Ep 2.199: MLS jerseys, Henry to USMNT, Barça being bad + Roc Nation agent Chris Wingert

Sam's Army

Samuel Army

Soccer, Sports

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2023

⏱️ 165 minutes

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Summary

HEADLINES - best and worst of MLS's 2023 jerseys; yay or nay on Thierry Henry as next USMNT manager; thots on Manchester United becoming another oil money club and how big of a deal is Barcelona's sordid referee payment scandal (note: last one not touched upon until GOAW section because someone -- not naming names -- is a dummy)

WEEKLY WHAT IF [23:00] - right here right now one game your life depends on it, who's your striker... Marxus Rashford, Erling Haaland or Harry Kane?

PREMIER LEAGUE [31:00] - if Arsenal's title hopes went up or down after losing to City which then dropped points to Forest; how back is Liverpool; Power Rankings and weekend preview f/t Make-Belieague Cup Final (with a hilarious twist) and the possibly the ugliest Tottenham vs Chelsea daerby in eons

REST OF WORLD [1:11:15] - Champions League preview + predictions and update on USWNT's quest to repeat as SheBelieves Cup champs

STOPPAGE TIME [1:14:45] - Ivan Toney's Best Bets (big swinging parlays galore) plus GOAWs

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INTERVIEW [1:28:30] - Chris Wingert reminisces on MLS career before we delve into his transition from player to agent; featuring Roc Nation's plan for making waves in the soccer universe; his experiences with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rich Paul and Mark Wahlberg; as well as biggest misnomers and shadiest experiences from life as an agent

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0:00.0	Right, Sam's army, episode 2.199, oh, we got a lot to talk about this week.
0:11.1	Head Vines, we got MLS Jersey's Terry Onary and United Ownership News, weekly what
0:16.7	F, best nine going in the world right now, Premier League, Arsenal and an incredibly
0:22.2	interesting weekend.
0:23.7	And then rest of the league, we got some stuff to talk about, Champions League and the
0:26.5	season she believes cup, finally stoppage time with Ivan Tony's best bets and everyone's
0:31.9	favorite segment.
0:32.9	Goas.
0:33.9	Then stay tuned for a, what I think is a fascinating look at the world of soccer agents via
0:39.9	a fun chat with Chris Winder, who you know, a lot of people will probably remember from
0:44.1	his time in MLS, but who is now, you know, head of international soccer in North America.
0:51.4	Hopefully I'm getting that right with rock nation, which everybody knows from, you
0:55.6	know, Jay Z founded the company and now they're making moves in the soccer world.
1:01.6	So listen, I, this is the second agent I've talked to you.
1:04.6	I find it incredibly illuminating, incredibly interesting and Chris is a great guy.
1:08.5	So stay tuned for that later in the episode, but now it is time to welcome in these beauties
1:14.6	here with me this week.
1:15.7	Number one, first up, we got Antoine Happenau, knee deep in preseason with Hartford Athletic
1:22.2	at the moment has moved, here's a question, has moving back home released close to home,
1:29.2	been everything it's cracked up to be?
1:34.2	Not quite yet.
1:35.2	It's sort of not really there.
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