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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!

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Samuel Army

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Peter Vermes
Peter Vermes is a former professional soccer player and current head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer (MLS). He had a successful playing career as a defender and forward, representing the United States national team in international competitions. After retiring as a player, Vermes transitioned into coaching, where he has been recognized for his tactical acumen and ability to develop young talent. Under his leadership, Sporting Kansas City has achieved significant success, including winning the MLS Cup and multiple U.S. Open Cups.

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Premier League Aston Villa Newcastle Chelsea Tottenham Manchester United Champions League Europa League MLS Nottingham Forest USMNT World Cup 2026 Real Madrid Ivan Toney World Cup Manchester Derby FA Cup semifinals Merseyside derby London derby Manchester derby Peter Vermes Panama Canada international break

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Here's the recent few episodes on Sam's Army.

0:00 1:03:09

Spurs/United Check Out. Villa's Big Bet. Chelsea Gut Check. (MW #34)

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Samuel Army
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Premier League Aston Villa Newcastle Chelsea Tottenham Manchester United Champions League Europa League MLS

PREMIER LEAGUE: Aston Villa put on one of the performances of the season against Newcastle. Chelsea stare death (of their season) in the face but bounce back against Fulham. Tottenham and Manchester United officially wave the white flag on the 2024-25 PL season.

HALFTIME: What If you could only watch one game show for the rest of your life?

ROUND THE WORLD: important announcement about Champions/Europa Leagues, MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute and breaking news on the Championship front (with big ramifications for some long-time friends of the program)

STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

0:00 1:14:36

Forest Stumble. D-Days for Arsenal/Spurs/United. Open Cup: Portland & a Burrito Truck. (MW #33)

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Samuel Army
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Nottingham Forest Tottenham Manchester United Aston Villa Newcastle USMNT World Cup 2026 Champions League Real Madrid Europa League Ivan Toney

PREMIER LEAGUE: Nottingham Forest suffer a (potentially) costly defeat, Tottenham and Manchester United continue to stink out loud plus a look ahead at one of the low-key bigger games of the season as (tired) Villa host Newcastle.

HALFTIME: What If the unthinkable happens and USMNT lose in the semifinals *but* you get to handpick two teams to play in the World Cup 2026 final - who you going with?

ROUND THE WORLD: preview of the three "live" Champions League ties, including Real Madrid's chances of overturning a 0-3 deficit against Arsenal, plus Tottenham and United peaking at the right time (LOL) for their dates with Europa League destiny.

STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs.

0:00 1:22:43

Vigorous Villa. Do or Die for Spurs & United. UCL vs WC final? (MW #32)

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Samuel Army
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Premier League Champions League World Cup Manchester Derby Aston Villa MLS Europa League Ivan Toney

PREMIER LEAGUE: theories on why top 5 teams in the table amassed zero wins this weekend, juice-less Manchester Daerby and Aston Villa peaking at the right time

HALFTIME: what if you were given the choice of attending three straight Champions League finals or one World Cup final?

ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute plus preview of huge midweek slate f/t Champions League and make-or-break Europa League for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur

STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

0:00 1:08:15

Liverpool's Painful Reset. Big Week for Forest/Villa. Peter Vermes. (MW #30/31)

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Samuel Army
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Peter Vermes
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Premier League FA Cup semifinals Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Merseyside derby London derby Manchester derby MLS Peter Vermes

PREMIER LEAGUE: rapid rundown of FA Cup quarterfinals and thots on semifinals draw; double dose of previews f/t London, Manchester AND Merseyside daerbies plus especially critical weeks for Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest

HALFTIME: What If Neal Maupay (wanting out of Marseille and unwelcome back at Everton) rings you asking your recommendation for world's best shithouse league... where you sending him?

ROUND THE WORLD: MLS Hit-It-N-Quit-It Minute and ode to Peter Vermes

STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

0:00 1:11:02

USMNT Vent Sesh. Panama/Canada. Shambolic Attendance. Diego Luna.

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Samuel Army
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USMNT Panama Canada international break FA Cup MLS Premier League

ROUND THE WORLD: postmortem of USMNT's nightmarish international break featuring lifeless losses to Panama (0-1) and Canada (1-2), featuring who is to blame and what needs to change

HALFTIME: What If we had Dest and Jedi available this window... and Josh Sargent's turn in Compliment Corner

MLS HIT-IT-N-QUIT-IT MINUTE

PREMIER LEAGUE: FA Cup quarterfinals preview

STOPPAGE TIME: Ivan Toney's Best Bets and GOAWs

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4.8 rating 1643 reviews

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4.8 ratings 1600 reviews

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4.9 ratings 29 reviews

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4.3 ratings 12 reviews

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