English Premier League Podcast: Eplpod

The English Football League should really re-consider their position of not having mandatory testing. If EFL players are go to compete in competitions with Premier League players, then surely the EFL is going to ruin it for everyone, right?  

Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga gives up an absolute howler to Sadio Mane and Liverpool. Mike and Paul discuss just how many more matches Chelsea can play with him in between the sticks. Also, we tacked on an episode of EPLpod Live for you to listen to; We would love it if you gave EPLpod Live a Five Star review on iTunes

According to The Daily Mail, Gareth Bale has completed his emotional return to Tottenham. The Wales international has agreed terms on a year-long deal that Sportsmail understands to be worth more than £13million – part of which will be financed by Real Madrid. But will he be able to add value to Spurs? 

Mo Salah scored a hat trick to secure a 4-3 victory for English Premier League champion Liverpool in an insane opening day match with Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United side at Anfield. Listen to the first ever episode of EPLpod (apologies for the audio, it will get better). 

Look, I know that having a two minute podcast pop up in your feed is as welcomed as having a mosquito enter your tent while camping, but the FPL deadline is TODAY and we thought we'd reminder you.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email addres

Gareth Southgate says he was “puzzled” by the behaviour of Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood and both would have been sent home even if there wasn't a global pandemic. But let's face it... who's he kidding.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert emai

Alexis Sanchez launched a stinging attack on Manchester United and his critics this week after ending his two-year nightmare at Old Trafford. But then he deleted the video. Why? Find out the latest episode of EPLpod.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’

Jorge Messi (basically Messi in twenty years time from now in terms of the ol' looks department) landed at Barcelona to meet the Catalan club's officials and discuss his son's future. But will Messi actually be able to move away from Barcelona? Probably not...  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send mon

Manchester United are close to to reaching an agreement for Donny van de Beek, who almost joined Real Madrid before the coronavirus pandemic. But do they really need him? Mike and Paul discuss.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address:

Messi told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club via fax. Did he travel back to 1992 to buy a fax machine? Who cares! Let's just this stud of hot Argentina beef to kick a ball in England next season, okay?      JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ In

PSG spent €400m on Neymar and Mbappe to try to win the Champions League. As if that isn't bad enough, they also allowed Kingsley Coman to leave for free. Is PSG a well run club or oil-soaked Qatari shit show? Mike and Paul discuss.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to fri

German giants Bayern Munich are through to the Champions League final following a 3-0 victory against Lyon from the farmer's league. A first-half double from Serge Gnabry and a late header from Robert Lewandowski were the difference in the game. JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send

Man City lost 3-1 against Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals on Saturday evening, once again failing to make it into the semi-finals. JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com); hit ‘next’ Inser

Could we see a battle of oil titans duelling it out for the Champions League? Probably. God knows that UEFA would love to have a PSG vs Manchester City final.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com);

Atlético say two members of their travelling party for the Champions League mini-tournament in Lisbon have tested positive for Covid-19. Mike and Paul discuss the consequences.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemac

Stan Kroenke has been the owner of Arsenal FC since 2011. In his time as the club's owner, most reasonable people have hated his guts. However, by getting his players to take a pay cut in order to save jobs at The Emirates, what does he then do? He cut jobs anyhow! Total dirtbag move. The Legend and Miles Gray discuss this gutless move, as well as what it's like to work at The Onion as well as Playboy, and finally, they talk about Celine Dion and other such Canadian music. JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribu

Arsenal have announced they are to seek 55 redundancies as the financial impact of Covid-19 hits the club. But what of their owner? According to various sources, he could save those 55 jobs by using less than 2% of the interest on his annual wealth. But no, instead, he's going to kick them out in the cold during a pandemic. Brave stuff!  OIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link t

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea in the FA Cup final at Wembley, to claw their way into the Europa League.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com); h

The English football season may be all done and dusted, minus the FA Cup between Chelsea and Arsenal this week, but behind the scenes, work is just getting started on a potentially groundbreaking lawsuit that could have a profound difference on all professional sports. Let the data fight commence!  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal

Aston Villa’s draw was enough to keep them in the division on 35 points, one ahead of Watford, who lost 3-2 at Arsenal, and Bournemouth, whose 3-1 victory at Everton was just not enough as Manchester United finish on the podium. Mike and Paul discuss.  JOIN OUR FPL Deadline: September 11 at midnight (EST) The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on September 11th, 2020, at midnight. The entrance fee has two components: A $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $20 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon: Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process and we really appreciate the support (a contribution of $4 per month equates to 50 cents per episode). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now.Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpodPayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Selec