Summary: In this episode of the show we have two excellent guests including the head coach and sporting director for the New York Cosmos, Giovanni Savarese, as his club takes an important turn into the thick of a second league season with a first venture into the US Open Cup not far behind, and then commentator Janusz Michallik helps us preview the Champions League final along with a number of hot button storylines across Europe. First up it is the New York Cosmos and one of the key figures behind the early success of the Cosmos in its reboot season, the coach who keeps the team focused and determined and seeking even more success in year two at the helm of the defending champions. We discuss some of the changes in year two, the arrival of two key strikers to improve the offensive output, the US Open Cup, as well as a look into his background as both a player and a coach, before examining the growth of the sport in the New York area since the 1990s. Also discussed is the challenges of year two and a look at the big question of youth development to identify some opportunity areas and key factors that make the objective of bringing youth team players to the professional ranks so difficult and how much of this is dependent on environment. Then in the second part of the show, commentator Janusz Michallik starts nowhere else but the Champions League final between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, the first time that a city was host to both finalists, and also presenting a unique set of factors tied to so many intangibles as injuries to key players seem destined to tilt this match. In fact, destiny has so many faces in this incredible matchup as Diego Simeone looks to block the grand quest of his city rivals as they seek La Decima against an Atletico side that continues to defy logic and expectation, yet might just be the team with all the intangibles on its side. We also look to a number of clubs across Europe as Arsenal seals its first trophy in 9 years with the FA Cup, then we revisit an empty close to the season for Chelsea and take a first glance at Louis van Gaal at Manchester United before ending on the confusing and illogical phase of what could be the last days for Clarence Seedorf at AC Milan as rumors and speculation swell around the Rossoneri having failed to qualify for both European competitions in 2014-15.
