Ben Foster has an impressive CV. He’s won trophies, played for England at a World Cup and has recently tasted success in helping AFC Wrexham gain promotion back into the Football League. But there’s more to him than football and goalkeeping. Full of charisma and sometimes labelled “the nicest man in football”, he’s fully embraced modern social media to bring the fans closer than ever to football.
The Premier League has confirmed its first pre-season tournament in the USA will take place this July, with six clubs travelling to take part in matches and events in five major East Coast cities. The clubs confirmed to feature in the Premier League Summer Series are Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea, Fulham and Newcastle United. They will compete in a total of nine matches between Saturday 22 July and Sunday 30 July across Atlanta, New Jersey Orlando, Philadelphia and ...
Son Heung-min could barely hide his emotions after becoming the 34th player to score 100 Premier League goals. The Tottenham Hotspur forward joined the exclusive club with the opener in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brighton and Hove Albion. He joins an illustrious list of players in the Premier League 100 Goals Club, including Alan Shearer, Sergio Aguero and Wayne Rooney, and has forever written his name into English football history.
We all know the buzz you get when seeing your team play at home or the thrill of visiting a ground for the first time. The stadium is one of the most important parts of the match-going experience. No one likes watching football separated by a running track, and the atmosphere is often what separates watching a match live from watching on TV. In this episode, we’re discussing the good and bad of football stadiums. スタジアムで初めて観戦したときの感動やピッチが目に飛び込んできた時の興奮は、皆さんも経験しているのではないでしょうか。スタジアムは、試合を観戦する上で最も重要な要素の...
Is there something about football that annoys you? On this episode, Tomo and Tommy vent about some of their footballing pet peeves.
Injuries are an inevitable part of any sport and something that every athlete will experience in their career. They can have devastating effects on both individual players and entire teams, leading to lost games, missed opportunities, and potentially even the end of a career. In this episode, we'll dive into the world of injuries, their causes, prevention strategies, treatments and the effects they have on players and teams. スポーツをプレーする上で、怪我は避けられないものであり、すべてのアスリートが経験することです。怪我は選手個人やチーム全体に大きな影響を与え、試...
It’s the football show that has become a British institution. A must-watch every Saturday night for football fans in the UK, showing highlights, interviews and analysis of the day’s games. The intro music is iconic; the host and pundits now genuine TV stars. And this week, with one Gary Lineker tweet, its reach and power were further demonstrated, bursting out of the BBC studio and into the offices of the UK government.
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Welcome to the world of football ownership, where anything can happen and the stakes are high. If you're looking for a story to get you hooked, you need to check out Welcome to Wrexham, the documentary series that follows Hollywood legends Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as they take over the Welsh football club and set out to make it a success on and off the pitch. Whether you're a die-hard football fan or just love a good underdog story, Welcome to Wrexham is a fantastic series, joining Ryan,...
What makes a fan? Why do people choose to support a team? We're taking a look at fan culture.
Extraordinary goals? Amazing matches? The GOAT lifting the Cup? The World Cup in Qatar had many big moments. Yet one of the biggest talking points was something no one could have predicted: stoppage time. Finally, it seems, we saw stoppage time being added on properly. The last 10 minutes or created some amazing moments and we seemed to get real value out of every match. Is it time to look at the timing problem that football has?
We actually spoke about streaming in our 5th ever episode, way back on the 12th of September 2020. I re-listened to that episode and the first thing I noticed is that we’ve grown so much with the podcast but actually it was still pretty good back then!! It’s only just over 2 years ago, but in that time a lot has changed in the football streaming world, including most recently DAZN putting up their prices again. So this week we’re going to give an update to the world of football streaming. 2020年の...
After a short break (again!) Tommy and Tomo are back to discuss a recent trip to London and plans for the podcast's future.
Tomo and Tommy are back from a post-World Cup break and ready to get into the all the talking points in football in 2023.
Tomo and Tommy wrap up all of the action from Qatar, looking back at one of the most exciting finals in memory.
The finalists have been confirmed and we're set for an absolute blockbuster to end the 2022 World Cup.
Tomo and Tommy dissect all of the action as we really move into the business end of the tournament.
Tomo and Tommy try to cheer each other up as Japan and Australia's World Cup dreams end in Doha.
Tomo and Tommy cannot hide their delight as Australia and Japan both make it through to the Round of 16.
Australia pull off an amazing win, but Japan can't capitalise on their good start!
Tomo reports from on the ground in Qatar, as Japan shock Germany with an amazing comeback!
It’s nearly here. Despite all of the controversies and issues, which we spoke about last week, the long-anticipated Qatar World Cup is just days away from kicking off. How will Japan and Australia do? Can Messi finally do it in his last World Cup, or will England finally take football home? There’s a lot to look forward to over the next 4 weeks. さぁいよいよワールドカップが始まります。先週のポッドキャストで話したようにカタールワールドカップは様々な論争が巻き起こっていますが、キックオフまであと数日となりました。日本代表、オーストラリア代表はどのようなプレーを見せてくれるのでしょうか？メッシは最後のワールドカップで偉業を成し遂げることができるのか...
The 2022 World Cup is just over a week away and in the 12 years since Qatar was selected as host, the controversies have only gotten bigger and louder. From messing up just about every major league’s schedule, LGBT rights and migrant worker deaths, there is much more than football happening this month.
They cover everything from lucky charms and animals that lead to winning teams, to a baseball clown running the bases and winding up umpires, to a disrespectful man in a chicken suit all the way to cute and cuddly Sesame Street-like characters making kids happy. This is the story of mascots. スポーツにおけるマスコットという存在は、とても多くの役割をこなしています。チームを勝利に導くお守りであったり、ピエロまたは道化師のように審判を翻弄しながら球場を走り抜けたり、チキンの着ぐるみで無礼に振る舞ったり、そしてセサミストリートのようにかわいらしいキャラクターで子供たちを喜ばせるなど、さまざまなものがあります。
Part two of our series on commentary, looking at some of the preparation they go through and talking about some of our favourite commentators and moments.
Last week, we claimed that being a football pundit might be the best job in the world. Well, how about being a football commentator? Getting paid to watch football and describe it to the world, and to take your place in history alongside some of the most iconic moments. 先週の番組では「サッカー解説者もしくはサッカーご意見番は、業界でベストジョブのひとつかもしれない」という話をしました。では、実況の仕事はどうでしょうか。サッカーを見ながら、試合の実況を語ることでお金を稼いで、人々の記憶に残る瞬間と共に、歴史の一部となることができる役割です。
Might it be the best job in the world? Get paid very well to sit in a comfortable studio and talk about football every weekend? Sign me up! But how many pundits do you actually like? How many do think are actually good at what they do? Maybe punditry is harder than it looks. サッカーの評論家という仕事は、世界中の仕事でベストジョブのひとつなのかもしれません。空調が効いたスタジオに座りながら、毎週末サッカーの話をしながら、なおかつ高い報酬を得ることができます。やってみたいと思う方もいるのではないのでしょうか。しかしながら、実際のところ、視聴者として、あなたが好きな評論家はどれくらいいますか？ メディアにでているどんな人物がその仕事に適していると思いますか？その仕事の内容は、見た目よりも難しいのかもしれません。...
Tommy is suffering from jet lag so this week is just a quick catch-up on some of the things happening in the world of football.
Continuing our look at some of the most famous Feuds in the Premier League.
Teammates fighting on the pitch in front of 52,000 fans. Craig Bellamy and his golf club at Liverpool. A training ground incident with one player volleying the head of another. And of course Roy Keane and his army of enemies. On this episode, we’re looking at some of the hottest football feuds and incidents. かつて52,000人のファンの前で、チームメイト同士で喧嘩をはじめてしまった選手たちがいました。また、当時リヴァプールに所属していたクレイグ・ベラミーは、ゴルフクラブを持ち出してチームメイトを殴る事件がありました。その他にも、練習場で選手が味方選手の頭をボレーで蹴ってしまうということも。忘れてはいけないのは、ロイ・キーンと彼の敵チームとの確執など。本日のエピソードでは、サッカー...
