The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to reflect on a feast of festive football in the Premier League.Arsenal kept their title-challenging form going by beating West Ham in front of a returning Arsène Wenger. Newcastle United also carried on their ominous pre-World Cup form by swatting aside Leicester City.Yorkshireman Erling Haaland returned to his place of birth. His two goals for Manchester City against Leeds United saw him become the fastest player to reach twenty goals in the Premier League.Plus Chelsea and Manchester United picked up wins as they try and regain some lost ground after stuttering starts.At the bottom, there’s disagreement over the prospects for Nathan Jones at Southampton. But there’s consensus that Everton are in troubling form; the sort that may not see Frank Lampard’s time in the Goodison dugout last much longer.Produced by Steve HankeyRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal beat West Ham (03.00)• PART 2: Newcastle beat Leicester (12:30)• PART 3: Haaland hauling Leeds over hot coals and footballer’s weight (19:30) • PART 4a: Wolves with two wins under Lopetegui (25.30) • PART 4b: Everton are in trouble (30:00) • PART 4c: Man Utd beat Forest (32:30)• PART 5a: Liverpool lure Cody Gakpo (38:00)• PART 5b:Brentford’s draw with Spurs, but how will they manage without Toney? (41.30) • PART 5c: How will Nathan Jones do at Southampton? And star spangled Fulham (49.30)• PART 6: Chelsea and a lesser-spotted Denis Zakaria (59:30) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Carl Anka and Matt Davies-Adams for a revelatory refresher on the return of the Premier League on Boxing Day.With the World Cup now in the rear view mirror, can Arsenal hang on to top spot domestically without Gabriel Jesus? Can Miguel Almiron maintain his electrifying form? And can the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool force their way into the top 4?At the other end of the table, is there more mutiny around the corner at Everton? Plus we get an update on the state of Jadon Sancho and get to know Nathan Jones and Nottingham Forest’s skateboarding new signing.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: What have you forgotten about the Premier League season? (01.00)• PART 2a: Arsenal v West Ham preview (10.00)• PART 2b: Leeds v Man City preview (15.30) • PART 2c: Leicester v Newcastle preview (18.30) • PART 2d: Brentford v Spurs preview (23.30) • PART 3a: Aston Villa v Liverpool preview (30.30) • PART 3b: Chelsea v Bournemouth preview (36.30) • PART 4: Nathan Jones, Jadon Sancho and a look at the bottom of the table (42.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey react to an amazing day for football, as the game’s best player stars in the game’s best ever match to win the game’s biggest prize.Argentina dethrone France as world champions via penalty shoot-out after an enthralling 3-3 draw, as Lionel Messi cements his legacy on the grandest stage.With added reaction from Julien Laurens and Martin Mazur, we try and get to the bottom of what the hell happened in Doha. The Dir Maria selection, the Deschamps substitutions, the Mbappe hat-trick, the Martinez shenanigans and all the non-stop drama.Plus a word for Sinisa Mihajlovic, Croatia and Morocco, and we montage our way out of Qatar 2022.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Argentina and Messi are world champions (01.00)• PART 1b: A word from Julien Laurens (15.00)• PART 2a: What the hell happened? (18.00) • PART 2b: A word from Martin Mazur (33.00) • PART 2c: Croatia finish 3rd (36.00) • PART 3a: RIP Sinisa (39.00) • PART 3b: We’re gonna need a montage (41.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina?Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final?Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine Ounahi.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE3OiC33DfU Produced by Charlie Jones.SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo discusses the second semi-final with Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams as France continue their defence of the World Cup.Les Bleus see off Morocco without dazzling but once again getting the job done. We discuss how Antoine Griezmann became the midfield dynamo that Didier Deschamps’ tactical approach depends upon.Their opponents on Sunday will be Argentina. Martin Mazur tells us how everyone is singing, everyone wants stickers and everyone wants to do it for Messi instead of Messi doing it for them.Plus 3rd/4th place play-offs and the unsung XI.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: France 2-0 Morocco (02.00)• PART 2: Argentina prepare for the final with Martin Mazur (11.00)• PART 3: The unsung XI and other final thoughts (31.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod as Argentina book their ticket to the World Cup final.Croatia are overcome by La Albiceleste in the first semi-final on Tuesday, with Messi continuing to dazzle in Qatar. Does Argentina effectively playing with 10 men and luxury Lionel show the differences between elite club competition and the World Cup? France or Morocco await for Argentina in the final. Can the holders succeed where Spain and Portugal failed in finding a way to the Africans’ goal? And how will brothers Mbappe and Hakimi fare against each other?Plus we dive into the foreign manager debate and whether Thomas Tuchel would fancy a crack at the England job.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Argentina 3-0 Croatia (03.30)• PART 2: A foreign England manager and Bayern’s injury woes (23.00)• PART 3a: France v Morocco preview with Julien Laurens and Maher Mezahi (31.00) • PART 3b: Rapha pays tribute to Grant Wahl (41.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got a stacked card of Carl Anka, Adrian Clarke, Dom Fifield, Daniel Storey, Maher Mezahi and Natalie Gedra as the World Cup semi-finals are set in stone.Holders France eliminate England but Gareth Southgate’s side show attacking intent and outplay the world champions so are there reasons to be cheerful? Plus hear why Saka needs more protection and why Griezmann is the player of the tournament.Not up for France - Morocco, a team dripping with tactical discipline, who become the first African side ever to reach the last 4 by beating Portugal. But should Cristiano Ronaldo have been comforting his team-mates rather than shedding his own tears?Finally we check in on where it went wrong for the number 1 ranked team in the world Brazil.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Alex Abnos pays tribute to Grant Wahl (01.00)• PART 2: England 1-2 France (04.00)• PART 3: Morocco 1-0 Portugal (23.00) • PART 4a: More on Brazil’s elimination (40.00)• PART 4b: Your semi-finals are… (36.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers and Sasha Goryunov gather their thoughts after an incredible day of quarter-final action in Qatar.Argentina overcome the Netherlands on penalties after a game that features comebacks, late drama, the pass of the tournament and the free-kick of the tournament.Messi and co will face Croatia in the semi-finals after they defeat Brazil in a shootout. Slaven Bilic joins us in the studio to detail what makes his country so effective at team sports.Saturday’s quarter-finals see Morocco look to make history as the first African nation to reach the last 4. And it’s England v France, with the Three Lions looking to unseat the defending champions. Julien Laurens gives us the French perspective.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Argentina beat Netherlands on penalties (03.00)• PART 2: Croatia beat Brazil on penalties, with Slaven Bilic (15.00)• PART 3a: Portugal v Morocco preview with Bruno Sousa and Maher Mezahi (30.00) • PART 3b: England v France preview with Julien Laurens (36.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After 17 days of non-stop action, Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tim Spiers and Daniel Storey take stock after another huge day at the World Cup.Portugal smash the Swiss 6-1 to progress to the quarter-finals, on an evening where all of Fernando Santos’s decisions paid off. Including dropping Cristiano Ronaldo for hat-trick hero Goncalo Ramos.Morocco become just the 4th African team ever to reach the last 8 of the World Cup. As Maher Mezahi explains, a star is born in manager Walid Regragui. But where now for Spain, who have very little to show for their thousands of passes.Plus former Netherlands winger Ryan Babel joins us to preview the Dutch team’s clash with Argentina on Friday and explain why he rapped about Louis Van Gaal.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Portugal 6-1 Switzerland (02.00)• PART 2a: Morocco beat Spain on penalties with Maher Mezahi (13.00)• PART 2b: Highlights from the first 17 days (27.00) • PART 3: Netherlands v Argentina preview with Ryan Babel (36.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £2 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Liam Tharme and Sasha Goryunov for company to reflect on a quite spectacular performance by Brazil who blew past South Korea. Natalie Gedra gives us her thoughts on the Seleção's dominating display at Stadium 974.Brazil will face Croatia in the quarter-finals after Luka Modric and co huffed and puffed their way past Japan in a game that featured perhaps the worst penalty shoot out of all time.Also in the podcast, we look ahead to Tuesday's last 16 ties, with Switzerland taking on Portugal and Alvaro Romeo giving his thoughts on Spain's match with Morocco.Make sure you join us again tomorrow to see how it all goes down.Produced by Charlie Jones and Ben Green Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.