World Football Index Podcast

Austin hosts Adam and Simon as they discuss the main action from the Copa Liberadores 2nd qualifying round, as well as looking ahead to the 3rd round. They also take a look at who made it through the final round to qualify for Tokyo 2020 in the qualifying tournament that took place recently in Colombia.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson return to take a look at one of the rising stars in South American football - Argentine centre forward Adolfo Gaich - who is destined for a move to Europe in the near future and could end up leading the line for Argentina.

It’s 2020 and it’s back! The South American Football Show returns to your ears as Adam, Austin and Simon analyse the early rounds of the Copa Libertadores and also give us the lowdown on how the U23 Olympic Qualifying tournament is progressing in Colombia. Adam also gives us the update from Chile as football starts back up after 3 months of social unrest in the country.

Adam steps in for Austin as host as he discusses Ecuador striker Leonardo Campana with Tom and Simon. Campana was top scorer at the U20 South American Championships in 2019 and formed a key part of the Ecuador team that finished 3rd in the world later that year. Campana has signed for Wolves since this pod was record on the 14th January 2020. They discuss the fairly unique background of the Ecuado...

Adam, Simon, Tom and Tom (aka River in English) give their reaction to the Copa Libertadores final in Lima. They also discuss the current social and political unrest in South America and how it is affecting football in their respective countries. Marcelo Gallardo Pod mentioned in the episode - https://soundcloud.com/world-football-index/the-dugout-marcelo-gallardo-the-libertadores-final The podcas...

Andy Wales is joined by WFi's Argentina correspondent Tom Nash to discuss Marcelo Gallardo's success at River Plate which has been endorsed by Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola. This has led to suggestions Gallardo would be the perfect man to take over at Barcelona when he eventually, and inevitably, moves to Europe. There is also a preview of the Copa Libertadores final, a look at River's opponents,...

Ben Roberts joins host Andy Wales to discuss his new book, Bottled, which looks at English football's relationship with drinking and alcohol. They also discuss the process of writing a football book, from the original idea to getting published.

Adam, Austin and Simon take a look at the key from the 1st legs of the Copa Libertadores QFs and discuss the controversy surrounding the ticket prices for the Libertadores final in Santiago.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson take a look at highly rated 18-year-old Velez Sarsfield midfielder Thiago Almada.

Andy Wales is joined by football analyst Lee Scott, whose forthcoming book looks at the tactics behind Pep Guardiola's success at Manchester City. They discuss how the Catalan has adapted to different leagues, the players he's used, tactical innovations, and an interesting suggestion as to what his future could hold.

The regular SAFS gang of Adam Brandon, Simon Edwards, Austin Miller and Tom Robinson are finally back to review the performance of all 12 sides at the Copa America 2019 in Brazil.

Tom Robinson and Austin Miller are joined by Adam Brandon to discuss 20-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder, José Cifuentes, who has been linked with a move to Celtic and Manchester City.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson are back to look at another South American prospect. This time the spotlight is shone on Brazilian left-back Renan Lodi of Athletico Paranaense, who has been linked with Ajax, Juventus, and Atlético Madrid.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson are back to look at Fluminense forward João Pedro who is set for Watford but is also on the radar of other teams in the Premier League and in Europe.

Adam Brandon, Simon Edwards and Tom Robinson discuss the chances of Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay and Argentina at the U20 World Cup. They also pick out the South American talents to keep an eye on during the tournament in Poland.

Adam, Tom, Austin and Simon return to discuss the last round of Copa Libertadores group stage action. They also look ahead to the last 16.

On this episode of The Dugout, Adam Brandon (Norwich City) hosts James Socik (Sheffield United) and Jon Mackenzie (Leeds United) as they review their respective teams’ performance in the race for automatic promotion to the Premier League.

Adam Brandon and Austin Miller round up the latest from the Copa Libertadores action. It was a week where the big guns from Brazil and Argentina such as River, Boca, San Lorenzo, Flamengo, Cruzeiro, Gremio and Palmeiras all triumphed. Chilean clubs revert to familiar struggles while Paraguayan clubs just keep on winning.

Adam Brandon hosts Austin Miller and Tom Robinson to discuss the latest round of action from the Copa Libertadores. Trouble for River and Boca while Chilean and Paraguayan sides shine.

Simon Edwards joins Austin Miller and Tom Robinson to shine the scouting spotlight on 22-year-old Colombian winger, Luis Fernando Díaz of Atlético Junior.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson are back with another scouting podcast, and this time the spotlight falls on Cerro Porteño's 20-year-old Paraguayan left-back Santiago Arzamendia.

On the South American Football Show this week, Adam Brandon and Simon Edwards take you through the story of week 2 of the Copa Libertadores group stage that saw wins for tournament favourites Boca, Flamengo and Palmeiras.

Adam, Simon, Tom and Austin discuss the major moments in the first week of the Copa Libertadores group stage including a nine-goal thriller in Chile as well as Boca Juniors and Flamengo surviving scares at altitude.

For episode one of The Dugout, Andy Wales is joined by Felix Tamsut of DW Sports. They discuss all things Bundesliga, including fan culture, Eintracht Frankfurt, Schalke 04, the 2. Bundesliga, and the Dortmund/Bayern title race.

Adam, Simon and Austin discuss the 4 Copa Libertadores playoffs for the 2019 group stage with Palestino's comeback away to Talleres providing the highlight of the week.