Shirtless Plantain Show

We spoke to Nico Cantor, host of  The Golazo Show about his career to date and his highlights working for CBS. Learned about his love for football, baseball, Carlos Tevez, Boca Juniors and much more. We also spoke about the great Diego Maradona.

The Super League was announced and we sounded off.

We spoke to Keith Costigan, a football legend. Learned about his career in football, on and off the pitch. We spoke about Wenger, Seedorf, Liverpool, rap music, and his love for The Sopranos and The Wire. It was an amazing conversation with one of the best announcers in football. Tap in and enjoy 💫

This episode has no special appearances, just the SPS collective talking about football. We discussed the stink that is Tottenham, the Premier League, Europa, and Champions League. We also spoke about the brilliance that is Steven Gerrard, racism keeps happening and there is so solution in sight, so it seems.

We spoke to Alen Ramic about growing up in Manchester and becoming a Man Utd fan. How he became a Lakers fan because of Vlade Divac, the issues at Manchester United, sneakers, if Yugoslavia never broke up and much more.

We spoke to Franco of Street FC about all things football, #MENSWEAR, music, and movies. Franco is a huge fan of AC Milan, so naturally, we discussed the golden era of Serie A, he picked his all-time Serie A 11 and gave us stories about AC Milan. We learned about Street FC’s mission to make football more accessible in America.

We spoke to the talented Tommie Battle about Man City, working for NYCFC, fatherhood and being a creative. We got to talking about his son meeting Raheem Sterling, the growth of football in America, music, movies,  and career advice. Tommie is one of the best photographers out here and he is a brilliant creative mind. https://tommiebattle.com/

This week’s guest is the homie Justin, a Chelsea fan and creative talent. We spoke about FIFA, getting into soccer, the highs and lows of being a Chelsea fan, the growth of soccer in America, working in Portland, being a black creative, the perils of the ad industry, partying with Jusuf Nurkić, and a whole lot more,

We spoke to the talented Jenny Chiu about life, football, and #WOMENSWEAR. We learned about her journey from El Paso to CBS, including playing for the Mexican U17 women team, North Carolina, working in the MLS and how she became the on-air personality we see today. She told us about her football career, her favorite celebrations, and much more. Twitter- jennyachiu Instagram: jennyachiu Youtube:Che...

We took a mini-break but we are back baby where the love at?! No guest this week, just us talking about football, conspiracy theories in football, bad refs, Liverpool’s blip. Arsenal vs the refs, the state of the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Champions League, and MLS. We promise no Senegalese or Roy Keane were harmed in making this episode. Enjoy 🤝

This week we spoke to Nekias Duncan, one of the best basketball writers and minds out here. We spoke about ALL things basketball, including Trady McGrady, how he became a writer, his favorite team and how he got into soccer, and how he sees the sport growing in America. Nekias is a very smart guy and we are appreciative of his time. @NekiasNBA @basketballnews

We spoke to Alex Stewart from TIFO/ The Athletic and it was an absolute pleasure. Learned about his love for Southampton, Ralph Hasenhüttl, football, his favorite books, Maya Moore, and what got him into his career. Alex is an amazing guy, definitely check out TIFO and The Athletic, they are doing amazing things. Twitter- TifoFootball_ Instagram- tifofootball_

Happy New Year! We hope that you and yours are well. There was no guest on this week, it was just us talking about football, what we have seen this season, players to watch and we handed out awards.

Our guest this week is Les Owens aka GoodkidManCity. Les is an OG Manchester City, before the takeover, he explained to us how he became a Man City fan and fell in love with football. This episode is very heavy on football, we spoke about scouting, Micah Richards, City legends, 93:20, Pep and his legacy and a host of other football related topics. You can follow him on Twitter @goodkidmancity and...

We spoke to the talented Nick Bailley aka NICKSAYSGO. We spoke about his love for Everton, football, and how he got into the sport. In addition to that, we spoke about his site, NICKSAYSGO, and what inspired him to get involved with lifestyle blogging. There was obviously a lot of #MENSWEAR talk, a lot of #culture talk. It was a great conversation with a man who is incredibly talented. Nicksaysgo....

We spoke to the lovely and talented Justin Block. What a great soul he is, we learned about his journey from Complex to Nike. He talked to us about how he became a Liverpool fan, what got him into football, and writing. Justin gave career advice, life advice, and how great it is living in Portland.  Twitter- JBlock49 Instagram- jblock49

We spoke with the lovely Natasha Henry about her career, her love for football, and Arsenal. Natasha is a wealth of knowledge and knows her stuff. She gave career advice, gave flowers to some legends and we had a great time speaking to her. Twitter- NatashaSHenry.

We spoke to Complex's own Rawan Eewshah about life, football, being a Barcelona fan, the complexities of being a first-generation immigrant living in the states, and dating a Real Madrid fan. Learned about what she does for a living, her creativity, what her favorite rappers are, and her love for Jennifer Lopez. Twitter- Rawan Instagram- rawan_esha

We spoke to YC and Trey, two amazing black men who currently work for Desus and Mero and Vice, respectively. We spoke about life, love, quarantine, and football. This episode is everything we are about, the intersection of life and football.. Enjoy the episode 💫

We spoke to Dutch football legend, Rocky Hehakaija about growing up and playing football in The Netherlands. Rocky has inspired a generation of female footballers, she is a pioneer, an icon and we were so happy to speak with her. She shared her story, her background, what inspires her, and the knee injury that led to a new path. We learned about her football heroes, being a street football, her lo...