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Season finale! | Our awards are dished out 🏆 | Schwarzie tells us what it was like at Anfield | A howler at Old Trafford costs Villa | Forest fans, rejoice!

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Ange and Spurs win the Europa League!

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Final Day Preview: Premier League finale is here and it has European drama written all over it! | Schwarzie recalls David James chaos as goalkeeper turned striker | Liverpool to lift trophy at Anfield

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West Ham's 'vortex of nothingness' | Schwarzie's tribute to 'unbelievable' Jamie Vardy | Can Ange and Spurs win the Europa League?

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BONUS: Crystal Palace are 'glad all over' after historic FA Cup triumph

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup Final awaits | Over-performing Palace meet under-performing City | Can Palace break trophy drought? | Goals GALORE predicted between these sides

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'Stupid and disgraceful' Jackson costs Chelsea | Trent Alexander-Arnold: the view from Madrid | Ange reaches the Europa League Final

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Weekend Preview: Liverpool and Arsenal clash in 'what could have been' | Club rallies for European football: 'RIDICULOUS!' | Can Villa go back-to-back?

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The race for Champions League intensifies | How do Arsenal get rid of their frailties? | Who will we see in the Premier League next year!?

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Weekend Preview: Race for Champions League hits fever pitch | FA Cup finalist meets FA Cup failure | One club with a hard fight ahead, another on track for 'best season ever'

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'No one has come close to spectacular Liverpool'| 'Europa League won't save Ange's job at embarrassing Spurs'

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FA Cup semi-final preview: Crystal Palace v Aston Villa | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City

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Man United's UCL dilemma | Trent's 'epic adios' | Niclas Füllkrug: Barry big balls

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Weekend Preview: How much longer does Ange have? | 'Belter' of a Champions League qualification clash awaits | Better manager: Emery or Howe? |

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Are Nottingham Forest ready for the Champions League? | Leeds' promotion is 'done and dusted!' | Will Isak leave Newcastle this summer?

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Weekend Preview: City v Palace in most open contest ever! | Newcastle's 'brilliant'/'exceptional' season has United up next | Would you take Isak or Hojlund? | Bournemouth and Fulham tussle for Europe spots

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The Meh-chester dull-by! | De Bruyne to depart the Premier League as 'one of the greatest' | Has this still been a great season for Liverpool!?

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'Bournemouth will be kicking themselves' | 'Crystal Palace will win the FA Cup for the first time!' | 'Mouthwatering' Merseyside derby headlines midweek Premier League

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup returns for Quarter-finals! | Will anyone topple the might of City? | Long-awaited major trophy up for grabs for ONE side (except for City!) | London derby proves juicy as in-form Palace take on Fulham

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Nations League, you have our hearts | Is it time for Portugal to ditch Ronaldo? | Michael Olise: the new Griezmann

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International Weekend Preview: Nations League is back! | Questionable England squad for World Cup Qualifiers | Ronaldo 'the perfect sperm cell' 🫢

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Bridgey revels in 'historic' Newcastle trophy win | The rise and rise of Dan Burn | 'Terrible' Robert Sanchez leaves Schwarzie exasperated

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Weekend Preview: Huge London derby! | Can underperforming Palmer rescue Chelsea? | The most unlikely Champions League six-pointer! | This is Leicester's 2014/15 survival moment!

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'Arteta is inept as a manager' | Manchester United 'would be relegated without Bruno Fernandes' | The evolution of Fabian Hürzeler

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Weekend Preview: Premier League returns with blockbusters! | Can Arsenal win their 'last-chance saloon'? | 'Forest have hit a wall' | Spurs v Bournemouth 'is the one to watch!'

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Man United suffer 'big blow' in FA Cup | Is Eddie Howe under pressure at Newcastle? | 'Cunha's attitude will cost him a move to a big club'

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup returns for fifth round! Will a cup run do *anything* for United? | The 'hate-filled derby' to hit hard!

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'The Premier League is too easy for Liverpool' | 'Hand Mo Salah the Ballon d'Or NOW!' | Are Bournemouth Champions League bound!?

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Weekend Preview: Reds showing vulnerability ahead of City! | City with nothing to lose | Moyes' Toffees injection | Which fixture is worth losing sleep over?

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Manchester United: Stale, stagnant, decaying | 'The Titanic turns quicker than Raheem Sterling!' | 'Chelsea have no identity'

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Weekend Preview: Premier League returns! | Best #9 in the world is... from Tyneside? | How Brighton - and any side - can definitively stop Chelsea | Goals to be had in predicted Spurs victory over battling United

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Did Liverpool take Plymouth seriously? | 'I feel sorry for Ange' | Come back VAR...all is forgiven!

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup magic is back this weekend! | Jay compares himself to Erling Haaland! | BIG week for Spurs | We hear from Frank Lampard and his whizz kid Aussie

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BONUS Episode: Optus Sport x Coventry City: Frank Lampard and Raphael Borges Rodrigues

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Arsenal exploit 'fragile' Man City and Pep | 'Slot is a better manager than Klopp' | Is it time to question Ruben Amorim?

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Weekend Preview: Arsenal v City: home side 'are vulnerable'! | Bournemouth v Liverpool: Two teams 'at their peak' | Lewis Cook on Cherries' stunning season | 'PotterRico' takes shape

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Are Ange and Spurs in a relegation battle!? | 'Bournemouth will finish top four!' | Is there a conspiracy against Arsenal!?

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Weekend Preview: City v Chelsea awaits, but is Bournemouth v Forest bigger? | Would Palmer be at same level if he was still at City? | United 'crippled with insecurity'

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From Ange-ball to Anguish-ball: Has Ange 'lost the dressing room' after 'pathetically weak' Spurs performance?

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Midweek Preview: 'Forest are in the mix to beat Liverpool' | NLD: a big game for Ange | Potter can stamp his authority on the Hammers

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10-man Man United knock out Arsenal! | 'Ange will breathe a sigh of relief' | Schwarzie does the FA Cup draw!

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Weekend Preview: FA Cup is BACK | Arsenal and United line up for a classic | Tottenham head to the Lamb Ground(!) | Boro and Blackburn renew classic rivalry

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Manchester United's 'performance of the season' | 'Trent is obviously leaving for Madrid' | 'I've never seen Ange so angry'

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Christmas Special 2024

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Introducing: Takes from the Terrace | Joe Hart: 'Ange Postecoglou is the best manager I played for' | What it's like to have a front-row seat to the greatest match ever

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Weekend Preview: Which Spurs team will show up against Liverpool? | Win for Villa will see them jump 'fragile' City | The player who has inspired a Vengaboys revival

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'Guardiola looks completely incapable' | 'Disastrous' Southampton sack Russell Martin | Wolves players had 'lost faith' in Gary O'Neil

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Weekend Preview: HUGE Manchester Derby has fans frothing | Amorim 'can pull off a masterstroke' | Crucial three points on offer in Forest v Villa classic

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Is the clock ticking for Ange Postecoglou at Spurs? | 'The turmoil continues' at Old Trafford! | Under pressure Pep 'showing his true colours'

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Midweek Preview: Arsenal v Man United blockbuster awaits! | Amorim's first massive test | Mouth-watering breakfast timeslot fixtures!

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Why the title ISNT Liverpool's yet | 'Guardiola doesn't have a clue! | Ruben Amorim's 'admirable' tactics

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Weekend Preview: Premier League's 'monumental moment' awaits | Chelsea v Villa hangs on one player | Can Spurs back up their massive win over City?

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The 'major problem' facing Amorim at Manchester United | Man City have 'lost self-belief' | 'Give Mo Salah whatever he wants!'

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Weekend Preview: All eyes on Amorim away to Ipswich! | Spurs' sequential record = WIN against City! | Danger game for Saints & Martin against Liverpool

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Socceroos' destiny and the weight of expectation | Where is Tuchel and why have we waited so long for Curtis Jones? | What formation will Amorim start with at United?

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Weekend Preview: Greece to double down misery on England | Socceroos to Pop(a) the bubbles of Saudi and Bahrain | Bang, BANG - Italy to top group! |

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Bridgey slams 'clueless' Havertz! | Are Manchester City mentally fragile? | The delirium and despair of Ange Ball

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Weekend Preview: Huge manager sacking to happen this week! | London to 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 the Premier League | Brighton to rattle Man City's already-shaky November!

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Arsenal now 'massive outsiders' for the title | Ange-ball 'broke' Aston Villa | Six Degrees of...Dave Challinor

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Weekend Preview: No more clean sheets for Spurs in 2024! | Winless clubs ALL to break drought | Something massive starting on Optus Sport this week!

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BONUS Episode: Optus Sport x Socceroos Massimo Luongo & Cam Burgess

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REACTION: Manchester United sack Erik ten Hag

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Weekend Preview: Liverpool to 'wipe the floor' with Arsenal | Dejan Kulusevski: Team of the season!? | Will Southampton lose 9-0 again!?

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Liverpool 'more switched on' than under Klopp | Bridgey's remarkable U-turn on Man City winner | 'Sloppiness will cost Arsenal the title'

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Weekend Preview: Two managers to be sacked!? | Will Manchester United finally win a game? | Ange: I'm not here to copy everyone else

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Carsley's England 'circus' shows FA 'amateurism' | Schwarzer: Socceroos at their best with backs against the wall | Players will 'boycott and strike’ unless changes happen!

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Weekend Preview: Greece to win at Wembley!? | 'Lewandowski will outscore Ronaldo!' | Denmark v Spain: The international break's most exciting fixture

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'As bad as it gets' for Ange's 'crumbling' Spurs | Ten Hag's final chapter? | The 'adrenaline rush' of a debut goalkeeper

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Weekend Preview - HOT TAKES: 'Ten Hag will be sacked!' | Everton to go back-to-back!? | Sancho to end 18-month drought

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'Staggeringly poor' Manchester United leave Ten Hag's job in the balance | Will Man City struggle without Rodri? | Why 'fearless' Cole Palmer is more entertaining than Haaland

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Weekend Preview: Scorching 'Hot Take' for Ange's visit to Old Trafford! | Saints to break the drought | Standby for plenty of action at the Bridge!

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Arsenal's 'monstrous' performance at the Etihad | Are Wolves throwing points away? | Schwarzer: Arnold's resignation put Socceroos in a tough position

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Weekend Preview: Duck egg for Haaland! | Liverpool to lose to Bournemouth?! | Toffees to topple Foxes | '30 goals for Bunny' as WSL kicks off!

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The problem with 'Ange Ball' | Slot took Forest for granted | Everton's 'lack of leadership'

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Weekend Preview: Stacks of goals for North London Derby! | Ten Hag just a loss away from dismissal | Huge opportunity for Watkins

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'Ronaldo will reach 1000 goals!' | France and Mbappe - are the cracks starting to show? | Schwarzer: Socceroos' loss to Bahrain 'a disaster'

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Weekend Preview: Nations League is back! | 'Deschamps should not still be in charge of France!' | Grealish to be 'a revelation' for England | Germany's future 'bright under Nagelsmann'

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Ten Hag is rattled already! | Should Liverpool offer 'incredible' Mo Salah a new contract? | Declan Rice's controversial red card splits opinion!

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Weekend Preview: Our 'Hot Takes' hit Old Trafford! | United to take down Liverpool! | Arsenal more ruthless in 24/25 | Liverpool stronger under Slot?

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'Abysmal' defending costs Manchester United | Ange's role in Bissouma's Spurs redemption | Haaland calls out Schwarzie!

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Weekend Preview: Arsenal to win the league (after matchweek one!) | Are Chelsea better than they were under Pochettino? | United's woes to continue against Brighton?

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'Sterling shouldn't air his dirty laundry in public' | Did Arne Slot make the changes that Klopp wouldn't? | Manchester United 'still a million miles off it'

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Premier League 2024/25 Season Preview

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Final: Spain WIN pulsating final | Kane 'should not have started' | Did Southgate's lack of ruthlessness cost England?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ SF Day 2: Is Southgate England's best ever manager? | Spain not under 'a massive amount of pressure' ahead of final| Win or lose, 'this is it for Southgate'

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UEFA EURO 2024™ SF Day 1: France OUT, Jay doubles down on Griezmann 'slander' | 16-year-old superstar the difference | How Toni Kroos has helped Spain

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UEFA EURO 2024™ QF Day 2: Harry Kane's 'worst game for England' | German destiny for the Dutch | England & Spain playing 'two different sports'

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UEFA EURO 2024™ QF Day 1: 'It's time' for Cristiano Ronaldo to retire | Mikel Merino's special moment | Is Pedri's injury a 'blessing' for Spain?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 17: Are the Dutch back? | Turkish 'work ethic' enough against Austria | Best save since 2018 World Cup Final?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 16: EURO first in EPIC penalty shootout | Lacklustre football doesn't bother France | Should Cristiano Ronaldo be starting?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 15: Nico Williams can be 'world class' | England 'will lose' to Switzerland | Spain still have vulnerabilities

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 14: Italy 'shockingly bad' | Worrying trend for Germany | Jamal Musiala's 'weakest' performance?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 13: Biggest EURO upset of all time | Round of 16 set | De Bruyne & Belgium snub fans

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 12: England 'PRETTY dire' | Chaos in Group D | France underwhelm again

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 11: Never write Italians off! | England criticism over the top? | Changing of the guard for Croatia

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 10: Group A's 100th min banger! | 'Very good lessons' for Germany | Nagelsmann's Havertz headache | Swiss' confidence ahead of next match

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 9: Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo problem | Group E's EURO first | Lukaku streak continues

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 8: First massive VAR controversy? | Pressure on Portugal | Austria send Poland packing

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 7: 'The TAA experiment in midfield ends' | Donnarumma excels | Spain kick onto another level

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 6: Gatecrashing fans | Praise for Kroos | Is this Jamal Musiala's tournament?

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 5: Ronaldo STARTS for Portugal but Messi still the GOAT | Ugly scenes at Turkiye v Georgia

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 4: Biggest upset in Euros history? | Lukaku's 'shocking' tournament form | France don't play 'sexy football' | Andriy Lunin 'clear #2 goalkeeper'

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 3: England kick off campaign with win but is it 'coming home'? | Did Jude steal from Harry? | Schwarzer's concern for Pickford

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 2: Fastest-ever Euro goal in history | Spain's Yamal crazy school homework | Croatia penalty drama

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UEFA EURO 2024™ Day 1: Biggest winning margin to open a Euros | Germany's huge statement | Red card drama hampers Scots

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UEFA EURO 2024 Preview - Part Two

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UEFA EURO 2024 Preview - Part One

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BONUS Episode: LALIGA wrap up | Barca sack Xavi | Toni Kroos waves goodbye to the Bernabeu

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Manchester City are champions...again!| Was this Arsenal's only chance at the title? | Who's in the Premier League team of the season?

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Is Saliba the best CB in the league? | Casemiro's bad form? Blame his fraud manager! | The Mbappe saga rolls on...

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Bonus Ep: Ange Postecoglou x Mark Schwarzer | Dealing with four straight losses: 'this is my purpose' | Taking Spurs to Melbourne

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A disastrous day for Spurs | 'Ten Hag is doing standup comedy!' | Penthouse to outhouse for Phil | Is there a Real Madrid dynasty beckoning?

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Spurs fan: I want to lose 5-0 to Man City | 'Selfish' Salah clashes with Klopp | The 'catastrophic' reason why Barcelona are keeping Xavi

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Bellingham for Ballon d'Or | Forest's classless tweet: 'I hope they go down!' | Bridgey fills a teammate's car with fish guts!

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Werner 'technically one of the worst players!' | Is the Premier League title over? | Leverkusen > City treble blow-up! | 'No way' Ten Hag keeps his job | Huge El Clasico preview

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'Emotion of the title race overwhelmed Liverpool' | The manager who cried Wolves | Are points deductions fair for anyone?

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Haaland 'a League Two player' in title-decider fizzer! | Is De Zerbi off to Liverpool? | Ange & Spurs to miss Top 4! | Xavi to remain at Barca?

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Antoine Griezmann slander put to bed - or is it? | Should Mbappe be captain of France? | Our EURO Playoff predictions! | Manchester City v Arsenal preview

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Griezmann a 'luxury player'? | The greatest FA Cup match? | Spurs take a big top four hit | EURO playoffs this week! | We make our EURO predictions!

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Liverpool v City: best 1-1 draw? | Where was Haaland? | Are Ange’s Spurs still a shot at the title?! | McGinn’s strength also his weakness

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BONUS Episode: Micky van de Ven x Mark Schwarzer | The incredible effect of Ange Postecoglou | Being the most blistering fast player the Premier League has ever seen

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Erik ten Hag 'on borrowed time' at Manchester United | Liverpool v Man City: the new Clasico? | Would a stop-clock have helped Real Madrid?

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Antony 'humiliated' by Ten Hag | Is Foden keeping De Bruyne out of the Man City team!? | Why the Olympics may stop Mbappe to Real Madrid!

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BONUS Episode: J-League 2024 Season Preview

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'Remarkable' Roy Hodgson leaves Crystal Palace | Who is winning the Premier League title? | Why YOU should watch the J-League this season!

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BONUS EP: Katrina Gorry x Mark Schwarzer | West Ham's amazing 'family club' status | Matildas' World Cup legacy |

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Is the LALIGA title race over? | 'Outstanding' Arsenal are genuine title contenders | Bridgey's love letter to Rasmus Hojlund

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'Socceroos lacked ruthlessness' | Schwarzie's view on Van Dijk & Alisson mix-up | Mbappe will elevate Madrid to unreachable heights

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Klopp 'dreaded another difficult period at Liverpool' | Will the 'incredible' Xabi Alonso return to Anfield? | 'Chaos' at Barca as Xavi steps down

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Is it time to give Darwin Nunez credit? | Roy Hodgson has to go! | 'Lacklustre' Real Madrid helped by 'clear handball'

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De Bruyne is back - is a City title imminent? | Ange and Spurs hold their own at Old Trafford | 'Always watch Girona' - really? Bridgey and Phil go head-to-head!

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'Matildas can compete without injured Kerr' | Socceroos 'more than capable' of Asian Cup win | Girona: Europe's great entertainers

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No Salah! Mo Problems? | Journo insight into Aston Villa's 'glorious' season | Are Arsenal and Arteta starting to crack?

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Christmas Special: Review of the Year 2023

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Ange and Spurs are still in the title race! | 'Weak-minded' Ten Hag was 'just avoiding the sack' at Anfield | Modric 'extraordinary' at 38

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Manchester United 'humiliated' by Bournemouth | Poch looks 'clueless' at Chelsea | #ALWAYSWATCHGIRONA

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Scholes unloads on Rashford - but is it fair? | Wild claim: City won't win title | WILDER claim: Ange will be City's next manager!

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What was it like to play under Terry Venables? | Ange Postecoglou's castle has 'started to crumble' | Is Garnacho's overhead kick the greatest ever?

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BONUS Episode: Ange Postecoglou & Mile Jedinak at Tottenham Hotspur

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'Hungry' Socceroos make Bangladesh pay | Can Everton defy their points deduction? | How Roary The Lion scared Schwarzer's son

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BONUS Episode: Schwarzer x Arsenal's Matildas

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Cole Palmer's 'cojones' settle a barnstormer at the Bridge! | Who will challenge Man City for the title? | Xavi 'under huge pressure' at Barcelona

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Arteta's 'bizarre' VAR rant | Is Emma Hayes Chelsea's Fergie? | Can Girona do a Leicester!?

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El Clásico AND Manchester derby in 24 hours!? | Mark and Phil's Derby Adventures

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BONUS Episode: Roy Hodgson x Mark Schwarzer

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'Extraordinary' Sir Bobby Charlton | Arteta's 'ludicrous' goalkeeping decision | Antoine Griezmann: the complete footballer

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Socceroos are 'even stronger than at the World Cup' | Can Ronaldo reach 1000 goals? | Schwarzie's Beckham howler

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Under Ange, is this the happiest Spurs fans have *ever* been? | McTominay heroics has Ten Hag guillotine on hold | 'I don't know whether Onana can pull himself out' |

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THAT 'barely believable' VAR decision | The most open Premier League ever? | WSL is back!

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Ange's first North London derby | Are Chelsea in turmoil? | Real 'exposed' by Atletico

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Ange's comeback kings | Are Brighton title contenders? | Look out for that boomerang, Arteta!

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Hansi gets the Flick | Socceroos play 'on a potato field' | Is Neymar better than Pele!?

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Ten Hag 'in denial' | Ange Ball rolls on | Who is the signing of the window?

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Rubiales' 'dumbfounding' speech | Was Bridgey the Geordie Marco van Basten?| Is Everton's relegation inevitable?

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Spurs revitalised under Ange! | We play Two Tottenham fans and a Journo | Europe's signing of the year named!

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Spain complete FIFA Women's World Cup dream! | Lionesses miss out on Euros/World Cup double | We wrap the best FIFA Women's World Cup ever

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Sweden finish 3rd, Kerr's 'dream come true' moment for Australian football

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Australia bows out to England in Sydney | Sam Kerr worldie lights up Stadium Australia | Lionesses to meet Spain in Final

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Spain seal maiden major final spot | Date with destiny for Australia and England

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Ange hits the ground in London | Is Isak a threat to Haaland? | Mark's Nostradamus call on Lopetegui! | Phil's expert LALIGA Week One wrap | Schwarzie spends one week chanting Phil's name!

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Matildas create history with epic penalty shootout success | England prevail to set up semi-final showdown

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Sweden down Japan in three-goal thriller | Spain prevail over Dutch in extra time | One more sleep until Matildas hit the pitch!

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HUGE Premier League Preview! | Can anyone catch Erling and City? | Fantasy Premier League Dummies Guide | LALIGA unwrapped ahead of new season

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France stroll into the last eight | Colombia fans to roll into Sydney | Quarter-final showdowns locked in

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Matildas WIN! Aussies through to quarter-finals! | England advance in contrasting style | Round of 16 drawing to an end

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USA sent home in wild penalty shootout! Australia prepare to face Denmark

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Two quarter-finalists decided | More Round of 16 excitement to come | No additional Matildas' injury concerns

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Drama and heartache as final Round of 16 spots sealed! | Matildas relax ahead of next match | World Cup Knockout previews galore!

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Stunning upset in Group F | Goal of the tournament contender | Group stage coming to an end

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Two more groups decided | Dutch delight in Dunedin | The Matildas' learn their next opponent

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Matildas WIN! | We are live from Melbourne | Tony G's reaction | Who will Australia now face in the round of 16?

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Colombia stun Germany in incredible scenes | Silver Ferns bow out | 'Why are they being so vague about Sam?'

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France and Brazil wow huge Brisbane crowd | Simultaneous kick-offs arrive | Kerr declares herself fit for battle

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England and China draw the crowds | What is the VAR for? | France and Brazil set for battle

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Nigeria stun Australia leaving them on brink of elimination | England v Denmark preview | USA v Netherlands wrap

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Fate sealed! Three teams sent home from the World Cup, Matildas prepare for Nigeria

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Philippines register historic victory! | Norway slump to bottom of Group A | HUGE Matildas chat | Aussie rivals clash on day seven

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World Cup goal frenzy! Italy, Germany & Brazil all win openers in style

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France fail to crack Jamaica | Bunny Shaw sees red! | We hear from Yallop and Grant in Matildas camp

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USA starlet shines bright | Lionesses pushed all the way | Denmark's late salvo

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Matildas' rivals play out dramatic match | Spanish goal blitz puts World Cup on notice! | Lionesses prepare for Haiti clash

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Matildas WIN! | Stadium Australia lights up with green & gold | FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off in style

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Ange Postecoglou's first Aussie interview as Tottenham manager! | Why he wanted Jedinak | Transfer challenges addressed

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Alen Stajcic and the meteoric rise of the Philippines women's national football team | The former Matildas boss and his dreams for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™

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BONUS: Mark Schwarzer x Brad Friedel - Forging a career as an American footballer | Jumping through hoops to Liverpool | Professionalism + intelligence = extreme longevity

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Manchester City are European Champions! | How does City's treble stack up against Manchester United's? | Does Romelu Lukaku shoulder the blame Inter falling short? | Legacy check, is Pep Guardiola the best manager of all time? |

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Special Edition: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 Preview with Matildas star Steph Catley | Matildas not scared of anyone | No three-peat for USA?! | Defending against France

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Is Harry Kane off to Real Madrid? | LaLiga end of season special | Phil Kitromilides on Barcelona's levers, Real's transfer targets and the six-way relegation race! | Who's coming up from LaLiga SmartBank | Lessons learned from the 2022-23 campaign |

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Ange Postecoglou is the new Tottenham Hotspur gaffer! | Former Premier League stars give their verdict on this historic appointment | Former Socceroo who played for Ange tells us what to expect behind closed doors | What will Ange do about Harry Kane? |

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Premier League Awards! The stars, the flops, the goals, the moments and team of the season | We role-play Poch's keep and cut list for the Chelsea summer transfer window | Isobel Cootes on all things WSL as Sam Kerr wins and Aussies come off contract |

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Relegation special! Down go Leeds United and Leicester City | Can Leeds or Leicester find 'the next Kompany' and bounce back? | Has Harry Kane played his last game for Tottenham | Everton survive but did they learn any lessons? |

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Have Manchester City won a tainted title? | Who's top of Newcastle United's Champions League shopping spree? | Relegation deciders arrive | "Reading vs Australia" for Sam Kerr's Chelsea | The most lucrative game in football |

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Arsenal 'peaked too early' and threw away the Premier League! | Does all-conquering Sam Kerr need a European Super League test? | Chelsea close in on Pochettino but will a new Spurs boss Slot in? | Bos moves to Belgium while Kisnorbo collapses in France |

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Do Leeds 'deserve' to go down for appointing Big Sam?! | Does the pod owe Jurgen Klopp an apology? | Leicester City looking doomed | Everton, Nottingham Forest, swing relegation struggle | Sam Kerr's Chelsea ready to wow Wembley |

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Ange Postecoglou 'has the heart and soul of Celtic in the palm of his hands' | Scotland's return to European and international prominence | Sam Allardyce to Leeds? | Top four title-fight! | Relegation battlers' costly slips |

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Spurs in crisis - is Ange Postecoglou the answer? | Which clubs are prime candidates to 'do a Wrexham' | Manchester City move closer to historic treble | Garang Kuol's Scottish struggles | Do Barcelona 'deserve' their amazing LaLiga success? |

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When club owners take the team talk! | Leeds United in huge relegation danger | Can Aston Villa hold on to Unai Emery? | Sam Kerr and Chelsea plot Barcelona revenge | Ange flies at Celtic as Kisnorbo falls in France |

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Matildas conquer England, now to take on the World! | Canada and Germany also stumble, is a path clearing to a dream FIFA Women's World Cup final? | Unstoppable Manchester City | Assistant referee elbows into the conversation |

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Manager sacking madness! Adios Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers | Special guest Pien Meulensteen on her journey to becoming a Premier League commentator! | Four-way WSL title race | Look ahead to Matildas v England |

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Tottenham's pitch for Ange Postecoglou?! | What next for Spurs after Conte exit | England on track, Scotland make a statement, Netherlands and Denmark disasters! | Premier League is back with a bang | WSL title race going four ways | Socceroos new era |

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Conte's meltdown, one foot out the door at Spurs! | How long will Mitrovic be suspended for his referee shove? | Has Gareth Southgate's England gone stale? | Which famous celebrities were in our Premier League panel's entourage? |

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Arnie's Socceroo tug-of-war triumph! | Should four teams get relegated from the Premier League?! | How to manage the wonderkid Nestory Irankunda | Will Kisnorbo get the guillotine in France? | El Clasico best XI of the 21st century! |

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Bruno burning Manchester United bridges? | Former stars' relegation guarantee | Liverpool's new lease of life | Australian second division proposal gets tongues wagging | Which GK should replace Danny Vukovic for the Socceroos? |

204

Manchester United are back! Red Devil Special | Old Trafford correspondent Sam Pilger with all the insights from Erik Ten Hag's first trophy | Ten Hag's emphasis on character | Are the Glazers still selling and if so, who's buying? |

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Will a new gaffer save Leeds? | Is Moyes taking West Ham down? | Arsenal show their character in title race | Will Manchester United destroy Karius redemption? | Women's football special - what's gone wrong with Spain!? |

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Manchester United sale draws closer, who's winning the bid between Qatar and Elon Musk? | Was Nathan Jones' sacking his problem or Southampton's? | Are Liverpool back? | FIFA's relevance deprivation problem | Women's World Cup play-offs arrive |

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What punishments could Manchester City face? | Is there a $8 billion buyer ready for Manchester United? | Chelsea's accounting acrobatics | The latest on Liverpool's sale | Money in football special edition | Plus Jesse Marsch sacked! |

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Arnie's got a new Socceroos contract - Schwarzer's reaction! | LaLiga special with Phil Kitromilides | What is Barcelona's weak link? | Real Madrid's big gamble on Endrick | Joao Felix's future | Who's breaking the bank for Alessia Russo? |

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Everton sack Frank Lampard, is that it for his managerial career? | Harry Kane negotiating a new contract? | Dwight Yorke's parting shot! | The WSL freezes over! |

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Hugo Lloris blame game?! | Arsenal miss out on Mudryk | Rashford right to the top | Newcastle's shopping list | Are England better without the second best player in the World? | Stoke cling to Souttar |

211

Chelsea in freefall! | Manchester United's return to the title race | Arteta meltdown incoming? | Gareth's greatest goals | Maty Ryan flees Denmark | WSL and the Matildas return |

212

Lampard disaster at Everton! | Arsenal flex contender muscles | Is Darwin Nunez really Liverpool's problem? | Manchester United transfer window targets | Conte's latest Spurs conundrum |

213

BONUS: Frank Lampard Interview Special

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World Cup impact on the Premier League?! | Can Alvarez force Pep's hand? | Who's refreshed from the break and who's at breaking point? | World Cup shop-window meets January transfer window! |

215

Messi settles GOAT debate | Best World Cup final EVER? | Mbappe hat-trick gives hope for future | Full tournament review

216

Mbappe v Messi | Australia’s future stars | Deschamps enters GOAT chat

217

Messi’s date with destiny | End of an era for Croatia? | Who will join Argentina in the final?

218

Football’s NOT coming home | Ronaldo OUT | Cheating referees? | Morocco miracle

219

Messi’s 50-50 vision | Brazil 'bottle' it | Dutch play Allardyce-ball | Croatian experience prevails

220

Ronaldo a ‘black hole’ | Socceroos' impact on A-League | Ramos: Where to next?

221

BONUS: Socceroos success to supercharge A-League interest

222

Inspired Brazil dance into quarters | Arnie deviating from FA Curriculum | AFC Power Rankings

223

'Mbappe is the best player in the world right now' | Bellingham is the complete midfielder

224

Teammate’s low blow for Aussie captain | Aftermath of ‘Roos exit | Schwarzer on what must happen next

225

HUGE Socceroos preview | How do you feel watching your World Cup dream slip away? | Suarez in tears! Son in tears... But why?

226

Germany and Belgium ELIMINATED | Japan stun Spain | Morocco top Group F

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Socceroos beat Denmark and will play Argentina in the Round of 16! | Messi waits for Australia in the knock-out rounds | Former Socceroos dissect Denmark win | Mathew Leckie's unlikely road to stardom | Live sites go wild as the pod dreams big |

228

Socceroos v Denmark preview goes inside Arnie's locker room | Michael Zullo on the mental side of being coached by Graham Arnold | USA triumph, England selection headaches, Bale bails and Iran runs | Qatar the worst host ever? How about on the field? |

229

Brazil's squad echoing past champions | Shifting confederation power rankings | xG & penalty debates

230

Belgium implode | Croatia impress | It's wide open in Group E | Spain & Germany stalemate

231

Socceroos sizzle in Doha | History made | Australia v Tunisia review

232

Australia v Tunisia Preview | Qatar eliminated | Where did it go wrong for Wales?

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Richarlison dazzles for brilliant Brazil | Group Stage Round One Review

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Spain's sensational seven, huge Japan upset and Aussie football’s ‘highway robbery’

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BONUS: Schwarzer on Australian football's 'highway robbery' and why it must stop

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Socceroos fallout from France flub | What now for Australia's match against Tunisia | Craig Goodwin had us daring to dream | Mark Schwarzer from Qatar | Denmark held to a draw | Saudis with one of the all-time upsets |

237

Socceroos Preview | England impress | Bale brilliance | Protests, arrogance and optimism

238

World Cup Kick-off! | Qatar stumble on the big stage | Ecuador shine behind Valencia | Day 2 Preview - England, Netherlands, Wales and more |

239

World Cup Preview Special | Who wins it all, who will shock the world, and how can Australia progress?

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Socceroos World Cup squad dissected! | Arnie's In-Sainsbury decision? | Volpat-no? | Langerak left empty handed | Kuol, Cummings and other bolters | Conte's Tottenham troubles | Liverpool on the selling lot? | Southampton sack their gaffer |

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Will Arnie be on the phone to Volpato? | Chelsea's chopping and changing? | Darwin flop watch | Leeds put Bridgey in dreamland | Is KK OK for Matildas? | The WSL heart-string tugger that Amy couldn't answer! |

242

Stevie G sacked by Aston Villa! | Have Liverpool 'written off' the Premier League? | Socceroos hurting in World Cup countdown | Women's World Cup draw fallout! |

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Was Sam Kerr ROBBED of the Ballon d'Or!? | Socceroos injury crisis gets worse | Matildas hopes ahead of World Cup draw | Did Pep bottle the big game again? | Steven Gerrard the new name in the sack race | WSL dust-up! | Barcelona in turmoil |

244

BONUS EPISODE: Ange Postecoglou speaks with Michael Bridges on fans, passion and taking the hard road as an Aussie trying to prove a point

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Liverpool's season on the brink! | Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700 but could Haaland hit 1000? | Maty Ryan's Kobenhavn war for the gloves! | Cheering for Chidiac as the Matildas get a big win! | Socceroo smokeys hit some serious hurdles |

246

How to defend Erling Haaland | Redemption for TAA? | Sack race gets Lage-er | Kuol's move of a lifetime | A-League kick-off | Heartbreak for Kyah Simon |

247

Tough calls on the Socceroos World Cup squad! | Garang Kuol and Jason Cummings hype in overdrive | The decisions Arnie must make | England get relegated! | WSL records tumble as Sam Kerr misfires | Premier League returns |

248

Joe Lolley jumps in the GegenPod! | Nottingham Forest at a crossroads | Forest's amazing promotion season and squad turn-over | Lolley on lower-leagues, leaving Huddersfield and coming to Australia | England, Socceroos key international windows |

249

Live reaction to the Socceroos squad! | Royal intervention creates fixture chaos | Potter's plan for Chelsea | WSL wonders ready to shine | Griezmann games set to get a bit longer | Sydney United stoke some cup magic |

250

Ange's Celtic take on Real Madrid! | VAR wreaks havoc on the Premier League | Matildas lose against Canada | Rodgers, Gerrard and Lampard all on the hot seat! | Awer Mabil stuck in a bad situation | Garang Kuol is hot property |

251

Tommy Oar joins the GegenPod! | Showboaters get their comeuppance | Premier League sack race has a winner | How captaincy changed a Socceroo career | LaLiga's ageless wonders | Matildas face Canada crunch |

252

Australia's newest Premier League star! | Bridgey's trip to Elland Road | Manchester United road to revival | Newcastle show us the game's future | Fantastic Fati in LaLiga | Aussie Guus an Australian Idol |

253

When Bridgey and Bowyer came to blows over spaghetti bolognese! | GegenPod all-time Premier League XI! | What Schwarzer would do if he was in charge of Aussie football | Socceroos World Cup Watch | Where is Tom Rogic? |

254

Snap Judgements on the Premier League! | Which week 1 result was the most misleading? | 30 Years of Premier League | LaLiga season preview | Have Barcelona sold their future for the now? | Aussies overseas making transfer moves | Best and worst kits! |

255

Premier League season preview! | Title predictions | Who will surprise us? | Breakout of the season? | It all starts Saturday morning (AEST)!

256

It's Coming Home! England crowned EURO Winners | Who starred and who faded away | Our Top 5 picks for Women's World Cup

257

Women's Euros hit knockout stage! | Big guns firm as favourites | How do Matildas rate relative to European giants? | Recency bias vs Sam Kerr's Ballon d'Or chances!

258

UEFA Women's EURO preview with Matildas and Arsenal star Steph Catley! | Every group, every team, all the superstar players | Guest host Amy Duggan and Optus Sport's Michelle Escobar | Who will win and why, who will star, win the golden boot and more |

259

The Socceroos qualify for the World Cup! | Socceroo icons John Aloisi and Mark Schwarzer break down the dramatic penalty shoot-out | Graham Arnold gets the job done | Andrew Redmayne the unlikely hero | Looking ahead to the tournament in Qatar |

260

Socceroos one win away from the World Cup! | Socceroo legends Schwarzer, Aloisi and McDonald on selection, tactics and more | Hrustic the hero in gritty UAE win | Peru the final hurdle in qualifying marathon

261

Best of the GegenPod: Keeping to Ronaldo | Bad days on the football field | Why Messi was NOT one of the signings of the year! | Pep Guardiola to leave Man City?!

262

Late drama decides the Premier League! | Schwarzer on what it was like inside the Etihad | No love lost as Burnley go down | Kylian Mbappe's crazy new contract! | Looking ahead to the final matches of the club season | Bridgey's late cameo! |

263

Did psychology help Liverpool beat Chelsea in the FA Cup? | Spurs summer targets with Champions League in mind! | Where next for Tom Rogic? | Sam Kerr FA Cup final heroics | Who's getting their own 'Aguero Statue' outside Optus Sport HQ! |

264

Special Celtic title-winning GegenPod: Chris Sutton, Scott McDonald and John McGinley celebrate with Mark Schwarzer

265

Super Sam Kerr wins WSL for Chelsea! | Is Eddie Howe Premier League manager of the season? | The golden era of 'anti-football' | Would Paul Pogba work at Manchester City? | Relegation battle going down to the wire |

266

Leeds back in the relegation hot-seat! | Ancelotti joins the pantheon of greatest managers | Mino Raiola's death and the role of agents in football | Heather Garriock on all things WSL | Is Jacynta the answer for the Matildas!? |

267

Manchester United rebuild will cast aside the biggest names! | Burnley take the upper hand on Everton in the relegation battle | Shirt swapping from our Legends' heyday | Top-five league tussle | The most contentious Start, Bench, Sell yet! |

268

The 'un-winnable' battle for fourth! | United with CR7 vs without CR7 | FA Cup results dissected | Bridgey's nervey preparation for charity game

269

Is football's best new rivalry too nice?! | Lewandowski heading to Barcelona! | Everton pile on the pain for Manchester United | The Premier League's best youngsters | Napoli stack it in Serie A | Matildas chat with Amy Duggan |

270

Premier League title race is on! | Manchester City v Liverpool combined XI | Arnie to stay the course with Socceroos | Amy Duggan on the Matildas | World Cup group draw |

271

Italy miss the World Cup...again! | Socceroos on the brink | Wales, Golf, Parasite? | Bielsa Bolivia Buzz | Volpato's Snapchat Snafu |

272

BONUS Episode: Ange Postecoglou x Mark Schwarzer | Making waves in world football

273

Crunch time arrives for the Socceroos | Mark Schwarzer's one-on-one with Ange Postecoglou | Which celebrity journalist does Michael Bridges hate! | It's all going wrong for PSG | The panel picks Portugal! Italy underdogs for World Cup Qualifiers? |

274

Premier League legend Dominic Matteo our guest | Dom's fight of his life | Everton in serious relegation danger | Messi booed by his own fans! | How Robbie Fowler became the 'firestarter' | The toughest Start-Bench-Sell yet! |

275

Manchester United in tatters! | Jesse Marsch and coaching cultural cringe | Is Lampard taking the Toffees down? | Pub team cameos! | 500 days until 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |

276

FIFA intervenes to suspend Russia | Leeds ready for life after Bielsa | Kepa's keeper-sub catastrophe | Maddest manager moments! | Your listener questions |

277

Lukaku's quiet day at the office | Best & worst captains | A nightmare hat-trick! | Extravagant footballer spending after Adriano's $25k splurge!

278

Chelsea World Champions! | Is Abramovich the best owner in history? | J-League kick-off special | Teammates who HATED each other! | Your listener questions |

279

Socceroos' costly slip-up | Mane and Salah "frenemies" goes next level | Mendy v Kepa as Premier League returns | Rangnick's struggles leading Manchester United | Player welfare in modern football

280

Matildas failure under the microscope! | Deadline day delights and disasters | Socceroos crunch qualifiers | Palace's academy game-changer | A hole-in-one hat-trick for Bridgey! |

281

Footballer night life antics! | Eriksen closes on Brentford | Boyle bolts for big bucks | Watford manager roundabout | Can Sam Kerr out-jump 'hang-time Owusu' |

282

Did FIFA Best get it correct? | No embracing allowed for Lukaku | Postponement power plays in the Premier League | Is Rooney the right Rafa replacement? | McGree's Middlesborough move |

283

FA Cup upset weekend! | When subs spit the dummy | Will Newcastle burn Burnley? | Villa's Coutinho coup | Will key Socceroos find new homes? |

284

Back for 2022! | United bottle it against Wolves | Lukaku controversy heats up | Is Africa Cup of Nations the most disrespected competition in world football?

285

The Gegen d'Ors rolls out the red carpet! | Has Marcelo Bielsa reached a use-by date? | How far can Arteta's Arsenal go in 2022?

286

The farcical Champions League draw unpacked | Penalties aplenty in the Premier League | Dwindling A-League crowds and where next for Aussie football

287

The GegenPod on tour! | Ralf + United win first up | Fittest player you ever played with? | Free Maccas for footballers!

288

Ballon d'Or winners revealed - was Lewandowski robbed? | Is Newcastle the worst squad in the PL? | Socceroos' World Cup tightrope

289

Ole is gone - who will United nab now? | Sideline manager blow-ups! | Best and worst signings of the year

290

Italy & Portugal walk the World Cup tightrope! | We name our Premier League XI | How will Stevie G's return go?

291

Manager sackings aplenty! Too harsh? | World Cup Qualifiers preview | Socceroos back in Australia and in front of home crowd

292

Nuno sacked! Fallout for Spurs | Which manager will go next? | Is Ramsdale #1 keeper? | Manchester Derby preview

293

Insane Premier League weekend | Has Ole already lost his job? | Matildas' triumphant return home

294

Premier League matchweek 8 wrap | Is Salah the best in the world? | Claudes becomes 'the new Nagelsmann'

295

The Toon Takeover | France's trophy & Germany first to Qatar | Premier League lookahead

296

Schwarzer's Ranieri prediction | Liverpool & the Salah 'gamble' | Nations League, WCQ & Socceroos previews

297

North London derby wash-up/smash-up | Schwarzie winds up Bridgey | The lads play 'Overrated or Underrated'

298

How to save a Premier League penalty | Aussie highs & lows | Chelsea-Spurs fallout

299

How far can CR7 take United | Huge Premier League review | Best sledges the boys copped

300

What is it like to face Ronaldo? | Schwarzer's Socceroos praise | Wenger's World Cup plan

301

Deadline Day reaction & Transfer Window Winners and Losers

302

Hammers are top! | Lukaku v Van Dijk | Stevie G v Ange

303

Bridges, Schwarzer, Sorensen's Round 1 Premier League verdict

304

Huge Premier League Season Preview | Messi to PSG reaction | Kane's future

305

Forza Italia! Football’s going Rome after a thrilling final at Wembley | Where to now for the Three Lions? Italy v England analysis

306

EUROvernight Update - Italy complete Wembley comeback to win EURO 2020

307

Will England end a half-century of hurt or is this Italy’s for the taking? | EURO 2020 final preview

308

Heroic England defeat daring Danes to move on to Wembley final | England v Denmark analysis

309

EUROvernight Update - England defeat Denmark to qualify for first Euros final

310

Azzurri march on to EURO 2020 final | Pedri’s incredible performance | Schmeichel mocks ‘it’s coming home as Denmark prepare to face England

311

EUROvernight Update - Italy progress to Euros final

312

Is football coming home or is it off to Rome? | England dominate Ukraine | Denmark’s fairy tale continues

313

EUROvernight Update - England and Denmark set for Wembley semi

314

Inspired Italy see off Belgium's 'Golden generation' | Spain survive Swiss shootout | England v Ukraine preview

315

EUROvernight Update - Spain and Italy set for EURO 2012 final rematch

316

Southgate’s Wembley redemption | Ukraine’s incredible extra time victory | Quarter finals preview

317

EUROvernight Update - England break Germany curse at Wembley

318

Was this the most exciting day of tournament football ever? | Morata back in-form | England v Germany preview

319

EUROvernight Update - 14 goals and an incredible upset see Swiss and Spain Progress

320

Where did it all go wrong for Portugal? | De Ligt’s brain fade costs the Dutch | Spain v Croatia preview

321

EUROvernight Update - Czech’s stun Netherlands in Budapest

322

Italy survive first major test | How far can Denmark go? | Belgium v Portugal preview

323

EUROvernight Update - Italy prevail in extra time

324

Germany survive Hungary scare to score Wembley date with England | Ronaldo in the record books again | Is there an easy side of the draw?

325

EUROvernight Update - Ronaldo equals all-time record

326

Modric turns it on for Croatia | Can England turn it on in the knockouts? | Copa America update

327

EUROvernight Update - England top Group D as Scotland bow out

328

Powerful scenes as Denmark defy the odds | Austria make history again | Scotland's COVID dilemma ahead of Croatia match

329

EUROvernight Update - England and Scotland players self-isolating

330

Are Italy as strong as they've ever been? | 16 v 24 team format | Can Denmark scrape through?

331

EUROvernight Update - Perfect Italy strike again

332

Who survives the group of death? | Spain exposed by Poland | Copa America update

333

EUROvernight Update - Germany run riot against Portugal

334

Should Kane be dropped? - England falter against stubborn Scots

335

EUROvernight Update - England and Scotland draw at Wembley

336

Delight for Dumfries and the Dutch | De Bruyne runs riot in Copenhagen | England v Scotland preview

337

EUROvernight Update - De Bruyne inspires Belgium comeback

338

Football's coming Rome? - Italy dominate again | Bale's penalty disaster | Turkey's abysmal campaign

339

EUROvernight Update - Bale dominates as Wales record first win

340

Pogba's powerful performance in French victory | Ronaldo runs riot in Budapest | Socceroos and Matildas in action

341

EUROvernight Update - Ronaldo breaks goal scoring record

342

Slick Schick shocks Scots | Slovakia stun Poland | Where did it go wrong for Spain?

343

EUROvernight Update - Schick screamer spoils Scotland’s Euros return

344

Aloisi recalls Kaiserslauten as Austria and North Macedonia make history | Kalvin Phillips’ incredible display | Netherlands off the mark

345

EUROvernight Update - England win at Wembley and history made

346

Sorensen praises Eriksen’s incredible character | Belgium shrug off Russia | England’s selection dilemma

347

EUROvernight Update - Christian Eriksen in stable condition following collapse

348

UEFA EURO 2020 is finally here! - Italy are back | What happened to Turkey? | Ange’s revolution begins

349

EUROvernight Update - Italy victorious | De Bruyne to miss opener | Socceroos win

350

EUROvernight Update - Turkey and Italy ready for kick off | Postecoglou announced at Celtic | Matildas' narrow loss

351

UEFA EURO 2020 Preview - Semi-finals or bust for England? | The return of Scotland | Tournament predictions

352

The Champions League Final - Chelsea conquer Europe | What was Pep thinking? | Ange to Celtic: Wow!!

353

Matchday Edition - Villarreal's triumph & where it went wrong for United | What now for Solskjaer & De Gea? | UCL final preview | Conte & Zizou bombshells

354

BONUS EP: Aguero's emotional Etihad goodbye, Liverpool claim third spot, Kane's bear hug and Mark's winners list

355

Final Day predictions | Kane's next move | GegenPod Awards

356

How did Arsenal stop Chelsea? | Our PL Team of the Season | Celebrating Sam Kerr | Europe's wild title races

357

Bonus Episode - Mat Ryan one-on-one with Mark Schwarzer: Challenging Bernd Leno | Rising to greater heights under the influence of Arsenal stars

358

Matchday Edition - Chelsea storm through to Champions League Final | Kerr magic drives Chelsea Women | More twists and turns remain in Premier League top 4 race

359

Matchday Edition - Power of Pep: City's historic win | PSG's capitulation | Chelsea-Real Madrid preview

360

Matchday Edition - City's incredible comeback | Neymar: The Debate | Europa League & Premier League previews

361

Matchday Edition - Brilliant Benzema, Werner's woe | PSG v City preview | Nagelsmann to Bayern - What now for Spurs?

362

Football’s crazy week | New Spurs era begins | Chelsea v West Ham and Top Four latest

363

Matchday Edition – The Foden & Bellingham show | End of a Liverpool era? | Weekend Premier League preview

364

Matchday Edition – PSG through in Bayern epic | Chelsea survive last minute drama | Liverpool v Real Madrid & Dortmund v Man City preview

365

Matchday Edition - PSG beat Bayern in stunner | Mount turns Porto inside out | Europa & Premier League previews

366

Matchday Edition – Reds Really bad in Madrid | City edge past brilliant Dortmund | Bayern v PSG + Porto v Chelsea preview

367

Why are Germany so bad? | Sorensen v Aguero | Foxes' to beat City?

368

Aloisi's Euros Power Rankings | Haaland's transfer dominoes | Inside a broken dressing room

369

Matchday Edition - Can Chelsea actually win the Champions League? | Schwarzie's Stamford Bridge verdict | QF predictions

370

Matchday Edition - Year of the Quadruple? | Brilliant Benzema | Chelsea-Atletico preview

371

Matchday Edition - Signs of life for Liverpool | Messi & Ronaldo exit | Premier League lookahead

372

Matchday Edition - Madness in Turin | Scenes in Dortmund! | Erling Haaland scores goals for fun

373

Mark Milligan joins Bridgey and Dave

374

Matchday Edition - City march on | Penalty scandal | Premier League's story of the season

375

Matchday Edition - Giroud’s heroics | Bayern’s flex | Leeds’ fear

376

Special edition: Ange Postecoglou interview

377

Matchday Edition – The Mbappe-Haaland era | Pirlo’s problems | Premier League lookahead

378

Matchday Edition - Mbappe's history | Last of Messi at Barca in Europe? | Liverpool punish Leipzig

379

Aloisi + Holman up front | Revised Top Four race | Champions League returns | England's stacked squad

380

Liverpool. Manchester City. Premier League title on the line? | Red card mayhem | Club World Cup hits Optus Sport!

381

Upset of the Premier League season | First impressions of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea | Pass/Par/FAIL: mid-term grades

382

Jose brings back Guus memories | Big mid-week PL review | Advice for Arzani

383

Blame Jose or the players? | Big Liverpool-United preview | City's scary change

384

The special 'Gegen d'Ors' Edition | Maty Ryan's future hangs in the balance | Title race predictions

385

Harry Kewell special: 'It is why I signed for Liverpool'

386

Kewell, Aloisi, Sorensen review Liverpool v Spurs - Oh no, Big Sam's back! - Worries for Maty Ryan

387

Matchday Edition – Final 16 confirmed with no Inter | Neymar lights up PSG return | 2006 reminiscing | Premier League preview

388

Matchday Edition – Teams walk off in fight against racism | Manchester United out | Leipzig & Lazio progress | Messi v Ronaldo

389

Matchday Edition - Ole's epic fail | Giroud's historic night | Weekend preview | SNEAK PEEK: Football Belongs

390

Matchday Edition - Klopp's huge call pays off | Unbelievable Real-Inter scenario | United v PSG preview

391

Matchday Edition – Tribute to Diego Maradona | Champions League continues as football mourns a legend |

392

Matchday Edition – Chelsea, Barca, Juve & Sevilla all qualify | Stunning Fernandes goal at Old Trafford | Who is the world's best striker?

393

'One of the best displays I have ever seen' | Southgate not the man | Premier League lookahead

394

Pretenders or Contenders? Bonkers Premier League start dissected!

395

Matchday Edition - Shambolic ruling | Problem Solskjaer simply cannot fix | Weekend lookahead

396

Matchday Edition - Jota goes berko in Bergamo | Jesus, City won again | Big wins for Bayern, Real & Gladbach |

397

Matchday Edition - Rashford fires United to huge victory | Are Barca back? | Chelsea win in front OF PEOPLE?! |

398

Matchday Edition - Reds win, but at what cost? | Real scrape a point while Barca burns | Man City, Bayern & Atleti victorious

399

Matchday Edition - Ajax own goal gives Liverpool victory | Real hammering from Shakhtar kids | Schwarzer's player cam on Guardiola

400

Matchday Edition - The Group Stage begins | Rashford does it again to PSG | Positives for Chelsea, Barcelona and Juventus

401

Bring it on! Merseyside Derby, City-Arsenal, Champions League previews & much more

402

Dysfunctional United's window 'reeks of desperation' | The unheralded role of the mascot | Bonkers PL start

403

Aloisi + Hill: Pep era's biggest test? | Local focus | When you gotta go, you gotta go

404

United's new reality | Kepa the new Karius? | Bridgey + Sorensen

405

Bale the answer to 'lazy' Spurs? | Big Chelsea-Liverpool preview | Pirlo, the manager

406

Premier League Season Preview - GegenPod Season III begins!

407

Special Edition! FA WSL preview featuring Lydia Williams

408

Our UEFA Champions League final review | PSG youth haunts former club | Neymar's tears | What next?

409

We preview the final of superstars | How Simon prepares his call | Barn Dance Final preview

410

PSG into the Final | Is Thomas Tuchel the next Peter Reid? | Nagelsmann's "mingin" suit | Lyon v Bayern preview

411

Matchday Edition! Lyon stun City | Is Pep the next Jose? | Schwarzer's Lisbon adventure | Europa League semis preview

412

Leipzig send Diego and Atleti home | Schwarzer sneaks into the stadium | Barca v Bayern preview

413

PSG break hipster hearts with endless subs | Schwarzer goes to a bar | Leipzig v Atleti preview

414

Barcelona v Bayern locked in | Sarri darts out of Juve | Quarter-final thoughts

415

Matchday Edition! City progress to a Lyon quarter in Lisbon | Bayern v Chelsea + Barcelona v Napoli preview

416

Simon Hill: Welcome to Optus Sport!

417

Series Finale: Bridgey, Sorensen & Dave on the Premier League climax

418

Making sense of a bonkers season finale with Bridgey & Sorensen

419

Leeds on the brink | Sorensen & Bridgey's mid-week Premier League review

420

Arsenal's Aussie invasion | PL Review | J.League returns | Can anyone beat Brentford?

421

How good can United get? | Solving Chelsea's flaws | Barca's Griezmann debacle

422

Bridgey & Sorensen's Premier League review

423

Welcome back, Premier League! Bridges + Sorensen re-cap dramatic return

424

Bridges + Schwarzer: A special PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNS preview

425

Gearing up for the Premier League's potential return: What can we expect?

426

When might the PL be back? | Wilkinson on A-League anxiety & his K League success

427

'I don't know why he binned me for Wayne Rooney'

428

State of Football - Episode III

429

'He just struck him across the face, everyone just sat there!'

430

In the footsteps of Klopp, Tuchel & Nagelsmann

431

State of Football - Part II

432

Inside Barcelona's HQ | Dramatic solution for the A-League | What now for global football?

433

Ozil leaks 'horrendous' | Newcastle takeover reaction | Sorensen & Bridges

434

State of Football special event: Legends reunite

435

'Hurtful missing a World Cup when at peak of my powers'

436

'Three or four were promised the captaincy': Craig Moore joins us 'In Conversation'

437

Marking Shevchenko, playing with Zola, living with Bridgey: GegenPod - In Conversation

438

Viduka said: You'll pick me, I'm your best player!

439

What happens now? Bridgey on what next for football

440

'It cost Liverpool': Aloisi & Sorensen's Champions League review

441

'Don't give Mourinho the keys to the transfer budget' | Bridgey's surprise obsession | Auba's Arsenal days numbered

442

Scores on Sunday: Liverpool lose at Vicarage Road | European round-up | Extraordinary goals in Australia

443

Aloisi + Bridges' Champions League Review: 'Unbelievable to watch'

444

Aloisi + Sorensen: The Champions League is back!

445

Scores on Sunday: Wins for Liverpool, Barcelona and Leipzig | Championship latest | Man City debacle | Champions League preview

446

Inside word on a Premier League miracle | Champions League preview | Classic referee sledges

447

Two up front: Bridges & Le Fondre | Chelsea's Kepa conundrum | 'You're a f**** d******'

448

Drogba, Trezeguet, Yorke or ... Bridges up front?! | Liverpool v West Ham | Transfer round up

449

Chelsea v Arsenal reaction | Inside Bramall Lane | Leeds United fears

450

Liverpool v Man United | The best worst tackle | Awful dressing rooms | Russian beach football

451

Arteta's (hair)spray | 2020 crystal ball | Liverpool's record quest | Aussies abroad

452

Ancelotti v Arteta? | Santa's Premier League sack

453

Ancelotti axed ... Arsenal next? | Champions League twists & turns

454

Merseyside Derby reaction | Mou's return to Old Trafford | Socceroos in South America

455

Jose a guilty pleasure | Dybala surpassing Ronaldo | Emery the worst PL boss

456

Mourinho & Pochettino: The Fallout | Inside Sheffield United v Manchester United

457

Adam le Fondre | Sterling v Gomez and ... Bridges v Bowyer

458

Chelsea-Ajax: Wow! | Liverpool-City preview | Inside the sheds with Viduka

459

Premiere: Introducing our new Mark Schwarzer podcast!

460

'You could see in the tunnel, they didn't fancy it' | Champions League Review | Sorensen on Eriksen

461

What happens if Liverpool thrash Manchester United? | Socceroos review | England fallout

462

'League titles are lost in the first eight games' - Pep Guardiola. Has Liverpool's time come?

463

Will Pochettino leave? | The day Moorey 'coat hangered' Bridgey

464

What's going on at Spurs?!? | Inside the mind of David Squires

465

Napoli-Liverpool reaction | Aloisi, Moore on the art of a penalty

466

Danger for Barca, Real to slip | Champions League Preview: Aloisi, Okon, Davutovic

467

'Very selfish lad': Bridges on Owen-Shearer feud

468

Eriksen, Sanchez, Zaha, Neymar: What it does to the dressing room

469

Did keeping 'selfish' Pogba happy cost United points?

470

Liverpool v Chelsea | PL impressions | Barca with Neymar | Aloisi on Young Socceroos

471

Mark Schwarzer's Premier League season preview

472

Premier League season preview: Bring it on, here we go again!

473

Lessons for Australian football after World Cup | USA v Netherlands preview | 2019 highs, lows

474

Matildas' World Cup 'failure': What went wrong? What now? What do we learn?

475

Matildas v Norway: The Preview | R16 Predictions

476

The Phil Neville impact on England | Scotland heartbreak | Third place chaos | Expand the World Cup?

477

Matildas v Jamaica: The Review

478

Matildas v Jamaica preview | Did China tank? | VAR penalty debate

479

A new Clasico: Australia v Brazil Women's World Cup preview

480

World Cup Power Rankings so far | Reaction to US records | Garriock on Matildas v Brazil

481

What now for the Matildas? | Argentina's 'Cahill' moment | Minnows causing trouble

482

Matildas v Italy: What went wrong?

483

Women's World Cup Preview Special: Groups D, E, F

484

Our big Women's World Cup preview podcast

485

Women's World Cup Preview Special: Groups A and B

486

Women's World Cup Preview Special: Matildas and Group C preview

487

Premier League Season Review: Highs, lows and our favourite moments

488

Bridges, Schwarzer, Zelic: PL Final Day Review

489

Celebrating a night we'll remember forever: Liverpool v Barcelona

490

Strategy behind Bielsa's big Leeds call, Spurs-Ajax fall-out, 'lost' de Gea

491

Champions League and Europa League Semi-Final Previews

492

Schwarzer: I can see Solskjaer gone by Christmas, Pogba in the summer

493

'Say what you want but leave the mothers out of it!'

494

Liverpool, Super Son & Bridgey's... role play?

495

Aussie Football Focus: Schwarzer, Okon, Moore, McLaughlin

496

Our epic six day Euro trip: all roads to Wembley

497

Can England really win a World Cup by 2026?

498

Ronaldo has everything: even Simeone's cojones

499

Fairy tale leaves arrogant empire in a dark place

500

When Viduka did a Kepa and swung the dressing room

501

Anfield ultimatum, Suarez shocker, Chelsea fears and 'City to run away with it'

502

Schwarzer: 'I can't believe we have behaved like this before a World Cup'

503

Three beers down - on a Premier League bench!

504

Deadline Day Special Edition

505

A trophy seeking podcast full of egos

506

Aussie Breaks Football Twitter As Twitter Breaks Aussie Football

507

Hamann, Rushden, Bridges: 'To Hell With The Rest Of The Podcast World'

508

Day I sat on God's throne

509

Manchester City v Liverpool: The Review

510

Be warned: How to blow the Premier League Xmas lead

511

Mourinho Axed: The Reaction

512

Day I walked in on Rivaldo

513

'I think we can beat everyone'

514

Liverpool's reality, Man U v Arsenal re-cap, Stajcic on WC draw

515

They threw a tyre at our bus: Episode 2

516

GegenPod: The Premiere

517

GegenPod Promo