Planet Fútbol with Grant Wahl

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Revisiting our 'perfect' Premier League season predictions May 05, 2016

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The Premier League has been won by its most unpredictable champion, so, naturally, it's a good time to look back on our oh-so-prescient season predictions from August. How badly did we misjudge Leicester City? How did we see Harry Kane following up his breakout season? Before that, though, we play a wide-ranging game of word association. So much is going on across the soccer landscape, whether it's the Champions League being whittled down to two Madrid sides or Copa America looming on the horizon. We talk some of the biggest names involved in those competitions and beyond to kick off our episode.
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Alexi Lalas interview Apr 28, 2016

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If you've been watching soccer at all in recent years, you know that Alexi Lalas is a man of many opinions, and he shares a number of them with us on our new podcast. Lalas, the former U.S. men's national team defender and current Fox Sports 1 soccer analyst, speaks with SI's Grant Wahl in a wide-ranging interview covering a number of topics: Jurgen Klinsmann, Abby Wambach, Fox Sports' "Embrace Debate" strategy, and what it's like to have opinions on television. We also discuss Leicester City, which is on the cusp of winning the Premier League. Given that the Foxes could win at Old Trafford on Sunday, what is the best manner for them to win it all? In Manchester? By virtue of a Tottenham loss to Chelsea? At home next week against Everton? Wahl, Brian Straus and Avi Creditor discuss.
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Christian Fuchs, Chris Wondolowski join the podcast Apr 22, 2016

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We're fortunate enough to be joined on our latest podcast by a pair of guests who know a thing or two about overcoming the odds. Christian Fuchs's Leicester City is closing in on the most improbable Premier League title ever, while Chris Wondolowski continues to climb the all-time MLS goal-scoring charts after emerging from obscurity years ago, and both join the podcast in a pair of entertaining and enlightening interviews. We start our show, though, with SI's Ben Lyttleton and Brian Straus breaking down the top stories in Europe. If you read Lyttleton's Monday column, you'll be familiar with the format, and with title races winding down and the summer approaching, he plucks the top storylines from each of the five major European leagues in light of recent events.
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Arlo White on Leicester City's run Apr 14, 2016

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Leicester City is closing in on its historical title, so who better to marvel at what the Foxes have been able to do this season than Leicester native and NBC Sports Network lead soccer announcer Arlo White? White joins the Planet Fútbol Podcast to paint a picture of Leicester the city and put the magnitude of what Claudio Ranieri's club has done thus far–and is aiming to finish off–into proper perspective. He also warns against celebrating too soon, though, with Tottenham still alive in the title race. There's also the matter of some of the other major stories elsewhere in world soccer: Barcelona's ouster from the Champions League at the hands of Atletico Madrid; Cristiano Ronaldo's heroics for Real Madrid; Nigel De Jong's tackle on Darlington Nagbe; the 2016 Olympic soccer tournaments. We cover it all.
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Charlie Stillitano reads mean tweets; Our favorite last-minute goals Apr 07, 2016

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We kick off our latest podcast with SI's Grant Wahl and Brian Straus delving into all of the off-field circumstances surrounding U.S. Soccer. We're also joined by Charlie Stillitano, who has come under fire overseas amid discussion of a European Super League and changes to the UEFA Champions League. The International Champions Cup organizer discusses his role with top clubs and what's actually happening, and he reads mean tweets directed at him from soccer fans overseas in a highly entertaining and insightful interview with Wahl. Finally, with the backdrop of the dramatic NCAA men's basketball championship game, we recall some of the greatest high-stakes finishes in soccer history, for both club and country.
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Guatemala: The worst U.S. loss since 1998? Mar 30, 2016

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The U.S. men's national team avoided the disaster scenario it was facing entering Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Guatemala, but the U.S. U-23s failed when it mattered most, and both developments are the focus of the new Planet Fútbol Podcast. SI's Grant Wahl, Brian Straus and Liviu Bird were each present at one of the U.S. games during the international break, and each has stories to share from his experience.
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Thomas Rongen remembers Johan Cruyff Mar 25, 2016

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Johan Cruyff's passing on Thursday has caused many to commemorate and remember the Dutch soccer icon. Among them is Thomas Rongen, Cruyff's former teammate on the Washington Diplomats and L.A. Aztecs. In this special edition of the Planet Futbol podcast, Grant Wahl sits down with Rongen, who shared stories of Cruyff's time in the NASL and reflections on his impact on the world of soccer.
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Remembering Johan Cruyff / USA-Guatemala preview Mar 24, 2016

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The soccer world was saddened Thursday by the passing of Ajax, Barcelona and Netherlands great Johan Cruyff, who lost his battle with lung cancer at age 68. We begin our latest podcast with a tribute to Cruyff, as SI's Brian Straus and Grant Wahl share their memories of watching Cruyff play and offer thoughts on his profound impact on the game and undeniable legacy. It's an international fixture week, and we preview the U.S.'s pair of World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala. Wahl also speaks with Manchester United and Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini (NOTE: The conversation took place prior to this week's tragic terrorist attacks in Brussels), whose No. 1-ranked team in the world will face Portugal on Tuesday in the build-up to Euro 2016.
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Alejandro Bedoya on MLS, USMNT, fatherhood Mar 17, 2016

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U.S. men's national team and FC Nantes midfielder Alejandro Bedoya joins our latest podcast, with the U.S. on the cusp of a pair of World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala. Between becoming a father, having talks with MLS, hitting a hot run of form and taking part in penning his first piece for SI, Bedoya has plenty to talk about with SI's Grant Wahl. Wahl and SI's Avi Creditor also discuss the madness in Bayern Munich and Juventus's Champions League series, whether Barcelona can be beaten and how the U.S. should be prioritizing the World Cup qualifying/Olympic playoff roster dilemma facing Jurgen Klinsmann.
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Herculez Gomez interview / Can PSG win the Champions League? Mar 10, 2016

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On this week's edition of the Planet Futbol Podcast, Herculez Gomez joins Grant Wahl to discuss the differences between American and Mexican leagues, why the U.S. loses young prospects to Mexico, and how MLS has changed in his time away from the league. Elsewhere in the pod, host Avi Creditor and SI.com's Brian Straus try to get SI.com's Ben Lyttleton set up with an MLS team to support now that the league is more readily available to watch across the Atlantic. The crew also recap the last week's Champions League action, and ponder whether PSG has what it takes to win the title.
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