Eoin Sheahan took a deep dive into each of Thursday nights World Cup play-offs, including Portugal vs Turkey and Italy vs North Macedonia. Italian football journalist, Paddy Agnew also joined #OTBAM to discuss Italy's preparations for the tie. The Azzurri face the prospect of failing to qualify for consecutive World Cups for the first time in their history should they fail to beat North Macedonia tonight. If they do win, they will face the winner of Portugal or Turkey in order to ensure a place at Qatar 2022.

It’s an international week with potentially huge implications for the World Cup in Qatar. Jimbo, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams discuss the last chance for Bale, Ramsey and co to qualify for a World Cup as Wales take on Austria in their play-off semi-final. Portugal and Italy could face each other if they get past their semis. Who’s feeling more pessimistic? The Portuguese or the Italians? Tiago Estevao and James Horncastle tell us. In the African play-offs, it’s Senegal v Egypt and Ghana v Nigeria. Carl Anka joins us from Ghana to describe the rivalry between the two nations. Plus players that assisted Gerrard and a big international week for Kane and Clauss. And an Inter Totally Cup quarter-final with an international flavour - Julien Laurens v Benji Lanyado. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Wales v Austria preview (04m 30s) • PART 2: Portugal v Turkey preview with Tiago Estevao (16m 00s) • PART 3: Italy v North Macedonia preview with James Horncastle (27m 00s) • PART 4: Ghana v Nigeria preview with Carl Anka (39m 00s) • PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Laurens v Lanyado (50m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football fans, rejoice, for another edition of the Essential Football podcast is here! Ron Walker is joined by Sky Sports’ resident Evertonian Ben Grounds and our features writer of an Arsenal persuasion Nick Wright to reflect on another significant week at the top and bottom of the Premier League, and look ahead to the first international break of 2022… PART 1 | From a dramatic late winner, and a highly contentious red card, to a unique on-field protest and huge ramifications at the bottom of the table, 10-man Everton’s vital victory over Newcastle may have lacked quality, but it more than made up for it in talking points, which Nick, who was at Goodison for the first time, and Ben dissect PART 2 | With a few sore heads in east London after West Ham's stunning victory over Sevilla in the Europa League, we ask whether opportunity knocks for Tottenham to put an end to their London rivals’ Champions League qualification hopes with victory on Super Sunday, or whether the Hammers can continue riding this wave to further glory PART 3 | After Gareth Southgate announced his England squad for the March friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast, Nick questions the omission of Jadon Sancho and launches an impassioned defence of Harry Maguire’s inclusion, Ben explains why the door isn’t closed on Marcus Rashford, before the pair get stuck into the Jordan Pickford vs Aaron Ramsdale debate and examine who will be England No.1 heading into Qatar 2022 Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Jack Wilshere's back in town, baby! Never mind the injuries, the age or the penchant for a cheeky dart behind some bins - reserve that man a spot on Gareth's Qatar Barge. Speaking of second chances for football stalwarts: Paul Ince is back in management! Marcus, Luke and Pete celebrate the news and look ahead to some tasty ties in both the Championship and Champions League tonight. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canada close in on Qatar; Whitecaps and CPL news of the week

We heard it from Roy himself: he caught Watford's elegant siren song as he sailed past and simply couldn't resist. Never mind about the tradition of ships catastrophically crashing into the rocks. After Marcus, Luke and Andy hear from Roy, we ask Greg Rusedski who he'll support when England face Canada in the Qatar World Cup final. We also check in with the latest World Cup qualifiers, another AFCON semi-final win for Senegal and West Brom's Geordie lifeline. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tom Williams, Charlie Eccleshare and a Cameroon-based Daniel Storey take in all the football from around the globe. Frank Lampard is finally confirmed as the new Everton manager. The panel try to determine what kind of a manager Lampard is and why we’ll always compare him to Gerrard. With the transfer window closing, we look at Liverpool’s statement signing of Luis Diaz and the succession plan for Mane and Salah. Plus the Premier League bids a perhaps temporary farewell to one of the most exciting players in the world, Adama Traore. Meanwhile we wax lyrical about some big Newcastle signings in the shape of Bruno Guimaraes and possibly Hugo Ekitike. Can Senegal finally live up to the hype and secure their first AFCON title? Plus The Athletic’s Joshua Kloke reports on Canada’s famous 2-0 win over USA. They’re young, fun and on their way to Qatar? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Events in Colwyn Bay and Cameroon (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Lampard arrives at Everton (09m 00s) • PART 2: Deadline day – the players who did and didn’t turn down Tottenham (18m 00s) • PART 3: Deadline day – Newcastle doing big business (37m 00s) • PART 4a: AFCON semis to come (47m 00s) • PART 4b: Canada 2-0 USA with Joshua Kloke (57m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show, your Vancouver Whitecaps and North American football podcast, and what a week it's been for Canadian soccer.There's two windows left in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying and with four games remaining, Canada are sitting pretty and on the verge of qualification to Qatar 2022 after wins over Honduras and the US. We look back over those important victories, the key moments that earned the six points, and the standout performances.Plus Zach joins us from Hamilton to chat about what it was like to be at the game and the atmosphere in the stadium, and we look over the current Octagon standings and what is left to play out over the next two months.Our feature interview this episode is with a Canadian national team legend and current Whitecap Tosaint Ricketts. Tos talks to us about recently completing his degree, his role in the Whitecaps front office, his desire to continue playing in MLS, the introduction of 'Stand By Me', and more.Plus we chat about Max Crepeau leaving for LAFC and hear for the first time from the player himself and Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster, talk about Theo Bair leaving for St Johnstone in Scotland, and there's a special Canadian national team themed Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.35: Canada v Honduras and the US35.05: More Canada and CONCACAF World Cup qualifying chat65.14: Tosaint Ricketts interview and discussion88.40: Theo Bair is heading to St Johnstone in Scotland98.11: Max Crepeau transfer to LAFC confirmed112.45: Wavelength - Sons Of Andrew - Canada We'll Proudly Play For You

In an extended, director's cut of our ninth annual John Oliver Boxing Day TV special, the "Last Week Tonight" host joins Rog and Davo to talk his beloved Liverpool, the biggest stories of the Premier League season, and Qatar 2022. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alexi and Mosse kick off the show with a recap of USMNT’s friendly vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, breakdown all of the new debuts on the squad, and look at Jordan Morris’ performance (04:47). Alexi then looks ahead toward 2022 and makes a to-do list for the top five challenges the team will need to face before the World Cup (23:40). We then transition to Europe as the guys reflect on Sergio Aguero’s legendary career after retiring amid health concerns (28:10). Later, we move into Premiere League to breakdown all of the officiating drama surrounding the Tottenham vs. Liverpool game and Klopp’s meltdown. We breeze through the rest of Europe, including La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Jordan Pefok’s amazing 4 goal game. Alexi and Mosse answered your questions about the potential UEFA CONMEBOL Nations League merger, why stoppage time is never accurate, and why college soccer has lost some relevance in #AskAlexi (49:33). Finally, Alexi ends the show with a thank you to all of the listeners for listening to yet another year of the State of the Union podcast (1:07:35). Have a great holiday everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices