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The Daily Football Briefing

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  1. 2 HR AGO

    Man Utd reach agreement with Sporting

    Manchester United aren’t wasting any time. They sacked Erik Ten Hag on Monday and they reached agreement with Sporting over Ruben Amorim on Thursday. Laurie Whitwell joins us to explain what’s been happening.  And how good are Bayern Munich really? They’re unbeaten in the Bundesliga, but that Barcelona result was pretty rough. Seb Stafford Bloor has been watching them and he’s written an assessment for The Athletic which he helpfully condenses for us here.  Plus how much trouble are Man City in and why? And will Arsenal’s wonderkid keep his place in the team? Find out here.  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Laurie Whitwell, Seb Stafford Bloor, Sam Lee Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    11 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    Post Ten Hag era starts with 5-2 win

    Manchester United had a rare fun night at work on Wednesday, levelling Leicester City in an enjoyable 5-2 victory. Casemiro scored twice. Twice! Laurie Whitwell was there.  Manchester City are out at the hand of Spurs, which means this competition is now wide open. Jack Pitt Brooke was watching.  We had people at Aston Villa for their defeat to Crystal Palace, Brighton for Liverpool’s win, Preston for Arsenal’s teenage goalkeeper and Liam Twomey was watching Chelsea on the telly. And we’ve got all the big scores from elsewhere including another very good night for Aberdeen.    Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Laurie Whitwell, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Andy Jones, Jordan Campbell, Jacob Tanswell and Liam Twomey.  Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    10 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    Amorim set for Man Utd job

    What’s the latest on Manchester United’s hunt for a new manager? Laurie Whitwell joins us with an update. Ruben Amorim is the man they want and they are in a hurry to get this done.  Southampton survived a bit of a scare against Stoke City, they’re through to the last eight. Brentford needed penalties to beat Sheffield Wednesday. But they were brilliant penalties.  Napoli are top of Serie A, Dortmund are out of the DFB Pokal and we’ve got loads of other scores from around the world too.  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jay Harris, Laurie Whitwell Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    11 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    Where do Man Utd go from here?

    It’s felt like it’s been coming for some time, so how quickly will Manchester United look to replace Erik ten Hag following news of his departure on Monday? Carl Anka looks back on a frantic day at Old Trafford and what t expect under current interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, although could Sporting’s Ruben Amorim be on his way in imminently? Sam Lee has been watching events at the Ballon d’Or, where Real Madrid are really not happy and they’ve let everybody know about it. Plus, all the scores from Monday’s action and news from the rest of Europe including an injury blow for Brighton, a new club for Mario Balotelli and the Italy legend who could be set for a sensational return to Serie A at the age of FORTY EIGHT! Need something to read? Catch up with David Ornstein and Adam Crafton’s insight into Manchester United’s move for Ruben Amorim: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5880077/2024/10/28/manchester-united-manager-next-ruben-amorim/ Need something to listen to? The Athletic FC podcast looks back on how it all went so badly wrong for Erik ten Hag: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/podcast/144-athletic-football-podcast/episode-921/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Carl Anka, Sam Lee Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    11 min

  5. 3 DAYS AGO

    EMERGENCY POD: Man Utd sack Erik ten Hag

    It’s happened, Manchester United have sacked their manager Erik Ten Hag following Sunday’s defeat to West Ham. David Ornstein and Adam Crafton broke the story and David joins us to explain what happened.  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: David Ornstein Producer: Abi Paterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    6 min

  6. 4 DAYS AGO

    Honours even at Emirates, but are Real Madrid ok?

    It’s been quite a weekend, hasn’t it? Who would have thought that Arsenal’s clash with Liverpool would be struggling to make the top three stories?  Two giants of European football experienced desperately disappointing weekends. Manchester United, of course, are used to that sort of thing. But Real Madrid? Did anyone expect the European champions to be torn apart in their own home by Barcelona?  But we’re here for all your Monday morning questions. Like, how did Bayern Munich react to their midweek misery? Who won in the French top of the table clash between PSG and Marseille? And did Aberdeen win because I am now really invested in them for reasons I do not understand. Listen now. It’s 15 minutes of your life and you’ll be so pleased with the transaction, you won’t even want them back.  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Carl Anka, Liam Twomey, Jay Harris, Dermot Corrigan,  Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    16 min

  7. 24 OCT

    Another Rough Night For Man Utd

    It’s two steps forward and three steps back for Manchester United at the moment. The confidence boosting victory over Brentford seems a long time ago already after this disappointing draw away at former manager Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce. Laurie Whitwell was there.  No such issues for Tottenham, they’ve won three from three after a good win over AZ Alkmaar in London. Teenage sensation Mikey Moore impressed again, Jay Harris is here to tell us how good he is.  And Chelsea are dominating a competition in which it doesn’t seem entirely fair that they get to play. They battered Panathinaikos 4-1 in front of Liam Twomey. Well, in front of lots of people really, but Liam was one of them. Plus, Roberto Mancini has left Saudi Arabia. I wonder where he’ll end up next…  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Laurie Whitwell, Jay Harris and Liam Twomey  Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    11 min

  8. 23 OCT

    Misery loves Kompany as Barca blast Bayern

    Well, I don’t think anyone expected that. Barcelona stuck four past a worryingly open Bayern Munich to put their Champions League campaign back on track. Pol Ballus was there, he thinks it’s was a performance for the ages and it’s rather hard to disagree. Atletico Madrid’s performance will live long in the memory too, but possibly not for the same reasons. They were beaten 1-3 at home by Lille and the irony that Lille beat Real Madrid last time out is unlikely to console them. Sam Lee watched Erling Haaland score quite the most remarkable goal I’ve seen in many years as Man City swept past Sparta Prague. And we’ve got all the other games from across the continent too. Well, most of the big ones. We drew the line at the Finnish Conference League play-offs.     Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Pol Ballus, Sam Lee Producer: Tom Fuller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    11 min
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    2023 - 2024
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