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Argentina have played their first game since the World Cup, and their first real glimpse of life after Lionel Messi might already be here.

Tim Vickery breaks down Argentina’s 4-0 win over Bolivia and explains why Lionel Scaloni staying could be an even bigger story than Messi leaving. From Nico Paz and Franco Mastantuono competing to shape Argentina’s attack, to Boca Juniors teenager Leonel Flores showing signs of becoming an Ángel Di María-style weapon, Argentina’s next generation is beginning to emerge.

Tim also looks at Exequiel Palacios’ influence in midfield, Cristian Romero captaining Argentina in his hometown, the Lautaro Martínez-Julián Álvarez partnership, and what Argentina still needs to learn against stronger opposition. Is Argentina already building the team that will take them towards 2030?

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The international break is here, but for Africa and South America it means two very different things.

Dotun Adebayo is joined by Tim Vickery and Maher Mezahi to look beyond the usual international-break headlines and explain what is really at stake across two continents.

In Africa, qualification for AFCON 2027 begins. Nigeria start their campaign without Victor Osimhen, while Madagascar provide a reminder of just how quickly the balance of power is changing across African football.

Maher explains the role academies and diaspora players are playing in that change, from Cape Verde and Comoros to Madagascar and Mali, and why getting player development right in Africa is far more complicated than simply copying the European model.

There is also a huge opening fixture between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Hervé Renard is back with the Elephants and beginning a new generation, while Carlos Queiroz remains in charge of a Ghana side facing a rebuild of its own.

Then Tim takes us to South America, where attention has already turned towards the 2030 World Cup.

What happens to Argentina after Lionel Messi? Who becomes South America's next great number 10? And can Carlo Ancelotti rebuild a Brazil side that now needs something it once produced almost automatically: midfielders capable of controlling matches?

Plus, why the unusual format of the 2030 World Cup could completely change South American qualifying, and why national teams outside Europe are finding it increasingly difficult to organise meaningful international friendlies.

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England have just gone down 3-2 to world champions Spain at Wembley, but Tim Vickery and Henry Winter believe Thomas Tuchel has problems that go far beyond one result.

Why does England still struggle to control the biggest games? Should Trent Alexander-Arnold be starting? And perhaps most importantly, who replaces Harry Kane when England's captain can no longer lead the line?

Tim and Henry also turn to Brazil, where clubs have approved a major reduction in the number of foreign players allowed in matchday squads. Will it create more opportunities for young Brazilian talent, or is the country's player-development problem much deeper?

From Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon to Brazil's disappearing street-football culture, this episode of Futebol & Football looks at how England and Brazil are trying to produce the next generation.

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Tim Vickery and Henry Winter take on the biggest stories from both sides of the Atlantic.

With pressure building around Michael Carrick at Manchester United, Henry offers a rare insight into the man behind the manager, from working with Carrick on his autobiography to the perfectionism that shaped his playing and coaching career.

Tim and Henry also revisit Carrick's extraordinary England career, debate whether peak Carrick would start ahead of Declan Rice, and ask why English football still struggles to produce elite No.6s.

Then attention turns to England. Thomas Tuchel prepares to face world champions Spain at Wembley after a turbulent World Cup, while five players have already withdrawn from the squad.

Plus: why South American players view international duty differently, Brazil's post-World Cup rebuild under Carlo Ancelotti, the strange problem facing South American qualifying for 2030, and what a 64-team World Cup could do to international football.

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Brazil has won the last seven Copa Libertadores. Now Flamengo, Palmeiras and Fluminense are into the 2026 semi-finals, with Estudiantes the only team standing between Brazil and another all-Brazilian final.

Tim Vickery breaks down an extraordinary week of South American football.

Memphis Depay had the chance to save Corinthians deep into stoppage time, only to send his penalty over the bar. Flamengo were pushed to the brink by Independiente del Valle. Palmeiras somehow survived a late LDU Quito comeback and penalty shootout. Fluminense had to fight their way past first-time Libertadores entrants Platense.

Tim also explains the bigger story behind Brazil's dominance: the financial gap, squad depth and why opponents now have almost no margin for error against the continent's biggest Brazilian clubs.

Plus, we head into the Copa Sudamericana for Boca Juniors vs São Paulo, Vasco da Gama, Atlético Mineiro, Santos and Montevideo City Torque.

The 2026 Libertadores semi-finals are set:

Flamengo vs Estudiantes

Palmeiras vs Fluminense

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Is a new-look England beginning to take shape under Thomas Tuchel?

On a new mini-series called 'Mini Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery & Henry Winter', Henry is at Wembley after the announcement of England’s latest squad, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer back in the fold alongside Alex Scott, Kobbie Mainoo and Jarrad Branthwaite.

Henry looks at the creativity Tuchel now has at his disposal, from Trent’s passing range to Palmer’s ability between the lines and Alex Scott’s invention in midfield.

Could this be an England side capable of playing with more freedom, getting on the front foot and making better use of the attacking talent around Harry Kane?

With world champions Spain coming to Wembley, we could be about to get our first proper look at the next version of Tuchel’s England.

Henry also reflects on the World Cup before looking ahead to the players who could shape England’s next chapter.

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Enzo Fernández has taken almost no time to make his presence felt at Manchester City.

After City went down to ten men in the Manchester derby, Henry Winter was struck by the Argentine’s response. His aggression, control and ability to take responsibility made him look, in Henry’s words, like he was playing as two men.

Tim Vickery and Henry discuss why Fernández could be exactly what Manchester City need in their rebuilt midfield, Elliot Anderson’s rise and the controversial Erling Haaland winner at Old Trafford.

Before Manchester, the conversation starts in Venice.

Henry was at Venezia against Fiorentina to watch Franco Mastantuono score a hat-trick. Tim explains why the 19-year-old’s loan from Real Madrid could be a crucial moment in his development, why young South American players can lose momentum in Europe and why Mastantuono may eventually have to change position to fulfil his potential.

They also discuss the changing power structure of South American football, Flamengo’s growing pull, the golden age of British football fanzines, whether journalists have become disconnected from supporters and whether modern football fandom has become more tribal.

Plus, Luka Modrić’s obsession with analysing his own performances, Bruno Guimarães working on how he reacts to mistakes, Marcus Rashford and Cristiano Ronaldo’s support teams, and why longevity at the top rarely happens by accident.

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Before Fan TV, social media and football influencers, supporters had fanzines.

Dotun Adebayo and Tim Vickery are joined by writer and broadcaster Daniel Gray to tell the story of the football fanzine movement that challenged clubs, fought racism, questioned authority and helped change British football.

Daniel is the author of Fanzine: The Story of Football’s Alternative Press, his new book exploring the extraordinary supporter-led movement that grew from the terraces during the 1980s and 1990s.

After researching around 8,000 fanzines and speaking to more than 40 editors and contributors, Daniel explains how homemade publications became a genuine force inside football.

They discuss why football clubs were frightened of fanzines, the campaigns against ID cards and racism, Hillsborough through the eyes of supporters, the influence of punk and Private Eye, Brian Clough’s furious encounter with a Nottingham Forest fanzine and why Daniel does not see modern Fan TV as the true successor to fanzine culture.

Plus, why a new generation increasingly tired of living entirely online could yet keep the printed football fanzine alive.

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Jarrod Bowen could have left West Ham after relegation. Instead, he stayed. Now he’s leading them from the front.

After Bowen’s brace helped West Ham beat Bolton 3-2 and move top of the Championship, Mark Webster joins Dotun Adebayo and Seb White on the Brazilian Shirt Name podcast to discuss why life outside the Premier League might be exactly what the Hammers needed.

They discuss Bowen’s growing status as a West Ham leader, Nuno Espírito Santo adapting to the Championship, why football without VAR feels different, the importance of West Ham’s travelling support and the academy players getting their opportunity.

Plus, with Millwall approaching, Mark explains the history behind one of English football’s fiercest rivalries and why its rarity has only intensified it.

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Estêvão chose Chelsea partly because they saw him as a No.10. So why is a possible wing-back role now part of the conversation?

Tim Vickery and Henry Winter discuss where Brazil’s exceptional young talent fits under Xabi Alonso, the competition from Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers, and why Michael Owen’s injury history is a reminder to be patient.

Elsewhere, who is setting football’s agenda: people who understand the game, or whoever shouts loudest online? From fake quotes to a young Corinthians supporter needing a police escort after receiving Neymar’s shirt, Tim and Henry explore what happens when rivalry turns into hostility.

They also debate how an opposition candidate could beat Gianni Infantino, why the Club World Cup matters so much in Brazil, whether Flamengo can challenge Europe’s best, and why Martin Ødegaard might be Arsenal’s best “new signing”.

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