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FOXSoccer.com Editor-in-Chief Jamie Trecker and MLS Insider Kyle McCarthy join Thomas Hautmann to take one last look at the biggest stories in 2014. In Part 1, the crew focuses on the play and development of both the men's and women's U.S. national teams as well as the Major League Soccer season. How did we rate the USA's performance at the World Cup? Are the women primed for their first title since 1999 next year? And now that Landon Donovan's incredible run in MLS is over, whose league is it now?

FOX Soccer analyst and U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Eric Wynalda and our resident statman David Mosse join Thomas Hautmann as the FOX Soccer Podcast returns from its summer break for an extensive Champions League group stage primer. In our group-by-group breakdown, we pick out and dissect the contenders for this season's grand prize and submit our picks for the knockout stage. You'll be surprised by not all, but some of our choices.

U.S. Soccer National Hall of Fame journalist Jerry Trecker and FOX Soccer's Kyle McCarthy join the Podcast to discuss the United States' performance at the World Cup as a whole, and analyze whether or not you should be encouraged by the team's progress under Jurgen Klinsmann. We also tackle what needs to change before the next World Cup in 2018, and who might emerge as the next key pillars on the U.S. team. Later, we preview the World Cup quarterfinals. Can Brazil and Argentina bounce back from close calls in the Round of 16? Will Germany figure out their struggles in time for France? And where does Costa Rica's run rank among the unlikeliest in World Cup history? We'll tackle those questions and more.

Jamie Trecker and Kyle McCarthy sound off on what we saw from Brazil in the opening match of the World Cup, including the controversial penalty kick that proved to be the key of the match. We then channel our inner soothsayers and dish out group stage predictions, dissect the USA's "Group of Death," and even pick our World Cup champions (and no, we didn't all pick Brazil.)

Our roundtable of experts returns for the holiday weekend to preview the Champions League semifinals between Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea. Do all four teams have a legitimate shot at the title? Which players will hold the key to their teams' fortunes? Our experts debate as they peg their favorites to make it to Lisbon on May 24. Later (37min mark), we take a sharp left turn to talk MLS expansion after Atlanta was announced as the league's 22nd franchise this past week. Arthur Blank and friends are confidently looking ahead to 2017, but do our experts share their faith? We look at the challenges that lie ahead for the A-T-L, and what could be next on Don Garber's agenda.

March Madness might be all the rage in the United States at the moment, but the madness extends to Europe next week as the Champions League is down to its "elite eight." To break down each quarterfinal tie, former US national team defender and color commentator Janusz Michallik is in the house along with Warren Barton and host Thomas Hautmann. Together, they pick the winners in each tie, debate if Bayern might not actually be as good as last year, and explain why PSG-Chelsea is impossible to call. Later, the crew also takes a peek at the Europa League's final eight, and pick out a couple teams that could spoil Juventus' run at claiming the trophy in their own house come May.

Our crew of experts discuss Arsenal and Manchester City's elimination from the Champions League and size up the first four quarterfinalists. How good is Barcelona this year really? What's happened to Mesut Ozil? And who would you rather have: Diego Costa or Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Later, we preview Sunday's huge doubleheader in the Premier League: Man United vs Liverpool and Tottenham vs Arsenal. Who needs to win these rivalry games more? Can Man United or Spurs claw back into the Top 4? And who has a better shot at the title still, Liverpool or Arsenal? Tune in to hear what the experts have to say!

In Part 1 of this week's FOX Soccer Podcast, Warren Barton and top stat man David Mosse join Thomas Hautmann to discuss the FA Cup quarterfinals this weekend as well as the second legs of the UEFA Champions League. Is the FA Cup Arsenal's best chance at a trophy? Can Man City complete the first ever English treble? How many English teams will advance in the Champions League? We gaze into our crystal ball and make some predictions.

FOX Soccer analysts Eric Wynalda and Warren Barton join the FOX Soccer Podcast for the first time to preview the first four match-ups in the Champions League Round of 16, headlined by Manchester City vs Barcelona and Arsenal vs Bayern Munich.

Editor-in-chief Jamie Trecker joins Thomas Hautmann in studio to discuss FOX Soccer's weekend adventure to Tijuana and Cristiano Ronaldo winning his second Ballon d'Or. Amy Lawrence calls in from London to preview Chelsea-Manchester United, and Kyle McCarthy offers his insights on this year's MLS SuperDraft.

Cobi Jones hosts our first ever FOX Soccer Podcast and reviews the biggest story lines of 2013. Columnists Leander Schaerlaeckens and Kyle McCarthy review the Unites States and Mexico's paths to the World Cup, while our UK-based writers Paddy Barclay and Amy Lawrence take a look at the year that was in European football.