Any Given Thursday

Mar 10 2025 122 ep. 65 mins 1
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On Any Given Thursday, football enthusiasts Maxwell Brown & David Blomquist tackle all things Europa League & Europa Conference League including matchday reactions, tactical discussions, storyline breakdowns, club spotlights, and much more. From Reykjavík to Baku, Bodø to Nicosia, and everywhere in between, join us in exploring the football European beyond oil clubs.

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Dramatic late Roman winners, dominant Bodo, hectic Fiorentina, and Rangers in dreamland - Europa & Conference League Round of 16, 1st Leg

Mar 10 2025 66 mins  
An awesome slate of Round of 16 fixtures is halfway done, and we've got all the juicy gossip for you. Well, the juicy match recaps, anyway. Join us as we break down all of last week's games and storylines, including late winners for both Rome and Lazio, Rangers' shock in Istanbul, AZ's continued mastery, and Bodo's main character energy in Europa. And over in the Conference, Vitori

Any Given Bracket: 2011 NBA Draft

Mar 09 2025 108 mins  
Our spinoff show Any Given Bracket is back, and with an all new formula. Join Maxwell in welcoming Jacob Hill back to the pod, not to talk college, but NBA! We're taking a page out of the Podfather himself Bill Simmons' book and redrafting the class of 2011. It's a strong group highlighted by a number of Hall of Famers, All-Stars, and NBA champions, but also not lacking in the down

Ajax and Bodo through in classics, more AZ mastery, Panathinaikos does the bare minimum, and more Celje magic! - Europa & Conference League Playoff Knockout Round, 2nd Leg

Feb 24 2025 103 mins  
The Playoff Knockout Round closed with a bang. In the Europa, Bodo wins an instant classic in a win over Twente, a game which featured 3 goals in a span of 5 minutes of added time, Ajax survive a magnificent Saint Gilloise in extra time, a brilliant Dybala sees of Porto, and AZ stake their claim as a proper contender. In the Conference, Heidenheim experiences heartbreak at the hand

Vikingur and Shamrock pull shocking upsets, Dutch sides run riot, and crisis for Galatasaray? - Europa & Conference Leagues Playoff Knockout Round, 1st Leg

Feb 17 2025 96 mins  
The knockout stages are finally here, and we had a doozy of a 1st leg slate. In Europa, AZ pummeled Galatasaray, as part of a perfect day for the Dutch sides. Meanwhile in the Conference, Vikingur stunned Panathinaikos, while Shamrock took down Molde in Norway on the backs of a 16-year old debutant. We'll give you all the insight on those major upsets, as well as the big clubs whi

Ajax surging, an all Cypriot affair, slumping Spanish sides, & spicy matchups - a Knockout Phase Playoff preview

Feb 10 2025 92 mins  
The Knockout Phase Playoff round is upon us in the Europa and Conference Leagues. 32 clubs enter, but only half will advance to their respective Round of 16s, and we're here to break it all down for you. We discuss each matchup in both competitions, from the star-studded Porto-Roma to the no-less-sexy TSC-Jagiellonia, and everything in between, including an in-form Ajax, a Cyprus

Battles for qualification, triumphs and embarrassments, and storylines galore - Europa league is finalized in Matchweek 8!

Feb 03 2025 87 mins  
We were treated to our first Europa League Phase conclusion, and it certainly did not disappoint. Almost every club had something to play for, with both the knockout qualification spots and many of the Top 8 byes still in play. We cover each match, its effect on the table, and take you through the drama of the final moments which decided who made the knockout rounds and who was l

Kyiv and RFS stun, big clubs flirt with elimination, Solskjær resurrects Besiktas, and Spurs & Hoffenheim are still disasters - Europa League Matchweek 7

Jan 27 2025 89 mins  
Our first Europa League match-day of the year! The week kicked off in dramatic fashion around Istanbul - Kyiv stunning Galatasaray on Tuesday with a comeback draw for their first point of the campaign, then Besiktas taking it to Athletic Club on Wednesday in Ole Gunnar Solskjær's first game in charge. Thursday featured a slate of big clubs going head-to-head, where Sociedad, Roma,

A Europa League check in & a matchday 7 preview!

Jan 20 2025 94 mins  
Our winter break is over, and that means we're diving head first back into the Europa League. We cover the upcoming Matchday 7 fixtures and qualification scenarios, plus share updates on each of the 36 participants since we last encountered them in December. A surprise cheers to Oleksandr Shovkovskiy!

Dramatic results, lots of goals, and big names left out - Conference League table is finalized in Matchweek 6!

Dec 22 2024 90 mins  
Well, well, well. The final day of Conference League League play was a dramatic one. Almost every team had something to play for, and almost every game had real stakes for the final table, and thus we were rewarded with thrilling football, dramatic late results, and lots of goals! Chelsea and Vitoria sealed their top 2 spots, Cercle Brugge snuck in with the last Round of 16 bye, w

Lazio & Athletic Club well above the rest, the Conference League comes to a head, and a big day for the Cypriots - Europa League, Matchweek 6 & Conference League Matchweek 5

Dec 16 2024 75 mins  
It's official - Lazio, Athletic Club, and Chelsea are the class of the Europa and Conference Leagues. They may be through as Top 8 finishers in their respective competitions, but so much else is still to be decided! In the UEL, Roma and Porto get much-needed wins, Lyon looks dangerous, and Nice is finished in our last Europa matchday roundup until January. Elsewhere, the UECL come