Stadio: A Football Podcast

What a game it was at Anfield! So, that’s where Musa and Ryan begin this week, diving straight into Liverpool and Manchester United’s 2-2 draw (04:00). There’s chat about the goals, the drama, and how it left the Premier League title race (22:21) following Arsenal’s draw away at Brighton, plus wins for Manchester City and Newcastle United. They then head to Spain, where there was some late Real Ma...

It’s time for the 2024 Stadios! Musa and Ryan dish out awards for 2024’s most existential moment (00:00), the Big Mood of the Year (12:42), and the return of the Prop Joe award (17:05). There’s the rest of the usual suspects, too, with awards going to Goal of the Year (20:22), Angry Goal of the Year (28:15), plus Team (34:20), Coach (40:02), and Player of the Year (47:27). Finally, there’s the mai...

It’s one of our favourite shows of the year: Musa and Ryan are back with another end-of-year list of football things to be grateful for! They read through over 50 listener submissions showcasing football-related moments of joy, sentimentality, and even grief from the past year. Listen for tales of taking children to their first-ever games, playing podcasts for beloved pets, love for teams, players...

Musa's lost his voice, so Ryan is here with a very quick update about the holiday schedule. For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A very happy Musa and a slightly less happy Ryan recap the end of the Manchester derby, where United came from behind late to beat City at the Etihad (04:17). They chat about the positives for United and the negatives for City and explore some more about the Man City drop-off. They wrap up the rest of the Premier League (26:22), which saw some huge results and some managerial sackings, before dart...

Musa and Ryan begin with the weird FIFA virtual conference confirming the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups, before moving on to this week’s Champions League. They recap some of the biggest games, beginning with Barcelona’s win in Dortmund (7:31) and Juventus’s 2-0 win over Manchester City that puts pressure on Pep Guardiola in the final two match days (14:15). There’s shouts for Arsenal (20:30), Lev...

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick shout for LA Galaxy’s first MLS Cups in 10 years, after their 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls on the weekend, before heading to Europe, where there are title races aplenty. They begin in Italy (4:14), where Atalanta’s 2-1 win over Milan took them top of the table, thanks also to Lazio’s win in Naples—and wonder whether this could be the year for Gian Piero Gasperin...

It was the first 'Stadio' derby of the season, and—even though it wasn't the best game of the week—Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester United (03:39) before heading to Newcastle, where there was a six-goal thriller with Liverpool (19:26). They recap wins for Chelsea and Man City before heading to Spain and Germany (32:40), where Bayern lost to Leverkusen in the Pokal and Ath...

Musa and Ryan begin by shouting out Botafogo’s first Copy Libertadores triumph, with a remarkable 3-1 win over Atlético Mineiro in the Monumental. They then turn their attention to Anfield, where Liverpool maintained their incredible start to the season, beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 2-0 (03:48). They shout out the rest of the Premier League results (16:47) and more, before heading to th...

What a week of Champions League! Musa and Ryan begin at Anfield, where Liverpool saw off Real Madrid comfortably to stay top of the Champions League after matchday eight (02:37). They touch on Arsenal becoming the first side to win at Sporting this season (12:34) and a worrying collapse from Man City against Feyenoord, after being 3-0 up (15:26). They then wrap up some other games, including late...

Musa and Ryan begin with Spurs’ incredibly impressive 4-0 win over Man City at the Etihad Stadium, thanks to a James Maddison brace (02:33), which extended Pep Guardiola’s side’s run to five defeats in a row. They they round up some other Premier League results, including Arsenal’s win over Forest (22:24), Chelsea beating Leicester, which cost Steve Cooper his job, Liverpool extending their lead a...

Musa and Ryan are joined by a special guest and one of their favourite commentators, Derek Rae! They chat about the preparation and process of his commentary (03:48), how tuning in to a German radio station as a youngster led to a curiosity that would lead to covering the Bundesliga (11:16), his thoughts on Aberdeen’s brilliant season so far (43:49), the importance of accurate name pronunciations...

Musa and Ryan begin with some fun grassroots football chat before turning their attention to Serie A (06.03), where just two points separate the top six. They start off by chatting about Inter and Napoli’s 1-1 draw at San Siro, thanks to goals from Scott McTominay and a Hakan Çalhanoğlu thunderbolt. They then head to the Premier League, where Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa took them five points...

Was this the week that the much-anticipated jeopardy well and truly arrived in the Champions League? Musa and Ryan chat about some seismic results in Match Day 4, including Milan’s win in the Bernabéu to cause even more problems for Real Madrid, Inter’s win over Arsenal, Liverpool at the top of another league, two harsh handball calls—and one that was very strange indeed—plus loads more. For more...

Musa and Ryan focus this week on the Premier League, where there was a first win for Southampton, who got a last-minute winner over Everton (02:22), and a first defeat for Manchester City at the hands of a very impressive Bournemouth side (10:30). Nottingham Forest are up to third, Liverpool turned it around against Brighton to go back top (15:05), Arsenal’s struggles continue as they were punishe...

Musa and Ryan quickly recap some of the midweek cup games in England before opening up the mailbag! They answer questions on Ruud van Nistelrooy looking the part, ahead of Rúben Amorim’s likely appointment as Manchester United head coach (05:02), the fallout from the men’s Ballon d’Or (12:31), AI officiating (20:08), adding any player from your club’s history into the current squad (24:12), NBA an...

Musa and Ryan chat about Barcelona’s 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in the Clásico at the Bernabéu (02:11), and discuss whether Hansi Flick has given Barça a direction of travel not seen for a few years. They also chat about the Derby d’Italia draw (27:25), the Clásico in France (31:46), and some Bundesliga stuff (34:24). Finally, there’s the section Musa and Ryan did with Ian on 'Wrighty’s House'...

After Musa and Ryan had already recorded two shows, Manchester United announced that they had sacked Erik ten Hag, following a 2-1 defeat away at West Ham. So here's an instant reaction podcast to discuss the news (01:55) and look at what Manchester United should do next. All information on the other episodes is at the start of the show! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additi...

There were two huge games between Spanish and German giants in the Champions League this week, so Musa and Ryan begin in Barcelona, where Hansi Flick performed a master class against his old side Bayern thanks to a Raphinha hat trick (02:19). The night before there was an equally enthralling game in Madrid, where Dortmund surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-2 to Real Madrid in the Bernabéu, wher...

Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield, so Musa and Ryan begin there and also chat about whether the Premier League is looking a little less predictable this season, as well as whether dropped points are as critical (02:38). They also touch on Manchester City’s late win over Wolves (16:10) and wrap up the rest of the Premier League, before chatting about Inter Miami’s MLS record points tally (25:42...

Musa and Ryan are back and begin with the news that Thomas Tuchel will be the new England men’s manager, which is an appointment they obviously love, despite the debate surrounding it (02:24). They then touch on Sir Alex Ferguson no longer being a global Manchester United ambassador (18:05), Jürgen Klopp becoming head of global soccer at Red Bull (24:25), the Premier League’s APT case findings tha...

Before getting into a weekend of varying results in the Premier League, Musa and Ryan begin with possibly the two wildest penalties awarded in a single game (03:52). They then head to England, beginning with some shout-outs for Leicester’s first win of the season (05:17), West Ham’s 4-1 win over Ipswich, Liverpool staying top and Brentford’s goalfest against Wolves (09:26). Brighton came from two...

After Champions League match day two, Musa and Ryan recap some highlights from the week (3:52), shouting out some key results and performances, including defeats for both Atlético and Real Madrid, wins for Liverpool and Leverkusen, a thriller between Leipzig and Juventus and Dortmund putting seven past Celtic. They shoutout Arsenal’s win over PSG and more, before turning their attention to Aston V...

Musa and Ryan begin with the Madrid derby (02.50), where Atleti salvaged a late draw against Real in a disrupted match at the Metropolitano. Meanwhile, Barcelona lost to a brilliant Osasuna side (17:39) and Mallorca climbed to fifth in La Liga. Honours were also even in the big match in the Bundesliga, despite Bayern’s dominance of Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena (24:48), where there were two bril...

Musa and Ryan start with some quick Carabao Cup and Women’s Champions League chat before moving on to some Europa League highlights from the week (06:05) and then turning their attention to Manchester United (13:46), who let a lead slip to FC Twente, ending in a disappointing draw at Old Trafford. There’s a bit of chat about other midweek fixtures, the increasing discussion around the congested sc...