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Euro 2016: Portugal won ugly, and that's OK Jul 11, 2016

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Portugal are your Euro 2016 champions, and we're here to break down the team's memorable victory on the new Planet Futbol Podcast, the last from 2016's insane summer of soccer. Avi Creditor and Alex Abnos recap all the big events from the Euro 2016 final, reminisce about their favorite moments from the tournament, and speculate what Cristiano Ronaldo might be like as a manager.
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Jill Ellis on Olympics preparations, Alex Morgan, and what she's writing in her notebook Jul 08, 2016

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The summer of soccer continues in August as the Rio Olympics get underway, with the U.S. women's national team looking to follow up its 2015 World Cup title with Olympic gold. In advance of the tournament, SI senior writer Grant Wahl caught up with U.S. coach Jill Ellis for the Planet Futbol Podcast. In the interview, Ellis discusses the fitness status of Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd, and what having a full healthy Alex Morgan will do for the U.S. team in Rio. The coach also offers her theory of why it's been so hard for teams to pull off the Olympic-World Cup double, and what exactly it is she's writing so furiously in her notebook on the sideline.
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Euro 2016: Should Griezmann join the ranks of Ronaldo, Messi? Jul 08, 2016

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The Euro 2016 final is nearly upon us, and the implications of Sunday's final form the backbone of discussion on the new Planet Futbol Podcast. Host Avi Creditor, SI senior writer Grant Wahl, and SI.com's Brian Straus and Ben Lyttleton discuss what the final means for Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy, and what kind of impact the game could have on the race for the 2016 Ballon d'Or. The panel also assesses the state of the new, expanded Euro 2016. Did the addition of eight more teams dilute the quality of the tournament, or has the expansion resulted in enough fairytale stories to make it all worth it? Could it lead to a 40-team World Cup?
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Euro 2016: Georgios Samaras on penalty kicks, Greece, and the semifinal field Jul 05, 2016

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The semifinals of Euro 2016 are set, and special guest Georgios Samaras joins the Planet Futbol Podcast to break it all down. Greece's surprising 2004 European championship happened before Samaras was a fixture on the team, but the striker recalls his memories of watching the team play and offers some insight into how that win shaped the next generation of Greek players. Samaras also offers an inside look at Portugal coach Fernando Santos, who Samaras worked with extensively as a member of the Greek national team. The podcast wraps up with host Avi Creditor and SI.com's Alex Abnos breaking down both of the semifinal matchups and offering a (perhaps not-so-confident) pick of who the world will see compete in the Euro 2016 final later this week.
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Euro 2016: What the hell happened to England? Guest: Tranquillo Barnetta Jun 28, 2016

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Euro 2016 has delivered a fair amount of surprises already, but perhaps nothing that could top Iceland's win over England in the tournament's round of 16. Discussion of Iceland's triumph (and England's failure) kicks off the newest edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast. Philadelphia Union playmaker Tranquillo Barnetta, who played for Switzerland at the 2004 and 2008 European Championships, also joins the podcast this week to talk about Switzerland's run in the tourney, Xherdan Shaqiri's incredible goal against Poland, and who he expects to win the heavyweight matchup between Germany and Italy in the quarterfinals.
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Copa America: Messi retired?!?! And, oh yeah, Chile won. Jun 27, 2016

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The Copa America final has come and gone, and amazingly the big news to come out of the game has nothing to do with the team that lifted the trophy at the end of the night. Lionel Messi shocked the world first by missing his penalty kick in a shootout as Argentina lost to Chile, then again by claiming that he would retire from his national team after his fourth loss in a major tournament final. Here to break it all down the day after are SI senior writer Grant Wahl and SI.com's Brian Straus, both of whom were in the stadium as word spread of Messi's announcement. Together with host Avi Creditor, the guys talk about what impact Messi's departure will have on the Argentina national team, and whether Chile's achievement is overshadowed by the headline news.
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Interview: Landon Donovan on commentary, ownership, and U.S. soccer Jun 25, 2016

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Landon Donovan is the all-time leading goal scorer for the U.S. national team, but he's been mostly out of the public eye since his retirement from the game a year and a half ago. That is beginning to change in the Copa America, as Donovan has provided color commentary for games on Fox during the tournament, and he talks about that and more with Grant Wahl on the new Planet Futbol Podcast. Besides his burgeoning broadcast career, Donovan also speaks about potential paths forward for him in the game of soccer, whether it be coaching, more media work, or perhaps even ownership of an MLS team. He also discusses the U.S.'s performance in the Copa America, and gives his take on whether or not the team's performance in the tournament could be considered a success.
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Copa America: The U.S. learns a lesson vs. Argentina Jun 23, 2016

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The United States is out of the Copa America, and the Planet Futbol crew are here to break down what it all means for Jurgen Klinsmann's team on the new edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast. Host Avi Creditor, SI Senior Writer Grant Wahl, and SI.com's Brian Straus break down Lionel Messi's incredible free kick goal against the U.S., where the Americans could have improved in the 4-0 drubbing, and how the services of the suspended Jermaine Jones, Alejandro Bedoya, or Bobby Wood might have helped the U.S. Lastly, the trio turns their attentions to the final, which will pit Argentina against Chile for the second consecutive year. Both teams have played better and better as the Copa America has progressed. Which will come out on top on Sunday?
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Euro 2016: Asmir Begovic breaks down the Round of 16 Jun 23, 2016

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The knockout round of Euro 2016 is set, and the Planet Futbol welcomes a special guest to the podcast this week to help break it all down. Chelsea and Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper Asmir Begovic joins the podcast, and offers his take on the *extremely* unbalanced nature of the Round of 16 draw and the team with the best chance to advance out of the weaker half of the bracket. Begovic also discusses the state of England's national team as it heads into a potential banana-peel matchup against tournament Cinderella Iceland, and what he makes of incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte's work with Italy in the tournament so far.
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Copa America: How will U.S. contain Messi? Jun 20, 2016

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On the new Copa America edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, host Avi Creditor is joined by SI senior writer Grant Wahl and SI.com's Brian Straus to recap the United States' win over Ecuador to propel the team into the Copa America semifinals. The Americans will face FIFA No. 1-ranked Argentina in that game, and they won't lack for challenges, with numerous suspensions compounding the obvious threats that Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero, and the rest of the Argentinean attack can cause. How will Jurgen Klinsmann deal with these issues? The guys also discuss Mexico's incredible 7-0 destruction against Chile in another quarterfinal. Will the loss signal the end of Juan Carlos Osorio's reign as coach of the team? And why did Mexico lose so badly in the first place?
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