The False 9

This week it's the annual False 9 Premier League Festive Period Special! We lead off with an incredible comeback win for Neil's Red Devils over Villa where Garnacho ran rampant and Højlund opened his account! Liverpool are top of the table after a hard fought draw with Arsenal and thrashing pf Burnley away, and West Ham had a great holiday as they downed both Man United and Arsenal! Newcastle are having a horrible run as they lost to relegation battlers Luton and Forest, and Brighton won a thrilling six goal track meet over Spurs on the south coast! Finally, we do a quick snapshot of where the other big leagues in Europe stand, and have a look at the round of sixteen matchups in Champions League! Happy Holidays!

This week it's the final matchday of the Champions League group stage where the group of death gave us a thrilling finale as Dortmund and PSG share spoils to advance while Milan get a late winner to get into Europa League! In England Aston Villa scrape past Arsenal with an early goal allowing Liverpool to go top with a last minute Elliott winner over Palace! Girona are the story across Europe as they gonto Barcelona and hang four one them to go top, Atalanta get a late winner over Milan with some magic from Muriel, and Frankfurt smash Bayern at home in an impressive display! Finally, we congratulate Columbus on their MLS Cup win and wish a happy trails to Giorgio Chiellini!

This week we welcome special guest Tino aka DJ Fadzwa to the pod! Leading off former co-host and producer Marc hopped to get in his hot take on the last minute PSG penalty against his Magpies in Champions League, and Tino and Neil's Red Devils squandered a lead at Galatasaray! In the Premier League City and Liverpool shared spoils in an entertaining affair, and Arsenal ekes out a win at Brentford to go top! Real Madrid swatted aside Cádiz behind Rodrygo brilliance to move past Girona into first in La Liga, Juventus and Inter draw in the Derby d'Italia despite the Nerazzuri's dominance, and Dortmund win a 3 goal thriller against Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga! Finally we say farewell to the legendary manager Terry Venables who left us aged 80.

This week we lead off from Copenhagen in Champions League where we saw incredible late drama in a seven goal thriller as FC Copenhagen down ten man Man United! In England there was an insane London derby as former Spurs gaffer Pochettino took his Chelsea charges to North London and was met by a heroic nine man Tottenham, but eventually the dam broke, and VAR made headlines in a scrappy affair between Newcastle and Arsenal in a narrow Magpie win! Barça nipped a late win at Sociedad despite being second best, Lautaro continued his fine form away to Atalanta in a victory as Inter sit top, Bayern crush Dortmund in Der Klassiker and Leverkusen continue to entertain atop the Bundesliga! Neil gives a first hand report from Canada against Brazil from Wanderers Grounds, Fluminense win Copa Libertadores, and we wish a happy trails to Wanderers legend Joao Morelli!

This week we leaf off with round 3 of the Champions League group stage as PSG styled on AC Milan, and Dortmund squeaked past Newcastle at St. James' Park! Arsenal left it late to storm from behind at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea bossed it as they shared points, and Tottenham are still top after easing past Fulham! Points are shared in the Sergio Ramos derby between Sevilla and Real Madrid, Juve go to San Siro and down Milan, and Leverkusen are still undefeated atop the Bundesliga! We lament the end of the Wanderer's season after a playoff loss at home to Pacific, and finally we wish goodbye to Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton, and farewell to Christine Sinclair in her international retirement!

This week we welcome back special guest Roy Chikumbi to the pod! We lead off with the Premier League this week where Roy's Gunners got a dramatic late winner over Man City, and McTominay rescued Neil's Red Devils late against Brentford. What scenes at St. James' Park as Newcastle styled on PSG in Champions League! Bellingham looks among the best players on earth in a dominant win over Osasuna in La Liga, Pulisic scored a late winner at Genoa and we got to see Giroud don the keeping gloves late, and Bayer Leverkusen continue their champagne football as they top the Bundesliga! The CPL playoffs kick off this week, our Wanderers play host at the weekend, and finally we wish a happy retirement to Eden Hazard!

This week we lead off casting our minds back to the start of this season's Champions League where Bayern triumph over a game Man United in a 7 goal thriller, and Bellingham rescued Real Madrid at the death! It was a thrilling, even North London Derby where spoils were shared, Atletico Madrid take El Derbi Madrileño on the counter, and Inter stay perfect to top Serie A. Leverkusen continue to entertain in Bundesliga and are level with Bayern, and PSG dominate Marseille in Le Classique! Finally, we stop by Wanderers Corner for a last minute gut punch loss on the west coast!

This week we lead off with late drama from the Emirates as an injury time Rice winner sees Arsenal down Man United, Son styles on Burnley for a hat trick at Turf Moor, and young Evan Ferguson does the same for Brighton over Newcastle! The Bellingham revolution continues at Real Madrid, Leao scores a worldy in a Milan win at Roma, and Bayern get a hard fought victory at Mönchengladbach! We run through the transfers from deadline day, stop by Wanderers corner, and review the Champions League group stage draw!

This week we lead off congratulating World Champions Spain! La Roja dominated England in the World Cup final, Bonmatí and Olga styling on the Lionesses! In the Premier League Man City show Newcastle who's boss as Foden does his best KDB impression, Big Ange has Spurs playing exciting stuff in a stylish win over Manchester United, and Arsenal squeak past Palace to keep pace at the top! Bellingham has made an incredible start to his Real Madrid career with two man of the match performances, Pulisic impressed on his Milan debut in a win at Bologna, and Leverkusen look like the entertainers in Bundesliga as they top Leipzig in their opening match! Finally we stop by Wanderers Corner, and wish a happy retirement to Theo Walcott!

It's The False 9 Premier League Preview! This week we kick things off checking in on the Women's World Cup where Canada crash out at the group stage, and Spain and Japan look like the class of the tournament. Then we launch into our EPL preview, clocking the ins at outs at the big (now) seven and tracking some other stories to watch! We hit some of the big transfers over the last few weeks, hit Wanderers Corner, and finally bid a happy retirement to Diego Godin, David Silva, and Gianluigi Buffon!