Squad Announcement

News that World Cup squads will be picked from an initial pool of 55 players may have come as a boost to those dreaming of gatecrashing the Scotland party for this summer's tournament.

Graham Gartland and Conan Byrne join Raf Diallo to reflect on Ireland's post-Prague lay of the land, an Easter weekend of LOI action and PSG v Liverpool, while Rachel Graham discusses the Girls in Green squad for next week's Poland double-header.

John Murray & Ian Dennis are joined by producer Gary Flintoff. Also hear from Thomas Tuchel after he names his England squad. Gary gives a behind-the-scenes insight into what a football producer does and dishes the dirt on his most interesting post-match interviews. Plus more unintended pub names and terms for our Great Glossary of Football Commentary. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected] 03:00 What does a football producer do? 10:45 Gary’s face is his accreditation! 14:05 What’s it like interviewing Premier League managers? 19:55 Who’s the most difficult to interview? 27:30 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 29:05 History already in the League Cup Final, 32:00 Thomas Tuchel names his England squad, 34:15 Thomas Tuchel INTERVIEW, 44:45 Unintended pub names, 51:15 Great Glossary of Football Commentary. 5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City. Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Piledriver, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, Drubbing, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Goalkeepers’ Union, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Sting the palms, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

On Tuesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings news of Ireland's squad named for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, plus there is a look ahead to tonight's Champions League action whilst another Irish youngster is on the move. Carla Ward names her squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against France and the Netherlands, with key selection decisions ahead of two massive fixtures. Champions League playoff drama takes centre stage as Benfica face Real Madrid in Lisbon just weeks after their last European thriller. Team news from Spain sees Madrid without Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo, while a series of heavyweight clashes light up European football. Borussia Dortmund host Atalanta, Monaco meet PSG in an all-French showdown, and Galatasaray welcome Juventus to Istanbul in a packed night of action. Troy Parrott’s red-hot form at AZ Alkmaar continues, with Kevin Kilbane joining the Football Show to discuss the Irish striker’s impressive rise. FA Cup reaction as Keith Andrews’ Brentford avoid a giant-killing against Macclesfield, with the fifth-round draw producing several standout ties. Frank Lampard’s Coventry City deliver a statement win over Middlesbrough to intensify the Championship promotion race. Ivan Toney insists he is still dreaming of an England World Cup place despite limited opportunities under Thomas Tuchel. Republic of Ireland youngster Vinnie Leonard seals a move to Norwich City, while Michael Obafemi is ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. Plus, League of Ireland analysis, big individual performances, and all the latest football stories from across Europe and beyond. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

On Thursday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you the latest from the Ireland squad announcement as Heimir Hallgrimsson includes the lesser known Kevin O'Toole in the squad for the very first time whilst there is a positive update on Evan Ferguson. Heimir explains the thought process behind picking O'Toole. Ferguson is back on the grass. Ireland's future stars include a certain Jaden Umeh. Richie Towell is pleased with what he saw from Ireland's young guns. Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers both chase points in Europe. Stephen Bradley is ready for a hostile environment. Martin O'Neill is back in Europe as Celtic manager. And Aston Villa take on Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham. Become a member and subscribe at offtheball.com/join

Today, Pete and Andy have a Freaky Friday body swap, which means Pete tells Marcus and Jim about some Turkish transfer news and Andy tells us about a world-champion hot dog eater that has been banned from next year’s competition. Incredible. Elsewhere, we make the case for Ant and Dec to host the Champions League draw and Marcus gets excited about Lee Carsley’s first England squad. Plus, Andy explains why Federico Chiesa could be a good signing for Liverpool. Mo Salah’s replacement? Join the Football Ramble WhatsApp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VamKx7RL7UVMdlfanN0Q We're back on stage and tickets are out NOW! Join us at London Palladium on Friday September 20th 2024 for 'Football Ramble: Time Tunnel', a journey through football history like no other. Expect loads of laughs, all your Ramble favourites, and absolutely everything on Pete's USB stick. Get your tickets at footballramblelive.com! Find us on X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month, with 15% off annual subscriptions until the end of August: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** 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.

Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Heath Pearce discuss the 23-man USMNT squad for the CONCACAF Nations League, and overall they're happy with Anthony choices. Tyler Adams is injured and Cameron Carter-Vickers, Chris Richards and Josh Sargent have been omitted, but Gio Reyna, Ricardo Pepi and Daryl Dike return to the forward line, while Alejandro Zendejas also gets the nod for the upcoming games against Grenada and El Salvador. (03:52) -- Goalkeepers: Steffen back in the mix (06:13) -- Defenders: CCV & Richards omitted, Ream is the main man (13:40) -- Midfielders: Tyler Adams injured, so who plays the six? (21:20) -- Forwards: Reyna, Pepi & Dike return, Sargent not called (35:02) -- Zendejas commits to USMNT! (41:03) -- Charlie's projected starting XI (47:45) -- FIFA proposes expanded World Cup! Vote for In Soccer We Trust in the Soccer Category for the Sports Podcast Awards. Voting ends on April 6. https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-soccer-podcast/ In Soccer We Trust is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the In Soccer We Trust team on Twitter: @ISWTPod, @JimmyConrad, @heathpearce, @CharlieDavies9, @PartidoPooper Watch In Soccer We Trust on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4tni-ICN9z0eMIPcf2r2g Subscribe to the In Soccer We Trust podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/InSoccerWeTrust For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Get 20% off In Soccer We Trust merch, using the code SOCCER20: https://https://store.cbssports.com/collections/in-soccer-we-trust Sign up to the new Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/golazo-starting-xi/ Visit Eye on College Basketball’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CBSSportsCBB For more college hoops coverage, visit: https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The England squad has finally been unveiled!! Luke and Marcus are on hand to answer the big questions surrounding Gareth Southgate’s selection, including i) why has he picked Maguire and ii) who will Mr Sheen be supporting at the World Cup? Elsewhere, we are joined by Iranian football expert Sina Saemian who explains why England shouldn’t underestimate Iran in their opening group game. @Sinaa_sa & @GolBezan on Twitter to hear more from Sina! Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** 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.

Suj & James discuss yesterday's announcement of Gareth Southgate's England World Cup Squad and on the whole it's largely a positive reaction with in-form Ben White, James Maddison and Callum Wilson all getting call ups. There are however areas of concern in the wing-back positions with Luke Shaw the only natural left footed defensive player in the squad, concerns around the fitness of players like Kalvin Phillips and overall concerns with the lack of midfield options. Plus, why the team picked for the opener against Iran shouldn't be definitive of what England's best eleven is going to be and whether a back three or four should be favoured in the opening stages of the tournament. On Planet FPL Patreon, December is FREE! Sign up in November and it becomes a 2nd month for free and in January all Patrons will be boosted to the next tier level. Support the show at www.patreon.com/planetfpl Coming up Monday on Planet FPL - s6 ep22 reviewing all the weekend GW16 games and still to come tomorrow on the Planet FPL YouTube channel James presents the GW16 Deadline Stream Live at 10am GMT. ___________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL and SkyFF community and support the Podcast? Join Planet FPL Patreon in November and receive December free of charge! Today's Podcast is The Differential Show: GW16 Preview Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #EnglandSquad #ThreeLions #WorldCup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a special snap Essential Football podcast in the wake of Gareth Southgate's England squad announcement, Ron Walker speaks to Alan Smith about the 26 men heading for Qatar - and a few of those who aren't. After James Maddison's surprise inclusion, the former Leicester striker assesses Gareth Southgate's decision to take him to the World Cup, discusses the blend of players in Qatar and Callum Wilson's inclusion - especially after Antonio Conte said England captain Harry Kane was suffering with 'fatigue' in midweek. He also rates England's chances of success in Qatar and gives us his first XI for the finals... Listen to every episode of the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast here: skysports.com/sky-sports-premier-league-podcast You can listen to the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play the Sky Sports Premier League Podcast". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/premier-league For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Faye Carruthers is back with Women's Football Weekly and it's an England special. Former England defender Laura Bassett joins to discuss England's warm up games and Euros chances, plus we hear from the Lionesses camp and check in with some England stars of the future. We also take a look at Northern Ireland's squad announcement ahead of the tournament kicking off on 6th July. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gregg Berhalter has named his squad for the USMNT's final three games of the Concacaf World Cup qualification campaign. Among the 27 called up are Jordan Pefok, Ethan Horvath and Gio Reyna, while John Brooks remains on the outside looking in. On the first ever episode of In Soccer We Trust, Jimmy Conrad, Heath Pearce and Charlie Davies share their instant reactions to the roster and discuss Sergiño Dest's ill-timed injury, In Soccer We Trust is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the In Soccer We Trust team on Twitter: @ISWTPod, @JimmyConrad, @heathpearce, @CharlieDavies9, @PartidoPooper Watch In Soccer We Trust on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4tni-ICN9z0eMIPcf2r2g Subscribe to the In Soccer We Trust podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/InSoccerWeTrust For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lionel Messi handed in a transfer request at the Camp Nou. Is he Manchester City bound? Has he burnt all bridges with Barca?England’s squad was announced amid a backdrop of Harry Maguire’s arrest in Greece. But will Gareth Southgate ever pick Jack Grealish?Chelsea’s spending spree continues apace with Havertz still to come. Eze, Doherty and Rodrigo represent some of the week’s tasty signings. Are Van De Beek and James Rodriguez soon to follow?Arsenal claim the curtain-raising silverware at Wembley as Aubameyang shows his worth against a Liverpool midfield crying out for Thiago.And Chelsea Women claim the Community Shield despite Sam Kerr doing her Fernando Torres impression.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Arsenal win the men’s Community Shield (01m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea win the women’s Community Shield, with Katie Whyatt (14m 00s)• PART 3: Messi divorce from Barcelona, with Alvaro Romeo (22m 00s)• PART 4a: Transfer tittle tattle, as Chelsea launch into spending spree (33m 30s)• PART 4b: Maguire, Grealish and Southgate’s England squad (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (55m 30s)• PART 6: Mourinho - documentary superstar (57m 00s)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.

Just an intimate twosome this week as Kris and Jez review Matchday 1 of the new Ligue 1 season, picking out all the teams who seem to be missing a goalscorer and spotting the team who have found one! We also discuss the rights and wrongs of the Lens vs PSG postponement. And we end with a look at Didier Deschamps' latest squad announcement, which includes some exciting new call-ups, some interesting recalls ... and the inevitable Boring Benzema Brigade Backlash.