The Pressing Matters Podcast

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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We're back to cover Arsenal's fantastic week reaching the Champions' League Final and going top of the Premier League again, we check-in on Chelsea post-Rosenior's sacking, and we look at Spurs as they settle-in under De Zerbi.

Email us at [email protected] with any questions about football, the food of Panama, or Toby calling that Basque team "Sociedad" instead of La Real.

2:21 - National League Play-offs

9:02 - South West Women's County Cup

11:36 - Chelsea slip to 9th

13:35 - Quickest PL manager sackings

36:15 - Arsenal's good week

48:59 - Relegation fight between West Ham and Tottenham

55:10 - Lineups game

58:39 - Toffee vs different animals

1:01:10 - Who is the Everton mascot?

1:11:10 - World Cup Fever

1:15:03 - International Food

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We're joined by special guest Luke from Cockerel Talk to cover the crisis at Tottenham as they sink deeper into a relegation battle. What went wrong since that night in Bilbao, who do the fans blame, and is there any hope that De Zerbi can save them?

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Arsenal continue to stumble towards the finish line, but have they done enough to win the Premier League title? Andoni Iraola leaves Bournemouth just after beating Arsenal at the Emirates, while West Ham continue surging out of the relegation zone.

0:00 - Red velvet cakes and Toby rambles about eggs

6:45 - Weekend round-up

9:18 - West Ham boost survival hopes

17:28 - Toby goes to the circus

22:07 - Arsenal lose to Bournemouth

35:22 - Iraola leaves Bournemouth

37:13 - Manchester City beat Chelsea

57:52 - Should these PL managers keep their jobs?

1:10:01 - Lineups Game

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A gut-punch for Arsenal as a Nico O'Reilly brace assisted by Kepa sinks the quadruple dream. What went wrong for Arsenal and what do they need to do for the rest of the season?

We also touch on Mo Salah's agreement to leave Liverpool, and Sam gets very angry about supermarkets. l

03:10 - League Cup Final review

32:47 - Second-keeper discussion

43:10 - Spurs - Forest

48:37 - Mo Salah leaves Liverpool

1:01:31 - Supermarkets

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