If you ever need proof that football is not an entertainment business, you only have to consider one thing: chants. In an entertainment business, the people respond to the quality of what they have paid to see. Gigs, plays, comedy shows, films, exhibitions, immersive theatre, whatever: if it’s good, people will like it and react accordingly. If it’s bad, likewise. Football isn’t like that, because when crowds are allowed into football grounds, they will respond, among other ways, by chanting and...
Nov 28, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This month marked 35 years since Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed as Manchester United manager, on the 6th of November 1986. It was one of the most inspired appointments in the history of football, and changed Manchester United and English football in ways that not many other people could claim. To recap all of those trophies he won at Manchester United: 5 FA Cups 4 League Cups 10 Charity / Community Shields 1 European Cup Winners Cup 1 European Super Cup 2 Champions League Titles 1 Intercontinen...
Nov 21, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 14
適切な栄養補給をすることで接戦を制するための最後の力になると言っても過言ではありません。It's not exaggeration to say that fuelling your body properly can be the edge you need to win a close match.
Nov 14, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Adelaide United player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay, becoming the only current top-flight male professional footballer in the world to do so. The 21-year-old wrote on social media that he was "ready to speak about something personal that I'm finally comfortable to talk about in my life". "I'm a footballer and I'm gay," the midfielder said in an accompanying video. "All I want to do is play football and be treated equally."
Nov 07, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
スパイク（フットボールブーツ）は、現在の形に辿りつくまでに長い道のりを歩んできました。1800年代のスパイクは固く重い素材でできており、仕事用の靴から派生しました。おしゃれでサッカーの一部を華やかに演出するものとなった今のスパイクは、クレイジーな色や挑戦的なデザインが主流となっています。番組では、トモとトミーがスパイクの歴史を振り返りながら、二人が昔履いていた懐かしの一足を紹介します。 // Football boots have come a long way. Starting as hard and heavy work boots in the 1800s, they're now a fashion accessory, with crazy colours and wild designs the norm. Tomo and Tommy look at the history of boots, and talk about some of their favourites.
Oct 31, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Discussing 'sportswashing', as Newcastle fans got their wish and they finally have new owners. An exciting time for them, whilst the rest of the footballing world looks on in concern.
Oct 24, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 10
An Australian own-goal kept Japan in the race for an automatic spot in next year's World Cup. Australia defender Aziz Behich put the ball into his own net in the 85th minute Tuesday to give Japan a 2-1 victory and six points from four matches in Group B, three points behind the Aussies and six behind Saudi Arabia. Goalkeeper Mat Ryan tipped a shot from Takuma Asano and the ball bounced off the post and then ricocheted off Behich and into the net, ending Australia's run of 11 consecutive wins in ...
Oct 17, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 9
With Australia travelling to Japan next week for a crucial World Cup Qualifier, Tomo and Tommy look back on the rivalry between the two teams, which really took off in 2006.
Oct 10, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 8
単純なように見えるPKには、多くの意味が含まれています。試合中に与られるPK、延長戦のあとのPK戦。GK対キッカーの対決は、心理戦、試合結果を左右する瞬間、トーナメントの雰囲気で勝負が左右します。スタジアムやテレビで見ている観客の存在も大きく影響を与えるでしょう。試合中、レフリーが笛を吹いてペナルティが蹴られるまで、1分ほどの時間に多くのことが起こるのも事実です。 For something that seems so simple, there's actually a lot to penalties. There's of course a penalty in a match and there are penalty shootouts. There's the relationship of the player vs the goalkeeper. The psychology of the goal, the match result, the tournament. There's the crowd watching in the stadium and on TV...
Oct 03, 2021•32 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Fans will be allowed to stand at Premier League and Championship stadiums for the first time in more than 25 years as part of a pilot programme that begins on January 1. The Sports Ground Safety Authority is to invite expressions of interest from clubs in the two leagues to have pilots of safe standing this season. Clubs must apply to be part of the ‘early adopter’ programme by October 6. If approved, clubs will be able to operate a safe standing area from New Year's Day until the end of the sea...
Sep 26, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 6
ゲスト：辻翔子さん。後篇はヨーロッパ各国での生活した暮らしについて話を伺います。現在の仕事、 FIFAマスターの経験、ウルグアイでのドキュメンタリー撮影班のタクシードライバーがレコバのお父さんだったお話など。// Shoko Tsuji is joins us again to talk through her career, life in Europe, FIFA Masters, and the time she met Alvaro Recoba's Dad in a taxi in Uruguay.
Sep 19, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Japan’s first professional women’s football league, the WE League, starts this weekend! Until now, the Nadeshiko League has been the top women’s league in Japan, however, the WE League has been established with the aim of creating a generation of professional women's footballers. The WE in WE League stands for ‘Women’s Empowerment’, with the goal of “becoming a driving force for women’s empowerment in Japan,” and, “aiming for a society where all of us involved in the league are active as protago...
Sep 12, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Months of speculation and clubs negotiating. Agents trying to get the best deal and players desperate to make their dream move. Then it happens! The transfer is done, and the player is ready to to get down to work. But there's one more important bit of business to be done: their squad number! 移籍市場の期間中はクラブ間交渉が行われ、ファンたちの憶測が飛び交います。エージェントは最高の契約を得ようと、また選手たちは夢の移籍をしようと必死になります。先週、移籍期間が終了し選手たちは新たなクラブで仕事に取り掛かりました。そんな中、もう一つ重要なことがあります。それは彼らのチームでの背番号です。
Sep 05, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 3
It’s the day that sends football fans and TV stations into a frenzy. Weeks and months of speculation, all coming to a head over the course of roughly 12 hours, as clubs, players and agents try to complete deals worth millions and millions of pounds. What is deadline day, why is it so important and what are some of the big stories and deals from over the years? 夏の移籍市場期間の最終日は、サッカーファンやテレビ各局を熱狂させる日です。 何週間、何ヶ月にもわたる様々な憶測が、最終日のおよそ12時間の間に一気に加速し、クラブ、選手、代理人が数億円から百億円近くの価値のある取引を成立させようとします。 デッドライン・デイとは何なのか、な...
Aug 29, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 2
ポッドキャスト番組「サッカーと英語」が戻ってきました。眠れなかったEuro 2020後、中断期間を挟みこれから始まるサッカーシーズンに向けて準備をしていきます。毎週、トモとトミーでサッカー界のトピックを取り上げ、日本語と英語で語ります。 //Welcome back to Football & English! After a nice break following a busy and sleepless Euro 2020, we're back and ready for a huge season of football ahead. Every week, Tomo and Tommy will be discussing the big topics and talking points from the world of football.
Aug 22, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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Jun 19, 2021•1 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Euro 2020 — or is it Euro 2021? — finally kicks off next weekend, and it’s set to be a cracker. 24 countries, playing across 11 host cities in 51 matches, will compete for the ultimate prize - to be the champions of Europe. This year’s tournament is one of the more complicated. The first to be played across the whole continent, with reduced crowds and extended squads, plus other changes to account for COVID 19. Combine that with the kick off times, with many matches happening overnight for those...
Jun 06, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Since the introduction of VAR, teams have been left to lament what might have been if their striker's foot was one size smaller; if the ball had been played half a second sooner. Goals have been allowed and disallowed, sometimes seemingly at random, with referees in booths drawing lines on a screen, often taking minutes to come up with a decision. The immediate joy of scoring a goal has been replaced by "let's wait for VAR..." It feels like the thrill of football has been removed, so how can we ...
May 30, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Is there anything more fun in football than witnessing a goalkeeper score? Every time the No 1 is seen sprinting upfield for a late corner or free-kick, fans and neutrals alike inch closer to the edge of their seats, silently praying the unthinkable happens. And last weekend, it did happen. With West Brom and Liverpool drawing 1-1, Trent Alexander-Arnold swung in a hopeful corner and goalkeeper Alisson leaped above everyone to head home for one of the most spectacular ends to a Premier League ga...
May 23, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Inter v AC Milan. Celtic v Rangers. Tottenham v Arsenal. Boca v River. City v United. There's nothing quite like a football derby. It is more than just a football match. It is a day when the city comes to a stop. When colleagues become enemies. When families split. The fans hate each other, and violence can sometimes happen. Derbies are about more than just winning the match; they're about bragging rights. It means that, until the next time they meet at least, one team will be walking taller and...
May 16, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Jose Mourinho has been appointed Roma manager from the start of next season. The 58-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the three-time Serie A champions. "The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season," said Mourinho. Mourinho was recently dismissed after 17 months in charge of Spurs following a poor second half of the season in which the north London club slipped from the top of the table to outside the European places. ジョゼ・...
May 08, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Jリーグのユニークなファン文化について。先週に引き続き、ジャパンタイムズのジャーナリトとして活躍するダン・オーロウィッツさんをゲストに迎えて、ダンさんご自身の経験、Jリーグがアジアでの人気の理由についてを語ります。// Part 2 of our discussion with Japan Times writer Dan Orlowitz covers the unique fan culture of the J.League, why it's popular around Asia, and Dan's experiences as a writer and photographer in Japanese sport.
May 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 36
The J.League is often rated as the best league in Asia and has produced Japanese superstars like Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki, Keisuke Honda, and many more. It is renowned for its high-quality play, technically gifted players, and, as with anything Japanese, the quirky side is also picked up on a lot. In recent years, J.League support has grown, especially outside of Japan. Areas of Asia and even Europe have caught onto the thrill that is supporting the J.League, so today we wanted to talk abou...
Apr 24, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 35
The term ‘New Manager Bounce’ has become part of football vocabulary over the past few years. Given the new TV deal and the number of opportunities to make money by staying in the Premier League, there is ever-increasing pressure on managers to deliver results fast. A few wins on the trot could be the difference between survival and relegation. Clubs turn to new managers hoping for quick results and a change in fortune. There is no doubt football culture has changed over the past couple of decad...
Apr 17, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 34
The lights at the Allianz Stadium cut out, and the music swelled. The center circle started to pulse and ripple. And then the grass itself appeared to get pulled away, as if it were nothing more than a tablecloth. Three words ran around the electronic advertising boards: “History. Passion. Lols.” The extravagant buildup did not seem to match the occasion. Juventus was at home to Genoa, a standard Serie A game. What mattered, though, was not what Juventus was playing for, but what the team was pl...
Apr 10, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Nine different players got on the scoresheet as Japan thrashed Mongolia 14-0 in a World Cup 2022 qualifier. Mongolia, who are ranked No. 190 in the world, registered just two shots compared to Japan's 34. It is Japan's second-biggest win, only behind a 15-0 win over the Philippines in 1967. Having gone into the halftime break five goals to the good, the second period saw a further nine goals for the Samurai Blue -- including four inside just 11 minutes. --- 2022年 ワールドカップアジア二次予選で、日本代表は9人の選手が得点するな...
Apr 03, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The dressing room is football's inner sanctum, a place which can be defined by great togetherness or deep division, where games can be won or lost before a ball is even kicked. What goes on between players and managers behind closed doors is often speculated on. There are endless rumours of fights, arguments and practical jokes, but the reality is rarely discussed. Matt Jarvis, previously of Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United, missed the camaraderie during his recent spell without a clu...
Mar 28, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 31
With great responsibility comes doubt. When the happiness of thousands of fans depends on what you and your teammates do on the pitch, it is no wonder that footballers quickly abandon trusty old devices such as logic and embrace a weird world of mumbo jumbo. Superstition plays a big part in the lives of many footballers. Some have lucky pairs of underwear that they swear by. Why would you change them if the team keeps on winning and more importantly, what would happen if you did? 人は大きな責任と重圧がかかると...
Mar 20, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Every year, anywhere between June and September, and again in January, the football world turns into a frenzy. Club chairman and directors engage in poker battles with each other, trying to get the next superstar on the cheap. Agents, forever working away in the background, become central figures, negotiating deals for their clients, and never forgetting to look after themselves in the process. And the players, who sometimes feel like pawns in this game? Often they get their dream move. Many tim...
Mar 13, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Chinatsu Kira is a professional footballer, currently playing for Melbourne City in the Australian W-League. Originally from Oita, Japan, Chinatsu spent around 10 years playing for Urawa Reds before moving to Australia in late 2020. Having made her national debut against New Zealand in 2014, she has represented her country 12 times, scoring 5 goals in that time. Most notably, she played at the U17 World Cup in 2008, and was part of the team which won the Asian Cup in 2014. We are DELIGHTED to we...
Mar 06, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 28
