Sam's Army
The wild and wonderful world of soccer from an American perspective. Samuel Army and a rotating cast of fans, athletes and athlete fans discuss all the relevant goings-on from both sides of the pond. Headlines and a weekly recap plus previews and predictions with an emphasis on the Premier League and Champions League, along with the US men's and women's national teams, and just enough from the rest of Europe, MLS and NWSL to be dangerous. Episodes also typically feature candid interviews with players, coaches and other people of interest from in and around the sport. We aim to keep things light and entertaining but with enough analysis to appeal to fans new and old. Many people are calling Sam's Army Podcast the best podcast they have ever listened to – not me, but many people. Note: true believers in #b2bwcw are eligible for a 22% to 26% discount at checkout. Holler!
Episodes
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Enzo Maresca's master plan to generate hype as Pep 2.0 is working perfectly. Aston Villa led by Morgan Rogers are a problem. #FrankOut at Tottenham? Arsenal start feeling City's heat. Leeds may have fixed their glaring problem.
HALFTIME: Pop Quiz - odds to win AFCON
ROUND THE WORLD: storylines and narratives worth paying attent...
PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal fans starting to feel a little pressure. Salah responds to Slot's massive midweek UCL win (in his absence). Villa keep on keeping on. Forest architect Spurs' latest indignity. Nobody quite knows what Amorim is trying to do with United but if it produces more 4-4 draws like this week vs Bournemouth, so be it.
STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets (f/t Cone of Shame) and GOAWs
PREMIER LEAGUE: Mo Salah goes nuclear on Arne Slot after getting benched for third straight game. Massive week for Leeds who batter Chelsea and hold Liverpool. Moises Caicedo is great missed. Aston Villa solve the puzzle that is Arsenal and make case for league's second best team. Toffees go 7th!
HALFTIME: What If you quit your job and focused on eGaming - how long would it take to get a pro contract?
ROUND THE WORLD: Messi's Inter...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea impress vs Arsenal but disciplinary remains Achilles heel. United's bounce back thanks to (legitimately) bad boys. Leeds show life vs City but it's too late for moral victories. Spurs straight up stink. Arne Slot feels pressure and finally benches Salah - and it works - plus Lucas Paquetá's love for spot-fixing allegati...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal trounce scared Spurs. Everton earn one of the dumbest red cards in history but somehow it is United that goes home embarrassed. Liverpool's crisis of confidence continues. Evangelos Marinakis may have saved Forest's AND West Ham's seasons.
HALFTIME: What If - you are David Moyes and two of your players get into a fight ...
Mailbag episode: USMNT's "successful" international window full of sound and fury but signifying what? Also, what Ronny, Donny and Musk talked about at White House gala. Mikey spews more malicious lies about Sam. Alex Bono on what to watch this week in MLS playoffs. North London Daerby preview. Scotland vs Ireland - only one can stay...
PREMIER LEAGUE: lessons learned from City's thrashing of Liverpool, big time "prove it" week for Sunderland and Bournemouth but only one showed up, United and (especially) Tottenham both managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
HALFTIME: Pop quiz on Sunderland's title hopes
ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT primer looking at notable absences and key inclusions for this week's Paraguay and Urugay friendlies
STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's...
Tottenham's Defective Stadium. Would U Rather: West Ham or Forest? Erling Freaking Haaland. (MW #10)
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PREMIER LEAGUE: getting to the bottom of Tottenham's woeful home form. Would you rather be a fan of West Ham or Nottingham Forest right now? Erling Haaland singlehandedly keeping title race alive. Sunderland's (revised) floor and ceiling this season. Previews of City/Liverpool, Spurs/United and Villa/Bournemouth.
HALFTIME: What If someone is g...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Amorim's United finally showing signs of progress. Sunderland keep doing the damn thing. Gravenberch-less Liverpool quickly fading from title contention. Arsenal just as quickly solidifying its nickame as the Unwatchable Unevitables. Spurs win ugly but face Chelsea at home this weekend (ruh roh).
HALFTIME: What If the unthinkab...
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On the eve of the MLS playoffs, two of SamFam's finest -- Tim Parker of New York Red Bulls and Alex Bono of New England Revolution -- join to discuss everything that is worth knowing about this season's fight for MLS Cup.
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Tyler admits that Liverpool's loss to United exposed serious problems at Anfield (and potentially in his wedding plans). Forest's ill-fated Ange experiment blows up even earlier than predicted. Bournemouth and Palace high-quality slugfest. Villa drops two absolute WORLDIES right on Tottenham's face. And a preview of the weekend...
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Connor Tobin, head of the USL Players Association and one-time captain of Forward Madison, sits down with Tommy and Sam to discuss where things stand in the ridiculously complicated three-way negotiations in which the players, clubs and league are trying to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement as the December 31st deadline begins t...
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ROUND THE WORLD: What did we learn from USMNT's 1-1 draw with Ecuador and 2-1 win over Australia? Whose stock is up/down? Grade for Poch? Do we have a striker controversy brewing?
HALFTIME: Mikey's incredible promo suddenly goes off the rails and Tyler has thots on "halftime" occurring more than halfway through the program
PREMIER LEAGUE: what...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: What we learned from Chelsea's win over suddenly-luckless Liverpool and what Arne Slot needs to do to get the train back on the tracks. Thomas Frank is just what Doctor Tottenham needed. Never mind Christmas, Ange may not make it to Halloween. Drama-free United?!?
HALFTIME: Hot Topic - what...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Late goals for Palace (vs Liverpool) and Arsenal (vs Newcastle) reshape title race. Sam angers the Tweedles and chat with a hot take on Arsenal and Liverpool. Legit-O-Meter: Palace, Bournemouth and Sunderland. The freak injury that may have just saved Aston Villa's season.
HALFTIME: FIFA's Gianni Infantino is up to his old tric...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: people are saying Pep tacitly admitted City don't got the juice this year with his approach to Arsenal match. Amorin receives a red-carded aided stay of execution. Unai Emery may not be so lucky. Another tough matchup (in an underwhelming weekend) coming up for Arteta's lads on Sunday.
HALFTIME: Mykhailo Mudryk-related Weekly W...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: Manchester Daerby postmortem, is Liverpool good or nah, Ange's first test at Forest does not go well, which club is mashing the "Panic" button hardest, what 4 managers may be gone by Christmas, Arsenal/City and Merseyside previews plus why this weekend's Chelsea game may be do-or-die for Ruben Amorim
HALFTIME: MLS Cup 2025 pop ...
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PREMIER LEAGUE: grading Daniel Levy's performance at Tottenham; Ange replaces Nuno after the latter fell out with Forest owner Marinakis and weekend preview f/t Manchester Daerby (with bonus LOCK prediction on the result)
HALFTIME: World Cup 2026 pop quiz
ROUND THE WORLD: News and notes from World Cup qualifying in Europe, South America and Af...
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USMNT: Instant reaction to "big" win over Japan (B), thoughts on the shambolic 0-2 loss to Good Korea, and where the program goes from here (starting with what to watch for from next month's far-more-important international window with games vs Ecuador and Australia)
PREMIER LEAGUE: Szoboszlai's worldie flips narrative on Arsenal's performance and forces Arteta to admit Anfield owns beachfront property in his brain; Dan Rapaport hops back on to discuss United's Grimsby Town debacle; Bournemouth out-Franks Thomas Frank and Jack Grealish is the best PL storyline going
HALFTIME: What If you could pick which club newly-unemployed Dear Leader Jozay goes to next - where you choosing?
ROUND THE WORLD:...
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