Hi, I'm Grant Wall, and welcome to the Planet Football Podcast.

Today, S. I. Brian Strauss joins me to talk about Barcelona taking down

at Laidico Madrid through the genius of Leonel Masi,

some surprising opening week results in MLS, the big MLS League

of MX showdown in Concord Cancakaf Champions League, whether North America's World Cup 26-Bid is in jeopardy,

and the U.S. is decent but not great start to the She Belize Cup.

Onward.

Let's bring in Brian Strauss here.

Brian, how's your weekend?

Um, I watched a lot of soccer.

Me too.

Yeah, dude, I don't know what do people who have lives do?

Like if you're someone, if you're a person and you and you like

to watch soccer or you have to watch soccer or both as is the case with us, what do you do if you like know other people, if you have any kind of life whatsoever?

It's not a problem for me, but like for someone like yourself who's married or most other people who have

friends or family what do they do how do they I mean they drinking from a fire hose that doesn't even begin to be a

decent metaphor for what is happening now it's too much it too much soccer well you you got it, especially once MLS starts if you're

wanting to keep an eye on what's going on in Europe, MLS, all those things. I think you have to be pretty

strategic. So you ask the question, I'll give you a quick answer. I record a lot of stuff and I then have a life with my wife on the weekend.

Does that mean that I watch some live games on the weekend? Yes, but if she and I planned something, we plan it,

I record the other stuff and I catch up later.

I get it crazy early on Monday mornings.

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