Cup Shock

Virgil van Dijk was part of Liverpool's FA Cup embarrassment over the weekend and he's pointed the finger at team-mates as Mo Salah has been sent a clear message

Slot, Man City and FA Cup Fallout: Liverpool Facing Defining Moment Arne Slot’s tenure at Liverpool was never supposed to hinge on a single cup run, yet the fallout from the FA Cup has sharpened scrutiny in a way few anticipated. As reported by The Athletic, the Dutchman’s position is not immediately under threat, but […] The post James Pearce: FA Cup shocker a symptom of Slot’s Liverpool decline appeared first on anfieldindex.com.

ARSENAL fans have seen this film before, and they didn’t like the ending. A season packed with so much promise, seemingly comes crumbling down when crunch time arrives. Saturday night’s defeat to Southampton was, by definition, a cup shock, but was anyone really that shocked by it? Arsenal have made a habit of making these...

Jimbo gathers Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Adrian Clarke together for a chat about the latest goings on in football. Spurs have made their choice and surprised many by appointing Igor Tudor as interim manager to the end of the season. Does he have what it takes to keep Spurs up? FA Cup 4th round weekend sees Arsenal thrash Wigan to keep their quadruple dreams alive. Nigel Clough’s Mansfield produce the biggest shock of the round as they knock out Premier League Burnley. Newcastle come from behind to win at Villa Park in a game riddled with controversial calls. Were we too harsh on VAR? Plus Mo Salah looks like his old self as Liverpool thrash Brighton and Leeds and West Ham are dreaming of FA Cup glory after squeezing through after extra-time. Produced by Charlie Jones RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Baby it’s cold outside - 4th round highlights (01.00) • PART 2: Arsenal 4-0 Wigan (11.00) • PART 3a: Leeds and Wolves through to round 5 (22.00) • PART 3b: Aston Villa 1-3 Newcastle (29.00) • PART 3c: Liverpool 3-0 Brighton (37.00) • PART 3d: Burnley 1-2 Mansfield & Burton 0-1 West Ham (40.00) • PART 3e: Why wasn’t Marc Guehi cup-tied? (49.00) • PART 4a: Tottenham appoint Tudor (51.00) • PART 4b: Forest appoint Pereira (60.00) • PART 4c: The title race in Scotland and the Championship (62.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure, with lots of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major Soccer League, and Canadian football chat.It's been a great weekend for the Whitecaps as both their MLS and MLS Next Pro teams came up with big wins. The 'Caps first team saw off Toronto FC 1-0 in what was a pretty poor match truth be told, but one that generated more than a few talking points and controversial incidents! We delve into all of that and more, in what was a very important win for Vancouver.We also look ahead to Wednesday's Canadian Championship clash with CPL side Valour FC and hear the thoughts of Vanni Sartini and Tosaint Ricketts ahead of the match, plus we catch up with Phil Dos Santos who is looking to be on the other end of a Vancouver cup shock this time around.Plus after Seattle Sounders' success in the CONCACAF Champions League, we look at how the Whitecaps have fallen so far behind their Cascadian rivals and we chat about some interesting developments in lower league Canadian soccer.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.44: Whitecaps beat TFC in controversial game54.11: Valour preview with thoughts from Whitecaps side66.00: Phil Dos Santos chat76.01: WFC2 chat85.06: Why did the Whitecaps fall so far behind the Sounders?120.30: Canadian lower league round-up128.24: Wavelength - Dive In The Box - Football Violence