English Premier League Podcast: Eplpod

Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer back to Manchester United was celebrated and praised widely by many football fans. But there was also a large number of people who recalled Cristiano Ronaldo's rape allegation which is still ongoing. Some individuals were upset with fans celebrating Ronaldo being "re-united." The Legend and Sir Ben discuss the issue. 

Manchester City are hoping to pull off a sensational attempt to sign Cristiano Ronaldo after the Portugal forward’s representative held talks with Juventus over a potential return to the Premier League. Hit us up with a 5 star review on iTunes or else... 

Chappies, Special Guest Paul has gone AWOL. He was last seen flying his single prop plane into the dark Kabul night. We here at EPLpod fear the worst. Please show us support and solidarity by tweeting out #SaveSpecialGuestPaul. 

Lukaku inspires Chelsea to 2-0 victory at Arsenal; When asked by Sky Sports to describe his performance vs Arsenal, Lukaku replies: "Dominant." He wasn't wrong.   

The Legend talks with renowned French journalist Philippe Auclair about his recent article titled Is the Premier League used as part of an unprecedented money-laundering operation?  

Spurs take down Manchester City, Manchester United drum Leeds, and Special Guest Paul goes off to fight the Taliban! All of that and so much more in this episode.  

FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com); hit ‘next’ Insert amount (25 USD); hit ‘continue’ 100% of PayPal funds raised go to the winners Af

The government in Doha wants 2022 to be all about Qatar. To that end, Leo Messi has been enlisted to play his part in their highly tactical game plan of shifting perceptions away from its brutal authoritarian regime. FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or sen

A tearful Lionel Messi has said his next move is not confirmed at an emotional farewell news conference Sunday, it seems like he's off to Paris. With Neymar, Messi, and Ronaldo all gone from La Liga, why bother watching?  FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instructions Select ‘Pay o

England Captain Harry Kane has angered the Spurs hierarchy when he failed to report for his two days of pre-season work as it came to light that he was on a family holiday. The 28-year was in the Bahamas before moving on to Florida and he was still there on Wednesday. Meanwhile, everyone else at Spurs is fulfilling their contacts by training as a team. This begs the question: Does Harry Kane not know how a contract works?  FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents

What is the function of men's Olympic soccer? It's a tournament for young prospects? Then why have three over-23-year-olds play for each squad? Clubs also don't have to release their players for this tournament either. The Legend and Special Guest Paul discuss.    FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/ep

The British government are mulling over whether to make a double Covid-19 vaccination a condition of entry at matches; Premier League managers will get to have their say over the next two weeks across meetings being organized by the LMA. The Legend and Special Guest Paul discuss! 

Former England ace Wayne Rooney has claimed he was 'set up' and has complained to Greater Manchester Police after social media was flooded with images of him getting close to a woman in a nightclub and asleep in a hotel room while two half-naked women took photos around him. The Legend and Special Guest Paul regrettably discuss the whole sordid episode.  FPL Sign Up The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% list

The pod boyz (The Legend and Special Guest Paul) are taking one episode off, but remember to sign up for FPL while you still can!   The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemac

Special Guest Paul talks to New York Times best selling author of The Plant-Based Athlete. SIGN UP FOR FPL The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instructions Select ‘Pay or send money’ Select ‘Send money to friends of family’ Insert email address: macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com); hit ‘next’ Insert amount (25

England face being handed a stadium ban by Uefa after the governing body opened an investigation into the chaotic and violent scenes at Wembley around the Euro 2020 final, meaning one or more of their Nations League games next year could be played behind closed doors. The Legend and Special Guest Saul talk about why England fans are so badly behaved.  FULL EPISODE HERE SIGN UP FOR FPL The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is

England lose Euro 2020 final after penalty shootout heartbreak against Italy Italy 1-1 England (pens 3-2): Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed the crucial spot kicks in the shootout. The Legend, Special Guest Paul, and Sir Ben discuss.  SIGN UP FOR FPL The rules are going to be as follows: The league will be closed off on August 13th, 2021 at noon EST (so act quickly if you want to sign up). The entrance fee has two components: A minimum $4/monthly patronage throughout the season on Patreon (patreon.com/eplpod) and a $25 USD buy-in sent via PayPal (to macdonald.mikemacdonald@gmail.com). Patreon Support independent media! Many of you are currently or have been Patrons in the past. Thank you! Patreon makes this a painless process. We really appreciate the support. Paying a minimum of $4 per month works out to 50 cents per episode (even less with bonus material). The podcast is 100% listener funded and we’d like to keep it that way for now. Link to our Patreon: patreon.com/eplpod PayPal instru

England has broken through its semifinal ceiling at major soccer tournaments. A title match awaits for the first time in 55 years. The Legend and Special Guest Paul discuss.  FULL EPISODE HERE              

As England prepare to take on Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020, how exactly does Southgate address English squad members who are close friends with Christian Eriksen? How does England get over the Eriksen narrative which seems to have been fuelling the Danes? The Legend and Special Guest Paul discuss. 

Manchester United's protracted negotiations to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund have resulted in a deal over a year into them. The Legend and Special Guest Paul discuss just how sweet of a deal this actually is for God's team, Manchester United. FULL EPISODE HERE