The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Champions League and Europa League return, with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens on hand to preview Matchday 1.Barcelona host Bayern, with Barca now bigger underdogs than they were when they lost 8-2 in 2020. Real Madrid travel to San Siro to face Inter. Under Ancelotti, the team are exciting with Vinicius no longer fictitious.It’s Liverpool v Milan at Anfield, where we should all be thankful that Zlatan is back in the Champions League. Similarly we take time to purr over Messi’s hat-trick against Bolivia.Domestically, we show some love to Sampaoli’s Marseille. And in Serie A, is it too early to proclaim Mourinho’s Roma as title challengers? Or to write Allegri’s Juve out of the title race?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: The Champions League and Europa League are back (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (04m 00s)• PART 2: Barcelona v Bayern Munich preview (08m 00s)• PART 3: Inter v Real Madrid preview (22m 00s)• PART 4: Liverpool v Milan preview (30m 00s)• PART 5: Europa League highlights (39m 00s)• PART 6: Serie A – the Mou train picks up speed (49m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Carl Anka, Daniel Storey and Dom Fifield after another eyebrow-raising Premier League weekend.The return of Ronaldo sees the Portuguese score twice as Man Utd beat Newcastle 4-1. But does Cristiano’s presence sacrifice Sancho’s style?Mo Salah joins the Premier League 100 club as Liverpool beat Leeds 3-0. Do we talk about the Egyptian enough as one of the best players in the world? And similarly at Man City, is Bernardo bubble gum Silva one of the most underrated players around?Proactive Palace impress by thrashing Spurs. Also how good are Villa and are Leicester too easy to control?Plus.James Horncastle joins us to preview Liverpool against Milan in the Champions League. And the panel discuss Hasenhuttl’s superstitious sartorial selections.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Man Utd 4-1 Newcastle (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea also victorious (12m 00s)• PART 2: Crystal Palace 3-0 Spurs & Arsenal 1-0 Norwich (29m 00s)• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (36m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (42m 30s)• PART 5: Liverpool v Milan preview with James Horncastle (45m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Premier League is back and so are Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Adrian Clarke and Nooruddean Choudry.England are pegged back in Poland late on in a game where Gareth Southgate doesn’t make any substitutions. Does the England manager have a tendency to freeze on the big stage?Scotland are the only home nation to win in midweek, a huge victory in Austria in World Cup qualifying, as Andrew Slaven describes all.The headlines in the Premier League look set to be dominated by Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford. And the clash of the bottom two as Arsenal host Norwich. Could defeat spell the end for Arteta?The panel are excited about Man City’s goalkeeping situation and about seeing Harvey Elliott and Dan James in action at Elland Road.Plus People Just Do Nothing and people pinching throats. And Solskjaer and Szczesny – two of the best in the country.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: The return of Ronaldo (04m 30s)• PART 2a: Poland 1-1 England (16m 30s)• PART 2b: Austria 0-1 Scotland with Andrew Slaven (28m 00s)• PART 3a: Arsenal v Norwich preview (33m 00s)• PART 3b: Crystal Palace v Spurs preview (39m 00s)• PART 3c: Leicester v Man City preview (41m 30s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (62m 30s)• PART 6: A change to your scheduled programming (65m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You'll have heard Daniel Storey speaking on Monday's pod about how he's about to attend his first football match since March 2020. And while many of you will have returned to grounds for the new season or been to a match at Wembley over the summer, but for lots of us, the noise and energy of a full stadium and the build up to the game is a long distant memory.With that mind, in place of our Euro show this week, here's a special podcast accompanying George Caulkin's amazing piece called This is what football sounds like that recently went up on the Athletic.It's recorded using a technique called binaural audio – basically, 360 degree sound - and the best way to experience it is to find a quiet place and listen on headphones. Maybe even go for a walk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Colin Millar into the pod on a weekend where crazy things are happening all around the world.While other nations are slipping up, England have become a machine in qualifying. Will a trip to Poland provide problems? And is Bellingham the future of the midfield?Elsewhere, it’s a big week for Northern Ireland who have some scores to settle with the Swiss. Brazil v Argentina is stopped as authorities try to deport four Premier League players. And do we really want a World Cup every two years.The WSL is back with a new season and a new TV deal. The panel plead for patience in the development of the women’s game on a weekend where champions Chelsea suffer a shock defeat.Plus the bloody Butcher and the renegade Rene Higuita. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Two 4-0 wins for England (03m 30s)• PART 2: The wide world of World Cup qualifying (15m 00s)• PART 3: Brazil v Argentina admin chaos and a World Cup every two years? (30m 00s)• PART 4: The WSL returns (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s)• PART 6: On This Day - Bloody Butcher and Higuita’s scorpion (62m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earlier than usual, it’s your international break Totally Football Show with Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Sasha Goryunov.Can England recover from their fever dream at Euro 2020 as they travel to take on Hungary? And can they be more tactically flexible to finally win silverware?Cristiano Ronaldo scores a late brace against the Republic of Ireland to become the all-time leading scorer in international football history.We look at the movers on deadline day – from Camavinga to Rondon – while examining Barcelona’s bin fire of a transfer window.Katie Whyatt helps us preview the new WSL season. A league with strength in depth like never before.Plus a forgotten Bergkamp goal. And Spartak Moscow story time with Sasha.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Record-breaker Ronaldo and the rest of Wednesday night’s action (03m 00s)• PART 2: Deadline day revisited (15m 00s)• PART 3: Hungary v England preview (40m 00s)• PART 4: The WSL returns with Katie Whyatt (49m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 6: Moscow madness and Bergkamp brilliance (56m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the transfer window creaking shut, Jimbo, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review the last weekend of club football across Europe before the international break.Lionel Messi makes his debut for PSG but will Kylian Mbappe stay on as his team-mate? Will Real Madrid make a dramatic move on deadline day?It’s a nightmare beginning to life after Ronaldo for Juventus but Roma fans are all aboard on the Mou train.Van Bommel’s boys top the Bundesliga. A bad week for Leipzig who lose the match and lose Marcel Sabitzer to Bayern.In Spain, Barca are victorious but unimpressive, while Bordalas is electrifying Valencia.Plus Pique the entrepreneur and Balotelli blasts off again.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 30s)• PART 2: Messi makes his PSG debut but will Mbappe stay? (07m 00s)• PART 3: Juve start life without Ronaldo with defeat (17m 30s)• PART 4a: Wolfsburg top the Bundesliga (24m 00s)• PART 4b: Champions League & Europa League draws (34m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga – Barca victorious but unimpressive (40m 00s)• PART 6: Ligue 1 – Lyon win at last (47m 00s)• PART 7: Serie A – Roma and Lazio on fire (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After one of the biggest transfers in years, Jimbo, Adam Crafton, Daniel Storey and David Preece bask in a bumper Premier League weekend.Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Old Trafford. Did United buy him just so City couldn’t? Does he take them closer to the title? Should the money have been spent on a defensive midfielder? And James Horncastle tells us why Juventus won’t miss him.Liverpool and Chelsea battle to a draw at Anfield as Thomas Tuchel does a great job of calming his players down after Reece James is sent off.Tottenham are top and Arsenal are bottom after the Gunners are thrashed 5-0 at the Etihad. What is the process and should Arsenal fans trust it?Plus Kylian Mbappe, Keith The Duck and what David Preece will do if you try a Gary Crosby.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Tottenham top and Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (04m 00s)• PART 2: The second coming of Cristiano with James Horncastle (15m 00s)• PART 3: Man City 5-0 Arsenal (32m 00s)• PART 4a: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (42m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (64m 00s)• PART 6: Mbappe to Real Madrid? (66m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big news, big games, it’s all happening in the world of football. And Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Lynsey Hooper and Adrian Clarke have all the tools to tackle it head on.Harry Kane is staying at Spurs, for the summer at least. Did City leave Harry hanging out to dry? Meanwhile Pep Guardiola announces his exit in 2023. Will that cause a drop in intensity from his City side?Klopp v Tuchel and Van Dijk v Lukaku is something to get excited about this weekend. Is someone due a hammering from Wolves? Like Man United this weekend?West Ham are top of the league. The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas tells us about a group of likeable grafters that have made the London Stadium feel like home.Plus statues, cardboard cut-outs and a flip reverse to what would have happened if Arsenal had won the Champions League in 2004.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Kane staying at Spurs (02m 00s)• PART 2: Liverpool v Chelsea preview (11m 00s)• PART 3: Man City v Arsenal preview (20m 00s)• PART 4: West Ham v Crystal Palace preview with Roshane Thomas (27m 30s)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 7: Flip Reverse – what if Arsenal beat Chelsea in 2004? (63m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo return to cast their eye over this weekend’s continental football.It’s a good start for Jose Mourinho and Tammy Abraham at Roma in Serie A, while champions Inter thrash Genoa. But the rumours around Ronaldo suggest he wants to leave Juventus.Lyon and Monaco continue to struggle in Ligue 1 but the headlines are dominated by trouble between Nice fans and Marseille staff which sees their game abandoned.La Liga promises to be tight with Barca and Real both held, while Manuel Pellegrini fears there’s not enough actual football being played in Spain.And we get our first glimpse of Marsch-ball as Leipzig bounce back in Germany.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2: Serie A – Abraham debuts but does Cristiano want an exit? (12m 00s)• PART 3: Bundesliga – Leipzig Marsch on (30m 00s)• PART 4: La Liga – Real and Barca both drop points (35m 00s)• PART 5: Ligue 1 – Lyon and Monaco continue to struggle (46m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.