The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

It’s a packed pod with Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Jay Harris previewing a blockbuster Premier League weekend.The top two meet at the Etihad and while Jurgen Klopp might not like the kick-off time, are we set for a classic between Man City and Liverpool?Elsewhere Spurs host Villa, Brentford take on Aaron Ramsdale’s Arsenal and an Everton side who have lost 10 points face Man United on Sunday at Goodison Park.In World Cup qualifying, world champions Argentina win in Rio. Jack Lang tells us about a 3rd defeat in a row for Brazil who are waiting for Ancelotti.Plus Ali Dia, Ruben Neves, factoids and curate eggs.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man City v Liverpool preview (04.30)• PART 1b: Brentford v Arsenal and Spurs v Villa previews (10.30)• PART 2a: Euro 2024 qualifying round-up (20.00)• PART 2b: Brazil 0-1 Argentina with Jack Lang (31.00)• PART 3a: Happy Ali Dia day (40.00)• PART 3b: Everton v Man Utd preview (44.00)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS!• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Daniel Storey and more into the pod as Euro qualifying draws to a conclusion.Wales surrender their advantage over Croatia which could be catastrophic for Robert Page as they take on Turkey. Elsewhere, Jorginho missing penalties, Lukaku scoring goals and France beating Gibraltar 14-0.Huge news in the Premier League as Everton are deducted 10 points for breaching profit and sustainability rules. Matt Jones from The Blue Room tells us why he’s not too worried about relegation.Plus Adam Crafton joins us on the one year anniversary of the Qatar World Cup getting underway to discuss what the legacy of that tournament is 12 months on.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Euro qualifying - where we’re at (02.00)• PART 2: Everton’s 10 point deduction with Matt Jones from The Blue Room (21.00)• PART 3: Qatar one year on with Adam Crafton (38.00)• PART 4: Trips to Sweden and Exeter (50.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS!• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Colin Millar and Adrian Clarke into The Athletic studio as we lead you into the international break.It’s make or break for Italy in Euro qualifying as they take on North Macedonia and then Ukraine. James Horncastle joins us as the Azzurri look to avoid the dreaded play-offs.Wales have their fate in their own hands as they look to pip Croatia to qualification. Meanwhile Republic of Ireland can boost their chances by losing to the Netherlands.Urs Fischer leaves Union Berlin and Emma Hayes leaves Madrid absolutely fuming after some controversial decisions go against Chelsea in the Champions League.Plus ticketing, Branthwaite and the success story that is Sylvinho at Albania.Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: The Euro/Nations League set-up (02.50)• PART 1b: England v Malta preview (07.45)• PART 2: Italy v North Macedonia preview with James Horncastle (18.00)• PART 3a: Fischer leaves Union Berlin (32.00)• PART 3b: Real Madrid Chelsea officiating farce (38.00)• PART 3c: Wales and the rest of Euro qualifying (43.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is back in the Athletic studios with the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.Rudi Garcia is sacked by the champions Napoli after a 1-0 loss to Empoli leaves them 10 points behind league leaders Inter.Álex Grimaldo is in the form of his life for Xabi Alonso's high flying Leverkusen side who beat a struggling Union Berlin 4-0.Mbappe scores a hat-trick but is still in Luis Enrique's bad books as PSG go top of Ligue 1.Girona are still top of La Liga and Griezmann is on top form for Athletico Madrid with the La Liga title race wide open.Produced by Ben Green and Jesse Howard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Matt Davies Adam and James Maw to wax lyrical about the stunning 4-4 draw between Chelsea and Man City. Plus, we ask: how damaging a week has this been for Spurs? Have Newcastle hit their ceiling? And how can Man United simultaneously be the most underwhelming but most in-form team in the league?Produced by Charlie Jones and Ben GreenRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Fire walk with Matt (02.00)• PART 1b: Chelsea 4 - 4 City (04.50)• PART 2a: West Ham 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest (22.50)• PART 2b: Palace 2 - 3 Everton (26.40)• PART 2c: Bournemouth 2 - 0 Newcastle (29.30)• PART 2d: Arsenal 3 - 1 Burnley (33.00)• PART 3a: Harry Kane and Wolves 2 - 1 Spurs (37.00)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)• PART 3c: The Man United conundrum (52.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Raphael Honigstein and Tom Williams try and wrap their heads around some of the most remarkable games we’ve seen in years.Man United’s Champions League status hangs by a thread after a 4-3 defeat in Copenhagen, a game that turned on a first-half red for Rashford.Crazier still was the first defeat of the season for Spurs, whose 9-man high line was eventually exploited by a Chelsea side doing lots of stupid things themselves. But are the Blues getting to grips with what Pochettino wants ahead of the visit of Man City this weekend?Plus Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho and an in-depth debate on the prawn sandwich.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Copenhagen 4-3 Man United (02.30)• PART 2: The rest of the Champions League midweek (18.00)• PART 3: Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea (30.00)• PART 4: The prawn sandwich brigade (46.00)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is back with the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.It’s a third hat-trick in 6 league matches for Harry Kane as Bayern dismantle Dortmund. Is Kane better than Robert Lewandowski?It’s make or break for Milan in the Champions League as they host PSG while domestically, could Inter be the best Italian team since 2015 Juventus?Girona are top of La Liga - would they even be allowed into the Champions League next season? And Nice are top in France, where Grosso and Gattuso continue to struggle.Plus Aspas and Benitez versus VAR and a 12th defeat on the spin for Union Berlin.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Food and drink chat (01.00)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (07.00)• PART 2: Dortmund 0-4 Bayern (10.00)• PART 3: Milan v PSG preview and the rest of Serie A (26.00)• PART 4: Girona top La Liga (47.00)• PART 5: Grosso and Gattuso continue to struggle in France (63.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo is joined by Carl Anka, Sasha Goryunov and Matt Davies-Adams after another Premier League weekend packed full of talking points.Luton so nearly beat Liverpool but it’s Luis Diaz of all people who finds the equaliser for the Reds. Are they in this season’s title race?It’s a big blow for last season’s challengers Arsenal who are beaten in a feisty clash with Newcastle, with Mikel Arteta and the club branding the officiating embarrassing.It’s a last-gasp win for Man United but there are plenty of questions surrounding the condition of Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford after the victory at Craven Cottage.Plus Doku, Kudus and the most seismic news of the weekend - Emma Hayes will be leaving WSL champions Chelsea at the end of the season.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Luton 1-1 Liverpool (02.20)• PART 1b: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Aston Villa (11.20)• PART 2: Man City 6-1 Bournemouth (18.00)• PART 3a: Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal (26.00)• PART 3b: Emma Hayes leaving Chelsea (38.00)• PART 4: Fulham 0-1 Man United (42.00)• PART 5a: Fluminense 2-1 Boca Juniors (52.00)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Benji Lanyado and Luis Miguel Echegaray onto the pod during a week of multi-competition action.It’s a humbling night in the Carabao Cup for Arsenal and Man United, with Erik ten Hag’s holders in particular suffering another damaging defeat at home to Newcastle. Just when you thought the banter years were over.In the Premier League, Mauricio Pochettino gets ready to return to league leaders Tottenham with Chelsea. But is Poch an elite-level manager?It’s one year since Unai Emery’s first game in charge of Aston Villa and being Peru’s number 1 Villa fan, Luis reflects on 12 months that couldn’t have gone much better.Plus the Copa Libertadores final, the most one-sided fixture in English football history and the most 80s fixture in the Premier League.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Luis’s movie with John Malkovich (01.30)• PART 2a: West Ham 3-1 Arsenal (06.45)• PART 2b: More misery for Man United (13.00)• PART 3a: Tottenham v Chelsea preview (25.00)• PART 3b: Newcastle v Arsenal preview (34.00)• PART 4a: Asmir Begovic on this day (42.00)• PART 4b: Luton v Liverpool preview (44.00)• PART 4c: Forest v Villa preview (48.00)• PART 5a: Copa Libertadores final preview (54.00)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (59.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***• Refresh your wardrobe with the best prices of the year during Indochino’s Black Friday event. Secure your appointment now with sales starting in-store and online November 6th, at indochino.com. I-N-D-O-C-H-I-N-O DOT COM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.Jude Bellingham wins El Clasico with two late goals in Barcelona. Can he be stopped and does Xavi shoulder the blame for his substitutions?Harry Kane scores a hat-trick, including a goal from inside his own half as Bayern win 8-0. But it’s still Leverkusen, inspired by Florian Wirtz, who lead a goal-filled Bundesliga.Marseille v Lyon is postponed after fan violence which sees Lyon manager Fabio Grosso injured. And Claudio Ranieri’s Cagliari complete perhaps the greatest comeback in Serie A history.Plus a rejuvenated Scamacca, Morata, Fenerbahce and rock-paper-scissors across Europe.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Ballon d’Or reaction (01.30)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (07.00)• PART 2: Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid (12.00)• PART 3: Goals galore in the Bundesliga (24.00)• PART 4: Marseille Lyon postponed due to fan violence (35.00)• PART 5: Ranieri’s Cagliari complete the greatest comeback (47.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***• Refresh your wardrobe with the best prices of the year during Indochino’s Black Friday event. Secure your appointment now with sales starting in-store and online November 6th, at indochino.com. I-N-D-O-C-H-I-N-O DOT COM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.