We are joined by another special guest: Fuki Ishibashi. Fuki currently plays for Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League as a central defender. Since moving to Australia in 2020, he has played at various levels, signing on with the Knights for the 2022 season. This is his story of playing football in Australia.
What would you do with a cool £7m? Buy a luxury yacht? A penthouse suite? Maybe invest in your favourite football team? Or would you buy Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup kit? The shirt went up for auction this week and became the most expensive sports memorabilia item ever, selling for £7.1m. The shirt is of course best remembered for the Hand of God goal and the incredible goal where he dribbled through the England team, inspiring Argentina to go on to lift the trophy. So today we want to talk a...
A football pitch. Just a patch of grass where 22 players run around and kick a ball for a little bit, right? Well, maybe in the old-days. Maybe still at amateur level. But get anywhere near professional football, and that patch of grass becomes incredibly important and incredibly scientific. It can literally be the difference between a free-flowing attacking game of football and one where the ball gets stuck in midfield or just kicked long all day. So here’s a crazy question: might a football pi...
今週は、ヒルズボロの悲劇の後編をお送りします。なぜ、悲劇に終止符が打たれることなく何十年もその後も続かなければならなかったのか、その理由をお話しします。// Part two of the Hillsborough disaster, covering what happened in the hours, weeks, months, years and now even decades since.
At 5:19pm, Christian Eriksen was the first Danish player to step out onto the pitch at Parken. His team-mates waited a few seconds in the tunnel to let him have the stage to himself. The stadium in Copenhagen was about to be filled — kids with printed photos of Eriksen on sticks and shirts with his name and number 10 on the back ever-present in the stands. He clapped towards the fans and they returned the salute, welcoming him back to the national stadium for a friendly against Serbia. Everyone ...
Money and football are more connected than ever. And with that, human rights records and business dealings of Premier League club owners coming under increased scrutiny. But unless they’ve got an oligarch or state fund to pump money, it’s hard for clubs to keep up with the relentless rise of Premier League players’ wages and transfer fees. That money needs to come from somewhere, and broadcast revenue and ticket sales no longer cover the costs of players who, in the past, would have been more ea...
The picture for the 2022 World Cup is a lot clearer following the latest round of qualifiers. Japan will be there, but will Australia join them?
Handball is a common-sense thing. - If a player gets hit on the hand from a close distance: no handball. Fair. - If a player moves their arm towards the ball to block it: handball. Sensible. - If a player uses their arm or hand to score: handball. Pretty straightforward. - If a player uses their shoulder: no handball. Right? Well, historically, the handball laws have been unclear, so today we want to discuss the issue and if there’s anyway to make it better. --- サッカーの試合のハンドの反則は一般的によく知られています。 - 至...
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min wrote their names into the record books two weeks ago, after combining to devastating effect once again in Tottenham Hotspur's' 4-0 win at Leeds United. With the score at 3-0, Kane provided a sublime assist for Son to score, taking the pair's goal combinations in the Premier League to a record 37. Their tally beats the all-time record held by Chelsea greats Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard. So today, we’re talking about partnerships in football. --- トッテナムのイングランド代表FWハリ...
Perhaps the most important thing to know about Ted Lasso is you don't need to like football to enjoy it. After all, the show's main character barely understands the rules himself. But that doesn't stop the well-intentioned American coach from attempting to turn around the fortunes of a fictional Premiership team. His rather unusual, kill-them-with-kindness approach and unconventional coaching style is mocked at first, before he gradually starts to win over the bad-tempered and arrogant players. ...
When EA Sports introduced a brand new video game series called FIFA International Soccer in 1993, they released a 30 second promotion ad and crossed their fingers people would buy it. Now, nearly 30 years later, EA’s promotional videos can be seen on the YouTube accounts of some of the world’s biggest teams, often watched by millions and millions of viewers. October 1, the day the latest version of the game is released each year, has become as big a day as transfer deadline day or the FA Cup Fin...
Most teams have a free-kick specialist. Or rather, most teams have a player who fancies themselves as one. However, it’s actually quite rare for a direct free kick to end up in the back of the net. In the Premier League, only around 5.5% of free kicks are scored, which is quite low considering the excitement and anticipation that takes over a stadium when a free kick is awarded just outside the box. In this episode we’re talking about free kicks; the best takers, the techniques and some of our f...
There are still four months remaining in most European domestic leagues, but the big titles are largely already decided. It’s a situation we’ve become accustomed to: the rich clubs wrapping up the league by the turn of the year, allowing them to concentrate on what really matters to them, the Champions League. Winning the title, the fundamental point of holding a national league system, is barely a story, and tense run-ins are largely a thing of the past. If you believe the betting exchanges, PS...
After a week off due to Tommy catching COVID, we're back for a quick chat about what's been going on.
The current January transfer window is crucial for Newcastle United. With just one win in the first half of the Premier League season, they find themselves in the bottom three, in desperate need of reinforcements. There are many reasons players could be persuaded to move to Tyneside - playing at St James' Park in front of 52,000 passionate fans, the possibility of building a successful new era under the new owners, and, of course, the money. But there is another reason many players have made the...
He’s won trophies in Australia, Japan and now Scotland. He’s won a continental trophy for his country, lifting the Asian Cup with Australia in 2015. He’s set records and individually changed the course of history for coaches and football in Australia. Now with one of the biggest teams in Europe, he’s trying to restore Celtic back to the top of Scotland...and he’s brought some Japanese friends for the ride. Today we’re telling the story of Ange Postecoglou. アンジェ・ポステコグルーは、オーストラリア、日本、そして現在監督を務めるスコッ...
Another edition of the world’s oldest football competition, the FA Cup, gets underway for Premier League teams this weekend. It is a competition with rich history, where clubs from all throughout the English football pyramid get the chance to play for their right to progress. Where clubs made of plumbers, publicans and office workers step onto the same stage as multi-millionaire, world class footballers from around the world. This week we’re taking a look at the history of the FA Cup, some of th...
For many young football fans, it might just be the best job in the world. A pitch side seat to watch your heroes up close, and all you have to do is fetch the ball every now and then. Sometimes, however, this seemingly insignificant job can have a bigger impact on the match than you realise. Some managers have realised this, going as far as giving instructions to a ball kid on how slowly or quickly they should do their job. Does it make a difference? Well, it definitely can, as you'll find out i...
Peter Crouch: he's scored more than 100 Premier League goals, capped by England 42 times and scorer of 22 goals for his national team. He's played in Champions League Finals, won the FA Cup and numerous individual awards. But now? He's known as Peter Crouch: the podcaster. His show, alongside hosts Chris Stark and Tom Fordyce, has become *the* football podcast to listen to. But how has someone who was first known for being "tall" turned into highly successful footballer and now highly successful...
They hunt in packs, often fuelled by alcohol, cocaine and other drugs. Though some are old enough to be fathers and even grandfathers, they're hooked on violence and confrontation, and the well out-of-date idea that by fighting with opposition fans, they're showing support for their club. Though their numbers have decreased as technology has progressed and the football culture changed, these people are still around. And as we saw at the Euro 2020 Final in London, sometimes you don't need to be a...
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...
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...
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.
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."
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
