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
Ep 2.204: USMNT, Conte/Nagelsmann + Mailbag f/t St Louis City's [Undefeated] Tim Parker
3/28/2023
HEADLINES: Barcelona got 99 problems but Gavi may not be one for long, the coaching carousel is spinning extra fast with Conte and Nagelsmann sent packing plus the confusing Sebastian Lletget and Becky G situation
WEEKLY WHAT IF [24:00]: where would Tottenham finish this season if Jesse Marsch took over as manager right now?
REST OF WORLD [26:00]: Rapid reaction to USMNT games vs Grenada and El Salvador, MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute plus NCAA pool update
MAILBAG [51:15]: unpopular opinion...
Duration:01:41:14
Ep 2.203: FIFA "Improves" World Cup, Conte Gets Too Real & USMNT Nations League Preview
3/21/2023
HEADLINES: pluses/minuses of FIFA's new 48-team format starting with World Cup 2026; is the Allstate Continental Cup a good thing for USMNT; and MLS announces opponent for 2023 all-star game
WEEKLY WHAT IF: in a hypothetical universe where the current owner never bought your club, how would things be different?
PREMIER LEAGUE: Antonio Conte goes scorched earth after Tottenham piss away points (again); Chelsea get Dyched and Arsenal keep on keeping on
REST OF WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It...
Duration:01:03:03
Ep 2.202: Berhalter/Reyna Mess, La Liga in USA + Tim Parker on St Louis City's Stellar Start
3/14/2023
IMPROMPTU Q&A - we pillory Tim Parker with questions about St Louis City SC's three-game win streak and what it has been like in the locker room and out on the town, the story behind his goal celly/pregnancy announcement, plus we get an answer to the biggest mystery of all: what voodoo magic is making teams repeatedly hand St Louis free goals
HEADLINES [12:00] - appeals court restores lawsuit brought by Relevant Sports seeking to force FIFA/UEFA to allow European leagues to play regular...
Duration:01:14:19
Ep 2.201: #KUWTI, Epic Liverpool/United Beatdown + Arsenal 90+7'
3/7/2023
HEADLINES - Jurgen Klinsmann (from the clouds) lands in Good Korea, PSG's Achraf Hakimi sexual assault allegations, Ivan Toney facing lengthy suspension and latest and possibly greatest installment of Keeping Up With The Icardashians
WEEKLY WHAT IF [15:30] - if you could go back in history and have a season-long "All or Nothing" documentary made about one team... who you picking?
PREMIER LEAGUE [23:00] - how back is Liverpool after hanging a casual 7-spot on United, the Tweedles touch...
Duration:01:27:19
Ep 2.200: PSG in EPL, United Plaudits & Inside/Outside Look at MLS Week 1
2/27/2023
HEADLINES: new MLS format and France women's NT in disarray
WEEKLY WHAT IF: where would PSG finish if they played in the Premier League?
PREMIER LEAGUE: giving United some flowers, Liverpool is actually not #back after all, trying to describe Chelsea's heinousness and preview of the week ahead f/t City vs Newcastle and Liverpool vs United
REST OF WORLD: an inside and outside look at MLS's opening weekend and Apple's coverage of it, Champions League preview + predictions and Concacaf U17...
Duration:01:08:07
Ep 2.199: MLS jerseys, Henry to USMNT, Barça being bad + Roc Nation agent Chris Wingert
2/21/2023
HEADLINES - best and worst of MLS's 2023 jerseys; yay or nay on Thierry Henry as next USMNT manager; thots on Manchester United becoming another oil money club and how big of a deal is Barcelona's sordid referee payment scandal (note: last one not touched upon until GOAW section because someone -- not naming names -- is a dummy)
WEEKLY WHAT IF [23:00] - right here right now one game your life depends on it, who's your striker... Marxus Rashford, Erling Haaland or Harry Kane?
PREMIER LEAGUE...
Duration:02:44:49
Ep 2.198: Super League 2.0, VAR Problems, Arsenal/City preview + San Antonio FC GK Jordan Farr
2/14/2023
HEADLINES - pluses and minuses of the latest iteration of the Fuck Soccer Get Money Super League and if Jesse Marsch to Southampton would be a good thing for him and/or USMNT fans
WEEKLY WHAT IF [19:00] - in a hypothetical soccer club stock market, which clubs are you buying and/or short-selling?
PREMIER LEAGUE [27:00] - most interesting results from the weekend, is corruption or incompetence at the heart of recent VAR mishaps and preview of Wednesday's big yuge massive Arsenal vs City...
Duration:02:04:13
Ep 2.197: Marsch Out, City In Big Trouble & Transfer W's/L's + Sounders' Kelyn Rowe on Fifa Club World Cup
2/6/2023
HEADLINES: thots timing of and fallout from Leeds firing Jesse Marsch (and relevance for USMNT); why Man City may not be able to wriggle free from allegations of financial irregularities again and heartbreaking situation in Turkey/Syria/Lebanon
WEEKLY WHAT IF [27:30] - if your favorite team had to hire one as your coach in 5-10 years, would you pick Messi or Ronny?
PREMIER LEAGUE [34:45] - January transfer window winners and losers; takeaways from Arsenal and City losses this weekend plus...
Duration:01:44:08
Ep 2.196: Wrexham mania, USMNT postmortem & EPL transfer talk (ft Leeds USA)
1/30/2023
HEADLINES: US Soccer cleans house; Dear Leader (Bday Boy) Jozay's greatest hits and what to make of Wrexham mania
WHAT IF [32:30]: If you had $100M to invest it in a club anywhere in the world, what league would you pick?
USMNT [40:00]: January window postmortem
PREMIER LEAGUE [47:00]: thots on Leeds and Everton transfer moves, City/Arsenal recap and weekend preview
REST OF WORLD [1:09:00]: do we have a legitimate Bundesliga title race on our hands this season?
STOPPAGE TIME [1:12:30]:...
Duration:01:22:50
Ep 2.195: Arsenal's Magic Moment, Gio's Celly + chat with Whitecaps/USMNT's Julian Gressel
1/24/2023
HEADLINES: FIFA drops hammer on Lyon for maternity pay; Galaxy supporters groups vow boycott; Brian McBride out at USSF and shocking Dani Alves news
WEEKLY WHAT IF [14:30]: if you could launch a new MLS team next year in a city without one... where would you go?
PREMIER LEAGUE [20:15]: Arsenal's big win; VAR ruining Liverpool/Chelsea; Haaland's casual 4th hatty; Everton can't even successfully fire Lampard and weekend FA Cup preview featuring Arsenal vs City
REST OF WORLD [45:30]: Gio's...
Duration:01:43:22
Ep 2.194: Shakira vs Piqué, North London Beatdown + Arsenal/United Preview
1/17/2023
HEADLINES - who is winning the "Shakira vs Piqué" break-up, what happens now with Benjamin Mendy and we pick favorites among Puskas nominees
WEEKLY WHAT IF [17:00] - how would things be different if the Premier League were decided by cumulative goal differential rather than normal points system?
PREMIER LEAGUE [20:30] - breakdown of Manchester and North London Dærbies including in depth debate about if Rashford was offside and lots of butthurting from Sam (respectively), pain everywhere in...
Duration:01:19:08
Ep 2.193: Manchester & North London Dærbies - Preview + Predictions
1/10/2023
HEADLINES: we debate newly retired Gareth Bale's underratedness and discuss NWSL's decision to ban four coaches for life
WEEKLY WHAT IF [7:45]: if you were sentenced to a trial by combat and had to pick someone from MLS... who you picking?
PREMIER LEAGUE [11:15]: FA Cup 3rd round recap featuring some big cupsets, a shockingly peaceable Power Rankings plus a look ahead to this week's massive North London and Manchester dærbies (with predictions)
STOPPAGE TIME [38:15]: Ivan Toney's Best...
Duration:00:46:41
Ep 2.192: #GioPolitics - aka Berhalter's vs Reyna's (Emergency Pod)
1/6/2023
The good, the bad and (mostly) the ugly of the Desperate American Soccer Housewives situation unfolding WAY too publicly before our eyes as the discord between the Berhalter's and Reyna's has snowballed into a genuine public relations nightmare for US Soccer:
Duration:00:29:29
Ep 2.191: Ronny to Kansas City (lol) & Wait, Are Arsenal Gonna Win This Thing?
1/3/2023
HEADLINES: Ronny almost signing with... Sporting Kansas City(?!?!); Russia leaving UEFA and Infantino's non-penile Pele plan
WEEKLY WHAT IF [16:00]: what if it had been Messi had been on Real Madrid and Ronaldo was on Barcelona back in La Liga's golden days
PREMIER LEAGUE [21:00]: how hot is Jesse Marsch's seat; what is wrong with Tottenham, are Arsenal gonna mess around and win the damn league and highly unbiased Power Rankings
STOPPAGE TIME [57:00]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
Duration:01:09:28
Ep 2.190: Boxing Day Overs + Arsenal or Newcastle?
12/29/2022
HEADLINES: drama at Club Brugge and Pele update
WEEKLY WHAT IF [7:45]: if your club could have one do-over on a sale or signing - who?
PREMIER LEAGUE [15:30]: what we learned about who from the Boxing Day restart, Power Rankings and weekend preview (f/t Arsenal vs Brighton and Liverpool vs Lester)
STOPPAGE GAME [39:30]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs
Duration:00:46:09
Ep 2.189: Premier League is BACK - Boxing Day Preview
12/23/2022
Hold onto your butts because the Premier League is about to return with a VENGEANCE starting on Monday (aka Boxing Day) so the hardest working crew in the soccer podcast game is here to ship your brains right back into midseason shape.
HEADLINES [3:00]: Messi to Miami on hold plus new MLS playoff format
WEEKLY WHAT IF [10:00]: Mourinho to USMNT?
PREMIER LEAGUE [14:45]: Who was hurt/helped most by the WC22 break; who has the hardest/easiest holiday schedules and preview of Boxing Day...
Duration:00:39:41
Ep 2.188: World Cup 2022 - Argentina/France Wrap-Up ft Big Cat
12/20/2022
Dan Katz makes a triumphant return to the big stage and bright lights after a 4.5-year hiatus, joining Mitch and Tommy to discuss where Argentina vs France stands in the pantheon of great soccer (and even sports) games and put a big beautiful bow on the good, the bad and the ugly of WC22. Gato Grande also gives Emi Martinez a run for his money as the soccer world's most committed troll and we decide once and for all what the USMNT's bar for success is at WC26. Finally, of course, GOAWs.
Duration:00:36:18
Ep 2.187: World Cup 2022 Final - Argentina vs France Preview/Prediction
12/15/2022
Get up to speed on World Cup 2022 starting with a rapid recap of the two semifinals - Argentina/Croatia and France/Morocco - as well as the storylines, key matchups and how we see Argentina vs France playing out.
We also start out with a quick discussion of who we would like to see step in as next USMNT manager and close out with Stoppage Time f/t Best Bets and GOAWs.
Duration:00:46:14
Ep 2.186(b): Emergency Pod Breaking Down & Clarifying Gregg/Gio Saga
12/13/2022
We taped Episode 2.186 on Sunday night just as news of Berhalter's off-the-record convo about "a player" at WC22 started picking up steam and reports of him asking individual players to vote on whether to send Gio Reyna home began circulating. We did the best we could trying to process the info we had in real time but ultimately, especially after conflicting reports debunking certain elements and a statement from Reyna himself emerged on Monday, we felt it important tape an EMERGENCY UPDATE...
Duration:00:19:29
Ep 2.186: World Cup 2022 - QFs Review, SFs Preview + Gregg vs Gio Updates
12/12/2022
We get everyone up to speed on a wild and wooly weekend in the soccer universe, especially so within the American orbit, by discussing:
Duration:01:02:52