The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

It’s Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams all together in the same studio, ready to feast upon another international weekend.Rampant England face Rebrov’s Ukraine in Euro qualifier action. Iryna Koziupa joins us from Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s chances.Gareth Southgate’s side will then face 1872 rivals Scotland, as Jordan Campbell helps us discuss a side on the verge of Euro qualification again.Elsewhere, you should have your eyes on Kazakhstan and Kansas City while Brazil have a new interim manager as they kick off World Cup qualification for 2026.Plus Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll. Both in the news this week.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Thank you Wikipedia (01.00)• PART 1b: Euro qualifying update - games to look out for (04.00)• PART 2a: Ukraine v England preview with Iryna Koziupa (16.00)• PART 2b: Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll in the news (27.00)• PART 3: Scottish hopes with Jordan Campbell (35.00)• PART 4: The latest from Wales and Brazil (49.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein are back to review the continental club action.Champions Napoli lose, Milan and Inter top Serie A while it’s the relegation zone for Roma. Does Jose Mourinho continue to be teflon in the capital?Leverkusen are on fire in the Bundesliga as they prepare to face Bayern after the international break. But where has all the stardust gone at Dortmund?Some of it’s in Madrid as Jude Bellingham scores yet again for Real in their bow at the revamped Bernabeu.And Lyon are given a drubbing by PSG and then a dressing down by their ultras as they slip to the very bottom of Ligue 1.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)• PART 2: Napoli lose while Roma are in the bottom three (08.45)• PART 3: Rock bottom Lyon thrashed by PSG (25.00)• PART 4: Reaction to some draws (39.00)• PART 5: Leaders Leverkusen in the goals again (45.00)• PART 6: Bellingham strikes again for Real (61.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein, Daniel Storey and Liam Tharme into the pod after a riveting round 4 in the Premier League.Arsenal overcome Man United at the Emirates but it’s still not clicking for Kai Havertz or his team-mates. And what next for Jason Sancho after his public spat with Erik ten Hag?Liverpool thrash Villa as we discuss what Gravenberch will bring and what Szoboszlai is currently bringing.Evan Ferguson brings goals, as do Postecoglou’s Tottenham, while Pochettino is in danger of dealing with all the same problems as Potter did at Stamford Bridge.Plus Bayern’s deadline day and the Boss in New Jersey.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Arsenal 3-1 Man United (04.00)• PART 2: Crystal Palace 3-2 Wolves & Liverpool 3-0 Villa (19.00)• PART 3a: Chelsea 0-1 Forest (29.00)• PART 3b: Brighton 3-1 Newcastle (38.00)• PART 4a: Burnley 2-5 Tottenham (45.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Jay Harris in attendance ahead of another prestige Premier League weekend.Arsenal host Man United with both clubs looking to avoid heading into the international break in mini-crisis. Will Havertz keep his place and how will ten Hag handle these injuries?Liverpool v Aston Villa threatens to be the most exciting game of the weekend with a Moussa Diaby-inspired Villa against a depleted Liverpool backline. And on the other side of Merseyside, it’s an immediate scoring start for Beto at Everton.Luton stage the first ever Premier League game at Kenilworth Road on Friday night against high-flying West Ham. We try not to patronise Hatters fan Alex Brodie of The Athletic.And the panel enjoy the prospect of Ansu Fati to Brighton and try to wrap their heads around Cole Palmer to Chelsea.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Zip wires, the fixture computer and will.i.am (02.00)• PART 2: Arsenal v Man United preview (09.00)• PART 3a: Liverpool v Villa preview (21.00)• PART 3b: Crystal Palace v Wolves & Sheffield Utd v Everton previews (27.00)• PART 4: Brighton v Newcastle preview (50.00)• PART 5a: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38.00)• PART 5b: The first ever PL game at Kenilworth Road (47.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Euro crew of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back in a busy week on and off the pitch.Some big moves in the last week of the transfer window with PSG attempting to squeeze Kolo Muani into a packed frontline. Plus Romelu Lukaku is set for a reunion with Jose Mourinho. Is this one last big roll of the dice at Roma for Mourinho?In Spain, Barca’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal is dominating headlines on the back pages while Luis Rubiales continues to take the headlines on the front pages.Harry Kane scores a brace on his home debut in the Bundesliga for Bayern. But could Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen be the big challengers for the title this season?Plus Christopher Nolan and the unstoppable force of globalisation.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Nolan and the moment of the weekend (04.30)• PART 2: Ligue 1 latest and multi-club ownership (11.30)• PART 3: La Liga update and the Rubiales saga rolls on (29.00)• PART 4: Deadline Day looms (44.00)• PART 5: Serie A update (50.00)• PART 6: Bundesliga bulletin (66.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Jon Mackenzie bring you red-hot analysis of a remarkable against-all-odds Premier League weekend.Darwin Nuñez inspired Liverpool to an unlikely win from a man down and a goal down at Newcastle. Did Eddie Howe get it wrong with his substitutions? And how good is Anthony Gordon going to be this season?West Ham upset Brighton at the Amex in a classic example of Moyes-ball. But how will they integrate Mohammed Kudus?Arsenal throw away two points against 10-man Fulham. Hear why Kai Havertz is bearing the brunt of the fan fury. And things get bleaker for Everton in their defeat at home to Wolves.Plus Man United chaos, the Rubiales saga and Robbie’s ode to Ange.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool (06.00)• PART 2a: Sheffield United 1-2 Man City (19.30)• PART 2b: Brighton 1-3 West Ham (22.30)• PART 2c: Arsenal 2-2 Fulham (29.00)• PART 3a: Everton 0-1 Wolves (38.00)• PART 3b: Man United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (43.00)• PART 4a: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00)• PART 4b: The Rubiales saga (55.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Caoimhe O’Neill into the studio ahead of another intriguing Premier League weekend.Liverpool’s worrying defence head to St James Park to take on top 4 rivals Newcastle while on Merseyside, Everton host Wolves in what’s been a miserable week for the Toffees.There’s hope for the Hatters as Luton travel to Stamford Bridge and there’s some love for league leaders Brighton and in particular, Kaoru Mitoma.Elsewhere, is it a bit early for Arsenal to be hanging on this much? And has Casemiro been on the Calippos?Plus the biggest question posed on the pod, which is better - Home Alone or Home Alone 2?Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Trust the process (01.30)• PART 2: Newcastle v Liverpool preview / Home Alone review (05.30)• PART 3a: Everton v Wolves preview (18.00)• PART 3b: Chelsea v Luton preview (24.00)• PART 4: Arsenal, Brighton and Man City look to remain perfect (32.00)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally***Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  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 as we get fully underway across the continent.Harry Kane scores and assists on his Bundesliga bow but is it what he brings off the pitch that will most benefit Bayern this season?Milan impress on Serie A’s opening weekend thanks to Captain America but Juventus are the team that look like they really mean business.PSG are still winless under Luis Enrique, even with Kylian Mbappe back on the scoresheet. But it could be worse, they could be Laurent Blanc’s Lyon.Bellingham and Yamal light up La Liga but it’s the conduct of Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales after Spain’s World Cup win that dominates the headlines.And we remember Carlo Mazzone, Guardiola’s former manager, who passed away this weekend.Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01.30)• PART 2: Kane inspires Bayern on Bundesliga opening weekend (05.30)• PART 3: Milan and Juventus lay down markers in Serie A (18.00)• PART 4: La Liga latest and the Rubiales fall-out continues (29.00)• PART 5: Monaco top, Lyon in crisis (40.00)• PART 6: Remembering Carlo Mazzone (48.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totallyGrab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Benji Lanyado and Matt Davies-Adams gather together in the studio after Spain win the World Cup in Sydney and after another enthralling Premier League weekend.It’s the Spanish who overcome all their off-field troubles to secure the biggest prize in women’s football. Did Sarina Wiegman shoot herself in the foot with her substitutions?In the Premier League, Chelsea suffer their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino at the hands of West Ham. An impressive outing for Sterling but less so for Caicedo.Tottenham overcome Man United with the fans falling in love with Ange Postecoglou and the team once again. But it’s a miserable weekend for Everton and Wolves who face off next weekend.Plus Liverpool’s defending, the non-celebration and who looked like they’d lost all their possessions in a house fire?Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Spain win the Women’s World Cup, with Laia Cervello Herrero (04.30)• PART 2a: West Ham 3-1 Chelsea (17.00)• PART 2b: Aston Villa 4-0 Everton (26.00)• PART 3a: Tottenham 2-0 Man Utd (32 .00)• PART 3b: Man City 1-0 Newcastle (38.00)• PART 3c: Wolves 1-4 Brighton (40.00)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totallyGrab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and a down under Daniel Storey feast their eyes upon a mouthwatering football weekend.Newcastle have never won a league game at the Etihad but this might be their best chance for some time as the red-hot Magpies take on a De Bruyne-less Manchester City. The Athletic's George Caulkin explains more.Chelsea add two more expensive central midfielders to their ranks. Hear why they need Caicedo and Lavia to hit the ground running now. And it’s been a busy week for Man United on and off the pitch.England take on Spain in the final of the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney on Sunday, with Sarina’s side seemingly untouchable as they grasp immortality.Plus Everton’s signings system and the best ways to throw a stropProduced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man City v Newcastle preview with George Caulkin (03.45)• PART 2a: West Ham v Chelsea preview (22.00)• PART 2b: Liverpool v Bournemouth preview (30.00)• PART 3: A busy week at Man United (35.00)• PART 4a: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)• PART 4b: Women’s World Cup final preview (53.00)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.