Adam decides to delve back into Russian soccer and politics in a place that isn't technically Russia at all! Welcome to Transnistria and the world of Sheriff Tiraspol, Champions League darlings formed in the power vacuum of the Soviet Union's collapse. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew brings us a story of modern football and how, sometimes, that whole "shady billionaire buys a struggling team and brings them to glory" thing doesn't always work out. Billionaires! So relatable! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a story that spans continents, oceans, and centuries. Oh, and poetry. There's a lot of poetry. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew comes forward with one of the more infamous transfer debacles to ever occur, including a vicious rivalry, a third-party hijacking, and plenty of animosity to go around! Fun! Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew about some of the strangest criminal behavior the game's ever seen: the mascot craze of the late 90s and early 2000s, when mascots fought, drank, and a certain long-necked bird ruled over them all. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew goes over the life and times of Gareth Southgate, the infamous penalty miss, and how a player of his consistency deserves more than his historical legacy suggests. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of Adel Taarabt, the former golden boy who crashed out at Fulham and landed at QPR, a talented but perhaps misunderstood player. This was especially evident one day in 2011, when Fulham thrashed his QPR side, while Taarabt himself decided to go take in some sights. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Euro season! And while we've talked about other Euros and plenty of underdogs before, Drew tells us the story of one of the most infamous underdog stories from the tournament: Greece, 2004. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of a king, long may he reign: Kazuyoshi Miura, the oldest player to ever score a goal in a professional match, and an icon of the sport. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tis the season for relegation battles, and Drew brings forth a doozy of one this week. Four teams enter with a chance at safety, and only one will make it out alive. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam finishes the story of Silvio Berlusconi, as much as it can be. There's... there's just a lot of court cases to cover, you know? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew rattle on about one of the most infamous soccer owners ever: Silvio Berlusconi, and the marks he left on the game, Italian politics, and the club he rescued from mediocrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew gives us the long and winding story of FC Köln's crest, a tale which includes cathedrals that took several hundred years to build and a traveling circus. Like most of our episodes, this one gets weird. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew just how those famous yellow and green kits Brazil wears came into being, including a national trauma and a teenager armed with colored pencils. bwhustle.com/join Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew runs through some of the most successful teams in the history of the Copa Del Ray, and one minnow in particular: Real Zaragoza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! And we're right back into the wild and weird of soccer history, with Vinnie Jones and the infamous Crazy Gang of Wimbledon FC. As it turns out, all those acting roles weren't that far off from real life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the finale of the Twelve Days of Dead Ball, Adam and Drew take on the most famous holiday soccer story of them all. The Christmas Day ceasefire of 1914, where English and German soldiers, for a brief moment, stopped fighting, started celebrating Christmas, and of course, got into some soccer. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dead Ball Brothers get MLS-y with the coldest game in league history. Snow! Orange ball! Frozen eyebrows! Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think no big tournaments are decided on the holidays? Think again? Adam digs up the dirt on the 1925 South American championship, whose final just so happened to be on Christmas Day. The participants, however, weren't really feeling the spirit of the holiday. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew tells us the tale of a team whose generosity knew no bounds: Swindon Town, who holds the unfortunate record for most goals conceded in a Premier League season. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam will have you know that he doesn't think England's holiday fixture schedule is congested enough! For proof, just check out Everton's Christmas schedule circa 1888. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew takes on the most controversial winter soccer subject of them all: players wearing gloves on the field, and the surprising origin of keeping your fingers warm whilst playing. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam takes us on a trip to the only soccer league that takes place completely within the Arctic Circle: Greenland, a sport-crazy country where just living is difficult, let alone playing soccer. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew reveals the existence of the Lanclasico, a questionably-named derby that featured some snowy misadventures one December night in 1891, with far-reaching consequences for the Football League. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just because it's Christmas doesn't meant managers have to be nice to their players. That's what Hull City players found out in 2008 when Phil Brown gave them the worst Boxing Day present. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the third day of Dead Ball, Drew takes a look at one of the USMNT's most famous and infamous games: Snowmageddon, the SnowClasico, a game against Costa Rica that jump started the US in World Cup qualifying, and just maaaaybe shouldn't have happened. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the second day of Dead Ball, Adam records what he believes to be the longest FA Cup round in history, and a single match that was scheduled enough times to fill a short season. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Twelve Days of Dead Ball! A special mini-series event, featuring twelve winter soccer stories in twelve days from the Snavely brothers. For the first day, Drew turns the nostalgia up to 11 with a Boxing Day match from the recent past. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of El Salvador's run in the 1982 World Cup, one of the worst ever in history. It remains, however, a story of redemption and triumph for the Salvadoran players who persevered through the tournament, despite the tragedies occurring back home. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew runs through the tragic and triumphant history of one of his favorite team's most legendary figures: Matt Busby, and the Manchester United team he built, lost, and rebuilt into the best team in Europe. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew finish the long and winding saga of Jack Warner, his political career, and his inevitable downfall. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam finally delves into the long, winding history of one of soccer's most infamous figures: Jack Warner, the Trinidadian schoolteacher who became one of the most powerful men in FIFA, and the corruption he brought with him. Buckle up, we needed multiple episodes to cover all of this. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some teams strive for greatness. Others just hope that luck is on their side. And in the case of Italy's 1968 European Championship squad, sometimes luck is the only thing that really matters at all. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam talks to Drew about Newcastle United, their fortunes in the Premier League of the early 2000s, and the fateful game where it all fell apart for them. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew takes us on a journey of one of Europe's most iconic runs, featuring a goal very few of us will ever forget. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Snavely Brothers dive into the story of Ivan Savvidis, the gun-toting, Putin-befriending, filthy rich Russian who turned the Greek Super League on its head. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew tells Adam a tale of victory, defeat, and corruption surrounding the Champions League, and the only French side to ever win it. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, and Indeed. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit Indeed.com/BLUEWIRE for a free $75 credit to boost your job post. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the tale of Scotland's historic international misfortunes, their run at the 1998 World Cup, and one of the strangest World Cup anthems to ever be released. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and Door Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit the Door Dash app and use promo code BLUEWIRE for $5 off and no delivery fees on your first order of $15 or more. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam sings Drew a song of transfer hopes dashes, horror challenges, and an entire country thinking you're insane. It's schadenfreude at its finest! Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and TheraOne CBD. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit Theragun.com/BLUEWIRE for a buy one get three free on all products. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew regales Adam with a story of one of the zaniest European Cups to ever occur, including a ten goal final and an underdog earning the respect of some of Europe's biggest names. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG, NFL Sunday Ticket, and TheraOne CBD. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit NFLSundayTicket.tv and use the code BLUEWIRE to get 15% off your subscription. Visit Theragun.com/BLUEWIRE for a buy one get three free on all products. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of Kuwait's golden generation, their run to World Cup 1982, and one of the World Cup's most infamous referee decisions. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Deal Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit DealDash.fm/BROTHERS for 100 free extra bids upon signup. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew walks us through one of the most legendary bad transfers of all time: Ali Dia and his travels across Europe. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Deal Dash. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Visit DealDash.fm/BROTHERS for 100 free extra bids upon signup. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam takes Drew through the twists and turns of Belgium's run at the 1982 World Cup, featuring a star keeper that was easy to hate, a manager short on patience, and a pool party. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew tells us all the story of the formation of CONMEBOL and the world's first continental championship. It was a time for South America to unify and play together in harmony. Or at least, that's what the organizers thought was going to happen. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the very short history of PFC Sochi, how they beat a group of children 10-1, why they were playing that group of children in the first place, and the various mechanisms of corruption lying just underneath the surface. Buckle up, our most current story to date is a doozy. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew return to Africa, and run through the life and times of a man Nelson Mandela called "his hero." Not a bad compliment to get. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You thought Red Bull was the beverage company Bundesliga fans hated most? Well guess again! Adam brings us the tale of one of the original beverage corporations to get heavily involved with a Bundesliga club. Hint: it tastes like regret. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew takes Adam on a journey through an EFL League Cup final for the ages. Sorry, did we say "for the ages?" We meant "for ages." This thing lasted forever. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew go full tabloid with the tale of one of soccer's biggest ever stars and his secret child. And his other secret child. And his other other secret child. You know what? We might be here a long time. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We know we've done the greatest goal scorer you've never heard of before... at least three times before, actually. But we swear, this time, it really is the greatest. The greatestest. That's a word now. We've decided. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of Cambridge United and John Beck, the coach who was called the Dracula of English soccer, and how the team nearly reached the pinnacle of the English game in the most backwards way possible. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew regales Adam with the tale of the 1918-1919 US Challenge Cup, the forerunner to the US Open Cup, a tournament that spanned almost a full year, and the dozens of forfeitures and mishaps that befell the teams competing in it. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and Blue Chew. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit BlueChew.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for your first order free. Just pay $5 shipping. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Surprise! We're back for episode No. 2 of this double game week. Adam tells Drew the tale of the life and death of the Major Indoor Soccer League, one of the most important and most silly iterations of American Soccer. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew revists a story thanks to a listener suggestion, and we look at some of the early history of the legendary AC Milan midfielder, becoming a Croatian legend in the process. Also, we discover the platonic team name for war crimes. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew decide to lighten the mood with a tale from the Football League's early days. Referee intrigue abounds, a proper thumping occurs, and Drew finally learns what a telegram actually is. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew tells Adam the story of a man who should be one of International soccer's most infamous villains. You've probably never heard of him. But you will. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the story of one of the single most bizarre days in the history of American sports, from soccer fails, to football drama, to everyone ignoring the NBA. It got wild. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 100% welcome bonus on your first deposit. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Snavelys get into the history of one of soccer's most famous, and infamous, tricks. A move fabled both for its disrespect of your opponent, and for it's ability to make the player doing it look like an idiot. We're going one-footed, all the way. Presented by our sponsor BetOnline.AG. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate its anniversary, Adam and Drew discover some of the more unsavory parts of the history of crowd control in England, and one game just after World War II that created a perfect storm for tragedy. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and UNTUCKit. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit UNTUCKit.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for 20% off your first order. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew and Adam run through the peculiar career of the international game's game's greatest ever scorer, and his inability, or unwillingness, to replicate his form at the club level, despite reaching some of the game's highest peaks. Presented by our sponsors BetOnline.AG and UNTUCKit. Visit BetOnline.AG and use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% sign up bonus. Visit UNTUCKit.com and use the code BLUEWIRE for 20% off your first order. Dead Ball Brothers merch - teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a story in honor of Black History Month, deciding that since March 1st would be the 30th day of a normal-sized month, it's still February. Join us for the epic tale of one of the game's biggest ever stars. Episode brought to you by BetOnline.AG. Use Promo Code BLUEWIRE for a 50% deposit bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! Sorry we were away so long. To commemorate our first ever double-game week, we took things back to our roots: the story of the Rochester Raging Rhinos, and one of American soccer's most unlikely tournament runs. Brought to you by BetOnline.AG. Use promo code BLUEWIRE for a 50% bonus of your first deposit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Drew has a story bout the most famous (and infamous) keeper of all time. A keeper with the skills to match his own fearlessness. Well, most of the time. Use the code BLUEWIRE for a 50% bonus at BetOnline.ag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew the incredible embezzling adventures to the most important American to ever touch the game; the person who ensured soccer would not be a forgotten fad in the States and also that his cats had the finest digs in the entire Northeast. That's right. We're talking about the life and times of Chuck Blazer, baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Players, coaches, and fans will do anything to get their team into the World Cup. Most of the time, that occurs within the confines of the laws of the game. Sometimes, it extends outside the stadium. And other times...people get more creative with it. https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time for a doozy. Adam tells Drew about one of the greatest rivalries in the history of sport. Feuds! Oddles of cash! Shoulder-mounted rocket launchers! https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Brought to you by UNTUCKit. https://www.untuckit.com/ Promo code: BLUE for 20% off at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew and Adam are back and later than ever! Drew had another classic underdog story, but this time with the added bonus of a play that changed the game forever. Also, be sure to check out our friends at The Sneak when it drops on January 14th! https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The announcement you forgot you've been waiting for from the Dead Ball Brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a story of wealth, success, and oodles of computer algorithms. That's right. We're talking about some video games baby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ever wonder why some rules get put into place? Come learn about one very specific rule about group stage games in the World Cup, the rise of Algerian soccer, and one of the most infamous groups in World Cup history. Check out our merch! https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew explore the world of Brazilian soccer in the 80s and 90s, full of glitzy parties, dangerous gangsters turned-owners, and the soccer world's greatest ever con-man: The Kaiser. You can find all of our merchandise at our Teespring store! https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew are back and completely recovered from holiday travels and some post-holiday sickness that has nothing to do with the Buffalo Bills. Drew tells Adam about another one of the greatest soccer players you've never heard of: Lee Wai Tong. https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew a tale of one city, two clubs, and a rivalry even more intertwined than you already thought it was. Happy holidays; stuff this podcast down your pie entry chutes.https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back for our 20th episode! To celebrate, Drew revels in a history of Manchester City's failures, before begrudgingly telling us all how they managed to pick themselves up from their lowest-ever position.Also, check out our new merch!https://teespring.com/stores/dead-ball-brothers-shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam takes Drew and the audience back to South America with a simple question. Marta is certainly one of the best women to ever play the game. But who came before Marta? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back! And we're very sorry we were away for so long. Drew, feeling like delving into the history of his beloved club and their worst enemies, takes us all the way back to World War I, when members of certain teams in Manchester and Liverpool decided they were going to make a little extra cash, and then went about it in the dumbest way possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's spooky season, Dead Ball extended family! Adam tells Drew the story of Argentine heavyweights Racing Club, their rivalry with Independiente, and a curse that spanned decades. Gather round, boys and girls, and hear a tale of black cats, exorcisms, and South American soccer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catch the Euro fever! Drew tells Adam about the Euro '92, full of geopolitical intrigue, disqualifications, and an underdog story for the ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Dead Ball Brothers got their first ever listener email! And, would you look at that, it led to an entire episode. Adam tells Drew the story of Notts County FC, an international ownership fiasco, and yes, Lord Voldemort and North Korea. It gets out of hand quickly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Boom! A new episode, just like that! Drew tells Adam another thrilling story of relegation battles, extra time shenanigans, and a good boy who was just trying to do his best. This one's for all you fans of Sir Pickles out there. We're adding another dog story to the collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew are very sorry that it took so long to get this episode to you, but we're back and better than ever. Adam tells Drew, and by extension, all of you, about the most influential player that never actually stepped on a real-life soccer field. Also: because Adam is dumb and forgot to cite his sources in the podcast, here they are. Will Sharp for These Football Times, Wilson Leviano for Remezcla, and Nathaniel Edwards for Tofugu. If you want to learn more about today's episode, check them out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew return to their roots with one of the most violent games ever played. We're talking red cards in the double digits. We're talking multiple arrests. A Copa Libertadores game becomes classic for all the wrong reasons, and we're here to tell you about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam tells Drew about one of the dumbest rules to ever grace the beautiful game, and the wonderful chaos it brought to the 1994 edition of the Caribbean Cup. New format! Hot pod action! Making noises with our mouths! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew contemplate the International Break, Eric Cantona, and all the players they want to see UEFA give a completely unscripted speech to millions of people to. After the break, Drew tells us all about a Portuguese goal-scoring machine. No, not that one. No, not that one, either. The other other one (19:58). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam forces Drew to sift through all of his Manchester United feelings, a process he will inevitably have to go through himself when Dortmund drops points in about two weeks' time. A new segment debuts, in which the Snavely Brothers give you their Best Worst FPL advice of the week (16:30). Then, Adam tells Drew a story of money, drugs, the mafia, and S.S. Lazio (21:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew revel in the chaos and glory of their favorite teams reigning victorious in their opening fixtures, and give shout-outs to listeners for reviews and their WTFPL team names. Then, Drew recounts the sordid history of food being thrown onto the pitch (23:18). Turns out it's literally magic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew get hyped for the impending Premier League season and how this transfer window feels crazier than in years past. Sensing the appetite for crazy is at an all-time high, Adam then tells Drew a story about the weirdest and worst season in English Football (soccer) League history (13:36). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Snavely Brothers read listener reviews, basking in the glow of positive reinforcement, and talk about something that is ruining their personal relationships and their families: Fantasy Premier League. Then, Drew tells Adam all about that time the World Cup trophy up and disappeared, and the good boy at the center of the mystery (16:02). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drew and Adam toast Algeria, Riyad Mahrez dunking on racist French politicians, and unleash the lion himself, Zlatan. After the break (13:25), Adam enlightens us on Dynamo Moscow, passovotchka, and one of the most farcical friendlies ever played on English soil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew round up transfer rumors, the great mystery of Phil Jones' age, and how the Africa Cup of Nations is absolutely bonkers. After the break, Drew brings forth the tale of Ivor Broadis, a visionary player and coach, and one of the strangest transfers in soccer history (21:06). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A tale of carnage and fashionable refereeing. First, Adam and Drew discuss the USWNT's World Cup championship, Gabriel Jesus and his path of destruction, and the curious sadness of the USMNT. Then, we run through the history of the most stupid, brutal game in World Cup history, and the man who had to referee it (20:08). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew discuss the various ways in which Jill Ellis raises their blood pressure, agree that Phil Neville Brexits, and ruminate on USMNT vs. Curacao with blissful ignorance of not having watched it yet. Then, they dig into the history of soccer on Curacao, in which phrases "were the friars the referees?" and "Gucci gang" are uttered (25:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam and Drew start a podcast! In which we discuss Brazil, the magnificent names of Curacao, and the story of the greatest team you've never heard of, Dick, Kerr Ladies FC (41:25). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices