Footy Banter

Whaaaaaatup and welcome back for Season 3 Episode 3 as we hit you with another Season Preview. This time, we're stepping away from the big 6 and focusing in on everyone's second favorite team: Brighton. Our special guest, esteemed collegue, and true box-to-box midfielder, Brendan McGovern walks us through his journey of trading the giants of Manchester United for the people's club o...

Whaaaaaaaatup and welcome back for Season 3 episode 2. This week, we're back on Prem Predictions with a bang to unpack the very active, always in the headlines, Chelsea Football Club. Our resident Chelsea Correspondent, Max Matsumoto, walks us through all things London Blue. From last season summation, to the many offseason dealings, to what their best XI might actually be next season, we giv...

Heeelllooo and Welcome back for Season 3 Episode 1. We cannot believe we have been doing this for 2 entire years now -  thats borderline outrageous behavior from us. And, we're back for season three with an announcement! We'll be partnering up with Love. Fútball for a first annual Footy Banter 5-a-side Tournament on Saturday, September 14th. We'll be running this at JJ Walker Park i...

Whaaaaatup and welcome back for episode 79! We continue our summer preview series with a rundown of Tottenham Hotspur. Our esteemed guest and senior Tottenham Correspondent, Max Barrett, walks you through everything you need to know about the North London Side heading into the 2024/25 Premier League campaign. One year after losing Harry Kane, where are Tottenham in this re-build? How should last s...

Whaaaatup and welcome back for Episode 78! This week, we're doing the first club in our Summer Preview series. What better place than with the biggest club in the world (wink wink). Will walks us through everything he thinks this dumpster fire needs to get back to its former glory. From signings already made like Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee, to signings left to be made like Methias De Ligt,...

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 77 of Footy Banter. With the Euros and Copa America coming to an end this weekend, we bring you a best Xi of the tournament from each: Our Copa America best XI came out as: Emi Martinez, Alphonso Davies, Ronald Araujo,  Daniel Munoz, Richard Rios, Fede Valverde, James Rodriguez, Latauro Martinez, Salomon Rondon, and Lionel Messi  Our Euros Team : Jordan Pickf...

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 76 of Footy Banter. This week is a bit of a risky episode in that we are already lining up a replacement for USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter before any actual decision has been made about his job security. We're like, pretty sure we're gonna sack him (like we gotta, right?) but at the time of recording, that decision has not been made. I hope to god we...

Whaaatup and welcome back for Episode 75! This week, we talk all things Euro 2024 and Copa America as we move further into both tournaments. In a brief MLS Blast, we talk how Inter Miami are still finding W's without Leo Messi, and the tightening race in the West between LA Galaxy, LAFC, and Real Salt Lake. As the group stages come to a close in the Euros, we talk everything from Gareth South...

Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 74 This week, we're previewing the Copa America through an American lens.  We break down Gregg Berhalter's USMNT roster, and how his starting XI may shake out. With Sergiño Dest out, how does Joe Scally fill the void?  Does Gregg look to play Gio Reyna as a number 10? Or will he be shut out again? What happens at the number 6 position between Tyler A...

Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 73. This week, we're talking everything Euro 2024. We break down every group, every team, and all the contenders as fast as we possibly can to fit everything in 1-hour . You're welcome. We talk the favorites between the stacked squads of France and England. Is Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, William Saliba, Eduardo Camavinga, and Tchueimeni enough...

Hello and welcome to the first annual Footy Banter awards show! We carefully analyzed the 2023/24 season of soccer around this great wide world and came up with some awards for it. Some nominations and conversations include... Who was the player of the season: Vini Jr or Jude Bellingham? Which bald person produced a more impressive season: Pep Guardiola or Jean-Phelippe Mateta? Which goal was more...

Whaaaaatup and welcome back for Episode 71. This week, we talk Inter Miami's "load management" and what that means for ticket prices, break down more managerial madness with alllll the new appointments, and give a little preview for the Champions League final. Enjoy!

Whaaaaatup welcome back and sorry for our second straight year-end hiatus for no reason. We were busy. We talk... - Our first week as a fully  credentialed outlet at the Hudson River Derby for NYCFC vs New York Red Bulls at Citi Field - Pep Guardiola's dominance in the Premier League with Manchester City, plus Haaland, De Bruyne, Foden, Gundogan, and John Stones as club heros. - How close Ars...

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 69 (no comment)  This week, we're taking Champions League Semi-Finals and the final lap of the Premier League Title race. Plus we play some trivia, and tell stories of our MLS Coverage. Enjoy!

Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 68! This week, we're ranking the top 10 players of the 2023/24 season. Ya boys are going round robin, and blindly counting down from 10 to 1 until we've ranked the ten best players of the season.  Plus we bring an MLS Blast and Trivia! Rate us five stars please, that'd be great. Unless you didn't enjoy it, in which case please don't te...

Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 67. This week, we're breaking down all four quarterfinal ties as we see PSG ravage Barca, Dortmund bounce Atleti, Bayern top Arsenal, and Madrid outlast City in PKs.  Enjoy! 

Whaaaaatup excuse the audio and welcome back! I dont know why our mics kinda imploded but we bring our champions league rundown nonetheless. We talk Arsenal vs Bayern, Madrid vs City, PSG vs Barca, and Atleti vs Dortmund. Enjoy! 

Whaaaatup we're back for Episode 65 and we're talking through the biggest headlines we could think of (through like a 6-7 minute brainstorm tbf) from around the footballing world. Listen to it right now. Please. It would help us out a lot. 

Whaaaatup and welcome back to episode 64 of footy banter. This week we take a few minutes to talk through the concept of international soccer in general. What is its place in the modern game? What do we think of players turning down their federations *cough cough Ben White and Leon Bailey*? And, how do we manage fixture congestion with International and Domestic soccer going full steam ahead, 24/7...

Whaaaaatupp and welcome back for episode 63! This week, we're talking headlines around the soccering world. A continental breakfast, if you'd like. We break down Manchester United's wild victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup, recap some of last week's champions league matches, and preview the draws for the next round. Then, we try to wrap our heads around why Forrest got a point...

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 62! This week, we're taking the best of the best and making a best XI. We're building a starting lineup of the Premier League title chasers: Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City. It was pretty hard tbh - there's a lot of good players in there as it turns out. Plus, we play some MLS trivia since we're now officially *credentialed media m...

Whaaatup and welcome back for episode 61. This week, we're just giving some love to some of our favorite players this season. Who's over-performing? Who's not getting enough credit? Who's vibe are you liking this year? We also bring some MLS recap, some game day fit ideas, and some trivia. Enjoy!

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 60. This week, we're talking all things MLS ahead of the 2024 season. Our special guest Owen Murray hops on and helps walk us through some new arrivals, some controversies, and contenders for the upcoming campaign. Enjoy!

whaaaatup and welcome back to episode 59. This week, we're talking the return of the champions league, and the round of 16 matches that have either already kicked off, or are kicking off next week.  We bring some rundowns of each matchup, and a prediction for each matchup. Plus, we chat through the latest MLS kit drops ahead of the 2024 season. Enjoy!

Whaaaatup and welcome back for episode 58! This week, we're trying to predict how the Premier League season will end. Who's taking home the title, who's rounding out the top-4, and who's going down to the Championship? Plus, we spin the sad tale of poor 'ol Duncan Maguire, and play some trivia. Sorry if the audio kinda sucks we're working on it :)