All right, everybody. Welcome back, Sam's Army episode 2.196. We get a lot to talk about this week. We're going to start with headlines, U.S. Soccer, Jose, dear leader, and Rexim related, weekly, what if also Rexim related, at least tangentially, U.S. men's national team will do a quick recap of the January window, and I do mean quick.

And then the Premier League transfer talk and weekend preview, rest of the world, a quick, Bundesliga update, and finally stoppage time with Ivan Tony's best bets and everyone's favorite segment. Goas, excuse me.

Now it is time to welcome in these beauties here with me this week, starting with the man who was off camera at the moment, a sniffle-free Tyler Terrance, who is also gainfully employed by MLS and or Apple at this point officially.

How does it feel to have the news out there that you're not going to be sleeping on my couch?

Well, that train has not exactly left the station yet. I want that to be clear. No, I'm excited. I've known obviously now for a few weeks, but that day where the press release comes out is always fun.

I remember the Chicago Fire 1 back in 2020. That was really cool. It's just nice to be able to get positive messages and social media engagement from peers and friends and family and stuff like that and text. So it's been really nice. It's cool.

You pop a bottle, even if it was a Budweiser.

So, you know, my plan is, and I don't think it's going to happen tonight because I have this virtual dinner that I told you I'm hosting, but my plan was my landlord is the owner of Gibson's and all the Gibson's own restaurants in Chicago.

And for those of you who Chicagoans know that Gibson's arguably the best daycows in Chicago, maybe some people would say, but that's my plan is to take the gift certificate that he gave me for being the first tenant in his new building and go treat myself instead of the bar at Gibson's.

That is that is the theoretical bottle that I'm going to pop with an ice glass of whiskey and just and just plot my ass down there and eat as many calories as humanly possible.

I like it. I like it. Well, if you if you need a partner, maybe I'll maybe I'll join you.

Are you inviting yourself to my self celebration?

I am. Listen, it's always better to celebrate with somebody, even if it's going to be the bartender, just agree.

Next up, we got long after a long layoff.

We've secured the services again of old friend Steve Saruti of the ringer. It's great to have you back how you been, sir.

I'm good. Yeah. You know, we had to take an everton break for everyone's mental health and well-being, including mine.

And now, again, I've talked about the different phases. I've been in the acceptance phase for everything getting relegated for like, you know, at least 12 months now. So we're just playing with house money at this point.

So this won't hurt me at all. I'll say that I'm happy to be back on.

I was going to I was going to follow up with which, you know, circle of hell you're at right now.

No, we're good. We are good. We are we shot ditches in and we can get to that.

There aren't any Gordon's out all seven goals. Five of them deflections out for $40 million.

We're just again, we're just playing with house money, man. We're living the dream.

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