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Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:42:00 GMT

England are through to the World Cup Round of 16 after coming from behind to beat DR Congo, with Harry Kane's two goals securing a memorable comeback. Chris and Sam discuss England's performance, Jude Bellingham's emotional display, and why the team's biggest test now awaits against hosts Mexico at the Estadio Azteca.

The episode looks ahead to the challenge of playing at altitude in Mexico City, the hostile atmosphere England can expect, injury concerns around Declan Rice and Reece James, and Gareth Southgate's possible tactical changes. Chris argues that England must embrace these occasions if they are serious contenders for the trophy.

Elsewhere, the pair review the dramatic Round of 16 action, including Morocco's remarkable run, Belgium's dramatic late winner, Argentina's progress, and Cape Verde's fairy tale tournament, which has turned their goalkeeper into a social media sensation.

They also discuss Manchester City's imminent signing of Elliot Anderson and why he should be viewed as Bernardo Silva's successor rather than Rodri's replacement, before rounding up the latest Premier League transfer rumours, including Tottenham's spending spree, Fulham, West Ham and Blackburn activity.

Away from football, there's chat about their weekend at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, plans for Magic Weekend in the Super League, updates on their growing collection of sports websites and podcasts, plus news of a new Formula 1 project and an upcoming football management game being added to the It's Gone to VAR website.

Can England overcome Mexico in one of the toughest environments in world football? Chris and Sam give their predictions and debate whether staying up until 1am will be worth it.

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Now for the knockouts!

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:53:49 GMT

England top the group. Kane breaks Lineker's record. And the knockout rounds are here.

Chris and Sam react to the 2-0 win over Panama as Kane heads home his 11th World Cup goal to become England's all-time top scorer in the competition. We hand out player ratings, ask why England keep starting slowly, and look ahead to DR Congo in the Round of 32 on Wednesday.

Then we go around the houses. Every Round of 32 matchup previewed — Brazil vs Japan, France vs Sweden, Argentina vs Cape Verde, Netherlands vs Morocco, and whether Belgium are about to go home to Senegal. Who's got the hardest path to the final? Spoiler: it might be us.

The players of the tournament so far: Messi on six goals and in tears, Mbappé looking unstoppable, Dembélé's hat trick vindicating Sam's Episode 1 prediction, Vozinha going from obscurity to millions of followers, and Kane rewriting the record books. We rank the Golden Boot contenders, argue over the Golden Ball, and name our biggest disappointments.

Steve Clarke resigns as Scotland manager — 30 days after signing a four-year deal. We ask whether he was the right man or whether his safety-first approach had hit its ceiling.

And the transfers are flying. Elliot Anderson completes a British record £116 million move to Manchester City. Sam called it on Episode 1. Dad championed him as man of the match against Croatia before anyone else. Plus Granit Xhaka is potentially heading to Chelsea to reunite with Xabi Alonso — and Sunderland fans are furious.

New episodes throughout the knockout rounds. Next up: England vs DR Congo. Come on, England.

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Chris has done rubbish notes

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:58:16 GMT

The World Cup group stage is heating up — and we've got a LOT to cover. Canada smash six past Qatar, the Netherlands destroy Sam's dark horse Sweden 5-1, Yamal scores on his return as Spain hammer Saudi Arabia 4-0, and Cape Verde's Vozinha continues his fairytale. Plus today's fixtures: Messi, Haaland and Mbappé all back on the pitch. We preview England vs Ghana tomorrow night, answer two listener questions about Man City's Premier League chances, and pick through the newly released 2026/27 fixtures — including the Manchester derby in September and Liverpool vs City in October. Come on, England.

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Kane at the double

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:25:11 GMT

ENGLAND WIN! Kane brace, Bellingham banger, Rashford off the bench — 4-2 against Croatia in a thriller that had everything. Chris and Sam react to the game, hand out player ratings, and check in on their predictions. Plus the best of the week: Messi's hat trick and tears in Kansas City, Haaland's dream World Cup debut, Mbappé scoring twice, Spain held by Cape Verde's superhero goalkeeper, Sweden smashing five, and Germany putting seven past Curacao. The World Cup is delivering. Next up: Ghana on Tuesday. Come on, England.

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The World Cup is Here!

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:09:35 GMT

The World Cup is three days old and it's already completely lost its mind. Mexico's opener produced a record THREE red cards. The USA tore Paraguay apart 4-1 in the best 45 minutes American football has ever seen — then lost Pulisic to a calf injury at half-time. Vinícius Jr pulled off a wonder goal to rescue Brazil against a Morocco side who looked every bit as dangerous as they did in 2022. Scotland scored their first World Cup goal in 28 years. And Australia delivered the shock of the tournament with a 2-0 dismantling of Türkiye that nobody saw coming.

Chris and Sam react to all eight matches, pick apart the weekend's standout fixtures — including Netherlands vs Japan and Ivory Coast vs Ecuador — and then lock in their official tournament predictions on the scoreboard. Winner, Golden Boot, dark horse, biggest flop, player of the tournament, England's finish and more. All on the record. No take-backs. No VAR reviews.

Plus: England have landed in Kansas City, Tuchel says they're "in the tunnel" now, and Croatia are three days away. The summer starts here.

New episodes throughout the World Cup. Next up: England vs Croatia Reaction Pod, dropping after Wednesday's opener.

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We are back!

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 21:04:39 GMT

A fresh year and a fresh microphone disaster. After losing the first twenty minutes of recording, Chris and Sam go again with a packed roundup. They break down Michael Carrick’s arrival at Manchester United, what Steve Holland brings to the set up, and how the Manchester derby could shape the week ahead. There’s chat on City’s new signing Semenyo, transfer rumours, England left back debates, and a no holding back look at Blackburn and Blackpool’s recent form. The lads wrap up with what’s next on the fixture list and a bit of family football chaos from over Christmas.

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Is it coming home?

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 16:48:46 GMT

Elite Squad falters but secures win against Slovakia. Was it all Southgate's fault? We dissect a worrying performance and propose bold solutions for the upcoming clash against Switzerland.

In this episode:

Dissecting England's unconvincing win
Southgate under fire: Time for a shake-up?
The youngsters knocking on the door: Foden, Palmer, Toney - should they start?
Looking ahead: Can England bounce back against Switzerland?

Join the conversation! Share your thoughts on England's performance and your picks for the starting line-up against Switzerland

Plus we talk Transfers!

Is Ederson on his way out of City?

Where will Nico Williams go?

Who will Barcelona sign?

Miedema in at City

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Bench Bellingham?

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:54:50 GMT

England in need of a shakeup? Plus, Kimmich transfer frenzy!

Calling for Bellingham to be benched! Our hosts dissect England's recent performance and propose changing the starting lineup.

Foden the father? We celebrate Phil Foden's return to form after welcoming a newborn.

Looking ahead: England vs Netherlands prediction! Can the Three Lions secure a victory?

Transfer window heats up! We discuss the rumour mill swirling around Joshua Kimmich, with top clubs vying for his signature.

Real Madrid legend on the move!

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Transfer Rumour Madness!

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:14:15 GMT

More transfer rumours than we know what to do with!

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And the Summer madness begins

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:41:37 GMT

The Summer madness of transfer rumours, manager moves, and a load of other stuff begins!

We talk about Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, and Burnley (amongst others)

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Summer approaches!

Tue, 28 May 2024 15:59:49 GMT

We talk Team of the Season, Transfer gossips, Manager moves, and FA Cup final misery

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Deadline Day Bonanza

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:06:35 GMT

Champions League Draw

Transfer news

Nunes to City

Palmer to Chelsea

Salah to Saudi?

Wrap up of the transfer window

Premier League Predictions

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Are you serious Mike Dean?

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 18:39:01 GMT

World Cup final defeat for the lionesses

City beating Newcastle.

Liverpool winning

United getting beaten at Spurs

Chelsea losing against West Ham

Arsenal beating Palace

Performance of the week: Team and Player

Mike Dean admitting he didnt do his job properly

Doku to City

Laporte to Saudi

Paqueta situation

Kalvin Phillips - Bayern Munich and Liverpool reportedly interested in loan move

Eze or Nunes to City?

Amrabat to United?

Moise Kean to Fulham?

Lukaku to Spurs?

Brennan Johnson to Spurs?

Che Adams to Everton?

Evan Ferguson - Arsenal reportedly looking

Newcastle documentary

FIfa 23 catchup - Futties

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The Lionesses Roar

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:14:38 GMT

World Cup final for the Lionesses

Winning starts for City, Newcastle, Arsenal, United

Who impressed the most?

Performance of the week

Kane signs for Bayern

Caicedo to Chelsea, Lavia too

Why are these players turning down Liverpool?

Aymeric Laporte to Saudi

Cancelo to Barcelona

De Bruyne out for a few months

Olise turning down Chelsea to sign a new deal at Palace

Burnley documentary, Newcastle documentary

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Season 2 Episode 1 - Here we go again

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:12:35 GMT

The season starts - Football League this weekend, Community Shield on Sunday, and then Premier League next Friday

Big transfers so far:

Arsenal - Havertz, Rice, Timber

Villa - Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby, Tielemans

Chelsea - Nicolas Jackson, Nkunku and lots of players out

Fulham - Jimenez from Wolves

Liverpool - Macallister and Szoboslai

City - Kovacic and Gvardiol

United - Mount, Onana, and Hojlund

Newcastle - Barnes, Tonali, Livramento

Forest - Elanga - great signing

Spurs - James Maddison

Harry Kane - bid rejected from Bayern

Still more to come too as it looks like Olise will be leaving Palace. They had a deal lined up with Blackpool for Scott Banks but they have put that off for now as he may be needed when Olise leaves. City and Chelsea are the front runners

Players going to Saudi

Jude Bellingham - Madrid - 115 million

Predictions for the year

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Episode 10 - We know what we are

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 16:14:26 GMT

This time we talk:

City winning the treble

AFC Fylde promotion

Who next for City? Gvardiol?

Will Bernardo Silva go to PSG?

Where is Mbappe going?

What next for Harry Kane?

Bellingham to Real Madrid done. Macallister to Liverpool doneTransfer

Rumours - Rice to Arsenal, Mount to United, Raya to Spurs, Zaha to PSG, Onana to Chelsea

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Episode 9 - What's an appendix?

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:21:06 GMT

Harry Kane breaking the England international goalscoring record previously held by Wayne Rooney

Englands 2-1 win against Italy

Ronaldo breaking the record for most mens international appearances. Messi scored his 800th goal in top level football on the same night

Antonio Conte, is he going to leave Spurs. Nagelsmann open to a conversation following his departure from Bayern? Tuchel in at Bayern

Roy Hodgson back in at Palace

FA Cup semi finals - City v Sheffield United, Brighton v United. Could we have a Manchester Derby final?

WSL - Top of the table clash this weekend with Chelsea coming to City.

Transfer news - Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane, Ben Foster to Wrexham, Does Haaland have a £212 million release clause in 2024 that would allow him to go to Real Madrid?, Bernardo Silva to PSG?, City working on a deal for 16 year old centre back Luka Vuskovic?

Another bidder makes themselves known in the race to own United

Phil Foden out injured following acute appendicitis and having his appendix removed

Sams football - a 5-1 win at the weekend, 1-1 today

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Episode 8 - Erling Score Goal

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:06:09 GMT

This week we talk about:

Man City smashing Leipzig

Blackpool (The Mighty Peaches) smashing QPR

Liverpool losing to Bournemouth at the weekend, sums up Liverpools season, Consistently Inconsistent

Sams experience with Playerdata GPS

Harry Kane - will he leave Tottenham, where could he go if he does?

Haaland - 39 goals already, how many will he get this season?

Champions League - City, Bayern, Chelsea, Benfica, Milan, Inter all through so far

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Episode 7 - Up the Mighty Peaches

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:47:59 GMT

In this episode we talk about the games over the last few weeks, the FA Cup bringing a return to Manchester for Vincent Kompany, Jude Bellingham, Latest Transfer rumours, and the Mighty Peaches from Bloomfield Road

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Episode 6 - Transfers, Manager sackings, and Liverpools poor form

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:15:27 GMT

In Episode 6 we talk about the transfers that happened in January, those that might happen in the summer, the multiple manager sackings that have happened over the last couple of weeks, Liverpools poor form, The Premier League declaring war on Man City, and Sam's football from the last few weeks

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Episode 5 - The Manchester Derby, That Offside decision, Liverpool transfer targets, Sterling at Chelsea, and other transfer chat

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:56:23 GMT

We talk about that appalling decision by the referee in the Manchester Derby, various transfer rumours, and manager news

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Episode 4 - City's poor showing against Southampton, Gareth Bale, Chelsea transfer targets, and that penalty miss!

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 16:22:07 GMT

This week we discuss City's poor performance against Southampton in the Carabao Cup, Gareth Bale's retirement, Chelsea and their transfer activity, and the big football story of the week Sam's penalty miss!

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Episode 3 - EA Fifa 23 TOTY

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:48:24 GMT

In this special extra episode we discuss the EA Sports Fifa 23 Team of the Year. Nominations have now been published and we both pick our best elevens

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Episode 2 - Liverpool lose, Erling gets irate, January transfer rumours

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:47:55 GMT

We talk about Liverpool losing to Brentford, City's draw at home to Everton, and a number of other bit of news and transfer rumours.

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Episode 1 - Christmas games and Transfer gossip

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:40:44 GMT

In this first episode we talk about the Premier League games over the Christmas period, along with discussion on the transfers that could happen in January

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