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It’s the final matchday of the 23/24 Champions League group stage, and sadly for Coach & Deen, the final group stage for the foreseeable future as UEFA moves on to the ‘Swiss Model’.  Anyway, footy happened, so footy we talked.  Tap in!

Join Mitch & Matheus for the final time this (American) soccer season. There's some NWSL Expansion Draft chatter (thanks to a busy Emily), some general MLS talk, and of course, the Columbus Crew's win over LAFC in the MLS Cup Playoffs Final. Thanks for hanging out with us this season, folks. Tap in!

Frankfurt did their best against Bayern, but Girona made the biggest statement on the continent this season with an impressive win away at Barcelona. Join Coach & Deen for a review of those games, a double-shift in the Premier League, bangers all around Europe & a brief Champions League preview. Tap in!

Spoiler alert: Arsenal lost because they left their shooting boots back in London. But you want more than just the conclusion, right Gooners? Well, the SPS crew has the “process” too. Tap in! 

Utd fell to a deserved 3-0 home loss to Bournemouth and Coach believe it or not is more confused and pissed off than he is rejoicing at what he witnessed. There's also a bunch of questions you wonderful listeners sent in that he goes through so tap in!

Coach heaps the praise on Man Utd ater a good win against another side under investigation for financial irregularities (what is it with teams that wear blue huh?). Its easier listening than the last one. Tap In!

The Soccer Edition gang powers through unexpected technical difficulties while discussing both MLS Conference Finals, Luis Suarez & the MLS Cup Final. Tap in! 

It's always a family affair at SPS, but things are a bit family-er(?) this time as Deen invites the most special guest to examine Arsenal's chaotic last minute win at Kenilworth Rd. It's a fun one. Tap in!

Coach & Deen give Man City a warm welcome to life for regular folks before making stops in France, Italy, Germany & Spain. You know the deal. Tap in! 

Coach picks apart one of the worst performances Utd have had under Ten Haag, its not a pretty one but it is required listening. Tap In!

Arsenal played some of their best football in 2023 for 20 minutes and weren’t exactly bad for the rest of the game against Wolves. Join the crew as they attempt to determine if “The Arsenal are back.” Tap in!

A defrosting Coach joins a giddy Deen to walk you through adventures in London, Istanbul and Milan - amongst other lovely European cities. It's your SPS Champions League review for match day 5. Tap in!

The Soccer Edition crew is back and so are the MLS Playoffs (FINALLY)! Mitch, Matheus and Emily also opine on Sergino Dest's shining moment, the USMNT's latest games, and the MLS Awards. Tap in!

That Garnacho goal, Kobbie Mainoo & all the other stuff, good & bad, from Manchester United’s raid of Goodison Park. Oh & Coach answered your questions.  Tap in!

There were a lot of great goals in Europe this weekend & Deen was going to make Coach rank them - but they forgot because this one’s a tad long. Blame the Interlull.  We remembered to cover everything you need to know around the top 5 leagues though! Tap in!

Hey Gooners. That long ass Interlull is finally over and so are all the Kai Havertz snipes. We think? Join the full SPS Arsenal Crew for a deep dive on a thoroughly controlled performance away at the G-Tech Stadium. Tap in!

Hey there! Remember that merch you kept asking for? Well, it’s here… along with a few other little changes. Join the crew for a quick chat about the new merch, our first kit(!), and more thoughts on kits and the future. Tap in!

The Colorado Rapids’ new head coach is Chris Armas.  The Kroenkes seem to hate the Rapids more deeply than they love Arsenal, and Mitch is fed up, so he decided to rant a bit alongside two long suffering Rapids experts: Brendan Ploen (@BrendanPloen) & Mitch Carroll (@mitch_carroll). Yes, that’s TWO Mitches for the price of one.  Tap in!

Gotham FC are your 2023 NWSL Champions! Emily's stoked! Mitch is stoked too, but Matheus can't wait to yield to Sporting KC! There's also the new NWSL TV deal, USMNT, and the interminable MLS Playoffs to discuss and discuss the gang did. Tap in!

Join Coach and Deen as they pontificate about what might've been the best game in the Premier League season so far: El Cashico. Things happened elsewhere in Europe and we talked about that stuff too. Tap in!

In Mitch’s absence, an old friend joins us to analyze Arsenal’s routine home win against Burnley... amongst other things. We made Elliot answer a few questions and Elliot made us hate a bit more than we originally intended to. It’s a great one.  Tap in!

Coach takes a look at Utd's win against Luton and how ETH can move forward after the break. Tap In!

A pair of big upsets this matchday with Man Utd falling to FC Copenhagen & Barcelona losing to Shaktar Donetsk. Join Coach & Deen for thoughts on these games and everything else.  Tap in!

The gang's back with thoughts on good hires... and less good hires. Then Emily gets to rejoice in Gotham FC's splendor and the NWSL Playoffs, before Mitch & Matheus run us through all latest in the MLS Playoffs. Tap in!

Deen (with some audio quality issues) and Coach (with some anger issues) breakdown what was a highly competitive game that was obvisouly marred by more incompetence by the supposed match officials. Its a good one. Tap In!