Stadio: A Football Podcast

Here's a clip of the first part of Friday's Stadio, where Musa and Ryan chat about some midweek fixtures, including Europa League, Hugo Ekitike living Musa's dream, Kylian Mbappé's panenka and more. Head here to listen to the full episode, which. after a question on the Social Club Discord, features a discussion about whether we have gone past the concept of 'peak' manager.Also, another reminder for our London live show at the Southbank Centre, tickets for which are on sale here.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.

Here's a preview of our latest episode, the first in a regular series where we focus on a specific club and welcome someone who covers them day-to-day. Kicking off, from The Anfield Wrap, we welcome the one and only Neil Atkinson to talk all about Liverpool. Here, there's some chat about the general vibe around the club after the summer and building the squad for the post Mo Salah era. Head to our Patreon for the full episode and you'll also hear about the evolution on and off the pitch under Arne Slot, Alexander Isak’s arrival, plus the thoughts on the season and Liverpool’s title rivals.There’s chat about a couple of Monday results, some Ballon d’Or and whether Aliens is better than Alien. Also, this was recorded before the Tuesday night games, so we'll cover any big results on the next show!You can subscribe to The Anfield Wrap at theanfieldwrap.com and follow Neil on Bluesky.And don't forget to get tickets for our London live show at the Southbank Centre, which are on sale here.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.

It was a weekend where two high profile Premier League games played out in very different ways.Musa and Ryan begin with a quick round-up, including Liverpool extending their lead at the top, thanks to their 2-1 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby (03:04). It was chaos at Old Trafford on a rain-soaked Saturday evening (07:44), but Manchester United did enough to get a much needed win against Chelsea. It took them level on points with Manchester City, where control was the name of the game in the 1-1 draw away at Arsenal (15:28), which saw Pep Guardiola record the lowest possession percentage of his managerial career.There’s also a round-up of the Bundesliga (25:23), La Liga and Atleti’s identity (30:28), Mourinho’s return, including an accidental mini ‘what if’ (36:08) and more!Don't forget to get tickets for our London live show at the Southbank Centre, which are on sale here.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.

Here's a section from today's episode, where Musa and Ryan begin with some chat about José Mourinho's return to Benfica, before moving on to Marcus Rashford's first two competitive goals for Barcelona, in their 2-1 win away in the Champions League. For more on that, plus a full round-up of Wednesday and Thursday's Champions League games, sign up via the link below to get the full episode.Also, don't forget to get tickets for our first live show at London's Southbank Centre in December, which are on sale here.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.

Well, it’s definitely back! Champions League opening night kicked out with six games, 23 goals, some great kits and loads of chaos.Here's a clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan begin with Qarabag’s incredible come from behind win in Lisbon against Benfica (02:33), which cost Bruno Lage his job. They also chat about Union Saint-Gilloise’s 3-1 win in Eindhoven, chaos in Turin between Juventus and Dortmund, Real Madrid’s second red card and 2-1 win in a row, Arsenal’s closers in Bilbao and Spurs’ 1-0 win over Villarreal.Don't forget to get tickets for our London live shows at the Southbank Centre, which are on general sale here.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.

Ruben Amorim lost his first Manchester derby on the weekend, to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, and there were more questions for the United manager, who has had an underwhelming start to the season.Musa and Ryan chat about the game (04:04), plus whether Amorim is giving himself enough of a chance to get United into a position to implement his system properly, before a quick round-up of the rest of the Premier League, including another late win for Liverpool (24:48).Next it’s onto the brilliant derby d’Italia, which saw Juventus win it late, 4-3 against Inter (32:09), plus St. Pauli’s best start to a Bundesliga season ever (40:21), while Bayern maintain their 100% record and, in Spain, Barcelona put six past Valencia, despite a late relocation for the game and Thomas Müller is having fun in Vancouver.Don't forget to get tickets for our London live shows at the Southbank Centre, which are on general sale here.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.

Here's a clip of today's episode, with news about tickets for the London live shows at the Southbank Centre, which are now on general sale here. There's a quick round-up of a couple of bits of news, before Musa and Ryan discuss UEFA delaying the decision whether to approve the Serie A and La Liga games to be played in Australia and the USA (05:43) and a quick look ahead to some weekend fixtures.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.

Today, we have a Champions League winner on the show… Arsenal and England’s Lotte Wubben-Moy, and we're making it available on the free feed!Before that, there’s a quick round-up of some news, with Nuno out and Ange in at Forest (03:13), plus England’s win over Serbia and a couple of other bits. Then, it’s onto the chat where Musa and Ryan went to London Colney and sat down with Lotte ahead of Arsenal's season opener last week (10:44). They talk about an incredible summer which saw her winning the Champions League with Arsenal and another Euros with England. They also chat about how big this season is, her creativity being on display with last season’s contract announcement and much, much more.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.

This weekend saw the returns of the Frauen Bundesliga and the WSL (04:50), so Musa and Ryan round-up some results from both, including Olivia Smith’s brilliant debut goal, Chelsea winning the season’s first blockbuster fixture and late drama in Union’s Bundesliga debut. Meanwhile, London City Lionesses head coach, Jocelyn Prêcheur, was interviewed in-game, adding to a trend of new media features rolled out across the Premier League and WSL this season. So, there’s a discussion about whether so much media access is needed or wanted in certain sports (11:52) and what effect is has on the viewing experience, as well as the players and coaches. Finally, there’s a quick shout for Spain (39:18), who are looking very good in World Cup qualifying.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.

Here's a clip from today's Stadio, where Musa and Ryan discuss the news that Daniel Levy has stood down from his role as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, after 24 years (01:53). They chat about what it says about Spurs’ new direction, Levy’s legacy and more, before shouting out for a couple of football bits, including the return of the WSL and Union’s first Frauen Bundesliga season opener, and more!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.