The Anglo-Italian Pod

We’ve made it to episode 15, and we’ve got a new guest ready to talk everything Arsenal-related with Ruairi. But before that, following the UCL round-of-sixteen draws, it’s time for your favorite hosts to share their followers’ predictions before analyzing the current league picture in Serie A and the Premier League. Finally, will you be able to guess Tommi’s quiz? It’s an easy one, apparently...

(02m22s) TIMELINE-UP - Football history: can you put four events in the correct chronological order?

(06m50s) EUROREVIEW - Twitter poll: what teams will make it to the UCL quarter finals? As for the domestic leagues, Inter beat Napoli and go -1 from the top, while Juventus keep struggling to find their identity. In the UK, Liverpool get a key win vs Tottenham, Chelsea drop points and Bielsa’s Leeds keep delivering sexy football.

(56m56s) WEEKLY TOPIC - Jack from @thegoonersnews and Ruairi try to make sense of what’s going wrong at Arsenal, breaking down everything from the team’s ownership all the way down to Arteta and his starting XI.

(01h54m15s) TIMELINE-UP - The correct timeline is revealed.

Your two favourite hosts bring on two special guests to thoroughly analyse what is actually going on at Manchester United and Inter. Our Euroreview will cover the latest teams to qualify for the round of sixteen with a focus on Atlético, Lazio and Atalanta, to then move onto Premier League and Serie A action. Finally, will you be able to guess Ruairi's trivia? Hint: it's bloody hard!

(06m45s) TIMELINE-UP - Football history: can you put five events in the correct chronological order?

(10m05) EUROREVIEW: UCL - After discussing the lost magic of the UCL group stages, we focus on Atlético, Lazio and Atalanta, the teams who've qualified in the nick of time: how did they do it and what should we expect from them?

(37m00) MAN UNITED - Our friend Bryce Jones joins us from Chicago to tell us everything Manchester United-related. And when we say everything, we mean it.

(1h05m50s) INTER - Uncle Sharma @RSharmzz joins us from Leicester to discuss what is going on at Inter, tackling issues like Conte's European reputation, Eriksen gate and how the nerazzurri now have a real chance to win the scudetto.

(1h37m25m) EUROREVIEW - EPL & SERIE A - Ruairi and Tommi break down this week's Premier League and Serie A action.

(1h49m15s) TIMELINE-UP - The correct timeline is revealed.

It's Friday, people! And you know what that means. Ruairi and Tommaso are back to deep-dive into this week's football, from the seven teams who are yet to qualify to the UCL round-of-16 all the way to Serie A, Premier League and some good ol' La Liga action. It's also Tommi's turn to test Ruairi's footballing knowledge, while in the Weekly Topic section we will take a closer look at the history behind two of this weekend's derbies: Juventus-Torino and Tottenham-Arsenal.

(1m27s) EUROREVIEW - Group B madness: what's going on at Real and will Inter manage to advance? While Lazio are still undefeated, can Atalanta manage to beat the mighty Ajax on their home turf? In the Premier League, Ruairi takes the opportunity to praise Bielsa's football and to go off on quite a heated Arsenal rant, while Tommi thoroughly analyses the very different narratives around Inter and Juventus

(56m12s) TIMELINE-UP - Football history: can you put these four events in the correct chronological order?

(1h02m28s) WEEKLY TOPIC - Juventus play Torino and Tottenham host Arsenal in this weekend's league action: how much do you actually know about these rivalries?

(1h35m40s) TIMELINE-UP - The correct line-up is revealed

As Bayern top their group and Inter buckle up for an impossible mission, who will survive the first stage and move to the round of sixteen? In this week's episode, Tommaso and Ruairi also take a look at the current picture in Serie A and in the Premier League, where Mourinho's Spurs might be up to something big. It's also Ruairi's turn to test Tommi's footballing memory in our very own Timeline-up, while our Weekly Topic is entirely dedicated to the one and only Diego Armando Maradona.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE LOW SOUND QUALITY. We thank you in advance for your understanding, please keep in mind that we are learning as we go.

(03m00s) EUROREVIEW - Champions League tops and flops and a quick look at this week's action in Italy and the UK. Can City bounce back in the league and will Sassuolo maintain their incredible form?

(35m35s) TIMELINE-UP - Football history: can you put these four events in the correct chronological order?

(38m30s) WEEKLY TOPIC - Diego Armando Maradona: a tribute to the greatest

(1h13m42s) TIMELINE-UP - The correct timeline is revealed

It's Friday yet again, and here we are with one of our favourite episodes so far! After walking you through the Euro 2021 groups and this week's Nations League headlines, Tommi and Ruairi preview this weekend's hottest clashes and introduce a brand-new quiz format. Have you reviewed your football history? Finally, in the weekly topic section, we have the honour of discussing Football Manager with Liam Bond, admin of Instagram page @footymanagermemes

(07m25s) EUROREVIEW - Nations League Final Four, Euro 2021 group breakdown and a quick preview to this weekend's most anticipated fixtures, both in Italy and in the UK

(37m45s) TIMELINE-UP - Football history: can you put five events in the correct chronological order?

(44m20s) WEEKLY TOPIC - Tommi and Ruairi discuss the Football Manager universe with one of the world's leading experts in the game, Mr. Liam Bond. From how he discovered the game to why Tommi should just shut up and play FM21, we also discuss tactics, the xG philosophy and the greatest features of the game's latest edition

(01h26m15s) TIMELINE-UP - The correct timeline is revealed

Roughly two months into the season, we take the current international break as an opportunity to take a thorough look at Serie A and the Premier League. Which teams are this year's surprises and which ones are most likely to win the title? Ruairi will test Tommi's football knowledge with a France '98-themed quiz, because well, you already know it: our weekly topic is indeed one of the coolest World Cups we've ever seen. So sit tight and buckle up: we are travelling to Paris, back in 1998...

(04m55s) - EUROREVIEW - Surprise packages, relegation dogfights and no clear favourites: how are the current Serie A and Premier League campaigns looking?

(38m43s) - RUAIRI'S QUIZ - Can you guess the mysterious player?

(42m00s) - WEEKLY TOPIC - Join us on a trip down memory lane, all the way to the France 1998 World Cup tournament, one of our very first memories of international football

(1h30m05s) - QUIZ SOLUTION

Haaland's antics, Lazio's shady testing system and Chelsea's clean sheets: halfway through the UCL group stage, Ruairi and Tommaso take a thorough look at this week's games and at how each group stands. Inspired by Ibra's timelessness, in our Weekly Topic section we take a look at some of the game's most longevous specimens, from Stoke-on-Trent all the way to Shizuoka, Japan. Finally, can you guess what player has played alongside Toni, Juninho, Vieira and Trezeguet? Find out the answer!

EUROREVIEW - Atletico's shaky defence, Inter's group B nightmare and Diogo Jota's masterclass are only some of the topics we cover during our UCL breakdown. Also, are AC Milan on a mission for the title and will Everton show their true intentions over the weekend? (04m20s)

TOMMI'S QUIZ - Can you guess the mysterious player? (37m00s)

WEEKLY TOPIC - At 39 years of age, Zlatan wonders "why run when you can fly?". He may be the most acrobatic, but there are other quality players who've defeated time throughout the history of the beautiful game... (40m10s)

QUIZ SOLUTION (01h03m00s)

In this Halloween Special, Ruairi and Tommaso take us through the main continental football headlines before giving the floor to nine listeners, who will share with us all the very worst moments they have ever lived as football fans. Heavy defeats, unexpected comebacks and bitter Champions League finals: we've got it all covered in this special episode!

Euroreview - As Juventus and Inter struggle both domestically and not, AC Milan stay undefeated and are still top of the league. In England, the Son-Kane partnership keeps firing shots, while Manchester United finally look like a very competitive team (00m59s)

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL (23m33s)

Kamal (UK) - Manchester United-Arsenal 8-2 from the eyes of a Gunner surrounded by Mancunians (24m21s)

Tom (UK) - West Ham, Avraham Grant and the 2011 relegation nightmare (32m27s)

Gav (UK) @2uptopfootball - The day Palermo's dreams to play Serie A football shattered, yet again (42m50s)

Karl & Max (USA) - The 2018 Champions League final as it was seen by two Spurs fans (48m58s)

Alessandro (ITALY) - Inter-AC Milan 0-6: one of the nerazzurri's darkest days ever (57m26s)

Ricky (ITALY) - The infamous 2005 Champions League final as it was lived by a milanista (01h06m37s)

Gio (ITALY) - 20 years later, Trezeguet's golden goal in the Euro 2000 final still haunts Italian fans (1h15m28s)

Jack (UK) - Chelsea-Arsenal 6-0, yet another (un)forgettable moment for any white and red fan (1h26m09s)

Joe (UK) - How much it hurt to see John Terry lift the Champions League trophy as a Spurs fan (1h29m42s)

It's Champions and Europa League week, an opportunity for Tommi to go on a rant about Inter and for Ruairi to watch the Arsenal game during the studio session. We also take a look at league leaders across the continent, the best transfers so far and all the talks surrounding some of the biggest stars in the game. Finally, find out which player has won the league in most countries and discover why we are so obsessed with the Champions League.
Euroreview - Unexpected league leaders, brilliant transfers, injured players obituaries and a close look at Eriksen, Dybala and ostracized Özil (09m18s)
Ruairi's Quiz - Can you guess the player? (34m48s)
Weekly Topic - Fans, goals, myths and all the reasons why we are absolutely obsessed with the Champions League (37m48s)
Quiz solution (58m25s)

In this week's episode we take a look at the form of the fittest National teams in Europe, breaking down their squads and trying to picture who could claim Euro 2020 (...slash 2021, slash 2022). Ruairi also walks us through the various sides of the groundbreaking Big Picture Project put forward by Manchester United and Liverpool, while Tommi will test Ruairi's (and your) knowledge of Italian football with a tough-to-guess player trivia.

Euroreview - Are France, Portugal and Italy actually the fittest National teams in the continent? And what the heck has happened to the once-mighty Spaniards? (02m35s)
Tommi's Quiz - Can you guess the player? (23m46s)
Weekly Topic - The future of football: here's what the Big Picture Project really entails and why it could be the stepping stone towards the creation of a European Super League (28m05s)
Quiz Solution (48m54s)