The Sound of Football

Some people (not us) will tell you that the FA Cup doesn't mean much any more, but you wouldn't think that from the passions that boiled over on the field during this weekend's FA Cup fifth round. In total there were three straight red cards. The cards shown to Anthony Gordon and Matheus Cunha came from frustration but the card shown to Millwall's goalkeeper Liam Roberts, while per

It might still be February but in the Premier League both the title race and the relegation battle already look to be over. Now all that's left is the race for Europe. While that may not seem that exciting, with the likely prospect of a fifth Champions League place on offer the likes of Forest and Bournemouth have an excellent chance of playing on the biggest stage next season. On

Does the continuing good form of big target men like Chris Wood and Jean-Philippe Mateta signal a shift back towards more direct forms of attack in the top flight of English football? Playing as an old-fashioned centre forward can't be that difficult, Mikel Merino hasn't played in that position since he was a small boy but scored twice in 20 minutes as Arsenal's number nine in thei

This weekend's FA Cup fourth round had more than its fair share of surprises, none bigger than bottom of the Championship Plymouth Argyle knocking out top of the Premier League Liverpool. There were upsets, amazing goals, some industrial language and technology-free controversies. All that was missing was the replays but somehow we still ended up with a game on a Tuesday night. Wit

After all the excitement of the last week's frantic final round of fixtures in the Champions League and Europa League maybe it's for the best that the close of the transfer window has been quite sedate. This week we cast our eyes over the key movers in a quiet winter transfer window, we also try to assess the entertainment value of thefina l day of the Champions League group phase.

It's been a frustrating weekend for fans of the North London clubs. On Saturday, Arsenal were enraged by the decision that saw Myles Lewis-Skelly sent off against Wolves. The following day, Tottenham fans watched their team lose at home again, this time to Leicester. The red card sparked outrage amongst pundits as well as Gunners' fans, for as much as anything because it didn't fee

The guys have enjoyed a football weekend in the Channel Islands, returning to discuss Bournemouth's statement win at Newcastle and their push towards a European place. We also talk about under-pressure Ruben Amorim being taken out of context, and ask whether or not Tottenham's injury crisis is a direct result of Angeball. For more information on the podcast and links related to the

As we reach another milestone for the podcast, we look at where football is at the halfway point of the 2020s using the weekend's FA Cup third round as our frame of reference. The lack of replays and the shadow of the absent VAR all made for a very 2025 set of matches, where surprises were hard to come by. Our old friend Chris Nee joins us help us make sense of it all. For more inf

After a disappointing display in Liverpool's weekend home match against Manchester United, has Trent Alexander Arnold's head been turned by the offer of a big money move to Real Madrid? Also this week Everton and West Ham appear to be in a race to hire Graham Potter as their new manager - before either side has dispensed with the men currently holding those positions. Which of them

Since 2011, every Christmas we've celebrated the season with our special advent calendar episode of the podcast. Join us as we open up all 24 doors and discuss the people and subjects we think will be the biggest talking points (for us at least) in football in 2025. This year we're delighted to welcome our guests Chris Nee, Daniel Storey, David Squires, Ian King and Sam Whyte to he