Best World Cup Podcasts (2023)

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Football Daily

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Talent vs culture & is Arteta overthinking? 35:42

14m ago35:42

35:42

Darren Fletcher presents the Friday Football Social. He’s joined by former Premier League players Michael Brown & Kevin Campbell and Aston Villa Women captain Rachel Corsie. With issues at Chelsea and Manchester United, the panel discuss talent vs culture – which is more important? Is Tottenham’s James Maddison the most effective player in the Prem…

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Football Daily

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72+: Ipswich's bright future and goalless Cheltenham 41:40

19m ago41:40

41:40

Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Phil Brown to talk about Ipswich's fine start to the season, after losing just once in the Championship and knocking Wolves out of the EFL Cup to reach Round Four.They also look at Cheltenham Town's struggles with the League One side yet to score a goal and looking for a new manager.And we hear from James S…

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The Big Thing: What’s gone wrong with Ajax? 1:01:11

8m ago1:01:11

1:01:11

Ajax are in the midst of their worst start to a league season since 1964. So on this week's episode of The Big Thing, we ask: what's going wrong with Ajax? From front office chaos to...well, more front office chaos, Ryan, Taylor, and Joe dig in. --- Today's show is brought to you by... Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visi…

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Football Daily

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The 2023/24 Women's Super League season preview 37:38

13h ago37:38

37:38

Ahead of the start of the new Women's Super League season this weekend, Eleanor Oldroyd is joined by former WSL striker and England Women's all-time top scorer Ellen White, WSL record appearance-maker Gilly Flaherty and The Telegraph's women's football reporter Tom Garry.They discuss the defending champions Chelsea, the challengers to their title, …

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Football Daily

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Osimhen, Ajax and the other side of Gattuso 42:39

26m ago42:39

42:39

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Kristof Terreur.They discuss the social media mess at Napoli that has left Victor Osimhen angry and frustrated. De Telegraaf journalist Marcel van der Kran joins the pod to discuss the situation at Ajax.The team also discuss the appointment of Gennaro Gattuso as the new boss at Marseil…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Modern coaching and how a giant chip helped England 1:04:57

6h ago1:04:57

1:04:57

Martin Samuel, Jonny Northcroft and Gregor Robertson join Tom Clarke on Thursday’s edition of The Game. Manchester City lost for the first time at Newcastle, but did Pep Guardiola give his players an excuse for the loss before the game even started. Plus some confidence boosting wins for some big teams. In the second part of the show a fascinating …

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Take It or Leave It: Lionel Messi's importance in Miami, eliminating the 18-yard box and more of your hot takes! 49:36

14m ago49:36

49:36

Our new listener hot takes format returns! Huzzah! On today's show, Ryan, Joe and Taylor assess takes about MLS' future status as a 'top league', Vincent Kompany's chances of turning the ship around at Burnley, and eliminating the 18-yard box! --- Today's show is brought to you by... Lectric eBikes! Makers of the #1 selling eBike in America! Visit …

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Football Daily

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Isak strike knocks Man City out the EFL Cup 27:00

8h ago27:00

27:00

Steve Crossman and guests react to Wednesday’s EFL Cup ties. Neil Lennon and Ian Dennis are at St James’ Park as Newcastle United beat Manchester City 1-0, we also hear from both Eddie Howe and Pep Guardiola. Stephen Kelly and Chris Wise were at the London Stadium where League One side Lincoln City were knocked out by West Ham. John Bennett watched…

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Listener Questions! Why isn’t Sergiño Dest a winger? Plus, countries that are coaching powerhouses, assembling a USMNT club team, and much more 58:27

3d ago58:27

58:27

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! It's listener question time! Taylor, Ryan, and Joe dive into your questions, which you can find down below: 1) If the USMNT’s top players all joined up at club level with Berhatler as their manager, how much would it impr…

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Football Daily

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Man Utd & Burnley get EFL Cup boosts 28:18

1d ago28:18

28:18

Kelly Cates and guests react to Tuesday’s EFL Cup and Women’s Nations League. Leon Osman and Tom Gayle discuss Manchester United’s win over Crystal Palace. Burnley get back to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Salford City. We hear from Burnley manager Vincent Kompany and Kelly and Leon discuss what impact that will have on their league form wit…

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2023 MLS regular season superlatives: best player, best coach, biggest surprise, biggest disappointment, and many more! 1:12:42

1d ago1:12:42

1:12:42

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! Taylor is joined by Joe and David to discuss urban populations centers... but mostly to hand out some superlatives for the 2023 MLS regular season. Official categories (a few more were thrown-in on the fly) are: 1) Best p…

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Football Daily

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MNC: Eight-nils, one-pointers & free agent life 43:05

2d ago43:05

43:05

Mark Chapman presents the Monday Night Club with Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Andros Townsend. They discuss the Premier League teams which are struggling at the bottom of the table, with Sheffield United - who lost 8-0 to Newcastle on Sunday - joining Luton and Burnley in having picked up just one point so far this season. Newcastle defender Dan Bu…

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Weekend Review: Tottenham and Arsenal deliver a thriller, Megan Rapinoe's UWSNT retirement & more! 1:04:53

3d ago1:04:53

1:04:53

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! In an action-packed Weekend Review, Ryan, Joe and Taylor start off with a look at Megan Rapinoe's final match in USWNT colors, before getting to the North London derby. There's also the matter of the Madrid Derby, a shock…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Who is happier Arsenal or Spurs? They’re both happier than Chelsea and the promoted clubs 1:01:28

3d ago1:01:28

1:01:28

Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Allnut join Tom Clarke to discuss the Ange, Chelsea and thrashings. The team pick through the aftermath of the north London derby, Ange’s influence, Raya v Ramsdale and the impact of James Maddison. Chelsea have had their worst start in forty five years, will they even make the top half. Their run of fixtures i…

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Football Daily

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Un-Spursy Tottenham & 'relentless' Newcastle 38:36

3d ago38:36

38:36

Ben Haines has reaction to a thriller of a north London derby & Newcastle’s 8-0 win at Sheffield United. He’s joined by Tom Huddlestone, Nigel Reo-Coker & Times reporter Charlotte Duncker. Also hear from James Maddison, Ange Postecoglou, Mikel Arteta, Eddie Howe, Paul Heckingbottom, Unai Emery, Mauricio Pochettino and Jürgen Klopp.03:00 Justice for…

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Sunday Supplement

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Man Utd’s vital win over Burnley | What Rodri’s red card could mean for Man City | Everton get first win 1:04:08

4d ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Vicky and Darren are joined this week by The Telegraph’s Chief Football Writer Sam Wallace to discuss Manchester United’s much-needed win over Burnley with The Guardian’s Jamie Jackson part of the conversation. We discuss what Rodri’s red card could mean for Manchester City as well as Everton’s first win of the season. The Athletic’s Tottenham corr…

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Football Daily

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Man Utd recover, Rodri sees red & Everton rejoice 40:04

4d ago40:04

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John Bennett presents reaction to Saturday's Premier League action from a windy Turf Moor where Manchester United beat Burnley 1-0. He is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, former England striker Natasha Dowie, and The Athletic's Adam Crafton. The podcast includes United's victory being described as "unconvincing" despite Erik Ten H…

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Football Daily

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North London Derby preview & England squeeze past Scotland 39:33

5d ago39:33

39:33

Juliette Ferrington, Pat Nevin, Karen Bardsley & Vicki Sparks look ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixturesThe panel preview a highly anticipated North London Derby discussing Ange Postecoglou’s influence & if Mikel Arteta prefers David Raya over Aaron RamsdaleThey also talk about if it was fair for Andre Onana to take the heat for Mancheste…

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The Big Thing: Changes are coming to the Champions League 45:08

6d ago45:08

45:08

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! The Champions League format is undergoing a pretty significant overhaul in the 2024-25 season. On this week's Big Thing, Ryan, Graham and Joe discuss the changes, the reason for them coming in to place - and whether the c…

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Football Daily

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72+: Rosenior’s Tigers & Warnock’s last waltz? 39:59

6d ago39:59

39:59

Aaron Paul is joined by Danny Cowley & Stephen Kelly for the big EFL stories. Hear from Neil Warnock after he left Huddersfield Town. Catch a feature interview with Hull City manager Liam Rosenior. Also hear from Ryan Lowe with Preston top of the Championship, and Russell Martin on Southampton’s losing run. And the panel discuss Cheltenham’s strugg…

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Football Daily

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Euro Leagues: Kylie, Diddy, Ilde & De Zerbi 38:04

6d ago38:04

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Steve Crossman presents Euro Leagues with Guillem Balague, James Horncastle & Rafa Honigstein. They catch up with Andorran legend Ildefons Lima, who after 26 years, 2 months and 20 days has retired - making him the longest serving player in men’s international football. He made his debut aged 17 back in 1997, and the panel reminisce about their liv…

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Champions League Review! Chaos in Bayern’s win over Manchester United, Barcelona look legit, PSG stabilize, and more 1:01:37

7d ago1:01:37

1:01:37

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! The Champiooooooons! Our foursome gathers to chat about Matchday 1 of the Champions League group stage. Combing through every group, we chat about Bayern Munich's win over Manchester United (what a weird game!), Barcelona…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Champions League? Or is it an English Super League? Just don't tell Man Utd... 1:06:13

7d ago1:06:13

1:06:13

Gregor Robertson, Jonny Northcroft and Martin Samuel join Tom Clarke for a debrief of this weeks Champions league matches. A good week for Arsenal and City, an ok week for Newcastle but another forgettable week for Manchester United. Can you really sub a goalkeeper for tactical reasons? Given the strength in depth and the money in the Premier leagu…

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Football Daily

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Man Utd beaten by Bayern in 7-goal mayhem 29:53

7d ago29:53

29:53

Steve Crossman is joined by John Murray and Stephen Warnock to react to Manchester United losing 4-3 to Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. We hear from Alistair Bruce-Ball and Dean Smith at the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal’s 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven. John Bennett rounds up the rest of the night’s Champions League results, including Jude Bell…

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Listener Questions! What happened to Zack Steffen? Plus, Tata Martino’s role in Inter Miami’s success, paying for potential, and more 1:11:02

10d ago1:11:02

1:11:02

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! Taylor, Graham, and Joe are here to answer your questions! You can find the full list that we tackled down below: 1) Why are wins counted as three points and not two? 2) Clubs often pay more for potential than for proven …

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Football Daily

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City’s comeback, Celtic’s chaos & Newcastle’s nil-nil 32:31

8d ago32:31

32:31

Kelly Cates and guests discuss Tuesday’s Champions League action. Michael Brown joins Alistair Bruce-Ball and Chris Sutton to reflect on Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Red Star Belgrade. Connie McLaughlin gives the details of Celtic’s chaotic 2-0 defeat to Feyenoord before John Bennett rounds up the rest of the night’s results. Ian Dennis and P…

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MLS catch-up w/ David Gass: discussing positive developments for Orlando City, Houston and Vancouver, as well as less rosy situations in New England and Colorado 1:02:44

11d ago1:02:44

1:02:44

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! David Gass joins Taylor to talk about some of the teams in MLS that don't get as much coverage, namely Orlando, New England, Houston, Cincinnati, Vancouver, Colorado, St. Louis, and many more! Plus, best managerial approa…

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Football Daily

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MNC: Tricky times for Ten Hag 43:42

9d ago43:42

43:42

Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Charlie Adam look at where it's going wrong for Manchester United and Erik Ten Hag after yet another defeat in the Premier League.Following Paul Heckingbottom's criticism of referees and their application of time-wasting rules, we're joined by former official Mark Clattenburg.And will Everton's potential t…

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Weekend Review: Brighton ball while Man United fall, Bayern's defensive vulnerabilities, Milan's Derby destruction, and much more! 1:16:21

12d ago1:16:21

1:16:21

The presenting sponsor for this week's Total Soccer Show episodes is Lectric eBikes, makers of the #1 selling eBikes in America! With Ryan traveling and Joe still on his Ryan Bailey International Apology Tour, Graham and Taylor are reviewing the weekend all by themselves! Brighton being good and Manchester United being the opposite takes up the ent…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Rubbish parties, sausage rolls and national treasures 1:10:38

10d ago1:10:38

1:10:38

Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Alyson Rudd join Tom Clarke for the Monday edition of ‘The Game.’ The postmortem on Man Utd v Brighton takes centre stage. Brighton were brilliant, a well run well managed club playing great football. Manchester United were the polar opposite in almost every sense. Will matters improve? Are Liverpool title conte…

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Football Daily

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Trossard trumps Toffees and Chelsea's conundrum continues 46:32

10d ago46:32

46:32

Ben Haines and Nedum Onuoha react to Sunday’s Premier League games with The Telegraph's Luke Edwards and former Tottenham and Fulham fullbackStephen Kelly. Hear from Mikel Arteta and Sean Dyche as Arsenal claim a narrow win at Everton plus Mauricio Pochettino after Chelsea's draw at Bournemouth and Blues fan Parth from The Chelsea Point gives his t…

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Sunday Supplement

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Crisis time for Man Utd? | Richarlison helps Spurs to comeback win | Arteta and Dyche exclusives 1:21:08

11d ago1:21:08

1:21:08

Vicky and Darren are joined this week by Melissa Reddy to discuss whether Manchester United are in crisis stage already after they were thumped by Brighton at Old Trafford. We hail Richarlison's match-winning performance after a difficult week where he opened up about his mental health, we look at Manchester City's fifth win in five and we are join…

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Football Daily

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Sports Report: United beaten by Brighton whilst Villa & Spurs leave it (very) late 28:07

12d ago28:07

28:07

Mark Chapman presents reaction to Saturday’s Premier League action. Hear from Erik Ten Hag & Danny Welbeck after Brighton beat Man United 3-1 at Old Trafford as well as Pep Guardiola and David Moyes after Man City came from behind to beat West Ham. The Premier League’s record goalscorer and Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer gives his thoughts on…

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Football Daily

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72+: Maloney’s Wigan rebuild and Tranmere’s Mr Positive 45:41

13d ago45:41

45:41

Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by West Brom forward Jed Wallace as the managerial changes in the EFL begin to take effect.BBC Radio Merseyside’s Giulia Bould gives us the background on Nigel Adkins replacing Ian Dawes on an interim basis at Tranmere. The panel also discuss Lee Johnson’s rapid return to management at Fleetwood.And Wigan’s Sh…

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Debuting a new segment... Take It or Leave It! We read your hot takes and argue for or against 1:02:20

13d ago1:02:20

1:02:20

We've got a new one today! We're debuting an episode concept we're calling "Take It or Leave It." We read your hot takes, and then each decide if we're leaving it (disagreeing, and explaining why) or taking it (agreeing, and explaining why). The idea is to bring research and objective analysis to hot takes, and see what stands up. Examples of topic…

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Football Daily

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Euro Leagues: Spain's latest prodigy, Pogba & Portugal 45:43

13d ago45:43

45:43

John Bennett presents Euro Leagues with Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and Mina Rzouki. They reflect on Lamine Yamal becoming Spain's youngest-ever goalscorer, a positive note in what has been a challenging period for the Spanish federation following the spotlight on Luis Rubiales. There is also discussion on World Cup winner Paul Pogba, who was p…

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Listener Questions: Replacing the World Cup, Kepa's whereabouts & changing the shape of the field! 50:03

13d ago50:03

50:03

Ryan, Taylor and Graham dip into the Listener Questions mailbag to discuss a revolutionary change to the World Cup, Copa America qualification, the life and time of Theo Walcott, and much more! --- Today's show is brought to you by... BetterHelp! Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/TSS and get on your way to being your best self. JOIN THE T…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Maguire fights back, Brighton in Bloom and damned statistics 1:00:29

14d ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Gregor Robertson, Tony Cascarino and Martin Samuel join Tom Clarke for this episode of The Game. The team address the criticism surrounding Harry Maguire. Tony Cascarino says the situation reminds him of one of his former international colleagues. They go on to discuss the fans response, Maguires reaction and how the player rebuilds his confidence.…

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Football Daily

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Southgate defends Maguire & the Lionesses' homecoming 41:47

14d ago41:47

41:47

Kelly Somers is joined by Asmir Begovic and Tash Dowie to react to Wednesday's biggest football stories.Hear from Gareth Southgate as he defends Harry Maguire amid criticism over his place in the squad.Plus, Nicky Bandini drops by to talk about Paul Pogba's provisional suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. They also look ahead t…

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USMNT v Oman review, and squad depth analysis w/ David Gass 46:21

15d ago46:21

46:21

We were going to spend the episode breaking down the USA's 4-0 win over Oman, but realized fairly quickly into recording that we would have said a version of the phrase "granted, it's against Oman" about 100 times. So instead, we spent a little bit of time on the USA's victory and a lot more time on what we know (and more importantly don't know) ab…

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Football Daily

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Southgate's England sink Scotland at Hampden 28:40

15d ago28:40

28:40

Juliette Ferrington is joined by commentators John Murray and Ian Dennis, former Scotland winger Pat Nevin and former England midfielder Chris Waddle for reaction to England's 3-1 international friendly win over Scotland. The podcast includes the post-match thoughts of managers Gareth Southgate and Steve Clarke, along with an interview with England…

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International Break Round-up: joy for Scotland, questions for England, Hansi Flick's historical Germany sacking, and much more! 1:08:32

16d ago1:08:32

1:08:32

Graham and Taylor take a look at some of the biggest stories from the international window so far, including Scotland continuing to play attractive and fun soccer while England drop points for the first time in qualifying. What to expect from their friendly match later today! Plus, lots of discussion about what went wrong for Hansi Flick and German…

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USMNT vs. Uzbekistan review: What did we make of Gregg Berhalter’s return? Plus, another look at Balogun, Tessmann's struggles, and more 59:54

19d ago59:54

59:54

Taylor and Joe dive into the U.S. men’s national team’s 3-0 win over Uzbekistan from Saturday’s friendly. How did the USMNT perform in Gregg Berhalter’s first game back? Who stood out in a good way? And who struggled? All that — plus what we want to see in the next match on Tuesday — on the show. --- Today's show is brought to you by... BetterHelp!…

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The Game Football Podcast

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Saudi's football giants - How the signings work and will the spending continue? 1:01:27

17d ago1:01:27

1:01:27

Saudi's football giants - How the signings work and will the spending continue? Tom Clarke is joined by regular Monday panellist Alyson Rudd and debutant Tom Kershaw. Messrs Martin Hardy and Michael Grant drop in to give reaction and updates from England and Scotland perspectives. Alyson Rudd gives her reaction to the resignation of Luis Rubiales. …

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Football Daily

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Walker wonder & ‘misdiagnosed’ McTominay 39:13

18d ago39:13

39:13

Alistair Bruce-Ball talks Euro qualifiers for England, Scotland and Wales. He's joined by former England goalkeeper Rob Green, ex-Scotland winger Pat Nevin and The Athletic’s Adam Crafton. Also hear from BBC Wales football correspondent Rob Phillips. And catch reaction from Kyle Walker, Marc Guéhi, Steve Clarke, John McGinn, Rob Page and former Wal…

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Football Daily

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Ukraine end England’s winning streak 32:26

18d ago32:26

32:26

Aaron Paul is joined by former England, Liverpool & Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing, ex West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, and The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards to react to England’s 1-1 draw with Ukraine in their Euro 2024 qualifier. They discuss England's starting line-up, how they approached the match against Ukraine, and Garet…

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Football Daily

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England prepare to face Ukraine & Kane’s settling in 27:32

19d ago27:32

27:32

Football Correspondent John Murray, Former England defender Matthew Upson & BBC Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty preview Ukraine v England.Join the guys from outside the Stadion Miejski in Wrocław, Poland as they look forward to a lively atmosphere.Hear from England manager Gareth Southgate & captain Harry Kane for the first time since his move t…

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Football Daily

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72+: Preston, The Dons and Dua Lipa 44:26

20d ago44:26

44:26

Aaron Paul is joined by Stevenage manager Steve Evans and ex-Swindon striker Sam Parkin to look at the latest news from the EFL and beyond.AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson give us an insight into his side's unbeaten start to the season.The team also look at why Championship leaders Preston have begun the campaign so positively, and ask how muc…

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The Big Thing: Saudi Arabia's impact on the transfer window and the global game 53:38

20d ago53:38

53:38

On this week's Big Thing, the TSS gang dig into the biggest non-Messi storyline of 2023 in soccer, and consider the rising influence of Saudi Arabia. We look at the outlay Saudi clubs have made so far, the potential for growth in the Pro League, and much more... --- Today's show is brought to you by... Indochino! Go to Indochino.com and use code 'T…

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Listener Questions! What’s going on with new Barcelona signing Joao Felix? Plus, the best English forward ever, most mercurial players, and more 58:09

23d ago58:09

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Our foursome is here to answer your questions! Check out the full list down below: 1) How important is a player's weight? 2) What's the deal with Joao Felix? 3) Who are some mercurial players who lived up to expectations? 4) Can the Colorado Rapids be fixed? 5) Can you rank Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney, and Harry Kane? 6) …

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