Stadio: A Football Podcast

Musa and Ryan are joined by a special guest and one of their favourite commentators, Derek Rae! They chat about the preparation and process of his commentary (03:48), how tuning in to a German radio station as a youngster led to a curiosity that would lead to covering the Bundesliga (11:16), his thoughts on Aberdeen’s brilliant season so far (43:49), the importance of accurate name pronunciations and his work on 'EA Sports FC' (57:49).

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Guest: Derek Rae

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Musa and Ryan begin with some fun grassroots football chat before turning their attention to Serie A (06.03), where just two points separate the top six. They start off by chatting about Inter and Napoli’s 1-1 draw at San Siro, thanks to goals from Scott McTominay and a Hakan Çalhanoğlu thunderbolt. They then head to the Premier League, where Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa took them five points clear (21:16), an impressive Brighton ensured Manchester City’s poor run continues (29:09), Ipswich and Wolves got their first league wins of the season, and it ended all square at Stamford Bridge. Finally, there’s a quick roundup of the Bundesliga (40:30) and La Liga (40:52).

Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Was this the week that the much-anticipated jeopardy well and truly arrived in the Champions League? Musa and Ryan chat about some seismic results in Match Day 4, including Milan’s win in the Bernabéu to cause even more problems for Real Madrid, Inter’s win over Arsenal, Liverpool at the top of another league, two harsh handball calls—and one that was very strange indeed—plus loads more.

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Musa and Ryan focus this week on the Premier League, where there was a first win for Southampton, who got a last-minute winner over Everton (02:22), and a first defeat for Manchester City at the hands of a very impressive Bournemouth side (10:30). Nottingham Forest are up to third, Liverpool turned it around against Brighton to go back top (15:05), Arsenal’s struggles continue as they were punished by Newcastle (18:43), and Spurs bounced back to put four past Villa (26:03). Elsewhere, Dortmund inflicted a first defeat of the season on RB Leipzig (36:42), St. Pauli won away again, and there was another Ademola Lookman masterpiece, this time at Napoli!

Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production Supervision: Jonathan Fisher

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Musa and Ryan quickly recap some of the midweek cup games in England before opening up the mailbag! They answer questions on Ruud van Nistelrooy looking the part, ahead of Rúben Amorim’s likely appointment as Manchester United head coach (05:02), the fallout from the men’s Ballon d’Or (12:31), AI officiating (20:08), adding any player from your club’s history into the current squad (24:12), NBA and football friendships (27:00), and more!

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Musa and Ryan chat about Barcelona’s 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in the Clásico at the Bernabéu (02:11), and discuss whether Hansi Flick has given Barça a direction of travel not seen for a few years. They also chat about the Derby d’Italia draw (27:25), the Clásico in France (31:46), and some Bundesliga stuff (34:24). Finally, there’s the section Musa and Ryan did with Ian on 'Wrighty’s House' about Arsenal and Liverpool sharing the points (38:08), and the rest of the Premier League (56:45).

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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After Musa and Ryan had already recorded two shows, Manchester United announced that they had sacked Erik ten Hag, following a 2-1 defeat away at West Ham. So here's an instant reaction podcast to discuss the news (01:55) and look at what Manchester United should do next. All information on the other episodes is at the start of the show!

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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There were two huge games between Spanish and German giants in the Champions League this week, so Musa and Ryan begin in Barcelona, where Hansi Flick performed a master class against his old side Bayern thanks to a Raphinha hat trick (02:19). The night before there was an equally enthralling game in Madrid, where Dortmund surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 5-2 to Real Madrid in the Bernabéu, where Vinícius Jr. took the plaudits and Nuri Sahin was left ruing a premature substitution (15:53). They then shout out some other results from match day three (27:19): Aston Villa is top of the Champions League, Liverpool is second only on goal difference, Lille completed a double over Madrid teams and the new format is maybe starting to heat up.

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield, so Musa and Ryan begin there and also chat about whether the Premier League is looking a little less predictable this season, as well as whether dropped points are as critical (02:38). They also touch on Manchester City’s late win over Wolves (16:10) and wrap up the rest of the Premier League, before chatting about Inter Miami’s MLS record points tally (25:42), Gavi’s return (29:18), Harry Kane’s first proper German hat trick (36:13), and more.

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher

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Musa and Ryan are back and begin with the news that Thomas Tuchel will be the new England men’s manager, which is an appointment they obviously love, despite the debate surrounding it (02:24). They then touch on Sir Alex Ferguson no longer being a global Manchester United ambassador (18:05), Jürgen Klopp becoming head of global soccer at Red Bull (24:25), the Premier League’s APT case findings that were announced last week (26:30) and more.

Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga

Producer: Ryan Hunn

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