Just Football

Bottom line up front: This week we discuss related to the World Cup such as the Nations League tournament and qualifiers, the rivalry between the USA and Canada, and potential changes to the World Cup qualifying process. Transfer rumours and Ruben Neves

Key Points:

• World Cup Changes: We touch on the Nations League tournament, the rivalry between the USA and Canada, and the potential changes to the World Cup qualifying process. We briefly talk about England's style of play and success in qualifiers, and proposed a World Group system similar to the Davis Cup in Tennis in order to increase the number of teams that qualify for the World Cup and make it more competitive. Should we get rid of seeding to make it more interesting?
• Soccer Showcase: We talk about a special moment moment between father and son at a soccer tournament and have our regular weekly quiz - Does Dan P win?

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Bottom Line Up Front: Joey Fitz joins us to discuss this week's football news. Joey is on loan from the Game Club podcast - could he make the switch permanent?

• European Trophies: We discuss West Ham United and Manchester City as they go on European glory
• Joey on Villa: Joey takes us through his journey with Villa and why Douglaz Luiz and Jacob Ramsey aren't Villa's player of the season. We touch upon Unai emery's time at Arsenal

You can find Joey on Twitter @joeyfitz91 or listen his podcast here.

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Bottom line up front: In this episode we are delighted to welcome the very first guest to the show - Matias Sørevik. Our logo has turned red and white in honour of SK Brann who he and (we now) support.

Key Points:

• SK Brann: Matias talks to us about SK Brann, give a fascinating history on how football developed in Norway with a link to Britain.
• Haaland, Dundalk and perception of football: Matias teaches us how to pronounce Erling Braut Haaland and Martin Ødegaard, guides us through promotion and relegation of the Norwegian leagues and a bit of Dundalk talk
• Leadership Coach: Matias talks us through his incredible work helping teenagers grow their leadership and communication skills, and contribute to social innovation through creative thinking, sport and football.

You can find Matias here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiassorevik/

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Bottom line up front: We talk about the awful and vile abuse Anthony Taylor and his family received following the UEFA Cup Final, what can be done to prevent this in the future?

Key Points:

• Manager of the Season: Should Pep Guardiola but manager of the season, is it flawed and are there more worthy winners? What should go into the decision making of Manager of the Season
• Inter, FA Cup Final, Quiz and more: Dan P gives us a history of Inter Milan, Arsenal's Women's team join the men on the lap of honour, FA Cup talk and the great Zlatan retiring. Our weekly quiz has us thinking long and hard.

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Referee abuse from the UEFA Cup Final, Arsenal Women's Lap of Honour, Manager of the Year and Zlatan Ibrahimović

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This is an episode from Just Forget About IT with Dan, Dan and Dave - this episode led to the creation of this podcast. Dan S introduces this episode - we hope you enjoy!

The Premier League has seen some of the greatest football players in history, from Thierry Henry to Harry Kane, and many more. But what if you could bring together the best players from different eras to create the ultimate Premier League dream team? In this podcast, we'll be exploring the greatest players to have graced the league and creating the ultimate team from their talents.

Episode Highlights:

Selecting the best players: We'll begin by discussing the process of selecting the players for our ultimate dream team. We'll consider various factors such as their individual skill levels, their impact on the league and their compatibility with other players.

The defence: We'll start with the back-line and discuss the greatest Premier League defenders of all time, including Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, and Virgil Van Dijk. We'll debate who would make the cut in our dream team, and what qualities they bring to the table.

Midfield: Next, we'll discuss the midfielders, considering players such as Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes, and Frank Lampard. We'll examine their strengths and weaknesses, and how they would work together in our ultimate dream team.

Attack: Finally, we'll look at the forward players, discussing the likes of Dennis Begkamp, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Alan Shearer. We'll examine how they would complement each other's playing styles and who would make the cut for our dream team.

Manager: In addition to selecting players, we'll also consider who the ideal manager would be to lead our ultimate dream team. We'll discuss the qualities and attributes that would be necessary for the manager to get the best out of our team.

In this podcast, we'll be exploring the greatest Premier League players of all time and creating the ultimate dream team from their talents. We'll debate the merits of different players and consider how they would work together in a team. Whether you're a fan of English football or just a lover of the beautiful game, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in seeing the best of the best come together to create the ultimate Premier League dream team.

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Bottom line up front: The Premier League season has ended with a variety of teams competing in different competitions, with Harry Kane scoring 30 goals for Tottenham and Cencelo achieving a remarkable feat. Thanks to Lord Joey for your themed XI - I think you're Emmental but it's very, very Gouda.

Key Points:

• European Glory: In the Premier League who were relegated from Leicester, Leeds and Everton and made the European places? We discuss what happened in the Bundeligia on a quite remarkable final day and
• Football Teams, Quizzes, Freedom: There's a feature on Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday as well as mentions of he upcoming FA Cup and Europa League finals. Another quiz this week and I'm not sure what was more tense - the play-off finals or this! A quick mention about Harry Kane being awarded the freedom of London and Bukayo Saka's new contract.

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Football Roundup: 

• This week the hosts discuss Ivan Toney's ban, was it just, how does it compare to others and there avenues to explore such as education and banning betting advertisements.
• An MLS player is suspended for potential match fixing
• Indonesia vs Thailand mass brawl, Vinícius Júnior and racism, West Ham defending themselves from AZ Alkmaar 'fans'
• Man City winning the Premier League
• The relegation battle continues

Feature: This week we learn and discuss the struggle of Luton Town and Coventry City in their remarkable climb back up the league.

Quiz: We finish off with a quiz where we have to guess the player based on which clubs they played for

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• Football Roundup: The Dan's and Dave discuss the Women's FA Cup final, the title race in the Premier League, Barcelona title win in La Liga and the race between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. We discuss a goal that was disallowed in the Spanish League, as well as the relegation battle in the Premier League between three teams and only one can survive. Finally, they discussed Harry Kane equalling Salah's record of scoring in 24 different league games and David De Gea's golden gloves.

• Premier League Sponsors:  This week's quiz is to guess the shirt sponsors of Premier League teams - who will win this week?

We have our first trailer which is from Casting Views, you can find them on Twitter @CastingViews and on Linktree.

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• Premier League Standings: In this episode we discuss the current standings in the Premier League, with Manchester City and Arsenal duking it out for the title. We consider the remaining Champions League spots as well as potential relegation candidates. Will Chelsea should make changes in light of Financial Fair Play (FFP)regulations? Check out the @SwissRamble on Twitter. Have Everton been mismanaged and who will and won't survive the drop?
• Football Chatter: We discussed a range of other topics in the world of football, from the Women's Super League, to the upcoming Women's World Cup, FIFA, ISL and kickbacks. We also discuss players going against their manager's orders (Gündoğan + Haaland), referees and their handball decisions, and the challenge of making a football team out of food and drink names.

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Overview: In this episode of Just Football, we discuss Tottenham Hotspur's recent struggles and suggests they need a new manager and investment in the transfer window. They contemplate potential managers and the flaws with the current squad.

Key Points:

• Spurs' Troubles: In this episode of Just Football, the we discuss Tottenham Hotspur's recent troubles and how they compare to other teams such as Arsenal, Brighton, and Aston Villa. Do Spurs need to get rid of their current manager (Stellini was sacked after the episode was recorded) and invest in a young, hungry manager with a clear message from the board. Should Spurs follow the Arsenal model refresh their ageing squad?
• Tottenham Talk: This episode of the Just Football Podcast discussed Tottenham Hotspur's performance this season, with a focus on fan frustrations. We discuss the difficulty of staying competitive and potential of playing in the Europa League or Europa Conference League.

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