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Rob Gilbert, Willem van Denderen and Derek Dyson are joined by Daniel Garb after a seismic week in which a young Australian had a profound impact on world football, as Adelaide United's Josh Cavallo announced he's proud to be gay.

Daniel also previews a few of the stories brewing in the A-League men's competition whith under a month until kick-off, and The Athletic's Roshane Thomas returns to the show as West Ham continue to consolidate their recent success.

Rob Tanner weighs in on another side who continue to defy expectations, Leicester, and the panel wonders whether Xavi will be mad enough to take up the mantle at Barcelona.

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Rob Gilbert, Derek Dyson and Willem van Denderen are joined by The ABC's Stephanie Brantz to preview the Matildas upcoming friendlies against Brazil in Parramatta, and assess the news Football Australia will put Lisa De Vanna's claims before Sport Integrity Australia.

Former Liverpool and England defender Stephen Warnock also returns to the programme to reflect on Mohamed Salah's outrageous display against Watford, and look ahead to the Reds' clash with Manchester United.

Ange's reward for effort at Celtic and United's inconsistency are also on the agenda, as is Gianni Infantino's supposed change of heart regarding a Biennial World Cup - but for how long?

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Rob Gilbert, Derek Dyson & Willem van Denderen are joined by The Asian Game’s Scott McIntyre to review the Socceroos 2-1 loss to Japan on Tuesday night, the Samurai Blue pegging back three points in what is proving an enthralling AFC World Cup qualifying group.

The Athletic’s Chris Waugh also returns to the show to discuss the finer points of Newcastle United’s takeover by a Saudi-backed consortium, how the news has been received by fans at St James’ Park, and what it could mean for Steve Bruce.

European qualifiers, the UEFA Women’s Champions League & Diego Castro’s legacy at Perth Glory are also on the agenda.

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Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by The ABC's Tracey Holmes to unpack Lisa De Vanna's explosive claims of sexual harassment, bullying and exclusion in the women's game, how De Vanna's exit from the game has been handled, and it's implications ahead of the women's World Cup.

Perth Glory Football Operations Manager Terry McFlynn also returns to the program to discuss the signing of Daniel Sturridge, how the deal was done, and what they expect of their prized striker.

Willem van Denderen covers the Socceroos record breaking 11th straight World Cup qualifying win in a single campaign and the results of Western United's stoush with South Melbourne, and Derek Dyson takes a look at Arsenal's Women's side, and the goings on in La Liga. 

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In this episode Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by the APL’s Managing Director Danny Townsend to discuss their decision to unify Australia’s top domestic leagues under the uniform banner of ‘A-Leagues’, doing away with the ‘W-League’ moniker.

Following that Simon Hill returns to the program to reflect the ABC’s mid-week Four Corners report into club ownership in Australia. What was the program’s objective? What did it achieve? Why now?

The Athletic’s Andy Naylor also analyses Brighton’s cracking start to the Premier League, Graham Potter’s side having defied expectations to sit sixth after six matches.

Willem van Denderen and Derek Dyson cover football from all corners of the globe, from the FFA Cup to the Champions League, and plenty in between.

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Rob Gilbert and Willem van Denderen are joined by former Matilda Amy Chapman to analyse where it went for Tony Gustavsson and the Matildas, in their 3-2 midweek loss to Ireland. 

The Times’ Henry Winter also joins the program to reflect on the life and times of legendary English striker-turned-pundit Jimmy Greaves, who passed away aged 81 after a life of goals, records and laughs.

Michael Edgley and Derek Dyson cast the net far and wide in their review of the past week in the world game, with various tension mounting at Barcelona, Celtic and Manchester City.

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Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Socceroos mainstay Jackson Irvine to discuss the early stages of his career with Bundesliga 2. club St Pauli, and how he and the national side are handling the myriad of challenges being thrown their way during World Cup qualification.

Later Marcela Mora y Araujo returns to the program following Lionel Messi’s passing of Pele’s record of most international goals scored by a South American man. After such a long, strained relationship, have the Argentian public finally fallen in love with their maestro?

Willem van Denderen reports on all the big issues at home and abroad, including the return of the FFA Cup and Last 16 of the Asian Champions League, and Derek Dyson mediates a debate over the proposed biennial World Cup, and casts a critical eye over the Champions League.

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In a remodelled Box2Box format, Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by former NSL star Scott Patterson to reflect on the Socceroos victories over China and Vietnam in the final stage of AFC Qualifying - was their cause for concern in the latter game, or should we take the points and move on?

The PFA's co-Chief Executive Beau Busch returns to the program to discuss the specifics of their first Collective Bargaining Agreement in partnership with the APL, ahead of the new broadcast era. What does it mean for the future of our footballers, both male and female?

Willem van Denderen continues to cover all the big issues in the world game with increased focus on local affairs, while Derek Dyson seeks to make sense of the week's madness in Sao Paulo, and the persistent push for a biennial World Cup.

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Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Football Australia CEO James Johnson for a wide-ranging chat on the state of the game: negotiations to bring the Socceroos home, High Performance appointments, and approach to raising pay in the women's game are all on the agenda.

Former Socceroos skipper Paul Wade revels in the side's brilliant 3-0 win over China to kickstart the third phase of AFC World Cup qualifying, and Dimitri Petratos discusses his decision to sign with Western Sydney.

Finally The Age's Michael Lynch rejoices in Tottenham's cracking start to the Premier League season - but is it sustainable?

With the usual contributions from Willem van Denderen, Derek Dyson and Dean Hennessey, including a European Qualifiers wrap and deep-dive on the worsening state of Arsenal. 

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Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Tokyo-based Japanese football journalist Sean Carroll to revel in the flying start Kevin Muscat has made as manager of Yokohama F. Marinos, with the side just a point off top spot after six consecutive wins to start his reign.

Turning to Europe, Philipe Auclair reflects on last weekend's ugly scenes between Marseille and Nice, and Gunnerblog's James McNicholas analyses the continued malaise at Arsenal, with Mikel Arteta in strife early in the season.

Finally, Socceroo Craig Goodwin discusses his decision to return home from Saudi Arabia to Adelaide United.

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