Fish and Fries: An American Soccer Podcast

In the most important game of the Premier League season, Manchester City pull out a win over Arsenal to reclaim their spot at the top of the table. The boys get togetehr to break down the match, plus what it means going forward. We also dive into things from this past weekend including VAR (or lack thereof). Finally, we look at the Champions League's resumption and the big stories it's given us th...

Crisis management lines in the UK are flooded! Man City playing poorly, but finding ways to make it way worse with their finances. Arsenal get Dyche'd, Marsch gets sacked, Liverpool keep limping and Chelsea spent 500 million for how many goals against Fulham? We dive into all of that, plus take a quick spin around Europe and back home before wrapping up with a few minutes of Super Bowl talk prior...

The boys get together to celebrate the closing of the January Transfer window. We go through the fallout by asking some questions like have Chelsea broken everything? Are City crazy? Are Everton still alive? Plus much, much more! We round the pod out by looking back on some of the recent FA and Carabao Cup action, plus a quick recap of the USMNT's January camp.  Thanks for listening! Please f...

The boys are back to break down a weekend featuring some massive fixtures. Arsenal win possibly the game of the season over Man United and respond to Man City's shock comeback against Spurs. The boys get around some of the other fixtures across the EPL, before moving abroad and looking at some of the biggest news around Europe. Finally, they finish off by diving into the never boring USMNT as they...

The boys are back to chat about the madness in the Premier League. United get one over on City, Arsenal are flying, Chelsea take a breath and much more including Wolves owing Spencer some money. Plus, Napoli are bossing Serie A and Barcelona take home then Spanish Carabao Cup!  Thanks for listening, please follow, rate and review the pod! Also, please follow us on Twitter @FishFriesPod! Hoste...

The boys embark on their backpacking journey around the continent as they make stops in England, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to talk about all the big stories and take a look at soccer in some different leagues. They even take a second to chat with "Fabrizio Romano" as they "run into him" along the way! After that culture fest, they "fly" back home and unpack the disaster that curre...

In today's episode, the boys dive into some of the clubs in the Premier League that are either panicking or singing the praises of their results thus far. We rank our optimism or our levels of concern for these squads, and debate their prospects going forward. Also, we chat Ronaldo cashing in on some sweet, sweet oil money, plus round out the pod discussing the latest USMNT drama with Gregg Berhal...

The Premier League is back and the Boxing Day fixtures played out exactly as we would have expected. The good teams are still good, the bad teams are still bad and nothing has changed despite the six week hiatus. That said, we have plenty more context to explain why these things are as such, and the boys dive deep into what the hell is going on across the league. Plus, with January only a few days...

As we turn the page on the World Cup, we move back into club football with the Premier League kicking off on Monday! We group all 20 teams into 4 neat holiday groups, and tell you what to look for as they get their seasons back underway. Who's lifting the trophy? Who's going down? Who's staying up? And who's super mid? We answer it all, and (nut)crack a few puns along the way in this holiday speci...

Argentina are World Cup champions! The boys get together to break down one of the greatest games ever and dive into the fallout surrounding it as Mbappe and Messi put on a show. We also dive into a game of "Fab or Fiction" looking into some potential transfer moves that may come for players out of this tournament. We wrap things up by giving our final thoughts on this World Cup and put the tournam...

The boys get together to chat about the semifinal matchups at the World Cup. We talk about why France and Argentina came out on top in their fixtures, and also preview their upcoming matchup for championship! Additionally, we give our thoughts on Morocco and Croatia as their title aspirations come to an end. Also, we dive back into the USMNT drama between Berhalter and Gio Reyna, and give more tho...

The quarterfinals are in the books and boy is there no lack of storylines coming out of it! Brazil are out, as Croatia keep doing their thing. Morocco continue to shock the world. Messi beefing with old dutch men, and football isn't coming home. We dive into all of it, plus so much more including a quick look ahead to the semifinals, and a few USMNT based stories to round things out. The boys also...

The round of 16 has come to an end at the World Cup, and the boys take a quick look back at the standout fixtures. Plus, we look at each of our remaining "elite eight" teams and draft them in order of who we think wins this whole damn thing. Finally, we wrap by taking a(nother) deep dive into the state of American soccer after the USMNT were knocked out by the Dutch a few days ago.  Thanks fo...

The boys get together for a reaction pod to the USMNT's loss in the round of 16 versus the Netherlands. We go through the game, tell you what went wrong and what's to blame for this result. We also do some deep refelecting on the tournament as a whole, along with the state of US soceer as we move forward and look ahead to this team's future on the international stage.  Thanks for listening! P...

The boys adjourn to look back at a wild group stage at the World Cup and discuss the biggest surpises of the initial round of play. From Japanese jubilance to Danish despair, we cover all the big shocks from group play! Plus, a quick peek ahead to the first round of knockout fixtures including the USA vs Netherlands. We tell you what we like about the teams, along with who we expect to progress fr...

It's a self proclaimed "propaganda pod" as the boys sing the praises of the USMNT after a 1-0 win over Iran that sends them into the round of 16! The boys discuss all the good from the game, touch on a few concerns going forward and reflect on the long journey to get here since that fateful night in Trinidad and Tobago 5 years ago!  Thanks for listening! Please follow, rate and review the pod...

It's a jam packed pod today breaking down a ton of World Cup fixtures. We take a look at how all the groups are shaping up heading into the final matchday before the knockout rounds! Who's in? Who's out? Who's got a chance? And who doesn't? Plus, plenty of Spencer's takes that continue to age poorly and a quick preview of the USMNT's crucial game against Iran.  Thanks for listening! Be sure t...

Andrew and Spencer sit down to chat about the USMNT's draw vs England at the World Cup. The boys break down all the good from the result, plus touch on a few things of concern and take a quick look ahead to Tuesday's "win and you're in" game vs Iran.  Thanks for listening! Please follow, like and rate the pod! Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter @FishFriesPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

In Today's pod the boys start by looking at Saudi Arabia's stunning victory over Messi's Aregntina. They follow up with some of the other key fixtures over the first few matchdays at Qatar 2022. Then, a quick look ahead at some big upcoming matches, including the Black Friday showdown between the USA and England. Finally, a couple of Thanksgiving hot takes and sweet potato slander to round out a m...

The boy convene to unpack everything that was in the USMNT's 1-1 draw against Wales in the opening game of the 2022 World Cup! We chat about the team's key moments, top players, big mistakes and much more in this recap, as well break down what this draw means  for their chances of advancing in the competition.  Thanks for listening! Please follow, rate and review the pod! Also, be sure t...

The boys wrap up the World Cup previews in style with the final two groups in this series! There's some massive sides to break down including favorites Brazil, Ronaldo's Portugal and of course Fede Valverde's new(ish) look Uruguay. Afterwards, it's time to put necks on the line as the boys dish out their knockout round predictions which include pleanty of twists, turns, heartbreaks and cinderellas...

The World Cup group previews roll on and this time it's groups E and F on the docket. The "group of death" and "group of mediocrity" feature plenty of storylines involving tournament favorites like Germany, Spain and Belgium along with former finalists Croatia and a few familiar CONCACAF foes as well.  Thanks for listening! Please follow, like and review the pod! Also, be sure to follow us on...

The World Cup vibes continue with the boys tackling the next two groups of the tournament. Today it's groups C and D, and there's a lot of storylines to cover with the likes of Messi's Argentina, Mbappe's France and of course the ever expansive Tunisian national tram (wink) among these eight sides.  Thanks for listening! Please follow, like and leave a review for the pod! Also, be sure to fol...

Andrew and Spencer bring you the first installment of their world cup previews, diving deep into groups A & B! Will Qatar be a doormat? Will the USMNT make it out of the group? Is football coming home (puke)? Tune in to find out! Thanks for listening and please follow, rate and review the pod! Also, be sure to follow us on twitter @fishfriespod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

The boys get together to break down what turned out to be a very eventful roster release for the USMNT ahead of the looming World Cup. Manager Gregg Berhalter gave us a handful of surpsing additions, as well as several shocking omissions and we've got a full breakdown of it all right here! Thanks for listening! Please take a moment to follow, like, subscribe and rate the pod, it really helps! Also...