The Final Countdown - Football History's stories of glory and heartbreak in the biggest finals

It's a jam-packed episode this week as we catch up on the biggest talking points of the summer!

We're talking transfers, MOTD controversy, the torture that was Man Utd vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final, the pleasant surprise of Crystal Palace's FA Cup Victory and of course, the tragedy of Diogo Jota's passing.

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!

What's better than winning the Euro's? Winning it twice and keeping football at home!!!

What a tournament and what a final, join us as we recap the Women's Euro 2025 final between England and favorites Spain. We discuss the heroes of St George - Agymang, Hampton, Bronze and who else but Chloe Kelly and what next for Sarina Weigman's Lionesses!

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 a record-breaking final for numerous reasons as Premier League champions, Chelsea, look to complete their first-ever domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti's management and Portsmouth look for a silver lining in the storm clouds overhead.

We also chat about Avram Grant and what counts as a successful season for a club!

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!

This week's episode pays homage to the genuine brilliance of David Moyes' Everton and the relative heights he brought them to in his first spell at the club, but don't worry - we also make time to discuss Tony Hibbert's dreams being haunted by Florent Malouda and Nicky Butt's mysterious missing eyebrows!

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 a real underdog story for the FA Cup as the finalists beat the odds - and the best teams in the country - to contest for their first taste of silverware in their modern history.

It's a great pod for nostalgia as we discuss Kanu, Hasselbaink, Harry Redknapp and his 'adopted' son, Niko Kranjcar!

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!

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!