Puty's World Cup Podcast

PREMIER LEAGUE: Chelsea burnish their title-contending credentials while injuries prove just how precarious Tottenham's deck of cards really is, Forest's win at United crystallizes all kinds of suspicions, why the tears of Man City fans taste so delicious and weekend preview f/t latest installment of the Manchester Daerby HALFTIME: What If the USMNT have a game-winning penalty at WC26 but Pulisic isn't available... who takes it? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Cup Minute plus abbreviated Champions League preview STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

Chicago Fire's newly minted head coach (and chief soccer officer) Gregg Berhalter sits down to discuss his vision for turning the Chicago Fire around, how MLS has changed since his Columbus Crew days, how his USMNT experience has reshaped his coaching philosophy, the inside scoop on behind the back passes and whether blood is thicker than wins (hint: nope... sorry Sebastian)

PREMIER LEAGUE: Liverpool vying for "crown" as Europe best after handing City yet another loss, which raises big questions about Pep Guardiola that won't go away (perhaps the opposite) after he responded to "you're getting sacked in the morning" jeers by holding up six fingers; what is Ruben Amorin doing right at United [24:30]; Aston Villa and Newcastle are neck-and-neck in the race to be the league's biggest disappointment; Mikey and Tyler say mean things about Tottenham; Forest wins must-win game and preview of the week to come featuring Arsenal/United and Spurs/Chelsea HALFTIME [41:30]: if we could choose one Premier League club to manage (inclusive of financial restrictions, toxic fanbase, etc) who would it be, and which of us would be most successful? ROUND THE WORLD [48:00]: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS *Playoff* minute STOPPAGE TIME [52:00]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: Big Ange pulls a fast one Pep - AGAIN, Mo Salah raises eyebrows by admitting he is "more out than in" after not receiving a new contract offer from Liverpool, Odegaard cements his importance to Arsenal and preview of next weekend f/t Liverpool vs City HALFTIME: What If you could only play for your club or country ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Playoff Minute and this week's must-watch Champions League games STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

USMNT: Thoughts on Poch's decisions and who impressed most as USMNT put the finishing touches on a fun, solid but far from flawless performance against an undermanned Jamaica HALFTIME: What If FIFA decided to implement a change to VAR that would see coaches get a limited number of challenges rather than the current "constant eye in the sky" system - would it be a net positive or negative? PREMIER LEAGUE: matches resume on Saturday f/ City welcoming in their personal bogey team in Tottenham while Arsenal are on upset alert against a plucky Nottingham Forest STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

HOT TOPIC: new era of Sam's Army is upon us and anyone wanting to help take us to the next level hop on board... next stop: the moon PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest fail big test vs Newcastle, City drops a 4th consecutive game, Chelsea hold Arsenal and Tottenham remind everyone they are still Tottenham HALFTIME: rest & recooperation-related Weekly What If and Compliment Corner f/t Big Ange ROUND THE WORLD: wild and wacky MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It *PLAYOFF* minute and thots on Jim Curtin out in Philly and Bruce Arena in in San Jose STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal and City stumbles cement the existence of a title race this season, are Nottingham Forest for real this season and weekend preview f/t Chelsea vs Arsenal and Liverpool vs Villa HOT TOPIC: ins/outs of CF Montreal's potential move to Detroit HALFTIME: What If...you had to run the NYC Marathon vs an athlete (non-GK) from your club and Complement Corner f/t Arsenal ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit(-Not-Spit)-It PLAYOFF Minute and this week's must-watch Champions League matches STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: who came away from Arsenal/Liverpool draw more disappointed, what is Erik Ten Hag's legacy at United and where does club go from here, one of the most ridiculously compelling Saturday slates in recent memory, Power Rankings and weekend preview f/t Newcastle vs Arsenal and United at West Ham HOT TOPIC: Mikey with an all-time spinzone of Real Madrid's petulant boycott of the Ballon d'Or ceremony and theory (or objectively accurate explanation) on why the outcry was so over the top HALFTIME: What If you were given the responsibility of making a Mount Rushmore of all-time soccer player and/or coach content machines plus a bastardized Compliment Corner of Real Madrid ROUND THE WORLD: Extra special Hit-It-N-Quit-It *MLS Playoff* Minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE - Bournemouth's (red card-aided) upset highlights Arsenal's disciplinary problems, thoughts on VAR "controversy" in Wolves vs City, Chelsea's trip to Anfield and what to expect from Gunners/Liverpool and the drunken hobo fight (West Ham vs United) this weekend HALFTIME - What If: best 3v3 team made up entirely of professional golfers (in their athletic prime) plus Bruno Fernandes gets lauded in Compliment Corner ROUND THE WORLD - extra special Decision Day version of the MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute STOPPAGE TIME - Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

USMNT: discussion points from Panama win and Mexico loss, who impressed and disappointed, with focus on Tim Ream and CBs, Brenden Aaronson plus Josh Sargent and striker situation HOT TOPICS: thots on Tommy the Toolbag Terrorist as England's next manager HALFTIME: What If - what is the world single player that Southampton could add that would save them from relegation and Gregg Berhalter faces the Compliment Corner PREMIER LEAGUE: preview of weekend ahead f/t Liverpool hosting Chelsea and a painfully hilarious prediction for United vs Brentford STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: breakdown of Spurs epic collapse against Brighton, is Gary O'Neill the problem at Wolves and ETH's scoreless "masterclass" at Villa HALFTIME: Weekly What If - Conor McGregor had accidentally (or not) taken out Bukayo Saka while play fighting after this weekend's game... plus *NEW SEGMENT ALERT* Compliment Corner ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute plus some big picture thoughts on what to expect from the USMNT's Maurizio Pochettino era and smaller picture expectations for this international break (f/t who we suspect will be in the starting XI vs Panama on Saturday) STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: City being held to a draw by Newcastle while Arsenal pulls out a last second win has Sam feeling a little queasy, Tottenham's (WEAK) red card-aided mollywhopping of United and Everton finally stumbles upon the key to winning HALFTIME: what if... Sir Radcliffe handed you the keys to United, what changes would you make top to bottom to pull the club out of the doldrums? ROUND THE WORLD: what games to watch in Champions League, Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS minute and this week's USMNT winners and losers STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: Tweedles have some thots on Michael Oliver's performance in this weekend's shockingly fun Arsenal/City game plus what losing Rodri means for the title race, along with Everton's commitment to badness and what game gets Mitch's official stamp of must-watch approval this weekend HALFTIME: if you were Tommy McGunner's agent and he had to go play overseas TOMORROW, what club would you (realistically) be calling to get him a tryout? ROUND THE WORLD: Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS Minute and four USMNT stars of the week STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: Arsenal's defense controlled the North London Daerby, Forest cracks the ArneBall code, the ceaseless sadness that is Everton and preview of the upcoming table-topper as Arsenal visit City... plus FPL updates and shoutouts HALFTIME: What If someone from the UK asked for advice on what MLS team they should support... who would you recommend, and why? ROUND THE WORLD: pluses/minuses of the new and "improved" Champions League format and what games to watch this week, along with the Hit-It-N-Quit-It MLS minute STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: who needs to win the North London Dærby more, is Ten Hag coaching for his job against Southampton this weekend and whether City is on upset alert vs Brentford HALFTIME: "fixing" the annoying international window(s) format STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

We discuss the Canada disaster and the New Zealand clownshow, argue about who boosted and hurt their stock this window (f/t a sad farewell to a long-time soldier), and reminisce about the Mikey Varas era. But most importantly we focus on where USMNT goes from here now that Mauricio Pochettino has officially signed on the dotted line.

HOT TOPIC: someone not named Mauricio Pochettino dropped USMNT's roster for Canada/NZ friendlies, the surprises/snubs and best XI of which we discuss along with the situation surrounding or continues coach-lessness PREMIER LEAGUE [18:30]: Everton collapse in epic fashion, Declan Rice's game- and potentially season-changing red card in Arsenal vs Brighton, Mo Salah leads another Liverpool sh*t-kicking of United and whether Erling Haaland will be the greatest striker in Premier League history when all is said and done HALFTIME [49:20]: "Weekly What If" you were a holding mid who has played for the world's biggest clubs and won the most prestigious trophies but you are on the wrong side of 30yo and just got WORKED for the first 45 minutes against your hated arch-rival... would it be more embarrassing to get yanked at halftime or for the coach to let you go back out there just to potentially get worked some more? ROUND THE WORLD [50:00]: hit-it-n-quit-it MLS minute STOPPAGE TIME [54:00]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets an

HOT TOPIC: La Liga bails Barcelona out of a serious predicament and allows them to register Dani Olmo... but something doesn't smell quite right PREMIER LEAGUE [7:45]: Noni Madueke cooks Wolverhampton on Friday and Wolves on Saturday, Arsenal exorcises some Villa demons, United exorcises zero Brighton demons and Mikey ruins Tottenham's game vs Newcastle (no matter the result) HALFTIME [41:30]: NWSL announces bold changes with new CBA with free agency for all and no-trade clauses... What If: MLS followed suit and eliminated the draft? ROUND THE WORLD [49:00]: MLS hit-it-n-quit-it minute, a brewing crisis involving US Open Cup and Concacaf Champions League and USMNT chatter f/t Aaronson, Pulisic, McKennie and Gio Reyna STOPPAGE TIME [1:00:30]: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

HOT TOPIC: reasons to get excited about Mauricio Pochettino as the next USMNT manager/savior PREMIER LEAGUE: knee-jerk reactions to the first weekend of games f/t Brighton still Brighton-ing, United avoid nightmare scenario, Tyler saying some nice things about Bruno Fernandes (srsly), Tottenham is so back and preview of next week's massive "London" Daerby between Arsenal and Aston Villa HALFTIME: Weekly What If... the Premier League followed through on disclosing what club each referee supports? Net positive or negative? (And same question for commentators) ROUND THE WORLD: USMNT chatter including who our starting 9 is at the moment plus wild stabs at what becomes of Weston McKennie and Matt Turner this window STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets (Over Train is officially back) and GOAWs

PREMIER LEAGUE: We got the whole gang back together (again!) to lay out our predictions for how the 2024-25 season plays out, including who is winning this time around, who finishes top 4, what to expect from wild cards like Chelsea and Palace, which traditional midtable teams could make a splash, if any newly promoted clubs survive, Player of the Year and first manager sacked STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs INTERVIEW: BFF of the program Timothy Parker gets some things off his chest about this month's shock trade from St Louis to New England, including details about how contract negotiations played out with the front office, what he will miss most about The Lou, expectations for this season with the Revs (and beyond?) and who wins a cage match between him and Henry Kessler