Future Ballon d'Or winners Kaká and Andriy Shevchenko (who won at the end of this year) play together for Milan, while Vieri, Stankovic, and 99 Shot Power Adriano start for Inter in this game from 2004; the birthyear of Franz Ferdinand, McFly, and Facebook - and a great time for Italian football.

Join us with another trip through the time vortex - this time to the San Siro as AC Milan host Internazionale in this classic Derby della Madonnina.

Featuring: Toby Puigserver @pressingpod and Luke @cockereltalkpod

Producer: Sam Hyde

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Spain are World Champions after a pretty uninspiring defence by Argentina; England and France crashed out at the semi-finals but at least got to score a bunch of goals in a meaningless Bronze Final. We give our feelings at the end of the biggest World Cup ever: thoughts on Spain plus some of the winners and losers of this tournament.

04:38 - England's uninspiring exit

17:05 - Toby thinks Spain are beatable

31:05 - Argentina are the bad guys

38:14 - Javier Milei's chainsaws and the Swiss police

43:39 - Winners and Losers

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We have some fun in the second half reminiscing about England's famous win over Mexico at the Azteca, but before all that we have the small matter of constitutional chaos as Egypt fume at their exit amidst a controversial set of VAR decisions in favour of Argentina. More Latam drama occured as Paraguay went out to France, and the USA disappointed against a Belgium team that still has Axel Witsel knocking about.

5:25 - Argentina go through via ref drama

8:27 - Egypt's ruled-out goal vs FIFA's fading goodwill

20:56 - A brief history of referees by Sam Hyde

29:40 - ENGLAND win vs Mexico

47:53 - Mexican vs USA culture

50:47 - Toby watches an MLS game

55:17 - USA eliminated by Belgium

1:00:25 - Sam defends Paraguay

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Hello, yes, the World Cup is going on and the first ever Round of 32 comes to a close. Lots of games and we talk about some but not all of them. England got past the Democratic Republic of the Congo aka the DRC, but not in an overly convincing manner - what next for our lovely boys as they climb the heights of the Estadio Ciudad de México aka the Azteca more than 2,000m above sea level. France also make use of having all the best players and look very nice, while Paraguay cause an upset as the Germans are written off.

0:43 - Obligatory refereeing discussion

5:23 - Shadow the Hedgehog

8:43 - ENGLAND

12:55 - There's always a bigger fish

13:45 - More England

38:52 - Belgium v Senegal

41:50 - Paraguay v Germany

50:01 - Round of 16 Preview

53:53 - France being fluid

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It's our long-awaited Swiss Special, so we talk about our favourite chocolatiers as they top Group B. We also cover the small matter of England, who have won 1, drawn 1 as we go into the final group game against Panama. What have we made of the Three Lions so far and how do we think we'll do against Panama?

Sam also rants about Grant Hanley as well as most of the England defence, and we work out what an England B team might look like. How fun!

04:27 - Scotland are likely eliminated

09:12 - Brian Brobbey (Netherlands review)

12:36 - Grant Hanley rant

18:51 - Toby's Swiss wedding and Group B

26:33- Sorry we're still talking about Switzerland

32:19 - ENGLAND

51:51 - Which teams is Jordan Ayew good enough for?

54:20 - England squad depth

1:01:41 - Choosing an England B team

1:09:44 - More Swiss chat

1:14:24 - A message from the Devil

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The World Cup is well underway in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. We've seen it all and we try to talk about everything: France's superstars see off Senegal, Håland continues his fine goalscoring form, Chris Wood lights it up against Iran, and Vozinha rakes in the Instagram followers. What have we made of the World Cup so far, do we like the new format with so many teams, and who is looking lively so far!

4:20 - France 3-1 Senegal

15:36 - Brazil 1-1 Morocco and the problems with 3rd place qualification

21:25 - Netherlands 2-2 Japan and the Dutch's passive midfield

33:17 - Germany 7-1 Curaçao

35:12 - USA 4-1 Paraguay

44:02 - Mbappé penalty incident

51:30 - Iran 2-2 New Zealand

57:30 - Toby's wrong prediction

59:24 - Sticker pack opening

1:02:27 - England chat

1:04:27 - Who is most likely to be swept away by a hurricane?

1:05:07 - Håland scores

1:07:23 - Sam's Cape Verde hot take

1:09:17 - Toby's wedding trip

1:12:45 - Switzerland 1-1 Qatar

1:13:49 - Sweepstakes

1:14:50 - Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay

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In late 2007, Fabio Capello became England Manager, a global recession dawned, and smoking was banned in public spaces, but it wasn't all doom and gloom as an 8-goal thriller played out at the JJB Stadium.

Join Toby and Luke as we rewatch this classic Premier League fixture between Wigan Athletic and Blackburn Rovers. Unforgettable names such as Emile Heskey, Benni McCarthy, and Emmerson Boyce star in this game that Sky Sports called "amazing" and the Guardian described "as if these sides forgot they were playing in the Premier League".

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We wrap up the 25/26 Premier League season by looking back at our predictions from before the season began. Who overperformed our expectations, what mistakes did we make, and did we predict that Spurs would finish 17th?

Paris Saint-Germain also won the Champions' League by beating Arsenal on penalties; Gabriel and Eze missing the crucial penalties. We give our thoughts on the game and what it means for Arsenal.

Finally we talk about Arne Slot as it's announced that he will leave Liverpool, with Andoni Iraola being hotly rumoured to be the next manager.

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It is a great day, as Arsenal win the Premier League for the first time in 22 years. We look back at a season dictated by Mikel Arteta's hard-to-beat side.

It's also a managerial merry-go-round, as Pep might be leaving Manchester City after two title-less seasons; Michael Carrick continues with Manchester United, and Xabi Alonso joins Chelsea.

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Big drama as VAR spots a foul on Raya to save Arsenal and make life harder for West Ham, while Brentford fall victim to VAR decisions as Manchester City's high-line survives two nervy moments from Kevin Schade. Did the refs make the right call, and what can we do for next season? We also check in on Manchester United and Newcastle United as their season comes to a close.

01:20 - A Lengthy VAR Review

29:37 - Arsenal's substitutions vs West Ham

35:18 - Liverpool check-up

38:55 - Should Carrick keep his job?

44:24 - Newcastle's troubled season

57:03 - Line-ups Game

(13:01 - Oil Boy)

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