The Layoff
The Layoff
Henry Bushnell, Isaac Bushnell
A series of deep-dive soccer podcasts, on the sport's most compelling subjects, from Yahoo Sports' Henry Bushnell and his brother, Isaac Bushnell.
Arsenal's demise
Henry and Isaac are joined by two avid American Gooners, Noah Stack (@noahstack) and Parker Johnson (@parkerkjohnson), for an in-depth look – er, listen – into Arsenal's fall from grace over the past decade-plus.
Jul 2, 2020
1 hr 22 min
Premier League re-primer
The EPL is back. Henry and Isaac explain which teams you do and don't need to care about, then analyze the top-four (top-five?) and relegation battles and discuss the many implications of the coronavirus break.
Jun 16, 2020
45 min
Club XIs, 2005-present: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Dortmund, Inter, Atleti
Who's in your club's all-star team of the past 15 years?In Part 2, Henry and Isaac build and debate the 11-man lineups for Inter Milan, Manchester City, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal.Already covered in Part 1: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus.
Jun 13, 2020
1 hr 19 min
Club XIs, 2005-present: Barca, Real, Bayern, Man United, Chelsea, Juve
Who's in your club's all-star team of the past 15 years?In Part 1 of a two-part pod, Henry and Isaac build and debate the 11-man lineups for the six most successful clubs: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus.Coming in Part 2: Inter Milan, Manchester City, Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal.
Jun 13, 2020
1 hr 1 min
Challenging conventional soccer wisdom
Henry and Isaac call BS on a dozen opinions, habits and strategies throughout soccer – everything from why playing for a draw is idiotic to why Jozy Altidore is actually very good.
May 22, 2020
1 hr 25 min
BUNDESLIGA BACK
Henry and Isaac tell you everything you need to know about the German Bundesliga as it prepares to resume. Some broad discussion, then... 35:30 — Bayern Munich 40:30 — Borussia Dortmund 48:30 — RB Leipzig 56:00 — Borussia Monchengladbach 1:06:30 — Bayer Leverkusen 1:12:00 — Schalke 1:17:00 — others
May 13, 2020
1 hr 23 min
What football without fans will tell us about football fandom
"Football without fans is nothing," they say. But what, exactly, is a fan? As the Bundesliga returns, will games be played "without fans," or rather *for fans* who need sport more than ever? And *because* of fans who watch around the world? Are locals inherently more important than fans who watch halfway around the world? Henry and Isaac discuss.
May 9, 2020
43 min
The ultimate Shithousery XIs
Henry and Isaac build the most annoying, dishonest, dirty, provocative, make-your-blood-boil-and-also-beat-you teams of 21st-century soccer players. Who would be in your Shithousery XI? Tell us @TheLayoffPod on Twitter, or in a five-star Apple Podcasts review, and we'll discuss yours on the next pod.
Apr 30, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Petrostates, 'sportswashing' and Newcastle
Saudi Arabia is buying Newcastle. Why is that problematic? Why do petrostates buy soccer clubs? How do sports become propaganda vessels, and what can be done to stop this? Henry and Isaac dive in.
Apr 25, 2020
57 min
How we'd fix soccer's worst rules
If you were IFAB czar for a day, which soccer rules would you change?Henry and Isaac have some ideas to fix:10:40 — The yellow/red card system26:30 — Handballs and penalties40:50 — Time-wasting and the running clock48:50 — Extra time and penalty shootouts58:30 — The offside rule1:07:40 — Headers
Apr 15, 2020
1 hr 18 min
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