Unabridged: World Cup Recap with Brady Thomas

You knew this episode was coming. Now that the World Cup has officially wrapped up, I'm doing a full recap of our summer of soccer with my favorite amateur sports analyst (and my brother), Brady Thomas. We discuss our overall thoughts, how America did as the host, FIFA's corruption, and what to watch if you're still craving some soccer.

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Everything we talk about on today’s episode can be found below in the show notes. You can also find what we talked about on Bookshop.org and Amazon.

• Alexi Lalas

• FIFA

• Erling Haaland

• Jude Bellingham

• Gianni Infantino

• “Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player’s Suspension. Now He’s Eligible to Play.” (Tyler Pager and Tariq Panja, The New York Times)

• Folarin Balogun

• LeBron James

• “The homophobic chant that hangs over World Cup hosts Mexico and its soccer team” (Jack Lang, The Athletic)

• “Why are World Cup refs giving red cards to players covering their mouths when confronting opponents?” (Steve Reed, AP)

• Lionel Messi

• “Lionel Messi trying to snitch on Cucurella was his only visible moment of last World Cup game” (Robert Zeglinski, USA Today)

• “New Video Shows Draymond Green Violently Punch Jordan Poole at Warriors Practice” (TMZ Sports)

• Steph Curry

• Steve Kerr

• "German Soccer Fan Goes Viral as He Discovers Waffle House and Other U.S. Food Spots in World Cup Road Trip” (Chiara Kim, People)

• “Ep. 3 Talking Books with Sarah Fong” (The Stacks)

• Alliance Arena (Munich, Germany)

• Nazi Billionaires by David de Jong

• Oktoberfest (Munich, Germany)

• Kevin De Bruyne

• UEFA European Championship

• Scott McTominay

• Brandenburg Gate (Berlin, Germany)

• Premier League

• FC Barcelona

• Real Madrid CF

• LaLiga

• Liverpool F.C.

• Manchester United F.C.

• Arsenal F.C.

• Manchester City F.C.

• Chelsea F.C.

• Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

• Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

• Yaya Touré

• Robinho

• Carlos Tevez

• Los Angeles Lakers

• Los Angeles Clippers

• Major League Soccer

• David Beckham

• Bundesliga

• FC Bayern Munich

• Michael Olise

• Harry Kane

• Vincent Kompany

• Borussia Dortmund

• Ligue 1

• Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

• UEFA Champions League

• Ousmane Dembélé

• Achraf Hakimi

• Kylian Mbappé

• Lens

• Nice

• AS Monaco

• Olympique de Marseille

• Nasser Al-Khelaifi

• Serie A

• SSC Napoli

• Romelu Lukaku

• AS Roma

• Inter Milan

• AC Milan

• Atlético Madrid

• Valencia CF

• Sevilla FC

• RCD Mallorca

• Peacock

• Rebecca Lowe

• Declan Rice

• FA Cup

• ESPN

• Pep Guardiola

• Xavi Hernández

• Vozinha

• Mauricio Pochettino

• Gregg Berhalter

• Christian Pulisic

• Tyler Adams

• Weston McKennie

• Malik Tillman

• Erling Haaland’s Birkin Collection (@thesavoiedaily)

• “The Hair Ties Erling Haaland Uses to Secure His Man-Bun” (Dominique Pariso, The Strategist)

• KKNEKKI

• “How Erling Haaland replaced his best friend Jude Bellingham with a drunk raccoon” (Will Pavia, The Times)

• Jurgen Klopp

  
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