Cup Finals

We've made it to another weekend, and what a feast of finals we have in store! WGFOP is back next Friday but in the meantime, we wanted to treat you today's episode of Early Kick Off, the daily news bulletin show from the Men in Blazers media network presented by our great friends of the pod at PrizePicks. Early Kick off brings you all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes. We hope you enjoy! On today's episode: West Ham confirm Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach, Manchester United join the race to appoint Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna, we preview a big weekend of cup finals across Europe and Emma Hayes does her first US TV interview as she speaks to the Today programme. Football don't sleep, and neither do we. This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by… Host: Betty Glover Producers: Sammy James, George Cooper Researcher: Jack Collins You can find the main Early Kick Off feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/men-in-blazers-early-kick-off/id1704738560 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams are in the studio in a week full of big cup finals and big shocks. Leverkusen lose after 51 games unbeaten as Atalanta run riot to win the Europa League in Dublin. James Horncastle joins us to discuss the Lookman final. Chelsea surprise the football world by parting company with Mauricio Pochettino. Liam Twomey tells us why and where their managerial search is taking them. And what next for Poch? It’s an all Manchester derby in Saturday’s FA Cup final. How can United upset the odds? And will Marcus Rashford be a big factor even though he’s not going to the Euros? It’s the first Inter Totally Cup semi-final as Tom takes on defending champion Producer Charlie in a rematch of last year’s final. Plus cup measurements and making the case for Kompany at Bayern. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Atalanta thrash Leverkusen to win the Europa League (02.30) • PART 2a: Pochettino leaves Chelsea (24.00) • PART 2b: Kompany to Bayern? (33.00) • PART 3a: England’s provisional Euro squad (38.00) • PART 3b: FA Cup final preview (45.00) • PART 4: Inter Totally Cup - Williams v Producer Charlie (55.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Dominic Fifield and Duncan Alexander into the pod to preview some big cup finals. Chelsea face Leicester in the FA Cup final, with both sides experiencing contrasting fortunes in midweek in the Premier League. Joe Brewin tells us how winning this competition would mean more to Foxes fans than a top 4 finish. Speaking of the Blues, Katie Whyatt helps us preview the Champions League final with the finest WSL team ever assembled, against heavy favourites Barcelona. Perhaps an exciting new dawn for the sport. We salute Man City - champions of England, a team that made esteemed opposition look like idiots. We chat Palace with Dom, who says fans should be prepared to bid farewell to Roy Hodgson and we get an overdue bigging up of Benteke. Michael finds out who he will face in the Inter Totally Cup final as Julien Laurens takes on Benji Lanyado in the semi-final. Plus Greenwood for England, Ings for City and remembering that Aguero goal 9 years on. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Manchester City are champions (04m 30s) • PART 2: FA Cup final preview with Joe Brewin (10m 30s) • PART 3: Women’s Champions League final preview with Katie Whyatt (29m 00s) • PART 4a: On This Day - Agueroooooooo (39m 00s) • PART 4b: Premier League weekend preview (42m 00s) • PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Laurens v Lanyado (54m 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.

It’s only Monday, and it’s already been a busy week in football. Musa and Ryan begin with some talking points from the actual football this weekend (00:39), including Leicester and Chelsea making it to the FA Cup final, Barcelona's Copa del Rey win, Hansi Flick's announcement that he wishes to leave Bayern, PSG ending Lyon’s dominance in the Women’s Champions League, and more. Then it’s on to the gigantic news that 12 clubs announced their intention to form a breakaway European Super League (17:53). Plus, Jose Mourinho got fired on air (45:37), which they briefly discuss at the end (51:08). 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.

Middlesbrough’s 1996-97 season was the mother of all rollercoasters. They reached two cup finals, lost them both and were relegated – yet they were talk of the football world. Rob talks to Tom Flight, author of Yer Joking Aren’t Ya?, about Boro’s madcap season: the AWOL superstars, the hat-trick of 3-3 draws, the three-point deduction that ultimately sent them down - and the sheer joy of watching Juninho. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nessundorma.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices