Liverpool vs. Wrexham Friendly: Game Insights & Highlights

Let's talk a little soccer. We're going to get to the MLS All-Star Game in a moment. I just want to mention what I think is a nice little angle tonight in a friendly between Liverpool and Wrexham. I'm sure a lot of people know Wrexham. The, you know, Ryan Reynolds and all that stuff. They are like a championship team. Like, they are making their way. They could feasibly be a Premier League team next year, which would be remarkable. They're playing Liverpool in a friendly. The total is set at three and a half. It's juiced towards the over. The game is being played at Yankee Stadium. And this is a real thing. And I know people in the MLS have adjusted to it a little bit more. They have a lot of respect for the MLS and the All-Star Game. Don't they? Yeah, right. Hosting Liverpool. Let's schedule the game at the exact same time as the All-Star Game. 30 minute difference. So, Yankee Stadium. Yeah, I saw Ryan Phillips. I don't know, dude. I see Ryan Phillips on. He's from Vancouver too, right? So, I see him on TV like 24-7. So, I kind of tune out what he's talking about. But I saw him. Oh, it's a real honor to be playing there. And oh, I can't. The dream comes true and blah, blah, blah. So, yeah, Yankee Stadium tonight. What's your prediction? Liverpool, minus 300. You know this. The soccer games played in Yankee Stadium are not really played at a normal pitch size. Because they can't fit it in Yankee Stadium. So, for me, I think this is... Is there dirt? Please tell me there's dirt. I don't know if there'll be dirt. I know. There isn't. Liverpool and Wrexham. And you're used to playing on a big, open pitch. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And now you're in these tight, confined spaces here. It's a friendly. I think this isn't under. Polls at three and a half. Wrexham played a game against United that finished 1-0 in a friendly already. I think this isn't under. Small pitch. Not a lot of space. Not a lot of goals. Yeah, three and a half, huh? I'm looking, I'm looking. So, I want to see the raw. I want to see if we... What's the lineup tonight? All right, here we go. Lineup confirmed. 39 minutes. See, we're on top of it here on the grid. Here we go. Look at this. Shout out to... What a world we're in. Shout out to Athlon Sports, known for football. Love this. Liverpool-Wrexham lineups, Kevin. Athlon Sports are on top of it. That's fantastic. Liverpool is playing a second friendly in the U.S. What did they do in their first... You know, what did they do? What did Liverpool do? Yeah, they played Sunderland. They were trailing 2-1, so they turned it on. Oh, that's it. They beat them 4-2. They beat them 4-2, yeah. All right. Yeah, they played in Tennessee. Okay, they played in Tennessee. Now they're off to New York. Wrexham unbeaten the preseason after playing Manchester United and Leeds United. They defeated Leeds 3-2. Mm-hmm. Like, Wrexham want these games. Wrexham do not... Yeah, that's the thing. ...so well. And Liverpool don't really care. Let's be real. I'm not saying they don't fully care because it's Wrexham. You know, I get it, but it's in America. It's not like they're losing in, like, the UEFA League or something. Like, you know what I mean? You know what I mean? Yes. It's not the same. Like, this is a preseason game for Liverpool. Like, these games are like the first chances. Yeah, we sign this guy. Let's play this guy. Wrexham will be all in on this because that is a feather on their cap. Hey, we tied Manchester United. We beat Leeds, you know? Yeah. I don't really understand why they're playing at Yankee Stadium when Liverpool are owned by, like, the Red Sox guys. I can't really figure that out from the life of me. It should be, yeah. But... You know what? But even more than that, though, right, Gabe? Money. Steinbrenner doesn't care. He's right there to stay. Money. No, yeah. No, it's funny. I'm not blaming the Yankees. I think it's a great move. Like... It's funny you say that. I used to be, when I was on the Score television network in the old days, we used to run ads for Sportsnet and the Blue Jays and stuff. And I actually asked the owner of the network, I said, why do you run commercials for a competitor of the network? He goes, well, they're going to be bigger than us anyways. I might as well make some money off it.