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The TSS Soccer Santa Spectacular Dec 24, 2019

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We give out Christmas gifts to soccer players, coaches and media personalities.

Our list of recipients includes Tyler Adams, Carlo Ancelotti, the USWNT, Ronald Koeman, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Gregg Berhalter and plenty more.

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Liverpool are world champions, racism in Spurs v Chelsea, and Ronaldo wears a headband: Weekend Review w/ Ryan Bailey Dec 23, 2019

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Ryan and Taylor break down all the action from the weekend, including...

1) Liverpool v Flamengo in the Club World Cup

2) Man City v Leicester

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3) Tottenham v Chelsea - What should happen next to combat racism in the Premier League? Plus, possible explanations for Gazzaniga's challenge AND for the lack of an immediate penalty.

4) Everton v Arsenal - Which new manager has the more difficult job ahead of them?

5) Newcastle v Palace - Almiron scores!

6) Watford 2 - Man United 0 (it's just a 4 minute sigh from Taylor)

7) Italian Super Cup (Juventus v Lazio)

8) RB Leipzig v Ausborg, aka The Return of Tyler Adams

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Mikel Arteta takes over at Arsenal: discussing what happens next w/ James McNicholas Dec 20, 2019

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Recorded just prior to the official club announcement, Taylor talks to The Athletic's James McNicholas about the appointment of Mikel Arteta as head coach of Arsenal. What will his style be, what are his immediate challenges, and who could be on their way out in January? Plus, we get into the backroom issues causing problems at Arsenal, and discuss Mesut Ozil v China.

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Who wins in an all-time Bald XI v an all-time Big Hair XI? Plus many more listener questions Dec 19, 2019

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Daryl and Taylor answer some excellent listener questions, including...

1) Which competition is more important for the USMNT: Nation's League or the Olympics?

2) All-time best bald/shaved head 11 v All-time big-haired 11. Who wins?

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3) Will Red Bull ever take over a club in England and if they do what club will it be?

4) Outside of traditional big sides, who’s been the most impressive player this season?

5) With does Emerson Hyndman fit into the USMNT midfield depth chart?

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6) Why do Premier League fans wear dark/black jackets to games in the winter instead of their team’s color?

7) Is the "manager's box" an official thing and what are the rules for it/why aren't they enforced more?

8) If Jadon Sancho goes to Chelsea will he overshadow Pulisic again?

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9) Why are Olympic soccer rosters so small?

PLUS! Updates to the TSS Scouting Network!

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Ancelotti sacked, racism at HQ, a potential three-way Scudetto race, and much more: Serie A round-up w/David Amoyal Dec 18, 2019

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Taylor is joined by David Amoyal of The Calcioland podcast to get up-to-date on all things Serie A. There's racist artwork at the Serie A offices that someone thought was a good idea, Carlo Ancelotti out at Napoli and Gennaro "I stab people with forks" Gattuso has taken over, a title race between Inter Milan and Juventus (and maybe also possibly maybe Lazio). Plus, praise for Cagliari, Parma, and Atalanta AND some transfer rumors to round it all out!

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El Clásico preview, plus a mid-season round-up of the top teams in La Liga w/ Graham Ruthven Dec 17, 2019

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Taylor is joined by Eurosport's Graham Ruthven to preview the midweek El Clasico. How will both managers approach this one tactically and where are the potential areas of vulnerability? Plus, lineup questions, ramifications for the remainder of the season, and much much more.

After that, we get into the other teams near the top of the table in Spain before looking ahead to the Champions League knockout round for the four remaining Spanish teams.

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Weekend Review w/ Ryan Bailey: Champions League knockout round draw, plus trouble ahead for Chelsea and Arsenal while a different Real than usual trips up Barcelona Dec 16, 2019

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On today's Weekend Review, Ryan and Taylor take a look at...

0:00 - The authenticity of Ryan's accent

1:42 - Chelsea v Bournemouth

10:31 - Arsenal v Man City

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24:02 - Real Sociedad v Barcelona

34:06 - Fiorentina v Inter Milan

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40:27 - Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen

47:10 - Chess makes you good at fantasy, evidently?

48:48 - Champions League knockout round draw analysis

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MLS offseason moves and rumors w/ Paul Tenorio Dec 13, 2019

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Taylor talks to The Athletic's Paul Tenorio about all the moves that have/have not yet happened in the early days of the MLS offseason.

Who will be coaching in New York, Miami and Chicago next year? How big of a get is Sporting KC's acquisition of Alan Pulido? Is it easy to be a roaming reporter while taking care of an infant child? The answer to that is very much no, even if Paul makes it seem like it very much is.

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Reviewing the Champions League group stage w/ Sam Tighe of B/R Football Ranks Dec 12, 2019

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Taylor talks to Sam Tighe of the B/R Football Ranks podcast about attending the Ballon d'Or awards whilst being as tall as Virgil van Dijk. After that, it's a group-by-group review of the Champions League so far. Who is in the strongest position? Who has a lot of work to be done between now and February? Is Jesse Marsch the greatest Champions League manager of all time? Those questioned answered, and many more as well!

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US Soccer's CEO search, Glassdoor reviews, the Chicago policy, the USMNT GM role and more, with Henry Bushnell Dec 10, 2019

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Daryl calls up Henry Bushnell of Yahoo! Sports to talk about the recent US Soccer board meeting, which Henry attended and reported on.

Topics include the ongoing CEO search (Jay Berhalter or not?), the controversial policy of asking staff to move to Chicago, the suitability or otherwise of Soccer House, the new and improved GM role for the USMNT, and how US Soccer is spending its money.

Links to four Yahoo! Sports articles below:

A CEO search, an evolving GM role, and more from a fascinating U.S. Soccer board meeting — Henry Bushnell

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-ceo-usmnt-gm-board-meeting-carlos-cordeiro-earnie-stewart-172503921.html

U.S. Soccer is spending millions fighting lawsuits – including equal pay — Henry Bushnell

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-lawsuits-equal-pay-cost-legal-fees-budget-financials-deficit-020203626.html

U.S. Soccer defends controversial hiring policy as numerous youth coaching jobs sit vacant — Caitlin Murray

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-soccer-defends-controversial-hiring-policy-as-numerous-youth-coaching-jobs-sit-vacant-195441791.html

Sources: U.S. Soccer denies NWSL owners' funding request, but offers counterproposal — Caitlin Murray

https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-us-soccer-denies-nwsl-owners-funding-request-but-offers-counterproposal-143108951.html

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