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 Barry Glendenning, Lucy Ward and Troy Townsend as Liverpool beat West Ham 5-0 away from home to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 30, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Will Unwin, Jonathan Fadugba and Lars Sivertsen after a batch of intriguing results on Boxing Day including losses for Chelsea and Manchester United. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 27, 2024•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin for a special festive Q&A. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 24, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, Seb Hutchinson and Sanny Rudravajhala to discuss all the weekend’s Premier League games. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew and Sam Dalling as Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool progress to the League Cup semis. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 19, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lina Al-Hathloul, Nick Ames and Philippe Auclair to reflect on Saudi Arabia being awarded the 2034 World Cup. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 18, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Robyn Cowen and Dan Bardell as Manchester United score two very late goals to win the Manchester derby.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast
In this special episode from our archive: how Nazi bullying and controversial victories overshadowed Italy’s gold medal at the Berlin Games Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from our archive.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 12, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Philippe Auclair discuss big wins for Liverpool and Villa, while Brest’s dream continues. Plus, David Squires joins to chat about his new book. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 11, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Will Unwin and Chris Paouros as Chelsea beat Spurs 4-3 to move just four points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Troy Townsend and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan to discuss all the midweek Premier League games. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sanny Rudravajhala and George Elek as the Sky Blues get their man and Chris Wilder’s Blades continue their great form. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 03, 2024•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Barney Ronay as Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0 at Anfield to move nine points clear at the top of the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Dec 02, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe as Liverpool beat Real Madrid and remain top of the Champions League table. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 28, 2024•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Archie Rhind-Tutt as City’s crisis deepens and Arsenal produce their best performance in the Champions League this season. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 27, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Seb Hutchinson, Lucy Ward and Dan Bardell as Manchester City extend their losing streak to five games with a 4-0 hammering at home to Spurs. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jonathan Liew to preview the Premier League action this weekend. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 21, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Watson, Ewan Murray and Ben Fisher to round off the latest international break as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland all finish strongly. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 20, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg and George Elek as Lee Carsley’s final game in charge of England sees them thrash the Republic of Ireland. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 18, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by John Brewin, Jonathan Fadugba and Sam Dalling to discuss the latest Nations League matches. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 15, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul MacInnes, and Lars Sivertson to discuss David Coote and Gary Lineker and the Nations League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 13, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Seb Hutchinson and Nick Ames to discuss all the weekend’s action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 11, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, and Mark Langdon to discuss the latest Champions League games and look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 07, 2024•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertson, and Philippe Auclair to discuss Tuesday night’s Champions League games. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 06, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nedum Onuoha, and John Brewin to discuss all the weekend’s football action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lucy Ward and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan to round up the League Cup and look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixtures. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 31, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Ali Maxwell, Sanny Rudravajala and Andy Mittento discuss Erik ten Hag’s departure. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 29, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Troy Townsend as Arsenal and Liverpool played out a 2-2 draw. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 28, 2024•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Mark Langdon and Sid Lowe wrap up the latest Champions League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 24, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Lars Sivertsen as Madrid overcome a two-goal deficit against Dortmund and Aston Villa win their third consecutive Champions League game. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Oct 23, 2024•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast