John Oliver on Liverpool's Rollercoaster 2025, Salah's Potential Exit & Why He Still Respects Trent

SUBSCRIBE TO MEN IN BLAZERS ON YOUTUBE! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWgXewMHxlPkP5FkxoZvKQ?sub_confirmation=1 John Oliver joins Rog for a wide-ranging, funny, and thoughtful conversation that uses football as a lens on life in 2025. From Liverpool’s title triumph and the club’s evolving identity under Arne Slot, to big-picture questions about joy, fandom, and what the game still gives us. The pair dig into Liverpool’s summer signings, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure, and the impact of key figures like Virgil van Dijk, and Mo Salah as the season takes shape. John also weighs in on Arsenal, Manchester City, Erling Haaland, and the state of the Premier League more broadly — with a detour into Everton, because of course. Beyond club football, the conversation looks ahead to World Cup 2026, assessing the prospects for the USMNT and England, and closes with a reflection on finding joy in the game and in life, even when things feel heavy. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Football and Life in 2025 04:42 – Liverpool’s Title Triumph 07:32 – Liverpool’s Summer Signings 10:42 – Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Departure 15:17 – Diogo Jota 21:33 – Liverpool’s First Half of the Season 25:00 – Virgil van Dijk 27:32 – Arne Slot 29:11 – Mo Salah 34:23 – Liverpool’s Identity 38:39 – Arsenal and Zohran Mamdani 40:43 – Man City and Erling Haaland 42:35 – Everton 44:30 – World Cup 2026: USMNT and England 49:23 – Finding Joy #JohnOliver #Liverpool #PremierLeague #WorldCup2026 #USMNT #Arsenal #ManCity #MoSalah #VirgilVanDijk #Football Check out the Men in Blazers Shop: https://mibcourage.co/4qIb2L1 Sign up for our newsletters: https://mibcourage.co/4nyEGQ1 Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/9dUpP2pHHU Listen to all our Men in Blazers podcasts: Wondery | https://mibcourage.co/43QaCW3 iTunes | https://apple.co/3oxDKj3 Spotify | https://spoti.fi/3B4eCpe and all major podcasting apps. Connect with us on social Twitter | https://twitter.com/MenInBlazers Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/meninblazers/ Tik Tok | https://www.tiktok.com/@meninblazers Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/MenInBlazers Threads | https://www.threads.net/@meninblazers Rog on Twitter | https://twitter.com/rogbennett Still want to know more about Men in Blazers? Right this way → https://meninblazers.com/