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Join Deen and Coach as they run down all the latest happenings during the first week of the international break, including talk of the PSR affected clubs, the insistence on international football this far into the season.  Tap In!

The terrific trio is back with a wide-ranging discussion on everything going on in American soccer lately. The NWSL Challenge Cup and beginning of the season. Crappy refs and dictatorial sports organizations. The USMNT and Copa America plans. Canceled dates. Weird weather influenced MLS goals. The banter was delightfully endless, so you know the drill... Tap in!

The Champions League quarterfinals are all set, and for the first time in 14 years, Arsenal’s involved!  Naturally, Coach and Deen had to run the roost on each of the 4 glamour ties that’ll lead to the final at Wembley.  Join for the excitement, but stay for the history lessons and fake gambling tips.  Tap in!

The NWSL is back! (Already we know) so the team had a blast previewing the upcoming season in great depth.  We also managed to even talk some MLS.  Tap In!

Ramadan Kareem! The final (for now?) installment of the Pep v Klopp rivalry happened last weekend, so Coach was forced to pod through injury to offer thoughts on the preeminent coaching "rivalry" of the last decade of European football. As always, we cover all the big happenings elsewhere in Europe, and show a copious amount of love to the one and only Eden Hazard (Carrier of the Flame). It's a gr...

The classic trap game played out like one thanks to an error from Arsenal’s backup goalkeeper, but redemption arrived regardless.  Join Gabby, Mitch & Deen for their thoughts a hard fought win against Brentford that reminded all Gooners of how hard winning actually is. Tap in!

Join Mitch and Matheus for their early observations on the MLS season, with a sprinkling of weather banter, conspiracy chatter, and strong opinions on men's hair. The USWNT also get their deserved kudos. Tap in!

The mighty Arsenal went to yet another away ground and emptied it out before halftime. Not quite winning the league at White Hart Lane, but Sheffield United offered nothing worth yammering about. Regardless, join Gabby, Mitch & Deen for ruminations on Arsenal's dominant performance at Bramall Lane, as well as cryptic thoughts on Dubai and team bonding. Tap in!

Coach & Deen lament Valencia’s new reputation while covering all the worthy action in Europe’s top 5 leagues, during the least Arsenal friendly weekend of 2024. Tap in!

Coach is joined by Tomi once again to really have a deep dive into the goings on in the red side of Manchester after another predictable derby day defeat. Its a much longer pod than usual and for good reason; tactics, players, ETH and the sizeable gap between the two clubs are discussed at length. Tap In!

Join Mitch, Matheus, and for the first time this season, Emily, for the most stylish episode of the show yet. The crew discusses the new NWSL kits, USWNT's adventures, and the latest MLS action. Tap in!

Coach & Deen are back with the SPS Weekend Review, highlighted by Liverpool’s (anonymous) kids beating Chelsea’s (expensive) kids to the Carabao Cup trophy. As always, we covered all the best bits of league action from the continent as well, so… …Tap in!

Gooners! Join Coach, Gabby, Deen, and friend of the pod, Elliot (@elliot__ross), for a gleeful chat about Arsenal’s spiteful thrashing of Newcastle. In other words, fuck Jason Tindall.  Tap in!

Coach hs finally lost his rag and goes on a long rant on what he witnessed as Utd went down 2-1 at home to Fulham. Confused with why he still talking about issues that were prevalent at the start of the season he tries to make sense of it by reading out some concerns Utd fans sent in. Strap in it's an angry one.

MLS is back and so is the SPS Soccer Edition. Join Mitch and Matheus for a preview of the upcoming season ranging from scab refs and US Open Cup drama, to kit rankings and superlatives... but more importantly, the guys answer YOUR questions!

Somehow, Thomas Tuchel still has a job. We're mystified too. Join Coach and Deen as they investigate this mystery, round up the happenings all around Europe, and preview the midweek Champions League ties. Tap in!

Coach tries to make sense of a chaotic but fruitful visit to Kenilworth Road for Ten Haag's men while answering listener questions. Tap In!

SPS Arsenal Edition - Confidence - Episode 381 Gooners! Join Gabby, Coach & Deen for a weirdly *stressful review of Arsenal’s confident 5-0 stroll at Burnley.  (*We weren’t stressed about Arsenal. We recorded during a title race rival’s game!)

And just like that its all over. The Côte d'Ivoire are crowned Kings of Africa for the 3rd time in their history at the expense of a Nigeria side expected to disappoint pre tournament. Join Coach as he opines on the final and the future of AFCON with Zayn and Alasdair from our buddies at On The Whistle.  Tap In!

You know the deal - it's the SPS Weekend Review. Mitch hops off the bench to talk the top 5 leagues (and some 2 Bundesliga and MLS like some sorta dweeb) alongside Coach and Deen. Yes, we're all extremely impressed by Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen. Almost as impressed as Bayern Munich were. Tap in!

Coach is joined by long time listener Tomiwa to have a good 'ol moan about Man Utd's performance despite an important win. The fellas covered line ups, subs. Bruno (of course!)  and if they can catch Villa. Tap In!

Gooners! So much for all that open play goals chatter, eh?  Join Mitch & Deen for a breezy dissection of a DOMINANT Arsenal performance away at The London Stadium. Tap in!

We made it, its finally here. Nigeria take on the hosts in what is one of the biggest fixtures in recent African Football history for the title of Kings of Africa. Coach is tagging along with OTW crew as they all give their thoughts on what may transpire. Tap In!

So we are almost there, Coach and Alasdair are joined by Courtney again to run through all the happenings between the Semi-Finalists. This is of course sandwiched between the banter of the  obvious elephant in the room (Coach's Nigerian descent and Courtney's South African descent).  Tap In!

SPS Weekend Review - Goal-Boy - Episode 374 This week, Coach shows love to arguably the most underrated striker in Europe, Lois Openda, while Deen screams about kidneys & Eduardo Camavinga. Join us for our usual jaunt around the continent on a big derby weekend.  Tap in!