Newcastle are now owned by the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What is the KSA government trying to buy? Everyone calls it "sportwashing" but what exactly is that, what different forms can it take, and what will this mean for how Newcastle gets run in the next few years? Support the show

Rog and Davo provide instant reax to the USMNT's 2 - 0 World Cup Qualifying win over Jamaica. Plus, what the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover means at Newcastle United. And LIVE Q&A with GFOPs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Athletic's Matt Slater & George Caulkin react to the takeover of Newcastle United by The Saudi Arabia-financed consortium. Then Mark Chapman & Matt Slater speak to Nasib Piriyev, the man who is the head of a consortium trying to buy Premier League club West Ham. And The Athletic’s Joey D'Urso joins us for an exclusive update on a story he has been leading on - The collapse of Football Index. We hear from two people who have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week, Saudi Arabia permanently banned beIN sports from operating in the Kingdom. There is now no legal way to watch the Premier League in the country. What happened? Why? And how does this impact a potential takeover of Newcastle United? The Athletic's Matt Slater joins Tifo to discuss the above and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is almost ten years to the day since one of the most dramatic matches in World Cup history unfolded on a raucous night in Johannesburg. BBC 5 Live commentator Conor McNamara joins us to look back at the iconic clash between Ghana and Uruguay on today’s episode of Greatest Games, in association with The Blizzard! The hopes of a continent, and probably every neutral around the world, rested on a Ghanaian side that took on Uruguay and their fearsome attacking talent for a place in the semi-finals. Two goals either side of half time set up an extra-time period unlike any other, with Luis Suárez at his infamous worst – all set to the pulsating drone of 84,000 vuvuzelas. For more stories from the annals of football history, visit www.theblizzard.co.uk to explore their archives that contain over 700 articles of stories just like this one! ***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.

The PIF, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, is on the cusp of a takeover of Newcastle United. In this episode, James Montague explains why Saudi Arabia, and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, wants to buy a Premier League football club. And - how should Newcastle supports respond? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has nearly completed its purchase of Newcastle United Football Club. We talk about what this means. Another ownership group in the Premier League driven not by a need to make profits but by a drive for soft power, sportwashing a reputation sullied by war crimes, murder and oppression. What will that mean for Newcastle and the Premier League? George Caulkin's report in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1759832/2020/04/21/newca...

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Doesn't it just feel like yesterday that the MLS season was coming to an end? Well actually no, it feels an age away, but fret not because the boys are back in town as Vancouver Whitecaps preseason training camp is underway. And they have some new players too to talk about this week, so we do just that, plus we cast our eyes over some of the trialists in the camp and what they offer the team. Our feature interview this week is with the 'Caps' new DP striker Lucas Cavallini. We chat about moving away from Canada at 16 to learn his trade in Uruguay and Mexico, coming back home after a decade away, and what he hopes to bring to the Whitecaps and to MLS this season. All great to know, but does he fancy a chocolate digestive? We also look at the big stories in the Canadian Premier League and Canadian soccer this week including a new team in Ottawa, a new head coach at Pacific FC, and some of the transfer rumours doing the rounds. We also continue our month of FA Cup themed tunes in Wavelength with one from the Liverpool 1988 FA Cup Final Squad and German band Gurr continue their residency as our artists of the month. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.13: The Whitecaps add two players and subtract one15.05: Lucas Cavallini interview and discussion33.33: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Lucas Cavallini46.11: Whitecaps training camp trialists71.48: Canadian Premier League and Canadian national team chat89.17: Wavelength - Liverpool 1988 FA Cup Squad - Anfield Rap95.04: BC Soccerweb headlines

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review a big weekend around Europe.The cycle appears to be coming to an end at Napoli, while Cagliari come flying up the Serie A table. Juve stay top but has Ronaldo under-delivered in Turin?There are more managerial casualties in the Bundesliga (in more ways than one) but Bayern still destroy Dortmund 4-0 in Der Klassiker.Arsenal reject Lucas Perez is breaking scoring records in La Liga, while Spain’s big 4 are on their way to Saudi Arabia in January.Marseille’s Dimitri Payet lays first a verbal, then a footballing smackdown on Lyon manager Rudi Garcia in France.And Luis Miguel Echegaray from Sports Illustrated joins us to discuss an MLS Cup victory for Seattle and which faces we can expect to see in MLS next season.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern batter Dortmund & Streich gets struck (04m 00s)• PART 3: Serie A update – Napoli unravelling & Cagliari are coming (14m 30s)• PART 4: La Liga round up – Perez on fire & the Saudi Super Cup (29m 00s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 latest – Payet grills Garcia & the unstoppable Icardi (40m 40s)• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (52m 30s)• PART 7: Luis Miguel Echegaray from Sports Illustrated discusses Seattle’s MLS Cup win (54m 30s) TFS LIVE IN LIVERPOOL!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.