Total Italian Football Podcast

The 2026/27 Men's Serie A season is just around the corner, so it's time to take a look at the new coaches, the summer's transfer activity so far, the new teams in the league, and the latest kit releases. Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the Total Italian Football Men's Serie A Preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roberto Baggio is one of the most evocative names in Italian football, and there is a lot of competition.'Roberto Baggio: The World Cup Years' by Mark Gordon gives you an insight into the great man's attempts to conquer the world with the Azzurri, looking at the goals he scored across three tournaments, and the incredible low point that came in 1994.Kevin Pogorzelski discusses the book with author Mark Gordon for this edition of the Total Italian Football podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Argentina do all they can to defend their crown at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it is impossible not to think about Diego Maradona.'Echoes From a God: Diego Maradona, the Manager and His Post-Playing Life' by Rob Smith provides you with fascinating and untold insight into Maradona's life and ambitions once his playing career came to an end.Kevin Pogorzelski discusses the book with author Rob Smith for this edition of the Total Italian Football podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 1994 European Cup Final pitched the Barcelona Dream Team against an understrength AC Milan. 'The Final: In Pursuit of Greatness' by Rob Fletcher takes you through those famous 90 minutes in which the Rossoneri recorded an amazing 4-0 victory over the Catalans, while weaving in stories beyond the action on the pitch.Kevin Pogorzelski discusses the book with author Rob Fletcher for this edition of the Total Italian Football podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2026 Men's World Cup is about to begin and, for the third straight time, Italy are left watching from home...Euan Burns, Conor Clancy, and Kev Pogorzelski chat through their pre-tournament feelings without an obvious team to follow, discuss who they'll be backing in Italy's absence, and take a look at some of the players with Serie A ties in action in the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025/26 Serie A Women season has ended, with AS Roma reclaiming their crown from Juventus without much competition. The Giallorosse ended the season with a league-and-Coppa-Italia double, while the Bianconere won two trophies of their own in the imaginatively-named Serie A Women's Cup and the Supercoppa Italiana. At the bottom, Genoa fell into Serie B, with Como 1907 coming up in their place. We also settled on our Team of the Season.Conor Clancy and Euan Burns chat through the season that was for the latest Total Italian Football podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025/26 Men's Serie A season has been and gone, so we're here with the season review to look back over the action that saw Inter win the Scudetto, and Cremonese, Verona and Pisa head down to Serie B. We also settled on our Team of the Season.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Total Italian Football podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025/26 Men's Serie A season came to a close in dramatic style, with Como 1907 and AS Roma getting Champions League football at the expense of AC Milan and Juventus, whilst Cremonese were sent packing to Serie B.Conor Clancy is joined by Kev Pogorzelski for the Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest TIFtalks episode from Total Italian Football sees Kev Pogorzelski and Euan Burns take a look at the two teams already assured of their place in Serie A for the 2026/27 season, as well as the ongoing playoffs, which will add a third. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2025/26 Serie A Women season came to a close with Matchday 22, and there was nothing left to play for on the final weekend. But Giulia Dragoni, Emma Stolen Godo, and a couple of ducks decided to charitably give us something to talk about for one final Matchday review podcast.Conor Clancy and Euan Burns chat through Matchday 22 on this Total Italian Football Women's Football Podcast, and will be back one last time with a season review podcast before the summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 37 provided plenty of drama at both ends of the table, with Juventus losing at home to Fiorentina and dropping out of the Champions League qualification places. At the bottom, Lecce and Cremonese both won, meaning the relegation battle goes down to the final day.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rome Derby, or Derby della Capitale, rarely disappoints in Serie A, and this weekend's game between AS Roma and Lazio certainly gave us plenty to talk about, even from before the match started. The Giallorossi eventually ran out 2-0 winners, but that doesn't even begin to tell the story.Alasdair Mackenzie was back at the Stadio Olimpico for this At the Games episode for Total Italian Football Podcast, and was joined by fellow journalist Terry Daley post-match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inter have completed the domestic double by beating Lazio 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final, and we had Alasdair Mackenzie at the Stadio Olimpico to take in the action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Genoa's stay in Serie A Women came to an end on the penultimate weekend, falling straight back down to Serie B after a loss to Fiorentina. Elsewhere, the Derby d'Italia between Juventus and Inter threw out a thriller, well, at least in the opening 45 minutes. Conor Clancy and Euan Burns chat through all of the Matchday 21 action on this Italian Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 36 saw AC Milan suffer another defeat, whilst Roma closed the gap to the top four with a dramatic late turnaround away at Parma. At the bottom, Cremonese got three important points and moved within one point of Lecce.Euan Burns is joined by Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 36 saw Lazio host Inter in what was essentially a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Coppa Italia final between the same two teams, and it is fair to say that Inter's 3-0 victory will strike fear into the hearts of Laziali everywhere.Alasdair Mackenzie was at the Stadio Olimpico for the latest At the Games podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AS Roma Women are Italian champions again, winning their third Serie A Women title on 2025/26 Matchday 20. The Giallorosse beat Ternana to seal the Scudetto. Elsewhere, Inter beat AC Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, and Juventus got three huge points away at Napoli in a 3-2 thriller to all but seal Women's Champions League qualification and end Napoli's chances.Conor Clancy and Euan Burns talk through the latest Serie A Women action on this week's Total Italian Football Women's Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 35 proved decisive for three teams, with Inter securing their 21st league title, and Pisa and Verona both being relegated to Serie B at the same time.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy to discuss the latest action on the Serie A Review from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the finalists of the 2025/26 Men's Coppa Italia now decided, we take a look at why the tournament gets so little attention compared to its European equivalents. Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Euan Burns and Conor Clancy for the latest TIFtalks from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AS Roma aren't yet champions, but they will almost certainly be this coming weekend after their Serie A Women Matchday 19 win away at Juventus put them within touching distance of the Scudetto. Inter's comeback win at Genoa only put the champagne on ice for the Giallorosse. Elsewhere, Sassuolo claimed a shock 3-0 win at Lazio, and there were plenty of draws.Conor Clancy and Euan Burns talk through the latest Serie A Women action on this week's Total Italian Football Women's Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 34 saw Roma and Como both win, closing the gap to AC Milan and Juventus in the Champions League race as they played out a 0-0 draw at San Siro. Inter also dropped points against Torino, whilst Parma got a vital win at the bottom.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis sat down with The Athletic to explain how he would save football, so we decided to pick through his ideas and see if he's really onto something.Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Euan Burns and Conor Clancy for the latest TIFtalks from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Men's Serie A title is even closer to being decided thanks to Inter's 3-0 win over Cagliari on Matchday 33, especially given Napoli's 2-0 defeat at home to Lazio. Juventus are also looking good for a Champions League place after beating Bologna and receiving favours from elsewhere.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following Como 1907's shock loss against Sassuolo, Atalanta's visit to the capital to take on AS Roma became a six-pointer in Serie A's race for Europe on Matchday 33.We had Alasdair Mackenzie at the Stadio Olimpico for this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There has been no shortage of wonderful players plying their trade in Serie A over the years, but we've been having a think about the ones who never pitched up in Italy, despite seemingly being a great fit.Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Euan Burns and Conor Clancy for this TIFtalks episode from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 32 was another good one for league-leaders Inter, as they beat Como 1907 4-3 away from home, whilst Milan shockingly lost 3-0 to Udinese at home.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inter produced a fine display to beat Roma on Men's Serie A Matchday 31, whilst Napoli beat Milan and moved past the Rossoneri into second place.Euan Burns was joined by Conor Clancy for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Men's Serie A is back for the final stretch of the 2025/26 season after the last international break and Italy's latest humiliation on the global stage, and Matchday 31 saw Parma visit Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.We had Alasdair Mackenzie in place in the Eternal City for our At the Games series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's happened again. The Italy Men's National Team have failed to reach the World Cup for a third consecutive time after losing a penalty shootout against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Zenica.Euan Burns, Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski are here to pick through the rubble on the Total Italian Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of TIFtalks from Total Italian Football, Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Conor Clancy to take humourous look at players still wearing winter gloves as summer fast approaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italy Men's National Team take on Northern Ireland in a crucial and frightening 2026 World Cup Qualification semi-final, and there are plenty of injuries to consider.Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Conor Clancy and Euan Burns to preview the clash on the latest TIFtalks from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matchday 17 of the 2025/26 Serie A Women season could go down as the one where Roma took a decisive step to claiming the title, as they came from behind to beat Lazio, whilst Juventus and Inter both only drew their matches.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy for the latest Women's Football Podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matchday 30 of the 2025.26 Men's Serie A season saw Inter drop points against Fiorentina, whilst Milan beat Torino to close the gap to six points. Elsewhere, Juventus lost ground in the Champions League race with the likes of Roma, Como and Atalanta all winning.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Men's Serie A season is absolutely into the business end, and Cremonese had been in freefall at the bottom, without a win in 15 games. Marco Giampaolo was appointed by the Grigiorossi hoping to steer them to safety, and took them away to Parma for his first game.We had Conor Clancy at the Stadio Ennio Tardini for our At the Games series on Matchday 30. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a big night in the capital on Thursday as two of Serie A's sides went head-to-head in the Europa League Round of 16, with AS Roma hosting Bologna for the second leg of their tie, with the first leg in Emilia-Romagna having ended 1-1. Alasdair Mackenzie was at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to take you through the action on the latest At the Games podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men’s Serie A Matchday 29 saw Inter slip again, this time at home to Atalanta, but AC Milan messed things up even more by losing away to Lazio. Elsewhere, Como 1907 got three vital points in the Champions League race at home to Roma, and Pisa made things all the more interesting at the bottom in their win over Cagliari.Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski talk through it all on this week's Total Italian Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

AC Milan failed to make the most of Inter's slip at home to Atalanta on Serie A Matchday 29, missing the chance to close the gap at the top of the table as the Rossoneri fell to a shock 1-0 loss away to Lazio.Alasdair Mackenzie was at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to take you through the action on the latest At the Games podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we are going to get a title race in Serie A this season, Milan's win over Inter in the Derby della Madonnina on Matchday 28 will be where it started. The Rossoneri's win closes the gap to seven points, whilst Roma slipped up against Daniele De Rossi's Genoa.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy for the latest Serie A Review Pod from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Coppa Italia is all that Lazio really have left to fight for in the 2025/26 season, and they still have a chance of making it to the final after a dramatic 2-2 first-leg draw against Atalanta.Jon Alasdair Mackenzie inside the Stadio Olimpico for the latest episode of At the Games from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A is struggling for representation in the latter stages of the Champions League in 2025/26 with Inter and Juventus losing in the playoffs and Napoli going out in the League Phase.Kev Pogorzelski is joined by Euan Burns to look at the situation in the latest episode of TIFtalks from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matchday 27 of the 2025/26 Men's Serie A season saw late wins for both Napoli and Milan, whilst Lazio's woes continued with a defeat away against a struggling Torino side.Euan Burns is joined by Kev Pogozelski for the latest Serie A Review show from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A dramatic late fightback from Juventus meant it was a 3-3 draw against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Men's Serie A Matchday 27, with Federico Gatti scoring the stoppage-time equaliser.Alasdair Mackenzie was in Rome to take you through the action on the latest At the Games podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After their midweek highs in Europe, Atalanta were brought back to Earth on Serie A Matchday 27 with a shock 2-1 loss away at Sassuolo, who spent 75 minutes playing with just ten players after Andrea Pinamonti's first-half sending off.Total Italian Football had Conor Clancy at the Mapei Stadium for our At the Games series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Women Matchday 15 was a good one for AS Roma at the top of the table, as they beat second-placed Inter 1-0 and saw Juventus blow a 2-0 lead against Ternana. Conor Clancy is joined by Euan Burns for the latest Women's Football Podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Matchday 26 might just be the weekend that saw Inter's lead at the top get too big to overturn, with AC Milan's loss at home to Parma seeing the Nerazzurri pull 10 points clear at the top.In other big games, Atalanta came from behind to beat Napoli, and Juventus' recent struggles might have become a full-blown crisis as they lost 2-0 at home to Como 1907.Euan Burns, Kev Pogorzelski, and Conor Clancy talk through all the weekend's action on this Total Italian Football Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The events during and after the Derby d'Italia on Serie A Matchday 25 left a sour taste, and in many ways, it felt like modern football and modern officiating in a microcosm.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Alasdair Mackenzie for a big moan on the latest TIFtalks episode from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Women Matchday 15 saw Inter win big as the Nerazzurre's win at Parma saw them go within three points of top, with AS Roma slipping at home to Napoli and Juventus being held by Lazio in Biella.At the bottom, Ternana won a six-pointed against Genoa and AC Milan lost at home to Fiorentina, with both games played in awful pitch conditions that led to players speaking out. Conor Clancy is joined by Euan Burns for the Women's Football Podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 25 will live long in the memory after the dramatic Derby d'Italia went the way of Inter, whilst there was also an entertaining draw in the Derby del Sole between Napoli and Roma.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Alasdair Mackenzie for the latest Serie A Review from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Serie A Women Matchday 14 saw the top three all win, with Inter's 3-0 defeat of Fiorentina the most eye-catching as Juventus saw off Como Women and AS Roma got the better AC Milan. Elsewhere, Lazio hit five against Genoa, Sassuolo edged Parma and Napoli beat Ternana. Conor Clancy is joined by Euan Burns for the Women's Football Podcast from Total Italian Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Men's Serie A Matchday 24 saw Inter win yet again, this time 5-0 away at Sassuolo, whilst Napoli needed a stoppage-time penalty to beat Genoa in Liguria.Euan Burns is joined by Conor Clancy and Kev Pogorzelski to talk through the action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.