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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Benfica goalie glory, Chelsea knock out Napoli + Spurs get ready for Man City Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Liam Twomey for company after a giant smorgasbord of Champions League action.Jose Mourinho’s Benfica produce an incredible finale against Real Madrid,...

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Digesting a smorgasbord of UCL action, it's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @liamtwomey.bsky.social 🥪

🧤Benfica goalie goal w/@NickMiller79
😬Man City head to Spurs
♥️Don't worry, be happy Arsenal
❓What next for Sterling

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Arteta takes on Carrick in the Premier League as English clubs dominate in Europe Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Mark Carey for company in the studio ahead of a bumper Premier League weekend.The Champions League midweek concludes with comfortable wins for Liverpoo...

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The football and the pods keep on coming with @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, Natalie Gedra & @markcarey93.bsky.social:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Are clubs finding Champions League easier?
🔴Jesus or Gyökeres v #MUFC?
🩺Dr Tottenham head to Turf Moor?
☺️The loveliest managers

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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast: A stat for every Premier League club We’re more than halfway through the Premier League season. So this week, we’ll use our good old friend data to assess the main talking point for all 20 clubs.Host: Duncan AlexanderWith: Michae...

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A statistic (or two) for EVERY Premier League club!

Enjoy!

@zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social @markcarey93.bsky.social

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Can Liverpool sink any lower? How high can Arsenal fly? Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Liam Tharme alongside him in Totally Towers to look back on an incident-filled Wednesday night of Champions League action - and to look ahead to M...

🚨 THURSDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social, @liamtharme.bsky.social & @oilysailor.bsky.social talk:

😳 @adjones-journo.bsky.social on Liverpool's new low
👊 Arsenal better Bayern
🇫🇷 @jaydmharris.bsky.social in Paris as PSG beat Spurs
🤔 PL MD13 previews

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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast: Can Spurs and Frank make it work? This week — we’re discussing how managers make the jump from a relatively small club, to one of the big guns, and with a particular focus on Thomas Frank at Tottenham Hotspur.Host: Michael Bail...

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How do managers go from small clubs to big clubs?

Frank, Pochettino, Hodgson, Rodgers, Moyes, Potter, Maresca etc etc.

With @zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social & @michaeljbailey.bsky.social

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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast: Have Arsenal built the Premier League’s best ever defence? This week - we’re asking if defence really wins you titles.Should you build your team around a solid defence — or a free-flowing attack?Host: Michael BaileyWith: Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander a...

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Does defence really win titles?

@zonal-marking.bsky.social @oilysailor.bsky.social @liamtharme.bsky.social join @michaeljbailey.bsky.social to discuss!

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Arsenal thrash Atleti, PSG hit seven and Napoli ship six It's a midweek Totally Extra and Jimbo is joined in the studio by Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Art De Roche to discuss the Tuesday night Champions League games.It was a good night for the Englis...

Wednesday extra pod klaxon!
Tuesday’s wild night of Cl action reviewed by @oilysailor.bsky.social @jacklang.bsky.social Art de Roche & @sebsb.bsky.social

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The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast: Why goalkeepers are going long Today we’re discussing the evolution of goalkeeper distribution. Are teams actually going long more often, and how is it changing the game?Host: Duncan Alexander With: Michael Cox and Mark Care...

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Why are goalkeepers going long this season?

What's happened to the long throw?

Duncan (@oilysailor.bsky.social) is joined by Michael (@zonal-marking.bsky.social) and Mark (@markcarey93.bsky.social) to discuss!

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Liverpool strike late again against Atletico - next up the Merseyside Derby Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Colin Millar and Duncan Alexander assemble to pore over Tuesday and Wednesday's pretty tasty Matchday 1 Champions League ties.Another late Liverpool goal? You don't say! ...

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@acjimbo.bsky.social, @colinmillar.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social & @cdeccleshare.bsky.social get stuck into...

🏆 UCL MD1 fun and games
🔴 Another Liverpool late show
⚽️ Kane at the double
🤔 Is Mou really still box office?
🍿 Merseyside derby intrigue

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Haaland the hero in Manchester, Liverpool’s late shows + yes to Madueke Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Tom Williams in the studio after the return of the Premier League.City sweep United aside in the Manchester derby, with Erling Haaland adding to ...

🚨MONDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @tomwfootball.bsky.social dissect a delicious Premier League weekend:

✅Haaland + Donnarumma's derby delight
✅Yes to Madueke
✅Ya to Bergvall
❌No goals for Villa

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Why Arsenal and PSG are so good at pressing YouTube video by The Athletic FC Podcast

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We rotate the squad, with @oilysailor.bsky.social joined by @markcarey93.bsky.social & @liamtharme.bsky.social to talk pressing.

The best structures, who does it best, who does it worst?

Video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UJt...

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Amorim’s Man United knocked out by Grimsby, as Arsenal head to Anfield Jimbo's joined by Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Colin Millar to take stock after a night of pure drama at Blundell Park as Manchester United suffered the indignity of being dumped out of the L...

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A jam-packed show for @acjimbo.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social, @tomwfootball.bsky.social & @colinmillar.bsky.social...

🎣 A Grimsby battering w/ @lloydgriffith.bsky.social
😳 Man United's new nadir w/ @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social
🔥 Liverpool v Arsenal preview

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Tour de France stage 20: Groves completes Grand Tour trilogy, Pogacar reflects on ‘crazy’ race, Jegat ghosts into top 10 Analysis of the penultimate day's action in the 2025 race – a 184km route from Nantua to Pontarlier

Stage 20! In the books. Everyone is exhausted on GC, but a thrilling squabble between the breakaway.

Outstanding first Tour de France win for Kaden Groves - wouldn’t have been given a chance on some of those climbs, amid that company.

With @oilysailor.bsky.social:

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Tour de France stage 18: Ben O’Connor wins Tour’s queen stage as Pogacar slays his Col de la Loze ghosts Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - a 171.5km Alpine monster from Vif to the Col de la Loze

how many mountains is too many mountains?

#tdf2025 stage 18 analysis w/ @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social

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The Art of the Descent: How to go downhill quickly at the Tour de France Descending is one of the core skills of the professional peloton. This is how the best riders make it look easy

Nibali and Mohoric on going downhill fast - yes pls

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Lidl - Trek team's Italian rider Jonathan Milan wearing the best sprinter's green jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 17th stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 160.4 km between Bollene and Valence, southern France, on July 23, 2025.

🟢 Jonathan Milan tightens grip on green jersey
☔️ Heavy rain and a big crash in the closing stages
↕️ Tobias Halland Johannessen's topsy-turvy Tour
🇫🇷 New name and more money for French team

@jacobwhitehead.bsky.social and @oilysailor.bsky.social analyse stage 17 of the #TDF2025 ⤵️

🔗 bit.ly/44WOYlz

Tour de France stage 16: Mont Ventoux delivers, Paret-Peintre outsprints Healy for victory, Pogacar sets record time Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - a 171km stage from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux

If cycling is a national obsession in the month of July, then Ventoux is the apex from which it ripples.

France finally have their first win of this Tour, Valentin Paret-Peintre finishing off a fantastic stage on the final ramp. Very lucky to be on its last bend.

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Thymen swift, 1989, Superbagnères

stage 14 w/@jacobwhitehead.bsky.social

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Tour de France stage 13: Back-to-back stage wins for Pogacar, some vintage Roglic – and what’s wrong with Remco? Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - a 10.9km mountain time trial from Loudenvielle to Peyragudes

mountain time trials, the music festivals of cycling

stage 13 w/ @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social

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ah yeah - might redo…

Tour de France stage 11: Pogacar crashes but peloton waits, Abrahamsen wins from breakaway, Healy defends yellow Analysis of the 11th stage of the 2025 Tour de France, a 157km loop around Toulouse

weight gain, wait game, and how to use hills

stage 11 >>>

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pure Bastille Day, pure Cofidis, pure Tour ⤵️

Tour de France stage 10: Ben Healy takes yellow jersey, Simon Yates victorious for re-energized Visma team Analysis of the 10th stage of the 2025 Tour de France, which took the peloton from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy

extinct volcano scene >>>>

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Tour de France stage nine: Van der Poel’s epic breakaway, Merlier takes second win, will Almeida abandon impact Pogacar? Analysis of the ninth stage of the 2025 Tour de France, which took the peloton from Chinon to Chateauroux

Thierry Gouvenou said earlier that sprint stages may not have a future in the Tour de France, but this was a classic of the genre.

A gutsy, gutsy ride from Van der Poel and Rickaert, and a fast, fair, and filament-thin battle between Merlier and Milan.

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when you take a joke too far (170km)

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incredible work from @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social here on what it takes to fuel a Tour de France-winning stage. The sheer glamour of an omelette in a plastic container

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‘If you have legs left then use them’: Behind the scenes at a Tour de France time trial On Wednesday Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondial produced their best Tour de France time trial result for more than a decade — this is how they did it

here's @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social behind the scenes at a Tour de France time trial (including what a WorldTour team calls its Spotify playlist)

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well, yes

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all hail the Kevin Vauquelin hot air balloon

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