Campfire Football

Todd Boehly's Chelsea - What will it look like? Can Leicester avoid a relegation battle? Is Newcastle's rise going yield European Football next season? Liverpool vs Manchester City, Volume 5. Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag: Will things finally change? Who will finish in 3rd and 4th? How will the World Cup affect the season?

Brian Barlow is a motivational speaker, business consultant, and youth soccer referee who is one of the leaders in advocating for better treatment of sports officials. He started the Offside page on Facebook to expose toxic sideline behavior and is the founder of Innovate Crazy. https://www.facebook.com/youreoffside https://innovatecrazy.com/?fbclid=IwAR21JMW5lfK866OBbRjwjpASx0wXFnaIE7yZW2e8-6Erv2...

America Quintana is a baller and an avid football fan with a great tactical eye and a great voice to speak on. We talk about the football pyramid in the women's professional game, Mexican football, and the Euros.

Deena Rahman is a one of football's heroes. She played for the first professional women's team in Europe, played in Egypt, and Bahrain, where she went on to build women's football from the ground up. She also has 5 Guinness World Records and is an inspiration for anybody.

The Women's Euro has begun. I've got England as favorites but here's a quick guide to each group. Don't forget to watch and keep up with this historic event.

In 2011, Romelu Lukaku was signed to Chelsea with great expectation. Bought, loaned, loaned, sold, bought, and loaned again. The last 10 years tell a story of a matrimony that seems as if it was never meant to work out.

Arsene Wenger is back in the spotlight with some more ideas for rule changes to the game. Some folks are quite upset about the possibility of kick ins and other tweaks. So let's go through the issues and how this is likely to play out. No panic.

Chelsea Football Club has been sold after the 19 year reign of Roman Abramovich. As a Chelsea fan, I look back on the ride and what made his tenure such an adventure.

John Nellis is a YouTuber and Sorare affiliate. He witnessed Football Index's rise and the demise of the company before getting into Sorare, a fantasy football platform operating on the blockchain with cryptocurrency.

El Kaiser (Rony), Buck Nasty (LV), and Recordinho (me) break down some of the topics surrounding Qatar 2022. For some levity, we talk about the mascot, the theme song, and some stories we are excited for. We weigh in on the human rights stories surrounding the tournament. We're only getting started because........It's World Cup Year!

Ida Sports is back on Campfire Football and this time, we have both founders, Laura Youngson and Ben Sandhu, on the pod to talk about the continued growth of the company, plans for the future, and an amalgam of lovely metaphors to tie everything together.

Kickoff Coffee Company is a family-run start up project inspired by a love for football and great coffee. They donate proceeds from the sale of each bag to community organizations linked to the beautiful game. Inspired by football, they started a company with a big dream to do some good in the world.

I spoke with Juan Pablo Kuka who created his own football training academy called TCS (Train, Conquer, Succeed). His insight, relationship building ability, football knowledge, and creativity to coach in dynamic ways makes him very good at what he does.

The Carabao Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea was a superb game of football. There was so much about it to enjoy. Kepa Arrizabalaga became the main story which is so typical of who he is, the multifaceted character in his long and winding story.

The TalentProjekt, founded by Mark Dillon, is an academy for highly talented American soccer players to go to Germany to train and play at a high level during a crucial development phase. After 3.5 years of operating, they are starting to see fantastic results. This is the second installment of Mark Dillon on the show.

UEFA has scrapped the away goals rule in European knockout competitions for the time being. Some people are quite upset about this, but if we look at the statistical and historical evidence, do we really lose much of anything? Let's break it down.

The African Nations Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage and 3 small nations with limited football lineage have booked a spot in this round of play. The Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Equatorial Guinea have the odds stacked against them but have fascinating stories so I dive into a few fun facts from each.

Christian is a youth soccer coach, a teacher at a vocational school in NYC, and Co-founder of the Soccer Subs Podcast. We have a chat about coaching, learning, teaching, AFCON, Qatar and starting a podcast.

The African Cup of Nations has begun! It has been disrespected a bit in the build up, but it's finally here and I'm grateful for that. In addition, we already have a great story. That of the Comoros Islands and their improbable qualification as a tiny nation. How they got here is fascinating and deserves a spotlight.

Brian Barlow is a high level soccer referee who started the Offside Facebook page (not Youtube as I say in the episode), which exposes abuse towards youth sports officials. He is also a consultant, motivational speaker and founder of Innovate Crazy. Barlow is a force for positive change in our game and somebody I find inspirational and greatly respect. Check him out. https://www.facebook.com/watch...

My podcast is officially 1 year old! I started last year on Boxing Day and am happy to still be going today. I hope to bring you a quality and consistently improving experience here. Please reach out if you want to collaborate, if you have topic suggestions, or any other feedback. This is a community. Thanks to all fellow Campers this year. Sincerely, Sebastian - Your Chief Practical Pyro

Well that concludes the MLS 2021 season. NYCFC finish as deserved champions so I wanted to talk to a die hard City fan who went to Portland to see his time take the Championship. I invited my friend Ronny from the Soccer Subs Podcast to talk about his experience and what NYCFC means to the city of New York and its legion of soccer fans.

"I don't know what that competition is," said Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers after being asked if his aim was to win the Europa Conference League after finishing 3rd in their Europa League group. I got you Brendan, and anybody else confused about this new tournament that positively binds more clubs together across the European continent.

I had Ronny and LV from the Football Misfits Podcast on the show to probe into a few topics. Here's the agenda: MLS Playoffs - Drama, Structure, Level of Quality The Ballon D'Or - Why do we care? Player Shoutouts - 1 who is thriving, 1 who needs support Silliest Debate of Late - Annoying arguments that go nowhere

Jason Keever is the coach of Northfield High School's boys soccer team. This year, they went 20-0 to win the Colorado 4A State Championship. He started the program from scratch 7 years ago and his story is fantastic. He is my colleague, mentor, and dear friend.