Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet. In this week’s special guest episode, we have ex-Manchester United, Juventus and France left-back Patrice Evra. Evra is joined by his former teammates Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney, along with Roy Keane and Ian Wright. Together, they delve into Evra's illustrious career at Old Trafford, where he cemented his legacy as a club legend under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson. In this episode, Evra offers an exclusive glimpse into the Manchester United dressing room during the transition from Ferguson to David Moyes and shares insights from his time at Juventus, comparing the two European giants. Evra reflects on his experiences in five Champions League finals—where he secured one victory and twice faced a formidable Barcelona side led by Lionel Messi. If you enjoyed the episode, don't forget to let us know in the comments. And if you prefer to listen on the go, you can catch Stick to Football on all major podcast platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bundesliga returned this weekend, in some style. Musa and Ryan begin with Granit Xhaka’s ferocious strike that kicked the new season off where the last one left it: with late Leverkusen drama (03:14). Elsewhere, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern escaped a scare in Wolfsburg (09:29), Jamie Gittens came off the bench to win it for Dortmund (12:01), Freiburg’s new beginning and Heidenheim spoiling St. Pauli’s return to the top flight (20:00). They then shout out Kylian Mbappé’s home Real Madrid debut and some other La Liga bits (23:48), Serie A and some Premier League (34:29). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arne Slot and Ibrahima Konaté reflect on the 2-0 victory over Brentford in the head coach’s first competitive home match in charge. Former Reds Gary Gillespie and Neil Mellor provide pitchside analysis of the key talking points from Anfield, after goals from Luis Díaz and Mo Salah saw Liverpool secure six points from their opening two Premier League fixtures of the 2024-25 campaign.

On James' live stream this afternoon.... the fear feels very real for those who don't have the Manchester City assets they want; but is there a danger in buying City for the sake of buying City? Plus discussion on fitness concerns ahead of the afternoon press conferences, benching dilemmas, triple captaining Erling Haaland, dealing with the Christopher Nkunku problem and lots more Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents The GW2 Deadline Stream, in partnership with FPL Team, live and exclusive on the Planet FPL YouTube Channel at 10am BST Today on Patreon: The GW2 Differential Show and The Team News Stream For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-110373127 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the opening of Clash of the Correspondents for 2024/25 James is joined by Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Chelsea fan Gary Mantle to discuss current matters and FPL assets at their clubs ahead of Sunday's meeting at Molineux. As the closure of the transfer window approaches both clubs are in very different positions. Despite recouping close to £100m after the sales of Max Kilman and Pedro Neto (to Chelsea) the club reportedly only have £20m to invest; whilst at Chelsea the spending continues and more can be expected before the transfer window shuts, but the club is trying to sell several players with up to 15 reportedly told they don't have a future at the club and that includes Raheem Sterling. There's discussion on what Chelsea can expect from Neto and what may now be their strongest line-up and where Wolves may look to spend what is available to improve their current squad. Plus, FPL discussions feature a strong interest in Chelsea assets with a good fixture list on the horizon. The Christopher Nkunku and Cole Palmer debate is re-evaluated and if they can be trusted defensively to invest. But The Blues recent record at Wolves is not good, and might the best FPL investment defensively from the two clubs be in the home side? Follow Bradley on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/parker_bradley Follow Gary on Twitter/x: https://twitter.com/Phantomantle Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Ask James live stream at 12pm BST with an audio to follow shortly after. Today on Patreon: Money in Football on Girondins De Bordeaux, and Talking Tactics on the opening to Newcastle v Southampton For the full Planet FPL schedule this week, including our offering on Patreon view this post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/schedule-aug-110373127 Want to become a member of our FPL community and support the Podcast? 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 #Wolves #Chelsea #FPL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse preview USMNT players in Europe’s top leagues to get set for the upcoming season. (5:56) Folarin Balogun will be one to watch as he continues his strong form from Copa America. AC Milan already has the American duo of Christian Pulisic and Yunas Musah, could we see a triple threat soon? Also in Europe, Kylian Mbappe made his Real Madrid debut with the winning goal of the 2024 UEFA Super Cup. Alexi and Mosse preview more European matches in La Liga, Serie A, and EPL coming this weekend. Back stateside, the Leagues Cup Quarterfinals are officially set, with the Columbus Crew advancing past the defending champions Inter Miami 3-2. (32:53) To wrap the show, Alexi and Mosse talk MLS Division 1 status and pro/rel, as well as reasons to watch each Premier League squad from an American perspective. (46:20) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real Madrid head coach Ancelotti is set to handle Kylian Mbappe in his Real Madrid first appearance today when they participate the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta. The UCL winners take on the Europa League holders at the National Stadium in Warsaw, and Kylian will trust to immediately win his first title in a Madrid shirt. Kylian was unveiled in July as a Real Madrid player, but has not yet made his debut for the club after being given time off taking after his Euro 2024 inclusion. Predicted Real Madrid XI: Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Jude Bellingham; Rodrygo Goes, Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr Injuries: Camavinga Predicted Atalanta XI: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac; Zappacosta, Pasalic, Ederson, Ruggeri; Lookman, De Ketelaere; Retegui Injuries: Scamacca, Toloi, Scalvini, Zaniolo Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 Venue: National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports

Manchester City edge Manchester United in the Community Shield, Micah give his report from the Parc de Princes as Spain beat France in thrilling Gold Medal Match…. And Is Pep Guardiola interested in the England job? Gary, Alan and Micah are finally back together to get ready for the new Premier League Season! Sign up to The Rest Is Football newsletter at therestisfootball.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices