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The Final Countdown - Football History"s stories of glory and heartbreak in the biggest finals

Fun AND Educational Productions

Reliving the magic and nostalgia of the best Cup finals in football history. World Cups, Euros, Champions League, FA Cup, we cover the stories, the build ups, connecting the main characters to the moments that made football history. Come and join Adam and Lewis as they inform you with irreverence the best matches in football folklore!

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00:30:12

FINAL DAYS - 85/86 English First Division

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2024/01/24

It's the 1985/1986 English First Division review and we get to talk about just how good Gary Lineker was and his quite frankly ridiculous season! Truly a remarkable season! We see Manchester United throw away a dizzying lead and a dog-fight at the bottom of the league. It's truly a enthralling season but wait...there's more click the links below to hear our reviews of the 1986 FA Cup Final and 1986 World Cup Final! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. 1986 World Cup:

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00:28:41

FINAL DAYS - 84/85 English First Division

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2024/01/15

The 1984/1985 English First Division is a relegation great escape for the ages! Stoke perform abysmally, Coventry do the unthinkable and Everton rises to the top as we see a shift in the power balance of Merseyside! It is also a historic season for all the wrong reasons, as tragedy and hooliganism mar the season with dire consequences. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1985 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Manchester United here:

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00:24:09

FINAL DAYS - 83/84 English First Division

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2024/01/03

It's the 1983/1984 English First Division as Joe Fagan's Liverpool look to stay atop the tree! Southampton surprise and there's even a brief mention of Kevin Keegan's heroics for Newcastle. As you'd expect from our podcast there's also a great digression to discuss the 1998 celluloid classic "Sliding Doors" but which came first: the film or the phrase? Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1984 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Watford

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00:27:56

2023 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Tension! The Football Quiz

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2023/12/26

It's finally here! The 2023 Christmas Special where our hosts, Adam and Lewis take each other on in "Tension!" It's a surprisingly tricky game where they both excel and embarass themselves in equal measure. Do you think you can beat their footballing knowledge? Then take them on and let us know how you got on! Alongside the quiz, we also ask Santa for one magical footballing present and briefly discuss the bizarre world of footballing mascots! And finally, all we want for Christmas

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00:29:32

FINAL DAYS - 82/83 English First Division

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2023/12/18

It's the 81/82 English First Division which sees Bob Paisley takes his final bow as Liverpool manager and 3 giant teams wrestle to come out on top of an epic relegation scrap! Also, we chat about the newly-promoted Watford’s heroics, the Luther Blissett project and David Pleat’s dance moves! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1983 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SxX0MrXHDFb

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00:31:30

FINAL DAYS - 81/82 English First Division

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2023/12/07

The 1981/1982 English First Division is a special one! Liverpool and Ipswich compete for the league title and Sir Bobby Robson finishes the season with his own promotion! Also, we discuss the brutal end to Kevin Keegan's England career and SIR Elton John gets more than one mention! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1982 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/g05yK0IglFb

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00:31:50

FINAL DAYS - 80/81 English First Division

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2023/11/06

It's the 1980/1981 English First Division and a tussle at the top for two new heavyweights! Aston Villa and Ipswich take each other on in a race for the title and Sir Bobby Robson has his hands full as Ipswich attempt a historic treble!! We somehow discuss the England Manager's job as well as John Wark's heroic goalscoring exploits! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. The article mentioned:

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00:30:30

FINAL DAYS - 79/80 English First Division

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2023/10/30

We're back to our regular schedule as we look at the 1979/1980 English First Division and its more glory for Liverpool. We learn about all the drama and have some big mentions for Andy Gray, Kevin Keegan, and even Dixie Dean! Adam also looks at the great goalkeeping rivalry of the decade between Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

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00:25:02

FINAL DAYS - Sir Bobby Charlton

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2023/10/23

Normal business will resume next week with a review of the 79/80 English First Division but we couldn't ignore the sad news of the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. A footballing giant, a statesman of the game and arguably the greatest English player of all time has passed away and it only felt right to devote a brief 30 minutes to discussing a career and a man that was one of a kind. If you'd like to learn more about Charlton's and Manchester United's European win listen to our episode

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00:28:18

FINAL DAYS - 78/79 English First Division

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2023/10/16

Our final countdown this week is the 1978/1979 English First Division. We see the arrival of Trevor Francis, the first Million-pound man, the first shirt sponsor, a tussle at the top between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and a discussion on who's better ITV or BBC? Join us for our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

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00:36:51

FINAL DAYS - 77/78 English First Division

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2023/10/12

We're back baby! With a final countdown of the 1977/1978 English First Division. The Premier League wasn't yet a twinkle in the FA's eye, we hadn't had a Million pound player yet and Brian Clough was taking his shot at being the main man in English football. Join us on our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

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00:35:45

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2023 Spain vs England

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2023/10/02

It's the informal conclusion to our Women's FIFA World Cup series and it ends in heartbreak (for us Lioness fans anyway!) Lewis and Adam recap a tremendous tournament as they discuss the Colombian wunderkind, Linda Caicedo, the USWNT bombing out, Mary Earps being Mary Earps and of course, the understated triumph of Spain. Follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps. Reviews are always welcome so please take the time to rate on your app!

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00:29:30

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2019 USA vs Netherlands

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2023/09/25

Listen along as we discuss the USWNT attempting to win their 4th World Cup but standing in their way are the reigning European Champions, the Netherlands - led by the one and only Sarina Weigman! It was a fantastic World Cup final that didn't disappoint, yet we found time to digress and discuss whether Wiegman should be named as Southgate's successor, how elite is too elite and whether Phil Neville can become "Big Phil" if he grows a moustache! Follow and subscribe on all good

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00:27:53

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2015 USA vs Japan

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2023/09/19

In the famous words of Staind..."It's been awhile". Back from our hols, we're continuing our series on the FIFA Women's World Cup with the 2015 final between Japan & the USWNT. So many records are broken in this historic final but we still find a way to talk about Ceefax & Teletext!

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00:28:05

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2011 Germany vs Japan

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2023/08/23

As England didn't win, we're keeping the 2023 Women's World Cup final for the end but let's focus on Germany's attempt at an unprecedented World Cup hat-trick. Standing in their way were the underdogs Japan, trying to bring some joy to a country suffering from a national catastrophe. It was an epic world cup that didn't disappoint, yet we somehow found time to give the USA a good-natured ribbing, especially their disgraceful soccer team names!

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00:33:15

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2007 Germany vs Brazil

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2023/08/17

Brazil whimpered out the 2023 Women's World Cup but they hit their peak in 2007 with Marta stealing the show. It was the immovable object of Germany that was tasked with stopping the unstoppable force of Brazil but could they do it? Listen in as we somehow digress and talk about the Olympics, WWF legends Gorilla Monsson, Earthquake and Tugboat and of course, Birgit Prinz - again!!

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00:26:00

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 2003 Germany vs Sweden

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2023/08/07

Germany might have disappointed in this year's Women's World Cup but join us as we discuss their first world title and terrific performance in the 2003 Women's World Cup. Listen in as we talk about the USA hosting a consecutive tournament and managing to fall short despite their deserved title as favourites, Birgit Prinz absolutely running the show and we take a brief walk down memory lane and see what was happening twenty years ago!

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00:31:11

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 1999 USA vs China

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2023/07/29

A genuinely remarkable FIFA Women's World Cup as the USA host a hugely successful tournament including the most iconic moment in World Cup history. Join us as we talk about the unstoppable force that was the USWNT 'Ninety-Niners', China's golden generation and the effect this had on Women's football all across the country and of course that moment by Brandi Chastain!

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00:23:43

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 1995 Germany vs Norway

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2023/07/21

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has already begun and we begin to dig into the second-ever World Cup Final between Germany and Norway. Norway mocks the USA for being sore losers, FIFA continue to run crap experiments and Hege Riise scores arguably the best-ever World Cup Final goal! Listen, follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps! Twitter: @finalcountpod

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00:34:47

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL - 1991 USA vs Norway

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2023/07/07

Join us in a fun and fascinating look into the first-ever Women's World Cup Final. It's all about team USA and how their "three-edged sword", disdain for 4-4-2 and an unexpected visit from Pele took them to glory. It's a great report about a great tournament so listen along as we discuss Michelle Akers' heroics and why FIFA was always a terrible organisation! Listen, rate and follow on all good podcast apps.

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