It was another week for the discourse in the Premier League, so Musa and Ryan begin at the Etihad, where Manchester City secured a last-gasp equaliser against Arsenal, who played the entirety of the second half with 10 players following Leandro Trossard’s send-off before halftime (03:55). There’s some chat about the rest of the Premier League (21:58), including praise for Chelsea, Aston Villa, Spurs, Fulham, Liverpool and more. They head to Serie A for the Derby della Madonnina (30:34) and Torin...
Sep 23, 2024•59 min
The brand-new Champions League format began this week, and—in addition to the other fixtures—that meant there was sooooo much football! Musa and Ryan pick out some highlights from the opening Champions League match day (03:22), including a historic win for Celtic, Aston Villa’s victory over Young Boys, wonder goals in Lisbon, Madrid and elsewhere, wonder saves in Bergamo and a big result for Bayern. They then chat about the first match day in general and how the new format felt compared to its p...
Sep 20, 2024•47 min
Musa and Ryan begin with a quick Premier League roundup (03:18), including shout-outs for the bangers from Jhon Duran for Aston Villa and Harvey Barnes, Nottingham Forest’s first win at Anfield in 55 years, and wins for Newcastle, Manchester City, and Manchester United. They then move on to Arsenal’s third straight North London Derby away win, thanks to Gabriel’s header (18:20), before heading to La Liga (30:46), where Barcelona continue to impress, the Bundesliga (37:40), and Serie A (40:44). A...
Sep 16, 2024•54 min
There's chat about some results (01:44), and then Ryan and Musa move on to the main topic, the men's Champions League—as well as the Europa and Conference Leagues—reforming for this season (06:46). They run through the new league formats, their initial thoughts about the changes and what it might mean going forward, with huge numbers of games and reports of player fatigue ahead of a season that will also see the new Club World Cup take place next summer. They ask (yet again) whether there is too...
Sep 09, 2024•49 min
Musa and Ryan begin at Old Trafford (04:30), where Arne Slot made history and Liverpool put three past Manchester United to send Erik ten Hag into the first international break already facing pressure. They then round up the rest of the Premier League, where there was another hat trick for Erling Haaland in Manchester City’s 3-1 win at West Ham (17:20), Newcastle beating Spurs 2-1, Bournemouth heaping more misery on Everton, and more. Finally, they recap some stuff around Europe (30:28), includi...
Sep 02, 2024•50 min
Musa and Ryan are joined by St. Pauli captain and Australia international Jackson Irvine! They chat about his career (05:02), from joining Celtic as a teenager to now playing in the Bundesliga as St. Pauli captain; how he developed his game; and what playing against Lionel Messi up close is actually like. There’s also chat about forming a community in Hamburg, his work as president of the Australian PFA and as a member of the FIFPro Global Player Council and much, much more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 12 min
The Bundesliga returned this weekend, in some style. Musa and Ryan begin with Granit Xhaka’s ferocious strike that kicked the new season off where the last one left it: with late Leverkusen drama (03:14). Elsewhere, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern escaped a scare in Wolfsburg (09:29), Jamie Gittens came off the bench to win it for Dortmund (12:01), Freiburg’s new beginning and Heidenheim spoiling St. Pauli’s return to the top flight (20:00). They then shout out Kylian Mbappé’s home Real Madrid debut an...
Aug 26, 2024•53 min
It’s the first mailbag of the season! Musa and Ryan answer questions on who they would like to see win their first men’s Champions League this year (3:42), who they most want to watch this year (7:56), the greatest Premier League centre backs of all time (12:59), transformative players and managers (20:55), professional football holiday destinations (27:09), and spiritual signings (31:31). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more abo...
Aug 22, 2024•47 min
We’re back!! Musa and Ryan catch up about some stuff that happened while we were off air, including the total raised from the recent merchandise drop, the new artwork, and more, before heading on to the Premier League’s return (6:07). There’s general chat about who impressed this weekend, including Brentford, Brighton, and Liverpool, plus a lot more about the rest of the fixtures. They then dart to La Liga (41:22), before wrapping up on Musa’s trip to Leverkusen for the German Super Cup (47:07)....
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min
It’s the final episode before the summer break! Musa and Ryan chat about Gareth Southgate stepping down as England manager, after one of the most successful periods for the England men’s team (02:37). They then move on to the Euros final itself, with Spain’s win making them the first men’s team to win four Euros (12:33). They are then joined by ESPN’s Luis Miguel Echegaray (30:02) to talk about how Argentina followed up their World Cup triumph with a second consecutive Copa América win, as well ...
Jul 16, 2024•59 min
In the early morning after the night before, it’s another Stadio x Wrighty’s House crossover podcast, where Ryan and Ian Wright talk about Spain beating England to win the Euros for a record fourth time (00:58). They chat about the brilliance of Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, Dani Olmo and the rest of the key players, before moving onto England going close yet again. There will be another Stadio going up Tuesday, where Ryan and Musa will talk about the Euros and Copa América! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and ...
Jul 15, 2024•34 min
England are through to another Euro final! Musa and Ryan react to England's progression to the Euro 2024 final, thanks to a late Ollie Watkins winner against the Netherlands (01:29). They chat about the game, the early goal from Xavi Simons, and their take on the penalty that got England back into it. They praise the double substitution from Gareth Southgate and do their best not to look ahead to the final. A reminder that these are the last couple of days to preorder our Spiritually Onside and ...
Jul 10, 2024•36 min
Musa is back, so he and Ryan react to Spain’s 2-1 come-from-behind win over France to make it through to the Euro 2024 final (02:13), their first since they won the Euros back in 2012. They discuss Didier Deschamps’s slightly surprising lineup, the wondergoal from Lamine Yamal, Daniel Olmo’s brilliant second, and who might be Spain's best opponent in the final. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
Jul 09, 2024•35 min
With Musa away, it’s a Wrighty’s House x Stadio crossover! Ryan is joined by Ian Wright to talk about England getting through to a third semifinal in four tournaments following their penalty-shootout win against Switzerland (01:07). They praise the penalties, the save from Jordan Pickford, and more, before looking ahead to the Netherlands. Ian was in the Olympiastadion to witness their win over Turkey in a vastly different quarterfinal, and he talks about the atmosphere, the game, and more (00:0...
Jul 07, 2024•37 min
Ryan is joined by Carl Anka to talk about Spain’s dramatic late win that sent them through to the semifinal and eliminated hosts Germany (01:29), plus France’s penalty shoot-out win to progress past Portugal (22:14). In Part 2, ESPN’s Luis Miguel Echegaray joins to talk about the Copa America, which is now into the quarter finals in the USA (36:52). Host: Ryan Hunn Guests: Carl Anka and Luis Miguel Echegaray Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choi...
Jul 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Musa and Ryan chat about Turkey’s 2-1 win over Austria, which will send Ralf Rangnick’s side home even though they were being tipped to go far (03:00). They also chat about the Netherlands’ impressive 3-0 win over Romania (12:17), before looking ahead to the quarterfinals, including Spain vs. Germany and whether England will have to change things for the Switzerland game. p.s. Don’t forget to preorder the new Stadio merch here! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Pro...
Jul 03, 2024•41 min
Musa and Ryan chat about Portugal’s win over Slovenia to set up a quarterfinal against fellow 2016 finalists France (02:20). They chat about the dramatic extra time, which saw Jan Oblak save a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, Diogo Costa save Benjamin Sesko’s chance to win it, and, of course, the penalties. France got past Belgium thanks to an 85th-minute own goal from Jan Vertonghen (14:55), and there’s a quick shout for Spain’s impressive win over Georgia. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer:...
Jul 01, 2024•38 min
Musa and Ryan react to Germany’s 2-0 win over Denmark in a stormy Dortmund (01:51), thanks to a penalty from Kai Havertz, a brilliant Jamal Musiala goal and a pair of controversial VAR decisions in a matter of minutes. They then move onto Switzerland’s brilliant performance, where they eliminated holders Italy in Berlin earlier in the day (15:33). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Jun 29, 2024•35 min
The Euro 2024 group stages are done, so Musa and Ryan recap some of the games from the brilliant final round, beginning with Georgia's and Turkey's progression from Group F (09:58). They look back at the other games, look ahead to the knockouts (26:00) and, finally, read out some more of your Euro XIs. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 27, 2024•45 min
Musa and Ryan look back at a host of dramatic late goals, which saw Italy all but eliminate Croatia (07:14), Scotland go out and Germany top their group. They recap some other games since the last show and read out more of your wonderful Euro XIs, with even more self-imposed restrictions (33:48)! Don’t forget to preorder the new Stadio merch here. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 25, 2024•47 min
Musa and Ryan round-up the goings on from Euro 2024 this week, beginning with the Netherlands and France’s 0-0 draw (02:21). They then move on to some thoughts about England, the wonderful Türkiye v Georgia game and more, before wrapping up on some more of your Euro XIs (36:39). Don’t forget to pre-order the new Stadio merch here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 22, 2024•51 min
Musa and Ryan chat a bit about the Euros in general so far, beginning with some of the logistical and infrastructure issues (03:09), before recapping France’s win over Austria (10:07) and the rest of the games since the last episode, including huge results for Romania and Slovakia, plus England’s struggles against Serbia (24:42). They then wrap up on some more Euro XIs sent in by listeners (38:54). A reminder that our Spiritually Onside and Worldwide Football Family tees and totes are available ...
Jun 18, 2024•51 min
The Euros are go! Musa and Ryan chat about Germany’s 5-1 win against Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 (02:00), before then discussing Edin Terzić leaving Borussia Dortmund (24:53), Nuri Sahin moving up to the top job and Erik ten Hag staying at Manchester United. Don’t forget, we have new merch! Spiritually Onside and Worldwide Football Family tees and totes are available to pre-order here. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Lear...
Jun 15, 2024•58 min
Musa and Ryan are back with a pre-Euro 2024 episode! Thanks to a question from a young listener, they build a Euros dream-team, consisting of no-more than one player per country (03:06). They then have a little chat about the tournament itself (33:41), who they think will win and more. Also, we just dropped a bunch a brand new merchandise, all available to buy here. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Jun 13, 2024•57 min
Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley to win their 15th Champions League/European Cup, so that’s where the focus is for today. Musa and Ryan chat about Dortmund’s chances, how impressive they were in the first half, and how goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr. made it feel inevitable for Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the end.Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 03, 2024•55 min
Musa and Ryan begin with a quick shout to Olympiacos, who became the first Greek club side to win a European trophy after their 1-0 extra-time win against Fiorentina in Athens (03:00). They then discuss some huge managerial news this week, including Vincent Kompany's unveiling as Bayern's coach (08:09), Hansi Flick's arrival at Barcelona (19:59) and a little bit on Enzo Maresca's confirmation at Chelsea and José Mourinho's appointment at Fenerbahce, before they take a quick look ahead to the Cha...
May 31, 2024•43 min
It was a weekend of many finals! Musa and Ryan begin with some shout-outs for some others from the weekend (01:00) before turning their attention to the men’s FA Cup final (05:17), where Erik ten Hag and Manchester United ended a difficult season with silverware after a victory against Manchester City. Then, it’s all about Leverkusen, which completed an unbeaten domestic double (29:14) as they saw off Kaiserslautern to secure their first DFB-Pokal in 31 years. Musa was there to see it in person!...
May 27, 2024•48 min
Atalanta won their first trophy in 61 years, with a 3-0 win in Dublin that ended Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run. Musa and Ryan discuss the game (02:39), Atalanta’s brilliant tactical performance, and Ademola Lookman’s incredible hat trick. They then chat about Toni Kroos announcing his retirement (31:58), then briefly on Mauricio Pochettino departing Chelsea (40:46), and Vincent Kompany reportedly joining Bayern. The news of Thiago Motta’s departure from Bologna broke after recording, but the b...
May 23, 2024•57 min
Musa and Ryan begin with Bayer Leverkusen being invincible (02:51), Union staying up thanks to a stoppage-time winner, and all the other talking points from the Bundesliga final day. Via a couple of other shoutouts in Europe, they turn their attention to the Premier League, where Manchester City became the first side to win four men’s top-flight titles in a row in England (26:30). They chat about the brilliance of City’s football and Pep Guardiola’s management, as well as where Arsenal fell shor...
May 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Musa and Ryan run through the Premier League midweek games (Aston Villa’s Champions League qualification will be saved for tomorrow’s 'Wrighty’s House'!). They begin with Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Newcastle United at Old Trafford (02:25), Chelsea's victory over Brighton to climb into sixth (11:32) and Manchester City’s win at Spurs, which resulted in an existential Ange (16:25). They then move on to Juventus’s Coppa Italia win (36:37), before wrapping up on a bit of chat about how FIFA is...
May 16, 2024•53 min
