Bone and Beam United

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! On this week's show, Bone & Beam open up talking about...movies (and no, not soccer movies). The guys talk about the 2008 flick Burn After Reading, their love of the film, and other movies that they regard as "litmus test" movies (1:25). Then, they get into the soccer, as Beam was fired up about Manchester United's 2-1 win over Manchester City and they examine the club's...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day friends! On this week's show, Bone & Beam do a full deep dive into the Gregg Berhalter story that's hit the soccer world over the last couple of weeks. The guys start the show by laying out the story in its entirety for about the first 15 minutes of the episode. Then, over the final 30 minutes of the show, they give their thoughts on the whole situation, discussing how the...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! This week on the podcast, the guys discussed the New Year, World Cup Final, and Pele. Unfortunately, after we recorded this episode, news broke with Gregg Berhalter and US Soccer that Bone and Beam didn't get to discuss in great detail. The guys will have plenty to say about all of that in next week's episode.

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Bone and Beam are back for one final episode this year, where they preview the World Cup Final between Argentina and France. They also talked about the Gio Reyna / Gregg Berhalter controversy within the US Men's National Team, and paid tribute to Grant Wahl. Thanks for a great year - we look forward to talking more soccer with you in 2023!

Happy Soccer Podcast day! On this week's episode, Bone & Beam start off with Morocco's win over Spain in penalties (3:15). They also spend a few minutes on how much they've hated Fox's coverage of the World Cup this year and some other thoughts on the broadcasting of the games (13:11). Next, they discuss Portugal's 6-1 win over Switzerland, but more in particular the Cristiano Ronaldo benching and...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day...well, kind of. We're trying to think good thoughts after the US loses to the Netherlands 3-1, but it frankly isn't easy. Bone and Beam unpack what went wrong for the US Men's National Team, where the mistakes were made, and what changes they would have made to avoid this loss. Then they take turns looking at the decisions from Gregg Berhalter, and question whether or not...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! A solo-Beam breaking down today's World Cup results! Follow us on twitter @BoneBeamUnited

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Groups E and F were quite the thing! Japan wins Group E with victories over Germany and Spain (why bother talking about that loss to Costa Rica?), but they didn't win without controversy! Bone and Beam talked about goal line technology, VAR and much much more on that storyline. And Spain survived the group basically on the strength of their opening win over Costa Rica, as...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Groups C and D were officially decided on Wednesday, and we saw quite a bit of action. Bone went solo to break down Argentina, Poland, France, and Australia all advancing, and then took a look ahead to the Group E and F matchups for Thursday.

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! On today's show, the boys get to discuss the US Men's National Team's victory over Iran 1-0, securing their place in the knockout round of the World Cup. Christian Pulisic's epic goal, Yunus Musah and Tyler Adams bossing the midfield, Fulham players getting it done for the US yet again at the World Cup, and some drama surrounding one of the team's brightest stars are all...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Bone and Beam are back to discuss an exhilarating day of soccer, Cameroon and Serbia ended in a 3-3 draw after multiple chances for both sides went wanting in the final 30 minutes; Ghana continued to impress while besting South Korea 3-2 in a game marred at the end by referee decision-making. Brazil outlasted Switzerland, getting a goal from Casemiro in the 83rd minute. A...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! No one was able to "F--- Croatia" it turns out on this matchday, as Canada was undone by some veterans of the World Cup stage. Bone and Beam dove into that match, as well as some old guys who aren't getting it done right now in Belgium. Morocco is flying in this World Cup, and much of it was on display in Qatar on Sunday - and now Morocco needs only a point to move on to...

Bone and Beam reunited after some previous technical difficulties to give you their thoughts on Australia getting three points, Messi saving Argentina from a humiliating early exit, Poland surviving a match where Saudi Arabia seemed to have the better of the play, and France riding Kylian Mbappe's brilliance to the knockout round. Let us know what you think of these daily recaps by hitting us up o...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Bone and Beam meant to do a show together today, but due to technical difficulties on Bone's end...it's just Bone? Seems suspicious, maybe he's trying to cut Beam out of the picture? Regardless, the guys who to be United on the next podcast. For now, Bone has thoughts on the US tying England - who had the better of the play? Is a draw a good result in this one? And what d...

Happy Soccer Podcast Day! Happy Beat England Day! If you missed all the action on Thursday due to Thanksgiving, get caught up on all things World Cup right here! Beam was solo as Bone was recovering from running a 5k and eating too much turkey, and he discussed Switzerland getting their three points from Cameroon, a goalless draw between Uruguay and South Korea, a back-and-forth affair with Portug...

Today on the pod, Bone is solo, as Beam travels for Thanksgiving. Japan showed why they are dangerous, hanging around against Germany and withstanding just about everything Germany had to offer, before coming back with two late second half goals. Bone talks about that, and Spain having no trouble at all with Costa Rica. Then, Bone talked about Belgium's fight against Canada, and the Morocco - Croa...

On today's episode, the guys discussed Saudi Arabia's shocking, monumental, incredible, unreal upset of Argentina. From nearly going up 2-0 to losing 2-1, there are lots of questions to ask of La Albiceleste, but also much to celebrate with the way Saudi Arabia played. Bone and Beam also talked about some of the great upsets in World Cup history, as well as recaps of Tunisia and Denmark as well as...

Today, The World Cup felt like it REALLY got underway. Bone was stuck at work, but Beamer was able to get to a watch party, and he had a great time. GREAT time. In this quick recap, the boys discuss: The USMNT draw with Wales - Weird subs, tie that felt like a loss, expectations vs reality, and...Jordan Morris? REALLY?? England dominating Iran The Netherlands playing for their manager, and making...

It's finally here! The World Cup we've been waiting for since the summer (and really since 2018) is finally upon us! Jonathan "T-Bone" Smith and Brandon Beam preview the World Cup bracket with thoughts on which teams are likely to make it out of the group stage, which juicy matchups they'd like to see in the knockout rounds, and who they think will win it all. Make sure you hit the subscribe or fo...

For the first time since 2014, the USMNT is back in the World Cup. Yes, qualifying was hairy and weird. Yes, we're terrified of how this is going to go. But the US has one of the best groups of talent ever assembled. That should matter, right? RIGHT??? On this episode of the podcast, Jonathan "T-Bone" Smith and Brandon Beam are joined by giant soccer fan and host of "Mad About Hoops" (a college ba...

Welcome to a special edition of Bone and Beam United - the Group H Preview for the 2022 World Cup, featuring Portugal, Uruguay, Ghana and South Korea. On this podcast, the guys will dive into the history of these teams, odds to win, key players, and our predictions for who makes it out of the group. Look for our other group previews, which are all out now. Also, our full blown World Cup Preview, a...

Welcome to a special edition of Bone and Beam United - the Group G Preview for the 2022 World Cup, featuring Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia and Cameroon. On this podcast, the guys will dive into the history of these teams, odds to win, key players, and our predictions for who makes it out of the group. Look for our other group previews, which are all out now. Also, our full blown World Cup Preview, a...

Welcome to a special edition of Bone and Beam United - the Group F Preview for the 2022 World Cup, featuring Belgium, Croatia, Morocco and Canada. On this podcast, the guys will dive into the history of these teams, odds to win, key players, and our predictions for who makes it out of the group. Look for our other group previews, which are all out now. Also, our full blown World Cup Preview, as we...

Welcome to a special edition of Bone and Beam United - the Group E Preview for the 2022 World Cup, featuring Spain, Costa Rica, Germany and Japan. On this podcast, the guys will dive into the history of these teams, odds to win, key players, and our predictions for who makes it out of the group. Look for our other group previews, which are all out now. Also, our full blown World Cup Preview, as we...

Welcome to a special edition of Bone and Beam United - the Group D Preview for the 2022 World Cup, featuring France, Australia, Denmark, and Tunisia. On this podcast, the guys will dive into the history of these teams, odds to win, key players, and our predictions for who makes it out of the group. Look for our other group previews, which are all out now. Also, our full blown World Cup Preview, as...