Episode 20: Pochettino's Folly, Spain Deep Dive and Sweet Sweet Music

About this episode

The episode discusses soccer topics including Pochettino's decisions, a USMNT victory, and features a musical story.

On Episode 20 of The Away End podcast, Daniel is recovering from a whirlwind weekend that included watching vignettes of the UEFA Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal on his phone's screen as he was being called to make an important speech. A discussion about the USMNT's win over Senegal leads to a discussion about Mauricio Pochettino's questionable approach of dismissing players like Diego Luna from the 26-man roster via email. John gets a vuvuzela and does his Spain deep dive and Daniel tells a musical story about a song sweeter than hummingbird nectar.  If you're enjoying the show, please rate and review wherever you listen, tell your friends about The Away End, and email us at  awayendpod@gmail.com .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Alarcón, John Green

Topics covered

• soccer
• USMNT
• Mauricio Pochettino
• Spain
• music
• Champions League

Keywords

• Pochettino
• USMNT
• Champions League
• soccer
• music
• Diego Luna
• Spain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PSG, Arsenal, USMNT

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