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More bizarre football awards ceremonies last night, as Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or while Robert Lewandowski had to settle for the Whole Load of Goals prize dreamed up fifteen minutes beforehand. Marcus, Pete and Vish bask in Lionel's reflected glory and wonder how Ralf Rangnick might get on at Manchester United after completing his move. We also look ahead to two huge Premier League matches, as Leeds search for a spark and Eddie Howe searches for a bigger blanket. 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 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. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beaten 3-0 by Bayern Munich & Benfica in the Champions League and defeated by Atletico Madrid in La Liga at the weekend, Suj & James attempt to conclude if Barcelona are at their lowest ebb, or could the situation get worse yet? Discussion on the Podcast includes Barca's dire financial situation, what could reverse the problem, the loss of superstar Lionel Messi, the failed attempts to make money during the transfer window, bizarre signings, La Liga's strict wage cap and why Ronald Koeman is still manager... Join our Planet FPL mini league, the winner will be invited on to a Planet FPL Podcast next summer! The code is d7mmxw or you can auto join at the link below https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/d7mmxw Coming up on Planet FPL on Wednesday - Planet SkyFF s3 ep9 with all the latest for Sky Fantasy Football ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? 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 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8043oOKTB4uP8Nq15Kz6bg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Lynsey Hooper watch the Premier League sign off in style ahead of the international break. Liverpool v Man City gives us 45 minutes of pure pleasure on Sunday. Salah goes all Messi/Kinkladze, there’s a joint man of the match and comedy double act Guardiola and Dean. In terms of the title race, will City’s squad depth prove crucial in the second half of the season? Everton take a point at Old Trafford, driven by a Doucoure transformed by Benitez. United meanwhile are not even fun to watch under Solskjaer. Chelsea are top heading into the international break. But is Lukaku becoming less involved in the Blues’ play? Elsewhere, there are alarm bells at Burnley, the blossoming Hwang-Jimenez partnership and David Raya – goalkeeper of the season so far. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 2-2 Man City (03m 30s) • PART 2a: Man Utd 1-1 Everton (16m 00s) • PART 2b: Chelsea 3-1 Southampton (25m 00s) • PART 3a: Watford sack Xisco….Ranieri returning? (30m 00s) • PART 3b: Burnley 0-0 Norwich & Wolves 2-1 Newcastle (37m 00s) • PART 4: An interesting Sunday in the capital (43m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s) • PART 6: England squad reaction and some shameless plugging (59m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Adam Crafton react to another enthralling midweek in the Champions League. It’s a last-gasp, lucky victory for Man United against Villarreal, saved by De Gea and Ronaldo again. With so many star names to try and accommodate, is Paul Pogba the piece that doesn’t fit? Man City are beaten in Paris where Lionel Messi, like Ronaldo, doesn’t do anything until he does something decisive. Has Pochettino found a blueprint for success at PSG? Chelsea lose again, this time to Juventus. Can Thomas Tuchel afford to be without Mount AND Kante? And Sasha Goryunov fills us in on one of the biggest shocks of all time – Sheriff’s win at the Bernabeu. Liverpool take on Man City in a state of the nation type Premier League showdown this weekend. We take the opportunity to pay tribute to the ageless James Milner. Plus Kick-Off 2 inspired VAR and the story of Viv Nicholson winning millions on the pools. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd 2-1 Villarreal (03m 30s) • PART 2a: PSG 2-0 Man City (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Juventus 1-0 Chelsea (21m 00s) • PART 3a: Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff with Sasha Goryunov (27m 00s) • PART 3b: Barca battered, Bayern batter (34m 00s) • PART 4a: Liverpool v Man City preview (41m 00s) • PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s) • PART 6: On This Day – Viv Nicholson wins big on the pools (60m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe recap the 2nd round of results in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage discussing the following:(0:45) Manchester United's dramatic win over Villarreal thanks to a late winner from Cristiano Ronaldo(10:35) Paris Saint-Germain's 2-0 win over Manchester City punctuated by Lionel Messi's world class finish(23:05) Chelsea's 2nd straight defeat after falling 1-0 to Juventus in Turin(31:10) Liverpool hammering Porto 5-1 at Estadio Dragao thanks to impressive performances from Curtis Jones & Mohamed Salah(38:50) Shocking defeats from Real Madrid and Barcelona to Sheriff and Benfica(42:30) A preview of Sunday's big match: Liverpool v. Manchester City(46:35) Remembering Roger Hunt(49:15) And a quick word on Brighton's bright start before Saturday's tough match against Arsenal

The combined squads on show at the Parc des Princes: €2bn. Real Madrid losing at home to a team from an unrecognised breakaway state in their maiden Champions League season: priceless. Jules, Jim and Vish recap the first night of matchweek two, with Pep delighted by Lionel Messi's wondergoal and Liverpool putting Porto to the sword yet again. We also solve some more listener dilemmas and get a long-overdue water pistol update! 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 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. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robbie Earle is joined by Telemundo's lead play-by-play soccer commentator, Andres Cantor, ahead of the pair calling Manchester United v. Aston Villa on Peacock on Saturday, September 25th. The two discuss a wide array of topics including Andres' upbringing in Argentina, Diego Maradona, their involvement in the 1998 World Cup, Lionel Messi, Argentina's World Cup hopes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcelo Bielsa and Raul Jimenez.

Jimbo is joined by Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Alvaro Romeo to chew over a smorgasbord of European football action. PSG make it 6 wins out of 6 in Ligue 1 but all the headlines surround Lionel Messi and his reaction to being substituted. Meanwhile at Dortmund, is there anything Erling Haaland can’t do? Real Madrid continue to entertain us with a late comeback at Valencia. Juventus are still winless and in the relegation zone as Allegri admits he’s worried. Plus the return of Radamel Falcao at Rayo Vallecano. And should Bayern wear lederhosen to even up the Bundesliga? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s) • PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – Messi scenes at PSG and Lens (05m 00s) • PART 3: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern hit Bochum for seven (20m 00s) • PART 4a: Ajax 9-0 Cambuur (35m 00s) • PART 4b: Serie A update – Roma lose for the first time (37m 30s) • PART 5: La Liga – more late drama as Real entertain again (49m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher discuss who the greatest player in world football is; Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. Plus, do Liverpool have the best starting XI in the Premier League and Everton beat Burnley with help from a stunning goal by Andros Townsend. 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]

With the transfer window creaking shut, Jimbo, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review the last weekend of club football across Europe before the international break. Lionel Messi makes his debut for PSG but will Kylian Mbappe stay on as his team-mate? Will Real Madrid make a dramatic move on deadline day? It’s a nightmare beginning to life after Ronaldo for Juventus but Roma fans are all aboard on the Mou train. Van Bommel’s boys top the Bundesliga. A bad week for Leipzig who lose the match and lose Marcel Sabitzer to Bayern. In Spain, Barca are victorious but unimpressive, while Bordalas is electrifying Valencia. Plus Pique the entrepreneur and Balotelli blasts off again. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s) • PART 2: Messi makes his PSG debut but will Mbappe stay? (07m 00s) • PART 3: Juve start life without Ronaldo with defeat (17m 30s) • PART 4a: Wolfsburg top the Bundesliga (24m 00s) • PART 4b: Champions League & Europa League draws (34m 00s) • PART 5: La Liga – Barca victorious but unimpressive (40m 00s) • PART 6: Ligue 1 – Lyon win at last (47m 00s) • PART 7: Serie A – Roma and Lazio on fire (53m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.