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As promised, Kam Raslan and the pundits are back, just in time for the beginning of the long awaited football tournament in Germany, EURO 2024! We preview the curtain raiser, featuring the host, Germany against Scotland, as well as the rest of the tournament, looking at the nations competing and the squads that they've picked! Who will shine and who will flatter to deceive? Tune in to hear our tak...

It's not meant to be for Bayer Leverkusen and Xabi Alonso, as the team stumbled at the final hurdle, losing against a highly impressive Atalanta in the Europa League Final. That did not take away from the club's achievements this season, though. Our pundits react to that match, and look ahead to the remaining crucial matches of the season, including the finals of the FA Cup, UEFA Champions League...

Was it ever in doubt? On the final day of the Premier League season, Manchester City clinched the title - and record fourth consecutive one - with a victory over West Ham, edging out Arsenal who came close again for the second season in a row. Liverpool gave Jurgen Klopp a winning farewell, beating Wolves 2-0, while Tottenham secured fifth place and Europa League qualification with a 3-0 win over...

This is it! It's the last weekend of the English Premier League Season 2023/24, and we have a few things yet to be settled. At the summit, Man City is now ahead after winning their game-in-hand against Tottenham Hotspurs, and all they need to do now is win their home game against West Ham, to be crowned champions for the fourth time in a row. Arsenal, meanwhile, need to also make sure they win the...

The race for the Premier League title would go down to its last day! Arsenal & Manchester City have no space for error - would it be a fifth title in six seasons for Pep Guardiola's men or a historic first in over 21 years for the Gunners? Before that though, the guys dissect the midweek clash in North London, as Spurs look to put City on the backfoot while the race for European spots heat up with...

We’re down to the wire now, and Matchday 37 of the Premier League is serving potentially another great weekend of football. Arsenal is gunning down for the title, and on their way is their great rival from Manchester, the Red Devils. But with United playing poor football now, will this be a formality for the Gunners, as they continue putting pressure on Manchester City ahead of City’s game-in-hand...

In an exciting GW36, Spurs failed to keep a resurgent Liverpool at bay losing 4-2 at Anfield with Salah & Elliot impressing. Might be a little too late for a title-charge from the Reds, but a right step in Klopp's final chapter at Merseyside. Elsewhere, Arsenal holds a slender one-point lead at the top with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth but Man City responded with an emphatic 5-0 vs Wolves. Newcastle...

It's squeaky bum time in the Champions League (and elsewhere too), with European giants vying for spots in the final at the Wembley Stadium. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Allianz Arena, while Borussia Dortmund eked out a 1-0 slender lead against PSG. Who will make it to the final with all these ties nicely poised? Bob and Keesh share their thoughts on these m...

North London is bright RED, as the race for the league title heats up - Arsenal had a shaky second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium barely getting all three points winning 4-2 vs Tottenham Hotspurs. Manchester City then responded with an emphatic 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest to remain one point behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Liverpool, Manchester United & Chelsea had to share the spoil...

The stage is set for Arsenal to maintain their lead at the top of the table, as the title race hots up! Arteta's men demolished hopeless Chelsea earlier in the week ahead of what could prove to be one of the biggest North London Derbies ever. Can Ange and his boys spoil the party at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium? Hot on their heels are Man City, who made light work of Brighton, with Phil Foden con...

Manchester reunite for the FA Cup finals for the second-time back to back as the blue side of the city breezed past Chelsea in the semi finals while the red half had to dig deep to overcome the mighty Coventry in a penalty shootout after a topsy-turvy 3-3 draw. Elsewhere, Everton kept their survival hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, while Liverpool beat Fulham 3-1 in a vital win....

As the dust settles, Aston Villa is now the sole team representing the English Premier League in European competition, with Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham leaving their respective competitions this week. What does this mean for the English Premier League, dubbed "the best league in the world" by many? Our pundits give their take on that, and react to the midweek Champions League, Europa...

With 6 games left, the chase for the English Premier League title took another exciting turn as both Arsenal and Liverpool lost against Aston Villa and Crystal Palace respectively. Unai Emery enjoyed a great return to the Emirates as his Villa team showed grit to strengthen their claim for the fourth spot. Arsenal, meanwhile, showed shades of what happened at the end of last season. Liverpool, mea...

In an unexpected turn of events, Gianluca Scamacca, previously considered a flop at West Ham, delivered a stunning performance by scoring two brilliant goals, leading Atalanta to a remarkable 3-0 victory over Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals. This unexpected upset put a significant dent in Jurgen Klopp's farewell celebration. The question arises: could the return leg witness a co...

Advantage Arsenal, as the Gunners move to the top of the league after Liverpool had to rescue a point after Mo Salah's penalty made it 2-2 at Old Trafford. Still in the thick of things for both Jurgen Klopp & Pep Guardiola and a mere point separates the top three with seven games to go. Elsewhere, Spurs are making a late surge up the standings after defeating Nottingham Forest 3-1 while a Dominic...

The Clown Derby (as dubbed by one of our pundits in the previous show) turned out to be a fantastic match as Chelsea edged Man Utd at the very last minute in a topsy-turvy encounter. Will this spark a change in fortune for Chelsea? Can Man Utd bounce back and produce a repeat of their FA Cup heroics against Liverpool this weekend? Tune in as our pundits share their reactions to the midweek matches...

After two back to back defeats to Oman, the landscape of football in Malaysia was shaken over the weekend amidst speculation of national team coach Kim Pan-Gon's resignation & circulation of a poison pen letter that hurled serious allegations, exposing issues related to the leadership and management of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). We dissect the storm that's currently shaking the pillar...

After two back to back defeats to Oman, the landscape of football in Malaysia was shaken over the weekend amidst speculation of national team coach Kim Pan-Gon's resignation & circulation of a poison pen letter that hurled serious allegations, exposing issues related to the leadership and management of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). We dissect the storm that's currently shaking the pillar...

Malaysia's subpar performance against Oman at the Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil earlier in the week became Kam's and the pundit's main talking point in this episode, with Kam Raslan making his maiden appearance at our national stadium to watch Harimau Malaya play. It was not the result that we wanted, and the pundits dissected what went wrong. Afterwards, they also reacted to other international ma...

We set our sights on the 2026 World Cup / 2027 Asia Cup qualifiers where Malaysia went down fighting 2-0 to Oman in Muscat. Will Kim Pan Gon's men pick themselves up and exact revenge against the world #80 in the upcoming reverse tie in Bukit Jalil? Elsewhere, we talk international friendlies as 17-year-old Endrick proved that Real Madrid made the right gamble by taking a chance on him when he kno...

Nottingham Forest became the latest club to be handed points deduction for their failure to comply with the Profit and Sustainability Rules by the Premier League. Forest fan and our longstanding pundit Bob Holmes shares his thoughts on the verdict, and whether the club will survive this moving forward. Elsewhere, it's the international break, and so Bob, Dez and Kam look forward to some internatio...

A last-minute strike by Amad Diallo was enough to book Man United into the FA Cup semi-finals in what was a thrilling 4-3 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford. Liverpool looked well on course to be the victors after controlling a majority of the match, however Erik Ten Hag's acute substitutions swung the game the other way in the dying minutes. No quadruple for Jurgen Klopp's farewell tour, however...

It's another FA Cup weekend, with tantalising ties as we head to the quarter final stage of the competition. All eyes will be at Old Trafford this weekend for the tie of the round though, as Manchester United host Liverpool. The Reds' emerging starlet Conor Bradley said that the club wants to win "every trophy possible" for departing manager, Jurgen Klopp, and after their exhilarating performance...

The final premier league Klopp v Guardiola tie ended up with spoils shared in a thrilling game, as a Alexis Mac Allister penalty sealed a point cancelling out John Stones' opener. That draw leaves Arsenal at the top of the summit after battling to win 2-1 v Brentford. All eyes now on the 31st of March as Arsenal visit Man City at the Etihad, to open another chapter in this season's enthralling tit...

Anfield is the place to be this weekend as Liverpool host their title rival, Manchester City. Will the Kop make it a memorable occasion as Klopp faces his biggest rival one last time in this legendary stadium, hoping for a win to stretch the gap? Or will Pep and his boys break their Anfield hoodoo? Our pundits share their thoughts on this scintillating clash, as well as other exciting matches, inc...