Ghost Goal Podcast

Our World Cup Group-by-Group previews continue with Group E, which sees tournament favorites Brazil face Costa Rica, Switzerland and Serbia. Can relatively new Brazilian coach Tite concoct the right mix from the wealth of Samba talent at his disposal and produce another World Cup title to avenge the embarrassment of the semi-final, four years ago.

Despite a thoroughly harrowing chain of events, this year's Champions League Final. which saw Real Madrid retain their title against Liverpool, still offered up plenty of momentous events to unpack. Andrew returns to talk Liverpool's disappointing Saturday, followed by an exciting Tuesday of transfer news for the reds, before Alex and Javier discuss Arsenal, Manchester City, and Manchester United'...

We keep chugging right along with the 4th installment of our World Cup Group by Group previews, as Alex and Javier preview Group D of next month's tournament. Will Argentina's goalkeeper crisis cost them their chance at winning it all? or even worse, cost them their chance of qualifying from the Group of Death? What can Croatia hope to achieve with one of their most talented ever squads? and what...

Alex and Javier continue their World Cup group-by-group previews by analyzing Group C which features Australia, France, Denmark, and Javier's homeland Peru. Javier will be traveling to Russia to attend each of Peru's games so he's taken a special interest in this preview pod. Listen up as they analyze which one of Denmark and Peru will have the best chance to qualify alongside group favorites Fran...

Alex and Javier recapped Chelsea's win over Manchester United in last weekend's FA Cup final before giving their reactions to Arsenal's appointment of former PSG and Sevilla man, Unai Emery. Then the guys discuss a few more managerial appointments before previewing this weekend's huge Champions League final clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid. Stay tuned for the next two installments of our Gr...

The guys dive into their second preview of this summer's World Cup in Group B which contains two footballing powerhouses in Spain and Portugal, plus Iran and Morocco, who will look to upset the established order. Alex details why Spain are his favorites to win next month's tournament, and what obstacles Portugal will face if their to build off of the 2016 European Championship title. Keep an eye o...

The time has finally come for the guys to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Alex and Javier preview Group A containing the host nation, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and group favorites Uruguay to kick off their group-by-group analysis of the world's biggest tournament. Keep and eye out for the Group B Preview coming soon and for group's C and D to be recorded over the next few days.

Another Premier League season has come to a close, so Alex and Javier hand out their grades for each team's season before previewing Saturday's FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United. Jose Mourinho will face off against Antonio Conte in what may perhaps be the Italian's last match in charge of the blues.

A lot can change in a week as Chelsea opened the door to Champions League qualification ever so slightly with a Ghost Goal Bowl win over Liverpool before having it slammed shut in their faces by Huddersfield, who officially secured their Premier League safety at the Bridge on Wednesday. Southampton secured huge away win on the south Wales coast, sealing Swansea’s fate as the swans and West Brom wi...