World Cup News

Last night's Champions League brought an air of inevitability about it, even if Juventus could only draw with Rochdale's twin city over in Spain. Kate, Andy and Vish try to fit an expensive array of pieces into the Chelsea puzzle, offer advice on avoiding murderous neighbours and celebrate a historic moment for equal pay in US soccer. Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: [email protected]. ***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 throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Thompson is with us this week to talk through his incredible journey from a difficult upbringing to living the dream of professional football, his brave battle against cancer and keeping Rochdale in League One. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week brings wonderful drama from the FA Cup courtesy of Rochdale and their manager Keith Hill, a man who in a way is all of our dads, Carlos Carvalhal distracts from a goalless draw with some welcome Police Academy chat and in The Championship Mimin’ Mick McCarthy is gloriously tetchy after the Old Farm Derby. As well as all this precious gold there’s the novel concept of tackling above the head, some retro Portsmouth organisational slapstick and some sausage-based fun north of the border. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] Further reading: FA Cup talking points: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/feb/19/fa-cup-fifth-round-10-talking-points-from-weekend-action Taxigate: https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2018/02/18/west-brom-taxi-gate-four-ridiculously-stupid-storms-legend-wile/ Keith Hill on Dele Alli: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/rochdale-tottenham-hotspur-keith-hill-mauricio-pochettino-penalty-a8216961.html The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a stunning week for the English sides in the Champions League, with goals and guts galore. Caroline Barker, David Preece, Julien Laurens and Jame Horncastle review all of those games - and an entirely expected stumble by PSG in Madrid - and lookahead to the return of the FA Cup. All of that, and….RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Spurs fight back at Juventus; a year too many for Buffon?; Dembélé runs the show - again (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool put 5 past Porto; Van Dijk’s calmness spreads (10m 00s)• PART 2a: City brush Basel aside; why are the English sides doing so well? (16m 00s)• PART 2b: PSG falter again as Real take control; Areola’s hard hands; a fair and balanced view on Unai Emery (19m 30s)• PART 3: FA Cup 5th round previews: Sheff W v Swansea; Brighton v Coventry; the Hard Hands scale; au revoir Julien (28m 50s)• PART 4a: More FA Cup: Leicester v Sheff U; Huddersfield v Man U; (38m 20s)• PART 4b: Golazzo teaser (43m 30s)• PART 4c: [David Preece’s FA Cup nightmare](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZhgBwwZK0) (45m 40s)• PART 5a: Rochdale host Spurs (47m 30s)• PART 5b: Wigan on the rise, West Brom’s race for the bottom (50m 00s)• PART 6: Paddy Power’s Movers and Shakers (55m 00s)• PART 7: Adios (57m 10s)[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrZhgBwwZK0)LIVE NEWS:• we’re live at **Vicar Street in Dublin on Monday 19 March**. Jimbo will be joined by James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Pat Nevin - who’ll also be doing an exclusive DJ set. [Get your tickets now!](http://www.ticketmaster.ie/The-Totally-Football-Show-Live-tickets/artist/5242479?tm_link=artist_artistvenue_module)PARISH NOTICES:• join [**Paddy Power’s Rewards Club**](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get your shave on with our friends [**Cornerstone**, who are giving you £10 off your first order](https://www.cornerstone.co.uk/totally)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on **Facebook**, where we're having a quiz every Friday at 1230 GMT• send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.