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THIS WEEK: It's ten days late. But it's here. We sum up the entire tournament for you. Who was good? Who was bad? What happened to our pre-tourno picks? And did someone say we're talking about racism again? Yes, yes we are. Plug in, tune in and bring Euro 2020 to a close with us. Ever feel like football is forced on you? Want an easy way to digest …
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THIS WEEK: It's a complete rundown of everything that happened in the last 16 and the quarter-finals of Euro 2020. We've got everything you need to know about what went down, our feelings on it and roving reporters across the UK reporting back on the games they watched. Oh and did we mention it's coming home? Ever feel like football is forced on yo…
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THIS WEEK: We're back after the conclusion of the group stage to catch up on all things Euro 2020. And we've got so many questions. How did the players we picked out get on? What surprised us most? Is Putin watching? Fear not listener as we'll be answering those questions in a time-honoured fashion by doing a group stage significant moment countdow…
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THIS WEEK: We complete our tour de force breakdown of all of the groups of Euro 2020. Want to know what's controversial about the French squad? Want to know why we call Slovakia the heartbreakers? Want to know what colours the Polish flag is? And most importantly who the hotties from Groups E and F are? Fear not for we at Worldie Towers have got yo…
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THIS WEEK: The next two groups in the group stage of Euro 2020 get the Worldie treatment. Which players will have the best tournaments? Which the worst? What's a fascinating fact about each country you can regale your mates with? And, most importantly, who are the hottest players for each team. Absolute Worldie has you covered. Ever feel like footb…
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THIS WEEK: It's finally here! The Euros! It's episode one of our Euro 2020 coverage. We've got categories. We've got two whole groups of teams. Want to know who the hottest and bestest players are at this tournament? Want obscure facts to impress your mates in the pub with? We at Absolute Worldie have got you well and truly covered. Ever feel like …
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THIS WEEK: It's a one-off EMERGENCY episode discussing possibly the biggest and potentially most damaging news to come out about football ever. Want to understand what on earth is happening? We got you. Ever feel like football is forced on you? Want an easy way to digest it? Join hosts Kyle and Joel in their football clinic as they guide their gues…
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THIS WEEK: It's only bloody Christmas! Previous guest, actor Rhys Owen (@rhyslightning) is currently playing Father Christmas at Legoland. So who better to natter with about all things football and musicals in time for the festive season? Also: in this final episode of 2020 we take a deep and troubling dive into the real issue of racism that has re…
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THIS WEEK: Our Gaelic Correspondent Amy Fleming (@ladyflemington) is back! And whilst she's been in lockdown she's become obsessed with the "unsung" but "out-loud" heroes of football...that's right: it's an entire episode devoted to football commentators! We debate the best commentators, rate some classic moments of commentary and Amy and Kyle even…
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THIS WEEK: Our US soccer correspondent, the actor Andrew Gruen, talks to us from a LA hotel lobby whilst he waits for his big press interview with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney about their purchase of lowly welsh football team Wrexham AFC. Joel and Kyle fill him in on all the background and help prep him for the moment. Can Andrew keep his cool …
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THIS WEEK: We’re joined by theatre director and Newcastle United fan Anna Girvan (@AnnaGirvan) of the Fizzy Sherbet Podcast (@FizzySherbetFun) for our first Classic Worldie and This Week’s Worldie in AGES. Kyle and Anna take us back in time to 1996 when it was one for sorrow and too too bad for Kevin Keegan’s Magpies. Joel brings us up to date on t…
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THIS WEEK: We’re joined by the producer of critically acclaimed ST MAUD (@saintmaudmovie At Cinemas NOW!) Oliver Kassman (@OliverKassman) to get his professional opinion on trailers to 3 of the best football -themed movies you’ve NEVER heard of! Watch along and lol with us on the links below, as well as the trailer to ST MAUD... 1.A SHOT AT GLORY h…
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THIS WEEK: We’re joined by actor/writer/producer/Yeovil-local Joseph Cullen (@Joseph_Cullen90) to illuminate the murky depths of Operation Big Picture and take a closer look at the financial abyss clubs at the lower end of the football pyramid are facing right now. Plus, our favourite team now has an Artistic Director. Retraining, anyone? Ever feel…
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THIS WEEK: It’s Back. Again. Why? Because it never ends. Joel and Kyle get excited about the 20/21 football season - the shortest, potentially most packed, nonstop and exhausting slog of all time! The actor Benedict Shaw (@benedictsure) calls in to explain about how exciting it is to finally have his team The Mighty Leeds™️ Back in the Premier Leag…
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THIS WEEK: Somehow, someway we made it to 50 episodes! How did this happen? Well it's mostly down to you our beautiful listener and our wonderful guests. So here is a 50th episode spectacular chocked full of old guests showing up to tell us what they thought of their time on the Pod. PLUS we are joined by Natasha Anderson (@tashymctashason) for a w…
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THIS WEEK: It's back. Did you miss it? Well even if you didn't Joel and Kyle are excited enough to watch the first game back between Aston Villa and Sheffield United, have a takeaway (www.yakandyeticamden.co.uk) and talk nonsense for half an hour all about socially-distanced, fan-less football: it's gonna be a looooong summer! Send Us Your Story to…
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Find a playlist of all the songs discussed in today's episode here: www.shorturl.at/quyAE THIS WEEK: Joel and Kyle are joined by the two extraordinary musical contributors to the podcast, Amer Chadha-Patel (@amerchadhapatel) and Adam Janota-Bzowski (@adamhalogen). Together we take a ridiculous and hilarious dive into the curious phenomena of footba…
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THIS WEEK: We double down on guests with romantic football-themed stories! First actor/musician Rachel Barnes (@Rbarnes3) gets all nostalgic about her crush on a certain rug-chested Welsh wizard of the wing. Then Adam Klug recounts his two-decade love/hate relationship with a certain French coaching pioneer, amid sensational claims Arsenal plan to …
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THIS WEEK: Writer/Performer/Instapoet Tutku Barbaros (@tutku_barbaros) got in touch to chat about all the great things Gary Neville is doing for NHS key workers and regular contributor Roann McCloskey (@couscoussista) partakes in our first (and probably last) Absolute Worldie Zoom Quiz! Send Us Your Story to absoluteworldiepodcast@gmail.com: loosel…
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THIS WEEK: Joel and Kyle have their first three-way of “Isolation Season”: a chat with football journalist Max Mathews (@maxmathews95) about the astonishing tale of non-swimmer turned Olympian canoeist turned international footballer Aleksandar Duric! THEN our third “Send Us a Story”, from actor Adam Byron (@AdamByron3) about his childhood goalkeep…
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THIS WEEK: “Isolation Season” kicks into gear as we solve our audio issues AND bring you some stellar, football themed drama! The wickedly talented actor Matt Stubbs reads a never before heard monologue about life on the terraces for a worried father, written by co-host Kyle Ross. PLUS our second “Send Us a Story”, this time from our Gaelic footbal…
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THIS WEEK: In the first of our “Isolation Season”, it’s audio disparity aplenty as Kyle “joins” Joel in the studio. We read the first “Send Us a Story” from a listener; a loosely-football themed yarn to fill the no-football void! Also a brand new football song by Lilly Pollad (@Lilly_Pollard), and Joel interviews Triple Threat James Rowland (@Jdsro…
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THIS WEEK: Member of RuPaul's Brit Crew, actor and "Performer of the Night", Ashraf Ejjbair is here to delve into a This Week's Worldie featuring the fabulous and controversial Wanda Icardi. Also a Classic Worldie about everything that footballers might get up to post-football career featuring a surprising revelation about former PM Tony Blair's fa…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by the actor Rose Riley for a freewheeling chat about travel and PE before getting into a fascinating, if depressing, This Week's Worldie about the racism that is currently making football headlines. Also a Classic Worldie about West Bromwich's Albion infamous Three Degrees in an episode that show…
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THIS WEEK: Regular contributor and official Gaelic Football Correspondent Amy Fleming joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle to chat all things FA Cup in This Week's Worldie, including whether or not it is a cupset or a giant killing and the curious case of Tom Pope. Also a Classic Worldie about the second most successful Women's FA Cup team of all ti…
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THIS WEEK: It's Chrisssstmasssss! We get invited to the launch of Amazon Prime's seasonal football schedule and regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle discuss Liverpool's seasonal fixture pile up, the return of Jose Mourinho, black friday and most importantly what you should say to Uncle Jeff this Christmas to shut him up when he starts ranting! Absolute Wo…
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THIS WEEK: In a slightly too late to be relevant episode, join regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle for an international week special featuring longtime listener Joe Dyke reporting from a historic game between Palestine and Saudi Arabia, Kyle boring Joel senseless with International stats and an interview with longtime friend of the podcast "Mike Smalling…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by their old mate, and sometime face of #MOTD, the actor Deven Modha. Hold on to your beachballs for a Classic Worldie that transports us back to the heady days of 2009. Also featuring this Week's Worldie all about everyone's new favourite three letters V, A and R and facts about Harvey Keitel tha…
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THIS WEEK: The fantastically funny and brilliant Gabrielle Macpherson joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle for This Week's Worldie looking at the difference in social media engagement between the men's and women's games. Also featuring some dodgy sound quality and a Classic Worldie all about footballers getting into trouble for boozing. Strap in for…
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THIS WEEK: In the first episode of the series, regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by Mischief Worldwide company member Greg Tannahill for a moving and intriguing Classic Worldie looking at the tragedy surrounding the future of Bury Football Club. Later they are joined by Absolute Worldie Social Media Correspondent Natasha Anderson to look at …
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THIS WEEK: In the final episode of the series Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle look back over the Fifa 2019 Women's World Cup. Join them - and roving reporters Sadie Clark, Amy Fleming, Andrew Gruen and Lolo Brow - as they discuss the amazing events that took place in France this Summer, the success of the Lionesses, the growth of women's football and…
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THIS WEEK: In the final of our Fifa Women's World Cup 2019 Group Previews, Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by amazing previous guest, Sadie Clark to dissect every aspect of Groups E & F. Featuring "Nice To Know" facts, players to "L'Equipe Your Eye On", "La Villanelle's" of the piece and everyone's favourite "Mademoiselle Va Va Voom's". It…
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THIS WEEK: In the second of our Fifa Women's World Cup 2019 Group Previews, Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by friend of the Pod, Lolo Brow to dissect every aspect of Groups C & D. Featuring "Nice To Know" facts, players to "L'Equipe Your Eye On", "La Villanelle's" of the piece and everyone's favourite "Mademoiselle Va Va Voom's". It's eve…
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THIS WEEK: In the first of our Fifa Women's World Cup 2019 Group Previews, Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by friend of the Pod, Amy Fleming to dissect every aspect of Groups A & B. Featuring "Nice To Know" facts, players to "L'Equipe Your Eye On", "La Villanelle's" of the piece and everyone's favourite "Mademoiselle Va Va Voom's". It's ev…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by an extra special royal guest to preview and discuss the four teams that made it to the UEFA Nations League Finals in Portugal. Featuring Lisbon Lions, Portuguese Men o' War, Nata Bad Looking Man and a whole host of facts AKA Cristiano Ron-Didja-Knows. It's everything you didn't realise you need…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by Joe Cullen (@Joseph_Cullen90) for the second "watch-a-long" episode of Season 3. Listen in as they watch the Champions League Semi Final between Ajax Amsterdam and Tottenham Hostpur and go through an extraordinary rollercoaster of emotion and football. Absolue Worldie takes a lighthearted, most…
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THIS WEEK: Extraordinarily talented and funny Triple Threat Sadie Clark (@AlgorithmsPlay) joins your regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle for a Classic Worldie all about unusual rituals and This Week's Worldie about homophobia in football. Featuring a lot of phlegm, a plan for a fabulous new one woman show, the introduction of Tottenham "Hale" Football Cl…
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THIS WEEK: The marvellous, glamorous and downright dangerous Lolo Brow (@lolobrow) joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle. Featuring a Classic Worldie that involves us watching and reviewing music made by footballers and This Week's Worldie dedicated to the fall out around Danny Rose speaking out. Also featuring chat about money, sex and nudity! Links…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle head out on the road! Join us as we take a roadshow to the phenomenal, brand-spanking new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. We sample the cuisine, throw back some space-age pints and even run into an old friend....listen out for some fab new music and enjoy our take on the future of football stadia. Absolue Worldie…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined by Natasha Anderson (@tashymctashason) for the first "watch-a-long" episode of Season 3. Listen in as they watch the Champions League Quarter Final between Manchester United and Barcelona and cover all the topics nobody else will: is it Scandi-Manc or Mancdinavia? Which mate on a night out is Paul…
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THIS WEEK: Returning after a long absence, regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle are joined for the first episode of Season Three of Absolute Worldie by previous guest Roann McCloskey, as they go on an incredible spin through the world of football and beyond. Featuring a Classic Worldie moment in the form of a name game you will want to play at home and Th…
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THIS WEEK: Annie Wilmot aka Little Miss Notting Hill invites regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle for a cup of tea in her Central London office to chat all things Guernsey and beyond. Featuring a Classic Worldie moment on the start of the Boxing Day Football tradition and This Week's Worldie dedicated to the use of social media by football players. Also f…
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THIS WEEK: Dave Seager aka GoonerDave66 joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle for an entirely Invincible and essentially Arsenal-themed episode! A Classic Worldie moment featuring the the extraordinary feat that was the Invincible season of 2003/4 and This Week's Worldie dedicated to the genuinely possibility of a repeat of that feat this season - bu…
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THIS WEEK: Well howdy y'all! Resident American (it's soccer you know) expert Andrew Gruen joins your regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle to discuss a Classic Worldie moment featuring the New York Cosmos and their 1978 record attendance and This Week's Worldie dedicated to the genuinely exciting current situation in Major League Soccer. Also featuring a p…
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THIS WEEK: Regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle discuss a Classic Worldie moment featuring the grumpy and ever-delightful Jose Mourinho being smuggled in a laundry basket and This Week's Worldie dedicated to the ongoing sad situation at Coventry City FC. Also featuring a pretty offensive Russian accent, a Dad chat-bot and an invite to share your #WorldieO…
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THIS WEEK:This Summer's fabulous and all-knowing Gaelic-correspondent Amy Fleming rejoins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle to discuss a Classic Worldie moment featuring the life and times of Walter Tull and This Week's Worldie dedicated to a bunch of Lion Cubs. Also the much-anticipated debut of "Gaelic or Naelic?" and a verbatim year 2000 phone call …
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THIS WEEK: Glorious co-host of the Worst Foot Forward Podcast Barry McStay joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle to discuss a Classic Worldie moment featuring the infamous and much-debated "Deathmatch" (as requested by Twitter - @worldiepodcast) and This Week's Worldie dedicated to Vegan FC aka the Greenest Team in the World, Forest Green Rovers. Abs…
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THIS WEEK: Spamalot and Full Monty The Musical "star" Rhys Owen joins regular "hosts" Joel and Kyle to discuss a Classic Worldie moment featuring legendary Binman/Goalie/Activist Neville Southall and This Week's Worldie dedicated to players these days from Champions League debuts to Egyptology. Absolue Worldie takes a lighthearted, mostly irreveran…
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Join regular hosts Joel and Kyle as they take a lighthearted mostly irreverant and occasionally informative look at the beautiful game. A football podcast designed to appeal to fans and non-fans alike, each week sees the lads discuss a This Week's Worldie (something happening in the world of football right now) and a Classic Worldie (a story from t…
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Join regular hosts Joel and Kyle as they take a lighthearted mostly irreverant and occasionally informative look at the beautiful game. A football podcast designed to appeal to fans and non-fans alike, each week sees the lads discuss a Worldie of the Week (something happening in the world of football right now) and a Classic Worldie (a story from t…
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