The Dugout

In this episode we roundup the recently concluded FIFA World Cup 2026. It was a festival of football over the last month or so , and we discuss the overall quality of the tournament organization, the tournament winners, individual honor winners as well as a dive into the winners and losers this tournament and a look at Africa’s performance as a continent.

Episode recorded Mon 15 Jun.In this weeks episode ,the Dugout heads to the World Cup for our first episode of our weekly special. We discuss the quality of the first few World Cup games, favorites, dark horses, flops as well as the effects of the newly implemented rules.

In this episode the crew looks at who the best manager in the premier league is (bar) Pep Guardiola . An ode to a simply wonderful champions league semi final , time for Simeone to pass the baton, and a first champions league final for Arsenal in 20 years.Technical difficulties between minutes (20:00-26:00) 🙏🏿

It was an action packed Episode in this one. The team reviews the relegation battle and assess the work of Nuno as well as De Zerbi’s short spell, we also take a deep dive into the issues at Chelsea FC . An engaging debate about the impact of Michael Carricks tenure sets sparks off in this discussion.

Arsenal the forgettables??……In Part 1 of our second episode of the run in, the team dives into the finals days of the title race, looking at how a slight Mikel Arteta change has influenced results . We also discuss how a “privileged” Man City salvaged their season with a January transfer window.

Technical Issues from minute 1:04:00-1:06:50 & 1:39:00-1:42:00( Information was on the business Manchester United did in the summer and Eddie Howes future )

In this episode we cover the premier league title race, with the gap between Arsenal and ManCity closing and Aston Villa picking up the pace we delve into the functioning of the leagues pace setters. As well as looking at the chasing pack,discussing two December ‘specials’ from Maresca and Salah and the best of the rest.

Twitter space turned podcast🤣. This episode we cover GW 8 of the premier league season, the el clasico and look at some delicious fixtures coming up in the next week.