

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 12, 2020 • 40min
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RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Sevilla 1 - 0 Wolves (01m 30s) • PART 2a: Shakhtar 4 - 1 Basel (10m 40s)• PART 2b: Russian round-up (17m 00s)• PART 3: PSG v Atalanta mega preview (24m 40s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET 30% OFF:• http://www.theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/)READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 2020 • 34min
Prince of trigonometry
United progress to the semi’s after extra time despite an incredible performance from the Copenhagen keeper. But are the likes of Rashford and Fernandes flagging?Inter join them in the last 4, dispatching Leverkusen with more comfort than the score line suggests. Did they finally put in a performance that Antonio Conte can be proud of? And is Lukaku the leader of this team?We preview Wolves and their biggest European game for 48 years. Do they have a chance against Sevilla? Plus Atletico’s positive coronavirus tests, Sancho, and oily legs.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Man Utd 1-0 Copenhagen (02m 00s)• PART 2: Inter 2-1 Leverkusen with James Horncastle (08m 30s) • PART 3: Wolves v Sevilla preview & the Atletico Covid cases with Alvaro Romeo (18m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 00s)• PART 5: Shakhtar v Basel preview (31m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 9, 2020 • 36min
Banking and smoking
Juventus shock the football world by sacking Maurizio Sarri and then replacing him with Andrea Pirlo in the same day. Can Pirlo handle a daunting first job in management? And is Sarri better off without the Old Lady?Polite Napoli say goodbye to the Champions League and their front 3 as Barcelona win an eventful 2nd leg 3-1 at the Camp Nou. But the panel didn’t see much to suggest Barca can handle Bayern Munich and a rampant Robert Lewandowski in the quarter-finals.Plus Niels Harild joins us to look ahead to a huge game for Copenhagen – their Europa League quarter-final with Manchester United on Monday.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (03m 00s)• PART 2: Juventus sack Sarri and pick Pirlo (14m 00s) • PART 3: Man Utd v Copenhagen preview with Niels Harild (22m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (27m 30s)• PART 5: Inter v Leverkusen preview (28m 30s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 8, 2020 • 37min
Luxury Kevin Davies
Manchester City sweep aside Real Madrid in possibly their biggest European statement yet. Alvaro Romeo assesses whether Real need a revamp to become a Champions League force againDuncan Alexander, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle watch Juventus crash out to Lyon on away goals. Do the Old Lady rely on Ronaldo too much? And is Maurizio Sarri on borrowed time?Rafa Honigstein is in Munich where Bayern are looking to avoid another miraculous Chelsea performance in their backyard.Plus why Barca need to turn to the new blood and why Pixar need to pull their finger out.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Man City 2-1 Real Madrid (02m 30s)• PART 2: Lyon knock Juventus out with Julien Laurens & James Horncastle (11m 00s) • PART 3: Bayern Munich v Chelsea preview with Raphael Honigstein (21m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 00s)• PART 5: Barcelona v Napoli preview (29m 30s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 7, 2020 • 43min
Deliberate ego
Wolves squeak past Olympiakos into a European quarter-final. Up next, a sumptuous Sevilla who dispatch Roma 2-0. Are Lopetegui’s men the best side we’ve seen so far this week?Man City prepare for their match up with Real Madrid. Is it he who scores first wins? And can Pep slay his Champions League demons? Will Cristiano fire Juve past Lyon single-handedly?Away from Europe, Arsenal have courted controversy with mass redundancies. Does the scrapping of several scouts feed a transfer policy dictated by one agent?Also sporting directors on the bench - a very modern football evil.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Wolves 1-0 Olympiakos (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Sevilla 2-0 Roma with Colin Millar (08m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal redundancies with The Athletic’s James McNicholas (20m 00s)• PART 3: Man City v Real Madrid preview (29m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (35m 00s)• PART 5: Juventus v Lyon preview (36m 30s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 6, 2020 • 45min
Cooks you slowly
Inter Milan and Manchester United progress to the last 8 of the Europa League - can anyone stop them meeting in the final?It could very well be Leverkusen. We reminisce about their previous competition win when they came from 3-0 down to eviscerate Espanyol.There’s a look ahead to the Monchi derby and Wolves’s contest with the Arsenal-conquering Olympiacos.Plus Real’s greatest keeper retires and why Man City have a bargain in Ferran TorresRUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: Inter 2-0 Getafe (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Man Utd 2-1 LASK with The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell (08m 30s) • PART 2a: Casillas retires and Torres joins City (16m 30s)• PART 2b: A look ahead to Man City v Real & Atalanta v PSG (23m 30s)• PART 3a: Leverkusen’s 88 UEFA Cup win revisited (26m 30s)• PART 3b: Sevilla v Roma preview (30m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 30s)• PART 5: Wolves v Olympiacos preview with The Athletic’s Tim Spiers (37m 30s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 2, 2020 • 1h 7min
Non-original pirate material
Arsenal are FA Cup winners once again with Aubameyang proving he is world class. With questions surrounding his future, are there any viable suitors for him? And should defeated Chelsea save the money for Kai Havertz and buy some defenders?We look ahead to the return of the Europa League and the Champions League this week – a big midweek for Sarri and Weghorst.The Bees face the Cottagers for a place in the Premier League. Who will prevail? Newcomers Brentford or everyone’s favourite away day in Fulham?Eddie Howe leaves his beloved Bournemouth. But will a lack of charisma rule him out of Premier League employment? And The Athletic’s Chris Waugh fills us in on Newcastle’s collapsed takeover.Plus Sancho, Callejon and Conte kicking off again.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea (02m 00s)• PART 2: Brentford v Fulham preview with the Beesotted and Fulhamish podcasts (18m 00s) • PART 3a: Eddie Howe leaves Bournemouth (25m 30s)• PART 3b: Newcastle’s takeover collapses, with The Athletic’s Chris Waugh (31m 00s)• PART 4: A look ahead to the return of the Champions League & Europa League (41m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Your tweets (55m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 2020 • 51min
Multi-goal ding-dong tussle
Arsenal take on Chelsea this Saturday in the FA Cup final. With each side’s attacking strengths and defensive weaknesses, could we be in for a classic?It’s time to look back at the Premier League season just gone and do the end of season awards thing.Were we too harsh on Newcastle and not harsh enough on Norwich? We discuss our favourite moments and characters from 2019/20. Silva, Djenepo, Morrison - all the key figures.Plus Brentford on their way to Wembley and the joys of an uncomfortable ground.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Watford looking at Lucarelli? (01m 00s)• PART 2: Arsenal v Chelsea FA Cup final preview (03m 30s) • PART 3: Brentford on their way to Wembley (15m 30s)• PART 4: End of season awards (22m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (38m 00s)• PART 6: Our hottest takes on this season and next (40m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 27, 2020 • 39min
So it was all Pogba
Juventus win their 9th title in a row, a Scudetto that’s received more criticism than celebration. Are we wrong to be underwhelmed by Maurizio Sarri, the coach who never had anything handed to him?Who can dethrone the Old Lady next season? How will Pippo Inzaghi’s Benevento fare? And what does VAR have against Sassuolo?PSG are back and back winning domestic silverware, warming up for Atalanta in a cup final that sees a career-ending tackle on Kylian Mbappe. Not like that.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Juventus make it 9 in a row (02m 00s)• PART 2: PSG win the Coupe De France, with Julien Laurens (13m 00s) • PART 3: The contenders to beat Juve to the title next season? (23m 00s)• PART 4: Sassuolo’s VAR woes & Pippo Inzaghi returns to Serie A (31m 30s)GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 27, 2020 • 58min
Who’s laughing now?
Bournemouth are victorious but go down with Watford as Villa stay up. Was it Grealish’s last game at Villa? Was it Howe’s final match as Bournemouth boss? And which teams will be battling relegation next season?Manchester United and Chelsea qualify for the Champions League but it’s time to pay tribute to the individual achievements of Vardy, De Bruyne, Sterling and Potter.Plus Leighton Baines’ Morrissey knowledge, the Bellingham debate and how Middlesbrough used to sign players.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1a: The final day as it happened (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Leicester 0-2 Man Utd (07m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea 2-0 Wolves with Matt Davies-Adams (13m 30s)• PART 3: Villa survive as Bournemouth and Watford go down (18m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the action on the final day (33m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (47m 00s)• PART 6: Nick Miller on Swansea 1-0 Brentford and Harrogate get to Wembley (49m 00s)GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.