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#95 What are the differences between club managers and international managers?
What are the qualities that make for a successful club manager? And what are the qualities that makes for a good international manager? How are these…
4 years, 5 months ago
#94 What was the European Super League, why did it fail, and why might it return?
On April 18th 2021, a news story dropped that heralded some of the biggest changes ever seen in the modern game: a group of soccer's elite European c…
4 years, 5 months ago
#93 What made Sir Alex Ferguson such a successful manager?
With the news that Eric ten Hag could soon be named the next Manchester United manager, Ryan is joined by Graham and Taylor to take a look back at th…
4 years, 5 months ago
#92 What is the World Cup, how has it evolved since the inaugural tournament, and what will future iterations look like?
The usual foursome are together to discuss the history of the World Cup: what is it, how has it evolved since Uruguay in 1930, and what will future i…
4 years, 5 months ago
#91 "Are we the baddies?" What constitutes a poorly-run club? Plus, some of the best (and therefore worst) examples in world football!
Ryan is joined by Graham and Taylor to... basically do the opposite of what they did last week: discuss the qualities that make the most poorly run c…
4 years, 6 months ago
#90 What constitutes a well-run soccer club, and what are some examples in world football?
On this episode, Graham and Taylor list the 5 main categories they value when determining if a club is well-run, and provide examples of each... culm…
4 years, 6 months ago
#89 How has TV coverage helped grow the sport of soccer, as well as shape our understanding of it?
On this episode, Ryan is joined by Graham and Taylor (but not Graham Taylor) to discuss the history of soccer on TV. When was the first broadcast? Wh…
4 years, 6 months ago
#88 How does MLS expansion work, and what comes next for the league?
On today's episode, with the MLS season kicking off this weekend, Graham and Taylor take a long look at the league's expansion history. What did they…
4 years, 7 months ago
#87 What happened to all that money being pumped into Chinese soccer?
Five years ago, Antonio Conte, Arsene Wenger, and many more notable figures were worried about the looming giant wading into the world of football: C…
4 years, 7 months ago
#86 What is Boxing Day and why is it such a big day for British football?
On this episode of Soccer 101, Ryan Bailey, Graham Ruthven and Joe Lowery look at the British cultural phenomenon of Boxing Day soccer: its origins, …
4 years, 9 months ago