On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from the Netherlands as Troy Parrott nets a hat-trick against Ajax. Parrott condemns Ajax to their worst defeat in 99 years, Arsenal take the advantage in the EFL Cup. Liam Rosenior takes the blame for Chelsea goalkeeping mishaps. Could Kelleher end up at Chelsea? AFCON final decided, as Mane pays tribute to Salah. Shelbourne spend big on Odhran Casey. Armstrong Oko-Flex is on the move in Bulgaria. Real Madrid suffer defeat under Alvaro Arbeloa in their first game. And should Johnny Kenny stay at Celtic? Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Chloe is here for another Redmen Bitesize Podcast as she rounds up the latest LFC news from the past 24 hours. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a new episode of State of the Union! We reveal our brand new studio look by discussing Ricardo Pepi’s arm injury, Toronto FC’s bid for Josh Sargent and Macclesfield FC’s historic FA Cup victory over Chris Richards and Crystal Palace. We also break down Weston McKennie scoring for Juventus AGAIN and what the next step in his career might look like. After, Alexi and Mosse discuss Barcelona’s triumph over Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa and Xabi Alonso’s subsequent sacking. In #AskAlexi, Alexi recaps his time at the Mac Hermann award show, answers how Michael Bradley will do as New York Red Bulls manager, and discusses the news that the German national team will be staying at Wake Forest for the upcoming World Cup. One for the Road ends the show with Alexi and Mosse talking about the current state of affairs in Iran as it pertains to the World Cup. Use my code for $30 off your next order of World Cup Tickets on SeatGeek*:https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/SOTU Sponsored by SeatGeek. *Restrictions apply. Max $30discount, Min. $200 Purchase Intro (0:00)U.S. Abroad: Pepi out, Sargent to MLS? (6:10)#AskAlexi: Michael Bradley slam-dunk hire for NYRB? (37:00)One For The Road: Iran at the 2026 FIFA World Cup (47:47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo’s joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tom Williams after an historic FA Cup 3rd round weekend. Macclesfield, 117 places below holders Crystal Palace in the football pyramid, are victorious 2-1 at Moss Rose on Saturday. All hail John Rooney and the Silkmen. Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham also knock out Premier League opposition as Forest fall on penalties on Friday night. Could they meet again next season? Daniel was there to see Man City hit 10 goals against Exeter on Saturday. Elsewhere, there’s more misery for Spurs against Villa, while Liam Rosenior is victorious in his first game in charge of Chelsea, a 5-1 win at Championship Charlton. And Maher Mezahi joins us to preview a mouthwatering set of AFCON semi-finals as Nigeria take on Morocco and Senegal face Egypt. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Macclesfield 2-1 Crystal Palace (06.00) • PART 2a: Wrexham knock out Forest on penalties (19.00) • PART 2b: Man City 10-1 Exeter (29.00) • PART 2c: Man United 1-2 Brighton (34.00) • PART 2d: Newcastle progress after thriller with Bournemouth (39.00) • PART 2e: Spurs 1-2 Aston Villa (43.00) • PART 3: Carabao Cup semi-final preview (48.00) • PART 4: AFCON semi-final preview with Maher Mezahi (55.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined in the Athletic studios by Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams to discuss Arsenal Liverpool, plus Jay Harris joins from Morocco to preview the AFCON quarter finals. Arsenal and Liverpool finished goalless at the Emirates as the Gunners failed to capitalise on Man City dropping points on Wednesday. Last season's champions frustrated this year's title hopefuls with the two teams generating one of the lowest XG games of the season (1.02) in the driving North London rain. Jay Harris drops in from Morocco to preview the 4 mouthwatering AFCON quarter finals with Mali v Senegal, the hosts Morocco v Cameroon, Nigeria v Algeria and Ivory Coast v Egypt. Plus 'On This Day' Julio Baptista scored 4 & Rafa Benitez's 'Facts'. Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Jimbo and Charlie clear up their 90’s music fact from yesterdays pod (00.40) • PART 1b: Arsenal v Liverpool (3.00) • PART 2a: On This Day - Baptista scores 4 (16.20) • PART 2b: On This Day - Rafa’s facts (19.20) • PART 3a: AFCON quarter final previews (25.15) • PART 3b: Trophee Des Champions in Kuwait (36.25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan has the latest from Manchester United's manager search as the hunt goes on for Ruben Amorim's successor, whilst Chelsea get their man. Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about to return to Old Trafford? What went on behind the scenes at Carrington in the final days? Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola, Xavi, Zinedine Zidane or Gareth Southgate next? Liam Rosenior gets a hefty contract to take the Chelsea job. Martin O'Neill in to steady the Chelsea ship. Wilfried Nancy's departure. Pep Guardiola's defensive crisis causes them to go for more defenders. Mohammed Salah's Egypt roll on. Evan Ferguson's Roma take on Lecce. And is Bosun Lawal the man to take the place of Josh Cullen in the Irish midfield in March against Czechia. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

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Excitement is building for the start of Africa Cup of Nations this weekend. The tournament kicks off this Sunday, 21st December and runs until the final on Sunday, 18th January. So will hosts and favourites Morocco deliver? Can reigning champions Ivory Coast defend their crown? Will 'fired up' Salah give Egypt the edge? And who are the key players to keep an eye on? Ayo Akinwolere is joined by Jay Harris and Simon Hughes to tell you everything you need to know ahead of AFCON 2025. Plus, former Ghana manager Chris Hughton drops in to give the lowdown on what it’s actually like to manage at AFCON. Host: Ayo Akinwolere Guests: Jay Harris, Simon Hughes, Chris Hughton Executive Producer: Abi Paterson Producers: Mike Stavrou, Paul Illife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mohamed Salah shone brightly, coming off the bench for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Brighton, grabbing an assist along the way. Now he heads off to AFCON with Egypt. So will Salah be back in favour at Anfield when - and if - he returns? Host: Ayo Akinwolere With: James Pearce, David Ornstein and Ahmed Walid Executive Producer: Abi Paterson Producers: Guy Clarke and Paul Iliffe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe analyze an action-packed Matchweek 16 in the Premier League 01:17 - Hugo Ekitike’s brace seals a 2-0 win for Liverpool over Brighton, with Mo Salah providing an assist off the bench ahead of his departure to AFCON with Egypt 17:05 - Despair to ecstasy for Arsenal in stoppage-time as the Gunners reply to Wolves’ 90th minute equalizer with seconds left to play 26:40 - Manchester City secure a 3-0 victory over Brighton, with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden on the scoresheet, keeping their Premier League title hopes alive 34:22 - Aston Villa edge West Ham 3-2, with Morgan Rogers scoring the decisive goal as they quietly stay in the Premier League title race 39:27 - Chelsea defeat Everton 2-0 with goals from Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto, but Enzo Maresca’s cryptic post-match comments about a lack of support for him and his players steal the spotlight 46:24 - A roundup of other results: Sunderland 1-0 Newcastle, Nottingham Forest 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur, Brentford 1-1 Leeds United, Burnley 2-3 Fulham Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.