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Sound of Football Podcast 567 - Forest felled

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2024/03/19

Nottingham Forest have been hit with a four point deduction for breaching the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules. The loss of points has dropped them into the relegation zone but they're still ahead of the two best teams in last season's Championship, Burnley and Sheffield United. With the gap between the top flight and the EFL growing ever larger, how else can the clubs coming up from the Championship compete?Today, the Football Governance Bill got its first reading in Parliament,

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Sound of Football Podcast 566 - Mad as a March hare

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2024/03/05

Like March hares, right now there a lot of people who are hopping mad. This weekend Jude Bellingham saw red for having a difference of opinion with referee over timekeeping, while in Germany a Darmstadt fan was allowed on the pitch to let the players know how terrible they are.If that wasn't enough, this weekend we also had a former top level Premier League referee, Mark Clattenburg, throw a former colleague under the bus in his new role as an adviser for Nottingham Forest. It must be getting to

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Sound of Football Podcast 565 - Magic of the midweek Cup

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2024/02/27

It's been four years since the FA Cup became a replay-less midweek round, but it still feels a bit weird. With a new domestic broadcaster taking over the competition in 2025, could more changes be on the horizon?If there are changes to be made, maybe the powers that be should consult with the fans first. The recent victory of ultras in Germany in their action against unpopular financing plans from the German league should be an example for fan groups everywhere. But could similar action even

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Sound of Football Podcast 564 - Beale is out and Roy...

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2024/02/20

Sunderland are looking for a new manager, just two months after hiring the last one, Michael Beale. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace have appointed a new manager, and this time it's an interesting choice. 2022 Europa League winning head coach Oliver Glasner comes in to replace Roy Hodgson. In Germany, pressure is mounting on Thomas Tuchel, whose Bayern side have lost three games in the space of a week. For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show

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Sound of Football Podcast 563 - Blue cards

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2024/02/13

Last week, the football laws body IFAB announced an idea they were looking to trial - the introduction of blue cards for offences punishable by a visit to a ten minute sin bin. Why, in England at least, has the idea almost universally gone down like a lead balloon? Are the decisions-makers at IFAB fixing problems that no one has asked them to fix? 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 562 - It's grim down south

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2024/02/06

After bruising defeats at the weekend both Roy Hodgson and Mauricio Pochettino are under pressure before they face each other next Monday. Are they safe all the time no one else would touch their respective clubs? Also this week we discuss a couple of controversial off-field decision with some VAR chaos in Belgium and, closer to home, the problems of cup-tying players in league-based knockout competitions after Aston Villa avoided being kicked out of the Women's League Cup. For more information on

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Sound of Football Podcast 561 - The long goodbye

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2024/01/30

At the end of last week it was announced that Jurgen Klopp will be leaving Liverpool, but not until the end of the season. And he wasn't the only one. The following day, Xavi confirmed that he would be leaving his role as head coach of Barcelona, meaning that two of the biggest jobs in world football will be vacant in the summer. With four months of the season still remaining, have these two become "lame duck" managers? Who is likely to replace them? Is Xabi Alonso really the natural choice for

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Sound of Football Podcast 560 - Tossing coins

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2024/01/23

This weekend games across Germany have been disrupted by fans throwing chocolate coins on the pitch as a mark of protest against plans to encourage investment in the Bundesliga, plans they feel weaken their traditional fan-ownership models. As fans groups in England look toward 50+1 as a potential future to safeguard the game, the system as it stands in Germany could be at its most vulnerable. For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed, check out the Show

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Sound of Football Podcast 559 - Double jeopardy

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2024/01/16

Having already been deducted ten points for breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability rules, Everton could now face more sanctions; and Nottingham Forest could be punished too. The charges come on the same day as the EFL sent a letter to the Reading owner, Dai Yongge, demanding that he either put money into the club or sell-up, and just a day before the leaders of England's top leagues were due to face questions from the Culture, Media and Sport committee. For more information on the

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Sound of Football Podcast 558 - Super freaking

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2024/01/09

Just before Christmas, the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA had acted illegally in sanctioning clubs looking to form a European Super League. For the clubs that lead the breakaway attempt, the ruling seems to mean that UEFA's control of football has been broken and they can push ahead with plans to restructure international club football. But how will their plans fit with FIFA's expanded Club World Cup, which starts in 2025? Also this week we take a moment to reflect on the life and

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Sound of Football Podcast 557 - 2023 Advent Calendar

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2023/12/20

It's our Christmas special and of course that means it's time to open up all the doors on our advent calendar. Join Graham, Terry and Jan in their final podcast of 2023 as they find out who or what will be the 24 biggest talking points in football in 2024. Merry Christmas from all of us at the Sound of Football. For a full list of all the doors opened on this advent calendar, check out the Show Notes on our blog. pods.sofpodcast.com/sofpodcast_557.mp3

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Sound of Football Podcast 556 - Prime cuts

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2023/12/12

While other major leagues in Europe are struggling to get good TV deals, the Premier League has once again secured a big uplift. The new domestic TV deal will see even more games broadcast live; the vast majority of which will be on Sky who, after the withdrawal of Amazon, now have twice as many matches than when they had exclusive rights. Also this week, we discuss the options open to Sunderland as they look for a new manager after sacking Tony Mowbray. We also ponder what Sir David Brailsford

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Sound of Football Podcast 555 - In with the big boys

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2023/12/05

The FA Cup third round draw has given us box office fixtures this season with Arsenal v Liverpool and Sunderland v Newcastle. While such ties are mouth-watering, some would suggest they lack the romance that makes the competition special. Should the FA Cup third round be seeded to guarantee bigger ties for smaller clubs reaching that stage? Would messing with the old competition like that take away some of its magic? For more information on the podcast and links related to the subjects discussed,

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Sound of Football Podcast 554 - Unofficial Euro 2024...

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2023/11/28

In the finest Sound of Football tradition, going back to the earliest days of the podcast, we present our fake draw for next summer's Euros in Germany. Being in separate seeding pots, there's potential for England, Scotland and Wales to be drawn into the same group (though Wales still need to get through a tricky pair of play-off matches). There's also a high risk of a “group of death” with strong tournament teams like Croatia and the Netherlands in Pot 3 and the holders Italy among the

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Sound of Football Podcast 553 - Toffees hammered

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2023/11/21

Everton have been hit with an immediate 10-point deduction for breaching Premier League financial rules. Their guilt would appear to be undeniable but is the punishment fitting when the champions Manchester City sit top of the table with 115 outstanding charges against them. Also this week, we discuss the plans announced by Brighton & Hove Albion to construct, within the city, the first purpose-built stadium for women's football. For more information on the podcast and links related to the

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Sound of Football Podcast 552 - Game changing

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2023/11/14

Last week the NWSL announced a new TV deal that has the potential to change the landscape of women's football globally. Will the WSL or other European leagues be able to compete with the new financial strength of the US league? Also this week, at the start of the third international break - notoriously the most convenient for clubs to ditch their managers - we ponder if there's any reason there's yet to be a managerial casualty so far in this season's Premier League. For more information on the

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Sound of Football Podcast 551 - Check incomplete

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2023/11/07

It was another weekend of VAR controversary in the Premier League but this weekend its failures were a matter of opinion rather than fact. Mikel Arteta was left fuming when his Arsenal side were denied three inconclusive shouts to disallow the only goal of the game against Newcastle. Then on Monday night the London derby between Spurs and Chelsea descended into chaos with five disallowed goals and two red cards. After a number of process errors, apologies and referee demotions it's hard to remember

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Sound of Football Podcast 550 - Making it look easy

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2023/10/31

Problems on and off the pitch has been the story of the season so far for Erik ten Hag at Manchester United, with an uninspiring defeat at home to City just the latest disappointment. Jobs in football management don't get much tougher than the seat once held by Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson. The same could also be said of the job at Spurs but Ange Postecoglou is making it look a piece of cake. Two points clear at the top of the table and picking up two Premier League Manager of Month awards

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Sound of Football Podcast 549 - Bobby Charlton

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2023/10/24

Bobby Charlton won everything worth winning in football, but more importantly he won the admiration of his peers and fans around the globe. We look at the legacy of the England legend who passed away at the weekend aged 86. We also discuss the impending bidding process for domestic TV rights for the Premier League. With leagues across Europe struggling to find better deals than the ones they currently have, will the Premier League also find itself out of pocket? What could that mean for clubs and

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Sound of Football Podcast 548 - Gary Neville's...

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2023/10/17

The much-discussed takeover of Manchester United has now become just the sale of a minority stake in the club. This week saw Sheikh Jassim withdraw from the race, leaving OGC Nice's owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as the only bidder. But now instead of paying £5bn for the whole club, the deal now looks to be £1.25bn for 25% What all this means for the club's future is anyone's guess but Gary Neville knows one thing - it has to include a place called Manchester United World. Could his vision of Old Trafford

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