The False 9
Join hosts Mike & Neil as they cover all things soccer as they happen around the world. They'll mainly stick to focusing on the EPL and UEFA Champions League as well as the newly formed Canadian Premier League but the guys will also touch on other big leagues in Europe and cover any breaking news from the soccer world. No league, player, or country is off limits to talk about! Episodes are released every Thursday.
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141 - FA Cup Drama | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
03/20/2024
141 - FA Cup Drama | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
This week we lead off with a truncated Prem fixture list as Fulham thrash Spurs and spoils are shared in East London between West Ham and Villa! We do a quick check in on FA Cup including late drama at Old Trafford between eternal rivals United and Liverpool! Barcelona went to the Metropolitano and housed Atleti through Lewandowski brilliance, Inter and Napoli played to entertaining draw that was marred by Acerbi racism, and Leverkusen keep rolling in their undefeated season keeping the gap at ten points to Bayern in a thrilling win at Freiburg! Finally we take a look at the Champions League quarterfinal draw and preview the upcoming matchups!
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140 - Champions League Breakdown | EPL Matchday 27 | Rest of Europe
03/07/2024
140 - Champions League Breakdown | EPL Matchday 27 | Rest of Europe
This week we lead off with Champions League where Bayern turned around a goal deficit against Lazio at home to advance, and Mbappé styled on Sociedad in the Basque Country! In the Manchester derby Foden showed out in the second to down United while Liverpool got a last gasp winner and Arsenal thrashed Sheffield United in the three-pronged title race! There’s late controversy at The Mestalla in Valencia in a draw with Real Madrid, Napoli have turned it around under new gaffer Calzona as they beat Juventus, and Leverkusen are ten points clear at the top in Bundesliga as they stay undefeated! Finally we bid goodbye to revolutionary fullback Andi Brehme as he left us far too young.
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139 - EPL Breakdown | Champions League Knockout Stage | Rest of Europe
02/21/2024
139 - EPL Breakdown | Champions League Knockout Stage | Rest of Europe
This week Mike is flying solo covering a spirited road performance from Chelsea at the Etihad where City fought back late for a point, Liverpool and Arsenal were the beneficiaries as they kept rolling in dominant wins! The Champions League knockout stages are underway where Bayern couldn’t muster a shot on target in a loss to Lazio, and a moment of magic from Brahim Diaz saw Real Madrid squeak past Leipzig! In the league Real dropped points in a derby as they drew with a feisty Rayo Vallecano, Inter continued their dominance in Serie A as they pull away from the rest, and it’s a crisis at Bayern as they fell at Bochum to lose more ground to undefeated Leverkusen! Finally we stop by Wanderers Corner for some incoming players, and cover the finals of AFCON and the Asian Cup to congratulate Ivory Coast and Qatar!
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138 - Klopp Leaving Liverpool! | EPL Breakdown | Transfer Deadline | Rest of Europe
02/01/2024
138 - Klopp Leaving Liverpool! | EPL Breakdown | Transfer Deadline | Rest of Europe
This week Klopp drops a bombshell that he’s leaving Liverpool after the season and on the field his Reds crushed Chelsea at Anfield, and Spurs got back into the Champions League spots with a win in a five goal thriller over Brentford! Xavi announced he’s leaving Barça after getting beat at home by Villarreal, Inter kept it rolling atop Serie A with a win away to Fiorentina, and Stuttgart put five past Leipzig in another high octane affair in the Bundesliga! We comb through all the January transfers, check in on AFCON and the Asian Cup, and finally bid goodbye to an Italian legend who left us, the Azzuri’s all time leading scorer Gigi Riva!
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137 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | RIP Franz Beckenbauer
01/17/2024
137 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | RIP Franz Beckenbauer
This week we lead off with an absolute barnburner from St. James’ Park where KDB came on and styled on Newcastle in a five goal thriller! Athletic Club were victorious in the latest edition of the Basque derby through a Berenguer brace, AC Milan dominated Roma at San Siro leading to Mourinho’s sacking, and Leverkusen eked out a win at Augsburg at the death to keep their unbeaten season going and keep the gap to Bayern at the top! Finally we comb through a so far uneventful transfer window, and bid farewell to one of the greatest to ever lace them up, Der Kaiser Franz Beckenbauer.
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136 - EPL Christmas Special | Champions League Round of 16 Preview
12/29/2023
136 - EPL Christmas Special | Champions League Round of 16 Preview
This week it’s the annual False 9 Premier League Festive Period Special! We lead off with an incredible comeback win for Neil’s Red Devils over Villa where Garnacho ran rampant and Højlund opened his account! Liverpool are top of the table after a hard fought draw with Arsenal and thrashing pf Burnley away, and West Ham had a great holiday as they downed both Man United and Arsenal! Newcastle are having a horrible run as they lost to relegation battlers Luton and Forest, and Brighton won a thrilling six goal track meet over Spurs on the south coast! Finally, we do a quick snapshot of where the other big leagues in Europe stand, and have a look at the round of sixteen matchups in Champions League! Happy Holidays!
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135 - Champions League Final Group Games | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
12/14/2023
135 - Champions League Final Group Games | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
This week it’s the final matchday of the Champions League group stage where the group of death gave us a thrilling finale as Dortmund and PSG share spoils to advance while Milan get a late winner to get into Europa League! In England Aston Villa scrape past Arsenal with an early goal allowing Liverpool to go top with a last minute Elliott winner over Palace! Girona are the story across Europe as they gonto Barcelona and hang four one them to go top, Atalanta get a late winner over Milan with some magic from Muriel, and Frankfurt smash Bayern at home in an impressive display! Finally, we congratulate Columbus on their MLS Cup win and wish a happy trails to Giorgio Chiellini!
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134 - Newcastle Penalty Rant | Champions League Roundup | EPL Breakdown | DJ Fadzwa Joins the Pod!
11/30/2023
134 - Newcastle Penalty Rant | Champions League Roundup | EPL Breakdown | DJ Fadzwa Joins the Pod!
This week we welcome special guest Tino aka DJ Fadzwa to the pod! Leading off former co-host and producer Marc hopped to get in his hot take on the last minute PSG penalty against his Magpies in Champions League, and Tino and Neil’s Red Devils squandered a lead at Galatasaray! In the Premier League City and Liverpool shared spoils in an entertaining affair, and Arsenal ekes out a win at Brentford to go top! Real Madrid swatted aside Cádiz behind Rodrygo brilliance to move past Girona into first in La Liga, Juventus and Inter draw in the Derby d’Italia despite the Nerazzuri’s dominance, and Dortmund win a 3 goal thriller against Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga! Finally we say farewell to the legendary manager Terry Venables who left us aged 80.
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133 - Champions League Group Stage | EPL Breakdown | Canada Downs Brazil in Halifax!
11/09/2023
133 - Champions League Group Stage | EPL Breakdown | Canada Downs Brazil in Halifax!
This week we lead off from Copenhagen in Champions League where we saw incredible late drama in a seven goal thriller as FC Copenhagen down ten man Man United! In England there was an insane London derby as former Spurs gaffer Pochettino took his Chelsea charges to North London and was met by a heroic nine man Tottenham, but eventually the dam broke, and VAR made headlines in a scrappy affair between Newcastle and Arsenal in a narrow Magpie win! Barça nipped a late win at Sociedad despite being second best, Lautaro continued his fine form away to Atalanta in a victory as Inter sit top, Bayern crush Dortmund in Der Klassiker and Leverkusen continue to entertain atop the Bundesliga! Neil gives a first hand report from Canada against Brazil from Wanderers Grounds, Fluminense win Copa Libertadores, and we wish a happy trails to Wanderers legend Joao Morelli!
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132 - Champions League Round 3 | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | RIP Bobby Charlton
10/26/2023
132 - Champions League Round 3 | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | RIP Bobby Charlton
This week we leaf off with round 3 of the Champions League group stage as PSG styled on AC Milan, and Dortmund squeaked past Newcastle at St. James’ Park! Arsenal left it late to storm from behind at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea bossed it as they shared points, and Tottenham are still top after easing past Fulham! Points are shared in the Sergio Ramos derby between Sevilla and Real Madrid, Juve go to San Siro and down Milan, and Leverkusen are still undefeated atop the Bundesliga! We lament the end of the Wanderer’s season after a playoff loss at home to Pacific, and finally we wish goodbye to Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton, and farewell to Christine Sinclair in her international retirement!
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131 - EPL Breakdown | Champions League Roundup | Special Guest Roy Chikumbi
10/13/2023
131 - EPL Breakdown | Champions League Roundup | Special Guest Roy Chikumbi
This week we welcome back special guest Roy Chikumbi to the pod! We lead off with the Premier League this week where Roy’s Gunners got a dramatic late winner over Man City, and McTominay rescued Neil’s Red Devils late against Brentford. What scenes at St. James’ Park as Newcastle styled on PSG in Champions League! Bellingham looks among the best players on earth in a dominant win over Osasuna in La Liga, Pulisic scored a late winner at Genoa and we got to see Giroud don the keeping gloves late, and Bayer Leverkusen continue their champagne football as they top the Bundesliga! The CPL playoffs kick off this week, our Wanderers play host at the weekend, and finally we wish a happy retirement to Eden Hazard!
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130 - Champions League Kick-Off | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
09/26/2023
130 - Champions League Kick-Off | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
This week we lead off casting our minds back to the start of this season’s Champions League where Bayern triumph over a game Man United in a 7 goal thriller, and Bellingham rescued Real Madrid at the death! It was a thrilling, even North London Derby where spoils were shared, Atletico Madrid take El Derbi Madrileño on the counter, and Inter stay perfect to top Serie A. Leverkusen continue to entertain in Bundesliga and are level with Bayern, and PSG dominate Marseille in Le Classique! Finally, we stop by Wanderers Corner for a last minute gut punch loss on the west coast!
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129 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
09/06/2023
129 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
This week we lead off with late drama from the Emirates as an injury time Rice winner sees Arsenal down Man United, Son styles on Burnley for a hat trick at Turf Moor, and young Evan Ferguson does the same for Brighton over Newcastle! The Bellingham revolution continues at Real Madrid, Leao scores a worldy in a Milan win at Roma, and Bayern get a hard fought victory at Mönchengladbach! We run through the transfers from deadline day, stop by Wanderers corner, and review the Champions League group stage draw!
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128 - Women's World Cup Final | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
08/23/2023
128 - Women's World Cup Final | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
This week we lead off congratulating World Champions Spain! La Roja dominated England in the World Cup final, Bonmatí and Olga styling on the Lionesses! In the Premier League Man City show Newcastle who’s boss as Foden does his best KDB impression, Big Ange has Spurs playing exciting stuff in a stylish win over Manchester United, and Arsenal squeak past Palace to keep pace at the top! Bellingham has made an incredible start to his Real Madrid career with two man of the match performances, Pulisic impressed on his Milan debut in a win at Bologna, and Leverkusen look like the entertainers in Bundesliga as they top Leipzig in their opening match! Finally we stop by Wanderers Corner, and wish a happy retirement to Theo Walcott!
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127 - EPL Season Preview | Wanderers Corner
08/11/2023
127 - EPL Season Preview | Wanderers Corner
It’s The False 9 Premier League Preview! This week we kick things off checking in on the Women’s World Cup where Canada crash out at the group stage, and Spain and Japan look like the class of the tournament. Then we launch into our EPL preview, clocking the ins at outs at the big (now) seven and tracking some other stories to watch! We hit some of the big transfers over the last few weeks, hit Wanderers Corner, and finally bid a happy retirement to Diego Godin, David Silva, and Gianluigi Buffon!
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126 - Women's World Cup Preview | Wanderers Corner
07/19/2023
126 - Women's World Cup Preview | Wanderers Corner
We back! It’s the False 9 Women’s World Cup Preview! We lead off with our Canadian lasses who come in with a squad laden with talent who will have hopes of a world title, but startbina tough group with Australia and Ireland! We then do a group by group preview, diving deep on the big teams, USA, England, Spain, Germany, France, Japan, and the Scandinavians of course! We congratulate Mexico on their and cover the Gold Cup final against Panama, and the silly season is in full swing now and we comb through all the big money transfers. Finally, we stop by Wanderers Corner and congratulate Hannah Dingley on her appointment as gaffer of Forest Green’s men’s team!
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125 - Season Finale | Champions League Final | Nations League | Transfer Talk
06/20/2023
125 - Season Finale | Champions League Final | Nations League | Transfer Talk
This week it’s our big season finale show! We lead off with the Champions League final where Inter made it tough on Man City, but a Rodri goal was enough for the Cityzens to complete the treble! Sevilla are once again kings of Europa League with a penalty kick win over Roma, and West Ham win their first major trophy in ages over Fiorentina in Conference League! We touch on the promotion finals from Spain, Italy, and Germany, both CONCACAF and UEFA Nations League finals, the Women’s Champions League final and of course, the latest news in the transfer window with some big names moving around!
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124 - Relegation Battle in EPL | Rest of Europe | End of Seasons Wrap-Up
05/30/2023
124 - Relegation Battle in EPL | Rest of Europe | End of Seasons Wrap-Up
This week our attention turns to the bottom end of the Premier League where there was incredible late drama in the fight to stay up on the final day as a Doucoure stunner keeps Everton up! In La Liga Atletico Madrid and their talisman Griezmann edge out Sociedad who confirmed their Champions League status, and Giroud heads Milan to victory and a Champions League spot at Juventus. The story of the week was the incredible title race in the Bundesliga as Bayern leave it late to clinch in dramatic fashion! Finally, we congratulate Chelsea on their fourth straight WSL title, and stop by Wanderers Corner for a well earned road point at Pacific! Listening to the new F1 Casuals! 🔥
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123 - Champions League Semi-finals | EPL Breakdown | Wanderers Corner
05/19/2023
123 - Champions League Semi-finals | EPL Breakdown | Wanderers Corner
This week it’s the Champions League semifinals as Man City ball out in the second leg and put Real Madrid to the sword, and Inter dominate Milan over the two legs to advance from the derby to set up the final in Istanbul! In the Premier League City all but wrap up the title as Gundogan shows out at Goodison while Arsenal get bossed by Brighton at home! Barcelona are champions of Spain as they win at Espanyol to collect their first La Liga crown in four years, Spezia get a massive victory over Milan to move out of the drop zone, and Sheraldo Becker turns in a masterclass in a win for Union over Freiburg to stay top 4! Finally we make a stop by Wanderers Corner and cover the Championship playoff!
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122 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
05/03/2023
122 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
This week we lead off casting our minds back to what could be the pivotal match in the title race as City show Arsenal what champions are made of! This weekend’s Premier League brought us a breathless, 7 goal thriller with late drama between Liverpool and Spurs, and Man United and Newcastle get big wins in their tussle for 3rd! Both Barça and Real Madrid bounce back with impressive wins, Salernitana put the celebrations on hold for Napoli, and Bayern are back top with a win after Dortmund drop points at Bochum! Next, we cover an incredible Women’s Champions League semis, and finally we hit Wanderers Corner for Halifax’s home opener against Vancouver FC!
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121 - Champions League Quarters | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
04/20/2023
121 - Champions League Quarters | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Wanderers Corner
This week we lead off with Champions League where there was incredible drama at the Maradona as Rafa Leao puts on a show on the counter to put Napoli out and set up a Milan derby in the semis, and Real Madrid swat crisis club Chelsea aside to face Man City! The title race in England is heating up as Arsenal drop points to a shockingly competent West Ham, and Emery has worked wonders at form side Aston Villa as they throttle Newcastle! Iñaki Williams shows out in the Basque derby as Athletic Club down Sociedad, Lazio are on fire in Serie A as they romp at Spezia, and insanity in Stuttgart as Dortmund ship 3 goals against 10 men! Finally, it’s our first Wanderers Corner of the season as a new look squad shows promising signs in a draw at Atletico Ottawa in the season opener!
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120 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Women's Champions League
04/05/2023
120 - EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Women's Champions League
This week Man City lay the smack down against Liverpool on a classic Pep-style display, Grealish with his best performance in sky blue, and Newcastle completely boss Manchester United at St. James’ to go 3rd! Barça and Real Madrid both style on minnows, Milan turn around their form as Brahim and Leao show out in a dominant win at Napoli, anf Bayern stamp their authority on the Bundesliga putting 4 past Dortmund in Der Klassiker! Finally, we go through an amazing quarterfinal stage of Women’s Champions League where Chelsea down Lyon on penalties and Arsenal turn around their aggregate deficit against Bayern!
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119 - EPL Breakdown | Barca 12 Points Clear | Rest of Europe | Women's Champions League
03/21/2023
119 - EPL Breakdown | Barca 12 Points Clear | Rest of Europe | Women's Champions League
This week we lead of in England and the Arsenal train keeps chugging along as the totally boss Crystal Palace, and Spurs were SO Spursy, dropping points and the death to Southampton, and Conte went scorched earth in his presser! A wildly entertaining El Clásico sees Barça get a late winning to go 12 points clear of Real Madrid, Lazio are victorious in a typically spicy Roman derby, and Dortmund are top of Bundesliga after Guerreiro and Malen style on Köln for 6 goals as Bayern fall to Leverkusen! We do a quick roundup of Champions League where Haaland goes full cyborg for 5 goals, and we wrap up previewing this week’s Women’s Champions League quarters! This week we lead off in England and the Arsenal train keeps chugging along as they totally boss Crystal Palace, and Spurs were SO Spursy, dropping points at the death to Southampton, and Conte went scorched earth in his presser! A wildly entertaining El Clásico sees Barça get a late winner to go 12 points clear of Real Madrid, Lazio are victorious in a typically spicy Roman derby, and Dortmund are top of Bundesliga after Guerreiro and Malen style on Köln for 6 goals as Bayern fall to Leverkusen! We do a quick roundup of Champions League where Haaland goes full cyborg for 5 goals, and we wrap up previewing this week’s Women’s Champions League quarters!
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118 - Carabao Cup Final | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Roy Chikumbi joins the pod!
02/28/2023
118 - Carabao Cup Final | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe | Roy Chikumbi joins the pod!
This week we welcome special guest Roy Chikumbi to the show! We lead off with the League Cup Final at Wembley where Newcastle started hot but Manchester United grew into the match and captured their first trophy in six years! It was the second leg of the Man United-Barcelona Europa League tie, and United bossed the second half to knock Barça out of Europe. Liverpool are in crisis as Real Madrid trounce them in a rematch of last season’s Champions League final, and Leipzig fight back in the second to draw level with Man City. We lead off the EPL story with Roy’s Gunners who easily dispatch Leicester to stay top, and Spurs look fantastic in a home victory over a shockingly midtable Chelsea! Atleti do Atleti things to draw the Madrid derby at the Bernabeu, Milan turn around their form against Atalanta, and Bayern swat aside title challengers Union Berlin. Finally, we bid a somber goodbye to Chrisian Atsu, Real Madrid legend Amancio, and the voice of football, John Motson!
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117 - Champions League | Europa League | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
02/17/2023
117 - Champions League | Europa League | EPL Breakdown | Rest of Europe
This week we lead off with a Neil - Mike derby as Neil’s Red Devils travel to Camp Nou to face Mike’s Blaugrana in Europa league where spoils are shared in a scrappy but entertaining match! The knockout stages of Champions League are underway as Bayern march into Paris and beat PSG, and Dortmund squeak past Chelsea in a hotly contested game at Westfalenstadion. The match of the week is Arsenal and Man City as City turn it on in the second half to take over top spot in the Premier League! Barça are stout in defence in a victory at Villarreal to stay eight points clear of Real Madrid, Lookman and Atalanta style on Lazio at the Olimpico, and Union go on the road to defeat Leipzig and keep thre heat on Bayern. Finally, we chastise Canada Soccer for their latest failure of the CANWNT, and congratulate Czech international midfielder Jakub Jankto on coming out publicly!
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116 - Transfer Deadline Day Special! | Rest of Europe
02/02/2023
116 - Transfer Deadline Day Special! | Rest of Europe
It’s The False 9 Deadline Day Special! We kick things off on the field at the Bernabeu as Sociedad stymie Real Madrid in a goalless draw as Barça squeak past Girona to open the gap, Napoli are 13(!) points clear atop Serie A after another victory over Roma at the Maradona, and it is incredibly tight at the top of the Bundesliga as Frankfurt get a point on the road at Bayern! Then it’s on to all the biggest transfers on a wild deadline day as Enzo Fernandez commands a massive fee from Chelsea among a long list of moves!
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115 - Derby Day in Manchester | Rest of Europe |Transfer Talk
01/20/2023
115 - Derby Day in Manchester | Rest of Europe |Transfer Talk
This week it’s derby day around England and Manchester is red! A dominating counterattacking victory at Old Trafford has Neil partying, Arsenal march into Tottenham as Saka and Ødegaard show out in the North London derby, and it’s the Solly March show at the Amex as Brighton dominate a struggling Liverpool. Barça take the Spanish Super Copa in the latest El Clasico, and Sociedad and Kubo are pushing Real in 3rd as they thump Bilbao in the Basque derby. Osimhen and Kvara style on Juve to widen the gap atop Serie A, and of course, we talk through all the latest transfers!
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114 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Remembering Pelé
01/05/2023
114 - EPL Recap | Rest of Europe | Remembering Pelé
Club footy is back and so is The False 9! This week Brentford are lethal on the break in victory over a hapless Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle share to the spoils in a scrappy scoreless thriller at the top of the table, and Man United style on Bournemouth at Old Trafford! It’s the Lahoz show once again in the Barcelona Derby as Barça drop points, and Napoli finally lose for the first time at San Siro as Inter catch them repeatedly on the break! The window is open so we talk over completed deals and speculate on potential ones. Finally, we bid farewell to the legendary Pelé, and end on a bright note as Seb Haller returns to Dortmund training!
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113 - World Cup Wrap-Up ft. Carlos Benites | Greatest Final of All Time?
12/20/2022
113 - World Cup Wrap-Up ft. Carlos Benites | Greatest Final of All Time?
This week we welcome special guest Carlos Benites of Pelota de Maple to the show! We lead off marveling at an historically great World Cup Final where Messi and Mbappe put on a show and Argentina are crowned World Champions! We then highlight the semifinal matches and shout out an incredible run by Morocco, and do a post mortem on England, Brazil, and Portugal. We preview the Boxing Day EPL matches, stop by Wanderers Corner, and end on a somber note at the passing of Siniša Mihajlovic and Grant Wahl. Happy Holidays!
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112 - World Cup Group Stage Review | Germany and Belgium are OUT | Mbappe Magic
12/06/2022
112 - World Cup Group Stage Review | Germany and Belgium are OUT | Mbappe Magic
This week we do a round of the group stage at the World Cup including a deep dive on our Canadian Men’s National Team! We then analyze the early knockout matches where Richarlison shows out, the Dutch teach USA a lesson, and Argentina squeak by a game Aussie squad. We offer our predictions going forward before congratulating Alistair Johnston on his move to Celtic and Ismael Koné in his to Watford before a swing by Wanderers Corner to welcome new gaffer Patrice Gheisar! Find us on Instagram: @the.false.nine
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