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The Football Weekend

Jack Holmes & KICKOFF PRESS

Sharp conversations with the big names and great minds of the world"s game.Every week, a special guest joins host Jack Holmes to preview the biggest match of the coming weekend. It might be the Superclásico or the North London Derby, the Champions League final or a Premier League title-decider. This show is about the history of a rivalry, a behind-the-scenes look at a club and its culture, or just some thoughtful commentary before the ball gets rolling.You"ll also find classic clips featuring some

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34:31

The FA Cup Final (Feat. Jon Champion)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/05/15

The FA Cup final is no longer the capstone to the English football season, the last match on the calendar with a weekend all its own. This one will have to share real estate with the Premier League, the promotion playoffs in the Football League, and of course everything going on beyond the shores of Great Britain.But this remains a showpiece match nonetheless, and this edition has its narratives. There’s MANCHESTER CITY in their third-straight final, looking to salvage something from a season that’s

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47:21

El Clásico (Feat. Dan Hilton)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/05/09

It’s a game that needs no introduction, but there’s plenty of narrative coming into this one. BARCELONA just lost the greatest cup tie of all time to Inter Milan in a Champions League semifinal. REAL MADRID are enduring a horror season by their standards, culminating with a Copa del Rey final defeat to their Catalan enemies that had them going ballistic on the referee.That makes the two contestants in El Clásico a pair of wounded animals, though Barcelona have the consolation of that cup final

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48:00

The Basque Derby (Feat. Christopher Evans)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/05/01

The Basque region is in northern Spain — well, a bit of it’s French — but most folks there just wish they were their own thing. It’s home to a distinct language, culture, and football tradition, the last of those most prominently represented in two teams from two different cities: ATHLETIC CLUB of Bilbao and REAL SOCIEDAD of Donostia-San Sebastián.This rivalry, the Basque derby, has had its nasty periods. The late 1980s and early 1990s in particular were a time of discontent. But for the most part,

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46:40

Ranieri's Roma Renaissance (Feat. Alasdair Mackenzie)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/04/25

It was crushing defeat in the Coppa Italia this week for Internazionale, and to next-door neighbors A.C. Milan no less. With that semifinal exit, the treble that Inter were loudly pursuing this season has evaporated. Now there are merely two competitions they’re in a good position to win: the Champions League — if they can get past Barcelona in the semifinal — and Serie A.The latter is where they’ll meet Roma this weekend for another highly difficult encounter, even at the San Siro. The visitors

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42:34

Der Klassiker (Feat. Markus Fjørtoft)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/04/10

It’s the German clásico, Der Klassiker, though BORUSSIA DORTMUND are not having a classic season. After a recent uptick in form, they’re still eighth and just trying to get a ticket — any ticket — to Europe next season. Come to think of it, that 4-0 thrashing from Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals this week might have put them off the whole business.And then there’s BAYERN MUNICH, back to being Bayern domestically. They’re six points clear of current adversaries Bayer Leverkusen at the

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54:48

The Manchester Derby (Feat. Carl Anka)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/04/04

It’s the Manchester derby, UNITED against CITY, but it’s certainly a strange one. Both of these clubs are in a bad way, though that means something different to each of them. City have fallen from champion grace but are still battling for a Champions League place. United, on the other hand, are 13th in the league with eight matches left to play.It’s an incredible state of affairs for one of Europe’s true superclubs, and on this week’s show, the brilliant Carl Anka of The Athletic suggests that

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54:53

The Gran Derbi (Feat. Colin Millar)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/03/28

The international break is over, and club football returns with the Gran Derbi: REAL BETIS vs SEVILLA.This is one of the most vibrant rivalry matches in world football, Spain's greatest local spat, a true expression of Seville's colorful culture: the freewheeling social scene fueled by ubiquitous outdoor dining and Sevillanos who are impressively direct with one another; the searing heat of Andalusia; the close quarters in which the two sets of fans live, including in split households; and a rich

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49:52

The League Cup Final (Feat. Laurence McKenna)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/03/14

There's a Super Sunday on the horizon, with tasty matches back-to-back all day long. Arsenal-Chelsea, title clashes in Italy and Spain. As always, you can get the lowdown on all the matches worth your time this coming weekend at TheFootballWeekend.com.But there’s one headliner here, because there's a trophy up for grabs: It's LIVERPOOL vs NEWCASTLE at Wembley Stadium, vying for the League Cup.It could be a nice tonic for the Reds after their untimely exit from the Champions League in midweek, while

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47:33

MAN UTD vs ARSENAL (Feat. Morayo Bamidele)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/03/07

MANCHESTER UNITED vs ARSENAL is the essential Premier League rivalry for fans of a certain age. These two clubs battled for titles season after season in the early 2000s in what some might call the league’s greatest era. Then Arsène Wenger lost his magic touch, Sir Alex Ferguson won the war, and Arsenal fans had to listen to Patrice Evra come out after every encounter between the two and declare that it was "men against boys.” From there, it was a steady decline away from championship contention for

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37:32

The Scudetto Match 🇮🇹 (Feat. Nima Tavallaey)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/02/28

After a frankly disastrous title defense last term, NAPOLI steamed back into contention over the first half of this season under their brilliant and tempestuous new boss, Antonio Conte. But after a bizarre January transfer window where they sold key attacker Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to PSG and brought in nobody to replace him, they’ve lost their way and dropped nine of the last 12 points available.Reigning champions INTER, meanwhile, are in unabashed pursuit of a treble, and boss Simone Inzaghi has

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43:16

MAN CITY vs LIVERPOOL (Feat. Andy Jones)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/02/21

This was once the match in the Premier League, the perennial title bout, but MANCHESTER CITY have veered perilously off-course this season. LIVERPOOL have cruised to the top of the table, but they’ve started coughing up points in recent weeks and Arsenal have become more than just a speck in the rearview mirror. By kickoff here, it could be a five-point advantage at the top. If City find a way to dash Liverpool’s dreams yet again, there could be a title race after all.Joining us to preview the big

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36:12

Germany's Biggest Game (Feat. Nik Wildhagen)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/02/14

BAYER LEVERKUSEN are no longer invincible. In fact, they’re eight points behind perennial powers BAYERN MUNICH in the Bundesliga table.The Werkself need victory when Bayern come to the BayArena on Saturday if they want to keep the title race a race, and there are a few points in their favor: Xabi Alonso has not lost any of his five matches managed against his old employers, and the visitors have not been particularly good away from home in big games recently. Bayern have rattled off seven Bundesliga

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40:45

El Derbi Madrileño (Feat. Graham Hunter)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/02/07

It’s first against second in La Liga, as REAL MADRID lead ATLÉTICO MADRID by just a point at the top of the table. Barcelona have fallen away somewhat from their hot start under new boss Hansi Flick, and now Spain’s capital quarrel may answer quite a few questions around who will be crowned champions in May.It’s all happening just as managers Diego Simeone and Carlo Ancelotti—egged on by the tempestuous football media in Spain—trade barbs over refereeing controversies and Real Madrid’s repeated

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34:38

The "Stay Humble" Derby (Feat. Tom Canton)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/01/30

It’s a title clash—well, it was the last two seasons. ARSENAL and MANCHESTER CITY duked it out for the Premier League crown from 2022 to 2024, but now the Citizens have gone off a cliff and the North Londoners have had their struggles, too. Injuries have played a role for both, while poor refereeing decisions and bad luck have hampered Arsenal just as Liverpool have gone steaming to the top of the league.One of those questionable officiating moments came in the reverse fixture at the Etihad Stadium,

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37:24

EVERTON vs TOTTENHAM (Feat. Rodger Armstrong)

The Football Weekend ·

2025/01/16

It may not be the very biggest game across world football this weekend, but consider one important factor: I’ll be there.Yes, The Football Weekend will venture to Goodison Park on Sunday as EVERTON host TOTTENHAM in the Premier League. It’s been a strange few years for the home side, no doubt about it. Farhad Moshiri’s tumultuous ownership of the club has ended, and the Friedkin Group is coming in. The Sean Dyche era is over, too, and former stalwart David Moyes has returned to the manager’s chair

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59:29

The FA Cup Third Round Proper 🏆

The Football Weekend ·

2025/01/10

The glamour tie of the FA Cup Third Round is ARSENAL against MANCHESTER UNITED on Sunday, but this stage is all about the clubs who tend to get less ink.The beauty of the world’s oldest cup competition is that it offers TAMWORTH FOOTBALL CLUB from the National League, England’s fifth tier, the chance to host TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR of the Premier League at their 4,000-capacity stadium, The Lamb Ground. That’s the first match we’ve chosen to highlight from this weekend’s fixtures with the help of Jonathan

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41:19

BARÇA vs ATLÉTI (Feat. Ian Darke)

The Football Weekend ·

2024/12/19

This is occasionally—OK, almost never—called El Otro Clásico. It’s a bit of a nod to the fact that these two clubs, BARCELONA and ATLÉTICO MADRID, have a shared enemy that they each hate more than their opponent here. Barça’s beef with Real Madrid is the Clásico, Atléti’s feud with their crosstown neighbors is a proper derby.This match is just a meeting of two of Spain’s great institutions, a fixture that’s spawned wild scorelines and decided league championships. In this case, it’s a meeting of

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46:39

The Derby della Basket Case (Feat. Adam Monk)

The Football Weekend ·

2024/12/13

Have you seen the news? Manchester City are losing football matches. A lot of them. They lost to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, their seventh defeat in 10 matches across all competitions. They lost to Bournemouth, Sporting Lisbon, Brighton, Tottenham (twice), Liverpool. They’ve won just once since October 27.It’s almost unspeakable turmoil for a Pep Guardiola team, unprecedented in his career across the Premier League, the Bundesliga, and La Liga. On the question of how the champions

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46:49

The Merseyside Derby (Feat. Stephen Warnock)

The Football Weekend ·

2024/12/06

EVERTON host LIVERPOOL at Goodison Park for one of the great old rivalries of English football.Liverpool are flying coming into this one—or at least they were. Top of the league (and the new Champions League table), they did have a blip in midweek with the draw at Newcastle. Everton are reeling as usual this season, though they did smash Wolves 4-0 on Wednesday. Can they take heart from that, and learn a bit from Newcastle’s approach against these opponents just a few days ago, to disrupt Arne

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44:38

A.C. MILAN vs JUVENTUS (Feat. Alasdair Mackenzie)

The Football Weekend ·

2024/11/22

A.C. MILAN host JUVENTUS at the San Siro on Saturday for a big-fish encounter in Serie A, though these two are currently sixth and seventh in the league table. Milan in particular need a result to ensure they're not left behind by a Top Six pack that's tightly packed: just two points separate Juve from resurgent leaders Napoli, but the Rossoneri are already eight points back.Alasdair Mackenzie joins the show to preview this one and explain where it fits in a league experiencing remarkable parity

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