This week we invite you to take a deep dive with us into one of the most storied clubs of English football. Today, we’re talking about Newcastle United, a club rich with history that’s undergoing a renaissance this season with manager Eddie Howe at the helm. They’ve been around for nearly 130 years, so there’s a ton of history to cover. If you’re not familiar with the Magpies, we hope you will consider them as a favorite club to follow.

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• Teenage World Cup workers trapped in Doha (Josimar Football) (Qatar: Six Months Post-World Cup, Migrant Workers Suffer | Human Rights Watch (hrw.org))
• Analysis of the Manchester United Takeover (or lack thereof) (Goal)
• Euro 2024 Power Rankings (Goal)

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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In this week’s episode, things are a little different as we are lucky to have an interview with Alexander Koch. Alex Koch was a FIFA employee for 16 years as a Public Relations Manager and a Spokesperson for the Federation. We were lucky enough to get Alex’s insights and his experiences while working through his time at the company including FIFA has a governing body for the sport, the corruption that happened during 2015, and insights on more such as recent events at FIFA and the footballing world as we know.

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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Welcome to the 16th episode of The Artful Nutmeg. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the most followed and widely recognized football league in the world, the English Premier League. The Premier League sits at the top of the English football pyramid and has been the most dominant league in the world. Now, in 1992, it shook the football world when teams in England’s first division went to change the economic structure of the English League and broke away to form their own league. Sounds like Super League to us. Today’s show is a deep dive into a story of big money, star players, and an ongoing fight for the soul of football.

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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Get ready for the 13th episode of The Artful Nutmeg. Today we are traveling DOWN UNDAH for our 2023 Women’s World Cup preview show. The action is popping off July 20th with a slate of great matches. Whether you’re totally behind the USA, the Lionesses or just generally interested in what’s happening, we’ll give you all the info you need to sound smart at the pub.

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• The Terror of Defending Alex Morgan (ESPN)
• The Tactical Breakdown of the US Women's National Team (All for XI)

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• England goalkeeper Mary Earps hits out at Nike over kit decision: ‘Very hurtful’ (The Independent)
• France's awesome Women's World Cup ad ends with unexpected twist (ESPN)
• Women Are Staying In EA FC 24 Ultimate Team (Kotaku)
• The superstars playing their last Women's World Cup in 2023 (Goal)
• The stars and storylines taking center stage at WWC ‘23 (The Independent)
• Co-Hosts Australia have the quality to rule the world (One Football)

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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We have reached the 12th episode of The Artful Nutmeg. Today’s episode is near and dear to Tom's heart. We’re of course talking about Manchester United Manager Erik ten Hag. The Dutch manager joined the Reds at the end of the 2021-22 season to turn around the fortunes of the club after what was United’s worst ever season. With this past season being his first year in charge, he has lifted the more storied side of Manchester back into Champions League contention.

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• Just the Wiki Facts (Wikipedia)
• Erik ten Hag on Christiano Ronaldo's Exit (Bleacher Report)
• How Erik ten Hag Tactical Breakdown (Youtube)
• Why Mason Mount was so Coveted (Sky Sports)
• The Case for Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester Evening News)
• Andre Onana and Manchester United Linked (Manchester Evening News)

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• Dele Alli Tells His Story (Youtube)
• UEFA Changes up the Champions League Format (ESPN, Twitter)
• PSG Aiming to Add Harry Kane (One Football)
• Matt Turner has Turned Out for USA, but Arsenal Role in Question (Goal)
• Trinity Rodman Bullish on 3rd World Cup Win for USA (Goal)
• Women’s World Cup Central (The Athletic)

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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Today’s episode is focusing on everyone’s favorite or least favorite time of the year, summer transfer window. We’ll be going through what the summer transfer window is, the significance of it, and of course some big transfers.

The Summer transfer window, known as the preseason window for the majority of leagues, is a period of 12 weeks set by FIFA in which teams may register deals with other teams/players. These registrations or signings depend on contract statuses of players. Whether they are bound by contract to a club then the player must be bought or loaned, while a player who is at the end of their contract can join a team with only the player's contract to be negotiated (No team fee).

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SHOW NOTES

1. Transfer window - Wikipedia
2. Football transfers, rumours, market values and news | Transfermarkt

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• Ukraine Waits for a Tomorrow It Cannot See (On Soccer by Rory Smith)
• Cursed or careless? Why Pulisic failed at Chelsea (Goal.com) skip?
• Lionel Messi to Miami's rescue? (MLS Soccer) skip?
• One Year Later: Paul Arriola (Club Eleven)
• The Really Big WWC Preview ahead of July 20 Kickoff (One Football)
• Time for Alessia Russo to step up (Goal.com)
• USMNT Take on Canada in Gold Cup Quarters (USSoccer)

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The Artful Nutmeg is the newest project by a couple of friends who share a deep love for soccer. This show explores the deeper world of soccer by examining some of the greatest stories and the lesser-known moments that have shaped the game. This podcast requires no prior knowledge of the game. Instead, this is a chance to build up appreciation for the game, its history, and the people who play for the love of it.

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