Rooster and the Villain: An American Soccer Podcast

The Devil was missing so the two Spurs fans swing their cockerals around wildly as they smack into Man City's creative accounting problems, a passionate look back at the Ajax game, Clint Dempsey and Chicharito comparisons, and try to grasp the truths that were revealed this season. As you would expect, without the Devil leading the way, the boys were wildly off topic at times. Enjoy.

The season is over. It's over. That's so sad. But! The boys will stick around for the Summer and have filled up the calendar with a bunch of experts so get excited. Jim and Brad sing our EPL swan song in this episode. They recap the season. Talk about the English Football Championship playoffs. Some major proposed changes to Champions League. Salford City. And a whole bunch of other good stuff. 

Oh Lord, it's a miracle! Just when you thought the Champions League couldn't get any crazier (after the Tottenham/City game), we go and see something like this. What a comeback. Absolute scenes. That's why we grabbed a Liverpool friend to jump on talk about this season. Jimmy actually admits to liking Liverpool too. We also talk USMNT since Joel is on the national team wagon too. Fun episode. We missed Brad who was at a "The Who" concert with his daddio. But he did add a 10 minute easter egg to the end of the episode so we'll still hear what he has to say. 

Brad regales us with stories about his quick trip to London to see Spurs vs. West Ham last weekend. Then we dive into last week's games. We also take a look at Norwich City and Sheffield United, who we'll become a lot more familiar with next year since they are being promoted to the Premier League. Then of course we talk about Champions League on our way to some tasty rants.

We present to you an in-depth interview with Jordan Gardner (@mrjordangardner), Chairman & Co-Owner of FC Helsingør (@fchelsingor). Earlier this year, Jordan and group of American investors bought a club that plays in Denmark's 1st Division, which is the second highest football league in Denmark. Part of why they bought the club is to act upon a vision to develop American youth talent while getting them acclimated to playing European football. He gives us a glimpse into the journey of why Helsingør became the right place for the club, the vision for the club's development model, and an idea of what football is like in Scandinavia. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us, Jordan. Email me at msteenstra5@gmail.com for a transcript.

Jim slips us down his mad hatter rabbit hole to discuss the future of Man United. He also offends us with his language. Then we jump to the greatest game ever played (an opinion, of course) in the Champions League. We pop around the premier league and rant about MLS and other topics on the way to the ending. Thanks for tuning in.

The boys are missing the devil so they go balls deep into Spurs. But; we also cover the relegation fight, top 4 battle, Champions League (duh), praise Ajax, mourn(inho) Man United, and look forward to shitting ourselves today with Tottenham's Champions League matchups. 

We missed our devil man, though. 

Such a beefy conversation with three beefy men. Champions League Day 1 Breakdown, Day 2 Lookahead, Premier League Top 6 everything, Goodbye Cardiff (?), Troy Deeney Suckfest, and let's stop the racism. For real.

The boys gear up for the new Spurs Stadium debut. Then lament about our places in the EPL, and hope for the best in Champions League. We dive into relegation. And then we talk with Travis Grimes (@who_dey_tgrimes) about MLS, Spurs, USMNT, and a fun little story about Gareth Bale (among other things).

It's a long one. Travis' interview isn't until approximately 52 minutes in.

The boys lose Mike-o to sickness but carried on as a fearsome two-some. They talk about #USMNT, Tim Ream Watch, and take a deep dive to show their respects to "The Galloping Horse", Gareth Bale. Also, Brad becomes audibly erect during the Tottenham stadium discussion. Jump on it.