The Super Subs

We are at the season 1 finale and it's FULL CIRCLE back to one of the first topics we talked about in a different way - how to watch footballers and pick your favorite footballer! We're joined by SPECIAL GUEST Josiah Loh! We'll talk about our favorite players bar none, some attributes that make players stand out so that you can pick a favorite, and ultimately, the best players in their given areas (free kicks, penalties, dribbling, tackling, etc.) We'll go over De Bruyne, Thierry Henry, Beckham, Messi, Buffon, and even James Ward Prowse! Listen in to our season finale and feel ready afterwards to go find your favorite footballer or footballers - see you on season 2 after a short break! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Special guest: Josiah Loh Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

And he takes a breath, starts his run up, and SCORES - this week Andrew and Harry are smashing it in with the topic of penalty kicks in football! Penalty kicks weren't always used in the beautiful game (believe it or not!) and we'll learn about when they were implemented, why they became a thing, and why they're so damn exciting nowadays. Learn more about the situations in which a penalty will be given, if they're fair or not (debatable), and some stats on penalty kicks. You'll learn something new (or at least have fun!) Catch you on the pod. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Strap yourself in for an interesting topic, this week Andrew and Harry are visiting the all too relevant SACKING of football managers! Whether it's a seasoned football manager that has tens of trophies under their belt, or a rising manager that's fumbled one too many games, no manager is absolved from the sack. Learn about what sacking a manager really is, why it happens, what the implications are, and some interesting statistics about managers and their positions in football clubs. As always, send us your feedback using the link below! Catch you on the pod. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Get your cards out, it's time for an episode all about them! Andrew and Harry will be diving (haha) into how cards got introduced in football. Whether it's the innocuous yellow card that acts as a warning to footballers to not do it again, similar to a tsk tsk from a scolding parent, to the fearsome red card that fully sends a player to the naughty zone (aka the dressing room), cards are a way for the players and fans to understand when a player is penalized for their actions on the pitch. Let's learn how they were introduced and popularized, you can share all this knowledge with your friends later! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

This week, Andrew and Harry (welcome back Andrew!) are back with a topic that's seemingly unique to football - the concept of promotion and relegation! Whether it's your favorite team dropping in the league rankings into the RELEGATION ZONE or it's an underdog you're rooting for that's in the promotion places, the concept of promotion and relegation adds excitement, objectivity, and an actual sense of measurement of skill when comparing to other teams in their league and the leagues above or below. We'll break it all down in this shorter episode so stay tuned and share with your friends! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

We have a shorter but ABSOLUTELY action-packed episode for you all this week on 23 common terms used in football. This week, Harry will be solo hosting and going over some need-to-know terms that you should get familiar with as a newer football fan or as someone that just wants a refresher on the words and phrases used by commentators and players alike. We have terms like: journeyman, farmer's league (haha), the 12th man, bicycle kick, hat trick, woodwork, yo-yo club, and more. Razzle, dazzle, and mcfazzle your friends with all the definitions to these terms and learn more yourself about the beautiful sport that is football. Share this pod and follow us on social media if you liked this one and want others to hear about it! A rating would also be much appreciated. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry dive into the position of "forward" for the fourth episode for "Positions Explained" to round out the 4 general types of positions on the football pitch! They'll cover: the importance of traditional strikers or forwards and how that's changed a bit as the game has gotten more technical or has changed in terms of strategy, they'll talk about famous strikers and forwards (you've probably heard of a lot of them), and they'll talk about the evolution of the forward as a target man to more of a skilled player in the team. Tune in and learn about Ronaldo (both of them! siiiiu), Messi (goat?), Rooney, Ibrahimovic, Haaland, Henry, and more players. Take back and share more knowledge about what a "false" and a "true" number nine means in football - we're excited for you to listen to our episode on forwards! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry dive into the third episode for the new series from The Super Subs called "Positions Explained" and this one is specifically about midfielders! They'll cover: the importance of a midfielder in linking the play between defense and attack in every way imaginable, what the different type of midfielders in football are, some famous midfielders in the game historically, and how midfielders have had to evolve over time. Tune in and learn about Zidane, De Bruyne, Scholes, Gerrard, and Beckham. Learn why a wide midfielder or winger is different than a central midfielder or attacking midfielder, how midfielders have had to seriously up their stamina and physical game over the years, and how midfielders differ a lot in terms of their skill sets. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry dive into the second episode for the new series from The Super Subs called "Positions Explained" where they talk all about DEFENDERS! They'll cover: the importance of a defender in ultimately keeping the ball out of the net and even out of the defending team's half, what the different type of defenders in football are, some famous defenders in the game historically, and how defenders have had to evolve over time. Tune in and learn about Cafu, Van Dijk, Roberto Carlos, Maldini, Fabio Cannavaro, Rio Ferdinand, and many more famous defenders. Learn why a center half is also a center back, the importance in physicality for defenders, and how defenders actually have to be skilled on the ball nowadays. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry kick off a completely new series called "Positions Explained" where they go through the very basics of each position for listeners that don't know much about football! They're starting this week off about goalkeepers: the history behind the goalkeeper, what makes them so crucial in a game, how they've evolved over time, and some notable goalkeepers in football history. Tune in and learn about Oliver Khan, Edwin van der Sar, the sweeper keeper, the importance of communication for a goalkeeper, and share the knowledge with all your friends! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry are officially BACK from winter break as they go through all the finer details of transfers and the transfer window in football. Join Andrew and Harry as they talk through what a transfer is, what a transfer window is, why players even leave or join clubs in the first place, how the price of a player is decided, and what some historically record-breaking transfers were. (Hint: 2 out of 3 of them played in the 2022 World Cup!) P.S. Check out our Youtube channel to see our new merchandise, if you're interested please contact us via email or Instagram to find out how to purchase your very own Super Subs shirt! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry are covering the 2022 World Cup one FINAL time to talk all about how it ended and all the drama and action surrounding the World Cup Final. Join Andrew and Harry as they jump through the stats and figures about the final, what made it one of the best games in World Cup history if not the best, what was at stake for both Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, and what to look forward to for the next World Cup in 2026. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry are in person for the second time to about ALL the details surrounding offsides, what it is, the history of offsides, and why it's important to know as a newer fan getting into the sport of football or soccer. With the World Cup final looming ahead in 3 days, it will be highly important to know all the rules of offsides to enjoy the game fully - and the rest of the games you watch as a newer fan. Can noses be offsides? What happens when you have your elbow sticking out in front of a defender as an attacker, can that be offsides? When was offsides first created and how has it evolved over the years? All of these questions, and more(!), will be answered in this podcast. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Offsides resource: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2022/offside-world-cup/ Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

We're about halfway through the World Cup at this point with the group stages and knockout round coming to an end! Andrew and Harry summarize the action so far and look ahead to the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the long-awaited 2022 World Cup Final. Andrew and Harry first go over the key moments during the group stages, the upsets, the need-to-knows, and who came out first and second in their groups. They then go over the drama that unfolded in the round of 16 where 8 teams in total were knocked out of the World Cup. Finally, Andrew and Harry go over their predictions, the strongest teams, the most entertaining moments, and surprising moments of the tournament so far. You won't want to miss this episode as the World Cup starts to wrap up in the next couple of weeks, stay tuned as Andrew and Harry follow the action and wrap up the World Cup with a final episode after the final game is over. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Youtube (see our faces!), Instagram, and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry are IN PERSON this time around talking through all the basic rules of football and what you need to learn or be refreshed on. Watch on Youtube for the full experience! From the main rules of 11 versus 11, how many referees there are, how long a game is, all the way to obscure rules that aren't even enforced heavily in football, Andrew and Harry talk through all the important rules and regulations you'll want to understand when watching your favorite club or the World Cup as it goes on. We also go over the famous OFFSIDES, although Andrew and Harry are dedicating the next episode to that topic all together. If you enjoy this episode, please share it with friends that you also think would like an overview on the basic rules of football! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

We have our first ever bonus episode of The Super Subs with our special guest Tim Rollinson giving out knowledge bombs on the US Men's National Team! Andrew and Harry ask Tim six questions on various topics about the USMNT, ranging between what Tim thinks of Coach Gregg Berhalter, what position Tim would want to improve most in the current US squad, and what it ultimately takes to get US to the next level on the stage of world football. Don't miss this special bonus episode on all things about the USMNT and a great, big thanks again to Tim for being the first ever guest on The Super Subs! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Guest: Tim Rollinson Find us on Youtube (see our faces!), Instagram, and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

The 2022 World Cup has arrived! We've had a few days of group stage games and Andrew and Harry are joined by a special guest to talk about the games and teams we've seen so far. Special Guest Tim Rollinson joins Andrew and Harry to talk about the strongest and weakest teams that have played a group stage game so far in the World Cup and which game has been the most entertaining to watch. Tim gives an in-depth overview into the state of the US Men's National Team and we close out with some tips to World Cup fans on teams and games and the best way to enjoy the World Cup. Don't miss this special Thanksgiving episode of The Super Subs and keep your eyes peeled for another bonus episode coming on Black Friday with Tim! Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Guest: Tim Rollinson Find us on Youtube (see our faces!), Instagram, and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

The 2022 World Cup is almost upon us! Andrew and Harry talk about the facts and figures behind the strongest teams that are participating in the World Cup and give their take on the nation that will go on to win it all. With only 3 days before the World Cup begins, you'll hear our co-hosts talk about how hot (or not) a team is doing going into the tournament, some key players that will be missing the World Cup, what are the "group stages", what are some of the strongest nations, what specific awards you can win at the World Cup, and finally their key predications on the winner, runner-up, and 3rd/4th place nations. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

The World Cup starts in TEN DAYS! Andrew and Harry dive into what the World Cup is, when it was founded, the best teams historically, and how a nation qualifies and hosts the World Cup. They first go through their earliest and most vivid World Cup memories, the earliest history of how the World Cup was created as a competition, and all the details of the countries that participate in the World Cup. You'll hear them talk about the different individual awards that are given to players in the World Cup, who the past host nations of the World Cup were, and how the voting system works for the most recent World Cup host nation selections (and we'll lightly touch upon why the Qatar selection was controversial). Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry talk about how newer fans (or really anyone!) can pick their first football club to follow. They first go through some anecdotes of why they follow the clubs they support today, why WATCHING teams is so important in picking a club, how individual players can make a huge difference, and what some common pitfalls to picking a club might be. You'll hear them talk about supporting a club overseas, supporting your local clubs, how band wagoners are seen in football, how to actually catch a football match or start to get into watching a team that you're interested in and more. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: https://beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Andrew and Harry start off with introducing the FIRST EVER pod episode and head right into how new fans can start enjoying football games - even if they don't know anything about the sport. They first go through some anecdotes, the unique features of football as compared to other sports, the excitement of individual players, and then into some tips on how to watch a game if you're not familiar with football. You'll hear them talk about draws, formations, goal line technology, attacking vs. defensive teams, history of clubs, and why the games you think are boring may not be that boring. Hosts: Andrew Smith and Harry Liu Find us on Instagram and Twitter here: https://beacons.ai/thesupersubspod Email us for any suggestions or just to say hi here: thesupersubspod@gmail.com Intro and outro music by: Kevin MacLeod "Acid Trumpet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support

Welcome to the Super Subs Podcast! Whether you're a new fan or a long-time football supporter, this podcast is for you to get refreshed on all the aspects of the beautiful game. Hosted by Andrew Smith and Harry Liu. The following music was used for this media project: Music: Total Happy Up And Sunny by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/555-total-happy-up-and-sunny License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thesupersubs/support