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Sound of Football Podcast 587 - One of those seasons

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2024/10/01

Come the start October, can fans really judge how the season ahead will pan out? Crystal Palace fans - like Terry - still waiting for their first league win, will hope not, but for Manchester United fans this season is looking horribly familiar.Will Erik ten Hag still be in his job when his side faces one of his predecessors, Jose Mourinho, in the Europa League at the end of the month? And if he's not in charge of United, who will be? For more information on the podcast and links related to the

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Sound of Football Podcast 586 - Senior partners

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2024/09/24

AS Roma and Everton both currently sit in the lower reaches of the Deloitte Football Money League - the list of the top 30 richest clubs in the world. They could soon be owned by the same company. How far should multi-club ownership be allowed to spread? UEFA rules that forbid teams that share the same owner from taking part in the same competition have already failed with Manchester City and Girona both in this season's Champions League while the Red Bull-run sides Leipzig and Salzburg have played

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Sound of Football Podcast 585 - Bigger, better...

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2024/09/17

The new format, expanded Champions League starts this week but will it be any better than before? We compare the opening week's fixtures to the those of last season's group stage to assess if the competition really is delivering more interesting fixtures, as claimed by UEFA. In the UK at least there will be more options for fans to watch with Amazon showing a game each week up to the semi-finals. There's also the welcome return of a highlights show on a free to air channel with the BBC picking up

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Sound of Football Podcast 584 - At last, the...

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2024/09/03

September sees the start of a new improved Nations League and the start of the new "Swiss-model" European club competitions, both of which are far easier to understand than Chelsea's transfer policy.We also get the chance this week to check out a new look England side with Lee Carsley in interim control. Jack Grealish returns to the squad and is joined by a number of young players from Carsley's time as the coach of the Euros winning U21s. For more information on the podcast and links related to

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Sound of Football Podcast 583 - Sven Goran Eriksson

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2024/08/27

The former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has died at the age of 76.In the early 2000s, he took his England side to three consecutive quarter finals at international tournaments, but his time in the role was dogged by criticism of both his professional decisions and those in his private life. It was a time when England had a wealth of talent and English football was at a high point of power and influence. It was also a time when tabloid journalism in the UK was at its most powerful and at

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Sound of Football Podcast 582 - Chelsea stagger

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2024/08/20

Raheem Sterling isn't happy with being sidelined but with more of his fellow long-contracted colleagues outside of the 20-man match-day squad than in it, is this just how life must be at the club?There's obviously some kind of plan going on at Chelsea but what's the end game? How many more hotels can they sell to themselves before they fall foul of the Premier League's financial restrictions? For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes

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Sound of Football Podcast 581 - Get the party started

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2024/08/13

We're back for our sixteenth season. Graham and Jan discuss a quiet transfer window and Lee Carsley's appointment as caretaker England manager. And after an important summer for football in Germany, Terry chats with friend of the show and Cologne resident Archie Rhind-Tutt on the legacy of Euro 2024. You can read Terry's preview of the upcoming Bundesliga on our blog. For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our

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Sound of Football Podcast 580 - Euro 2024: Goodbye,...

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2024/07/16

Euro 2024 is over, Spain are champions, England have lost another final, and now Gareth Soutgate has announced that he is stepping down as England manager. A day can be a long time in football and having recorded this episode yesterday evening, before this morning's announcement, some of this episode is already out of date. We've left in our musings on whether Southgate will stay or go but we have added an extra piece with Terry and Graham giving their reaction to the news - so be sure to listen

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Sound of Football Podcast 579 - Euro 2024: Things can...

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2024/07/04

We're down to the last eight and England are still there. Can they get past the Swiss? Will the Netherlands or Turkey be waiting in the semi-final? Can the hosts stop Spain? Will The Ronaldo Show get another airing against France?For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our blog. pods.sofpodcast.com/sofpodcast_579.mp3

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Sound of Football Podcast 578 - Euro 2024: Goals...

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2024/06/20

After the first round of fixtures at Euro 2024, it's less clear which side looks most likely to win it. Pre-tournament favourites France and England won their openers but weren't given an easy ride, while Spain and Germany look even better than we thought. The other teams involved haven't just come along for the ride, giving us some thrilling performances and spectacular goals. Will England's new look midfield settle into the tournament? Will Mbappe's facial injury limit his further involvement

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Sound of Football Podcast 577 - Euro 2024: The preview

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2024/06/11

Euro 2024 kicks off this week in Germany so here's our run through of each of the six groups - it's a bit like a wallchart, only in sound form. Who will shine and who will have a tournament to forget? Can England really be considered favourites?And how will Scotland fair against the hosts and sides who are largely made up of German-based players? For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our

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Sound of Football Podcast 576 - The surprisingly...

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2024/05/28

It's our last podcast of the season and, after a surprisingly entertaining FA Cup Final, we're in a mood to celebrate.But it's not all good news, the Prime Minister's decision to call an early election has halted progress of the legislation that was to bring in an independent regulator for football. Will the new government be too busy to pick it up again? For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our

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Sound of Football Podcast 575 - Lone Wolves

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2024/05/21

Wolverhampton Wanderers have tabled a motion to scrap VAR in the Premier League. It's very unlikely they will get the number of votes they require to succeed but what would a narrow defeat say about confidence in the system and the PGMOL?Also this week, we congratulate Manchester City on getting away with yet another Premier League title. For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show Notes on our blog. What's in the Weekend Boxset? Our

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Sound of Football Podcast 574 - To the wire

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2024/05/14

It's the final week of the season for the Premier League and the Bundesliga. Only Arsenal can stop Manchester City claiming an unprecedented fourth successive title, but they'll need help from Spurs or West Ham to do it. Meanwhile in Germany, one by one the coaches on Bayern's wishlist to replace Thomas Tuchel are ruling themselves out. Could Erik ten Hag swap Old Trafford for the Allianz in the summer? For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the

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Sound of Football Podcast 573 - Who's the anchor?

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2024/04/30

Eager to find an alternative to the current, unsatisfactory profit and sustainability rules, the Premier League has this week agreed to introduce new rules that limit the money a club can spend to a multiple of the lowest club’s TV revenue. Will this “anchoring” be an effective way of controlling finances, or will it become just something else to circumvent?While the Premier League has been quite open of its opposition to the introduction of the Independent Regulator for

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Sound of Football Podcast 572 - No context VAR

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2024/04/23

This weekend, technology robbed us of the greatest FA Cup comeback in living memory, with the unforgiving VAR offside lines denying Coventry City a 121st minute winner in their semi-final against Manchester United after being 3-0 down. And when it wasn't shattering dreams, the objectivity of those using it to officiate was being called into quesion. Nottingham Forest have demanded that referees who admit a fondness for clubs they believe are “contextual rivals” should recuse themselves

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Sound of Football Podcast 571 - The more things change

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2024/04/16

There's an adage that at the end of the season the table never lies, but with so much affecting this season's Premier League placings does it still hold true?Is it possible to understand everything that's going on in football? From financial regulations to club and country coefficients, from law changes to competition restructing, from new metrics to constantly evolving tactics, there's always something new to get your head around. Is that a bug of modern game or a feature? For more information

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Sound of Football Podcast 570 - Luxury popcorn

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2024/04/09

Across Europe the major league titles are already almost won; in Germany, Leverkusen should seal the championship this weekend. The English top flight is the exception with a three way race that could provide the most exciting climax to a Premier League season.It's not all good news for the “Best League in the World”. This week, around the time it was announced that Everton have been deducted a further two points for breaching PSR rules again, it was revealed that clubs are looking at

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Sound of Football Podcast 569 - Harry Kein

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2024/04/02

The games across the congested Easter weekend can often define what remains of a season. In England the lead changed in both the Premier League and the Championship. In women's football, Arsenal won the the first (and almost certainly their only) silverware of the season, beating Chelsea and denying Emma Hayes the quadruple in her final season at the club.In Germany, the title race is as good as done. Bayern's defeat to Dortmund has opened a 13 point gap between themselves and Xabi Alonso's

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Sound of Football Podcast 568 - All in the details

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2024/03/26

The international break often leaves football news outlets scratching around for content. It's a good thing they had Ben White declining to join the England squad and Nike's cross of St George design faux pas to whip up some outrage.Trying not to dwell on such matters, we move on to discuss options for improvements to the qualification process for international tournaments. Starting next week, the qualification phase for the next women's Euros will use the Nations League model. Could that same

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