your team is losing (spoilers: watch the women's team)

    Real Madrid Still Sucks?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 63:25


    the prem's latest, Katya's trip to the Etihad, and the continual woes of Mbappe at Madrid

    Everything is Bad (except some things that are funny)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 71:11


    A very stream of consciousness discussion on the troubles at real madrid, man city and arsenal, the success at barca, and the womens game more generally.

    Real Madrid's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Embarassing Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 67:39


    The prem did some stuff! Also Real Madrid made it their goal to be extremely embarrassing all weekend and they succeeded!! Also!! Rodri!!! is the Ballon Dor Winner!!!! Football wins.

    Is goal difference the most important part of the new UCL?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 47:21


    A few weeks off and now we're back! The latest in the prem, the WSL, and the new UCL format continues to raise questions.

    The City v Arsenal show!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 73:20


    City and Arsenal both men and women played this week! We are still friends somehow! Plus: Barca's hot streak, Rodri's injury and more.

    We hate the new Champions League?? We think??

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 76:35


    UCL is back! And worse than ever!! Plus - latest in the premier league, and will the players eventually go on strike over fixture congestion??

    Naomi Girma's Unrecognized Greatness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 69:51


    Prem week 3! Also the ballon d'or snubs (many). Alex Morgan also retired but she announced it after we recorded so we know but it'll be discussed next episode lol.

    Is Aston Villa the most exciting team in the prem?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 55:47


    the usual nonsense! Prem recaps - week 1 of the bundesliga + misc news from around the footy world.

    The Big Prem Preview!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 115:32


    A week late but the big Premier League Preview is here. 20 pages of research and a big long episode - we talk all 20 teams in the premier league, who they brought in, who they left out, and what we think their season is going to look like after having watched week 1! As usual, some unhinged predictions, as well as some genuine analysis. And most Importantly: Judging the Kits!

    We (almost) have a New Winner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 43:26


    Miedema's at City, Macario is out of the Olympics, and Berhlater is (finally) out at the USMNT. PLUS: Copa and Euro Quarters and Semis - and a preview of the respective finals

    June Wrap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 111:23


    Everything that's happened in June! (and the first 3 days of July) Copa America and Euro 2024 group stage and round of 16 conclusions: where the USMNT went wrong, can England can make the most of their talent? Plus: Latest transfers and the USWNT Olympic Roster!

    Viv is gone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 49:25


    Vivienne Miedema is leaving Arsenal! That and we are down to the wire in England - the usual.

    Down to the Wire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 75:01


    We're back! A planned hiatus and we're back just in time for the last gasp of the run in. We're covering the proposed salary cap in the prem, the UCL semi's and the upcoming final, and of course, the state of the title race in the Prem and the WSL.

    A Tale of Two Title Races

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 62:22


    **publishing error delayed - episode recorded 2/29** the usual - England's latest on both mens and womens. The UCL, womens international tourney's (UEFA Nations Leage, W Gold Cup) and plenty of opinions to go around

    the race is on!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 76:05


    The Prem! The 2026 World Cup Final is in New Jersey. Ah!

    A Jurgen Klopp Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 88:41


    A long one this week, in addition to our usual content we have special guest: Liverpool Fan Emerson, to talk Klopp's exit at the end of the season and what it means for Liverpool and the league!

    City's Spurs Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 64:26


    Prem recaps, and lots of discussion of Women's Footy this week. *once again, big news (Klopp leaving) dropped right after we recorded - tbd on the next episode*

    Is Arsenal in trouble (again)?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 61:03


    A rundown of where we all stand in the prem, as well as whats been going on in the transfer market, and the big headlines in WOSO.

    City Woes and the UCL Draw

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 72:39


    The Prem, UCL and Women's football! KDB Is back-ish, festive fixtures are incoming, and the highly decorated coach of Barca Femeni is leaving at the end of his contract.

    Do the Olympics need to be a senior tourny?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 76:13


    We're back after a brief hiatus to talk the latest Premier League Results, the champions league going into the final day of the group stage, as well as checking up on the Womens game from NCAA Championships to USWNT and our hot take of the week: Women's Soccer at the Olympics should also be an U23 tournament.

    Go Bats!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 48:17


    The Premier League! Emma Hayes! UWCL is back and the NWSL Has a new champion! **Disclaimer: we know about the everton point deduction. we unfortunately recorded before it was announced.**

    Spurs v Chelsea but make it Concacaf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 83:13


    A dramatic week in the Premier League! Plus: UCL, Emma Hayes to USWNT?, and the NWSL Championship.

    The Man U (and chelsea) Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 41:17


    The Prem! The Ballon D'or! And also Jude Bellingham. The usual suspects.

    Arteta's Goalkeeper Gaffe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 46:56


    a brief little unplanned hiatus, but we are back and talking prem, game week 3 of the UCL and whether Mikel Arteta has dug himself a bit of a nasty hole with Raya and Ramsdale.

    UCL Round 2 and City's Perfect Start ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 40:21


    whoops uploaded late but recorded thursday. Reactions to Prem and UCL matchday 2.

    UCL (and Arsenal) is Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 70:28


    The usual Premier League recap, the UCL had begun again, and if we're tired of the Spain saga, imagine how the players feel.

    City Fan does NOT want Haaland to win the Ballon D'or

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 66:54


    The prem! Plus the latest on the RFEF disaster, and why Katya does not want Haaland to win the Ballon D'or.

    A Controlled Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 67:01


    The Latest in the Prem, all the awards from this week, and a hint of the UCL Season to come, plus: Julie Ertz's retirement and the first new Berhalter Roster post world cup

    Spains Highs (and lows) #VildaOut

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 34:28


    The World Cup Final, and what happened after.

    The Finals.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 26:26


    Recap and takes on the semis, and our predictions for the Women's World Cup Final!

    The Katya Jinx

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 30:25


    Katya keeps jinxing women's world cups teams, what else is new? A short and sweet recap of the QFs and another (probably failed) attempt to predict what will happen next.

    23/24 Premier League Predictions: Chaos Version

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 88:45


    Our preview for the 2023-2024 Premier League season! Featuring ramblings, hot takes, and top 4 predictions that are NOT that same as everyone and their mother, because why not live a little on the edge.

    The Inaugural Round of 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 50:02


    WWC Round of 16! The latest drama and excitement as well as our predictions for the Quarter Finals!

    Women's World Cup: The Closing Gap (and the chaos groups)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 53:06


    A recap of the major story lines from the group stage!

    The Women's World Cup Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 58:17


    It's here! A group by group, team by team, preview of the world cup, who's here, who's not, and what we expect to see starting next week!

    US Soccer Sabotage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 64:10


    Emergency Pod!! We said we were taking a month off, but then the USMNT played Mexico in a game that ended 9v9 and US Soccer Rehired Gregg Berhalter of all people. Thoughts are here. None of them nice.

    Paging Jack Grealish's Liver

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 63:17


    Content Warning: This episode is not one for the Manchester City haters!! Katya's thoughts and feelings on City's treble win, the twitter narratives, and an appreciation for the Jack Grealish celebration antics before a brief look at the other things floating around the footy world.

    The End is Near!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 65:35


    On this episode: a debrief of last weekends finals and a preview of this weekends Men's UCL final. Also the latest in transfer talk and a recap of what Messi's move to the MLS means for him, Europe, and the US.

    A Premiere League Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 63:43


    A wrap up of the 22/23 Premier League season including a look back on some of our predictions from the beginning of the season, as well as brief previews of the FA Cup, UWCL and UCL finals and what we have to look forward to this summer!

    Not an Episode: A mini update from Katya

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 10:26


    Some news too big to let our bye week pass it by: City Champions, Bundesliga's Big Day, and the Juventus Fiasco

    The City Shrine vs. the Haters

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 78:59


    Going back to our roots with a pretty chaotic episode this week, the usual (and slightly more unhinged) recap of the current state of the Premier League, UCL, other leagues and a few other things floating around the leagues!

    The Relegation Run In

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 43:22


    The usual discussions on the Premier League, including our relegation battle and the reaction to Haaland passing off a PK to Gundogan. WSL and other top 5 League updates, and a brief pulse check on the Champions League Semi Finals.

    Katie McCabe We Love You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 68:33


    The agenda for this week: UWCL, WSL and the usual premier league ramblings as well as the Messi saga!

    Friendship Intact!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 62:20


    Our Friendship survived Manchester City v Arsenal (barely). A quick look at the latest Premier League games and the latest on the UWCL.

    The End of Our Friendship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 49:34


    This week we discuss Premiere League Matchweek 21, Men's Champions League quarter finals, and a deeper look at the premier league title race and relegation battle!

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