Friends on Football
A podcast designed to grow interest in the world's most popular sport in the United States. We will cover all things football (soccer) from the U.S. Men's and Women's National Teams, Premier League, Champions League and other leagues across Europe.
Episodes
41 episodes
Ep. 41 - USMNT vs. Canada Recap, Fall Window Debrief, Premier League Weekend Preview, An MLS Minute & Atleti's New Owner
Brandon and Shaun get together to talk about all of the latest in the world of football. Running Order:Who wears #41?USMNT beats Canada 1-0 and Jesse Marsch is still complainingFall window debrief<...
Ep. 40 - USMNT's New Era, Captain Adams, Tres a Cero, International Break Musings, Dele Alli the Streamer & Manchester City's Portuguese Hacker
Brandon and Shaun get together to talk about all of the latest for the USMNT and beyond.Running Order:USMNT's unbeaten start to the windowYoung players making an impact for the stars & stripesTyler Adams...
Ep. 39 - USMNT vs. Peru Recap, Manchester City Charges, International Break Roundup and an MLS Minute
Brandon and Shaun get together to discuss all of the latest in the wide world of football. Running Order:USMNT vs. Peru RecapStandout Performers & Debuts EverywhereAre Manchester City in trouble?
Ep. 38 - Premier League Recap & USMNT September Window Preview
Brandon and Shaun get together to recap all of the action in the Premier League and walking through what we can expect in this fall international break.Running Order:Game by game Premier League recap Roma's disa...
Ep. 37 - USMNT Roster Reaction & Premier League Weekend Preview
Brandon and Shaun get together to breakdown the latest USMNT roster selected by Mauricio Pochettino and preview the upcoming weekend in the Premier League. Running Order:USMNT roster breakdown by positionTakeawa...
Ep. 36 - Premier League Matchweek 4 Recap, An MLS Minute and Fenerbahce's Manager Situation
Brandon and Shaun link up to breakdown all of the latest in the world of football.Running Order:Premier League Weekend recapArsenal continue their winning ways, Liverpool sputter, Coventry implode, Spurs remain scorel...
Ep. 35 - Champions League Returns, Sabah FK's Interesting Manager and Premier League Preview
Brandon and Shaun join forces to get you up to date on all of the latest in the world of football.Running Order:Champion's League opening matchday reactionsFavorites and dark horses in the competitionSabah F...
Ep. 34 - Premier League Weekend Recap, An MLS Minute, Updates Around the Continent and the Champions League Returns
Brandon and Shaun recap all of the latest results from the weekend in the Premier League. They go through each match and talk through some of the highlights and key moments from the weekend at large. Running order:#34 at...
Ep. 33 - Transfer Deadline Day Recap, Winners and Losers in the Market, Best/Worst Signings, MLS Updates, Good Business in Madrid and a Weekend Preview
Brandon and Shaun recap an incredibly busy last few days of the transfer window across the Premier League. Running Order:Deadline day sagas (Balogun, Camara, Fofana and more)Premier League best/worst signings
Ep. 32 - Premier League Matchweek Two Recap, MLS Minute and A Trip Around the Continent
Brandon and Shaun breakdown all of the latest action from the Premier League. Manchester City batters Crystal Palace to get the weekend started. Saturday is full of excitement as Hull City continue to shine, Spurs flop, Liverpool struggle to fi...
Ep. 31 - USMNT Players Vibes Check, Dybala Firing at Roma, Carabao Cup Updates and Premier League Weekend Preview
Brandon and Shaun start the show by updating the listeners on some of the important USMNT players and where they stand at their respective clubs this season. Pulisic, Musah and McKennie all are at different stages in their careers in Serie A, w...
Ep. 30 - Premier League Matchweek 1 Recap, an MLS Minute and a Quick EuroTrip
Brandon and Shaun go talk through each of the matches of the opening weekend of the Premier League season. We start with Arsenal's home opener in their title defense against Coventry City on Friday. Then, we get into Saturday's acti...
Ep. 29 The Premier League Preview (Preseason Awards, Bold Statements and Final Table Predictions)
Brandon and Shaun dive deep on the upcoming Premier League season. This preview starts with the delivery of some preseason awards, including: Golden Boot, Best Transfer, Breakout Players, Biggest Flop and more.Next, they get into some bo...
Ep. 28 - Community Shield Recap & Premier League Player Draft
Brandon and Shaun breakdown Arsenal's 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield and discuss whether it meant anything at all. Most importantly, another draft is in the cards. The guys each take turns selecting one player ...
Ep. 27 - Premier League 101 (A Breakdown of all 20 Premier League Clubs)
Brandon and Shaun get together to breakdown all of the 20 clubs competing in England's top flight this season.They go through each team's origin, stadium, ownership, trophy cabinet, manager, player to watch and what success looks like th...
Ep. 26 - Storylines We're Monitoring, USMNT Players on the Move and The European Trophy Draft
Brandon and Shaun get together to discuss each of their five biggest storylines at this point in the calendar as we are full steam ahead toward the start of another European season.They get into interesting storylines in the Premier Leag...
Ep. 25 - Building for the Future (Pochettino is Back, USMNT Prospects to Watch, MLS Scheduling Issues, Old Faces in New Places)
Brandon and Shaun get together to talk about all things related to football in the United States.Pochettino looks likely to sign a 4-year contract to lead the USMNT into the 2030 World Cup. What will that look like? What does Poch n...
Ep. 24 - Setting the Table (Initial Premier League Preview, Off-Season Moves, Promoted Sides Chances, Real Madrid Drama)
Brandon and Shaun get together to start their deep dive into the upcoming Premier League season. The guys go through each of the top 8 from a season ago, along with some other teams who disappointed to see what they have been up to this off-sea...
Ep. 23 - Spain Defeats Argentina to Win the 2026 World Cup & Our Most Memorable WC Moments
Brandon and Shaun get together to recap Spain's dominant performance en route to their 2nd ever World Cup title. We talk through just how impressive this generation of Spanish football is and who some of our standout players were th...
Ep. 22 - Semifinals Breakdown & World Cup Final Preview
Brandon and Shaun get together to talk through the two World Cup semifinals from this week, which featured an impressive Spain win over France and a heartbreaking collapse for England against Messi and Argentina.The two get into the ins ...
Ep. 21 - World Cup Quarterfinals Recap & Semifinals Preview
Brandon and Shaun get together to recap all of the action from the Quarterfinals before moving onto preview each of the Semifinal matchups.First, we talk through each of the games the past weekend and what impressed us about the winning ...
Ep. 20 - Round of 16 Recap & Quarterfinals Preview
Brandon and Shaun link up to breakdown all of the action from the Round of 16 by going through each game. They talk through madness at the Azteca, Argentina flirting with disaster, Brazil's disappointing generation and how France ro...
Ep. 19 - The USMNT Exits the World Cup (Match Reaction, Balogun Fallout, Player Performances, Stock Up/Down and Tournament Ramifications)
Brandon and Shaun meet to discuss the embarrassing exit for the USMNT after their 4-1 defeat to Belgium. We break down our immediate reaction, the game itself, what players impressed and which ones disappointed before wrapping up wi...
Ep. 18 - Round of 32 Takeaways, Round of 16 Preview and a USMNT vs. Belgium Preview
Brandon and Shaun breakdown all of the latest from an action packed week of football. We start with some takeaways from the opening round of knockouts. Unfortunately, VAR is part of the discussion once again. We then get into some e...
Ep. 17 - USMNT 2 - Bosnia & Herzegovina 0 (Match Reaction)
Brandon and Shaun share their immediate reactions to the United States Men's National Team beating Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to the Round of 16. The USMNT is onto Belgium after another dominant performance on home soil...