The West Germans called the European Championship of 1980 'a hideous disfigurement of football'. And they won the bloody thing! Martyn is joined by Jonathan O'Brien, author of the brilliant 'Euro Summits', to discuss the championship that nearly ended the whole enterprise. Poor football and even poorer crowds, it was a footballing summer that was almost so bad it was good and, sometimes, those are the most fascinating of all... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was. As Aston Villa return to Champions League football this week, Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper take a deep dive into the club's most iconic moment: their 1982 European Cup triumph. It Was What It Was revisits this historic victory, made even more remarkable by the fact that manager Ron Saunders resigned midway through the season, leaving Tony Barton to step in and guide Villa to European glory. Jonathan and Rob walk us through the unforgettable campaign, which saw Villa travel to Germany and Ukraine before defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in the final. The win became even more legendary when first-choice goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer was forced off with an injury, only for his inexperienced replacement, Nigel Spink, to step up and deliver a crucial performance in just his second-ever first-team appearance, cementing his place in Villa's history on one of the club’s greatest nights. If you enjoyed the podcast, please hit subscribe to never miss an episode. ***Please note this episode was recorded before the death of the late Gary Shaw.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was it that set Arsène Wenger apart from other managers? Was Cesc really aiming for Fergie with that pepperoni pizza in the tunnel at Old Trafford? How did he end up spending hours in a police station after a night out at the 2006 World Cup in Germany? Gary is joined by the brilliant Cesc Fàbregas to discuss the early days of his career with Barcelona & Arsenal and why he now wishes he’d waited longer to leave the Gunners. Sign up to The Rest Is Football newsletter at therestisfootball.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One game, one win but Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich had to leave it late to get the job done! Serge Gnabry with a late winner as they came from behind to beat Wolfsburg 3-2. So after Bayer Leverkusen ended Bayern’s run of 11 straight titles last season, can Kompany lead them back to the top? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by The Athletic's German football writer Seb Stafford-Bloor and Andy Jones, who watched Kompany's Burnley during his two-year stay at Turf Moor to analyse the Belgian's start to life with Bayern. Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: Seb Stafford-Bloor and Andy Jones Executive Producer: Abi Paterson Producer: Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are with you to round up a busy first weekend of domestic action across the continent. Laterkusen strike again as Xabi Alonso's side needed an 88th-minute equaliser to force a penalty shootout before going on to win the German Super Cup against Stuttgart. Seb Stafford Bloor brings us the story plus the latest from across Germany. Kylian Mbappé’s start to life in La Liga didn’t quite go to plan as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mallorca while Barcelona got off to winning ways under Hansi Flick. Pol Ballus joins us from Spain. Meanwhile, Antonio Conte made a nightmare start to his time at Napoli in a 3-0 humbling by Verona - and Inter became the first Serie A champions to fail to win on the opening day of the next season since 2015 after conceding an injury-time equaliser to draw 2-2 with Genoa. Plus, Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille well and truly announced themselves with a 5-1 battering of Brest. They heard our calls for a proper title race last week… Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Hello and moments of the week (00.45) • PART 2: German Super Cup review - plus a look ahead to the opening weekend of Bundesliga action (06.15) • PART 3: Serie A review - Conte's Napoli stunned as Juve start brightly (15.45) • PART 4: Ligue 1 review - Big wins for PSG and Marseille (27.55) • PART 5: La Liga review - Barcelona off to winning ways while Real and Atléti drop points (38.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are back and they’ve got some new friends as the season kicks off across the continent. Kylian Mbappe helped Real Madrid to the Super Cup on his debut. Will he help Real retain the La Liga title? Pol Ballus joins us from Spain. Leverkusen shocked Europe last season. Now it’s Vincent Kompany’s Bayern that are looking to catch them. Seb Stafford-Bloor has more from Germany. Inter dominated Serie A last season but there’s been plenty of change at their rivals with Thiago Motta now at Juventus and Antonio Conte taking charge at Napoli. And Roberto De Zerbi is the biggest arrival in France. Can he inspire Marseille and will we have an actual title race in Ligue 1 this season? Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Some changes and some Super Cup reaction (01.00) • PART 2: La Liga preview - can anyone stop Kylian’s Real? (07.00) • PART 3: Ligue 1 preview - could De Zerbi’s Marseille challenge? (24.00) • PART 4: Serie A preview - will Conte’s Napoli lead the chase? (37.00) • PART 5: Bundesliga preview - will Kompany’s Bayern bounce back? (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the Monday Review. Vince, Watke and Belz talk through the latest on the coaching search, why it seems so difficult for USSF to find a good MNT coach, why it's been possible for global men's basketball to close the gap with American basketball faster than American men's soccer has been able to close the gap with global men's soccer, Tyler Adams' comments about what's needed from a new coach, the Championship and Eredivisie kick off and Belz gets to talk about Ledezma, plus much more.

Chris is joined by Dan and Chloe for the latest Liverpool Transfer Podcast as they discuss the latest news on the Martin Zubimendi transfer saga as the player has travelled to Germany with Real Sociedad ahead of their pre-season friendly with Union Berlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Ham fan Chris Stone joins James to conclude Day 1 of Correspondent Week by discussing all things on The Hammers including their FPL assets. Will new manager Julen Lopetegui bring back a return to 'The West Ham Way' and push the club back towards challenging for European qualification? The club is making moves in the transfer market too, there's discussion on those already signed like Crysencio Summerville and those set to follow such as Niclas Füllkrug. Jarrod Bowen (7.5) and Mohammed Kudus (6.5) are assessed and compared, there's the latest on Lucas Paqueta's off field situation and why he may have a deeper role in the team this season. And should we expect more from defensive assets such as Alphonse Areola and is he the best of The Hammers defensive assets? Follow Chris on on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fpl_SkyAddict Next on Correspondent Week: ep.5 Everton with Sean Norton For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109354364 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Follow Clayton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/claytsAFC Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PlanetFPL Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #CorrespondentWeek #WestHam #FPL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A week is a long time in the search for the next U.S. men's national team coach! Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Tony Meola react to the reports out of Germany linking long-time Bundesliga coach Pellegrino Matarazzo to the vacancy (5:53). Is the New Jersey native the best candidate or does he fall short of Matt Crocker's "serial winner" criteria? Charlie shares his thoughts about the U.S. men's Olympics team's elimination from the Paris Games (25:23). Following Walker Zimmerman's post-game comments on Friday, the guys discuss whether or not entitlement has started to creep into the USMNT (34:20). The crew talk about Weston McKennie's next move after the midfielder was told he's not part of Thiago Motta's plans at Juventus (46:41). And has the time come for the national team to move on from Tim Ream? Call It What You Want is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Call It What You Want team on X: @JimmyConrad, @CharlieDavies9, @BMcBride20, @TMeola1 For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ You can also watch Call It What You Want on the CBS Sports Golazo Network for free on connected TVs and mobile devices through the CBS Sports app, Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com as well as Paramount+. Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, EFL, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League by subscribing to Paramount+ Sign up to the Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices