Stadio: A Football Podcast

Musa and Ryan whiz around Europe after a weekend that saw many champions crowned. They begin with Chelsea securing the Women’s Super League on the final day of the season (6:28), while Bayern will have to wait following a 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg in the Frauen Bundesluiga (11:35). Meanwhile, Chelsea’s Champions League final opponent, Barcelona, did secure the Primera title with eight games to go (1...

We have our Champions League finalists. Musa and Ryan chat about Chelsea reaching the men’s Champions League final, after Emma Hayes’s side made the women’s final, making Chelsea the first club to have finalists in both during the same season (08:02). They will be joined by Manchester City, who beat PSG to progress to their first final in the competition and Pep Guardiola’s first since 2011 (28:05...

This week, Musa and Ryan start with the protests at Old Trafford that forced the Manchester United vs. Liverpool game to be postponed (6:37). Then it’s on to the actual football, as Inter secure the Scudetto (21:39) and Barcelona and Chelsea both go through to the Women’s Champions League final after two thrilling second legs (25:39). Finally, on the 10th anniversary of the final game of the serie...

Musa and Ryan begin with the Champions League semifinals, which included an impressive away win for Manchester City against PSG (07:03) and Chelsea picking up a handy away goal against Real Madrid (27:14). There’s also a quick nod to the WSL, as Arsenal strengthened their position for the final Champions League spot (36:28), before rounding up with the big Bundesliga managerial news, with Julian N...

So much football! Musa and Ryan begin in France, with Lille coming from two goals down to beat Lyon and return to the top of Ligue 1 after PSG’s win had pushed them ahead just 24 hours before (05:36). While the title is pretty much wrapped up in the Bundesliga, Mainz made Bayern wait a bit longer to confirm it (11:24), winning 2-1, and there’s a heap of praise for the job Bo Svensson is doing, plu...

What a week. Musa and Ryan start with a little bit more from the European Super League fallout (6:26), before getting on to some highlights from the week’s games (16:58), including the huge WSL clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, Barcelona beating Getafe 5-2 (21:03), and more. Then, finally, some chat about what's next for José Mourinho and Spurs (29:40), and a discussion of a few potential...

Musa and Ryan record an emergency podcast as the European Super League began to crumble less than 48 hours after its founding clubs' original statement. This episode was recorded late on Tuesday night European time, in case any of the details are already out of date. The next Stadio episode will drop on the Ringer FC feed Friday; we have a slightly different schedule this week given the news. Lear...

It’s only Monday, and it’s already been a busy week in football. Musa and Ryan begin with some talking points from the actual football this weekend (00:39), including Leicester and Chelsea making it to the FA Cup final, Barcelona's Copa del Rey win, Hansi Flick's announcement that he wishes to leave Bayern, PSG ending Lyon’s dominance in the Women’s Champions League, and more. Then it’s on to the...

Musa and Ryan go over this week’s Champions League quarterfinal second legs, beginning with PSG’s progression past Bayern despite defeat in Paris (8:34) and Chelsea, who also lost the leg but won the tie, getting past Porto (26:13). Dortmund did themselves proud, but it wasn’t enough to stop Manchester City impressing, heading into their first semifinal under Pep Guardiola (29:54), and Real Madrid...

Real Madrid were victorious over Barcelona in a pivotal Clásico, so Musa and Ryan begin by discussing the game, Atleti’s draw with Betis, and the La Liga title race (5:45). They then move to the Premier League, with Leeds upsetting Manchester City (18:06) and Liverpool winning at Anfield, plus wins for Chelsea, Arsenal, and Newcastle. There’s also chat about West Ham and Leicester in the Champions...

Musa and Ryan are back with a Champions League podcast, but before they get into the action, they talk about competition anthems, another book for Musa, and … Snoopy (00:51). There’s a very quick summary of a few domestic games in Italy and Spain (7:11) before getting into a thriller in snowy Allianz Arena, where PSG beat Bayern 3-2 thanks to two Kylian Mbappé goals (08:43), and where Eric Maxim C...

Musa and Ryan begin with Real Sociedad winning their first trophy in 34 years after a win in the first Copa del Rey Basque Derby (06:45), before quickly rounding up La Liga after another wobble for Atleti (15:32). Premier League focus this week is on West Brom, who inflicted a first defeat on Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea (26:42), plus a quick dart around other fixtures from the weekend, including the W...

It’s the 150th episode of Stadio, so Musa and Ryan celebrate by compiling a team of the most chaos-causing players in history. Their reasoning and criteria may surprise you, so they explain it all, from goalkeeper to striker—including a formation, substitutes, a manager, kit and where they would play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free a...

It was a weekend full of big performances in key games, so Musa and Ryan begin with Lotte Wubben-Moy securing a crucial win for Arsenal over Casey Stoney’s Manchester United in the WSL (05:52). Martin Ødegaard drove Arsenal to a comeback against a very impressive West Ham at the London Stadium (12:33), while Spurs and Brighton picked up very important wins (22:26). During recording, news broke lin...

In this Champions League week, Musa and Ryan open up the mailbag and answer your questions. After being asked if they’re OK (6:51) and whether Musa’s Brazil trip really happened (8:39), they talk Chelsea, with praise for N’Golo Kanté (09:21) and Thomas Tuchel (14:01)—who has the longest unbeaten start of any Chelsea manager. Next up, it’s what happened and what will happen next with Atleti (24:26)...

Musa and Ryan dive straight into the North London derby, as Arsenal beat Spurs for the first time since 2018 (5:01), before rounding up some key talking points from the Premier League (20:25). They then chat about Chelsea winning the Conti Cup thanks to a Sam Kerr hat trick (25:02), some key games from the Frauen-Bundesliga and the Primera, and react to the Women’s Champions League draw (30:35). T...

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick recap of Manchester City returning to its winning ways over Southampton (6:30) before moving on to the Champions League. First up: Porto eliminating Juventus in a game that featured a red card and imaginary walls (09:08), and then it’s off to the Westfalenstadion for Dortmund’s spiky draw with Sevilla, which was enough to see them through (21:00). Liverpool repeate...

Musa and Ryan have a lot to get through this week and begin with a roundup of key women’s games around Europe, including the top four all winning in the WSL (02:48) as well as Bayern and Barcelona maintaining 100 percent starts ahead of this week’s Women’s Champions League. It’s then to the Premier League, reflecting on Manchester United’s win over Manchester City in the derby, halting the winning...

With so many games and so many competitions happening this week, Musa and Ryan open up the mailbag to answer questions on Jamal Musiala’s decision to play for Germany (05:59), whether the Euros should go ahead and where (08:42), and the long-term effects of such a condensed schedule (11:58). They also chat about La Liga’s wage cap changes (16:44), Barcelona being fun on the pitch (19:32), which pr...

Recorded a bit earlier than usual this week, Musa and Ryan reflect on Chelsea and Manchester United’s 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge (3:12), before touching on Spurs’ win over Burnley, Manchester City winning again, and a few more Premier League talking points. In Germany, there was another managerial change at Schalke, along with a host of the sporting staff, following their hammering by Stuttgart (...

It’s a Champions League episode, in which Musa and Ryan begin with Gladbach’s defeat at the hands of Guardiola’s frankly terrifying Manchester City in Budapest (5:41) before moving on to Real Madrid’s late win against 10-man Atalanta in Bergamo (21:43). They then, as promised, discuss their unease over UEFA’s handling of the knockout stages of European competitions, whether they should be taking p...

Musa and Ryan focus on a host of derbies this weekend, starting with Everton’s first win at Anfield in 22 years before heaping praise on Carlo Ancelotti and sympathizing with the problems facing Jürgen Klopp (02:11). There was another big win for Inter in the Derby della Madonnina, with another big performance and goal from Romelu Lukaku (20:14), and Dortmund winning what will most likely be the l...

Musa and Ryan chat about Wednesday’s games, beginning in Seville, where Dortmund put three past Sevilla to take precious away goals back to the Westfalenstadion (04:35), before moving onto Porto’s win over Juventus (16:48). Next, it’s onto the Premier League games between Everton and Manchester City, as well as Burnley’s draw with Fulham (22:53), Atleti dropping points against Levante (28:28) and...

It was a big weekend in Serie A, so Musa and Ryan begin with Inter’s win over Lazio, sending them top thanks to two goals and an assist from Romelu Lukaku (06:49) and defeats for Juventus and Milan (20:44). Next, it’s to the Premier League, as Manchester City continue their record-breaking winning streak, thanks to a 3-0 victory over Spurs (25:46), and Leicester beat Liverpool (35:35). Then the gu...

Musa and Ryan begin with Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal in the WSL, prompting questions about the current state of the Gunners under Joe Montemurro (07:14). They then move to the FA Cup, focusing on Everton after its nine-goal thriller against Spurs (21:36) before rounding up the rest of the ties. There were also midweek cup fixtures all around Europe, so they wrap by recapping Sevilla’s win o...