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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson The Athletic
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James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week with all the football news you need to know - and plenty that you don’t. On Monday, we review all the weekend’s action. On Tuesday, it’s the Euro crew with James Horncastle and Raphael Honigstein looking at matters across the continent. And on Thursday, Duncan Alexander brings the silliness and numbers.
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Will it be a Real Madrid-PSG Champions League final?
Matt Davies-Adams is in the Euro hot seat alongside Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo, Seb Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle as the continental competitions reach their climax.
Real Madrid are champions of La Liga and are now looking to add the Champions League trophy, the last trophy Harry Kane could win this season, as Bayern head to the Bernabeu.
Dortmund have the advantage against PSG in the other semi, as two teams who save their best for the Champions League do battle in Paris.
Elsewhere, Leverkusen make it 48 games unbeaten, with the chance to add the Europa League and the Pokal to maybe the greatest season ever.
Plus Will Still could be heading to England, Girona are heading to the Champions League and is Stefano Pioli heading for a pizza?
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moment of the week (01.00)
• PART 2a: Real Madrid v Bayern preview (07.30)
• PART 2b: PSG v Dortmund preview (18.30)
• PART 3a: Milan’s manager search (27.00)
• PART 3b: Europa League & Conference League preview (36.00)
• PART 4: 48 unbeaten for Leverkusen (46.00)
• PART 5: Still leaves Reims & Girona reach the Champions League (56.00)
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Tottenham taken apart by Liverpool as Ipswich join the elite
Matt Davies-Adams welcomes Carl Anka, Tim Spiers and Jordan Campbell into the studio after a big weekend for determining the line-up of next season’s Premier League.
Tottenham’s Champions League hopes are almost over after a 4th defeat in a row against Liverpool at Anfield. How disappointed should Postecoglou be about the lack of response from his players?
David Moyes’s tenure at West Ham appears to be ending on a sour note as the Hammers lose 5-0 at Chelsea. Is it all finally clicking for the Blues under Pochettino?
Arsenal and Man City win again with neither looking likely to slip up as the title race goes down to the wire.
It’s an historic weekend for Ipswich who are promoted to the Premier League after 22 years away. Nancy Froston joins us to discuss the incredible job Kieran McKenna has done.
Plus Sean Dyche and music, and who should replace Mark Clattenburg on Gladiators.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Liverpool 4-2 Tottenham (02.20)
• PART 1b: Brighton 1-0 Aston Villa (09.00)
• PART 1c: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham (15.00)
• PART 2: Arsenal & Man City win again (26.00)
• PART 3: Ipswich promoted to the Premier League, with Nancy Froston (38.00)
• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00)
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Sancho shines in the Champions League, plus the next chapter in the title race
Matt Davies-Adams is in the hot seat, alongside Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Tom Williams as the season reaches boiling point.
Bayern and Real Madrid draw 2-2 in the Champions League semi-final first leg while it’s advantage Dortmund against PSG as Jadon Sancho steals the show. And what next for Bayern after Ralf Rangnick turns them down?
Arsenal and Man City take their next steps in the title race. Does the visit of Bournemouth to the Emirates represent the toughest test left for Arteta?
Liverpool welcome Spurs to Anfield which brings back memories of the good process. Luton and Forest both face must-win fixtures in the battle to stay up while Ipswich are on the verge of returning to the Premier League.
Plus we’ve got a blockbuster fixture in the Inter Totally Cup as Michael Cox takes on Charlie Eccleshare.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Dortmund 1-0 PSG (02.00)
• PART 1b: Bayern 2-2 Real Madrid (09.30)
• PART 2a: Farewell Thiago Silva (23.00)
• PART 2b: Liverpool v Spurs preview (26.00)
• PART 2c: Arsenal and Man City trade blows again (33.00)
• PART 2d: The battle at the bottom (39.00)
• PART 3: Ipswich heading up, WSL and Copa America (47.00)
• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup - Cox v Eccleshare (51.00)
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Can Dortmund damage PSG’s Champions League dreams?
Jimbo has James Horncastle and Julien Laurens in the pod and Alvaro Romeo and Seb Stafford-Bloor on the line to look ahead to the first legs of the Champions League semi-finals. Can Dortmund do the do against PSG? Who will come out on top of Kane v Bellingham as Bayern Munich host Real Madrid? Plus: Leverkusen leave it late yet again, Brest qualify for Europe and mooted managerial moves around the continent.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Moments of the Weekend (01m 00s)
• PART 2a: Dortmund v PSG preview (10m 00s)
• PART 2b: Bayern v Real Madrid preview (20m 30s)
• PART 3: La Liga round up (28m 30s)
• PART 4: More Leverkusen magic and Europa League and Conference previews (37m 30s)
• PART 5: More from Ligue 1 and Serie A (49m 00s)
Presented by: James Richardson
With: James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Seb Stafford-Bloor
Produced by: Ben Green
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Arsenal’s stressful win at Spurs and Salah’s spat with Klopp
Jimbo is joined in the studio by Charlie Eccleshare, JJ Bull and Adrian Clarke after a dramatic weekend on and off the pitch.
Strange goings on in the North London derby but Arsenal come out on top against Tottenham. Man City also get the job done against Nottingham Forest to retain the advantage in the title race.
Liverpool look out of that race after drawing at West Ham but it’s substitute Mo Salah’s touchline row with Jurgen Klopp that dominates the headlines. Is Salah right to be upset? And what can Salah expect from Arne Slot’s Liverpool next season?
It was a weekend where the Premier League said goodbye to Sheffield United and hello to Leicester. Hear why more teams need a bit of Everton in them.
Plus on the anniversary of that Keegan moment, whatever happened to mind games?
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal (03.30)
• PART 1b: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Man City (14.00)
• PART 2a: On This Day - Keegan would love it (22.00)
• PART 2b: West Ham 2-2 Liverpool (26.00)
• PART 2c: What to expect from Slot at Liverpool (34.00)
• PART 3: Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea (42.00)
• PART 4a: EFL ups and downs (47.00)
• PART 4b: The rest pf the PL weekend (49.00)
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Va-Va Voom! Tom Williams talks modern French football
Tom Williams has written a fantastic new book all about French football from the 1980s to the present day, and he popped by the Totally studios to tell Iain Macintosh - and, by extension, you, dear listener - all about it. So plump up a cushion and brace yourself for tales of Marseilles-era Chris Waddle, Jean-Pierre Papin, Bernard Tapie, Basile Boli, Guy Roux, Claude Bez, PSG's multiple European failures and much, much more. Or beaucoup plus, as they say en français.
Get your hands on Va-Va Voom: The Modern History of French Football right now!
Presented by Iain Macintosh
Produced by Ben Green
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Customer Reviews
Must listen
I consistently listen to and enjoy most episodes of the show each week and would recommend the same to any other football fan. I was thinking about writing a review but unsure exactly what I wanted to say.
I see some of the other reviews are very negative and find that surprising and some even for reasons that are disheartening to say the least. Thank you for providing a voice and recognition to those who may not otherwise easily find it.
Euro edition is the best
Love the euro coverage! Alvaro does an amazing job covering Spanish football and the entire crew is also great.
I need the stats guru to find out an answer to this question: when is the most likely time for different individual strikers to score? My attention is on Mbappe. It seems that he almost always scores in the 90th minute. Is that because he doesn’t defend so he has the legs to take on tired defenders? It’s just so common it seems to find him scoring in the dying minutes of a game. I am a Real Madrid fan, so you know that scoring on us first is a mistake. We normally leave it late to score and I attribute it to superior athletes not tiring. But wow, mbappe scores I late winner every time I check PSG stats.
Anyway, the above is the kind of question that Jules and The James’s, Alvaro and the many other contributors are talking about and make this top three football pods. Producer Charlie, I’m glad you’re back! We don’t forget you!
Nice but… photos?
Decent pod. As a suscribir to a number of soccer/football pods-yes I am an American- it’s unusual to me that you don’t have photos up on the Apple pod feed. Is this a security concern? Perhaps y’all are too shy? Or unfortunately y’all are too embarrassed by your appearances to have them posted? I would hope not as the banter you provide is very entertaining.
Best,
Mark
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