Musa and Ryan begin in Germany, where five points separate the Bundesliga’s top five and Bayern beat Union in a top-of-the-table clash (06:37). Then they head to Spain for the Madrid derby (13:40) and France for PSG’s win over Marseille (18:03). Napoli also extended their lead in Serie A (22:33). Meanwhile, in the U.K., Manchester United won their first silverware since 2017 (24:23), Celtic retained the Scottish League Cup (34:14) and the government dropped its white paper recommending an independent regulator of its footballing pyramid (36:38). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tight at the Top of the Bundesliga, Erik ten Hag's First Trophy and the U.K. Government White Paper on Football Governance

Join Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga, two long-time friends, every Monday and Thursday as they cover all the major European football leagues, and a lot more.

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The Euros are go! Musa and Ryan chat about Germany’s 5-1 win against Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 (02:00), before then discussing Edin Terzić leaving Borussia Dortmund (24:53), Nuri Sahin moving up to the top job and Erik ten Hag staying at Manchester United. Don’t forget, we have new merch! Spiritually Onside and Worldwide Football Family tees and totes are available to pre-order here. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Germany begin with a statement victory!

Musa and Ryan are back with a pre-Euro 2024 episode! Thanks to a question from a young listener, they build a Euros dream-team, consisting of no-more than one player per country (03:06). They then have a little chat about the tournament itself (33:41), who they think will win and more. Also, we just dropped a bunch a brand new merchandise, all available to buy here. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Euros are here!

Real Madrid beat Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley to win their 15th Champions League/European Cup, so that’s where the focus is for today. Musa and Ryan chat about Dortmund’s chances, how impressive they were in the first half, and how goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr. made it feel inevitable for Carlo Ancelotti’s side in the end.Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real Madrid Get No. 15

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick shout to Olympiacos, who became the first Greek club side to win a European trophy after their 1-0 extra-time win against Fiorentina in Athens (03:00). They then discuss some huge managerial news this week, including Vincent Kompany's unveiling as Bayern's coach (08:09), Hansi Flick's arrival at Barcelona (19:59) and a little bit on Enzo Maresca's confirmation at Chelsea and José Mourinho's appointment at Fenerbahce, before they take a quick look ahead to the Champions League final (31:09). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Manager Mayhem

It was a weekend of many finals! Musa and Ryan begin with some shout-outs for some others from the weekend (01:00) before turning their attention to the men’s FA Cup final (05:17), where Erik ten Hag and Manchester United ended a difficult season with silverware after a victory against Manchester City. Then, it’s all about Leverkusen, which completed an unbeaten domestic double (29:14) as they saw off Kaiserslautern to secure their first DFB-Pokal in 31 years. Musa was there to see it in person! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tight at the Top of the Bundesliga, Erik ten Hag's First Trophy and the U.K. Government White Paper on Football Governance

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