Our 10 point rundown   1. How English should Inter Miami be? 2. Jose Mourinho delays the inevitable 3. Liverpool-City 4. Rest of Premier League “Big 6” 5. Top sides across Europe getting off to slow starts or recovering has led to some compelling tables in Spain and Germany 6. Should Chelsea be insulted that Eden Hazard constantly talks about Real Madrid? 7. Potential Liga MX/MLS merger. What to make of it? 8. McKennie, Pulisic, Adams out of US squad. No manager yet. What is the point? 9....

The Pitch Invasion Running Order 1. Inter Miami linked with Falcao. The hype/leak machine is working strong 2. Cristiano Ronaldo Rape Allegations 3. Barcelona dominant at Wembley in winning at Spurs 4. United draw to Valencia and draw with West Ham. Should Mourinho get the sack? 5. City underwhelm but win at Hoffenheim. Should they be concerned heading into their massive game against Liverpool? 6. Speaking of Liverpool, they fail to win for a 3rd straight match, losing at Napoli 1-0 in UCL....

Chris and Ted roundup Match Day 1 in the Champions League, including Liverpool's thrilling win over PSG, Real Madrid and Barcelona dominating, and opening day losses for Spurs and Man City. Then, (21:30) Chris gives his ideas for who Inter Miami could sign as their first designated player and talk about the cool piece ESPN wrote about the Inter Miami logo.

Chris and Ted run through the both US Men's National Team friendlies against Brazil and Mexico, including the brilliant incidents with Matt Miazga/Diego Lainez and DeAndre Yedlin/Neymar, the continued search for a US manager, the UEFA Nations League, the next week's big games, and Antoine Griezmann saying he'd eventually like to play for Inter Miami.

IN THE FIRST 20 MINUTES YOU WILL HEAR A CODE WORD FOR HOW TO WIN TICKETS TO GO SEE COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA AT HARD ROCK STADIUM COURTESY OF OUR FRIENDS AT DORAL TOYOTA We welcome to the pod new contributor Ted Hill! Follow him @tedhill. We get into the international break and the young if manager-less US squad, the start of the Premier League season, more details about La Liga to Miami being released, and close with how much Wayne Rooney has helped DC United. We taped this episode before the...

For this episode, Chris is joined by Phil Schoen of beIN Sports (4:05) to preview the upcoming La Liga season. We discuss Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid's chances to win this upcoming league campaign and all of their major storylines ahead of the league season. We then discuss the marketing partnership announced by La Liga and Relevant Sports that would include potentially bringing a regular season La Liga game to Miami and Hard Rock Stadium. Then, we're joined by Adam Smoot of...

For this edition of the podcast, Chris is joined by Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to discuss MLS Miami hiring Paul McDonough to be their first Sporting Director. We dig into what McDonough's role was in Atlanta, how he was viewed within the organization, and what Miami can expect.

It's ICC Week! Chris is joined by Daniel Sillman, CEO of Relevant Sports, to run down all of the cool events for you the soccer fan to check out during the next week in Miami. July 26th - Women's Tournament Semifinals doubleheader featuring Manchester City, PSG, Lyon, and North Carolina Courage July 27th- House of Soccer at Mana Wynwood featuring a special guest performance from Two Chain July 28th- Manchester City v. Bayern Munich July 29th- Women's Tournament Third Place Game and...

For this episode, Chris reacts to the Miami City Commission vote that sends their Stadium plan at the Melreese Golf Course to a public referendum that will take place this November. To break it down, he's joined by Miki Turner of SoccerESQ.com to break down the political and legal process of the vote and the more than 17 hours of deliberation over the last week on the subject. Plus, chat on the World Cup Final and an update on the transfer window. 

Chris is joined by ex Manchester United and England goalkeeper Gary Bailey to break down the World Cup Final between France 🇫🇷 and Croatia 🇭🇷 and look back on the rest of the tournament. Chris also talks with 5 Reasons Podcast partner Ethan Skolnick about his experience at the Miami City Commission meeting on the MLS Miami stadium.

Chris reviews the first of the two semifinals of the World Cup, as France is through to the final, beating Belgium 1-0. Then we get into the latest developments in MLS Miami's search for a stadium and Cristiano Ronaldo completing his transfer from Real Madrid to Juventus

For this episode, Chris is joined by repeat guest Eric Krakauer of beIN Sports, from our European preview, to run through the quarterfinal matchups at the World Cup. We go through France-Uruguay, Brazil-Belgium, Croatia-Russia, and England-Sweden. Thanks to our Sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6 matches in 4 days of action. Get your tickets now! Check out the other podcasts in the Five Reasons Sports Network. Five Reasons...

We take a break for the 4th of July from our World Cup series to bring the latest news on MLS Miami with Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald. We discuss the latest on the stadium, team name, team colors, potential manager and GM candidates, and much more. Thanks to our Sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6 matches in 4 days of action. Get your tickets now! Check out the other podcasts in the Five Reasons Sports Network. Five Reasons...

For this episode, Chris is joined by Mike Ryan of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz to run through all 8 games in the World Cup round of 16 and how we got to this point in the World Cup. We run through Uruguay 🇺🇾 - Portugal 🇵🇹, France 🇫🇷 - Argentina, Brazil 🇧🇷 - Mexico 🇲🇽, Belgium 🇧🇪 - Japan 🇯🇵, Spain 🇪🇸 - Russia 🇷🇺 , Croatia 🇭🇷 - Denmark 🇩🇰, Sweden 🇸🇪 - Switzerland 🇨🇭, and Colombia 🇨🇴 - England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Thanks to our Sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6...

On this edition of the World Cup (every other) Daily, Chris breaks down the biggest story of the World Cup so far, Argentina doing just enough to stay alive and advance to the knockout round. He's joined by ESPN Reporter and relieved Argentinean Stefano Fusaro to discuss their win over Nigeria and to look ahead to their upcoming game against France. We also look at the other action in Groups A, B, C, and D and close with reaction to the latest MLS Miami news. 

Ahead of the first simultaneous starts at the World Cup, Chris looks at where all the groups stand after 2 games and looks ahead to the major talking points. Can Argentina somehow recover and get out of the group? How much danger are Germany and Brazil in? Can Iran pull off the upset and knock Portugal out? Will Colombia build on their 3-0 win over Poland and get through? Those questions and more discussed.  Thanks to our Sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6...

Our World Cup recap series continues with a look back on Argentina embarrassing themselves, losing to Croatia 3-0. We look at what it means for everyone involved, but most importantly Lionel Messi. We're joined by Charlie Stillitano of the International Champions Cup to talk about what's coming to Miami at the end of July. We also break down France 🇫🇷 1- Peru 🇵🇪 0, Spain 🇪🇸 1- Iran 🇮🇷 0, Denmark 🇩🇰 1- Australia 🇦🇺 1, Uruguay 🇺🇾 1- Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 0, Portugal 🇵🇹 1- Morocco 🇲🇦 0. Thanks to...

Brandi Chastain joins the pod to talk about the upcoming Women's International Champions Cup tournament coming to Miami at the end of July. Get your tickets now! Chris also runs through the recent games at the World Cup: Japan 🇯🇵 2 - Colombia 🇨🇴 1, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2 - Tunisia 🇹🇳 1, Belgium 🇧🇪 3 - Panama 🇵🇦 0, Russia 🇷🇺 3 - Egypt 🇪🇬 1, Senegal 🇸🇳 2 - Poland 🇵🇱 1, Sweden 🇸🇪 1 - South Korea 🇰🇷 0 Thanks to our Sponsors! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6 matches in 4 days...

Welcome to another edition of the World Cup (every other) daily! In this episode, we cover the 7 incredible games from the weekend: Germany 🇩🇪 0 - Mexico 🇲🇽1, Argentina 🇦🇷 1 - Iceland 🇮🇸 1, France 🇫🇷 2 - Australia 🇦🇺 1, Denmark 🇩🇰1 - Peru 🇵🇪 0, Brazil 🇧🇷1 - Switzerland🇨🇭1, Croatia 🇭🇷 2 - Nigeria 🇳🇬 0, Serbia 🇷🇸 1 -Costa Rica 🇨🇷 0 We have a new sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6 matches in 4 days of action. Get your tickets now! Check out the other podcasts...

On this episode, Chris runs through Cristiano's hat trick, David De Gea's howler, Robbie Williams' middle finger, Herve Renard's hair, and Mo Salah being stuck to the bench. Also, all the other major talking points from the first two days of the World Cup that brought us Spain 🇪🇸 3- Portugal 🇵🇹 3, Uruguay 🇺🇾 1- Egypt 🇪🇬 0, Russia 🇷🇺 5- Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 0, Iran 🇮🇷 1- Morocco 🇲🇦 0. Also, we have a new sponsor! The International Champions Cup is coming to Miami with 6 matches in 4 days of...

We close our World Cup preview series by covering the teams from North and Central America, Africa, and Asia. Thanks to African football journalist Gary Al-Smith and Australia reporter for Optus Sport David Weiner for joining us on this episode. In this episode, we cover (1:30) Mexico 🇲🇽, (12:40) Costa Rica 🇨🇷, (15:40) Panama 🇵🇦, (21:05) Egypt 🇪🇬, (25:20) Nigeria 🇳🇬, (30:10) Senegal 🇸🇳, (35:30) Morocco 🇲🇦, (38:20) Tunisia 🇹🇳, (40:50) Australia 🇦🇺, (48:40) Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, (50:10) Japan 🇯🇵,...

14 European nations, including the hosts Russia 🇷🇺, will be vying for the World Cup this summer. Chris is joined by Kevin Egan and Eric Krakauer, both of beIN Sports USA, to run through each country and learn a little bit about all of them. We went in order of odds to win it all, so it went (6:45) Germany 🇩🇪 , (14:15) Spain 🇪🇸 and Portugal 🇵🇹, (28:45) France 🇫🇷, (37:45) Belgium 🇧🇪, (47:05) England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, (55:40) Croatia 🇭🇷, (59:55) Russia 🇷🇺, (1:03:30) Poland 🇵🇱, (1:08:00) Denmark 🇩🇰,...

We start the pod by discussing the latest news in the world of soccer, including Zidane's departure from Real Madrid, Cincinatti's expansion into MLS, and the US Men's National Team's friendly against Bolivia. Then, we start our World Cup previews! We're going continent by continent, starting first with South America. To do so, we're joined by South American expert Juan Arango. We preview Brazil (13:15), Argentina (19:50), Uruguay (31:25), Colombia (38:20), and Peru (45:00).    Check out...

First episode! For our debut effort, Chris Wittyngham interviews SI soccer writer Grant Wahl. Check out his fantastic book, Masters of Modern Soccer. We discuss the book, the Champions League Final, and various American soccer topics. Then, we go to Europe, where Five Reasons Kyiv correspondent and Liverpool fan Simon Clancy, also host of 3 Yards Per Carry on the network, discusses his upcoming trip to the final and breaks down how Liverpool went all the way. Thanks to our sponsor: The...

Welcome to Pitch Invasion! This is a soccer/football podcast hosted by Chris Wittyngham. The debut episode will be May 23rd, so subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, PodBean, or wherever you get your podcasts. Chris gives you a little taste of what you expect that takes you through "Five Things I think I think" about the world of soccer, which is how we'll start most episodes. Enjoy!