The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:01:24 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes en © 2026 The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary yes Support this Podcast 1070a0cd-7b4f-5fb9-9c24-2544ff62a51e Mike Goodman and Michael Caley episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) soccer,stats,football,analytics,premierleague,chelsea,arsenal,tottenham,liverpool,barcelona,realmadrid Mike Goodman and Michael Caley https://storage.buzzsprout.com/4ff153qhjn7q33oxzbgb2ustbshn?.jpg The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes Champions League and Paul the Apostle Champions League and Paul the Apostle We discuss the Round of 16 and why it seems like there are fewer and fewer new matchups in the Champions League knockouts and what might have to be done to address this.

And then, it's time for the return of Bible History Corner and, neither a review nor a summary of Jason Staples new book Paul and the Restoration of Israel but a preparation for it with extended background first on the history of Pauline Studies, and second on the history of Ancient Judaism, the Kingdoms of Israel, the Babylonian and Assyrian conquests, and tying all of this back around to Paul so we can talk about the book. 

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]]> We discuss the Round of 16 and why it seems like there are fewer and fewer new matchups in the Champions League knockouts and what might have to be done to address this.

And then, it's time for the return of Bible History Corner and, neither a review nor a summary of Jason Staples new book Paul and the Restoration of Israel but a preparation for it with extended background first on the history of Pauline Studies, and second on the history of Ancient Judaism, the Kingdoms of Israel, the Babylonian and Assyrian conquests, and tying all of this back around to Paul so we can talk about the book. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18790510 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0500 3070 full false Title Race Drama: What's Up With Arsenal? Title Race Drama: What's Up With Arsenal? There have been many dramatic results recently and the title race in the Premier League is indeed on between Arsenal and Manchester City. Nonetheless, the Double Pivot take remains the boring analytics answer that sometimes results happen without new or particularly interesting causes.

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]]> There have been many dramatic results recently and the title race in the Premier League is indeed on between Arsenal and Manchester City. Nonetheless, the Double Pivot take remains the boring analytics answer that sometimes results happen without new or particularly interesting causes.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18741475 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:00 -0500 1837 full false Squad Player or Star Player? Squad Player or Star Player? With the Analytics Dead Zone fully underway in league football, we step back, take a question from the mailbag, and play "Squad Player or Star Player?" with James Garner, Joao Pedro and Gabriel Martinelli. 

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]]> With the Analytics Dead Zone fully underway in league football, we step back, take a question from the mailbag, and play "Squad Player or Star Player?" with James Garner, Joao Pedro and Gabriel Martinelli. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18692307 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0500 1948 full false Biathlon Analytics with the Penalty Loop Podcast Biathlon Analytics with the Penalty Loop Podcast That's right. For the Winter Olympics we have a whole podcast dedicated to biathlon, joined by Jordan and RJ of the Penalty Loop Podcast to teach us all about how to watch biathlon like an expert, understanding the different events as well as the kinds of data and analysis used in biathlon, the players and teams to watch at the Olympics, and we did not skimp on the biathlon drama either. 

Check out the Penalty Loop Podcast: http://penaltyloop.com/penalty-loop-podcast/

And Biathlon Analytics: https://biathlonanalytics.com/

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]]> That's right. For the Winter Olympics we have a whole podcast dedicated to biathlon, joined by Jordan and RJ of the Penalty Loop Podcast to teach us all about how to watch biathlon like an expert, understanding the different events as well as the kinds of data and analysis used in biathlon, the players and teams to watch at the Olympics, and we did not skimp on the biathlon drama either. 

Check out the Penalty Loop Podcast: http://penaltyloop.com/penalty-loop-podcast/

And Biathlon Analytics: https://biathlonanalytics.com/

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]]> Buzzsprout-18667469 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 -0500 4072 full false Set Pieces, Transfers, Private Equity Set Pieces, Transfers, Private Equity The Double Pivot has introduced a term into the football vernacular and we talk through the set pieces story, Caley's study, and Jonathan Northcroft's column in the Times. And then we talk transfers including Marc Guehi, Antoine Semenyo and Ademola Lookman, which leads naturally into a discussion of private equity in football. 

The Northcroft column: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/premier-league-goalkeepers-set-pieces-ft66m8hn5

Set pieces study: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-piece-revolution

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]]> The Double Pivot has introduced a term into the football vernacular and we talk through the set pieces story, Caley's study, and Jonathan Northcroft's column in the Times. And then we talk transfers including Marc Guehi, Antoine Semenyo and Ademola Lookman, which leads naturally into a discussion of private equity in football. 

The Northcroft column: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/premier-league-goalkeepers-set-pieces-ft66m8hn5

Set pieces study: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-piece-revolution

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]]> Buzzsprout-18631933 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:00:00 -0500 2471 full false The Set Piece Revolution (plus a few CL thoughts) The Set Piece Revolution (plus a few CL thoughts) We had a goofy final day of the Champions League and a few thoughts on Benfica and Real Madrid and the joy of whiparound soccer.

And then we get into Caley's new study on The Set Piece Revolution and the evidence that the game-changing insights here are mostly just chucking it into the mixer and crowding the keeper. We disagree(!) about some likely responses and we discuss what is likely to come next as set piece thought continues to spread.

Read the full study: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-piece-revolution

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]]> We had a goofy final day of the Champions League and a few thoughts on Benfica and Real Madrid and the joy of whiparound soccer.

And then we get into Caley's new study on The Set Piece Revolution and the evidence that the game-changing insights here are mostly just chucking it into the mixer and crowding the keeper. We disagree(!) about some likely responses and we discuss what is likely to come next as set piece thought continues to spread.

Read the full study: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/the-set-piece-revolution

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]]> Buzzsprout-18591867 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0500 2607 full false Champions League Drama Incoming, Club Revenue Data In Champions League Drama Incoming, Club Revenue Data In With seven weeks of the Champions League League Phase complete, it is properly all to play for in the chase for qualification to the knockouts and especially in the chase for top eight and a bye into the round of 16. We go through the table and the impossibility of precisely gaming out all the scenarios.

Also! The Deloitte Money League data is out and it shows both the current financial dominance of the Premier League and the low rate of growth in inflation-adjusted football revenue since 2019. 

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]]> With seven weeks of the Champions League League Phase complete, it is properly all to play for in the chase for qualification to the knockouts and especially in the chase for top eight and a bye into the round of 16. We go through the table and the impossibility of precisely gaming out all the scenarios.

Also! The Deloitte Money League data is out and it shows both the current financial dominance of the Premier League and the low rate of growth in inflation-adjusted football revenue since 2019. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18553953 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:00 -0500 2035 full false The Incredible Xabi Alonso Saga Concludes The Incredible Xabi Alonso Saga Concludes The attempt to reform Real Madrid concludes, and it is reported that it probably was never really an attempt to reform Real Madrid in the first place. We discuss the distinct highs and lows of Xabi's tenure in Madrid, why we are (relatively!) down on the club from here, what we learned about Alonso as a manager, and what may be next for him. 

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]]> The attempt to reform Real Madrid concludes, and it is reported that it probably was never really an attempt to reform Real Madrid in the first place. We discuss the distinct highs and lows of Xabi's tenure in Madrid, why we are (relatively!) down on the club from here, what we learned about Alonso as a manager, and what may be next for him. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18507956 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500 2016 full false Amorin? Amorout! Amorin? Amorout! Ruben Amorim actively got himself sacked by Manchester United. We talk about how we ended up here, why nothing about the process looks well-handled, what's next for United and why United's management structure makes it nearly impossible to predict what's next. 

On Ratcliffe and Ineos with Ben Walsh: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/16787734-united-ratcliffe-ineos-and-cycling-with-ben-walsh


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]]> Ruben Amorim actively got himself sacked by Manchester United. We talk about how we ended up here, why nothing about the process looks well-handled, what's next for United and why United's management structure makes it nearly impossible to predict what's next. 

On Ratcliffe and Ineos with Ben Walsh: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/16787734-united-ratcliffe-ineos-and-cycling-with-ben-walsh


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]]> Buzzsprout-18464631 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:00:00 -0500 1577 full false Parity Has Come to the Premier League Parity Has Come to the Premier League The long midtable in the Premier League is exceptionally competitive and just plain good. We talk about the underlying economic and game-structural reasons this has happened, and then we get into (most of) the 6th to 14th place clubs—Manchester United, Spurs, Palace, Brighton, Brentford, Newcastle and more—and their chances at making a run for the Champions League. 

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]]> The long midtable in the Premier League is exceptionally competitive and just plain good. We talk about the underlying economic and game-structural reasons this has happened, and then we get into (most of) the 6th to 14th place clubs—Manchester United, Spurs, Palace, Brighton, Brentford, Newcastle and more—and their chances at making a run for the Champions League. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18437225 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500 2657 full false Holiday Grab Bag: Semenyo, Real Madrid, Man United Holiday Grab Bag: Semenyo, Real Madrid, Man United What's going on with Antoine Semenyo's transfer market and what sort of analytics are we using to evaluate him? Has Xabi Alonso saved his job at Real Madrid? And can the boys squeeze three topics into a single podcast? Listen to find out!

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]]> What's going on with Antoine Semenyo's transfer market and what sort of analytics are we using to evaluate him? Has Xabi Alonso saved his job at Real Madrid? And can the boys squeeze three topics into a single podcast? Listen to find out!

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]]> Buzzsprout-18407476 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500 1648 full false Are Set Pieces Breaking the Premier League? Are Set Pieces Breaking the Premier League? Set pieces are making up an unprecedently large percentage of Premier League goal-scoring. At the same time, open play goal scoring is down significantly. We work through the data on tactical changes in the Premier League and European football since 2010 and the shockingly quick shift in goal-scoring this season. 

Is it something that the powers that be will have to intervene to fix in the rules of the game? As always, the Double Pivot answer is "maybe, but we would like a larger sample size."

Set piece goal scoring graph: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelcaley.bsky.social/post/3ma5anvdgr22e

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]]> Set pieces are making up an unprecedently large percentage of Premier League goal-scoring. At the same time, open play goal scoring is down significantly. We work through the data on tactical changes in the Premier League and European football since 2010 and the shockingly quick shift in goal-scoring this season. 

Is it something that the powers that be will have to intervene to fix in the rules of the game? As always, the Double Pivot answer is "maybe, but we would like a larger sample size."

Set piece goal scoring graph: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelcaley.bsky.social/post/3ma5anvdgr22e

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]]> Buzzsprout-18373879 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:00:00 -0500 2931 full false Salah Drama Salah Drama Mohamed Salah decided to make some news this week. We walk through how and why his unload-the-clip statement on the club and the manager happened and what comes next for Liverpool, for the front office and for the manager and players, who still need to figure out a set of tactics that get the most out of their stars, with or without Salah. 

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]]> Mohamed Salah decided to make some news this week. We walk through how and why his unload-the-clip statement on the club and the manager happened and what comes next for Liverpool, for the front office and for the manager and players, who still need to figure out a set of tactics that get the most out of their stars, with or without Salah. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18326664 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0500 2293 full false Tony Bloom and the Premier League Sports Gambling "Scandal" Tony Bloom and the Premier League Sports Gambling "Scandal" There has been a lawsuit filed against Tony Bloom and his sports gambling syndicate alleging, well, the lawsuit is actually just asking for money. But it is also about how sports gambling syndicates work and specifically how the one owned and run by the owner of Brighton works, and we wanted to talk about that and about Premier League gambling policy. 

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]]> There has been a lawsuit filed against Tony Bloom and his sports gambling syndicate alleging, well, the lawsuit is actually just asking for money. But it is also about how sports gambling syndicates work and specifically how the one owned and run by the owner of Brighton works, and we wanted to talk about that and about Premier League gambling policy. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18304484 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0500 1851 full false Tottenham in Crisis Tottenham in Crisis A hot start on points masked underlying problems, but a blowout loss to Arsenal and what should have been a blowout loss to Chelsea have brought focus back to what seems to be wrong at Tottenham. We break it down. 

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]]> A hot start on points masked underlying problems, but a blowout loss to Arsenal and what should have been a blowout loss to Chelsea have brought focus back to what seems to be wrong at Tottenham. We break it down. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18261673 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0500 2986 full false The Football Gambling Scandal Rocking Turkey Right Now The Football Gambling Scandal Rocking Turkey Right Now It's a huge, wild, and complex story. Referees suspended, players implicated, the third and fourth divisions suspended, criminal investigations into Super Lig clubs and referees. We break down what's going on in Turkey and we ask, is this just the first open reporting of risks to sporting competition that are present across professional football and global sports?

Wikipedia and links for the Turkish football story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Turkish_football_betting_scandal

Ankaraspor - Nazillispor: https://en.haberler.com/it-had-been-talked-about-for-days-here-is-the-2157354/

Cleveland Guardians scandal: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emmanuel-clase-arrested-pleads-not-guilty/

Sports Betting and Players in US Sports: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6807760/2025/11/14/sports-betting-players-nfl-nba-mlb-nhl/

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]]> It's a huge, wild, and complex story. Referees suspended, players implicated, the third and fourth divisions suspended, criminal investigations into Super Lig clubs and referees. We break down what's going on in Turkey and we ask, is this just the first open reporting of risks to sporting competition that are present across professional football and global sports?

Wikipedia and links for the Turkish football story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Turkish_football_betting_scandal

Ankaraspor - Nazillispor: https://en.haberler.com/it-had-been-talked-about-for-days-here-is-the-2157354/

Cleveland Guardians scandal: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/emmanuel-clase-arrested-pleads-not-guilty/

Sports Betting and Players in US Sports: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6807760/2025/11/14/sports-betting-players-nfl-nba-mlb-nhl/

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]]> Buzzsprout-18199492 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500 2590 full false Man City - Liverpool Analytics Man City - Liverpool Analytics City won 3-0. The non-penalty xG in the match was dead even. What does that mean, what are the statistics telling us about this match and about Man City and Liverpool?

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]]> City won 3-0. The non-penalty xG in the match was dead even. What does that mean, what are the statistics telling us about this match and about Man City and Liverpool?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18190380 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500 2069 full false Ballon d'Or! Ballon d'Or! Ballon d'Or! Ballon d'Or! We kick off the new Double Pivot Ballon d'Or tracker podcast series with a discussion of why we're going to be doing this, tracking both the players who we think will deserve the award and who is more or less likely to win in, and how we think about those problems. And of course we check in on the obvious leaders right now -- Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane -- as well as some players we're watching to see if they can get into consideration. 

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]]> We kick off the new Double Pivot Ballon d'Or tracker podcast series with a discussion of why we're going to be doing this, tracking both the players who we think will deserve the award and who is more or less likely to win in, and how we think about those problems. And of course we check in on the obvious leaders right now -- Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Harry Kane -- as well as some players we're watching to see if they can get into consideration. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-18125443 Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500 2169 full false The Future of College Football, and also Soccer, with Bill Connelly The Future of College Football, and also Soccer, with Bill Connelly We talk to Bill Connelly, ESPN staff writer and author of the book Forward Progress, about the American sport that we all agree has the most uncanny resemblance to European and global soccer, college football. We talk NILs and conferences and the transfer portal, and we talk the super league and the socio model and the Bundesliga. What both college football and European soccer eventually become are two of the most fascinating questions in sports, and understanding one can help you think about the other, too. We even talk a little bit about analytics.

Forward Progress: https://www.triumphbooks.com/forward-progress-products-9781637278703.php

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]]> We talk to Bill Connelly, ESPN staff writer and author of the book Forward Progress, about the American sport that we all agree has the most uncanny resemblance to European and global soccer, college football. We talk NILs and conferences and the transfer portal, and we talk the super league and the socio model and the Bundesliga. What both college football and European soccer eventually become are two of the most fascinating questions in sports, and understanding one can help you think about the other, too. We even talk a little bit about analytics.

Forward Progress: https://www.triumphbooks.com/forward-progress-products-9781637278703.php

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18070604 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0400 4087 full false New Premier League Team Ratings New Premier League Team Ratings Caley has built a new projection and team rating model so we talk through what it tells us about the Premier League right now. Arsenal's incredible defense, Newcastle's confusing defense, Liverpool's problem defense, Palace's attack, Spurs not looking entirely terrible, Sunderland looking strong, and more. 

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]]> Caley has built a new projection and team rating model so we talk through what it tells us about the Premier League right now. Arsenal's incredible defense, Newcastle's confusing defense, Liverpool's problem defense, Palace's attack, Spurs not looking entirely terrible, Sunderland looking strong, and more. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18064355 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0400 2214 full false 2025 Worst Contracts Draft, Part I 2025 Worst Contracts Draft, Part I We are joined by two of the Double Pivot's official correspondents -- Salacious Gossip Correspondent Joel Wertheimer and Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath -- for the second annual Premier League worst contracts draft. 

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]]> We are joined by two of the Double Pivot's official correspondents -- Salacious Gossip Correspondent Joel Wertheimer and Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath -- for the second annual Premier League worst contracts draft. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-18026724 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400 2380 full false Premier League Table Sorting Premier League Table Sorting It's analytics podcasting time. We are table sorting and talking Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle and Manchester United. 

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]]> It's analytics podcasting time. We are table sorting and talking Arsenal, City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle and Manchester United. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17989477 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400 1930 full false Real Madrid and Florian Wirtz Real Madrid and Florian Wirtz We continue to monitor teams and players that are underperforming our expectations, or, perhaps, overperforming and then suddenly dramatically underperforming our expectations in the case of Real Madrid. What went wrong in the Madrid Derby and what does it tell us about Xabi's new-look Madrid? And after Liverpool's underwhelming early season statistics finally translated into dropped points against Crystal Palace, we consider why Florian Wirtz is not producing at his previous level. 

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]]> We continue to monitor teams and players that are underperforming our expectations, or, perhaps, overperforming and then suddenly dramatically underperforming our expectations in the case of Real Madrid. What went wrong in the Madrid Derby and what does it tell us about Xabi's new-look Madrid? And after Liverpool's underwhelming early season statistics finally translated into dropped points against Crystal Palace, we consider why Florian Wirtz is not producing at his previous level. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-17925446 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400 1881 full false Arsenal, Manchester City, and the Discourse Arsenal, Manchester City, and the Discourse Ignore the intro, it's a lie.

We take up the big Arsenal - Man City match from Sunday and what it tells us about the two clubs and try to intervene in the high-spirited but somewhat misguided discourse that's arisen from the match. 

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]]> Ignore the intro, it's a lie.

We take up the big Arsenal - Man City match from Sunday and what it tells us about the two clubs and try to intervene in the high-spirited but somewhat misguided discourse that's arisen from the match. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17894321 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0400 2231 full false Are We Concerned? Liverpool and Aston Villa Are We Concerned? Liverpool and Aston Villa Villa and Liverpool both have underlying numbers are running well behind expectations after four games, but also their slow starts are reflected very differently in the actual table. We get into what's gone wrong so far on tactical and personnel levels, how much we expect things to bounce back, and how much the real points they've taken affect this analysis.

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]]> Villa and Liverpool both have underlying numbers are running well behind expectations after four games, but also their slow starts are reflected very differently in the actual table. We get into what's gone wrong so far on tactical and personnel levels, how much we expect things to bounce back, and how much the real points they've taken affect this analysis.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17848225 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400 1825 full false Nottingham Forest Drama, USMNT Nottingham Forest Drama, USMNT Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by one of the Premier League's more chaotic owners, we talk about that drama and the added factor that Forest hired Ange Postecoglou to replace him, a manager practically his absolute tactical opposite.

Plus we talked USMNT a bit. 

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]]> Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by one of the Premier League's more chaotic owners, we talk about that drama and the added factor that Forest hired Ange Postecoglou to replace him, a manager practically his absolute tactical opposite.

Plus we talked USMNT a bit. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17822966 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:00:00 -0400 1868 full false Transfer Window Roundup Transfer Window Roundup Most of the headline business on deadline way was as expected, but we found both some unexpected transfers lower down the table to discuss. And we consider what it means that the Premier League, and especially the top of the Premier League, spent so much money this summer. 

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]]> Most of the headline business on deadline way was as expected, but we found both some unexpected transfers lower down the table to discuss. And we consider what it means that the Premier League, and especially the top of the Premier League, spent so much money this summer. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17775145 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0400 2142 full false Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics Liverpool, City, and Early Thoughts on the Evolution of Premier League Tactics Liverpool struggled badly against Newcastle while City lost to Spurs, and both matches captured the current tactical meta in different ways. We walk through the history of where the extreme control tactics of contemporary football came from and how clubs are now responding to control with different versions of chaos, pressing, athleticism and directness. Looking back on Pep, Jose, Klopp, Tuchel and how their ideas shaped the game and what might come next. 

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]]> Liverpool struggled badly against Newcastle while City lost to Spurs, and both matches captured the current tactical meta in different ways. We walk through the history of where the extreme control tactics of contemporary football came from and how clubs are now responding to control with different versions of chaos, pressing, athleticism and directness. Looking back on Pep, Jose, Klopp, Tuchel and how their ideas shaped the game and what might come next. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-17738953 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400 2123 full false A Very Strange Arsenal Match (with James Benge) A Very Strange Arsenal Match (with James Benge) Arsenal got the three points, but their close-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester United felt strange to watch and was a major statistical outlier in a number of ways. We are joined by CBS Sports' James Benge to discuss what he saw from Arsenal in their opening match and what it might mean for the season.

Follow James online: https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbenge.bsky.social

And read his article on the match: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/arsenal-were-faster-than-ever-in-win-at-manchester-united-but-is-new-style-here-to-stay-or-circumstantial/

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]]> Arsenal got the three points, but their close-fought 1-0 victory over Manchester United felt strange to watch and was a major statistical outlier in a number of ways. We are joined by CBS Sports' James Benge to discuss what he saw from Arsenal in their opening match and what it might mean for the season.

Follow James online: https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbenge.bsky.social

And read his article on the match: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/arsenal-were-faster-than-ever-in-win-at-manchester-united-but-is-new-style-here-to-stay-or-circumstantial/

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]]> Buzzsprout-17697628 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0400 1993 full false 2025 Premier League Preview, Part I 2025 Premier League Preview, Part I It's that time again! We go through all 20 Premier League teams, draft our favorites, and talk about why we picked them. 

Part II of course available at http://patreon.com/doublepivot

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]]> It's that time again! We go through all 20 Premier League teams, draft our favorites, and talk about why we picked them. 

Part II of course available at http://patreon.com/doublepivot

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17661165 Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:00:00 -0400 2605 full false Is It Possible to Get Promoted to the Premier League and Stay Up? Is It Possible to Get Promoted to the Premier League and Stay Up? We talk about strategies for staying in the Premier League as a promoted side, how much harder it's gotten, what approaches are being employed by Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley, and why we think this season one of them breaks the streak. 

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]]> We talk about strategies for staying in the Premier League as a promoted side, how much harder it's gotten, what approaches are being employed by Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley, and why we think this season one of them breaks the streak. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17619308 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400 1906 full false Luis Diaz or Rodrygo? Luis Diaz or Rodrygo? Who do you got?

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]]> Who do you got?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17588938 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0400 1906 full false 2025 Euros with Sophie Lawson 2025 Euros with Sophie Lawson We are joined by Sophie Lawson to discuss the Women's Euros, which were heading into their semifinals as we were recording. How Spain have established themselves as the best in Europe, why Germany have made the semis but still disappointed so far, how England have shown fight but not yet the quality of ball that they need, and how Italy are just Italy-ing super hard. 

Follow Sophie on the various social media sites @lawsonsv including: https://bsky.app/profile/lawsonsv.bsky.social

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]]> We are joined by Sophie Lawson to discuss the Women's Euros, which were heading into their semifinals as we were recording. How Spain have established themselves as the best in Europe, why Germany have made the semis but still disappointed so far, how England have shown fight but not yet the quality of ball that they need, and how Italy are just Italy-ing super hard. 

Follow Sophie on the various social media sites @lawsonsv including: https://bsky.app/profile/lawsonsv.bsky.social

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]]> Buzzsprout-17547442 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:00:00 -0400 2571 full false Double Pivot Summer Teaser Double Pivot Summer Teaser Talking about all the agreeable soccer analytics you can listen to if you join at 

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]]> Talking about all the agreeable soccer analytics you can listen to if you join at 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17527266 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400 190 full false Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham The deal is still held up in contractual, semi-legal limbo, but we talk about Gibbs-White and analyzing players based on per-90 and per-touch metrics, and whether this is a risk worth taking for Tottenham. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17526962 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0400 1605 full false Tillman, USMNT, Williams, Barca Tillman, USMNT, Williams, Barca Summer means transfer talk but also maybe a teensy bit of international football. We discuss Malik Tillman to Bayer Leverkusen as well as Malik Tillman within the context of the USMNT. And we talk about Nico Williams to Barcelona, why it hasn't gone through yet, and what the plan is for him at Barca. 

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]]> Summer means transfer talk but also maybe a teensy bit of international football. We discuss Malik Tillman to Bayer Leverkusen as well as Malik Tillman within the context of the USMNT. And we talk about Nico Williams to Barcelona, why it hasn't gone through yet, and what the plan is for him at Barca. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17442988 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 08:00:00 -0400 2428 full false Chelsea Summer, Business Chelsea Summer, Business Chelsea has not yet completed most of the many transactions they're reported to be working on, but certainly it looks like another summer for churn. And our question is, why.

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]]> Chelsea has not yet completed most of the many transactions they're reported to be working on, but certainly it looks like another summer for churn. And our question is, why.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17397310 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 1786 full false Private Equity and Football (Soccer?) with George Pearkes Private Equity and Football (Soccer?) with George Pearkes With Crystal Palace in danger of missing out on Europe due to their ownership situation, and Chelsea being, you know, the way that they are, we felt it was time to talk to an actual expert about what private equity is and what is new about private equity ownership in sports. So we asked George Pearkes, all-around finance knower on social media and professionally Global Macro Strategist for Bespoke Investment Group, to talk to us about it.

George is also the co-host of the Normal Men podcast: https://peark.es/podcast/

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]]> With Crystal Palace in danger of missing out on Europe due to their ownership situation, and Chelsea being, you know, the way that they are, we felt it was time to talk to an actual expert about what private equity is and what is new about private equity ownership in sports. So we asked George Pearkes, all-around finance knower on social media and professionally Global Macro Strategist for Bespoke Investment Group, to talk to us about it.

George is also the co-host of the Normal Men podcast: https://peark.es/podcast/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17339715 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0400 3503 full false Thomas Frank Thomas Frank Tottenham are hiring Brentford's manager to replace Ange Postecoglou. Frank has been adaptable in his career with a few consistent tendencies, and we've got some takes. 

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]]> Tottenham are hiring Brentford's manager to replace Ange Postecoglou. Frank has been adaptable in his career with a few consistent tendencies, and we've got some takes. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17312641 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:00:00 -0400 1191 full false Man City Summer, First Takes Man City Summer, First Takes Manchester City appear to be moving in the June window, with transfers for Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait Nouri advancing, rumors around Tijjani Reijnders and Tino Livramento hanging around, and we look at a very strange season and what all of this might mean. 

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]]> Manchester City appear to be moving in the June window, with transfers for Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait Nouri advancing, rumors around Tijjani Reijnders and Tino Livramento hanging around, and we look at a very strange season and what all of this might mean. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-17268986 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:00:00 -0400 2344 full false Premier League Team of the Season Draft Premier League Team of the Season Draft We're playing team of the season but with a twist. We each have to draft a separate, reasonably coherent XI of the players who were the best and the most productive in the Premier League in the last season. Did we pick your favorite players? Did we terribly disrespect your team? Check it out.

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]]> We're playing team of the season but with a twist. We each have to draft a separate, reasonably coherent XI of the players who were the best and the most productive in the Premier League in the last season. Did we pick your favorite players? Did we terribly disrespect your team? Check it out.

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]]> Buzzsprout-17242959 Wed, 28 May 2025 16:00:00 -0400 2776 full false Liverpool Summer Preview Liverpool Summer Preview It starts with the fullbacks. It appears very likely that with Trent leaving, Liverpool will sign both Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. Both good players at good prices, but neither can replace the ball progression and midfield creativity of Alexander-Arnold. So what else will need to happen to make this team competitive at the highest level?

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]]> It starts with the fullbacks. It appears very likely that with Trent leaving, Liverpool will sign both Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez. Both good players at good prices, but neither can replace the ball progression and midfield creativity of Alexander-Arnold. So what else will need to happen to make this team competitive at the highest level?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17197620 Tue, 20 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400 2132 full false Xabi Alonso and Trent Alexander-Arnold at Real Madrid Xabi Alonso and Trent Alexander-Arnold at Real Madrid Real Madrid are reportedly making two major changes, dropping Carlo Ancelotti for Xabi Alonso and bringing in Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold as a right sided defender and ludicrous passer. We discuss how all of this may, or may not, but probably will, but exactly how well will it work out?

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]]> Real Madrid are reportedly making two major changes, dropping Carlo Ancelotti for Xabi Alonso and bringing in Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold as a right sided defender and ludicrous passer. We discuss how all of this may, or may not, but probably will, but exactly how well will it work out?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17153903 Tue, 13 May 2025 15:00:00 -0400 2295 full false Inter - Barcelona Does It Again Inter - Barcelona Does It Again The second leg was somehow even better than the first. We talk the stats and tactics from an incredible match, what we've learned about Hansi Flick and Barcelona this season, sing the praises of Inter Milan and Inzaghi, and talk a bit about the future of Barcelona. 

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]]> The second leg was somehow even better than the first. We talk the stats and tactics from an incredible match, what we've learned about Hansi Flick and Barcelona this season, sing the praises of Inter Milan and Inzaghi, and talk a bit about the future of Barcelona. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17117157 Wed, 07 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 2151 full false Mailbag: Theoretical Goals, Expected Points Mailbag: Theoretical Goals, Expected Points We take a mailbag question on the math of goal difference, projecting points from goals, and what it tells us about the game of soccer.

This one is for the nerds. 

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This one is for the nerds. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-17065997 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 2221 full false Champions League Semi-Finals Preview Champions League Semi-Finals Preview Four big teams, two big games, Arsenal vs PSG, Barcelona vs Inter, it's a soccer analytics podcast. 

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]]> Four big teams, two big games, Arsenal vs PSG, Barcelona vs Inter, it's a soccer analytics podcast. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-17043967 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0400 1887 full false The Cybernetics of Football with Dan Davies The Cybernetics of Football with Dan Davies We are joined by Dan Davies, author of the fantastic new book The Unaccountability Machine, to talk about the book and the new ways of thinking about business and capitalism that he introduces, and then to discuss how this model of thinking can help explain why European football is the way it is.

The Unaccountability Machine: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799883.html

Dan Davies' newsletter, Back of Mind: https://backofmind.substack.com/

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]]> We are joined by Dan Davies, author of the fantastic new book The Unaccountability Machine, to talk about the book and the new ways of thinking about business and capitalism that he introduces, and then to discuss how this model of thinking can help explain why European football is the way it is.

The Unaccountability Machine: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/U/bo252799883.html

Dan Davies' newsletter, Back of Mind: https://backofmind.substack.com/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16962333 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:00:00 -0400 2780 full false Champions League Quarterfinals (Plus Lamine Yamal Talk) Champions League Quarterfinals (Plus Lamine Yamal Talk) We break down Arsenal's big win, Real Madrid's toothlessness, Inter's away result, and why we continue to see PSG and Barcelona as the best remaining teams in the tournament, probably the best teams in the entire world. And that brings us to Lamine Yamal, who is good.

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]]> We break down Arsenal's big win, Real Madrid's toothlessness, Inter's away result, and why we continue to see PSG and Barcelona as the best remaining teams in the tournament, probably the best teams in the entire world. And that brings us to Lamine Yamal, who is good.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16953581 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 12:00:00 -0400 2632 full false Interview with Robert Jackson Bennett Interview with Robert Jackson Bennett No football just literature and history.

A Drop of Corruption: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559/a-drop-of-corruption-by-robert-jackson-bennett/

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A Drop of Corruption: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735559/a-drop-of-corruption-by-robert-jackson-bennett/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16897521 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 -0400 3050 full false England National Team with Grace Robertson England National Team with Grace Robertson Tactics Tom is in charge for England the results were the same and the football was not scintillating but it was tactically distinct and interesting to discuss. So we had Grace Robertson of graceonfootball.com join us to discuss it. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16859322 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0400 1971 full false What's Happening Behind the Scenes at Manchester United, with Adam Crafton What's Happening Behind the Scenes at Manchester United, with Adam Crafton We are joined by the Athletic's Adam Crafton to discuss his and his colleagues' reporting on Manchester United, what's happened since Jim Ratcliffe took over, what they claim they're doing and what it means for the club. And then we also discuss the increasingly explicit American political context of the upcoming World Cup and international soccer competitions and his reporting on that topic as well. 

Crafton et al on the most recent round of layoffs: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6157358/2025/02/25/manchester-united-job-cuts-details/

And on US VISA policy and the World Cup: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6163959/2025/02/28/2026-world-cup-usa-visa-wait-trump-fifa/

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]]> We are joined by the Athletic's Adam Crafton to discuss his and his colleagues' reporting on Manchester United, what's happened since Jim Ratcliffe took over, what they claim they're doing and what it means for the club. And then we also discuss the increasingly explicit American political context of the upcoming World Cup and international soccer competitions and his reporting on that topic as well. 

Crafton et al on the most recent round of layoffs: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6157358/2025/02/25/manchester-united-job-cuts-details/

And on US VISA policy and the World Cup: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6163959/2025/02/28/2026-world-cup-usa-visa-wait-trump-fifa/

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]]> Buzzsprout-16825163 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:00 -0400 3096 full false United, Ratcliffe, INEOS and Cycling with Ben Walsh United, Ratcliffe, INEOS and Cycling with Ben Walsh We are joined by financial journalist (and soccer and cycling fan) Ben Walsh to learn about the great sport of road racing, the background of INEOS as a sports ownership group, and how fans of cycling were well ahead of the curve on what to expect from Ratcliffe at Manchester United. 

Check out Ben's newsletter, The Bender: https://bendwalsh.substack.com/

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]]> We are joined by financial journalist (and soccer and cycling fan) Ben Walsh to learn about the great sport of road racing, the background of INEOS as a sports ownership group, and how fans of cycling were well ahead of the curve on what to expect from Ratcliffe at Manchester United. 

Check out Ben's newsletter, The Bender: https://bendwalsh.substack.com/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16787734 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0400 3122 full false The Best Team in the PL in the Last Two Months, and Italy The Best Team in the PL in the Last Two Months, and Italy Big matches in the Serie A title race get their due and then we talk about the team with the best underlying numbers in the Premier League recently, which as you surely all know is Crystal Palace.

Palace:  https://bsky.app/profile/scott.cannonstats.com/post/3ljdm73v3wn2o

Ovalle: https://bsky.app/profile/lawsonsv.bsky.social/post/3ljjheamocs26

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]]> Big matches in the Serie A title race get their due and then we talk about the team with the best underlying numbers in the Premier League recently, which as you surely all know is Crystal Palace.

Palace:  https://bsky.app/profile/scott.cannonstats.com/post/3ljdm73v3wn2o

Ovalle: https://bsky.app/profile/lawsonsv.bsky.social/post/3ljjheamocs26

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]]> Buzzsprout-16732790 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:00:00 -0500 2049 full false A Wild Weekend in the Top 5 Race A Wild Weekend in the Top 5 Race Huge six-pointers all around and we take stock of the teams we covered last week (City, Forest, Newcastle, Chelsea, Bournemouth) and ask how much we need to think further about Brighton and Villa after they made up ground. 

Simon Tinsley's PL projections: https://analytic-fpl.streamlit.app/

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]]> Huge six-pointers all around and we take stock of the teams we covered last week (City, Forest, Newcastle, Chelsea, Bournemouth) and ask how much we need to think further about Brighton and Villa after they made up ground. 

Simon Tinsley's PL projections: https://analytic-fpl.streamlit.app/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16689839 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:00:00 -0500 1842 full false Premier League Top Five Race Premier League Top Five Race There are probably right now five teams in a race for three spots. We take a close look at Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, City, Bournemouth and Newcastle and handicap the race. It's a close one!

Simon's projection website: https://analytic-fpl.streamlit.app/

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]]> There are probably right now five teams in a race for three spots. We take a close look at Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, City, Bournemouth and Newcastle and handicap the race. It's a close one!

Simon's projection website: https://analytic-fpl.streamlit.app/

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]]> Buzzsprout-16652545 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:00 -0500 2451 full false The Double Pivot Theory of the Business of Football The Double Pivot Theory of the Business of Football We wrote an article on financialization and soccer for Bloomberg, and it helped us crystallize our thinking on the state of the business of football. On labor costs and competition, on regulation and financialization, on Covid-era changes in the economic environment, on oligarch and state ownership and what it means for solidarity in the capital class, it's all here.

A whole bunch of links.

Our Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-29/how-football-has-become-a-hotbed-of-financial-engineering

Caley's further thoughts: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/further-thoughts-on-the-business

Interview with Jon Sindreu on Barca's finances: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/14587568-barcelona-finance-with-jon-sindreu

Interview with Jonathan Clegg on the formation of the Premier League: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/2510416

Grace Robertson on the Premier League tv deal: https://www.graceonfootball.com/p/the-premier-league-is-selling-its

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]]> We wrote an article on financialization and soccer for Bloomberg, and it helped us crystallize our thinking on the state of the business of football. On labor costs and competition, on regulation and financialization, on Covid-era changes in the economic environment, on oligarch and state ownership and what it means for solidarity in the capital class, it's all here.

A whole bunch of links.

Our Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-29/how-football-has-become-a-hotbed-of-financial-engineering

Caley's further thoughts: https://www.expectinggoals.com/p/further-thoughts-on-the-business

Interview with Jon Sindreu on Barca's finances: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/14587568-barcelona-finance-with-jon-sindreu

Interview with Jonathan Clegg on the formation of the Premier League: https://www.buzzsprout.com/819853/episodes/2510416

Grace Robertson on the Premier League tv deal: https://www.graceonfootball.com/p/the-premier-league-is-selling-its

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]]> Buzzsprout-16605063 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:00:00 -0500 2416 full false The Mathys Tel Saga The Mathys Tel Saga After multiple contradictory developments, Tottenham landed Mathys Tel on loan from Bayern and also signed a deal with Bayern and Tel for an option that remains hard to pin down. We talk about the story here and how it probably went down (we disagree a little on this!) and what kind of player Tel is and what Tottenham can expect. 

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]]> After multiple contradictory developments, Tottenham landed Mathys Tel on loan from Bayern and also signed a deal with Bayern and Tel for an option that remains hard to pin down. We talk about the story here and how it probably went down (we disagree a little on this!) and what kind of player Tel is and what Tottenham can expect. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16561738 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:00:00 -0500 1531 full false City, Chelsea, Forest, Bournemouth City, Chelsea, Forest, Bournemouth Two big matches between teams in the chase for the Champions League places. What we learned from City's new tactical approach, how Chelsea approached this match, and how Bournemouth won big. 

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]]> Two big matches between teams in the chase for the Champions League places. What we learned from City's new tactical approach, how Chelsea approached this match, and how Bournemouth won big. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16524461 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:00:00 -0500 1589 full false Crises at United and Spurs Crises at United and Spurs Another weekend, another loss, another tumble further into the bottom half of the table for Tottenham and United. We talk about the problem of what a club should do when things are bad and yet there isn't a lot to be done immediately and they really just need a longer-term strategy or better execution of such. 

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]]> Another weekend, another loss, another tumble further into the bottom half of the table for Tottenham and United. We talk about the problem of what a club should do when things are bad and yet there isn't a lot to be done immediately and they really just need a longer-term strategy or better execution of such. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16485001 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0500 2594 full false So Many Man City Transfers So Many Man City Transfers Manchester City are adding Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis in the same window and maybe also Andrea Cambiaso. Will these signings fix the crisis at Man City? 

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]]> Manchester City are adding Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis in the same window and maybe also Andrea Cambiaso. Will these signings fix the crisis at Man City? 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16454841 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:00:00 -0500 1878 full false Analytics and the Premier League Table at Midseason Analytics and the Premier League Table at Midseason Usually when things look a little funky in the Premier League table, you can count on an analytics podcast to tell you it's mostly variance. But this season, the wide open race for top four or five really reflects a pile-up of pretty good teams. We walk through these contenders and how they've gotten here. 

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]]> Usually when things look a little funky in the Premier League table, you can count on an analytics podcast to tell you it's mostly variance. But this season, the wide open race for top four or five really reflects a pile-up of pretty good teams. We walk through these contenders and how they've gotten here. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16398389 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0500 2439 full false Barcelona Lose in Court (Does It Matter?) Barcelona Lose in Court (Does It Matter?) A new financial fair play / registration crisis at Barcelona as a judge backs La Liga's determination that they cannot register Dani Olmo under La Liga FFP, setting him up for free agency. But Barcelona's financial situation has changed a lot in the last couple years, and the possible negative effects of this are not as stark as they were potentially in the past.

And we talk a little about how Barca lost their lead in the table.

El Confidential on the court ruling: https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/liga/2024-12-31/dani-olmo-inscripcion-juez-cautelar-laporta-laliga_4034860/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BotoneraWeb


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]]> A new financial fair play / registration crisis at Barcelona as a judge backs La Liga's determination that they cannot register Dani Olmo under La Liga FFP, setting him up for free agency. But Barcelona's financial situation has changed a lot in the last couple years, and the possible negative effects of this are not as stark as they were potentially in the past.

And we talk a little about how Barca lost their lead in the table.

El Confidential on the court ruling: https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/liga/2024-12-31/dani-olmo-inscripcion-juez-cautelar-laporta-laliga_4034860/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BotoneraWeb


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]]> Buzzsprout-16377092 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:00:00 -0500 2172 full false Man City Keep Struggling Man City Keep Struggling It is still the most interesting statistical and tactical story in the Premier League. In world football probably. Pep Guardiola is trying some new tweaks on his system and his team keeps dropping points. We talk through what's changed since the slide began, what happened against Everton, and what to expect in the transfer window. 

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]]> It is still the most interesting statistical and tactical story in the Premier League. In world football probably. Pep Guardiola is trying some new tweaks on his system and his team keeps dropping points. We talk through what's changed since the slide began, what happened against Everton, and what to expect in the transfer window. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16349181 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 15:00:00 -0500 2185 full false Manager Sackings in England Manager Sackings in England Leicester City fired Steve Cooper a few weeks ago, and this weekend the two managers in 19th and 20th place in the Premier League, Gary O'Neil of Wolves and Russell Martin of Southampton, both got the sack. We take a look at the very different stories of these three clubs, what we expect from the relegation race this season, and the trend of defensive possession at the bottom of the table. 

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]]> Leicester City fired Steve Cooper a few weeks ago, and this weekend the two managers in 19th and 20th place in the Premier League, Gary O'Neil of Wolves and Russell Martin of Southampton, both got the sack. We take a look at the very different stories of these three clubs, what we expect from the relegation race this season, and the trend of defensive possession at the bottom of the table. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16303628 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:00:00 -0500 2381 full false Meet the New Boss at Manchester United Meet the New Boss at Manchester United Jim Ratcliffe sacked his Sporting Director Dan Ashworth after a pretty short term. It is not a hopeful moment for the new football system at United. We discuss what we know about how their football operations work and then move from there to talking about new manager Ruben Amorim, his system, and how the players are fitting together. 

Adam Crafton and Laurie Whitwell in The Athletic on Ashworth: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5978018/2024/12/08/dan-ashworth-manchester-united-exit-reasons/

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]]> Jim Ratcliffe sacked his Sporting Director Dan Ashworth after a pretty short term. It is not a hopeful moment for the new football system at United. We discuss what we know about how their football operations work and then move from there to talking about new manager Ruben Amorim, his system, and how the players are fitting together. 

Adam Crafton and Laurie Whitwell in The Athletic on Ashworth: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5978018/2024/12/08/dan-ashworth-manchester-united-exit-reasons/

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]]> Buzzsprout-16268758 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:00 -0500 1720 full false Serie A Title Race / Top Four Race Serie A Title Race / Top Four Race It's a very exciting season in Italy, with multiple teams in touching distance of first place and no obvious favorite yet in December. We walk through Napoli, Atalanta, Inter, Fiorentina, Juventus, Lazio and Milan. 

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]]> It's a very exciting season in Italy, with multiple teams in touching distance of first place and no obvious favorite yet in December. We walk through Napoli, Atalanta, Inter, Fiorentina, Juventus, Lazio and Milan. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16227491 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0500 2272 full false Man City in Crisis Man City in Crisis Five losses in a row, three in the league. And it's not really a five-match thing, the losses are somewhat fluky but performances have been down badly at City ever since Rodri got injured. We break down what's (relatively) wrong with City and why we're skeptical it can be wholly fixed. 

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]]> Five losses in a row, three in the league. And it's not really a five-match thing, the losses are somewhat fluky but performances have been down badly at City ever since Rodri got injured. We break down what's (relatively) wrong with City and why we're skeptical it can be wholly fixed. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16172154 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:00:00 -0500 2267 full false England and Tuchel with Grace Robertson England and Tuchel with Grace Robertson We are joined by official Double Pivot English Correspondent Grace Robertson to discuss the new England manager Thomas Tuchel (who is not actually managing England yet) and what to expect from this team over the coming World Cup cycle. 

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]]> We are joined by official Double Pivot English Correspondent Grace Robertson to discuss the new England manager Thomas Tuchel (who is not actually managing England yet) and what to expect from this team over the coming World Cup cycle. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16141044 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0500 2817 full false xG meets GTO: Talking Stats and Poker with Jonathan Jaffe xG meets GTO: Talking Stats and Poker with Jonathan Jaffe (This is a subscriber episode from October, now unlocked for all listeners.)

Poker pro Jonathan Jaffe joins the pod to talk all things stats and the practical ways we think about using probability to make decisions.

See the GTO LAB podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GTOLAB

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]]> (This is a subscriber episode from October, now unlocked for all listeners.)

Poker pro Jonathan Jaffe joins the pod to talk all things stats and the practical ways we think about using probability to make decisions.

See the GTO LAB podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@GTOLAB

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-16043902 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:00:00 -0500 3679 full false Ten Hag Out Ten Hag Out The first manager sacked in the Premier League is Manchester United's Eric Ten Hag. He has not done a particularly good job, but there are few hallmarks of good process in his sacking. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-16013333 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0400 1911 full false Is There a Big 3 Anymore? Plus... the Nobody Wants This discussion Is There a Big 3 Anymore? Plus... the Nobody Wants This discussion We talk about Liverpool - Chelsea, City's struggles, Arsenal's, well, you know, and whether there is truly a big three in the Premier League as we expected.

And then on to the real stuff: the Netflix romantic comedy Nobody Wants This, on which we have so many takes. 

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]]> We talk about Liverpool - Chelsea, City's struggles, Arsenal's, well, you know, and whether there is truly a big three in the Premier League as we expected.

And then on to the real stuff: the Netflix romantic comedy Nobody Wants This, on which we have so many takes. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15970086 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:00:00 -0400 2543 full false Mailbag: Pulisic, PSXG, Diarra and more Mailbag: Pulisic, PSXG, Diarra and more We take questions from the Double Pivot discord on these topics, we remember some center backs who scored goals, and we fight the urge to throw out the script and do a pod on Nobody Wants This. 

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]]> We take questions from the Double Pivot discord on these topics, we remember some center backs who scored goals, and we fight the urge to throw out the script and do a pod on Nobody Wants This. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15931580 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:00:00 -0400 2590 full false APT and PSR: Explaining the Man City - Premier League court case APT and PSR: Explaining the Man City - Premier League court case It's in our wheelhouse.* What exactly did a legal review panel find in relation to the Premier League's "associated party transaction" rules, why are City and the PL spinning this ruling so aggressively, what is an ownership loan anyhow, and what's to come next for the financial regulation of English soccer?

* we also learn the etymology of 'wheelhouse'.

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]]> It's in our wheelhouse.* What exactly did a legal review panel find in relation to the Premier League's "associated party transaction" rules, why are City and the PL spinning this ruling so aggressively, what is an ownership loan anyhow, and what's to come next for the financial regulation of English soccer?

* we also learn the etymology of 'wheelhouse'.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15890001 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0400 1921 full false Managers Are Such Sickos Managers Are Such Sickos In the Premier League this season, a number of the most striking team stories appear to be, when you dig into the data, fundamentally tactical stories. This means we're talking about Ten Hag and Ange and how Spurs and United have been playing, but also we look at the major shifts in style of play at Chelsea and Crystal Palace and what Fabian Hurzeler appears to be doing at Brighton. Plus our favorite Klopp story. 

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]]> In the Premier League this season, a number of the most striking team stories appear to be, when you dig into the data, fundamentally tactical stories. This means we're talking about Ten Hag and Ange and how Spurs and United have been playing, but also we look at the major shifts in style of play at Chelsea and Crystal Palace and what Fabian Hurzeler appears to be doing at Brighton. Plus our favorite Klopp story. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15848982 Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:00:00 -0400 2241 full false City - Arsenal and the Title Race City - Arsenal and the Title Race An extremely strange match, and one in which Manchester City's tactical approach to the second half most particularly deserves analysis. But the draw and the injury to Rodri in the first half leave us with a peculiarly wide open Premier League title race. Much to discuss!

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]]> An extremely strange match, and one in which Manchester City's tactical approach to the second half most particularly deserves analysis. But the draw and the injury to Rodri in the first half leave us with a peculiarly wide open Premier League title race. Much to discuss!

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]]> Buzzsprout-15817088 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400 2171 full false Early Season Numbers Early Season Numbers The Premier League has four matchdays done, and that means we have just enough data to be dangerous. What's going on with Liverpool. Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Spurs and Arsenal? 

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]]> The Premier League has four matchdays done, and that means we have just enough data to be dangerous. What's going on with Liverpool. Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Spurs and Arsenal? 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15763187 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:00:00 -0400 2430 full false It's a Lot of Money to Lose: Chelsea Ownership Feud It's a Lot of Money to Lose: Chelsea Ownership Feud Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are fighting over Chelsea. We break down the exact financial relationships here and the context for their fight, and what it tells us about the business of football in the modern era and what might come next for Chelsea. 

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]]> Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali are fighting over Chelsea. We break down the exact financial relationships here and the context for their fight, and what it tells us about the business of football in the modern era and what might come next for Chelsea. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15736918 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:00:00 -0400 2453 full false Transfer Deadline Grab Bag Transfer Deadline Grab Bag Saudi Arabia alter their course but continue to struggle, we end up going deep on PSG's transfer window, and how wages end up getting treated differently from transfer fees in the market. We're still trying to make sense of a bunch of things!

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]]> Saudi Arabia alter their course but continue to struggle, we end up going deep on PSG's transfer window, and how wages end up getting treated differently from transfer fees in the market. We're still trying to make sense of a bunch of things!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15657090 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:00:00 -0400 2132 full false Pochettino, USMNT Pochettino, USMNT The US Men's National Team has a new coach. He's a good one. We look back on the trajectory of Pochettino's career, his tactical ideas, and what it might mean for the USMNT.

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]]> The US Men's National Team has a new coach. He's a good one. We look back on the trajectory of Pochettino's career, his tactical ideas, and what it might mean for the USMNT.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15606886 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:00 -0400 1920 full false Premier League Preview, Part II Premier League Preview, Part II The one with Chelsea.

Also Everton and Fulham and the previews of the rest of the league will be available to subscribers on the Patreon. 

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]]> The one with Chelsea.

Also Everton and Fulham and the previews of the rest of the league will be available to subscribers on the Patreon. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15586033 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:00:00 -0400 2176 full false Premier League Preview, Part I Premier League Preview, Part I All 20 teams in the Premier League and it starts here. We're going in alphabetical order and talking about how it could go right and how it could go wrong for AFC Bournemouth, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brentford and Brighton. 

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]]> All 20 teams in the Premier League and it starts here. We're going in alphabetical order and talking about how it could go right and how it could go wrong for AFC Bournemouth, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brentford and Brighton. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15571684 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:00:00 -0400 2383 full false Victor Osimhen and the Summer That Isn't Happening Victor Osimhen and the Summer That Isn't Happening We keep waiting for the summer transfer window to shake out and it keeps not. The best example of this is how Victor Osimhen is not only still a Napoli player but does not seem to be particularly close to becoming a player on another big team. We have some theories about what's slammed the breaks on the transfers. 

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]]> We keep waiting for the summer transfer window to shake out and it keeps not. The best example of this is how Victor Osimhen is not only still a Napoli player but does not seem to be particularly close to becoming a player on another big team. We have some theories about what's slammed the breaks on the transfers. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15520785 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:00:00 -0400 2367 full false Spain beat England and what's next Spain beat England and what's next A reasonably comprehensive 2-1 Spain victory ends the Euros. We break down how Spain got it done and why England never managed to click into gear the whole tournament. And we look to future for the top European sides, what questions do we have heading into the next World Cup for England, Spain, Germany and France?

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]]> A reasonably comprehensive 2-1 Spain victory ends the Euros. We break down how Spain got it done and why England never managed to click into gear the whole tournament. And we look to future for the top European sides, what questions do we have heading into the next World Cup for England, Spain, Germany and France?

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]]> Buzzsprout-15419128 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 17:00:00 -0400 2462 full false Euros Quarterfinals Euros Quarterfinals Well those were certainly four football matches. Another discussion of what's wrong with England, why the Netherlands struggled with Turkiye and what it might mean for the semifinal, and then there's the other semifinal! Why Portugal-France was so bad, an elegy for Portugal's wasted tournament, the big Mbappe question, how Spain barely survived, why we're both picking Spain for the final... it's a lot of podcast. 

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]]> Well those were certainly four football matches. Another discussion of what's wrong with England, why the Netherlands struggled with Turkiye and what it might mean for the semifinal, and then there's the other semifinal! Why Portugal-France was so bad, an elegy for Portugal's wasted tournament, the big Mbappe question, how Spain barely survived, why we're both picking Spain for the final... it's a lot of podcast. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15379960 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:00:00 -0400 2464 full false USMNT Out, Berhalter Out? USMNT Out, Berhalter Out? The Copa America is over for the USMNT after just three matches. It was pretty dumb. We consider what we learned, if anything, from this tournament and what the US should do now with limited competitive matches before 2026.

And some bonus Uruguay and Italy takes. 

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]]> The Copa America is over for the USMNT after just three matches. It was pretty dumb. We consider what we learned, if anything, from this tournament and what the US should do now with limited competitive matches before 2026.

And some bonus Uruguay and Italy takes. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15352286 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:00:00 -0400 1989 full false Double Pivot Picks the Euros, Part I: Weak Side Bracket Double Pivot Picks the Euros, Part I: Weak Side Bracket England and a number of other countries. What's wrong with England and why they're still the favorites, some depressive Italy/Switzerland takes, Netherlands pretty good, and accountability for our Lawnball picks. 

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]]> England and a number of other countries. What's wrong with England and why they're still the favorites, some depressive Italy/Switzerland takes, Netherlands pretty good, and accountability for our Lawnball picks. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15328217 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:00:00 -0400 2235 full false Euros Round One Whiparound Euros Round One Whiparound The favorites mostly keep winning, but all the different ways they're winning are worth some discussion. England, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, and Switzerland, a lot to whip through!

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]]> The favorites mostly keep winning, but all the different ways they're winning are worth some discussion. England, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, and Switzerland, a lot to whip through!

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]]> Buzzsprout-15267615 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400 1867 full false Euros Preview Blowout (with Grace Robertson): Part I Euros Preview Blowout (with Grace Robertson): Part I We've got a full Euros preview for you in three parts. Part 1 covering groups A and B is right here with takes on the highly competitive Group B of Spain, Italy and Croatia, on the enigma that is Germany and Nagelmann's plan to make them even weirder, and I guess Switzerland is there too.

You can read Grace's newsletter at graceonfootball.com. 

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]]> We've got a full Euros preview for you in three parts. Part 1 covering groups A and B is right here with takes on the highly competitive Group B of Spain, Italy and Croatia, on the enigma that is Germany and Nagelmann's plan to make them even weirder, and I guess Switzerland is there too.

You can read Grace's newsletter at graceonfootball.com. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15239746 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0400 1966 full false Worst Contracts of the Premier League Draft, Part I Worst Contracts of the Premier League Draft, Part I The double-correspondent triple-podcast blowout draft commences. We are joined by Salacious Gossip Correspondent Joel Wertheimer (@wertwhile) and Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher) to draft the very worst contracts in the Premier League. 

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]]> The double-correspondent triple-podcast blowout draft commences. We are joined by Salacious Gossip Correspondent Joel Wertheimer (@wertwhile) and Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher) to draft the very worst contracts in the Premier League. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15214000 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:00:00 -0400 2330 full false The Managerial Merry-Go-Round The Managerial Merry-Go-Round Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern and Chelsea appear to have lined up their managers. It's not exactly what we expected. Some takes on how the managerial market has changed in the last few years as well as our skepticism about these choices for most of the clubs involved. 

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]]> Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern and Chelsea appear to have lined up their managers. It's not exactly what we expected. Some takes on how the managerial market has changed in the last few years as well as our skepticism about these choices for most of the clubs involved. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15151409 Tue, 28 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400 2309 full false Fullbacks and the Rise of Five Guys Tactics Fullbacks and the Rise of Five Guys Tactics We talk briefly about the Champions League final and then take a question from the discord about fullback / wingback transfers which segues into a longer discussion about trends in buildup structure and pressing in top level football and the diverse expectations of wide defenders in these systems. 

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]]> We talk briefly about the Champions League final and then take a question from the discord about fullback / wingback transfers which segues into a longer discussion about trends in buildup structure and pressing in top level football and the diverse expectations of wide defenders in these systems. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-15109772 Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 -0400 2233 full false Non-Big Six Team of the Season, Part I Non-Big Six Team of the Season, Part I A mailbag question on what the team of the season is, excluding players on the richest clubs, prompts a discussion of what "non big six" should mean anyhow, and then we get moving on talking about some great striker seasons. 

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]]> A mailbag question on what the team of the season is, excluding players on the richest clubs, prompts a discussion of what "non big six" should mean anyhow, and then we get moving on talking about some great striker seasons. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15074621 Wed, 15 May 2024 13:00:00 -0400 1845 full false Arne Slot and the state of Liverpool with Grace Robertson Arne Slot and the state of Liverpool with Grace Robertson We are joined by Grace Robertson of www.graceonfootball.com to discuss Liverpool, who have chosen a manager. What do we know about Arne Slot, what's intriguing and what's worrying, and how do we think Liverpool are approaching the current transition?

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]]> We are joined by Grace Robertson of www.graceonfootball.com to discuss Liverpool, who have chosen a manager. What do we know about Arne Slot, what's intriguing and what's worrying, and how do we think Liverpool are approaching the current transition?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-15041654 Thu, 09 May 2024 15:00:00 -0400 2504 full false Bayern - Madrid Bayern - Madrid We've been doing our Champions League match breakdowns for subscribers, and this week it's the free podcast. Pretty good match!

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]]> We've been doing our Champions League match breakdowns for subscribers, and this week it's the free podcast. Pretty good match!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14998692 Thu, 02 May 2024 14:00:00 -0400 1117 full false Salary Caps, Regulators and Referees Salary Caps, Regulators and Referees A lot is happening right now in the administration of the game of football. There's a proposal for a Premier League salary cap, and we discuss what exactly this means, why it's so very different from PSR, and whether it stands any chance of succeeding. And there's the government regulator, which we have both become convinced will not happen in the UK government has any sense. And there's referee discourse, which has sufficiently annoyed us that we have to talk about it again. 

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]]> A lot is happening right now in the administration of the game of football. There's a proposal for a Premier League salary cap, and we discuss what exactly this means, why it's so very different from PSR, and whether it stands any chance of succeeding. And there's the government regulator, which we have both become convinced will not happen in the UK government has any sense. And there's referee discourse, which has sufficiently annoyed us that we have to talk about it again. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-14954729 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:00:00 -0400 1997 full false In Which We Refuse To Construct Narratives In Which We Refuse To Construct Narratives A big weekend in the title race, Liverpool and then Arsenal lost winnable home matches in succession and it was highly dramatic, but it seems far from obvious to us that we learned much from the drama. 

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]]> A big weekend in the title race, Liverpool and then Arsenal lost winnable home matches in succession and it was highly dramatic, but it seems far from obvious to us that we learned much from the drama. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-14892673 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:00:00 -0400 1736 full false If We Ran Everton If We Ran Everton The club is in an odd spot. They're at risk of relegation, and worse, relegation would probably be a death sentence for Everton Football Club as an operation. But they're also pretty good? With some valuable assets to sell? And a good manager? If it weren't for everything else...

So we discuss how we would approach the problem of running Everton. 

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]]> The club is in an odd spot. They're at risk of relegation, and worse, relegation would probably be a death sentence for Everton Football Club as an operation. But they're also pretty good? With some valuable assets to sell? And a good manager? If it weren't for everything else...

So we discuss how we would approach the problem of running Everton. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-14857023 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 10:00:00 -0400 2116 full false Mailbag: Castles in the Air Mailbag: Castles in the Air We take questions from the mailbag on how we watch games, on Jeremy Doku and Brennan Johnson, and then we end up building an entire theory of the intersection of player development and modern tactics in the development of really fast guy wingers. 

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]]> We take questions from the mailbag on how we watch games, on Jeremy Doku and Brennan Johnson, and then we end up building an entire theory of the intersection of player development and modern tactics in the development of really fast guy wingers. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14828335 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400 2171 full false Chelsea and PSR with Skanda Amarnath Chelsea and PSR with Skanda Amarnath Part Two of our conversation with official Double Pivot Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher). And while there are a lot of important details, there's a simple takeaway. Chelsea's PSR crunch is significantly worse than has been generally reported.

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]]> Part Two of our conversation with official Double Pivot Financial Shenanigans Correspondent Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher). And while there are a lot of important details, there's a simple takeaway. Chelsea's PSR crunch is significantly worse than has been generally reported.

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]]> Buzzsprout-14710383 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:00:00 -0400 3368 full false Understanding PSR with Skanda Amarnath Understanding PSR with Skanda Amarnath There has been a lot of news about the Premier League's PSR with the Everton points deduction, reports of violations at Nottingham Forest, and all the stories about how clubs are seeking to get into compliance with these regulations. But we think the actual news here has not been well explained in much football media. So we called in an actual finance expert, the Double Pivot's Financial Shenanigans Correspondent, Skanda Amarnath (@IrvingSwisher) to walk us through what has actually changed -- it's not the rules -- and why a PSR system with teeth is in some crucial ways not only different from North American salary caps but the opposite of a salary cap. 

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]]> There has been a lot of news about the Premier League's PSR with the Everton points deduction, reports of violations at Nottingham Forest, and all the stories about how clubs are seeking to get into compliance with these regulations. But we think the actual news here has not been well explained in much football media. So we called in an actual finance expert, the Double Pivot's Financial Shenanigans Correspondent, Skanda Amarnath (@IrvingSwisher) to walk us through what has actually changed -- it's not the rules -- and why a PSR system with teeth is in some crucial ways not only different from North American salary caps but the opposite of a salary cap. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14677371 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:00 -0400 3070 full false Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City A little check-in on the ol' title race. 

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]]> A little check-in on the ol' title race. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14639849 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:00:00 -0500 2143 full false Barcelona Finance with Jon Sindreu Barcelona Finance with Jon Sindreu We finally have the guest who can help us do the Barcelona finance pod we needed. Jon Sindreu of the Wall Street Journal (@jonsindreu) helps explain the books, the league rules, the levers, and even what the heck Barca Vision is. Plus we talk about the Barcelona football team a little bit even. 

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]]> We finally have the guest who can help us do the Barcelona finance pod we needed. Jon Sindreu of the Wall Street Journal (@jonsindreu) helps explain the books, the league rules, the levers, and even what the heck Barca Vision is. Plus we talk about the Barcelona football team a little bit even. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-14587568 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 13:00:00 -0500 3484 full false Bayern in Crisis Bayern in Crisis Solidly beaten by Leverkusen in the top of the table clash at the weekend and then a shocking loss away to Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League knockout. So what's wrong? And separately, how impressive were Leverkusen?

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]]> Solidly beaten by Leverkusen in the top of the table clash at the weekend and then a shocking loss away to Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League knockout. So what's wrong? And separately, how impressive were Leverkusen?

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]]> Buzzsprout-14510264 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:00 -0500 2161 full false Big Matches in Germany, Spain and the Champions League Big Matches in Germany, Spain and the Champions League The Champions League will kick back off in a week, and we take a look through the top teams remaining and whether anything has changed since we last considered them. And at the same time, two of these teams are playing potentially title-deciding six pointers (Bayern against Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid against Girona) and we preview those matches as well. 

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]]> The Champions League will kick back off in a week, and we take a look through the top teams remaining and whether anything has changed since we last considered them. And at the same time, two of these teams are playing potentially title-deciding six pointers (Bayern against Bayer Leverkusen, Real Madrid against Girona) and we preview those matches as well. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14453848 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 19:00:00 -0500 2434 full false Klopp Out (with Grace Robertson) Klopp Out (with Grace Robertson) It's another Trivote episode as Grace from the Grace on Football newsletter joins us to discuss Klopp leaving Liverpool, how we expect the search to proceed from here, and why this situation resembles the period leading to Brendan Rodgers' hiring. We've also got Goodman and Grace taking on the question of Thomas Frank.

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]]> It's another Trivote episode as Grace from the Grace on Football newsletter joins us to discuss Klopp leaving Liverpool, how we expect the search to proceed from here, and why this situation resembles the period leading to Brendan Rodgers' hiring. We've also got Goodman and Grace taking on the question of Thomas Frank.

Subscribe for Grace's takes at https://www.graceonfootball.com/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14415178 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:00:00 -0500 2438 full false Mailbag Asked and Answered Mailbag Asked and Answered We take your questions on Andre Onana and Mark Flekken, goalkeeper stats, why financial regulation has come so late to European soccer, and expected goals modeling. And because the questions came from the Double Pivot discord, many of the questions have already been answered so we also discuss some answers. 

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]]> We take your questions on Andre Onana and Mark Flekken, goalkeeper stats, why financial regulation has come so late to European soccer, and expected goals modeling. And because the questions came from the Double Pivot discord, many of the questions have already been answered so we also discuss some answers. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-14371653 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0500 2043 full false Escape from Saudi Arabia Escape from Saudi Arabia Jordan Henderson has found his way out of the Saudi Pro League and Karim Benzema is hunkered down in Mauritius searching for his own escape. What's gone wrong with the Saudi Pro League? And how is it implicated in much larger economic and geopolitical dynamics and the broad political outlook of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

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]]> Jordan Henderson has found his way out of the Saudi Pro League and Karim Benzema is hunkered down in Mauritius searching for his own escape. What's gone wrong with the Saudi Pro League? And how is it implicated in much larger economic and geopolitical dynamics and the broad political outlook of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?

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]]> Buzzsprout-14336354 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 17:00:00 -0500 2312 full false The Future of Manchester United (with Grace Robertson) The Future of Manchester United (with Grace Robertson) There is not much hopeful that can be said about the present Manchester United side. But the club is still massively wealthy, a nearly unparalleled cash generator, and they have a new part-owner in Jim Ratcliffe who will now control football operations. What do we think is coming next for United?

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]]> There is not much hopeful that can be said about the present Manchester United side. But the club is still massively wealthy, a nearly unparalleled cash generator, and they have a new part-owner in Jim Ratcliffe who will now control football operations. What do we think is coming next for United?

Subscribe to Grace's newsletter: https://www.graceonfootball.com/

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]]> Buzzsprout-14296122 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500 2877 full false Chelsea January Check-In Chelsea January Check-In The big bets of Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali on their new and innovative methods of running a football team have been tested by another half-season of Premier League football. Where do they stand? What do we think they should do in the January window?

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]]> The big bets of Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali on their new and innovative methods of running a football team have been tested by another half-season of Premier League football. Where do they stand? What do we think they should do in the January window?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14249199 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:00 -0500 2104 full false The Super League The Super League For the holiday, an unlocked premium episode on the European Court of Justice, the Super League, and the future of the business of European soccer.

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]]> For the holiday, an unlocked premium episode on the European Court of Justice, the Super League, and the future of the business of European soccer.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14212300 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 22:00:00 -0500 2256 full false Premier League Title Race and Liverpool - United Premier League Title Race and Liverpool - United City keep dropping points. Liverpool also dropped points against United in one of the most tactically bizarre matches of the season. Arsenal did not drop points. But now they're both ahead of City, and we take a look at the three teams most likely to win the Premier League.

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]]> City keep dropping points. Liverpool also dropped points against United in one of the most tactically bizarre matches of the season. Arsenal did not drop points. But now they're both ahead of City, and we take a look at the three teams most likely to win the Premier League.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14170354 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:00:00 -0500 2213 full false Soccer Data with Sean Forman Soccer Data with Sean Forman The launch of fbref.com has changed public soccer analytics, and we sat down to interview Sean Forman, the president of Sports Reference, about the website, how it came to be, what he learned about soccer analytics from building it, and about their new Stathead feature (stathead.com). 

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]]> The launch of fbref.com has changed public soccer analytics, and we sat down to interview Sean Forman, the president of Sports Reference, about the website, how it came to be, what he learned about soccer analytics from building it, and about their new Stathead feature (stathead.com). 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14135187 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:00:00 -0500 2598 full false Thomas Frank and the Path to a Big Managerial Job These Days Thomas Frank and the Path to a Big Managerial Job These Days The Premier League is holding serve so we're talking about a more general subject. Where do you go if you want to progress up the table as a manager? Thomas Frank has done an excellent job at Brentford, but exactly where does he go next and what is likely to be open to him? Why and how has the managerial market changed in the past decade?

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]]> The Premier League is holding serve so we're talking about a more general subject. Where do you go if you want to progress up the table as a manager? Thomas Frank has done an excellent job at Brentford, but exactly where does he go next and what is likely to be open to him? Why and how has the managerial market changed in the past decade?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14093195 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 2346 full false Just How Bad Is the Bottom of the Premier League Table? Just How Bad Is the Bottom of the Premier League Table? The relegation race, such as it is, is defined by the historic weakness of the promoted teams and the 10-point deduction taken by Everton. We put the weakness of Sheffield United, Luton Town and Burnley in recent historical context and talk about how we remain relatively unconcerned about Fulham, Bournemouth and even Everton despite those teams being in situations that would make them serious relegation fodder in a normal season.

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]]> The relegation race, such as it is, is defined by the historic weakness of the promoted teams and the 10-point deduction taken by Everton. We put the weakness of Sheffield United, Luton Town and Burnley in recent historical context and talk about how we remain relatively unconcerned about Fulham, Bournemouth and even Everton despite those teams being in situations that would make them serious relegation fodder in a normal season.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-14048031 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0500 2443 full false 777 Partners and Everton with Liz Hoffman 777 Partners and Everton with Liz Hoffman We are joined by Semafor's Liz Hoffman, who has broken all the big 777 Partners news in the last week, to talk about what she discovered, what her business and finance reporting means for Everton Football Club and what we still have to learn.

Read Liz's reporting (and sign up for her newsletter) here: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/11/15/2023/777-partners-bought-sports-teams-with-insurance-customers-cash

And check out her book too: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669739/crash-landing-by-liz-hoffman/

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]]> We are joined by Semafor's Liz Hoffman, who has broken all the big 777 Partners news in the last week, to talk about what she discovered, what her business and finance reporting means for Everton Football Club and what we still have to learn.

Read Liz's reporting (and sign up for her newsletter) here: https://www.semafor.com/newsletter/11/15/2023/777-partners-bought-sports-teams-with-insurance-customers-cash

And check out her book too: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669739/crash-landing-by-liz-hoffman/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13995116 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500 2183 full false Shady Cypriot Banking and Chelsea Football Club Shady Cypriot Banking and Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich hasn't been owner of Chelsea for a while but he's back in the news with a big leak of documents from Cypriot banks where he did his shady banking. We take stock of what these stories actually mean, what they tell us about how oligarch football team ownership functioned, and whether there will be any consequences for Chelsea.

On the Video International "trade": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67300638

And the football payouts: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success

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]]> Roman Abramovich hasn't been owner of Chelsea for a while but he's back in the news with a big leak of documents from Cypriot banks where he did his shady banking. We take stock of what these stories actually mean, what they tell us about how oligarch football team ownership functioned, and whether there will be any consequences for Chelsea.

On the Video International "trade": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67300638

And the football payouts: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13986724 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0500 2454 full false Premier League Lightning Round Premier League Lightning Round Everton, Brentford, Arsenal, United, Bournemouth, West Ham, Brighton, Liverpool and more.

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]]> Everton, Brentford, Arsenal, United, Bournemouth, West Ham, Brighton, Liverpool and more.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13922940 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0500 2066 full false How Bad Are Manchester United? How Bad Are Manchester United? The Derby gives us the opportunity to do the United pod that's been needed. An impressive win for City (who attacked!) but the real story coming out of it is how bad United were and how fully in line with their performance this season that is. Why is it so bad and can it get better?

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]]> The Derby gives us the opportunity to do the United pod that's been needed. An impressive win for City (who attacked!) but the real story coming out of it is how bad United were and how fully in line with their performance this season that is. Why is it so bad and can it get better?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13889459 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:00 -0400 2277 full false He Can't Keep Getting Away With This: The Newcastle Story He Can't Keep Getting Away With This: The Newcastle Story Their numbers are so good. Drill down a little and their numbers are so weird. And this was true last season too except they were weird in a completely different way! What are we to make of this?

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]]> Their numbers are so good. Drill down a little and their numbers are so weird. And this was true last season too except they were weird in a completely different way! What are we to make of this?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13838423 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0400 2428 full false The Double Pivot Discord Fixes Football: Part I The Double Pivot Discord Fixes Football: Part I We asked for your galaxy-brain ideas to fix the game of football and you delivered. We discuss proposals to fix video review and the offside rule, as well as the multi-ref system.

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]]> We asked for your galaxy-brain ideas to fix the game of football and you delivered. We discuss proposals to fix video review and the offside rule, as well as the multi-ref system.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13797960 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:00:00 -0400 2673 full false Man City Lose Again Man City Lose Again The best team in the world lost again. Does it mean anything? We talk about how City and Arsenal approach their weekend clash, what we can glean from the data about City's attack not quite clicking, and how we think it could get fixed.

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]]> The best team in the world lost again. Does it mean anything? We talk about how City and Arsenal approach their weekend clash, what we can glean from the data about City's attack not quite clicking, and how we think it could get fixed.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13753316 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:00:00 -0400 1909 full false Referees Referees They got a big call wrong in an unusually straightforward way in Spurs - Liverpool. So what's to be done? We talk about what this means about refereeing and VAR, the prospects for positive change and the profound structural limits on organizing toward it.

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]]> They got a big call wrong in an unusually straightforward way in Spurs - Liverpool. So what's to be done? We talk about what this means about refereeing and VAR, the prospects for positive change and the profound structural limits on organizing toward it.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13704829 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400 2391 full false North London Derby North London Derby Spurs and Arsenal played to a more or less fair draw, but given our priors this leads to different kinds of questions about Spurs and Arsenal. Why isn't Arsenal's attack quite clicking? Can Spurs keep taking these risks in possession? And we talk about the tactics of the game and stuff.

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]]> Spurs and Arsenal played to a more or less fair draw, but given our priors this leads to different kinds of questions about Spurs and Arsenal. Why isn't Arsenal's attack quite clicking? Can Spurs keep taking these risks in possession? And we talk about the tactics of the game and stuff.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13672439 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:00:00 -0400 1929 full false Schedule Adjustments and the Premier League Schedule Adjustments and the Premier League Caley did an analytics. Talking about Chelsea, Newcastle, Brentford, Brighton, Forest and the bottom of the PL table in terms of their schedule-adjusted numbers. And stick around for the appendices.

For reference, Caley's xG table: https://twitter.com/MC_of_A/status/1703908497543356705

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]]> Caley did an analytics. Talking about Chelsea, Newcastle, Brentford, Brighton, Forest and the bottom of the PL table in terms of their schedule-adjusted numbers. And stick around for the appendices.

For reference, Caley's xG table: https://twitter.com/MC_of_A/status/1703908497543356705

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13615153 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -0400 2572 full false Early Season Statistical Trends Early Season Statistical Trends There's some interesting stuff going on under the hood at a few Premier League teams. Have Crystal Palace's young attackers taken the leap? Can Man City really be this conservative? Have you seen Brentford's xG difference? And is Ange Postecoglu magic?

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]]> There's some interesting stuff going on under the hood at a few Premier League teams. Have Crystal Palace's young attackers taken the leap? Can Man City really be this conservative? Have you seen Brentford's xG difference? And is Ange Postecoglu magic?

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]]> Buzzsprout-13590472 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400 2619 full false Transfer Window Roundup Transfer Window Roundup Looking back on the window that was. How PSG ended up doing reasonable business, the disaster at Fulham, and all the maybe / maybe not business at the top of the Premier League including Liverpool. Arsenal, United and Spurs.

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]]> Looking back on the window that was. How PSG ended up doing reasonable business, the disaster at Fulham, and all the maybe / maybe not business at the top of the Premier League including Liverpool. Arsenal, United and Spurs.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13540082 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0400 2620 full false You are neither over, nor are you back You are neither over, nor are you back It's just three weeks in and there are too many takes about the Premier League. We walk through most of the top teams in the Premier League, look at some numbers, and consider whether there's anything here to be learned just yet.

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]]> It's just three weeks in and there are too many takes about the Premier League. We walk through most of the top teams in the Premier League, look at some numbers, and consider whether there's anything here to be learned just yet.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13501408 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 20:00:00 -0400 2389 full false Premier League Midfields Get Weird Premier League Midfields Get Weird We're only two matches into the Premier League season but it's already clear that the new midfield/fullback tactics are creating some wild, Bundesliga-esque matches. What's going on, and is this why midfielders have gotten so incredibly expensive?

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]]> We're only two matches into the Premier League season but it's already clear that the new midfield/fullback tactics are creating some wild, Bundesliga-esque matches. What's going on, and is this why midfielders have gotten so incredibly expensive?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13446615 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:00:00 -0400 1797 full false World Cup Semifinals Recap / Finals Preview World Cup Semifinals Recap / Finals Preview Arielle Dror is joined by Kieran Doyle to talk through all the questions before the final. Have Spain been as good as their stats suggest? How many questions do we have about England's path to the final? How will the two defenses hold up under very different kinds of pressure? And how much violence might there be on Sunday? All the analytics you need to get ready for the World Cup final, plus Arielle talks about what it's been like to watch in Australia.

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]]> Arielle Dror is joined by Kieran Doyle to talk through all the questions before the final. Have Spain been as good as their stats suggest? How many questions do we have about England's path to the final? How will the two defenses hold up under very different kinds of pressure? And how much violence might there be on Sunday? All the analytics you need to get ready for the World Cup final, plus Arielle talks about what it's been like to watch in Australia.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13430316 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:00:00 -0400 3649 full false World Cup Quarterfinals (with Arielle Dror) World Cup Quarterfinals (with Arielle Dror) Arielle is joined by her colleague Casey Thayer, a former collegiate goalkeeper, to break down the World Cup quarters -- in which there was more than a full share of goalkeeping drama. How Sweden keep rolling, the vibes watching Australia, can Spain play their style and win, England's slow and steady success, and more insight on shootout strategy. It's all here!

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]]> Arielle is joined by her colleague Casey Thayer, a former collegiate goalkeeper, to break down the World Cup quarters -- in which there was more than a full share of goalkeeping drama. How Sweden keep rolling, the vibes watching Australia, can Spain play their style and win, England's slow and steady success, and more insight on shootout strategy. It's all here!

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]]> Buzzsprout-13407073 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400 3183 full false Premier League 23-24 Preview: Part I Premier League 23-24 Preview: Part I The every team Double Pivot Premier League preview is back and we are working alphabetically so that means Arsenal through Fulham make up part 1 -- the Premier League is quite profoundly alphabetically unbalanced.

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]]> The every team Double Pivot Premier League preview is back and we are working alphabetically so that means Arsenal through Fulham make up part 1 -- the Premier League is quite profoundly alphabetically unbalanced.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13373266 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:00:00 -0400 2945 full false Barcelona and Real Madrid Barcelona and Real Madrid We expect a close race in La Liga this season between the two Spanish megaclubs, but in the medium term one trajectory is angled down the other, way up. 

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]]> We expect a close race in La Liga this season between the two Spanish megaclubs, but in the medium term one trajectory is angled down the other, way up. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-13340407 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:00:00 -0400 2052 full false World Cup Begins (with Arielle Dror) World Cup Begins (with Arielle Dror) Double Pivot women's soccer correspondent Arielle Dror has the reins of the pod from Australia to talk about the first round of group games. She is joined by Arianna Cascone (@casconearianna) and Kieran Doyle (@KierDoyle) to break it all down. A solid US performance but what did we learn for the upcoming matches? Concerns about Canada, Australia, England and France. Sadness for Zambia. And more players and matches to watch. 

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]]> Double Pivot women's soccer correspondent Arielle Dror has the reins of the pod from Australia to talk about the first round of group games. She is joined by Arianna Cascone (@casconearianna) and Kieran Doyle (@KierDoyle) to break it all down. A solid US performance but what did we learn for the upcoming matches? Concerns about Canada, Australia, England and France. Sadness for Zambia. And more players and matches to watch. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-13288854 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:00:00 -0400 3033 full false Women's World Cup Preview with Arielle Dror Women's World Cup Preview with Arielle Dror We are joined not only this week by Double Pivot Women's Soccer Correspondent Arielle Dror for a World Cup preview but Arielle will also be providing regular coverage on the ground in Australia and New Zealand for Double Pivot listeners throughout the tournament.

We cover the very in-flux state of the US and of most of their top competitors and suggest a few underdogs to watch as well. 

Follow Arielle on twitter at @arielle_dror.

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]]> We are joined not only this week by Double Pivot Women's Soccer Correspondent Arielle Dror for a World Cup preview but Arielle will also be providing regular coverage on the ground in Australia and New Zealand for Double Pivot listeners throughout the tournament.

We cover the very in-flux state of the US and of most of their top competitors and suggest a few underdogs to watch as well. 

Follow Arielle on twitter at @arielle_dror.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13252873 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400 2750 full false Two Approaches to Running a Midsize PL Club Two Approaches to Running a Midsize PL Club Brighton and Aston Villa will be competing in Europe next season despite revenues clearly outside the big six (or financial backing outside the big seven) clubs. We break down the traditional Villa approach, the more modern Brighton approach, and the very projectible young attackers that Brighton will be featuring.

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]]> Brighton and Aston Villa will be competing in Europe next season despite revenues clearly outside the big six (or financial backing outside the big seven) clubs. We break down the traditional Villa approach, the more modern Brighton approach, and the very projectible young attackers that Brighton will be featuring.

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]]> Buzzsprout-13224404 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:00:00 -0400 2184 full false The Rise of the Eights, the Fall of the Fullbacks The Rise of the Eights, the Fall of the Fullbacks Szoboszlai to Liverpool, Havertz to Arsenal, Mount to United -- we're seeing a clear trend of top Premier League teams looking to move to systems with more attacking eights. What's going on? We take a little tactical and statistical tour of recent developments in football and explain why this is really all about fullback tactics.

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]]> Szoboszlai to Liverpool, Havertz to Arsenal, Mount to United -- we're seeing a clear trend of top Premier League teams looking to move to systems with more attacking eights. What's going on? We take a little tactical and statistical tour of recent developments in football and explain why this is really all about fullback tactics.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13173327 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 14:00:00 -0400 2302 full false Chelsea Find a Buyer Chelsea Find a Buyer After a lot of worries about how they might plug the ffp gap, Chelsea found buyers for Kovacic and Havertz in the Premier League and for a bunch of their excess salary in Saudi Arabia. How did this happen, was it a conspiracy, and wait who are Chelsea's good players now?

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]]> After a lot of worries about how they might plug the ffp gap, Chelsea found buyers for Kovacic and Havertz in the Premier League and for a bunch of their excess salary in Saudi Arabia. How did this happen, was it a conspiracy, and wait who are Chelsea's good players now?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13089935 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0400 2105 full false Mbappe Drama Mbappe Drama The best player in the world, question mark, is one year from being out of contract at PSG and we've got drama. Where might he go, how might he fit, and just how good in Mbappe right now?

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]]> The best player in the world, question mark, is one year from being out of contract at PSG and we've got drama. Where might he go, how might he fit, and just how good in Mbappe right now?

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]]> Buzzsprout-13052458 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400 1606 full false Messi to Miami Messi to Miami Big day! Lionel Messi rejects both Barcelona and Saudi Arabia to go to MLS. We offer context -- why couldn't Barcelona afford him? why couldn't Saudi Arabia land him with an impossibly large salary, and what does that tell us about the KSA sporting project? And what's going on with the MLS offer?

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]]> Big day! Lionel Messi rejects both Barcelona and Saudi Arabia to go to MLS. We offer context -- why couldn't Barcelona afford him? why couldn't Saudi Arabia land him with an impossibly large salary, and what does that tell us about the KSA sporting project? And what's going on with the MLS offer?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-13002493 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:00:00 -0400 2011 full false Football, Finance and Politics Football, Finance and Politics Barcelona's bond offering, Saudi Arabia's current account balance -- we talk about the global financial and political context of European football, and why these contexts weigh harder on the game than they do in American sports.

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]]> Barcelona's bond offering, Saudi Arabia's current account balance -- we talk about the global financial and political context of European football, and why these contexts weigh harder on the game than they do in American sports.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12967184 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 11:00:00 -0400 2293 full false Will Bayern's Title Streak End? Will Bayern's Title Streak End? Drama! Bayern's Bundesliga title streak could end on Saturday. We talk about the frankly bizarre Dortmund team that has a chance to do what no one predicted this summer, and what's gone wrong from Bayern over the season and recently under Tuchel to land them here.

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]]> Drama! Bayern's Bundesliga title streak could end on Saturday. We talk about the frankly bizarre Dortmund team that has a chance to do what no one predicted this summer, and what's gone wrong from Bayern over the season and recently under Tuchel to land them here.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12904332 Tue, 23 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400 1602 full false Pep City Marches On Pep City Marches On The Champions League semifinals were a dreadful anti-climax. But it's interesting why they were such. And can anyone stop City? Like, ever?

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]]> The Champions League semifinals were a dreadful anti-climax. But it's interesting why they were such. And can anyone stop City? Like, ever?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12873651 Thu, 18 May 2023 09:00:00 -0400 1672 full false Media, Arsenal and Analytics with James Benge Media, Arsenal and Analytics with James Benge Mike Goodman is joined by CBS soccer correspondent James Benge (@jamesbenge) to talk about all things media, analytics and yeah a little bit of Arsenal.

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]]> Mike Goodman is joined by CBS soccer correspondent James Benge (@jamesbenge) to talk about all things media, analytics and yeah a little bit of Arsenal.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12831142 Thu, 11 May 2023 14:00:00 -0400 2709 full false Relegation Relegation We got one really live race going but it's a good one. Leeds collapse, Forest bad, Everton bad, Leicester also in trouble, we talk through the teams at the bottom.

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]]> We got one really live race going but it's a good one. Leeds collapse, Forest bad, Everton bad, Leicester also in trouble, we talk through the teams at the bottom.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12778026 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:00:00 -0400 1735 full false Spurs Collapse Spurs Collapse Bad game by Spurs. We break down the set of bad decisions that brought them to this point.

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]]> Bad game by Spurs. We break down the set of bad decisions that brought them to this point.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12720616 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400 1774 full false Brighton and Villa Brighton and Villa The 6th and 7th place teams in the Premier League have, otherwise, quite distinct profiles. We break it down. 

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]]> The 6th and 7th place teams in the Premier League have, otherwise, quite distinct profiles. We break it down. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12676612 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:00:00 -0400 2307 full false Quick Hits Quick Hits Lots of small takes on Premier League teams. Spurs, Everton, United, Leeds, Villa, Liverpool and on.

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]]> Lots of small takes on Premier League teams. Spurs, Everton, United, Leeds, Villa, Liverpool and on.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12644144 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:00:00 -0400 2518 full false Potter Out Potter Out Chelsea sacked their manager. He didn't do a very good job! But is replacing the manager the thing that will set this project on the right path, and is continuing at full speed with this project the right thing for Chelsea? We remain skeptical.

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]]> Chelsea sacked their manager. He didn't do a very good job! But is replacing the manager the thing that will set this project on the right path, and is continuing at full speed with this project the right thing for Chelsea? We remain skeptical.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12587525 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:00:00 -0400 2051 full false Multi-Club Models Multi-Club Models It's the hottest thing in owning soccer teams: owning lots of soccer teams. But why is it happening, what risks does it pose to the current state of football, and what do we expect to see in the near future?

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]]> It's the hottest thing in owning soccer teams: owning lots of soccer teams. But why is it happening, what risks does it pose to the current state of football, and what do we expect to see in the near future?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12505836 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0400 2056 full false PL Title and Top Four PL Title and Top Four At a certain level not all that much has changed but there's drama and we're here to cover it for you.

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]]> At a certain level not all that much has changed but there's drama and we're here to cover it for you.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12453185 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400 2839 full false A Capital of Love: Soccer Finance with Skanda Amarnath A Capital of Love: Soccer Finance with Skanda Amarnath What's going on with non-state soccer owners trying to sell their teams? What's going on with the aggressive non-state money coming in to soccer? What, for real, is going on with Chelsea and Clearlake? We talk to Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher) about the baseline state of play in the sports business.

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]]> What's going on with non-state soccer owners trying to sell their teams? What's going on with the aggressive non-state money coming in to soccer? What, for real, is going on with Chelsea and Clearlake? We talk to Skanda Amarnath (@irvingswisher) about the baseline state of play in the sports business.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12385782 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:00:00 -0500 3147 full false How is Sheikh Jassim so rich? How is Sheikh Jassim so rich? Manchester United are up for sale and the apparent favorite is a debt-free bid by a Qatari businessperson (and royal family member) Sheikh Jassim. We talk about what we expect from the Premier League, the hole they seem to be digging for themselves, and why the source of Jassim's wealth is such a crucial issue here.

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]]> Manchester United are up for sale and the apparent favorite is a debt-free bid by a Qatari businessperson (and royal family member) Sheikh Jassim. We talk about what we expect from the Premier League, the hole they seem to be digging for themselves, and why the source of Jassim's wealth is such a crucial issue here.

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]]> Buzzsprout-12313723 Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:00:00 -0500 1811 full false Arsenal In Crisis? Arsenal In Crisis? No, not really. But a lot of interesting questions about exactly how to understand their recent slump, what to expect from this team over the rest of the season, and the kind of fascinating tactical periodization of the City match.

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]]> No, not really. But a lot of interesting questions about exactly how to understand their recent slump, what to expect from this team over the rest of the season, and the kind of fascinating tactical periodization of the City match.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12266734 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500 2127 full false Man City Is In Trouble Man City Is In Trouble We all knew Manchester City have been cheating on their financial disclosures. But the news this week is that they might face actual consequences for those acts, which no one saw coming. So exactly what's going on, why is it happening, and what might it lead to?

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]]> We all knew Manchester City have been cheating on their financial disclosures. But the news this week is that they might face actual consequences for those acts, which no one saw coming. So exactly what's going on, why is it happening, and what might it lead to?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12211869 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500 2161 full false Does Chelsea Have a Plan? Does Chelsea Have a Plan? Yes, Chelsea has a plan! But is it a good plan? We are very skeptical.

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]]> Yes, Chelsea has a plan! But is it a good plan? We are very skeptical.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12177657 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:00:00 -0500 2268 full false Frauds at Juventus Frauds at Juventus Multiple frauds! Very poorly executed! We walk through the scandal unfolding in Italy, why it happened, what it means, and some light critiques of their fraud processes.

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]]> Multiple frauds! Very poorly executed! We walk through the scandal unfolding in Italy, why it happened, what it means, and some light critiques of their fraud processes.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12117454 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 11:00:00 -0500 2049 full false Top Four and Relegation: Part I Top Four and Relegation: Part I A walk through the entire table besides the top two. Starting with top four, Newcastle and United have run hot long enough to look very good, Spurs and... Brighton are their top competition? It could get settled pretty quick.

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]]> A walk through the entire table besides the top two. Starting with top four, Newcastle and United have run hot long enough to look very good, Spurs and... Brighton are their top competition? It could get settled pretty quick.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12064228 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0500 1668 full false Arsenal and Manchester City Arsenal and Manchester City There's a title race! And if there isn't a title race it's because Arsenal are going to go and win it. Wild stuff, no one predicted it, we talk about how we got here and what to expect from the top of the table in the second half.

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]]> There's a title race! And if there isn't a title race it's because Arsenal are going to go and win it. Wild stuff, no one predicted it, we talk about how we got here and what to expect from the top of the table in the second half.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-12022991 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0500 2321 full false Enzo, Cody, Mykhaylo and Miggy (Teaser) Enzo, Cody, Mykhaylo and Miggy (Teaser) With the transfer window open and big money ready to move, we have been recording player profiles for subscribers, and this is a little teaser of what that's covered. You can subscribe at patreon.com/doublepivot

Our Premier League back to speed podcasts coming later this week.

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]]> With the transfer window open and big money ready to move, we have been recording player profiles for subscribers, and this is a little teaser of what that's covered. You can subscribe at patreon.com/doublepivot

Our Premier League back to speed podcasts coming later this week.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11964863 Mon, 02 Jan 2023 11:00:00 -0500 632 full false Messi and Argentina Champions Messi and Argentina Champions Argentina won the World Cup! And the match, while it developed into a pure vibes Rocky-style haymaker fest at the end, was actually a really interesting tactical battle before that with Argentina coming out very much on top. We have a lot to dig into!

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]]> Argentina won the World Cup! And the match, while it developed into a pure vibes Rocky-style haymaker fest at the end, was actually a really interesting tactical battle before that with Argentina coming out very much on top. We have a lot to dig into!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11913239 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:00:00 -0500 1675 full false Argentina, Brazil, Croatia and the Discourse on "Errors" Argentina, Brazil, Croatia and the Discourse on "Errors" The first half of our quarterfinals review, semifinals preview podcast. Brazil were great and football occurred, Croatia executed their strategy and got lucky, Argentina remain a big step more boring than you'd hope and that's a pretty good semifinals preview right there.

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]]> The first half of our quarterfinals review, semifinals preview podcast. Brazil were great and football occurred, Croatia executed their strategy and got lucky, Argentina remain a big step more boring than you'd hope and that's a pretty good semifinals preview right there.

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]]> Buzzsprout-11857552 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2060 full false Recapping the Round of 16, Previewing the Quarters: Part 1 Recapping the Round of 16, Previewing the Quarters: Part 1 We've got the Netherlands, Argentina, Croatia and Brazil through to the quarters. How they did it, how Brazil got so good with a broken team, what might be some ways for Van Gaal to approach Argentina, were we unfair to Scaloni, a lot going on here.

(Part 2 at patreon.com/doublepivot)

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]]> We've got the Netherlands, Argentina, Croatia and Brazil through to the quarters. How they did it, how Brazil got so good with a broken team, what might be some ways for Van Gaal to approach Argentina, were we unfair to Scaloni, a lot going on here.

(Part 2 at patreon.com/doublepivot)

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]]> Buzzsprout-11828602 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 2205 full false USA - Iran USA - Iran The USMNT won and go through to the knockouts. It was another good game in a good tournament for the USA and so we figured we'd talk about it.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11794244 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:00:00 -0500 2052 full false USA - England USA - England A scoreless draw, but one that said a number of interesting things about both teams. We talk about the many things the US did well and how this... doesn't change our evaluation of England at all. 

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]]> A scoreless draw, but one that said a number of interesting things about both teams. We talk about the many things the US did well and how this... doesn't change our evaluation of England at all. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-11762897 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500 2539 full false On The Upsets On The Upsets Argentina lost! To Saudi Arabia! And Germany lost to Japan! Both upsets involved a whole bunch of stuff that an expected goals approach would ask you to doubt. So what did they really mean?

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]]> Argentina lost! To Saudi Arabia! And Germany lost to Japan! Both upsets involved a whole bunch of stuff that an expected goals approach would ask you to doubt. So what did they really mean?

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]]> Buzzsprout-11754542 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 20:00:00 -0500 1671 full false What Was Gianni Infantino Doing? (and how does it relate to the Arab Spring proxy wars?) What Was Gianni Infantino Doing? (and how does it relate to the Arab Spring proxy wars?) The risk-taking and aggression of Qatar has been on surprising display in the last week from the beer ban to Infantino's press conference performance. We attempt an explanation by way of regional and ideological conflict in the Gulf, the different positions of oil and gas in the energy transition, and, of course, the Muslim Brotherhood.

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]]> The risk-taking and aggression of Qatar has been on surprising display in the last week from the beer ban to Infantino's press conference performance. We attempt an explanation by way of regional and ideological conflict in the Gulf, the different positions of oil and gas in the energy transition, and, of course, the Muslim Brotherhood.

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]]> Buzzsprout-11727685 Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:00:00 -0500 1859 full false England and Spain England and Spain Mike thinks England are going to win the World Cup. Michael thinks Alvaro Morata could score lots of goals. We're coming in hot.

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]]> Mike thinks England are going to win the World Cup. Michael thinks Alvaro Morata could score lots of goals. We're coming in hot.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11722731 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0500 1929 full false Liverpool for Sale Liverpool for Sale It's been reported that FSG are looking to sell Liverpool. We take a look at what this means: why would FSG sell now, and what does that tell us about the state of elite European football?

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]]> It's been reported that FSG are looking to sell Liverpool. We take a look at what this means: why would FSG sell now, and what does that tell us about the state of elite European football?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11649468 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0500 2111 full false On Pressing On Pressing Is it secretly another Leeds episode? Well sort of. What does pressing look like in contemporary football, how are Leeds a throwback and what exactly are Newcastle doing that is just so good?

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]]> Is it secretly another Leeds episode? Well sort of. What does pressing look like in contemporary football, how are Leeds a throwback and what exactly are Newcastle doing that is just so good?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11631444 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2129 full false Leeds and Marsch Leeds and Marsch Leeds are in the relegation places and on a four-match losing streak. Their underlying numbers are still more or less fine. What comes next?

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]]> Leeds are in the relegation places and on a four-match losing streak. Their underlying numbers are still more or less fine. What comes next?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11581013 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:00:00 -0400 1623 full false Checking in on Spurs, United, and Chelsea Checking in on Spurs, United, and Chelsea United beat Spurs soundly. What's going on at both United and Spurs that this was not exactly a shocking result? And [pokes Chelsea with a stick]

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]]> United beat Spurs soundly. What's going on at both United and Spurs that this was not exactly a shocking result? And [pokes Chelsea with a stick]

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]]> Buzzsprout-11542906 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400 2287 full false Arsenal and Liverpool Arsenal and Liverpool Our priors, updating in real time. Arsenal were really good, Liverpool were pretty bad, how far are we willing to go in adjusting our evaluations of these two clubs after another game in line with their performances over the full season?

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]]> Our priors, updating in real time. Arsenal were really good, Liverpool were pretty bad, how far are we willing to go in adjusting our evaluations of these two clubs after another game in line with their performances over the full season?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11476090 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:00:00 -0400 2262 full false Derbies Derbies Arsenal won a messy North London Derby and we talk about what single-match xG means and can tell us about this game, while City won a pretty silly Manchester Derby and we talk about just how good they might be.

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]]> Arsenal won a messy North London Derby and we talk about what single-match xG means and can tell us about this game, while City won a pretty silly Manchester Derby and we talk about just how good they might be.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11451561 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0400 2129 full false September Mailbag September Mailbag A lot of great questions!  Juventus, Leicester,  Fulham, Odegaard, Kulusevski and the North London Derby.

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]]> A lot of great questions!  Juventus, Leicester,  Fulham, Odegaard, Kulusevski and the North London Derby.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11409419 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:00:00 -0400 2413 full false A Variety of Soccer Topics A Variety of Soccer Topics Potterball begins, Everton are not particularly bad, and we take on the greatest of all soccer questions: what if America's best athletes played soccer?

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]]> Potterball begins, Everton are not particularly bad, and we take on the greatest of all soccer questions: what if America's best athletes played soccer?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11374348 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:00:00 -0400 2088 full false Tuchel Out (Potter In) Tuchel Out (Potter In) Well that was sure something. Thomas Tuchel already sacked, Graham Potter already hired. We talk about the process here (bad!) and the result (interesting, possibly not bad!) and what we are watching to see with Potter at the new club.

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]]> Well that was sure something. Thomas Tuchel already sacked, Graham Potter already hired. We talk about the process here (bad!) and the result (interesting, possibly not bad!) and what we are watching to see with Potter at the new club.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11284225 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:00:00 -0400 1948 full false <Borat Voice> My Priors <Borat Voice> My Priors It's been four games, are we rethinking anything? On Aston Villa, West Ham, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton.

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]]> It's been four games, are we rethinking anything? On Aston Villa, West Ham, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11223902 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400 1788 full false Are We Rethinking United and Liverpool? Are We Rethinking United and Liverpool? As Beveridge's Law demands, the answer is mostly "no". But we walk through the game and why it suggests a clear floor under United and the bits and pieces of Liverpool concern that it excavated.

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]]> As Beveridge's Law demands, the answer is mostly "no". But we walk through the game and why it suggests a clear floor under United and the bits and pieces of Liverpool concern that it excavated.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11197911 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0400 1967 full false Chelsea - Spurs Chelsea - Spurs A game that had everything -- fascinating tactical matchups, dramatic goals, terrible refereeing and manager fights.  We mostly talk about the tactical stuff tbh.

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]]> A game that had everything -- fascinating tactical matchups, dramatic goals, terrible refereeing and manager fights.  We mostly talk about the tactical stuff tbh.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11150170 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0400 1548 full false Week One Tactics-Ish: Arsenal and Liverpool Week One Tactics-Ish: Arsenal and Liverpool The analytics pod leans hard into tactics and description in the early part of the season. We begin with a discussion of Arsenal's win over Crystal Palace and their underwhelming xG, and Liverpool's draw with Fulham and their rather more whelming shot numbers.

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]]> The analytics pod leans hard into tactics and description in the early part of the season. We begin with a discussion of Arsenal's win over Crystal Palace and their underwhelming xG, and Liverpool's draw with Fulham and their rather more whelming shot numbers.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11120314 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0400 1766 full false Premier League Preview: Part I Premier League Preview: Part I Part I of our all-twenty-teams Premier League preview and draft extravaganza. Spurs and City, Liverpool and Newcastle, Brentford and Leeds and more, let's do this.

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]]> Part I of our all-twenty-teams Premier League preview and draft extravaganza. Spurs and City, Liverpool and Newcastle, Brentford and Leeds and more, let's do this.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-11076892 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:00:00 -0400 3176 full false Summer Mailbag, Part I Summer Mailbag, Part I Lots of questions! The relegation picture and the promoted sides,  our Southampton worries, how to watch preseason football, and Darwin, Vieira and the Primeira Liga transfers.

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]]> Lots of questions! The relegation picture and the promoted sides,  our Southampton worries, how to watch preseason football, and Darwin, Vieira and the Primeira Liga transfers.

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]]> Buzzsprout-11024142 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0400 2258 full false Emergency Pod: Barcelona WTF Emergency Pod: Barcelona WTF They are doing some weird, weird stuff at the Camp Nou. Even if you ignore all the financial questions, the football side of this is a big mess. And they're doing it while the team is still in the midst of an ongoing, if evolving financial crisis. We've got a lot to get into.

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]]> They are doing some weird, weird stuff at the Camp Nou. Even if you ignore all the financial questions, the football side of this is a big mess. And they're doing it while the team is still in the midst of an ongoing, if evolving financial crisis. We've got a lot to get into.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10973564 Sun, 17 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0400 2605 full false Chelsea's Deal, What Is It Chelsea's Deal, What Is It Chelsea are doing more confusing things and we try to piece them all apart. Sterling more or less makes sense but is expensive, and all the rest of it makes somewhat less sense and we still have a lot of midfield questions.

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]]> Chelsea are doing more confusing things and we try to piece them all apart. Sterling more or less makes sense but is expensive, and all the rest of it makes somewhat less sense and we still have a lot of midfield questions.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10920552 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0400 1634 full false Wingers Wingers We dig down into what modern wide attackers are, statistically and tactically, by looking at a variety of players currently on the transfer market. Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, Raphinha, Raheem Sterling, Ousmane Dembele, and a touch of Christian Pulisic at the end.

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]]> We dig down into what modern wide attackers are, statistically and tactically, by looking at a variety of players currently on the transfer market. Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison, Raphinha, Raheem Sterling, Ousmane Dembele, and a touch of Christian Pulisic at the end.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10843471 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2773 full false Analytics is about Context: Premier League Transfers Edition Analytics is about Context: Premier League Transfers Edition Fabio Carvalho, Marc Cucurella and Yves Bissouma are all at different stages in the transfer rumor to actual transfer process, all generally look like good players that good teams are right to target, but all are complicated to evaluate analytically because of the different tactical contexts in which they have produced.

(We also talk about Bissouma's sexual assault arrest and how we think about a less cut-and-dried but still troubling story.)

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]]> Fabio Carvalho, Marc Cucurella and Yves Bissouma are all at different stages in the transfer rumor to actual transfer process, all generally look like good players that good teams are right to target, but all are complicated to evaluate analytically because of the different tactical contexts in which they have produced.

(We also talk about Bissouma's sexual assault arrest and how we think about a less cut-and-dried but still troubling story.)

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]]> Buzzsprout-10809669 Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:00:00 -0400 2419 full false NWSL with Arielle Dror NWSL with Arielle Dror Official Double Pivot NWSL Correspondent Arielle Dror (@arielle_dror) joins us for what is not really a preview of the NWSL season because it's been going on for a little while now, but we take a look at what's going on so far in the league, why San Diego is so good, what's holding back the Reign, why Caley's beloved Gotham are probably not going to give him much joy this year, and more.

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]]> Official Double Pivot NWSL Correspondent Arielle Dror (@arielle_dror) joins us for what is not really a preview of the NWSL season because it's been going on for a little while now, but we take a look at what's going on so far in the league, why San Diego is so good, what's holding back the Reign, why Caley's beloved Gotham are probably not going to give him much joy this year, and more.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10724760 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0400 3271 full false Looking Back and Looking Forward for the Top Seven Looking Back and Looking Forward for the Top Seven City won the league but are making some big changes in their forward line. Liverpool came close but likewise are looking at some retooling. We also take closer looks at how it all went so wrong for United and what West Ham might do to mount another competitive season.

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]]> City won the league but are making some big changes in their forward line. Liverpool came close but likewise are looking at some retooling. We also take closer looks at how it all went so wrong for United and what West Ham might do to mount another competitive season.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10692959 Fri, 27 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2432 full false Spurs and Arsenal and Liverpool and City and Everton and Spurs and Arsenal and Liverpool and City and Everton and There has been a whole lot of Premier League drama and we've got you covered with all the analytics takes on it.

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]]> There has been a whole lot of Premier League drama and we've got you covered with all the analytics takes on it.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10639750 Wed, 18 May 2022 10:00:00 -0400 2865 full false Premier League Roundup Premier League Roundup The PL is giving us everything right now -- stakes at the top and the bottom and dramatic reversals and the best teams playing great. We start with Everton at the bottom and work our way up to the title and top four races with a brief detour through Aston Villa on the way.

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]]> The PL is giving us everything right now -- stakes at the top and the bottom and dramatic reversals and the best teams playing great. We start with Everton at the bottom and work our way up to the title and top four races with a brief detour through Aston Villa on the way.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10550873 Tue, 03 May 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2057 full false Deep, Deep Blue Something Deep, Deep Blue Something The world's most agreeable Everton podcast is back and we are worried about our beloved Toffees.

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]]> The world's most agreeable Everton podcast is back and we are worried about our beloved Toffees.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10528776 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 1864 full false Erling Haaland Erling Haaland Manchester City are going to sign Erling Haaland, for a lot of money. We break down the signing, from the striking division of wages and fees to what kind of player Haaland is and could be, to our questions about his fitness and the way he'll fit in at Manchester City.

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]]> Manchester City are going to sign Erling Haaland, for a lot of money. We break down the signing, from the striking division of wages and fees to what kind of player Haaland is and could be, to our questions about his fitness and the way he'll fit in at Manchester City.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10473574 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 13:00:00 -0400 1545 full false City - Liverpool City - Liverpool Big game, big pod -- we discuss the tactical narrative of the match, what it tells us about Liverpool and Man City, how Pep got the drop on Liverpool, as well as the unusual initial expected goals numbers and how to read the statistical profile of this match.

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]]> Big game, big pod -- we discuss the tactical narrative of the match, what it tells us about Liverpool and Man City, how Pep got the drop on Liverpool, as well as the unusual initial expected goals numbers and how to read the statistical profile of this match.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10425388 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:00:00 -0400 2046 full false Return of Top Four Return of Top Four It's that time again! We have a nearly dead-even top four race between Arsenal and Tottenham. It's time to talk about Antonio Conte's high-variance Tottenham and how they got good and what makes them different from the strangely high-variance Arsenal of early this season. And we return to the well-trod ground of, huh, Arsenal are good now, plus some bonus Declan Rice coverage.

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]]> It's that time again! We have a nearly dead-even top four race between Arsenal and Tottenham. It's time to talk about Antonio Conte's high-variance Tottenham and how they got good and what makes them different from the strangely high-variance Arsenal of early this season. And we return to the well-trod ground of, huh, Arsenal are good now, plus some bonus Declan Rice coverage.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10384332 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0400 2427 full false Relegation Race Relegation Race Mike's fave episode in a while! We break down the race to survive -- what's gone wrong for Burnley and Everton, what went right for Newcastle, where do we stand on Leeds' recent turnaround?

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]]> Mike's fave episode in a while! We break down the race to survive -- what's gone wrong for Burnley and Everton, what went right for Newcastle, where do we stand on Leeds' recent turnaround?

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]]> Buzzsprout-10316777 Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400 2636 full false Serie A and more with Adam Serwer Serie A and more with Adam Serwer Staff Writer at the Atlantic Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) joins the pod for a wide-ranging discussion of his love of Italian football, Roma and Jose Mourinho, racism and fan culture, the politics of sports and more.

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]]> Staff Writer at the Atlantic Adam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) joins the pod for a wide-ranging discussion of his love of Italian football, Roma and Jose Mourinho, racism and fan culture, the politics of sports and more.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10273608 Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0400 3168 full false Were We Wrong About Arsenal? Were We Wrong About Arsenal? On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, we remain earnestly confused by what Arsenal have done over the last five months despite having no particular questions about the real quality of the underlying performances. Plus a little more Chelsea/sanctions coverage.

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]]> On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, we remain earnestly confused by what Arsenal have done over the last five months despite having no particular questions about the real quality of the underlying performances. Plus a little more Chelsea/sanctions coverage.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10248371 Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:00:00 -0400 2217 full false Emergency Podcast: Roman Sanctioned Emergency Podcast: Roman Sanctioned We've been talking about it for a long time and it has happened. Chelsea are now a frozen asset under sanctions and we are here to talk it through, what it means now and in the medium term, what is still left in the air (most things!), how it could be resolved, what it means for football generally, let's go.

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]]> We've been talking about it for a long time and it has happened. Chelsea are now a frozen asset under sanctions and we are here to talk it through, what it means now and in the medium term, what is still left in the air (most things!), how it could be resolved, what it means for football generally, let's go.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10225496 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0500 2142 full false Football and the War in Ukraine Football and the War in Ukraine Russia invaded Ukraine and it has a lot of football implications. We still really do not know what those implications will in many ways be but we try to provide some context to help you understand what may come next.

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]]> Russia invaded Ukraine and it has a lot of football implications. We still really do not know what those implications will in many ways be but we try to provide some context to help you understand what may come next.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10161098 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500 1643 full false Bielsa Sacked, Bielsa-ly Bielsa Sacked, Bielsa-ly Marcelo Bielsa is out at Leeds in the most Marcelo Bielsa of ways, somehow both on his own terms and against the wishes of the universe. What did he accomplish at Leeds, what went wrong, and what do we think of the hiring of Jesse Marsch to replace him?

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]]> Marcelo Bielsa is out at Leeds in the most Marcelo Bielsa of ways, somehow both on his own terms and against the wishes of the universe. What did he accomplish at Leeds, what went wrong, and what do we think of the hiring of Jesse Marsch to replace him?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-10161071 Mon, 28 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500 1202 full false Premier League Races Premier League Races Title race! Top four race! Spurs beat City and now they're both interesting! We break down Spurs-City for a bit and then consider what this means for the title race (mostly that it exists) and what it means for the top four race, which is a lot harder to sort out.

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]]> Title race! Top four race! Spurs beat City and now they're both interesting! We break down Spurs-City for a bit and then consider what this means for the title race (mostly that it exists) and what it means for the top four race, which is a lot harder to sort out.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10130769 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0500 2256 full false The Best Teams The Best Teams The Champions League has returned, and both Mike and Other Mike have returned to sufficiently stable living conditions to "watch" the "games" so it's time to talk about Liverpool, Inter, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern and Salzburg.

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]]> The Champions League has returned, and both Mike and Other Mike have returned to sufficiently stable living conditions to "watch" the "games" so it's time to talk about Liverpool, Inter, Real Madrid, PSG, Bayern and Salzburg.

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]]> Buzzsprout-10092590 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500 2346 full false Deadline Day Roundup, Pt 1 Deadline Day Roundup, Pt 1 Covering the biggest movers at the deadline: Liverpool, Spurs and Juventus.

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]]> Covering the biggest movers at the deadline: Liverpool, Spurs and Juventus.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9994004 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:00:00 -0500 2427 full false To All The Midfielders We've Loved Before To All The Midfielders We've Loved Before Tanguy Ndombele is out at Tottenham. Giovani Lo Celso appears likely to follow. We look back on a number of midfielders that we've raved over before, including the two from Tottenham and Naby Keita, Adrien Rabiot, and Paul Pogba, and ask what happened with them and do we take any new conclusions from these results?

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]]> Tanguy Ndombele is out at Tottenham. Giovani Lo Celso appears likely to follow. We look back on a number of midfielders that we've raved over before, including the two from Tottenham and Naby Keita, Adrien Rabiot, and Paul Pogba, and ask what happened with them and do we take any new conclusions from these results?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9949981 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500 2523 full false Win Probability and Leicester-Tottenham Win Probability and Leicester-Tottenham What is win probability? Does it "work"? What do we learn from a win probability chart about the game of soccer, and would there be better ways to use such charts to explain the game?

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]]> What is win probability? Does it "work"? What do we learn from a win probability chart about the game of soccer, and would there be better ways to use such charts to explain the game?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9920981 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2347 full false Transfer as Kidnapping, Top Four Transfer as Kidnapping, Top Four It's an old-fashioned top four race! Have Tottenham and Arsenal gotten good? Why haven't United gotten good? We break down what remains a close race and try to piece together the evidence that something materially changed for either North London side. 

Plus Chris Wood's  transfer, which is funny.

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]]> It's an old-fashioned top four race! Have Tottenham and Arsenal gotten good? Why haven't United gotten good? We break down what remains a close race and try to piece together the evidence that something materially changed for either North London side. 

Plus Chris Wood's  transfer, which is funny.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9870050 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:00:00 -0500 2383 full false January Transfers January Transfers A bunch of business nearly done or in process and bunch of interesting links. We talk Trippier and Vlahovic, Coutinho and Adama.

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]]> A bunch of business nearly done or in process and bunch of interesting links. We talk Trippier and Vlahovic, Coutinho and Adama.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9841451 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 11:00:00 -0500 2123 full false Holiday Mailbag, Pt 1 Holiday Mailbag, Pt 1 Josh Sargent, the ethics of sports analytics, Wilfried Ndidi and the evolution of midfield tactics, Liverpool's forward targets and more! 

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]]> Josh Sargent, the ethics of sports analytics, Wilfried Ndidi and the evolution of midfield tactics, Liverpool's forward targets and more! 

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]]> Buzzsprout-9802780 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 2396 full false Making Sense of Omicron Football Making Sense of Omicron Football A lot of games didn't happen. Most of the ones that did saw their outcomes significantly determined by how severe an omicron outbreak the clubs playing were going through. Does it mean... anything? We talk City, Chelsea, Wolves, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverppol.

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]]> A lot of games didn't happen. Most of the ones that did saw their outcomes significantly determined by how severe an omicron outbreak the clubs playing were going through. Does it mean... anything? We talk City, Chelsea, Wolves, Spurs, Arsenal and Liverppol.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9754150 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:00:00 -0500 2168 full false Omicron and Football Omicron and Football The omicron variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and the US. Tottenham and Manchester United have had to cancel matches because of outbreaks that may not have been omicron but regardless are a model of what we expect to see in sports over the next month. So what is the omicron variant? What are the likely outcomes for European soccer and you know, the world and stuff?

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]]> The omicron variant is spreading rapidly in Europe and the US. Tottenham and Manchester United have had to cancel matches because of outbreaks that may not have been omicron but regardless are a model of what we expect to see in sports over the next month. So what is the omicron variant? What are the likely outcomes for European soccer and you know, the world and stuff?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9718708 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500 2164 full false How Can You Tell a Manager Is Working? How Can You Tell a Manager Is Working? It's been a very short time since Steven Gerrard, Antonio Conte and Eddie Howe took over their new clubs. It's been even less time since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left United and Ralf Rangnick took over. There are early indications of potentially significant managerial effects in the numbers of Spurs and Villa, and less so at Newcastle. What does this mean? How do we look at performance and tactical indicators in very small samples when evaluating clubs and managers?

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]]> It's been a very short time since Steven Gerrard, Antonio Conte and Eddie Howe took over their new clubs. It's been even less time since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left United and Ralf Rangnick took over. There are early indications of potentially significant managerial effects in the numbers of Spurs and Villa, and less so at Newcastle. What does this mean? How do we look at performance and tactical indicators in very small samples when evaluating clubs and managers?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9671772 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:00:00 -0500 2226 full false Ralf Rangnick Ralf Rangnick United have a new manager and a new... consultant? We look at Rangnick's limited but striking statistical profile over the last decade and the style of pressing that is evident in the numbers. And then we ask, what will he do with a United squad that is significantly but also clearly not entirely a good fit for this pressing style?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9629560 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0500 2189 full false Ole Out, Arteta ??, Tuchel In Ole Out, Arteta ??, Tuchel In Things finally went so bad at United that Ole is out but it's not clear any of the underlying problems are solved. Arsenal got whooped and we're on the aggregates beat again. And have Chelsea turned it around (yes, we know they're in first place but unlike with Arsenal, there's a real underlying stats story here).

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]]> Things finally went so bad at United that Ole is out but it's not clear any of the underlying problems are solved. Arsenal got whooped and we're on the aggregates beat again. And have Chelsea turned it around (yes, we know they're in first place but unlike with Arsenal, there's a real underlying stats story here).

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9593125 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0500 2189 full false Premier League Error Bars, Part I Premier League Error Bars, Part I We know a lot about quality of teams in the Premier League. We also know there's a lot we don't know. Trying to nail down our questions and our uncertainties about Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester United.

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]]> We know a lot about quality of teams in the Premier League. We also know there's a lot we don't know. Trying to nail down our questions and our uncertainties about Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham and Manchester United.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9519745 Tue, 09 Nov 2021 13:00:00 -0500 2362 full false Antonio Conte Antonio Conte Tottenham have a new manager. He's real good at managing. What do we expect to see from Conte at Spurs (hint: he's not precisely a "defensive manager" as many PL fans have known him) and just how good is this Tottenham talent that will suddenly have an elite manager in charge of them?

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]]> Tottenham have a new manager. He's real good at managing. What do we expect to see from Conte at Spurs (hint: he's not precisely a "defensive manager" as many PL fans have known him) and just how good is this Tottenham talent that will suddenly have an elite manager in charge of them?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9490019 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:00:00 -0400 2250 full false The Long and Short Crisis at United The Long and Short Crisis at United Is this, finally, the moment that United's leadership realizes they've effectively been in crisis for years? They lost 5-0 to Liverpool and the performances on the pitch really are worse than they've been in a while, but are things going to change this time?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9429266 Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0400 2344 full false The Premier League But More So The Premier League But More So Opening from Really??? With Mike & Mike

The Premier League season resumed and every game seemed to encapsulate a different narrative and statistical issue we've been following. Liverpool, Chelsea, Brentford, West Ham, Newcastle, what have we learned so far?


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The Premier League season resumed and every game seemed to encapsulate a different narrative and statistical issue we've been following. Liverpool, Chelsea, Brentford, West Ham, Newcastle, what have we learned so far?


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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9388083 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2049 full false What Is Sportwashing? What Is Sportwashing? Newcastle are now owned by the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What is the KSA government trying to buy? Everyone calls it "sportwashing" but what exactly is that, what different forms can it take, and what will this mean for how Newcastle gets run in the next few years?

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]]> Newcastle are now owned by the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What is the KSA government trying to buy? Everyone calls it "sportwashing" but what exactly is that, what different forms can it take, and what will this mean for how Newcastle gets run in the next few years?

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]]> Buzzsprout-9355104 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0400 2565 full false Liverpool, City, and NWSL Liverpool, City, and NWSL Two parts of this podcast: what's going on in the NWSL as the players, league and fans negotiate a crisis of abuse of power by management and ownership, and then the big game between Liverpool and Man City.

Meg Linehan, "This Guy Has A Pattern": https://theathletic.com/2857633/2021/09/30/this-guy-has-a-pattern-amid-institutional-failure-former-nwsl-players-accuse-prominent-coach-of-sexual-coercion/

Molly Hensley-Clancy, "Women Describe 'Old Boys' Club" Culture At Washington Spirit": https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/22/washington-spirit-workplace-women-nwsl/

Steph Yang, "A Fear-Based System": https://theathletic.com/2862063/2021/10/01/a-fear-based-system-how-the-structure-of-sports-protects-abusers-of-power/

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]]> Two parts of this podcast: what's going on in the NWSL as the players, league and fans negotiate a crisis of abuse of power by management and ownership, and then the big game between Liverpool and Man City.

Meg Linehan, "This Guy Has A Pattern": https://theathletic.com/2857633/2021/09/30/this-guy-has-a-pattern-amid-institutional-failure-former-nwsl-players-accuse-prominent-coach-of-sexual-coercion/

Molly Hensley-Clancy, "Women Describe 'Old Boys' Club" Culture At Washington Spirit": https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/22/washington-spirit-workplace-women-nwsl/

Steph Yang, "A Fear-Based System": https://theathletic.com/2862063/2021/10/01/a-fear-based-system-how-the-structure-of-sports-protects-abusers-of-power/

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]]> Buzzsprout-9322254 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0400 1933 full false Superteams In Crisis, Pt 1 Superteams In Crisis, Pt 1 Barcelona's crisis just keeps rolling. Is the manager the problem? Could anything solve the problem in the near term? And then we stay in La Liga where there is no obvious Real Madrid crisis but it remains unclear that they're, like, particularly good. And while Atletico don't find the theme, Mike has takes y'all.

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]]> Barcelona's crisis just keeps rolling. Is the manager the problem? Could anything solve the problem in the near term? And then we stay in La Liga where there is no obvious Real Madrid crisis but it remains unclear that they're, like, particularly good. And while Atletico don't find the theme, Mike has takes y'all.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9287246 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400 2382 full false Is The (xG) Table Lying? Is The (xG) Table Lying? It's five matches into the season and everyone knows the table is lying... but is the xG table lying? More specifically, what can statistics tell us this early in the season, what does it mean that statistics "become reliable" after a certain period of time, and how does this inform how we're thinking about Tottenham and Chelsea and Arsenal and Everton?

Caley's R2 charts: https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2015/10/19/9295905/premier-league-projections-and-new-expected-goals

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]]> It's five matches into the season and everyone knows the table is lying... but is the xG table lying? More specifically, what can statistics tell us this early in the season, what does it mean that statistics "become reliable" after a certain period of time, and how does this inform how we're thinking about Tottenham and Chelsea and Arsenal and Everton?

Caley's R2 charts: https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com/2015/10/19/9295905/premier-league-projections-and-new-expected-goals

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9247352 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2621 full false Champions League: Is This Anything? Champions League: Is This Anything? One match down in this season's Champions League and we're all struggling to get our bearings. The Mikes talk about what we've seen so far from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and Inter Milan and ask, is this anything?

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]]> One match down in this season's Champions League and we're all struggling to get our bearings. The Mikes talk about what we've seen so far from Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG, Real Madrid and Inter Milan and ask, is this anything?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9206389 Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400 2143 full false Berhalter and Southgate Berhalter and Southgate Berhalter did a bunch of very interesting stuff and it didn't work at all, and Southgate did all the same uninteresting stuff and it wasn't great either. This is mostly about Berhalter because, see above, it was *interesting* but they form a useful counterpoint for thinking about international managers.

(sorry for the audio gremlins, still getting used to the transatlantic podcasting and need to update our pre-record checklist)

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]]> Berhalter did a bunch of very interesting stuff and it didn't work at all, and Southgate did all the same uninteresting stuff and it wasn't great either. This is mostly about Berhalter because, see above, it was *interesting* but they form a useful counterpoint for thinking about international managers.

(sorry for the audio gremlins, still getting used to the transatlantic podcasting and need to update our pre-record checklist)

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9166122 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400 1896 full false Ronaldo and the Media, and then All The Transfers Ronaldo and the Media, and then All The Transfers content notice: discussion of rape and sexual violence

Caley is really mad about the media coverage of the Ronaldo transfer, and Goodman has his own thoughts about the dilemmas that drive and screw up the media here.

And there was also an incredibly dramatic transfer window! United and Madrid and Barcelona and Atletico and Chelsea and around we go.

We discuss Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson's book Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/luther-davidson-loving-sports-when-they-don%27t-love-you-back

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]]> content notice: discussion of rape and sexual violence

Caley is really mad about the media coverage of the Ronaldo transfer, and Goodman has his own thoughts about the dilemmas that drive and screw up the media here.

And there was also an incredibly dramatic transfer window! United and Madrid and Barcelona and Atletico and Chelsea and around we go.

We discuss Jessica Luther and Kavitha Davidson's book Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back: https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/luther-davidson-loving-sports-when-they-don%27t-love-you-back

We are sponsored by thepowerrank.com, Ed Feng's website and newsletter for sports betting and analytics. Check it out, he's a friend of the pod too!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9122662 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2851 full false Kane and Mbappe Kane and Mbappe News! Breaking! Kane stays with Tottenham and Madrid lodge a frankly unbelievable bid for Mbappe and PSG even more unbelievably turn it down. What's going on in the striker market, in the business of football at the tippy-top level, and what does it all mean?

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]]> News! Breaking! Kane stays with Tottenham and Madrid lodge a frankly unbelievable bid for Mbappe and PSG even more unbelievably turn it down. What's going on in the striker market, in the business of football at the tippy-top level, and what does it all mean?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-9085653 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0400 2164 full false Begin the Premier League season with your friends at the Double Pivot Begin the Premier League season with your friends at the Double Pivot We get into some hard agreements at the five minute mark and just keep rolling. Brentford, Arsenal, Leicester, Wolves, West Ham, Spurs, City, Liverpool, it's all here.

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]]> We get into some hard agreements at the five minute mark and just keep rolling. Brentford, Arsenal, Leicester, Wolves, West Ham, Spurs, City, Liverpool, it's all here.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9043269 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400 2387 full false Premier League Preview, Part I Premier League Preview, Part I We try to rank the whole Premier League. Here's part one.

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]]> We try to rank the whole Premier League. Here's part one.

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]]> Buzzsprout-9019251 Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:00:00 -0400 3599 full false Messi Out Messi Out Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona because they cannot pay him any money. It's a financial story and a football story and we get into it -- what is Barcelona's best way back and how long will it take them? Where is Messi going and if it's PSG, what is that gonna look like?

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]]> Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona because they cannot pay him any money. It's a financial story and a football story and we get into it -- what is Barcelona's best way back and how long will it take them? Where is Messi going and if it's PSG, what is that gonna look like?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8985445 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2009 full false Mailbag of Nerdery, Pt 1 Mailbag of Nerdery, Pt 1 We take your questions on soccer and how it works, discussing struggleball and pressing, xG in video games and what it reveals about what analytics is, and the ongoing search for WAR. 

(also uh lol sorry Heather we'll actually answer your question on an upcoming pod.)

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]]> We take your questions on soccer and how it works, discussing struggleball and pressing, xG in video games and what it reveals about what analytics is, and the ongoing search for WAR. 

(also uh lol sorry Heather we'll actually answer your question on an upcoming pod.)

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8902064 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:00:00 -0400 2437 full false Italy Win the Euros Italy Win the Euros A dramatic game with a lot to dig in to! We talk about England's impressive opening goal and good first half, how Italy regained control in the second half and what went wrong for England in their attempt to respond in turn. And the penalties, yeah, the penalties. But really it's the stuff before that that matters.

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]]> A dramatic game with a lot to dig in to! We talk about England's impressive opening goal and good first half, how Italy regained control in the second half and what went wrong for England in their attempt to respond in turn. And the penalties, yeah, the penalties. But really it's the stuff before that that matters.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8850698 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:00:00 -0400 1929 full false Euros Semifinals (Unlocked Subscriber Episode) Euros Semifinals (Unlocked Subscriber Episode) Italy were fortunate to get through, England were a defensive powerhouse again... without Spinazzola, is there anything Italy can do? We talk about why Southgate has done a very good job despite the Saka and subs weirdness, the dynamics we expect in the final, Kyle Walker, Bonucci and Chiellini, Sterling dribbling... all the stuff.

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]]> Italy were fortunate to get through, England were a defensive powerhouse again... without Spinazzola, is there anything Italy can do? We talk about why Southgate has done a very good job despite the Saka and subs weirdness, the dynamics we expect in the final, Kyle Walker, Bonucci and Chiellini, Sterling dribbling... all the stuff.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8844788 Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:00:00 -0400 1582 full false Euros Quarterfinals Euros Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were not quite as compelling as the round of 16 as matches but they set up a ton of fascinating questions for the semifinals. What is Italy without Spinazzola? Why did Spain struggle so much at even strength against Switzerland? Has Denmark run out of gas? Is there any way to get one over on this England team... if Southgate plays the good forwards at least? 

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]]> The quarterfinals were not quite as compelling as the round of 16 as matches but they set up a ton of fascinating questions for the semifinals. What is Italy without Spinazzola? Why did Spain struggle so much at even strength against Switzerland? Has Denmark run out of gas? Is there any way to get one over on this England team... if Southgate plays the good forwards at least? 

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]]> Buzzsprout-8813032 Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:00:00 -0400 1952 full false Euros Round of 16, Part 1 Euros Round of 16, Part 1 lol we called it a "mini Euro pod" at the start and then we couldn't stop talking about Italy and Belgium and Portugal and went 35 minutes anyway.... enjoy!

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]]> lol we called it a "mini Euro pod" at the start and then we couldn't stop talking about Italy and Belgium and Portugal and went 35 minutes anyway.... enjoy!

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]]> Buzzsprout-8775081 Mon, 28 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0400 2093 full false Euros Continue Continuing Euros Continue Continuing So much Euros! Spain keep falling into bad fortune and Germany and Portugal played a weirdo classic and how about Denmark... so much to get into. Why there are more interesting teams at the Euros than we expected and why the tournament's probable two best aren't among them, where's Bruno, what to do with Verratti, and more.

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]]> So much Euros! Spain keep falling into bad fortune and Germany and Portugal played a weirdo classic and how about Denmark... so much to get into. Why there are more interesting teams at the Euros than we expected and why the tournament's probable two best aren't among them, where's Bruno, what to do with Verratti, and more.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8742544 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:00:00 -0400 2397 full false Euros Begin (Again) Euros Begin (Again) All our takes on the first part of the first round of games including Italy, Spain, Belgium, England and Netherlands takes -- why we are still skeptical of the Netherlands but were impressed by Spain even in a draw. Look for more little pods at the tournament continues!

(Episode re-uploaded due to an audio issue in the first version.)

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]]> All our takes on the first part of the first round of games including Italy, Spain, Belgium, England and Netherlands takes -- why we are still skeptical of the Netherlands but were impressed by Spain even in a draw. Look for more little pods at the tournament continues!

(Episode re-uploaded due to an audio issue in the first version.)

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8707242 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:00:00 -0400 2378 full false Euros Preview Pt 1 (featuring bonus USMNT content) Euros Preview Pt 1 (featuring bonus USMNT content) Big international tournaments! Happening soon! We get you up to speed on some of the big teams to watch in the Euros while taking some listener questions and also the USMNT won an international tournament and Goodman saw it happen so we've got a little on that too.

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]]> Big international tournaments! Happening soon! We get you up to speed on some of the big teams to watch in the Euros while taking some listener questions and also the USMNT won an international tournament and Goodman saw it happen so we've got a little on that too.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8672481 Wed, 09 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0400 2660 full false Postseason Mailbag Postseason Mailbag With Goodman traveling we still do manage to take your questions about what's going on with the manager searches around Europe, what's happened to superclub budgets, what United are gonna do, and we manage to get caught behind the Conte news but still kind of explain what happened avant la lettre imo.

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]]> With Goodman traveling we still do manage to take your questions about what's going on with the manager searches around Europe, what's happened to superclub budgets, what United are gonna do, and we manage to get caught behind the Conte news but still kind of explain what happened avant la lettre imo.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8646945 Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:00:00 -0400 2824 full false Season Ends, Managerial Merry-Go-Round Begins Season Ends, Managerial Merry-Go-Round Begins We look back on the end of the season drama, and then on to manager news. We break down the careers of Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane and consider where they'll go next and what are the upsides and downsides of each for potential clubs. 

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]]> We look back on the end of the season drama, and then on to manager news. We break down the careers of Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane and consider where they'll go next and what are the upsides and downsides of each for potential clubs. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8598041 Thu, 27 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400 2571 full false Seasons Finale Seasons Finale We've got seasons ending with a lot on the line in England, Spain and Italy, and the podcast takes you around the big games and asks the important questions like, will Atalanta's players feel happy or sad on Sunday, what the hell is wrong with the La Liga table and why won't anyone put some respect on Ronald Koeman's name?

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]]> We've got seasons ending with a lot on the line in England, Spain and Italy, and the podcast takes you around the big games and asks the important questions like, will Atalanta's players feel happy or sad on Sunday, what the hell is wrong with the La Liga table and why won't anyone put some respect on Ronald Koeman's name?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8556040 Thu, 20 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400 2811 full false Top Four, Top Four, Top Four Top Four, Top Four, Top Four There's still just about a top four race still ongoing in the PremierLeague, but we've also got big Champions League qualifying drama in Italy and Germany, so this is your one-stop shop for all the top four drama around Europe.

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]]> There's still just about a top four race still ongoing in the PremierLeague, but we've also got big Champions League qualifying drama in Italy and Germany, so this is your one-stop shop for all the top four drama around Europe.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8512695 Thu, 13 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400 3160 full false Prolegomena to Any Future Theory of Fan Protests Prolegomena to Any Future Theory of Fan Protests Manchester United vs. Liverpool did not take place becuase of fan protests, as the fallout from the failure of super league perhaps picks up and enters a new phase. It's fascinating! We talk about what the fans seem to demand, their various interests and how these might enable owners to buy them off, how the media covered these protests, and the fundamental contradictions in the system which will lead inexorably to its overturning.

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]]> Manchester United vs. Liverpool did not take place becuase of fan protests, as the fallout from the failure of super league perhaps picks up and enters a new phase. It's fascinating! We talk about what the fans seem to demand, their various interests and how these might enable owners to buy them off, how the media covered these protests, and the fundamental contradictions in the system which will lead inexorably to its overturning.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8456771 Tue, 04 May 2021 09:00:00 -0400 2916 full false Manager Searches at Spurs and Bayern Manager Searches at Spurs and Bayern Tottenham are looking for a manager. The German coaching carousel spins. Weirdly almost all the richest clubs in the world are standing pat. What's going on, what do we expect from the managers who are or may be moving, have teams' approaches to their managerial positions changed? 

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]]> Tottenham are looking for a manager. The German coaching carousel spins. Weirdly almost all the richest clubs in the world are standing pat. What's going on, what do we expect from the managers who are or may be moving, have teams' approaches to their managerial positions changed? 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8427366 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400 2747 full false What Happened to the Super League? (with Josh Robinson) What Happened to the Super League? (with Josh Robinson) We are joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Robinson to talk about the sudden collapse of the Super League, why it happened, and what comes next. Robinson is also the co-author of a book about the founding of the Premier League, The Club, and we think about why that breakaway succeeded but this one failed.

And you absolutely must stick around for his anecdote about how Man City decided to join up with the Super League.

The Club: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/the-club/9780358213055

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]]> We are joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Robinson to talk about the sudden collapse of the Super League, why it happened, and what comes next. Robinson is also the co-author of a book about the founding of the Premier League, The Club, and we think about why that breakaway succeeded but this one failed.

And you absolutely must stick around for his anecdote about how Man City decided to join up with the Super League.

The Club: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/the-club/9780358213055

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8385843 Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0400 3192 full false The Super League The Super League We've got news. Caley and Goodman walk through the setup of the proposed Super League, its apparent business goals, the structural problems in European football that brought us to this point. and what we think is likely to emerge on the other side of this.

@Guidetobirds on the wage issue at the heart of the Super League: https://fileundertragicomedy.wordpress.com/2021/04/19/the-super-league-is-about-wages-too/

Murad Ahmed and Arash Massoudi in the Financial Times on the financing of the league: https://www.ft.com/content/f00bb232-a150-4f7d-b26a-e1b62cd175c3

Joshua Robinson in WSJ on the history and likely legal issues upcoming: https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-soccer-super-league-fifa-uefa-11618834570

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]]> We've got news. Caley and Goodman walk through the setup of the proposed Super League, its apparent business goals, the structural problems in European football that brought us to this point. and what we think is likely to emerge on the other side of this.

@Guidetobirds on the wage issue at the heart of the Super League: https://fileundertragicomedy.wordpress.com/2021/04/19/the-super-league-is-about-wages-too/

Murad Ahmed and Arash Massoudi in the Financial Times on the financing of the league: https://www.ft.com/content/f00bb232-a150-4f7d-b26a-e1b62cd175c3

Joshua Robinson in WSJ on the history and likely legal issues upcoming: https://www.wsj.com/articles/european-soccer-super-league-fifa-uefa-11618834570

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]]> Buzzsprout-8369178 Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:00:00 -0400 3770 full false El Clasico and the La Liga Title Race El Clasico and the La Liga Title Race There's a title race in Spain, suddenly! And there was a great Clasico. We break down the game and why we think Barcelona are still favorites despites losing to Real Madrid and sitting third.

And we begin our top four profiles, going over how Leicester City and West Ham got here and how the relative stability of their xG numbers in both cases hides some real changes over time.

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]]> There's a title race in Spain, suddenly! And there was a great Clasico. We break down the game and why we think Barcelona are still favorites despites losing to Real Madrid and sitting third.

And we begin our top four profiles, going over how Leicester City and West Ham got here and how the relative stability of their xG numbers in both cases hides some real changes over time.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8340894 Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:00 -0400 2682 full false The Top Four Race (yes, the top four race) The Top Four Race (yes, the top four race) (Opening from The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietzche)

Chelsea and Leicester lost, Liverpool and West Ham won, Spurs -- who still technically in the top four race! -- drew with Newcastle. We walk through the small changes in the race this week and our favorites to get through. 

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]]> (Opening from The Gay Science, Friedrich Nietzche)

Chelsea and Leicester lost, Liverpool and West Ham won, Spurs -- who still technically in the top four race! -- drew with Newcastle. We walk through the small changes in the race this week and our favorites to get through. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8295628 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0400 2983 full false USMNT Mailbag USMNT Mailbag It's an international break and the US Men's National Team has good players on it, some of whom were even allowed by doctors and public health authorities to play with the team. Dest, Pulisic, Reyna, Aaronsen, formations, Musah, the Gold Cup, it's all here.

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]]> It's an international break and the US Men's National Team has good players on it, some of whom were even allowed by doctors and public health authorities to play with the team. Dest, Pulisic, Reyna, Aaronsen, formations, Musah, the Gold Cup, it's all here.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8239656 Tue, 30 Mar 2021 09:00:00 -0400 3070 full false League of Freds League of Freds There's Derby talk and Chris Wilder talk and Kelechi explodes but the Premier League ain't giving us much right now. So we get into some of the weird stats of Covidball and the consistently uninteresting big performers of the season.

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]]> There's Derby talk and Chris Wilder talk and Kelechi explodes but the Premier League ain't giving us much right now. So we get into some of the weird stats of Covidball and the consistently uninteresting big performers of the season.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-8164289 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0400 2888 full false Podcast of Chaos: Messi and Ronaldo and more Podcast of Chaos: Messi and Ronaldo and more A variety of topics, variously arranged! The Manchester Derby, the Madrid Derby, "Der Klassiker", is Milan good or not, the end of the Messi and Ronaldo Era, the era of the supremacy of the Premier League? We get to it all.

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]]> A variety of topics, variously arranged! The Manchester Derby, the Madrid Derby, "Der Klassiker", is Milan good or not, the end of the Messi and Ronaldo Era, the era of the supremacy of the Premier League? We get to it all.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8120829 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0500 3123 full false The Relegation Fight The Relegation Fight Months of "meh" at the bottom of the table have been transformed into moderate amounts of drama. We discuss how Fulham got, well, not good exactly, but solid enough defensively to get draws, and the risks now for Burnley, Newcastle, Brighton(?) and Southampton(??).

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]]> Months of "meh" at the bottom of the table have been transformed into moderate amounts of drama. We discuss how Fulham got, well, not good exactly, but solid enough defensively to get draws, and the risks now for Burnley, Newcastle, Brighton(?) and Southampton(??).

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]]> Buzzsprout-8076462 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0500 2677 full false Klopp and Potter Klopp and Potter Managers! xG! Is Klopp doing something wrong now? Is Potter? Our answers are pretty decidedly no, but we get into how you ask questions about managers when something is going wrong under the hood, statistically or tactically or with all of their players getting injured at once, say.

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]]> Managers! xG! Is Klopp doing something wrong now? Is Potter? Our answers are pretty decidedly no, but we get into how you ask questions about managers when something is going wrong under the hood, statistically or tactically or with all of their players getting injured at once, say.

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]]> Buzzsprout-8027922 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500 2961 full false Champions League Roundup Champions League Roundup How PSG pressed Barcelona out of a big tie, how Leipzig failed to contain Liverpool, Dortmund surprising us a bit against Sevilla, all our takes on the latest round of the Champions League right here.

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]]> How PSG pressed Barcelona out of a big tie, how Leipzig failed to contain Liverpool, Dortmund surprising us a bit against Sevilla, all our takes on the latest round of the Champions League right here.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7965376 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0500 1534 full false Champions League Returns, Pt 1 Champions League Returns, Pt 1 A lot has changed since we last covered the top teams in Europe. We take on the teams playing this week in the Champions League, including PSG's injury problems, how far Barcelona have rebounded, the peculiar new Leipzig system, Ronaldo's new/old role, and more. 

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]]> A lot has changed since we last covered the top teams in Europe. We take on the teams playing this week in the Champions League, including PSG's injury problems, how far Barcelona have rebounded, the peculiar new Leipzig system, Ronaldo's new/old role, and more. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7893028 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:00 -0500 2933 full false Return to the Top Four Return to the Top Four The Premier League top four race keeps being the story because it keeps changing! Why the table is still lying, why Liverpool and Chelsea haven't put it away yet, what Tuchel is up to, and which underdogs still have a shot.

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]]> The Premier League top four race keeps being the story because it keeps changing! Why the table is still lying, why Liverpool and Chelsea haven't put it away yet, what Tuchel is up to, and which underdogs still have a shot.

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]]> Buzzsprout-7810399 Thu, 11 Feb 2021 11:00:00 -0500 3415 full false Spurs - Liverpool and Top Four Spurs - Liverpool and Top Four That was very nearly another fascinating Spurs-Liverpool match and we get into the first 20 minutes before Kane's injury more or less put it to bed. And right now the top four race is as open as it's ever been, what's up with that?

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]]> That was very nearly another fascinating Spurs-Liverpool match and we get into the first 20 minutes before Kane's injury more or less put it to bed. And right now the top four race is as open as it's ever been, what's up with that?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7554541 Fri, 29 Jan 2021 07:00:00 -0500 2453 full false Teaser: Player Profiles (Ødegaard and more) Teaser: Player Profiles (Ødegaard and more) Over at patreon.com/doublepivot you can get our subscription level player profiles beginning with Martin Ødegaard and Papu Gomez, and continuing through the week with more every day. And there is even a special deal, 15 percent off when you subscribe for a year so check it out.

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]]> Over at patreon.com/doublepivot you can get our subscription level player profiles beginning with Martin Ødegaard and Papu Gomez, and continuing through the week with more every day. And there is even a special deal, 15 percent off when you subscribe for a year so check it out.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7498648 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 12:00:00 -0500 174 full false Frank Frank Frank Lampard appears to be on the way out at Chelsea. We look back at his time at Chelsea and consider what we got right and what we got wrong, and we talk a bit about the state of research on analytics about managers -- do they really matter?

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]]> Frank Lampard appears to be on the way out at Chelsea. We look back at his time at Chelsea and consider what we got right and what we got wrong, and we talk a bit about the state of research on analytics about managers -- do they really matter?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7409614 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500 3033 full false Burning Questions, Pt 1 Burning Questions, Pt 1 We take a spin around the entire Premier League and answer your (or our) burning questions on each club. Starting with the meaning of Arsenal's recent good results and what we got wrong about Sheffield United, and continuing through Mo Salah's production decline, what Spurs need from the transfer market, the very very badness of West Brom and more.

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]]> We take a spin around the entire Premier League and answer your (or our) burning questions on each club. Starting with the meaning of Arsenal's recent good results and what we got wrong about Sheffield United, and continuing through Mo Salah's production decline, what Spurs need from the transfer market, the very very badness of West Brom and more.

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]]> Buzzsprout-7273444 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:00:00 -0500 2958 full false Hay League Hay League We got us a Premier League title race but uhhhhh City are going to win it now? We talk about Liverpool's collapse-that-is-not-a-collapse, Pep's transformation of Man City, Frank and the Chelsea game, and the chance of an upset title winner.

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]]> We got us a Premier League title race but uhhhhh City are going to win it now? We talk about Liverpool's collapse-that-is-not-a-collapse, Pep's transformation of Man City, Frank and the Chelsea game, and the chance of an upset title winner.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7162639 Wed, 06 Jan 2021 11:00:00 -0500 2665 full false Festive Frenzy, Ep. 4: The Pile-Up Festive Frenzy, Ep. 4: The Pile-Up We keep it rolling! Not too many interesting games but a fascinating pile-up in the top four and title races and we walk through what's going on with Chelsea, City, Villa, Spurs, United, Leicester and Everton. 

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]]> We keep it rolling! Not too many interesting games but a fascinating pile-up in the top four and title races and we walk through what's going on with Chelsea, City, Villa, Spurs, United, Leicester and Everton. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-7078864 Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 -0500 3608 full false Festive Frenzy, Ep. 2 Festive Frenzy, Ep. 2 We have so many games, so much going on, we got more of your questions on Chelsea and Liverpool who may determine their place in the title race in the next week, and also a bunch of midtable questions because Leeds, Arsenal and Brighton are just fascinating.

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]]> We have so many games, so much going on, we got more of your questions on Chelsea and Liverpool who may determine their place in the title race in the next week, and also a bunch of midtable questions because Leeds, Arsenal and Brighton are just fascinating.

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]]> Buzzsprout-6999595 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0500 2919 full false Festive Frenzy, Ep. 1 Festive Frenzy, Ep. 1 We take a lot of your questions and get technical right off the bat, with discussions of data collection and "post-shot xG" leading into some talk about City, Grealish, Brighton and Chelsea. 

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]]> We take a lot of your questions and get technical right off the bat, with discussions of data collection and "post-shot xG" leading into some talk about City, Grealish, Brighton and Chelsea. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6966056 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0500 3670 full false The Derby and the Champions League The Derby and the Champions League We had a big week of Champions League and we're starting to get a sense of who are the favorites to win the trophy. So we start with the North London Derby and then begin our tour around the best teams in Europe.

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]]> We had a big week of Champions League and we're starting to get a sense of who are the favorites to win the trophy. So we start with the North London Derby and then begin our tour around the best teams in Europe.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6785197 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0500 2965 full false The Title Race Understanders The Title Race Understanders Do we have a better sense of who's going to win the Premier League title? Maybe a little? Spurs-Chelsea analysis, how much are Liverpool favored by, how close are City, and is there anyone else.... maybe?

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]]> Do we have a better sense of who's going to win the Premier League title? Maybe a little? Spurs-Chelsea analysis, how much are Liverpool favored by, how close are City, and is there anyone else.... maybe?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6674411 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:00 -0500 3357 full false Masterclasses: Mourinho, Klopp and not-Arteta Masterclasses: Mourinho, Klopp and not-Arteta A Mourinho Masterclass from Spurs, what does it mean? Why are we feeling so sure that Jurgen Klopp is the best manager in the world right now? And what is Mikel Arteta doing?

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]]> A Mourinho Masterclass from Spurs, what does it mean? Why are we feeling so sure that Jurgen Klopp is the best manager in the world right now? And what is Mikel Arteta doing?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6558445 Wed, 25 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0500 3180 full false USMNT and More of Your Questions USMNT and More of Your Questions Our listeners can have a little USMNT analysis, as a treat. And then on to more of your questions, including discussions of Gareth Bale, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota and the importance of the "utility player".

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]]> Our listeners can have a little USMNT analysis, as a treat. And then on to more of your questions, including discussions of Gareth Bale, Roberto Firmino, Diogo Jota and the importance of the "utility player".

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6454420 Thu, 19 Nov 2020 07:00:00 -0500 2811 full false Mailbag, Part I Mailbag, Part I We take your questions on Liverpool, penalties, Barcelona, Mason Mount, Southampton, Yunus Musah and more!

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]]> We take your questions on Liverpool, penalties, Barcelona, Mason Mount, Southampton, Yunus Musah and more!

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]]> Buzzsprout-6340597 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0500 3460 full false Five Questions about a Bonkers Season Five Questions about a Bonkers Season We still don't understand what's happening in football. We bounce a few questions off each other -- Juventus, Barcelona, Tottenham, Everton and Manchester United, what's going on?

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]]> We still don't understand what's happening in football. We bounce a few questions off each other -- Juventus, Barcelona, Tottenham, Everton and Manchester United, what's going on?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6121936 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400 3141 full false Is Anyone Good? Part I: Premier League Is Anyone Good? Part I: Premier League The Premier League table is strange right now, but unlike what you'd expect when the table is weird after five matches, it's not *lying*. It's just weird. We walk through the teams that we still expect to be good but have questions about, the teams we're reasonably convinced are now good, and the teams we're starting to give up on.

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]]> The Premier League table is strange right now, but unlike what you'd expect when the table is weird after five matches, it's not *lying*. It's just weird. We walk through the teams that we still expect to be good but have questions about, the teams we're reasonably convinced are now good, and the teams we're starting to give up on.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-6012007 Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400 3586 full false Project Big Picture and Arsenal Project Big Picture and Arsenal There's a plan to bail out and massively reorganize English club football, and it's both a fascinating document chock full of good ideas and a total scam. We break it down! And then we try to sort out what Arsenal are doing and how bad it's likely to get.

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]]> There's a plan to bail out and massively reorganize English club football, and it's both a fascinating document chock full of good ideas and a total scam. We break it down! And then we try to sort out what Arsenal are doing and how bad it's likely to get.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5890576 Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400 3407 full false Wild Weekend, Part I Wild Weekend, Part I What a weekend! The Premier League continues to delight and confuse and we try to sort out as best as we can what happened in Saturday's matches -- in particular the strange patterns of Leeds vs Man City -- and look at what we can draw from Everton's continuing dominance, Chelsea looking competent, and Manchester City... what.

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]]> What a weekend! The Premier League continues to delight and confuse and we try to sort out as best as we can what happened in Saturday's matches -- in particular the strange patterns of Leeds vs Man City -- and look at what we can draw from Everton's continuing dominance, Chelsea looking competent, and Manchester City... what.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5799112 Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:00:00 -0400 2453 full false We're Still Confused by the Premier League, Part I We're Still Confused by the Premier League, Part I So much is happening in the PL that isn't what we expected. In part one of the pod here on the free side, we look at the hot starts by Leicester, Everton, Brighton and Liverpool (ok we expected that last one) and consider what's gone wrong early at Manchester City. 

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]]> So much is happening in the PL that isn't what we expected. In part one of the pod here on the free side, we look at the hot starts by Leicester, Everton, Brighton and Liverpool (ok we expected that last one) and consider what's gone wrong early at Manchester City. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5693152 Thu, 01 Oct 2020 10:00:00 -0400 2983 full false Premier League "Is This Anything?" Premier League "Is This Anything?" Mike and Michael look at the hottest narratives of the first week or two -- Everton, Palace, Arsenal, Leicester, Weston McKennie and more -- and ask, "is this anything?" How much can we have really learned from 180 minutes of football? In most cases, of course, not that much, but there are real trends to take a look at.

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]]> Mike and Michael look at the hottest narratives of the first week or two -- Everton, Palace, Arsenal, Leicester, Weston McKennie and more -- and ask, "is this anything?" How much can we have really learned from 180 minutes of football? In most cases, of course, not that much, but there are real trends to take a look at.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5599918 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400 2579 full false It Begins: All the Takes from the First Weekend It Begins: All the Takes from the First Weekend Leeds and Liverpool played a classic and (parts of) the popular narrative about it are more right than the shot stats might suggest. Arsenal were good and Chelsea were bad but does it mean anything? Oh yeah and Everton - Spurs. 

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]]> Leeds and Liverpool played a classic and (parts of) the popular narrative about it are more right than the shot stats might suggest. Arsenal were good and Chelsea were bad but does it mean anything? Oh yeah and Everton - Spurs. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5465950 Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400 2918 full false Premier League Preview Extravaganza Eleganza: Part I Premier League Preview Extravaganza Eleganza: Part I It's that time again! A new Premier League season kicking off and we preview all 20 teams and try our best to stuff it into two hours. Here's the first hour!

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]]> It's that time again! A new Premier League season kicking off and we preview all 20 teams and try our best to stuff it into two hours. Here's the first hour!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5380279 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400 3826 full false The Top Four(?) Race(?) The Top Four(?) Race(?) The Premier League season is almost upon us, and we've seen very different strategies so far from the teams we'd rate 3rd to 9th in the Premier League as they approach another run at the Champions League places. Who's doing it right, Everton or Spurs, Wolves or Leicester, Arsenal or United? We break it down. (Chelsea... Chelsea's fine.)

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]]> The Premier League season is almost upon us, and we've seen very different strategies so far from the teams we'd rate 3rd to 9th in the Premier League as they approach another run at the Champions League places. Who's doing it right, Everton or Spurs, Wolves or Leicester, Arsenal or United? We break it down. (Chelsea... Chelsea's fine.)

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5276617 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:00 -0400 2715 full false Champions League Final, Everton Champions League Final, Everton Goodman and Caley walk through a tactically fascinating but sadly short of actually great Champions League Final and appreciate how Bayern replaced Arjen Robben with Serge Gnabry and became the best team in the world again. Then they turn to Everton, a team with no plan that will probably be good and fun anyway.

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]]> Goodman and Caley walk through a tactically fascinating but sadly short of actually great Champions League Final and appreciate how Bayern replaced Arjen Robben with Serge Gnabry and became the best team in the world again. Then they turn to Everton, a team with no plan that will probably be good and fun anyway.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5157424 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0400 2688 full false Champions League Semifinals Champions League Semifinals A fascinating if not super competitive pair of semifinal matches are in the books. We look at everything PSG did right and, as is typical for us, spend a lot of time perserverating on what went for a Bayern team that won 3-0. 

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]]> A fascinating if not super competitive pair of semifinal matches are in the books. We look at everything PSG did right and, as is typical for us, spend a lot of time perserverating on what went for a Bayern team that won 3-0. 

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]]> Buzzsprout-5079218 Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0400 2373 full false Champions League Quarters, Part II Champions League Quarters, Part II Wow. Bayern-Barca was the perfect crescendo to everything we'd predicted and City-Lyon was.... not. We talk about the distinct patterns of the Bayern match and consider whether Pep's shit works in the playoffs.

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]]> Wow. Bayern-Barca was the perfect crescendo to everything we'd predicted and City-Lyon was.... not. We talk about the distinct patterns of the Bayern match and consider whether Pep's shit works in the playoffs.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-5029589 Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:00:00 -0400 1926 full false Champions League Quarters, Part I Champions League Quarters, Part I Two quarterfinals are in the books and one semifinal is scheduled. We break down two very exciting but tactically meh games -- Leipzig did enough to break down Atleti's profoundly negative side and PSG almost got football'd by an exhausted Atalanta but... didn't -- and then we give you our preview of that semi.

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]]> Two quarterfinals are in the books and one semifinal is scheduled. We break down two very exciting but tactically meh games -- Leipzig did enough to break down Atleti's profoundly negative side and PSG almost got football'd by an exhausted Atalanta but... didn't -- and then we give you our preview of that semi.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4992908 Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400 1759 full false The Final Day and What We Learned The Final Day and What We Learned We break down the big games, Leicester-United and a little bit on the others (Watford-Arsenal!) and then ask, well, what did we learn from these 90 matches since the shutdown? Kinda turns into a City pod.

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]]> We break down the big games, Leicester-United and a little bit on the others (Watford-Arsenal!) and then ask, well, what did we learn from these 90 matches since the shutdown? Kinda turns into a City pod.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4748780 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400 3314 full false The Final Day, Part I The Final Day, Part I We have actual final day drama in the Premier League. Six teams with everything on the time, five crucial matches. We tour the games with plentiful tangents, here's part 1 with Manchester United and our picks for the relegation chase.

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]]> We have actual final day drama in the Premier League. Six teams with everything on the time, five crucial matches. We tour the games with plentiful tangents, here's part 1 with Manchester United and our picks for the relegation chase.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4699055 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400 2571 full false CAS saves Man City but can anything save Barcelona? CAS saves Man City but can anything save Barcelona? We break down the ruling against UEFA from the Court of Arbitration in Sport, and how it crystallizes the fundamental issue here: there are no good guys, and UEFA got caught breaking its own rules, but nothing about the ruling exonerates City either.

And then we have Real Madrid's title, how Zidane put together a title-winning team despite crucial things going wrong early in the season, and what the future of La Liga will look like -- maybe without a great Barcelona side for a long time?

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]]> We break down the ruling against UEFA from the Court of Arbitration in Sport, and how it crystallizes the fundamental issue here: there are no good guys, and UEFA got caught breaking its own rules, but nothing about the ruling exonerates City either.

And then we have Real Madrid's title, how Zidane put together a title-winning team despite crucial things going wrong early in the season, and what the future of La Liga will look like -- maybe without a great Barcelona side for a long time?

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4605791 Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:00:00 -0400 3304 full false What Remains of the Premier League What Remains of the Premier League Has the top five race ended? Has the relegation chase ended? We break down Leicester-Arsenal and look at the teams remaining in contention for the top five and there's not a lot left here. At the bottom things remain more in doubt, but the chances we're talking Europa places in a week are pretty high.

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]]> Has the top five race ended? Has the relegation chase ended? We break down Leicester-Arsenal and look at the teams remaining in contention for the top five and there's not a lot left here. At the bottom things remain more in doubt, but the chances we're talking Europa places in a week are pretty high.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4502228 Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400 2762 full false How Liverpool Won the Title How Liverpool Won the Title It's been inevitable for a while, but it was certainly not inevitable 12 months ago and even less so six years ago. How did Liverpool build a team to win a Champions League and Premier League trophy in back to back seasons? How do we tell this story, and how do we parse out the different causes, from business development to analytics to coaching and tactics to good fortune. It's an unquestionable analytics success story, and also one that takes on a different shape from many of those we're used to in American sports.

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]]> It's been inevitable for a while, but it was certainly not inevitable 12 months ago and even less so six years ago. How did Liverpool build a team to win a Champions League and Premier League trophy in back to back seasons? How do we tell this story, and how do we parse out the different causes, from business development to analytics to coaching and tactics to good fortune. It's an unquestionable analytics success story, and also one that takes on a different shape from many of those we're used to in American sports.

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]]> Buzzsprout-4391852 Wed, 01 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400 3220 Premier League, Liverpool full false Premier League Return: Part 1 Premier League Return: Part 1 We walk through the whole Premier League team by team. And there's a lot of football coming and we want to help you out, so for each team we make the case that you shouldn't watch them. It gets harder as we go along.

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]]> We walk through the whole Premier League team by team. And there's a lot of football coming and we want to help you out, so for each team we make the case that you shouldn't watch them. It gets harder as we go along.

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]]> Buzzsprout-4234556 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0400 3493 full false Timo Werner pod Timo Werner pod He's going to Chelsea! Probably! But the podcast works better if we treat it as settled fact!

We break down what kind of player Werner is, how he might fit on this Chelsea side and within Lampard's style, and what this transfer indicates about the state of the football economy.

https://thecorrespondent.com/517/three-reasons-the-football-season-is-starting-again-money-money-money/4240227200-05001e50

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]]> He's going to Chelsea! Probably! But the podcast works better if we treat it as settled fact!

We break down what kind of player Werner is, how he might fit on this Chelsea side and within Lampard's style, and what this transfer indicates about the state of the football economy.

https://thecorrespondent.com/517/three-reasons-the-football-season-is-starting-again-money-money-money/4240227200-05001e50

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-4115954 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:00:00 -0400 2914 full false The Title Race That Was The Title Race That Was We break down Bayern's victory over Dortmund and the effective end of the title race in the Bundesliga. And we discuss the new substition rules in soccer, how they're being used, and what we'd like to see from managers with this new resource.

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]]> We break down Bayern's victory over Dortmund and the effective end of the title race in the Bundesliga. And we discuss the new substition rules in soccer, how they're being used, and what we'd like to see from managers with this new resource.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3964568 Fri, 29 May 2020 12:00:00 -0400 3050 full false Bundesliga! Soccer! Games! Bundesliga! Soccer! Games! Time to talk about actual soccer games with actual soccer statistics. The Bundesliga is back and Dortmund and Bayern won and we spend a lot of time talking about Gladbach and Leverkusen's underlying statistics because of course we do.

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]]> Time to talk about actual soccer games with actual soccer statistics. The Bundesliga is back and Dortmund and Bayern won and we spend a lot of time talking about Gladbach and Leverkusen's underlying statistics because of course we do.

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]]> Buzzsprout-3853004 Wed, 20 May 2020 23:00:00 -0400 3721 full false Sports, Education and Incarceration with Clint Smith Sports, Education and Incarceration with Clint Smith Caley is joined by poet, scholar, activist and wikipedia-confirmed Arsenal fan Clint Smith (@clintsmithiii) to talk about why he loves and misses sports (even Arsenal!), and about his academic work in the study of education and the way people who have been incarcerated make meaning through education.

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]]> Caley is joined by poet, scholar, activist and wikipedia-confirmed Arsenal fan Clint Smith (@clintsmithiii) to talk about why he loves and misses sports (even Arsenal!), and about his academic work in the study of education and the way people who have been incarcerated make meaning through education.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3567811 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 2778 full false Newcastle's New Ownership Newcastle's New Ownership The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has nearly completed its purchase of Newcastle United Football Club. We talk about what this means. Another ownership group in the Premier League driven not by a need to make profits but by a drive for soft power, sportwashing a reputation sullied by war crimes, murder and oppression. What will that mean for Newcastle and the Premier League?

George Caulkin's report in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1759832/2020/04/21/newcastle-takeover-bruce-charnley-transfers/

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]]> The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has nearly completed its purchase of Newcastle United Football Club. We talk about what this means. Another ownership group in the Premier League driven not by a need to make profits but by a drive for soft power, sportwashing a reputation sullied by war crimes, murder and oppression. What will that mean for Newcastle and the Premier League?

George Caulkin's report in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1759832/2020/04/21/newcastle-takeover-bruce-charnley-transfers/

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3475033 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400 2652 full false Will soccer restart anytime soon? Will soccer restart anytime soon? We've reached the point of the pandemic where sports leagues around the world are scrambling to find ways to safely return to action. The Bundesliga is poised to make the first attempt in the soccer world, and the Two Mikes size up the odds against the Germans (and really, everyone else). Then they talk loosely about generational gaps and leaps before turning to lobsters and chocolate tortas (but not together, that would be gross). 

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]]> We've reached the point of the pandemic where sports leagues around the world are scrambling to find ways to safely return to action. The Bundesliga is poised to make the first attempt in the soccer world, and the Two Mikes size up the odds against the Germans (and really, everyone else). Then they talk loosely about generational gaps and leaps before turning to lobsters and chocolate tortas (but not together, that would be gross). 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3352591 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0400 2168 full false Spurs and Surveys with Brian Schaffner Spurs and Surveys with Brian Schaffner Mike Goodman is joined by political scientist and Tottenham fan Brian Schaffner to go back over the season for Tottenham, because that's fun, and then they talk about the use of analytics in another field entirely, with Schaffner's political science / public opinion research.

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]]> Mike Goodman is joined by political scientist and Tottenham fan Brian Schaffner to go back over the season for Tottenham, because that's fun, and then they talk about the use of analytics in another field entirely, with Schaffner's political science / public opinion research.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3312220 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:00:00 -0400 2523 full false E-Sports with Kim McCauley E-Sports with Kim McCauley The Double Pivot Interview Series continues, with Mike Goodman talking to SB Nation's erstwhile soccer writer and current e-sports writer Kim McCauley (@lgbtqfc) about the only kind of sports that people can play under pandemic, how to understand it, how to watch it, and more.

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]]> The Double Pivot Interview Series continues, with Mike Goodman talking to SB Nation's erstwhile soccer writer and current e-sports writer Kim McCauley (@lgbtqfc) about the only kind of sports that people can play under pandemic, how to understand it, how to watch it, and more.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3226141 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:00:00 -0400 2590 full false US Soccer drama with Meg Linehan US Soccer drama with Meg Linehan Soccer! Sort of!

Michael interviews Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan), a reporter from The Athletic who has been covering all the drama with US Soccer, for a recap and analysis of everything that's gone down in the last month with the equal pay lawsuit filed by the US Women's National Team. There's a lot to cover, and it's about soccer, mostly.

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Michael interviews Meg Linehan (@itsmeglinehan), a reporter from The Athletic who has been covering all the drama with US Soccer, for a recap and analysis of everything that's gone down in the last month with the equal pay lawsuit filed by the US Women's National Team. There's a lot to cover, and it's about soccer, mostly.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3172420 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:00:00 -0400 2253 full false The hours pass like days The hours pass like days The two Mikes are parents at home with young children in their respective cities, and in today's podcast, they recount their struggles during isolation. Also, they watched some bad comedies and have thoughts. It's a free podcast and you're bored anyway. Enjoy!

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3102367 Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:00:00 -0400 1881 full false Soccer in the time of COVID, redux Soccer in the time of COVID, redux We're back and the Premier League has now shut down, and it raises more specifically the question of what sports will be while we're shut down, so we talked about it on this podcast, too.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3002218 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 1478 full false Soccer in the time of COVID Soccer in the time of COVID What's this pod going to be during the pandemic? We have a plan! We will be doing shorter podcasts, several per week, on various topics. This week becuase things are nuts, we have a pair of podcasts directly on the news and soccer and coronavirus.

We have a little soccer to talk about (Atletico did a soccer) but we're as overwhelmed with the pandemic as anyone and the question of what sports will be, so we talked about on this podcast.

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]]> What's this pod going to be during the pandemic? We have a plan! We will be doing shorter podcasts, several per week, on various topics. This week becuase things are nuts, we have a pair of podcasts directly on the news and soccer and coronavirus.

We have a little soccer to talk about (Atletico did a soccer) but we're as overwhelmed with the pandemic as anyone and the question of what sports will be, so we talked about on this podcast.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-3002152 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400 1158 full false Pandemic and Relegation Pandemic and Relegation The COVID-19 not-yet-a-pandemic is already disrupting the Italian football season, and if the projections from epidemiologists are to be trusted, it won't be for just a few weeks and it certainly won't be just Italy. We dig into the newest example of how sports themselves don't stick to sports.

Then we talk about relegation, honestly, pretty much as if there will be a normal Premier League season. It's hard to keep your brain in pandemic mode.

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]]> The COVID-19 not-yet-a-pandemic is already disrupting the Italian football season, and if the projections from epidemiologists are to be trusted, it won't be for just a few weeks and it certainly won't be just Italy. We dig into the newest example of how sports themselves don't stick to sports.

Then we talk about relegation, honestly, pretty much as if there will be a normal Premier League season. It's hard to keep your brain in pandemic mode.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2927410 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0500 3655 Premier League, relegation, Serie A, coronavirus full false Two Princes: Man City's ban, explained Two Princes: Man City's ban, explained Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons, and fined $30 million for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. City are appealing to the CAS. The Two Mikes explain what the hell CAS is and also sort through the rest of the mess to clear it all up for you.

Der Spiegel article on Football Leaks: https://www.spiegel.de/international/manchester-city-exposed-bending-the-rules-to-the-tune-of-millions-a-1236346.html

Tariq Panja on UEFA and PSG: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/sports/psg-uefa-ffp.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

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]]> Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons, and fined $30 million for breaching Financial Fair Play rules. City are appealing to the CAS. The Two Mikes explain what the hell CAS is and also sort through the rest of the mess to clear it all up for you.

Der Spiegel article on Football Leaks: https://www.spiegel.de/international/manchester-city-exposed-bending-the-rules-to-the-tune-of-millions-a-1236346.html

Tariq Panja on UEFA and PSG: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/sports/psg-uefa-ffp.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2792527 Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 3162 full false Champions League Knockout Preview, Pt. 1 Champions League Knockout Preview, Pt. 1 The knockout stages of the Champions League are upon us, so the Two Mikes break down each matchup. In this episode, they talk Atleti-Liverpool, Dortmund-PSG, Atalanta-Valencia and Leipzig-Spurs. 

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]]> The knockout stages of the Champions League are upon us, so the Two Mikes break down each matchup. In this episode, they talk Atleti-Liverpool, Dortmund-PSG, Atalanta-Valencia and Leipzig-Spurs. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2732122 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 3339 full false Who wants more mailbag? Cool, here's Pt. 1 Who wants more mailbag? Cool, here's Pt. 1 The two Mikes race through the latest results in England (and what we've learned of late about the clubs in the thick of the most noteworthy results) before turning their attention to more of your questions. 

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2671270 Thu, 06 Feb 2020 07:00:00 -0500 3107 full false Mousa Mailbag, pt 1 Mousa Mailbag, pt 1 We start with one of our "Mousa Dembele" pods where we scout a player using the stats. Here it's United's new signing Bruno Fernandes, an elite creator who may or may not be a possession sieve, and what to expect from him and why we're excited to watch him in a top league.

Then we take listener questions about what "ball progression" means and why different measurements are proliferating, about the ongoing transformation of the fullback position and its knock-on effects on football tactics, on what sorts of attackers United needs to target beyond Bruno, and more.

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]]> We start with one of our "Mousa Dembele" pods where we scout a player using the stats. Here it's United's new signing Bruno Fernandes, an elite creator who may or may not be a possession sieve, and what to expect from him and why we're excited to watch him in a top league.

Then we take listener questions about what "ball progression" means and why different measurements are proliferating, about the ongoing transformation of the fullback position and its knock-on effects on football tactics, on what sorts of attackers United needs to target beyond Bruno, and more.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2620171 Thu, 30 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0500 3222 full false Stuff is Weird, Premier League Edition Stuff is Weird, Premier League Edition These were not two slates of matches that reward analysis. Chelsea-Arsenal and Everton-Newcastle actively defy any attempt to analyze them. But we find our way through, taking stock of the extent of Chelsea's decline, Wolves' rise, and whether there are any new takes we can wring out of Spurs and United anymore.

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]]> These were not two slates of matches that reward analysis. Chelsea-Arsenal and Everton-Newcastle actively defy any attempt to analyze them. But we find our way through, taking stock of the extent of Chelsea's decline, Wolves' rise, and whether there are any new takes we can wring out of Spurs and United anymore.

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]]> Mike Goodman and Michael Caley Buzzsprout-2558101 Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0500 3178 full false Soccer and True Crime with Nate Scott Soccer and True Crime with Nate Scott Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine de6f6286-37d7-11ea-9456-b3ad95fe4378 Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:02:19 -0500 2989 false Teaser: European Players and Transfer Pods Teaser: European Players and Transfer Pods Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 124808b6-2864-11ea-b5a4-ebf8862d3270 Fri, 27 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3040 false What's the ACTUAL deal with Liverpool? What's the ACTUAL deal with Liverpool? Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 9c0ea876-2151-11ea-a760-03cb9ae518a3 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3177 false Everton rebounds, City stumbles & Leicester is HOT Everton rebounds, City stumbles & Leicester is HOT Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 247dd764-11a2-11ea-abac-377c3df0d14a Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3152 false Spurs' Mourinho era begins Spurs' Mourinho era begins Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 33271d0e-0c1e-11ea-8e34-bf9a147307ab Thu, 21 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3405 false What cost City against Liverpool What cost City against Liverpool Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 745aec62-011d-11ea-b800-9314a96c1392 Thu, 07 Nov 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3319 false Unpacking everything from Liverpool vs. Spurs Unpacking everything from Liverpool vs. Spurs Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 3bc8dc62-ed02-11e9-ad2c-53ce3c3423eb Sat, 12 Oct 2019 11:26:04 -0400 3977 false Checking in on the early season narratives Checking in on the early season narratives Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 8a3f7d20-df50-11e9-ac9b-af9348ec5a90 Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3351 false Teaser: Champions League (P)review Teaser: Champions League (P)review Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 4bfda3b4-d255-11e9-95df-8b0ae6d94f94 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 2752 false Comeback Weekend Chaos Comeback Weekend Chaos Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 2e926afc-ca9a-11e9-95a5-c7d402d9e555 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:24:32 -0400 3142 false Looking back and ahead in the Premier League, and of course, Atalanta talk Looking back and ahead in the Premier League, and of course, Atalanta talk Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d43ed74e-c557-11e9-87fe-9b516e746330 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3570 false Premier League Week 1 Premier League Week 1 Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine f630cf9e-afc5-11e9-bfa7-230ab10d8baf Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:00:20 -0400 3082 false Arsenal and Barcelona with Zito Madu Arsenal and Barcelona with Zito Madu Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d0a29f54-9f9a-11e9-9694-a3a44f660e2f Sat, 06 Jul 2019 06:00:00 -0400 4332 false Around the World Cup with Meg and Michael Around the World Cup with Meg and Michael Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d0581ae6-9690-11e9-8e00-43741dba3f61 Mon, 24 Jun 2019 11:02:16 -0400 931 false Getting Ready for the Knockouts with Julie Foudy Getting Ready for the Knockouts with Julie Foudy Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine afa68c98-9365-11e9-b286-03ed163b539b Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:18:06 -0400 2452 false The World Cup Begins! The World Cup Begins! Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine a993ce3e-8d1a-11e9-ada4-af7e7b886c3b Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:06:42 -0400 1849 false Teaser: Transferpod Teaser: Transferpod Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 1827acf6-7d5a-11e9-be06-eb20d817d135 Thu, 23 May 2019 09:00:05 -0400 3383 false Premier League Teams' Players of the Year, Pt. 1 Premier League Teams' Players of the Year, Pt. 1 Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d9bef044-785b-11e9-b5bc-ef66983de9b8 Fri, 17 May 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3472 false The Best Champions League Matches Ever, Pt 1 The Best Champions League Matches Ever, Pt 1 Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 8d06dc4a-7210-11e9-9e0f-9b2db5662dac Thu, 09 May 2019 07:25:43 -0400 3414 false The Great Gackening of 2019 The Great Gackening of 2019 Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine a0c62b30-6c90-11e9-82bb-2f61d0110d39 Thu, 02 May 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3190 false Teaser: Previewing a Big Week in Europe Teaser: Previewing a Big Week in Europe Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 25fb1ba4-6a7e-11e9-9185-1750f27fde82 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:57:05 -0400 122 false There's A LOT going on in England's Top 4 and 7th place races There's A LOT going on in England's Top 4 and 7th place races Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d68f0026-6703-11e9-aa13-5f8ce5a02d20 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3546 false Teaser: Champions League Teaser: Champions League Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 7d069bd0-61d7-11e9-9400-43027b23b612 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:43:09 -0400 128 false Liverpool top Chelsea, Arsenal survive Watford & more Liverpool top Chelsea, Arsenal survive Watford & more Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d4372ca4-6195-11e9-be67-235890dda625 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3171 false Everton-Arsenal, Deulofeu's magic, Liverpool & more Everton-Arsenal, Deulofeu's magic, Liverpool & more Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 4b301f42-5c0e-11e9-8da7-47aca9108352 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3236 false What to take from recent Liverpool, Spurs and United performances What to take from recent Liverpool, Spurs and United performances Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine dbddad2a-5691-11e9-9523-e778703d22b4 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3502 false Surprises of the season, Pt. 1 Surprises of the season, Pt. 1 Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 1f785370-4b91-11e9-9b89-676f22ea3319 Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3542 false Regression and the battle for Top 4 in England Regression and the battle for Top 4 in England Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine f88910c6-4611-11e9-824d-c7ce8d945e24 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:00:00 -0400 3057 false Two draws, infinite chaos from weekend derbies Two draws, infinite chaos from weekend derbies Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine a456ed52-3ab3-11e9-9058-173867255c4f Wed, 27 Feb 2019 12:42:17 -0500 3094 false Teaser: Champions League Stat Takes Teaser: Champions League Stat Takes Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine f178ea60-36b0-11e9-8312-53dded3b7533 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:46:35 -0500 102 false Chelsea's continued stumble and the relegation race Chelsea's continued stumble and the relegation race Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine dffbf204-2a90-11e9-8202-43cf9552eeee Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3691 false The Return of the Premier League Crisis Conch! The Return of the Premier League Crisis Conch! Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine ce0135d2-251d-11e9-bfb8-137cebb5be14 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3540 false Where did the Premier League c0me from and where is it going? Where did the Premier League c0me from and where is it going? This week Mike and Michael are joined by Wall Street Journal sportswriter Jonathan Clegg, co-author of the new book, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports. It's a history of the business of the Premier League, how it was formed and negotiated, how it grew, the structural forces that shaped its growth. It's catnip for a Double Pivot conversation, and we had a lot of fun.You can follow Jonathan on twitter at @cleggjon and read more about the book from the publisher here: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/The-Club/9781328506450. The other book discussed on the podcast was David Goldblatt's The Game of Our Lives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> This week Mike and Michael are joined by Wall Street Journal sportswriter Jonathan Clegg, co-author of the new book, The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports. It's a history of the business of the Premier League, how it was formed and negotiated, how it grew, the structural forces that shaped its growth. It's catnip for a Double Pivot conversation, and we had a lot of fun.You can follow Jonathan on twitter at @cleggjon and read more about the book from the publisher here: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/The-Club/9781328506450. The other book discussed on the podcast was David Goldblatt's The Game of Our Lives.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> Howler Magazine 29d5de2c-1e79-11e9-b6e1-632159072b55 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:27:40 -0500 3287 full false Teaser: Stats in Germany and Italy Teaser: Stats in Germany and Italy Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d67d9b1a-14fb-11e9-a7af-2704ecbc44d8 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:19:34 -0500 114 false Spurs-Chelsea fallout, Real Madrid is bad & Non-Top Six Team of the Season Spurs-Chelsea fallout, Real Madrid is bad & Non-Top Six Team of the Season Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine d83ecade-13cd-11e9-941c-b3f7094daeb4 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:00:00 -0500 3083 false Teaser: La Liga, Mailbag and a new feature Teaser: La Liga, Mailbag and a new feature Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine e52c9656-43c4-11e8-8c66-8ffb351a167f Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:00:00 -0400 99 false Is the relegation battle in the Premier League done and dusted? Is the relegation battle in the Premier League done and dusted? Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 2da22330-42c4-11e8-83b5-5b34f29eec41 Wed, 18 Apr 2018 07:00:00 -0400 3419 false Teaser: Sevilla-Bayern and three others games Teaser: Sevilla-Bayern and three others games Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 827c8fee-28cf-11e8-b499-2730eca787e2 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:00:00 -0400 3581 false The Triumph of Basic Football (and also Juventus) The Triumph of Basic Football (and also Juventus) Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine fbc6bf64-23d4-11e8-be10-a3826f076833 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:00:00 -0500 2537 false Parsing through an extremely deep relegation battle in the Premier League Parsing through an extremely deep relegation battle in the Premier League Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 01a0c05a-16bb-11e8-9c14-d3ace1210001 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:00:00 -0500 4364 false The chaos that was Juve vs. Spurs, and a big picture view of the Top 4 race The chaos that was Juve vs. Spurs, and a big picture view of the Top 4 race Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 6a97b774-1145-11e8-8dda-ef8ac7b0a87e Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:00:00 -0500 3811 false Recapping Liverpool vs. Spurs by talking about referee decisions Recapping Liverpool vs. Spurs by talking about referee decisions Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine b703fe2e-0196-11e8-9c8e-5700531c2099 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0500 3146 false Return of the crisis conch: Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid Return of the crisis conch: Chelsea, Arsenal and Real Madrid Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine 12944be4-fb44-11e7-9e74-7b41c06e872d Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:00:00 -0500 3321 false Celebrating an oddly exciting January transfer window with your questions! Celebrating an oddly exciting January transfer window with your questions! Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine aff747de-eb8f-11e7-9bd0-b311ae4913f1 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:00:00 -0500 3644 false The Champions League draw, the crisis conch and the Premier League relegation battle The Champions League draw, the crisis conch and the Premier League relegation battle Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine b92e0154-e1e3-11e7-b5cc-0f45c0644086 Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0500 3721 false The Champions League final 16 are set, so who's the favorite? The Champions League final 16 are set, so who's the favorite? Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine a964f7bc-4bfe-11e7-ad14-27a168ca6faf Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:00:00 -0400 3676 false Real Madrid won the Champions League, and thus Ronaldo is better than Messi Real Madrid won the Champions League, and thus Ronaldo is better than Messi Support the show

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]]> Howler Magazine c5c16282-2bc5-11e7-9c3b-d7543ebf8ea4 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:00:00 -0400 3738 false Have Monaco proven they're good enough to win the Champions League? Have Monaco proven they're good enough to win the Champions League? Support the show

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