The makeup of Thomas Tuchel’s final 26-man squad for the World Cup this summer certainly created a stir.

On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by Rob Tanner: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7309045/2026/05/27/england-world-cup-tuchel-maguire-gibbs-white-palmer-foden

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FIFA banning fans bringing water bottles into stadiums during the summer World Cup, incredible new details from the Southampton spy gate scandal, Manchester United’s new midfield signing Éderson & the departure of Marco Silva from Fulham were all discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.

Plus our guest Archie Bland is really good at Fantasy Premier League…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull & Archie Bland and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a spy-less intro

08:18 - FIFA took away our water bottles

17:36 - More spygate!

 22:26 - How Southampton fans have handled it

30:10 - The role of peer pressure

36:10 - Tonda Eckert’s second chance

39:26 - A break

39:28 - The Rondo 

47:45 - Man Utd sign midfielder Éderson

1:03:29 - Marco SIlva to leave Fulham 

1:15:10 - another break

1:15:12 - Archie’s Fantasy Premier League success!

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Liverpool sacking Arne Slot and potentially hiring Andoni Iraola, a possible Paris St Germain three-peat in the Champions League and Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League victory were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Reuben Pinder, features Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Alex Barker and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a hungry and perfectly paced intro

04:07 - Liverpool sack Slot

16:47 - Liverpool under Iraola?

29:49 - a break 

29:51 - THE RONDO

39:00 - PSG on for a three-peat?

46:30 - Is the CL easier to win now than 10 years ago?

51:15 - Arsenal’s PL victory parade

55:12 - a break 

55:14 - Palace won the Conference League

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In this second and final part, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on the latter half of this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/

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The deeper, executive and management questions that surround the underperformance of clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Chelsea and AC Milan plus Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League success were discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Jack Pitt-Brooke & Jonathan Shainin and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a plain t-shirt intro

09:32 - Executive malfunction at Tottenham Hotspur

21:00 - consequences of coach choices

27:54 - Jon’s tea party analogy and how ot make a good football system

33:42 - A break

33:44 - The Rondo 

42:35 - Navigating “big club” versus “small club” operational policy

49:40 - the problem with overly reducing football to numbers

1:00:37 - another break

1:00:39 - Crystal Palace won the Conference League!

1:09:52 - Italy’s top four this season

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The end of multiple eras at Manchester City & Liverpool, West Ham United’s relegation and the impressive survival of Leeds United were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.

Plus, we draw Points Are Bad to a close…

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a tunnel of intro

08:22 - The Pep Guardiola era ends

17:15 - Why one cannot fully celebrate Pep’s achievements…

28:29 - An era drawing to an end at Anfield

30:26 - a break 

30:28 - THE RONDO

43:10 - West Ham were relegated

50:00 - West Ham transfer hit or miss quiz

52:39 - Were West Ham unlucky?

55:06 - a break 

55:08 - Leeds United survive!

1:09:30 - Points Are Bad ends!

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The story of Arsenal’s 2025-26 triumph is relatively unusual in modern football. Yes, it has some of the classic components: an exceptional team, a coaching guru and the obligatory enormous expenditure on transfers. But it is distinct because it is a tale of persistence and continuity.

On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/

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Arsenal’s first Premier League title in 22 years, the fallout from the Championship playoffs spygate affair, who will challenge for the Premier League next season as Aston Villa’s Europa League success were all discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Mehreen Khan and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - A grade 9 intro

07:11 - Arsenal are Premier League champions

16:17 - Why Arsenal are worthy champions

20:00 - What happens now it finally happens

24:30 - Jon talks about Andoni Iraola

27:23 - A break

27:25 -The Rondo 

34:00 - Southampton’s punishment for Spygate

50:07 - another break

50:09 - Early Premier League top 4 predictions for next season

1:08:32 - Aston Villa win the Europa League!

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