The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Matt Davies-Adams is in the hot seat with Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Colin Millar for company after another jaw-dropping Premier League weekend.It's 4 defeats in a row for Liverpool and back-to-back wins under Ruben Amorim for the first time. Man United victorious thanks to a late Harry Maguire header at Anfield. What next for Arne Slot's side?Ange Postecoglou's tenure as Nottingham Forest manager ends after 39 days and a 3-0 defeat to Chelsea. Who will be the third manager of the season at the City Ground?Arsenal stay top with another clean sheet, Haaland still cannot be stopped and Palace and Bournemouth compete in an exhilarating 3-3 draw.Plus underachieving Newcastle and Reyes Cleary from downtown.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 1-2 Man United (03.00)• PART 1b: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (18.00) • PART 2a: Postecoglou sacked by Forest (25.00)• PART 2b: Fulham 0-1 Arsenal (34.00)• PART 2c: Man City 2-0 Everton (40.00)• PART 3a: Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth (48.00)• PART 3b: Sunderland 2-0 Wolves (52.00)• PART 3c: Brighton 2-1 Newcastle (57.30)• PART 3d: Burnley 2-0 Leeds (60.00)• PART 3e Reyes Cleary from downtown (65.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo opens the Totally Almanac in 2006 and is joined by Duncan Alexander, Benji Lanyado and special guest Alan Curbishley to discuss an unforgettable West Ham season.It was the tale of two Alan's and two Argentinians with Alan Pardew sacked, Alan Curbishley brought in and Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano pitching up in East London to almost everyone's surprise. A baptism of fire for the new Icelandic owners as the club eventually pulled off the great escape on the final day by completing a double against the champions Man Utd. Curbishley tells Jimbo about the pivotal moment he sat down with Tevez and his interpretor to inspire his season saving goals. It didn't end there though with Sheffield United taking them to court over the Tevez and Mascherano deal and Curbishley leaving, never to manage again.Plus two West Ham 06/07 themed quiz questions from Duncan.Produced by Jesse Howard, Lucy Oliva and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Benji’s bid for West Ham (00.40)• PART 1b: Duncan’s quiz question (3.05) • PART 1c: The Totally Extra Almanac (4.12) • PART 2a: Welcome to 2006 and Upton Park (06.30)• PART 2b: Alan Curbishley joins Jimbo (24.05)• PART 3a: The double over Man Utd and the miracle turnaround (35.11)• PART 3b: What next for all of the 06/07 season protagonists (45.40)• PART 3c: Duncan’s quiz answered (52.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo assembles Natalie Gedra, Dom Fifield and Duncan Alexander for another dose of Totally as we gear up for the return of the Premier League - and look back on the midweek international action.England became the first European nation to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday night after their 5-0 win over Latvia. But what are the key selection headaches that will be troubling Thomas Tuchel? And who's running out of time to secure their place on the plane come next summer?Elsewhere, Sweden have sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson after somehow conspiring to pick up just one point in his four games in charge, leaving their hopes of qualification in a highly perilous position. And it's been a rollercoaster of an international break for Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil - hammering South Korea 5-0 but then handed a 3-2 defeat by Japan in Tokyo which has gone down predictably well back in South America...Then, it's full steam ahead to MD8 in the Premier League. We've got the intrigue of high-flying Palace v Bournemouth, Liverpool looking to end their three-match losing steak against Manchester United, who are on a one-match winning streak of their own - while Ange's increasingly precarious position at Forest faces its next test with Chelsea visiting the City Ground.All that plus Grand Sumo, Arctic Circle sackings - and 'Ndiaye Will Always Love You'.Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Hellos and naming rights (00.45)• PART 1b: World Cup qualifying round up (03.00)• PART 1c: Latvia 0-5 England - Three Lions qualify for WC '26 (05.10)• PART 2a: Big stories elsewhere in qualifying (15.15)• PART 2b: Sweden in a mess (17.55)• PART 2c: Japan beat Brazil (20.30)• PART 3a: Premier League MD8 round up (27.05)• PART 3b: Crystal Palace v Bournemouth preview (28.15)• PART 3c: Liverpool v Manchester United preview (34.30)• PART 3d: Fulham v Arsenal preview (38.30)• PART 3e: Man City v Everton preview (40.10)• PART 4a: Tottenham v Aston Villa preview (42.55)• PART 4b: Forest v Chelsea preview (44.55)• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.50) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Tom Williams, Mark Carey and Matt Davies-Adams for company as the international break heats up.England will qualify for the World Cup with a win in Latvia on Tuesday. Was Thomas Tuchel right to call out the fans for a lack of noise in the win over Wales?Scotland’s World Cup destiny stays in their own hands but fans are left feeling pretty pessimistic about their performance levels. Unlike the Faroe Islands who also boast two wins out of two this week.Away from the international scene, Jack Wilshere is the new Luton manager, Steven Gerrard is not the new Rangers manager and could Sean Dyche be set to replace Ange Postecoglou as Forest manager?Plus Megan Feringa joins us for a round-up of the action from the WSL where Chelsea continue to win without playing that well, while reports of Barcelona’s demise seem to have been premature.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Wales v Belgium again + quiet England fans (01.30)• PART 1b: World Cup qualifying results(10.00) • PART 1c: All hail the Faroe Islands (13.00)• PART 2a: Latvia v England preview (16.30)• PART 2b: Two wins out of two for Scotland (21.30)• PART 2c: Northern Ireland v Germany preview (24.30)• PART 2d: Sexy Netherlands and an anniversary (27.00)• PART 3a: Wilshere joins Luton (33.00)• PART 3b: Gerrard turns down Rangers (34.30)• PART 3c: Forest to replace Ange with Dyche? (36.30)• PART 4: WSL round-up with Megan Feringa (41.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo flicks through the Totally Almanac once again and lands in 1995 with a signing that transformed both Arsenal and the Premier League, Dennis Bergkamp.He is joined by Duncan Alexander, Michael Cox and ex-teammate of the so called 'Iceman', Adrian Clarke to look back at one of the most technically gifted players ever to play in the English top flight.From so many memorable and impossible goals, to perfect pinpoint assists but also the lesser mentioned tougher side and grit, why isn't he considered one of the very greatest?Plus your questions and a tough Dutch themed quiz from Duncan.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The Totally Extra Almanac (00.40)• PART 1b: Duncan’s quiz question (5.45) • PART 2a: Welcome to 1995 and Dennis Bergkamp’s early days at Arsenal (06.50)• PART 3a: Dennis on the double, 97-98 (26.05)• PART 4a: Dennis and the Invincibles (42.47)• PART 4b: Your questions (45.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's got Duncan Alexander, Colin Millar and Carl Anka along for some international break fun and games. England have been under Thomas Tuchel's tutelage for a year - and his latest squad inclusions and omissions have certainly raised eyebrows. So where do the Three Lions stand at the moment - and how set is the team heading into next summer's World Cup? Plus - a word on the fortunes of the other home nations as qualifying reaches its climax across Europe. CAF qualifiers have thrown up more than a few eye-catching storylines, no least the remarkable Cape Verde on the brink of a place in the 2026 tournament - and the drama surrounding South Africa's docked points. African football expert Maher Mezahi joins us for a deep dive into some of the key issues across the continent. Plus - we react to the news that Uefa have 'reluctantly' granted permission for La Liga and Serie A to stage a game each abroad this winter, meaning European league games will be played on different continents for the first time. Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Important quizzing and a quick overview of the last ever October international window... (00.45)• PART 1b: One year of Thomas Tuchel (11.20)• PART 1c: England v Wales preview (19.55)• PART 1d: Group A jeopardy - can Northern Ireland qualify? (26.00)• PART 1e: What of Scotland's hopes? (28.25)• PART 2: Checking in on CAF qualifying with Maher Mezahi (33.50)• PART 3: Headlines elsewhere - Fabio Cannavaro's World Cup return, Women's Champions League - and controversy surrounding fixtures abroad (50.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle (at the airport!) are alongside Jimbo for your latest dose of intriguing European fare from across the continent. In Serie A, Juventus and Milan played out a goalless draw, allowing Napoli to take advantage and take back top spot after their come from behind 2-1 win over Genoa - courtesy of a late winner from Rasmus Hojlund no less. Over in La Liga, Barcelona were handed their heaviest defeat in over a decade after their shock 4-1 beating at the hands of Sevilla. Real got back to winning ways and back in first position after a Vini brace guided them to a 3-1 win over Villarreal. In Ligue 1, it’s awfully tight at the top after PSG were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille, with an Mbappe on the scoresheet… Marseille, Strasbourg and Lyon all sit just a point behind in what’s shaping up to be an exciting start to the season. And in Germany, you guessed it - Harry Kane’s broken another record! Bayern have won each of their first 10 competitive matches this season, with their number 9 becoming the first player in history to score 11 goals in the first six games of a Bundesliga season.Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the weekend - and pineapple on pizza? (00.35)• PART 2: Serie A review - Draw specialists Juve and trouble for Fiorentina (14.55)• PART 3: La Liga review - Barca’s low point and a repetitive Simeone (28.35)• PART 4: Elsewhere in Portugal, Sweden and the Netherlands… (43.20)• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - PSG drop more points while Hütter’s on the brink (48.35)• PART 6: Bundesliga review - Stop it, Harry! Plus joy for Hamburg (57.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Duncan Alexander and Mark Carey onto the pod after another seismic weekend of Premier League action.It's 3 defeats in a row for champions Liverpool after another stoppage time winner for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Which allows Arsenal to take top spot. What's going on with Arne Slot's side?Crystal Palace suffer their first defeat of the season as Everton come from behind to secure a late victory through Jack Grealish. Cue limbs at Hill Dickinson.What now for Ange Postecoglou? 7 games without a win at Forest as they lose 2-0 Newcastle.Plus more Bournemouth brilliance and Man United make it 3 home wins on the bounce.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Antoine Semenyo - best in the league? (01.30)• PART 2a: Brentford 0-1 Man City (05.00) • PART 2b: Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace (10.00)• PART 2c: Newcastle 2-0 Nottingham Forest (16.00)• PART 2d: Wolves 1-1 Brighton (22.30)• PART 2e: Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley with Jacob Tanswell (25.30)• PART 3a: Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool (32.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham (43.00)• PART 4a: Daniel’s trip to Edinburgh (48.00)• PART 4b: Bournemouth 3-1 Fulham (52.00)• PART 4c: Man United 2-0 Sunderland (57.00)• PART 4d: Leeds 1-2 Spurs (61.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's joined by Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme at Totally HQ for a look back on all of Wednesday's Champions League festivities - and a look ahead to an intriguing weekend of Premier League action before heading into the October international break.There was PSG getting the better of Barcelona, Eric Dier coming up clutch for Monaco against Man City late on - and wins for Arsenal and Newcastle in MD2 of the league phase. Then we turn our attention to domestic affairs, pondering whether Nuno's West Ham can make it three consecutive wins for the Hammers at Arsenal, whether it's Chelsea or Liverpool who'll arrest their mini-slumps at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening - and whether Brentford can do a job on Pep's side yet again at the Gtech. Plus - could it be 50 and out for Amorim as Manchester United host high-flying Sunderland at Old Trafford? All that plus the advent of the yellow and red card, a French spin on the Premier League - and Anthony Gordon's tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Jimbōchō, oversized headbands - and Wednesday's UCL headlines (00.45)• PART 1b: Barcelona 1-2 PSG (07.45)• PART 2a: Monaco 2-2 Manchester City (15.35)• PART 2b: Arsenal 2-0 Olympiakos (25.00)• PART 2c: Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle (29.30)• PART 2d: The rest of Wednesday's Champions League action (32.50)• PART 3a: Premier League MD7 overview (35.15)• PART 3b: Arsenal v West Ham preview (37.55)• PART 3c: Chelsea v Liverpool preview (41.30)• PART 3d: Brentford v Manchester City preview (43.20)• PART 4a: On this day - dishing out the cards - and FVS (48.00)• PART 4a: Manchester United v Sunderland preview (53.20)• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League (57.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Michael Cox and Duncan Alexander to discuss the Tuesday night Champions League games.A mixed night for the English clubs as Galatasaray beat a struggling Liverpool 1-0 in Istanbul via Victor Osimhen's first half penalty. Ekitike and Alisson also came off injured to compound a bad few days for Arne Slot's men.Jay Harris joins Jimbo from Bodo to discuss Spurs' late comeback after a difficult night in Northern Norway. Chelsea beat Benfica on Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge but their uneven squad fail to impress.Plus a quick look back at West Ham's draw at Everton on Monday night and the rest of Tuesday night's Champions League games.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Hello's to the panel (00.40)• PART 1b: A roundup of Tuesday's Champions League results (4.15) • PART 2a: Galatasaray 1-0 Liverpool (06.42)• PART 2b: Chelsea 1-0 Benfica (14.30)• PART 3a: Jay Harris joins from Norway to discuss Bodo 2-2 Spurs (25.25)• PART 3b: A good night for the Madrid sides (33.00)• PART 4: Everton 1-1 West Ham (36.40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo assembles the Euro crew as Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús, Seb Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle chat through all the weekend’s domestic drama - and look ahead to MD2 in the Champions League. In Serie A, there was a statement of intent from Milan in their 2-1 win over Napoli on Sunday night to take Max Allegri’s side top of the table. They’re on 12 points alongside the men from Naples and Roma - who made it four wins from five against Hellas Verona.Real Madrid were handed a shock on Saturday afternoon - beaten 5-2 by city rivals Atleti to end their perfect start to the season in emphatic fashion. Elsewhere, injury-ravaged Barcelona took full advantage - into first place after their come from behind, 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. But what shape are they in to take on PSG on Wednesday night?Speaking of - the French champions eased to a 2-0 win over Auxerre after their defeat by Marseille last Monday. Lyon moved level on points at the top with Luis Enrique’s side courtesy of a goal from Tyler Morton in their 1-0 victory at Lille. And in the Bundesliga - Harry Kane smashed yet more records, as his brace in Bayern’s 4-0 win over Werder Bremen meant he became the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club playing in one of Europe's top five leagues.All that plus the Labubu black market, Panama hats - and a celebration of 0-0’s. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the week - and Le Classique… (00.45)• PART 2: Champions League MD2 preview (14.55)• PART 2: La Liga review - Atleti shock their Madrid rivals (26.05)• PART 3: Serie A review - three teams, 12 points! (39.00)• PART 4: Bundesliga review - Centurion Kane & chaos at Gladbach (56.55)• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - a point to prove for De Zerbi as Lyon go joint top (65.15) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Reuben Pinder after a pulsating Matchday 6 in the Premier League.Arsenal close the gap on leaders Liverpool after a last-gasp Gabriel goal at St James's Park. This came 24 hours after the champions were finally beaten by the unbeaten Crystal Palace, thanks to Eddie Nketiah's late winner.There's more angst for Amorim, misery for Maresca and pain for Postecoglou as Man United, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest all lose again.Plus West Ham fan Benji Lanyado joins us to discuss the dramatic turn of events over the weekend that saw the Hammers replace Graham Potter with Nuno Espírito Santo.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal (05.00)• PART 1b: Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham (18.00) • PART 2a: Crystal Palace 2-1 Liverpool (22.00)• PART 2b: Man City 5-1 Burnley (35.00)• PART 3a: West Ham name Nuno new manager with Benji Lanyado (38.00)• PART 3b: Brentford 3-1 Man United (47.00)• PART 3c: Forest 0-1 Sunderland (55.00)• PART 4a: Chelsea 1-3 Brighton (61.00)• PART 4b: Spurs 1-1 Wolves (66.00)• PART 4c: Leeds 2-2 Bournemouth (69.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this week's Totally Extra, Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Stuart James to look back at Derby County's infamous Premier League campaign in 2007/08.Wrong place, wrong time for Billy Davies and Paul Jewell whose otherwise decent managerial careers were put under the spotlight with the history-making 11 point season. January business gone wrong, a -69 goal difference and only one win all season, but are they the worst Premier League side ever?Stuart has stories from Swindon's 93-94 season as the panel look at some of the other contenders for this unwanted moniker, including Sheffield Utd in 23-24.Plus, some of football's other unwanted records, including the longest goal drought and the player who had the longest run without a win.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Stuart James's 'debut' away at Venezia (00.40)• PART 1b: Duncan’s quiz question (04.05) • PART 1c: This week in football aka The Totally Almanac (04.55)• PART 2: Derby County's infamous 07/08 season (09.30)• PART 3: Other contenders for the worst PL team ever (27.10)• PART 4: Some of football's other unwanted records (37.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's got Natalie Gedra, Duncan Alexander and Charlie Eccleshare alongside him for a look back on all the midweek action (so far) - and look ahead to MD6 in the Premier League.We begin with all the League Cup drama - including Ekitike's misguided undressing, Diego Gomez's banger after banger - and Joao Palhinha's overhead kick. There's also reaction to Forest's 2-2 draw with Real Betis in the Europa League on Wednesday night. Then it's all eyes on the Premier League weekend - with the battle of the unbeaten sides at Selhurst Park, Arsenal trying to break their recent St James' hoodoo, Villa hoping to end their worrying start to the season - and Chelsea desperate to recapture some of that Cole Palmer magic after his remarkable first half showing in this fixture last year.All that plus stellar pitches, bucolic walks, tough interviews - and an unfortunate cameraman. Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Hellos, historic fixtures and good drainage (00.45)• PART 1b: League Cup round up (07.05)• PART 1c: Europa League lookback (18.00) • PART 2a: Premier League MD6 overview (24.15)• PART 2b: The return of the long throw and proper football (25.45)• PART 2c: Crystal Palace v Liverpool preview (32.15)• PART 2d: Manchester City v Burnley preview (37.30)• PART 2e: Newcastle v Arsenal preview (38.30) • PART 3a: Brentford v Manchester United preview (45.10)• PART 3b: Aston Villa v Fulham preview (46.30)• PART 3c: Tottenham v Wolves preview (50.35)• PART 3d: Chelsea v Brighton preview (54.00)• PART 4a: Everton v West Ham preview (59.15)• PART 4b: Nottingham Forest v Sunderland preview (61.55)• PART 4c: Leeds v Bournemouth preview (63.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Julien Laurens for company as the Euro gang dive into another busy weekend of action from across the continent. In La Liga, Real Madrid continued their sensational run of form to begin the season with their latest victory, a 2-0 win over Espanyol featuring two absolute golazo’s from Éder Militão and Kylian Mbappé. They maintained their two-point lead over Barcelona - who beat Getafe 3-0 - with Marcus Rashford starting on the bench due to his poor timekeeping… Over in France, we were made to wait for Le Classique with dramatic storms sweeping over the Cote d'Azur… don’t worry, Jules will give his reaction to *that* result next week! Thankfully, we were able to talk about a fiery Brittany derby and Monaco’s resurgent Ansu Fati. In Serie A, Juve were perhaps suffering from a UCL hangover as they were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona, while Lorenzo Pellegrini’s remarkable redemption arc at Roma continued as he scored the only goal in Roma’s first win ‘away’ to Lazio since 2016. And in the Bundesliga, you’ll never guess… Harry Kane is scoring goals! Three of them to be precise - taking his tally to 70 goals in 67 league matches. But he wasn’t the only British export bagging a dreierpack - with Oliver Burke getting three of his own in Union Berlin’s 4-3 victory at Frankfurt! Plus - we’ve got plenty of Ballon d’Or chat, loud helicopters and particularly cheeky Nandos… Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the week & Ballon d’Or chat (00.40)• PART 2: La Liga review - Real keep winning with Madrid derby round the corner (20.55)• PART 3: Ligue 1 review - Emegha shows his commitment to Strasbourg (35.40)• PART 4: Serie A review - worrying times for Fiorentina, Lazio & Torino (44.35)• PART 5: Bundesliga review - goal machine Kane - and Burke! (54.35) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Jay Harris and Adrian Clarke for company, reacting to an enthralling Matchday 5 in the Premier League.Man City were seconds away from a victory at the Emirates in a distinctly un-Pep performance before Gabriel Martinelli struck to make it 1-1. But champions Liverpool go 5 points clear after their Merseyside derby win on Saturday. Is Ryan Gravenberch the player of the season so far?Elsewhere Wolves are rock bottom with no points, Villa scored but couldn't beat 10-man Sunderland and Chelsea's bad run at Old Trafford continued.And we pay tribute to Oliver Glasner’s Eagles who beat hapless West Ham to make it 17 games unbeaten.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 1-1 Man City (04.00)• PART 1b: The rest of Sunday’s action (14.30) • PART 2a: Liverpool 2-1 Everton (22.00)• PART 2b: Man United 2-1 Chelsea (26.30)• PART 2c: Brighton 2-2 Spurs (32.00)• PART 3a: West Ham 1-2 Crystal Palace (39.00)• PART 3b: Wolves 1-3 Leeds (47.00)• PART 3c: Burnley 1-1 Forest (50.00)• PART 3d: Fulham 3-1 Brentford (54.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo brings you this week's Totally extra on a Friday to cover the Thursday night Champions League games alongside Jack Lang, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams.Marcus Rashford had his breakout game for Barcelona on Tyneside, scoring 2 excellent goals to get their Champions League campaign off to a flyer. Meanwhile Foden shone and Haaland became the fastest ever player to reach 50 Champions League goals, as Man City beat a 10-man Napoli 2-0.Big games await for both sides on Sunday with City travelling to The Emirates and Newcastle visiting Andoni Iraola's impressive Bournemouth side.Plus Mourinho is appointed as new Benfica boss, back at the club where it all started for him in management.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Famous faces the panel have met - Björn Borg, Mo Salah, Ronaldinho (00.40)• PART 1b: Roundup of Thursday's Champions League games (07.05) • PART 1c: Rashford shines in Barca victory on Tyneside (09.09)• PART 2: City turn Napoli over as Haaland breaks records (17.15)• PART 3a: Bournemouth Vs Newcastle preview (28.35)• PART 3b: Arsenal Vs City preview (31.40)• PART 4a: On this day in football - Ronny Rosenthal and San Siro (38.55)• PART 4b: Mourinho goes full circle at Benfica (45.34) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Colin Millar and Duncan Alexander assemble to pore over Tuesday and Wednesday's pretty tasty Matchday 1 Champions League ties.Another late Liverpool goal? You don't say! We begin with Wednesday night at Anfield and the dramatic 3-2 win over Atletico, before turning attention to Chelsea's self-inflicted wounds in their 3-1 defeat by a superb Harry Kane-led Bayern Munich.There's reflections on the wins for Tottenham and Arsenal on Tuesday night - and the rest of the action including the sacking of Bruno Lage at Benfica which seems to be opening the door for the return of a rather famous manager...There was chaos in Turin, PSG purring, Trent limping off and headers aplenty elsewhere across the 12 matches we've seen so far - with no doubt more entertainment to come tonight. We've got Carabao Cup fun - including Swansea's remarkable comeback against Ange's Forest - before a look ahead to the Premier League weekend that awaits!Remember, we're back on Friday to reflect on Thursday night's Champions League action and preview the rest of the weekend's matches.Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Champions League Matchday 1 recap (00.45)• PART 1b: Liverpool 3-2 Atletico Madrid (06.50) • PART 1c: Bayern 3-1 Chelsea (14.15)• PART 1d: Tottenham 1-0 Villarreal & Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal (18.40)• PART 2a: The rest of Tuesday's UCL action - including Mourinho watch... (24.40)• PART 2b: Juve 4-4 Dortmund & the best of the rest (31.50)• PART 3a: League Cup round up (44.50)• PART 3b: Premier League weekend preview - including the Merseyside derby and Man United v Chelsea (46.35) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Euro crew are back as Jimbo, Pol Ballús, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Seb Stafford-Bloor (in person!) assemble for a bumper look ahead to Matchday 1 in the Champions League. Barcelona proved it’s a case of no Yamal, no stadium, no problem - routing Valencia 6-0 in front of less than 6,000 fans at the Johan Cruyff Stadium. But it’s Real who continue to set the early pace - reduced to 10-men but still able to get the better of Sociedad to maintain their perfect start to the season. The game of the weekend came in Serie A, where the Derby d'Italia certainly didn’t disappoint as the Thuram brothers took centre stage in a 4-3 thriller in Turin. Plus - Antonio Conte 2.0 shows he’s not as inflexible as everyone thinks - with his Napoli side coasting to a 3-1 win at Fiorentina to also make it three wins from three at the start of the campaign. Bayern warmed up for the visit of Chelsea with an emphatic 5-0 Bundesliga victory over Hamburg on Saturday, while Leverkusen got the post-ten Hag era off to a winning start in their 3-1 beating of Frankfurt - despite being reduced to nine men! PSG suffered injury blows aplenty in their 2-0 win over Lens which featured an emotional goodbye to one of their own - Presnel Kimpembe - after more than 20 years at the club. Plus, how equipped are Marseille to come away from the Bernabéu with a result in one of the most intriguing ties of the round?All that plus training ground cats, Charli xcx’s wedding, nights out in Monaco and a whole lot of innuendo (we can only apologise).  Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the week or fortnight or whenever - and a UCL tease (00.45)• PART 2: La Liga review - Barca win big while Madrid stay perfect (11.40)• PART 3: Serie A review - 4-3 thriller in Turin and a new look Conte (26.10)• PART 4: More Serie A - just for Jules! The latest on Lookman (50.45)• PART 5: Bundesliga review - Bayern looking ominous (57.50)• PART 6: Ligue 1 review - A late Mbappé winner and fury towards BlueCo (71.15) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Tom Williams in the studio after the return of the Premier League.City sweep United aside in the Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland adding to his massive goal tally this week.For the 4th time this season, it's a late winner from Liverpool as Mo Salah's penalty at Burnley keeps the champions top of the table.Arsenal's new signings impress in the 3-0 victory over Ange Postecoglou's Forest. And it's more misery for West Ham, Wolves and goalless Villa.Plus great headers, ref cams and the latest evolution in non-celebrations.Produced by Charlie JonesRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man City 3-0 Man United (05.00)• PART 1b: Burnley 0-1 Liverpool (12.00) • PART 1c: Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest (17.00)• PART 1d: 4-3 in the Derby d’Italia (25.30)• PART 2a: Brentford 2-2 Chelsea (30.00)• PART 2b: West Ham 0-3 Spurs (37.00)• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Michael Cox and Pedro Pinto to reminisce on Jose Mourinho's trailblazing Porto side.The panel look back on a time when this young, refreshing coach from Portugal turned Porto into world beaters, winning the UEFA Cup, 2 Primeira Liga's, 2 Portuguese cups and eventually the Champions League, with a talented side more attacking than you remember.His European success, his way with words and his iconic touchline celebration at Old Trafford were most people in the UK's introduction to Mou, in what would become a long and unforgettable career.It could have all been so different too; it was 25 years ago this month that Mourinho got that first managerial role at Benfica but they let him go and the rest is history.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Pedro's Portuguese food recommendations and Duncan’s quiz question (00.40)• PART 1b: This week in football aka The Totally Almanac (06.25) • PART 2: Just how good were Mourinho's Porto? (09.20)• PART 3: The remarkable second season (32.40)• PART 4: Leaving in style, Mourinho wins the Champions League and goes out on top (49.20) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's joined by Adrian Clarke, Benji Lanyado and Duncan Alexander as we gear up for a tasty weekend of enticing fixtures as the Premier League returns after the international break.We begin with the news that broke (very) late on Monday night/ early Tuesday morning with Nuno Espirito Santo relieved of his duties at Nottingham Forest - replaced by Ange Postecoglou before lunchtime. Matt Davies from the Forest Focus podcast drops by to give his take on the dramatic week at the City Ground. So how will they fare against Arsenal on Saturday?!There's a recap of all the midweek international action - including England turning on the style in their 5-0 win out in Serbia. Plus, Norway took a huge stride towards the 2026 World Cup as they put just the ELEVEN goals past Moldova on Tuesday evening! Tor-Kristian Karlsen brings us a flavour of the excitement building back in Oslo and beyond. And of course, we've got all the build-up to the Premier League weekend - and the small matter of a Manchester derby to look forward to at the Etihad. Meanwhile, can Scott Parker avoid a 9-0 defeat on his return to Anfield? Can Jack Grealish get another two assists against his old side Villa?! And will West Ham prove that shock win at Forest last time out wasn't a fluke when they host rivals Tottenham? Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Elaborate Arsenal artwork and a foray into stand-up comedy (00.45)• PART 1b: All change at Nottingham Forest with Forest Focus's Matt Davies (05.05) • PART 1c: More on Nuno out, Ange in - plus Arsenal v Forest preview (11.50) • PART 2: Serbia 0-5 England review (20.50)• PART 3: The rest of the international action - including 11 of the best from Norway with Tor-Kristian Karlsen (30.50)• PART 4: A look ahead to the Premier League weekend (41.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's got Matt Davies-Adams, Michael Cox and Tom Williams alongside him to run the rule over a busy weekend of international qualifiers and WSL action. England's 2-0 victory over Andorra at Villa Park was perhaps predictably drab, but it was goals galore elsewhere and records broken for the likes of Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands - not to mention emotional scenes in Buenos Aires after Lionel Messi's last match on home soil with Argentina. There's a chance to reflect on the news that broke late on Thursday that Daniel Levy is to leave Tottenham after nearly 25 years as the league’s longest-serving executive chairman. And the brand new WSL season got underway in some style with Chelsea continuing their remarkable unbeaten run, Olivia Smith scoring a banger on her Emirates debut - and Ornella Vignola bagging a hat-trick on her debut at Anfield in the Merseyside derby! We've got epic away days, BBQs, sinkholes and Italy actually looking good in a World Cup qualifier for once... Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: World Cup qualifiers round up (00.50)• PART 2: England 2-0 Andorra (18.30)• PART 3: Truro City's very, very, very long journey, the magic of non-league and the rest of the qualifying action (27.05)• PART 4: Fallout from Daniel Levy's shock Tottenham departure (40.10)• PART 5: A look back on the WSL opening weekend (44.20) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Felipe Cardenas and Luis Miguel Echegaray to discuss one of the great forgotten sides of the last three decades - the Colombia team of the early 90s.Led by Carlos Valderrama and sprinkled with the antics of goalkeeper Rene Higuita, Colombia captured the affections of many neutrals at Italia 90 and an iconic 5-0 win in Argentina saw them installed amongst the favourites for USA 94.Amid the backdrop of death threats from the cartels, a side featuring Asprilla and Rincon were eliminated early with Andres Escobar tragically murdered 10 days after scoring a crucial own goal. Not the only Escobar in this remarkable story.Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The best hamburger in Atlanta and Duncan’s quiz question (02.30)• PART 1b: Big Colombian football anniversaries (07.30) • PART 2: The birth of toque toque (15.30)• PART 3: Colombia at Italia 90 and the 5-0 win in Argentina (26.00)• PART 4: USA 94 and the murder of Andres Escobar (40.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Daniel Storey to discuss a busy transfer deadline day as well as the upcoming internationals.Isak to Liverpool but no Marc Guehi, Muani to Spurs and new keepers in Manchester as transfer deadline day shuts with a flurry of action and record spend in the Premier League. Newcastle have a new big man and little man up top, Arsenal have yet another left back and which of Villa's loans will be a hit?Internationals are back and Natalie Gedra tells us about the new look Brasil under Ancelotti and the panel discuss Thomas Tuchel's England and some pressure on him to entertain against Andorra and Serbia.Plus Megan Feringa drops in to discuss the return of the WSL after another barnstorming Euros and yet more lionesses success this summer.Produced by Jesse Howard and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The best of transfer deadline day (00.40)• PART 2: World Cup qualifiers - Natalie talks Ancelotti's Brasil and Messi’s finale in Buenos Aires (30.25) • PART 3: England and Tuchel's time to shine and the rest of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers (39.20)• PART 4: WSL preview with Megan Feringa (53.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and Julien Laurens alongside him for a whole lot of European football chit-chat after an eventful transfer deadline day. We begin over in Italy, where Jamie Vardy’s now having a party in Cremona after his late move to newly-promoted Cremonense. Speaking of strikers - will the arrival of Rasmus Hojlund cement Napoli’s status as favourites for the Serie A title?  Next stop - Ligue 1 - where it was goals galore on Saturday, as Lille put seven past Lorient in an extraordinary second half showing and Toulouse v PSG finished 3-6 with a Joao Neves masterclass… where he scored a hat-trick featuring two overhead kicks! Over in the Bundesliga, Erik ten Hag’s short and fraught spell as Bayer Leverkusen manager was brought to a swift end following their collapse against 10 men in Saturday’s 3-3 draw at Bremen. So where did it all go so wrong? And where do they turn next? And in La Liga, Barcelona felt the benefit of VAR going awry - but they could only draw with Rayo Vallecano as Real Madrid took advantage as they continued their perfect start to the campaign under Xavi Alonso.  All that - plus the curse of being a former Manchester United manager, unsavoury scenes at the Leagues Cup final in Seattle - and the Sound of Music!Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A deep dive into Salzburg - and some moments of the week! (00.45)• PART 2: Serie A review: Vardy's latest party and are we sleeping on Juve? (09.15)• PART 3: Ligue 1 review: Neves' perfect performance (24.20) • PART 4: Who'd be an ex-Man United boss? Plus chaos in Seattle (36.00)• PART 5: Bundesliga review: ten Hag's Leverkusen nightmare (41.20)• PART 6: La Liga review: Barca blink first as Antony returns a hero (59.50) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, JJ Bull and Tim Spiers into the fray after a weekend of significant action in the Premier League.It’s a low-key clash between last season’s top two, settled by an incredible Szoboszlai free-kick for Liverpool. Are Arteta’s Arsenal still too negative in big games?Back-to-back defeats for Man City, as Brighton make it Pep’s worst ever start to a season. Has City’s air of invincibility gone forever?Elsewhere on Sunday, there are impressive away wins for West Ham at Forest and Palace at Villa. Are Unai Emery’s goalless side the new crisis club in the Premier League?Plus sexy Everton, N-Sync and Bournemouth for the top 6?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal (05.30)• PART 2a: Brighton 2-1 Man City (17.00) • PART 2b: Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Ham (25.00)• PART 2c: Aston Villa 0-3 Crystal Palace (33.00)• PART 3a: Wolves 2-3 Everton (45.00)• PART 3b: Man United 3-2 Burnley (50.00)• PART 4a: Tottenham 0-1 Bournemouth (53.00)• PART 4b: Chelsea 2-0 Fulham (59.00)• PART 5: Leeds 0-0 Newcastle + Sunderland 2-1 Brentford (65.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Totally Extra, Jimbo is joined by Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and Michael Cox to celebrate the career of the famous French prodigy/journeyman - Nicolas Anelka.His footballing CV is unique - from Clairefontaine academy and PSG to Mumbai City via 6 Premier League clubs, and spells in Spain,Turkey and Italy.Famed for his blistering pace and a penchant for rounding the keeper, but also for his regular fallings out with managers around the globe, resulting in his nickname 'Le Sulk'. He won leagues, cups and a Champions League with Real Madrid but many feel it could have been much more for the frontman that Henry said was better than he was.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Welcome to Totally Extra - Jules' love of cricket, Duncan’s quiz question and Coxy’s dining room table (00'40)• PART 2: This week in football - Ballon D’or winner Pavel Nedved is born and Ronaldo makes his debut at Inter (09'00)• PART 3: Opening the Totally almanac on Nicolas Anelka (16'10)• PART 4: Anelka's exile from France and the panel's favourite Anelka moments (46'05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's joined by Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Colin Millar to take stock after a night of pure drama at Blundell Park as Manchester United suffered the indignity of being dumped out of the League Cup by League Two Grimsby Town.We dial up a Mariners fan - actor, presenter and comedian Lloyd Griffith - and The Athletic's Manchester United reporter Laurie Whitwell to discuss the extraordinary scenes in Cleethorpes as Ruben Amorim's side plumbed new depths.Then we turn out attention to the weekend's Premier League action - headlined by the small matter of Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday afternoon. How will Liverpool's defensive chaos match up with Arsenal's more measured approach to these big games? Elsewhere, can Tottenham continue their eye-catching start to the season under Thomas Frank when they host Bournemouth? Which Man City will we see at Brighton? And just how bad are West Ham ahead of their trip to the City ground on Sunday?All that plus - age gap passes, minimal touches, cubic roots and chicken dinners.Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Grimsby inflict League Cup shame on Man United - with Lloyd Griffith & Laurie Whitwell (01.05)• PART 2a: Matchday 3 look ahead (22.15)• PART 2b: Liverpool v Arsenal preview (24.10)• PART 2c: Brighton v Man City preview (31.30)• PART 2d: Tottenham v Bournemouth preview (35.45) • PART 2e: Chelsea v Fulham preview - Liam Delap = math genus (39.00)• PART 3a: Champions League qualifying fallout (42.00)• PART 3b: Nottingham Forest v West Ham preview (48.20)• PART 3c: Wolves v Everton preview (53.15)• PART 4a: Aston Villa v Crystal Palace preview (56.55)• PART 4b: Sunderland v Brentford preview (60.00)• PART 4c: Leeds v Newcastle preview (62.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s joined by Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús, Seb Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle for your weekly dose of football chatter from across the continent. We begin in Germany, where Bayern Munich got their title defence underway in emphatic fashion with a 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig. Harry Kane picked up where he left off last season, scoring a 13-minute hat-trick to take him to a ludicrous 65 goals in 64 Bundesliga games. Not such good news for Erik ten Hag’s Leverkusen though - beaten 2-1 by Hoffenheim at the BayArena. In Ligue 1, despite the chaos off the field Marseille found some unity on it to beat Paris FC 5-2 at the Vélodrome, while PSG recorded another narrow 1-0 win as their underwhelming performances continued. Olivier Giroud stole the headlines with a 91st minute winner for Lille against Monaco - the 350th goal of his professional career!Over in La Liga, there was late drama as Barcelona fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Levante. Meanwhile Real Madrid made it two wins from two themselves in far more comfortable circumstances at newly promoted Real Oviedo. And there were plenty of intriguing scorelines in the first week of Serie A - including Inter’s 5-0 rout of Torino, Max Allegri’s Milan beaten 2-1 by the promoted Cremonense - and KDB kicking off life at Napoli with a goal in their 2-0 victory at Sassuolo - but he'll have to go some way to take Scott's crown... Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Unsatisfactory sausages & moments of the weekend (00.45) • PART 2: Bundesliga review - Kane just scores goals - and Leverkusen just look bad (11.35)• PART 3: Ligue 1 review - Marseille chaos continues as Giroud rolls back the years (24.55)• PART 4: La Liga review - Barca stage yet another comeback as Real start strong (35.05)• PART 5: Serie A review - Inter look angry while McTominay still wears the crown (48.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Mark Carey for company after an absorbing second weekend of the Premier League season.Tenacious Tottenham make it two wins out of two with yet another victory away to Manchester City. Just how far can Thomas Frank take this side?Arsenal thrash Leeds 5-0 with Viktor Gyökeres grabbing his first goals for the club. But it’s the debut of 15-year-old prodigy Max Dowman that has everyone talking.Everton debut at their new stadium with a 2-0 win over Brighton. Tom Williams was there for us.Nuno makes noises about trouble at Forest but his side battle back to draw at Selhurst Park in the CASico.And what next for West Ham after Graham Potter suffers a home drubbing against his former club Chelsea?Plus Morecambe’s special day and Coventry City - xG destroyers.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nuno Forest fallout? (01.00)• PART 2a: Fulham 1-1 Man United (07.00) • PART 2b: Palace 1-1 Forest (17.00)• PART 2c: Everton 2-0 Brighton with Tom Williams (20.00)• PART 3a: Man City 0-2 Spurs (31.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal 5-0 Leeds (39.00)• PART 4a: EFL happenings - Coventry hit 7 past QPR (51.00)• PART 4b: West Ham 1-5 Chelsea (56.00)• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (63.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on show no.2 of your new Saturday morning helping of Totally, Jimbo opens the footballing almanac on Jurgen Klinsmann's page.The German striker made his Premier League debut for Spurs on this week in 1994, and Jimbo gets the band back together - Raphael Honigstein, Juliens Laurens and James Horncastle - to remember the first Jurgen of English football.Famed for his blond locks and his spectacular goals but most memorably on these shores, for his diving for Germany and the subsequent celebration for Spurs. He won the World Cup and the Euros with Germany and had successful spells in Italy and France as well as in his motherland and the Premier League.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Welcome to Totally Extra - Rapha's fish, Jimbo's Omakase and James's curry with Tonali (00.40)• PART 2: This week in football - Tony Yeboah's volley, the first episode of Match Of The Day and the first ever sub (10.55)• PART 3: Diving into Jurgen Klinsmann's incredible footballing career (14.00)• PART 4: A look at Klinsmann's less successful time as a coach (46.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's got Natalie Gedra, Jay Harris and Dom Fifield along for the ride as we look ahead to Matchday 2 in the Premier League - and discuss some rather hefty transfer news that might have caught your eye...That's right - it looks like Tottenham have been gazumped to the signing of Eberechi Eze by their old friends Arsenal... yikes! So does this mean that the Gunners really do have all the tools to win the Premier League? And where do Thomas Frank's Spurs turn now with a squad that looks ill-equipped to deal with the pressures of a busy schedule? There's tasty ties everywhere you look this Bank Holiday weekend - no more so than Monday night at St James' Park as Newcastle host Liverpool. What's the latest with Alexander Isak after Tuesday night's statement tête-à-tête?Elsewhere - there's more beef to be had between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest at Selhurst. Is Graham Potter already in big trouble against former side Chelsea on Friday night? And what sort of Tottenham will turn up at Manchester City - with Pep's side having won just 1 of their last 4 against the visitors at the Etihad?!All that plus big waterslides, calamitous defending at Ibrox and a potentially sticky start to life at Hill Dickinson Stadium for the Toffees. Produced by Charlie Jones and Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Eze on his way to Arsenal - not Spurs (02.30) • PART 1b: Newcastle v Liverpool preview - the latest on the Isak and Wissa transfer sagas (12.00) • PART 2a: Man City v Tottenham preview (21.15)• PART 2b: Arsenal v Leeds preview (26.00)• PART 3a: West Ham v Chelsea preview (32.15)• PART 3b: Sunday's early action - Everton v Brighton, Palace v Forest (37.00)• PART 4a: Fulham v Man United preview (41.45)• PART 4a: The rest of the Premier League (45.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got the Euro gang back together as Julien Laurens, Pol Ballús, Seb Stafford-Bloor and James Horncastle return for a new season of hijinx and drama across the continent. We begin in France, where underdogs PSG got their title defence underway with a 1-0 win away at Nantes on Sunday night. But is there anyone who can close the 19-point gap? And are Marseille already in self-destruct mode? The Liga season is well and truly underway, with holders Barcelona getting their campaign off to a winning start against the nine men of Mallorca. Real don’t play until Tuesday night - but how equipped are Xavi Alonso’s new-look side to topple Barca? Over in Italy, we’re in store for yet another fascinating title race. The news that Romelu Lukaku is set to miss the first three months of the season with a muscle strain could open the door for a challenger to Napoli’s crown. So will it be a resurgent Milan or perhaps Gasperini’s Roma that put up the greatest fight? And in Germany, Harry Kane’s won another trophy! Bayern take home the Supercup. While there are still some areas of concern for Vincent Kompany’s side - have the teams around them done enough over the summer to produce a title race? Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Welcome back! Just not in French… And moments of the weekend (00.50)• PART 2: Ligue 1 review - PSG off to winning start - Marseille are not (08.55)• PART 3: La Liga review - Barca the favourites ahead of new-look Madrid? (21.00)• PART 4: Serie A review - Lukaku injury blow opens up the title race? (37.00)• PART 5: Bundesliga review - Who can challenge Bayern’s crown? (56.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Premier League is back and so too are Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Matt Davies-Adams to take in all the Matchday 1 action.Arsenal have their backs against the wall at Old Trafford but come away with all three points. But are there reasons to be cheerful for Ruben Amorim?Man City breeze past Wolves at Molineux as we all consider the players Pep didn’t even have at his disposal. And champions Liverpool secure a dramatic victory over Bournemouth. Are Arne Slot’s side far too open?There are big wins for Sunderland and Forest which are impressive but might tell us quite a lot about West Ham and Brentford.Plus Eze, Richarlison and Birmingham’s perfect winning goal.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The Premier League is back! (01.00)• PART 2a: Man United 0-1 Arsenal (08.30) • PART 2b: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace (16.00)• PART 2c: Forest 3-1 Brentford (23.00)• PART 3a: Sunderland 3-0 West Ham (32.00)• PART 3b: Spurs 3-0 Burnley (38.00)• PART 3c: Wolves 0-4 Man City (44.00)• PART 4a: Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth (49.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League plus Championship headlines (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to your Saturday morning dose of Totally!This is a space where we let our figurative hair down and free ourselves from the relentless merry-go-round of this season. We’ll have nostalgia, we'll have trivia, we'll have whatever nonsense tickles our fancy really. And we'll be taking a look back through the annuls into the week in football that was through the years... Today we're taking a trip down memory lane and charting the remarkable life and career of Mario Balotelli - who happened to celebrate his 35th birthday on the 12th of August. A great entertainer, social media legend, fireworks enthusiast, bib denier, misunderstood character, sensational striker and hugely significant cultural figure - from Inter to Genoa and everywhere in between. Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Welcome to Totally Extra - Cotswolds recommendations, sausage pasta, road trips and a quiz question (00.40)• PART 2: This week in football - Triffic Niko Kranjčar, the start of the Premier League and crazy lockdown scorelines (12.00) • PART 3: Why Always Me? The life and times of Mario Balotelli (16.35)• PART 4: AOB, James' hotspot password and a correct answer? (55.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's joined by Tom Williams, Daniel Storey and Tim Spiers as we continue our look ahead to the 2025-26 Premier League season - and after shining the spotlight on the six teams competing in the Champions League during our last episode, today we turn our focus to the rest of the sides in the top flight.But we begin in Udine, where Tottenham saw a two-goal lead dashed to be beaten 4-3 by PSG on penalties in Wednesday night's Super Cup final. Despite defeat - are there reasons to be positive for Spurs fans?Back to domestic matters, and there's plenty of intrigue around the return of Sunderland after an eight-year spell out of the big time. The Athletic's football finance writer and Mackem Chris Weatherspoon joins us to consider their chances of staying up - before we run the rule over how fellow promoted sides Leeds and Burnley could fare after breaking the 100-point barrier in the Championship last season.Elsewhere - surely Manchester United can't be as bad as they were last season? Laurie Whitwell stops by to talk us through the pros and cons of their pre-season - and hopes for this campaign with the pressure on Ruben Amorim to turn their fortunes around.Will Everton be interesting this season with Jack Grealish added to the mix? Are Brighton the side most likely to upset the established 'big six' this time round? What kind of season will Forest have after the unexpected highs of last season? And are Brentford the 'B' team at risk of get dragged into a relegation scrap?All those questions and many more answered - plus a low socks convention, bad penalties and regretful friendships.Produced by Jesse Howard and Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: PSG lift the Super Cup (05.00)• PART 2a: Sunderland's return to the top flight with Chris Weatherspoon (18.30)• PART 2b: The hopes for Leeds and Burnley of survival (26.45)• PART 3: Are Manchester United going to be better this season? With Laurie Whitwell (42.45)• PART 4: Who'll be the best of the rest? (53.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's back for the 2025-26 season and he's got Charlie Eccleshare, Duncan Alexander and Daniel Storey alongside him to bring you our first preview episode ahead of the shiny new Premier League campaign.Today, we’re shining the spotlight on the six clubs who qualified for the Champions League last season.Liverpool have made the most eye-catching signings over the summer - but are they favourites to retain their crown? Could world champions Chelsea be the surprise package? Can Arsenal *finally* go from bridesmaid to bride and take home their first title since 03-04? And Will Pep Guardiola's new-look coaching staff help take them back to the heights of seasons past? How will Newcastle recover from their tumultuous off-season? George Caulkin joins us with the latest on the Alexander Isak saga after it was revealed he has no intention to play for the Magpies again - even if he isn't sold. And - can Thomas Frank take Europa League winners Tottenham from 17th in the table to a serious Premier League outfit again? All that plus bad knee slides, petulant teenagers and the plight of Sheffield Wednesday. Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Reasons for excitement ahead of the new season (02.00)• PART 2: The latest on Alexander Isak and Newcastle with George Caulkin (07.40)• PART 3: Are Liverpool the team to beat? (21.40)• PART 4: Who are the contenders to Liverpool's crown? Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal's chances assessed (31.15)• PART 5: How will Tottenham fare under Thomas Frank? (46.00)• PART 6: Our top four predictions & Championship opening weekend drama (53.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League campaigns.For the last time this summer, we bring you the thoughts of Michael Cox, Daniel Storey and Matt Davies-Adams on the 1995/96 season, when Keegan's entertainers nearly went all the way.Newcastle were the neutrals' favourites and Man United were in transition with their kids. But a 12 point lead in January evaporated for the Magpies via Cantona, a legendary Keegan outburst and the greatest game in Premier League history.Elsewhere, English clubs were terrible in Europe, Alan Hansen was embarrassed by the Class of 92 and Man City were relegated due to a lack of technology.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Blackburn stink up the joint (04.00)• PART 1b: Man City relegated (06.30) • PART 1c: Keegan's Newcastle examined (08.00)• PART 1d: Man United usher in the Class of 92 (13.00)• PART 2a: Liverpool 4-3 Newcastle (19.00)• PART 2b: Keegan and Big Ron's outbursts (22.00)• PART 2c: United's grey kit (26.00)• PART 2d: Did Newcastle bottle it? (28.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League campaigns.Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of Michael Cox, Daniel Storey and Matt Davies-Adams on the 1992/93 season - the dawn of the Premier League. A whole new ball game as Sky Sports called it.Man United ended their 26 year wait for the title, in a campaign transformed by Cantona. Could English football have taken a different tactical trajectory if high-flying Norwich had won the Premier League?Elsewhere, there was Oldham's incredible escape, Brian Clough's demise and big-name clubs being completely bamboozled by the new back pass rule.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Sky and the Premier League launch (02.00)• PART 1b: The Norwich story (05.00) • PART 1c: Man United sign Cantona (08.00)• PART 1d: United's pioneering win at Carrow Road (12.30)• PART 2a: Big Ron's Villa in the title race (19.00)• PART 2b: Arsenal's mural and the back pass rule (23.00)• PART 2c: Oldham's great escape (26.00)• PART 2d: Forest wave goodbye to Brian Clough (29.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League and Champions League campaigns.Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of Raphael Honigstein, Duncan Alexander and Alvaro Romeo on the 2001/02 Champions League season, and that Zidane goal in Glasgow. Was it that good?Perhaps the greatest goal in Champions League final history saw the Spanish overcome upstart German opposition at Hampden. Little did Real Madrid know that this would be their last Champions League title for 12 years. And little did we know that Leverkusen wouldn't be Neverkusen forever.Elsewhere, it was a maiden Champions League campaign for Celtic and Liverpool, and the dawn of a second group stage.Plus Beckham's metatarsal, Las Ketchup and the Proclaimers.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Leverkusen and Real Madrid taking different paths (02.00)• PART 1b: Celtic 4-3 Juventus (06.00) • PART 1c: Two group stages (08.00)• PART 1d: Another missed opportunity for Arsenal (10.00)• PART 2a: Las Ketchup (14.00)• PART 2b: Leverkusen march past Liverpool and Man United (16.00)• PART 2c: Real Madrid beat Bayern after Kahn clanger (23.00)• PART 2c: McManaman helps Real past Barca (25.00)• PART 2d: The final at Hampden Park (27.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jimbo as the season finally comes to a close with the conclusion of this year’s Inter Totally Cup.Tom Williams, competing in his third final in a row, looks to claim his first quiz crown against former champion Producer Charlie, in a rematch of 2023’s showpiece event.Who will come out on top in the ultimate test of football knowledge?Produced by Lucy Oliva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League and Champions League campaigns.Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Julien Laurens on the 1994/95 Champions League season, when invincible Ajax shocked the world.In perhaps the peak of Louis van Gaal's long managerial career, this young crop of mostly homegrown talent went unbeaten in the Eredivisie and the Champions League to take home the top prize. Time to give Jari Litmanen some much overdue love.Elsewhere, it was a campaign of Weah's PSG reaching the semi-finals, Die Hard henchmen and Gary Walsh being embarrassed by Barcelona.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: IFK Gothenburg catch the eye (02.00)• PART 1b: Man United embarrassed by Barcelona (04.00) • PART 1c: PSG reach the semi-finals (06.00)• PART 2a: Van Gaal’s iconic Ajax team (11.00)• PART 2b: Ajax overcome Bayern in the semis (19.00)• PART 2c: Impenetrable Milan await in the final (21.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Natalie Gedra, Matt Davies-Adams and Charlotte Harpur reflect on the incredible Lionesses retaining the European Championship.With their backs against the wall for pretty much the whole tournament, Sarina’s side eventually overcome world champions Spain on penalties. We pay tribute to Kelly, Bronze and co and ponder what the legacy of yet more success will be for England.Jubilation in Nottingham too where Morgan Gibbs-White, on his way to Spurs just a couple of weeks ago, signs a new contract at the City Ground. Plus Alexander Isak to Liverpool - the stuff of madmen’s dreams?Elsewhere, reports indicate that West Ham's Lucas Paqueta might not face a lifetime ban for spot-fixing.Plus when City signed Aguero, when Inter signed Keane, what’s going on at the Copa América Femenina and what to look out for in the EFL?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: England beat Spain on penalties (01.00)• PART 2a: Women’s Copa America latest (27.00) • PART 2b: On This Day - Keane signs for Inter, Aguero signs for City (30.00)• PART 3a: The latest on Lucas Paqueta (36.00)• PART 3b: Gibbs-White staying, Isak going? (40.00)• PART 3c: The EFL season kicks off next weekend (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo's got Michael Cox, Matt Davies-Adams and Tom Williams alongside him to look back on two incredibly dramatic semi-final clashes at Euro 2025.It's England and Spain who progress to Sunday's final in Basel after a double dose of extra time - with the Lionesses relying on super-subs Michelle Agyemang & Chloe Kelly yet again to turn things around against Italy, while for the world champions it was the best player in the world Aitana Bonmatí who produced a moment of magic in their 1-0 victory over Germany.We've got the latest transfer news - with Ekitike officially in at Liverpool, Gyökeres all but officially in at Arsenal - and Alexander Isak NOT joining up with Newcastle on their pre-season tour of east Asia due to injury...Elsewhere, we mark the 25th anniversary of surely the most controversial transfer in history - when Luís Figo swapped Barcelona for Real Madrid, on this day back in the year 2000.And it’s the second Inter Totally semi-final with Julien Laurens and Tom Williams duking it out for a place in the final...Produced by Lucy Oliva.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Euro SF chaos - England 2-1 Italy (AET) & Germany 0-1 Spain (AET) (02.45)• PART 2a: On This Day - Figo does the unthinkable and swaps Barca for Real (23.25)• PART 2b: Transfer latest - Ekitike, Gyökeres, Isak and questionable video (26.15)• PART 3: Inter Totally Cup - Tom Williams v Julien Laurens (41.30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League and Champions League campaigns.Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Duncan Alexander on the 1996/97 Champions League season, the last one with only champions in itIt was also the last time that Juventus were defending champions and the only time Borussia Dortmund went all the way and won the trophy in Munich. It was a good year to be a German football fan.Auxerre were French champions, Milinko Pantic was top scorer and Roy Hodgson made Javier Zanetti lose his cool. It was a different era.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Guy Roux's Auxerre (02.30)• PART 1b: Top scorer Milinko Pantic (04.45) • PART 1c: Man United struggle but reach the semis (06.00)• PART 1d: Milan's worst ever Champions League performance (08.00)• PART 2a: Dortmund going all the way to meet Juventus in the final (12.00)• PART 2b: Schalke beat Hodgson's Inter in the UEFA Cup (31.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka, Charlie Eccleshare, Adrian Clarke and Megan Feringa into the pod with big headlines being made on and off the pitch.The heroics of Ann-Katrin Berger somehow send Germany through to a Euro 2025 semi-final with Spain. Will it be England awaiting in the final with Sarina’s side big favourites ahead of their semi with Italy?Marcus Rashford is Barcelona-bound as the Catalan club agree to take him and his wages for next season. What now for the rest of the bomb squad at Man United? And how do you pronounce Mbeumo?Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Hugo Ekitike and are maybe still interested in Alexander Isak. Plus Noni Madueke is an Arsenal player and Evan Ferguson is off to Rome.Plus we look back at David Platt’s move to Serie A and forward to the present-day race for the Scudetto.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Jess Carter suffers racist abuse (01.30)• PART 2: Euro semi-finals preview with Megan Feringa (08.30) • PART 3a: On This Day - David Platt moves to Serie A (30.00)• PART 3b: Rashford out, Mbeumo in at Old Trafford (35.00)• PART 4a: The scene in Serie A (48.00)• PART 4b: Ekitike to Liverpool, Isak as well? (54.00)• PART 4c: Madueke joins Arsenal (61.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Jimbo, Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Jay Harris after an unbelievable night of action at the Women’s Euros.England battle from 2-0 down to eventually overcome Sweden after an epic and awful penalty shootout. Sarina did it again with her subs - is a Spain v England final now inevitable?The transfer merry-go-round is spinning fast with Liverpool showing interest in Alexander Isak but eventually plumping for Magpies target Hugo Ekitike. Plus it looks like being a bleak summer at Brentford and an interesting one at Swansea.Elsewhere we look back at the end of Pele’s Brazil career and the cultural significance of Nick Barmby.And it’s the first Inter Totally semi-final with former champions Michael Cox and Producer Charlie going head to head.Produced by Charlie Jones and Jay Beale.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England beat Sweden on penalties (01.00)• PART 1b: Italy 2-1 Norway(19.00) • PART 2a: Pele and Nick Barmby (26.00)• PART 2b: Transfer talk - Ekitike and bad times for Brentford? (35.00)• PART 2c: Snoop Dogg invests Swansea (44.00)• PART 3: Inter Totally Cup - Producer Charlie v Michael Cox (46.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League and Champions League campaigns.Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of James Horncastle, Sasha Goryunov and Alvaro Romeo on the 2004/05 season, the one with the greatest final in the competition’s history.In Rafa Benitez’s first season in charge of Liverpool, the Reds finished level on points with Bolton and won the Champions League in Istanbul.For Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan, it was the second incredible collapse in two seasons. And for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, who produced an all-time classic with Barcelona, it looked like the trophy was theirs. Until a ghost goal.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool restore some European pedigree (01.30)• PART 1b: The Reds conquer the Old Lady (05.30) • PART 1c: Chelsea and Barcelona produce a classic (08.30)• PART 1d: Chelsea undone by the ghost goal (12.30)• PART 2: The final in Istanbul (19.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Tim Spiers and Liam Twomey for company after a shock result in New Jersey.Chelsea are crowned world champions with a 3-0 victory over PSG in the Club World Cup final. How did they do it? How good is Enzo Maresca? And can they challenge for the Premier League title?England are through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euros after a 6-1 demolition of Wales. But even though they were runners up, have they ended up on the good side of the draw?Where Crystal Palace end up is a big debate right now as UEFA demote them from the Europa League to the Conference League for breaching multi-club ownership rules. Are the Eagles victims of their own naivety?And there’s some big transfers going on in the Premier League. Gyökeres to Arsenal, Henderson to Brentford and who’s that masquerading as Daniel Levy in North London?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Chelsea 3-0 PSG (01.00)• PART 2: England 6-1 Wales (32.00) • PART 3a: Palace demoted to the Conference League (37.00)• PART 3b: Gibbs-White to Spurs? (45.00)• PART 3c: Gyökeres to Arsenal (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.