The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Wolves squeak past Olympiakos into a European quarter-final. Up next, a sumptuous Sevilla who dispatch Roma 2-0. Are Lopetegui’s men the best side we’ve seen so far this week? Man City prepare for their match up with Real Madrid. Is it he who scores first wins? And can Pep slay his Champions League demons? Will Cristiano fire Juve past Lyon single-handedly? Away from Europe, Arsenal have courted c...

Inter Milan and Manchester United progress to the last 8 of the Europa League - can anyone stop them meeting in the final? It could very well be Leverkusen. We reminisce about their previous competition win when they came from 3-0 down to eviscerate Espanyol. There’s a look ahead to the Monchi derby and Wolves’s contest with the Arsenal-conquering Olympiacos. Plus Real’s greatest keeper retires an...

Arsenal are FA Cup winners once again with Aubameyang proving he is world class. With questions surrounding his future, are there any viable suitors for him? And should defeated Chelsea save the money for Kai Havertz and buy some defenders? We look ahead to the return of the Europa League and the Champions League this week – a big midweek for Sarri and Weghorst. The Bees face the Cottagers for a p...

Arsenal take on Chelsea this Saturday in the FA Cup final. With each side’s attacking strengths and defensive weaknesses, could we be in for a classic? It’s time to look back at the Premier League season just gone and do the end of season awards thing. Were we too harsh on Newcastle and not harsh enough on Norwich? We discuss our favourite moments and characters from 2019/20. Silva, Djenepo, Morri...

Juventus win their 9th title in a row, a Scudetto that’s received more criticism than celebration. Are we wrong to be underwhelmed by Maurizio Sarri, the coach who never had anything handed to him? Who can dethrone the Old Lady next season? How will Pippo Inzaghi’s Benevento fare? And what does VAR have against Sassuolo? PSG are back and back winning domestic silverware, warming up for Atalanta in...

Bournemouth are victorious but go down with Watford as Villa stay up. Was it Grealish’s last game at Villa? Was it Howe’s final match as Bournemouth boss? And which teams will be battling relegation next season? Manchester United and Chelsea qualify for the Champions League but it’s time to pay tribute to the individual achievements of Vardy, De Bruyne, Sterling and Potter. Plus Leighton Baines’ M...

The Champions League chase goes down to the wire as Leicester take on Man Utd. Big game for the Foxes – and for Brendan Rodgers. The battle to beat the drop is just as exciting, as Aston Villa look to launch their own great escape. Are Watford heading for a reunion with Luton? The Championship reached a sensational conclusion. There’s not much sympathy for Forest in the pod. Plus Team Ings, non-di...

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: No Ballon d’Or! (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Juventus 2 - 1 Lazio (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Real’s 34th title and ZZ love (11m 20s)• PART 3a: Niko Kovac comes to Monaco and the return of (Jorge) Jesus (19m 30s) • PART 3b: The end of La Liga and Deportivo down to the third tier (29m 50s)• PART 4a: Serie A round-up (47m 00s)• PART 4b: Meet Başakşehir, new champions of Turkey - with Yordi...

It’s an Arsenal Chelsea final in the FA Cup as London reigns over Manchester. Did Solskjaer prioritise the league over the cup with his selection? And after some more high-profile De Gea errors, can Henderson be denied his spot at Old Trafford any longer? The panel discuss how Arsenal exposed City’s weak link and whether the lack of fans helps the Gunners play out from the back. Also - why Watford...

Arsenal defy the odds and the stats to beat Klopp and co at the Emirates. They may be champions but are this Liverpool side damaging their legacy? From an Arsenal perspective, can they replicate this performance against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals? The Athletic's James McNicholas tells us how vital European qualification is for the Gunners. We check in at Wigan who are making a mocke...

The Champions League quarter-finals look lopsided with some big names on one side of the draw. So could this finally be PSG’s year? Man City will be in the running, as they will next season with their European ban overturned. Where does this leave Financial Fair Play and where does it leave UEFA?In Serie A, despite taking just a point from Turin, Atalanta embarrassed Maurizio Sarri’s Juventus on S...

Norwich are relegated but the other 4 in the bottom 5 are all victorious, including an incredible turnaround as Bournemouth batter Leicester. What has happened to the Foxes? Sheffield United smash Chelsea as their bid for European football gathers pace. Is the job Chris Wilder’s doing amongst the best in Premier League history? Tottenham win the North London derby. Charlie Eccleshare joins us to d...

It’s the North London derby on Sunday as Tottenham and Arsenal compete for bragging rights and not much else? And how much are the Amazon film crew to credit for an extraordinary season at Spurs? After a busy midweek, we ask should Willian have done a Di Canio for Chelsea? The panel have a heated debate about David Silva’s supposed greatness and how does Dyche keep delivering for Burnley? Duncan g...

Bayern complete the double with victory in the Pokal. Will Lewandowski win the Ballon D’Or? Will Thiago be at Liverpool next season? The title race could well be over in Italy as Cristiano finally scores a free-kick. But could Daniele De Rossi be moving into management? It’s 1-0 Real Madrid thanks to Ramos once again – are they becoming Atletico 2.0?Plus big business being done at Lille and how Be...

Southampton stun Man City as Liverpool labour to victory over Villa. Brighton seem safe but it looks like bye-bye Bournemouth. All because of the recruitment. Arsenal are playing Arteta-taka but would they be better off out of Europe? And how many of this season’s Chelsea team will be at Stamford Bridge next season? Plus Grealish, Greenwood and the tactics truck remembered. RUNNING ORDER• PART 1:...

West Ham shock Chelsea in a thrilling London derby. The Hammers move up to 30 points – could that be enough to stay up? And how worried should Frank Lampard be about that performance? Laurie Whitwell joins us as we learn to love Manchester United. And in particular, Bruno Fernandes. Will Wolves gate-crash the top 4? Are Bournemouth prepared for relegation? Because they probably should be. We get d...

It was a terrible week for Barcelona in La Liga as they lose ground and Messi loses respect. But everyone’s talking about those assists from Benzema and Cazorla. It was a dramatic weekend of Bundesliga action as Hamburg somehow conspire to stay. In the second tier. Should have signed up Jurgen Klopp. We also examine all the transfer action, including Barcelona’s Pjanic buy as Arthur joins Juve, wi...

It was a weekend of quarter-final football, as well as Premier League action, where we possibly learnt more about the losers than the winners. Could declining Leicester miss out on the top 4 or even the top 6? Why is Grealish no longer a threat? And what does Tierney’s Tesco bag say about him as a player? Tom and Natalie give us the latest from France and Brazil where football will be starting up...

With the help of Duncan Alexander, Rory Smith and devoted Red Sasha Goryunov, we react to the end of one of the most famous sporting droughts. What will it mean for Liverpool in the future? Is it dampened by the circumstances of the pandemic? The Athletic’s Michael Cox and Rafa Honigstein discuss where this team and manager stand in the pantheon of the greats. And Oliver Kay discusses what led to...

Liverpool wipe the floor with Palace and could be champions by Thursday night. Man City’s game with Burnley was overshadowed by a White Lives Matter banner flown by plane. We discuss one of the most depressing moments of the season. We also look ahead to the FA Cup quarter-finals and try to answer some questions posed by the Premier League midweek. Is Solskjaer laying the foundations for the next...

No doubt that it was a dour derby on Merseyside but the weekend prompted plenty of questions. Did Mourinho get it wrong with his tactics? Are Arsenal done as a top 5 team? And have water breaks become a tactical turning point? The pendulum swings back in Real Madrid’s favour in La Liga as Alvaro Romeo explains. And we relive that Pearce penalty – one panellist’s favourite moment in football histor...

It’s an evening of firsts in England with the first Premier League games behind closed doors and the first failure of goal-line technology. Hawk-eye denies Sheffield United a clear goal. Should Villa have let the Blades score? Man City sweep aside the Gunners as the definitive David Luiz performance offers an unwelcome distraction for Arsenal fans. We look ahead to a packed Premier League weekend....

With the 2019/20 season set to get back underway on Wednesday, we look at the key talking points still to be resolved. What records can Liverpool break? Is it a race for the top 5? The Athletic’s Sam Lee gives his thoughts on Man City’s prospects in court. Elsewhere, will we see the best of Arteta and Mourinho now they’ve had a pre-season? Which squads are the most replenished due to the season be...

2004/05 saw a Champions League winner that finished level on points with Bolton. Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool went on an incredible journey to Istanbul. But Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan were 3-0 up at half-time. What happened next? It got emotional. Modern day Milan are in action as Italian football returns with the Coppa Italia semi-finals. Can Sarri scoop up some silverware? La Liga also returns. Can Bar...

The pod travels back 20 years, giving us a chance to bang the Marcus Stewart for England drum, reminisce about Wycombe’s FA Cup run and discuss Daniel’s favourite Premier League goal ever. Modern day football is just as bizarre – how do we feel about zoom crowd celebrations and fake crowd noise? Bayern continue to break records in the Bundesliga and with the return of La Liga around the corner, Co...