Bros Talking Soccer

The Knittel brothers discuss Rooney to DC United, US Territories voting for the 2026 World Cup, Premier League & Bundesliga season reviews, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Wayne Rooney to DC United (http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/11366408/wayne-rooney-set-to-leave-everton-to-join-mls-side-dc-united) - Manchester United at home (https://twitter.com/RichJolly/status/994677509269676037) Segment 2 - US territories can vote in FIFA 2026 World Cup vote (http://www.espn.com/soccer/blog-fifa/story/3492390/fifa-wont-block-united-states-territories-from-voting-for-2026-world-cup-host) - MLS salary numbers released (http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/story/3492392/sebastian-giovinco-is-new-mls-top-earner-ignacio-piatti-cracks-top-10) Segment 3 - Premier League and Bundesliga season reviews Others Mentioned - Klose becomes academy coach at Bayern (http://www.espn.com/soccer/bayern-munich/story/3463712/ex-germany-striker-mirosla

We discuss some of Huddersfield Town Association Football Club's history in this podcast. We begin with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. We then discuss the club's nicknames, crest, and important events. And we close with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The podcast is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Huddersfield Town AFC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Huddersfield Town AFC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/4F7wnZwO69g And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss Gerrard taking over Rangers, England selling Wembley, Rocco Commisso offering $500M to US Soccer, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Mourinho playing other center backs ahead of Bailly to give them better chance of making the World Cup (www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-…s-world-cup-chance) - Gerrard likely taking over as manager at Rangers in Scotland (www.90min.com/posts/6049675-fran…ent/partners/35077) Segment 2 - English FA seriously considering selling Wembley (www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2…ball-grassroots) - Cavani admits problem with Neymar (www.espn.com/soccer/paris-saint…after-penalty-spat) Segment 3 - Rocco Commisso offered $500M to US soccer to allow NASL 10 years to come into compliance with D2 standards (www.espn.com/soccer/north-ameri…-deal-to-us-soccer) - Top 100 American players right now (www.americansoccernow.com/asn-100/ASNMAY2018) Other items mentioned - Congrats to Chivas winning CONCACAF Champi

We discuss some of Everton Football Club's history in this video. We begin with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. We then discuss the club's nicknames (the Blues and the Toffees), crest, and important events. And we close with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The podcast is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Everton FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Everton FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/O8FAn3YXVVk And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers are joined by Chrisos from Mavro Productions to discuss Rafa Benitez, bio-banding, Fox Sports' coverage of the World Cup & more. Check out the Mavro Productions YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2r4xssK Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Best front 3 attackers in the world (twitter.com/TimDuffy83/status/988970438490550274) - Rafa Benitez legit manager of the year contender (www.fourfourtwo.com/features/why-ra…eason-contender) Segment 2 - Bio banding initiative from US soccer (www.socceramerica.com/publications/a…-initiati.html) - US soccer experimenting with NCAA (college) soccer rules (www.stripes.com/sports/for-colleg…tandards-1.523593) Segment 3 - Fox plans to have most commentators call World Cup matches from LA studio (worldsoccertalk.com/2018/04/25/fox-…tors-la-studio/)

Dave discusses some of Crystal Palace FC's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nicknames, crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Crystal Palace FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Crystal Palace FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/dWnckRtOkgA And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal, FIFA showing VAR replays in stadium, New England's interesting youth soccer approach, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Arsene Wenger leaving Arsenal at the end of this season (www.arsenal.com/news/merci-arsene) - Superclubs are judged solely on the Champions League (www.si.com/soccer/2018/04/19/e…iga-serie-a-ligue-1) Segment 2 - FIFA will show VAR replays to fans in the stadium in real time at the 2018 World Cup (www.bbc.com/sport/football/43820565) - Should Sweden take Zlatan to the World Cup? (www.si.com/soccer/2018/04/18/z…y-kimmel-live-video) Segment 3 - US to announce new GM in coming weeks (www.espn.com/soccer/united-stat…ks-carlos-cordeiro) - New youth soccer approach from New England (ussoccerplayers.com/2018/04/will-ne…uth-soccer.html) - Atlanta building small-sided pitches in subway stations (www.theguardian.com/football/2018/a…s-marta-streets) Other items mentioned - What the

Dave discusses some of Chelsea FC's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nicknames, crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Chelsea FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Chelsea FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Jph63uOelns And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss FIFA proposals, UEFA Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - FIFA was offered $25 billion for control of Club World Cup & new global nations league (www.nytimes.com/2018/04/09/sports…ub-world-cup.html) - Possible World Cup 2022 expansion to 48 teams (apnews.com/90e1c9392f3e4115a45cb102ad77f90b) Segment 2 - UEFA Champion's League was pretty dull... JK * City v Liverpool highlights (www.foxsports.com/soccer/video/1207786563961) * Roma v Barca highlights (www.foxsports.com/soccer/video/1207756867584) * Madrid v Juve highlights (www.foxsports.com/soccer/video/1208448579882) - Barca's season legendary if they go undefeated in La Liga but "only" win La Liga & Copa del Rey? (www.espn.com/soccer/club/barcel…pass-real-sociedad) - Champions League & Europa League draws (www.theguardian.com/football/2018/a…ich-semi-finals & punchng.com/europa-league-semi-final-draw/) Segme

Dave discusses some of Burnley FC's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nickname, crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Burnley FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Burnley FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/dTjBTod-KUI And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss Messi's evolution, the top 5 American players in the Prem's history, Ibra's MLS deal details, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Messi's efficiency (i.redditmedia.com/aVAvuvIaj9qp0VoQ…188ce683b0cf113a) - Iker Casillas legacy (twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/980895870018142209) - Italy doesn't have U23 teams (www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments…_loan_compare_to/) Segment 2 - View from aboard the Man City bus (www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments…as_it_approaches/) - Top 5 American Players in Prem (90maat.com/2018/04/06/usa-prem…stars-the-top-five/) Segment 3 - US Soccer tried to hire Bruce Arena 6 months before it did (www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-i….9a666f1d5d39) - US invited to 2019 Copa America (www.si.com/soccer/2018/04/04/i…9-emre-can-juventus) - Ibra deal details (www.si.com/soccer/2018/04/03/i…-robert-lewandowski)

Dave discusses some of Brighton & Hove Albion FC's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nickname, crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Brighton & Hove Albion FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/GZKyoq8l5VQ And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss changes to the Champions League/Europa League, Dele Alli expectations, Dave Sarachan as US manager, & more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Link to Inside The 18 goalkeeping podcast: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insid…928e4295c83b8d5e Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - West Brom are in serious trouble (www.theguardian.com/football/2018/m…e-shocked-wages) - UEFA changes for the Champions League and Europa League (www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/n…ewsid=2546985.html) Segment 2 - Expectations for Dele Alli (www.espn.co.uk/football/tottenha…x_cid=fw_affid267) - Liverpool and United set to meet at Michigan Stadium this summer (www.bbc.com/sport/football/43594746) - Carlos Tevez injured in prison (bleacherreport.com/articles/276721…in-prison-match) Segment 3 - Sarachan trying to prove himself as viable manager vs developing players (www.si.com/soccer/2018/03/29/d…erim-coach-approach) - Two US refs selected for World Cup (www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-…-none-from-e

Dave discusses some of Arsenal FC's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nickname, crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about Arsenal FC. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's Arsenal FC | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/U0QDU292-gw And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss Manchester United's brainstorming ideas, Zlatan to the Galaxy, the anonymous MLS players poll, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - United evaluating ways to improve the atmosphere at the stadium (www.bbc.com/sport/football/43484557) - United establishing a women's team (www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Featu…eague-tier-2.aspx) Segment 2 - VAR will be used at this summer's world cup (www.sporttechie.com/fifa-approves-v…-2018-world-cup) - Zlatan to LA Galaxy (www.lagconfidential.com/2018/3/22/171…ith-la-galaxy) - Kyle Martino discusses his USSF president run (www.si.com/soccer/2018/03/21/k…election-reflection) Segment 3 - North American World Cup host cities chosen (www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/sports…26-world-cup.html) - MLS anonymous players poll results (www.espn.com/soccer/major-leagu…tion-salaries-more) - Details for the Campeones Cup have been formalized (www.giltedgesoccer.com/mls-ligamx-campeones-cup/ & www.mlssoccer

Dave discusses some of AFC Bournemouth's history. He begins with the club's location, home ground, and founding story. He then discusses the club's nickname (the Cherries), crest, and important events. And he closes with discussing noteworthy players, managers, and stats/records. The episode is not all-encompassing but it hopefully provides some interesting information about AFC Bournemouth. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's AFC Bournemouth | Club History video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/lg1iHmw_lDo And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss the Carragher spitting incident, the UCL draw, a trade standoff in the NWSL, and more. Watch us on YouTube here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Greek league suspended after PAOK president invaded pitch with a gun (www.bbc.com/sport/football/43369490) - Carragher suspended from Sky after spitting at father and daughter after Liverpool's loss (www.bbc.com/sport/football/43376262) Segment 2 - Oscar's comments about financial well-being over playing glory (twitter.com/MHChehade/status/972946104122822663) - Arsenal dressing room disliked Alexis Sanchez (www.balls.ie/football/reports-e…xis-sanchez-385008) - UCL Champions league draw (www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleagu…s/round=2000883/#/) Segment 3 - Trade standoff in the NWSL (www.theguardian.com/football/2018/m…ns-soccer-uswnt) - FIFA considering launching 16 team global nations league for women (www.nytimes.com/2018/03/15/sports…omens-league.html) - CONCACAF Champions League semifinals are set (www.espn.co

Dave shares the history and evolution of position numbers in soccer. Starting with Herbert Chapman in the 1920s, he then discusses how numbering evolved with the changing formations over the decades. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's History Of Position Numbers In Soccer video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/h5UpiDNKmsw And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ

The Knittel brothers discuss Bayern & the Bundesliga, young MLS players choosing other careers, the North American World Cup bid, and more. Liverpool history blooper video: twitter.com/TheSoccerTavern/sta…/971101239873175552 Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel: bit.ly/2BNyalQ Stories discussed this episode: Segment 1 - Bayern have a 20 point lead in the Bundesliga (dailypost.ng/2018/03/05/bundesl…open-20-point-gap/) - Thoughts on PSG going out in round of 16 of Champions League (www.goal.com/en/news/sacchi-sla…s5x6x1ukkwljpoictq) Segment 2 - Bob Bradley wishes he was never offered the Swansea job (www.espn.com/soccer/swansea-cit…er-offered-him-job) - Young MLS players choosing other career paths (www.washingtonpost.com/news/soccer-i….9595aad83dab) Segment 3 - North American World Cup bid in legitimate danger (www.si.com/soccer/2018/02/28/2…o-donald-trump-vote) - Listener question from Matthew Miller. On MLS Teams not winning the CONCACAF Champions League: I wonder if this is something to do with the Ro

Dave shares the history and evolution of the term 'soccer.' He starts with explaining the history of the word 'football' and then explains how soccer was derived from the words 'association football' in Britain in the late 1800s. The audio was taken from the Soccer Tavern's History Of The Word 'Soccer' video and converted to a podcast. Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/PaNKceJb_58 And check out the Bros Talking Soccer YouTube channel here: bit.ly/2BNyalQ