The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo invites Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Flo Lloyd-Hughes to pod amid a seismic midweek in the Premier League.Liverpool hammer Manchester United at Anfield as Jurgen Klopp’s side get close to peak football. United meanwhile play like a team in a relegation battle. Ten Hag is confirmed. Where did it go wrong for Rangnick?There’s a Mario Kart race for the top 4 as Nketiah inspires Arsenal to a sensational victory at Stamford Bridge, ahead of the visit of United on Saturday.Fulham are back in the Premier League after their 3rd promotion in 5 years. Can the Cottagers and Mitrovic in particular perform in the top tier this time?We discuss the women’s Champions League semi-finals and the furore around the choice of stadia for this summer’s Euros.Plus Julien Laurens takes on Charlie Eccleshare in an epic Inter Totally semi-final, with the winner facing Daniel Storey in the final.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 4-0 Man United (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Man City v Watford & Liverpool v Everton previews (16m 00s) • PART 2a: Fulham promoted to the Premier League (22m 00s)• PART 2b: Chelsea 2-4 Arsenal (27m 00s)• PART 2c: The weekend’s Premier League action (33m 00s)• PART 2d: Women’s Champions League semi previews (40m 00s)• PART 3: Inter Totally Cup – Eccleshare v Laurens (47m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens survey the footballing landscape over the continent known as Europe.Real Madrid, Bayern and PSG edge tantalisingly close to claiming their respective titles. Christoph Biermann reflects on a mixed week in Europe for Nagelsmann’s champions elect and of course Eintracht Frankfurt in the Camp Nou.Resurgent Roma are flying the flag for Italy in Europe under Jose Mourinho while Milan could be on the verge of a billion Euro takeover.There are big wins for PSG and Lyon domestically but the fans remain unhappy and continue to protest.Michiel Jongsma tells us about the Dutch Cup final where PSV beat Ajax, who are in a precarious position as they prepare for life after ten Hag.Plus Gerard Pique’s controversial role in the Spanish Super Cup moving to Saudi Arabia. And Karim the Dream is catching.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2: Sevilla 2-3 Real Madrid and Barca out of the Europa League (06m 00s) • PART 3a: Christoph Biermann on Frankfurt, Dortmund and Bayern (15m 00s)• PART 3b: The Gerard Pique controversy (33m 00s)• PART 4: Resurgent Roma and a Milan takeover? (38m 00s)• PART 5: PSV beat Ajax in the Dutch Cup final, with Michiel Jongsma (51m 00s)• PART 6: PSG and Lyon protests (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s joined by Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Sasha Goryunov after FA Cup semi-final weekend and in the midst of another big Premier League week.Liverpool blow Man City away at Wembley with their first-half display to progress to Jurgen Klopp’s first FA Cup final. But why were City so bad? And how have Liverpool ended up with a deeper squad?The Reds will meet Chelsea after they sweep aside Palace with Loftus-Cheek and Werner finally starting to shine in a Chelsea shirt.In the Premier League, a Dyche-less Burnley still have a chance of staying up but Watford look done and dusted.Brighton discover their nasty side to take down Tottenham as Arsenal fail to take advantage in the top 4 race.Plus Pogba’s point of no return and the last knockings of Fernandinho and Kasper Schmeichel.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 3-2 Man City (04m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace (21m 00s) • PART 3a: Sean Dyche sacked as Burnley draw at West Ham (30m 00s)• PART 3b: Watford 1-2 Brentford (40m 00s)• PART 4a: Spurs 0-1 Brighton (48m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend and midweek (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Dom Fifield reconvene after a mammoth midweek and ahead of a mouth-watering weekend.Man City make it through to the last 4 of the Champions League after a game full of aggro at Atletico.The holders Chelsea are out after another incredible night in Madrid as Benzema and Modric bail Real out again. Where does Luka sit among the greats?Alvaro Romeo joins us to discuss Villarreal’s incredible win over Bayern, as the Yellow Submarine continue to showcase their second identity. Can they silence rock ‘n’ roll Liverpool?The FA Cup semi-finals see Liverpool face Man City again while Chelsea take on Crystal Palace who are looking to cap off an incredible season under Patrick Vieira.Erik ten Hag has agreed to step into the managerial hot seat at Old Trafford. Do United finally have a top-class coach?Plus protests, pitch invasions and players fraternising. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Atletico 0-0 Man City (01m 00s)• PART 2: Real Madrid 2-3 Chelsea (08m 00s) • PART 3a: Villarreal 1-0 Bayern with Alvaro Romeo (20m 00s)• PART 3b: Liverpool 3-3 Benfica (29m 00s)• PART 4: FA Cup semi-final previews (33m 00s)• PART 5a: Ten Hag to take over at Old Trafford (46m 00s)• PART 5b: The Premier League weekend (50m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo preview a whole bunch of European quarter-final second legs.In the Champions League, Real Madrid look to get the job done against holders Chelsea while Villarreal hope to complete a remarkable upset against Bayern. Christoph Biermann tells us how doubt is creeping in in Munich – are Nagelsmann’s Bayern worse than Flick’s Bayern?Can the consistently inconsistent Lyon knock West Ham out of the Europa League? And will there be another ruckus with Roma as they trail in the Conference League against their nemesis Bodo/Glimt?Plus the Berlin derby, advantage Inter in the title race and Messi Junior versus Ronaldo Junior.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (04m 00s)• PART 2: Real Madrid v Chelsea preview (07m 00s) • PART 3: Villarreal v Bayern, Atalanta v Leipzig and Eintracht v Barca with Christoph BIermann (15m 00s)• PART 4: Wednesday in the Champions League (34m 00s)• PART 5: The rest of the Europa & Conference League (44m 00s)• PART 6: Serie A title race and PSG hit Clermont for 6 (58m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adam Hurrey and Adrian Clarke into the pod after the biggest Premier League game of the season.Once again Man City and Liverpool can’t be separated as they draw 2-2 at the Etihad in a wonderful encounter. The panel discuss a rivalry that suits the millennial, the curious Gabriel Jesus and the most absurd image in recent Premier League history.The other Mersey-Manchester clash sees Everton earn a crucial 3 points with victory over Man United. Are this bottom 3 going to remain the bottom 3? And would we miss them?Elsewhere, Chelsea get surgical on Southampton, while Spurs showcase a front 3 bettered only by Liverpool’s, complete with the antics of flick-on merchant Harry Kane.And Daniel takes on Duncan Alexander in the first Inter Totally Cup semi-final.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City 2-2 Liverpool (04m 00s)• PART 2: Everton 1-0 Man Utd and the battle at the bottom (18m 30s) • PART 3a: Southampton 0-6 Chelsea and the race for the top 4 (33m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Storey v Alexander (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Tom Williams, Natalie Gedra and Colin Millar after another seismic midweek in the world of football.Man City take on Liverpool this Sunday in a potential title decider. Who will prevail? City’s collective or Liverpool’s superior individuals?First Brentford, now Benzema at Stamford Bridge as Karim rises to score a hat-trick against Chelsea in the Champions League. How has he become so good so late in his career?Villarreal and Atletico also show their identity once again and for Atleti, it’s the Burnley of the Champions League. Speaking of Burnley, The Athletic’s Andy Jones joins us to break down a pulsating victory over Everton in the Premier League, as the Toffees are forced to confront the unthinkable reality that they might be going down.Their opponents at Goodison on Saturday are Man United who may have Erik ten Hag in the dug-out next season. Would he be the most exciting appointment of the post Ferguson era?Plus draws, Vieira’s brilliant Palace and Grealish’s poor legs.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Chelsea 1-3 Real Madrid (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Villarreal 1-0 Bayern (15m 00s) • PART 2: Man City v Liverpool preview (22m 00s)• PART 3a: Burnley 3-2 Everton with Andy Jones (41m 00s)• PART 3b: Ten Hag to Old Trafford? (53m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (57m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eye over the continent ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals.Could Man City be in danger of underestimating Simeone’s Atletico, with Joao Felix in his best ever vein of form for the club? And can Karim Benzema inspire Real Madrid to victory over the holders Chelsea?Bayern Munich face Villarreal but Christoph Biermann tells us how they might be in hot water for temporarily fielding 12 players at Freiburg.From hot water to sausage water, Tor-Kristian Karlsen previews Bodo/Glimt’s rematch with Roma in the Conference League.Domestically Barcelona beat Sevilla thanks to the seemingly harmless Pedri. And their new deal with Spotify could see song titles and artists on the front of their shirts.Plus the holy trinity of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar score in the same game for PSG for the very first time. But there’s still apathy and angst from the ultras.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2: Man City v Atleti & Chelsea v Real previews (07m 00s) • PART 3: Benfica v Liverpool preview (17m 00s)• PART 4: Crucial wins for Inter and Napoli in Serie A (25m 00s)• PART 5a: Villarreal v Bayern preview and the latest from the Bundesliga with Christoph Biermann (34m 00s)• PART 5b: Barcelona 1-0 Sevilla (48m 00s)• PART 5c: Bodo/Glimt v Roma preview with Tor-Kristian Karlsen (51m 00s)• PART 6: Ligue 1 latest (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Matt Davies-Adams into the pod after the return of Premier League football.Brentford batter the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as we all wonder how Christian Eriksen is doing this physically and mentally.Tottenham are also big winners on Sunday against Newcastle. Tactically can Conte’s Spurs be stopped?We look ahead to Burnley v Everton on Wednesday, a huge game at the bottom of the table. But do Lampard – and indeed Gerrard - think they’re too good for the jobs they currently have?Plus after another lacklustre Man United display, is Ralf Rangnick the worst managerial appointment by a Big Six club ever? And in the final Inter Totally Cup quarter-final, Charlie takes on Dom Fifield.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Chelsea 1-4 Brentford (03m 00s)• PART 2: Spurs 5-1 Newcastle (20m 00s) • PART 3a: The World Cup draw (31m 00s)• PART 3b: The PL title race and the battle to stay up (34m 00s)• PART 3c: Man United 1-1 Leicester (46m 00s)• PART 3d: The rest of the Premier League weekend & Rangers 1-2 Celtic (49m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Eccleshare v Fifield (57m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s back alongside Carl Anka, Duncan Alexander and Dan Bardell to close the international window and look ahead to the return of the Premier League.Carl regales us with tales of his trip to Nigeria as Ghana progress to the World Cup while Mane and some lasers see off Salah’s Egypt. Meanwhile England players stick together as Maguire gets booed by his own fans.The Athletic’s Charlotte Harpur is part of a record-breaking attendance at the Clasico at the Camp Nou, a momentous occasion for women’s football and another chance to hail the greatest sports team on the planet.The Premier League returns with the title and top 4 race getting back underway. Are Arsenal or Spurs the favourites? And how embarrassed should they be if Man United get 4th?Plus the Wolves Villa rivalry, Frank Lampard loses at FIFA and Mike Dean becomes VAR.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Ghana qualify for the World Cup (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Senegal knock out Salah and other international business (10m 00s) • PART 2: Barcelona Femenino 5-2 Real Madrid Femenino with Charlotte Harpur (22m 00s)• PART 3: The PL title race and top 4 race (31m 00s)• PART 4: Wolves v Villa and the rest of the Premier League weekend (43m 00s)• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Alexander v Hooper (51m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.