World Cup Fever

ABC Melbourne presenter & journalist Catherine Murphy joined Ger & Shane on Wednesday's Off The Ball Breakfast live from Australia as the whole country climbs aboard the Matildas hype train ahead of their World Cup semi-final duel with England in Sydney this morning. Catch The Off The Ball Breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for Off The Ball Breakfast and get the podcast on the Off The Ball app. SUBSCRIBE at OffTheBall.com/join Off The Ball Breakfast is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.

It's Midge Purce Day! The Gotham FC & USWNT rising star joins us to talk about making a playoff push, going to the White House, and how she felt after being left off the Olympic roster. We'll also discuss all these biennial World Cup shenanigans! Follow us on TikTok @soccercooligans! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Days away from leaving for the World Cup in Russia, Alexi and Mosse talk World Cup fever in the U.S. the State of the Union (2:57). Zinedine Zidane's departure from Real Madrid is examined in Mosse Makes the Case (14:40). Also, the guys break down USMNT players overseas in Ask Alexi (27:29) and give their thoughts on the final 23-man World Cup rosters in the World Cup Update (38:43). Finally, the tune-up matches for the World Cup in Russia headline The Back Three (47:48). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We can hardly contain our excitement as the WORLD CUP is almost visible in the distance! Gareth Southgate’s heroic England dispatched Nigeria at Wembley, Germany arrogantly leave out Leroy Sane, and Peru’s reinstated hero Paolo Guerrero looks the business at a crucial time. It’s all happening. On top of all this we hear tales of Marcus’ historic meeting with the one and only Kevin Keegan, reveal our fabled Premier League predictions from the start of the season and get a surprisingly unsurprising peek behind the curtain at Legoland. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes 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!*** Further reading: England are wary of retrospective punishment at the World Cup: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/world-cup-2018-england-gareth-southgate-var-diving-raheem-sterling-a8381506.html Paolo “Paul Warrior” Guerrero: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/03/paolo-guerrero-perus-warrior-striker-relishing-redemption-chance The lesser seen green card is used in the Confifi World Cup: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12010/11393393/referee-shows-green-card-in-conifa-world-football-cup-match 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.

It's a crunch international break and Ramble HQ is stricken with World Cup fever, though there's bad news for Joe Hart and an exciting endorsement from Pete Donaldson, who yet again forgets where the email section is supposed to be. The boys also find time to round up as much World Cup qualification action as possible, from Faroe Islands to Syria and just about everything in between. Elsewhere Jose Mourinho's homecoming is typically humble and ENGLAAAAAAAND. Bowler hat. 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.