The Europinion Football Show

After what seems like quite a while, the international break comes to a close and the guys find themselves in Switzerland on this episode. Marcus and Jack set off to explore one of the oldest footballing countries in the world and what used to be an international footballing giant. Listen as this week they discuss, what Swiss football is really like, how they have produced on of the founding fathers of modern football and what players are being unearthed this week. 

With the international break in full-flow, this gave Marcus and Jack the perfect chance to catch up with what is happening in the U21 Euro2023 qualifiers. On this episode they discuss 'Is u21 football important?', players that have stood out in the qualifying rounds, their all time U21 team both worldwide and for England. If you find yourself waiting for league football to come back, this will certainly help get you through it. 

This episode, listen to Jack and Marcus discuss the footballing rollercoaster that is Ukrainian football. From the history of the league, to Ukrainian players to come to England, why half of the Ukrainian league is Brazillian to the players that they have found and how they are getting on in their fantasy football league. 

England, France, Spain, Germany, these are all countries that we have visited the second divisions of. Now it is time to take a look at the remaining country of the 'Top 5' - Italy, where we focus on their Second Division, Serie B. We are without Joel this week, which means this episode is just Marcus and Jack. Test your knowledge in their Italian football trivia, see who would get into your all time Italy XI, why there is no place for brutes in the game anymore and see what they managed to find in the Italian second division. 

After a very impressive Euro 2020 campaign, the guys had to see how the new-look Denmark developed their talent and what teams to look out for. Join them as they talk about the teams that they focused on, their best Danish players, testing their knowledge on Danish football and see if Marcus has managed to claw his way back in the Fantasy Football Feature. 

The international break has come to an end and with this, Marcus, Jack and Joel are now in Portugal. Portugal have recently replaced France in becoming one of the top 5 leagues in Europe - their job this week is to explore as to why this is, they look at some of the amazing talent that Portugal has produced and how they have done this. Find out how they also got on in the fantasy football and if they could cope with the change in schedule? 

With the international break, this gave us the opportunity to go outside of Europe, where Marcus, Jack and Joel wanted to see what Japan had to offer. Who else better to have as a FIRST SPECIAL GUEST, Asian football expert and writer - Charlotte Patterson. Producing works such as her website "lost in translation", Charlotte really helps us get in to the heart of Japanese Football. Tune in to see what she had to say about the sleeping giant that is the J1 League