The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford Bloor, James Horncastle and Pol Ballús alongside him for your latest dose of action from across the continent. 

After 462 days Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga unbeaten streak is over after their 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig. Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season as Thomas Muller became Bayern's all-time record appearance holder in their win over Freiburg.

Elsewhere, Lyon came out on top in a seven-goal thriller with Strasbourg in Ligue 1 - but it’s PSG who maintain the only 100% record three matches in. 

Milan’s sticky start to the Serie A season continued in a 2-2 draw with Lazio which featured some eye-catching decisions from Paulo Fonseca… they’re already five points off the pace while Inter lead the way after their 4-0 thrashing of Atalanta. Plenty of deadline day drama to reflect on too - as Victor Osimhen eventually gets his move away from Napoli… 

Plus, Kylian Mbappé’s wait for a La Liga goal is over as he bagged a brace against Betis - but Barcelona stole the show putting seven past Real Valladolid!

We’ve also got plenty of reaction to last week’s European draws which threw up some pretty tasty ties… 

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Hello and moments of the week (00.45)

• PART 2: La Liga review - Barcelona purring under Hansi Flick (11.10)

• PART 3: Bundesliga review - Leverkusen's unbeaten run is OVER (23.25)

• PART 4: Serie A - Fonseca furore and Osimhen out (34.50)

• PART 5: Ligue 1 review - Lyon win 4-3 thriller and Will Still's angry (49.30)

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Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Mark Carey after a blockbuster Premier League weekend.

Liverpool take Man United apart at Old Trafford thanks to Salah, Diaz and Gravenberch. Hear why Slot’s hot and ten Hag’s not.

As Man City’s big Norwegian breaks more records, we discuss some of our favourite Haaland stats.

Bournemouth complete possibly the greatest comeback in Premier League history. Ben Phillips from Back of the Net tells us about the limbs.

Plus Sol Bamba, Sterling, the Rice red and the Saints’ style.

Produced by Charlie Jones and Ben Green.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man United 0-3 Liverpool with James Pearce (05.30)

• PART 2: The rest of Sunday’s football (23.00)

• PART 3a: West Ham 1-3 Man City (29.00)

• PART 3b: Arsenal 1-1 Brighton (34.00)

• PART 4a: Everton 2-3 Bournemouth with Back of the Net (45.00)

• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)

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Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Benji Lanyado in the studio with a whole banquet of football topics to feast upon.

The Premier League fixture list pairs up Arsenal and Brighton, Newcastle and Tottenham and Manchester United and Liverpool. Can sensible Slot maintain his 100% record as Reds manager? Is signing Chiesa another sensible move? And would United signing Raheem Sterling be less sensible?

Benji’s West Ham host champions Man City as we pay tribute to one of City’s former managers, the incomparable Sven-Göran Eriksson. 

Plus the Carabao Cup, the Eze show and Adama Traore Ballon d’Or.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Paying tribute to Sven-Göran Eriksson (03.00)

• PART 2: Man United v Liverpool preview (12.00)

• PART 3: West Ham v Man City and Arsenal v Brighton previews (25.00)

• PART 4a: Carabao Cup round-up (36.00)

• PART 4b: Newcastle v Spurs preview (40.00)

• PART 4c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45.00)

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We recorded this show several hours before the sad news of Sven-Göran Eriksson’s death at the age of 76. We’ll share our memories of the manager who had such a huge impact on European football - and indeed Jimbo’s career - on Thursday’s Totally, and again when our Euro crew reassembles next week.

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In the meantime, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Pol Ballus are here to take you through all the headlines from across the continent. 

PSG’s scintillating start to their Ligue 1 campaign continued - while Lille, Monaco and Lens also maintained their perfect records.

Antonio Conte’s Napoli bounced back from their shock opening day 3-0 defeat with a 3-0 victory over Bologna - but Milan’s poor start continued as they were beaten at Parma. 

The first weekend of the new Bundesliga season didn’t disappoint - including yet another Leverkusen late show and opening day victories for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. 

Plus, over in Spain Barcelona maintained their winning start under Hansi Flick while both Madrid sides registered 3-0 triumphs.

To life, Kaiser!

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Produced by Lucy Oliva.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Hello and moments of the week (02.00)

• PART 2: Ligue 1 review - are PSG looking ominous already? (08.00)

• PART 3: Serie A review - Napoli bounce back as Milan struggle (21.15)

• PART 4: Bundesliga review - Leverkusen late show while Bayern and Dortmund get opening day wins (35.35)

• PART 5: La Liga review - Barcelona impress as Real and Atleti record 3-0 wins (47.05)

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Jimbo is joined in the studio by Tim Spiers, Matt Davies-Adams and Colin Millar after some extraordinary Premier League action.

Enzo Maresca secures his first win in the Premier League as Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2 at Molineux. Noni Madueke scores a hat-trick after an accidental post about the city of Wolverhampton. Liam Twomey reviews a remarkable day.

Arsenal are 2-0 winners at Villa but does the result say more about Arteta’s men or Emery’s side? And Brighton are victorious as Man United lose in stoppage time again.

Everton remain bottom of the Premier League after a 4-0 thrashing at Spurs. Matt Jones from The Blue Room tells us why Toffees fans shouldn’t be panicking just yet.

Plus advertising hoardings and the underrated Andy Cole.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Is Wolverhampton really s**t? (01.00)

• PART 2a: Wolves 2-6 Chelsea with Liam Twomey (05.30)

• PART 2b: Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle & Liverpool 2-0 Brentford (18.00)

• PART 3: Big wins for Man City and Arsenal (26.00)

• PART 4: Brighton 2-1 Man United (39.00)

• PART 5a: Tottenham 4-0 Everton with Matt Jones (46.00)

• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55.00)

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Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Natalie Gedra and Liam Tharme into The Athletic studios ahead of the second weekend of Premier League action.

Arsenal travel to Villa Park to face a team that scuppered their title hopes by winning both meetings last season. Can Unai Emery get one over on his old club again?

Fabian Hürzeler has his first home game as Brighton boss with Man United visiting the Amex. And a lot has happened at Man City and Ipswich since they last met in the top flight.

Plus bullish Ange, Evanilson down south and what is going on at Chelsea?

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Tennis needs VAR (02.00)

• PART 2a: Aston Villa v Arsenal preview (05.00)

• PART 2b: Man City v Ipswich preview (15.00)

• PART 3a: Leicester 1-1 Tottenham & Spurs v Everton preview (20.00)

• PART 3b: Brighton v Man United preview (30.00)

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38.00)

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Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are with you to round up a busy first weekend of domestic action across the continent.

Laterkusen strike again as Xabi Alonso's side needed an 88th-minute equaliser to force a penalty shootout before going on to win the German Super Cup against Stuttgart. Seb Stafford Bloor brings us the story plus the latest from across Germany.

Kylian Mbappé’s start to life in La Liga didn’t quite go to plan as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Mallorca while Barcelona got off to winning ways under Hansi Flick. Pol Ballus joins us from Spain.

Meanwhile, Antonio Conte made a nightmare start to his time at Napoli in a 3-0 humbling by Verona - and Inter became the first Serie A champions to fail to win on the opening day of the next season since 2015 after conceding an injury-time equaliser to draw 2-2 with Genoa.

Plus, Roberto De Zerbi’s Marseille well and truly announced themselves with a 5-1 battering of Brest. They heard our calls for a proper title race last week…

Produced by Lucy Oliva.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Hello and moments of the week (00.45)

• PART 2: German Super Cup review - plus a look ahead to the opening weekend of Bundesliga action (06.15)

• PART 3: Serie A review - Conte's Napoli stunned as Juve start brightly (15.45)

• PART 4: Ligue 1 review - Big wins for PSG and Marseille (27.55)

• PART 5: La Liga review - Barcelona off to winning ways while Real and Atléti drop points (38.25)

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Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov after the opening weekend of the new Premier League season.

The champions ease to victory at Stamford Bridge to make it a losing start at Chelsea for Enzo Maresca. But the decision to leave out Raheem Sterling, and to make Enzo Fernandez captain, is what dominates discussion.

Brighton sit top of the table after a 3-0 victory at Everton in Fabian Hurzeler’s first game in charge. Brian Owen from The Argus tells us why we shouldn’t be surprised.

Arne Slot’s Liverpool overcome Ipswich in his first match in charge while Villa show their squad depth in their victory at West Ham. And Brentford's Ivan Toney looks set for Saudi Arabia.

Plus Henry or Salah, a golden era of goalkeeping and bridge transfers.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: An opening weekend of few surprises (01.00)

• PART 2a: Chelsea 0-2 Man City (04.30)

• PART 2b: Brentford 2-1 Palace with Jay Harris (15.00)

• PART 3a: Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool (25.00)

• PART 3b: Arsenal 2-0 Wolves and great goalkeepers (33.00)

• PART 4: Everton 0-3 Brighton with Brian Owen (40.00)

• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (49.00)

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Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are back and they’ve got some new friends as the season kicks off across the continent.

Kylian Mbappe helped Real Madrid to the Super Cup on his debut. Will he help Real retain the La Liga title? Pol Ballus joins us from Spain.

Leverkusen shocked Europe last season. Now it’s Vincent Kompany’s Bayern that are looking to catch them. Seb Stafford-Bloor has more from Germany.

Inter dominated Serie A last season but there’s been plenty of change at their rivals with Thiago Motta now at Juventus and Antonio Conte taking charge at Napoli.

And Roberto De Zerbi is the biggest arrival in France. Can he inspire Marseille and will we have an actual title race in Ligue 1 this season?

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Some changes and some Super Cup reaction (01.00)

• PART 2: La Liga preview - can anyone stop Kylian’s Real? (07.00)

• PART 3: Ligue 1 preview - could De Zerbi’s Marseille challenge? (24.00)

• PART 4: Serie A preview - will Conte’s Napoli lead the chase? (37.00)

• PART 5: Bundesliga preview - will Kompany’s Bayern bounce back? (56.00)

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Jimbo’s back! And so are Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Adrian Clarke as the 2024/25 Premier League season dawns upon us.

Man City are aiming for a fifth title in a row - can Arsenal stop them after two second place finishes? Or will it be Liverpool in Arne Slot’s first season in charge?

Are Maresca and ten Hag the managers under most pressure after the events of last season and this summer? And will the three promoted clubs go straight back down again?

Plus a big Fulham prediction, the Ipswich player who could be the answer to England’s problems and why there are so many southern teams in the Premier League this season.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: How’s the weather? (01.00)

• PART 1b: The title race - is it Arsenal’s year? (07.00)

• PART 2a: Breakthrough players and teams in 24/25 (23.00)

• PART 2b: Who will finish in the top 4? (40.00)

• PART 3: Who’s going down? (57.00)

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