The Final Third Soccer Podcast

Manchester City are getting charged, the Super League is back, and Chelsea still can't win games. Today, we take a look at the biggest stories in the footballing world! First, we discuss The Final Third Derby (West Ham vs Chelsea) and the VAR mistakes that occurred in this game and during the Arsenal game. Manchester City have been charged with over 100 breaches in financial conduct by the Premier League, and may face fines, a points deduction, or even expulsion from the Premier League. What does the future of Manchester City look like and what does proper justice look like? The European Super League's new format is under consideration with potentially 60-80 teams, no permanent members, and at least 14 games for each team. Is the idea still as dumb as their first attempt in April 2021? Will it actually solve the very real financial issues of European Football? Finally, we give our predictions for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 and the SheBelieves Cup featuring the USWNT. Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

It's been a wild month for transfers, manager switching, and more. Let's talk about questions that need answering. Everton upset Arsenal after firing manager Frank Lampard and signing on Sean Dyche. Does this appointment mean Everton are staying up? Does Cancelo leaving City and their subsquent loss to Tottenham Hotspur spell doom for their season? Liverpool added Gakpo, but does it matter if they didn't sign a midfielder to solve their biggest hole? Chelsea drew with Fulham, but do new signings Mudryk and Enzo Fernandez need more time? What does the future of Chelsea look like? Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Everton's time in the Premier League may come to an end with every passing game a further beating into the relegation zone. In 19th place, Everton have now fired their manager Lampard, are bringing Sean Dyche in, Moshiri may be selling Everton FC, all while the financial doom of the Championship and stadium debts threaten the club. Can Dyche lead them out of the relegation zone? Just how bad is Everton's situation? Club World Cup Preview! Morrocco is set to host the Club World Cup featuring all the winners of the continental Champion's League. From giants such as Real Madrid and Flamengo, to underdogs such as the Seattle Sounders and Casablanca, it'll be a fun time! The Copa America is coming to the USA in 2024. After Ecuador's surrendering of their hosting rights, CONMEBOL has partnered with CONCACAF to not only bring the South American championship to the USA, but start a true partnership between the two sides. Copa America will be hosted by the USA, with 6 CONCACAF sides joining the tournament. 4 CONMEBOL teams will join the 2024 Women's Gold Cup. And a new club competition between the two continents will begin eventually too. What does this mean for the USMNT, USWNT, and the CONCACAF region as a whole? Topics Covered: to Leeds, Anthony Gordon to Newcastle, Moises Caicedo to not Brighton, Danjuma to TottenhamFollow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Last Friday, the Italian Football Association announced that Juventus, who sat in 3rd place in Serie A, would receive a 15 point penalty, taking them all the way down to 10th. Transfer irregularities, financial misreporting, and FFP nonsense has caused Juve to be subject to some of the largest financial investigations into European club football in recent memory. How does amortization work and how did Juventus and Agnelli abuse it to their advantage? What is the outcome of the Prisma investigation and how will this affect Juventus and Serie A? And is a 15 point deduction the worst of it, or the beginning of the end for Juventus and Serie A? PLUS! Jack and I go through the January transfer window to decide the best and worst transfers. Will Mudryk and Trossard flop? Will Gakpo come good for Liverpool? Is Sommer to Bayern good? Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Today we discuss Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy after his move to Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, the USMNT drama between Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family, and why Chelsea have been struggling so hard recently. On December 30th, 2022, Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr signed Cristiano Ronaldo for two and half years on 200 million euros a year, the highest salary for a football player. This came about a month after his contract with Manchester United was terminated. How does this move affect Ronaldo's legacy? Is he officially washed? Gio Reyna didn't get a lot of minutes for the USMNT during the World Cup. Berhalter afterwards stated that it was because of behavioral issues. As a retaliation, Gio Reyna's parents, Claudio and Danielle Reyna announced without anyone's consent that Gregg Berhalter abused his now wife in 1991. Now, US Soccer, the Berhalter's, and the Reyna's must deal with the fall out. Who is to blame and how does US Soccer move forward? Chelsea FC… are struggling. They find themselves in 10th place, just as close to relegation as they are to the top 4. One Premier League win in the last 3 months. Are injuries to blame, or can we assign some blame to manager Graham Potter and owner Todd Boehly? Follow Stateside Soccer Show's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StatesideShow Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

A new year is upon us and the second half of the Premier League season has arrived! This means that everyone will be writing New Year's Resolutions. Today, with the Premier League back and fresh, Jordan from the Stateside Soccer Show joins the podcast as we give all 20 Premier League teams their New Year’s resolutions. Maybe they need a new player or a new coach, or maybe they just need to figure their gameplan out and win a few games. From Chelsea needing to stay healthy, Arsenal finding a Gabriel Jesus replacement and winning the PL, to Everton finding new owners and Nottingham Forest accepting their fate - we talk about it all! Premier League Teams covered, in order of appearance: Follow Stateside Soccer Show's Twitter: https://twitter.com/StatesideShow Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

The dust has settled on the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup in Qatar. With Messi and Argentina winning the prestigious soccer tournament, it's time that we recap the World Cup and talk about the legacy it leaves both on and of the field. To do, we discuss what happened on the field, giving our FIFA World Cup team of the tournament, highlighting players like Emiliano Martinez, Kylian Mbappe, and Lionel Messi who deserve recognition as the stars of the World Cup. We spoke about the legacy that Messi left with his World Cup win, if he is now the undisputed GOAT player, and how he has inspired a generation of footballers. Finally, we spoke about the legacy of the 2022 Qatar World Cup as a whole, the upsets and amazing deep runs that Morocco and Croatia made, as well as the off the field controversies that put a stain on this tournament. Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

It's the International Break and there's been quite a lot. Teams finishing up their World Cup Prep, UEFA Nations League, and a bunch more! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

What a long week of incredible soccer news! From USMNT Roster Snubs, to Boehly doing his best to make as many British people mad, and incredible games, so much to talk about! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Jack's back for an extended episode! We debate the merits of cancelling the Premier League Gameweek for Queen Elizabeth II's death, Tuchel getting canned by Boehly, and Liverpool's struggles in the Champions League! Topics Covered: Premier League Games canceled this weekend and presumably next weekend for the death of Queen Elizabeth. Is that the right move?Tuchel gets sacked by Chelsea for Graham Potter. What happened, was it justified, and what does this mean for Chelsea long term/this season?US Open Cup Final ReviewPSG beat Juve 2-1 (Mckennie goal)Shakhtar Donetsk batter RB Leipzig 1-4Salzburg draw Milan 1-1Liverpool get smacked by Napoli 4-1Inter fall to Bayern 0-2Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

AJ is not amused. Let's talk about referees in the Premier League, the biggest transfer deadline day stories, and the biggest games of this week on this AJ solo episode! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

What a weekend of soccer! From the Champions League draw, crazy transfers, and bad runs of form. Let's talk about it! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

A lot of great tactical showdowns this weekend from Chelsea, Arsenal, Werder Bremen, and more! AJ is solo on this episode once more! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

What a great week to be a soccer neutral. Teams falling apart, goals getting scored, and coaches screaming at each other. Jack is gone for a few weeks so it's an AJ solo episode! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Now that the European season is in full effect, we have a lot to talk about! Fulham, Manchester United, Haaland, Tottenham, Bundesliga, Serie A, and more! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Euro 2022 Finals, Community Shield, and our trip to Chicago. It's a fun time. Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Gianna joins Jack once again to talk about the Euro 2022 finals between Germany and England as well as previewing the Chicago double header that we're going to see featuring the Chicago Fire and Chicago Red Stars. Fun times! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Big week in soccer! Women's international soccer, transfer sagas coming to an end, and World Cup trivia! Topics Covered: Follow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Lewandowski's transfer saga has come to a close as Barcelona continue to pull their economic levers. We talk about that, Manchester United, USWNT, Euro 2022, and more on this week's episode! Topics Covered: Frenkie De Jong to Manchester United - will it happen?Where should Ronaldo go?USWNT v Canada previewEuro 2022 R16 PreviewFollow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com

Transfers and Women's International Soccer! Let's talk about some of the latest news from on and off the field in this past week. Topics Covered: Wayne Rooney to DC UnitedBernadeschi to Toronto FCMark Anthony Kaye to Toronto FCSuarez to MLSJesse Lingard to LAFC/MLSDi Maria to JuveSinisterra to LeedsFrenkie De Jong to Chelsea FCLisandro Martinez to Manchester UnitedSteven Bergwijn to AjaxLuca De La Torre to Celta de Vigo USWNT qualify for World CupWomen Euros RecapFollow our Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalThirdShow Follow our Instagram: www.instagram.com/finalthirdshow/ Visit our Website: finalthirdshow.com Theme Music from https://www.zapsplat.com