Brazil got off to a strong start on day 5 of the World Cup, beating Serbia. Portugal started with Ronaldo, and managed 3 goals against Ghana, who surprised at times. The tifo team are joined by Ranks FC podcaster Sam Tighe to discuss the above and more, plus points are bad! The Tifo podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Nathan A Clark Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander and Sasha Goryunov into the studio on Day 4 of the World Cup. The less said about Morocco versus Croatia the better but after that there were some amazing games. Japan pegged back 2014 world champions Germany to produce the biggest shock of the tournament… had Saudi Arabia not beaten Argentina. The German players showed that a protest is actually possible at this World Cup with hands over their mouths and rainbows on their laces. Spain smacked Costa Rica for seven. Is this just a lovely day out for La Roja or the start of something more? Canada somehow lost to a Belgium side that have aged… And we look ahead to Thursday’s action as Jose Delgado talks to us about the prospects for Portugal against Ghana. Produced by Steve Hankey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, we are beginning a brand new series in which we give a preview and prediction for each group for the upcoming World Cup! We're super stoked for the upcoming competition and as such are going to give our in depth breakdown of each group and where we think the teams will finish in the group. But before we get to that point, we cover the team's recent form, top players, and predicted starting XI. This week we're covering group H; Portugal, Ghana...

Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein, Duncan Alexander, Liam Tharme and many more into the studio to dissect the final 4 groups of the Qatar World Cup. Group E includes Germany and their bogey team Spain. Rapha expects Musiala to shine while Alvaro Romeo is waiting for big things from Pedri. Group F contains the hipster clásico of Canada v Belgium, the best midfield in the tournament and the best full-back pairing in the tournament. In Group G, Natalie Gedra tells us why it’s not all about Neymar for Brazil, while Rigobert Song struggles to get to grips with the names in his Cameroon squad. And there’s Group H, the group of revenge. Carl Anka suggests Ghana would rather beat Uruguay than progress. Sungmo Lee has his eye on the Kim backline. And will Fernando Santos stink up the joint again? Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Group E - will Germany flop again? (02.30) • PART 1b: Group E - Any hope for Japan or Costa Rica? (12.00) • PART 1c: Group E - Spain with Alvaro Romeo (15.30) • PART 2a: Group F - Oh Canada (and Morocco) (23.30) • PART 2b: Group F- Belgium and Croatia no longer golden? (27.30) • PART 3a: Group G - Brazil with Natalie Gedra (34.00) • PART 3b: Group G - Who progresses with Brazil? (38.00) • PART 4a: Group H - Portugal to implode? Uruguay to punch above their weight? (46.00) • PART 4b: Group H - Carl Anka on Ghana (55.00) • PART 4c: Group H - Sungmo Lee on South Korea (58.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Chapman & The Athletic's George Caulkin sit down with Martin O’Neill to talk about his new book On Days Like These and his life in football. As well as discussing the numerous career highs, Martin also shares his regrets during managing in the Premier League. Martin talks about the charisma of playing in Brian Clough’s legendary Nottingham Forest team & about his time as manager of the Republic of Ireland at Euros in 2016, when they made it to the second round for the first time in their history. On Days Like These – My Life in Football by Martin O’Neill is published by Pan Macmillan, 10 November Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fourth installment of a new Pod Series from the Men in Blazers Media Network in which Rog and Brendan Hunt, Coach Beard from "Ted Lasso," celebrate the rich history of men's soccer in America. In this episode, a lot of German accent from Rog as we cast an eye back to the Jurgen Klinsmann-era and celebrate an all-time World Cup performance from American fans in Brazil. Plus, that John Brooks Ghana goal. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Purely Arsenal podcast (@purelyarsenalFP) is brought to you by Jack Sessions (@Jack10Gooner) with guests Neil Shah (@Gooner_70ns) and James Johnstone (@LLcoolJames91). We focus on the 5-0 thumping of Nottingham Forest to get us back to winning ways, with discussion on the Tomiyasu vs Tierney debate, Saka and Martinelli link up for the first goal, the injury to Saka and the lack of protection he gets, the surprise at bringing on nelson and his impact, how important Partey is to our current set up, Odegaard the tight space king, Jesus' contribution despite missed chances and so much more! We also look ahead to the midweek game against Zurich and the upcoming away game against Chelsea.

Tales of Inspiration, Service and Terror — from American Soccer’s Before Time Casey Bahr’s journey from the Naval Academy to the ’72 Olympics, from the Philadelphia Atoms to the Philadelphia Fever, with a stop-off to claim that the German American Football Association might have been better than the NASL…for a year or two anyway. Casey…

It’s international week so Jimbo assembles the pod squad of Carl Anka, Colin Millar and Tom Williams to focus on the fixtures. It’s Italy v England in the Nations League as James Horncastle paints a picture of the Azzurri camp right now. We’ve got our eyes on the England midfield, and the not that tall Toney. The drop to the second tier is a possibility for Wales as well, where the big question is whether it’s Ward or Wayne. And whether Michael Sheen will be in the dressing room. Charlotte Harpur breaks down a WSL weekend that brings us the North London and Merseyside derbies. Plus Woodgate and the worst debut ever, Brazil v Ghana, and why John McGinn is the new Jon Obi Mikel. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Lots to look forward to (02.00) • PART 1b: Italy v England preview with James Horncastle (10.00) • PART 1c: Brazil v Ghana preview (28.00) • PART 2a: Woodgate and the worst debut ever (33.00) • PART 2b: Wales battle relegation, Spain and Scotland strive for promotion (37.30) • PART 3: A huge WSL weekend with Charlotte Harpur (49.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure, with lots of Canadian national team and Vancouver Whitecaps chat.The sickness bug has left AFTN Towers and we're back with another show. Good job it's been a quiet week in Canadian soccer to ease us back gently...It's not been a great couple of weeks for Canada Soccer. Instead of riding the wave, they've managed to fall into it and have been struggling to keep their heads above water. First there was the debacle around the Iran game, then came the weekend's farce of the cancellation of the match with Panama. No-one has come across well from the whole mess.We delve into all of that, look at what the players are wanting, talk transparency in the stewardship of the game here, and discuss what changes we'd like to see and what we need to see in Canada Soccer.But while that's all been playing out, on the club side, the Whitecaps have hit some form and are climbing the MLS table. They now sit one point back of the playoff places. We look at how they got there in such difficult circumstances and the standout performers that have come up big in recent weeks.Plus music from new artists of the month Thick and Armchair Loyal return in this episode's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.00: Canada's Iran and Panama game farces40.51: How the CSB deal is both good and bad54.23: Nick Bontis' press conference disaster64.07: What is public fallout from the mess?71.15: What needs to change in Canadian soccer?92.56: Whitecaps in-form and climbing the table115.25: Wavelength - Armchair Loyal - Career Ending Injury