Managerial Appointment

The permanent Manchester United job is Michael Carrick’s to lose. That’s according to talkSPORT’s chief football correspondent Alex Crook, who believes the Red Devils interim head…

Roy Hodgson is enjoying a successful return to Bristol City, but reiterated in an exclusive interview with talkSPORT that it’s only temporary. The Robins announced the shock appointment of th…

Amad Diallo has said the Manchester United squad believe Michael Carrick is the 'right man' to take over the club next season.

Who is the leading contender?

Wayne Rooney insists Manchester United need look no further than Michael Carrick and believes his former teammate has to become the club's next permanent boss.

Adam Lallana insists there is ‘not even a doubt’ in his mind Roberto De Zerbi will keep Tottenham in the Premier League. The Italian was confirmed as Spurs’ new manager on Tuesday…

Roberto De Zerbi is the new Tottenham Hotspur manager and the club’s top brass wanted him over fan favourite Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs have announced the former Brighton and Hove Albion mana…

Tottenham have reached an agreement with Roberto De Zerbi to succeed Igor Tudor, talkSPORT understands. On Sunday, Spurs parted ways with interim boss Tudor, who lasted just 43 days in charge at th…

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.

Jimbo welcomes Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Benji Lanyado into the pod after a seismic week in English football. Thomas Tuchel is the new manager of England. Should the job always go to an English coach? Are tournaments won by the best tactical coaches? And how has this gone down in Germany? Raphael Honigstein has the answer. The Premier League is back with Tuchel’s old club travelling to leaders Liverpool. Two impressive new managers in Slot and Maresca - who will come out on top? Elsewhere, Gary O’Neil looks to book himself another spot on Monday Night Football, Brentford look to score from kick-off again and Southampton look to banish those 9-0 demons. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Tuchel to England - should it happen? (00.45) • PART 1b: Tuchel to England - will it work? (13.30) • PART 2: International roundup (26.00) • PART 3a: Liverpool v Chelsea preview (33.00) • PART 3b: Wolves v Man City & Bournemouth v Arsenal previews (38.00) • PART 4a: Tottenham v West Ham & Man Utd v Brentford previews (43.00) • PART 4b: On This Day & the rest of the PL weekend (53.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Dom Fifield and Adrian Clarke are back to cast their collective eye over all football happenings. With the likes of Scotland, France, Austria and Belgium on the verge of qualification for Euro 2024, England prepare to host Australia as we revisit memories of friendly encounters with the Socceroos gone by. And can we please see Lewis Dunk as the new lynchpin of the Three Lions defence? Eden Hazard announces his retirement from football. One of the greatest players of his generations but a man whose socks told us how his career would ultimately end. Wayne Rooney is out of DC and into BCFC as the new manager of Birmingham. Will we finally find out how good a coach he is now that he’ll have some money to spend? Plus Paul Tenorio gives us his thoughts on Rooney and the impact that Lionel Messi failing to make the play-offs will have on MLS. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Euro 2024 qualifying bonanza (02.30) • PART 2: England v Australia preview (09.00) • PART 3: Eden Hazard retires from football (23.00) • PART 4: Rooney in at Birmingham (34.00) • PART 5: Paul Tenorio on Messi’s MLS impact (44.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are BACK with all the USMNT content that you need! The duo first react to USMNT dominating in their CONCACAF Nations League semifinals matchup against Mexico. Has Mexico fallen behind to USMNT? Lalas and Mosse also break down the reported news of Gregg Berhalter returning as USMNT manager. Is Berhalter the right choice? Can Gio Reyna and Berhalter put their differences aside? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Manchester City head to Istanbul in search of a Treble, having already secured the Premier League and FA Cup, Inter Milan stand in their way of achieving football greatness. Pep Guardiola aims to lead City to their first European success and in doing so end his own 12-year wait for Champions League success. Dan Bardell is joined by George Elek, Tim Spiers and bet365's Steve Freeth to preview the action as well as discuss some of the week's other big issues, including Ange Postecoglou's appointment at Tottenham Hotspur, plus, there's the Trivia as ever! Produced by Guy Clarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Adrian Clarke and Charlie Eccleshare to discuss the Europa Conference League, Postecoglou's appointment and the Champions League Final. Benji Lanyado joins from Riga airport on his way back from West Ham's historic night in Prague, as the Hammers beat Fiorentina to win the Conference League. Spurs finally land their next manager as Celtic's treble winning Australian Ange Postecoglou is appointed 72 days after Conte was sacked. A look at what's happening in the Saudi Pro League and the Saudi's investment in sport generally with Benzema and Kante headed to the Middle East. And a preview of the Champions League final as Man City face Inzaghi's Inter as they bid to finally win their first Champions League. Produced by Jesse Howard. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: West Ham win the Conference League (02'00) • PART 2: Spurs appoint Postecoglou (17'50) • PART 3a: Transfer deals and Saudi Pro League makes it's play (30'00) • PART 3b: Some transfer roundup (33'00) • PART 4: A Champions League preview (39'00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leeds legend John Giles told Nathan Murphy why he feels Sam Allardyce is not the right manager for his old club, and also spoke about Jimmy Murphy's 'huge influence' at Manchester United being recognised with a statue at Old Trafford. Football on Off The Ball with Sky.

Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Carl Anka, Daniel Storey and Liam Tharme after FA Cup semi-final weekend and a pivotal matchday in the Premier League title race. Manchester United overcome Brighton on penalties to set up a Manchester derby in the FA Cup final. City in the final is a scary prospect when there’s a treble and legacy on the line. The next big City fixture is in the Premier League on Wednesday, the long-awaited clash with Arsenal at the Etihad. The Gunners stumble spectacularly at home to Southampton on Friday night, with squad depth maybe set to cost them the title. More North London misery as Tottenham give us possibly the worst start to a game in Premier League history at St James’s Park. After a 6-1 defeat, Daniel Levy needs to appease the fans but will finding the right managerial appointment take patience and quite some selling? Wrexham are back in the Football League after 15 years away. We ask who wouldn’t want Reynolds and McElhenney in charge of their club? Plus it’s Rory Smith versus Tim Spiers in the last 16 of the Inter Totally Cup! Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: United and City set up an all Manchester FA Cup final (01.45) • PART 2: Newcastle 6-1 Spurs with Charlie Eccleshare (23.00) • PART 3: Arsenal prepare for Man City meeting with Saints saga (33.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46.00) • PART 5: Wrexham promoted to the Football League (60.00) • PART 6: Inter Totally Cup - Smith v Spiers (63.00) 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.

The weekend brought plenty of drama, as Alexi Lalas and David Mosse have you covered with all the soccer content that you need! Lalas and Mosse jump into today's show by discussing Mexico hiring Diego Cocca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lalas and Mosse analyze whether Cocca is a good fit for the Mexican national team. Lalas and Mosse sure to highlight USWNT's matches in the upcoming SheBelieves Cup and discuss whether the competition in the Cup is a good test for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup. Afterwards, Lalas and Mosse react to Southampton having an interest in bringing Jesse Marsch as their manager and they debate whether Marsch would able to get Southampton out of relegation. Moving to the European matches from the weekend, Lalas and Mosse break down Napoli's impressive victory over Cremonese, Arsenal's sluggish draw against Brentford, and the rising Manchester City. To wrap up the show, Lalas and Mosse pick their five-a-side USWNT team and Lalas talks about his upcoming knee surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Devine, JJ Bull, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Jon Mackenzie are here to talk about some spooky football. Roberto De Zerbi gets his first win as Brighton manager against new Chelsea boss and old Brighton gaffer Graham Potter. Leeds have better underlying numbers than their overlying results currently show. Apart from their most recent overlying result, which was a win over Liverpool. We discuss Unai Emery’s appointment at Aston Villa. Is he a top, top manager, or just a top manager or just a… manager? English TV provision has really gotten on Joe’s nerves in a way that’s completely reasonable. Juventus are out of the Champions League and in some trouble, relative to their usually lofty station… Plus Lionel Messi is being linked with Inter Miami. He’s playing out of his skin for PSG right now so is a move to MLS too soon? The Tifo football podcast is presented by Joe Devine and produced by Steve Hankey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 92 of Glory Days of Gold, the East Fife and Scottish football podcast recorded across two continents.Is the feelgood factor back at Bayview after not just two good wins, but two very impressive performances where the team has played some fast moving, free flowing football that has been a joy to watch? Can East Fife keep it going and if they do, will it be with Greig McDonald losing the interim tag and becoming the permanent man at the helm?Michael, Lee, Gordon, and Andrew are back to delve into all of that as they look at the Fife's latest win at Bonnyrigg and what it might mean to the appointment of the next manager. Plus they look around the rest of the division, look ahead to the black and gold's Scottish Cup campaign that gets underway in Stenhousemuir next weekend, and chat about what is a very exciting looking cup draw with a few giantkilling possibilities on the cards.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Davies-Adams into the pod after the return of Premier League football. Brentford batter the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as we all wonder how Christian Eriksen is doing this physically and mentally. Tottenham are also big winners on Sunday against Newcastle. Tactically can Conte’s Spurs be stopped? We look ahead to Burnley v Everton on Wednesday, a huge game at the bottom of the table. But do Lampard – and indeed Gerrard - think they’re too good for the jobs they currently have? Plus after another lacklustre Man United display, is Ralf Rangnick the worst managerial appointment by a Big Six club ever? And in the final Inter Totally Cup quarter-final, Charlie takes on Dom Fifield. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Chelsea 1-4 Brentford (03m 00s) • PART 2: Spurs 5-1 Newcastle (20m 00s) • PART 3a: The World Cup draw (31m 00s) • PART 3b: The PL title race and the battle to stay up (34m 00s) • PART 3c: Man United 1-1 Leicester (46m 00s) • PART 3d: The rest of the Premier League weekend & Rangers 1-2 Celtic (49m 00s) • PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Eccleshare v Fifield (57m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS • 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.

Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle recap the key storylines from the 4th Round of the FA Cup & the January Transfer Window discussing the following: • (1:40) Middlesbrough knock out wasteful Manchester United and where United goes from here • (19:58) Leicester City humiliated at the City Ground conceding 4 goals to Nottingham Forest • (26:07) Kepa saves Chelsea in extra time v. Plymouth despite a lackluster performance from the Blues • (32:38) Frank Lampard’s start to his Everton managerial career and if he is a good appointment by the club • (42:22) Everton’s notable January signings: Dele Alli & Donny van de Beek • (47:19) The impact Luis Diaz will have on this Liverpool team • (51:14) Tottenham and their deadline day signings • (53:33) Arsenal & their January departures • (56:24) Newcastle’s first January transfer window under new ownership • (58:37) Christian Eriksen’s return to the Premier League • (01:01:20) The AFCON Final with Senegal winning 4-2 on penalties v. Egypt

Jimbo is joined this week by Duncan Alexander, Dom Fifield and Maher Mezahi. Tragedy strikes at the Africa Cup of Nations with 8 people killed in crushes outside the Olembe Stadium in Cameroon. On the pitch, it’s quarter-final weekend with the North African derby between Egypt and Morocco the headline act. In the Premier League, have Watford finally made a sensible managerial appointment in the shape of Roy Hodgson? Could he be the man to finally give them a clean sheet? Greg O’Keefe is back to discuss an episode of Ted Lasso set in Merseyside aka Everton’s search for a new manager. Fans want Vitor Pereira out before he’s in and Pereira conducts his job interview on Sky Sports News. Could Frank Lampard be on his way to Goodison? Are we all too scathing of his past managerial achievements? Plus transfer talk and the prospect of van de Beek at Selhurst Park. Plus the story of Messi’s career in xG. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The tragic stadium crush in Cameroon (02m 30s) • PART 1b: Events on the pitch at AFCON (10m 00s) • PART 2: Roy returns at Watford (26m 00s) • PART 3: The Everton managerial sideshow with Greg O’Keefe (35m 00s) • PART 4: Transfer talk and Messi xG (47m 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.

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams as the 2021 Champions League final becomes set in stone. Chelsea and Man City both overcome Real Madrid and PSG with relative ease in the semi-finals. Are they the two best clubs in Europe? And should the final be happening in England? James Horncastle joins us for his take on Roma’s shock move for Mourinho as their new manager and the size of the task at hand. We look ahead to a Premier League weekend where Arsenal could relegate Allardyce, while City and Chelsea could engage in a phoney war. Defending champion Michael takes on Sasha Goryunov in the first semi-final of the Inter Totally Cup. Plus tears in football and why Leeds v Spurs will be like a tennis match. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: An all English final…abroad? (01m 30s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid (08m 00s) • PART 3: Man City 2-0 PSG (22m 00s) • PART 4: Roma appoint Mourinho, with James Horncastle (33m 00s) • PART 5: Premier League preview – the race for the top 4 (40m 00s) • PART 6: Premier League preview – the soon to be sorted bottom 3 (48m 30s) • PART 7: Inter Totally Cup – Cox v Goryunov (56m 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.

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out and it's another packed episode. Our feature interview this week is with a rising young Vancouver Whitecaps talent, Canadian winger Ryan Raposo. We chat with Ryan about his impressive start to his time in MLS, how being away in Germany and college helps in lockdown times like these, getting into the Canadian Olympic mix, and more. We also look at the latest leaked plans from MLS about their proposed Orlando tournament and ponder whether it's all even worthwhile, plus we whip around Europe to chat about the latest news from the leagues trying to restart in the coming weeks, and update you on our beloved FK Slutsk and Vikingur Gota. Talking of MLS, there was a managerial appointment this week as Dutch legend Jaap Stam was named FC Cincinnati head coach. We talk about the appointment and bring you some of the most interesting highlights from his introductory press conference that we were on. And there's still time to bring you some audio with Christine Sinclair about breaking that golascoring record at just the right time, have a discussion on Alphonso Davies and the recent Province article breaking down some of the ins and outs of his transfer to Bayern Munich, and there's our usual musical delights of Wavelength and Three of a Kinf. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.31: More details on MLS' Orlando plans emerge27.02: Ryan Raposo interview and discussion50.20: Jaap Stam names FC Cincinnati head coach - discussion and conference call highlights81.35: Wavelength - Neil Grant - Queen of the South anthem86.56: Around The World with Joe Corona - the latest from the European leagues, Slutsk and Vikingur updates, and Korean sex dolls106.25: Alphonso Davies discussion126.32: Christine Sinclair talks about the relief at breaking scoring record before football shut down

Welcome to today's episode of Jules & Andy on Football Ramble Daily! This week the tremendous twosome cover Nigel Pearson's appointment as Watford manager, something that no-one (including either of them!) saw coming. After that there's chat about the Dean Smith project at Aston Villa and whether, after a huge financial outlay, they're in trouble of going straight back down again this season. There's also troubling news as reports of homophobic chanting in the Premier League surface on the weekend the top flight celebrated LGBT inclusion as part of the Rainbow Laces campaign. There's also plenty of time for your correspondence as well, so stick around for that. Most of it is about Christmas stockings and baubles; make of that what you will... To get in touch, it's @julesbreach, @andybrassell and @footballramble on Twitter, and [email protected] on email! The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.