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PSG overcame Bayern Munich in the second leg of a famous semi-final to set up a Champions League final against Arsenal, after the Gunners squeezed past Atletico Madrid to make their first showpiece in 20 years. Mikel Arteta's side will try and prevent Luis Enrique's Parisians from claiming back-to-back titles on May 30th, a task that looks daunting to say the least. Marley and Joel get stuck into...

Manchester City might have thrown their chance at winning the Premier League away after drawing at Everton on Monday night to allow Arsenal to go five points clear. Arsenal now just need three more wins to claim their first league title in over 20 years and have Mark Guehi to thank after his awful pass allowed Everton to get back into a match City were comfortable in. Elsewhere this weekend, Man U...

From an amazing PSG v Bayern Champions League semi-final first leg to a smelly Arsenal v Atletico one, we ask whether the Gunners truly could get past Paris or Munich in the final if they get there. Plus, Burnley have parted company with head coach Scott Parker by mutual consent. Could we see a Sean Dyche return at Turf Moor? SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Inst...

Congratulations to Coventry City, as Frank Lampard's side have been promoted to the Premier League. But which two other Championship clubs will join them in the top flight next season? The second tier campaign concludes this weekend, but who out of Ipswich, Millwall, Middlesbrough, Southampton, Wrexham, Hull or even Derby will join them? SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.f...

Manchester United saw off Brentford at Old Trafford on Monday night as they took another step towards Champions League qualification thanks to goals from Casemiro and Bejamin Sesko. Bruno took his assists tally to 19, one short of the Premier League record, as Michael Carrick's side moved 11 points clear of sixth place. Marley and Joel are on duty to discuss the talking points from the game and th...

Chelsea and Manchester City will contest the FA Cup final next month after both sides recored narrow wins at Wembley this weekend, ending the dreams of Southampton and Leeds United respectively. In the Premier League, the three relegation candidates all picked up wins to leave the battle as you were with four games remaining. Marley and Joel are on duty for today's FSD, which goes into all the hea...

Saturday night saw Manchester United, with one fit centre-back, dispatch Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to all but confirm their return to the Champions League next season. The win piles more pressure on Liam Rosenior, who couldn't find answers to United's questions and leaves Chelsea's own European hunt up in the air. Elsewhere, Newcastle's misery continued as they were beaten at home to a late winne...

Roberto De Zerbi thought he had a priceless win at the weekend as Spurs scored a late would-be-winner against Brighton, only for Georginio Rutter to strike in the 95th minute to break Lilywhite hearts. Elsewhere, an even later goal broke Everton hearts as Virgil Van Dijk settled the first Merseyside Derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. 109 minutes had passed before the Dutchman headed home a corne...

Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad to reel the Gunners in as the Premier League title race prepares to go down to the wire! Erling Haaland's late goal was enough for City to go three behind Mikel Arteta's side with a game in hand and five fixtures remaining. That tells half the story as chances went begging, shirts were ripped, handbags were drawn and goalkeeper mistakes came to the fo...

Eddie Howe is struggling this season as Newcastle manager. Will he still be boss at St James' Park next term? Meanwhile, Andoni Iraola has announced he will be leaving his role as Bournemouth head coach at the end of the campaign, but where will he end up next? SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fsdpod?igsh=MjQ5d29veGdoMmZ4&...

Man United lost at home to a team with ten men for the second time this season as Leeds all but secured their Premier League status for next season thanks to a 2-1 win at Old Trafford last night. Lisandro Martinez is nicknamed the Butcher but maybe that should change to the Barber as his hair pull on Dominic Calvert-Lewin became the main talking point, albeit coming at 2-0 down in Manchester. Ther...

Are Arsenal about to bottle the Premier League title? They lost to Bournemouth and with Man City hammering Chelsea, the top two meet on Sunday with it all on the line. Can the Gunners see it through? Their North London rivals Spurs have dropped in to the relegation zone for the first time since 2009 after defeat to Sunderland in Roberto de Zerbi's first game in charge. Surely Tottenham can't go do...

It's been 25 years since a British player last won the Ballon d'Or. A quarter of a century later, is Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane set to become the first man to collect the prize since Michael Owen in 2001? SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fsdpod?igsh=MjQ5d29veGdoMmZ4&utm_source=qr⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/FSDPod⁠ T...

Arsenal were dreaming of the unprecedented quadruple 2 weeks ago. Now they have just 2 trophies to chase after losing to second tier Southampton in the FA Cup. Are they going to crumble? Liverpool were woeful and Salah was shocking in defeat to Man City, whilst Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has banned Enzo Fernandez for a couple of matches for 'crossing a line' with comments about his future. SUBSCRI...

Incredibly, the Italian national team have failed to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA World Cup. The Azzurri are four-time winners of the tournament, but it's been more than a decade since they qualified. Why is Italian football struggling so badly on the international stage? Is the Premier League power vacuum to blame? Niall and Marley discuss it all... SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsociald...

Rumour has been swirling that former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is set to be the successor to Pep Guardiola if the Manchester City boss decides to call time on his Etihad career this summer. But will the Italian be the right fit? Will Pep even leave at all? We discuss it all on today's FSD. SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fsd...

Tottenham have parted company with interim boss Igor Tudor by mutual consent, bringing to an end a torrid 44 days in charge for the Croatian. Spurs are in disarray, but where do they turn to next? Sources say that ex-Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi is their number one choice, but will he take the job? SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instag...

Mo Salah has announced he is bringing the curtain down on his stellar Liverpool career at the end of the season. We reflect on his impact at Anfield, as well as asking how the Reds will cope without him. Plus, with Salah now on his way, will other stars like Virgil van Dijk follow suit? We tackle the Liverpool conundrum, including whether a change of manager is on the cards... SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠⁠htt...

Spurs could be on the hunt for their third manager of the season if reports rumoured turn out to be true, with Igor Tudor's future in serious doubt. The Croatian's father passed away shortly after Spurs' 0-3 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the weekend and the story is that the former Juventus defender is to be set to leave the club via mutual agreement, with Spurs staring at the possibility of rele...

A big weekend in English football saw Sunderland take the derby day spoils to break Newcastle United's (and Marley's) heart, Arsenal's quadruple dream died as Man City win the Carabao Cup and land a psychological punch in the process, whilst Spurs once again choked in their biggest game of the season as Forest picked up a massive three points at the bottom! SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠⁠https://footballsociald...

After dominating the league phase, there are now only two Premier League sides remaining in the Champions League. But why are Arsenal and Liverpool the final two English clubs standing? Why were Spurs, Newcastle, Chelsea and Man City beaten so convincingly? Niall and Marley try to get to the bottom of it on today's FSD... SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Instagra...

Chelsea and Manchester City were unable to pull off remarkable combacks in the Champions League on Tuesday night, as both sides lost at home to seal their exit from Europe's elite club competition. It was another blow for Liam Rosenior's side, who were this week hit with an academy transfer ban and a fine for breaching rules around payments to agents. The news got fans appealing for clarity having...

Both sides of North London were the major talking points from the Premier League weekend as Arsenal left it late to score a huge home win over Everton, whilst Spurs also scored at the death to pick up what could be a decisive point in their fight to stay up! SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/fsdpod?igsh=MjQ5d29veGdoMmZ4&utm...

The first legs of the Champions League last 16 brought the drama this week as goals flew in everywhere, goalies were hooked and ball boys floored as Europe's best duked it out. Spurs' embarrassing season went from worse to embarrassing as Igor Tudor chose to blood 22-year-old Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky at Atletico Madrid, only for the gloveman to make two horrendous errors as Tottenham shippe...

Tottenham are destitute right now, so how big is tonight's last 16 Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid? Niall and Marley discuss that as well as Newcastle's game with Barcelona and the recent form of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson. SUBSCRIBE NOW: ⁠https://footballsocialdaily.supportingcast.fm/⁠NEW: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/fsdpod?igsh=MjQ5d29veGdoMmZ4&utm_source=qr⁠ Twitter: ⁠http...