Thursday Pt2: UCL draw preview, Romelu the Roman, Chelsea’s Carabao comeback, African Football League talk (Soccer 8/31/2023)

Susannah Collins, Marco Messina, Charlie Davies and Alexis Guerreros kick things off with a breakdown of the 32 teams competing for UEFA Champions League glory ahead of Thursday’s group stage draw (02:56). Romelu Lukaku has touched down in the Italian capital, but can the Belgian turn Roma into a Top 4 team (13:14)? Then, Anita Jones joins to talk Chelsea, Ansu Fati, Mohamed Salah and Aston Villa (23:05). And the crew welcomes back Mbizo Mzamane to preview the newly-created African Football League and discuss which under-the-radar African players to look out for this season (32:58).  Morning Footy is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Morning Footy podcast on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @susannahcollins, @nicocantor1, @NotAlexis, @CharlieDavies9, @jennychiu For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Don’t miss a minute of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División this season on Paramount+! For a limited time, get 50% off an annual plan subscription for as low as $2.50/month for 12 months! Try it free now at paramountplus.com/golazo or paramountplus.com/livesports. This limited time offer ends 9/20. Annual plan only. Terms and conditions apply. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices