Roma wasn’t built in a day

You thought we had no football to talk about during International week didn’t you? WRONG!

We look ahead to Thursday’s games, the Women’s Champions League and by the way: What is going wrong at Roma?

Plus what Cole Palmer really thought of his move to Chelsea and is there ANYTHING more frightening than the prospect of asking Roy Keane for his daughters hand in marriage?

And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages.  You can email imacintosh@theathletic.com or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content…

Need something to read? Head over to the Athletic where Oliver Kay looks back on Premier League nostalgia and the perils of comparing different eras: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5917161/2024/11/13/premier-league-best-era-comparison-nostalgia/

Presenter: Iain Macintosh

With: James Horncastle and Si Watts

Producer: Si Watts

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