Learn English Football Podcast [LEFPOD]

Tim and Tom go over a spectacular Argentina vs. France finale to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.  They talk through the goals, key moments, penalties and 'sh!thousery'(gamesmanship to gain an unfair advantage).

Tim and Tom discuss the two semifinals between Croatia and Argentina and Morocco and France.  They talk about the controversial moments, the tactics, the injuries and the outstanding players. They predict different winners for the final and Tom asks Tim some World Cup trivia questions.  Will Tim get them both right?

Tim and Tom preview the second World Cup semifinal between world champions France and the tournament's surprise underdogs Morocco. Among the topics they discuss are: who will come out on top on the flank that Kylian Mbappé will share with Ashraf Hakimi; will the Moroccan injury situation will have an effect;  are Morocco are capable of changing tactics in the event of falling a goal behind.&n...

Tim and Tom discuss the big game later today between Croatia and Argentina to decide the first place in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar. 

Tim and Tom go talk through each of the four quarterfinal games in chronological order:  Brazil vs. Croatia, Argentina vs. The Netherlands, Morocco vs. Portugal and England vs. France. They reflect upon the highlights, player performances, tactics and other variables that determined the winners.

The lads start with the important first question, has this been the best World Cup so far?  They discuss the previous days games that saw Germany go home due to a goal that looked suspect.  What went wrong for Germany and Belgium? What predictions did Tom and Tim make that have resulted in them 'Eating their words' / 'Eating humble pie'? 

Tim and Tom share their thoughts of the first five days of the World Cup and try to answer three important questions: Which teams impressed us? Which teams disappointed us? Which teams will feel hard done by?

Tim and Tom discuss the tournament's potential top goal-scorers, star players, 'let-downs' (disappointments) and more...

The lads discuss the 16 teams in groups E, F, G, and H.  They talk about the players, the coaches, the tactics and make predictions about which teams will be going through to the knockout stage of the tournament.

Tim goes into depth on both the England players and the best tactics for manager Gareth Southgate to employ in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. 

Tim and Tom discuss the teams in groups A, B, C and D.  Who is going to progress in the tournament? Who is going to get knocked out? Which players will stand out?  The lads get stuck into the statistics and make some bold predictions.

WARNING | Adult themes discussed In the second part of this Qatar World Cup special, Tim and Tom talk about the role of players, national football associations and the media to highlight the issues that the western democracies find objectionable about Qatar.  They talk about the strict anti-homosexual laws and ask if 'virtue-signalling' political commentators like Gary Neville and Gary Lineke...

WARNING | Adult themes discussed. Part one of a two part special on the Qatar World Cup.  Tim and Tom get into the 'meaty' issues of  immigrant workers rights, LGBTQ rights and ask some difficult questions about whether Qatar deserve to host the tournament and how we should feel about all the criticism of the Qatari regime that has resurfaced in the western media. 

Tim and Tom discuss the final group standings for the Champions League, the descent of many European giants to the Europa League.  What does it mean for the credibility of clubs like Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona who all favour a European super league when they can't qualify for the final 16 of the champions league?

Tim and Tom discuss the latest controversies that VAR has amplified rather than eliminated.  Tim u-turns on his usual demand for more consistency in the case of Alex Baena's harsh red card for pulling his shirt up in homage to the club's dead president and makes the argument for more compassionate refereeing under such circumstances. Tom argues that the time is right for Emery to come back to...

In this special episode Tim and Tom each run through the top players that they've ever watched play at a stadium. They recall the performances that stood out for them from the early nineties to the present day, in search of agreement on the best player to ever grace a football field with their talent. Only one player makes the lists of both Tim and Tom. Can you guess who?

Tom and Tim discuss the gripping match between Barca and Inter Milan. They also talk about Kylian Mbappe and ask how can a man be so unhappy when playing alongside in-form players like Messi and Neymar Jr? Is he justified in wanting to leave the club or is he being a 'spoilt brat?' Finally, Tom reflects on West Ham's faultless European campaign this season and Tim asks him about the differences he...

Tim and Tom discuss the matches they saw from the 3rd round of the Champions league, and take the time to 'tip their hats' to the goal machine that is Luciano Spalletti's Napoli as they put 6 goals past Ajax in Amsterdam!  They also discuss the matches between Chelsea and AC Milan, Inter and Barcelona, Seville and Dortmund, Benfica and PSG, and Tim can't hide his delight as he talks about Ars...

The lads discuss the recent international break and what we've learnt from the end of the UEFA Nation's league group phase. They focus on three of the European contenders (Spain, England, France) for the World Cup in Qatar this winter and ask the following questions: Should managers be experimenting with a major tournament so near? What's the best Spanish midfield combination? What to do about Har...

Tim and Tom review some of the Champion's League games that caught the eye, including Bayern Munich v Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon v Spurs and the surprise of the week - Bruges v Porto.  They then discuss the Premier League with Tim feeling great that Arsenal are sitting pretty on top of the league. They discuss who can win and who's realistically going to win (no surprises there). Finally they...

In this Almería Podcast Special, Tim and Tom review last night's game under the lights of the Power Horse Stadium.  Why did it go wrong? They look at the tactics, the formation, the players, the missing component in central midfield and 2 exciting young players who made their league debuts, El Bilal and Lazaro. 

In this episode we talk about the controversial VAR moments from last weekend's Premier League matches.  We delve into the history of VAR, life before and since it came into our lives. We ask whether it should be 'binned' as West Ham's Michel Antonio and ex-England and Arsenal striker have recently recommended, or whether we are just experiencing 'teething' problems that will be resolved over...

Tim and Tom tackle a number of topics, starting with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and whether it was right to suspend Premier League football matches for one week. They also talk about some of the big mid-week European matches, the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and if 'show-boating' is ever justifiable in professional football. 

Tim and Tom discuss the latest changes that the premier league clubs have made to their player rosters. They talk about the transfer signings that they will be successes and failures. They talk about the player moves that have surprised them and the moves that they think smell of desperation.  Finally, they talk about the differences in the money changing hands between the Premier league and...

Tim and Tom discuss Almería's inspiring 2-1 home victory against a formidable Sevilla side at the Power Horse Stadium, Almería.   Tim reflects on the teams, the tactics and the players who shone.  Tom discusses the latest transfer rumours about Umar Sadiq's future with Real Sociedad expressing a strong interest in Almería's star striker.