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This week we catch up on all the ref news that has happened over the last 7 days, as well as the big games in the Champions league and the Premier league. Finally we answer some of the questions that you have sent into us.

Manchester United vs. Liverpool did not take place becuase of fan protests, as the fallout from the failure of super league perhaps picks up and enters a new phase. It's fascinating! We talk about what the fans seem to demand, their various interests and how these might enable owners to buy them off, how the media covered these protests, and the fundamental contradictions in the system which will lead inexorably to its overturning. Support the show

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Tottenham are looking for a manager. The German coaching carousel spins. Weirdly almost all the richest clubs in the world are standing pat. What's going on, what do we expect from the managers who are or may be moving, have teams' approaches to their managerial positions changed? Support the show

We've got news. Caley and Goodman walk through the setup of the proposed Super League, its apparent business goals, the structural problems in European football that brought us to this point. and what we think is likely to emerge on the other side of this. @Guidetobirds on the wage issue at the heart of the Super League: https://fileundertragicomedy.wordpress.com/2021/04/19/the-super-league-is-about-wages-too/ Murad Ahmed and Arash Massoudi in the Financial Times on the financing of the lea...

It's an international break and the US Men's National Team has good players on it, some of whom were even allowed by doctors and public health authorities to play with the team. Dest, Pulisic, Reyna, Aaronsen, formations, Musah, the Gold Cup, it's all here. Support the show

Juventus are bewitched by Benevento with Pirlo increasingly under pressure, while Lionel Messi and Barcelona are looking back to their old selves with a 6-1 win at Real Sociedad. Lewandowski is closing in on records in the Bundesliga while Haaland is losing his rag with his team-mates. Will Xabi Alonso be joining them in Germany as Monchengladbach manager? Plus the best free-kick takers in Europe and the players to watch out for at the European Under-21 Championship. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Champions League draw reaction (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (08m 40s) • PART 2: Serie A – Juventus shocked by Benevento (11m 30s) • PART 3: La Liga – Barca hit Sociedad for six (23m 30s) • PART 4: Ligue 1 + the best free-kick takers in Europe (32m 30s) • PART 5a: Bundesliga – Xabi Alonso to Monchengladbach? (49m 00s) • PART 5b: International week beckons (63m 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.

We have some big news as our team is expanding and have our new team member joining us this week from Denmark. We talk about our big news and new app beta as well as the VAR calls in the Dortmund vs Seville Champions League match. Learn more about REFSIX: https://refsix.com Follow us on : Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/refsix/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/refsix/?epa=... Twitter: https://twitter.com/refsix?lang=en

Finally returning to league action a month since the last game, a Strachan-less Leeds United suffered at The Dell at the hands of Rodney Wallace and his attacking cohort. The Match Ball 30 is a game-by-game real time journey, 30 years on, charting Leeds United's arrival back in the top flight through to being crowned champions. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Julien Stephan has resigned from Rennes, Jacques-Henri Eyraud has left Marseille, Jorge Sampaoli is coming in, Bordeaux could be up for sale and their captain Laurent Koscielny has had some strong words about the state of the club - there's a lot going on in Ligue 1. Kris, Jez and Phil work their way through the comings and goings, the form and the title race (still on, at time of writing), before a midweek round that could be crucial for the standings, and a weekend of Coupe de France action to come.

Joey & Mulv return to action as the electricity is restored down in the Lone Star State. Order is also restored in the Premier League as Manchester City seem destined to be champions once again after an 18 game record breaking winning streak continues versus Arsenal. The boys also look ahead to the Champions League knockout first leg this week against M'gladbach. www.noisypod.com

This week we're joined by Daryl Ann a level 5 referee and referee secretary of the Southern Amateur League and level 7 referee Guy Owen. We discuss the 4 red cards in the Premier League for Arsenal and Southampton as well as the role of a referee secretary.

Details of Lionel Messi’s contract are leaked to the press, with Messi pocketing an estimated half a billion Euros. With Barcelona in dire financial straits, what’s the future for Messi and for the club? In France, Marseille ultras riot and storm the training ground in a violent protest against the president. Plus PSG lose, as Mbappe continues to do a bad Neymar impression. Real Madrid lose to Levante while leaders Atletico look unstoppable. And Wolfsburg are Champions League contenders in Germany. And we look ahead to the Coppa Italia semi-finals, with Gennaro Gattuso getting it in the neck at Napoli for the team’s performances. And the quality of his fish. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s) • PART 2: Marseille under siege from their ultras (05m 30s) • PART 3: Real Madrid lose again, Atletico march on (18m 00s) • PART 4: The Messi contract leak at Barcelona (29m 30s) • PART 5a: The Hornkamp section (42m 30s) • PART 5b: Coppa Italia semi-finals preview (44m 00s) • PART 6: Bundesliga update – respect for Wolfsburg (54m 00s) • PART 7: Ligue 1 latest – PSG lose at Lorient (59m 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.

After some surprising results, 2/3 of the team are giddy with glee - Kris, Jez and Phil focus on the bottom of the table, Lorient's shock win against PSG, the worrying events at Marseille, and the ongoing omnishambles that is the TV coverage of the French leagues.

Brighton earn their first home win of the season in the Premier League by beating Tottenham on Sunday night. Without Harry Kane, how will Mourinho’s Spurs cope with Tuchel’s Chelsea this week? And does Gareth Bale have anything left to offer? Liverpool look back to their best as Mo Salah scores a goal of the season contender at West Ham. Are they no longer afraid, as they prepare for Man City next weekend? Jack Lang joins us to discuss a big weekend in Brazil for Palmeiras and Chapecoense. Plus there’s a masterclass from Bamford, despite no top-knot. And we revisit the Battle of Bramall Lane. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Goal of the season? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Brighton 1-0 Tottenham (05m 00s) • PART 2b: Chelsea 2-0 Burnley (13m 30s) • PART 3: West Ham 1-3 Liverpool (24m 00s) • PART 4a: Leicester 1-3 Leeds (32m 30s) • PART 4b: Everton 0-2 Newcastle (38m 30s) • PART 4c: Palace 1-0 Wolves & Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd (43m 30s) • PART 5a: Transfer announcement videos (50m 00s) • PART 5b: The Battle of Bramall Lane revisited (54m 00s) • PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (60m 00s) • PART 7: Palmeiras win the Copa Libertadores, with Jack Lang (61m 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.

With “non-elite” football suspended following the increase of lockdown restrictions at Christmas, the knock-on effect has been devastating for many...

Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic's David Ornstein and Adam Crafton with news of the latest covid-induced fixture headache as Spurs v Fulham is rearranged at the last minute to replace the game Spurs were due to have against Aston Villa, and we consider the overall picture for the Premier League moving forward as cases continue to rise across the country. There's also news of Arsenal's Rob Holding signing a new contract just months after he was heading for the exit door at the Emirates, we have detail on Tottenham's interest in Stuttgart's Nicolas Gonzalez, plus there's fallout from the Edinson Cavani disciplinary case as the Uruguayan players association continue to defend Cavani's reputation. We also hear from The Athletic's West Brom correspondent Steve Madeley with the inside track on Matheus Pereira's situation at the Hawthorns as tension grows over his desire to sign a new and improved contract. Subscribe to The Athletic Right now you can enjoy the Athletic for just £3.99 per month as part of our January sale. Enjoy great analysis and in-depth features from the very best football writers around, as well as ad-free versions of all of our podcasts. Just go to theathletic.com/ornsteinandchapman to sign up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ross and Ben are here with all of today's Liverpool news and rumours including Van Dijk's return and Michael Oliver's mistakes for his injury, Upemacano is not for sale and it's the FA Cup Fourth Round draw tonight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tuchel out and Poch in at PSG, Domenech in at Nantes - Kris, Jez and Phil look back at the managerial changes over Christmas and the current table standings. Also features a small quiz about Olivier Giroud.

Bayern go top of the Bundesliga but the headlines surround Leroy Sane the subbed sub. And are Dortmund already on the verge of crisis under their caretaker? Lille are top of Ligue 1 but both organisations could be in dire financial straits. Meanwhile Karim Benzema – the greatest French striker ever? Speaking of Benzema, are we veering towards a two-horse title race in Spain between Atletico and Real. And in Serie A, we saw the fastest goal ever and Napoli returning to retiro. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s) • PART 2: Leverkusen 1-2 Bayern (08m 30s) • PART 3: Record-breaking Milan & Napoli in retiro (17m 30s) • PART 4: Lille & Ligue 1’s financial crisis (23m 30s) • PART 5: Atletico & Real – a two-horse race? (35m 30s) • PART 6: Dortmund defeated, Thuram spitting (45m 00s) • PART 7: Papu and Pirlo making headlines in Italy (53m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE: • 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.

Jota & Alisson Injury Updates | #LFC Latest News LIVE Jack and Jay are here with today's Liverpool news, where we react to Jurgen Klopp's pre-Fulham Press Conference and discuss the potential returns of Alisson Becker, and the fact that Diogo Jota picked up a knock against Midtjylland on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss a variety of incidents from around Europe's top leagues this weekend from a referee's perspective including: - Southampton's penalty vs Brighton - was it inside or outside? - Paul Pogba's goal vs West Ham - did the ball go out of play? - Millwall's fans booing the players kneeling before kick off - 2 balls on the field in Sweden - The yellow card shown to Stuttgart player Silas Wamangituka after slowly walking the ball into the net for a goal This week we're joined by Level 7 Referee, Karl Luckhurst

Ben and Jay bring you all of today's Liverpool FC news and rumours as contract talks for Fabinho and WIjnaldum are reportedly on the cards after fantastic performances, Alisson's return date being speculated and Curtis Jones playing through the pain against Wolves and what that means going forward! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kris, Jez and Phil look back over a worrying 4th game in Europe with the French teams not massively impressing, and a confusing round 12 in Ligue 1. Dijon have finally won a game, OL look like they might be looking up, OM have two games in hand, and there's some managers coming under increasing pressure. Rumours abound that the Coupe de France is under threat, and the issues with the French Women's team continue.

Jack and Sam are here with all of the news and rumours surrounding Liverpool FC including a rumoured bid for Ajax centre half Perr Schurrs, injury news for Henderson and Thiago and all the recent news surrounding Covid restrictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ross and Georgia are here with all of the recent Liverpool news including Jurgen Klopp ranting about the amount of games while holding the broadcasters accountable and of course, injury news and return dates! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been many shock results already this LaLiga season Barcelona and Sevilla aren’t even in the European spots This...

Ross and Georgia bring you all of the latest Liverpool news and rumours including the sad passing of Ray Clemence, fresh injury concerns for the squad, Salah contracting Covid and a CB transfer update. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jack and Bailey are here with all of today’s news and rumours surrounding LFC, including Dayot Upamecano being ‘Top Target’ after Joe Gomez’s injury blow, Andy Robertson qualifying for the Euros with Scotland, Brazil’s Covid worry and a look at Liverpool’s loanees! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After ten games of Ligue 1 - more or less - Kris, Jez and Phil round up the weekend's action, the quality you can see even at the bottom of the table, and look forward to the international break where France will play Finland, Portugal and Sweden.

Jack and Bailey bring you all of today's Liverpool news and rumours including Alaba being offered to Liverpool at a cut price, Liverpool's injury updates ahead of Man City and the thoughts of Klopp ahead of the Premier League clash! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys bring you the latest Liverpool news and rumours for this week including Fabinho's injury not as bad as first feared, Klopp chatting to Sean Cox and developments on getting fans back into the stadium! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Leeds’ breakout performance of the season came at Villa Park on Friday night, with Patrick Bamford appearing Bergkamp-esque. And he played the violin. What other players have secret skills?Chelsea finally tighten up at Old Trafford while leaders Everton suffer their first defeat. Has this Man City stagnation been coming? How worrying is Arsenal’s lack of creativity?Plus is football pure televisual spectacle right now? Do the fans demand more quality as a result?And this week it’s the turn of Barcelona to lurch into crisis as they lose El Clasico. But at least they’re not VVV-Venlo.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Paying tribute to Kevin McCarra (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Arsenal 0-1 Leicester (05m 30s) • PART 2b: Aston Villa 0-3 Leeds & player’s surprise skills (10m 00s)• PART 3a: Man Utd 0-0 Chelsea (19m 00s) • PART 3b: West Ham 1-1 Man City (27m 00s)• PART 4a: Liverpool 2-1 Sheff Utd (34m 00s)• PART 4b: Southampton 2-0 Everton (37m 00s)• PART 4c: The rest of the weekend’s action (42m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (50m 00s)• PART 6: Real Madrid win El Clasico with Alvaro Romeo (51m 30s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET 30% OFF:• http://www.theathletic.com/totally 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/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we dive into the debacle of whether the 2020 Supporter's Shield will be awarded, look at how the playoffs are shaping up, and look at a few familiar names getting on the scoresheet.

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This week we look at the two dominant teams emerging in MLS (bet you can't guess who), talk about the sea change at DC, and a really unfortunate incident in USL involving San Diego Loyal and Phoenix Rising.

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Gordon Duncan, Andy Halliday & Mark Guidi take your calls as several high profile players test positive for COVID-19, while Scotland prepare for their showdown with Israel...

The guys bring you all of Monday's latest LFC news including updates on all the injuries ahead of the Arsenal game later today, a few reports about Karius & Mel Reddy shooting down additional CB rumours! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ross & Georgia are here with today's Liverpool news, where Rhian Brewster's days at Anfield look numbered after being left out of the squad against Lincoln last night. In other news, Fabrizio Romano has reported that Liverpool expected Ousmane Dembele to sign for them this Summer, but he turned the move down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football is guarded by nature. The days when players liked to mingle with fans are long gone, while media training...

Jack and Amy dived into the stats of Thiago to see just how good he will be for Liverpool and what he can bring to the squad as his signing seems imminent from Bayern Munich, as well as all the team news ahead of the massive game against Chelsea in the League! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the conclusion of the MLS is Back tournament, the schedule has been very busy so we take you through every single MLS club, some of their recent results, and offer our thoughts about where they are and where they're going. And if that's not enough, we also catch you up on Canadian Premier League. Put the coffee on and put your feet up, there's lots to talk about!

The star of Italia 90, Gazza, brings showbiz glamour and tabloid scandal to LS11. Vinnie Jones has been hastily sold and Imre Varadi is inexplicably denied a goal as Spurs bag twice. With levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The domestic seasons across the continent are on the horizon. Except for in France where they’ve been back for a few weeks. With PSG’s disrupted start to the season, can Lyon challenge for the title?They might have to do it without Memphis Depay who could be on his way to Barcelona as part of Ronald’s revolution. But there’s an exodus at Valencia as their prize assets head for the door.Luis Suarez is on his way to Turin to join Juventus. Can Pirlo win the Scudetto in his first campaign in management?Plus Germany aren’t enjoying the Nations League. And Spain have found a new superstar in Ansu Fati.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Nations League round-up (01m 00s)• PART 2: Life in Ligue 1 - can Lyon challenge for the title? (10m 30s)• PART 3: Transfer dealings in Italy & Germany (21m 00s)• PART 4: La Liga latest – Messi mess and the Valencia exodus (39m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (52m 00s)• PART 6: Your questions (53m 30s)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/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.