Join Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning and special guests as they pick over the latest football action from the Premier League and beyond The show has reported on matches and games from all of the following: Premier League, Champions League, Euros / Euro 2024, World Cup, Championship, League One, League Two, Scottish Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue Un, La Liga, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Women’s Euros, Women’s World Cup, and the WSL (Women's Super League). We talk about teams such as: Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Juventus, Liverpool, PSG (Paris Saint-Germain), Tottenham Hotspur / Spurs, Chelsea, Everton, Aston Villa, West Ham, Newcastle, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Milan, Inter, and Napoli. We talk about players such as: Marcus Rashford, Mo Salah, Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Raheem Sterling, Bukaya Saka, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Declan Rice, Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Maddison, Jordan Pickford, Bruno Fernandes, Killian Mbappé, Harry Maguire, Casemiro, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish, Martin Odegaard, and Gabriel Martinelli. We also talk about: UEFA, FIFA, FA cup, soccer and VAR. Football Weekly is a panel discussion, featuring: sports, journalism, informed punditry, issues, talking points, in-depth debate, and sometimes alternative viewpoints. The show is: funny, amusing, laugh-out-loud / LOL, and light-hearted; it’s entertainment. Expect to hear contributions from a mix of the following journalists, pundits and commentators: Barney Ronay, Jonathan Wilson, Troy Townsend, Suzy Wrack, Robyn Cowen, Lars Sivertsen, Will Unwin, Nick Ames, Lucy Ward, Paul Watson, Jonathan Fadugbaj, Nicky Bandini, Johnny Liew, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, Sid Lowe, Ewan Murray Nedum Onouha, Mark Langdon, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Kate Mason, Ed Aarons, Paul MacInnes, Ben Fisher, George Elek, Marva Kreel, Faye Carruthers, Nooruddean Choudry, Simon Burnton, and Sanny Rudravajhala.
Max Rushden is joined by Marcela Mora y Araujo, Mark Langdon and Philippe Auclair to preview Groups C and D. Plus Max, Philippe, Rosie Garthwaite, David Harding and Dr Nasser Mohamed discuss the life of the LGBTQ+ community in Qatar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Ed Aarons, Jonathan Liew and Barney Ronay preview the World Cup. Plus Max, Barney, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and John McManus discuss all things Qatar in ‘How did we get here?’. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Wilson, Troy Townsend and John Brewin as the English top flight goes on hold until after the World Cup. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Ben Fisher, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan and Robyn Cowen to discuss the League Cup and World Cup squads for Qatar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 10, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Philippe Auclair as the Champions League round of 16 is drawn. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 08, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul MacInnes and Lucy Ward to discuss all the weekend’s Premier League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Langdon discuss the final group games, and look ahead to the weekend action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 03, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Archie Rhind-Tutt round up the final Champions League action in groups A to D. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nedum Onuoha, and John Brewin discuss all the weekend’s Premier League action as well as a 4-4 draw at The Valley. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, and Lars Sivertsen discuss Wednesday’s Champions League games, the Socceroos’ statement about Qatar’s human rights and look ahead to the weekend’s action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 27, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba and Philippe Auclair as the penultimate round of Champions League group games began.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 26, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nick Ames and Robyn Cowen after a packed weekend of Premier League football. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 24, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Troy Townsend after the midweek round of games in the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 20, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast
A special drop of our sister podcast, with Faye Carruthers, Suzanne Wrack, Anita Asante and Robyn Cowen, as they wrap up the latest round of WSL action – plus a word on the Ballon d’Or and the Championship. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 19, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Ben Fisher to assess the runners and riders in the Football League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 18, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan after Liverpool beat Manchester City 1-0 at Anfield. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 17, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Fadugba and Mark Langdon after a thrilling evening of Champions League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 13, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Lars Sivertsen as Chelsea seal a double over Milan and Juve slump into crisis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 12, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay and Jonathan Wilson to review the weekend’s action and major news. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 10, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nedum Onuoha, Nicky Bandini and Sid Lowe pick over the latest Champions League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 06, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Philippe Auclair after an evening of Champions League football. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 05, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Troy Townsend after a weekend that included the Manchester derby, the north London derby and Wolves sacking Bruno Lage. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 03, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning and Gary Neville to discuss his new book The People’s Game, covering: inequality, the European Super League, clubs going out of business, human rights, racism and the importance of the women’s game. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 29, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Lucy Ward after England’s 3-3 draw with Germany at Wembley. Plus Mike Parkin joins to discuss yet another managerial sacking at Vicarage Road. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 27, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Paul Watson to discuss the latest from the Nations League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 26, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Liverpool fans attending this year’s Champions League final faced a crush outside the stadium that held stark echoes of the worst day in the club’s history. David Conn has spent months investigating what happened. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 23, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by John Brewin, Nick Ames and Lars Sivertsen to preview the upcoming Nations League games. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 22, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Mark Langdon and Philippe Auclair for the biggest stories from across the continent. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 20, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, Nedum Onuoha and Robyn Cowen to discuss the latest action from the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 19, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Troy Townsend to discuss the latest from the Champions League. Plus, Sid Lowe joins for an update from La Liga. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Sep 15, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast