The Anglo-Italian Pod

[This episode was recorded during our Twitch/Youtube stream on Wednesday, June 9th]

Join us for the first of our semi-regular Euro 2020 pods!

In today's episode we have lots of guests, Andy and Adam from Hopeless Wanderer Pod as well as Kemal Toraman and Luca Bagiante.

We discuss each group starting with the group of DeaF and ending with an Italy vs Turkey preview ahead of the big kick off on Friday!

Adam takes u through what to expect from Poland in their intriguing group, Andy talks us through England's selection headaches (especially at the back), then Luca and Kemal take us through Group A and what to expect from these returning giants!

We discuss why Dzyuba might be worth keeping an eye on as well as a few members of the "I forgot they were still playing club".

So sit back, relax and get yourself HYPED for Euro 2020!

Ladies, gentlemen, friends of the pod: it's our final Friday episode, there might be some Easter eggs and we couldn't be happier to share yet another great guest with you, beautiful listeners!

Before breaking down the Europa League final, unaware that Simone Inzaghi would soon be officially appointed as Inter's next manager, Ruairi and Tommi try to analyse Conte's decision and understand the club's strategy for the future. If a "big name" really needs to go on the market, then who will it be?

In our Weekly Topic section, it's time for our last guest of the season. This time we are joined by Raffaele De Vita, an Italian man who's had an incredible career across England and the most remote villages of the Scotland highlands. As you might have understood from the title, he was also coached by a true footballing legend...

And finally, will you be able to beat Tommi in the season finale of the infamous One Minute to Kickoff Quiz?!

There's only a way to find out!

(05:00) EUROREVIEW - Three days after celebrating the Scudetto win, Conte has already left Inter Milan after a two-year tenure. What prompted his decision and what should be the Nerazzurri's strategy looking into the future? These are only some of the questions that our hosts are going to discuss before breaking down Unai Emery's fourth success out of five in a Europa League final. Was it just us or were Manchester United a bit underwhelming?

(60:00) WEEKLY TOPIC - It's the last guest of the season, and it's a great one! Raffaele De Vita, professional Italian footballer active in the Scottish Premier League, joins us to discuss his unusual career, life as an Italian in the UK, playing against Crewe Alexandra and being coached by a living legend... thank you again for coming on, Raffa!

(117:15) ONE MINUTE TO KICKOFF: QUIZ! - Sit down, close your eyes and channel your inner Footballpedia: it's time to play!

[This episode has been recorded during our Twitch/Youtube stream on Monday, May 24th at 9pm CET]

Ladies and gents, we've made it: we've gone a full season of football all together!

In this final Euroreview Monday episode, we are joined by friend of the pod and happy Hammer Tom Wain and we're ready to wrap up both the Serie A and the Premier League season and give our end-of-the-season awards to the best players, managers and teams in our two favourite leagues.

There will be time also to take a look at the biggest headlines across the Continent, as Lille are crowned French Champions for the first time in 10 years, Atlético win in empathic fashion to seal their 11th ever Spanish title and good ol' Lewa is crowned ultimate European goalscorer.

Tune in and enjoy: the season is over!

Ladies and gents, we've made it to the most important moment of the entire footballing season: the last weekend of football before the Euros! Sit down, relax, and tune in: there is a whole lot to discuss!

This week, Tommi and Ruairi will be taking a look at the Coppa Italia and Coupe de France finals, this midweek action in the Premier League and, of course, everything you need to know going into this last weekend of league football in Italy, England, France, Spain and Germany. Will Atlético beat result-hungry Real Valladolid and win La Liga? Can Lille crown their incredible season with their fourth ever Ligue 1 title? This, and much more, will be discussed in our Euroreview.

As for the Weekly Topic, after a beautiful dive into the Championship last week, it's time to do the same, but this time in Italy, as our friend Luca joins us to share all of his Serie B knowledge with you beautiful listeners. From the standout players and teams this past season all the way to the playoff final, get ready to get a thorough insight into one of the world's most underrated leagues.

And finally, you already know what time it is: it's Ruairi's turn to take on the quiz and try to answer to seven questions in one minute. This week's topic: South Americans in the Premier League. Will you manage to get all of them?

(02:55) EUROREVIEW - As PSG and Juventus win their respective domestic cups, it's time to buckle our seatbelts and get ready for a crazy, crazy weekend: relegations, UCL spots, title winners... it's safe to say there is a whole lot at stake in only ninety minutes of football! Hop onto the blimp to find out which results will cause a wave of contrasting feelings throughout the Old Continent.

(76:00) WEEKLY TOPIC - This week around, we are joined by Tommi's old time friend Luca, a true connoisseur of Italy's lower leagues and namely Serie B. In this extensive chat we'll try to raise some interest around what might as well be one of the most overlooked leagues in the world, analysing the latest season, the best and worst teams, the surprise packages and, of course, the promoted teams that are ready to take on the Serie A giants next season...

(136:30) - ONE MINUTE TO KICKOFF: QUIZ! - Sit down, close your eyes and channel your inner Footballpedia: it's time to play!

[This episode has been recorded during our Twitch/Youtube stream on Monday, May 17th at 9pm CET - we apologise for a few minor network-related issues]

It's that time of the week to look back at the footballing weekend, ladies and gents! Hop onto our very own Euroreview blimp to fly over the Continent and analyse all of the action in Europe's top 5 leagues.

This time around we take off from the city of Leicester, where the mighty Foxes stun Chelsea and finally get to lift another historical trophy, both for the club and for the city itself. We then move to Liverpool to discuss *that* goal by Alisson, before moving on to Serie A's refereeing scandal in Juventus-Inter and previewing this Wednesday's Coppa Italia final between the Bianconeri and Atalanta.

Elsewhere in Europe, Haaland's and Sancho's Dortmund claim the DFB-Pokal, while both Lille and Atlético are one win shy of the ultimate League glory... will they slip on the finish line?

Tune in and enjoy!

Would you believe it?! It's episode 50, friends!

Tune in and don't miss out on yet another extensive episode, this time covering everything from the English Championship all the way to the Champions League final!

In our customary Euroreview, Ruairi and Tommi will take a look at the super tight UCL and relegation races both in Italy and in France, before breaking down everything English football and analysing the picture in La Liga, where we could have a winner as early as this weekend...

In our Weekly Topic section we are joined by Chris, a Swansea fan and host from The Championship Crowd Podcast, in an extensive interview where he tells us everything we need to know about this season in England's second division: don't miss out, the playoffs are on their way!

And finally, you'll have a chance to try and beat Tommi in the One Minute to Kickoff Quiz. This week's topic: Serie A goalkeepers from 2000 to 2021. How well can you do?!

Tune in and find out!

(02:12) EUROREVIEW - This week, the big questions in Italy are: will Juventus make it to the UCL and can Benevento pull off a miracle and stay up? As the Bianconeri take on Inter at homeand Napoli play Fiorentina away, this weekend could be crucial over in the Boot... In England, Arsenal manage to defeat Chelsea and it's grim to think that with six more points they could be fighting for a spot in European football. In France and Spain, Lille and Atlético have almost made it, as only a few points are needed to be crowned Champions...

(66:25) WEEKLY TOPIC - We are joined by Swansea fan Chris from The Championship Crowd podcast to break down the biggest headlines from the latest season. What can we expect from Norwich and Watford in the Premier League next year? Which team is most equipped to win the playoffs? And how the fuck did Derby manage to stay up?! Tune in and enjoy a great interview with yet another class guest.

(105:55) ONE MINUTE TO KICKOFF: QUIZ! - Sit down, close your eyes and channel your inner Footballpedia: it's time to play!

[This episode has been recorded during our Twitch/Youtube stream on Monday, May 10th at 9pm CET]

Time for our Euroreview, ladies and gents!

This week, Ruairi and Tommaso will start from Serie B, as Empoli lift their third ever title, Salernitana get promoted after 22 years and the playoffs are set to start.

We then move on to Ruairi's post-Europa League-elimination rant before breaking down everything you need to know in the Premier League and Serie A. Why are Manchester City taking this long to seal the title? And how much trouble are Juventus actually in, independently from a very unlikely UCL qualification?

Tune in and find out what's the buzz been all about in the Continent! And don't worry: we've got Ligue 1, Bundesliga and La Liga covered, too.

Can you think and guess what Ruairi's referring to in the episode title? Spoiler alert: you do know it!

Welcome to yet another episode of your favourite football podcast, and we're ready to take you across Europe and beyond. We'll start with our customary Euroreview to quickly preview last night's Europa League games (and there is an easter egg for you beautiful listeners...), break down the UCL semifinals and, finally, prepare you for this weekend full of action, where the fate of many teams will be decided...

As for our Weekly Topic, we are ready to select the three most exciting youngsters in the England and Italy squads: will they be able to truly stand out this summer during the Euro 2021 Championship?

Finally, it's Ruairi's turn to undergo the One Minute to Kickoff Quiz. This time around, the topic of expertise is "Italians in the Premier League": will you be able to do better than him?

Tune in and find out!

(02:38) EUROREVIEW - What about this UCL all-English final?! Tommi and Ruairi have different opinions over whom might lift the Champions League trophy in three weeks time, however we agree that both teams fully deserve to be in the final. Who are, however, the players that have stood out the most in the latest tie? This and much more before we move to the domestic leagues, where the fate of many will probably be decided this very weekend...

(72:40) WEEKLY TOPIC - Barely a month away from the long-awaited Euro 2021 Championship, here is Ruairi's and Tommi's selection of the three most exciting youngsters both in the England and in the Italy squads: what do you make of their takes?

(111:13) ONE MINUTE TO KICKOFF: QUIZ! - Sit down, close your eyes and channel your inner Footballpedia: it's time to play!

[This episode has been recorded during our Twitch/Youtube stream on Monday, April 3rd at 9pm CET]

Ladies and gents, we've done it. The first season of the pod has brought luck to Conte's men and Inter are mathematically Italian Champions for the first time in eleven years!

As a consequence, this very special Euroreview Monday will focus on the mighty nerazzurri's season, their incredible push to seal the title and, of course, their exceptional manager: does this win finally puts him up there among the top five managers in the world? Tune in and find out!

And don't worry, the blimp will also take you to England, France, Spain and Germany... just not as extensively this time around. Enjoy and... forza Inter!

Ladies and gents, welcome to episode forty-six!

This week around, Ruairi and Tommi will take you on the customary blimp ride across Europe, previewing Europa League action (spoiler alert: we did not see *that* coming), reviewing the Champions League semifinals and breaking down everything you need to know going into this weekend's club football action. Relegation battles, runs for Champions League spots and at least two table leaders awaiting early celebrations...

In our Weekly Topic section we'll present to you six of our all-time favourite football-related clips on Youtube*, and trust us: most of them are simply too good to be missed! Iconic commercials, immortal players and your weekly dose of Anglo-Italian Pod banter.

As for our One Minute to Kickoff Quiz, Tommi has picked Ancelotti's AC Milan as his topic of expertise for this episode. But can you score more points than him? Tune in, and find out!

(02:42) EUROREVIEW - As Ruben Dias schools Mbappe and Neymar in quite the UCL semifinal, Werner misses again, yet Chelsea secure a very important away goal in Madrid. But the real question is: did Tommaso have too many beers, or do Thomas Tuchel and Keira Knightley kind of look alike?! As for this weekend's action in the National Leagues, there is a whole lot to look forward to, as Atlético and Lille look for crucial points to stay top of their leagues while Bayern Münich, Manchester City and Inter start planning their title-winning celebrations...

(81:20) WEEKLY TOPIC - Yes, we're doing it again, and we are ready to serenate you with the stories behind our very favourite football-related Youtube clips!* Sit back, relax and give your browser a spin, because you might as well have forgotten about some of these iconic videos!

(125:05) ONE MINUTE TO KICKOFF: QUIZ! - Sit down, close your eyes and channel your inner Footballpedia: it's time to play!

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Steven Gerrard • The Sniper | Best Goals Ever | HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYI2lxLdSQ

Top 15 Emotional Farewells In Football ● LEGENDS Saying Goodbye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdhsXpmyCPA

Juventus 4-0 Udinese Paul Pogba Goal (AMAZING ANGLE)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzQCloXdF3Y

The full Puma Hardchorus - England, Germany, Italy, France
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih9IJlPqt6Q&t=286s

Brescia Atalanta 3 - 3 Roberto Baggio Carletto Mazzone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io2g20rkkxE

Nike Secret Tournament campaign Final
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6QI0-1ho7E