The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo takes Jack Lang, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams on a voyage across the international break.Plenty of news in the world of club football with Jurgen Klopp becoming the Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull. It hasn’t gone down well. We speak to the man who wrote the book on Klopp - Raphael Honigstein.Man City’s case against the Premier League on associated party transactions reaches a conclusion. Matt Slater tells us who came out on top and whether this means anything for the 115 charges.We also pay tribute to the retiring Andres Iniesta and examine what seems to be a bit of a mess in France revolving around Griezmann and Mbappe.Produced by Charlie Jones and Jay Beale.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: England Greece memories (05.30)• PART 2a: Klopp joins Red Bull, with Raphael Honigstein (14.00)• PART 2b: Andres Iniesta retires (28.00) • PART 2c: Griezmann versus Mbappe (31.00)• PART 2d: Wales and Scotland’s hopes this weekend (39.00)• PART 3: Man City’s APT case with Matt Slater (46.00)• PART 4: CONMEBOL - the Paqueta case (55.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo’s got James Horncastle, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Julien Laurens and Pol Ballús alongside him to recap the latest action from across the continent. Serie A saw goals AND penalty saves aplenty - with David de Gea snatching the headlines in Fiorentina’s victory over Milan while Marcus Thuram and Mateo Retegui both bagging hat-tricks in big wins for Inter and Torino. Speaking of hat-tricks, Robert Lewandowski rolled back the years as he scored three of his own as Barcelona cruised to victory against Alaves. They’ve got a three-point advantage over Real Madrid - who are battling injury and personnel issues but won against an impressive Villarreal side. Oh, and Paulo Gazzaniga managed a remarkable feat between the sticks… In Germany there was late drama at Deutsche Bank Park as Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich drew 3-3, while Bayer Leverkusen let a two-goal lead slip as Holstein Kiel came from behind to earn an unlikely point.PSG’s difficult week continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Nice - leaving Monaco clear at the top of the Ligue 1 table after their 2-1 win at Rennes. Elsewhere Lille backed up their Real Madrid Champions League triumph by beating Toulouse 2-1. Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend - plus the return of Paul Pogba and tributes to Johan Neeskens (00.35)• PART 2: Serie A review - Lazio the surprise package as McTomadona strikes again (12.40)• PART 3: Bundesliga review - Bayern and Leverkusen drop points as Dortmund struggle (27.10)• PART 4: Ligue 1 review - PSG held as Monaco pull clear at the top and Marseille disappoint (37.05)• PART 5: La Liga review - Lewandowski bags a hat-trick as Real win - but still don’t look right (47.45) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Matt Davies-Adams review a Premier League weekend that thrills and bores in equal measure.Spurs throw away a 2-0 lead at Brighton as the Seagulls win 3-2 at the Amex. Why does it have to be all or nothing with Ange Postecoglou’s style of play?Liverpool stay top of the table with their victory at winless Palace. Why has the transition been so smooth under Arne Slot? Man City and Arsenal survive scares to win again, with Saka and Havertz in especially spectacular form right now.Wolves stay bottom after their 5-3 defeat at Brentford as the fans turn on the manager and the owners.Plus Traore v Werner and why won’t Leicester fans cut Cooper some slack?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Brighton 3-2 Tottenham with Andy Naylor (06.30)• PART 1b: Chelsea 1-1 Forest & Villa 0-0 Man Utd (17.30)• PART 2a: Crystal Palace 0-1 Liverpool (28.00) • PART 2b: Arsenal and City come from behind to win (35.00)• PART 3a: Brentford 5-3 Wolves (45.00)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (56.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Rory Smith, Natalie Gedra and Duncan Alexander into the pod in a week packed full of Champions League and Premier League drama.Villa Park plays host to a historic win for Unai Emery’s side against the mighty Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Under-fire Erik ten Hag is the next visiting manager on Sunday.Arsenal make light work of the mighty PSG, thanks to Kai Havertz and his huge brain. A Ramsdale reunion is on the agenda this Saturday.Celtic suffered in Dortmund while Juventus recorded an incredible win against the odds in Leipzig. But it was a terrible midweek for the Madrid clubs as The Athletic’s Guillermo Rai tells us from Lille.Plus elsewhere in the Premier League this weekend, Fulham looking to turn the tide of history and animals as fast as Micky van de Ven.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Champions League one night stands (01.30)• PART 2a: Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern (07.00)• PART 2b: Liverpool 2-0 Bologna (13.00)• PART 2c: Arsenal 2-0 PSG (15.00)• PART 2d: Incredible wins for Dortmund and Juventus (21.00)• PART 3: Lille 1-0 Real Madrid with Guillermo Rai (31.00)• PART 4: Brighton v Spurs, plus City, Arsenal & Liverpool’s hopes (37.00)• PART 5: Villa v Man Utd and the rest of the Premier League weekend (52.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pol Ballús, Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford Bloor and James Horncastle are alongside Jimbo for your weekly dose of continental action.It’s matchday two in the Champions League and there are some particularly tasty ties to preview including 1982 European Cup final rematch Aston Villa v Bayern Munich and Arsenal v PSG.In terms of domestic fortunes, Barcelona’s perfect start is over! Hansi Flick’s tinkering doesn’t pay off as they’re beaten 4-2 at Osasuna - while the Madrid derby ended all square in dramatic circumstances. The spoils were also shared in the big Bundesliga tie of the weekend - with Bayern and Leverkusen playing out a 1-1 draw. Dortmund bounced back from their 5-1 defeat by Stuttgart - but they made hard work of it having to fight back from 2-0 down to winless Bochum. Napoli are the outright Serie A leaders after their 2-0 victory over Monza - and Inter got back to winning ways in a five-goal thriller at Udinese. While in Ligue 1, PSG have officially made their best start to a season in seven years after Friday’s 3-1 win over Rennes - while Marseille were handed their first defeat under Roberto De Zerbi by Liam Rosenior’s high-flying Strasbourg.Produced by Lucy Oliva. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01.55)• PART 2: La Liga review - dramatic scenes in Madrid as Barcelona lose for the first time (07.05)• PART 3: Some Champions League standout ties (20.25)• PART 3: Bundesliga review - Bayern and Bayer share the spoils (26.30)• PART 4: Ligue 1 review - PSG roll on as Rosenior’s Strasbourg better Marseille (44.30)• PART 5: Europa League and Conference League highlights (51.45)• PART 6: Serie A review - Napoli looking ominous as Juve win behind closed doors (56.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Luis Miguel Echegaray after another thrilling Premier League weekend.Man United are taken apart by Tottenham on Sunday. Jay Harris is at Old Trafford to help explain how they did it. How damaging could this be for Erik ten Hag?Arsenal are the bookies’ favourites for the title after Man City slip up at Newcastle. But it’s Liverpool who are top of the table after their win at bottom club Wolves. Is Ryan Gravenberch the best midfielder in the Premier League right now?And is Cole Palmer the league’s best player? His four-goal haul against Brighton steals all the headlines this weekend, with Matt Davies-Adams witnessing it in person.Plus it was a great weekend for Everton, Raul Jimenez and Kalvin Phillips.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man United 0-3 Tottenham with Jay Harris (04.00)• PART 1b: Ipswich 2-2 Aston Villa (16.30)• PART 2a: Newcastle 1-1 Man City (25.00)• PART 2b: Arsenal 4-2 Leicester (28.00)• PART 2c: Wolves 1-2 Liverpool (34.00)• PART 3a: Chelsea 4-2 Brighton with Matt Davies-Adams (41.00)• PART 3b : The rest of the Premier League weekend (50.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme cast their eye over a smorgasbord of football issues.After the confirmation that Rodri has damaged knee ligaments, Man City travel to Newcastle on Saturday. How will Pep cope without arguably his most important player for the majority of the season?Arsenal’s youngsters shine in the Carabao Cup. Leicester are the next visitors to the Emirates as we ask ‘how do you stop the Gunners from corners?’Everton’s takeover drama appears to finally be nearing a conclusion. The Athletic’s Matt Slater tells us why the Friedkin Group are set to invest.Plus Di Canio, Chelsea v Brighton and Raphael Varane’s retirement.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Newcastle v Man City - how will City cope without Rodri? (04.30)• PART 2: Carabao Cup 3rd round round-up (16.00)• PART 3: Arsenal v Leicester, corners and time-wasting (25.00)• PART 4a: Friedkin’s Everton takeover with Matt Slater (35.00)• PART 4b: Twente then Tottenham for Man United (42.00)• PART 5a: On This Day - Di Canio pushes Alcock (49.00)• PART 5b : The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast royalty Jimbo and James Horncastle, welcome Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Pol Ballus for a chat about the European football weekend.Milan finally win a derby and it might have saved Paulo Fonseca’s job. But how angry are the Roma ultras about the sacking of Daniele De Rossi?Dortmund are stuffed by Stuttgart, Leverkusen win late again and Bayern score a hatful again with Michael Olise making a magnificent start in Bavaria.Barcelona make it 6 wins out of 6 in La Liga under Hansi Flick but Marc-André ter Stegen suffers a season-ending injury.In France, Nice beat Saint-Étienne 8-0 and Marseille somehow win at Lyon despite being a man down for 85 minutes.Plus the Europa League, Andy Carroll and the Crying One.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (03.30)• PART 2: Milan win derby, while Roma sack De Rossi (07.30)• PART 3a: Europa League preview and Galatasaray’s derby win (24.00)• PART 3b: Olise flying at Bayern, as Stuttgart stuff Dortmund (31.00)• PART 4: Marseille’s unbelievable win at Lyon (42.00)• PART 5: Six wins out of six for Barca (51.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Adrian Clarke discuss a pulsating and intriguing Premier League weekend.Man City score a 98th minute equaliser after 10-man Arsenal come agonisingly close to becoming the first away team to win at the Etihad in almost 2 years. Did Man City fluff their lines in the second half? And what about the war on delaying restarts?Brighton and Forest remain unbeaten as we ask are Chelsea going to be good this season? Is Lopetegui too similar to Moyes to be a success at West Ham?The WSL season kicks off with Arsenal and Man City also drawing 2-2 at the Emirates. The Athletic’s Megan Feringa gives her thoughts on the weekend’s action.Plus fun Fulham, Dibling as Grealish and Rogers as Gazza.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man City 2-2 Arsenal (05.00)• PART 1b: Brighton 2-2 Forest (21.30)• PART 2a: West Ham 0-3 Chelsea (27.00)• PART 2b: Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth (32.00)• PART 3a: WSL news with Megan Feringa (36.00)• PART 3b: Daniel Storey - Harrogate coach (41.00)• PART 3c: Aston Villa 3-1 Wolves (45.00)• PART 3d: Fulham 3-1 Newcastle (45.00)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (53.00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Colin Millar for company with literally too much football to talk about.The top two for the last two seasons meet at the Etihad on Sunday. Can the best defence in decades stifle Man City again? David Mooney from the Blue Moon podcast joins us.How do we feel about the new Champions League format? Will we see more hidings the like of which Bayern and Celtic handed out this week? And how much longer does Paulo Fonseca have at Milan?The Carabao Cup 3rd round gives us plenty to chew on. The longest penalty shootout ever, the exact opposite and the feeling that Ange’s Spurs might not know what they’re doing anymore.We salute Salvatore Schillaci, the player who embodies Italia 90 more than anybody, who sadly passed away this week.Plus Definitely Maybe, and the return of the WSL.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A new era in the Champions League (01.30)• PART 1b: Man City 0-0 Inter (10.00)• PART 1c: Milan 1-3 Liverpool (14.00)• PART 1d: Big wins for Bayern and Celtic (18.00)• PART 2: Tribute to Toto Schillaci (29.00)• PART 3: Carabao Cup 3rd round round-up (36.00)• PART 4a: Man City v Arsenal preview with David Mooney (45.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (59.00)GOLAZZO ON TOTO SCHILLACI https://open.spotify.com/episode/62c200PLsHSrYBnvx3pk7I?si=UBeFWt1RQai092UZVQPihQ  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.