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Lower League Lockdown Life

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John Bennett talks European football with Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Kristof Terreur. Guillem Balagué joins the pod to react to Xavi changing his mind about leaving Barcelona. The panel discuss Bayern Munich contacting Ralf Rangnick about their manager’s job, and Inter winning Serie A. And Dutch football writer Elko Born swings by to give the lowdown on Feyenoord’s Arne Slot, who’s confirmed he wants Liverpool job. 00:35 Mbappé’s nutmeg
02:25 President Macron scores a penalty
05:50 Xavi to remain as Barcelona coach until 2025
15:45 Rangnick 'contacted by Bayern Munich' about manager job
25:00 Arne Slot confirms he wants Liverpool job
31:30 Inter seal Serie A title by winning Milan derby

Euro Leagues: Xavi stays & Guillem’s Thong Song

Steve Crossman has reaction to Wednesday’s Premier League results as Everton stun Liverpool. He’s joined by Conor Coady, Michael Brown, Andy Reid, Clinton Morrison and correspondent John Murray. Hear from Jürgen Klopp, Sean Dyche, and Erik ten Hag after Manchester United come from behind twice to beat Sheffield United. And Dutch journalist Marcel van der Kraan joins the pod with Liverpool set to open talks with Feyenoord over manager Arne Slot. 01:45 A blow for Liverpool in the title race
02:50 A performance for Everton to be proud of
06:05 Klopp’s last Merseyside Derby ends in defeat
11:25 Klopp: “Nothing good to say about tonight”
13:30 Man Utd fight back twice to beat Sheff Utd
20:15 Mateta scores twice as Palace beat Newcastle
21:50 Bournemouth into top half with win at Wolves
23:05 Everton’s Sean Dyche: “I asked the Toffees to rise”
25:05 Will Arne Slot be Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp replacement?

Liverpool lose to Everton & Arne to Slot in?

Ben Haines and England Women's record goal scorer Ellen White are joined by Bay FC’s Jen Beattie. Jen gives an insight into life in San Francisco and how the NWSL compares to the WSL, plus her thoughts on the new Taylor Swift album!  Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert drops by after scoring the only goal against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final, making it advantage Chelsea heading into the second leg.  As the Championship also draws to a close Head of Women’s Football at Crystal Palace Grace Williams joins the pod as the club sit on the brink of promotion.  Timecodes:
0:10 Intro
01:30 Jen Beattie & Bay FC!
12:10 Erin Cuthbert on Champions League
24:10 Title Race
30:00 Grace Williams Crystal Palace

Women’s Football Weekly: Erin Cuthbert on Chelsea's Champions League dream

Steve Crossman is joined on the Tuesday Night Club with former Chelsea goalkeeper Rob Green, ex Manchester City midfielder Izzy Christiansen & ESPN's Senior Football writer Mark Ogden. Hear reaction to Arsenal's 5-0 win over Chelsea at the Emirates which sends them three points clear at the top of the Premier League table with Alistair Bruce-Ball and former Brighton striker Glenn Murray plus Mikel Arteta, Mauricio Pochettino and Ben White. The panel also discuss the news that UEFA is set to confirm nations will have 26-man squads for this summer’s European Championship in Germany, Erik ten Hag's future at Manchester United and Unai Emery's new contract at Aston Villa. Leicester boss Enzo Maresca also gives his thoughts after his side's 5-0 win over Southampton took them to within one win of promotion. TOPICS
0 mins - Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea
2 mins - Mikel Arteta
8 mins - Mauricio Pochettino
13 mins - Ben White
15 mins - Leicester 5-0 Southampton
17 mins - Enzo Maresca
18 mins - Euros squad discussion
24 mins - Erik ten Hag's Manchester United future
33 mins - Unai Emery's new contract at Aston Villa

Arsenal thrash Chelsea, Erik ten Hag's future and Unai Emery's new deal

Kelly Cates is joined by Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Shay Given for the Monday Night Club. They begin by talking about Nottingham Forest's frustration with refereeing following their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Everton. Victory for Sean Dyche's side leads into discussion about their fight to stay in the Premier League, before Burnley are the focus following their 4-1 win at Sheffield United. The panel then cover Manchester United scraping past Coventry City to make the FA Cup final, delving into the topic of goalkeepers receiving yellow cards, after incidents involving United's André Onana and Aston Villa's Emiliano Martínez during the past week. TIMECODES: 05:43 - Nottingham Forest
21:45 - Everton
27:42 - Burnley
33:38 - Manchester United and Coventry City
42:23 - Goalkeepers and yellow cards

Lower League Lockdown Life

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