Club World Cup Preview

The dust has settled on the United States' 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup Final. Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are joined by USWNT legend Carli Lloyd to break it all down. Alexi unveils his Best XI coming out of the tournament, highlighting who planted their flag for a World Cup spot and who’s still on the outside looking in. With September friendlies against Korea Republic and Japan on the horizon, all eyes are on who makes the next roster and whether Mauricio Pochettino will leave off some big names to make a statement.Then, the crew shifts focus to UEFA Women’s Euros 2025, with Spain dominating the group stage—netting 11 goals in just two games. Plus, a preview of the Club World Cup Final between Chelsea and PSG.Finally, Alexi tackles your voicemails, including questions about Christian Pulisic’s place in the upcoming camp, and wraps things up with a classic edition of “One for the Road” on weather complaints. Intro (0:00)Gold Cup Final Thoughts (6:17)Alexi’s Best XI (12:50)Up Next for USMNT (19:24)UEFA Women’s Euros 2025 Big Takeaways (25:30)Club World Cup Final Preview (32:20)#AskAlexi: Will Pulisic Make September Camp? (38:23)One for the Road: Weather Whining (47:26) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Nick Miller and Lynsey Hooper into the pod amid a hectic Premier League schedule. Southampton win a thriller at Spurs as we debate the ceiling on the likes of Ward-Prowse and Broja. And the hubris of Antonio Conte. Elsewhere, there’s some Weghorst love, Wilfried Zaha channels Peter Devine and Dan James is outshining Cristiano Ronaldo on the road. Frank Lampard’s Everton are looking nervously over their shoulders as they take on Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds. Natalie Gedra is in Abu Dhabi to preview the Club World Cup final as Chelsea take on a hungry and focussed Palmeiras. Plus Asprilla’s Newcastle debut, footballing truths, games in hand and the neutral’s favourite Premier League players. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Kurt’s cats (02m 00s) • PART 2a: Tottenham 2-3 Southampton (07m 30s) • PART 2b: Burnley 1-1 Man Utd (14m 30s) • PART 3a: Mitrovic and the WSL title showdown (22m 30s) • PART 3b: Newcastle 3-1 Everton & games in hand (25m 30s) • PART 4a: Villa 3-3 Leeds & Norwich 1-1 Palace (38m 00s) • PART 4b: The Premier League weekend (43m 00s) • PART 5a: On This Day and footballing myths (49m 00s) • PART 5b: Chelsea v Palmeiras preview with Natalie Gedra (52m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.