The SCOUTED Podcast

Joe is joined by FootballInDenmark.com 's Henry Nicholls to discuss ones to watch in 2022/23, Midtjylland's innovative scouting, Nordsjælland and the unique Right to Dream Academy, FK København's 2022 title win, 16-year-old Roony Bardghji and much, much more. Listen now. 00:00-04:59 – Getting into Danish football 05:00-10:16 – Brief overview of the Danish Superliga 10:17-16:15 – Right to Dream and...

When Gary Speed took over as Wales manager in 2010, the country were ranked 112th in the world. Fast forward 12 years and the nation have qualified for three of the last four major tournaments including this year's FIFA World Cup. Speed is credited with changing the culture surrounding Welsh football and the catalyst for the current generation which has seen the likes of Gareth Bale and Aaron Rams...

France clinched only their third UEFA U-17 European Championships title earlier this month, propelled to victory by another crop of talented youngsters emerging on the world stage. Discover Scouted Football's Squad of Tournament which includes five Dutch players, four Frenchmen, four Portuguese, two Germans, three Serbians and two Spaniards.

Rome, Milan, Turin, Florence and Naples boast much larger populations and have typically dominated Italian football since its inception, but Bergamo is home to the country's finest academy setup. Whether you knew it or not, Atalanta have repeatedly been responsible for producing high-level professional players embarking on careers in Italy and further afield. Author of The Working Hands of a Godde...

Norway's Eliteserien and Sweden's Allsvenskan are back underway for the 2022 season which runs from April through November. Joe is joined by the Nordic Football Podcast's Jonathan Fadugba who provides expert insight on the Scandinavian top flights, reviews the 2021 campaign as well as previewing which players to keep an eye on during 2022. Contains player analysis on Williot Swedberg, Osame Sahrao...

A rare three-pronged attack on the Scouted Football Podcast this week as regular host Joe is joined by Scouted stalwarts Stephen and Llew to discuss the UEFA Youth League. New names, club-issue swimming caps, Fernando Torres' semi-finalists, U19s attracting crowds of 20,000, miniature Diego Armando Maradona and heaps upon heaps of player analysis you won't get anywhere else. Listen now.

Italy have failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is the second finals in-a-row Gli Azzurri will play no part in, giving rise to all manner of reactionary takes about the state of Italian football, youth development and the conveyor belt of young talent. Enter Scouted's Stephen Ganavas , who provides much-needed insight, as well as some new names to be familiar with on the Ital...

Stade Rennais boast one of European football's most illustrious youth setups. It has developed the likes of Ousmane Dembélé, Sylvain Wiltord, Eduardo Camavinga, Yoann Gourcuff and several others throughout the club's history. Currently, the Ligue 1 side are pushing for automatic qualification to next season's Champions League, spurred on by a youthful core, smart recruitment and a steady stream of...

In this latest episode, Joe is joined by Ali Maxwell (@AliMaxwell_) of the Not The Top 20 Podcast (@NTT20Pod) to discuss the lads' latest venture - their own show, showcasing the EFL's brightest homegrown talents: 21 Under-21. Fábio Carvalho, Djed Spence, Jack Rudoni, Tyreece Simpson and several other names from this season's EFL Championship, League One and League Two campaigns discussed. Check i...

Joe is joined by Peter Coates - editor of @golazoargentino - to discuss four Argentine players, including a deadline day transfer to Manchester City, shades of Sergio Agüero, exit routes to MLS, cats and dogs in central defence and insatiable dribblers. Includes: Manchester City's newest face Julián Álvarez, Huracán's César Ibańez, Defensa y Justicia's on-loan defender Nazareno Colombo and soon-to...

AFCON 2021 is here...in January 2022. We've had two rounds of Group Stage matches already, heaps of late drama, new names, familiar faces and plenty of surprise results - and we're only getting started. Give the tournament the respect it deserves, listen to the Scouted Football Podcast with 'Made in Africa' co-host, author and African football expert: the Guardian's Ed Aarons. Topics include - but...

AS Monaco are the club of Thierry Henry, Glenn Hoddle, Emmanuel Petit, Lilian Thuram, Arsène Wenger and most recently Kylian Mbappé - their place in Gallic footballing folklore is sacrosanct.  The Scouted Football Podcast takes a deep dive into the Monégasque club in modern day: including Niko Kovač's sacking and immediate replacement as well as up-and-coming, coming-of-agers Aurélien Tchouaméni a...

END OF YEAR SPECIAL We look back on some of our favourite clips from the Scouted Football Podcast throughout 2021, including... @LGAmbrose on Stuttgart and Silas Katompa Mvumpa @ZoryaLondonsk on Ukraine and Everton-bound Vitalyi Mykolenko @benjack94 on Belgium and Albert Sambi Lokonga @FMAnalysis on Second Tier Scouting and Mohamed Bayo @Orland1nho on Chelsea and Conor Gallagher @AFHStewart on Soc...

Rayo Vallecano are sitting pretty in LaLiga, currently occupying a spot in the European places. They've never finished higher than 8th in the club's history. Coached by Andoni Iraola, a former student of Marcelo Bielsa, Ernesto Valverde and José Luis Mendilibar, Rayo are defying the odds and currently boast the best home record across Europe's top five leagues having picked up 25/27 points in thei...

Joe (@JoeDonnohue) and Alex Collings (@alexfrco) discuss all things OL as the Ligue 1 club assist in navigating yet another exciting crop of teenagers through the travails of top flight and European football, whilst also touching on the historic relationship between the club and North African migration. Caution: may contain Cherki. 2:23: Les Gones - A Background on the academy, Jean-Michel Aulas a...

Mohamed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri and Granit Xhaka began their European careers in the Swiss Super League - and it has continued to produce young players for the continent's best divisions over the past decade. Football Manager researcher and professional football scout Oliver Zesiger (@aulit_z) joins Joe on this week's episode to discuss his area of expertise: Switzerland's top flight and which unde...

Portugal missed out on automatic qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup with defeat against Serbia earlier this month. Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and João Moutinho are among the most-capped players in the country's history, while Fernando Santos is approaching 100 games in charge - the most of any permanent Portugal manager. They are all still very much part of the furniture. With promising U21 cy...

Tucked away in the south-west corner of Germany lies Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, who are currently third in the top flight. With a history of producing top-level goalkeepers and central defenders, they are once again developing a reputation as a player development hub. Next cab off the rank: Nico Schlotterbeck. Listen now. 3:43: Club background and manager Christian Streich 7:15: Freiburg in 2021...

It is four years since England lifted the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Sancho, Foden, Smith Rowe, Hudson-Odoi, Brewster, Gallagher, Guéhi and plenty more household names took part in that tournament and have gone onto become top level players. But what about those who impressed at U-17 level and didn't quite make the grade at club level - where are they now? Scouted Football explores. 2:19:...

Arsenal. Hale End. Youth. Adams. Rocastle. Thomas. Merson. Cole. Wilshere. Saka. Smith Rowe. To celebrate the release of the Scouted Football Handbook Vol. XII, Joe speaks to Lewis Ambrose, author of eight-page feature on the Gunners' academy in our latest publication. 1:52: The History of Arsenal's Hale End Academy 7:16: Emile Smith Rowe 17:37: Aaron Ramsdale 27:50: What next for Flo Balogun? 36:...

Joe is joined by broadcasting legend and South American football expert Tim Vickery for the beginning of a new series on the Scouted Football Podcast. Building up to next year's World Cup in Qatar, we will be exploring the U23 storylines and assessing the standout U23 players throughout the confederations. Expect case studies, expert insight and new names on your radar. First up: CONMEBOL. Don't m...

LaLiga has been a wild ride so far this season, with Real Madrid entertaining the masses, Barcelona in a death spiral as well as Osasuna and Rayo Vallecano causing surprises aplenty. Joe is joined by Spanish expert David Cartlidge to discuss what's been happening, whilst also exploring a Villarreal case study. Listen now. 1:44: LaLiga 2021/22 update 3:25: Gavi and Vinícius Jr 7:07: Villarreal - An...

PL2 is the English football's premium U23 competition. The country's best academies, housing some of the best and brightest young footballers, battle it out across two divisions; a competition often under-reported and under-appreciated. Joe is joined by Jonathan Fadugba of Future Global Sports, to discuss this season in PL2, the merits and pitfalls of academy development compared to the EFL and no...

Joe is joined by the undisputed expert in Scottish footballers playing abroad, Byron Hutchison (@ByronHutchison). A Scotsman playing for Basque-only side Athletic Club, Ryan Gauld's journey, Jack Hendry rising to the top of Belgian football, boys in Bavaria and an entire young team of honourable mentions. 6:16: Ewan Urain - the Basque Scotsman 12:32: Aaron Hickey - Bologna - another Scottish left-...

The English Football League is flush with talent, whether it's pick-ups from elite academies or stars of non-league hand-picked by clubs higher up the pyramid. Scouted Football's Joe Donnohue and host of the Championship Chat podcast Elliott Jackson select six players from the Championship and League One, who might just be names to remember in 2021/22. 3:16: Scott Twine 11:51: Tyrhys Dolan 18:23:...