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Victor Letsoalo makes history on Bafana Bafana debut with COSAFA Cup hat-trick Kick Off

This week we take a look at TFC's shocking loss to DC, their immediate dismissal of Chris Armas, and their huge result against Eastern Conference leaders New England. We also look at the big upsets of the week and spend some time talking about a much rejuvenated Chicago Fire and what's next for the Whitecaps, who are their own worst enemy.

Dan Bardell reflects on England reaching the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966. Alongside Dan - Flo Lloyd Hughes and The Athletic’s Carl Anka who were both at Wembley last night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Kalvin and England progress to the Round of 16, Liam Cooper's Scotland are making the short journey home. Meanwhile, it's still No TyRo, No Party for Wales and there's little Llorente and no Koch. But all that pales into insignificance with a trip to Guiseley on the horizon. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Traditionally, you don’t need many goals to secure a Golden Boot in the European Championships. The top forwards have already...

Mark McAdam has got the boys back together. The reporter has tracked down England’s stars of Euro 96 – and, ahead of England vs Scotland at Euro 2020, they tell us the inside story of the famous clash between the two teams at Wembley 25 years ago. Gary Neville, Jamie Redknapp, Gareth Southgate, Teddy Sheringham, Paul Ince and Stuart Pearce lift the lid on what it was like inside the England dressing room before that dramatic match, the key turning points in the contest, and how the victory ultimately propelled England to the semi-finals. For more behind the scenes stories of England’s adventures at Euro 96, you can watch The Boys of 96 on Sky Sports News and the Sky Sports YouTube channel. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

A Gold Cup Full of Galaxy Players? Depth an Issue for LA? by Corner Of The Galaxy

Diego Maradona: The Dubai Years - the news that shook UAE football, as the game’s greatest name landed at Al Wasl The National

Taken from our website content in which we interviewed fans of each club our loanees went to (minus Minamino), we find out how well each player performed and what we can expect to see from them next season! +WATCH ALL THE FULL INTERVIEWS HERE+ Harvey Elliott - Blackburn Rovers: https://bit.ly/3p4PcBX Marko Grujic - FC Porto: https://bit.ly/3idcvrA Sepp Van den Berg - Preston North End: https://bit.ly/2SHdAgX Loris Karius & Taiwo Awoniyi - FC Berlin: https://bit.ly/2Tub126 Adam Lewis - Plymouth Argyle: https://bit.ly/3fyrLxM Harry Wilson & Sheyi Ojo - Cardiff City: https://bit.ly/3uEAHG5 (Taki Minamino - Southampton - Hopefully Coming Soon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Euro 2020 begins on June 11, and Gareth Southgate has named his 26-man England squad Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold made the...

Champions League final: Man City fans say football kept them together during lockdown The National

It's looking like Maguire is set to miss the Europa league final following is injury a couple weeks ago, the lads discuss who might be wearing the armband and look ahead to the final! Check out SurfShark here and use promo code PADDOCK for 85% off and 3-Months FREE! - https://surfshark.deals/PADDOCK Stretford Paddock has content out EVERY DAY, make sure you’re subscribed for your Man United fix! - https://bit.ly/DEVILSsub 📱 Follow us over on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StretfordPaddck 📷 And on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stretfordpaddck/ 🎙️ Listen to Our Podcast: https://podfollow.com/stretfordpaddock/ 👕 Merchandise: https://stretfordpaddock.bigcartel.com Go ahead and subscribe to get all of the latest Man United news, academy updates, transfer news, Manchester United fan reactions, podcasts, top 5’s on all things Man Utd, live watchalongs of Premier League, Champions League and Europa League, Highlights, Review and Analysis. Stretford Paddock began in 2019, but in July 2020 merged with Full Time Devils - the original and best Man United YouTube fan channel - which is why you may see old videos from FTD on this channel, but it’s still the same place to get all the MUFC content you know and love, from Howson, McKola, Jay Motty, Joe, and the gang! Information on Training and Matches for Stretford Paddock FC can be found here; https://www.stretfordpaddockfc.com. #ManUnited #ManchesterUnited #MUFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 2 brought many results that flipped last week's results, save for the LA Galaxy, who stormed past everyone through Javier Hernandez's hat trick. We talk about how fortunes favoured a lively San Jose side, TFC's ongoing ok-ness, and some splendid golazos.

Continuing our championship recap coverage, Craig Elsten is joined by stalwart veteran Sockers defender Guerrero Pino, who helped captain Team Mexico to the 2019 WMF World Cup championships, and back-stopped the Sockers' defense to a 2021 Ron Newman Cup championship. Find out how the San Diego defense turned into a title-winning unit!

The Athletic's Adam Crafton speaks to Valencia president Anil Murthy to get his view on the incident which took place during the game between Valencia and Cadiz on Sunday when Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby accused Cadiz's Juan Cala of racially abusing him, which lead to the Valencia players leaving the pitch for 20 minutes. The following days have seen Cala issue a strong denial that he used the language he was accused of using, and in turn Valencia have continued to come out strongly in support of Diakhaby. In this interview Anil Murthy explains his thoughts on how the incident was dealt with at the time, how he thinks La Liga and Spanish football should deal with any future incidents of this nature, and he expresses his disappointment with the lack of progress being made on racism in football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic's David Ornstein is joined by our German football writer Raphael Honigstein, our Chelsea correspondent Simon Johnson and our analytics writer Tom Worville to look at the latest on the increasingly public saga that is the future of Dortmund's Erling Haaland. We get the inside track on his, and agent Mino Raiola's, current state of mind from Rapha, Worville runs the numbers to try and work out which of Europe's big clubs would suit him best, and Simon has insight on why there might be some at Chelsea who haven't given up on luring Haaland to Stamford Bridge this summer. There's also a look at the fallout from Chelsea's 5-2 defeat against West Brom at the weekend, with reports of an understandably heated dressing room that turned into training ground scuffles on Sunday. Plus we're joined by our Aston Villa correspondent Gregg Evans for our weekly look at the England picture ahead of the Euros, this week focusing on Jack Grealish's race to regain fitness ahead of the tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By the time that the World Cup rolls around in 2022, America could have as many as six football –...

It was enjoyably chaotic in the 16emes of the Coupe de France with late goals, penalty shoot-outs, cupsets, smoke-bombs, red cards and Kylian Mbappe scoring a pub-team goal. Phil and John Mainland discuss the magic of the Coupe, the impact of Covid, and when exactly the draw for the next round will be...

Aston Villa defender Anita Asante analyses England’s 6-0 win over Northern Ireland in interim boss Hege Riise's first game in charge. We also hear from Ellen White on how it felt to score her first international hat-trick and midfielder Jill Scott reflects on earning her 150th cap. Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Support local extends to the soccer world during the pandemic. We last caught up with Evan Raimist, GM and Director of Operations for the Maryland Bobcats back in February of 2020. Covid-19 was a thing but it wasn't quite THE thing. But even with Covid dominating the world, the Maryland Bobcats have managed to have an incredible year and continue to create some buzz in the Montgomery County, Maryland area. Evan comes on to talk about their world class kits, their development academy, the Maryland Soccerplex, joining the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA), and of course, a bit of Everton.

Last week I sat down with the Double Pass team of Jared Micklos, Hans Vander Elst, Kevin Nicholson, and Stig Meylemans. Double Pass is a Belgian company that assesses and advises football clubs, (con)federations and leagues around the world, on ways in which they can optimize their talent development. In March 2020, FIFA enlisted them as a partner to roll out a new ‘Talent Development Progamme’. Double Pass make potential improvements visible on our Club & Academy Monitoring Platform (CAMP) using a unique methodology based on their scientific model and proprietary algorithms. Their experienced staff also help to implement tailor-made solutions alongside the clubs and coaches. If you would like to find out more about the Double Pass Master Class, which is designed to help coaches gain insights into the challenges and opportunities of running an elite football academy and optimizing its football technical management, please click below. The course is over 70 hours and includes 5 different chapters, webinars, personal mentoring, E-Modules, group work, and assessments. They currently have a special offer for coaches which ends on February 15th. https://education.doublepass.com/e-masterclass/

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein, Adam Crafton & Sam Lee to focus on Manchester City and detail the shortlist of strikers they have drawn up for the summer. And they'll also discuss the increased levels of online abuse towards players and officials following Premier League referee Mike Dean informing police that his family has received death threats on social media platforms Throughout February you can subscribe to The Athletic for a special price. Enjoy great analysis and in-depth features from the very best football writers around, as well as ad-free versions of all our podcasts for less than £1 a week. Just go to www.theathletic.com/ornsteinandchapman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since Mikel Arteta drafted Emile Smith-Rowe into the Arsenal first team on Boxing Day, they have won five and drawn...

Frank Lampard appears to be on the way out at Chelsea. We look back at his time at Chelsea and consider what we got right and what we got wrong, and we talk a bit about the state of research on analytics about managers -- do they really matter? Support the show

Celebrations in the Basque country as Athletic Bilbao win the Spanish Super Cup in a thriller against Barcelona, with Lionel Messi sent off for the first time in his club career. Inter Milan are victorious in the Derby d’Italia as Pirlo gets schooled by Conte. Even after a bad week for Bayern, all their rivals slipped up. Except Union Berlin. Plus Brexit’s impact on transfers and misery for Marseille under AVB. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Athletic beat Barca to win the Super Cup (05m 00s) • PART 3: Inter 2-0 Juve & Napoli 6-0 Fiorentina (18m 00s) • PART 4: Bayern’s rivals all falter in the Bundesliga (28m 00s) • PART 5: Ligue 1 latest and transfer talk (38m 30s) • PART 6: Lazio 3-0 Roma (58m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH: • 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.

We're back after the winter break and find that grassroots football is unfortunately suspended once again. We sit down with Paul Markland, Chairman of Isthmian South East side, Hythe Town FC who play in Kent. We speak to him about how Covid has impacted clubs as well as discuss what could happen in terms of the season. Will it be null and void? Will it be PPG? Will it continue? We get his thoughts on that and his thoughts on referees too.

World's oldest professional footballer? Japan's 'King Kazu' renews Yokohama contract aged nearly 54 - in pictures The National

Mark Chapman and The Athletic's Matt Slater bring you an FA Cup special as they're joined by the CEO of Marine AFC, James Leary, ahead of their huge 3rd round tie against Tottenham on Sunday. It's a game that will see their players furloughed if they don't stay in the competition, it's a game that has changed the future of this 8th-tier club forever, and we speak to James to find out exactly what it is like to be running a non-league club part-time in the midst of a global pandemic and deal with the challenge of facing a Premier League team. Newport County are a club who know a thing or two about causing an FA Cup shock in recent seasons and ahead of their game against Brighton we are joined by chairman Gavin Foxall, a man who has a lot to say about the difficulties of the last year, his hope for the future and the importance of clubs to their communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

- SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: http://cornerofthegalaxy.com/subscribe/ - COG LA GALAXY DISCORD: https://discord.gg/drr9HFZY2P - COG MERCHANDISE (SCARVES, T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, COASTERS): http://www.cornerofthegalaxy.com/SHOP COG STUDIOS, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy have finally announced that Greg Vanney will be their next head coach after several weeks of speculation. And that means the rebuilding can finally begin. On today's show -- held specifically for the Galaxy announcement -- hosts Josh Guesman and Kevin Baxter discuss the addition of Vanney to the club and why he made a lot of sense. And we'll get to talk about Vanney's first interview with Kevin just hours before the club made his announcement official. There's a discussion about Vanney wanting the challenge of rebuilding a very broken club and why he sees California as a place to come "home." Plus, there's some good insight into how he could be spending the Galaxy's money in a very uncertain 2021. Additionally, Josh and Kevin will discuss the addition of Dan Calichman to the no. 1 assistant job and why Dominic Kinnear's involvement with the Galaxy might continue but not as a head coach. Would you stay if you were Kinnear? Would you want him if you're Vanney? Plus, there are updates on Cristian Pavon, Jorge Villafana, AJ DeLaGarza, and a lot more. We even made sure to update you on the MLSPA and their problems with MLS and the ownership group. Will the 2021 season also be significantly impacted by Covid-19? Will there even be a season? We've got a lot to discuss in our first show of 2021. And we're glad the Galaxy could finally make the announcement many have been waiting for. If there's a typical start to the 2021 season, the players will be reporting to training camp by the end of the month. Does that make it feel real? Thanks for kicking off another season with us! We're glad you could join us!

Our #LegendsSeries continues with a four-time Sockers champion, Paul Dougherty! Find out how the 5'2" Dougherty managed to play 21 years of professional soccer, including a debut in the EPL when he was just 16 years old!

On this episode of The Breakaway, Connor Sutton is joined by Robla School District Superintendent Ruben Reyes as he discusses the needs of the families and students of his school district's communities. Sacramento Republic FC alongside club partners has put together a Winter Wishlist Holiday Drive to give back to our community in the Robla School District. To donate and get more information go to SacRepublicfc.com/wishlist.

In the previous years of the Premier League when you thought of Arsenal, many would of joke of the number four conundrum, the fact no matter how well Arsenal performed throughout the season they would always wind up fourth. The same can be said in La Liga in recent years for Celta Vigo and the […]

Ibiza is often described as a millionaire’s playboy paradise, a scenic marvel and a house music pilgrimage, but a footballing haven? Not a chance at all. Although over the past few seasons with some heavy investment, Union Deportivo Ibiza Eivissa are rapidly rising through Spain’s lower divisions. Currently sat top of the table in the […]

At the time of writing Real Sociedad sit pretty at the top of La Liga (although Atletico does have two games in hand on them) and riding a crest of a wave that has been a couple of seasons in the making. After spending many seasons threatening the top half then scattering away again, the […]

In April 2019 The Athletic's Andy Mitten was tasked by Four Four Two magazine to fly unannounced to the heart of Sinaloa, Mexico, home to the most powerful drug cartel on the planet, and track down the coach of Mexican second division side Dorados, none other than Diego Maradona. This is the story of meeting Maradona in Mexico, as Andy recounts the extraordinary tale to The Athletic's Adam Hurrey. Subscribe to The Athletic and take advantage of our special Black Friday offer of £1-a-month for 12 months by heading to theathletic.com/ornsteinandchapman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve in to the processes we adopt during mass confrontations, discuss some incidents from the weekend including the Orlando MLS Penalty Shootout (Kicks from the Penalty Mark) where the Goalkeeper received a red card! We're joined by Level 3 Jake Woodman and Level 4 Joel Lamping.

Hosting the famed La Masia and lesser known academies such as the Cantera, La Liga is one of the top producers of talent in World Football. Yet Spain is also known for the heavy use of release clauses, a set fee for which players can leave without objection. These may be the bane of every […]

Finding Jack Charlton chronicles the life and extraordinary career of the World Cup winner and the former Republic of Ireland manager. The film details the most successful period in Irish football history, as well as exploring Charlton’s relationship with the press, his brother and players like Paul McGrath. Plus was Charlton tactically ahead of his time? And to what extent did this Englishman restore pride and self-esteem to people in Ireland? SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A WEEK: • 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.

From Mayar Sherif to football's revival: How Egypt are taking big strides in female sport The National

We are excited for our first ONE-OF-A-KIND College Soccer Preparation Camp, being held in Hattiesburg Mississippi, in conjunction with Southern States Soccer Club and VEO. The event is taking place to help players looking to be recruited get all the tools they need to do so. With regular webinars all weekend, plenty of footage to walk away with, and all the knowledge our SRUSA staff have (from National Championship winning coaches to current pro players), we believe this is a one of a kind event. To find out more info and to apply, please go to www.srusacamp.com

Real Sociedad top of La Liga and enjoying a familiar David Silva service The National

COG LA GALAXY DISCORD: https://discord.gg/9g8FcfU COG MERCHANDISE (SCARVES, T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, COASTERS): http://www.cornerofthegalaxy.com/SHOP COG STUDIOS, Calif. -- Guillermo Barros Schelotto has been fired by the LA Galaxy. It was probably a necessary step for a team that has struggled with any positive momentum throughout the Covid-affected year. So with Dominic Kinnear in charge of the Galaxy for the time being -- his second stint as interim head coach -- how did we get to this point once again? On today's show, your hosts Josh Guesman and Eric Vieira dive into the timeline of events that led to Schelotto's sacking on Thursday afternoon. The guys start with some weird injury announcement from Chicharito. Was his Instagram post out of line? And how many conspiracy theories can the guys come up with when it comes to the $15-million man? Then it's off to discuss the Galaxy's abysmal loss to the Portland Timbers. Did Dennis te Kloese know that he was going to have to fire Schelotto after the game? And what did he say at halftime that gave us some clues on which way he was leaning? Then the guys dig into the announcement of Schelotto's firing and what te Kloese had to say during his afternoon press conference. In fact, we'll give you pretty full coverage of the press conference during the show to get you caught up on everything that was said during the entire event. Finally, the guys will go over all the rule changes MLS put in place to get the 2020 season done and dusted and why the Galaxy might have a slightly better chance at getting into the playoffs with the points per game governing their outcome. There's even a little game preview of the Real Salt Lake game coming up this weekend. In total, we've got over 90-minutes of important Galaxy-talk. Don't miss it! And thanks for joining us tonight!

🇺🇸Brad Williams - SRUSA Senior Consultant and current College Coach, Brad talks with SRUSA Head of Operations (The Americas), Don Williams on his journey playing California, to spending two years in England with the famous University side, Team Bath. Throw in a pro trial in Germany, plus much more. Brad will be leading the Goalkeeping coaching at our upcoming SRUSA College Soccer Prep Camp in Mississippi, USA, on 21-22 November 2020. To apply to attend or for more info, head to www.srusacamp.com To connect with Kim on social media check out his handles here; Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brad_Wil_ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-williams-468a4918a/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Imustbethis

With the European transfer window closed, we take a look at three of the best signings of Spain’s top division. The window has obviously been open rather longer than usual due to the Covid-19 pandemic, giving teams longer to add to their squads. Nevertheless, for most teams it remains business as usual looking across the […]

Egypt's Ezzeldin Bahader becomes world's oldest professional football player The National

Portugal football legend Eusebio was a pioneer for African athletes The National

Swansea City once represented an ideal in British football. Nine years on from their promotion to the Premier League, however, and despite seemingly impressive performances on the pitch, they are in danger of becoming a cautionary tale... The Athletic's Stuart James joins Seb Stafford-Bloor to describe the last few years in South Wales and chart both the downturn and the way forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🇰🇪Kim Kaumbutho - SRUSA Africa Consultant and former NAIA National Champion talks with SRUSA Founder Chris Cousins on his journey from Nairobi, Kenya, to IMG Academy, to playing in College, and now back in Kenya, helping the next generation of players to go on different pathways around the World. If you are a player from the African continent and are interested in playing and studying in the USA, please head to www.sportsrecruitingusa.com/africa To connect with Kim on social media check out his handles here; Twitter: www.twitter.com/coachkimkk Instagram: www.instagram.com/kimathikaumbutho Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimathi-kaumbutho-1b4231b4/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/kimathikimkaumbutho

Even though his performances on the pitch haven’t suggested as much, the emotional eulogy that Lionel Messi paid to Luis...

Gary talks with Brazil national team assistant coach, Matheus Bachi, to discuss his role with the national team and get an insight into their culture, environment, and player relationships. Matheus featured heavily in the 'All Or Nothing' documentary on Amazon Prime about the Copa America success, and discusses a variety of different contexts: player relationships, pressure from fans, team-talks, player-coach interactions, and "playing with joy."