The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Lynsey Hooper is in the hot seat, with Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Laurie Whitwell for company in the midst of a momentous international break.Gareth Bale silences his critics with a brace for Wales and one of the best free-kicks of all time. Where might his club career take him when he leaves Madrid in the summer?European champions Italy are out of the World Cup after a shock defeat to North Macedonia. Filip Mishov tells us how the underdogs can do the same to Portugal.Canada qualify for their first World Cup since 1986. But can they do it on a warm night in Qatar?Plus Ten Hag, Hegerberg and the dilemma facing players regarding a move next summer.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: VAR at the Oscars (01m 30s)• PART 2: Wales 2-1 Austria (04m 30s) • PART 3a: Italy 0-1 North Macedonia (17m 00s)• PART 3b: Portugal v North Macedonia preview with Filip Mishov (24m 30s)• PART 3c: Ronaldo, Kane & Lewandowski (30m 00s)• PART 4: CAF & CONCACAF – Canada qualify (40m 00s)• PART 5: Ten Hag & Hegerberg (49m 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.

It’s an international week with potentially huge implications for the World Cup in Qatar.Jimbo, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams discuss the last chance for Bale, Ramsey and co to qualify for a World Cup as Wales take on Austria in their play-off semi-final.Portugal and Italy could face each other if they get past their semis. Who’s feeling more pessimistic? The Portuguese or the Italians? Tiago Estevao and James Horncastle tell us.In the African play-offs, it’s Senegal v Egypt and Ghana v Nigeria. Carl Anka joins us from Ghana to describe the rivalry between the two nations. Plus players that assisted Gerrard and a big international week for Kane and Clauss.And an Inter Totally Cup quarter-final with an international flavour - Julien Laurens v Benji Lanyado.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Wales v Austria preview (04m 30s)• PART 2: Portugal v Turkey preview with Tiago Estevao (16m 00s) • PART 3: Italy v North Macedonia preview with James Horncastle (27m 00s)• PART 4: Ghana v Nigeria preview with Carl Anka (39m 00s)• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Laurens v Lanyado (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 welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo after a huge weekend of football across the continent.Barcelona batter Real Madrid in the Bernabeu in a game that showcases Xavi’s managerial talents but also maybe Carlo Ancelotti’s shortcomings. Will this leave a black mark on his record that he can’t recover from.Roma run riot in the Rome derby over Lazio with Tammy Abraham continuing to break records in front of his adoring public.PSG are beaten for the 4th away game in a row as Monaco win 3-0. The worst performance of the QSI era says Jules.And Christoph Biermann gives us the latest from the Bundesliga where Bochum’s game with Monchengladbach is abandoned due to beer thrown at officials.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona (05m 30s) • PART 2b: Champions League draw reaction (16m 00s) • PART 3: Roma 3-0 Lazio and the Europa & Conference League draws (23m 00s)• PART 4: The latest from the Bundesliga with Christoph Biermann (36m 00s)• PART 5: Monaco 3-0 PSG (50m 00s)• PART 6: Racism rears its head in Italy and Spain (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 is joined by Daniel Storey, Dom Fifield and Adrian Clarke to dissect all the FA Cup and Premier League action.Nottingham Forest’s cup run comes to an end against Liverpool but there seems to be something brewing at the City Ground under Steve Cooper. Liverpool will face Man City, who play like they have 13 players against Southampton. And it’s Chelsea up against Palace in a semi-final complicated by Palace’s co-owners trying to buy Chelsea.Tottenham and Arsenal are both victorious in the race for the top 4 in the Premier League. But why are the celebration police after Arsenal?Leeds complete an incredible comeback at Wolves to secure a massive win in their bid to stay up. But will Jesse Marsch be happy with their chaotic style of play?Plus we bring you the first Inter Totally Cup quarter-final between Daniel and Flo Lloyd-Hughes.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Southampton 1-4 Man City (09m 00s) • PART 2: Crystal Palace 4-0 Everton and the Chelsea ownership situation (15m 00s) • PART 3a: Spurs 3-1 West Ham & Villa 0-1 Arsenal (31m 00s)• PART 3b: Wolves 2-3 Leeds & Leicester 2-1 Brentford (42m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Storey v Lloyd-Hughes (55m 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 rustles up Duncan Alexander, Colin Millar and Sasha Goryunov for some forensic analysis on the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup.It’s time to talk about the state of Man United as they get knocked out of Europe by Atletico. And there’s an abundance of difficult to beat Spanish sides with good knock-out coaches in the quarter-finals. Also, could the lack of the away goals rule lead to ties at neutral venues?Liverpool are 2-0 winners at Arsenal to close the gap on the leaders to one point. Find out why City and Liverpool could be set up for a baseball schedule and why Villa v Arsenal is the Gunners’ biggest game of the season.Matt Davies-Adams helps us preview the FA Cup quarter-finals, with the Championship’s form team Forest taking on Liverpool while Middlesbrough look to conquer Tuchel’s Chelsea.Plus sailing, the Seagulls and squeaky bum time.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man United 0-1 Atletico (05m 00s)• PART 2: The rest of the midweek Champions League midweek (22m 00s) • PART 3a: Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool (36m 00s) • PART 3b: Brighton 0-2 Spurs and the PL weekend (44m 00s)• PART 4a: Nottingham Forest v Liverpool preview with Matt Davies-Adams (53m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the FA Cup quarter-finals (60m 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 are back ahead of another seismic week of Champions League football.After their exit last week, PSG’s fans turn on the team, booing Neymar and Messi’s every touch. It seems time’s up for Leonardo and Pochettino. Are we about to see a Wenger and Zidane dream team?Can Cristiano inspire Man United to victory over Atletico on Tuesday? And will Juventus be OK against Villarreal now they’re rid of the away goals rule?We talk Turkey with Banu Yelkovan as Trabzonspor are on the verge of a first title in 38 years. And Galatasaray could claim the scalp of Barcelona in the Europa League.Plus Mustang and the return of Magath in the Bundesliga.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: Man Utd v Atletico preview (06m 00s) • PART 3a: PSG fans turn on the players (14m 00s) • PART 3b: Juventus v Villarreal preview (25m 00s)• PART 4a: Bundesliga round-up (38m 00s)• PART 4b: Trabzonspor close in on Turkish title with Banu Yelkovan (40m 00s)• PART 4c: Europa League & Conference League highlights (53m 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 Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado after another blockbuster weekend of Premier League delights.Arsenal win 5 in a row and are back in the top 4 ahead of the visit of Liverpool on Wednesday. We pay tribute to non-showy Odegaard and his enormous football brain. And from a Liverpool standpoint, is this the best time to cash in on Salah?Cristiano Ronaldo is back in form ahead of the visit of his favourite opponent Atletico in the Champions League. But are Everton about to exit the Premier League? Matt Jones from The Blue Room tells us about reality dawning on the Goodison faithful.There’s an epic Inter Totally clash between Charlie and James Horncastle.Plus Yarmolenko, a season changer for Leeds and Jacob Ramsey for England.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal 2-0 Leicester & Brighton 0-2 Liverpool (03m 00s)• PART 2: Man Utd 3-2 Spurs (19m 00s) • PART 3a: Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle (29m 00s) • PART 3b: Everton 0-1 Wolves with Matt Jones (35m 00s)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (40m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Eccleshare v Horncastle (52m 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 Michael Cox, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander as perhaps two grandiose football projects come to an end.Roman Abramovich is sanctioned meaning that Chelsea Football Club are frozen as a commercial asset. What does it all mean? The Athletic’s Matt Slater takes us into uncharted territory.PSG collapse again as Real Madrid overcome the Parisians in the Champions League. How good is Benzema and why does this exit hurt more than any other for PSG?In the Premier League this weekend, the panel all make Spurs favourites at Old Trafford, while wondering if an Everton relegation would be the biggest in decades. Plus there’s Adele stats, offsides provoked and Cottee in disguise.And it’s the Inter Totally match-up everyone has been waiting for – Michael Cox versus Daniel Storey.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Abramovich sanctioned with Matt Slater (02m 00s)• PART 2: Real Madrid 3-1 PSG (07m 30s) • PART 3: The rest of the Champions League midweek (29m 00s) • PART 4: Man Utd v Spurs and Arsenal v Leicester previews (39m 00s)• PART 5: The battle at the bottom (50m 00s)• PART 6: Inter Totally Cup – Cox v Storey (60m 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 signals James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Christoph Biermann into the pod ahead of the return of European club competition.PSG could be without the injured Kylian Mbappe for their crucial Champions League clash with Real Madrid. It doesn’t get more Spursy than that. Is it time to see more from Messi?Do Salzburg have a shot against a Bayern side that appear to have taken the last few weeks off?The old guard of Barca and Atleti are back in the top 4 of La Liga. And the lead changes hands in Serie A yet again as Milan win at Napoli.Plus Tammy and Tomori – the most in form English players in their positions right now.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s)• PART 2: Liverpool v Inter & Bayern v Salzburg previews (07m 30s) • PART 3: Real Madrid v PSG preview (22m 00s) • PART 4: Europa League & Conference League previews (36m 00s)• PART 5: The best of Ligue 1, La Liga and Serie A (45m 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.

In the pod with Jimbo, it’s Adam Hurrey, Daniel Storey and Matt Davies-Adams casting an eye over another memorable Premier League weekend.City outclass United again in the derby as Rangnick’s senior players go missing and there’s some panto punditry on show.Arsenal go 4th but have we been burnt by the Gunners before? And Norwich are beaten by Brentford as Dean Smith becomes even more haunted.There’s the latest Inter Totally Cup clash as Rory Smith takes on Lynsey Hooper.Plus Toney’s penalties, Sharpey’s record and Shelvey’s apology.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City 4-1 Man Utd (04m 30s)• PART 2a: Watford 2-3 Arsenal (21m 00s) • PART 2b: Burnley 0-4 Chelsea (27m 30s) • PART 2c: Norwich 1-3 Brentford (33m 00s)• PART 3: Morrison, Watkins and Newcastle’s social media (39m 00s)• PART 4: Inter Totally Cup – Smith v Hooper (52m 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.