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- England vs Norway: Can ANYONE Stop Haaland? | World Cup 2026 PodcastEngland are into the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals, Haaland knocks out Brazil, and the Golden Boot race has never been closer!Issy and George relive an all-time classic against Mexico and look ahead to Saturday's quarter-final against Norway. In this episode:- England 3-2 Mexico: one of the best games we have ever seen- Norway knock out Brazil: how do you stop Erling Haaland?- Golden Boot: Mbappe, Messi and Haaland all on seven goals (a World Cup first)- Cape Verde, heroes of the World Cup- Build the Ultimate Team: Haaland AND Kane join our XI (that's 8 of 11!)- Predictions: France v Morocco in the quarter-finalSend us your predictions and voice notes: [email protected]Find the Ultimate Football Heroes books: https://heroesfootball.com/books/podcast/New episode every Tuesday.Hosted by Issy and George. Produced by Bonnier Books and Stripped Media.
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16 min - Mbappe & Declan Rice Join Our Ultimate Team, Plus Messi Makes History!Declan Rice and Kylian Mbappe join our Ultimate World Cup Team, Messi makes history, and it's prediction time!Issy and George are back for World Cup 2026, building the best XI in the world one pick at a time. In this episode:- Build the Ultimate Team: Issy picks Declan Rice in midfield, George takes Kylian Mbappe on the wing (that's 6 of 11!)- Messi makes history: Leo turns 39 and becomes the all-time World Cup top scorer- England 0-0 Ghana, and Scotland fall 3-0 to Brazil- Predictions: both hosts call Croatia v GhanaSend us your predictions and voice notes: [email protected]Find the Ultimate Football Heroes books: https://heroesfootball.com/books/podcast/New episode every Tuesday.Hosted by Issy and George. Produced by Bonnier Books and Stripped Media.
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11 min - England 4-2 Croatia, Cape Verde Stun Spain & Messi's Hat-Trick
The World Cup is up and running, and so are England. Issy and George break down a cagey first half and a frankly unbelievable second half as England beat Croatia 4-2, including Harry Kane's penalty (taken twice, thanks to encroachment), a Jude Bellingham goal, and a man-of-the-match shift from Elliot Anderson up against Luka Modric.
Then it's the big Round One report card: Cape Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper holding Spain on their World Cup debut, Messi's hat-trick, Germany's seven-goal statement and a flying France. The hosts get into the Messi v Ronaldo debate, reveal the Brazil v Morocco prediction result (George leads 2-0), and George reports back from the World Cup in America.
We add Virgil van Dijk and Vinicius Jr to our Ultimate World Cup XI, check in on the sweepstake (good news if you have Scotland), and lock in this week's prediction: Norway v Senegal, with Erling Haaland tipped for the Golden Boot.
Send us a voice note or an email at [email protected]. Read more about the players in the Ultimate Football Heroes books, the bestselling football biography series for kids: https://heroesfootball.com/
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20 min - The Big Draw: What’s Your World Cup 2026 Team?The World Cup is finally here, and your team has already been picked for you. Issy and George kick off the Ultimate Football Heroes World Cup podcast with the Big Draw: your birthday month decides which country you cheer for all tournament, and everyone gets Scotland as a bonus team. Plus the first picks for our ultimate team, Messi’s record-breaking last World Cup, the thin air of Mexico City, and the smallest nation ever to reach a World Cup.Want to win an Ultimate Football Heroes audiobook? Get a grown-up to record a voice note with your name, where you’re from, the team your birthday gave you, and who you think will win the World Cup. Send it to [email protected]. Everyone who sends one goes into this week’s draw.
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23 min - Season Finale! Issy Wins The Title, West Ham Go Down & We're Off To The World Cup | UFH Ep28This is it - the season-one finale. Arsenal are champions (and apparently have 300 million new fans overnight), and the final day settled the relegation battle. Issy was there to see West Ham go down - with a record: West Ham now hold two of the three highest points totals ever for a relegated team. Big commiserations to all the Hammers fans.Then the big one: the prediction game that's run all season comes down to the final weekend, and the final week counts DOUBLE. Issy went in five points clear on 31, George on 26. In the Women's Champions League final in Oslo, Barcelona thumped OL Lyonnes 4-0 - both hosts called the Barcelona win, two points each. Then Spurs beat Everton 1-0 on Premier League final day - George nailed the exact score for four doubled points, but it wasn't quite enough. Final score: Issy 33, George 32. Issy is your season-one champion by a single point.We hear from Harry, a brilliant Crystal Palace fan, dig into Thomas Tuchel's punchy England squad (Trent, Foden, Palmer and Gibbs-White all left out), play Football by Numbers: The Premier League Edition, and send the season off in style. This is the last episode of the season, but it is absolutely not goodbye - the Ultimate Football Heroes Podcast is going to the World Cup. Tell your mates!Get a grown-up to help you send a voice note or email to [email protected]. Read the books: Ultimate Football Heroes, the bestselling football biography series for kids - over 50 titles, wherever you buy books.
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23 min - Issy's Broken Ankle, Sam Kerr's Goodbye Goal & The Wembley Quiz | UFH Ep27Issy turned up to record with a surgical boot. Broken ankle, end-of-season heartbreak, and George immediately starts looking for the "every cloud" silver lining (he doesn't read the room).Then it's straight into a huge Chelsea Saturday. Sam Kerr scored the only goal in the WSL final-day win over Manchester United Women, equalling Fran Kirby's all-time Chelsea record of 116 goals, and quietly announced she's leaving the club this summer. Meanwhile at Wembley, Antoine Semenyo broke the FA Cup Final open with a backheel that George is calling "a piece of art - frame it, stick it in the Louvre." Both hosts called the result on both games. One point each, both ways. Issy's now on 31, George on 26.We open the floor for World Cup voice notes. Where will you be watching, what's your bedtime strategy for those late kick-offs, which countries are you backing. Then it's time for a brand new Wembley Quiz. Six questions about the most famous stadium in football. George manages to slip Harry Styles into roughly half of them.Two predictions to round us out, and a reminder that the final weekend of the season counts DOUBLE. First, the Women's Champions League Final between Barcelona and OL Lyonnes in Oslo (Saturday). Second, Spurs vs Everton on Premier League final day (Sunday, 4pm BST).Chapters:00:00 Welcome & Issy's Broken Ankle02:19 Predictions Recap - Sam Kerr's Record + Semenyo's Backheel05:59 World Cup Call-Out08:03 Wembley Quiz12:35 Next Week's Predictions - WCL Final + Spurs v Everton (double points!)14:42 ClosingGot something to say? Send us a voice note or an email at [email protected]. Name, age, who you support, joke if you've got one. World Cup-themed messages especially welcome.Read the books. Ultimate Football Heroes. Bestselling football biography series for kids.
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17 min - VAR Heartbreak, Odd One Out & Chelsea's Big Saturday — UFH Ep26Issy and George unpack one of the most controversial VAR calls in Premier League history (West Ham vs Arsenal), score last week's predictions, hear from Peter — a Motspur Park FC junior who supports Chelsea and idolises Reece James — and play a fresh new game called Odd One Out. Predictions for next weekend lock in two huge Chelsea games: the WSL final day vs Man Utd Women, and the FA Cup Final vs Manchester City.Chapters00:00 — Welcome & West Ham VAR Drama02:49 — Predictions Recap (Villa W vs Arsenal W, Forest vs Newcastle)04:33 — Listener Voice Note: Peter from Motspur Park FC06:42 — Game: Odd One Out11:16 — Next Week Predictions: WSL Final Day + FA Cup Final13:18 — ClosingGot something to say? Send us a voice note or email at [email protected] — name, age, who you support, joke if you've got one.Read the books. Ultimate Football Heroes — bestselling football biography series for kids.#UltimateFootballHeroes #UFHPodcast #FootballForKids #PremierLeague #WSL #FACupFinal #ChelseaFC #ManCity #Arsenal #ReeceJames #FootballHeroes #VAR
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16 min - George Wants Harry Styles To Play For West Ham?! | UFH Ep25
George has decided he doesn't want to talk about football this week. He'd rather do an entire podcast about Harry Styles. He even thinks Harry plays up front for West Ham now (he doesn't). Issy is NOT having it. But the Harry Styles theme keeps creeping in all episode...
This week's game is "Guess the Team" - six clues, one club, men's AND women's facts. Their women's team won the FA Cup in 2024. Their goalkeeper Mary Earps was named the World's Best. They've won 13 Premier League titles. Their stadium is the Theatre of Dreams. Can you get it before George does?
Plus the Spurs nightmare continues for Issy (relegation race tightens), Ipswich are joining the Premier League, and we lock in two big predictions for next weekend including a Forest match that could go either way depending on Thursday's Europa League semifinal.
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17 min - Issy's 4-0 Cup Final DISASTER | UFH Ep24
Issy walks in with a suntan and a story - she just lost a cup final FOUR NIL... and yes, she was in goal. George tries his best to cheer her up, but only ends up reminding her she's now five points CLEAR in the predictions game.
Plus we hear from Lizzie (age 11), who supports both West Ham AND Real Madrid (because of Jude Bellingham). Cue a heated debate about whether you can really support two teams. Lizzie also sends in a cracker of a joke about a referee and a ladder.
This week's game is "Whose Stadium Is It?" - six stadiums, six teams. From St James' Park to Signal Iduna Park (and yes, that's the famous Yellow Wall, 25,000 fans all standing and singing). Can you beat George? He thought David Hasselhoff lived at the London Stadium.
Then we're on to next week's predictions - a huge Tottenham vs Aston Villa game where George has to choose between his loyalty to Forest and his predictions points.
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19 min - Is Spurs Going DOWN?! Plus Aitana Bonmati Two Truths & a Lie | UFH Ep23George is buzzing after watching Nottingham Forest smash Burnley 4-1, with Morgan Gibbs-White bagging a hat-trick right in front of him. The predictions gap closes to four points and George finally has some momentum.Plus we hear from listener Mason (age 9, Man City fan, plays midfield like Phil Foden for Oakwood Rangers), Emma sends in a cracking football joke, and the big question on everyone's lips - are Spurs actually going down?!This week's game is Two Truths and a Lie, all about Barcelona and Spain superstar Aitana Bonmati. She's won the Ballon d'Or more times than any woman in history - but can you spot the lie?
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About Ultimate Football Heroes Podcast
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to the Ultimate Football Heroes Podcast! The official show inspired by the Ultimate Football Heroes books!
Hosted by Issy (goalkeeper, West Ham superfan) and George (striker, Forest loyalist, and a fountain of football trivia), we’re here to celebrate everything brilliant about football on the pitch and in your own garden.
Every Tuesday, we’ll bring you fresh football stories, weird facts, games, and plenty of laughs.
From your favourite teams and legendary players to the matches you play and the birthday parties you celebrate, this podcast is all about you the fans, the dreamers, and the heroes making football special.
Got a cool match report?
Birthday shoutout?
Something brilliant, bonkers or just downright football you want to tell us?
Drop us an email at [email protected] we could feature your story in an upcoming episode!
Fancy even more football goodness? Check out our website for the books, bonus content and more at https://heroesfootball.com/books/podcast/.
Subscribe now and let’s kick off together, the Ultimate Football Heroes Podcast is your place for the beautiful game!