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Get ready for a weekend of English Premier League and European soccer with this preview of everything you need to know. Each week, our football-mad hosts look ahead to the games fellow American fans must see, when they happen and where to watch so you don’t miss the best of the action. Episodes debut every Friday. (Formerly We Ate All the Pies, for those of you who may be confused.)

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Get ready for a weekend of English Premier League and European soccer with this preview of everything you need to know. Each week, our football-mad hosts look ahead to the games fellow American fans must see, when they happen and where to watch so you don’t miss the best of the action. Episodes debut every Friday. (Formerly We Ate All the Pies, for those of you who may be confused.)

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Episodes
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May 3-6: Time for the Run-In

5/2/2024
Just before the season comes to a close, Big Soccer Preview is back to dissect all the big matches to come. From title fights to relegation scraps, Adam and Jordan catch up and look ahead to this weekend's Barclays Premier League action. There may not be much left to play for on the continent, but Adam has found one place where the title race is still very much on: Belgium! And finally, we look ahead to what's in store for the podcast in a big summer to come for football fandom in America. #SummerOfSoccer starts here!

Duration:00:57:45

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March 16-17: FA Cup Quarterfinals and Relegation Fights, Oh My

3/14/2024
It's FA Cup Quarterfinal weekend and our last chance to preview the European soccer weekend before the international break. Luton's relegation dog fight against Nottingham Forest is holding the fort for the Prem this weekend, along with Fulham's big London battle against Tottenham. Man City-Newcastle and Man United-Liverpool highlight the world's oldest football cup competition, and things get spicy in northern Italy as defending champions Napoli pay a visit to Serie A leaders Inter.

Duration:00:38:37

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March 8-10: State of the Premier League

3/7/2024
Apologies for another hiatus, but boy did we pick a hell of a weekend to come back. Adam and Jordan look ahead to crucial clashes in the Premier League between Manchester United and Everton, Arsenal-Brentford, Aston Villa-Spurs, and the big one at Anfield as league leaders Liverpool look to hold the door against another Man City title run. Sure, there's some action on the continent, some interesting things going on in Serie A and the Bundesliga. But there's no doubt: this weekend, it's all about the Prem!

Duration:01:01:27

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Feb. 17-18: Bayern have gone full Spursy

2/16/2024
This weekend could be the Red Wedding for managers at the rate things are going. Could disaster at Nottingham Forest spell the end of David Moyes' West Ham reign? What is happening with Uncle Roy (seriously, get well soon) as Crystal Palace take on fellow strugglers Everton? And will Thomas Tuchel disappear fully into the singularity of his coat as Bayern Munich limp into a winnable game against Bochum? Plus we preview Man City's potential goal fest against Chelsea, brave Luton Town host Manchester United, and we have the football equivalent of the movie In Bruges in the Belgian Pro League (sort of).

Duration:00:42:31

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Feb. 3-5: Playing the Number 9

2/2/2024
It's a very short show this week because we've changed up the formation and have put Adam up top by himself as the classic number 9. Due to a lack of Geordie's this week, Adam is taking you through the Top Four Premier League games of the week plus some can't miss continental action. Everton's showdown with Ange, the A23 derby (yes it's a thing), Man United versus West Ham, and a top-of-the-table clash between Arsenal and Liverpool is just the must-see bits of a full Premier League weekend. And there's Eredivisie, Bundesliga, and some serious Serie A action to get you through the weekend, too!

Duration:00:15:06

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Jan 20-22: Winter Break II- Electric Boogaloo

1/19/2024
Another weekend in the midst of a "mid-season break." But don't worry, we promise it's the last one AND at least there's still some Premier League football to enjoy. We start with Arsenal-Palace, two struggling clubs on the opposite ends of the spectrum. Then Brentford welcome Nottingham Forest to West London for the highly anticipated return of Ivan 'The Gambler' Toney! West Ham travel to South Yorkshire, Bournemouth brace themselves for the Liverpool machine, and Brighton-Wolves for a Monday is actually more interesting than you think. We also cover a few continental matches of interest and some mouth-watering Championship match ups to soften the blow of one more half-mast PL weekend.

Duration:00:44:31

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Jan 12-14: Winter Break Part I

1/12/2024
We are back for 2024 with an explanation for our long absence. And the Premier League is back for the new year following an FA Cup weekend, but unfortunately only half of it as the other half grabs a nice winter break. Week 1 of this new winter half-hybernation sees a relegation 6 pointer, a West London Derby, an important moment for Everton and Aston Villa's season ambitions, and the potential goal-fest that is Man United v Spurs. We also take a look at the Championship action this weekend to fill the void left by only half the Prem teams playing. So sit back, relax and get ready for a wonderful weekend of football. This episode is dedicated to the best most goodest boy to ever walk through Adam's house and right into his heart. Rest in peace, sweet Teddy. I'll always hold onto you.

Duration:00:50:58

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Dec. 22-24: Happy Christmas!

12/22/2023
It's the last pre-Christmas and pre-Boxing Day preview show and another Premier League-heavy preview. West Ham try to rebound from getting thumped out of the League Cup by Liverpool when they welcome Man United to the East End, and Everton try to keep their good run going against Tottenham. Liverpool and Arsenal are sure to light up Anfield on Saturday night, and the Premier League has a Christmas Eve gift for us in the form of Wolves-Chelsea. Finally, we tell you who's still going and who is already on their winter break during Continental Breakfast and we break down the holiday week fixture list for the Prem, basically 3 days of festive football fun!

Duration:00:48:08

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Dec. 15-17: Ten Hag's Last Stand?

12/15/2023
Adam and Jordan look ahead to a Premier League weekend that builds up to a big derby. It's another derby for the Podcast as Jordan's Newcastle face our friend Caleb's free-flowing and super-charged Fulham side. Burnley and Everton face off in the Sean Dyche derby, and Arsenal-Brighton is probably your best chance to see one, or both, managers sent off before full time. Finally, it's the big one as Liverpool host Man United with Erik ten Hag possibly staring down the barrel of a gun with a smiling Jurgen Klopp on the trigger. We get nostalgic by discussing what old Premier League ground we'd like to magically bring back, and we get sentimental as Jordan got to witness the newly branded Texoma FC take flight ahead of its USL League One debut.

Duration:00:50:14

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Dec 9-10: The Perfect Villain

12/8/2023
This Big Soccer Preview Show focuses on the major showdown between impressive Aston Villa and table-topping Arsenal, with sparks sure to fly at Villa Park. More Premier League action can be found when Wolves and Forest clash at Molineux, Fulham welcomes West Ham for a West meets East derby, and a banged up Spurs play an even more banged up Newcastle as the fixture list gets longer and longer in this crazy holiday time. Dortmund-RB Leipzig leads off this week's Continental Breakfast, and we'll see who Jose Mourinho's Roma face for top four supremacy in Serie A.

Duration:00:49:26

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Dec 2-3: It's been awhile

12/1/2023
After a brief hiatus, the Big Soccer Preview is back and what a weekend we have in store! Adam and Jordan take a stab at VAR ahead of a meeting between two clubs who know it all too well, Arsenal and Wolverhampton. Made-of-glass Newcastle host fragile Man United, and there's a big clash at the Etihad as Pep-ball meets Ange-ball, City vs. Tottenham. Plus there's plenty going on across the continent, including Napoli-Inter, Leverkusen-Dortmund, Barca-Atleti, and everyone's new favorite underdog, plucky Girona continue their La Liga run against Valencia. Finally, back on our favorite rainy little islands, the FA Cup 2nd Round!

Duration:00:55:30

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Oct. 27-29: Spooky Good Football

10/27/2023
The football is scary good this Halloween weekend, with at least two massive clashes in the top leagues of Europe. Adam and Jordan are back to let you know where to go for the best of the action, starting with a Manchester Derby with major implications taking place on Sunday. There's the Top Four matches you can't miss in the Premier League this weekend, and the not-so-small matter of the first El Clasico of the season, Barca-Real, coming at you on Saturday morning. OoooOOOOooooo!

Duration:00:32:54

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Oct. 7-8: Things Get Personal

10/6/2023
This weekend is all about the biggest derby of them all: The Big Soccer Preview Show clash of Adam's West Ham against Jordan's Newcastle. Both teams come to East London fresh from European wins and ready to enter the international break in style. Adam and Jordan look forward to this, along with another important relegation clash for Everton, a Palace-Forest dogfight in South London, and a battle between title contenders when Arsenal faces Man City at the Emirates. There's also the Turin Derby, a top of the table clash between Reims and Monaco in France, and another chance to see if Ajax can dig themselves out of their Eredivisie hole. Finally, Adam puts the Liverpool-Spurs /VAR fallout to bed once and for all. Let's just get to the wonderful football, please!

Duration:00:52:22

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Sept 30-Oct 1: A Very Big Saturday

9/29/2023
Got any weekend plans? Too bad, drop'em! This Saturday's football action is so big, we had to try and find a reason to be interested in Sunday. Everything's happening in the Premier League. A scary-looking Aston Villa welcomes an equally scary-looking Brighton, Man United can't put a foot wrong against Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Liverpool square up in a match that has classic written all over it, and Fulham smell blood in the water when welcoming West London rivals Chelsea to Craven Cottage on Monday night. On the continent, defending champions Napoli head to surprise package Lecce at the worst possible time, and RB Leipzig host Bayern Munich in the "everyone in Germany hates us" derby. See what we mean? Save that yard work for Sunday, strap in and get ready for a truly Big Soccer weekend.

Duration:00:49:04

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Sept. 23-24: North London Derby Time

9/22/2023
The Big Soccer Preview Show returns to look ahead to a very weird Premier League weekend schedule. So we've changed things around a bit, but there's still plenty of action with Man City and Haaland dealing with a potential banana peel matchup with Forest, Man United trying to forget off field issues and deal with on-field issues, Liverpool and West Ham in a counter-attack derby, and the big one as Arsenal and Spurs renew their heated rivalry in North London. And enjoy a continental breakfast with Atletico vs. Real in the Madrid Derby, and finally why the Eredivisie is interesting right now with Ajax slow out of the gates.

Duration:00:45:49

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Sept. 1-3: A Home for Hatters

9/1/2023
Just in time for an international break, it's time for the first ever Premier League game to grace the hallowed turf at Kenilworth Road. Luton-West Ham gets us started on this week's show, which is full of all the soccer action you need for your Labor Day weekend. Adam and Jordan look at the four can't-miss Premier League games, including Man City-Fulham, Liverpool-Villa and the big Arsenal- Man United showdown on Sunday. And this week we feature Serie A, La Liga, and Bundesliga games in our Continental Breakfast trip across Europe's best leagues. Plus there's the small matter of the Champios League draw and Deadline Day for the summer transfer window.

Duration:00:49:16

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Aug 25-27: Getting Hot In Here

8/25/2023
As Adam and Jordan endure the insufferable heat of the American summer, things continue to heat up across Europe's top leagues but in a good way! The weekend's Premier League action sees plucky Luton try to get something from their trip to the Bridge, while Everton and Wolves battle it out at the bottom. Adam lets himself get a little excited about West Ham, while Jordan is looking forward to some sweet revenge for Newcastle against Liverpool. And over on the continent, there's a Bundesliga derby, a heated La Liga matchup in Castellon, and we even throw Ligue 1 a bone as PSG battle challengers Lens.

Duration:00:49:54

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Aug 18-21: Derbies and Controversies

8/18/2023
We're back! And this week we get new leagues! Serie A and Bundesliga join the Big Soccer Preview Show family table. Adam and Jordan start by previewing Match Week 2 of the Premier League, with derbies galore and some controversy surrounding Manchester United. We look forward to Borussia Dortmund kicking off their title-chasing season in front of the Yellow Wall, and Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah start life in Serie A. Get ready for this weekend of football madness!

Duration:00:49:54

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Aug 11-14: Born Again

8/11/2023
Welcome to version 2.0 of our little podcast project, the Big Soccer Preview Show. On the eve of the Premier League starting its 2023/24 season, Adam and Jordan (formerly of We Ate All the Pies fame) return to the studio and look ahead to the most important games you need to know about this weekend. We've got Women's World Cup, Eredivisie, La Liga and Chelsea-Liverpool drama. But first, we go where every great party starts: Lancashire, Turf Moor to be exact.

Duration:00:57:50

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End of Season Review: Getting the Gang Back Together

6/5/2023
Only one man can help us wrap up this 2022-23 Barclays Premier League season correctly: everyone's favorite Fulham fan, Caleb! He's back this week to help Adam and Jordan break down the biggest overachievers and those teams that probably could have done better. They also dissect Manchester City's FA Cup win on their way to an almost certain treble. Hear the final thoughts of the year on Fulham, Newcastle, and West Ham's season. We bid farewell to Leicester, Leeds and Southampton, but welcome back Burnley, Sheffield United, and everyone's favorite second team for 2023-24, Luton Town. Finally, the boys dig out their crystal ball and look ahead to 2023-24 and offer their hottest takes for the season to come. Note: Due to extenuating circumstances, those being the addition of a new human being to Adam's household, this may serve as the last We Ate All the Pies episode for the foreseeable future. If that is the case, we just want to thank everyone who has listened and let you know that this is definitely not goodbye forever. But, it may be goodbye for a while. In the interim, please continue to enjoy this beautiful game and we hope our show has at least made you consider loving English football a little more. Now, go eat all the pies.

Duration:01:14:27