The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

By: The Athletic
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  • James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t.
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  • Which new England players are here to stay? And what’s going on at Lyon?
    Nov 18 2024
    Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Colin Millar as the Nations League group stage draws to a close. Lee Carsley’s tenure as England manager is also over but it was a memorable finale as the Three Lions beat the Republic of Ireland 5-0 to earn promotion back to the top tier. Which of the many new additions to the England squad will be sticking around under Thomas Tuchel? France get the two-goal win they need in Italy to finish top of their Nations League group. We talk to Julien Laurens about Les Bleus, Paul Pogba and Lyon’s potential relegation to Ligue 2! Megan Feringa joins us to break down a massive WSL weekend where Chelsea’s new manager Sonia Bompastor makes it 10 wins out of 10. Plus Louie Barry, sprinklers and things we don’t like in football. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Things we don’t like in football (01.00) • PART 2: England 5-0 Republic of Ireland (11.00) • PART 3: Northern Ireland, Scotland & the rest of the Nations League (23.00) • PART 4a: France, Pogba and Lyon with Julien Laurens (37.00) • PART 4b: WSL round-up with Megan Feringa (48.00) • PART 4c: AFCON and CONMEBOL (55.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Coote controversy, Kane criticism and the return of Ranieri
    Nov 14 2024
    It’s the international break but Jimbo has a stellar cast of Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Charlie Eccleshare to accompany him through it. The headlines this week have been dominated by the suspension of Premier League referee David Coote after the release of several videos online. We discuss how VAR culture and social media have led to referees becoming main characters in the football soap opera. Harry Kane is upset at England players for pulling out of this Nations League squad. Will he see him as a n executive at Bayern in 20 years continuing to call players out? Claudio Ranieri comes out of retirement to take charge at Roma for a 3rd time. Is he the most universally popular manager out there? Gary Lineker is leaving the BBC’s flagship football programme. Hear what people misunderstand about Match of the Day. Plus was Klopp holding Liverpool back and Diego Forlan’s tennis debut. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nations League and other international affairs (05.30) • PART 2a: The David Coote affair (16.00) • PART 2b: The Bentancur ban (33.00) • PART 3: Ranieri returns to Roma (36.00) • PART 4a: Your questions (44.00) • PART 4b: Lineker leaves Match of The Day (50.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • An incredible Serie A title race, while Real close the gap on Barca
    Nov 12 2024
    Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús and James Horncastle alongside him for a deep dive into a fascinating weekend of action across the continent. It’s fair to say the Serie A title race is hotting up, with just two points separating Napoli in first and Juventus in sixth! That’s after Inter and Napoli shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at the San Siro, while Atalanta, Fiorentina, Lazio and Juve all picked up big wins. Real Madrid clawed back some ground in the La Liga title race after their 4-0 win over Osasuna which included a hat-trick for Vinicius, a first goal of the season for Jude Bellingham - and a devastating injury for Eder Militao. They’re now six points behind Barcelona with a game in hand after Hansi Flick’s side fell to only their second league defeat of the season at Real Sociedad in controversial circumstances... Bayern Munich find themselves five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table after their 1-0 win over St Pauli courtesy of Jamal Musiala's sensational strike. Meanwhile, Dortmund’s horror start to the season rumbled on with a 3-1 defeat at Mainz - and Leverkusen’s week to forget continued as they were held by Bochum. And in Ligue 1, it’s business as usual for PSG who continued their unbeaten start to the season in a 4-2 win over Angers. Not such smooth sailing for Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille, beaten 3-1 by newly promoted Auxerre at the Velodrome which prompted the former Brighton boss to say he’ll ‘leave the money and hand back my contract’. *** We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Football Supporters’ Association Awards! Voting closes at midday on Monday 18th November… you know what to do! https://thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awards-2024-vote-now/ *** Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moments of the weekend (0.45) • PART 2: Serie A review - Thrilling title race emerging as Inter and Napoli draw (09.15) • PART 3: La Liga review - Real close the gap after VAR costs Barca (25.20) • PART 4: Ligue 1 review - De Zerbi's Marseille meltdown (40.30) • PART 5: Bundesliga review - Bayern move five points clear as rivals falter (55.15) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins

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