Posts by Men in Blazers
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
With their beloved Downton Abbey gone but not forgotten, and the Oscars a plodding replacement, only a peerless feast of football could save the Men in Blazers from the mid-winter blues. Luckily for this week’s pod, their cup runneth over. Michael and Roger kick things off with the United States’ victory over Italy in Genoa […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
It’s the time of the season when the competitions start to bleed together. In the span of only a week, connoisseurs of association football can dabble in the eclectic delights of the FA Cup, take in the seductive Champions League, slum it with Europa, obediently return to the Premiership, and then cap it all with […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
Love is in the air in the crap part of Soho as Roger and Michael celebrate their union with a Valentine’s Day Special. Luckily, it’s a mix of business and pleasure. The blazered men cover last weekend’s Handshakegate between Liverpool’s Luis Suarez and Manchester United’s Patrice Evra, reconcile after Roger’s lionhearted Everton dispose of Michael’s […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
England remains engulfed in drama, and not the good kind on PBS. Everyone’s favorite illiterate, ‘Arry Redknapp, appears poised to take over from the recently resigned Fabio Capello as England manager, Wayne Rooney and Manchester United recovered from a three-goal hole to draw Chelsea, and U.S. judicial scholar Kenny Dalglish opted to “plead the Fifth […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
The Premier League race is blown wide open thanks to the defeat of Manchester City at the hands of America’s Team, and Michael Davies and Roger Bennett couldn’t be happier. This latest turn in the EPL’s made-for-TV script features An MLS’s St. Landon of Donovan. A month into his second loan spell, Donovan has dished […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers with Judah Friedlander
It was an amazing weekend for America’s Sport of the Future. One featuring the first-ever live Premier League match on broadcast television (enter Piers Morgan), the upstart U.S. women overcoming traditional powerhouse Dominican Republic 14-0 in Olympic qualifying, and “Deuce” becoming “Thrice” as Clint Dempsey became the first American to net a hat-trick in the […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
After an unfortunate delay caused by an illusive Green Card, the Blazered Men are back to grapple with all of soccer’s great hyperbolic questions that will soon be forgotten. It’s point-counterpoint, Men in Blazers style, where the gents tend to pleasantly agree. Among the burning topics is the return of Manchester United’s Ginga Ninja, Crouching […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
The football world is buzzing after a most peculiar week. First, 10-man Manchester City valiantly fell to crosstown Manchester United, in a loss that felt like a win. Then, retirees across England appeared to have ditched their walkers, forgone the Early Bird Specials, and sprung back to life as saviors of Clubs in Crisis. To […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
The Men in Blazers haven’t spoken in weeks. And now they return from holiday to find their dear Premier League in shambles, victim to a relentless onslaught of matches. In their absence, the Manchester clubs experienced defeat, Chelsea attempted a group hug, and a Thierry Henry statue is set to come back to life at […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Men in Blazers
It’s been a dark week for the world of football. First, the sport loses yet another of its noble ambassadors — Kim Jong-il. A despicable despot bar none, he summoned North Korea’s national teams to undefeated runs with the help of an invisible cell phone. Football circles were rocked once again when the news of […]
