Tifo Football Podcast

England's tournament comes to an end with the quarter-finals. Morocco do it again to send Portugal packing. The Tifo team discuss Southgate, Deschamps, penalties, the Moroccon middle and whether points are good or not. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Croatia took Brazil to penalties and misery, and the Netherlands very nearly repeated the day's earlier surprise against Argentina. The Tifo team discuss the above and more. They are joined by Carl Anka to do so. And points are bad. They're really, really bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The round of 16 wraps up as Portugal thrive without Ronaldo and Morocco hold steady through 120 minutes before kicking Spain out of the tournament. The Tifo team discuss the above and more, plus points are bad. This episode of The Tifo podcast is presented by JJ Bull and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brazil looked the real deal against Korea Republic and Japan fall to penalties against Croatia. Day 16 of the World Cup is over, and the tifo team discuss the above and more. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England fairly comfortably passed Senegal on their way to the quarter finals, where they will meet France, who dispatched Poland in today’s round of 16 games. The Tifo team discuss the above, and more, including Arsenal Wenger and Cho Gue-sung. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Messi inspired Argentina to victory over Australia, and Netherlands passed USA to setup a fascinating QF tie. The tifo team discuss the above and more, as well as points are bad! The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Group Stage finished with Korea Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Brazil progressing to the knockouts. The tifo team cover the above, plus emotional moments in football and how the FIFA ranking system works. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan achieved the unexpected, on day 12 of the World Cup, beating Spain to secure top spot in Group E and consigning Germany to back-to-back group stage exits. Morocco top Group F, followed by Croatia, who see off Belgium to a disappointing departure. The Tifo team discuss the above and more in tonight’s livestream podcast. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clar...

In a thrilling day of football, Australia qualify from Group C, along with France. Argentina and Poland play out a 2-0 fixture, but both teams progress, despite Mexico coming to within a couple of yellow cards of progression. The tifo team are joined by Caoimhe O’Neill to discuss the above and more. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See aca...

England and the USA advance from Group B, to faces the victors - The Netherlands and Senegal - from Group A. The tifo team are joined by Chris Kamrani to discuss the above, plus some reflections on Qatar’s aims. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carl Anka joins the Tifo team to discuss day 9 of the World Cup, including brilliant games between Ghana & South Korea, and Cameroon and Serbia. Brazil qualify, despite Neymar’s injury. The Juventus board resigns(!), and Portugal get a win. All this and more. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany and Spain play out an exciting draw, Canada are eliminated despite good performances, and why Morocco’s victory over Belgium was not a surprise. The Tifo team cover the above and more, in day 8 of the World Cup. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There was plenty of fun on day 7 of the World Cup. Including goals from Messi, Mbappe and a first at the World Cup for Lewandowski. Australia enjoyed a deserved win. And Danish protests are part of the conversation. All this and more, as the tifo team are joined by Michael Bailey. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

The USA held England to a scoreless draw on day 6 of the World Cup, but did so with an impressive performance. England on the other hand… Wales also fell to a resurgent Iran in the day’s early game. Plus Qatar are the first team eliminated from this tournament after losing their second game to Senegal. The Tifo team are joined by The Athletic’s Chris Kamrani to discuss all of the above, as well as...

Brazil got off to a strong start on day 5 of the World Cup, beating Serbia. Portugal started with Ronaldo, and managed 3 goals against Ghana, who surprised at times. The tifo team are joined by Ranks FC podcaster Sam Tighe to discuss the above and more, plus points are bad! The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Japan beat Germany 2-1 in an opening game upset, while Canada came close to causing another against Belgium. The tifo team cast their eyes over the above, plus analysis of Morocco, Croatia, Spain’s 7 goals, and Costa Rica. Plus a nice message from Doha in the form of Adam Leventhal. The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Saudi Arabia managed a 2-1 victory over Argentina to open Day 3 of the Qatar World Cup, in front of a celebrating crowd. The Tifo team discuss the tactics that enabled this. Olivier Giroud equalled Thierry Henry’s record 51 goals for France, as the team cruised to victory over Australia. And in a huge news day, Ronaldo left Manchester United and the club also appears to be up for sale! The team di...

On today’s Tifo Football Podcast, the gang discuss England’s strong start to the tournament, the statement made by Iran’s players ahead of kick off, Wales and the USA impressing in different halves, and how The Netherlands got the better of Senegal. The gang were also joined by The Athletic’s UK Editor-in-Chief, Alex Kay-Jelski, to discuss the One Love Armband controversy. The Tifo podcast is pres...

The Tifo team discuss the off-field, controversial issues surrounding the tournament, as well as Gianni Infantino's press conference on the eve the World Cup's opening day. Then, attention turns to Qatar's opening game with Ecuador. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tifo speaks to football author David Goldblatt about the controversy around the World Cup in Qatar. Why is it controversial? How is it different to other tournaments? And what might be the response? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. The World Cup enforced pause in the Premier League has begun so the boys look back on their highlights, lowlights and delights of the season so far.  Gerard Pique has been speaking about how football needs to evolve to keep the kids interested.  We talk about why it’s seemingly so difficult to make chan...

The use of data in football is now commonplace. But the use of data in the sport isn't without its pitfalls.  Jon Mackenzie is joined by Dan Pelchen, founder of Traits Insights, to talk about how football clubs can use data in such a way as to benefit their operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some football. The show was recorded as news broke that FSG were looking to sell Liverpool.  Southampton have sacked Ralph Hasenhüttl. A special guest gives us a brief summary of their thoughts… We look back on the group stages of this year’s Champions League as the last 16 draw is made. And react LIVE to the mouthwatering prospect of M...

Tactical orthodoxy within the modern game is undeniably Eurocentric. The ideas being used within the upper echelons of the game have been developed in Europe usually by Europeans. In this episode, Jon Mackenzie is joined by Jamie Hamilton (@stirling_j), a UEFA A licence holder and academy coach, to talk about what we can learn about tactics outside of Europe.  Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days...

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some spooky football. Roberto De Zerbi gets his first win as Brighton manager against new Chelsea boss and old Brighton gaffer Graham Potter. Leeds have better underlying numbers than their overlying results currently show. Apart from their most recent overlying result, which was a win over Liverpool. We discuss Unai...