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Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 02:20 - Spurs: Ange Postecoglou is tearing it up 09:30 - Arsenal: better defensively, worse offensively 11:00 - Man City: business as usual 13:29 - Liverpool: are they back? 16:13 - Aston Villa: what a job Unai Emery has done 18:47 - Newcastle: a well-run (and absurdly rich) club 22:07 - Brighton: struggling with European football 23:57 - Man Utd: chaos 29:08 - Chelsea: £...

We're back with Season 2 after an extended summer break. A lot has happened in the football world over the summer and opening few weeks of the season. We reflect on the fantastic FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, and we discuss the disgraced former president of the Spanish FA (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, who finally resigned as a result of his non-consensual kiss on Spain midf...

Erik McCue and Helmer Rusten join us to discuss their fascinating footballing journeys. Born in 2001 and raised in expat environments, Erik and Helmer became best friends in Thailand in 7th grade and represented FC Bangkok.  Erik, a Swedish/American centre-back, has played in the DC United academy, represented Houston Dynamo from 2017-2021, and currently plays for El Paso Locomotive in the USL (2n...

This is a Swedish episode. We are joined by Edvard Sjöberg, part-owner & Head of Sales and Marketing at FC Stockholm. FC Stockholm was founded in 2010 and have already been promoted 6 times. They are currently in Division 1 (the 3rd tier of Swedish football), and aim to make it to Allsvenskan and become the 4th big team in Stockholm, after AIK, Djurgården and Hammarby. Timestamps 00:00 - Välko...

We reflect on this never-ending season, discuss the Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan, deep-dive into the Saudi Pro League - football's big disruptors, and finally touch on some transfer news. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - 2022/23 was a never-ending season 04:09 - Too much football? 05:58 - We consume football and it consumes us 08:03 - Man City win the Champio...

We are joined by Gabriele Marcotti, ESPN Senior Writer and Corriere dello Sport correspondent. We discuss Gab’s journey so far, life as a football journalist, local match-going fans vs fans that watch from afar, being a fan of individuals vs clubs, whether it’s “soccer” or “football”, why American investors are buying European football clubs, and Gab’s honest thoughts on the US Men's National...

We are joined by Europa Point FC’s Pär Magnus Roos (President & part-owner) and Martin Falkeborn (player & Head of Youth) as we discuss one of Europe’s most exciting football projects. The Gibraltarian club was bought by a Swedish consortium in 2022, and in this interview we discuss why they decided to buy the club, the unique dynamics of the Gibraltar National League, the club’s ambitions...

We discuss the treatment of Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr following the racial abuse he received (again) during the LaLiga match away against Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla. We reflect on Vini's powerful social media post, and the impact these recurring incidents are having on the reputation of LaLiga and Spanish society. Football's governing bodies need to do more. We also deep dive into...

We review the Champions League semi-finals, where Man City humiliated Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate, and produced arguably their best ever display, while Inter Milan cruised to a comfortable 3-0 aggregate victory against their city rivals, AC Milan. Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Manchester City 4-0 Real Madrid (5-1 aggregate) 03:45 - Man City took 7 months to click, but have been mesmerizing sin...

This is a Swedish episode, where we are joined by Adrian von Heijne, Head of Scouting at Odense Boldklub (OB) in the Danish Superliga. Adrian takes us on a journey through his upbringing in Gothenburg, his law studies, and his transition from youth coach, to analyst to head of scouting at Allsvenskan club IK Sirius. He discusses his way of working, data-driven scouting, scouting networks, and the...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Business end of the season 02:31 - Man City knock Bayern out of the UCL 03:03 - Guardiola, the tiki-taka master, is embracing physicality 07:42 - Bayern need a striker 10:12 - Chelsea chaos 14:47 - Real Madrid’s tactical themes vs Chelsea 15:45 - Rodrygo’s UCL numbers are outrageous 17:09 - AC Milan, inspired by Leão and Maignan, knock out Napoli 20:26 - Is Mike M...

Borja Tobar is Head of Global Expansion at the LaLiga side Real Betis Balompié . Before taking up that role, he worked at LaLiga, where he was responsible for the LaLiga business development delocalized team in North America and Latin America. We discuss what steps Real Betis are taking to expand their fan base, the importance of foreign players, LaLiga vs the Premier League, and challenges facing...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal - PL game of the season? 03:03 - Sensational ending - Ramsdale saves, Martinelli counter 04:47 - Key moment was Xhaka getting Anfield fired up 06:02 - Anfield is special 07:47 - Trent Alexander-Arnold is a defensive liability 08:57 - Firmino still has it 10:15 - Van Dijk has fallen off 11:51 - Linesman Constantine Hatzidakis elbows Robertson...

This is a Swedish episode, where we preview the Allsvenskan 2023 season. We're joined by fans from the three big Stockholm clubs - Hugo Sundquist (Djurgården), David Linder (AIK), and Jesper Savborg (Hammarby), as they share their insights for the upcoming season. Timestamps: 00:00 - English intro 01:03 - Välkommen Hugo, David, och Jesper 01:46 - Djurgården - föregående säsong 03:04 - Djurgård...

Matt Slater joins us to discuss the rise of the Premier League. Matt is a senior football news reporter for The Athletic UK . Before that, he spent 16 years with the BBC and then three years as chief sports reporter for the UK/Ireland's main news agency, PA. Follow Matt on ⁠Twitter⁠ to keep up to date with top-tier reporting, and check out his latest articles for The Athletic. Timestamps: 00:0...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - El Clásico: Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid 03:05 - Barca charged with ‘continued corruption in business’ for paying former VP of Spanish football’s refereeing committee, Enriquez Negreira, €7.3m between 2001-2018 08:29 - Barca’s major financial problems 12:33 - Barca’s youth academy, La Masia, Is producing top talents again 13:39 - Gavi’s contract conflict 18:14 - Anto...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Welcome Lee Fletcher! 01:44 - Lee on growing up in Oldham and how he fell in love with Oldham Athletic 07:20 - How Lee went from a salesman & personal banker to a football coach 08:16 - You don’t have to be in the professional changing rooms to understand football, and you can find very good footballers at semi-pro level 11:23 - Lee moves to Madrid and starts at FC Britanic...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:07 - Liverpool 7-0 Man Utd 02:08 - Scoreline flattered Liverpool, with 2.91xG and 8 shots on target 02:50 - Was fatigue a factor for Man Utd? 04:02 - Bruno’s body language 05:55 - Casemiro wasn’t at his best - no Casemiro, no party 06:44 - Man Utd’s away struggles - one win in seven away games against the top 11 teams in the Premier League 07:11 - Anfield is a fortress...

Timestamp 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Rest in peace to those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria 02:15 - Champions League is back, Valentine's Day, AIK's birthday 04:01 - PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich 04:46 - PSG are one-dimensional without Mbappé, and there’s so much focus on star players, and not on the technical and psychological makeup of the squad 05:32 - is Galtier the r...

Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 00:58 - Joel Rydstrand’s game: Recreativo de Huelva v San Roque de Lepe 01:58 - Arsenal 3-2 Man United 03:24 - Arsenal played like champions 03:46 - The Arsenal board deserves credit for giving Arteta time and trusting the process 04:57 - Is it a failure if Arsenal don’t win the league? 05:49 - Candidates for Premier League player of the season so far? 07:19 - Eddie Nketiah...

We are joined by Joel Rydstrand, a Swedish footballer currently playing at CD San Roque de Lepe in Spain. Joel played at IK Sirius, before going to Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and was drafted by Seattle Sounders FC in January 2019.  Timestamps  0:00 - Intro  0:23 - Joel Rydstrand intro  5:30 - How did Joel fall in love with the game?  7:21 - Joel’s youth caree...

We're joined again by Konrad Grönlund for an episode on ownership models in club football. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:47 - Ownership models intro 02:06 - 51% rule in Sweden and Germany 02:35 - Vejle BK failure 05:47 - Is Konrad for or against the 51% rule 07:51 - Is Jacob for or against the 51% rule 09:30 - Football academy facilities in Denmark vs Sweden 10:25 - The Swedish FA and the upcoming...

Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Getting to know our first guest - Konrad Grönlund, sports journalist at the Swedish newspaper, Expressen 17.46 - The weekend’s matches 18:02 - Napoli 5-1 Juventus 19:39 - Is Serie A over? 21:26 - Manchester United 2-1 Manchester City 25:09 - Erik Ten Hag 26:54 - Are United in the title race? Can Arsenal sustain their form? 28:04 - Brighton 3-0 Liverpool 29:25 - Ro...

The culmination of the World Cup in Qatar also meant the resumption of several European leagues. In this episode, we begin with a tribute to the King of Football - Pelé. Then we focus heavily on the return of the Premier League, beginning with Manchester United, where we highlight Luke Shaw’s phenomenal form. Next, we discuss Arsenal’s brilliant start to the season, their counter-pressing, and dis...

We review the dramatic events of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France. It was a match for the ages. What a top advert for football that was. The star players - Lionel Andrés Messi, and Kylian Mbappé Lottin - stepped up big time and went toe to toe.  We deep dive into the match itself, which was beautiful madness. We also touch on the celebrations, the referee Szymon Marc...