Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: James Ward-Prowse making the podcast eat its words, some subversive penalty commentary, some harsh words for a 50-yard clearance upfield, some rare footballers called Pete and people talking like Richard Keys in unexpected places. Meanwhile…

We discuss all angles of both Champions League semifinal first legs including Real Madrid's refusal to panic, Bellingham trying to rattle Kane, an unlikely hero emerging for Dortmund and some top notch wastefulness for PSG. Plus, Ryan Dilks of "Second Tier: A Championship Podcast" joins to share his thoughts on everything happening in England 2nd d…

The pod welcomes Gary Lineker for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Match of the Day host and England legend chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations of football. Among Gary's selections are his growing curiosity about expected goals, the psychology of penalty shootouts, the death of strikers rounding goalkeepers, a not…

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: whether Arsenal won the north London derby "the hard way", when Sarcastic Pep becomes impossible to separate from Normal Pep, commentators answering their own rhetorical questions, teams "sealing" relegation, more footballspeak at the snook…

On the latest edition of Caught Offside, we break down all the big moments from Sunday's North London Derby including another stellar showing from Kai Havertz, more set piece calamity defending from Spurs and Dejan Kulusevski's refusal to dive. Plus, what exactly happened between Mo Salah and Jurgen Klopp? And could Bournemouth be next season's tea…

On today's pod, we discuss whether or not Liverpool's title race has been run and if this team was actually overachieving all along. Plus, Arsenal continue to keep their goal-scoring doubters at bay, Xavi pulls a not-so-stunning 180 and could a USMNT attacker actually be their next right back? All that and more on the latest edition of Caught Offsi…

The Football Clichés Quiz is back once again and this month the Clichés team welcome their latest podcast challengers in the form of the Totally Football Show's Michael Cox, Jay Harris and Sasha Goryunov. The questions include managers who just know their clubs, Monday Night Football hotbeds, Player of the Month merchants, some more A.I. foreign-la…

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: some commentary highlights from the FA Cup semi-finals, a classic anti-VAR put-down, a surprise trumpet player on a George Michael album, football chat at the snooker once again, Guardian Football Weekly debating glancing headers and Thomas…

On today's edition of Caught Offside, we look back on Manchester United's fortunate escape against Coventry City and look ahead to the potential gap forming between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Plus, Nottingham Forest release a stunning statement, Mo Salah takes a seat vs Fulham and a vital USMNT piece suffers a serious injury. --- BY THE WAY: April …

The Champions League quarterfinals reached its thrilling conclusion this week and we've got all the reaction you need! How Madrid made up for last year's meltdown in Manchester, Arsenal's first leg failings coming back to bite them in the 2nd, Dortmund winning via chaos and Barcelona on the wrong end of yet another remontada. Plus, Andrew sounds th…

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' April entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the hapless but unifying body language of a player who doesn't know where the ball is, a genuinely worrying peripheral astroturf …

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: players forgetting it's a cup game in their post-match interview, notably young referees, Wayne Rooney's childhood Match of the Day dream, Barclays-era referees popping up in The Simpsons and Andy Gray answering his own questions. Meanwhile…

The boys discuss what was a brutal weekend for Liverpool and Arsenal as both clubs were unable to turn a surplus of scoring chances into a single goal. Plus, Newcastle smash Spurs at St. James Park; have they unlocked the code to slowing down Ange-ball? And Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 3-2 in front of over 72,000 fans at Arrowhead Stadium;…

On today's pod, we discuss 4 exhilarating first legs in the quarterfinals of the Champions League including Man City's 3 amazing goals, Barcelona stock projections and David Raya's Leroy Jenkins transformation. Plus, we look back on a memorable night for Columbus and a forgettable one for Miami. All that and much much more! --- BY THE WAY: April is…

The pod welcomes commentator Jon Champion for the latest edition of Mesut Haaland Dicks, as he chooses his six personal fascinations and irritations of football. Among Jon's selections are Ally McCoist's sheer enthusiasm for football (and life), the romance of the underdog, overseas fans' fascination with English football, the temptation of recency…

Manchester City and Arsenal won their games but Liverpool failed to do the same adding yet another twist to Europe's most compelling title race. We share our thoughts on all of the weekend's action as well as how the race projects ahead from here. Plus, Everton are dealt yet another points deduction, Tottenham move into 4th place and LAFC win a som…

Manchester United and Chelsea treat us to one of the most thrilling matches of the season; we weigh in on all of it from Cole Palmer's hat trick to United's "you get the sponge" moment. Plus, Alexis Mac Allister's blast keeps Liverpool top of the table, we wonder what the USMNT's actual FIFA World Ranking should be and JJ takes us through his meeti…

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker on a midweek Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: a much-needed abbreviation for the business end of the EFL campaign, some autopilot content with the Brazilian Ronaldo, an audiobook voiceover artist guessing the tune of a football chant, a unique goalscoring verb, Richard Keys on his…

Adam Hurrey is joined by David Walker and Nick Miller for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Jude Bellingham staying one step ahead of the England news cycle, a suitably literal analysis of the chant "Is this a library?", whether a very specific type of penalty decision is really in the spirit of the game, Gary Neville on Beyonce, Andy Gr…

We discuss Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Manchester City and share our thoughts on the way Arsenal went about getting the point. Plus, Mo Salah on the scoresheet again for Liverpool, but is that enough for satisfy the masses? And we break down Xabi Alonso's decision to stay on as Bayer Leverkusen's manager. --- And just a reminder: We've partnered up wit…

Following an eventful week for the USMNT, the boys are joined by the man who called both games on Paramount+, Chris Wittyngham. We discuss Tyler Adams' ridiculous goal, Gio Reyna's redemption arc, any concerns leading up to Copa America and much much more! Plus: JJ educates us on the England kit controversy, Andrew looks at the Athletic's MLS GM su…

The Football Clichés Quiz is back once again as the Clichés team welcome their latest podcast challengers in the form of Scottish football experts The Terrace for a three-round Battle of Britain. The questions include international allegiance switchers, potentially Satanic backwards football audio, Anglo-Scottish exports, some more A.I. foreign-lan…

Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker for the Adjudication Panel. The agenda includes: Being "among the goals" (and, even worse, "among the assists"), whether Endrick really did "light up Wembley", if friendlies count as the "Road to [Tournament Host Nation X]" and whether the word "goalposts" is set for footballing extinctio…

Tyler Adams' laser from 40 yds out + Gio Reyna's feel good strike = yet another "dos a cero" over Mexico. The boys stay up late to break down a third straight CONCACAF Nations League title for the USMNT! --- And just a reminder: We've partnered up with Manscaped during the month of March! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code caugh…

Was it pretty? No. Was it deserved? Probably not? Do those things matter? Well, sort of. The boys share their thoughts on the USMNT's ugly 3-1 win over Jamaica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League. Plus: could you see Gareth Southgate managing Manchester United? Do you have any issues with Ben White removing himself from national team c…

Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field the listeners' March entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations. Among the selections are the quiet honour of spotting how much added time there will be before the fourth official holds the board aloft, the curious lack…