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Tom is joined by Chris Keller, the co-owner of Brooklyn's preeminent soccer bar (and Quality Service's home base) Banter, to discuss its origins, the evolution of the game in America, and the growth of soccer-centric pubs. If you're ever lookin
Tom and Aaron reflect on the USMNT's humiliating 3-0 loss to arch-rivals Mexico, and discuss the institutional impediments within the U.S. Soccer Federation -- from uninspired hires (see: Berhalter, Gregg) to a stubborn refusal to "Euro-ify" th
Quality Service returns as Tom and Aaron make sense of Eric Cantona's batshit speech and dissect this week's Champions League draw. Will any of the powerhouses be threatened? Who has the toughest group? And which club is facing more pressure to
Can Liverpool overtake Manchester City? Can Arsenal get top four? Could Manchester United fall outside the top six? Who will win the Golden Boot and player of the year? Tom and Aaron are joined by Deadspin staff writer Luis Paez-Pumar to answer
Aaron Timms joins Tom once again to revel in Arsenal's blockbuster acquisition of Nicolas Pepe.The two discuss where the transfer ranks among the club's other recent signings, and evaluate some of the other rumored moves around Europe. Then, th
After overcoming the technical difficulties that forced us to scrap an episode last week, Quality Service returns with a visit from old friend Aaron Timms, who joined Tom to talk about Gareth Bale's legacy at Real Madrid and the summer transfer
Quality Service squad player John Balnaves (aka "The Contrarian") returns to the podcast to offer up some ideas on how to improve VAR, and to recap the summer transfer window so far. Then, he and Tom briefly look ahead to the ever-approaching P
Jessie Losch, a contributor to the feminist soccer website Unusual Efforts, joins Tom to talk about the U.S. women's team's triumph at the World Cup and their fight for equal pay, the growth of the women's game in Europe and (hopefully) South A
Journalist and British expat Matt McDonald (@mattjpfmcdonald) joins Tom to talk about this summer's World Cup, his newfound love of women's soccer and the growth of the game in Europe, the fantastic US-England match and why he was a bit trigger
SB Nation's Zito Madu joins the podcast on a soccer-filled Sunday afternoon at Banter, where he discussed his family's immigration to the U.S. from Nigeria and his former life as a professional footballer. He also chatted with Tom about this su
In the final leg of their Iberian odyssey, Tom and Jonathan head to Estádio do Dragão in Porto for the final of the inaugural Nations League, where they captured the sounds of Portugal's second title in three years, talked to fans and reflected
On match day in Guimarães, Tom and Jonathan traverse the old city, soaking up the atmosphere generated by the tens of thousands of English fans who showed up for the Nations League semifinal. But they also managed to find a couple Dutch support
Tom and Jonathan arrive in the medieval Portuguese town of Guimarães ahead of today's Nations League semi-final between England and The Netherlands. After watching the first semi between the hosts and Switzerland at São Tiago Square(in the shad
What was it like to be in Madrid on the day Liverpool became champions of Europe for the sixth time? Listen for yourself. In a series of vignettes recorded over the course of 18 hours, Quality Series tells the story of the day that was: taking
New York Times chief soccer correspondent Rory Smith (@RorySmith) joins the podcast at Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid to talk about his career, the recent accusations of the Times' pro-Liverpool bias, the potentially seismic shifts in European so
On the eve of the Champions League final, Tom and Jonathan meander their way through the Plaza Mayor, capturing the sounds and energy, and talking to Liverpool and Tottenham supporters who have come to Madrid from all over the world. Who's goin
Tom and Jonathan Carmody touch down in Madrid for the first leg of their European soccer odyssey. The two share a review of their in-flight movie while taking in the sights of the Spanish capital in their cab from the airport, bantering wayward
Is football "broken"? Doesn't seem like it, but Manchester City's dominance has certainly broken some brains. Jonathan Wilson at The Guardian wrote a pretty hysterical piece last week after City's demolition of Watford in the FA Cup final, lame
Tom is joined at Banter by his friend John Balnaves, aka "The Chelsea Contrarian," who tries to make his case that David Luiz has "way better footballing ability" than Virgil van Dijk. Continuing the theme of contrarianism, John explains why th
Well, for a minute there it really looked like Liverpool was going to do it. But alas, a Premier League title race for the ages ended in familiar fashion, with the imperious Manchester City once again crowned champions of England. Anticlimactic
Tom is joined at Banter by Brendan O'Connor (@_grendan), a diehard Tottenham fan and a journalist who covers the far-right, for a discussion on the roots of fascism in soccer, as well as its creeping presence in America's own domestic league (n
Unable to contain their sizzling takes to merely one episode, Tom and Aaron Timms continue their conversation at Banter. With Manchester City battling Burnley in the background, they take on Alexi Lalas' vapid defense of MLS and recount the tim
Tom returns to Banter in Williamsburg, where he is joined by fellow Gooner, friend and writer Aaron Timms (@aarontimms) for a Premier League triple-header: Leicester / Arsenal, Burnley / Man City, and Man United / Chelsea. The two watch Arsena
It's hard to feel too sorry for Manchester City fans these days, even after the team's gut-wrenching exit from Champions League last week. But spare a little sympathy for the New York Sky Blues, whose members include some supporters with memori
Marcelo Bielsa has orchestrated a renaissance at Leeds United, and fans are dreaming of promotion to the Premier League. But the New York Whites, NYC's largest Leeds supporters group, never lost the faith. Year after year, they have gathered at
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