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Euro 2016: "The Leicester Effect" in the group stage? Jun 15, 2016

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Every team at the 2016 European Championships has played at least once, and the new episode of the Planet Futbol Podcast recaps the tournament's opening action and assesses where the games might be headed in future rounds. With no truly dominant performances from the title favorites, what should we expect going forward? Host Avi Creditor and SI.com's Ben Lyttleton also discuss the impact Leicester City's run to the EPL title might be having on the style of play at the tournament so far, whether England still has a chance to top its group, and what the best goal of the tournament has been so far.
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Copa America gets controversial; previewing USA-Ecuador Jun 13, 2016

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On this edition of the Copa America Planet Futbol Podcast, Grant Wahl, Brian Straus, and host Avi Creditor discuss the controversial ending to Brazil-Peru, featuring a handball goal that dumped the Samba Kings from the tournament after the group stage. The trio then turn to talk about the United States, which somewhat surprisingly won its group thanks to a victory over Paraguay and Colombia's loss to Costa Rica. Now that the U.S. is out of the group, must they win against Ecuador for its Copa America to be a success?
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Euro 2016: Bradley Wright-Phillips helps preview the tournament Jun 09, 2016

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In the first Euro 2016 edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, Avi Creditor and Alex Abnos team up to discuss the major storylines for each group ahead of the tournament's kickoff. Later, New York Red Bulls striker Bradley Wright-Phillips joins the podcast to give his take on the tournament, including his reasons why England has a chance to win the whole thing this year. Wright-Phillips also discusses Jamaica's interest in adding him to its national team, and whether he might suit up for the Reggae Boyz in the not-too-distant future.
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USA-Costa Rica Recap Jun 08, 2016

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In the new Copa America edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, Grant Wahl and Brian Straus break down the United States' 4-0 win over Costa Rica, and debate the best players, moments, and games of the Copa America thus far. Jurgen Klinsmann kept the same lineup against costa Rica that he did against Colombia. Is the U.S. coach turning over a new leaf when it comes to personnel selection? What will the United States need to do against Paraguay to secure passage to the knockout rounds? All that and more on this special edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast.
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USA-Colombia recap Jun 04, 2016

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On this special edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, Grant Wahl, Brain Straus, and Avi Creditor recap the United States' 2-0 loss to Colombia in the opening game of the Copa America. What caused the U.S.'s loss? Why did Michael Bradley seem to falter? Should Darlington Nagbe and Christian Pulisic start the next game? And ultimately, how much of the loss falls on the shoulders of Jurgen Klinsmann? The guys also look ahead to the U.S.'s matches against Costa Rica and Paraguay, and ponder what the United States will need to do in order to get out of its group and into the knockout rounds.
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Copa America preview / Jermaine Jones interview Jun 02, 2016

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Copa America Centenario is here at last! After months of build-up, hype and speculation, the host U.S. opens the competition against Colombia, beginning a 23-day march to the final. U.S. national team midfielder Jermaine Jones joins our latest podcast to discuss, among other things, his role in the option-filled U.S. midfield, and we preview each of the 16 teams taking part in a Copa America blowout episode in anticipation of the summer spectacle. Which U.S. will show, the one that struggled in recent competitions or the one that enters the tournament on a four-game winning streak? Has Jurgen Klinsmann come up with a winning combination, or will the U.S. struggle in a tough group? Which teams are primed to go through to the knockout stage?
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Messi's on the cover / Champions League final preview May 26, 2016

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As one New York radio personality has made perfectly clear, there are 11(!) pages of soccer in this week's Sports Illustrated magazine in the build-up to Copa America Centenario and Euro 2016. Lionel Messi is front and center, as is Chicharito, and the Summer of Soccer is on the horizon. Grant Wahl discusses the big soccer spread and his experiences working with Messi for our cover story and total package on the Barcelona and Argentina superstar with Maggie Gray on our latest podcast. With Copa America around the corner, we also focus on the U.S. men's national team, which looks to build on Wednesday's 1-0 win over Ecuador in a tournament tune-up for both sides. There's also the matter of Saturday's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Which Spanish capital club will wind up ruling Europe?
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The state of U.S. soccer: An American Outlaws panel discussion May 20, 2016

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At the recent rally of the American Outlaws in Austin, TX, SI's Grant Wahl joined former USMNT midfielder Tab Ramos, former USWNT midfielder Kristine Lilly, and former MLS defender of the year Jimmy Conrad for a panel discussion on the state of U.S. soccer and fandom of the sport in this country. In this special edition, we bring you a recording of that panel, which has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
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Awkward moments with Giovani Dos Santos / Talking analytics with Opta VP May 19, 2016

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Giovani Dos Santos had an awkward Tuesday, and SI's Grant Wahl and Brian Straus had the distinction of being part of it. While Dos Santos was left off Mexico's Copa America roster–said by Juan Carlos Osorio to have curiously declined the invitation–he was in the midst of a media tour, and Wahl and Straus share their conversations with Dos Santos while it all went down on the new Planet Fútbol Podcast. Later on this week's episode, Wahl also speaks with Angus McNab, a vice president at renowned soccer data provide Opta, about data and analytics' place in today's game, how they're used as a metric to judge players and the more prevalent stat of expected goals. This weekend also marks the cup finals for Europe's five major countries, and Wahl and Straus make their picks for the FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, DFB Pokal and Coupe de France.
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Brian McBride / Kei Kamara trade reaction May 12, 2016

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Columbus Crew SC beat the MLS trade deadline and dealt Kei Kamara to the New England Revolution, and there's all sorts of fallout to delve into on our latest podcast. Brian McBride, former U.S. and Columbus forward and a former teammate of Crew manager Gregg Berhalter, joins us to discuss the deal in addition to the state of the U.S. men's national team ahead of Copa America. It happened to be a massive news week elsewhere in soccer, with Mauricio Pochettino extending his stay at Spurs, Roberto Martinez getting the sack at Everton and West Ham fans getting belligerent with Manchester United's team bus.
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