The False 9

In our season finale we led off with the Champions League Final where PSG downed Arsenal on penalties after dominating possession to win back to back European titles, and Barcelona stormed past OL Lyonnes in the second half to win their fourth Champions League in six years! Arsenal are English champs for the first time in twenty-two years as we bid farewell to Pep on the last matchday in the Prem,...

This week we led off from East London where Arsenal got a narrow win over West Ham replete with late VAR drama while City kept pace with a stylish win over Brentford! Barcelona are La Liga champions once again as they secured it in El Clásico with a dominant won over a Real Madrid side in tatters, Inter are Scudetto winners while Milan lost to Atalanta at San Siro to see Juve leapfrog them, and a...

This week we led off with an all-timer from Parc des Princes as PSG an Bayern treated us to a nine goal thriller in the first leg of the Champions League semis! Arsenal got a crucial narrow win over Newcastle at home in their title charge, Milan and Juve shared points at San Siro while Napoli cruised over Cremonese, and Bayern are German champions once more as they stormed back to win in Mainz! Se...

This week we led off with an absolute thriller at the Allianz where Bayern downed Real Madrid 6-4 on aggregate to move through to the semis! In the Prem Cherki styled on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and now City are breathing down Arsenal's neck at the summit of the table as the Gunners fell to Bournemouth at home! Barcelona dominated Espanyol in the derby while Real dropped points to Girona at home...

This week we led off with the League Cup Final from Wembley where Man City bossed Arsenal with an O'Reilly brace to claim the first trophy of the season! It was an entertaining draw on the south coast where Bournemouth and Man United shared points, Villa made up ground with a win over West Ham while Brighton through Welbeck goals downed Liverpool who will say goodbye to club legend Salah after the...

This week we led off with the Champions League playoff round where a controversy-laden tie saw Real Madrid edge out Benfica and the story of the week is Bodø/Glimt as the Norwegians from north of the arctic circle upset Inter! In the Premier League we had the North London Derby where Arsenal dominated Spurs through Eze and Gyokeres while Man City kept pace with a win over Newcastle! Barça leapfrog...

This week we welcomed back special guest and Man United fan Tino to the pod! We led off with a brief look at the midweek fixtures in the Prem, then hit the late drama from Anfield were City won it to keep pace with a rampant Arsenal who beat Sunderland at home! Yamal showed out in a Barça win over Mallorca, Inter increased the gap at the top with a dominant win at Sassuolo, and Bayern thrashed thi...

This week we led off with the last matchday of the league phase in Champions League where the permutations in qualification for the knockout phases were moving around til the last minute! In the Prem Man United won in thrilling fashion at the Emirates over Arsenal while City and Villa made up ground on them at the top! Real Madrid went to the Ceramica and downed Villarreal to keep pace with Barça,...

This week we led off with an update of all the goings-on at Africa Cup of Nations which has reached the quarterfinal stage! We then hit the weekend's Prem fixtures where Chelsea snatched a late point at the Etihad, and Arsenal beat Bournemouth in a thrilling goalfest to increase their lead! Young Gonzalo Garcia put on a scoring clinic in a dominant Real Madrid victory, and Inter dominated Bologna...

This week we led off with the Prem where Man City impressed at Selhurst Park, and Aston Villa continued their hot streak with a victory at West Ham in a thriller! Barça kept the gap at the top with a win at Camp Now over Osasuna, Inter jump to top spot in Serie A with a win away at Genoa, and bottom club Mainz went to the Allianz and took a point off Bayern!  We cover the groups in the World Cup d...

This week we welcomed back special guest Roy Chikumbi to the pod! Roy's Gunners had some week! They stormed past Bayern in Champions League to stay perfect in Europe atop the table and dealt Bayern their first loss of the season! Domestically they're on fire too as Eze brilliance powered them to a North London Derby win at home while Chelsea are resurgent and City and Liverpool struggled! AC Milan...

This week we welcome back special guest Carlos Benitez of Pelota de Maple to the show! We led off with the hottest team on earth Bayern Munich who went to Paris and downed defending champs PSG, plus Liverpool turned around their form and beat Real Madrid at Anfield! Man City are flying through Haaland dominance as they down upstarts Bournemouth to go second, and Arsenal got another corner goal to...

This week we led off with Champions League where Arsenal thrashed Atletico Madrid at home to continue their good run while PSG went to Leverkusen and hung seven on them! Neil was partying after a late Maguire winner at Anfield as Man United turned in their beat performance in ages, Arsenal got another goal from a corner at Craven Cottage to stay top! Barça won it it late with an Araujo goal over G...

This week we led off with a marquee matchup in Champions League as the European champs went to the Estadí Olímpic and won it late over Barcelona, plus Galatasaray were impressive in a narrow win over Liverpool! In the Prem Newcastle and Arsenal entertained at St. James' Park where there was more late drama in a Gunners win, and Crystal Palace are the story of the season as they beat the previously...

This week we led off with the Manchester derby where Haaland and Foden were back in form in a City win, Arsenal were impressive in Big Ange's Forest touchline debut, and Liverpool squeaked out another late win at Burnley! We were treated to a barnburner of a derby d'Italia where Juve won it late, Barça put six past Valencia, and nine man Leverkusen got their first win of the season over Frankfurt....

This week we welcome back special guest Marvin Okello to the show! We led off with an absolute thriller at St. James' Park where Liverpool snatched it late, Spurs went to the Etihad and were impressive in victory over City, and Arsenal thrashed Leeds in their home opener! There was more late drama in Valencia as Barça stormed back at Levante, Napoli hit the ground running while Milan suffered a sh...

We're back! We led off with late drama in the Women's Euros quarterfinal where Italy legend Girelli got a last minute winner over Norway to advance to the semis, then we hit the Gold Cup where Canada crashed out to Guatemala and Mexico downed the U.S. in the final! It's been a busy transfer window and we combed through the biggest moves and gave our takes, we covered some news and notes from aroun...

We're back! We led off with late drama in the Women's Euros quarterfinal where Italy legend Girelli got a last minute winner over Norway to advance to the semis, then we hit the Gold Cup where Canada crashed out to Guatemala and Mexico downed the U.S. in the final! It's been a busy transfer window and we combed through the biggest moves and gave our takes, we covered some news and notes from aroun...

This week we led off our season finale with the Champions League finals, on the men's side PSG demolished Inter for their first European title, and on the women's Arsenal shocked defending champs Barcelona for their first title in 18 years! We hit a sad-sack Europa League final where Spurs downed Man United in a drab affair but Big Ange still got the sack! We put a bow on the domestic league seaso...

This week we led off with Champions League where Barcelona and Inter played an all-time great two-legged tie with incredible late drama as Inter won in extra time, and PSG downed Arsenal to set up the final! The race for the top five in the Premier League is heating up as Chelsea downed the Champions at Stamford Bridge and City got a narrow win against an in form Wolves! Barcelona held serve in th...

This week we lead off with Champions League where Arsenal downed the defending and 15 time European Champions Real Madrid through Rice free kicks in the first leg and an impressive win on the road at the Bernabeu! Barça rode their dominant first lef to hang on against a game Dortmund, Inter and Bayern played a thrilling two-legged tie with Inter going through 4-3, and Aston Villa were valiant in d...

This week we led off with the lond awaited return of Bukayo Saka to the Arsenal lineup as he was on the scoresheet in his return in an incredible Martinelli display in a win over Fulham, and Liverpool got a narrow win in the Merseyside Derby at Anfield! Barcelona styled on Girona with Lamine, Lewandowski, and Pedri brilliance, Inter kept their noses in front of Napoli with a win at San Siro over a...

This week we led off with incredible drama in Champions League as the second legs of the round of sixteen wrapped with PSG beating Liverpool on penalties at Anfield after a great display, and a controversy laden Madrid derby at the Metropolitano as Real Madrid also got through over Atleti on penalties after a thrilling match! Man United and Arsenal shared points at Old Trafford with bangers from B...

This week we led off with masterclass from Salah and Szoboszlai as Liverpool cruise past Man City at the Etihad, and Arsenal fell to West Ham at home as the title race looks all but finished! Barcelona are back top of La Liga as they downed Las Palmas through Lamine Yamal brilliance, Inter leapfrogged Napoli to take top spot in Serie A after a narrow win over Genoa while Como were stylish as they...