Musa and Ryan are back and there’s only one place to begin! Leverkusen left it late again to maintain their unbeaten run and go 13 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga (01:49), thanks to Dortmund’s first league win at Bayern in 10 years (11:28). There’s a quick shout-out for the Championship (17:54), before moving on to the top of the Premier League, where Liverpool go top, following Manchester City and Arsenal’s draw (20:18). They also round up the rest of the Premier League (32:48) and th...
Apr 02, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan focus on a brilliant FA Cup quarterfinal between Manchester United and Liverpool, which saw Amad Diallo win the game in the last minute, then immediately get sent off (02:47). They round up the rest of the quarterfinals, before shouting out some games in the Bundesliga and La Liga, including a big win for Barcelona against Atleti (37:22), some talk about João Félix, Girona dropping points and more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonatha...
Mar 18, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Champions League was full of drama and tension this week. Musa and Ryan start with Atleti’s win on penalties against Inter (07:17) before switching their attention to Barcelona’s impressive victory over Napoli (21:51), the way Dortmund escaped a late scare against PSV (28:13) and how Arsenal got past Porto to go into their first quarterfinal in 14 years (31:52). They then wrap up on a wild Bournemouth comeback against Luton (43:17) and Saarbrücken's elimination of another Bundesliga side in ...
Mar 14, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan focus on the big Premier League showdown between Liverpool and Manchester City, which saw the points shared at Anfield (01:44) and allowed Arsenal to finish the weekend top of the table. They also wrap up the rest of the Premier League results (30:48), including a big win for Spurs at Villa Park (35:15), before rounding up some games from around Europe (44:35). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 11, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan recap Tuesday’s Champions League second legs, which saw Bayern and PSG progress to the quarterfinals. In the end, it was relatively stress-free for both, as Bayern put three past Lazio (2:23), thanks to two goals from Harry Kane and a sneaky header from Thomas Müller. For PSG, Kylian Mbappé took charge, and his brace was enough to end Real Sociedad’s brilliant debut campaign (15:46). They also discuss Mbappé further, following analysis by Thierry Henry, and look at the comparisons ...
Mar 06, 2024•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan go long on Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Manchester United in the derby (02:13), discussing the issues highlighted yet again for United, while heaping praise on the dominance of City. They round up the rest of the Premier League (33:14), chat about Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Spurs in another sold out WSL fixture at the Emirates Stadium (40:31), before darting around Europe (44:26). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a bit of rumoured transfer chat, before moving on to rounding up some great football from this week. They start with the FA Cup, which saw plenty of goals and set up an exciting set of quarterfinals (05:02). Inter beat Atalanta 4-0 to close in on another Scudetto (18:35) and Napoli hammered Sassuolo, so there’s some Serie A chat before they round off on Everton’s points deduction being reduced (31:27). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Prod...
Feb 29, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan chat about Liverpool’s incredible Carabao Cup win (02:28), before moving on to Arsenal’s demolition of Newcastle United (18:09), Fulham’s late win at Old Trafford and the rest of the Premier League. They then wrap up on some Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga (31:35). This was recorded before news that Everton have had their points deduction reduced, so the boys will cover it in the next episode. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fis...
Feb 26, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan talk about midweek wins for Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League (03:22), before rounding up the Champions League, including Porto’s last-minute win against Arsenal (08:34). They also chat about draws for Napoli and Barcelona (17:14), as well as PSV and Dortmund, plus a narrow victory for Inter against Atleti. Then they discuss Bayern's announcement of Thomas Tuchel’s departure at the end of the season, the DFL's decision to no longer pursue the plans for investment ...
Feb 22, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor to talk about Bochum’s 3-2 win over Bayern, which heaped even more pressure on Thomas Tuchel after a third defeat in a row (03:00), plus another win for Leverkusen and some more goings-on in Germany’s first and second tier. They also chat about Manchester City and Chelsea’s draw at the Etihad (34:31), big wins for Arsenal and Liverpool in the title race, and the rest of the Premier League. Host: Musa Okwonga Guest: Seb Stafford-Bloor Producer: Ryan Hunn Addit...
Feb 19, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Champions League is back, so Musa and Ryan begin in Rome, where Lazio beat Bayern thanks to a Ciro Immobile penalty (01:44). They then head to Paris, where Kylian Mbappé and Bradley Barcola led PSG to a 2-0 first-leg win over Real Sociedad (11:20), before wrapping up with Manchester City’s win in Copenhagen (20:15) and Real Madrid’s win in Leipzig (24:22). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Feb 15, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It was a bumper weekend, so Musa and Ryan begin with Ivory Coast's AFCON victory in a remarkable tournament turnaround (01:37) and Qatar's win in the Asian Cup. They then move on to Leverkusen’s huge win over Bayern, which took Xabi Alonso’s side five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga (12:51); a quick Premier League roundup (40:49); and Real Madrid’s win over Girona (47:09). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan wrap up some midweek games. Ivory Coast and Nigeria reached the AFCON final after semifinal wins over DR Congo and South Africa (02:46). They also touch on the Asian Cup semifinals, Bayer Leverkusen’s late cup win over Stuttgart (13:22) and the FA Cup replays. The focus is on Chelsea, who put in arguably their best performance of the season, and they chat about why patience might be the best policy at Stamford Bridge, despite the huge transfer spend, and whether Mauricio Pochettino...
Feb 08, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan chat about Manchester City’s win over Brentford (02:44), Arsenal’s win over Liverpool (07:45) and how the Premier League title race is shaping up. There’s also a bit on Manchester United’s 3-0 win against West Ham, a historic win for Wolves and Luton scoring four again. They then move on to a crucial Derby d’Italia win for Inter to extend their lead at the top of Serie A (27:36), even honours in the Madrid derby, plus a round-up of some more games from the weekend. Hosts: Ryan Hunn...
Feb 06, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the 400th episode of 'Stadio,' and there are some very on-brand subjects to get into. Musa and Ryan quickly shout out Marie-Louise Eta, who became the first woman to take charge of a men’s Bundesliga side as she guided Union to a 1-0 win over Darmstadt (04:07). Then, it’s on to Xavi’s announcement that he will leave his role as Barcelona manager at the end of the season, before they move on to some Premier League (23:20), Women’s Champions League and AFCON games from the week so far. They w...
Jan 31, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast After reflecting on the news for 24 hours, Musa and Ryan discuss the shock of Jürgen Klopp announcing he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season (02:08). They chat about the announcement itself, his video for Liverpool’s club media, the highs of his tenure and what might be next for him and the club. This episode was recorded before the news of Xavi’s departure from Barcelona, which we will cover on the next episode! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Producti...
Jan 28, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan round up some of the midweek football, including some Copa del Rey chaos, most notably at San Mamés, where Athletic Club beat Barcelona 4-2 after extra time (2:16). Liverpool and Chelsea will face off in a repeat of the 2022 Carabao Cup final, after progressing past Fulham and Middlesbrough (13:12), Eric Dier’s debut in Bayern’s win over Union (17:30), plus historic results in AFCON and the Asian Cup (23:18). Then, in light of Xabi Alonso’s impressive start to senior management, th...
Jan 25, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Bundesliga and La Liga in focus this week, but before that, Musa and Ryan shout out a couple of other goings on from the weekend. Next up, it’s on to Bayer Leverkusen extending their lead and unbeaten run at the top of the Bundesliga, after another last-gasp winner (06:05) and Bayern’s surprise defeat at home to Werder Bremen. Dortmund comfortably got past Köln to go level on points with Leipzig in the Champions League race, with great performances by loanees Jadon Sancho and Ian Maatsen, a...
Jan 22, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today, Musa and Ryan discuss Manchester United, as Ineos and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s involvement began this week (06:29). They chat about the optics of attending the home game against Spurs and meeting with various groups the day after and then look ahead to what the timeline for success will be and what that success will look like. They then wrap up with a brief chat about Jordan Henderson’s move to Ajax following the termination of his contract with Al-Ettifaq (34:28). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Ok...
Jan 19, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with José Mourinho's sacking as manager of Roma after two and a half years in charge (02.32) and what is next for Mourinho and Roma. They then move on to some football from the weekend, including a spiritually onside goal at AFCON (24:17), the Bundesliga’s return, which included a Jadon Sancho assist (25:23), and Real Madrid’s Spanish Super Cup win over Barcelona. They finish by wrapping up with some Premier League updates (33:45), including a great game at Old Trafford and K...
Jan 16, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin by discussing the passing of Franz Beckenbauer (1:28) and some chaos in the Spanish Super Cup, Coppa Italia, and Carabao Cup from midweek (6:14). They then chat about the loan moves of Timo Werner and Jadon Sancho (21:29), with Werner leaving the Bundesliga to join Spurs, with Sancho set to return to Dortmund for the rest of the season. They assess what the moves mean and what they hope to see for both players. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional ...
Jan 11, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re back for the new year! Musa and Ryan give some quick FA Cup thoughts (06:35), before easing back into things with a mailbag (17:34) and discussing some New Year’s viewing and listening material. They answer some questions about which club’s Christmas party they’d like to attend (24:58), which album they would’ve liked to have witnessed being recorded (28:05), their dream round-the-world football trip (34:45) and mundane activities with footballers or managers (41:24). This was recorded bef...
Jan 08, 2024•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the final show of the year, and that can mean only one thing: It’s time for the Stadios 2023! Musa and Ryan give out their end-of-year awards for this year’s most Existential Moment (03:28), the Big Mood of the Year (11:49), the Goal of the Year (18:26), the Angry Goal of the Year (32:54), the Team of the Year (43:20), the Coach of the Year (51:57), the Player of the Year (59:10) and, as ever, the main award: the 2023 Catfish of the Year (68:37). Happy new year to everyone and see you in 20...
Dec 28, 2023•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this Christmas Day episode, Musa and Ryan read out over 50 listener submissions of football things to feel grateful for this year. Thank you to everyone who sent them in and apologies to the ones we didn’t get to. We hope everyone is having a happy holiday season and we’ll be back for one more episode this year: the Stadios! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan discuss the European Court of Justice’s ruling on the European Super League case and whether it changes the situation going forward (01:36). They then round up some games from midweek (18:08), including from the Bundesliga, Carabao Cup and Women’s Champions League. Plus, another Mbappé makes his debut at PSG! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 21, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan round up the Premier League games from the weekend, beginning with the news that Luton’s Tom Lockyer is thankfully stable after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch against Bournemouth, before they move on to the games themselves. There was some comedy and drama between Emi Martinez and Neal Maupay at Brentford (03:44), wins for Spurs (08:58), Chelsea, Newcastle, Everton, West Ham and Arsenal, a great point for Crystal Palace at Manchester City (13:38) and Liverpool sharing the ...
Dec 18, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan round up Wednesday’s Champions League action, focusing on Milan’s win over Newcastle that saw Eddie Howe’s side go out of Europe entirely and Stefano Pioli’s side head to the Europa League (1:30). They talk about the draw in the other game in Group F, where Dortmund finish top and PSG qualify for the knockout stages as runners-up (11:10). There’s also talk about all the other games on the final match day (20:30), including a bit of chaos in Group H, plus some thoughts on the Champi...
Dec 14, 2023•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan react to Tuesday night’s Champions League games, which saw Real Sociedad qualify top of their group ahead of Inter and a last gasp goal for Benfica to send them into the Europa League (02:30). Then it’s onto Manchester United’s defeat to Bayern, which means there will be no more European football at Old Trafford this season (05:20), with Copenhagen joining Bayern in the knockouts and Galatasaray heading to the Europa League. They touch on Arsenal topping their group (26:31), with L...
Dec 13, 2023•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa and Ryan begin with a bit of an update on the Christmas schedule, plus shout out a few results, including the Columbus Crew’s second MLS Cup in four years (01:00). They then head to the Premier League, where Liverpool went top after beating Crystal Palace thanks to Mo Salah’s 200th Liverpool goal and a wonderful Harvey Elliott winner (07:27), Aston Villa beat Arsenal to secure a record 15th home win in a row to cap a brilliant week for Unai Emery (18:27), there were more impressive wins for...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Musa is back and joins Ryan to break down some of this week’s wild Premier League results. They begin with Aston Villa beating Manchester City to go third (03:22), Arsenal’s last-gasp win over Luton (12:48), another Scott McTominay brace to help Manchester United get past Chelsea, plus the rest of the games. There’s also German Cup chat and a shout-out for Christine Sinclair, who bowed out of international football this week (40:55). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Addition...
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