The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Premier League season is almost upon us and Jimbo is joined by the excited trio of Dom Fifield, Natalie Gedra and Tom Williams.The headline fixture of the opening weekend is Tottenham hosting Man City. If City don’t sign Harry Kane, does that hurt their championship chances? Will European champions Chelsea take the title with their incredible squad depth?Further down the table, there are big questions to be answered. Do Everton represent the biggest challenge of Benitez’s career? Are Palace fans right to be optimistic about Patrick Vieira? How much are Southampton gambling with their transfer policy?Billy Grant from the Beesotted podcast joins us on the eve of Brentford’s Premier League bow against Arsenal. And are Norwich about to surprise us all?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Opening day nerves? (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Spurs v Man City and the title race (08m 30s)• PART 2a: Chelsea win the Super Cup (30m 00s)• PART 2b: New managers in the Premier League (37m 00s)• PART 3a: Brentford’s hopes with Billy Grant from the Beesotted podcast (49m 30s)• PART 3b: The promoted clubs and the battle to stay up (55m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 00s)• PART 5: Thoughts on Villa, West Ham and Newcastle (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.

The European edition returns with your preferred pod posse of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo.Lionel Messi becomes a PSG player and will be starring in Ligue 1. Why all the cynicism? Could Messi have made a more romantic move?Feeling the absence of Messi are not just Barcelona but La Liga as a whole. No longer the league of stars.Speaking of financial crisis, Italian champions Inter are minus Conte and Lukaku. Can anyone see past Juventus returning to the top under Max Allegri? Will Mourinho keep inspiring mass brawls at Roma?New gaffers galore in Germany. Can Marco Rose’s Dortmund topple Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern? Or what about Jesse Marsch’s Leipzig, the best squad in the Bundesliga?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Can anyone stop PSG and Man City? (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (13m 00s)• PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – more on the Messi move (17m 00s)• PART 3: Suffering in Serie A with Inter in financial crisis (35m 00s)• PART 4: La Liga latest – the state of Barca (47m 30s)• PART 5: Bundesliga preview – new gaffers galore (60m 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.

Jimbo’s back with the first Totally Football Show of the new season in the company of Daniel Storey, Duncan Alexander and Adam Crafton.One of the biggest transfers in football history is about to take place. Lionel Messi says bye-bye to Barcelona and is set to move to PSG. Jubilant Julien Laurens joins us as we discuss if this is a good thing for Ligue 1. And what does it mean for Mbappe?Jack Grealish joins Man City for £100million but he alone can’t stop Leicester from winning the Community Shield. Is Grealish a problem solver for Pep or will he prove to be City’s Veron?We ask who is best equipped to challenge City for the title this season. Chelsea with Lukaku? Liverpool with Van Dijk? United with Solskjaer under scrutiny?Plus there’s the return of the EFL and the end of the Olympics.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Messi leaves Barca for PSG, with Julien Laurens (02m 30s)• PART 2a: Leicester win the Community Shield (26m 00s)• PART 2b: Who will win the Premier League title? (33m 00s)• PART 3: The return of the EFL (45m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (49m 30s)• PART 5: Brazil claim Olympic gold (51m 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.

Nick Miller joins Producer Ben to discuss the biggest news in publishing: The Totally Football Yearbook 2021!The Totally Football Yearbook 2021 - edited by Nick Miller, with a foreword by Jamie Carragher and contributions from all of your Totally favourites - is available on 5 August in hardback and ebook and as an audiobook. You can pre-order it now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Italy are European champions. Jimbo, Carl Anka, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, David Preece and Daniel Storey review a wonderful night for the Azzurri but a heart-breaking night for England who lose on penalties at Wembley.Gareth Southgate’s side take a very early lead but are pegged back and worn down by their opponent. Like the 2018 World Cup semi-final but worse. It’s an inspirational group of players but in hindsight, did England throw this Euros away? And did they play that much football in the tournament?As for Italy, we salute a team that every other team made changes to their system for. And of course, they had the amazing Chiellini. The star of this Italy team and finally a European champion.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Carl Anka at Wembley (02m 00s)• PART 2: What went wrong for England? (16m 00s)• PART 3a: What went right for Italy with James Horncastle (25m 00s)• PART 3b: Looking ahead to Qatar (35m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (45m 00s)• PART 5: Copa America and final conclusions (48m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC:• 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.

For the penultimate pod of the Euros, Jimbo is joined by a bumper crew of James Horncastle, Michael Cox, Tom Williams and Duncan Alexander.Anticipation builds ahead of the final at Wembley on Sunday. Italy the complete team, managed by Mancini the serial winner. Whereas England look to be physically fresher. Are both teams already heroes and in a no-lose situation?We reminisce about a tournament including lots of goals, classic matches and most importantly, fans.And 15 years on from Italy’s last major tournament win, a chat about Zidane’s headbutt on Materazzi, much like the incident itself, gets out of hand.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: England v Italy preview (02m 00s)• PART 2: Looking back at Euro 2020 (32m 00s)• PART 3: The odds with Paddy Power (47m 00s)• PART 4: Zidane’s headbutt 15 years on (50m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS:• 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, Daniel Storey and Duncan Alexander bask in the glory of England reaching their first ever European Championship final.The Three Lions come from behind at Wembley to overcome Denmark and progress to the Euro 2020 final. England - masters of keep-ball, shaking off their demons and of shielding the ball and waiting for a free-kick. We salute the likes of Walker, Rice and Maguire.England will face Italy in the final who eliminated Spain on Tuesday. Alvaro Romeo informs us on how La Roja’s performance has been received and the extent of Barcelona’s struggles with their wage bill.Plus semi-final despair from 2014. And Emi Martinez’s sensational year.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: England 2-1 Denmark (02m 00s)• PART 2: Spain’s exit and Barca’s salary struggles (33m 00s)• PART 3: The odds with Paddy Power (43m 30s)• PART 4: On This Day – Brazil 1-7 Germany (46m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS:• 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 James Horncastle, Adam Crafton and Daniel Storey as the Azzurri ascend to the final of Euro 2020.It took penalties and a little bit of luck but Italy beat Spain at Wembley and continue to give great value to this tournament. Meanwhile, the future looks bright for Spain with Pedri running the show. But should they have got rid of Ramos?England and Denmark compete on Wednesday to see who will face Italy in the final. Niels Harild tells us how the spirit of 92 is more of a positive than the curse of 66. And how does this group of England players compare to previous crops?Plus Southgate and Sir Bobby – two of a kind?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Italy through to the final at Spain’s expense (02m 00s)• PART 2: England v Denmark preview with Niels Harild (17m 30s)• PART 3: The odds with Paddy Power (33m 30s)• PART 4: On This Day – a big day for Bobby Robson (36m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS:• 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, Daniel Storey, Carl Anka and Sasha Goryunov react to a fantastic night for the Three Lions in Rome.England cruise past Ukraine 4-0 and into the last 4 of Euro 2020. A performance that was everything we wanted it to be – ruthlessly efficient and an absence of jeopardy. We salute Southgate, Shaw and the Sterling Kane partnership.They will meet Denmark in the semi-finals at Wembley after the Danes dispatch the Czechs thanks to Joakim Maehle’s caramelo. But are they a bit overrated?Plus we revisit the greatest upset in Euros history – Greece going all the way in 2004.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Ukraine 0-4 England (03m 30s)• PART 2: Czech Republic 1-2 Denmark (20m 30s)• PART 3: The odds with Paddy Power (31m 30s)• PART 4: On This Day – Greece win the Euros (34m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS:• 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 alongside Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and James Horncastle as Italy & Spain set up a semi-final meeting at Euro 2020.Roberto Mancini’s Italy knock out the number 1 ranked team in the world in Belgium, in a performance that has everything. How have the Azzurri managed to put together this 32-game unbeaten run? And why wasn’t Mancini more in demand?Spain are victorious on penalties against 10-man Switzerland but are hugely wasteful in front of goal again. Alvaro Romeo tells us why the Spanish might be about to click, through unity and conviction. But do they lack personality?In Saturday’s quarter-finals, it’s Czech Republic v Denmark and then, England v Ukraine in Rome. Yevhen Muzyka tells us why Shevchenko isn’t as popular as you might think.Plus we talk Sancho, Nuno and Rafa Benitez, all on the move in club football.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Belgium 1-2 Italy (03m 30s)• PART 2: Spain beat the Swiss on spot-kicks with Alvaro Romeo (20m 30s)• PART 3a: England v Ukraine preview with Yevhen Muzyka (35m 00s)• PART 3b: Czech Republic v Denmark preview (46m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (49m 30s)• PART 5: Sancho, Nuno and Benitez all on the move (52m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH FOR YOUR FIRST 6 MONTHS:• 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.