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Mason Greenwood and the Manchester United renaissance – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Jacqui Oatley and John Brewin to discuss young English strikers making an impact over the weekend, and Jamie Vardy’s incredible 100 Premier League goals. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

6 Jul 2020 59 min

West Ham stun Chelsea and racial bias in commentary – Football Weekly

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Liew, David Hytner, and Ben Fisher discuss this week’s Premier League and EFL fixtures. Plus, they take a closer look at racial bias in English commentary. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

2 Jul 2020 50 min

Power, corruption and lies - Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Tariq Panja to discuss the ownership, agents, backroom deals and Fifa. Suzy Wrack joins us to look at how Australia and New Zealand triumphed over Colombia in the bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2023. And we ponder…

30 Jun 2020 58 min

Taking a deep dive into Liverpool's title-winning campaign - Football Weekly

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Ceylon Andi Hickman, Andy Hunter and Gregg Bakowski discuss all the elements behind Liverpool’s first title win in 30 years. Plus the rest of the weekend’s Premier League and FA Cup action. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

29 Jun 2020 1 hr 01 min

Liverpool on edge of glory and a rare Manchester United hat-trick – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Marcus Bean look back at the midweek Premier League games as Liverpool now stand on the verge of the Premier League title. The team also discuss Anthony Martial’s hat-trick, Arsenal dishing out contracts like it’s Christmas, the latest action in Europe and they…

25 Jun 2020 1 hour

Brilliant Benzema, awesome Atalanta and first-rate Flick – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sid Lowe, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to discuss the European leagues, predatory water birds, foul-mouthed managers, and the contents of Barry’s mantelpiece. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

23 Jun 2020 1 hr 05 min

The Premier League and Championship: a slow restart – Football Weekly

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Barney Ronay discuss the first full weekend of the restarted season, which wasn’t as exciting as many would have hoped. Plus: Ben Fisher on the Championship. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

22 Jun 2020 58 min

The Premier League and Championship: a slow restart – Football Weekly

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Barney Ronay discuss the first full weekend of the restarted season, which wasn’t as exciting as many would have hoped. Plus: Ben Fisher on the Championship. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

22 Jun 2020 58 min

The Premier League returns and Sir Marcus Rashford – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan on return of the Premier League, goal-line technology and David Luiz. The panel also talk about Marcus Rashford, the Coppa Italia final and preview the weekend. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

18 Jun 2020 1 hr 01 min

The life and times of Jonathan Liew and Premier League returns – Football Weekly

Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning dig into the Jonathan Liew archive with the man himself, including his stint on Countdown and a famous spat with a certain BBC Cricket Correspondent. They also talk about the Premier League’s imminent return and, with Sid Lowe, about a successful restart for La Liga…

16 Jun 2020 55 min

The life and times of Jonathan Liew and Premier League returns – Football Weekly

Max Rushden and Barry Glendenning dig into the Jonathan Liew archive with the man himself, including his stint on Countdown and a famous spat with a certain BBC Cricket Correspondent. They also talk about the Premier League’s imminent return and, with Sid Lowe, about a successful restart for La Liga…

16 Jun 2020 55 min

How will lower-league teams survive the shutdown? – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Suzanne Wrack, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Faye Carruthers and Ali Maxwell to discuss the EFL’s decision to cancel the League One and Two seasons. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

15 Jun 2020 1 hr 06 min

Europe's major leagues prepare for restart – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Sid Lowe, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Nicky Bandini to compare how Spain, Italy and Germany have approached the resumption of football. Plus, Archie’s Tinder Tales update and fans hiding in German forests. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

11 Jun 2020 1 hour

Black Lives Matter, racism in football and representation in sports media – Football Weekly special

Max Rushden, Troy Townsend, Elliot Ross and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan discuss football’s reaction to the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd and ask whether this reaction is good enough. They also look inwards and ask questions about black representation in sports media, as well as discussing some…

10 Jun 2020 1 hr 04 min

The Premier League and a history of African players in the UK – Football Weekly

Max Rushden, Philippe Auclair, Nick Ames and Ed Aarons discuss how many of the returning top flight’s 92 live TV matches they’ll be able to stomach, the League One row, action in the Bundesliga and Ed’s new book. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

8 Jun 2020 1 hr 10 min

The life and times of Barney Ronay – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning and Barney Ronay to discuss Barney’s life and times, including how Charlton v Manchester City got him hooked on football. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

4 Jun 2020 1 hr 01 min

Project Restart is go – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Kate Mason and Lars Sivertsen to discuss Project Restart, as the Premier League looks set to resume on 17 June. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

1 Jun 2020 1 hr 01 min

The inside track on Newcastle United's Saudi suitors – Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, James Montague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Alex Hurst – chair of Newcastle United Supporters Trust – to discuss the issues surrounding the possible Saudi takeover of the club.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

28 May 2020 1 hr 10 min

The final instalment of Detective Wilson - Football Weekly

Max reads the final instalment of Detective Wilson, the Football Weekly Extended Universe novel written by London-based actor and director Jamie Biddle.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

26 May 2020 7 min

England's Euro 96 win over Netherlands revisited – Football Weekly

Max and Barry are joined by Simon Burnton and Jacob Steinberg to discuss England’s Euro 96 victory over the Netherlands. Plus Archie Rhind-Tutt and Sid Lowe are on hand to talk Bundesliga and the return of La Liga. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

25 May 2020 1 hr 07 min