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Episode Synopsis
This week on VAR You Serious, we look ahead to one of the biggest verdicts in Premier League history, Manchester City’s 115-charge investigation. Could a points deduction or financial punishment reshape English football? We break down what the charges mean, when the verdict might drop, and what it could mean for City’s future.For Underdogs of the Week, Mike highlights NYC Gotham’s huge NWSL playoff win over the Kansas City Current, while Dylan spotlights Bologna’s 2-0 victory over Napoli, led by 17-year-old goalkeeper Massimo Pessina, who kept a clean sheet in front of 60,000 fans.Then we turn to the U.S. Youth National Teams. The U-20s reached another quarterfinal but fell hard to Morocco, while the U-17s made history with three straight group wins for the first time in 20 years. Is this genuine progress or another false peak? And could young stars like Cavan Sullivan or Mathis Albert sneak into the 2026 World Cup squad?In Higher or Lower, we debate whether Atalanta can recover from their poor start and finish higher or lower than 8th in Serie A after sacking Ivan Jurić.Finally, our VAR You Serious Moment of the Week tackles Germany’s new proposal to demand compensation when players developed in their academies choose to represent other nations, a debate that could change international football forever.All the passion, analysis, and father-son banter you’d expect, packed into under 45 minutes.
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