International Clearance

Following last week's roundup of the Brits in action on MLS opening weekend, we reflect on Wilfried Zaha's belated MLS debut in the derby win against Atlanta United with the help of Charlotte FC expert Caleb Adams. It's been a big week for the Scots in Italy, with Billy Gilmour shining on his first Napoli start since November, and at least one Scottish player will feature in the Coppa Italia final...

The new MLS season gets underway across the Atlantic, and we round up the Brits involved in their side's opening fixtures, including a strong English contingent at Charlotte FC - no Wilfried Zaha yet, however - and a former Manchester United defender getting a clean sheet on his debut for San Diego. Back in Europe, a number of our contingent found their Champions League adventures end in the play-...

Despite an injury time winner at Manchester City in the Champions League, the big talking point in Jude Bellingham's week was a red card controversy at Osasuna. We ask, what is the real difference between F You and F Off? Elsewhere in Europe, Mika Biereth bags another hat-trick already for Monaco, Chuba Akpom is two for two at Lille and Bayern scrape a point at Leverkusen despite the best efforts...

After a chaotic month or so of transfer window gossip and debate, we took the opportunity to focus this episode on how the Brits abroad have been getting on for their clubs across the world in the last week or so. There are mixed fortunes as the likes of Chuba Akpom, Lloyd Kelly and Daniel Oyegoke make their debuts for their new teams, while Tammy Abraham bags a brace in the Coppa Italia against h...

The January transfer window shuts for the majority of major European leagues, and there are lots of late deals of players leaving to play abroad to catch you up on. Chuba Akpom has a new home in France, Lloyd Kelly makes a dream jump to Juventus, and Carney Chukwuemeka escapes his Chelsea hell with a loan move to Dortmund. We also spotlight some of the homecomings - Marcus Edwards to Burnley?! - a...

With less than a week to go until the January transfer window shuts, we get more players looking like they'll be heading abroad from the UK, or at least trying to! Hearts right back Daniel Oyegoke has got a dream move to Serie A, Leicester City are fighting off Bundesliga bids for their left back Luke Thomas, while Turkish giants Galatasaray join the long list of clubs trying to tempt Kyle Walker-...

It's a massive week of updates for moves abroad in this increasingly surprising January transfer window. Kyle Walker seems to have landed on his feet with Milan, and Marcus Rashford's next destination is still up in the air, but Dele Alli has found an incredible new home in Como after signing an 18-month deal with Cesc Fabregas' side. Elsewhere, Newcastle United reject multiple overseas bids for L...

After a catch up of on-pitch action from our boys abroad over the last week, including a lively post-break Bundesliga curtain raiser, we jump into more updates of confirmed moves, reports and gossip from the transfer window. Borussia Dortmund's shopping list is full of English talent, including Marcus Rashford, who must convince his many potential loan spell suitors to stare down Manchester United...

The madness of the January transfer window is well and truly here, and there are all sorts of reports and rumours linking British players away from the UK. Liverpool have rejected a Real Madrid bid for Trent Alexander-Arnold, AC Milan declare their interest in a loan for Marcus Rashford, and pod favourite Mika Biereth looks like he has a big European move already. Plus, we get bossy as a Santos bi...

Happy New Year! The January transfer window is here so we discuss some of the reports of Brits potentially moving overseas this month. This includes a MLS rescue offer for Wilfried Zaha, Juventus hoping to snag Fikayo Tomori and James McAtee attracting tons of interest. Plus, we try to work out where abroad Marcus Rashford can find himself at the end of this window. Meanwhile, there's a familiar s...

We salute Ademola Lookman on an incredible 2024 that has culminated with winning CAF's African Footballer of the Year award, enjoy a Che Adams goal for Torino from the halfway line, and wonder what's next for Bobby Clark in Salzburg as his manager gets the sack... Plus, Chris Coleman keeps his 100% start at OH Leuven, and there's a potential footballing lifeline for Dele Alli in Como. Get in touch...

We are delighted to be joined this week by Lee Wingate & Paul Watson of The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast. The hosts share tales of their personal interests in football overseas, including Lee's following of Austrian football and Paul's time in Pohnpei. Before our chat, there's the normal discussion of some British goalscorers abroad in the last week, as well as a new management job for J...

Joining us on the show this week is East Londoner Marvin Hamilton, who after starting out at Gillingham had a sterling non-league career in the South of England. You know this pod though! We wanted to hear all about his playing spells in the top flight of Cyprus and the Victorian Premier League in Australia, plus his adventures on Diaspora Duty with Sri Lanka, and a recent promotion while coaching...

We get to close a couple cases this week, as the mysteries around Michail Antonio and Jason Puncheon from the last episode are solved. Club football returned and Harry Kane became the fastest player to 50 Bundesliga goals with his hat-trick against Augsburg. His third goal was excellent... but did he mean it? Elsewhere, Steven Gerrard has brought another old friend to Al-Ettiffaq, while Gareth Sou...

The last week has seen plenty of British-born footballers on diaspora duty for international sides outside the UK, although only a few got what they were hoping for out of it. Those in action for Gambia and Sierra Leone saw their AFCON hopes evaporate, while Jamaica lost in their Nations League Quarter Final after a series of bad luck from the UK diaspora including a missed penalty, a red card and...

We begin with a club round-up, with the latest on British-born or raised players and coaches in MLS play-offs, and an East London duo leading a Zimbabwean side to promotion. Plus, Jude Bellingham finally gets off the mark this season, while the fun times continue for Gent pair Archie Brown and Max Dean. Then we head to Diaspora Duty ahead of the international break: there are British-born players...

We return after a fortnight away with some intriguing managerial reports, including trouble for Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq and a surprise Serie A link for Frank Lampard. Plus, one of the great managerial gigs secured in Cyprus by former Premier League winger Jason Puncheon. Around the world, there are summer leagues coming to an end, so we report on the great form of a couple Scots in the MLS pl...

Club football has returned and with it big contributions from our British contingent overseas, including a Harry Kane hat-trick, yet another Andy Carroll goal and a great few days from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Dortmund. Elsewhere, plenty of news off the pitch to discuss including Ryan Kent's departure from Turkiye, Ovie Ejaria's failed move to Egypt and a Basildon-born teenager in New York who has...

The Diaspora Duty roundup of this international break begins on a tragic note, following the death of England-born Greece international George Baldock. On the pitch, we salute the debuts of Basil Tuma and Maxi Oyedele for Malta and Poland, respectively, plus former guest Bevis Mugabi gets his first international goal as Uganda seal qualification for AFCON 2025. Steven Caulker's Sierra Leone pull o...

Lots of updates as we head into another international break. In the club game, there are more goals for Scott McTominay, Jonathan Rowe and Andy Carroll, plus a great hat-trick for Mika Biereth in the big Austrian title clash of the season. This week the diaspora go around the world to play for their family countries, and there are lots of new senior call-ups to talk through - Malta promote a recen...

News from the British players in action for clubs in the Europa League, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and Spain. Among those, Harry Kane strikes a blank against Bayer Leverkusen and draws some criticism from the German press, while Scott McTominay helps Napoli to the top of Serie A. Gallagher & Bellingham faced off in the Madrid derby but they were understandably... distracted. Follow us @in...

Big week of action for British footballers residing in Europe, not leastin Italy where Scotland striker Che Adams has scored twice in a week for surprise Serie A leaders Torino. Jonathan Rowe announces his arrival at Marseille, and Scott McTominay wows Italian football with his display away at Juventus. Plus, a goalscoring return from injury for Jordan Holsgrove in Portugal, and Chris Smalling mak...

The top level of club football is back and plenty of overseas-based Brits were doing their thing for their respective clubs, not least in Serie A where Samuel Iling-Junior, Ademola Lookman, Keinan Davis and Tammy Abraham were doing good work over the weekend. We also reflect on Ivan Toney and Chris Smalling's starts in Saudi Arabia, Harry Kane's goalscoring records for Bayern Munich and a mixed we...

As the first international break of the new season comes to a close, we reflect on the British-born players that represented national sides around the world, many of whom for the first time. A teacher helps make history for Anguilla, a West Ham academy player helps Mauritius to an impressive away result on his senior football debut, and a Crystal Palace teenager scores for Sierra Leone in his firs...

The transfer window has shut in the UK and we have some late moves abroad to update you on, not least the interesting variety of Brits that have been linked to or signed for sides in the Saudi Pro League, from Ivan Toney's jaw-dropping move to Cymru Premier striker Brad Young smashing the Welsh transfer record. Plus, it's the international break which means a Diaspora Duty report full of new call-...