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Listen : Listen here or subscribe on any podcast app Episode #73 - EPL Matchday 9 - The Experienced One Separation between the top teams and the also rans is starting to take shape in the English Premier League Table.  But no team has impressed as much as Tottenham this week against Manchester City.  Is Jose Mourinho or Harry Kane responsible for the run of form?  Memo and Jay are here to take you through Matchday Nine. VAR is still controversial, but at least the referees are going to the monitor to make the important decisions.  Is Liverpool the new Evil Empire?  Does the fashion Manchester United won by matter, or just the points?  Has Frank Lampard finally impressed Memo?  Is this a lost season for Arsenal?  How good is James Rodriguez? Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Host:   Memo Produ...

Episode #66 - EPL Matchday Four Bloody Sunday and USMNT Golden Age Aston Villa WHAT!!!  Matchday four could be a wake up call for a few teams, mortal wounds for others, and let the good times roll for some.  Host Memo and Producer Jay are here to analyze all the action from the weekend. Is that the worst 4-Nil victory for a club ever?  Chelsea continue looking confused. Brighton may have a lot of fight, but Everton is cruising top of the league! Leeds United continue to play with the big boys. Arsenal hang on, and Arteta seems to be on top of his game. Is it OGS or Pogba? Can we let Liverpool slide for this historic beat down? Memo gives us an update on notable USMNT players action abroad.  More good news! Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Host:   Memo Producer:  Jay Fratt Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the S...

Episode #53 Matchday 24 Review : Wolverhampton vs Liverpool - Raul Jimenez and Adama Traore shine, but can't match Big Ball Bobby and the Liverpool depth. Will Salah selfishness bite Liverpool in UCL? Chelsea vs Arsenal - London derby has it all with a red card, exciting play, and late goals. Memo dishes on where the two clubs are at, and where they are headed. Man U vs Burnley - We dismiss the hyperbolic week-to-week reaction to give the forest view of the Manchester United club. News : The coronavirus has hit EPL strikers as the injury bug creates needs. It's transfer window time, who will land the important piece to finish the season. Chelsea, Man U, and Tottenham all have striker needs. Arsenal make a signing that has Memo singing about a culture shift. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Host:   Memo Producer:  Jay Fratt ...

Episode #52 Matchday 23 Review: Chelsea Disappointment.  Wolves the real deal.  Leicester in jeopardy? Liverpool vs Man U … Was it a good match?  Was it really? 5th - 12th separated by 5 points!  Only 2 of the 8 teams won, 1 loss, and 6 draws. Forbes List of 50 Most Valuable Sports Franchises: Here are soccer clubs rankings among professional franchises in all sports in the world: #45 Liverpool $2.18 Billion #42 Arsenal $2.27 Billion #32 Chelsea $2.58 Billion #25 Man City $2.69 Billion #17 Bayern Munich $3.02 Billion #6 Man U $3.81 Billion #4 Barca $4.02 Billion #3 Real Madrid $4.24 Billion UEFA Champions League Changes USMNT News Transfer News and Rumors Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Host:   Memo Producer:  Jay Fratt Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespo...

The Hornets sting the Spurs! Three teams remain unbeaten and undrawn in EPL play. Are Watford and Chelsea for real as title challengers? Klopp pulling all the right levers for the Liverpool winning machine. Everyone's favorite segment featuring Jose Mourinho is back again this week as he recites his resume for reporters. Jay climbs behind the curtain to see the reason for Jose's resume narrative. Champion's League is back! The group stage draw is analyzed. There is one group of death this season, but it may not be the group you think. International break brings exciting friendlies for the US Men's National Team. No Pulisic, but John Brooks is back. The squad may be without a coaching leader, but group decisions are creating a youthful competitive environment for the hopeful squad. The show gets you set up for the matches with Brazil and Mexico. The Michael Bradley fan zone has been moved from the stadium to the elementary school gym. Thank you for fin...

Matchday three is done and dusted. John and Jay take a look at the important matches of the weekend. Manchester United lose to Spurs. Watford continue their run against Crystal Palace. New Castle comes close to points hosting Chelsea. And Arsenal get three from a lackluster West Ham side. News! With Jose Mourinho in the Premier League we always have news! The special Jose Mourinho segment is back again as the guys listen in and analyze the post match press conference staring the greatest manager EVER. John gives updates on Michael Keen's head injury, Burnley's Europa League qualification campaign, and Hung Min Son's bid to avoid military service with a Gold medal at the Asian Games. The guys end the show setting up the next week of English Premier League action. Surprisingly, Arsenal and Chelsea were both left out of this weeks previews. Turns out, the Asian Games have nothing to do with race. The Kick from the Spot Podcast is all about education. Thank you...

The guys are in the new Smokin Js recording studio. The first 41 minutes of the pod are dedicated to Champions League and Europa League semifinal review. VAR (Video Assistant Referee) could have created a completely different outcome in both semifinal competitions. (41:15) NEWS! Is Mohamed Salah the future of Liverpool Football Club or the foundation of the future Spanish empire? What's more important, a domestic league title or Champions League title. Iniesta Says it's the league title that matters. John gives the low-down on the Championship clubs with the possibility of promotion to the EPL. (57:22) Relegation is here and now! Must watch match of the week pits Swansea City vs Southampton. John and Jay give all the relegation scenarios, including long shot possibilities for West Brom and Huddersfield Town. Jay must apologize to John once again for mistreatment of Chelsea Football Club, who have an opportunity to jump Tottenham and Liverpool for a Champions League...

It was a week of come-backs in the Champions League and Europa League quarter finals. John and Jay take a moment to graciously acknowledge their own correct predictions and review the matches. Things might get a little weird discussing Renaldo's abs. Congratulations to the Wolverhampton Wanderers on their new Premier League aspirations. John's favorite topic relegation is featured in the news segment. The Champions League and Europa League draws are discussed, and the guys give you the matches you must watch this week. Despite Jay's objections, Chelsea FC is featured twice, and a huge clash between Manchester United and Tottenham in the FA Cup semifinal. This is the best time of the year to be a soccer fan. Share the Kick from the Spot podcast with a friend and let's all enjoy the magic together. Carnac the Magnificent was not injured during this broadcast. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with yo...

Jay pays off the bet! Arsenal lost to Manchester City by a larger margin than Chelsea, so Jay had to don the Diego Costa Chelsea jersey. We hate to say I told you so. But once again the guys were spot on with their Champions League predictions. Sevilla and Barcelona are through, and Jose Mourinho is still the greatest manager on the planet. Just ask him. The guys run through the quarter final match ups in Champions League and Europa League. Jay schools us on Red Bull sponsorship versus content marketing, and what's all the fuss about RasenBallsSport Leipzig. Finally, the youth gone wild! USMNT has been taken over by the talented young players. The guys preview a full day of International soccer friendlies including the United States Men's National Team. No Rasenballsports or Red Bulls were injured during the production of this pocast. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and ...

Whoa, episode 10.  John and Jay are going strong and having fun in the first double digit episode. With Man City playing Arsenal and Chelsea in the same week, the guys made a bet based on the results.  The results were not pretty.  John won the bet, but who's pride was still intact? VAR is coming to the World Cup.  The guys discuss the renaming of the FA Cup to the VAR Cup after the Tottenham vs Rochdale debacle in the snow.  The Catalonia independence movement was discuss.  Political prisoners or not, the English Football Association has legitimate reasoning behind fining Pep Guardiola, despite his right to voice his support. No vocal cords were injured in the production of this podcast .... chAMpions!! Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website ...

That's it! Jay might just be a Tottenham fan after their performances during two weeks of hell! John and Jay break down the Tottenham 2-2 draw away to Juventus and the 3-1 home win for Real Madrid against PSG. It's all about Champions League baby, the best football on the planet. The Training Ground segment is back (40:50)! John and Jay step in for Memo to explain aggregate scoring in tournament play. Then the boys discuss some interesting news and preview next weeks important matches (48:00). Chelsea vs Barcelona, Sevilla vs Manchester United in Champions League play, and John is interested or fearful for the Chelsea vs Manchester United league match on the weekend. No taxi cabs were stolen during the production of this podcast. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website...

On the whole the Premiere League got stronger after the January transfer window bringing in far more players than they lost. Tottenham ditched two serial killers.  Everton revamped their line-up.  Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger swapped wives. Arsenal : In :  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Dortmund Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Man U Out :  Francis Coquelin to Valencia Olivier Giroud to Chelsea Alexis Sanchez to Man U Theo Walcott to Everton Brighton & Hove Albion : In :  Leonardo Ulloa on loan from Leicester City Burnley : In :  Aaron Lennon from Everton Georges-Kevin Nkoudou on loan from Tottrenham Out :  Dan Agyei on loan to Blackpool Chelsea : In :  Ross Barkley from Everton Olivier Giroud from Arsenal Emerson Palmieri from Roma Out :  Michy Batshuayi on loan to Dortmund Everton : In :  Cenk Tosun from Besiktas Eliaquim Mangala on loan from Man City Theo Walcott from Arsenal ...

Tons of controversy in the match of the week review for Liverpool vs Tottenham. John and Jay give the nuts and bolts of the controversial moments and help Liverpool fans get beyond the emotional scars of the match. Even though the guys disagree on every aspect of the referee's decisions, in the end everyone is right with subjective calls. Or is it everyone is wrong? The January transfer window has closed. The Kick from the Spot crew give a top down assessment of all the January transfers in the English Premiere League. Who made out the best of all the clubs? It's derby time in North London! The Tottenham vs Arsenal match is previewed with all the particulars. It's a wonderful time to be a soccer fan with Champions League right around the corner! Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick ...

Monreal is back for Arsenal! John and Jay review the Arsenal vs Crystal Palace match and Burnley vs Manchester United match. Alexis Sanchez is officially a Red Devil and Everton pulled off a January rejuvenation. Lots of transfer news is discussed by the guys including how seemingly every striker in the league is a fake news transfer target for Chelsea FC. Finally, it is United States Men's National Team January camp talk, and the guys preview the upcoming friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina. Jay also introduces you to the candidates for President of the US Soccer Federation. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

You are in the right spot for soccer! Jay's prediction of the first loss for Manchester City came true this week. John and Jay discuss transfer news stories and weed out the fake news. John lands the biggest interview with the biggest manager Jose Mourinho! Training Ground with Memo covers the language and art of passing. Another not-to-be-missed Kick from the Spot podcast! Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

They know how soccer is played in the Nottingham Forrest! Jay licks his wounds after Arsenal is bounced from the FA Cup. The guys review Chelsea v Arsenal and Liverpool v Everton. Transfer news, or fake news is discussed. Then the match of the week preview of Liverpool v Manchester City and Chelsea v Leicester City is discussed with dates, times and channel location. Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

It's the inaugural episode of the Kick from the Spot Podcast!  John and Jay preview the upcoming Chelsea v Arsenal match and the second Merseyside Derby match between Everton and Liverpool.  #ThereWillBeBlood We also take time to review the first half of the EPL season with a sprinkle of La Liga and Bundesliga talk thrown in for free.  We end with everyone's favorite click bait topic ... Transfer News! Thank you for finding us and listening.  We hope to build a solid soccer community together with you based on fun, respect, and love for the beautiful game. Jay Fratt John Gonsalves Kick from the Spot Twitter Kick from the Spot Website Email: kickfromthespot@gmail.com Sponsor: Smokin Js If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element