Three lads who love football and left wing politics. We discuss mainly the English game but also try and cover the goings on in Europe too.

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We talk about the latest round of Premier League fixtures including the Merseyside derby, before checking in on Real Madrid&#39;s amazing season and celebrating Real Betis&#39; Copa Del Rey triumph. Then we turn our attention to a huge weekend in Serie A as Napoli fall out of the race for the Scudetto. Finally we forecast this week&#39;s Champions League fixtures.

Episode 12 - Everton Derby Blues, Joaquín's Dream, and Empoli Show No Empathy

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We are back for the new Premier League season! All 20 teams get a good looking over (even those outside of the top 6). We then make our predictions for another glorious year in the best league in the world. Timings below:1:06 Arsenal4:36 Aston Villa 8:38 Brentford 12:46 Brighton 16:28 Burnley 20:05 Chelsea 24:27 Palace 28:51 Everton 32:51 Leeds 37:03 Leicester 41:05 Liverpool 45:48 Man City 50:15 Man Utd 54:53 Newcastle 58:28 Norwich 1:03:51 Southampton 1:07:40 Spurs 1:12:54 Watford1:17:00 West Ham1:20:36 Wolves 1:24:48 Predictions

Episode 11 - Premier League 2021/22 Preview

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The Euros are finished and Italy are the champions, we look back on the final and the tournament as a whole as England walk away with their heads held high. We also discuss the 2021 Copa America as Messi finally gained some international silverware. The Premier League managerial merry-go-round has also whirred into action and we delve into the &#39;FACTS&#39; surrounding Rafa&#39;s move to the toffees.

Episode 10 - Glory for Italy and Argentina, England penalty heartbreak, Rafa back on Merseyside

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The ultimate Euro 2020 preview pod. We squeeze out at least a sentence on every team at the European Championships, before declaring our tips on what we think will happen. Who will win? Who will be the surprise packages? Will England play a back 4 or back 5?! All the important issues are covered. So take an ice cold Carling out of the fridge, stick your 2006 Rooney shirt on, and get ready as football comes home.

Episode 9 - Euro 2020 Preview

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Chelsea are champions of Europe for a second time as Pep&#39;s team selection has us scratching our heads. We review this year&#39;s playoff finals as Brentford ***finally*** succeed at Wembley. We also look at the problems facing Copa America as this summer&#39;s tournament hangs in the balance. Finally, we discuss Zinedine Zidane&#39;s departure from Real Madrid and what led to his third exit from the club.

Episode 8 - No Fernandinho No Party, Copa America Chaos, Zidane's P45

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Another Premier League season has come to an end, we run the rule over the last round of matches. We conclude the exciting La Liga title race and pay credit to Robert LewanGOALski. England&#39;s provisional European Championship squad is analysed and we rate Villarreal&#39;s chances of shocking Man Utd (spoiler; they&#39;re good).

Episode 7 - The final day across Europe, England's Euros squad review, Europa League Final preview

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We discuss the two Champions League semi finals from the week as Chelsea and Man City booked their trips to Istanbul. We compare the Man Utd fan protest and the social media boycott, direct action as a means of disobedience compared with peaceful protest. We also check in with Latin America and this season&#39;s Copa Libertadores before finishing in Spain as Atleti close in on the title.

Episode 6 - Champions League dreams, protests of Glazer regime, Twitter boycott not extreme

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We celebrate Norwich&#39;s promotion back to the Premier League and make the case for their survival next year, before covering the weekend&#39;s cup games from England and Spain. The European Super League is analysed and we reminisce over Jose Mourinho&#39;s career as he is shown the door by Spurs.

Episode 5 - Norwich yo-yo back, the Super League attacks, Jose gets the sack

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Today&#39;s games include West Brom&#39;s CR7 doing a number on Chelsea, Liverpool turning over Arsenal, and Real Sociedad&#39;s historic win in the Spanish cup final versus their Basque rivals. We also discuss football&#39;s latest loss in the battle against racism as Valencia fail to defend their player, and look at Internazionale&#39;s attempt to beat Juventus in the marketing department.

Episode 4 - Chelsea canned, Real Sociedad in dream land, and Inter Milan's rebrand

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We talk oldest club cup competition in the world as the FA Cup quarter finals draw to a close, we run through Gareth Southgate&#39;s latest England selections as the World Cup 2022 European Qualifiers start, and we discuss the growing trend of big name international footballers taking on huge jobs with little experience to speak of.

Episode 3 - Iheanacho's scoring feat, England's squad meet, Alonso in the hot seat

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The 3 big football derbies from the weekend analysed. Man United&#39;s heroics over City, Atletico&#39;s struggle to hold on verses Real, and Dortmund succumbing to Bayern&#39;s enormous depth. We also talk about the new Champions League proposals and what that means for the average supporter.

Episode 2 - Martial the man, Sane stronger than Can, Death of the Football Fan

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The weekend&#39;s football covered. We discuss the action from the Premier League and below. Jamie provides an update from Germany and Luis fills us in from Spain. We also discuss the looming 2022 World Cup and the human cost of putting the event on.

Episode 1 - Jesse on the plane, Brentford on the wane, Koeman struggling in Spain

A football podcast where we admire Raheem Sterling and Karl Marx in equal measure.

Three lads who love football and left wing politics. We discuss mainly the English game but also try and cover the goings on in Europe too.