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Now, on with the show. Hey, New York! I'm sorry it took so long. This is The Rich Eisen Show. James Dolan, he said at one point, when we win the championship, he turned into Oprah, you'll get a ring.
You'll get a ring. And your wife will get a ring. And your girlfriend will get a ring. Or your mom will get a ring. Today's guests.
Apple TV lead MLS analyst Taylor Twellman. Actor Hugh Jackman. Plus, latest news and more. And now, it's Rich Eisen. That's right, everybody.
Welcome to this edition of The Rich Eyes and Show. I'm not the only greatest showman on this program. 844-204-Rich is the number to do. Hugh Jackman is joining us in hour number three in advance of his new movie, The Death of Robin Hood, which is definitely not. The Robin Hood, you know, about growing up with, and he's going to be on in our number three, a great celebrity, true or false, all teed up for one of my favorites.
He's never been on the show. Very excited about having him on. Taylor Twellman, who's been on before, he'll be talking about what the entire world's talking about, and that's the World Cup. 844-204-Rich is the number to dial right here on the program. There is a top five.
That I have, and a top five that Chris Brockman's going to. We have dueling top fives later on. Hey, no, hey now. And Judge T.J. Jefferson will have to decide which one is better, and the whole concept of.
Which quarterback in the NFL is under the most pressure this upcoming season? One of Chris Brockman's favorite subject matters. Good to see you over there, Christopher. How are you today? Good to see you.
Good thing I slipped TJ and Mr. Beek's envelope before the show. Fantastic. And if the World Cup today. If the World Cup today sounds differently to you, it doesn't sound as crisp.
Nah, not as open. And you're like, wait a minute. Wait a minute. It doesn't sound great. Mike Del Tufo's here.
And not there. He's here, he's not there. Good to see you, DJ Mikey D. Yes, but tomorrow I will be on that USA match. Hey, I will be on that match.
Listen, you're very patriotic work in Faders. Good to see you over there, TJ Jefferson. The candle's lit, sir. What's going on? Oh.
It's not lit, is it? Oh, it's not lit. I was counting something human money. I'm above reproach, though. What do you count?
Oh, I see. I just want to. Keep it fair. Keep it fair. Keep it fair.
Keep it fair. Keep it fair. Okay, look at that. That was a fake bill he put in his pocket. Fake.
Okay. It's real. Ladies and gentlemen, today is the day everyone's been waiting for in New York City for over 50 years. 53 years. Again, every single time I talk about the Knicks winning the championship, I sound like the old woman from Titanic.
I hate this team. Oh, no, certainly not anymore. Not anymore. No, no, no. That's the Jets.
Although they might be on the clock now. Fifty-three U's. We in New York City have been waiting for a particular canyon of heroes Parade, I'm throwing ticker tape in the old Canyon of Heroes. And um yeah, I guess what John Glenn orbiting the moon, or Neil Armstrong landing on it, is akin to this Canyon of Heroes type of event. The New York Knicks having a parade, and it started at seven in the morning.
You could see that footage that we just popped up on the screen there. It started at 10 in the morning Eastern Time, but fans started pouring in. I mean, the subway, it took a half an hour to get this, by the way, is my nightmare. Being stuck in the New York City subway, I know, you know, tunnel and stuck on the steps. I don't love nothing that definitely, I'll be straight up with you.
It couldn't have smelled great in there. Yeah, I don't think. I see the TV. Because, you know, New Yorkers in tank tops, which is what a jersey is. You know, they weren't going Ewing style, which is a t-shirt underneath.
You know, a lot of them. Sweatpants. Yeah. Bumping their heads.
Some are very old, right? What's the temperature? You know, when somebody's wearing a Bernard King number 30, that thing was when they took to summer camp. But because they set up many security checkpoints, it was. I saw one photo.
and one video associated with it. Um that the line at one security checkpoint Ran so long that it collided with the back of another checkpoint on the other side of the. Parade. And those New York blocks are long.
So checkpoints were running into the each other. And um Listen, there's a reason why. Larry David knows all about the chattin cut because we New Yorkers do that all the time. And but this is it. I mean, it's so exciting.
I have not seen anything from the actual parade itself So I'm just going to react to it live. Uh go ahead and roll him in, uh Mike Hoskins. What are we looking at here? That's Clyde Frazier, man. Oh, wow, that's awesome.
That's Clyde Frazier. Is that what type of car is that? I don't know. It looks presidential. It looks like something maybe he was in in the 1970s.
It might be his own car. I don't think they had a parade, though, back in the 70s for them. They did not? I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I heard it. That's what the Google Machine's for.
But let's check.
Okay, rolling another one right here.
So Clyde's there. It says no, they do not have a bird. My favorite Nick growing up, sitting shotgun in a blue convertible. Come on now. Bernard King is in the championship parade.
And then the other guy that I grew up loving, look at Patrick Ewing. It's my guy right there. I love it. Patrick Ewing is taking his victory lap that I wanted him to have himself. I'm getting emotional, guys.
I'm literally tearing up. When I see Bernard King and I see Patrick Ewing, I think of. Think about it. Me in high school dreaming of these moments. I get it.
You know. Me in high school dreaming that the Knicks could win it all with Bernard King and then Patrick Ewing together. And that happened for half a season. You know. The Bernie and Ernie show is what I grew up with.
Ernie Grunfeld, who, by the way, turned into a general manager of the Knicks. Right. You know, the Bernie and Ernie show. Could that happen? Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld.
And here comes here comes Ewing and then Bernard gets hurt and it's never the same again. Yeah, man. Let me see something else. Keep rolling them in. I'm just going to react to it.
Jalen Brunson walking in the parade. King of New York. With the Larry O'Brien trophy, this is what it's about. This is what it is. Look at all the fans who are just crushed up against the barriers.
Yeah, I can't wait to see the numbers on attendance. I saw some photos last night of people in the they had grandstands set up along some of the streets, already camped out. I think they were planning on sleeping there overnight to not give up their spot.
Well, I woke up this morning, geez, like four thirty our time. And um you know, looked at the phone and already saw the photos of The crush of fans showing up at five in the morning, Eastern, six in the morning.
well in advance of this parade. I was up at 12:30 last night. I saw a girl's Instagram video where she was already. Trying to secure her spot.
So, what is that? 3.30. Yeah. She's already securing herself a spot. For the parade.
It was dark out. There was nobody around. I was like, this is insane. Dark out, nobody around sounds like half of my Nick fandom. Seriously, I cannot believe this is happening.
I cannot believe it happened this year. It was right around this time last year. The Knicks are knocking on the doors of so many other franchises saying, Can we talk to your coach? Yeah, who wanted to be the coach? Nobody.
We talked to your coach. It was pathetic. It felt pathetic. We wanted you to get the job at one time. That's right.
It's like you didn't have a plan after you fired Tom Thibodeau or before. Why'd you fire him? What are you doing over there? What's happening over there? Why would you fire this guy?
And who's going to coach them? And then Mike Brown says, I'll take the job. And it's like, eh. And look at them now. King of New York your money's no good in New York City any more, sir, and it better be the same way in New Jersey and parts of Connecticut.
Ever. In any establishment where a Nick fan uh resides, This man should never pay for a meal again. Letting dogs out. Oh my gosh. He wore a 10 weeks t-shirt to the parade today in reference to James Dolan's speech that give me 10 weeks.
Of apparently, this got cut out of the speech that was posted on the Jalen Bunsen Josh Hart podcast site, asking him, you know, celibacy. Abstinence. Yeah. You know, hey, A.C. Green won a championship.
I mean, he did. Multiple. Yeah, but that wasn't a. Yeah, yeah. It was the other 42 weeks.
I mean, AC didn't know what he was missing. Exactly. He hadn't tasted the fruit. Chris, I've always wanted to say this is kind of like when people crack on me about the Cowboys. It's like people who've never.
You know what I'm saying? Videos of James Dolan talking. He's inspiration. Which, either way, I would, but I mean, on the radio, locally in New York. Where I wouldn't ever hit play on that because I'm like, what is he going to say that's going to piss me off?
And I'm like, now I can't wait to hear what's out of his mouth. Wow, I know that. That is the biggest. That was not on Airbnb.
Somebody popped up on X. I didn't see this.
Somebody sent it to me. Um and It was um A tweet that I sent Almost Seven years ago. No way. On June 30th, 2019, I squeezed out. With Durant and Kyrie choosing the Nets, it's time for James Dolan to look in the mirror and sell the Knicks.
Yes. His utter and humiliating failure at handling a New York sports institution is now complete. Take the billions and go home, Jim. Is what I tweeted out. That's how you felt.
Hey, and that was tame. Compared to what I was saying in front of this microphone, which yada, yada, yada, may be a reason why the Knicks are not facilitating a player to appear on this program. They got a long memory there, man. I would hope. But I'm like, yeah, Dolan's talking about how he.
Apparently Landry Shamett and Mitchell Robinson are the Knicks. that might have to be Let go because Dolan's cost. He doesn't want to be in the second apron.
Well, nobody wants to because that is so prohibitive in putting a roster together. And he's basically like, I'll cut a check as much as I can, but I'm not going in the second apron. I heard that and I'm like, you're right. And I'm like, wait a minute, what the hell is happening here? I'm like inspired by what James Dolan is thinking.
What is it? Cats and dogs living again. That's what's happening. Bill Murray and Ghostbusters. The Knicks are having a parade in the Canyon of Heroes.
Jalen Brunson's walking around with the Larry O'Brien trophy. Mikael Bridges brought his dog. Yes, they're so damn likable. They are. It's great.
They're making New Yorkers mostly likable. Oh, and Hoskins, put up that one thing that I did see from the parade that I sent before. This is a wild float to be seen in a New York City parade. The analytical float. Kenny Atkinson's in there, apparently.
Wow. He won the series four to one. They're living red-free in your head. Just celebrate that. That's AI-generated.
Pardon me. Celebrate yourself. Normally, I don't put up AI slops. You know that's not a real picture. You know, that's AI.
That's funny, man. They're living rentals. That's funny. That's funny. Oh, yeah, because tomorrow night is game seven of the Analytics NBA Finals between the Spurs and the Cavs.
Not acknowledging this. See, that's where we're unlikable. In New York. Yeah, you're right. The Knicks are not saying that.
They're not. They're bringing their dogs to the parade. Who let the dogs out? Actually, somebody brought up Wemby today. Come on.
Why are you acting surprised by this? This guy over there, like a Celtic fan, is always taking a high road over there. The Patriot fan. Oh my God, you need some oxygen over there? Taking the high road?
We go high. Oh, is that right? We go high. I don't know. I'll let you swim.
But you and the ducks on the boats went a little lower today. I'll let you swim in the two-year-olds who haven't seen a parade. His. That's okay. The Knicks are having a championship parade today.
Yeah, you should enjoy that. And by the way, does this conclude the six-day Nickapalooza that's going down everywhere? I'm excited for it to be over. I'm not. I'm enjoying it.
They're everywhere. Brother, that's carrying on through the summer. Oh, baby. Oh, yeah. It's forever.
Are you kidding me? I mean, we're selling t-shirts. You're going to put it up. RichEyesandShop.com. Yeah.
They got T-shirts. The I am a one-aid dude. T-shirt. In various colors. The best free agent signing ever.
Various colors. I might wear that on future anniversaries with Susie. Depending on angry at. Yeah. The Go New York, Go New York, Go t-shirt.
Let's go. RichEyes and Shop.com. I'm in it. That's as close to the parade as I'm going to get. Look at Kat with a big ass stogie, kid from Jersey.
Kid from Jersey comes to the Knicks, and everyone's like, oh, remember I had to sit here in this chair, and I'm like, hey, Knicks, fans. I said this, this one I nailed. I got this one right. Remember, I'm like, hey, listen, Nick fans, I know you loved Julius Randall. I know he was the first guy, right, that gave you like a green shoot.
out of the soil. That everyone thought was so fallow.
Okay, and he was such a great Knicks, and everyone loved him and what he stood for and a self-made man for the Knicks. Brunson comes along and they send him along with Dante DiVincenzo. And who knew who told us recently that oh, it was Jay Wright who told us that A-Rod said we are taking Dante DiVincenzo for the Knicks if we are sending Cat to New York. He's coming in the trade. Knicks didn't really want to send him, but they're like, sure.
And Knick fans were like, what are we doing to bring Carl Anthony Towns here? And I'm like, hold on a second. Love this guy. Right, you think you say Nick fans questioned bringing one of the best three centers in the league today? They were questioning it because of who was sent away.
They loved Randall. They wanted Randall to be in this parade. I understand. But Carl Anthony Towns, a kid from Jersey. And I fell in love with him the minute he started.
Falling on TJ Jefferson. Like, just met him in two seconds flat. Immediately. And he's just, I'm an Eagle fan. You're a Cowboy fan.
Cowboy fan.
Okay, great. This is how this is. I'm so happy for Carl Anthony Townsend, one of my favorite Knicks ever. Every single one of these guys. Oh man, I love a parade.
Certainly, like today. I love a parade. Parade. This is how excited they are at City Hall. They're putting all the Knicks banners up there.
Somebody decides to, I guess they must have looked at the preseason roster. Yeah. They put Dylan Jones' number up there, and he wore 33 last summer in the summer league for the Knicks. Um, cut before opening night, and by the way, you know, who's number 33 is no longer worn anywhere? It's it's it's a retired.
I know that you should know better. You think Ewing's going past City Hall and he's just like, Wait, what? Who's Jones? Turn this around.
So, I mean, there are that's the everybody is just jumping at celebrating. Mm-hmm. Dylan Jones is like, what?
Okay. Do I get a ring? Yeah. Oh my god. Hey, at least Mamdotti's filling potholes there.
It's all working. The New York Knickerbockers are champions of the world and having a Canyon of Heroes parade. We're in that Get up. He's the best. Walt Frazier is in a Canyon of Heroes parade in 2026.
This is what it's all about. All right, one of the speeches, the starting?
Well, they're not happening to me. Oh, I'm sure they're doing it. I know they're doing it. We're going to keep an eye on the proceedings in Lower Manhattan. Come on, they're going to do it.
844-204-RICH, number to dial on the program. When we come back, let's talk about what the rest of the world is talking about: the World Cup. Group play is now uh started today in game two. Of groups, which means it's beginning to get real. If you did not get a point in your first match to open the World Cup, you best get one in.
Game two. Right. Because if not, Um You know Yeah, check it out. Don't leave your clothes in the hotel like John Tortorella did. Set you up 1-0 on South Africa, right?
Thank you, sir. For that update. 844-204H number, Taylor Twellman is going to join us next to discuss what we have seen so far. This is the Rich Isaac Show. The Rich Eisen Show Podcast.
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So, okay, I give you the floor. Greatest U.S. men's national team performance ever anywhere at any time in a big event, Taylor? Yay or nay. If it's not 1A, it's 1B.
I still go back to Portugal 2002. I get it. We were all, it was 5 o'clock in the morning when it happened, if not 4 o'clock in the morning.
So the general public didn't have the attention. It didn't have the runway that the 26 World Cup has had. But that was Figo and Ronaldo. And you're up 3-0 15, 20 minutes in, right?
So that was a surprise. The reason why I would argue with myself on that is this. For the last three and a half years, we've talked about the U.S. men's team being anemic, the U.S. men's team getting in their own way, the fact that we're talking about coaches and players' parents arguing after the 22 World Cup with Random Berhalter.
We haven't really had a ton of positivity regarding this men's team since the World Cup ended in 22. And so you could argue three and a half years of just blah.
So, the magnitude of that performance to send a message knowing how many eyeballs would be on there, Rich, that's where I would say that still may be the best performance because they needed to make a statement that this golden generation of player that all of us have called it can. Recognize the occasion, for lack of a better word, but more so give you a performance that aligns with that. It's barely on one hand that I can give you that many times. The men, not the women, the men have given you a performance that aligned itself with the occasion. That's why, if it's not 1A, it's 1B, but my man, it's up there.
Yeah, I mean, the women we all know have met moments over and over and over again, and they've been dominant, right? They've been dominant in performances. And the first half of that match against Paraguay was dominant. They looked like the better team, better coached, crisper, faster, better, smarter. Uh you know the Brainer goal uh had what twenty-three touches?
That led up to it. Um and and just to see and by the way, that goal Brilliant goal. I couldn't believe it. I'm like, wait a minute, was that off the outside of his right foot? And Rich, cathartic, too.
Think about it. We just talked about the World Cup in 22 was all about Giovanni Reina and his parents arguing with their best friends and Greg Berholter and all of that nonsense in baby games. And so you saw that with Pochatino running about 55 yards to celebrate with the players. There was a lot of emotion behind that goal. Brilliant finish.
That's who Gia Reina can be, and that's who he should be.
Now, I'll take this conversation to another level. I'd argue that has to be the standard. And I'm not talking about the scoreline. But I'm talking about the swagger, the movement, the energy, the ability to dictate an opponent that only gave up six goals in World Cup qualifying that include Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay. Paraguay only gave up six goals.
That should be the standard by which the U.S. men should be judged. The scorelines are always going to be different. And that's why we love sports. You can play the best and lose a game 1-0.
It doesn't matter. But the way they went about their business, and you hit the nail on the head, that's the difference. That is the difference of them dictating the game and not being a team that had to react to the other team. That was as impressive to me versus scoring four goals against Paraguay. Taylor Twellman here on The Rich Eisen Show.
I've got an easy follow-up question, but. It's time for a hydration break here.
Okay. I need a very good. Oh, look at you with your apple. Hold on one second. My coach is calling me about my first hit.
Hold on. Yep. Oh, you think so? Anyway, hold on. I should wear pants for the next hit?
Wow. Oh, man. It's a bit.
Okay, cool. Yep. I'll get back. Yep. You got it, Coach.
Bye. Listen. Taylor, I appreciate the bit, but I mean, this is about hydrating. I can't have you cramp up in the middle of all this. What are we doing, Richard?
You know what? What are we doing? I didn't even sponsor that. We could have made some money off of that, right? Did you want to reach out to me?
We easily could have. You could have made some money. And I just played the part of the bit and got nothing, which is what I do really well. That's right. Yeah.
This is for money, right, though? Hydration breaks, correct? Oh, God, buddy, I don't know. See, so there's two ways to go about this. First off, I'm watching the game in Toronto last night, and the temperature on the left-hand part of my screen says 64 degrees.
And then it says humidity at 60%.
Okay. So, but why do I bring that up? This did not start this tournament. It started in 22 because it was 105 degrees outside. And it is a real player safety issue.
Absolutely. The problem is now it's not about that. This is capitalism. And listen, just own it. Just say it.
Here's my rebuttal. And having done games with a million hydration breaks, and I've done this a million times, stay in the stadium. That's the hard part for me. If the hydration break, Is going on, and you are giving me the coaches' conversations, the players, the tactics, the changes. It does not take away from the game as much as watching a Michelob Ultra ad with Christian Balistic and Leon Omessi and then coming back to the game.
That is the Americanization of what that is. A hydration break that takes about 70 seconds, Rich, it's no different than an injury and a trainer comes on the field and they deal with that if you stay in there. That's why everyone is losing their minds because we're leaving the atmosphere. We're leaving the events and then coming back. It feels like it's four quarters now.
Okay. So if the broadcast stays put and maybe just keeps some videos on the bottom, it doesn't take as much away. I'm telling you right now, it doesn't. We'll see if that happens. Why don't you float that up the Pico Boulevard flagpole, Mike?
You know the people. I know the people there. We could try and let's try and make this. Yeah, tell them it was Rich's idea, not Taylor's. Oh, and by the way, the first time it was used in 2020.
Where was that played? Yeah, uh Qatar. Got it out of him. I was right. You were right, Brock.
I don't know. I'm a cutter guy.
Okay. It's cutter 100%. But at this rate, everyone has butchered it about a hundred times.
So I think six and a half, one way, half a dozen the other. All right.
So now that the hydration break is over, we stayed here. We didn't throw to commercial break. We did. Taylor Twellman, how repeatable is the United States men's national team? Game one performance.
Very repeatable.
Now, Australia is going to be a little bit of a different threat, and I think your listeners. Watching the game on Friday will understand what I mean. There's two attacking players for Australia that can flat out burn. They can flat out run. They'll defend with seven guys behind the ball.
They'll be very pragmatic in their approach, but on the counter, they're going to be a different threat than Paraguay was.
So Tim Ream is going to be tested athletically. This is where Chris Richards and his, I would say, inclusion into the national team and being a real focal point and leader at centerback helps them. They're a different type of threat.
However, It's a similar type of approach. They're going to make the game very, very disjointed. They're going to have numbers behind the ball. And so you've got to have some ingenuity off the ball. I thought Pulisik was unplayable in the first 45 minutes, and he didn't even need the ball to be the best player on the field in those moments.
But Tyler Adams, Weston McKenney, if it's Tillman again, if it's Pepe and Belligan, we don't know how they're going to approach this if Pulissic doesn't play. They've just got to be, I know this is going to sound like an Oxymorn, they've got to be very, very. Patient But chaotic. And what I mean by that is be patient in understanding that it may take you 40 minutes to get a shot, a score goal, but create a little bit more urgency to the game so Australia doesn't get numbers behind the ball. I think it's very repeatable.
Not saying the scoreline, but I'm saying the performance. Best side. through the first game of the World Cup. Oh, good one, man. Thank you.
That's really good. I still think France is the best team in the World Cup, but I'll tell you right now: if England wants to play that way, you got my attention. Why? You have my attention that way. I've said this now for four straight major tournaments.
England's never had this much depth. in their talent. Maybe not high-end, But they've got talent all over the field in the attacking unit. And the fact that Phil Foden and Cole Palmer don't even get a call to the World Cup tells you how deep they are. Let it go.
England's number one issue for the last 60 plus years is them being so scared. To let it loose, to win a game 4-2. They were not the other night. They were really good. I still think France is the most talented team of the World Cup, but that version of England, you got my attention.
You mentioned Erling Holland before. Holy crap. Oh, my God. I'm straight up with you. I've never seen him play a match start to finish.
But I did the other day. And I was It was easy to find him. On the best. It was easy to find him. He looks like Thor.
He does, man. He looks like an Avenger. And we were talking about if Gronk played soccer, you know what I mean? Like, if he, if, if Gronk played football, I know he's he's smaller than him. But did he scare, did he get a goal by scaring the Iraqi goalie in that giveaway?
The best part to this, though, Rich, is both center forwards are 6'4, 6'5 for Norway. Holy crap. And I love it, though, because the conventional wisdom is a little bit of a drink. What's in the yogurt here, man? What's in the yogurt?
Yeah, don't do it. No, it's liver and onions for breakfast. You know that. Absolutely. I don't know Scandinavian food.
I don't know why I just got yogurt. I took yogurt. I don't think those two were raised on yogurt. I think it was straight, you know, meat off the bone, and let's get after it. He's unreal.
He's unreal. And that was so cool, too, right? That Norway hasn't been in this event since 1998. And then let's see what this kid can do, and he scores twice. But they've got two horses up front, Rich.
And just real quickly, though, it's important. Conventional wisdom is you can only play one tall guy up front. Norway is like, you know what? Those are our two strengths. We're going.
We're going to be very direct. We're going to play fast. We're going to play off of them. I think they'll scare the living, you know, what out of teams just by having two big guys out front saying, We're going to go a little old-fashioned and we're going to go for it. They may cause some issues here.
My favorite goal of Messi's the other night was one, I think it might have been his last one, because I think he was standing. He's just standing in the middle of the pitch. And he's not running around. You know, he's like, I got to conserve my energy here. This is game one of a World Cup.
And I can just stand here in the middle of Arrowhead or Kansas City Stadium, whatever the heck they're calling it. And I'll just wait. I'll just wait. The ball's going to come to me. I'm Leno Messi.
And then he gets it, and off he goes, and then a rocket. off his foot. It's unreal. We were talking about how in a stadium, That Patrick Mahomes plays all his big moments in. Messi's hat-trick in a World Cup match is.
Top five in the history of this stadium. It has to be. Yeah. And the game he played for Inner Miami in the same building, where he literally blew the doors off of that building, too. And Mahomes was literally in the booth next to me.
And after the game, sitting there and seeing a guy like that. Be mesmerized by it. He's going to turn 39 in about five days. And yet. He's doing things he's never done before.
He's defying odds, Rich. He's defying odds. The oldest player to ever have a hat-trick. He's never had a hat-trick in a World Cup. He just did both.
He's now the youngest and oldest player to score for the Argentine national team in a World Cup. He's played in six World Cups. He's playing so free right now.
Now, post-game. He was very emotional. And obviously, there's something going on personal. The reports out of Argentina are that his dad isn't feeling well. That hasn't been confirmed.
But obviously, there's something going on. But the way he is playing, everybody in the world told him and Rodrigo DePaul that going to MLS in Inner Miami would completely stall your game. And the first goal, DePaul played one of the best passes I've ever seen. And Messi scores a hat-trick. They are defying everybody, including myself.
And the fact that he turns 39 in this World Cup and could win the golden boot. You got to be kidding me, Rich. That's incredible. Go ahead and see your stat, Chris. Go ahead and see it.
Oh, Messi has now more wins at Arrowhead Kansas City Stadium than Derek Carr. Derek Carr was 1-9, Messi's 2-0. There you go. He was 1-9 there? Hey, man, the Raiders in the Mahomes era?
Come on, now. Yeah. The scores were like 16-4 in those games today. And I'm legitimately asking you this question, Taylor Twins. Although, how much time do we have left?
Because are we at manipulation? We got six minutes of extra time. Jeez, how many minutes? It's just three minutes. Three automatic.
Well, you had the hydration break, you had two yellow cards, and then Rich was rolling around because he thought he pulled his hamster. Magic spray. Oh, yeah, my gosh. Spray. Oh, my goodness.
I'm so glad I can now run like a deer again. Wait a minute. Ch Give me the chance that Cape Verde plays. plays in knockout round match. Oh, but he got because I mean, hey, they drew Spain.
Right. They've got Uruguay and what is it, Saudi Arabia, the other. I mean, give me a chance here. You're saying there's a chance. What do you got?
There's always a chance, especially for anyone that seemed dumb and dumber. There's always a chance. I will say this: first off, it's important that your audience knows the first tiebreaker for the eight third-place teams is points. Right. They're going to have to get to four.
Okay. I just think there's going to be. Yes, they're going to have to win one of those games. I don't see it.
Now, there is a small chance that the eighth, seventh, and eighth, third-place team is three points.
Now, when that comes into the equation, it's goal differential. There's a chance that Cape Verde. Gets through. With three draws. There's a chance.
Is it Cape Verde? Because we're calling it Verdi. It's Cape Verde. No, I call it Cape Verde just because we screwed up Qatar. Why don't we screw up this one?
I think we're good.
So, wait a minute.
So, they've got to get to four points. Or 20 million followers for the Google. He's got to be at 18 already. He's had the best rise ever. He's got more followers, and I think Wembunyama.
And SGA and Jalen Brunson combined. I think he's got more Instagram followers than. All 30 NBA teams. He's at 13.5 million. What the hell?
What the hell? It's amazing. It's amazing, dude. He hit 50,000. If he hits 15 million, that's three times the population of the republic he represents.
By the way, he was brilliant. What would happen if he deserved it? What would happen if Cape Verde advances and Portugal doesn't? Oh, I would give anything for that. I'm right.
I'm right now every blood. Every CR7 owner fan right now has my face plastic. They don't like me right now. But I've been saying it for six months. I've been saying it.
He's played 1,005 minutes without a goal from the run-a-play. That is 10 major tournament games for Portugal that my man hasn't scored. And all I'm saying is he becomes your super sub. You've got the best midfield in the tournament. That's not even a hyperbole, that's fact.
So, in order for this to work, there needs to be mobility, fluidity, and uncertainty. He's all three of those, the 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, or however old he is, he's the oldest player to ever play. As an on-goalie in the World Cup, he can't move. He doesn't move the same way.
So he stole everything. I'm not blaming him. He's 41. He's 41. So all I'm saying to you is all-time greatest goal scorer ever.
Awesome. You need a goal at the end of the game. You change the game slower. And you can become a little bit more predictable by putting them on the field. Just roll the dice.
The problem is, and Bruno Fernandez should have scored yesterday, but Ronaldo got in the way because he was more worried about matching what Messi did in Mbappe, Holland, and Harry Kane instead of winning the game. Portugal wins the game, and Ronaldo lets that ball slide right across. And Bruno finishes it, but he can't do it. He can't do it. He's hurting Portugal.
The Darth Vader of the Iberian Peninsula, Taylor Twellman, here on the Rich Eisen Show, everybody. Dude, loved our chat here. I think we're out of time, and it's, you know, it's extra time. We're not going to penalties because it's only group states. We're not.
Yeah, there's no golden goal. Maybe the next time we chat.
Next time we talk about it. Later. Taylor, do I see you at the American Century Championship in a couple weeks, Taylor? You will.
Okay. What's the game, Mike? It's two. What do you got? Where are we?
I got everything suit like last year. Get to the 15th hole of the final round, tied for the lead, and just fall flat on my face. No, come on now. Come on. Come on now.
This year we're not.
Okay, fine. That's fine. I'll do it on 17. This year. Terrell Twellman currently at plus two point six.
What? You show up to a golf course and you're like, you know what? I'll flip you three strokes. A golf course. Really?
Three. Hey, by the way, I'll play anyone for three strokes, Rich. It's more like, hey, can I play? Cool. How many do you want?
14? No, well, look at me. I'm the candyman walking around with you. That's for damn sure. Good to see you, Taylor.
I'll see you at the American Century Championship. Thanks well, and everybody. ESPN World Cup analyst and Apple TV lead MLS analyst. That was a fun conversation right there. That's a real.
How about us having a real World Cup conversation? I mean. Biggest event in the world. It's great. I love it.
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She played it once two years ago in grade school and misses it.
So Roger, RG1 will be part of that broadcast later on. 844-204-Rich, number to Dalton, Kenye in Washington, D.C. Back on the program. What's up, sir? Hey, what's up, Shaolin?
How are you doing? What's going on? What's up, man? Yeah. I'm all right, brother.
What's up, Shady C? What up, what up? Big Toon, what's up, man? How are you doing? I don't know who that is.
Big Toona. Just accept the big tuna nickname TJ. I mean, what can he? He doesn't he hears you. I don't think he wants to acknowledge you.
This nickname is not Roman Reigns. I'm not saying that. I'm not sure if they gave it to me. But anyway, first off, Rich, congratulations to you and your New York mix for breaking the 53-year-old drought. Thank you, sir.
They managed to get the championship long before the Cowgirls could get it again, you know?
Okay, this is why he's not acknowledging you. Wow, do you do realize that the last time you won I'm not even going to get into it. We're doing Sam. I mean, I don't need to. He knows.
He knows. Yeah, the last time we won was like two years ago.
So, yeah, okay. A super Eagles fan. Oh, I thought he was a superhero. I like how the. Hey, come on, Tuna.
So here we go. I would like to also mention that those. Five to two, Kanye. Yes. Those two big eagles carry y'all to glory.
Also on behalf of Jalen, the other M D P champ. And big cat, you're welcome and go bird. It took the Eagles 53 years to win a Super Bowl, so I get that you are feeling what the Knicks fans are going through. He understands, Rich. It took them that long.
This is just funny. Thank you, Kenyon. You're in Washington, D.C. Catch up. And also, later on in the segment, the top five quarterback pressure.
Yes, sir. I believe that Jalen Hurts will have a lot to prove. with a new offensive system coming in and that we're free of the cancer AJ clown. Wow. A.J.
Clown is the mic drop there. I don't have smoke for all. I have a feeling again, I'm going to do my top five list. of quarterbacks under the most pressure. And you, Chris, will follow with yours.
Right. And we will compare notes, and I will proffer to say. There will be maybe only one, if maybe two. I was going to put the line at one and a half. Yeah.
I don't know. I might say the under because you know the way I View pressure in the way you view it.
Well, I can guess what your list is going to look like. I view it as actual real life pressure of I may not have this opportunity again. And your version of pressure is: what are people going to say about me if I don't win? You know? Yeah, that's how actual pressure works.
Yeah. So we have different interpretations of what pressure is. You definitely do. You definitely. Billy Joelson.
Yes. So did David Bowie, right?
So did Dave Bowie.
So we'll hit that. That's next hour. Love it. We got nothing but real estate in next hour. Like I said, I got a fill and I could pick both of your files.
Here's what you should do in the commercial break: write down what you think my five is, and then what his five is. And then it'll be like sort of a newlywed game type of thing. You'll hold it up and see if you get it. You understand your on-air partner's thought classes. Does that make me Chuck Woolery?
That's funny. No, no, that's Bob Eubanks. Oh, Eubanks. Eubanks.
Okay. See, yeah. I knew it was one of those. We have two encyclopedias here. Greatest Jews in sports and game shows.
Chuck Warrior was love connection. Love connection. But we're, and speaking of that, we're back in 2-2. 2-2 on the Rich Assure after hour one. The Rich Eisen Show Podcast.
Mm-hmm.
