Let's Fix Football
LFF is an irreverent soccer podcast where two Americans tell the world how to fix its most popular sport--while following their favorite European leagues.
Episodes
August 11, 2019 • 42 mins
James Rushton and Evan Mateer help Gabe Lezra through his brutal struggle session hangover. It was rough, folks, he almost expired on-air (he's dead now RIP). They discuss the USSF's decision to hire lobbyists to argue against equal pay for women to the Democratic presidential candidates, and the incredibly dumb ongoing failure of the the Federation.
They also discuss some of the transfer deadline day news, and break down the a...
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July 23, 2019 • 70 mins
Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer signed James Rushton in the offseason to be a new host for LFF. We think it's a strong signing, good value overall, and that the fans will have to be pleased with the overall increase in quality on the pitch.
Oh ffs, this week we're back, we're talking WWC, and some intense, real takes about gender discrimination and pay disparity and why investing in the women's game is a smart move (and also, the wo...
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March 10, 2019 • 62 mins
Let's Fix Football returns as hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer break down this place, the awful place. Some topics:
Shoutout to the PSG Fan who destroyed his TV
Why the fuck do we watch sports?
Jack Graelish being decked mid-game is why
And Kepa manages Chelsea now?
Gareth Bale
The expectations and responsibilities of fans with respect to foreign players, and the responsibilities of foreign players to fit in
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November 19, 2018 • 64 mins
Shout-out to our haters, by the way. Your hate only makes us stronger, including you, guy who sent Gabe a two-page email. We love you.
In all seriousness, thank you to everyone who responded so nicely to our Cristiano Ronaldo episode. We are very proud of the work we did breaking it down for you.
SO, here you go. Here's Episode 1 of your Football Leaks double feature. Gabe and Evan are back to discuss the potential European...
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October 16, 2018 • 94 mins
*TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions about sexual violence that might be painful for survivors of sexual assault and might nnot be appropriate for all audiences.*
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer speak with their friends Chloe White (an attorney who has worked on sexual violence and women's issues), Jess Houwen (read Jess's fantastic article about the Ronaldo allegations here: https://www.managingmadrid.com/2018/1...
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September 23, 2018 • 69 mins
People liked our talk about stats last week so much that we had to do another one. This week: we brought on Jamon Moore of American Soccer Analysis, and one of the minds behind Expected Possession Goals (xPG) to break down the new cutting edge of soccer analysis. Om Arvind joins hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer -- and they break down how analytics can help make the experience of wathcing soccer more fun, and what the new era of ana...
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September 16, 2018 • 72 mins
Gabe Lezra and his Managing Madrid Podcast co-host (and worst account on football twitter-nominee) Om Arvind talk about the Financial Times' article about Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo gamble (from a financial angle). Juve is banking on a massive increase not just in their own publicity but in Serie A's publicity--but how smart is that gamble? Is the "Cristiano Ronaldo effect" as pronounced as they think?
They also talk about the ...
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September 11, 2018 • 71 mins
It's Season 2 let's goooooo.
Petr Cech and Didier Drogba dunked on Registability. Infantino (the guy) went to Washington to meet with the large moist boi i the White House. Infatino (the toy company) hit Gabe up on Twitter.
It has been a very Let's Fix Football summer, so we had to come back and break it all down. Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are back to break down all of the stupid bullshit going on on line, on the pitch and...
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July 19, 2018 • 83 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are BACK ...and are streamers now I guess?
They break down the TERRIBLE news that the Japanese psychic octopus has been killed. But, you know, sequels are never as good...
And more. But seriously, it's all about the Wayne Rooney transfer to DC United, and how he might actually be....good? Really?
They also recap the World Cup, talking about this French side and their tactics, talk about the...
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June 21, 2018 • 71 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are back to break down everything FIFA World Cup--especially all the bad takes and hillarious news.
First, it's Burger King's absurd "did you get pregnant by a footballer? How about a burger" ad campaign. (Real thing, folks). Then they discuss Alexi Lalas' recent self-own, and Landon Donovan's Wells Fargo-sponsored shilling for the Mexican national team. (And shout out to friend of the show Davi...
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June 13, 2018 • 78 mins
WORLD CUUUUP! WORLD CUP! We hate that we are so excited for the World Cup. We hate it. We're not the people vigorously defending Sepp Blatter online. We're the OTHER guys. We shouldn't be this excited. But WE ARE. WORLD CUP!
And this is the ONLY World Cup preview you'll need. The only one. Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer go through each group (who will win the Group of Death, Uruguay, Russia, Egypt or Saudi Arabia? Not Saudi A...
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June 7, 2018 • 51 mins
It's a BONUS Let's Fix Football! Gabe Lezra is flying solo in this bonus episode, as he chats with friend of the show Teddy Maglio about the UEFA Champions League final between Gabe's Real Madrid and Teddy's Liverpool FC. They discuss each team's post-final narrative, and how each fanbase shaped their vision of the game to how things played out in the aftermath. And, of course, the obligatory Sergio Ramos discussion.
Then: Gabe ...
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May 29, 2018 • 59 mins
Hosts Evan Mateer and Gabe Lezra talk everything Champions League, as Gabe's Real Madrid were victorious once again (back-to-back-to-back, baby!), including Sergio Ramos's VICIOUS INTENTIONAL MAULING MURDER OF SALAH (and the resulting TOTALLY REGULAR lawsuit and petition), Gareth Bale's all-timer (is it the best ever?) and more.
Also on offer: a look into the USMNT's youth revolution. Timothy Weah is bae. That is all.
Finall...
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May 20, 2018 • 54 mins
Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are back to talk about the only story that matters this week: Real Madrid captain and generally hilarious person Sergio Ramos making the much vaunted transition from athlete to Soundcloud rapper. SR4 is the song, and it is generally available on iTunes, Spotify and all your other streaming services.
OK cool bye good show.
Alright fine, they also talk about all the different end of season news, inc...
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May 12, 2018 • 48 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are back to discuss this week's breaking FIFA news about the Club World Cup, why they might sell the rights to that stupid tournament to a group of anonmymous rich people and companies (lol you know who), and what effect that might have on the creation of a European SuperLeague. Also--why on earth would Gianni Infantino (@infantino) only invite seven teams to discuss this proposition?
But first: ...
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May 2, 2018 • 74 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer bring on their buddy, data privacy attorney Keir Lamont to discuss Trump's feud with FIFA, and the totally regular people responding to it who are having extremely normal ones. They also dive into those (annoying?) 23andMe World Cup ads--everything from the questions of how to pick a world cup team, their inanity (and the use/misuse of genetic testing), and the very real data privacy concerns in tra...
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April 30, 2018 • 45 mins
Host Gabe Lezra talks with attorney and prolific soccer analyst Miki Turner about all the recent updates in the #SaveTheCrew litigation. They touch on everything from the very recent motions (and cross-motions) from the parties (Precourt Sports Ventures and MLS on one side, the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio on the other), the Art Modell Act (ORC 9.67), and game out some endgames as the litigation continues.
Miki is an ...
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April 22, 2018 • 67 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are joined by their friend Shay Khatiri to discuss the Iranian government's prohibition on women attending matches, and the regime's recent arrest of 35 women and girls for trying to attend the Tehran Derby. They discuss some of the history of the current Iranian regime since the revolution, and focus on how the regime is responding to the current crisis.
They also, of course, take FIFA to task ...
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April 21, 2018 • 67 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer are BACK from their short hiatus to discuss all things Champions League, starting with Barcelona's shock elimination by Roma, coming all the way back from a 4-1 deficit to shock Messi and company....our heart will go ooooooooonnnnn.
They also chat the Real Madrid-Juventus match, and especially the Gigi Buffon post-match comment controversy, and Gabe again lashes out at the Catalan media. Lots of ...
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April 6, 2018 • 82 mins
Hosts Gabe Lezra and Evan Mateer check in on friend of the show Registability after Pep Guardiola's Kloppian Champions League nightmare. They break down the funniest Champions League storylines, including Spanish media's Cristiano Ronaldo thirst, before welcoming Managing Madrid's Kiyan Sobhani to talk about his recent article for FourFourTwo on Pep Guardiola's father, Jurgen Klopp.
Oh, and there is a LOT of ZLATAN, including a ...
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