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With February here, we’re taking a look at some of the fallout from a fairly lively January transfer window on today's episode of Jules & Andy! We begin with marooned striker Olivier Giroud who, after touted moves both within the Premier League and overseas never flourished, he remains stuck in the stands at Chelsea. We discuss where it's gone wrong for the Frenchman and how he may be able to squeeze himself into Frank Lampard's squad. We then take a look at the suspiciously timely rumours of a takeover at Newcastle United and run the rule over their own new loan signings. There's all of that, plus a load of correspondence – including a dramatic turn in the "Shrews" vs "Shrows"-bury debate. Get in touch via twitter: @julesbreach @andybrassell @footballramble or via email: [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.

We're back! After an extended winter break, Kris, Phil, Rich and Jez are joined by Coupe correspondent John Mainland to look back at the post-Christmas action, including many cupsets in the Coupe de France, one of which happens as we are recording. Along with the Ligue 1 positions and Coupe de la Ligue, we will be starting our series 'French Football Future' in the coming weeks, so if there are any players you are anxious to hear about, let us know in the comments or on Twitter.

We’re back with some more continental conversation as Luke Moore, Andy Brassell and Lars Sivertsen bring you another episode of On The Continent on Football Ramble Daily! After a fantastic Coupe de France performance we begin with a discussion on Lyon’s latest academy product, 16 year-old Rayan Cherki. We discuss his impressive technical qualities and also look at the wider history of exciting graduates from their academy’s illustrious history. After that, we check in with a struggling Hertha Berlin and their coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who recently couldn’t produce his coaching badges to Bundesliga officials after leaving them in a cupboard back in the USA - an apt metaphor for their season… Elsewhere we discuss some typically insane scenes in Portugal’s Taça de Liga, delve into the backstory of Braga manager Rúben Amorim and preview the Rome derby in our Games of the Week! Find us on social media by searching 'Football Ramble Daily'. ***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.

We’re back in the studio with some more continental content, as Luke Moore and Andy Brassell are joined by The Guardian’s Nicky Bandini! We begin, as the man himself would expect, with Zlatan Ibrahimović’s largely uneventful debut for Milan. Nicky discusses how his leadership off the pitch might be more valuable than his contribution on it, as well as assessing Stefano Pioli’s struggles in the dugout. We also mention some struggles down south, as Gennaro Gattuso hasn’t had the best start at Napoli and club legend Dries Mertens now find himself resigned to the subs bench. Elsewhere, Andy runs us through Porto’s impressive win over Sporting and their impressive boss Sérgio Conceição. There’s also some chat on perhaps Europe’s best cup competition, the Coupe de France, and a preview of some cracking Games of the Week. Table-toppers Inter against free-scoring Atalanta, anyone? Correspondence? Fire away: [email protected] or find us on social media by searching 'Football Ramble Daily'. ***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.

We’ve got a debutant joining us on the first On The Continent of the new decade, as Andy and Lars are joined by German-based writer Ryan Hunn! We begin with the biggest continental news as Erling Braut Håland completes his move to Borussia Dortmund. We discuss how the transfer came about and how he’ll fit into Dortmund’s front line as their first out-and-out striker in a fair while. On the other side of their transfer ledger, we also take stock of Julian Weigl’s recently-completed his move to Benfica. Elsewhere there are some truly glorious transfers for us to celebrate, including Messrs Ben Arfa, Ibrahimovic and Cavani all making moves. And Andy gives us an update from the South of France as Leonardo Jardim has been sacked by Monaco for a second time in fourteen months. Correspondence? Fire away: [email protected] or find us on social media by searching 'Football Ramble Daily'. Check out Ryan's own podcast, Stadio, here: https://stadio.football ***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.

Klopp: Mbappe Too Expensive for Liverpool | Liverpool Transfer News LIVE Tom and Ross are here with today's Liverpool news, where Klopp has stated that some of France's players, including Mbappe, are too expensive for Liverpool to afford. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of Ramble Meets... Andy heads to West Ham's training ground to speak to West Ham and France youth international Sebastien Haller! In this exclusive interview, Sebastien sits down with Andy to discuss his upbringing in France and being 'tricked' into having a trial at Auxerre with 100 other youngsters. We also hear about his hugely impressive spells at Utrecht and Eintracht Frankfurt, including winning the DFB-Pokal for the latter, and the contrasts between the different European leagues he has already ventured to in his young career. This episode was made possible by our sponsors, Betway. Search ‘Football Ramble Daily’ on social media to find us, and email us here: [email protected] -------- Pour Ramble Meets aujourd'hui Andy dirige vers le centre d'entraînement de West Ham et parle avec l'attaquant de France Espoirs Sébastien Haller! Dans notre interview exclusive, Sébastien se rappelle pour nous tout son parcours, de son enfance et ses débuts dans le monde de foot pro, quand il est allé en essai à Auxerre par hasard. On entend aussi de ses grandes moments de succès à Utrecht et Eintracht Frankfurt - victoire en finale de la Coupe d'Allemagne comprise - et les différences entre toutes les championnats différents dans lesquelles il a joué. On remercie nos sponsors Betway pour leur aide dans la production de cette épisode. 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.

There’s a Clasico to look forward to and a Champions League draw to react to. Do so in the company of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo, Rafa Honigstein and Julien Laurens on a scooter in Paris. Barcelona and Real Madrid go into Wednesday’s game dead level on points at the top of La Liga. Then they can can look forward to Pep Guardiola and the Maradona match in 2020.It’s a bad start for Gattuso at Napoli and another misstep from Serie A in the battle against racism. But all hail Claudio Ranieri, king of the derbies.Leipzig are top of the Bundesliga and they might be getting Erling Haaland in January as well. And in France, there’s a mare for Memphis and a renaissance for Renato.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Champions League last 16 draw reaction (04m 45s)• PART 3: La Liga round-up – look ahead to El Clasico as politics stop play at Rayo Vallecano (18m 00s)• PART 4: Ligue 1 latest – Sanches and Camavinga impress again (30m 15s)• PART 5: Bundesliga bulletin – Leipzig go top, Schalke shine under Wagner (33m 30s)• PART 6: Serie A summary – Gattuso’s Napoli bow ends badly (42m 45s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 30s)• PART 8: Your questions & the Europa League draw (55m 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/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There were 35 goals over the weekend, and Kris, Jez and Phil are here to try to keep up. We've also seen a bunch of cupsets in the Coupe de France, and some serious handbags in the Champions' League.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens look back at a super significant weekend and look ahead to the final week of the Champions League group stage. In Italy, we’re loving Lazio who have won seven on the spin but we’re not crazy about the Corriere dello Sport. And are we about to get Gattuso to Napoli?Drama in the Bundesliga - did Bayern lose the title on Saturday? And will Thomas Tuchel be moving on to Munich in the summer?Monaco and Marseille are on the up in France, while Espanyol can’t get no respect in Spain. Plus the secret to Joaquin’s success and Karim Benzema’s day in court.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Inter Milan v Barcelona & Dortmund v Slavia Prague previews (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Napoli v Genk, Lyon v Leipzig, Ajax v Valencia and Atletico v Lokomotiv previews (16m 00s)• PART 3: Bundesliga bulletin – Monchengladbach beat Bayern to stay top (26m 00s)• PART 4: Serie A report – Lazio topple Juve + Black Friday (35m 30s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 latest – Monaco & Marseille on the up (46m 00s)• PART 6: La Liga round-up – Joaquin makes Liga history (52m 20s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (59m 40s)• PART 8: The Benzema Valbuena sex tape affair (61m 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/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big guns fail to fire across Europe as Jimbo, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein review the weekend’s action in the Totally Football Show European edition.Messi and ter Stegen lead Barca to victory away to an Atletico Madrid side struggling under Simeone. But Leverkusen cure Lewandowski’s scoring addiction with a shock victory away in Munich. Was it as shocking as Jurgen Klinsmann’s return to the Bundesliga as Hertha Berlin manager?The Lautaro Lukaku partnership continues to thrive as Inter return to the summit of Serie A, taking advantage of Juve’s slip-up against Sassuolo. And thanks to torrential rain, it was all about AVB, not PSG, in France.Plus the panel react to Saturday’s Euro 2020 draw. And what former WWE champion Rey Mysterio thinks of Lazio’s scintillating form.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Euro 2020 draw reaction (03m 20s)• PART 3: La Liga round up – Messi adds to Simeone struggles (11m 00s)• PART 4: Serie A latest – Inter on top & Lazio on fire (21m 30s)• PART 5: Bundesliga bulletin – Klinsmann in at Berlin as Leverkusen snuff out Lewandowski (35m 30s)• PART 6: Ligue 1 latest - Marseille jump up while PSG are rained off (45m 00s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (51m 30s)• PART 8: Listener questions – what next for Emery? (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/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

n today’s episode of Greatest Games, in association with The Blizzard, we’re joined by Michael Cox - writer for The Athletic and author of both The Mixer and Zonal Marking. We’re taking a look back at the Euro 2000 final between world champions France and an unfancied Italy side. So unfancied, in fact, that Italian newspaper headlines read “Stay at home, Italy” on the eve of the tournament. But, after beating the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-finals, the Italians went up against a hugely talented France side featuring Zinedine Zidane at the peak of his powers. We discuss the buildup to the game, how football tactics were changing around the turn of the millennium and some unflustered coolness from Robert Pires. Fancy getting in touch? Email us at [email protected] or find us social media— just search 'Football Ramble Daily'. For more stories from the annals of football history, visit www.theblizzard.co.uk to explore their archives that contain over 700 articles of stories just like this one! ***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.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review a big weekend around Europe.The cycle appears to be coming to an end at Napoli, while Cagliari come flying up the Serie A table. Juve stay top but has Ronaldo under-delivered in Turin?There are more managerial casualties in the Bundesliga (in more ways than one) but Bayern still destroy Dortmund 4-0 in Der Klassiker.Arsenal reject Lucas Perez is breaking scoring records in La Liga, while Spain’s big 4 are on their way to Saudi Arabia in January.Marseille’s Dimitri Payet lays first a verbal, then a footballing smackdown on Lyon manager Rudi Garcia in France.And Luis Miguel Echegaray from Sports Illustrated joins us to discuss an MLS Cup victory for Seattle and which faces we can expect to see in MLS next season.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern batter Dortmund & Streich gets struck (04m 00s)• PART 3: Serie A update – Napoli unravelling & Cagliari are coming (14m 30s)• PART 4: La Liga round up – Perez on fire & the Saudi Super Cup (29m 00s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 latest – Payet grills Garcia & the unstoppable Icardi (40m 40s)• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (52m 30s)• PART 7: Luis Miguel Echegaray from Sports Illustrated discusses Seattle’s MLS Cup win (54m 30s) TFS LIVE IN LIVERPOOL!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/) 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/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Champions League is back but the big guns are failing to fire – it’s the Totally Football Show – the full continental.Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo look ahead to Matchday 4, including Dortmund v Inter. Plus Michiel Jongsma joins us to preview Chelsea v Ajax.But the big news comes from Bayern Munich. Niko Kovac gets canned. Who will the next manager be? Will it be ten Hag? Or Wenger?Plus sad scenes surrounding Mario Balotelli and racist abuse once again. And why Lyon v Benfica is the game to watch this week.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe + racism in Serie A (01m 00s)• PART 2: Bayern sack Kovac, as Leipzig score eight (08m 00s)• PART 3: Dortmund v Inter preview (20m 00s)• PART 4: Michiel Jongsma on Chelsea v Ajax (30m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga round-up – taxi for Real Sociedad (39m 00s)• PART 6a: Ligue 1 latest – PSG lose and Depay delivers (45m 30s)• PART 6b: Serie A round-up – Juve win the Turin derby (50m 45s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (60m 00s)• PART 8: Europa League look-ahead (61m 30s)TFS LIVE - IN DUBLIN, BELFAST AND LIVERPOOL THIS NOVEMBER!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! 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) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo are back with the Totally Football Show (European edition).There are some surprise leaders across the continent, as Monchengladbach stay top of the Bundesliga and promoted Granada go top in absence of El Clasico. But surely nothing could be more surprising than Jack Rodwell moving to Roma?No surprises in France as PSG thrash Marseille but Ben Yedder is outscoring everyone in the capital at Monaco.There’s been some odd goings-on in the Bundesliga II. And we ask Kristof Terreur about the rumoured merger between the top teams in Belgium and the Netherlands.Plus there’s Thiago Motta and his super subs, Memphis Depay’s phone holster and crazy news from China as Cannavaro goes on a course.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Bundesliga bulletin – Freiburg on fire, just like Lewandowski (04m 00s)• PART 3: Serie A update – Atalanta hit Udinese for seven (16m 45s)• PART 4: Ligue 1 latest – PSG romp home in Le Classique (30m 30s)• PART 5: Kristof Terreur on whether the Belgian-Dutch league merger is a thing (37m 00s)• PART 6: La Liga round-up – Granada go top (43m 45s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 8: Cannavaro gets canned…for now (56m 00s)TFS LIVE - IN DUBLIN, BELFAST AND LIVERPOOL THIS NOVEMBER!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! 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) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kris, Jez, Phil and Rich look back on the international break which saw France beat Iceland and draw against Turkey, and an increasingly confusing set of managerial changes. Also features Kris levering mentions of Lorient in Ligue 2 and tactical choices for Arsenal.

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: It’s..........Rebekah Vardy’s account (01m 00s) • PART 2a: International headlines (05m 30s)• PART 2b: Northern Ireland chat - with Keith Bailie (07m 00s)• PART 2c: Wales, Scotland and Ireland news (12m 00s)• PART 3: A love letter to the Czech Republic and Patrik Berger - with Producer Ben(18m 00s) • PART 4a: Germany 2 - 2 Argentina (29m 00s) • PART 4b: France, Italy and other international news (32m 00s)• PART 5a: Petr Cech heads to the ice; Allegri to United; and a slice of cheese (37m 00s) • PART 5b: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (44m 30s)• PART 6: Flip Reversing the final day of the 2011/12 season (46m 30s)TFS LIVE - IN DUBLIN, BELFAST AND LIVERPOOL!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/)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/)WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you’re looking for an actual title race, Jimbo and co have you covered with the goings on around Europe’s major leagues.Monchengladbach are top of the Bundesliga, thanks in part to a Borussia blogger, as Bayern lose at home to Hoffenheim.Juventus overcome Inter in the Derby d’Italia to go top of Serie A, where numerous clubs could be about to change manager.Real Madrid are struggling in the Champions League but are unbeaten and top of La Liga. And while Barca are hot on their tails, club legend Victor Valdes has also been given his marching orders.In France, Neymar’s road to redemption at PSG appears to be almost complete while Julien Laurens correctly calls the sacking of Sylvinho at Lyon.And we’re joined by Niels Harild from Eurosport to discuss the Copenhagen derby, where not even Nicklas Bendtner can inspire FC Copenhagen to victory at Brondby.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s)• PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – Puel and PSG come powering back (03m 20s)• PART 3: Bundesliga breakdown – it’s anybody’s title? (12m 30s)• PART 4: Serie A update – Juve back on top as Milan make a change? (21m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga round-up – the status quo return (36m 30s)• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (46m 00s)• PART 7: Niels Harild from Eurosport joins us to discuss the Copenhagen derby (48m 00s)TFS LIVE - IN DUBLIN, BELFAST AND LIVERPOOL THIS NOVEMBER!• Get your tickets now! (https://www.thetotallyfootballshow.com/events/) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! 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) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciao amici miei! We’re back with another episode of On The Continent, and Lionel Messi’s loose lips are the talk of today’s town. We discuss his recent Sport interview where he noted he may well move on to pastures new should Barcelona not win more trophies, as well as assessing his club’s start to the season. Elsewhere we take a look at the recent international break as Portugal tonked Lithuania, Antoine Griezmann missed another penalty in France’s win and Italy saw off Finland. Andy also looks ahead to RB Leipzig vs Bayern this weekend, and James discusses Fiorentina fans’ dislike of Juventus ahead of their game on Saturday. To get in touch, it's [email protected] or search 'Football Ramble Daily' on social media. Football Ramble Live is coming to a town near you! Head to ramblelive.com to get your tickets for an evening of laughs, exclusive content and an unfiltered Pete Donaldson. ***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.

Four games in, and Kris, Phil, Jez and Rich are here to look at the last round of games, the transfer window, the European draws, the upcoming international break and France selection, and Phil gets a bit sweary explaining why the League's move against homophobia does look to be largely like using gay people as an alibi for their ongoing oppression of football fans.

It’s the Totally Football Show European edition, with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein scarcely able to believe that Mauro Icardi is now a PSG player.Unbelievable scenes as Juve and Napoli contest a seven-goal thriller in Serie A, but sadly predictable scenes as Romelu Lukaku suffers racist abuse at Cagliari.Atletico lead the way in Spain while Leipzig are out to prove they’re the real deal in Germany.Plus Ligue 1 has become the tightest league in Europe. So Britain’s richest man wants a slice of the action.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Icardi to PSG? Really? (01m 45s)• PART 2: Serie A round-up: Juve 4-3 Napoli and ugly scenes at Cagliari again (04m 20s)• PART 3: Bundesliga bulletin: Union shock Dortmund and the curious case of Bakary Jatta (18m 00s)• PART 4: La Liga latest: Atletico top as Barca and Real continue to stumble (31m 10s)• PART 5: Ligue 1: the tightest league in Europe (39m 30s)• PART 6: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power – Higuain and Bale back from the brink? (48m 00s)• PART 7: Champions League draw reaction (50m 00s) WE’VE GOT A NEW WEBSITE!• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) ! TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:• Get your tickets now! (https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/136322-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2019) 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) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our latest episode of Greatest Games, we’re joined by football writer and broadcaster Tom Williams as we take a deeper look at the 2006 World Cup quarter-final between Brazil and France. This match, despite being awash with some of the greatest players in history, was completely dominated by the balletic and utterly irresistible Zinedine Zidane. After two poor seasons with Real Madrid, many—Zidane included—felt his star was on the wane. So pervasive was this sentiment, that he announced his retirement ahead of this tournament. What followed however, against Spain in the Round of 16 and against Brazil, was a final glimpse of Zidane at his best in all his former glory. This Joga Bonito-inspired Brazil side, featuring some of the nation’s greatest attacking talent ever, could do nothing in response. Zidane left his mark on this game in broad, beautiful strokes and cemented himself as one of the greatest midfielders football has ever seen. For more stories from the annals of football history, visit www.theblizzard.co.uk to explore their archives that contain over 700 articles of stories just like this one! Fancy getting in touch? Email us at [email protected] or find us social media— just search 'Football Ramble Daily'. ***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.

James Horncastle’s back in one of our continental hot seats and he’s packed some Serie A chat in his hand luggage! We start by talking about Juventus, as Sarri begins his reign in Turin. With the transfer window closing soon, their squad still looks a bit bloated— James discusses how they might be able to offload some of their fringe players as Sarri looks to streamline the team. We also discuss Franck Ribéry’s lovely move to Fiorentina and how they might get on under new coach Vincenzo Montella. We then head to France as Andy’s faves Lyon have got off to a great start (against admittedly poor opposition). Plus, there’s talk on Zinedine Zidane’s difficult task at the helm of Real Madrid and Thierry Henry sticking his cultured boot in. Get your correspondence to us: [email protected] or search 'Football Ramble Daily' on social media. ***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.

Another European edition of the Totally Football Show, as James Richardson is joined once again by Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and James Horncastle.Ligue 1 is back underway and it’s a shocking start for AVB at Marseille and another red card for Fabregas at Monaco. How much longer will Neymar be a part of French football and where is he going?Romelu Lukaku’s going to Inter Milan, while Juventus are trying and failing to sell Paulo Dybala.The Bundesliga and La Liga return this weekend – we look at Real Madrid’s nightmare pre-season and the remarkable story of Union Berlin.Plus Kristof Terreur gives a progress report on life in Belgium for Kompany and Berahino.RUNNING ORDER: PART 1 – Ligue 1 returns– Smashed TVs, Cesc sent off and the future of Neymar (03m 10s)PART 2 – Serie A round-up – Inter sign Lukaku and Juve’s tickets ban (18m 00s) PART 3a – CLASSIC MATCH: Offenbach 6-0 Bayern in 1974 (25m 30s)PART 3b– Bundesliga preview – Bayern buying, Schalke race row and the Union Berlin story (28m 20s)PART 4 – The latest from Belgium with Kristof Terreur (40m 00s)PART 5 – La Liga preview – Real’s awful pre-season, Felix on fire (45m 30s)PART 6 - Paddy Power odds (51m 30s)PART 7 – The best business in Europe (53m 00s)TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:Get your tickets now! (https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/136322-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2019)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)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Head to the Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net/)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Richardson brings you the first of a weekly European edition of the Totally Football show with James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo.Are we set to see some title races around Europe? The panel preview the coming campaigns in Spain, Italy, Germany and France and offer insight on where Lukaku will end up, whether Bayern will get Sane and what were Juve thinking with their new home shirt.RUNNING ORDER: PART 1 – La Liga preview – Barca, Real and Atleti splash the cash (02m 00s)PART 2 – Serie A preview – Juve’s crazy window. Can Conte and Carlo close the gap? (15m 20s) PART 3 – Bundesliga preview – Dortmund set to end Bayern’s dominance at last? (28m 45s)PART 4a – CLASSIC MATCH: Monaco 3-0 Lyon in 2004 (39m 10s)PART 4b – Ligue 1 preview – Tuchel’s second season and the return of AVB (44m 00s)PART 5 - Paddy Power odds (49m 10s)PART 6 - Mailbag, Messi and that Juve kit (48m 00s)TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:Get your tickets now! (https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/136322-totally-football-show-live-james-richardson-2019)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 Save our Shirt campaign (http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liverpool Have Bid for Nicolas Pepe, According to Reports | #LFC Daily News LIVE Tom and Ross are here with today's Liverpool news, where reports in France suggest that Liverpool are one of three clubs to have placed a bid for Lille forward Nicolas Pepe. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We got together this weekend to talk about the US game, how Meg's wife jump-started one of the best news stories of the week, the disappointing Germans, the ehhhhhh Dutch, the sad story of France, and everything else we could jam into a pod.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport the show

The Totally Football Show brings you a six-part summer series to coincide with the release of Zonal Marking, a book written by Michael Cox. Each week, Michael and Iain Macintosh will be joined by a familiar face from the Totally Football Show, to take a look at a classic side from the last 25 years of European football. For episode 3, we're joined by special guest Julien Laurens to discuss France’s victory at Euro 2000. Where Roger Lemerre somehow managed to fill the void left by Stéphane Guivarc’h up front. And where Zizou had perhaps his greatest tournament.BUY THE BOOK HERE: https://smarturl.it/zonalmarking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Double Pivot guest host Meg Linehan is joined by Steph Yang to break down the first round of games from France, from the US's impressive victory to Australia's disappointing defeat and all the games in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport the show

Most things got sorted out in the last round, as Lille hammered Angers, and OL and ASSE both won, to sew up third and fourth spots and the European places for next season. However, there's still some stuff to sort out at the other end, so Kris, Phil, Jez and Rich are here to round that up, the recent UNFP awards, and the recent France squad announcement from Didier Deschamps.

Rog and Davo applaud Manchester City after sealing their second consecutive Premier League title, look ahead to an all-English Champions League Final and talk the USWNT ahead of France 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Saturday, Rennes won the Coupe de France for the third time, their first since 1971, beating PSG on penalties after a 2-2 draw that saw them come from 2-0 down. Rich is purring as he, Kris and Phil look back at a highly enjoyable cup final, the implications for Europe, the rest of the Ligue 1 action, and PSG's continuing wibbles. Elsewhere, OL are through to the Women's Champions' League final after beating Chelsea 3-2 on aggregate, where they will face Barcelona who beat Bayern in their semi.

PSG secure the title! Because Lille had a goalless draw at Toulouse, which meant they did that before even kicking off against Monaco. So the Kylian Mbappe hat-trick at the Parc de Princes on Sunday seemed a little underwhelming. Kris, Phil and Jez try to put all this into perspective, look at the race for Europe, the relegation battle, Lyon in the WCL, and other things.

Phil, Jez and Conor have a look at PSG's increasingly desperate attempts to sew up the Ligue 1 title that has looked nailed on since August, as the Parisians draw with bogey team Strasbourg, get hammered by Lille, and lose away at Nantes. We also cover Prince Gouano's response to racist chanting away at Dijon. the race for third, the amble for fifth, and various other issues.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Matt Davies-Adams and Tom Williams talk about Tottenham’s Champions League triumph and look ahead to Liverpool v Chelsea and Palace v City. Plus: Rafa Honigstein on the Bundesliga title race, Dutch crooning, and more on the Drake CurseRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Spurs 1 - 0 City - another Pep Euro brain fart? (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 2 - 0 Porto - Klopp’s new midfield alchemy (11m 50s) • PART 1c: United 0 - 1 Barcelona (13m 40s) • PART 1d: Ajax 1 - 1 Juve and some Ronaldo numbers (15m 40s) • PART 2a: Hazard on fire ahead of Liverpool v Chelsea (24m 30s)• PART 3b: Palace v City preview (33m 00)• PART 4a: Is it all over in Germany? - with Rafa Honigstein (36m 20s)• PART 4b: France, Japan and the rest of the PL (42m 30s)• PART 4c: Serie A and Julian Assange (49m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (55m 30s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes / Streatham Rovers (57m 10s) LIVE EVENT NEWS:• Join us for [**Totally Football Live in Leeds' City Varieties Music Hall on Mon 15 April**](https://www.cityvarieties.co.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=CVListings&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=)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)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Jack Lang to talk about England continuing to be really quite good indeed. Plus, Scotland hit rock bottom; Birmingham docked 9 points; and why it would have been better for Brazil if they hadn’t won World Cup ’94RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England 5 - 0 Czech Rep (01m 40s)• PART 1b: Holland 2 - 3 Germany (09m 10s) • PART 1c: Gibraltar, home nations and more (13m 50s)• PART 2a: Scotland hit rock bottom - with Laura Brannan (20m 00s) • PART 2b: Portugal, France, Spain, Italy and more Euro news (23m 00s)• PART 3a: Birmingham’s 9 point deduction (28m 10s)• PART 3b: A bad week for Brazil and Argentina (33m 40s) • PART 3c: Burundi and Guyana news (37m 40s)• PART 4a: Sharing a birthday with footballers (40m 20s) • PART 4b: Flip Reverse the 94 World Cup final (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (50 30s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (52m 00s) LIVE EVENT NEWS:• Join us for [**Totally Football Live in Leeds' City Varieties Music Hall on Mon 15 April**](https://www.cityvarieties.co.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=CVListings&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=)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)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power **- home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo lines up alongside Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle to talk Euro 2020 qualifiers, while Simon Kuper tells us about Holland’s rejuvenation. Plus: dinner with Mick McCarthy and what would have happened if Dion Dublin hadn’t suffered a broken leg in 1992?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A Euro 2020 explainer (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Rice and riches up front England v Czech Republic preview (04m 00s) • PART 2a: Scotland, Wales, NI news and dinner with Mick McCarthy (13m 40s)• PART 2b: Holland, Germany and more - with Simon Kuper (19m 00s) • PART 2c: France, Rabiot’s mum and Pogba’s ring (26m 40s)• PART 2d: A new Italy (38m 50s)• PART 3: Your questions (42m 20s) • PART 4: Flip Reverse Man U v Palace September 1992 (49m 40s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (53 20s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (55m 00s) LIVE EVENT NEWS:• Join us for [**Totally Football Live in Leeds**' City Varieties Music Hall on Mon 15 April](https://www.cityvarieties.co.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=CVListings&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=). (We've had to rearrange our Liverpool show for Mon 25 November - sorry, folks. More details soon)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)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by[**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

France are out of Europe, after PSG's capitulation against Manchester United is followed by Barcelona beating Lyon 5-1 and Arsenal overturning Rennes' first-leg lead with a 3-0 home win. The gang's all here to discuss that, and the Classique which saw PSG beating OM 3-1 in a game that saw Steve Mandanda sent off, banjaxing OM's chances. Kris, Jez, Phil and Rich cover all that, the relegation fight, various fan protests, the latest on Adrien Rabiot, and the France squad for the upcoming Euro qualifiers against Moldova and Iceland, as well as any other business.

European competition is back and while PSG take a 2-0 lead back to the Parc de Princes against an injury-hit Manchester United, the Europa League sees Rennes play Arsenal - this pits Kris against Rich, with Jez and Phil chipping in on the other stuff.

After some surprising results in Ligue 1, miscellaneous bitching about the January transfer window, and a French casualty in the Premier League, Kris, Jez and Phil round up all the happenings and try to remember that the Coupe de France has reached the quarter-final stage. At least no Ligue 1 goalkeepers have gone rogue since we last spoke.

After a tricky week, featuring a frustrating Coupe de France game against third-tier opposition, a lengthening injury list, and being behind at the bookies, PSG still managed to dazzle at Old Trafford as they beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League. Kris, Jez and Phil break down how the hell that happened, and many other things.

Jimbo’s accompanied by Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle look back on a stunningly good midweek in the Premier League and around Europe. Plus: nerviness, sarcasm and spittingRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Newcastle 2 - 1 City (01 50s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester, with West Ham to come (06m 30s) • PART 2a: City v Arsenal preview (13m 10s)• PART 2b: Bournemouth 4 - 0 Chelsea and the unravelling of Sarri (15m 20s) • PART 2c: 再见 to Fellaini and Ola to Almiron - with Luis Miguel Echegaray (28m 00s)• PART 2c: More transfer news (31m 30s)• PART 2d: The battle at the bottom - with a star turn by Fulham (34m 10s)• PART 3a: News from Spain, France and the Asian Cup (41m 50s)• PART 3b: An amazing midweek in Italy (49m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (56m 50s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes / one-footed players (58m 40s) • PART 6: Exclusive extract from Daniel Storey’s ‘250 Days’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)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Pete Graves is joined by Dharmesh Sheth and Nick Wright in the studio - but we go to France first, where Jonathan Johnson reveals the inside story on why Monaco have got rid of Thierry Henry (02:20), and how Paris Saint-Germain are planning a role for Arsene Wenger to have 'free rein' at the club (06:04). Raphael Honigstein explains why Borussia Dortmund are keen on Wilfried Zaha (16:30), and what is holding up Callum Hudson-Odoi's potential move from Chelsea to Bayern Munich (20:57). We hear from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (38:55), Gianfranco Zola (43:52) and Rafa Benitez (48:30). Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan explains why Barcelona have shelled out so much on Frenkie de Jong (52:00), and why Marc Overmars would be a good choice for Arsenal to replace Sven Mislintat (58:44). Transfer Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: skysports.com/transfer-talk You can listen to Transfer Talk on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Transfer Talk". For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/football For advertising opportunities email: [email protected]

Jimbo’s joined by Tom Williams, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle to talk FA Cup curses, civil engineering, the best run club in the Premier League and all the news from around Europe (well, mostly France)RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Emiliano Sala (00m 50s) • PART 2a: Arsenal v United preview and memories of PJ and Duncan (03m 20s)• PART 2b: Palace v Spurs preview (12m 00s)• PART 3a: The Wham Stadium, transport bridges and giant killings (18m 30s)• PART 3b: City v Burnley, Newcastle v Watford and Chelsea v Sheff Wed previews (29m 00s)• PART 4a: Transfer news, fights at Fulham and your questions (37m 30s)• PART 4b: Neymar injured, Balotelli on the move and Henry on the brink (46m 00s)• PART 4c: Another Asian Cup update (54m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (55m 50s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (57m 40s) 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)CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back, and so is French football! Phil, Jez and Rich have a look at how things stand at the midway-ish point (some December games yet to play) after 2019 opened with a cracking round of Coupe de France fixtures including 10 (ten) upsets. These including Angers being knocked out by sixth-tier regional team Viry-Chatillon, Gazelec Ajaccio ditto by Noisy-le-Grand, and the one you may have heard about, OM falling 2-0 to National side Andrezieux. The team also rounds up the Coupe de le Ligue quarter-finals and their favourite transfer rumours.

Gary is joined by Spanish football and training methodology expert Kieran Smith, to discuss one of the hottest topics in coach education in recent years: rondo's. Kieran discusses what it is, what it is not, how it should be implemented, ways coaches can progress them, and mistakes he sees both in theory and practice. They also discuss the value of work ethic in coaches and how that can prevent them from implementing a complex system of play. This podcast is brought to you by Total Football Analysis Magazine. Helping players, coaches, analysts and football fans all over the world by taking the difficult tactical concepts from the top level game and breaking them down into easy to understand explanations. Each month you get over 100 pages of pure tactical analysis and coaching covering topics from all over the globe, including the English Premier League, Italy's Serie A, Spain's La Liga, France's Ligue 1, the Netherlands' Eredivisie, the USA's MLS and many more. Highly commended by both people in the professional game and grassroots level, this is a digital magazine that hits the mark no matter what your level of understanding is. To get 10% off your annual subscription to Total Football Analysis Magazine head over to totalfootballanalysis.com/magazine and choose the latest magazine. By becoming an annual subscriber you get at least two editions free over the course of your 12 months, an exclusive newsletter with analysis that only goes to annual subscribers and an invite to our private Facebook group where you can interact with the analysts and continue your learning. Simply choose the annual subscription option and then the discount code MODERNSOCCERCOACH at the checkout to receive your 10% off in the month of January. Total Football Analysis Magazine - you'll never look at a game of soccer the same way again.

Issues in France mean that there were only four matches played last weekend (the remaining matches scheduled for mid-January) and there's a number of postponements for the next weekend. Kris, Jez and Phil do their best to round that up, while focussing on PSG and OL in the Champions League.

After an international break, Kris, Phil, Conor and Jez round up how France have finished 2018, and look forward to the next round of Ligue 1, including OL v Saint-Etienne on Friday.

The team gets together to round up all the results in Ligue 1 and Europe, but mostly focus on Le Classique, where PSG won 2-0 away at Marseille. Kris, Jez, Rich and Phil discuss defense, discipline, form and focus as the Coupe de la Ligue kicks off around them.

Jimbo, Julien Laurens, Carl Anka and Duncan Alexander reflect on the lessons learned from the Champions League. Plus, the beginning of the end for Spurs; Graham Hunter on El Clasico; and Decision Day in MLSRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: CL takeaways (01m 50s)• PART 1b: A bad night for Hugo Lloris (13m 30s)• PART 2: Man U v Juventus - 1-0 drubbing, so what next? (16m 10s) • PART 3a: Spurs v City preview (25m 50s) • PART 3b: Liverpool v Cardiff preview - finally, Fabinho? (30m 00s)• PART 3c: Palace v Arsenal preview - and the importance of good manners (33m 00s) • PART 4: El Clasico chat - with Graham Hunter (39m 40s) • PART 5a: News from France, Italy, Scotland and MLS (47m 30s)• PART 5b: The rest of the PL weekend (54m 40s)• PART 5c: The odds with Paddy Power’s Lee Price (61m 10s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (63m 00s) CHECK OUT OUR NEW AMERICAN SHOW: • [**Cobi Jones** is the presenter](http://playpodca.st/totallyusa)!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)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with **CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. [Head to the Calm Zone](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get your meat on with a [special breakfast box from **Campbell Meats**](https://www.campbellsmeat.com/product/campbells-breakfast-meat-box.html?promid=TOTALLY) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.