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If you were to quiz the average football fan, you’ll find that Jose Mourinho is both the furthest thing from Manchester United in ethos, yet is so similar where it really counts. Born winners. And while there was much winning to go around while he was the manager, you have to ask the question - at what cost? 🎟️For Reliable Football Tickets: https://stubhubinternational.sjv.io/dOzGjM Learn more abo...

Leicester City winning the Premier League is the closest thing that we will ever get to a real life fairytale. A team that was languishing in the lower leagues only 2 seasons prior going on to win it all is the stuff of legends. How did they do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we re-tell the story of how Manchester City made it to the big time. The setting, the characters, the controversy and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jürgen Klopp’s Borussia Dortmund were a marvel in full flight. A team built from relatively minimal cost, with the heart and soul of an incredibly empowering fan base and city. Before Bayer Leverkusen, it was Klopp's Borussia Dortmund who were known as the Bayern Killers. For Good reason too. This is the story of how it happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bayern Munich are the greatest German team to ever exist. Pep Guardiola is arguably the greatest manager of his generation (an easy argument to make). Combine the two and what you get is a one of the most efficient teams of all time. However, depending on who you ask - this was simply not enough. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liverpool is a special football club. One that revels in grit, passion and togetherness. "You Never Walk Alone" Is the mantra for a reason. But why is that? Where did this come from and why has it remained so deeply ingrained within this club's ethos? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FIFA and US officials have been getting awfully cozy lately. More specifically, Gianni Infantino, the president of FIFA and Donald Trump, the President of the United States have been getting quite cozy. But, let's be fair. We’re about to have what will likely end up being the biggest World Cup to date in the World’s global superpower. You’d expect the two heads of the most important entities invol...

Multi-club groups are frequently brought up within the sports community. For good reason, too. The list of drawbacks seem to dramatically outweigh the benefits, depending on who you ask. The questions of the day are - What is Multi-club ownership really? Should this be allowed? And is it really that bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International domination is not something that happens all too frequently. When a nation band together and becomes an unstoppable force that is feared by all. This essentially encapsulates the great Spanish football team of 2008 -2010. A team full of technical genius, mental monsters and icons of the highest order. How did they do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since 2016, the 100 million euro mark has been crossed 17 times in the transfer market for one player. The evolution of the player trading game over time is an interesting one. Supercharged commercial and broadcasting deals continue to create an environment where bigger numbers are expected and the divide between the haves and the have nots grow by the day. Is all of this a bubble? And if so, Is a...

In 2006, Juventus unraveled before out eyes and were sentenced to a fate that nobody saw coming. Relegation to the second division. However, somehow, only 8 years later the club were back to the very top and very shockingly better than ever. Antonio Conte Manager supreme made it all possible. Capped off by winning more points than any Serie A club ever has. It was also a wacky period, laced with g...

Portugal is a fascinating footballing nation. A country with a population of only 10 million, dwarfed in size by the global elite, yet always in the conversation as one of the best around. Today, we dive into the crazy history of this nation, up to and including the 2016 UEFA European Championship. A true tale of underdog glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024/25 football season had absolutely everything. Emotion, drama, shock, vindication, relief, domination. You name it. But how good was it, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 2012 , Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid scored 121 goals. The most goals scored by a team in one season in the history of La Liga. They put up 100 points in the league, a record tally at the time, and perhaps most significantly, they got the better of a Pep Guardiola led Barcelona, that is very often regarded as the greatest club football team of all time. But there was so much toxicity around t...

Carlo Ancelotti is arguably the most successful European manager of all time. His Milan acted as a perfect representation of why experience matters on the biggest stage and why form is temporary, but class is ever lasting. However, there is an opinion that, despite all of Ancelotti’s success with I Rossoneri, given the personnel he was blessed with, he did not achieve all that he could. There is s...

In 2008, Paris Saint Germain was minutes from relegation and experiencing rapidly compounding debt. 3 years later, it became a perennial winner of every domestic competition, with the transfer budget of a gulf state. Qatar’s acquisition of Paris Saint Germain has had a profound impact on sports, culture, the French economy and much more. Both directly and indirectly. Learn more about your ad choic...

Graeme Souness Is a One of a kind player and a one of a kind personality. One of the Angriest Men to ever grace a football pitch. And a man that somehow always manages to find chaos wherever he goes. But he's also a man with an unwavering desire to win and succeed. Today, we ask and answer the question: How Good Was Graeme Souness, really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

George Best Was, quite simply put, the equivalent of a rockstar. In many ways, football’s first true Rockstar. He won everything available to him – as an individual, as part of a team. He was magical on the ball, a sight that kept everyone on their feet and sent defenders in unbridled panic. Off the pitch, the winning didn’t seem to stop. Money, cars, girls, fame. At a glance, he was a man that ha...

In football terms, the men’s department of the United States Soccer federation was once seen as an exciting underdog, with fledgling popularity and a lack of resources and professionals. But those who were there, would die for the flag on the pitch. This is no longer the case. This video is not about piling onto the misery of USMNT supporters. This one is more about diving into the whacky, convolu...

Kenny Dalglish is one of the most successful and enigmatic figures in football history. A player nobody could touch – a manager that could lead the most pessimistic of players over a cliff. A man that could make it anywhere. His story is a complex one and not without tragedy. He’s had to endure and witness more catastrophes than most where lives have been lost and countless more affected. 3 separa...

Ryan Giggs is one of the strangest and most shocking examples of a legendary athlete. The most successful football of all time on the island. 13 League winner's medals- People have received statues for much less. However, the Premier League seems to have forgotten he exists. Why? The unravelling of Ryan Giggs in the public eye has left many questioning how they feel about his legacy. Learn more ab...

Blackburn Rovers were once one of only two teams to win the Premier League. They spent like crazy, they attracted the top talent in the land and they won very very big. However, they collapsed almost immediately and have never found their way back to the top. This is their story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AC Milan isone of the most successful teams to grace football. And there is a good reason for that. One of those reasons is the period between 1988 to 1996. A period of unprecedented success. A Golden age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea are two entities that were interchangeable to many for a very long time. Over 5 years (not consecutively), the pair have delivered glorious, golden highs and dramatic, damning lows. Here, we dive deep into the part 2 of Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea - a bridge burning roller-coaster that we can never forget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Florentino Perez is the mastermind behind the success of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. In turn, he is also one of the most successful people on the planet. With ACS, his construction company, he is a construction magnate and with Real Madrid has achieved an unbelievable amount sustained success. How did he do it and is it all a coincidence? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...