Marcus Thuram

From Algeria to Uzbekistan, our writers and contributors from around the world assess the state of the 48 nations to qualify for the tournament “There’s more talent and potential than in 2022,” Kylian Mbappé said ominously this week after France had beaten Brazil 2-1 despite having Dayot Upamecano sent off after 55 minutes. He may well be right. For the second game of this window, against Colombia, Didier Deschamps changed the entire starting XI but was still able to field an attack of Marcus Thuram, Désiré Doué, Rayan Cherki and Maghnes Akliouche. Doué scored two in a comfortable 3-1 victory. “I’m well aware that there are some very good players that I won’t be bringing because, in my opinion, there are even better ones,” Deschamps said. Marcus Christenson

Dan and Sam are here for the News Update Show as they discuss links to Marcus Thuram and Loïc Badé. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Julien Laurens and Pol Ballús alongside him to recap the latest action from across the continent. Serie A saw goals AND penalty saves aplenty - with David de Gea snatching the headlines in Fiorentina’s victory over Milan while Marcus Thuram and Mateo Retegui both bagging hat-tricks in big wins for Inter and Torino. Speaking of hat-tricks, Robert Lewandowski rolled back the years as he scored three of his own as Barcelona cruised to victory against Alaves. They’ve got a three-point advantage over Real Madrid - who are battling injury and personnel issues but won against an impressive Villarreal side. Oh, and Paulo Gazzaniga managed a remarkable feat between the sticks… In Germany there was late drama at Deutsche Bank Park as Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich drew 3-3, while Bayer Leverkusen let a two-goal lead slip as Holstein Kiel came from behind to earn an unlikely point. PSG’s difficult week continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nice - leaving Monaco clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table after their 2-1 win at Rennes. Elsewhere Lille backed up their Real Madrid Champions League triumph by beating Toulouse 2-1. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend - plus the return of Paul Pogba and tributes to Johan Neeskens (00.35) • PART 2: Serie A review - Lazio the surprise package as McTomadona strikes again (12.40) • PART 3: Bundesliga review - Bayern and Leverkusen drop points as Dortmund struggle (27.10) • PART 4: Ligue 1 review - PSG held as Monaco pull clear at the top and Marseille disappoint (37.05) • PART 5: La Liga review - Lewandowski bags a hat-trick as Real win - but still don’t look right (47.45) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pete and Dharms are joined this week by ESPN football expert Julien Laurens as the January window really kicks into gear. They discuss Manchester United’s surprise move for Wout Weghorst and whether the Netherlands international can thrive under the tutelage of compatriot Erik Ten Hag (04:36). The future of in-form Marcus Rashford is also on the agenda (11:45). Arsenal wanted to bring Joao Felix to the Emirates, but the Portugal international has ended up at Chelsea – the panel assess whether this is a good fit (16:56) and if Christopher Nkunku will join the Blues in the summer (30:20). Julien provides the inside track from Ligue 1 as well as on a host of other stars, including Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Marcus Thuram (39:13). Dharms rounds up the rest of the transfer news (53:52) before Pete delivers his final thought. 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]

It’s the final reaction podcast of the year (with next week’s What If episode and the Stadios still to go), and Musa and Ryan look back at Manchester United’s 6-2 win over Leeds United, which featured two sublime Scott McTominay goals (06:36). There’s also chat about Leicester’s win over Spurs and Everton’s win over Arsenal (18:39), plus Liverpool firing seven past Crystal Palace and a roundup of the rest of the Premier League (24:13). It was the final round of fixtures in the Women’s Super League and Frauen Bundesliga (30:52), which saw Bayern finish top. It was the same story in the Bundesliga (33:53), after’s Bayern’s last-minute winner at Leverkusen, plus big wins for Wolfsburg and Union, as well as some discussion about the Marcus Thuram spitting incident and its fallout (42:02). Finally, there’s a roundup of Serie A and La Liga (48:29). If you are celebrating, or even if you’re not, from Musa and Ryan, we hope you have as good a holiday period as you can despite the difficult circumstances. Much love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan reflect on the fallout of Spain’s 6-0 win over Germany, what led Germany to this point and where they go next (6:58), praise Ferran Torres, Fabián Ruiz, and Alvaro Morata (22:47), give some love for Marcus Thuram, and quickly mention some other key international fixtures. They then open up the mailbag to answer questions on Liverpool’s center backs (31:10), Jogi Löw (33:38), Firmino’s law of players being so underrated that they’re no longer underrated (36:16), players who were better at a different club than the club they’re most famous for (41:24), football and the environment, (48:00) and ideal celebrity club owners (51:07). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve got all your continental queries covered on today's episode of On The Continent, as Luke Moore and Andy Brassell guide you through the biggest stories in European football. We begin with the protests by the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Thuram and Achraf Hakimi around the killing of George Floyd and the wider Black Lives Matter movement. As football’s governing bodies vocalise their support for the protests, we wonder whether this is a tipping point for players’ social activism and football publicising wider social issues. There’s also plenty of on-pitch action to get stuck into, as Portugal’s Primeira Liga has started up again! We discuss league leaders Porto’s transfer plans and their shock loss to Famalicão, as well as the latest updates from Spain and Italy regarding their return. Fancy getting in touch? We are now releasing episodes of the Mailbag exclusively to Patreon! Email us at [email protected] and visit patreon.com/footballrambledaily to get involved! **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.

Rog takes listener questions on WGFOP: The Bald. Today, just one question on the acts of protest performed by Weston McKinney, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Thuram in response to the demonstrations for George Floyd. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ross and Jack are here with all of today’s Liverpool news and rumours including the Reds reportedly being after two of Monchengladbach’s players Dennis Zakaria and Marcus Thuram, Karius leaving Besiktas and Coutinho being offered to Chelsea! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.