Sam's Army

Barstool Sports

The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men’s and women’s national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with players, coaches and other people of interest from in and around the sport. We aim to keep things light and entertaining but with enough analysis to appeal to fans new and old. Many people are calling Sam’s Army Podcast the best podcast they have ever listened to – not me, but many people. Note: true believers in #b2bwcw are eligible for a 22% to 26% discount at checkout. Holler!

Location:

United States

Genres:

Sports & Recreation Podcasts

Networks:

Barstool Sports

Description:

The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men’s and women’s national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with players, coaches and other people of interest from in and around the sport. We aim to keep things light and entertaining but with enough analysis to appeal to fans new and old. Many people are calling Sam’s Army Podcast the best podcast they have ever listened to – not me, but many people. Note: true believers in #b2bwcw are eligible for a 22% to 26% discount at checkout. Holler!

Language:

English

Episodes

Pep Parks Bus. Amorim Survives - Barely. Ballon d'Ont Care. (MW #5)

9/23/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: people are saying Pep tacitly admitted City don't got the juice this year with his approach to Arsenal match. Amorin receives a red-carded aided stay of execution. Unai Emery may not be so lucky. Another tough matchup (in an underwhelming weekend) coming up for Arteta's lads on Sunday. HALFTIME: Mykhailo Mudryk-related Weekly What If ROUND THE WORLD: Thoughts on Ballon d'Or jumping the shark and MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-it Minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:03:54

Liverpool's Late Heroics. Villa's Epic Dry Spell. Is Chelsea Do-Or-Die for Amorim? (MW #4)

9/15/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester Daerby postmortem, is Liverpool good or nah, Ange's first test at Forest does not go well, which club is mashing the "Panic" button hardest, what 4 managers may be gone by Christmas, Arsenal/City and Merseyside previews plus why this weekend's Chelsea game may be do-or-die for Ruben Amorim HALFTIME: MLS Cup 2025 pop quiz ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-it Minute and what Champions League games are must-watch this week STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:06:13

Spurs Send Levy Packing. Ange Replaces Nuno. Manchester Daerby Prediction. (MW#3b)

9/10/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: grading Daniel Levy's performance at Tottenham; Ange replaces Nuno after the latter fell out with Forest owner Marinakis and weekend preview f/t Manchester Daerby (with bonus LOCK prediction on the result) HALFTIME: World Cup 2026 pop quiz ROUND THE WORLD: News and notes from World Cup qualifying in Europe, South America and Africa STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:51:46

Instant Reaction: USMNT 2-0 Japan = WC26 TROPHY LIFT LOADING...

9/9/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy USMNT: Instant reaction to "big" win over Japan (B), thoughts on the shambolic 0-2 loss to Good Korea, and where the program goes from here (starting with what to watch for from next month's far-more-important international window with games vs Ecuador and Australia)

Duration:00:47:09

Arteta's Anfield Admission. Amorim Out To Lunch. Poch's USMNT Philosophy. (MW3)

9/2/2025

PREMIER LEAGUE: Szoboszlai's worldie flips narrative on Arsenal's performance and forces Arteta to admit Anfield owns beachfront property in his brain; Dan Rapaport hops back on to discuss United's Grimsby Town debacle; Bournemouth out-Franks Thomas Frank and Jack Grealish is the best PL storyline going HALFTIME: What If you could pick which club newly-unemployed Dear Leader Jozay goes to next - where you choosing? ROUND THE WORLD: reaction to Pochettino's USMNT roster for this week's Good Korea/Japan friendlies and his decision not to call in so many first choice players plus MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:10:39

Newcastle/Liverpool Instant Reaction. Frank Outduels Pep. Liverpool v Arsenal Preview. (MW2)

8/25/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: instant reaction to Newcastle/Liverpool's game of the season candidate. Thomas Frank walks Pep's dog (again). Dan Rapoport frustrated by same old problems coming back to bite United. Burnley and Brentford bounce back. United, Villa and Brighton on Panic Button watch. Preview of Sunday's massive Liverpool vs Arsenal battle. HALFTIME ROUND THE WORLD: MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute; Leagues Cup nightmare and Gio Reyna finally gets his move STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:07:17

Red Flags(?) for Arsenal/Liverpool. Respect for Forest. Sunderland So Back. (MW1)

8/18/2025

Support the pod and join our beautiful soccer community, including discord chat, tactical blogs and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/samsarmy PREMIER LEAGUE: better result for Arsenal but better performance from United at Old Trafford. Is Liverpool offense good enough to compensate for their defense? Chelsea look leggy. Sunderland and Leeds get started with a bang. HALFTIME: What If you got to choose a walkout song? ROUND THE WORLD: Leagues Cup quarterfinals preview STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:00:35

English Premier League 25/26 Season Preview + Prediction-palooza

8/12/2025

PREMIER LEAGUE: Who is finishing top 4 and in what order? Which non-Big 6 club could grab a Champions League spot? Will any newly-promoteds survive? Golden Boot and POTY winners? First manager sacked? HALFTIME: pop quiz on players with most goals +from assists in Europe's top five leagues ROUND THE WORLD: MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:08:02

Sesko's Dilemma. Leagues Cup Pros/Cons. Turner and Son to MLS. (Summer #11)

8/5/2025

ROUND THE WORLD: honest assessment of the new version of Leagues Cup; thoughts on Heung-Min Son to LAFC and Matt Turner to NE Revs HALFTIME: What If you played on Inter Miami, how many goals would you score simply being fed by Leo Messi? TRANSFER TALK: Tottenham may have taken the lead over Newcastle in battle for league's worst summer plus which Big 7 suitor Ben Sesko should choose this window STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:47:24

Bad Business: Spurs vs Newcastle. 25/26 Handicap Champs. FCC Holding Müller Hostage.

7/30/2025

PREMIER LEAGUE: are Tottenham or Newcastle having a worse summer; the one position Manchester United need to upgrade most; Xhaka to Sunderland; updated transfer grade for Arsenal (post-Gyokeres) and way-too-early predictions for 2025/26 PL Handicap Champs HALFTIME: Tyler Terens-related Weekly What If ROUND THE WORLD: thoughts on preseason North London Daerby in... Hong Kong plus MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:53:39

EPL Transfer Winners & Losers. USMNT's Reyna/Turner Make-Or-Break Moves. (Summer #9)

7/21/2025

PREMIER LEAGUE: *preliminary* winners and losers of the 2025 summer transfer window plus best and worst individual deals thus far, and whether Liverpool is bowing to pressure to become a big spender (like City or Chelsea) HALFTIME: What If you were a player on a Big 6 club, where would you want to go on summer tour? ROUND THE WORLD: which USMNT transfers do we like and dislike, notably those involving Matt Turner and Gio Reyna, along with the MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:21:02

Cole Palmer vs Donald Trump, Lamine Yamal's 18th Bday Bash & WC26 in doubt for Gio Reyna?

7/16/2025

CLUB WORLD CUP: what Chelsea's shocking win in the CWC final says about their title chances, making sense of PSG's ridiculous reaction to losing and the trophy lift heard round the world featuring Cole Palmer vs Donald Trump HALFTIME: What If you could choose where Gio Reyna goes when he leaves Dortmund this summer... where's he landing (and impact on his chance of making WC26)? ROUND THE WORLD: transfer talk f/t "Not My Tottenham Hotspur" (in a good way) plus Liverpool and Newcastle tet-a-tet over Isak and Ekitike STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:00:03

USMNT 1-2 Mexico. Luna & Tillman Criticism - Fair? Who Is Going to WC26? (f/t RBNY's Tim Parker)

7/7/2025

USMNT: Takeaways from the 1-2 "home" loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final, and thoughts on the team and Poch's performance at the tournament more generally. Who is pushing for starting roles at WC26? Who helped their case to make the roster? Who did not? And where the team goes from here (starting with September friendlies). STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:54:47

USMNT 2-1 Guatemala - Luna & Tillman may start at World Cup 2026

7/2/2025

Rapid reaction to the USMNT's (unnecessarily?) hard fought 2-1 win over Guatemala in front of a hostile crowd in... St Louis?!?!?! Diego Luna and Malik Tillman continue to make a case for punching their tickets to World Cup 2026, and not just to round out the roster. Also, chatter about Pochettino having no choice in how to handle the Pulisic situation.

Duration:00:34:13

USMNT vs Costa Rica Gold Cup QF Reaction (+Guatemala SF Preview)

6/29/2025

USMNT: Rapid reaction to nervy win on penalties over Costa Rica in the Gold Cup quarterfinal. Some individual shoutouts, thoughts on Max Arfsten's highly "eventful" performance and a preview of what to expect from Guatemala. STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:39:04

Sam's Archives: San Diego FC's Milan Iloski on Cooking, Pranks, Fashion & Scoring Goals (from 2023)

6/27/2025

INTERVIEW: San Diego FC's 4-goal hero Milan Iloski chatted with teammate/roommate Tommy McGunner and Sam in 2023 about his path to Orange County, his cooking "skills", some truly impressive pranks and big plans for the future in Denmark (now MLS)

Duration:00:29:15

USMNT vs CRC Preview. Bad Boy Jesse Marsch. CWC Fanbase Power Rankings. (Summer Ep #4)

6/24/2025

USMNT: what we have learned about this team and individual players so far this tournament plus what to expect from Costa Rica and (unbiased) predictions GOLD CUP: the pluses and minuses of Jesse Marsch proactively painting himself as the bad boy of CONCACAF as well as whether Saudi Arabia give Mexico problems in other quarterfinal ROUND THE WORLD: thoughts on the Club World Cup so far, games to watch from the last matchday of group stage games and power rankings of both teams and fanbases STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets (#OverTrain is NOT cooking) and GOAWs

Duration:01:10:46

USMNT: Takeaways (If Any) From 5-0 vs T&T + Saudi Arabia Preview

6/17/2025

USMNT: takeaways from comfortable win over Trinidad & Tobago plus a look ahead to Thursday's tougher game against Saudi Arabia, including starting XI and predictions (plus some broader thoughts on the first round of games and what to watch for in the Gold Cup) HALFTIME: What If... Jesse Marsch had been hired as USMNT coach and Compliment Corner for Mr. (Manufactured?) Controversy himself, Alexi Lalas ROUND THE WORLD: early thoughts on Infantino's beloved Club World Cup and an extra abbreviated Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:00:49:15

Good, Bad & Ugly from USMNT Losses to Türkiye & Switzerland

6/11/2025

Highlights and WAY more lowlights from Saturday's 1-2 loss to Türkiye and Tuesday's 0-4 shellacking by Switzerland. We scour the wreckage of another catastrophic international window for silver linings. How much of this is on Pochettino? Who from this USMNT roster is in the mix for World Cup 2026? Where even Sam is willing to criticize Pulisic? Fans are in a tough spot right now. Time to circle the wagons. Gotta have faith. Especially because that may be all we got right now.

Duration:00:42:20

Villa's Painful Summer. Spurs European Champions. Pulisic's USMNT Absence.

5/28/2025

PREMIER LEAGUE: Top 5 battle ends appropriately with a damp fart as Newcastle backs into UCL while Aston Villa backs out (albeit somewhat controversially) and Nottingham Forest can't get it done. Long summer ahead for some teams, notably Villa. Also, flowers are festooned on deserving FPL winners... and one loser. HALFTIME: What If you could choose where Ronaldo plays next - where's he going? ROUND THE WORLD: the lads try their best to tear down Tottenham's European Championship, plus a preview of the Champions and Conference League finals, highlights from around the rest of Europe, MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute and some quick thoughts on Poch's USMNT roster (notably the absence of Christian Pulisic). STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Duration:01:00:10