The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

With Jimbo away for the international break, Kelly Somers is in the Totally hot seat, with Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Charlie Eccleshare for company.This week sees the retirement of two sometimes great and sometimes terrible former Arsenal and Real Madrid players, Emmanuel Adebayor and Mesut Ozil, with the German in particular leaving a hugely divisive legacy. A genius turned live blogger.The Euro 2024 qualifying campaign begins with some stellar fixtures including Italy v England, Spain v a Haaland-less Norway, Zlatan’s Sweden v Belgium and captain Mbappe’s France v Koeman’s Netherlands.Paul Tenorio joins us to discuss a turbulent few months for the US national team since the World Cup, the courting of Folarin Balogun and why Patrick Vieira should be the next USA manager.Plus Hodgson, Conte and handsome Herve Renard.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Ozil and Adebayor, we hardly knew ye (02.00)• PART 2a: Roy Hodgson returns to Crystal Palace (13.00)• PART 2b: Conte somehow still at Spurs (19.00)• PART 3a: Italy v England preview (27.00)• PART 3b: Hughton’s Ghana get ready for action (33.00)• PART 3c: France v Netherlands preview (36.00)• PART 3d: Sweden v Belgium preview (46.00)• PART 4a: Paul Tenorio on an eventful few months for the USA (50.00)• PART 4b: New eras for Wales and Spain (57.00)• PART 4c: Sampaoli out, Renard in (62.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Euro crew assemble in the Athletic studio with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo bringing you the latest from the continent.The Champions League draw pits City and Pep against his old club Bayern and Chelsea against Real Madrid and James makes a case for Inter reaching the final.Barca win El Clásico to all but seal the La Liga title amidst their huge problems off the pitch and Atletico are flying.Lazio do the double in the Rome Derby as things heat up off the pitch with Jose Mourinho and Lazio owner Claudio Lotito.Dortmund finish a weekend of football top of the Bundesliga for the first time since 2019 as Bayern lose to Bayer Leverkusen.Michiel Jongsma joins us to talk Feyenoord and in France, PSG lose and Will Still's Reims finally lose.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)• PART 2: The Champions League draw (09.00)• PART 3: El Clasico and La Liga (14.00) • PART 4: Rome derby and Serie A (24.20)• PART 5: Dortmund go top and the Bundesliga (35.40)• PART 5b: Michiel Jongsma joins to talk Feyenoord (46.00)• PART 6: PSG lose again and Will Still's run ends in Ligue 1 (51.30)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo gathers together Daniel Storey, Nick Miller and Tom Williams to pick through an eventful weekend in the Premier League and FA Cup.Man United will face Brighton in the semi-finals after overcoming a Fulham side that implode at Old Trafford. Meanwhile Haaland makes it 8 goals in 2 games to set up a semi with Championship Sheffield United.Southampton and Spurs share six goals in the Premier League but the headlines are made by Antonio Conte’s extraordinary post-match press conference. Has he burned his bridges with everyone at Tottenham?Managerless Crystal Palace are swept aside by the league leaders Arsenal on Sunday. Dom Fifield tells us why the Eagles might be right to replace Patrick Vieira with Roy Hodgson.We also discuss the embarrassing paranoia of Wolves and Nottingham Forest when it comes to refereeing decisions.Plus Brooks, Koulibaly, Gordon Smith xG and what Erling Haaland goals can we remember?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Saka or Haaland for POTY (01.30)• PART 2a: Man United 3-1 Fulham and Brighton 5-0 Grimsby (04.00)• PART 2b: Man City 6-0 Burnley and Sheff Utd 3-2 Blackburn (14.00)• PART 3a: Dom Fifield on the sacking of Patrick Vieira and the return of Roy? (25.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal 4-1 Crystal Palace (33.00)• PART 3c: Wolves 2-4 Leeds (35.00)• PART 4a: Antonio Conte tears into Tottenham (39.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Rory Smith, Raphael Honigstein and Duncan Alexander into the pod in a week packed full of Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League action.Liverpool are eased out of the Champions League by Real Madrid, ending their trophy hopes in the process. Why do Jurgen Klopp’s side need everything to be perfect and why can’t they win when playing badly?Five-star Haaland leads Man City to victory over Leipzig. And Napoli are one of three Italian teams in the quarter-finals. Hear why Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia and co are the saviours of European football.Speaking of quarter-finals, the FA Cup returns with Kompany returning to Man City and League Two Grimsby looking to upset darlings of the pod Brighton.In the Premier League, an under pressure Patrick Vieira returns to his old club, league leaders Arsenal, as the historic bun fight at the bottom of the table continues.Plus pizza, Crufts and crew necks v turtlenecks. Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Is Serie A back? (01.00)• PART 2a: Man City 7-0 Leipzig (06.00)• PART 2b: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (14.00) • PART 3: Napoli 3-0 Frankfurt (23.00)• PART 4: FA Cup quarter-finals preview (36.00)• PART 5: Premier League weekend preview (48.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Packed into The Athletic studio, it’s Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo to cater for your continental needs.Liverpool travel to Madrid, three goals down against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Then Ancelotti’s men have El Clasico after Real confirmed their intention to join the complaint against Barca after they were charged with corruption.Man City take on Leipzig while cup manager Inzaghi looks for another big result as Inter go to Porto.Over in Turkey, Banu Yelkovan tells us about Super Lig leaders Galatasaray who have won 14 games in a row and have a more star-studded squad than you’d realised.And in France, Reims are still unbeaten in Ligue 1 under Still, and Benzema and Deschamps are having a very public row over the World Cup.Plus that Osimhen song, that Nuno Santos Rabona and that goal worthy of Maradona.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)• PART 2: Real Madrid v Liverpool & the Barcelona scandal (06.30)• PART 3: Man City v Leipzig preview & the Bundesliga round-up (22.00) • PART 4: Inzaghi under the microscope at Inter (31.00)• PART 5: 14 wins on the spin for Galatasaray with Banu Yelkovan (40.00)• PART 6: No more title race in Ligue 1 (50.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Jack Lang, Daniel Storey and Jay Harris reconvene to discuss a slightly bizarre Premier League weekend.Liverpool follow up their 7-0 win over Man United with a 1-0 surrender at Bournemouth. Which does little to convince the panel that they can overcome a three-goal deficit at Real Madrid in the Champions League this week.Leaders Arsenal cruise to a 3-0 win at Fulham with Leandro Trossard setting up all three goals. And Gabriel Jesus is back.It’s an unhappy Sunday for another Brazilian as Casemiro sees red again at Old Trafford. Why is he falling foul of officials so often when he didn’t in La Liga?And with the bottom 5 all taking points, and with 5 points separating the bottom 9, we ask who the heck is going down? Are Leicester too good? Or are Forest set to slide down the table without Johnson?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: An analysis-free Match of the Day (01.00)• PART 2a: Bournemouth 1-0 Liverpool (04.30)• PART 2b: Crystal Palace 0-1 Man City (10.00) • PART 3a: Fulham 0-3 Arsenal (17.00)• PART 3b: Man United 0-0 Southampton (22.00)• PART 3c: Everton 1-0 Brentford (26.00)• PART 3d: West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (31.00)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (36.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes along Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Adrian Clarke into the studio after a Champions League midweek full of drama and disappointment, and ahead of a Premier League weekend full of quirks.Tottenham’s joyless Champions League campaign ends with the first ever 0-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Milan progress to the last 8. Do the club need a reset and who is the manager to replace Conte and rebuild?Chelsea ease the pressure on Potter with victory over Dortmund as they keep their hopes of silverware alive. Did we see a new Potter and has he stumbled upon a starting 11 that he should stick with?PSG suffer another last 16 exit. Julien Laurens tells us why the Parisians don’t have a strong enough squad and why Bayern Munich aren’t as good as they should be.In the Premier League this weekend, leaders Arsenal travel to Craven Cottage with reason to fear Mitrovic, Solomon and co. And Man City are at Selhurst Park where they’ve had a hard time in the past.Elsewhere we discuss Brighton chance’s of a top 4 finish and Evan Ferguson’s chances of a big money move.Plus El Blockico, the king of the flick-ons and Adrian’s triple retake.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Parker and Billic both lose their jobs (03.00)• PART 2a: Chelsea through to the last 16 (06.00)• PART 2b: Spurs eliminated by Milan (15.30) • PART 2c: PSG knocked out by Bayern, with Julien Laurens (26.30)• PART 3a: Crystal Palace v Man City and Fulham v Arsenal previews (38.00)• PART 3b: Bournemouth v Liverpool preview (46.00)• PART 4a: On This Day - Mourinho sprints down the touchline (49.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (52.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back together at The Athletic studios in anticipation of some red-hot Champions League second legs.Bayern host PSG with a 1-0 lead but can they contain Kylian Mbappe, PSG’s newly crowned all-time top scorer? Especially when Julian Nagelsmann seems to have lost faith in Joao Cancelo.Dortmund travel to Stamford Bridge after securing their 10th win in a row in 2023. They’ve learned how to play without the ball and the brilliant Julian Brandt is archetypal of the new Dortmund.Spurs welcome Milan to North London for a fixture that’s too close to call. Is Rafael Leao due a big performance for the Rossoneri?Domestically, Sevilla are smashed 6-1 by Atletico with Sampaoli and Monchi both under the microscope. And Will Still is still unbeaten in Ligue 1 with Reims.Plus Scott Parker, Piers Morgan and boil-in bag rice.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)• PART 2a: Bayern v PSG preview (07.00)• PART 2b: Chelsea v Dortmund preview (15.30) • PART 3a: UEFA refund Liverpool fans (28.00)• PART 3c: Tottenham v Milan preview (31.00)• PART 4a: Man United v Real Betis preview (37.00)• PART 4b: Are Sevilla and Valencia going down? (43.00)• PART 4c: Will Still still unbeaten in Ligue 1 (52.00)• PART 5: Roma 1-0 Juventus (56.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Daniel Storey and Tom Williams after massive wins at Anfield and the Emirates in the Premier League this weekend.Man United suffer their joint heaviest defeat ever, collapsing 7-0 at Anfield. Salah’s on song for the Reds, as is Fabinho as United look like toddlers in a playground. None more so than Bruno Fernandes.Saturday sees one of the games of the season and one of the noises of the season as leaders Arsenal come from 2-0 down to beat Bournemouth 3-2. Reiss Nelson providing ecstasy at the Emirates.Elsewhere, Wolves are looking good to stay up as they see off Spurs in the Tim Spiers derby. Do they actually have a better squad than Tottenham?Plus praise for De Zerbi and Johnson, the less than effective Kai Havertz and West Ham as the Roy Hodgson GIF.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 7-0 Man United (01.00)• PART 2: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth (26.00)• PART 3a: Conti Cup for Arsenal, PSG record for Mbappe (36.00) • PART 3b: Wolves 1-0 Tottenham (40.00)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is joined by Duncan Alexander, Caoimhe O'Neill, and Jack Lang to review the mid week FA Cup and Premier League action and look ahead to the weekend's fixtures.Grimsby in the FA Cup Quarter finals for the first time in 84 years and Spurs chances of silverware all but ended by Sheffield United.Adrian Clarke joins to talk about Arsenal's emphatic 4-0 win against Everton as they win their game in hand and go 5 points clear at the top.Foden and Alvarez reignite City's attack as they beat Bristol ahead of their lunchtime kick off with Newcastle.Liverpool vs Man United on Sunday as Liverpool chase top 4 and Man United hunt down the top two.The Athletic's Fulham correspondent Peter Rutzler joins to talk about their incredible season and the job Silva is doing. Plus all the rest of the weekend's games.Produced by Jesse HowardRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: FA Cup 5th Round Up (07.00)• PART 2a: Adrian Clarke talks Arsenal's 4-0 win (20.20)• PART 2b: Foden's back and Man City vs Newcastle (29.45) • PART 2c: Liverpool Vs Man United (31.30) • PART 3a: Peter Rutzler talks Fulham's remarkable season (39.20)• PART 4a: Chelsea Vs Leeds (47.20)• PART 4b: The rest of the weekend's fixtures and some continental cup fun (53.40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Alvaro Romeo, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens, and James Horncastle to discuss all the latest action from across the continent.Mbappe hits 200 and Messi reaches his 700th league goal as PSG beat Marseille in Le Stade Vélodrome. Plus Monaco come unstuck against Nice with Lilian Thuram's son Khephren on the scoresheet.Bayern beat title rivals Union 3-0 and Dortmund keep pace with a goal of Brandt's back.Dropped points for all of the top 4 in La Liga as Barca lose to relegation threatened Almería, Real and Atlético Madrid draw and Real Sociedad lose to Valencia.Napoli win again as Inter lose at Bologna and AC Milan win at Atalanta to put the Milan sides level on points in second and third.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (05.20)• PART 2: PSG beat Marseille and Nice beat Monaco (08.00)• PART 3: Bayern beat Union and Dortmund unbeaten run continues (22.00)• PART 4: La Liga top 4 all drop points (33.00) • PART 5: Milan and Inter battle for second as Napoli win again (44.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Carl Anka, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey to discuss the League Cup final and the weekend's Premier League action.Ten Hag wins his first trophy as Man United held Newcastle at arm's length to lift the League Cup at Wembley.Chelsea's misery continues as Spurs beat them at the Bridge; they now have just 2 wins in 15.Klopp looks to the summer as Liverpool drop points again at Vieira's Palace who themselves haven't won in 2023.Up in the North, Celtic beat Rangers to the Scottish League Cup thanks to their Japanese star Kyogo Furuhashi, whilst down in Southend the Shrimpers could have played their last game.Arsenal and Man City both win and a look ahead to the midweek fixtures including Arsenal's game in hand against Everton, plus the battle at the bottom and all the rest of the weekend's action.Produced by Jesse HowardRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man United win the League Cup (5.15)• PART 2a: Chelsea's blues continue (23.00)• PART 3a: Liverpool drop points at Palace (37.20) • PART 3b: Celtic win the Scottish League Cup (41.00) • PART 3c: Arsenal win ahead of their midweek game in hand (44.40)• PART 3c: Man City back to winning ways (49.35)• PART 4a: The relegation battle and rest of the games (52.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by special guest Martin O'Neill, Duncan Alexander and Joey D'Urso to discuss the midweek games and look ahead to the Premier League weekend.Liverpool collapse on their worst European night at Anfield as Real Madrid come from 2-0 down to win 5-2.Man City draw at Leipzig as City's away troubles continue and the panel ponder whether Man City are a better side with or without Haaland.League toppers Arsenal go to Martin's old side Leicester, and he remembers Bergkamp's hatrick against them and Henry missing chances on his debut at Filbert Park.Newcastle take on Man United at Wembley in the League Cup final with third choice keeper Loris Karius in goal, as they bid for their first trophy since 1969.Martin reminisces on his secret night out in Madrid after winning the 1980 European Cup Final with Forest and talks about his book 'On Days Like These'.Plus Gareth Ainsworth leaves Wycombe after 10 years in charge and your questions for Martin.Produced by Jesse HowardRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A classic at Anfield (06.00)• PART 2a: Man City held in Leipzig and Haaland talk (22.00)• PART 2b: Arsenal Vs Leicester (29.40) • PART 3a: The League Cup Final preview (37.00) • PART 3b: Ainsworth leaves Wycombe after 10 years (48.20)• PART 3c: Listener questions for Martin O'Neill (50.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo, Raphael Honigstein and James Horncastle to discuss the midweek Champions League and Europa League games, as well as all the weekend's action from the continent.Bayern lose, Union draw and Dortmund win to leave all 3 clubs tied at the top on 43 points ahead of Leipzig's tie with Man City and Frankfurt's tie with Napoli in the Champions League.Barcelona have been asked to explain historical payments of €7m over 20 years to Catalan referee José María Enríquez Negreira as La Liga boss Javier Tebas calls for Joan Laporta to step down.Lecce do the double over Atalanta and Napoli keep on winning at the top of Serie A. Meanwhile, Napoli face Frankfurt and Leipzig take on Man City in the mid week Champions League ties.Messi rescues PSG with a last minute free kick as they beat Lille 4-3 with sporting director Luis Campos shouting at players and officials in the technical area and Neymar getting injured in time for carnival.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.30)• PART 2: All tied at the top of the Bundesliga (06.00)• PART 3: Barcelona accusations + La Liga round-up (22.00) • PART 4: Serie A updates from Florence (33.40) • PART 5: Chaos at PSG and Ligue 1 round-up (44.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey to discuss the weekend's action and look ahead to a busy week in both the Champions and Europa leagues.Arsenal overcome adversity to go back top of the league against their old manager and goalscoring goalkeeper in a special game at Villa Park.Man City come unstuck at the City Ground with a late Wood goal enough to claim a point for Forest as City cede the top spot ahead of their mid week Champions League game at Leipzig.Laurie Whitwell joins to talk about the potential Manchester United takeover, the win against Leicester and United's busy week ahead on the field. Their Carabao cup final opponents, Newcastle, have their unbeaten run ended by Liverpool who strike early as Pope sees red.Ward-Prowse prolific free kick run continues at Stamford Bridge to add to Graham Potters woes; he's now only 1 goal behind David Beckham who is the Premier League all time top free kick scorer.Plus a few listener questions and all the rest of the weekend's action with all of the bottom three winning and Son back in the goals.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal comeback at Villa (05.00)• PART 2a: City frustrated at Forest (15.45)• PART 2b: Man United takeover with Laurie Whitwell (22.00) • PART 3a: Popeless Newcastle lose to Liverpool (35.20) • PART 3b: Ward Prowse punishes Potter (43.00)• PART 3c: Dr Tottenham beat West Ham (52.00)• PART 4a: All the rest of the weekend's action (58.35) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Sasha Goryunov to discuss the midweek games and look ahead to the Premier League weekend.Man City activate their 'Novak Djokovic 5th set' super power and break a defiant Arsenal down, to win 3-1 and go top of the Premier League.Liam Twomey talks to James from Dortmund following Chelsea's loss with a Karim Adeyemi wonder goal and Spurs lose at the San Siro.Newcastle face Liverpool on Saturday and James catches up with the Athletic's George Caulkin about the game and his new 'Bobby 90' podcast series which includes unheard footage of Bobby talking about his career and life in football.Plus, Sasha (who was in Paris) discusses the UEFA enquiry into the chaotic scenes outside Stade de France last Summer and the panel look ahead to all the rest of the weekend fixtures.Produced by Jesse HowardRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal vs Man City (02.50)• PART 2a: Liam Twomey on Chelsea's loss (16.20)• PART 2b: Jesse gives Saints give their 'Marsching orders' (21.45) • PART 3a: Spurs drawing blanks at the San Siro (24.10) • PART 3b: Scott Parker in Bruges and the rest of the CL action (29.20)• PART 3c: The Merseyside Derby and Liverpool v Newcastle (33.40)• PART 4a: The UEFA report on the Champions League final (46.40)•PART 4b: The rest of the weekend's action (53.00***• Get 6 months of Babbel language learning for free when you purchase a 6 month subscription by entering the code ATHLETIC at babbel.com/playLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo, whilst Raphael Honigstein and James Horncastle phone in from across the continent to discuss the midweek Champions League and Europa League games, as well as the action from the weekend.PSG are in trouble on and off the pitch losing in the league to Monaco and the cup to Marseille and struggling with various injuries ahead of their game with Bayern.Bayern and Dortmind both win ahead of their games with PSG and Chelsea in the Champions League and Union Berlin keep the title race alive.Milan win via a Giroud goal, whilst Spurs lose to Leicester ahead of a huge tie for the two teams 5th in their respective leagues at the San Siro and Napoli keep on winning at the top of Serie A.Real Madrid win the Club World Cup and Barcelona win again ahead of their Europa League tie with Man Utd.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.30)• PART 2: PSG in trouble ahead of Bayern (05.40)• PART 3: Bundesliga updates and Bayern and Dortmund in the Champions League (18.15) • PART 4: Serie A updates and a Milan Spurs preview (35.00) • PART 5: Milan get embarassed at Sassuolo (40.00)***• Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Matt Davies-Adams, Benji Lanyado and Jack Lang to discuss the weekends action and look ahead to a busy week in football.The top of the league clash between Arsenal and Man City is finally here with only 3 points separating the top two. Arsenal come into it with 2 points dropped against Brentford and an apology from the PGMOL whilst City rotated and beat Villa.Chelsea's new 'Klarna signings' look lively in the lunchtime kick off but held again by a defiant West Ham and Soucek's goalkeeping.Dortmund and Milan await for Chelsea and Spurs in the Champions League as Spurs capitulate at Leicester in the Premier League.Leeds sucker punched by two late great Man Utd goals as their search for a manager continues. Meanwhile Saints join the manager hunt after a damaging loss to Wolves.Plus Willian's West London revival comes at Forest's expense as two centre backs go down and Palace scrape Brighton draw.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal vs Man City preview (06.30)• PART 2a: West Ham vs Chelsea (22.00)• PART 2b: Champions League Preview and Spurs capitulate (31.00) • PART 3a: Man U with a late Leeds sucker punch ahead of their Barca clash (39.30) • PART 3b: Leeds and Southampton search for managers (43.30)• PART 3c: Fulham vs Forest and freak groin injuries (52.00)• PART 4a: The rest of the weekends games. (57.40)***• Get 6 months of Babbel language learning for free when you purchase a 6 month subscription by entering the code ATHLETIC at babbel.com/playLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Tom Williams in the Athletic studios, plus Amitai Winehouse drops in to talk Leeds and Caoimhe O'Neill of the Walk On podcast talks Liverpool.Leeds search for a manager goes on as they put on an impressive display for their caretaker management team at Old Trafford.Man City re-appoint Lord Pannick QC to fight their off field battles, whilst Emery's Villa face them on the field.Arsenal have a tricky tie against in-form Brentford with one eye on their big title clash ahead on Wednesday.Caoimhe O'Neill tries to put her finger on what's gone wrong at Anfield this season and whether their season can be revived in the Derby with Real Madrid awaiting in the Champions League.And with the first million pound signing made on this day in 1979, Duncan explains what some things would cost in 2023 if inflation had risen at the same rate as Premier League footballers.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Amitai Winehouse talks Leeds vs Man Utd and life after Marsch (07.00)• PART 2a: Chelsea Vs West Ham (17.00)• PART 2b: Arsenal take on Brentford (19.30) • PART 3a: Man City's finances as they face Villa (24.00) • PART 3b: Caoimhe O'Neill talks Liverpool (31.30)• PART 3c: What next for Nathan Jones and Southampton as they take on Wolves (43.00)• PART 4a: Howe returns to Bournemouth (47.00)• PART 4b: Leicester Spurs and the rest of the weekends fixtures***• Get 6 months of Babbel language learning for free when you purchase a 6 month subscription by entering the code ATHLETIC at babbel.com/playLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo and James Horncastle phones in en route to Milan to discuss the latest football action across the continent.Bayern back to winning ways and Sebastien Haller scores his first goal since returning from his treatment for testicular cancer.In Spain, Madrid lose to Mallorca and Sociedad lose to Valladolid whilst Barcelona thrash Sevilla to go 8 points clear at the top.Inter beat AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina and Napoli win 3-0 to go thirteen points clear.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.55)• PART 2: Bayern and Dortmund win (07.50)• PART 3: Ajax update (21.30)• PART 4: Madrid ans Sociedad lose and Barca win (22.40)• PART 5: Marseille lose at home and Messi saves PSG (34.30) • PART 6: Napoli flying as Inter win the derby (42.00)***• Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.comLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Jon McKenzie to discuss the weekend's Premier League action.The Athletic's Matt Slater drops in to explain all as Man City are hit with over 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the Premier League, over a nine-year period.On the pitch, City's struggles at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium continue as Harry Kane beats Jimmy Greaves goal record for Spurs.Sean Dyche wins his debut game in charge at Goodison against table topping Arsenal.Liverpool come unstuck again as Lopeteguis Wolves beat them 3-0.Plus Leicester win away at Villa, Potter's Chelsea can't score again at neighbours Fulham and a look ahead to the midweek FA Cup replays.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Dyche masterclass agaisnt Arsenal (03.41)• PART 2a: Harry Kane becomes Spurs all time top scorer in win against City (10.55)• PART 2b: Matt Slater talks Man City financial charges (22.20) • PART 3a: Wolves beat Liverpool 3-0 (30.55) • PART 3b: Forest beat Leeds with Brennan Johnson strike (37.00)• PART 3c: FA Cup replays (49.40)• PART 4a: Fulham Chelsea stalemate (52.40)***• Get 6 months of Babbel language learning for free when you purchase a 6 month subscription by entering the code ATHLETIC at babbel.com/play Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Rory Smith to discuss this weekend's fixtures and the main takeaways from the January transfer window.Football finance expert and author of Price Of Football, Kieran Maguire drops in to talk about Chelsea's spending and what it means.Sean Dyche is unveiled as Everton manager and faces a stern test at Saturday lunchtime with the league leaders Arsenal visiting.Conte undergoes gall bladder surgery, and his Spurs side host Man City, against whom they often do well.Plus a classic rivalry of years gone by as Forest take on Leeds in the Premier League for the first time since 1999.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Transfer dealine day and football finances with Kiran maguire (00.45)• PART 2a: Chelsea Vs Fulham (16.10)• PART 2b: Dyche's debut against Arsenal (27.40) • PART 3a: City losing Cancelo and host Spurs (33.50) • PART 3b: Leeds host Forest for the first time in the top flight since 1999 (44.10)• PART 3c: Newcastle and Man Utd win Carabao Semi Finals (49.40)• PART 4a: All the rest of the weekends fixtures (01.01.40)***• Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the distinguished panel of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back in the studio together for the first time in 3 years to discuss the latest football action across the continent.Balogun scores with the last kick of the game for Reims to secure a dramatic 1-1 draw against 10 man PSG.A title race is on in the Bundesliga as Bayern drop points at Frankfurt and Dortmund and Union Berlin win.Osimhen scores a stunner for Napoli as they chase the Scudetto, whilst Milan get humiliated at Sassuolo and Juve's misery continues with 2-0 loss at Monza.Plus transfer deadline across the continent and Ajax search for a new manager.Produced by Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (06.10)• PART 2: Balogun pegs PSG back (12.00)• PART 3: The Bundesliga title race (22.50) • PART 4: Ajax sack their manager and sit 4th (35.00) • PART 5: Milan get embarassed at Sassuolo (36.20)• PART 6: Gattuso sacked at Valencia (49.40)***• Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Daniel Storey and Liam Tharme after a captivating FA Cup 4th round weekend and ahead of the transfer window slamming shut.Non-league Wrexham entertain us all with a 3-3 draw against Sheffield United, but Brighton are the big winners on Sunday, getting the better of Liverpool again. We rave about Mitoma and why the Big Six keep flocking to the Seagulls for players.Elsewhere, Man City edge past Arsenal with their big man little man strike partnership, Spurs are eyeing silverware even with moaning Danjuma, and agricultural Walsall catch Tim’s eyes.Plus Gordon, Caicedo, Semenyo and that Ronaldo free-kick against Portsmouth.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: It’s Sean Dyche at Everton (02.00)• PART 2a: Wrexham 3-3 Sheffield Utd (08.00)• PART 2b: Brighton 2-1 Liverpool (14.00) • PART 3a: Man City 1-0 Arsenal (28.00) • PART 3b: Preston 0-3 Tottenham (33.00)• PART 3c: Fulham 1-1 Sunderland (37.00)• PART 4a: Happy transfer deadline day (40.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the FA Cup weekend (44.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally• Get 20% Off and FREE shipping with the code EPL23 at manscaped.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not heard Adam Hurrey's equal parts hilarious and ridiculous Football Clichés podcast yet? Well here's a little taster for you to carry you over the FA Cup weekend. And if you like it, make sure to check out their extensive back catalogue of episodes, featuring interviews with Jamie Carragher, Keir Starmer and none other than James Richardson himself.Jimbo and the gang will be back as usual on Monday to discuss all the big weekend talking points. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo reconvenes with Duncan Alexander, Nancy Frostick and Adrian Clarke ahead of FA Cup 4th round weekend.Man City and Arsenal go head to head at the Etihad on Friday night. Will Pep and Mikel throw down the gauntlet or try to throw each other off the scent ahead of their Premier League meetings?All eyes on Wrexham this Sunday as the National League side host Sheffield United. Elsewhere can Accrington upset Leeds and are Brighton the competition’s dark horses?It’s advantage Man United and Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final first legs, which has Duncan explaining the finer details of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.Plus Danjuma’s change of mind and Bristol City’s penalty conspiracy.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Everton’s exciting week (02.00)• PART 2a: Accrington v Leeds preview (11.30)• PART 2b: Wrexham v Sheffield Utd preview (16.00) • PART 3a: Man City v Arsenal preview (24.00) • PART 3b: Fancying Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall to progress (33.00)• PART 3c: Southampton 0-1 Newcastle (36.00)• PART 4a: Forest 0-3 Man Utd (41.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the FA Cup weekend (46.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the distinguished panel of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo take in a dramatic weekend across the continent.Juventus are deducted 15 points following an investigation into their past transfer dealings. With Inter losing on Monday as well, it’s all looking very rosy for Napoli.The Bundesliga is back with the highest scoring matchday of the season, and the return of Sebastian Haller after his cancer diagnosis last year.Antoine Griezmann stars for Atletico but is solo artist Memphis Depay doomed under Simeone?Plus Mbappe scores 5 for PSG in the Coupe De France, Ajax can’t stop drawing and Harry Winks might not be able to save Sampdoria.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01.45)• PART 2: Juventus deducted 15 points (08.00)• PART 3: The Bundesliga’s back (17.00) • PART 4: Juve 3-3 Atalanta & Sampdoria’s struggles (25.00) • PART 5: Mbappe scores 5 in the Coupe De France (34.00)• PART 6: Griezmann shines for Atletico (37.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Jon Mackenzie and Jay Harris cast their eyes over an intriguing and potentially pivotal Premier League weekend.Arsenal overcome Man United in dramatic fashion with Nketiah proving a brilliant alternative to Jesus and the inverted Zinchenko proving hugely influential.Man City are back in the goals though with universal acclaim for Erling Haaland and Rico Lewis. Can they chase the Gunners down in the title race?Some drab 0-0s across the matchday, including at Anfield but Mykhailo Mudryk’s exciting cameo for Chelsea shows why they might not need a striker.Plus Mitoma, Gnonto and why Sean Dyche would keep Everton up.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 3-2 Man United (03.00)• PART 1b: Man City 3-0 Wolves (17.00)• PART 2a: West Ham 2-0 Everton (27.00) • PART 2b: Bournemouth 1-1 Forest & Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa (35.00) • PART 3a: Juve’s points deduction (38.00)• PART 3b: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (41.00)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Matt Davies-Adams onto the latest Totally Football Show, ahead of another eye-catching Premier League weekend.Leaders Arsenal host Man United in a throwback to what the fixture used to be. The Gunners are celebrating the absence of the suspended Casemiro. Will De Gea be the key man at the Emirates?Jurgen Klopp takes charge of his 1000th game in management (or does he?) against a Chelsea side who one of our panel thinks are about to take the Premier League by storm.It’s been another turbulent week at Everton with the fans and the board at odds over how things have been reported. The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe explains more.All that plus an FA Cup midweek headlined by Gnonto’s wonder goal and Neil Etheridge’s triple save.Also Trossard is Arsenal-bound, Olise is an enigma and Ward-Prowse is saving us from the aliens.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Leeds and Liverpool through to the FA Cup 4th round (04.00)• PART 2: Arsenal v Man United preview (13.09)• PART 3: Liverpool v Chelsea preview (28.40) • PART 4a: West Ham v Everton with Greg O’Keeffe (36.00) • PART 4b: Southampton v Aston Villa - JWP saves humanity (45.00)• PART 5a: The John Yems mess and the Haaland conundrum (51.15)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (54.20)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to review all the Euro action.PSG are beaten for the second away game in a row by their bogey team Rennes, allowing Lens to close the gap on the leaders to just 3 points.Napoli are 9 points clear after thrashing Juventus 5-1 as a first Serie A title for Spalletti surely beckons. Plus are Gasperini’s Atalanta back after putting 8 past Salernitana?Xavi secures silverware with the Spanish Super Cup, while Real Sociedad win the Basque derby, with Imanol Alguacil proving to be another great Basque manager.The Bundesliga returns on Friday with Leipzig looking to upset a Neuer-less Bayern.Plus Shakira versus Pique, Sampaoli’s Sevilla could go down and why Lyon players are the goats.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.30)• PART 2: PSG lose again to Rennes (07.00)• PART 3: Napoli hammer Juve, Atalanta spank Salernitana (19.00) • PART 4: Shakira, the Super Copa and the Basque Derby (33.00) • PART 5: The Bundesliga returns on Friday (47.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey into the pod after a monumental Premier League derby weekend.Arsenal go 8 points clear and become title favourites for the very first time with a comfortable victory at Tottenham. So what exactly is the point of Antonio Conte at Spurs?Man City slip up again due to some refereeing controversy and an incredibly well organised Man United slide under Erik ten Hag.Brighton outclass Liverpool at the Amex with Roberto De Zerbi impressing more and more each week. Why did Liverpool choose to rebuild from front to back?And there are two points separating the bottom 7, with about 5 managers seemingly hanging on for dear life.Plus who is the biggest disappointment of the season? And hear why Forest have definitely signed a young Brazilian Rodri.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal (03.00)• PART 1b: Man Utd 2-1 Man City (12.00)• PART 2a: Brighton 3-0 Liverpool (26.00) • PART 2b: Chelsea beat Palace and sign Mudryk (34.00) • PART 2c: Newcastle 1-0 Fulham (42.00) • PART 3: Two points separate the bottom seven (51.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s joined by Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Tom Williams ahead of a mouthwatering Premier League weekend.Man City are knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Southampton, ahead of the Manchester derby against red-hot United. Hear how City have been low-key underwhelming for a while and why that might be.We also look ahead to a pivotal North London derby, Who can counterpunch their way to the local bragging rights? Plus Adam Crafton pops in to tell us about QSI’s interest in Spurs.Elsewhere, the relegation 12 pointer between Everton and Southampton, what would constitute an upset at Brighton Liverpool, and which fixture is a Paul Rudd meme of a match?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A Welshman’s Gareth Bale memories (01.00)• PART 2a: Southampton 2-0 Man City (07.00)• PART 2b: Manchester derby preview (15.00) • PART 3a: Adam Crafton on QSI’s interest in Spurs (26.00) • PART 3b: North London derby preview (35.00) • PART 4a: Brighton v Liverpool preview (42.00) • PART 4b: Burn’s Newcastle take on Fulham (46.00)• PART 4c: Chelsea v Crystal Palace preview (50.00)• PART 5: The rest of the League Cup and Premier League action (55.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew are back after a weekend of moving and manoeuvring across the continent.Joao Felix is on his way from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea. Have the Blues struck gold or is this the latest error in a case study in how not to help a manager?Barcelona go 3 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga but are we looking at a two horse race with weak horses?Didier Deschamps is staying as France manager but it’s the disrespecting of Zinedine Zidane by the head of the FFF that’s causing the biggest stir. Plus the Coupe De France brings shocks, sackings and the greatest talent of his generation…James Horncastle sifts through all the apex height stats to round up Serie A as the top two - Napoli and Juventus - prepare to clash on Friday.And we pick out our favourite memories from the career of the recently retired Gareth Bale.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.00)• PART 2a: Joao Felix off to Chelsea (09.00)• PART 2b: Barcelona go 3 points clear (14.00) • PART 3: Gareth Bale retires (24.00) • PART 4: Serie A - comebacks and crazy stats (30.00) • PART 5a: Deschamps stays as France boss (44.00) • PART 5b: The magic of the Coupe De France (49.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tim Spiers into the pod after a pulsating FA Cup 3rd round weekend.Chelsea are thrashed by Man City at the Etihad and we have that crazy conversation about Graham Potter’s future at the Bridge. Are the players playing for Potter? Do the fans need to accept some short-term pain for long-term gain?Wolves fall victim to some questionable offside decisions in their draw with Liverpool at Anfield as Lopetegui continues to improve the players. But Emery’s Villa are upset by Stevenage while Wrexham, Boreham Wood and Chesterfield do the National League proud.Elsewhere there’s the non-celebrating Josh Windass, the calm Marco Silva and the happy Marcus Rashford. Plus it’s Carabao Cup quarter-final time with possibly the biggest game of Newcastle’s season.Real Madrid are beaten by Villarreal with The Athletic’s new Real correspondent Guillermo Rai telling us why the champions are so suspect defensively.And the panel pay their tributes to the late, great Gianluca Vialli.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Wrexham and Stevenage cupsets (02.00)• PART 2a: Chesterfield 3-3 West Brom (07.00)• PART 2b: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle (11.00) • PART 3a: Man City 4-0 Chelsea (16.00) • PART 3b: Liverpool 2-2 Wolves (25.00) • PART 3c: Other 3rd round highlights (31.00) • PART 3d: Carabao Cup QF preview (42.00) • PART 4a: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid with Guillermo Rai (47.00) • PART 4b: Paying tribute to Gianluca Vialli (53.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totallyLISTEN TO OUR GIANLUCA VIALLI SPECIALS ON GOLAZZO:• https://spoti.fi/3ZlNZb2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado reconvene to discuss a hectic midweek Premier League schedule and FA Cup 3rd round weekend.A turbulent week on Merseyside with Liverpool losing at Brentford and losing Virgil Van Dijk for the foreseeable future. How much do they need to make the top 4 during this transitional season?Everton are hammered 4-1 by Brighton as the pressure intensifies on Frank Lampard. And it may already be red hot in the hot-seat at St Mary’s after just 4 league games at Southampton for Nathan Jones.Elsewhere Newcastle channel Simeone’s Atletico at the Emirates. And we look ahead to FA Cup 3rd round weekend which stirs up memories of Kevin Moran and Sam Hammam.Plus Bryan Gil, Evan Ferguson and Annie’s.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Duncan’s January move and the passing of David Gold (01.30)• PART 2a: Crystal Palace 0-4 Spurs (07.00)• PART 2b: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (12.30) • PART 3a: Everton 1-4 Brighton (22.00) • PART 3b: Leeds 2-2 West Ham (29.00) • PART 3c: Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest (33.00) • PART 3d: Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle (37.00) • PART 4: FA Cup 3rd round preview (42.30) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After nearly 2 months apart, the Euro crew of Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back and in full effect.Ligue 1 returns with Lens closing the gap on PSG to 4 points by inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the Parisians. Will Lionel Messi help or hinder PSG when he returns?La Liga is back with unfortunately another racism controversy and with referee Mateu Lahoz adding to his celebrity status.Serie A restarts on Wednesday with Napoli on fire on the pitch and Juventus in trouble off it with their entire board resigning.And Kristof Terreur tells us just how did Scott Parker end up being appointed as the new manager of Club Brugge.Plus Bayern’s goalkeeper hunt, Will Still, and life for Lyon after Aulas.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.30)• PART 2a: Lens 3-1 PSG (06.30)• PART 2b: Scott Parker to Brugge, with Kristof Terreur (19.00) • PART 2c: Transfer chit-chat (25.00) • PART 3: Serie A returns (31.00) • PART 4: La Liga - Lewandowski and Lahoz (40.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the first pod of 2023, Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Nick Miller and Matt Davies-Adams in the middle of a bumper Premier League schedule.We keep expecting them to falter but Arsenal go 7 points clear at the top of the table. What exactly will be the thing that stops them going all the way? The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe tells us how chasing Man City slipped up against Everton.Up next for City, it’s Chelsea. It’s another disappointing weekend for Graham from Solihull as the Blues are pegged back by Forest. And for Tottenham who are beaten 2-0 at home by Villa. What’s happened to Son and what has happened to Spurs?Plus samurai Palhinha, walking Thiago and the joy Wout Faes brought us.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Farewell Pele and farewell Ronaldo (01.00)• PART 2a: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (05.00)• PART 2b: Man City 1-1 Everton with Greg O’Keeffe (13.00) • PART 3a: Brighton 2-4 Arsenal (24.00) • PART 3b: Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa (31.00) • PART 3c: Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (38.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend and midweek (40.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to reflect on a feast of festive football in the Premier League.Arsenal kept their title-challenging form going by beating West Ham in front of a returning Arsène Wenger. Newcastle United also carried on their ominous pre-World Cup form by swatting aside Leicester City.Yorkshireman Erling Haaland returned to his place of birth. His two goals for Manchester City against Leeds United saw him become the fastest player to reach twenty goals in the Premier League.Plus Chelsea and Manchester United picked up wins as they try and regain some lost ground after stuttering starts.At the bottom, there’s disagreement over the prospects for Nathan Jones at Southampton. But there’s consensus that Everton are in troubling form; the sort that may not see Frank Lampard’s time in the Goodison dugout last much longer.Produced by Steve HankeyRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal beat West Ham (03.00)• PART 2: Newcastle beat Leicester (12:30)• PART 3: Haaland hauling Leeds over hot coals and footballer’s weight (19:30) • PART 4a: Wolves with two wins under Lopetegui (25.30) • PART 4b: Everton are in trouble (30:00) • PART 4c: Man Utd beat Forest (32:30)• PART 5a: Liverpool lure Cody Gakpo (38:00)• PART 5b:Brentford’s draw with Spurs, but how will they manage without Toney? (41.30) • PART 5c: How will Nathan Jones do at Southampton? And star spangled Fulham (49.30)• PART 6: Chelsea and a lesser-spotted Denis Zakaria (59:30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Carl Anka and Matt Davies-Adams for a revelatory refresher on the return of the Premier League on Boxing Day.With the World Cup now in the rear view mirror, can Arsenal hang on to top spot domestically without Gabriel Jesus? Can Miguel Almiron maintain his electrifying form? And can the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool force their way into the top 4?At the other end of the table, is there more mutiny around the corner at Everton? Plus we get an update on the state of Jadon Sancho and get to know Nathan Jones and Nottingham Forest’s skateboarding new signing.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: What have you forgotten about the Premier League season? (01.00)• PART 2a: Arsenal v West Ham preview (10.00)• PART 2b: Leeds v Man City preview (15.30) • PART 2c: Leicester v Newcastle preview (18.30) • PART 2d: Brentford v Spurs preview (23.30) • PART 3a: Aston Villa v Liverpool preview (30.30) • PART 3b: Chelsea v Bournemouth preview (36.30) • PART 4: Nathan Jones, Jadon Sancho and a look at the bottom of the table (42.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey react to an amazing day for football, as the game’s best player stars in the game’s best ever match to win the game’s biggest prize.Argentina dethrone France as world champions via penalty shoot-out after an enthralling 3-3 draw, as Lionel Messi cements his legacy on the grandest stage.With added reaction from Julien Laurens and Martin Mazur, we try and get to the bottom of what the hell happened in Doha. The Dir Maria selection, the Deschamps substitutions, the Mbappe hat-trick, the Martinez shenanigans and all the non-stop drama.Plus a word for Sinisa Mihajlovic, Croatia and Morocco, and we montage our way out of Qatar 2022.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Argentina and Messi are world champions (01.00)• PART 1b: A word from Julien Laurens (15.00)• PART 2a: What the hell happened? (18.00) • PART 2b: A word from Martin Mazur (33.00) • PART 2c: Croatia finish 3rd (36.00) • PART 3a: RIP Sinisa (39.00) • PART 3b: We’re gonna need a montage (41.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina?Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final?Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine Ounahi.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3OiC33DfU Produced by Charlie Jones.SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo discusses the second semi-final with Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams as France continue their defence of the World Cup.Les Bleus see off Morocco without dazzling but once again getting the job done. We discuss how Antoine Griezmann became the midfield dynamo that Didier Deschamps’ tactical approach depends upon.Their opponents on Sunday will be Argentina. Martin Mazur tells us how everyone is singing, everyone wants stickers and everyone wants to do it for Messi instead of Messi doing it for them.Plus 3rd/4th place play-offs and the unsung XI.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: France 2-0 Morocco (02.00)• PART 2: Argentina prepare for the final with Martin Mazur (11.00)• PART 3: The unsung XI and other final thoughts (31.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod as Argentina book their ticket to the World Cup final.Croatia are overcome by La Albiceleste in the first semi-final on Tuesday, with Messi continuing to dazzle in Qatar. Does Argentina effectively playing with 10 men and luxury Lionel show the differences between elite club competition and the World Cup? France or Morocco await for Argentina in the final. Can the holders succeed where Spain and Portugal failed in finding a way to the Africans’ goal? And how will brothers Mbappe and Hakimi fare against each other?Plus we dive into the foreign manager debate and whether Thomas Tuchel would fancy a crack at the England job.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Argentina 3-0 Croatia (03.30)• PART 2: A foreign England manager and Bayern’s injury woes (23.00)• PART 3a: France v Morocco preview with Julien Laurens and Maher Mezahi (31.00) • PART 3b: Rapha pays tribute to Grant Wahl (41.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone.Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament.Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first African side ever to reach the last 4 by beating Portugal. But should Cristiano Ronaldo have been comforting his team-mates rather than shedding his own tears?Finally we check in on where it went wrong for the number 1 ranked team in the world Brazil.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Alex Abnos pays tribute to Grant Wahl (01.00)• PART 2: England 1-2 France (04.00)• PART 3: Morocco 1-0 Portugal (23.00) • PART 4a: More on Brazil’s elimination (40.00)• PART 4b: Your semi-finals are… (36.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers and Sasha Goryunov gather their thoughts after an incredible day of quarter-final action in Qatar.Argentina overcome the Netherlands on penalties after a game that features comebacks, late drama, the pass of the tournament and the free-kick of the tournament.Messi and co will face Croatia in the semi-finals after they defeat Brazil in a shootout. Slaven Bilic joins us in the studio to detail what makes his country so effective at team sports.Saturday’s quarter-finals see Morocco look to make history as the first African nation to reach the last 4. And it’s England v France, with the Three Lions looking to unseat the defending champions. Julien Laurens gives us the French perspective.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties (03.00)• PART 2: Croatia beat Brazil on penalties, with Slaven Bilic (15.00)• PART 3a: Portugal v Morocco preview with Bruno Sousa and Maher Mezahi (30.00) • PART 3b: England v France preview with Julien Laurens (36.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 17 days of non-stop action, Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tim Spiers and Daniel Storey take stock after another huge day at the World Cup.Portugal smash the Swiss 6-1 to progress to the quarter-finals, on an evening where all of Fernando Santos’s decisions paid off. Including dropping Cristiano Ronaldo for hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos.Morocco become just the 4th African team ever to reach the last 8 of the World Cup. As Maher Mezahi explains, a star is born in manager Walid Regragui. But where now for Spain, who have very little to show for their thousands of passes.Plus former Netherlands winger Ryan Babel joins us to preview the Dutch team’s clash with Argentina on Friday and explain why he rapped about Louis Van Gaal.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland (02.00)• PART 2a: Morocco beat Spain on penalties with Maher Mezahi (13.00)• PART 2b: Highlights from the first 17 days (27.00) • PART 3: Netherlands v Argentina preview with Ryan Babel (36.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Liam Tharme and Sasha Goryunov for company to reflect on a quite spectacular performance by Brazil who blew past South Korea. Natalie Gedra gives us her thoughts on the Seleção's dominating display at Stadium 974.Brazil will face Croatia in the quarter-finals after Luka Modric and co huffed and puffed their way past Japan in a game that featured perhaps the worst penalty shoot out of all time.Also in the podcast, we look ahead to Tuesday's last 16 ties, with Switzerland taking on Portugal and Alvaro Romeo giving his thoughts on Spain's match with Morocco.Make sure you join us again tomorrow to see how it all goes down.Produced by Charlie Jones and Ben Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka, Lynsey Hooper, Julien Laurens and Jack Pitt-Brooke into the pod after a bumper day of last 16 World Cup action.England, inspired by Jude Bellingham, ease past Senegal in convincing fashion. Maybe Gareth Southgate is good at this managing at major tournaments malarkey.That said, the Three Lions face the French in the quarter-finals, after the holders pick off Poland. Olivier Giroud completes his remarkable career story by becoming his nation’s all time top scorer. And Kylian Mbappe looks like the best player on the planet.Monday sees Brazil play South Korea while Japan take on Croatia. Tas Okawa tells us what the best week in Japanese football history has meant to the people back home.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: England 3-0 Senegal with Jack Pitt-Brooke (01.00)• PART 2: France 3-1 Poland with Julien Laurens (17.00)• PART 3a: Brazil v South Korea preview (33.00) • PART 3b: Japan v Croatia preview with Tas Okawa (39.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s joined by Michael Cox and Tim Spiers as the knockout stages of the World Cup get underway.Argentina make their way past a spirited Australia with Lionel Messi turning it on. But is it their defensive steel that could take them all the way?The Netherlands impress as they brush aside USA with the wing-backs flourishing and Memphis Depay opening the scoring from a 20 pass move. As for America, Paul Tenorio tells us the striker search starts now.England battle Senegal and the ITV curse on Sunday. Demba Ba tells us why Gareth Southgate should fear conceding the first goal. And penalties.Plus France take on Poland. But the Polish press aren’t feeling too proud of their team back home.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Argentina 2-1 Australia (03.00)• PART 2: Netherlands 3-1 USA with Paul Tenorio (10.00)• PART 3a: England v Senegal preview with Demba Ba (27.00) • PART 3b: France v Poland preview (39.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Jimbo, Tom Williams and Sasha Goryunov on the pod after Day 13 of the World Cup.South Korea score an unbelievably late winner to progress from Group H leaving Uruguay to do some Seoul searching. Korean journalist Sungmo Lee gives us his reaction.Uruguay’s win over Ghana wasn’t enough for them and the Black Stars were awarded another penalty against the South Americans...which the they missed. Just a little bit of history repeating…In Group G, Serbia succumbed to Switzerland 3-2 despite two goals from their superb centre forwards Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Vlahovic. The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur gives us on-the -whistle reaction from the 974 stadium.Finally, we look ahead to the knockouts! The first last 16 tie sees the US play the Netherlands. The Athletic's Jeff Rueter and our old Dutch pal Michiel Jongsma give us the respective perspective from the Amerikee and Holland.Produced by Steve Hankey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.