Jonathan Gómez, the 18-year-old left back who played for Louisville City in 2021, joins the podcast. He discusses his USMNT debut vs Bosnia, his pending move to La Liga club Real Sociedad, his conversation with Xabi Alonso, his choice of a USL development path, and his future national team decision. Sharp guy.

An in-depth show about the U.S. men's national soccer team, the players who could one day make it better, and American soccer in general.

What do you do if McKennie, Musah and Adams are unavailable? We run through a lot of the possibilities, settle on some pretty clear (and perhaps obvious) favorite options, and then talk about what we'd like to see vs Bosnia on Saturday.

Alexi and Mosse kick off the podcast with a recap of the dramatic MLS Cup final between the Portland Timbers and NYCFC. They break down the VAR controversy from Portland’s last minute goal, Sean Johnson’s saves during the tense penalty shootouts, and why NYCFC manager Ronny Deila Striped after winning MLS Cup (10:04). Then the guys breakdown the USMNT’s upcoming game vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina and see which MLS players could break into the main squad. We then switch gears to Europe as we look at all the games around Europe and briefly cover the Liga MX final between Atlas and Leon, but we all know the real story is the fumbled Champions League draw! Alexi and Mosse make their picks for the Round of 16 and give their team rankings (37:18). We answered questions about whether Supporters’ Shield winners should get a bye in MLS Playoffs, why Fiorentina’s Dusan Vlahovic is underrated, and answer if Alexi has ever played a FIFA game in #AskAlexi (56:14). Finally, Alexi caps off the show with a look at who from the next generation can carry the torch after Messi and Ronaldo retire (1:11:21). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, James Horncastle and Colin Millar ahead of crunch time in World Cup qualifying. It’s going down to the wire as Spain face a tense double-header with Greece and Sweden, while the likes of Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and Norway go head to head for a place in Qatar. Steven Gerrard is on the verge of leaving Rangers to become Aston Villa manager. Is this a bigger gamble for Villa or Gerrard? And does he need the experience at Villa before he can be considered as the next Liverpool manager? Elsewhere, would Lampard fit in at Norwich? And how will Liverpool’s recruitment fare without Michael Edwards and his laptop? Plus the most dominant team in the world, the importance we place in pundits’ words and why the world’s got football documentary fever. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Ole loses Rio – why do we care? (02m 00s) • PART 2a: Gerrard and Lampard returning to the Premier League? (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Michael Edwards leaves Liverpool (25m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup qualifiers preview – stress for the Spanish and a showdown in Rome (32m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (46m 00s) • PART 5: Barcelona Femeni and football documentaries (49m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, while Jon's away on holiday, Hassan and Phil discuss the key incidents from the Quarter Finals of Euro 2020 including, Michael Oliver's red card in the Switzerland vs Spain match, Immobile's play acting in Italy vs Belgium and Felix Brych blowing the whistle at 90 minutes.

The quarterfinals were not quite as compelling as the round of 16 as matches but they set up a ton of fascinating questions for the semifinals. What is Italy without Spinazzola? Why did Spain struggle so much at even strength against Switzerland? Has Denmark run out of gas? Is there any way to get one over on this England team... if Southgate plays the good forwards at least? Support the show

Suj and James review the four quarter finals played over the weekend at The Euros, as Spain squeezed past Switzerland on penalties, Italy thrilled (and shithoused) their way past Belgium, Denmark overcame the Czech Republic and fourmidable England bossed Ukraine. Are Spain fortunate to have made it this far? How will Spinazzola's injury impact Italy? Will Denmark be more cautious against England? What was different about England tactically on Saturday? Plus, tips for Euro Fantasy ahead of the semi finals... ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlanetFPL?s...​ Follow James on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod​...​ Follow Suj on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/sujanshah​​​​...​ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl/​​...​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PlanetFPL/​... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

France fell at the round-of-16 on penalties to Switzerland in Euro 2020. The squad have another chance of glory in...

Jimbo is alongside Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and James Horncastle as Italy & Spain set up a semi-final meeting at Euro 2020. Roberto Mancini’s Italy knock out the number 1 ranked team in the world in Belgium, in a performance that has everything. How have the Azzurri managed to put together this 32-game unbeaten run? And why wasn’t Mancini more in demand? Spain are victorious on penalties against 10-man Switzerland but are hugely wasteful in front of goal again. Alvaro Romeo tells us why the Spanish might be about to click, through unity and conviction. But do they lack personality? In Saturday’s quarter-finals, it’s Czech Republic v Denmark and then, England v Ukraine in Rome. Yevhen Muzyka tells us why Shevchenko isn’t as popular as you might think. Plus we talk Sancho, Nuno and Rafa Benitez, all on the move in club football. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Belgium 1-2 Italy (03m 30s) • PART 2: Spain beat the Swiss on spot-kicks with Alvaro Romeo (20m 30s) • PART 3a: England v Ukraine preview with Yevhen Muzyka (35m 00s) • PART 3b: Czech Republic v Denmark preview (46m 00s) • PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (49m 30s) • PART 5: Sancho, Nuno and Benitez all on the move (52m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.