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TSS, The Athletic
Long-running American soccer show covering the USMNT, Premier League, Champions League, MLS, and more. If you enjoy analysis and silliness in equal measure, we're the podcast for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sep 22, 2022 • 52min
The Big Thing: What's wrong with Juventus?
On this week's episode of The Big Thing, Taylor is joined by Graham and Joe to get to the bottom of a major talking point in Italian football: what's wrong with Juventus?After disappointing seasons under Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo, Max Allegri returned to take charge in the summer of 2021, and led the team to a resounding… 4th place finish. This season, Juventus is 8th in the table after 7 games, and they've managed zero points from their opening games of the Champions League. Manager Max Allegri remains in charge, but all is not right with The Old Lady. So, what’s gone wrong, what can be fixed, and what needs to change?Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Artifact! Go to heyartifact.com and enter the code 'TSS20' at checkout to save $20 on your first Artifact!Indochino! To get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more, use promo code 'TSS' at Indochino.com!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 21, 2022 • 55min
Listener Questions! Announcing our NY live show, what’s wrong with Todd Boehly’s trade idea, and how the World Cup impacts clubs
WE’RE DOING A LIVE SHOW!The TSS foursome will be in New York for a live show on Sunday, November 20th. We’ll be talking World Cup, USMNT, and so much more. Check out this link for tickets and the rest of the details!—On this episode, Taylor, Graham, and Joe answer your listener questions! You can find the full list that we tackled down below:1) Who keeps track of stoppage time?2) What are overlapping and underlapping runs?3) Why was everyone giving Todd Boehly a hard time about exploring player trades?4) Is it an advantage to have players from the same country at the same club?5) What kind of drop-off could we see from clubs and leagues after this winter’s World Cup?6) What does Taylor think about other shows playing the Wikipedia game? Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Artifact! Go to heyartifact.com and enter the code 'TSS20' at checkout to save $20 on your first Artifact!Indochino! To get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more, use promo code 'TSS' at Indochino.com!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 20, 2022 • 50min
Previewing the USMNT’s games against Japan and Saudi Arabia! Plus, injuries, Pulisic’s book, and more
Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here with your USMNT September window preview! What do we make of the recent roster changes that Gregg Berhalter has made after some key injuries? And what should you expect from Japan and Saudi Arabia? All that - and much, much more - on the show.Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Artifact! Go to heyartifact.com/mom and enter the code 'TSS20' at checkout to save $20 on your first Artifact!Indochino! To get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more, use promo code 'TSS' at Indochino.com!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2022 • 1h 5min
Weekend Review! Real Madrid's perfect season continues, Juventus' problems mount & Dortmund's derby win!
Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell and Graham Ruthven are here to talk through the biggest moments of the weekend in soccer, including derby victories for Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, some surprising results in the Bundesliga and Serie A, and much more!Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Artifact! Go to heyartifact.com/mom and enter the code 'TSS20' at checkout to save $20 on your first Artifact!Indochino! To get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more, use promo code 'TSS' at Indochino.com!LinkedIn! LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/TSS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2022 • 46min
The Big Thing: Did Gregg Berhalter pick the right USMNT roster for September?
The USMNT’s roster for the September window is here. Who’s on it? Are there any surprises? And did Gregg Berhatler make the right choices? Ryan, Taylor, Graham, and Joe discuss all that - and more - on this week’s episode of The Big Thing.Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Roman! Get $15 off your first order of Roman T-support at Roman.com/TSS!Helix Sleep! Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/TSS! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 15, 2022 • 56min
Champions League Review! Bayern's tactical adjustments best Barcelona, Liverpool leave it late, Juventus leave it too late, Mbappe and Haaland do Mbappe and Haaland things, and much more!
We get into all the action from Champions League Match Day 2! Bayern's second half had Barcelona and Lewandowski feeling beaten, Liverpool left it late (but got the result) vs Ajax, Erling Haaland floated through the air in much the way that bricks don't to get a winner for Manchester City, a Champions League debut for Graham Potter at Chelsea, Allegri on the hottest of hot seats at Juventus, and much much more!Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Roman! Get $15 off your first order of Roman T-support at Roman.com/TSS!Helix Sleep! Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/TSS! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 6min
Listener Questions! A world without managers & the moments that live 'rent free' in our heads!
Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell, Graham Ruthven and Joe Lowery are dipping into the virtual mailbag! From Panini sticker albums to Welcome to Wrexham and a world where teams don't have managers, we cover it all!Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Roman! Get $15 off your first order of Roman T-support at Roman.com/TSS!Helix Sleep! Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/TSS! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 13, 2022 • 1h 20min
Debating the USMNT’s September roster: Who should get the call? And who should stay home?
With the USMNT's roster for the September dropping later this week, Taylor conducts a good-natured debate between Graham and Joe about who Gregg Berhalter should call in and who he should leave at home. You can find the full list of players that we debated down below!1) Josh Sargent2) James Sands3) Ethan Horvath4) Malik Tillman5) Gio Reyna6) Tim Ream7) Sam Vines8) Eryk Williamson9) Brandon Vazquez10) Ricardo PepiSponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Roman! Get $15 off your first order of Roman T-support at Roman.com/TSS!Helix Sleep! Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/TSS! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 2min
Weekend Review: Rose blossoms against Dortmund & a manic ending for Juventus!
Ryan Bailey, Graham Ruthven, Joe Lowery and Taylor Rockwell convene to discuss a distinctly Premier League-free weekend, where Borussia Dortmund failed to capitalize on Bayern Munich's latest draw, Real Madrid are still perfect, and Juventus endured a manic series of injury-time events!Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Roman! Get $15 off your first order of Roman T-support at Roman.com/TSS!Helix Sleep! Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners! Go to HelixSleep.com/TSS! With Helix, better sleep starts now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 9, 2022 • 41min
The Big Thing: Why Chelsea sacked Thomas Tuchel and what the future looks like under Graham Potter
On this week's Big Thing episode, we head back to Stamford Bridge to discuss the firing of Thomas Tuchel and the hiring of Graham Potter. Which spin from which camp is most likely to be true? Why sack a manager after spending close to 300 million GBP in a summer? Is Graham Potter as much of a slam dunk as he seems? We get into all of that and more in an episode Graham dubbed "almost literally the reason we decided this show was a good idea."Sponsors! Today's show is brought to you by...Indochino! To get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more, use promo code 'TSS' at Indochino.com!Upside! Upside is a cash back app that enables people to get more value from their purchases and improves the profitability of local businesses, so communities grow stronger! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


