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Mitch and Emily are joined by The Athletic's Jeff Rueter for a chat about Copa America, the USWNT, and USMNT's Olympic roster. The group also checks in on the NWSL and MLS as the leagues reach the halfway point of their respective seasons. It’s a fantastic episode, folks. Tap in!

The heavyweight clash between the best defense & best offense in the competition happened & Spain came out on top, thanks to a comeback starter by the youngest goal scorer in Euros history. Join the crew for ruminations on France, Spain, and the future. Tap in!

Copa America’s quarterfinals wrapped up over the weekend with Canada, Argentina & Uruguay surviving penalties to advance, while Colombia took advantage of their mismatch to stroll into the semis. Join Tosin, Deen & Gabi for insights & fiery takes from the most brutal of all the summer tournaments. Tap in!

Bukayo Saka. Quite good at this football lark, maybe even the best of the bunch, and maybe saving England’s bacon against the Swiss will finally make it obvious to the masses. Meanwhile, Cody Gakpo inspired the Dutch to a comeback win over Turkey in a barnstormer. Arda Guler might be finished in Euro 2024, but he’s just getting started. Join Tosin & Deen for more quarterfinal action from the E...

The first semifinal of Euro 2024 is set. Spain vs France. Join Coach and Tosin as they walk you through Spain and Germany’s “final before the final” in which we said goodbye to a legend. There was also Portugal vs France, a match that featured two hamstrung managers: one by Homelando and the other by stubbornness. Tap in!

Turkey & Austria played out an instant classic, while the Dutch went some way to reasserting themselves as a Football ‘Eritage™️ team against Romania to complete the final 8 at the Euros. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for thoughts on yet another fantastic day of tournament footy. Tap in!

The USMNT crashed out of Copa America 2024. Join Tosin, Mitch, Matheus, Tomi and Gabi for a therapy session on the state of soccer in America. It is a wicked world, if you're a fan of this team. Tap in!

Homelando cried. SPS cried. We crode together. Oh and France & Belgium did what they always do; the only new bit was William Saliba introducing himself to an even larger audience. Join Tosin & Deen for thoughts (and tears) as we got two more quarterfinalists at the Euros. Tap in!

That boy ain’t right, but Gareth Southgate worships at his altar anyway. In more explainable events, Spain systemically dismantled Georgia’s Cinderella story to advance to the quarters. Join the crew for the latest from the round of 16. Tap in!

It’s a vaguely Arsenal-centric episode of the Euros Edition with Ser Granit Xhaka catching yet another body as he led Switzerland past Italy & Kai Havertz proved that Julian Nagelsmann was right to keep the faith. Join the full squad for thoughts on a fine pair of fixtures from the round of 16. Tap in!

Round 2 of the group fixtures at Copa America is complete & the favorites are all rounding into form… if you don’t consider the USMNT one of the favorites. Join Tosin & Deen (with a welcome cameo from the SPS Soccer Edition’s Mitch & Matheus) for insights from all the matches. Tap in!

Groups E & F wrapped up with Georgia’s historic victory over Portugal as the highlight of the final group stage match day. Join Tosin, Deen, and appearing off the bench for the first time this summer, Tomi, for a review of the games and a look ahead at the round of 16 pairings. Tap in!

Groups C & D of the Euros wrapped up today with France simmering, Poland spoiling, Austria shocking, and an insipid one between Denmark & Serbia. However, Coach & Tosin offer you the Full English™️, via a deep dive on the 3 Lions & their legacy of constant disappointment, despite their wealth of talent. Tap in! P.S.: The Dutch need more Vans.

You didn’t think we’d ignore Copa America, did you? Each of the favorites have shown us what to expect, so it’s only right that SPS finally reviewed all the action from the first round of fixtures. Join Tosin, Deen & Mitch for thoughts on the games, the teams & the organization of the tournament itself. It’s the SPS Copa America Edition. Tap in!

Mitch, Matheus, and Emily talk the big NWSL news: Casey Stoney’s shock firing. Gotham’s loss to Washington and Orlando’s demolition of Utah also make the docket. The battle at the top of the Western Conference and the Colorado Rapids’ ‘nine point’ week headlines the MLS chatter. Tap in!

Join Tosin & Deen for the finest of gababool as Italy stole a spot in the last sixteen at the death & Spain wrapped up maximum points despite heavily rotating against Albania. Day 10. Group B. The Euros. Tap in!

Hungary & Scotland brought back memories of ‘Golden Goals’, while Granit Xhaka added another name to his long list of ‘great midfielders I’ve dominated’ as Switzerland made everyone wonder just how good ze Germans actually are. Join Tosin, Coach & Deen for meaty thoughts on the conclusion to Group A of the Euros. Tap in!

SPS Euros Edition - Ridiculous - Episode 455 Own Goal is leading the scoring charts & raising the silly stakes, thanks to Türkiye’s mess in their loss to a smooth Portugal. Meanwhile, Belgium and Czechia put in dominant performances that were either not rewarded with enough goals, or in one case, enough points. Join Deen & Tosin for a review of the final 3 game matchday of the Euros. Tap i...

We have our first 0-0 draw in Euro 2024, France still only have an own goal to their name and the Dutch are polite. Austria are buying exactly what Ralf Rangnick is selling and Ukraine got a much needed wake-up call against Slovakia, despite Stanislav Lobotka showing out. Coach and Tosin walk through another day of Euro 2024 action. Tap in!

“What is Gareth Southgate? Who is Gareth Southgate? Where is Gareth Southgate? How is Gareth Southgate?” Coach & Deen won’t answer any of those rhetorical questions during their roundup of day 7 of the Euros, but they’ll offer plenty of insight on Spain’s demolition of Italy & the latest Balkan contest at the tournament. Yes, there’s plenty on England v Denmark too. Tap in!

Xherdan Shaqiri gets older but him marking tournaments with a banger doesn’t, Albania made Croatia look their age, & the hosts are the first team to qualify for the next round of the tournament. Join Coach & Deen for day 6 chatter. Tap in!

The SPS Soccer Edition crew breaks down USMNT’s optimism-generating draw with Brazil, the parallels between refs and cops, and all the top games in MLS and NWSL this week, including some cheeky Croix Bethune for MVP chatter. Tap in!

The Portuguese made hard work of Czechia, thanks to a few too many fullbacks & one old dude, while Turkey and Georgia played out the best game of the tournament so far. Join Coach and Deen for ramblings on day 5 of the Euros. Tap in!

Day 3 of the Euros is in the books. Romania put on a show, Belgium’s golden generation is making necks turn green, and the French sort of maybe perhaps kinda performed well? Join Tosin & Coach for thoughts on day 4 and find out what sort of mask they recommend for Kylian. Tap in!

Day 2 of the Euros did not disappoint! Memphis wore a headband but Wout saved the day. Christian Eriksen brought joy and England… went full Southgate. Join Tosin and Coach for thoughts on the second day of Euro 2024. Tap in!