The Double Pivot: Soccer analysis, analytics, and commentary

Mike Goodman and Michael Caley

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The Premier League has a Manchester City problem and no easy route to solve it

10/13/2026 • 53 min

The Liverpool-City match threw this problem into relief. Everyone knows some kind of punishment is coming for Manchester City, and probably an enormous one. But what happens to the 2026-27 season that is now being played under the conditions that will be set in part by that punishment? We discuss the institutional features of the Premier League that put it in th… Play episode

Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, the Ballon d'Or race, and why non…
Emergency Pod: Manchester City and the 114 out of 115 charges
Does the PL midtable start at third place?
Is the Meat Wall Cooked? and other early season observations
The Champions League Top 10
Transfer Roundup Part I: City's Midfield Rebuild, Bruno at Arsenal
Xabi Alonso's Chelsea Might Be Crazy
Premier League Week One: Spreadsheets vs Eye Test
Premier League Season Preview Draft: Part I
Premier League Dominance? Private Equity In Europe? The Uncertain New Foot…
Infantin-Out? The FIFA private equity scandal and what comes next
Yan Diomande and Real Madrid, and Why the Transfer Market Seems Clogged
World Cup Final Thoughts, or Spain: Pretty Good Team
World Cup Semifinals: How Spain Won It, Did England Blow It?
World Cup Semifinals Preview: France-Spain
The USMNT have a bad night in Seattle
Round of 16 Preview, Part 3: Spain-Portugal and USA-Belgium
Bracket Breakdown
Limited World Cup Drama, Raphinha Out, Tuchelball, and More
World Cup Potpourri: FIFA Victorious, The Ronaldo Problem, Spuruguay and M…
In Which We Rave About England
How to Watch Soccer Like a Nerd
USMNT 4, Paraguay 1
Champions League Final, World Cup Model, Podcast Announcements
Arsenal Can Point To a Scoreboard Now
Xabi Alonso to Chelsea
Meat Wall Apotheosis
Double Pivot Mousa Mania 2026 (Teaser)
Did Manchester United Improve Under Michael Carrick, Really?
PSG and Bayern Play a Good Football Match
Manchester City vs Arsenal Match Recap
Say Something Challenge Completed (including Arsenal)
The Origins of the Set Piece Revolution
Poker, Analytics, and the Optimized Online World with Sam Greenwood
Say Something Challenge, Premier League, Part I
Analytics, Linguistics and LLMs with Leif Weatherby
Champions League Round of 16: Second Legs
Champions League Round of 16 First Leg, Part I
Champions League and Paul the Apostle
Title Race Drama: What's Up With Arsenal?
Squad Player or Star Player?
Biathlon Analytics with the Penalty Loop Podcast
Set Pieces, Transfers, Private Equity
The Set Piece Revolution (plus a few CL thoughts)
Champions League Drama Incoming, Club Revenue Data In
The Incredible Xabi Alonso Saga Concludes
Amorin? Amorout!
Parity Has Come to the Premier League
Holiday Grab Bag: Semenyo, Real Madrid, Man United

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