Sophie was up at 5.00am in Los Angeles for a Sky Sports News appearance alongside Spurs YouTuber, Chris Cowlin. This was an honest football conversation and very respectful from both sides of North London.
With that said, we do love how the Highbury Squad host got the trophy dig in when the Harry Kane saga came up. Absolute gold. Well done Soph! Take a listen here. Enjoy!
Jack Wilshere is one of the Arsenal’s most beloved sons. But for his injuries, he could’ve become an absolute great. Despite the challenges he faced, when he did pull that shirt on he always wore it with pride and love. He knew what it meant to play for a club like the Arsenal. Over the years, he’s been able to share his Gunners wisdom and has become an inspiration to today’s Hale End lads, including, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe.
You will not want to miss this conversation with Super Jack & Super Kev. This is a very candid look at what was and what could’ve been. It doesn’t get much better than this! Nuff said…just take a listen!
Sky Sports News is an institution back home and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to talk football with some of the best and brightest broadcasters in sports.
This segment was all about the Arsenal, their inconsistencies and how Mikel Arteta is handling this challenging Premier League season.
It’s always fun talking Arsenal and the beautiful game with broadcasting royalty, Paul Ross. Whenever we chat, there’s always a wee bit of pop culture thrown in. This week, it was a nod to a little old school Saturday morning TV with, Tiswas!
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A five-star team always needs five-star calibre players.
The Galaxy have signed many great players over the years and these signings have resulted in a true evolution of Major League soccer at domestic and international level. The most notable of course is, David Beckham. He elevated and changed the game in the United States like no other football player. Beckham helped garner more eyeballs on Major League Soccer and was the nucleus to bringing in more sponsorships and collaborations with big brands that added commercial value to multiple cities and business across the country. He sold tickets. He put bums on seats. And when LA Galaxy signed him, it changed the game forever.
In addition to Beckham, there was of course homegrown talent like, Landon Donovan. Undoubtedly the poster boy for American soccer since his teens, he also became an LA Galaxy captain and legend. Donovan was the connectivity to American culture, the growth of the game and had a huge influence even when big name European players joined the club. He formed an incredible partnership with Robbie Keane and after a dodgy start with Beckham, they found their way and formed one of the most prolific on field relationships in MLS history. But all great things come to an end. And once again LA Galaxy found themselves in a place to to replace legends like Beckham, Donovan and fan favourite, Robbie Keane. Enter the era of Zlatan!
Zlatan arrived with huge fanfare. He even took out an entire page in the LA Times thanking himself and telling Angelinos they were welcome that he was in their city! The bravado was nothing short of what we would expect from the self-proclaimed lion. He lit up MLS immediately and he was the catalyst for infusing a true rivalry with noisy neighbours, LAFC. The lion roared and the Galaxy fans loved every second of it.
Zlatan however decided he had one more chapter to write in Europe. He had left such a huge footprint in Los Angeles that replacing him would probably be one of the hardest tasks of all for this great MLS club. Once again, they had a trump card to play, but this time, would it work?
Enter Javier Hernández, aka Chicharito, the beloved Mexican legend who could now become a new hero in Los Angeles, especially with the large community of Hispanic fans who adore the Galaxy. He had every ingredient to make this one of the most special signings in the club’s history. After all, he played for Manchester United, Real Madrid and other great clubs across Europe and has always been a star for country. But not all stars shine brightly right away. Sometimes it takes a journey in order to find a new place on this earth to shine.
As we look towards the new season, we couldn’t help but rewind to the excitement, hoopla and pizazz in LA when Chicharito did arrive. There was so much hope and many believed this signing was the right move to follow the legend that is Zlatan. With that said, not all moves are seamless or easy. It’s tough moving to a new country and team. When you’ve known something to be a certain way for years, it’s only human to feel challenged with a new environment. And imagine having the hopes of a nation and city on your shoulders too?
Everyone will agree Chicharito’s debut in MLS was hugely disappointing. But he’s been fighting his way back to fitness and form and has elevated his engagement in the task at hand during the off season. Can he dethrone the current golden boy and ex-Arsenal man, Carlos Vela? Only time will tell. One thing is for sure, we cannot wait for kick-off and everyone who is a part of the LAG community is rooting for Chicharito to shine as bright as the five stars on the Galaxy shirt!
Always love contributing to this fantastic LA Galaxy podcast. On this episode we talk new signings and the excitement of having fans back in stadiums. Plus there’s a reference to a very famous Greek singer that sent Josh directly to iTunes!
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Another stellar episode with Josh on Corner of the Galaxy. On this episode we discuss LA’s new kit launch. It pays homage to the badge, memories and pedigree that is LA Galaxy. From the colors, to the design and those super fly socks that rock…we dissect it all and then some.
For me, the kit launch was a reminder of normality. A time in life that perhaps we all took for granted. The club really did a great job of making this entire launch feel special. It elevated the fans mood and gave everyone who loves the Galaxy something to look forward to and be excited about. For a brief moment, we all felt normal again. And we all gave ourselves permission to be okay with being happy. Something that has been hard to feel over the last year with this horrific pandemic.
Football is all about community and having a sense of belonging. This particular episode felt like a throwback to the times we would all get together. To hug, laugh, rant, rave, love, like, debate, agree or disagree. The launch of a new kit is a massive event. And to be able to pull something like this off without the crowds, the media and influencers in person was a credit to the club. It made us all fee normal. Well done to all involved. Doesn’t hurt that the new kit is absolutely on fleek!
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Thank goodness it’s over. The transfer window is finally shut and there’s no doubt the Arsenal pulled off the signing of the day stealing, Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid.
Joining Sophie, Amanda and Super Kevin Campbell is Arsenal legend and Anfield 89 hero, Alan Smith, ex-Newcastle, Wimbledon and now Fox Soccer analyst & LAFC color commentator, Warren Barton! And it doesn’t end there…they are also joined by the Bleacher Report’s transfer guru, Dean Jones.
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I returned for my resident stint on the epic Corner of the Galaxy show. Tough conversations were had about star signing and Mexico legend, Chicharito. This is not an easy task, especially when all you want to do is wax lyrical about his performances since arriving in Los Angeles. The story hasn’t gone according to plan, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to change the narrative.
Like I mentioned on my Talksport segment last week, I live in hope that Chicharito will come good. Fitness is one of his biggest challenges and there is no doubt his transition to the United States from Europe has not gone as smoothly as he had hoped. Change in life is never easy and just because you’ve been a global athlete with huge success, doesn’t automatically mean everything falls into place immediately.
My honesty may seem harsh to some, but when you arrive with such fanfare, the fans expect to see an end product on the pitch. Whether or not the team around Chicharito is good enough isn’t up for debate right now, because he isn’t good enough…for now! With that said, he has played for some of the most revered clubs in Europe and been a star for his country. My money is on him having a resurgence and proving folks like me and many others wrong.
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Sophie hosts a very special episode on Arsenal’s exciting new arrival William Saliba. Joining her is Super Kevin Campbell, French football expert, journalist & author, Matt Spiro, plus A Bergkamp Wonderland & The Football Hipsters Podcast host, Kris Carpenter.
Dive into some great football talk on Saliba’s young history, his season at AS Saint-Étienne and the kind of person the team and fans can expect. This will be something you won’t want to miss!