What do you make of the week that saw one of the most boring games of the season followed by one of the most impressive? David Mooney is joined by Adam Carter from StatCity.co.uk and by Fred Caldeira from TNT Sports Brazil to reflect on Manchester City's 0-0 draw with Arsenal and the 4-1 win over Aston Villa.They focus on the performances of Phil Foden and Rico Lewis, plus they discuss the structure and shape of the team both with and without Erling Haaland. Then it's Crystal Palace and Real Madrid on the horizon - and possibly a big week to come to find out if City have had their click and we're now in the post-click era for this season. And this week's show is also getting musical... Football historian Gary James speaks about the background to several songs and chants around City, looking at the history of tunes like Blue Moon and The Boys In Blue.==========To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tyler Adams didn’t miss a beat (or a blade of grass) on his full Bournemouth debut which bodes very well for the USMNT midfielder depth chart. Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Jesse Marsch discuss Gregg Berhalter’s options in the middle of the park and whether it’s time to move on from the MMA combo (05:31). Then, with Canada and Costa Rica qualifying for the Copa America, the guys rank the 16 teams in the competition and make their way-too-early group stage predictions (16:19). Analysis of Gio Reyna, Folarin Balogun and the aforementioned Adams' performances after another strong weekend for Americans Abroad (31:10). What can USMNT fans glean from Manchester City and Arsenal’s snoozefest, scoreless draw? (38:43) And who are the most talented soccer players outside of the white lines? (47:18) Call It What You Want is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Call It What You Want team on X: @JimmyConrad, @CharlieDavies9, @jessemarsch For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can also watch Call It What You Want on the CBS Sports Golazo Network for free on connected TVs and mobile devices through the CBS Sports app, Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com as well as Paramount+. Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For anyone that didn’t know about him already, 17-year-old wonderkid Endrick introduced himself with a winner against England at Wembley on Saturday. So how good is Brazil's next big thing - and where will he fit in at Real Madrid when he completes his move to the Bernabeu this summer? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's Brazilian football writer Jack Lang, Nick Miller, who conducted Endrick's first interview with a UK media outlet as well as Junior Spanish Football Editor Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero to discuss. Produced by Guy Clarke Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead Related articles: Endrick delivers a preview showing of history to leave Brazil salivating for more - The Athletic Meet 15-year-old Endrick: 5ft 6in tall, left-footed and the next big thing in Brazilian football - The Athletic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England may have lost to Brazil but you can’t create the feelgood factor without having a bad moment first, right? Today, Marcus, Jim, Vish and Pete hold onto that hope and book Kobbie Mainoo a seat on the plane after seeing that one turn in the second half. Oooft. Elsewhere, the lads take heart in realising France are now sh*t after they lost to Germany and James McFadden vows never to return to Amsterdam after Scotland got gubbed by the Netherlands. Plus, what objects could a linesman hide in his flag? Pete has some thoughts... Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on Spotify. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Morayo is joined by Disu, Mush and Yaw This week they discuss: England vs Brazil Why Southgate is not the man for England What does it mean for a player to be underrated How long do you need to judge a player Awards (Star, Saudi and Surveillance) Listeners Questions Discord Link: https://discord.gg/28YqFaXy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and more in the midst of a historic international break. Brazil break down England at Wembley with the first ever international goal of Endrick’s career. Hear why the Three Lions need two defensive midfielders and why that’s not defensive. Kristof Terreur gives us the lowdown on England’s next opponents Belgium. And Tom Williams feels that Wales are heading in the right direction ahead of their Euro 2024 play-off clash with Poland. Germany raise many eyebrows by scoring against France after 7 seconds and outclassing their illustrious opponents, with Wirtz and Mittelstadt perhaps set to star this summer. Plus Paul Cook, Ralf Rangnick and Gus Poyet’s contract situation. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England 0-1 Brazil (02.30) • PART 1b: A look at Belgium with Kristof Terreur (13.45) • PART 2a: Wales v Poland preview with Tom Williams (29.00) • PART 2b: Big nights for Ukraine and Georgia (37.00) • PART 3a: Leicester charged, Chesterfield promoted (45.00) • PART 3b: France 0-2 Germany (48.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The narrative that has been created around Southgate is one of squandered opportunities and an inability to match tactics against the elite in Europe. Is that fair? Would a penalty shootout win against Italy have changed everything? Marcus, Andy and Vish explore that on today’s show. Elsewhere, Vish makes his case for Brazil as the defining international team in football history. Plus, could Bagpipes be the new Vuvuzela? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on Spotify. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today’s show, Alexi Lalas and David Mosse recap Champions League action: Mbappe, Vini, Haaland, and Kane advance to the Quarterfinals. Taking age out of the question, which player would you build your dream team around? Also in Europe, Weston McKennie is looking to make his speedy return against Atalanta. (5:37) Back state side, we have a loaded week of MLS and CONCACAF Champions Cup ahead. Club America takes on rivals Chivas while Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey take on his old club, Cincinnati. (24:21) In #AskAlexi the guys answer questions on ranking the USMNT #9 position, USL league competing with MLS, and the “dark arts” of defending. (33:34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PSG might sign Serge Gnabry as a substitution for Kylian Mbappe, agreeing to German media. The French megastar's flight for Real Madrid is progressively looking like fair a matter of time. After once more time running down his contract, Mbappe, it appears, will at long last make the move to the Spanish capital. As a result, PSG will likely got to sign a big-name substitution, in spite of the fact that they also have Xavi Simons on the books, who will return from his amazing Leipzig loan within the summer and who can moreover highlight on the left wing in spite of basically playing on the right. In any case, there's still no ensure that the Dutchman will really be given a chance. He seem fair as well be flipped for benefit to adjust the books, after all PSG paid just €4 million to re-sign him from PSV. The names of a part of potential Mbappe substitutions have been bandied around in later weeks, with Man Utd's Marcus Rashford the foremost high-profile player supposedly under consideration. Presently, be that as it may, a unused and somewhat bizarre star has too entered the picture. Gnabry to PSG? Agreeing to BILD's Lukas Fischer, Serge Gnabry could be a target for the French monsters within the occasion of Mbappe's flight. In reality, the writer goes so distant as to claim that he is the 'top candidate' which a potential move is 'heating up.' The player is caught on to be sharp on the move and Bayern would be willing to allow his wish, having as of now supposedly move recorded him in January for €55m. Fischer moreover states that PSG have been following the German player for a few time. Whereas the ex-Arsenal man is without a doubt a incredible player, it would be a strange move on the portion of PSG. Gnabry is three a long time Mbappe's senior, a altogether more awful player and has scarcely included so distant this term due to harm, only scoring once when fit, subsequently why Bayern are willing to cash in on him. For €55m, you may easily get a more youthful player with massive upside to supplant the megastar otherwise- you seem attempt to urge Rashford; it's not like PSG are strapped for cash. It would be interesting for the French mammoths to seek after a bargain for Gnabry at this organize of his career. Carlo Ancelotti has indicated that Real Madrid don’t got to sign Kylian Mbappe as they as of now have the six best players in world football, but Rodrygo disagrees. Los Blancos ran out 4-0 champs over La Liga title challengers Girona on Saturday in a statement of intent in Spain, and Ancelotti was awed by his side’s performance. Vinicius Junior ran revolt on the night and the Brazilian is right now the leading player on the planet, agreeing to Ancelotti. After Real Madrid’s resonating win, the previous AC Milan, Chelsea and PSG boss was inquired almost Mbappe’s potential summer move from Paris Saint-Germain. Be that as it may, he was fast to reject any exchange talk. Kylian Mbappe to connect Real Madrid? “You keep inquiring almost a player who plays for another team,” Ancelotti said amid his post-match press conference. “now we have the most excellent player within the world here. In arrange: Vini Jr to begin with, [Jude] Bellingham moment, Rodrygo third. At that point [Toni] Kroos, [Federico] Valverde, [Eduardo] Camavinga.” Whereas Ancelotti was sharp to squash any gossipy tidbits of Mbappe joining on a free exchange when his PSG contract terminates this season, Rodrygo was enthusiastic to precise his want for the Frenchman to join. The Brazil worldwide is seemingly the foremost likely current Real Madrid player to lose his spot within the beginning XI in case Mbappe arrives, but Rodrygo needs to see the PSG star connect this summer regardless. After the 4-0 win over Girona, he told correspondents: “I would love Mbappe to come. I always need to play with the most excellent and he's one of the most excellent the world. I can't conversation much almost him. He's a PSG player and I have to be him.” Mbappe has scored 20 objectives and given four helps in 19 Ligue 1 recreations so distant this season, and whereas the Frenchman could be a danger to Rodrygo's put in Real Madrid's beginning XI, the Brazilian apparently needs him to connect the club.

With the USMNT reportedly poised to play friendlies against Colombia and Brazil in June, Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Jesse Marsch discuss the possibility of facing a potential Copa America opponent right before the tournament starts, and whether Gregg Berhalter’s system contains enough flexibility to pose either side a problem. (04:59) Meanwhile, Charlie isn’t overly optimistic about the U-23 U.S. men’s national team’s chances ahead of their Olympic Games warm-up match against hosts and early favorites France. (15:25) Then, the guys react to Duncan McGuire returning stateside after his move to Blackburn Rovers collapsed due to a clerical error. Is another season at Orlando City a blessing in disguise for the 23-year-old? (23:35) There were goals galore for the Americans Abroad over the weekend. Jimmy and Charlie spotlight two players who got on the scoresheet - Taylor Booth and Johnny Cardoso - while Jesse waxes lyrical over defensive stalwarts Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson. (32:27) On the domestic front, the guys preview the 2024 MLS season and pick out their three Americans to watch in the context of the national team. (42:45) And with whispers that IFAB is looking to introduce sin bins to the game, the guys weigh in on the controversial blue card idea. (59:05) Call It What You Want is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Call It What You Want team on X: @JimmyConrad, @CharlieDavies9, @jessemarsch For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can also watch Call It What You Want on the CBS Sports Golazo Network for free on connected TVs and mobile devices through the CBS Sports app, Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com as well as Paramount+. Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices