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Details of Lionel Messi’s contract are leaked to the press, with Messi pocketing an estimated half a billion Euros. With Barcelona in dire financial straits, what’s the future for Messi and for the club? In France, Marseille ultras riot and storm the training ground in a violent protest against the president. Plus PSG lose, as Mbappe continues to do a bad Neymar impression. Real Madrid lose to Levante while leaders Atletico look unstoppable. And Wolfsburg are Champions League contenders in Germany. And we look ahead to the Coppa Italia semi-finals, with Gennaro Gattuso getting it in the neck at Napoli for the team’s performances. And the quality of his fish. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Marseille under siege from their ultras (05m 30s) • PART 3: Real Madrid lose again, Atletico march on (18m 00s) • PART 4: The Messi contract leak at Barcelona (29m 30s) • PART 5a: The Hornkamp section (42m 30s) • PART 5b: Coppa Italia semi-finals preview (44m 00s) • PART 6: Bundesliga update – respect for Wolfsburg (54m 00s) • PART 7: Ligue 1 latest – PSG lose at Lorient (59m 30s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexi and Mosse open the show with Phil Neville’s potential hire at David Beckham’s INTER MIAMI, the most recent MLS Labor negotiations, and discuss Grant Wahl’s Freddy Adu podcast (6:26). Then, the guys shift focus to Europe (40:06), with Matthew Hoppe’s record hat-trick in Germany, Erling Haaland’s Bundesliga dominance, and update you on the most recent Copa Libertadores action. The guys also address Alexi’s comment on Pulisic being too good for this Chelsea team in #AskAlexi (1:04:04). Finally, Alexi caps the show with a fond farewell (1:23:32) in another remote edition of the State of the Union Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a big weekend in the Bundesliga as Schalke win for the first time in almost a year. And Monchengladbach come from 2-0 down to beat Bayern. But is Marco Rose destined for Dortmund? In Italy, Inter v Juve looms large on the horizon. While in Spain, Storm Filomena and the snow played havoc with La Liga. The top three in France are separated by just two points, while AVB and Payet aren’t getting along at Marseille. Michiel Jongsma joins us to react to Ajax’s draw with PSV, with Roger Schmidt and young players impressing. Plus - Bridgerton or Benzema? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s) • PART 2: Monchengladbach 3-2 Bayern & Leipzig 1-3 Dortmund (09m 00s) • PART 3: Roma 2-2 Inter & Juventus 3-1 Sassuolo (19m 00s) • PART 4: Spain covered in snow as Sevilla and Griezmann impress (28m 30s) • PART 5: OptaJohan’s Michiel Jongsma on Ajax 2-2 PSV (41m 30s) • PART 6: Ligue 1 latest – tight at the top (49m 00s) • PART 7: Schalke win at last (57m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pod is very excited about Milan v Juventus this coming midweek as the only unbeaten team in the top 5 leagues take on Pirlo, Ronaldo & co. The Bundesliga is back with Bayern again conceding first but powering to victory, while Dortmund welcome Haaland back to the team and Sancho back to the scoresheet. And Tasmania Berlin fans are worried about losing their place in infamy. Athletic Bilbao play Barcelona in La Liga this week, with new manager Marcelino at the helm after the shock sacking of Gaizka Garitano. And in transfer news, Sami Khedira is a likely mover. But what about Sergio Ramos? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Milan v Juventus preview (07m 00s) • PART 3a: Bayern & Sancho back on song in the Bundesliga (15m 00s) • PART 3b: Transfer rumours around Europe (22m 00s) • PART 4: The big three in Spain all taste victory (34m 00s) • PART 5: Inter on fire and ridiculous goals around Europe (43m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Merry Christmas one and all! You might remember our little chat with a certain Sven-Göran Eriksson back in September. Well, that was far from all. For this very special Ramble Meets…, Marcus, Luke and Jim chat with the former England manager and a true Ramble legend about all sorts: from Sven’s somewhat hapless playing career, to the Ivory Coast national team’s song about him, to what exactly happened in that 2002 World Cup quarter-final against Brazil. And, of course, we quiz him about his true retirement plans. So on this fine Christmas morning, here’s a little gift from us to you. You’re going to love this one. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bayern go top of the Bundesliga but the headlines surround Leroy Sane the subbed sub. And are Dortmund already on the verge of crisis under their caretaker? Lille are top of Ligue 1 but both organisations could be in dire financial straits. Meanwhile Karim Benzema – the greatest French striker ever? Speaking of Benzema, are we veering towards a two-horse title race in Spain between Atletico and Real. And in Serie A, we saw the fastest goal ever and Napoli returning to retiro. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s) • PART 2: Leverkusen 1-2 Bayern (08m 30s) • PART 3: Record-breaking Milan & Napoli in retiro (17m 30s) • PART 4: Lille & Ligue 1’s financial crisis (23m 30s) • PART 5: Atletico & Real – a two-horse race? (35m 30s) • PART 6: Dortmund defeated, Thuram spitting (45m 00s) • PART 7: Papu and Pirlo making headlines in Italy (53m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE: • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After some surprising results from the Matchday 11 fixtures where Bayern dropped points at Union Berlin and Dortmund were forced to sack Lucien Favre after a 5-1 drubbing at home, Jordan and Devin are looking for a quick bounce-back with some appealing Matchday 12 fixtures that all take place on Wednesday, 12/16/2020:|Koln vs Leverkusen||Hoffenheim vs RB Leipzig||Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg|Please follow us for our official picks before kickoff!Twitter: @AZSoccerSharpsInstagram: @AZ.Soccer.Sharps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming up today, host Mark Chapman & David Ornstein discuss issues surrounding Mikel Arteta's first year at Arsenal after a terrible start to the Premier League season. The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell will join us to detail the inside on Paul Pogba’s time at Manchester United and what might happen next.. And our German writer Rafa Honigstein will be with us to discuss the future of Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano & his exclusive interview with Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quickly Kevin Will He Score? - S07 EP13 - Henning Wehn on Germany and German football in the 90's Joining us in the studio this week for his long awaited Quickly Kevin debut is the brilliant comedian, Henning Wehn. We discuss what it's like to be on the other side of those iconic England vs Germany games. German international and domestic football in the 90's. And going on a road trip with Lothar Mattahues. Turns out, those semi finals don't mean as much to them as they do us.... DECEMBER 20th - THE QUICKLY KEVIN CHRISTMAS PARTY!! If you want to join us on Sunday 20th December at 8pm for the QK Christmas party you can join the QK Fan Club as an XJ8 member to get free tickets to all live shows (as well as exclusive Patreon only bonus episodes and extended directors cut versions of the main series) at www.patreon.com/quicklykevin There will be guests. There will quizzes. There will be drinking. And most excitingly, there will be a whole load of 90's Football goodies to giveaway on the night. Including; Graham Says Hit Les Mugs Leddersford Town Mugs Leddersford Town X Quickly Kevin X Adidas Football shirts Signed 90's Footballer memorabilia £100 voucher for Classic Football Shirts And the big one... AN ORIGINAL COPY OF THE FIRST BOOK IN THE STEVE BRUCE / BARNES CRIME TRILOGY 'Striker!' - you heard us. We'll be giving it away to one lucky ticket holder live on the night! It's not to be missed. See you at 8pm on the 20th. Thanks, Chris, Josh and Michael. Twitter: @quicklykevin Facebook:quicklykevin Instagram: quicklykevin Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices