Learn English Football Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tim Spratt & Tom Hollett
Tim and Tom talk discuss the latest news from the world of football. Practise your listening skills and learn new vocabulary in each episode. This podcast is intended for upper-intermediate to advanced level English learners. Ideal to practise your listening skills and share our passion for the beautiful game.
Tim and Tom discuss the 4 champions league quarterfinal replays as well as the europa league.
Which players stood out? Which teams are looking good? Who's going to win it? Is English football overrated?
Tim and Tom discuss the first leg matches between Arsenal and Bayern Munich; PSG and Barcelona; Atletico Madrid and Dortmund; Real Madrid and Manchester City; Liverpool and Atalanta; and Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham.
Lots of great goals, outstanding performances and fixtures that are poised on a knife's edge!
Tim and Tom discuss the 2nd leg champions league ties between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, Arsenal and Porto, Real Madrid and Red Bull Leipzig, and they preview the mouth-watering quarter final ties after the UEFA draw on Friday.
They also briefly discuss the prospects for Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and West Ham in the Europa league quarter finals.
Tim and Tom discuss the discontentment among West Ham fans and whether it is justified, following Arsenal's 0-6 thrashing at the London stadium.
They also discuss the spectacular final of the African cup of nations and the many heroes for the Ivory Coast who ran Nigeria ragged on the night.
They finish with a preview of the champions league last 16 games and make predictions for the quarter finalists.
Tim and Tom discuss the big games from last weekend, including Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Liverpool, Luton Town's great run of goals and form, Chelsea's slump in quality and the rise of Manchester United following two victories in 4 days against Wolves and West Ham.
Tim and Tom discuss the recent announcements of Jurgen Klopp and Xavi Hernandez to retire from their management an senior coaching positions at Liverpool and Barcelona respectively.
What were there reasons? Can we expect to see them again?
How will Klopp be remembered in comparison to see of the other managerial greats to have graced the stage of the premier league?
Tim and Tom discuss yesterday's match at the Estadio Bernabeau where bottom of the league Almería were denied a point by a winning goal by Dani Carvajal in the 9th minute of extra time.
They discuss all the main controversies and whether the accusations of corruption were justified by the performance of the VAR studio.
Tim and Tom discuss yesterday's 0-0 draw at the Power Horse Stadium between league leaders Girona and bottom club Almerí
a.
They talk through the key moments in the match and the formations, tactics and outstanding individual performances.
Despite not taking away three points, the lads sense some optimism is returning as well as the freedom to play that comes from knowing your team is almost certainly destined for relegation.
Tim and Tom reflect on the recent festive calendar and the clubs and players who enjoyed a merry Christmas as well as those who had the Grich steal their festive cheer.
They discuss the premier league, the league and FA Cup as well as the latest winter transfers and rumours.
Tim and Tom look at three heavy defeats suffered by Manchester United, West Ham and Newcastle United in the premier league at the weekend and they discuss which performance was the worst.
They then sink their teeth into the final group games in the champions league and make some bold predictions about which teams will qualify for the last 16 knockout phase of the tournament.
Tim and Tom discuss the eye-catching moments from last weekend's premier league action.
Stellar performances from Newcastle United and Arsenal. A refereeing moment to forget for Simon Hooper, the official in charge of Man City and Spurs. And some spectacular goals for Liverpool in their 4-3 victory over Fulham.
The lads argue their cases for the players who impressed them the most in defence, producing assists, goals and making the difference to their teams.
Tim and Tom discuss the latest news to affect Premier League ever-present Everton as the club fail to turn a profit, overspend their budget and suffer a 10 point deduction that drops them down to 19th place.
The lads discuss if the punishment is fair?
Is it enough?
Are all the clubs treated fairly given recent financial question marks around Manchester City and Chelsea?
Is there a better way to deal with these kinds of mistakes. Tim has a couple of ideas to offer.
Tim and Tom discuss the league cup fourth round tie between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium.
They talk about the line-ups for each team, Arsenal's superior statistics, the goals, the substitutions and the prospects for West Ham with a tricky away fixture against Liverpool in the next round.
Tom tries not to gloat too much and Tim tries not to sound too bitter in this episode.
Tim and Tom discuss the Champions League victories of Manchester United against Copenhagen, Borussia Dortmund away at Newcastle, PSG against AC Milan, and Arsenal away in Seville.
They also look at the Europa League where Tom spots a little known Greek player who brought 'Fortounis' to his Olympiacos team with a domineering performance.
The lads finish with a preview of the weekend's premier league derbies, between the Manchester clubs, and Arsenal and West Ham.
The lads talk about the weekend's results and the controversies that arose.
Fury and frustration over Kovacic escaping a red card after 3 minutes of madness against Arsenal.
Kieran Trippier's composure, grace and pin-point accuracy was admired.
Brighton conveyor belt of fresh talent continues to produce the goods.
And Tim explains the VAR communication failure during the Spurs v Liverpool match that resulted in Diaz's perfectly good goal being disallowed, and he proposes an interesting rang of ideas in order to solve the ongoing problems.
Tim and Tom discuss the weekend's results in the Premier League.
10 man Manchester City cruise past Nottingham Forest; Liverpool looking lethal in attack; Newcastle United put 8 goals past Sheffield United, and Tottenham and Arsenal maintain their unbeaten runs with honours even in the north London derby.
The lads also take a look at what's going wrong with Manchester United and Chelsea, two giants of English football who have made stuttering starts to this season.
Tim and Tom discuss last night's match at the Power Horse Stadium where Almería and Valencia took away one point each from the encounter.
The lads discuss the line-ups, the key moments in the match, the controversy, and whether the coach should be given more time to get this Almería team to winning ways.
Tim and Tom look back on the first four games of the 23/24 Premier League season.
The lads discuss the early challengers for the title and the teams who look like they might be facing a long relegation dogfight.
Lots of new signings to talk about and players and clubs to keep an eye on.
We finish with a bold bet from Tom that one club will win European silverware at the end of the season.
Tim and Tom kick off the new season with a monster-sized podcast about the scandalous behaviour of the Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after the final of the women’s World Cup. There’s plenty of controversy and disagreement in this episode as the story unfolds - hunger strikes , sexual violence , accusations and defiance in the face of enormous pressure. Welcome back!
Tim and Tom discuss the big moves so far this summer.
Which clubs have impressed them? Which clubs have disappointed them? What players are still available to sign?
In this monster episode they get stuck into all the permutations and possiblities.
Tim and Tom talk about the Premier League finale. They focus on the top of the table and the bottom of the table and share their thoughts about the clubs, players and managers involved in the 2022-2023 season.
Tim and Tom reflect on the match between Manchester City and Inter Milan.
How was the game?
What players stood out?
What tactics worked?
What were the key moments?
Tim asks Tom some tough questions pertaining to the match between Fiorentina and West Ham on Wednesday.
How the match went.
What it means for the club.
David Moyes's future.
More ugly hooliganism.
Tim and Tom discuss the huge controversy at last week's match between Valencia and Real Madrid. What happened? Who's to blame? What should be done about it?
They also discuss the relegation battle at the bottom of the la liga table which involves 7 teams fighting for survival with two games left.
Tim and Tom discuss the semifinals of the Champions League, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League.
Is this the end of the road for Ancelotti in Madrid?
Will Sevilla break Jose Mourinho's unbeaten run in European finals?
Should West Ham stick with David Moyes after delivering their first European final for 46 years?
These questions among many others are discussed in this episode.
Tim and Tom discuss the Champions league semi-finals between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and the Milan derby.
Tom talks about West Ham's victory over AZ Alkmaar in the Conference League and they finish with some thoughts on Sevilla's draw against Juventus and Roma's home victory against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa league.
Tim and Tom talk about the latest developments in the battle for the Premier League title between Manchester City and Arsenal. They take the time to indulge in what has gone wrong at Tottenham before focussing their attention on the bottom half of the table and make surprisingly similar predictions about the clubs that will go down.
Tim and Tom discuss the crucial victory for the Rojiblancos against an Elche team that were condemned to relegation to the second division of Spanish football by tonight's result.
The lads talk about the goals, the standout performances, the chances and their hopes for the rest of the season.
Tim and Tom review the action from last week's European quarter final second legs in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. They also find the time to talk about the premier league, the FA Cup semi finals and the Spanish La Liga.
They speculate about the premier league title race and relegation dogfight, the European tournament winners, and finish with some joyful comments about Tottenham conceding 5 goals in the first 20 minutes of their match against an in-form Newcastle team.
Tim, an Arsenal fan discusses the 2-2 draw at the London Stadium with Tom, a West Ham fan.
They talk through the key moments in a scintillating match and debate whether Sako's penalty miss will become a turning point in Arsenal's title challenge.
Tim and Tom share their thoughts on yesterday's crucial victory for Almería against Valencia.
The lads talk about the match, the goals, the tactics, the atmosphere in the stadium and the decisive factors that resulted in a win for the home team.
There is also time for talk about the toilet facilities, the prohibition of critical messages on Valencia supporters' banners and the anti-social behaviour of some fans outside the stadium.
Tom & Tim discuss the recent changes of at Bayern Munich, Crystal Palace and Tottenham Hotspur. They ask if the outgoing managers were fairly treated or if the decisions to sack them were a bit harsh. They talk about the various events which led to their departures and try to decide where the fault lies.
Tim and Tom discuss some of the more interesting results that caught their eye from the recent international matches to qualify for the next European Championship.
Scotland upset Spain, England get revenge in Naples, Belgium win in Germany and France dismantle the Netherlands.
Tim and Tom discuss the latest scandal dominating the news headlines as The BBC sack Gary Lineker, the leading presenter of their 'flagship' football highlights show 'Match of the Day' over a controversial tweet he sent that criticised the government's new policy to control immigration.
What should The BBC have done?
Should Lineker have written what he did?
Should an employee of The BBC be allowed to discuss political issues on social media?
This episode of the podcast takes a close look at Lineker, The BBC, and the relationship between the government and The BBC.
The lads discuss PSG's underwhelming elimination from the UEFA champions league at the hands of Bayern Munich and ask where does the club go from here?
They also discuss AC Milan's victory over Tottenham Hotspur and ask if Antonio Conte has much time left in the manager's seat.
They finish with a bit of transfer speculation regarding the future for Jude Bellingham and where he's likely to go this summer.
Tim and Tom discuss the weekend goal fest - Late drama at the Emirates stadium , Mitoma shines as De Zerbi's Brighton cruise past West Ham and Liverpool inflict Manchester United's worst ever league defeat.
Tim and Tom discuss the UK government's new plan to 'regulate' the four professional divisions of the English Football League.
There's a lot of disagreement in this episode as Tim broadly agrees with the idea behind the plan but Tom is unconvinced that more regulation will make things better and questions whether the true motives are in the best interests of the fans or the government.
Tim and Tom discuss two of the weekend's biggest games, Manchester United's league cup final victory over Newcastle United, and Almería's first ever victory against league leaders Barcelona.
They review the matches, the individual performances, the improvements, tactical issues, the coaches, and the prospects for each of the four clubs this season.
Tim and Tom discuss the recent allegations of FC Barcelona paying senior referees, and some creative accounting at Manchester City to cover up alleged violations of the premier league's financial FairPlay rules.
Assuming the allegations are proven true, they ask the difficult question of how these violations can be punished in a meaningful way in order to prevent these abuses from reoccurring in the future.
Tim and Tom are joined on the pod in this episode by Jim, a Leeds United fan who shares his views on the comings and goings at Elland Road as well as the competition amongst the other 'dogs' who are fighting for premier league survival.
The lads also discuss the tragic death of Cristian Atsu and the potential new owners of Manchester United.
Tim and Tom talk about the recent spending bonanza in the January transfer window and ask the following questions:
Should Chelsea be punished?
How can other leagues compete?
Is sustainable spending the answer or should new owners be allowed to inject large amounts of money into clubs?
Tim and Tom discuss the premier league clubs who have impressed them with their business dealings in this last transfer window, and the clubs who they believe should have done better.
They also talk about the players coming into the premier league that they are excited to see.... including a certain blond Ukrainian valued at 70 million euros (plus add ons!).
Tim talks about the revolutionary tactics introduced by Mikel Arteta which have transformed Arsenal football club into Premier league leaders with sixteen wins, two draws and just one defeat at the halfway point in the season.
Tim and Tom take a look at the Premier league table at the halfway point in the season and talk about the clubs fighting for the Premier League title and those fighting for survival in the top division.
They predict who they think is going to win and who's going down.
A review of the Qatar 2022 World Cup Finals.
Tim and Tom discuss their best teams, most dramatic moments, greatest games (other than the final) and the best unsporting tactics (shithousery) - can you guess which team was the biggest 'shit-house'?
Tim and Tom go over a spectacular Argentina vs. France finale to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
They talk through the goals, key moments, penalties and 'sh!thousery'(gamesmanship to gain an unfair advantage).
Tim and Tom discuss the two semifinals between Croatia and Argentina and Morocco and France.
They talk about the controversial moments, the tactics, the injuries and the outstanding players.
They predict different winners for the final and Tom asks Tim some World Cup trivia questions.
Will Tim get them both right?
Tim and Tom preview the second World Cup semifinal between world champions France and the tournament's surprise underdogs Morocco.
Among the topics they discuss are:
who will come out on top on the flank that Kylian Mbappé will share with Ashraf Hakimi;
will the Moroccan injury situation will have an effect;
are Morocco are capable of changing tactics in the event of falling a goal behind.
Tim and Tom discuss the big game later today between Croatia and Argentina to decide the first place in the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar.
Tim and Tom go talk through each of the four quarterfinal games in chronological order:
Brazil vs. Croatia, Argentina vs. The Netherlands, Morocco vs. Portugal and England vs. France.
They reflect upon the highlights, player performances, tactics and other variables that determined the winners.
The lads start with the important first question, has this been the best World Cup so far?
They discuss the previous days games that saw Germany go home due to a goal that looked suspect.
What went wrong for Germany and Belgium?
What predictions did Tom and Tim make that have resulted in them 'Eating their words' / 'Eating humble pie'?
Tim and Tom share their thoughts of the first five days of the World Cup and try to answer three important questions:
Which teams impressed us?
Which teams disappointed us?
Which teams will feel hard done by?
Tim and Tom discuss the tournament's potential top goal-scorers, star players, 'let-downs' (disappointments) and more...
The lads discuss the 16 teams in groups E, F, G, and H.
They talk about the players, the coaches, the tactics and make predictions about which teams will be going through to the knockout stage of the tournament.
Tim goes into depth on both the England players and the best tactics for manager Gareth Southgate to employ in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Tim and Tom discuss the teams in groups A, B, C and D.
Who is going to progress in the tournament? Who is going to get knocked out? Which players will stand out?
The lads get stuck into the statistics and make some bold predictions.
WARNING | Adult themes discussed
In the second part of this Qatar World Cup special, Tim and Tom talk about the role of players, national football associations and the media to highlight the issues that the western democracies find objectionable about Qatar.
They talk about the strict anti-homosexual laws and ask if 'virtue-signalling' political commentators like Gary Neville and Gary Lineker can earn an income from middle-eastern sports broadcasters and criticise the Qatari regime at the same time.
Tim wants to see some high-profile players 'come out' at the tournament while Tom questions if that would create an unwelcome distraction.
WARNING | Adult themes discussed.
Part one of a two part special on the Qatar World Cup.
Tim and Tom get into the 'meaty' issues of immigrant workers rights, LGBTQ rights and ask some difficult questions about whether Qatar deserve to host the tournament and how we should feel about all the criticism of the Qatari regime that has resurfaced in the western media.
Tim and Tom discuss the final group standings for the Champions League, the descent of many European giants to the Europa League.
What does it mean for the credibility of clubs like Juventus, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona who all favour a European super league when they can't qualify for the final 16 of the champions league?
Tim and Tom discuss the latest controversies that VAR has amplified rather than eliminated.
Tim u-turns on his usual demand for more consistency in the case of Alex Baena's harsh red card for pulling his shirt up in homage to the club's dead president and makes the argument for more compassionate refereeing under such circumstances.
Tom argues that the time is right for Emery to come back to the Premier league and that Aston Villa is the perfect club for him to prove his critics wrong.
They finish with a brief discussion of Antony and Emerson Royale 'show-boating' = showing off with skills that are considered unnecessary and sometimes insulting in professional football.
In this special episode Tim and Tom each run through the top players that they've ever watched play at a stadium.
They recall the performances that stood out for them from the early nineties to the present day, in search of agreement on the best player to ever grace a football field with their talent.
Only one player makes the lists of both Tim and Tom. Can you guess who?
Tom and Tim discuss the gripping match between Barca and Inter Milan.
They also talk about Kylian Mbappe and ask how can a man be so unhappy when playing alongside in-form players like Messi and Neymar Jr? Is he justified in wanting to leave the club or is he being a 'spoilt brat?'
Finally, Tom reflects on West Ham's faultless European campaign this season and Tim asks him about the differences he's noticed in the Hammers squad this season.
Tim and Tom discuss the matches they saw from the 3rd round of the Champions league, and take the time to 'tip their hats' to the goal machine that is Luciano Spalletti's Napoli as they put 6 goals past Ajax in Amsterdam!
They also discuss the matches between Chelsea and AC Milan, Inter and Barcelona, Seville and Dortmund, Benfica and PSG, and Tim can't hide his delight as he talks about Arsenal's impressive victory in the north London derby against Tottenham, last weekend.
The lads discuss the recent international break and what we've learnt from the end of the UEFA Nation's league group phase. They focus on three of the European contenders (Spain, England, France) for the World Cup in Qatar this winter and ask the following questions:
Should managers be experimenting with a major tournament so near?
What's the best Spanish midfield combination?
What to do about Harry Maguire?
Giroud or Benzema?
Is Mbappe right to break his contract with the French Football Authorities?
And in the 'any other business' section of the podcast, they ask: 'Who's going to win the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham this weekend?'
Tim and Tom review some of the Champion's League games that caught the eye, including Bayern Munich v Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon v Spurs and the surprise of the week - Bruges v Porto.
They then discuss the Premier League with Tim feeling great that Arsenal are sitting pretty on top of the league. They discuss who can win and who's realistically going to win (no surprises there).
Finally they move onto the international break for Nations League games and talk about how much managers will want to experiment, or if it's time to lock in your best squad and a system with the Qatar World Cup just round the corner.
In this Almería Podcast Special, Tim and Tom review last night's game under the lights of the Power Horse Stadium.
Why did it go wrong? They look at the tactics, the formation, the players, the missing component in central midfield and 2 exciting young players who made their league debuts, El Bilal and Lazaro.
In this episode we talk about the controversial VAR moments from last weekend's Premier League matches.
We delve into the history of VAR, life before and since it came into our lives. We ask whether it should be 'binned' as West Ham's Michel Antonio and ex-England and Arsenal striker have recently recommended, or whether we are just experiencing 'teething' problems that will be resolved over time.
Finally we suggest a couple of alternatives to fix VAR, with Tim arguing that more power should be given back to the on-field referee and Tom arguing that the power transfer should go in the opposite direction, to the people in the VAR studio.
Tim and Tom tackle a number of topics, starting with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and whether it was right to suspend Premier League football matches for one week.
They also talk about some of the big mid-week European matches, the sacking of Thomas Tuchel and if 'show-boating' is ever justifiable in professional football.
Tim and Tom discuss the latest changes that the premier league clubs have made to their player rosters. They talk about the transfer signings that they will be successes and failures. They talk about the player moves that have surprised them and the moves that they think smell of desperation.
Finally, they talk about the differences in the money changing hands between the Premier league and the other major European leagues and whether that's good for the long-term future of the game.
Tim and Tom discuss Almería's inspiring 2-1 home victory against a formidable Sevilla side at the Power Horse Stadium, Almería.
Tim reflects on the teams, the tactics and the players who shone.
Tom discusses the latest transfer rumours about Umar Sadiq's future with Real Sociedad expressing a strong interest in Almería's star striker.
Tim and Tom discuss the eight groups of teams who will play against each other to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament.
They also ask if the new schedule will make a difference to the results, with all the games to be played between September 6th and November 2nd to accommodate for the winter World Cup in Qatar.
Tim and Tom discuss the opening game of Almería's return to the Primera Liga and what they thought about the game and the performances of the players. They also discuss the upcoming trip to Elche on Monday night and Tim expresses his hopes for a glorious night in Alicante!
Tim and Tom dissect the recent past that has led to Manchester United beginning the season in last place in the league after a 4-0 thumping by Brentford at the weekend.
They look at the club's history, managers, players, owners and transfer prospects as the club try to lift themselves up after a terrible start to the season.
Tim & Tom discuss the opening week's games. Which clubs and players stood out? Who is looking good for the title, Champions league qualification and relegation? They also discuss the extremely tough competition this year for the Premier League's golden boot for the player who scores the most goals.
Tim and Tom discuss the club's prospects, new signings, Umar Sadiq, ticket chaos and chances for the visit of Real Madrid this weekend.
Tim and Tom discuss three of the European giants Spain, France and England and their progress in the UEFA Nations League as well as some of the eye-catching (and bank account emptying) player transfers so far this summer.
Tim and Tom talk discuss the reasons why the kick off for UEFA's showpiece event was delayed and what went wrong.
They then move on to discuss the match itself and give their opinions on the individual and collective performances that determined the outcome of this battle between these two European giants.
Is this a great Real Madrid team or was it the journey to victory that was great?
Tim and Tom discuss the success of Almería football club in reaching the Primera Liga as champions.
They talk about the final round of games last Sunday and the excitement and suffering in the final moments.
Tim talks about the celebrations in the city and the prospects for the club in the top division of Spanish football.
Which players will stay? Who will go?
What do they need to survive and thrive when they play against teams of the stature of Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Tom tells Tim about his hopes for West Ham and analyses some of the key moments, players and factors from the first leg of the 2 leg tie, at the London Stadium last week.
The lads also take a closer look at the Villareal v Liverpool match from Tuesday and discuss what they thought about Villareal's impressive first half comeback and disastrous second half defeat.
Tim and Tom go through the game and try to understand how the h*ll Madrid managed to turn the game upside down in 6 minutes. This episode is an in depth analysis of the match at El estadio de Santiago Bernabeu last night.
Tim and Tom discuss the action from the first legs of the UEFA Champions League semi finals, between Manchester City and Real Madrid, and Liverpool and Villareal.
Some very high praise is being given out in this episode - Tim describes one of the games as the greatest ever, and Tom describes one of the teams as the greatest ever. Do you agree with them?
The lads discuss Tim's recent visit to see Almería play against Sporting Gijón in the second division of Spanish football.
They discuss the individual performances, the atmosphere in the stadium, promotion prospects and the last time Almería were in the top division.
Tim and Tom discuss the four remaining teams in the Europa League semi finals: RB Leipzig, Eintract Frankfurt, Glasgow Rangers and West Ham United.
Tom analyses West Ham's chances against Frankfurt with his claret and blue tinted sunglasses on. The lads look at each squad and the quality players and make predictions for the two teams who they think will progress to the final.
Tim and Tom discuss the state of Italian football after the recent exit from the World Cup playoffs at the hands of Macedonia. They also question whether the rules should be adapted to accommodate continental champions and the controversy of lasers being pointed at the faces of players during penalty shootouts.
Tim and Tom discuss 'El Classico' - the 'thrashing' that Barcelona gave to Real Madrid to record a four nil victory in Madrid.
The lads discuss the players, the coaches, the substitutions and the reasons for such a 'comprehensive' victory for the Catalan club.
Tim analyses the Manchester United vs. Atletico Madrid game and Tom talks about the Juventus vs. Villareal match.
They discuss some of the strikers who have stood out and which clubs they expect to reach the semi finals.
Tim and Tom share their thoughts about the game on Wednesday. The heroes, the villains, the controversial moments and the key moments in the match. What a game of football! What an atmosphere! What a collapse! What a comeback!
Tim and Tom discuss and react to the UK government's decision to freeze the financial assets of Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich. They share their thoughts about some of the restrictions that Chelsea FC will be required to follow in order to remain in the business. And they consider the short and long term implications of this punishment on the Blues of Stamford Bridge.
Tim and Tom discuss the departure of Marcelo Bielsa from Leeds United. Was it the right time? What went wrong? Was he flexible enough with the tactics?
They also compare foreign managers who arrived at Premier league clubs and discuss they different strategies that were used to overcome the language barrier.
Tim and Tom start the episode by reflecting on some of the major players than changed clubs at the end of the January transfer window and the impact that some of them have already made. Particularly, FC Barcelona, Everton, Newcastle and Aston Villa.
They also talk about the upcoming champions league games next week, Tom's favourite time of the footballing calendar, and they make some predictions for next week's matches.
Tim and Tom discuss the recent off-field scandals involving Manchester United's Mason Greenwood and West Ham United's Kurt Zouma.
They question how the players' clubs should respond to these situations and whether Moyes's decision to play Zouma in the game against Watford on Tuesday was the correct one.
Tom tries to explain Zouma's abusive behaviour but Tim isn't having any of it.
Enjoy the episode!
Tim and Tom talk about Tim's recent experience watching Arsenal and Manchester City, the magic of the FA cup, and the latest comings and goings as players change clubs in the January transfer window.
The lads add a new language review feature to the end of each episode where they clarify the meaning of any tricky words that came up in conversation.
Tim and Tom discuss the latest c*ck up by UEFA in choosing what teams will face each other in the next round of the European Champion's League. Did it matter or were some of the complaining teams 'crying over spilt milk'?
The lads also finish with a chat about the Christmas football calendar and some of the traditions that go hand in hand with the football matches.
Tim and Tom discuss the recent Ballon D'or Awards ceremony where Lionel Messi won the best player award. Again.
They give their views on some of the other contenders.
They also discuss recent violence that has marred French football's Ligue Un, and talk a little bit about the recent midweek premiership games.
Tim and Tom go through each group of the champions league, discussing the midweek results, the impressive performances and their predictions for the final stages of the tournament. They also preview the premier league and raise some questions about the recent chest injuries suffered by two players on Tuesday and last night.
Tim and Tom dive deep into the latest Managerial sacking. Ole Gunnar Solskjiaer has had his contract terminated at Manchester United. The lads discuss why. Who's to blame? Who's the next manager?
Tim and Tom get stuck into the controversy of vaccines in professional football.
To vax or not to vax ... that is the BIG question?
What are the costs of having unvaxxed players?
Tim and Tom discuss the big games from the champions league and the latest managerial news affecting Tottenham, Barcelona and Newcastle.
Tim and Tom analyse last Sunday's big games: Manchester United vs. Liverpool and Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. They get into the tactics, players and managers and ask the question - When is the right time to sack a manager?
Tom also finds the time to heap some praise upon the best West Ham United squad in his living memory.
Tim dives into an analysis of the Athletico Madrid vs. Liverpool and Manchester United vs. Atalanta games.
The lads also discuss who's the best player in the world right now and who they think will win the champions league.
Tim and Tom discuss the recent takeover of Newcastle United Football Club by a Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. They also talk about the the Nation's League Final, Mbappe's 'questionable' winning goal and just how good are France and Spain?
The lads discuss who's impressed so far this season, how their favourite clubs have got on so far and Arsene Wenger's proposal for a bi-annual World Cup tournament.
Tim and Tom discuss the invasion of Wembley, the etiquette of collecting a runners-up medal and whether sportsmanship is dead.
Tim and Tom analyse all the major talking points from the Euros 2020 final between Italy and England at Wembley Stadium, London.
Tim and Tom discuss the Italian and English teams.
Which players are they expecting to perform.
Which players could make a mistake.
Does the Wembley Stadium factor make a difference?
Tim and Tom review the two semi finals: Spain vs. Italy and Denmark vs. England.
What were their key moments, stand out players, controversies and vulnerabilities.
The lads discuss the thrilling, tactical and dramatic quarter finals ties from the last round of the Euros.
They make predictions for the semi-finals and talk about key moments, stand-out players and the most impressive teams of the tournament so far.
Tim and Tom whet their appetites for the quarter finals between Belgium and Italy, Denmark and the Czech Republic and England versus Ukraine.
Will injuries have an impact? Will there be red cards again? What about a penalty shootout?
Tune it to find out what they think is going to happen.
Tim and Tom discuss the upcoming quarterfinal between Spain and Switzerland and make predictions about who they think will go through.
Tim and Tom discuss all the drama from the second round of the Euro 2020 tournament. An unforgettable series of matches.
Tim and Tom discuss predictions for the sixteen remaining teams in the tournament before the first knockout round of matches begins.
Who will go through?
What will the scores be?
Which games are the hardest to predict?
Join us!
Tim and Tom discuss the final group games of the Euros 2020 tournament. Which predictions came true? Where did Tim and Tom go wrong? Were there any surprises?
In this episode Tim and Tom make predictions for the final round of group games. Which teams will qualify?
Tim and Tom discuss Friday night's match between England and Scotland. Post-match analysis.
In this episode Tim and Tom talk about the teams who have looked most dangerous and what our favourite moments have been up until now.
Tim and Tom discuss the new format for the tournament, the favourites, the dark horses and the potential top scorers.