

Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jun 24, 2021 • 55min
France, Germany, Portugal: The Group Stage is Over!
France top the dreaded Group F, followed closely by Germany (who now face England in the Round of 16)! Portugal sneak through in third, and Hungary exit as expected. Plus, Spain finally unleash the goals, and Sweden impress against Poland. The Tifo team administers the final group stage round up before a couple of days off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 2021 • 57min
England Are Through!
England enjoy a divisively comfortable victory over Czech Republic on their way to winning Group D. Next stop, runners up from the Group of Death (otherwise known as Group F). Scotland, on the other hand, have exited at the group stage, and a dismayed JJ Bull tells all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 22, 2021 • 1h 2min
Denmark! ...and Tomorrow
Denmark put four past Russian in Copenhagen; perhaps the most moving footballing moment of the tournament so far. Austria prove Seb wrong by beating Ukraine to advance to the knockout stages. And we look ahead with JJ to Scotland and England's crucial games tomorrow evening. All this and more on the Tifo Football podcast. Points are bad. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 21, 2021 • 58min
Italy & Wales Advance!
Group A concluded in style today, with Italy and Wales retaining first and second positions respectively after a 1-0 Italy victory. Switzerland sent Turkey home with no points, beating them 3-1 with a few lovely goals to boot. The Tifo team discuss the above, plus lots of permutations. Yeah. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 2021 • 1h 1min
Germany Are Back! (And Even France Can Draw...)
The Group of Death became the Group of Life today, with Hungary holding out for a 1-1 draw against tournament favourites France. Not to mention Germany giving Portugal a good old seeing to. Plus Spain are still struggling to finish those abundant chances. All of this and more from the Tifo team on this fine Euro2020 day number 9. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 18, 2021 • 53min
Disappointing England, Impressive Scotland
England drew 0-0 with Scotland this evening. Seb Stafford-Bloor and Alex Stewart join Joe Devine to discuss the teams' performances, including a confused and conservative England, and an impressive and strong Scotland. There's also talk of Friday's first two games between Czech Republic & Croatia, and Sweden & Slovakia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2021 • 55min
Kevin de Bruyne Masterclass
Kevin de Bruyne played 45 minutes of scintillating football for Belgium today, and Seb, Joe and JJ loved it. Also, Denmark were superb, and other things happened too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 1min
Brilliant Bale, Incisive Italy & Netherlands' Route
Gareth Bale was a delight, Italy were extremely impressive, and it turns out Netherlands have a very, very nice route to the semi-finals. The Tifo team analyses Day 6 of the European Championships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 2021 • 52min
France, Germany, Portugal and Jeopardy
It was Group of Death day at the Euros on Tuesday, with Portugal taking on Hungary and a mighty clash between France and Germany. The Tifo team analyse the interesting themes of the day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 14, 2021 • 49min
Scotland & Spain Disappoint
Scotland lost two-to-nothing in the "easiest" group game (much to JJ's dismay), and did Spain disappoint or were Sweden merely successfully stubborn? The Tifo team analyses the day's events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


