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Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

FTP Ep. # 259: Soccer's Long Brewing Civil War Has Now Begun

Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

Dwayne Callender

Sports, Fantasy Sports

4.9440 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This was a long time coming but the battle between the super clubs of soccer vs. everyone else has now begun with the announcement of 12 of the largest teams in Europe (Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, and Tottenham Hotspur) opting to form their own league and withdraw from UEFA competition. I provide my thoughts on the financial rationale driving this audacious move and where things go from here. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations

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0:00.0

Welcome to the fantasy throw down podcast bringing you the latest updates from the world of

0:07.5

sports gambling and pop culture because you can't have a show without hot takes or a Tiger King meme these days.

0:17.0

Know what I'm saying?

0:20.0

Now with over 200 episodes and ready to get after it again, here's your host,

0:24.7

Dwayne calendar.

0:29.2

Hello, welcome to the show everyone.

0:31.1

Got a bit to talk about in the world of soccer because we've got

0:36.6

breaking news but first one talked briefly about some of the feedback and reaction I've gotten from Yankees fans

0:46.6

Specifically about me calling out the Yankees this year and why they were struggling and I take nothing back about what I said about the Yankees.

0:55.4

I do think they're overrated because if you look at them,

0:59.9

they're losing again to the race it's all I mean it's pretty much a rap but I mean

1:06.4

this team has not hit in late inning situations with their slump but to start the

1:12.2

year but this is not a good defensive team.

1:16.1

And this all stems back from the decision not to bring back

1:20.8

D.D. Gregorius over a year ago.

1:25.0

You know, this has been a long running problem for the past 18 months.

1:32.0

The pandemic just kind of overshadowed it, but you know,

1:35.4

Glabor Torres has not been the same since he's been essentially moved out of his position.

1:43.8

He's a second baseman, he's not a short stop,

1:46.8

he can play short, but he's a natural second baseman.

1:50.6

And because of the fact that he's playing out of position, it's one thing with

1:54.0

it's screwing with his head, because if there's one thing

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