Musa and Ryan chat about West Ham winning their first major trophy in 43 years after the Hammers beat Fiorentina to win the Europa Conference League in Prague (03:17). In Part 2, they discuss Lionel Messi's announcement that he will be joining Inter Miami (29:54), their thoughts on the transfer itself and what it might mean for MLS. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 08, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast After covering the men’s FA Cup final with Ian on 'Wrighty’s House,' Musa and Ryan wrap up some of the weekend’s other goings-on, starting with Barcelona Femení regaining the Champions League (03:52). There’s chat about the RB Leipzig retaining the DFB Pokal (12:09), the final matchdays in Ligue 1, La Liga and Serie A, Celtic completing the treble, as well as Ange Postecoglou’s rumored departure to Spurs, Toby Alderweireld winning the league for Royal Antwerp, and much more! In Part 2, they disc...
Jun 05, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan chat about Sevilla winning yet another Europa League trophy, defeating José Mourinho’s Roma on penalties (05:10). They talk about the game itself, the goals, the penalties, and the incredible achievement by José Luis Mendilibar to turn a difficult Sevilla season into silverware and Champions League qualification. They then discuss Mourinho’s comments and behaviour (21:37) about refereeing decisions. Also, as mentioned, we’ve made the Dyched Up tee! Go get yours HERE, all profits wi...
Jun 01, 2023•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan focus their attention on Germany this week, beginning with Bayern’s men securing their 11th straight Bundesliga in a row with a win in Köln while Dortmund drew 2-2 at home to Mainz (02:44). They discuss Dortmund freezing at the Westfalenstadion, the shock felt around the league, and the aftermath of an eventful season for Bayern that cost Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic their respective jobs as CEO and sporting director. They then heap all the praise they can on Urs Fischer for ...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a bit of news, including Juventus’s points deduction being reinstated—but only 10, instead of 15—and updates in the aftermath of Vinícius Júnior’s abuse at the weekend (01:00). The main chat comes about Inter’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina to retain the Coppa Italia in yet another final win for Simone Inzaghi (09:29), before chatting about Brighton’s goal-of-the-season contender (28:37), mini-retirements, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...
May 25, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with some news, including Vinícius Júnior receiving more racial abuse in La Liga, which lead to the Real Madrid star releasing a statement online and Carlo Ancelotti speaking out (05:26). They then discuss Bayern’s slip-up at home to Leipzig and Dortmund’s win, putting the Bundesliga title in their hands heading into the final day (18:27). There’s a quick round-up of some other stuff and Manchester City being confirmed as the Premier League champions for the third year in a r...
May 22, 2023•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan discuss Manchester City’s dominance of Real Madrid to progress to the Champions League final (06:26). They chat about the game, the tactics, and whether Real Madrid could have coped better with Pep Guardiola’s side. Then, they recap Inter’s win over Milan on Tuesday (35:18), their expectations for the final, plus a quick roundup of the Championship playoffs (46:07). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad...
May 18, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa joins Ian on a late Sunday reaction podcast to Arsenal’s defeat to Brighton. He and Ryan begin with a recap of the weekend’s action elsewhere around Europe, beginning with Barcelona clinching the La Liga title with a win over city rivals Espanyol (06:46). Feyenoord won their first Eredivisie in six years (10:05), Napoli was on the beach (13:32), there were loads of Bundesliga goals (17:39) and Chelsea Women got their third FA Cup in a row in front of a record crowd (23:01). They then get in...
May 15, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan chat about the first leg of the Derby della Madonnina semifinal (02:47), which saw Inter beat Milan 2-0 to put one foot into their first final in 13 years. They look at Inter’s fast start, how they could have had more and how the second half turned into a fun game for a neutral. There’s also chat about whether Stefano Pioli may have lined up differently with the absence of Rafael Leão, and how the second leg might play out. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Addi...
May 11, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan chat about Real Madrid and Manchester City’s draw in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal (02:23). They talk about Manchester City’s early dominance, the incredible goals from Vinícius Jr. and Kevin De Bruyne, other notable performances and Pep Guardiola returning to a suit jacket on the touchline. Plus, they look ahead to the second leg in Manchester. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad ch...
May 10, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with Napoli returning home to beat Fiorentina and celebrate their first Scudetto in 33 years (07:40). There’s praise for Luciano Spalletti, who secured his first Scudetto as manager, and for Victor Osimhen’s importance and the brilliance of the squad. They then chat about Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final (20:23), before heading to the Bundesliga, where Dortmund put six past Wolfsburg (24:34), then to Ligue 1, where there was a nine-goal thriller be...
May 08, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan are back and begin with Erling Haaland scoring his 35th league goal, to become the record holder for the most goals in a Premier League season (03:48), before rounding up some other midweek fixtures, including Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, and the DFB Pokal semifinals. They then chat about Leeds firing Javi Gracia, hiring Sam Allardyce, and the culture of panic among clubs in danger in the Premier League (28:22). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...
May 04, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan quick round-up some of last night’s games, including Barcelona’s draw with Chelsea being enough to send them through to the Champions League final, where they will face either Arsenal or Wolfsburg (04:17), the Coppa Italia semifinal second legs, Spurs and Manchester United’s 2-2 draw in Ryan Mason’s first game as sole interim manager and Alexander Isak’s incredible solo run in Newastle’s win over Everton (08:19). They then open up the mailbag, answering questions on footballer runn...
Apr 28, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a quick roundup around Europe, including the Women’s Champions League (02:30) and men’s FA Cup semifinals (07:20), Napoli’s last-gasp winner at Juventus and Wrexham’s promotion. Next up, it’s on to the main topic, as Newcastle dismantled Spurs 6-1 at St. James’ Park, which cost Cristian Stellini his job as interim head coach (17:59). Arsenal stumbled again against Southampton (32:23), and there were some big results down at the bottom of the Premier League. They wrap up ...
Apr 24, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn focus on this week’s Champions League quarterfinal second legs. They begin in Munich, where Manchester City did enough to hold off Bayern and continue Thomas Tuchel’s tricky start to his new job (08:03), before discussing Real Madrid’s win over Chelsea (21:05), Milan again getting the better of Napoli (26:55), and a six-goal thriller in Lisbon, which saw Inter set up a Derby della Madonnina semifinal (36:07). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additi...
Apr 20, 2023•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Draws at the top of the Bundesliga and the Premier League mean both title races are getting tense. Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal dropping points from a 2-0 lead in successive games, this time at West Ham (04:00), which put the title back in Man City’s hands, as they beat Leicester. Aston Villa and Brighton yet again showed why their managers are in the conversation for coach of the year (14:48), and Bournemouth were on the good side of a late North London winner this time. In Germany, draws f...
Apr 17, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan run through this week’s Champions League quarterfinal first legs. They begin with Wednesday night’s games, when Real Madrid beat Chelsea 2-0 (05:38) and Milan beat Napoli for the second time in a matter of weeks (18:41). Manchester City stuck three past Bayern, but Thomas Tuchel was happy with the result (28:47), and Inter will take an incredible 2-0 lead against Benfica back to Milan (47:07). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fis...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan were at Anfield on Sunday, but before they get into that, they round up some of the weekend’s games. They touch on Celtic’s Old Firm derby win (03:05), plus some Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga. Then it’s to Anfield for Liverpool and Arsenal’s dramatic, thrilling and exhausting draw (15:00). There were great wins for Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, who are continuing to climb the table under Unai Emery (32:50). Brighton received another VAR-related apology (37:11), plus there’s som...
Apr 10, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been a busy week of league and cup matches around Europe, so Musa and Ryan begin at Camp Nou, where Real Madrid put four past Barcelona to progress to the Copa del Rey final to face Osasuna, who are there for only the second time in their history (03:32). Next it’s off to Germany, where Freiburg recorded a historic win at Bayern to end Thomas Tuchel’s side’s hopes of a treble (12:05), Leipzig made a tough week tougher for Dortmund and there were more goals from Randal Kolo Muani. In Italy, ...
Apr 06, 2023•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another wild week in a wild season, so Musa and Ryan begin with top-of-the-table clashes in Germany (02:07), where Bayern beat Dortmund in Thomas Tuchel's first game in charge, then Italy and France (12:28), where Milan hammered Napoli and PSG lost at home to Lyon. They then head to the Premier League, to round up a packed weekend of fixtures (25:57) and finish up with the news that Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers were fired by Chelsea and Leicester to become the 12th and 13th Premier League m...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan quickly round up some stuff from this week, including Rodri getting grumpy with Scotland after their impressive win over Spain at Hampden Park (3:06). Then, it’s on to Wednesday’s Women’s Champions League games, which saw Arsenal eliminate Bayern, thanks to a wonderstrike from Frida Maanum (13:08), and Barcelona seeing off Roma in style (24:10). Finally, they discuss more bad news for Spurs, as Managing Director of Football Fabio Paratici saw FIFA extend his ban for his involvement...
Mar 30, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before getting on to the huge managerial news of the weekend, Musa and Ryan round up some of the weekend’s games. They begin with some pivotal results at the top of the Frauen-Bundesliga (04:20) and the WSL (08:18), plus some men’s international qualifiers, including an incredible result for Kazakhstan (13:27). They then turn their attention to Julian Nagelsmann’s surprise sacking as Bayern coach and his replacement by Thomas Tuchel (22:32), before finishing on Antonio Conte’s not-so-surprising ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been a while, but Musa and Ryan put together another themed XI and this time it’s joy based! They pick a men’s XI, with substitutes, who have been joyful to watch this season (02:30), with Musa proposing a name for each position and Ryan agreeing or providing an alternative! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 23, 2023•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa is away this week, but recorded a mailbag before he went. However, Ryan gives a quick recap of some of the weekend’s action in what has been termed the ‘Hunnologue’ (03:04), including late goals in Barcelona and Amsterdam, Mourinho managing to get in trouble while serving a suspension, and the Bundesliga title race being officially on! Then, it’s on to the mailbag (14:06), where they answer questions on food (14:06), ideal career paths, 'The Last of Us' and what they're watching on TV, Tren...
Mar 20, 2023•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan focus on this week’s Champions League while shouting out a few other midweek results. They begin with Napoli’s win over Eintracht Frankfurt (10:03), Real Madrid holding off Liverpool (15:08), Manchester City hitting seven and Erling Haaland hitting five past RB Leipzig (22:02) and a wild final seven minutes in Porto that Inter survived. They then touch on the U.S. Soccer report that was released this week in the Reyna and Berhalter saga (35:13). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Pr...
Mar 16, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan discuss Gary Lineker’s temporary suspension from presenting BBC’s 'Match of the Day,' which caused multiple pundits, commentators and staff to withdraw from the weekend’s coverage (03:39). They also discuss the statements released by the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, and Lineker ahead of his return to the show this week. They then discuss some football, including a huge win for Bournemouth over Liverpool (22:34), Schalke and Dortmund’s derby draw (30:51) and Barcelona’s win ag...
Mar 13, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with Bayern’s 3-0 aggregate win over PSG (03:42) to see the Parisians eliminated again before the quarterfinal stage. They then head to London, where Milan did enough to hold off Spurs (16:13) and Chelsea put in one of their best performances under Graham Potter (29:24), before rounding off in Lisbon, where Benfica recorded their biggest Champions League win, which cost Scott Parker his job as Club Brugge manager (36:49). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn ...
Mar 09, 2023•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan can only begin in one place this week: Anfield, where Liverpool put 7 past Manchester United, equalling their worst top ever defeat (04:35). There’s a quick roundup of some other Premier League games, including Arsenal’s dramatic late win against Bournemouth (34:03), before catching up on some stuff around Europe (43:39). There were wins for Dortmund and Bayern, a big win for Atleti, a defeat for Napoli at home to Lazio, Roma getting the better of Juventus, and more. Hosts: Ryan Hu...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin by rounding up some midweek football, including Arsenal extending their lead to five points at the top of the Premier League (02:38), Grimsby Town and Sheffield United being two of the four non–Premier League sides in the FA Cup quarterfinals (10:28) and another red card for José Mourinho. They then open the mailbag and get philosophical about a big question relating to nostalgia in football design and kit cycles (19:56), before they design their perfect matches (38:16) and m...
Mar 02, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin in Germany, where five points separate the Bundesliga’s top five and Bayern beat Union in a top-of-the-table clash (06:37). Then they head to Spain for the Madrid derby (13:40) and France for PSG’s win over Marseille (18:03). Napoli also extended their lead in Serie A (22:33). Meanwhile, in the U.K., Manchester United won their first silverware since 2017 (24:23), Celtic retained the Scottish League Cup (34:14) and the government dropped its white paper recommending an indepe...
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
