

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 10, 2018 • 32min
Today's the day
Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Tom Williams in the pod and Totally Football voices from around Russia to look ahead to the Big One: England v Croatia. Plus, Julien Laurens in St Petersburg tells us about France’s semi-final victory over BelgiumRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France do Belgium - with Julien Laurens (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Where did Belgium go wrong? (07m 30s)• PART 1c: How to beat France (12m 30s)• PART 2a: England v Croatia preview - with added montage (14m 40s) • PART 2b: What if… (18m 20s)• PART 2c: The view from Croatia - with Juraj Vrdoljak (24m 00s)
• PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes and a word on momentum (29m 10s)LIVE NEWS:• [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)!CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicidePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)• [it's Tour de France time - so listen to the **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 7, 2018 • 35min
Liquid history
Jimbo has Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Sasha Goryunov in the studio and Rory Smith and Kelly Somers on the line from Russia to look back on England’s win over Sweden and Russia’s exit from the World Cup at the hands of the Three Lions’ semi-final opponents, Croatia. RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: It’s been a while… (01m 00s)• PART 1b: England sail into the semi-finals - with Kelly Somers (08m 00s)• PART 1c: In praise of the new England (10m 00s)• PART 2a: Croatia knock out Russia - with Rory Smith from the New York Times (14m 20s) • PART 2b: Farewell to Russia and a lookahead to England v Croatia (21m 30s)
• PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 00s)• PART 4: A word on Gareth Southgate and exeunt omnes (31m 00s)LIVE NEWS:• Football's coming home (maybe) - and we’re headed to Manchester (definitely). Join us for [**Totally Football Live at the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 6 October.**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live) CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Find out morePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• [find us on **Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 6, 2018 • 48min
A wall of hair
Jimbo has Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams for company to analyse Belgium’s victory over Brazil and France’s elimination of Uruguay. Plus, previews of Saturday’s quarter-finals: England v Sweden and Russia v Croatia. Woof!RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Belgium boss Brazil - and it was all a bit 7-1y (01m 40s)• PART 1b: A great day to be a Belgian - with Kristof Terreur (04m 00s)• PART 1c: France await as Brazil recriminate (09m 00s)• PART 2: France 2 - 0 Uruguay (18m 40s)• PART 3a: England v Sweden preview - with Frida Fagerlund (23m 50s) • PART 3b: Russia v Croatia preview - with Juraj Vrdoljak (36m 00s)
• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (43m 40s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (44m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.
PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 3, 2018 • 29min
Proper naughty
Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Matt Davies and a drained Iain Macintosh to make sense of England’s penalty shootout victory over Colombia - witnessed in Moscow by newly-adopted Englishman, Rafa Honigstein - as Sweden await in the World Cup quarter-finals…RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: England. Penalties. That sort of thing (01m 20s)• PART 1b: A word from an adopted Englishman - Rafa Honigstein, after the final whistle (04m 30s)• PART 1c: More analysis of England’s win over Colombia (06m 20s)• PART 2a: Sweden await after beating Switzerland - with Patrik Syk (13m 00s)• PART 2b: Some constructive criticism for England (17m 00s) • PART 3: A quick look at the quarter-finals (19m 20s)
• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (25m 00s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (26m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide
PARISH NOTICES:• [we're in the **New York Times**](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/magazine/letter-of-recommendation-the-totally-football-show-with-james-richardson.html)!• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)**• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 2, 2018 • 41min
Vertical doping
Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Harriet Drudge (FourFourTwo) recap a fantastic end to Belgium v Japan. Plus, Mexico fail again; Switzerland’s showdown with Sweden; and Colombia look for revenge against EnglandRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Belgium 3 - 2 Japan (01m 20s)• PART 1b: The ballad of Rabio the octopus and more (06m 20s)• PART 1c: Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico - with a word from Nando Vila (11m 00s)• PART 2a: England v Colombia preview - with Emma Saunders and Vytenis Didziulis (18m 30s)• PART 2b: Switzerland v Sweden preview - with Sonja Missio and Patrik Syk (27m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (37m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• get a free print copy of the **Economist – by texting FOOTBALL to 78070.**GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which returns at 1800 UK time ahead of England v Colombia](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)
• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow
**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 1, 2018 • 41min
A godless wasteland
Jimbo is joined by Sasha Goryunov, Daniel Storey and Carl Anka to look back the day’s two penalty shootouts which saw Russia and Croatia set up a quarter-final. Plus, Mexico look to recover their momentum, and can Japan make a game of it against Brazil?RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: A snapshot of the day (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Russian eliminate Spain - an inquest (05m 20s)• PART 1c: Croatia got the distance against Denmark (14m 00s)• PART 2a: Mexico v Brazil preview - with Jon Arnold from Goal (18m 00s)• PART 2b: Japan v Belgium preview - with Ben Maxwell from the J-Talk podcast, and references to Fifa18 (26m 00s)• PART 3: A word on Russia’s Worldcupville (34m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 20s)• PART 5: Exeunt omnes (38m 30s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) who are dedicated to preventing male suicide.PARISH NOTICES:• [we’re sponsored by **Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 30, 2018 • 39min
The GOAT cull
Jimbo has James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Jack Lang in the pod to marvel over France’s Mbappe-inspired victory against Argentina and Cavani’s sumptuous strikes that sent Portugal packing. Plus, can Russia overcome Spain, and will Denmark turn on the style against Croatia?RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France 4 - 3 Argentina (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Uruguay 2 - 1 Portugal (12m 00s)• PART 2a: Taking stock of the best goals so far (18m 00s)• PART 2b: Russia v Spain preview - with Sasha Goryunov (21m 00s)• PART 2c: Denmark v Croatia preview - with Niels Harild (29m 30s)• PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (35m 30s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (36m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide
PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 28, 2018 • 32min
Chekhov’s yellow card
Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Matt Scott and Iain Macintosh gloss over England v Belgium; wave goodbye to Senegal; and look ahead to the Last 16RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: England 0 - 1 Belgium - hmmmm (02m 10s)• PART 1b: Japan qualify on fair play - so farewell, Senegal (08m 00s)• PART 1c: The word on Colombia - with Alejandro Farffann (12m 00s)• PART 2a: Highs and lows of the group stages (17m 30s)• PART 2b: Last 16 lookahead and various other permutations (21m 40s) • PART: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (29m 40s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide
PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/).• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 27, 2018 • 44min
This is not a drill
Jimbo has Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Adam Hurrey in the pod and Rafa Honigstein on the line from Moscow as we come to terms with Germany’s elimination from the World Cup (snigger). Plus, Emma Saunders on the build up to England v Belgium, and Pete Staunton at Brazil-SerbiaRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: Germany out! - with Rafa Honigstein (01m 10s)• PART 2: Sweden 3 - 0 Mexico , Iran 1 - (14m 30s)• PART 3a: Brazil 2 - 0 Serbia - with Pete Staunton from Goal (18m 00s)• PART 3b: Switzerland 2 - 1 Costa Rica (23m 00s)• PART 4a: England v Belgium - with Emma Saunders (and a bit of Mick Hucknall) (24m 20s)
• PART 4b: Japan v Poland and Senegal v Colombia previews (34m 40s)• PART 5: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (39m 40s)• PART 6: Exeunt omnes (41m 10s)CHARITY NEWS:we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicidePARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)GET IN TOUCH:• find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz, which returns before England-Belgium kicks off](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 2018 • 46min
All the world's a stage
Jimbo is joined by Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Daniel Storey to discuss the highs and lows of Groups C and D concluding. Plus, a look ahead to the culmination of Brazil and Germany's respective groups.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: Nigeria 1 - 2 Argentina - with Sam Kelly; Croatia 2 - 1 Iceland (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Denmark 0 - 0 France - with Julien Laurens; Peru 2 - 0 Australia (13m 20s)• PART 2: Germany v South Korea preview (21m 50s)
• PART 2a: Mexico v Sweden preview (24m 00s)• PART 2c: Switzerland v Costa Rica preview - with Oliver Zesiger (26m 10s)• PART 2d: Brazil v Serbia preview (32m 45s)• PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 10s)• PART 4: Exeunt omnes (39m 00s)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back SpecialGET IN TOUCH:• find us on Facebook - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


