The two best teams in England squared off in the oldest cup competition in the world. Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United took on José Mourinho's Chelsea for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium.

We talk about how devastating Didier Drogba was at Wembley (and big games in general!) and we also turn detectives as we try to find out, "Who is Chris Waddle?"

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the Covid Tournament that didn't actually happen in 2020! A tournament full of surprises and drama saw Southgate's England reach their first peak and Italian experience bring them back down to earth. We discuss how Thomas Muller's miss might be the secret to eternal youth and whether or not England hiring a German manager is the missing piece of the jigsaw.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Euro 2016 was something of an underdog story but not in the way you'd expect! Portugal took on hosts France in the final but we discuss much more than just the game itself. We chat Quaresma's skills, England's dire performances, Wales' greatness and Cristiano Ronaldo's managerial prowess.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

We've covered the final between Spain and Italy in one of our previous episodes (listen here!) so this episode stumbles into the question of: "Who is the greatest team in international history?" In the running are Spain 2024, Brazil 1970 & 2002, Argentin 1986 and France 1984 & 2018. We also discuss the most dominant teams in European club football just because we couldn't get enough!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Would this final be about Iberian brilliance or German pragmatism? We obviously know what Spain would produce both domestically and internationally over the next 4 years but was it really a done-deal that they would dominate judging by this tournament alone? Listen in as we discuss the 2008 Euro Final and of course, England's dramatic fall from grace due to "The Wally with the Brolly!"

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Merry Christmas one and all - it's our traditional end of year Christmas Special with our high-drama football quiz game; Tension! We also check in on our pre-season predictions to see whether we're Nostradamus or more Derek Acorah.

See who doubted Erling Haaland, who predicted relegation for Nottingham Forest and a most polarizing disagreement on the fate of Erik Ten Hag!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

We've covered the final between Portugal and Greece in one of our most popular episodes (listen here!) so we thought we'd revisit the tournament through a different lens and answer the question: "Was this really England's golden generation?"

Rooney is unstoppable in this breakout tournament, Ronaldo is tamed by Ashley Cole but ultimately Portugal's goalkeeper Ricardo beats England with some ultimate playground shithousery!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the Millennium and the Golden Goal is taking international football by storm! France are looking to cement their reign as the best team in the world and England are hoping to finally achieve something of worth *SPOILER* one of those things happens!

Euro 2000 is memorable for it's goals and scoreline and how could it not be with Figo, Trezeguet, Kluivert, Owen and Milosevic spearheading their nations attacks!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

"You better remember where you watched this game because in thirty years time somebody will probably ask you about it." The epic sign off from Des Lynam following the epic semi-final clash between England and Germany.

We of course talk about Gazza, Anderton, Southgate and even some German, Kuntz.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

It's here! Arguably the episode that this Pod was made for! The year is 1996, Lightning Seeds are blaring from passing car windows, England is hosting a major tournament and Paul Gascoigne is visiting Dentists...kinda?!

This episode was jam-packed with memories, nostalgia and joy so we had to split it for our first ever two-parter! Also, let's be honest this episode is all about England so the final itself is only lightly touched on, so sorry Germany! But this is the story of Venables and co!

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.