Hey there, welcome to Food Ball with Grant Wall.

Thanks so much for joining me.

Our interview guest today is FC Cincinnati Coach Pat Noonan.

Before we get going, you can sign up for a subscription to my writing site at grantwall.com.

We're just starting gear two and have big plans to cover two world cups, men's and

women's in the next 12 months.

So sign up now, free or paid at grantwall.com, in segment one, Chris Whittingham and I

will break down the soccer news.

We'll have my interview with Pat Noonan in segment two, but let's bring in Whitty.

How are you, my friend?

We should let the listeners know that you recorded this interview with Pat Noonan, the head coach

of FC Cincinnati, before they were involved in a very controversial decision over and

off side and their hell is real derby match against the Columbus crew.

And he went off on the officials beforehand.

So you will not ask him about this and incur yet more fines, presumably.

Nice F-bomb though, he dropped his post-game press conference, which he did not drop on

our interview, but yeah, it's that time of year, right?

I mean, like every point matters in MLS, especially if you're right near the playoff line.

And Cincinnati and Columbus most definitely are.

So two, two there, over the weekend.

But lots to talk about here, both abroad and in the U.S., so let's dive right in.

Let's start with Liverpool winners, 9-0 against Bournemouth, hapless Bournemouth I think

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