Soccer 101
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Subscribers: 171
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Episodes: 171
Mar 1, 2021
Dec 4, 2019
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All the soccer history and explainers you can handle
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#167 The FIFA video game series and its lasting legacy
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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#166 What is the Copa Libertadores and why are Brazilian clubs suddenly so dominant in it?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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#165 What are match programmes and why do they exist?
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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#164 What does a captain actually do?
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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#163 What are parachute payments, why do they exist, and what are their positives and negatives?
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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#162 What is doping and how prevalent is it in soccer?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#161 Hooligans and Football: where does the term come from, when did hooliganism first come to prominence, and how prevalent does it remain today?
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Bonus episode! The Can I Kick It podcast discusses the new joint Anti-Discrimination Policy by MLS, MLSPA, and Black Players for Change
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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#160 Everything you need to know about The Designated Player Rule in Major League Soccer
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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#159 What is an interim manager, and who are the most successful examples in soccer history?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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#158 What are soccer's biggest conspiracy theories?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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#157 What is the 3pm blackout and why does it exist?
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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#156 What is the Asian Cup, and who are its most legendary competitors?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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#155 What is a ‘wonderkid’ in soccer?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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#154 What is the Africa Cup of Nations, who are its most successful competitors, and why does it take place mid-season?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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#153 What is the Club World Cup, and how will it change in the near future?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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#152 What is a points deduction, who hands them out, and how common are they historically?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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#151 Why do throw-ins exist and how have their rules changed over time?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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#150 The growth of the record transfer fee in soccer
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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#149 Scarves! Why did they become so widespread in soccer, what are the different styles, and more!
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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#148 What is the ‘league pyramid’ in English soccer and how does it work?
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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#147 How does prize money work in soccer?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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#146 Why are gambling and football so intertwined, and how big a problem is that for sport in general?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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#145 What is Team GB, why is it controversial and will it be involved with the next Olympics?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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#144 What are coefficients, how are they calculated and why are they important?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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#143 More terminology explained! Recovery, duel, reducer, corridor of uncertainty, and more!
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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#142 Why was the England-Scotland rivalry so significant? Plus, why it's lost some of its luster more recently
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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#141 What is VAR, how does it work and why does it make people angry?
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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#140 What are 'half spaces' and why are they important?
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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#139 How do teams prepare for a World Cup?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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#138 All about season tickets
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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#137 Why is it a yellow card for taking off your shirt?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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#136 What is the Gold Cup, and why does it seem less important these days?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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#135 Where does transfer speculation come from and what’s the fascination with it?
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#134 What is the A-League Men, is it the same as the A-League, and how has Australian club soccer evolved over the years?
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May 26, 2023 |
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Bonus episode! Part 2 of our crossover with the Can I Kick It podcast: Understanding the Culture
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May 13, 2023 |
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#133 Why is multi-club ownership becoming increasingly common?
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May 12, 2023 |
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#132 What is relegation? Plus, the ways teams cope with it, the disastrous ramifications, potential silver linings, and much more!
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May 05, 2023 |
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#131 It's a Promotion special! What is promotion, what are the benefits and drawbacks, and how do clubs approach trying to stay up?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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#130 Why does Graham dislike Dumbarton FC? Or, the proper protocol for postponing a match
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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#129 All about stadiums!
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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#128 What is The Old Firm Derby and why is it so historically significant?
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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#127 Why are entrance anthems played before games, what makes a good anthem, how do their vary between clubs and international competitions, and much more!
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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#126 What are reserve leagues and how do they work?
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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#125 What is The New Manager Bounce, and is it a real thing?
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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#124 The Backheeled Show: What’s wrong with England? And can the USMNT take them down?
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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#123 The Backheeled Show: How to win the World Cup, by the numbers
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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#122 Why do children escort players onto the pitch before a game?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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#121 Does politics belong in soccer? AKA Why soccer and politics will always be intertwined
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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#120 Everything you need to know about the Women's Champions League
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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#119 What is a 'Golden Generation' in soccer?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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#118 What does a scout do and why are they important?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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#117 What is a medical and what happens when a player fails one?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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#116 How to host a World Cup and what makes a good one
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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#115 What is a ‘number 9’ and how has the position evolved?
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#114 Why are World Cup jerseys such a big deal?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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#113 How did the Premier League become the most dominant league on the planet?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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#112 How has the Qatar national team been preparing for the 2022 World Cup?
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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#111 What are the most surprising relegation campaigns in soccer history?
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#110 What makes Jurgen Klopp such a good manager?
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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#109 It's kicking off! How have the rules for kickoff changed, what are the best approaches to getting the game underway, and how could we improve on the present system?
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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#108 What is a front office and how does it work?
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#107 Everything you need to know about preseason
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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#106 How to become a referee, and why someone might do that to themselves?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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#105 What is the soccer schedule for the rest of 2022?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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#104 What are coaching badges, how long do they take to acquire, how do they differ between federations, and how should they evolve?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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#103 What is 'S***housery'?
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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#102 The best and biggest transfers of all time
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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#101 The 101 soccer terms you need to know, part two: N-Z
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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#100 The 101 soccer terms you need to know, part one: A-M
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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#99 What makes Pep Guardiola such a good manager?
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May 20, 2022 |
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#98 The past, present and future of boot sponsorship in soccer
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May 13, 2022 |
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#97 How to start a soccer club in the United States
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May 06, 2022 |
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#96 The past, present and future of jersey sponsorship in soccer
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#95 What are the differences between club managers and international managers?
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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#94 What was the European Super League, why did it fail, and why might it return?
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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#93 What made Sir Alex Ferguson such a successful manager?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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#92 What is the World Cup, how has it evolved since the inaugural tournament, and what will future iterations look like?
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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#91 "Are we the baddies?" What constitutes a poorly-run club? Plus, some of the best (and therefore worst) examples in world football!
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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#90 What constitutes a well-run soccer club, and what are some examples in world football?
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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#89 How has TV coverage helped grow the sport of soccer, as well as shape our understanding of it?
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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#88 How does MLS expansion work, and what comes next for the league?
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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#87 What happened to all that money being pumped into Chinese soccer?
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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#86 What is Boxing Day and why is it such a big day for British football?
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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#85 How and why are games postponed, abandoned or canceled?
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#84 Everything you need to know about MLS Cup
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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#83 All about that Ballon d'Or! What is it, how did it come to exist, who are some lesser known winners, and does it matter all that much?
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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#82 Playoffs in soccer: their origin in the sport and weirdness throughout history
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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#81 Where did the terms brace and hat-trick come from, and what are our favorite examples of each?
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode! Can I Kick It presents... A History of Cobi Jones
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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#80 New to soccer? Things to consider when picking a soccer team to support
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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#79 What is the Golden Goal rule and why isn't it around anymore?
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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#78 Everything you need to know about pressing: what it is, its many forms, how it evolved, and much more!
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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#77 Who can own a soccer team, and how does club ownership work?
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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#76 What are fan-owned clubs and how do they work?
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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#75 The comprehensive history of the soccer ball
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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#74 The best (and least best) approaches to soccer commentary
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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#73 "You're not singing anymore!" A brief history of chanting and singing in football
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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#72 How does World Cup qualification work? AFC, CAF, Concacaf, Conmebol, Oceania, and UEFA explained!
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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#71 Why isn't Scotland better at football, aka fitba?
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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#70 Everything you need to know about MLS All-Star Game, past, present and future
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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#69 The complete history of soccer kits
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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#68 What do footballers do in the off-season?
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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#67 Your Guide To Cheating In Soccer
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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#66 How do academy systems work?
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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#65 How did Argentina win the Copa America and how much does it mean for Lionel Messi?
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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#64 What is the ideal pitch size for a professional soccer game?
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Jul 03, 2021 |
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#63 Why do the Dutch wear orange, the Italians blue, and the Australians gold? Explaining some of the iconic kit colors of international soccer
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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#62 Commentator terminology explainer: Zone 14, half turn, sixes and sevens, under the cosh, and many more!
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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#61 What is the Concacaf Nations League and why does it exist? Plus, a preview of Honduras ahead of their match with the USMNT
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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#60 What is the Copa America, what are its biggest rivalries, and why won't Colombia be hosting this summer?
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May 21, 2021 |
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#59 How does a transfer work and why do they get so complicated so quickly?
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May 13, 2021 |
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#58 Where did the penalty kick rule come from?
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May 07, 2021 |
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#57 Why didn’t Matt Le Tissier play more for England?
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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#56 Did Didier Drogba really stop a civil war?
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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#55 Why is Marcelo Bielsa so beloved in world soccer?
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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#54 Why are there eleven players on a soccer team and how did that number become standard?
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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#53 Who is the USMNT's biggest bogey team away from home in World Cup qualifying? Plus, possible explanations for why that's the case
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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#52 What is a loan and how does it work?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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#51 Why isn't Olympic soccer as popular as the World Cup?
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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#50 What is a super agent? And who are some super agents?
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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#49 What happened to Wimbledon FC and how did Wimbledon AFC come to be?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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#48 Who are the Baggies? Exploring the naming origins of clubs around the world
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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#47 What is the SheBelieves Cup and how did it come to be?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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#46 Who are the all-time top scoring Americans in Europe?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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#45 What is La Masia?
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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#44 Why are there so many Americans in the Bundesliga?
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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#43 What is the Champions League?
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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#42 What is man-marking? And what is zonal-marking?
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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#41 Who is Paul Gascoigne and what was Gazzamania?
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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#40 What is the origin of the red card?
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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#39 What is a rondo and why is it useful?
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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#38 What is a football group?
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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#37 What do the terms regista, enganche, and raumdeuter mean?
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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#36 Why isn’t the U.S. Open Cup a big deal?
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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#35 How did sibling strife lead to the creation of Adidas and Puma?
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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#34 What are soccer’s phases of play?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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#33 How many leagues are in this season?
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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#32 What is xG and why are advanced stats useful in soccer?
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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# 31 Why is El Clásico so important?
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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#30 Why did the United States fail to qualify for the World Cup for 40 years?
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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#29 What are FIFA’s new national team eligibility rules and how could they impact the USMNT?
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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What is the Premier League and how did it come to be?
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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#27 What is pressing? (including: What is gegenpressing?)
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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#26 How have Bayern Munich been so good for so long?
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May 19, 2020 |
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#25 What is Positional Play?
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May 12, 2020 |
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#24 What is the Bosman Ruling and how did it impact the transfer market?
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#23 What is GAM and what is TAM?
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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#22 Diego Maradona v England at the 1986 World Cup
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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#21 Liverpool FC v AC Milan, 2005 Champions League Final
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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#20 USA v Spain, 2009 Confederations Cup semifinal
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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#19 USA v Argentina, 1995 Copa America
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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#18 USA v Mexico, 2002 World Cup
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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#17 Bundesliga 50+1 rule — how it works, why it was needed, and how Red Bull beat it
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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#16 Why does the UK have four teams? Also: What is IFAB?
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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#15 Promotion/Relegation and how it could work in the United States
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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#14 Why does the League Cup exist? (and how to make it better)
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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#13 History and meaning of the lines and markings on a football pitch
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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#12 How Johan Cruyff changed soccer
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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#11 Strengths and weakness of different formations: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 3-5-2
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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#10 USMNT All-Time XI
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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#9 What is a Panenka? (and how to take one)
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#8 Parks and Recreation XI
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#7 Why is Pele so famous?
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#6 How to watch a game for tactics
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#5 Soccer vs Football: American vs British terminology
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#4 Skills special! Rabona, Trivela, Elastico, Sombrero explained
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#3 Why is it called a derby? Plus: our six favorite derbies
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#2 What do the numbers mean? Number 6, 8, 10, and all the rest
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#1 The offside rule: how it works, why it exists, and its 100-plus-year history
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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#0 Hello and welcome to Soccer 101: What it is, why we did it, and how you can help
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Jul 20, 2019 |