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Kicking Balls PodcastIt could be worse, we could be spurs fansCity is meh, Arsenal is a little less meh but still meh. We talk about some transfers, Naomi Girma, and Katya makes a case for City fans to co-opt a Philadelphia Sports song2025-01-241h 21Kicking Balls PodcastReal Madrid Still Sucks?the prem's latest, Katya's trip to the Etihad, and the continual woes of Mbappe at Madrid2024-12-061h 03Kicking Balls PodcastReal Madrid's Terrible Horrible No Good Very Embarassing WeekendThe prem did some stuff! Also Real Madrid made it their goal to be extremely embarrassing all weekend and they succeeded!! Also!! Rodri!!! is the Ballon Dor Winner!!!! Football wins. 2024-10-301h 07Kicking Balls PodcastIs goal difference the most important part of the new UCL?A few weeks off and now we're back! The latest in the prem, the WSL, and the new UCL format continues to raise questions.2024-10-2647 minKicking Balls PodcastThe City v Arsenal show!City and Arsenal both men and women played this week! We are still friends somehow! Plus: Barca's hot streak, Rodri's injury and more. 2024-09-261h 13Kicking Balls PodcastWe hate the new Champions League?? We think??UCL is back! And worse than ever!! Plus - latest in the premier league, and will the players eventually go on strike over fixture congestion??2024-09-191h 16Kicking Balls PodcastNaomi Girma's Unrecognized GreatnessPrem week 3! Also the ballon d'or snubs (many).
Alex Morgan also retired but she announced it after we recorded so we know but it'll be discussed next episode lol. 2024-09-071h 09Kicking Balls PodcastIs Aston Villa the most exciting team in the prem?the usual nonsense! Prem recaps - week 1 of the bundesliga + misc news from around the footy world.2024-08-3055 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Big Prem Preview!A week late but the big Premier League Preview is here. 20 pages of research and a big long episode - we talk all 20 teams in the premier league, who they brought in, who they left out, and what we think their season is going to look like after having watched week 1! As usual, some unhinged predictions, as well as some genuine analysis. And most Importantly: Judging the Kits!2024-08-221h 55Kicking Balls PodcastWe (almost) have a New WinnerMiedema's at City, Macario is out of the Olympics, and Berhlater is (finally) out at the USMNT.
PLUS: Copa and Euro Quarters and Semis - and a preview of the respective finals2024-07-1343 minKicking Balls PodcastJune Wrap!Everything that's happened in June! (and the first 3 days of July)
Copa America and Euro 2024 group stage and round of 16 conclusions: where the USMNT went wrong, can England can make the most of their talent?
Plus: Latest transfers and the USWNT Olympic Roster!2024-07-041h 51Kicking Balls PodcastViv is goneVivienne Miedema is leaving Arsenal! That and we are down to the wire in England - the usual. 2024-05-1549 minKicking Balls PodcastDown to the WireWe're back! A planned hiatus and we're back just in time for the last gasp of the run in. We're covering the proposed salary cap in the prem, the UCL semi's and the upcoming final, and of course, the state of the title race in the Prem and the WSL. 2024-05-091h 15Kicking Balls PodcastA Tale of Two Title Races**publishing error delayed - episode recorded 2/29**
the usual - England's latest on both mens and womens. The UCL, womens international tourney's (UEFA Nations Leage, W Gold Cup) and plenty of opinions to go around2024-03-041h 02Kicking Balls Podcastthe race is on!The Prem! The 2026 World Cup Final is in New Jersey. Ah!2024-02-101h 16Kicking Balls PodcastA Jurgen Klopp SpecialA long one this week, in addition to our usual content we have special guest: Liverpool Fan Emerson, to talk Klopp's exit at the end of the season and what it means for Liverpool and the league!2024-02-021h 28Kicking Balls PodcastCity's Spurs CursePrem recaps, and lots of discussion of Women's Footy this week.
*once again, big news (Klopp leaving) dropped right after we recorded - tbd on the next episode*2024-01-261h 04Kicking Balls PodcastIs Arsenal in trouble (again)?A rundown of where we all stand in the prem, as well as whats been going on in the transfer market, and the big headlines in WOSO. 2024-01-121h 01Kicking Balls PodcastCity Woes and the UCL DrawThe Prem, UCL and Women's football! KDB Is back-ish, festive fixtures are incoming, and the highly decorated coach of Barca Femeni is leaving at the end of his contract. 2023-12-191h 12Kicking Balls PodcastDo the Olympics need to be a senior tourny?We're back after a brief hiatus to talk the latest Premier League Results, the champions league going into the final day of the group stage, as well as checking up on the Womens game from NCAA Championships to USWNT and our hot take of the week: Women's Soccer at the Olympics should also be an U23 tournament. 2023-12-081h 16Kicking Balls PodcastGo Bats!The Premier League! Emma Hayes! UWCL is back and the NWSL Has a new champion!
**Disclaimer: we know about the everton point deduction. we unfortunately recorded before it was announced.**2023-11-1848 minKicking Balls PodcastSpurs v Chelsea but make it ConcacafA dramatic week in the Premier League! Plus: UCL, Emma Hayes to USWNT?, and the NWSL Championship. 2023-11-111h 23Kicking Balls PodcastThe Man U (and chelsea) ProblemThe Prem! The Ballon D'or! And also Jude Bellingham. The usual suspects. 2023-11-0441 minKicking Balls PodcastArteta's Goalkeeper Gaffe?a brief little unplanned hiatus, but we are back and talking prem, game week 3 of the UCL and whether Mikel Arteta has dug himself a bit of a nasty hole with Raya and Ramsdale.2023-10-2846 minKicking Balls PodcastUCL Round 2 and City's Perfect Start endswhoops uploaded late but recorded thursday. Reactions to Prem and UCL matchday 2. 2023-10-0940 minKicking Balls PodcastUCL (and Arsenal) is Back!The usual Premier League recap, the UCL had begun again, and if we're tired of the Spain saga, imagine how the players feel. 2023-09-221h 10Kicking Balls PodcastCity Fan does NOT want Haaland to win the Ballon D'orThe prem! Plus the latest on the RFEF disaster, and why Katya does not want Haaland to win the Ballon D'or.2023-09-111h 06Kicking Balls PodcastA Controlled ChaosThe Latest in the Prem, all the awards from this week, and a hint of the UCL Season to come, plus: Julie Ertz's retirement and the first new Berhalter Roster post world cup2023-09-011h 07Kicking Balls PodcastSpains Highs (and lows) #VildaOutThe World Cup Final, and what happened after.2023-08-2434 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Finals.Recap and takes on the semis, and our predictions for the Women's World Cup Final!2023-08-2026 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Katya JinxKatya keeps jinxing women's world cups teams, what else is new? A short and sweet recap of the QFs and another (probably failed) attempt to predict what will happen next. 2023-08-1530 minKicking Balls Podcast23/24 Premier League Predictions: Chaos VersionOur preview for the 2023-2024 Premier League season! Featuring ramblings, hot takes, and top 4 predictions that are NOT that same as everyone and their mother, because why not live a little on the edge. 2023-08-111h 28Kicking Balls PodcastThe Inaugural Round of 16WWC Round of 16! The latest drama and excitement as well as our predictions for the Quarter Finals!2023-08-0950 minKicking Balls PodcastWomen's World Cup: The Closing Gap (and the chaos groups)A recap of the major story lines from the group stage! 2023-08-0553 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Women's World Cup PreviewIt's here! A group by group, team by team, preview of the world cup, who's here, who's not, and what we expect to see starting next week!2023-07-1358 minKicking Balls PodcastUS Soccer SabotageEmergency Pod!! We said we were taking a month off, but then the USMNT played Mexico in a game that ended 9v9 and US Soccer Rehired Gregg Berhalter of all people. Thoughts are here. None of them nice. 2023-06-171h 04Kicking Balls PodcastPaging Jack Grealish's LiverContent Warning: This episode is not one for the Manchester City haters!! Katya's thoughts and feelings on City's treble win, the twitter narratives, and an appreciation for the Jack Grealish celebration antics before a brief look at the other things floating around the footy world.2023-06-151h 03Kicking Balls PodcastThe End is Near!On this episode: a debrief of last weekends finals and a preview of this weekends Men's UCL final. Also the latest in transfer talk and a recap of what Messi's move to the MLS means for him, Europe, and the US. 2023-06-091h 05Kicking Balls PodcastA Premiere League RecapA wrap up of the 22/23 Premier League season including a look back on some of our predictions from the beginning of the season, as well as brief previews of the FA Cup, UWCL and UCL finals and what we have to look forward to this summer!2023-06-021h 03Kicking Balls PodcastNot an Episode: A mini update from KatyaSome news too big to let our bye week pass it by: City Champions, Bundesliga's Big Day, and the Juventus Fiasco2023-05-2310 minKicking Balls PodcastThe City Shrine vs. the HatersGoing back to our roots with a pretty chaotic episode this week, the usual (and slightly more unhinged) recap of the current state of the Premier League, UCL, other leagues and a few other things floating around the leagues!2023-05-191h 18Kicking Balls PodcastThe Relegation Run InThe usual discussions on the Premier League, including our relegation battle and the reaction to Haaland passing off a PK to Gundogan. WSL and other top 5 League updates, and a brief pulse check on the Champions League Semi Finals.2023-05-1143 minKicking Balls PodcastKatie McCabe We Love YouThe agenda for this week: UWCL, WSL and the usual premier league ramblings as well as the Messi saga!2023-05-051h 08Kicking Balls PodcastFriendship Intact!Our Friendship survived Manchester City v Arsenal (barely). A quick look at the latest Premier League games and the latest on the UWCL.2023-04-291h 02Kicking Balls PodcastThe End of Our Friendship?This week we discuss Premiere League Matchweek 21, Men's Champions League quarter finals, and a deeper look at the premier league title race and relegation battle!2023-04-2049 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Race is On!This week we discuss what this weekend's Premier League results mean for the title race, the results from the first Champions League Quarter Final games, and what we learned from the final women's international break before the World Cup this summer.
2023-04-1352 minKicking Balls PodcastIs Man City Better without Haaland?The latest in the premier league, the problems at Chelsea and Liverpool, brief updates on the rest of Europe and a touch of the latest in the Women's game.2023-04-081h 04Kicking Balls PodcastA Relegation Battle of the AgesThe latest in the Premier League as well as the round of 16 of the UCL done, and a brief look at the USMNT roster for CONCACAF Nations League.2023-03-1655 minKicking Balls PodcastA slice of humble pieThis week, the latest in the Premier League as well as the UCL and Europa Leagues, and a few odds and ends around the world of football.2023-03-1158 minKicking Balls PodcastIs Man City "Boring"?As always there's a lot of football to discuss, and very little time. This week we recep Premier League, and FA Cup games, touch on the EFL Final, and highlight the FIFA Best Awards. 2023-03-021h 05Kicking Balls PodcastThe Race is OnBoth the Premier League and the Bundesliga with title races worth tuning into! The latest in European competition and what is going on in the lead up to the Women's World Cup.2023-02-251h 25Kicking Balls PodcastThe UCL Is Back!The Champions League is Back! Also- the latest in the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and WSL, plus the Canadian Women's national team and the She Believes Cup!2023-02-191h 19Kicking Balls PodcastNot City's Best WeekThis week: the usual Premier League recap, quick thoughts on all *that* over at man city (aka Premier League fair play accusations), and as always, few miscellaneous items.2023-02-1143 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Last Gasp of the January Transfer WindowThe final episode before the end of the transfer window. We'll discuss some late moves involving some big Premier League clubs, plus Arsenal and Man City's first meeting of the year in the FA Cup and a USWNT update. 2023-02-031h 04Kicking Balls PodcastCity's Complacency and Arsenal's Run ContinuesPremier League recaps, the return of the Bundesliga (and Gio Reyna), and the first meeting of Man City and Arsenal is finally coming up!
2023-01-2654 minKicking Balls Podcastwhat has harvey elliot ever done to you?Recap of this weekends prem derby's, some WSL games, the Spanish Supercopa Final, a slight mention of the USMNT, and a discussion of a very unhinged Tik Tok Katya came across. 2023-01-211h 14Kicking Balls Podcast2023 is here and so is Joao FelixA recap of where we stand in the Premier League table going into the second half of the season and what we have to look forward to, as well as the recent developments in English Cup competition, and the ongoing USMNT soap opera. 2023-01-1256 minKicking Balls PodcastA Final Worthy of the Man Who Won ItThe Epic conclusion to the 2022 Men's World Cup, and the moment Messi finally got what he deserved. 2022-12-1945 minKicking Balls PodcastDoes the Final Settle the GOAT Debate?Brief notes on the Gio Reyna and Berhalter's drama, Vivianna Miedema's injury and a full recap of the World Cup Semi Finals while looking ahead to the showdown between France and Argentina. 2022-12-1649 minKicking Balls PodcastTo the Quarter-finals and BeyondWe discuss the drama of the World Cup Quarter-finals, and our predictions moving into the Semi-finals. Also, a brief touch on the Women's club season.
2022-12-1254 minKicking Balls PodcastThe End of Upsets?FIFA World Cup 2022 Round of 16 discussions, including the USMNT's exit, and the potential of Brazil and France. 2022-12-081h 26Kicking Balls PodcastQatar 2022: The Good, the Bad, and the USMNTA recap and discussion of the group stages of the 2022 World Cup. 2022-12-031h 11Kicking Balls PodcastOne Last World Cup PreviewRecaps of the state of domestic leagues, the latest Ronaldo drama, and of course, a deep dive into the world cup rosters and our predictions for the 2022 World Cup.2022-11-181h 20Kicking Balls PodcastIs Gio Reyna the Best Player in the USMNT Pool?Its a super long one today folks, we have everything from the weekend's Premier League action, to an update on the La Liga Title Race, the UCL and Europa League draws, the Carabou Cup results, an MLS Final recap, and of course, an in depth dive into the recently announces 26 man USMNT World Cup Roster. 2022-11-101h 53Kicking Balls PodcastConsequences of FIFADiscussion of the week's Premier League games and the end of the Champions League group stage. Also an extended conversation on the even more apparent issues with FIFA having the World Cup not in the summer, and a brief recap of the NWSL final. 2022-11-0350 minKicking Balls PodcastSo Many Games, Not Enough TimeThis week we try to rush through 3 game-weeks of the Premier League to stay caught up with all the games before the World Cup, do a wrap up of the second to last Champions League group stage games, and cover the Balon d'Or winners and the newly revealed groups for the Women's World Cup this coming summer.2022-10-2950 minKicking Balls PodcastKylian's Kicking and ScreamingThis week we run through recaps of the Premier League and UCL, a quick review of Der Klassiker, what we learned from the Women's International Team Games, and some not too kind words about Kylian Mbappe's latest conflicts with PSG.2022-10-141h 15Kicking Balls PodcastYou get a Derby, You get a DerbyThis week we recap some of the controversial calls in a constantly entertaining Premier League, the THREE Derby games, and week 3 of the champions league. We follow that with some discussion on the debate around Trent Alexander-Arnold, and touch on the Sally Yates NWSL Report and it's potential impact on USA v England.2022-10-071h 09Kicking Balls PodcastThe Last Hurrah Before the World CupOur last looks at national teams before the World Cup has finished. This week we breakdown what the final international break before the world cup means (and doesn't mean) and take one final look ahead to what we expect from the biggest stage of the game.
2022-09-301h 17Kicking Balls PodcastPremier League Week 8 and the WSL Kicks OffA brief recap of the final weekend pre international break, a breakdown of the Jack Grealish criticisms, and the WSL season openers!2022-09-2649 minKicking Balls PodcastPepi's Last Shot?This week: some discussion of the most recent champions league match-ups, as well as a brief commentary on the England Pre World cup roster and a more in depth dissection of the USMNT's September roster, and what they mean come November. Also, a special thanks to the brief appearance from Ally to give ranking on the new WC jerseys.2022-09-1652 minKicking Balls PodcastTuchel out, Potter InComing to you a bit later than normal given there were no premier league games this weekend. A recap of Gameweek 6 and the champions league opening day drama, as well as a fairly in depth discussion of the firing of Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday.2022-09-121h 05Kicking Balls PodcastGames Games GamesThe Premier League is coming at Ya Fast. This week: discussions of Game Weeks 4 and 5, plus a brief wrap of the transfer window.2022-09-021h 00Kicking Balls Podcastso much prem, so little timeThis week: A very long discussion about the Week 3 Premier League Action, and some brief updates on leagues around Europe and some notable player retirements!2022-08-261h 25Kicking Balls PodcastIs Man U Rescuable?This week: a recap of the week 2 of the Premier League, featuring some pretty in depth discussion of Man United's mess and a discussion of the Ballon D'or Short Lists.2022-08-191h 26Kicking Balls PodcastNot All Prem Business as UsualThe Premier League is Back! We talk what we learned opening weekend and what that tells us (maybe) about the season ahead.2022-08-1148 minKicking Balls PodcastThe Best (and Worst) Dressed of Prem 22/23We're Back!! A quick recap of Womens Euro's and a preview of the upcoming Premier League Season, and the long awaited Kit Ranking feat. Special Guest: Ally!2022-08-041h 24
You Are Not A FrogAfter Burnout: Planning a Working Life You Want with Dr. Katya MilesWhile taking time away from work, you may realize that your career path is not what you wanted it to be. You might find that many things need to change in order for you to pursue your ideal life. Fortunately, returning to work can be your opportunity to make changes in your life. Have the intention to take the steps to avoid burnout and live out your ideal life.In this episode, Dr. Katya Miles and Rachel continue their talk about what you can do after returning from a break at work. You might find that with...2022-07-0533 min