Opening Weekend

We round up some of the MLS action from opening weekend, try to figure out why first division sanctioning matters, big segment on John Textor, Tanner Tessmann and the big match in Lyon vs PSG, Pulisic misses a penalty, Gio starts but doesn't really impress anybody, Sargent gets a brace and an ambivalent OptaJack tweet, plus much more.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov after the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. The champions ease to victory at Stamford Bridge to make it a losing start at Chelsea for Enzo Maresca. But the decision to leave out Raheem Sterling, and to make Enzo Fernandez captain, is what dominates discussion. Brighton sit top of the table after a 3-0 victory at Everton in Fabian Hurzeler’s first game in charge. Brian Owen from The Argus tells us why we shouldn’t be surprised. Arne Slot’s Liverpool overcome Ipswich in his first match in charge while Villa show their squad depth in their victory at West Ham. And Brentford's Ivan Toney looks set for Saudi Arabia. Plus Henry or Salah, a golden era of goalkeeping and bridge transfers. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: An opening weekend of few surprises (01.00) • PART 2a: Chelsea 0-2 Man City (04.30) • PART 2b: Brentford 2-1 Palace with Jay Harris (15.00) • PART 3a: Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool (25.00) • PART 3b: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves and great goalkeepers (33.00) • PART 4: Everton 0-3 Brighton with Brian Owen (40.00) • PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2024 MLS season has begun, with an opening weekend full of incredible action and hilarious moments! MLS is back baby! The first weekend of action was great for some teams, but others will be looking to bounce back as quickly as possible after a disappointing initial result. Christian and Alexis break down all the games and give their biggest winners and losers from the opening matchday, especially Messi and Inter Miami's comeback result against LA Galaxy. The guys also recap the League Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool, give their thoughts on Everton's point deduction being reduced, and react to the viral video of iShowSpeed taking out Kaka in a charity match. Exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/SoccerCooligans This is where we put everything we shouldn't say 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

USMNT Head Coach Gregg Berhalter joined Alexi Lalas and David Mosse to address the pressure ahead of this summer's Copa America at home, Gio Reyna's slow start at Nottingham Forest, how he plans on addressing the Olympic and Copa America rosters, and much more. (4:40) The guys then recap the USWNT's opening win at the W Gold Cup and the wild UCL action before looking ahead to the opening weekend of MLS! Should Xabi Alonso take the Liverpool or Bayern Munich job? (33:32) In #AskAlexi, the guys address the MLS ref lockout & US Open Cup drama. (49:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The opening weekend of the new Premier League season doesn’t disappoint. Drinking it in with Jimbo are Carl Anka, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey. Tottenham defeat champions Man City in a dream start for Nuno in North London. Will that inspire City to go and get Harry Kane? Or should they be spending that money on a left-back and a defensive midfielder? Manchester United thrash Leeds 5-1. Imagine how good they’ll be once they put Sancho and Varane in that team. And Brentford provide the feel-good story of the weekend. Elsewhere where is the Arsenal leadership? Can Villa create a whole new attack without Grealish? Will Everton fans learn to love resilient Rafa? Plus we pay tribute to the goal-hanger’s goal-hanger Gerd Muller. And Sasha bemoans the state of Russian football. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A brilliant opening weekend (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Spurs 1-0 Man City (07m 30s) • PART 1c: Norwich 0-3 Liverpool & Chelsea 3-0 Crystal Palace (19m 00s) • PART 2: Man Utd 5-1 Leeds (24m 00s) • PART 3: Brentford 2-0 Arsenal & Watford 3-2 Aston Villa (37m 30s) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 30s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s) • PART 6: A tribute to the late Gerd Muller (63m 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 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.