Real Madrid win the Clasico, leading many to assume Barcelona – and Lionel Messi – are in decline. Lazio are top of Serie A but is the Italian season in danger of not being completed due to the coronavirus? Bayern stay top despite barely completing their game this week, as hate towards Hoffenheim’s Hopp reaches new levels. Plus Mbappe’s elasticos, Andre-Pierre Gignac’s legendary status in Mexico and the start of the MLS season. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PA...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min
The bottom 3 all taste victory in the Premier League. Emma Saunders pops in to discuss whether Watford’s win over the champions elect is the greatest in their history. And the race for the top 4/5 is hotting up as Wolves make their move with a victory at Tottenham. Plus Dean Henderson wins big at Goodison Park and David Moyes struggles with his French. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City win the Carabao Cup (01m 00s) • PART 2: Watford 3-0 Liverpool with Emma Saunders (06m 30s) • PART 3: Norwich 1-...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Man City make a statement in Europe with their win at the Bernabeu – next up Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup Final. Chelsea are embarrassed by Bayern and the world class Alphonso Davies. Will their bogey team Bournemouth pile more misery on the Blues? Plus Pards under pressure, Peppa Pig World and what Pep has in common with Andy Roxburgh. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nevin to West Ham? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Real Madrid 1-2 Man City (03m 30s) • PART 3: Chelsea 0-3 Bayern Munich (13m 00s) • PART 4a: Nap...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Will Bayern and Juve show they deserve to be among the favourites for the Champions League this week? Can a resurgent Napoli upset Barca? And will Real get one over on their old nemesis Pep? Elsewhere, the coronavirus is wreaking havoc in Serie A. Plus what makes PSG infuriating to support. And Rory Smith joins us having been to the Intercontinental Derby in Turkey. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea v Bayern & Napoli v Barcelona previews (04m 00s) ...
Feb 25, 2020•2 hr 21 min
There’s refereeing controversy in Burnley, Nottingham and Inverness, to name but a few. In the Premier League, there are plaudits aplenty for Saka, Fernandes and McNeil. Plus a look ahead to the Champions League and a look back at a huge game at the top of the WSL. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 3-2 Everton (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Man Utd 3-0 Watford & Wolves 3-0 Norwich (08m 30s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham (18m 30s) • PART 3a: Leicester 0-1 Man City (32m 00s) • PART 3b: The rest of the Pre...
Feb 24, 2020•1 hr
Liverpool and Tottenham are both undone in Europe, both posing very little goal threat. The same can’t be said of Erling Haaland at Dortmund. Just how good can he be? And how far can Atalanta go? There’s a huge game at Stamford Bridge in the race for the top 4. But we tell you why Arsenal are the team to tip for Champions League football. Plus Wenger’s offside rule, Barca bag Braithwaite and how helium works. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Atletico 1-0 Liverpool (01m 00s) • PART 2: Tottenham 0-1 Leipz...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Will Dortmund v PSG deliver the goal-fest we all expect? Do Leipzig have the experience to progress? And what are the prospects for Atalanta and Atleti? Plus domestically Milinkovic-Savic secures a huge win for Lazio over Inter. Are they the most reliable team in the Serie A title race? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Dortmund v PSG preview, plus a look at Ligue 1 (03m 45s) • PART 3: Tottenham v Leipzig preview, Bundesliga round-up, plus racism in Portug...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football helps us discuss the ramifications of Manchester City’s two-year ban from the Champions League, with 5th becoming the new 4th in the Premier League. Are Liverpool about to complete football? Will Mourinho continue to produce free-flowing action? Is Dani Ceballos back? Plus Bong Joon Ho’s favourite player and what passed for a Premier League training ground in the 90s. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City banned from Europe – 4th is the new 5th. With Kieran ...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr
Can Norwich add champions elect Liverpool to their list of Carrow Road scalps? Will Wolves and Leicester feature in one of the games of the season? And has Jose Mourinho gone Full Metal Jacket? Plus players with short shorts, Jurgen Klinsmann on Facebook and Andy Carroll on Bebo. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Flashback to the opening weekend (01m 00s) • PART 2: Norwich v Liverpool & Aston Villa v Spurs previews (05m 00s) • PART 3: Wolves v Leicester preview (13m 30s) • PART 4a: Arsenal v Newcastle & ...
Feb 13, 2020•49 min
Inter come from behind to win the Milan derby and go top of Serie A. Could the consequences be serious for Sarri at Juventus? Are Dortmund fed up of Favre after they lose 4-3 to Leverkusen in the Bundesliga? Payet continues to shine in France – will Arsene Wenger soon be joining him? Plus the Basque clubs take centre stage in Spain. And Adel Taarabt – defensive midfielder? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Serie A update – Milan derby, Inter top, Sarri out...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Everton are flying under Ancelotti but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t big up Big Dunc and pick on Pickford. Sheffield United are back in the spotlight - hear how they’re becoming a classic mid 90s side. And Brighton and Watford take part in one of the most important games of the season. Plus Leeds falling apart, footballers with famous footballing fathers, the window and wind-assisted goals. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Brighton 1-1 Watford (03m 30s) • PART 2a: Sheff Utd 2-1 Bournemouth (11m 00s) • ...
Feb 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min
We look ahead to the first half of Matchweek 26 in the Premier League with a six-pointer at the bottom, plus an ageing Palace looking to get back on track. Plus Forest v Leeds, funny Brazilian names and Road Rash II. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Oxford 2-3 Newcastle (02m 00s) • PART 2: The rest of the FA Cup 4th round replays (07m 30s) • PART 3: Funny Brazilian names with Jack Lang (19m 00s) • PART 4a: Brighton v Watford & Man City v West Ham previews (24m 00s) • PART 4b: Sheff Utd v Bournemouth & E...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Kylian in the name of? What's gone on with Tuchel and Mbappe? Is Haaland scoring enough goals? Which Spanish manager has transformed over the years? And for who was the jig up? These and many other questions answered in this week's podcast RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Bundeslige bulletin - Haaland braced again and Bayern back on top (06m 00s) • PART 3: Ligue 1 round-up – Mbappe v Neymar, Brittany's choreography, and Toulouse didn't lose (19m 10s) • PA...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Liverpool are 22 points clear at the top of the table and could win the title in the Merseyside derby. Why are Manchester City so wasteful? At the other end of the table, West Ham and Watford are on the wrong end of thrilling comebacks. The panel debate and defend Ighalo, Giroud and Guaita. Plus there’s an insight into life selling to the building services industry. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool are 22 points clear (01m 00s) • PART 2: Tottenham 2-0 Man City & Burnley 0-0 Arsenal (06m 00s) •...
Feb 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min
There’s the League Cup semi-finals, Premier League weekend and closing of the transfer window to be discussed. Plus Pacman, Thames AFC and Salomon Kalou. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City reach the League Cup final (03m 00s) • PART 2: Villa reach the League Cup final, with Dan Bardell from the 1874 podcast (10m 00s) • PART 3: West Ham 0-2 Liverpool + previews of West Ham v Brighton & Liverpool v Southampton (20m 00s) • PART 4a: Transfer chat (28m 30s) • PART 4b: Leicester v Chelsea, Spurs v Man ...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Atletico Madrid have slumped under Simeone, as La Liga as a whole asks where have all the goals gone? Germany, that’s where. And that was even before Erling Haaland arrived at Dortmund with his 5 goals in less than an hour. There’s adoration for Ilicic’s Atalanta as they win 7-0 in Turin. In France, Neymar says he’s in the form of his life. Is he the best player ever to star in Ligue 1? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Serie A update – Rome derby, Juve be...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Shrewsbury force a replay with Liverpool thanks to the “Poundshop Jamie Vardy.” But did Jurgen Klopp go too far with his post-match statement that he and the first-team players will be absent for the replay? We also talk Lo Celso, Saint-Maximin and the mascot race of the weekend. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Shrewsbury 2-2 Liverpool (04m 00s) • PART 2: Tranmere 0-6 Man Utd & Man City 4-0 Fulham (13m 30s) • PART 3a: West Ham 0-1 West Brom & Hull 1-2 Chelsea (23m 00s) • PART 3b: Newcastle 0-0 Oxford &...
Jan 27, 2020•54 min
There’s not a lot of love for Solskjaer after Manchester United’s home humbling to Burnley at Old Trafford. But we are singing the praises of Gabriel Martinelli, Ricardo Pereira and Gary Rowett. Plus there’s the prospect of Ederson on pens and Lejeune’s killer instinct. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 0-2 Burnley (02m 30s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal (13m 30s) • PART 3a: Aston Villa 2-1 Watford, Bournemouth 3-1 Brighton & Leicester 4-1 West Ham (23m 00s) • PART 3b: Tottenham 2-1 Norwich, Shef...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Erling Haaland scores 3 on his Dortmund debut, but it’s Timo Werner who’s the top scorer in the Bundesliga. 16 year-old Rayan Cherki scores twice and assists twice for Lyon while Ciro Immobile chases down the Serie A scoring record. Plus we bring you the attempted murder mystery involving the former Leeds defender and the former Sheffield Wednesday striker. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: The Bundesliga’s back with Haaland and Werner hitting high numbers...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Liverpool take a step closer to the title and Bournemouth a step closer to the drop. Plus we discuss Gary Cahill’s comeback, Pepe Reina’s hotel rooms and Adama Traore – football loophole. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 2-0 Man Utd & Burnley 2-1 Leicester (02m 00s) • PART 2: Newcastle 1-0 Chelsea & Arsenal 1-1 Sheff Utd (14m 30s) • PART 3a: Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace & Southampton 2-3 Wolves (21m 30s) • PART 3b: Watford 0-0 Tottenham & 10 years of Gold & Sullivan at West Ham (28m 30s) • PART...
Jan 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: FA Cup 4th round replay reaction (01m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal v Sheff Utd preview with James Shield from The Star, Sheffield (07m 30s) • PART 3: Mike Dean: football icon (16m 30s) • PART 4a: Watford v Tottenham & Newcastle v Chelsea previews (25m 00s) • PART 4b: Norwich v Bournemouth, Brighton v Aston Villa, Burnley v Leicester & West Ham v Everton previews (34m 30s) • PART 4c: Man City v Crystal Palace, Southampton v Wolves & Liverpool v Man Utd previews (45m 30s) • PART...
Jan 16, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Valverde is shown the door at Barcelona. Does the club’s courting of Xavi, Koeman and Pochettino show they don’t really know what they’re doing? Plus another Valverde makes himself a hero at Real Madrid in less than heroic fashion. Zlatan’s back scoring in Serie A but it’s all about Lazio who are showing they’re legit in the title race, as Inter get very busy in the transfer window. PSG’s four fantastics contribute to a 3-3 draw with Monaco while AVB’s Marseille close the gap at the top of Ligue...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 11 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool (02m 00s) • PART 2: Aston Villa 1-6 Man City (15m 00s) • PART 3a: Bournemouth 0-3 Watford & Leicester 1-2 Southampton (22m 00s) • PART 3b: Sheff Utd 1-0 West Ham & Wolves 1-1 Newcastle (32m 30s) • PART 3c: Man Utd 4-0 Norwich & Crystal Palace 1-1 Arsenal (37m 30s) • PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (46m 40s) • PART 5: Everton 1-0 Brighton & Chelsea 3-0 Burnley (48m 30s) GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram....
Jan 13, 2020•57 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 1-3 Man City & Leicester 1-1 Aston Villa (01m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal 1-0 Leeds + FA Cup 4th round draw (12m 00s) • PART 3a: Bournemouth v Watford preview with Michael Dunne, author of Dean Court Days (16m 00s) • PART 3b: Man Utd v Norwich, Everton v Brighton & Chelsea v Burnley previews (22m 30s) • PART 3c: Wolves v Newcastle, Sheffield United v West Ham and Crystal Palace v Arsenal previews (28m 30s) • PART 4: Leicester v Southampton preview (33m 00s) • PART 5: ...
Jan 09, 2020•1 hr 1 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The magic of the cup? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Brighton 0-1 Sheff Wed & Liverpool 1-0 Everton (05m 00s) • PART 2b: More on Everton’s woes with Matt Jones from The Blue Room podcast (13m 00s) • PART 3: Tranmere, the monitor & Chelsea 2-0 Forest (20m 00s) • PART 4a: Teenage refs and terrible attendances (29m 00s) • PART 4b: League Cup semi-final previews (35m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (43m 00s) • PART 6: Euro news (45m 00s) GET IN TOUCH: • follow ...
Jan 06, 2020•55 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: More football on the telly? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd (03m 30s) • PART 2b: Southampton 1-0 Tottenham (12m 30s) • PART 2c: Watford 2-1 Wolves (17m 45s) • PART 3a: West Ham 4-0 Bournemouth (22m 00s) • PART 3b: Burnley 1-2 Aston Villa & Brighton 1-1 Chelsea (29m 00s) • PART 4: Newcastle 0-3 Leicester, Man City 2-1 Everton & Norwich 1-1 Crystal Palace (34m 00s) • PART 5: FA Cup 3rd round standout ties (41m 00s) • PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Powe...
Jan 02, 2020•57 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Carl Anka’s origin story (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (03m 00s) • PART 2b: Burnley 0-2 Man Utd (11m 00s) • PART 3: West Ham replace Pellegrini with Moyes. Benji Lanyado joins us (18m 30s) • PART 4: VAR – what is it good for? (28m 30s) • PART 5a: Man City 2-0 Sheff Utd & Norwich 2-2 Tottenham (37m 30s) • PART 5b: Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace & Watford 3-0 Aston Villa (45m 00s) • PART 5c: Brighton 2-0 Bournemouth & Newcastle 1-2 Everton (50m 00s) • PART 6: Th...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 8 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A powerful walk and Jose’s dog (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Leicester 0 - 4 Liverpool (03m 30s) • PART 2a: Chelsea 0 - 2 Southampton (10m 30s) • PART 2b: Arsenal v Chelsea preview and early glimpses of Arteta-ball (16m 40s) • PART 3a: Spurs 2 - 1 Brighton (22m 00s) • PART 3b: Man U 4 - 1 Newcastle (26m 00s) • PART 4a: Donald Duck in Sweden (28m 40s) • PART 4b: West Ham 1 - 2 Palace - Ayew’s wonder goal and Antonio’s crash (31m 00s) • PART 4c: Norwich, Villa, Watford and the res...
Dec 27, 2019•55 min
Nick Miller speaks to Rafa Honigstein about the updated edition of his magnificent biography of Jurgen Klopp. What makes the manager of the current European and now World champions tick? Can Liverpool sustain this run to their first ever Premier League title? And what happens when Klopp moves on from Merseyside? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2019•29 min
RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Game of the weekend? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Racist abuse at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (03m 00s) • PART 2b: Tottenham 0-2 Chelsea (08m 00s) • PART 3: Watford 2-0 Man Utd & Brighton 0-1 Sheffield Utd (17m 00s) • PART 4: Liverpool win the Club World Cup (22m 30s) • PART 5a: Man City 3-1 Leicester (28m 00s) • PART 5b: Leicester v Liverpool preview (32m 45s) • PART 6a: Bournemouth 0-1 Burnley & Everton 0-0 Arsenal (37m 30s) • PART 6b: The relegation picture, as Almiron scor...
Dec 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min
