The World Football Programme

Penny Tanner Hoath
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The World Football Programme has been on air since 1987. The show has grown into an energetic and informative two hours of football news on Saturday mornings between 10-12. To get complete football coverage, the show engages with a handful of local and national guests live every show. The programme is researched, produced and presented by Penny TannerHoath and the team. Penny has played football for state and country. We all coach, play or administrate in the sport and love talking about all aspects of football. A sampling of our regular guests include - National Coaches and players, Football Federation Australia representatives, ALeague and WLeague spokespeople such as Tom Sermanni, Capital Football’s Heather Reid, Melbourne Victory’s Paul Trimboli, FFA’s Damien DeBohun; Perth Glory’s Steve McGarry, Declan Kelly, Jamie Harnwell and Jason Brewer, Lisa De Vanna, Fox, ABC and SBS Sport presenters Simon Hill, Adam Peacock, Sarah Walsh, Scott McIntyre and Vitor Sobral to name a few. National icons such as Paul Wade, local icons Stan Lazaridis and Chris Coyne.

  1. 5d ago

    Season 40 Episode 24

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 18 July 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. Murray Stevens, Peter Szkiela and Kayla O’Connor lead you through two hours of football this week - The World Cup Final is almost here, The Australia Cup round of 32 begins this week and we have a full round of NPL & State League. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Robbie Gasper, Former professional footballer. We chat to Robbie about his time in the game and discuss what's next! Dale Wingall, Fremantle City FC assistant coach. We chat to Dale about Fremantle City's upcoming Australia cup fixture v Maitland FC. Oriano Colli, Bayswater SC President. We chat to Oriano about everything happening at the club with Bayswater representing WA again through the Australia Cup. Matty Sparrow, Bayswater SC head coach. We chat to Matty about this NPL season as well as Tuesday's huge home fixture against Sydney FC. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  2. Jul 11

    Season 40 Episode 23

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 11 July 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. Sean Kelly, Ethan Rigg and Phil Kelly lead you through two hours of football this week, the World Cup Quarter finals are in full swing, and we are excited as history is made. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Daniel Canicais, Vice President Cockburn City. Daniel is at the spearhead of the Spearwood club and talks to us about the exciting developments at the Burn! Ethan Rigg, SYN Media’s Sports Desk Host. Ethan joins us in the studio to banter all things World Cup. Ethan, Phil and Sean talk about anything football related from local leagues to World Cup. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook and Instagram.

  3. Jul 4

    Season 40 Episode 22

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 4 July 2026. Penny Tanner Hoath, Peter Szkiela and David Kindness lead you through two hours of football in our 40th season of the longest running live world football show in Australia. The World Cup is into Round 32. The Socceroos play Egypt to progress to the round of 16 Friday. Is a 48-team World Cup the global phenomenon we expected? Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter, and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Michael Kerr, Chief Executive Officer Football Futures Foundation. The Foundation’s Annual Report has just been released, Michael walks us through the team’s incredible achievements this past year. Ethan Rigg, SYN Media’s Sports Desk Host. Everything World Cup. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook and Instagram.

  4. Jun 27

    Season 40 Episode 21

    The World Football Programme, 107.9FM Radio Fremantle Saturday, 27 June 2026. Welcome to season 40 of the longest running live football show in Australia and who knows, maybe the world?! We are on air from February through to the end of November every year. The World Football Team for this World Cup edition is led by Murray Stevens & Kris Dwyer from Ultimate A-League. On the agenda this Saturday is- Jim Webb, World Football Programme's world cup correspondent with a live cross from Cape Verde v Saudi Arabia. Tommy Doleman, Football West & A-League commentator. We look over this week's Men's and Women's NPL and state league fixtures. Patrick Clancy, head of the Football Supporters Association Australia. Socceroos mania has swept the nation with live sites popping up across the country & a nation-wide sickie taking place today to watch the game. We talk to Patrick about what it all means and how Australian fans can benefit. Lachie Avil from Round Ball Australia to cover the Socceroos progress at this World Cup & all the latest news. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  5. Jun 20

    Season 40 Episode 20

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 20 June 2026. Penny Tanner Hoath and David Kindness lead you through two hours of football in our 40th season of the longest running live world football show in Australia. The World Cup is well underway, and the Socceroos play host USA this weekend, our Young Socceroos are crowned U19 ASEAN Champions and Sam Kerr finally shares her next football destination. Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman, Football West match reporter. Tom and the studio team discuss local football leagues and news. Bayswater and Fremantle City qualify for the Australia Cup Round of 32, the NPL competitions are providing exciting football with only 5 points separating the top 4 men’s NPL and Azzurri are dominating the women’s NPL. Find fixtures and news on the local platform Footballwa.net Stan Lazaridis, Perth Glory Football Director. Former Socceroo and Birmingham winger. Club news, Perth Glory NPL team, A-League player movements for the men’s and women’s teams, World Cup comments and tips. Jessica Johnson, Young WSL midfielder, Zambian U17 international, former MUMFC NPLW footballer, now playing football at Aston Villa. Jess shares with us her unique football journey and the challenges and successes along the way. Hayley Roach, Lost Lioness. All things World Cup and international football. Who’s standing out, who’s scoring stunning goals, saving stunning goals and surprising and entertaining us. Players we know- are they living up to the hype? And those we don’t- I’m sure the world stage won’t harm their market value. Let’s not forget we’ve all been following Sam Kerr’s next move which we now know is back to the USA to join Gotham FC. There’s always more when Hayley is on a roll! Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials, website, podcast, Facebook and Instagram.

  6. Jun 13

    Season 40 Episode 19

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM (Community) Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 13 June 2026. Penny Tanner Hoath and Pete Szkiela lead you through two hours of football and the team kick off the programme with news of the week. The World Cup is underway and the Socceroos kick-off their campaign Sunday, the Matildas landed in Australia for friendlies against Mexico, amongst the usual local football happenings and oh yeah, an appearance by Pete on BBC (I think that means he joins the ranks of international stardom for the World Football team)- tune in from 10am Saturday to hear more! Our guest lineup is- Ethan Rigg, SYN Radio, talks with us about the World Cup openers, the glitz of the opening ceremony, how the community is receiving the Cup, player and team news and who are the ones to watch according to Ethan. There’s plenty of places to watch the Cup locally like the North Perth Piazza and on SBS free to air. Let’s go Australia! Clara Hoarau, is in studio talking girls and women’s football. Clara grew up playing football in Melville, Western Australia, gained selection for WA, Perth Glory and the Young Matildas and is now currently contracted in France for Fleury 91, who are sitting in the top 4 in the French Division 1. She is here in Perth for a well earned break and tells us what’s her take on football locally is and what’s been on the agenda while in Perth. Tom Sermanni, former Matildas Coach and now with more letters after his name. Tom is always keen for a football chat. On the table for discussion is the Matildas working their way towards another World Cup campaign. What is the Matildas style of play these days? Has it changed with the playing stocks Joe has brought in to the squad. Do we need to change the style? Will Sam Kerr’s next career move have the same impact it did when she moved to Chelsea, what is Western Sydney Wanderers next play, what’s the key to grow the A-League - Tom will solve all the puzzles we have to ponder! We may also ask what’s happening in Scotland and discuss some Tom tips for the World Cup! Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials- website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  7. Jun 6

    Season 40 Episode 18

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM (Community) Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 6 June 2026. Murray Stevens, Matt Olsen and Pete Szkiel lead you through two hours of football and the team kick off the programme with news of the week. There’s lots of news to discuss and a huge team in studio to discuss it! Our guest lineup is- Tom Doleman on local Football West fixtures and news. The Far Post's Blayne Treadgold’s talks Perth Glory and Supporter updates. David Basheer, SBS World Cup commentator, walks us through World Cup news. Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials- website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

  8. May 30

    Season 40 Episode 17

    The World Football Programme, on 107.9FM (Community) Radio Fremantle for Saturday, 30 May 2026. Penny Tanner, Pete Szkiela and Kayla O’Connor lead you through two hours of football and the team kick off the programme with news of the week. The Socceroos squad is working its way towards the World Cup Final 26, both the men’s and women’s A-League Grand Finals included New Zealand teams for the first time with Auckland winning the men’s final, Football Australia’s AGM is causing some discussions and Perth Glory are securing some more than decent signings including a young Seb Despotovski. Our guest lineup is- Peter Rickers, former John Curtin Soccer School Coordinator. Pete still has his hand in lots of football pies- he brings us the world of representative school football and a wrap of the recent Girls Festival of Football. Melissa Spillman, Maarakool Art, Dreamtime Spirit Football, Football Futures Coach, Football Australia Female Community Champion of the year, footballer. An inspiring indigenous woman that is helping create opportunities for football in the community. Ethan Rigg, SYN Radio, Victoria. World Cup, European Champions League football. Squads are being thinned, rosters are being locked and loaded for the World Cup in June and PSG meet Arsenal in the men’s Champions League Final this weekend. Ethan has it covered. Hayley Roach, The Lost Lioness. Women’s football. Live from the Pumkin Festival, Queensland! The women’s Champions League final was played out last weekend between Barcelona and Lyon and with end of all the domestic seasons, there’s lots of player movements, including our own Sam Kerr from Chelsea. Hayley has it all covered! Thanks to all our listeners, members and partners for joining us again for 2026! Follow us on our socials- website, podcast, Facebook page and Instagram.

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The World Football Programme has been on air since 1987. The show has grown into an energetic and informative two hours of football news on Saturday mornings between 10-12. To get complete football coverage, the show engages with a handful of local and national guests live every show. The programme is researched, produced and presented by Penny TannerHoath and the team. Penny has played football for state and country. We all coach, play or administrate in the sport and love talking about all aspects of football. A sampling of our regular guests include - National Coaches and players, Football Federation Australia representatives, ALeague and WLeague spokespeople such as Tom Sermanni, Capital Football’s Heather Reid, Melbourne Victory’s Paul Trimboli, FFA’s Damien DeBohun; Perth Glory’s Steve McGarry, Declan Kelly, Jamie Harnwell and Jason Brewer, Lisa De Vanna, Fox, ABC and SBS Sport presenters Simon Hill, Adam Peacock, Sarah Walsh, Scott McIntyre and Vitor Sobral to name a few. National icons such as Paul Wade, local icons Stan Lazaridis and Chris Coyne.

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  • Creator
    Penny Tanner Hoath
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    200
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Penny Tanner Hoath
  • Show Website
    The World Football Programme