The Anglo-Italian Pod

[This episode was recorded during our live YouTube/Twitch stream on December 6th]

It's EuroReview time and have we got a show for you!

We start off in Serie A, as Tommi takes you through an impressive Inter, a ruined Roma and an awesome Atalanta, as well as a Ve Derby to remember!

We then go to the Premier League where the Happy Hammers take another big scalp as Chelsea wobble, Liverpool rely on Mr last minute to provide another iconic moment and Newcastle finally pick up their first 3 points of the season.

Then finally it's time to preview a MASSIVE week in the UCL, who will make it to the knockout rounds and who will make it to the Europa League? Could we have a West Ham vs Barcelona Europa League final that we're all dreaming of?

Sit back, relax and find out!

It's pod time, people!

As always on a Friday, it's time to serenade you all with some good ol' football chat!

We start off in the Premier League, where Ruairi breaks down the situation at Everton, aka one of the most poorly-run football clubs in the universe. We also analyse the Merseyside derby alongside Manchester City's and Chelsea's wins, as the race gets increasingly more excited. The episode was recorded before Manchester United-Arsenal, so we're sure you will thoroughly enjoy Ruairi's predictions for the game...

Before jumping to Serie A football, we then take a moment to discuss the Ballon D'Or and Tommi breaks down why Juventus are being investigated by the Italian police and what they could be risking in court. Also, have you guys had a chance to read Ibrahimovic's interview at Corriere della Sera...?

Over in Italy Napoli slip away at Sassuolo, as Spalletti gets a red card and travels back home with a depleted team. Spoiler alert: at the weekend they host Atalanta whom, fuelled by Pasalic's hat-trick, make light work of Spezia. AC Milan also get a W but lose Kjaer for the rest of the season, and Inter keep applying pressure to the top with another convincing win under Simone Inzaghi's pragmatism.

After previewing this weekend's fixtures, it's then time to dive into a brand-new quiz inspired by an Italian tv show from the early 2000s. Ladies and gents, welcome to Passaparola! Who will be able to guess more football related questions, in alphabetical order, with a time limit of two minutes? Let us know what you think of it, we might as well bring it to our live shows on Monday night!

Relax, sit back and... enjoy your favourite football podcast!

RUNNING ORDER:

(00:00) - Intro

(02:25) - Euroreview - Premier League and Serie A review and preview, Ballon D'Or, Juventus' capital gains investigation, Ibrahimovic's interview

(01:11:00) - Passaparola: Football Quiz!

[This episode was recorded during our live Youtube/Twitch stream on 29th November]

It's time for your Euroreview Monday, people!

And what a weekend we had both in Premier League and in Serie A...

We start off in England breaking down Chelsea-Manchester United and the Red Devils' new lineup awaiting for Rangnick to be officially appointed manager. Are we going to see more and more of Ronaldo on the bench? And what's up with Big Rom?!

In the meantime Liverpool absolutely batter the Saints, Stevie G wins his second consecutive game in charge at Vieira's new home and Ruairi finally takes time to praise Arteta and some of Arsenal's players. But he also hints that it might as well be time for Auba to play off the bench... Finally, we address Brighton fans with a simple question: how the fuck can you boo our boy Graham Potter?!

Over in Italy, Tommi is over the moon after AC Milan pick up a second consecutive league defeat and Inter come aggressively put pressure on their bitter rivals after a convincing 2-0 win away at Venezia. But the main headline goes to Spalletti's Napoli, who make impressively light work of Sarri's Lazio with some of the most beautiful individual and team plays a football fan can be blessed with. Can they keep up this form and truly aim for the title...?

Atalanta defeat Juve away thanks to a relentless Duvan, officially making it the 5th Bianconeri loss in Serie A this season. And as Roma scrape a win against Torino, both Fiorentina and Verona fall to Empoli and Sampdoria...

Tune in and enjoy! God bless football!

It's Friday, and that means one thing: it's time for your dose of Anglo-Italian Pod, from Ruairi and Tommi!

This week we start off by taking you through all the Champions League action. It was a great week for English teams as City make light(ish) work of PSG and Kyle Walker impresses, Michael is at the wheel as United get back to winning ways, Chelsea hammer Juventus and make us ask yet again... do they really need Big Rom? Beautiful stuff also for Liverpool as Thiago scores a beauty and they clock up more points than the rest of their group combined! For Italian teams it was mixed fortunes, as Inter finally reach the knockout rounds after a patient win over Shakhtar, Messias gives us the moment of the week scoring a late winner at the Wanda Metropolitano, Atalanta refuse to hold on to leads and Juventus get battered by Chelsea (had to mention it again). Finally, we preview this weekend's Serie A and Premier League action.

Then it is time for our Weekly Topic, and it is the return of friend of the show Luca to take us through calcio history with a banger! We focus on our great city of Milan and how the black and blue half were made great. We're of course talking about the dynasty that is the Moratti family and how both father and son delivered success domestically, continentally and globally while creating iconic teams and moments along the way, from Catenaccio to counter attacks, from Suarez to Sneijder and from Herrera to The Special One... You don't want to miss it!

Sit back and enjoy guys as we prepare you for your footballing weekend!

RUNNING ORDER:

(00:00) - Intro - "Juventus: All or Nothing" & "Tear along the dotted line"

(06:15) - Euroreview - Champions League review, Premier League and Serie A preview

(01:05:00) - Weekly Topic feat. Luca – The Moratti Dynasty

(02:05:00) - Farewell

[This episode was recorded on our live YouTube/Twitch stream on 22nd November]

Ruairi and Tommi are back to talk you through all the Premier League and Serie A action, Ole is no longer at the wheel, but who is about to jump in the driving seat? Liverpool run riot against a youthful Arsenal who shoot themselves in the foot repeatedly and Liverpool put Arteta in his place, and we go through a goalfest of a weekend with a shout out for signing of the season Maxwell Cornet!

Meanwhile, in Serie A Inter stepped up to the challenge by ending Napoli's unbeaten run after Milan stumbled against Fiorentina to have their unbeaten run ended, and Gyan announced himself to the Giallorossi by scoring a brace off the bench to beat Sheva's Genoa, and bagged himself some expensive new trainers in the meantime, not a bad weekend.

We then take a quick minute to preview all the Champions League action this week and talk about a great returning for one last mission in Serie B.

What kind of Friday would it be without your favourite football pod?!

We are back ladies and gentlemen, and what could we possibly start with if not the international break? Of course, the Azzurri make our headlines after their woeful scoreless draw in Belfast which now means one thing, and one thing only: playoffs... Will they be able to overcome the competition for the three remaining European spots? They might as well, but both Ruairi and Tommi think that finding a reliable striker would be of paramount importance. In other news, England make super light work of their group and punch their ticket to Qatar 2022 together with a very exciting list of European and South American nations.

It's then time to preview the Serie A and Premier League weekends because club football is finally back! Liverpool-Arsenal, Inter-Napoli and much, much more... what will you be watching?

In a shorter-than-usual Weekly Topic we then take a look at Arsène Wenger's proposal for a new international calendar that might as well revolutionise football as we know it. So, here's the pod's two cents on how we feel about it...

And finally, finally, it's time for what could be the very last One Minute to Kickoff: Quiz! This time around, Ruairi needs only one point to be crowned winner. But will he be able to do it...? Listen up and find out!

RUNNING ORDER:

(07:05) - Euroreview - World Cup Qualifiers; Premier League and Serie A preview

(01:03:00) - Weekly Topic - Arsène Wenger's proposal for a new international calendar

(01:21:22) - One Minute to Kickoff: Quiz!

It's that time of the week again guys and just because it's an international break doesn't mean you'll catch us slippin, we are back and as pumped as ever to get you through your Fridays!

We start with a big announcement from Ruairi, make sure your Sunday evenings are free, as there is an adventure about to get underway!

We then go to the Premier League where sacking season has taken a break and the hirings have begun, with Big Stevie G in the hotseat at Villa Park and Little Eddie Howe taking over at the Toon what do we reckon this means for the clubs, and how will they get on? Find out! But it's not only the Premier League with new arrivals as we welcome the great Sheva back to Serie A as he takes over Italy's oldest club Genoa, can he save them from the drop, bring some steel to a leaky defence and maybe learn a thing or two from Mattia? We shall see...

Then it's time to turn our heads towards the International qualifiers, is Tommi nervous about the Azzurri's date with destiny as they take on our friends the Swiss? Tommi says no, but we're not sure we believe him. For England things are a bit more comfortable and we discuss a sudden influx of Arsenal players and take a look at the groups heading into the final matchday!

In our weekly topic we talk to Jacopo Malensek, a crypto currency expert; who takes us through the basics of this confusing world before telling us how this affects football, and what this means for the future of the game. Will we be able to decide more than just which Sony our team walks out to? Follow him on Instagram @jacopomalensek

Then as always we finish with our traditional One Minute to Kickoff: Quiz! and see if Tommi can take the trophy home...

RUNNING ORDER:

(04:30) - Euroreview - Premier League, Serie A and World Cup Qualifiers

(50:15) - Weekly Topics - What are fan tokens? feat. Jacopo

(01:20:20) - One Minute to Kickoff: Quiz!

[This episode was recorded during our Twitch/Youtube livestream on 8th November]

Ruairi and Tommi are joined by West Ham fan and friend of the show Tom to discuss an incredible win for The Hammers as they show no signs of stopping their rise under the Moyesiah, we then discuss optimism at Arsenal, pessimism and Old Trafford and the start of sacking season in the Premier League.

Then it is time to turn our attention to Serie A we have a legend making his Serie A return but this time in the dugout in Genoa, Mourinho's cycle of disaster seems to be accelerating and then of course we reflect on a hectic and intriguing Derby della Madonnina!

So sit back and enjoy!

It’s pod day, people!

After missing out on some action due to Tommi’s failing immune system, we are back to catch up on all of the football talk! And where could we start if not from the Champions League?!

Bayern, Liverpool, Juve and Ajax stay perfect, Inter clinch a second consecutive win, Benzema makes it 1,000 UCL goals for Real, AC Milan get their calculators out and… Ronaldo does it all again. Somehow.

It’s then time to preview the weekend’s fixtures as the Manchester and Milan derbies approach… can Pep tame the Ronaldo beast? And will Inter drop to -10 from the top?!

We then move on to the Weekly Topic to share our official pod predictions for the Serie A and Premier League seasons, simply cause we can’t help but sound like absolute fools! Finally, Ruairi has a chance to reach 20 points in the quiz: but will he do it…? Today’s topic is… AS Roma’s history!

Tune in and enjoy!

RUNNING ORDER

(03:35) Euroreview - Champions League review, Serie A and Premier League preview

(01:10:30) Weekly Topic - The pod's official Serie A and Premier League predictions for the season!

(01:44:35) One Minute to Kickoff: Quiz!

Welcome listeners, it's Friday, it's nearly the weekend and that means it's time for your favourite football podcast! Ruairi and Tommi are here to take you through all the midweek action in Italy and England before previewing the weekend's fixtures!

We start by taking a look through a hectic week in Serie A, Is D'Ambrosio undervalued? Is Allegri an enemy of football? What exactly is a red card? All these questions are attempted to be answered. We then turn the blimp towards England where suddenly the League Cup is great again! Man City are hammered out on penalties, Sunderland fans finally get a bit of luck and we attempt to not jinx Arsenal for the 3,454,654th time this year.

Then for our weekly Topic we are joined by regular and friend of the show AFC Finners for ur monthly look back at english football history, and this time we are looking back at the life and times of the late great Jimmy Greaves, which modern player is he most like? What went wrong for him in Italy? Why is he such a national treasure? And what is his legacy? We hope it is a fitting tribute to a great man.

FInally we have our Minute til Kick off Quiz, with the scores at 16-10 to Ruairi can Tommi make up ground when he is quizzed on Champions League history? Sit back, relax and find out!

RUNNING ORDER:

(03:20) Euroreview - Serie A review, Carabao Cup roundup and a preview of the weekend's action

(58:30) Weekly Topic feat. AFC Finners - The life and times of Jimmy Greaves

(01:32:00) 1 minute til kick off quiz