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Ryan Walters is joined by Peter Hampshire and Todd Wilde to discuss the opening month of the K League season and some of the biggest talking points from the month of May. In the first segment, the three discuss the early season title contenders in each division, whether or not they'll still be there at the end of the season, and the delightful surprise that is Suwon FC.

In the second segment, Peter and Todd take the lead to discuss the rough returns of Gwangju and Busan, and how the opening month may not actually be all that indicative of the season ahead. The second round of the FA Cup, and the overwhelming amount of K2 clubs that prevailed is also discussed along with what's still missing from the tournament.

Lastly, the hosts discuss the early season Golden Boot race, and the surprise starts for Seongnam FC and Bucheon 1995; two teams punching well above their weight thus far. They then hop into the Eulji Lewis Mailbag and answer questions about managers on the hot seat, the secret to beating Ulsan, and what could be a very interesting summer transfer window.

All that and more in this week's edition of The K League United Podcast.

After Sam and Ben begin the episode with a smidgen of K League chat, and housekeeping following announcements last week from both the J.League and AFC (to 15:08), they welcome back frequent guest Alex Bishop - one half of the FC Tokyo Kai-Guys from twitter - for a chat on FC Tokyo winding up their Under 23 team before the start of the new J3 season (to 42:10). The guys then move on to discuss how Tokyo (and other teams) might handle such a gruelling set of upcoming fixtures - with The Gasmen potentially playing between 45 and 50 games in less than six months - ahead of the release of the J.League fixture list next Monday.

Sydney FC legend Alex Brosque joins the program to discuss the 10 year anniversary of the Victory v Sydney Grand Final, what he's been doing in isolation, his current role with Sydney FC and most importantly, how he maintains his luxurious beard!

Join Josh Parish and Athos Sirianos for this big Wednesday edition of At Home With FNR!

Sydney FC legend Alex Brosque joins the program to discuss the 10 year anniversary of the Victory v Sydney Grand Final, what he's been doing in isolation, his current role with Sydney FC and most importantly, how he maintains his luxurious beard!

Join Josh Parish and David Cvetkovski on another edition of The Lions Den!

On this week's program club legend Chris Emsovski recounts some of his favourite memories and Bianca Trimboli gives a player's update from the women's team.

Coming up on today's show!

• The latest in Premier League and EFL news

• the re-opening fixtures across the top two divisions

• Our season prediction do-overs

• A look away from the ‘big six’

• The destiny of League One and League Two Football

• Premier League loan gems in the EFL

• and plenty more!

Its "What-If Fridays" with Nick D'Urbano, Nicholas Hughes, and Ed Gooden!

Our topics for this Fridays is Timo Werner to Chelsea, Bundesliga Weekend Preview, Newcastle United Takeover plus our Football News Roundup!

Mere months after denying their rivals the title on the final day of the season, the Pohang Steelers welcome Ulsan Hyundai to the Steelyard this Saturday night in a massive early season clash. To preview the match itself, get a sense of what it means to each team, and chat a bit about Asian football in general, we interviewed two players set to take center stage.

In the first segment, Ryan Walters speaks with current Golden Boot leader, and perennial MVP candidate, Júnior Negrão. The two discuss the Ulsan striker's time in Thai League, the ever elusive hat-trick, and focusing on the joy of the game even when the pressure is at its highest. They then discuss the match at hand this weekend, how much the title deciding match is still in his mind, and what he and the team are doing to prepare to take the next step this season.

In the second segment, Matthew Binns chats with two time A-League champion, and occasional Socceroo midfielder, Brandon O'Neill. They go over how amazingly timed his move to Pohang was, adapting to K League, and what's working well for the Steelers so far this season. No stranger to big games having played in the Sydney Derby for years, Brandon tells Matthew about his preparation for the match and what he hopes to see Pohang achieve this season.

All that and more in this week's edition of The K League United Podcast.

Ian Syson and Paul Mavroudis return for another edition of If You Know Your History! with special guest Greg Werner!

This is it... surely. After a few false starts, the J.League announced return to play dates for J1 and J2, and a commencement date for J3, last Friday, and Sean Carroll joined Sam and Ben to chat all about it.

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