The High Kicks Podcast

Real Madrid claimed their 14th Champions League title this past weekend with a 1-0 win over Liverpool in Paris. Thibaut Courtois put on a performance for the ages as he made 9 saves en route to a shutout victory!. Carlo Ancelotti also solidified his GOAT manager case by becoming the manager with the most UCL titles; this pairs with him being the only manager to win each of Europe's top 5 leagues....

A wild final day of the EPL season came to a close and featured a dramatic, title-clinching, comeback by City over Aston Villa! Liverpool, Chelsea, and Spurs round out the top four, with Spurs securing their spot by way of a 5-0 thrashing of Norwich. Arsenal and Manchester United round out the Europa League spots and West Ham returns to Europe in the Conference League. Burnley's loss secured their...

West Ham's stunning draw while hosting leaders make sure the Premier League Title will come down to the final day. Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa have a chance to hand Liverpool a second EPL Title. Spurs need only a point to secure fourth place and West Ham needs some help to claim the final Europa League position. Matchday 38 looks to be an exciting one!

Liverpool's draw to Spurs all but locks up another Premier League title for Pep's Manchester City side. The Cityzens also made major headlines this week by agreeing to a deal that will bring BVB striker Erling Haaland to the Etihad next season. City are about to get even more dangerous. Will this signing bring the elusive Champions League trophy to the blue side of Manchester?

The Premier League relegation battle is in full swing with a fight between Leeds and Everton set to come down to the wire! How will the season play out? Karl and Brian go back and forth in a discussion about the most influential duos for their love of the game. The prediction battle is nearing an end as Karl is pulling away, but like Liverpool, Brian has hope.

The final spot in the top four is back in the hands of the Gunners after Spurs stumble at the weekend in a race that is set to go down to the wire. Chelsea squeaked by West Ham thanks to super-sub Christian Pulisic; does he deserve a bigger role for the club? Newcastle has climbed all the way to the top half of the table while Everton dropped into the relegation zone for the first time this season...

It seems that not a single side wants to claim the final spot in the top four this season with Spurs and Arsenal both failing to gather and tighten their grip! Thoughts and prayers out to Ronaldo for the terrible news about his son. Burnley makes a stunning managerial decision, and the FA Cup final is set for a rematch between Liverpool and Chelsea!

After another impromptu break, we are back to talk about some recent EPL action. Spurs have taken control of 4th place after Arsenal's two shocking defeats, United continues to slump, and Liverpool and City gave another instant classic. We also debate over who the top french striker is between Benzema and Henry and we break down our initial thoughts on the World Cup groups.

The Euro 2020 champions suffer a shock defeat to North Macedonia and their dreams of Qatar come to an end, which paves the way for Portugal's qualification! The USA has all but secured their spot in the showcase tournament while Canada has qualified for the first time in 36 years and only the second time EVER as a nation!

We are a little late with this week's episode... Grad school ya know? Everton stun Newcastle while a man down and Leeds complete a late comeback to shock a slumping Wolves side. Spurs had a very promising week beating Brighton and stomping over West Ham. The title race is also in full force as Liverpool move within one point of Manchester City

What a week of Premier League action! There were multiple beatdowns across the league including Villa's domination of the Saints, Spurs steamrolling Everton and an absolutely lopsided Manchester Derby! United looked like they had no business sharing a pitch with City. Karl and Brian both scored 10 points in predictions as the race to the finish heats up!

The top football federations in the sport drop the hammer on the Russian football federation by barring them from competing in all European club and international competitions! Liverpool outlast Chelsea in one of the most exciting League Cup finals in recent memory! Bielsa ball sadly departs Elland Road for good and VAR makes yet another confusing and controversial decision!

We are joined for a second episode this week by the host of the In the Eleven podcast, Brendan Griffiths! We discuss our picks for EPL player of the year, dive into the league's most underrated players, touch on the Premier League title race, and break down the state of the Champions League!

We discuss Arsenal's two young gems in ESR and Saka before getting into some ELITE shithousery by Newcastle's Chris Wood. He bought a house in Kurt Zouma's head. Everton is now in a full-fledged relegation battle! Can they stay up? Manchester United miraculously recover from a lost lead at Elland Road while also finally scoring from a corner.

The Milan Derby was a match to remember with a game-winning performance by Olivier Giroud! Dusan Vlahovic scores 13 minutes into his Juventus debut and Harvey Elliot finds the net in his Liverpool return! Xavi's new look Barcelona look like they can turn things around as they enter the top 4 and fight for a UCL spot! The AFCON Final was a stunning display that saw Senegal raise the cup for the fir...

Horrific news out of Manchester as starlet attacker Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicions of assault and rape. The evidence is very jarring at it seems as if he could be locked up for quite some time. Everton has a new manager in Frank Lampard while Barcelona Femeni continues their unprecedented dominance. Lastly, It's deadline day and we round out the final load of transfers to close ou...

Leicester City somehow loses to Spurs when leading at 90+4... and it is still less shocking than Norwich scoring 3 at Vicarage Road! Gerrard continues to dominate Everton even in his managerial phase, perfectly deploying former Toffee Lucas Digne to get the result! Lastly, AFCON knockouts are currently overshadowed by tragedy as 6 spectators lost their lives and another 40+ were left injured durin...

Everton sack Rafa Benitez after a humiliating defeat to Norwich and Philippe Coutinho makes a sensational return to the EPL! We go over this year's FIFA Best Awards and talk about Barcelona Femini! This Barcelona women's side could be the most dominant team modern football has ever seen! It is unbelievable what they are doing!

The FA Cup 3rd round brought us some exciting fixtures and shocking results! Championship sides take out PL sides as Nottingham Forrest dispatched Arsenal and Huddersfield sent Burnley packing. League 1 (3rd Tier) side Charlton stuns Newcastle at St. James' Park! Afcon is finally underway with some exciting matches and this month's transfer window is picking up some major steam. Spoiler, Aston Vil...

Liverpool and Chelsea put out one of the most exciting draws in recent memory, a result that could have handed the title the Manchester City. Arsenal continues to improve on the pitch, but they cannot get out of their own way after coming so close to besting City at home. Manchester United is in absolute shambles at the moment and it looks as though it could get worse before it gets better. Lastly...

This week we recap the Boxing Day matches that went on despite recent Covid-19 postponements. There were a few surprising results. We then break down 90min Football's W2WC XI and all the flaws that we see with the side. Transfer season is upon us and we have some pre window news to share before we jump into our weekly predictions.

Our social media manager Val Besch joins us as we discuss the new wave of COVID-19 sweeping through the football world and what it means for the Premiere going forward as well as how it is affecting the table and title race. We dive into Arsenal's long-awaited return to form that has eluded them for quite some time, and we dive into a discussion about FIFA's plan to host the World Cup every 2 year...

The Champions League last 16 draw took place on Monday morning and it wouldn't be a UEFA event without drama. A technical error forced the draw to be scrapped and redone, robbing us of a chance to see Messi and Ronaldo go head-to-head once more. The EPL became the English Penalty League this weekend with all the major matches decided at the spot. Lastly, one of the longest top-flight title drought...

This week we are joined by Julian Faustini, creator of CalciowithJulian.com, and we venture out of our comfort zone with some extensive discussions about Serie A. We also break down an incredibly close EPL title race, Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield, and the new high octane style being implemented by Ragnick at Manchester United.

We are back covering the action after an impromptu week off and it seems like the Prem's biggest banter club has turned things around. Arteta ball is looking half decent for Arsenal. Liverpool net four goals in the second straight EPL match and somehow United stole a point from Chelsea. Monday night also featured the reveal of the Ballon d'Or award where Lionel Messi claimed his record SEVENTH awa...