One Name at a Time

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One Name at a Time

New episode, new theme, new starting XI.Creating dream teams from our limited knowledge of football from around 1996 onward.

  1. 44

    Episode 44: Just Too Late

    After three years of podcasting, Pez and Ben look at all the Premier League players who could have featured in their respective nationalities' episodes of One Name at a Time, if they'd only been eligible for selection sooner, to find the best "just missed-out" XI...

  2. 43

    Episode 43: Rest of Europe

    Ben and Pez bring together the rest of the UEFA-affiliated countries yet to be mentioned in previous episodes as they make a dream XI from the remaining handful of European players in the Premier League's history...

  3. 42

    Episode 42: World Cup Winners

    With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar already underway, Pez and Ben create the best XI of Premier League players who have lifted the most prestigious trophy in international football...

  4. 41

    Episode 41: Pre-Takeover Man City

    To offset the previous episode's bias, Ben and Pez explore rivals Manchester City's history to find the best XI of Premier League players who featured for the club before its game-changing Emirati takeover in 2008...

  5. 40

    Episode 40: Post-Fergie Man United

    During the tenth summer transfer window since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure, Pez and Ben look at creating the best XI of players to have made their Premier League débuts for Manchester United under any of the club's subsequent managers...

  6. 39

    Episode 39: Czechoslovakia

    Ben and Pez jump back in geopolitical time once again and compile a theoretical best Czechoslovakian XI of Premier League players...

  7. 38

    Episode 38: Chelsea Loanees

    With the Abramovich era at an end, Pez and Ben look back through Chelsea's extensive loan system under the Russian's tenure to create the best XI of Premier League players who ultimately featured more for temporary clubs than they did for the Stamford Bridge side...

  8. 37

    Episode 37: Lucky Numbers

    Using their respective favourite numbers, Ben and Pez find the best players to have worn the 14 and 17 shirts in the Premier League before creating a combined XI...

  9. 36

    Episode 36: Northern Ireland

    Pez and Ben bring together the best Northern Irish Premier League players with another nationality XI...

  10. 35

    Episode 35: Caribbean

    In a return to a nationality-based theme, Ben and Pez look at the Premier League's Caribbean contingent to construct the best XI of players from that region's collection of countries...

  11. 34

    Episode 34: Fantasy Newcastle

    After the club's recent Saudi takeover, Pez and Ben imagine how a Newcastle United XI could line-up in the future if they signed some major Premier League targets...

  12. 33

    Episode 33: World Cup Semi-finals + Final

    After an unexpected hiatus, the One Name at a Time World Cup champions are crowned as Ben and Pez decide on the winners of the semi-finals and final...

  13. 32

    Episode 32: World Cup Quarter-finals

    Following their successful unofficial European Championships, Pez and Ben have established the One Name at a Time World Cup, with the eight strongest worldwide teams from previous weeks clashing in this episode's quarter-final matches...

  14. 31

    Episode 31: England (Sans Super Six)

    Following the controversial European Super League proposals, Ben and Pez look at what a potential English XI could look like for Euro 2020 without any players from the Premier League's "big six", with the draw for the One Name at a Time World Cup also being made...

  15. 30

    Episode 30: Australasia

    It's a trip down under as Pez and Ben compile the best XI of Premier League Australians and New Zealanders...

  16. 29

    Episode 29: Denmark

    Ben and Pez tick Denmark off the list and put together the greatest XI of Premier League Danes...

  17. 28

    Episode 28: Norway

    Norway gets Pez and Ben's attention, as the pair figure-out the Premier League's all-time best Norwegian XI...

  18. 27

    Episode 27: Sweden

    Ben and Pez take on a Scandinavian nation for the first time, putting together the best XI of Swedish Premier League footballers...

  19. 26

    Episode 26: Placenames

    Pez and Ben dust off their atlases to find a Premier League XI of players with names that are shared with towns, countries, regions and more...

  20. 25

    Episode 25: Scotland

    Ben and Pez look north of the border with the intention of distilling the finest Scottish XI of Premier League players...

  21. 24

    Episode 24: Belgium

    A return to a European focus sees Pez and Ben form a best possible XI of Premier League players from Belgium...

  22. 23

    Episode 23: Asia

    The world tour continues, with Ben and Pez focusing on Asia to put together a starting XI of Premier League players from the traditional members of the AFC confederation...

  23. 22

    Episode 22: North America

    It's another continental episode as Pez and Ben put together a starting 4-4-2 of Premier League players from the countries that compose mainland North America...

  24. 21

    Episode 21: Torquay United

    Ben and Pez bring attention to their hometown club Torquay United and put together an XI of Premier League players who have also featured for "the Gulls"...

  25. 20

    Episode 20: Rest of South America

    After looking at Brazil and Argentina individually, Pez and Ben tackle the eight other CONMEBOL countries as they put together a combined XI of Premier League players from the rest of South America...

  26. 19

    Episode 19: USSR

    Ben and Pez imagine how a hypothetical Soviet team would fare as they combine Premier League players from the nations that composed the former USSR and hope that it's possible to make a starting XI...

  27. 18

    Episode 18: Italy

    Pez and Ben look through the best Italian imports to the Premier League before seeing if they can form a starting 4-4-2...

  28. 17

    Episode 17: Brazil

    Nowhere says "football" quite like Brazil, so Ben and Pez try to find the best Brazilians in Premier League history and put them into a starting XI...

  29. 16

    Episode 16: Brits Abroad

    Ben and Pez put together an XI of British Premier League players who have also plied their trade elsewhere in Europe...

  30. 15

    Episode 15: Africa

    The entire continent of Africa gets the One Name at a Time treatment, with Ben and Pez having the unenviable task of narrowing down hundreds of players to form a best-ever Premier League African XI...

  31. 14

    Episode 14: Argentina

    Pez and Ben take a first trip to South America as they find the best Argentine XI of Premier League players and fit them into a 4-4-2...

  32. 13

    Episode 13: < 10 Appearances

    Pez and Ben scour the record books to find the best XI of players with fewer than ten appearances in the Premier League...

  33. 12

    Episode 12: European Semi-finals + Final

    The One Name at a Time European Championships conclude with the semi-finals and final as Pez and Ben crown their winning nationality...

  34. 11

    Episode 11: European Quarter-finals

    In lieu of a proper European Championships this summer, Ben and Pez have put their own together, with the eight nationalities covered in previous episodes facing-off in quarter-final action this episode...

  35. 10

    Episode 10: Double-Barrelled

    Another name-based episode as Ben and Pez put together the Premier League's best XI of players with double-barrelled surnames, and the pair also make the draw for the One Name at a Time European Championship...

  36. 9

    Episode 9: Wales

    Ben and Pez put together the all-time best starting XI of Premier League players from Wales...

  37. 8

    Episode 8: Yugoslavia

    Ben and Pez get the band back together as they look at the best Premier League players from the nations that composed the former Yugoslavia, and then form a combined starting XI...

  38. 7

    Episode 7: Portugal

    The reigning European champions take centre stage this week, with Pez and Ben seeing if it's possible make a 4-4-2 out of the Premier League's best ever Portuguese players...

  39. 6

    Episode 6: Germany

    Pez and Ben work their way through the best German players to grace the Premier League, and then try to agree on the most efficient starting XI possible...

  40. 5

    Episode 5: Alliteration

    A change-up from nationalities this week, as Ben and Pez look at the best Premier League players with alliterative names and fit them into a starting XI...

  41. 4

    Episode 4: Spain

    It's all eyes on Iberia as Ben and Pez find the best Spanish players from the Premier League and try to fit them into a starting 4-4-2...

  42. 3

    Episode 3: Republic of Ireland

    Pez and Ben turn their attention to the Emerald Isle as they try to create a best Republic of Ireland Premier League XI...

  43. 2

    Episode 2: Netherlands

    Ben and Pez try to avoid talking Double Dutch as they put together the best starting XI of Premier League players from the Netherlands...

  44. 1

    Episode 1: France

    Pez and Ben try to remember the best French players to have played in the Premier League and then, somehow, fit them into a starting XI...

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New episode, new theme, new starting XI.Creating dream teams from our limited knowledge of football from around 1996 onward.

HOSTED BY

Ben Smith and Adám Perryman

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