Stadio: A Football Podcast

After a pivotal weekend in the Premier League title race, Musa and Ryan look back at Manchester City’s 4-1 win at Anfield (4:07), Everton earning a late point to Manchester United (17:56), and some other key moments. There were shocks galore in the Women’s Super League (24:55) and some controversy in the return of the Frauen Bundesliga (34:36). Plus, some chat from choice matches in the Bundesliga...

Musa and Ryan look back at a crowded midweek fixture list, beginning with Manchester United’s 9-0 win over a brutally understrength Southampton and Arsenal’s defeat to Wolves (9:00). They also chat about another big win for Brighton (21:11) and round up the rest of the Premier League games (31:20), before moving on to the Continental Cup and Emma Hayes's comments about being linked with AFC Wimble...

The football never stops, so neither must Musa and Ryan, who begin with Leeds’ impressive away victory over Leicester (05:31), before reiterating the conditions footballers are being asked to perform under (09:38). There’s chat about the scoreless Stadio Derby (15:13), the rest of the Premier League (18:36), PSG’s defeat to Lorient (25:54), Lazio’s win over Atalanta (30:20), Real Madrid’s home def...

Musa and Ryan feast on the midweek action and begin with a feisty Derby della Madonnina, which saw some extremely personal beef resurface between Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic that resulted in an existential red card for the latter (7:15). They wrap up the rest of the midweek Coppa Italia games (15:48) as well as those in the Copa del Rey (18:03). It’s then on to the Premier League, with Sh...

Musa and Ryan reflect on the news that Chelsea is parting ways with Frank Lampard, which broke during recording (1:52), before discussing Manchester United’s win over Liverpool (15:10), Southampton’s win over Arsenal (24:53), and the rest of the FA Cup action. They then head to the Bundesliga (29:26), as Bayern look set for another title, Hertha fired Bruno Labbadia and Michael Preetz, and Gladbac...

Musa and Ryan let the questions guide them through a busy week of fixtures, but begin with Andrea Pirlo’s Juventus winning the Supercoppa, Leverkusen’s win over Dortmund, and Alcoyano eliminating Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey (05:34). They then answer questions on Manchester United and Paul Pogba (12:52), Kai Havertz and Chelsea’s issues (21:13), who will win the Premier League (26:06), Manche...

Musa and Ryan begin by looking back at Athletic Club’s victory over Barcelona in the Supercopa de España, thanks to Iñaki Williams’s incredible winner, praise new boss Marcelino, and discuss Lionel Messi’s first red card for Barça (03:06). Then it’s on to a roundup of the Premier League, including statement wins for West Brom (18:31) and Manchester City (21:44), a wonder goal from Tanguy Ndombele,...

Musa and Ryan open the mailbag for the first time this year! Before that, they touch on this week’s Copa Libertadores semifinals, which saw Palmeiras and Santos progress to an all-Brazilian final (04:20), Holstein Kiel’s win on penalties against Bayern in the DFB Pokal (05:49), and Mauricio Pochettino’s first trophy as a manager (12:40). They then answer questions on 'Stadio' behind the scenes (13...

In this episode, Musa and Ryan focus on the Bundesliga, where there were statement victories aplenty. They start off in Mönchengladbach, where Bayern lost 3-2 to Marco Rose’s side (08:21), before moving on to Dortmund’s impressive performance in Leipzig (16:17), Schalke ending its winless streak thanks to Matthew Hoppe's hat trick (25:07,) and the rest of the Bundesliga action. It’s off to Spain n...

Musa and Ryan begin by briefly reflecting on recent political news before moving onto football. They discuss the concept of managerial development (08:12), the Carabao Cup semifinals (13:07), and Barcelona Femení playing at Camp Nou for the first time in half a century (21:54). There’s chat about Cornella’s win over Atleti, Barcelona having fun against Athletic Club (24:42), Milan v. Juventus (33:...

Musa and Ryan step into 2021 and look back at very good weekends for Arsenal (04:42), Manchester City (10:56), and Manchester United (20:50), who beat West Brom, Chelsea, and Aston Villa, respectively. They then round up the rest of the Premier League (28:31), plus an Old Firm Derby win for Rangers that extended their lead over rivals Celtic as well as the Superclásico (31:41). Next, it’s off to E...

Musa and Ryan are back with their final episode of the year: the 2020 Stadios. It’s the second edition of these awards and the first edition on The Ringer, and they will announce the nominees and winners for the Big Mood (04:55), Prop Joe (11:11), Goal of the Year (15:23), Angry Goal of the Year (20:56), Ballon d’Rip (26:38), Best-Dressed Coach (31:01), Team of the Year (37:10), Player of the Year...

It’s the final What-if of 2020! Musa and Ryan discuss what would happen if all clubs had the same budget (7:20), the Euros had taken place this year (28:27), Gareth Bale had not left for Real Madrid (33:43) and Paul Pogba remained at Manchester United (45:47). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Soci...

It’s the final reaction podcast of the year (with next week’s What If episode and the Stadios still to go), and Musa and Ryan look back at Manchester United’s 6-2 win over Leeds United, which featured two sublime Scott McTominay goals (06:36). There’s also chat about Leicester’s win over Spurs and Everton’s win over Arsenal (18:39), plus Liverpool firing seven past Crystal Palace and a roundup of...

Musa and Ryan are back and first up sort through some admin and answer questions, including about the Ringer FC Christmas schedule. Then it’s on to the midweek showpiece that was Liverpool versus Spurs (09:47), as well as Arsenal’s point against Southampton and the mental aspects of playing through a pandemic (28:58). There’s chat about laughs and mustaches (35:08), plus a roundup of the rest of t...

In this bonus episode, Musa and Ryan discuss the draw for the Champions League round of 16, which was made Monday afternoon (02:13), including some of their favorite ties and who they think will prevail to the quarterfinals. They then reflect on the Europa League round of 32 draw, which has thrown up some interesting and potentially tricky ties for a number of the tournament’s front-runners (19:50...

Musa and Ryan begin with the sad news that broke during recording that former France, Lyon, and Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier has passed away (06:43). They then discuss Borussia Dortmund firing Lucien Favre following Dortmund’s 5-1 home defeat to newly promoted Stuttgart, the context of Favre’s arrival, and where the team may go next (08:58). There’s also chat about the game itself as well as...

Musa and Ryan begin with some news about this year's Stadios and what categories will be awarded. They then move on to a brief reflection on the sad news that Paolo Rossi has passed away at age 64 (07:05), before looking back at the final round of Champions League group games, including Barcelona’s home defeat to Juventus, as well as Bayern and Atleti progressing (10:29). There’s chat about Manche...

Musa and Ryan reflect on the North London Derby, which saw Spurs cruise to a 2-0 win over Arsenal, whose problems continue (03:55), before wrapping up the rest of the Premier League (23:28). They then move on to the game of the weekend between Bayern and RB Leipzig, which ended in a 3-3 draw (34:41), and wrap up the rest of the Bundesliga, including a Gio Reyna angry goal, La Liga (50:19), Serie A...

Musa and Ryan reflect on the midweek round of Champions League fixtures via the mailbag. Before they do, they big-up Stephanie Frappart, who became the first woman to referee a men’s Champions League fixture, after she took charge for Juventus vs. Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday (04:55). They then discuss a wonderful assist in the Lokomotiv Moscow vs. Red Bull Salzburg game, as well as the other game in...

After a weekend full of tense matches, moments, and situations all around Europe, Musa and Ryan do their best to summarize it all. They begin with Chelsea and Spurs drawing at Stamford Bridge (06:13), before touching on Leeds' win at Goodison Park over Everton, as well as Carlo Ancelotti's calming post-match manner (13:52). There was a game of two halves at St. Mary's as Manchester United came fro...

Musa and Ryan are joined by Ian Wright to discuss Diego Armando Maradona, who passed away at the age of 60. They discuss his career, some of their favorite goals, and much more about one of football's greatest icons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stad...

Musa and Ryan are back to chat about a weekend of statement victories, beginning with PSG, who put an end to Lyon’s 80-game unbeaten run in Division 1 Féminine (05:24), before staying in France to discuss Monaco, who came from 2-0 down to beat PSG 3-2 in Ligue 1 (12:53). They then head to the Premier League, which saw Spurs go top following another 2-0 win over Manchester City (19:27), and discuss...

Musa and Ryan reflect on the fallout of Spain’s 6-0 win over Germany, what led Germany to this point and where they go next (6:58), praise Ferran Torres, Fabián Ruiz, and Alvaro Morata (22:47), give some love for Marcus Thuram, and quickly mention some other key international fixtures. They then open up the mailbag to answer questions on Liverpool’s center backs (31:10), Jogi Löw (33:38), Firmino’...

Musa and Ryan look back at a massive weekend of women’s football, beginning with the Manchester Derby in the FAWSL, where the points were split thanks to two angry goals (5:10), and Arsenal drew against Chelsea. In Germany, there was a seismic win for Bayern over Wolfsburg (22:37), plus a 14-0 win for PSG in France that included seven for Nadia Nadim (29:45). They then answer a few questions, incl...