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Any Given Thursday

Maxwell Brown & David Blomquist

On Any Given Thursday, football enthusiasts Maxwell Brown & David Blomquist cover all things Europa League & Europa Conference League. Match-day reactions, club spotlights, untold stories, unique narratives — if it happens on a Thursday, we"re talking about it. So from Reykjavík to Roma, Zürich to Zagreb, Bodø to Baku, and everywhere in between, join us as we explore European football beyond the oil clubs.

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01:20:40

Favorites advance, vibrant Vigo, an all-Italian draw,...

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/03/02

The Playoff Knockout Round is behind us, and we're here to break it all down. It was a day in which favorites prevailed, though not without strife. Fiorentina did a Fiorentina and survived by the skin of their teeth, while Nottingham Forest performed a decent impression for 50 minutes. Elsewhere, Celta Vigo and Stuttgart stake their claim as major players in deciding the Europa League crown, Lille turns things around in Belgrade, Panathinaikos prevails on penalties, VAR drama, and Crystal Palace

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01:19:12

Forest and Stuttgart soar, Palace and Lille bore, and...

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/02/27

We got our first taste of Europa and Conference League knockouts in 2026 and we're here to break down all the action.Nottingham Forest won the day with a dominant display in Istanbul in Vitor Pereira's first match in charge, re-staking their claim as a tournament favorite. Stuttgart, Celta, and Bologna also came through with big road wins to take control of their ties, and we take stock of each's chances moving forward. Meanwhile, Lille put themselves in a major hole against Red Star to cap off a

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01:50:09

2013 NBA Redraft | Any Given Redraft

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/02/23

An extra special day on the pod – our friend Jacob Hill returns for a new episode of our special edition series, Any Given Redraft! And we've got a doozy this time: the 2023 NBA Draft, inarguably one of the worst in league history. It's the year Anthony Bennet went number one, the year only one All Star was picked in the lottery, the year the Bucks drafted one of the greatest players of all time just after, and the year that the Podfather, Bill Simmons, went undefeated on ESPN's broadcast. We begin

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01:49:37

Lyon & Villa claim top spots, Roma earns bye, Brann &...

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/02/03

The Europa League league phase's final match-day as come and gone, and the knockouts are finally set!We take you through the play-by-play of how all the drama unfolded, including how Lyon and Aston Villa claimed top seeding in the knockouts, how Roma secured the final bye to the Round of 16 despite an early red card in Athens, and Brann clung to the final knockout spot thanks to Young Boys' conceding a devastatingly late equalizer in Stuttgart. Then we move on to our title power rankings. Which

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01:19:30

Forest & Betis beaten, Lyon & Villa seal top 8, and...

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/01/26

The Europa League is finally back, and we're covering all of the best Match-Day 7 action!Big boys fell across the continent Thursday, including Roma and Celta Vigo besting Stuttgart and Lille, and Nottingham Forest and Real Betis putting up stinkers on the road. Elsewhere, Lyon and Villa become the first clubs to seal top 8 and qualify for the Round of 16, Celtic embarks on their second resurgence under Martin O'Neill this season, Brann and Midtjylland gift us a six-goal thriller mired in VAR

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00:43:43

Chelsea torment Strasbourg, another messy Celtic...

Any Given Thursday ·

2026/01/16

We're back from winter holidays to talk about the wild coaching carousel January has brought us – particularly in the UK. Our main story is Chelsea, who parted with Enzo Maresca and replaced him with Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior. But was he ever really Strasbourg's? We discuss Chelsea's treatment of the proud French club as a minor league feeder team and why UEFA refuses to enforce its own rules. We also speculate on Rosenior's success at the Bridge. Can he make it longer than Maresca? Is he too

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01:12:46

KuPS conquers, Universitatea unravels, Palace and...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/12/22

The Conference League league phase concluded with a bang Thursday night, and we're breaking down every game!Universitatea Craiova was the day's top story for all the wrong reasons. We discuss the series of unfortunate events that led to their heartbreaking elimination, including the Romanians blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 in Athens, a stoppage time Zrinjski Mostar equalizer, a late Sigma goal, and of course, KuPS' dramatic draw at Selhurst Park. That's right, little old KuPS took it to the South

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01:29:24

Balkan bonanzas, Ascending Athens, Rampaging Red...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/12/16

We're back to break down all the action from last Thursday's Europa & Conference League bonanza. We start in Bulgaria and Romania, where Ludogorets and FCSB played host to two extraordinarily entertaining goal fests, with the former taking down struggling Feyenoord. We also take a stop in Greece to discuss why AEK Athens is in such good form and why they have a real shot at challenging for the UECL grown. Then we move on to the BIG BOYS in both competitions, stopping along the way to marvel

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00:33:40

Club Spotlight: Ferencvárosi TC

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/12/10

Our Club Spotlight series returns to bring you a very non-controversial topic!That's right, we're covering Hungary's own Ferencvaros, the most decorated club from the proud footballing nation — and often its most contentious. Real-life history major David Blomquist takes us back to the club's founding through its dense history to find out how it became the domestic powerhouse we know today, and also to flesh out its complicated identity and relationship with far-right nationalism. So a super

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01:25:59

Underdogs upend favorites, Strasbourg beats Palace,...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/12/01

We're thankful this week for a full Thanksgiving slate of Europa and Conference League action that delivered some of the best games and storylines of the league phase thus far.In Europa, Ludogorets shocked Celta Vigo with a 3-2 in Bulgaria. How'd they pull one of the biggest surprises of the tournament thus far? We then break down the struggle of Feyenoord, Utrecht, and Go Ahead Eagles, who all lost amidst grueling schedules. What's going wrong for the Dutch sides? Can any of them rebound and

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00:38:47

Inaugural Women's Europa Cup check-in, World Cup...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/11/25

We're back to hit on a number of topics as we return to European football this week!First, we dive into UEFA's new European tournament, the Women's Europa Cup, as it reaches the quarterfinal stage of its inaugural season. We discuss how it could benefit the European women's game long term, why the qualifying process is so damn complicated, and who advanced out of the Round of 16 (hello Scandinavia!) — including some stoppage and extra time drama. Then we touch on some of the best stories from the

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01:31:54

French teams fried, Scottish teams scarred, and...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/11/12

Forgive the tardiness on the release, but we're here to talk halfway point of the Europa & Conference League league phases!The Europa League gave us quests for perfection and imperfection alike. The French, Scots, and Dutch had nightmare days, losing all over the continent and missing out on precious points. We spend more time on Nice's unbelievable winless run in the tournament — with plenty of stats to back it up — then delve into Scotland's persistent struggles in European competition

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01:24:47

Underdogs reign, VAR disdain, and a Croatian Harry...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/10/26

It was a vintage Thursday night across Europe, in which big-league clubs dropped like flies, and underdogs had some exceptional performances. We start out examining the big upsets, including PAOK's instant-classic thriller in Lille, Go Ahead Eagles' historic win over Villa, and AEK Larnaca pulling a shock in South London. We also debate the day's many controversial VAR moments, which favored Fenerbahce over Stuttgart and propelled Rayo Vallecano to the latest of equalizers at Häcken. Why is VAR

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00:54:53

Forest sack Ange, Villa spark controversy, and...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/10/22

With another international window in the books, it's time to dive back into AGT Thursdays!We start with Nottingham Forest, who actually did the thing and sacked Ange Postecoglou, making his stint in charge the second-shortest in league history. We argue why this falls mostly on then shoulders of Marinakis rather than his Greek compatriot and wonder where the club goes from here. Elsewhere in the Midlands, Villa stirred up controversy when the police banned Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from traveling to

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00:45:19

Superlative Celje, lively Lech & Larnaca, and what's...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/10/14

So — we weren't able to record an episode for MD 1 of the Conference League last week, but we've got the next best thing! We've picked a few UECL teams to zero in on, all of which got big wins in this early stage of the league phase, including Lech Poznan, Shakhtar Donetsk, and AEK Larnaca. But the main story is Slovenia's NK Celje, who keep defying expectations and dominating European opponents. We ask the important questions — Why are they so successful? How far can they go? And when can we

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01:07:30

Forest and Rangers in crisis, Dinamo Zagreb top the...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/10/04

It's all happening as we hit the one-quarter mark of the Europa League league phase. Forest are hurdling towards a cliff in 6 winless games under Ange Postecoglou — are they fully in crisis? Rangers certainly are, with yet another loss added to Russell Martin's brief tenure. Elsewhere, Roma and Stuttgart are both shut out, and Celta Vigo finally get their first win of the season, and Porto remains perfect. It was a week to celebrate the teams who got big upset wins, including Midtjylland, Basel,

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01:22:34

Roma are real, Rangers are real(ly bad), Betis-Forest...

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/09/29

Join us in reliving all the tremendous action of the Europa League league phase, match-day 1! We had a thriller in Betis v Forest, Villa finally eked out a win, Roma looks like the favorite, and are we sleeping on Stuttgart? Plus, Panathinaikos makes a statement, Braga takes all 3 points against pod-favorite Feyenoord, and Rangers are still utterly calamitous. We also take a brief detour down Tanner Tessman lane and discuss what a stacked USMNT midfield might group might look like come World Cup

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00:47:34

Matchday 1 Preview, Europa League League Phase

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/09/23

It's a big week on Any Given Thursday because the Europa League proper is officially here!That's right, the first round of league phase games begin Wednesday, and it is one of the best slates we've ever had covering the tournament. We hit all the best matchups, including Betis v Forest, Nice v Roma, + Midtjylland v Sturm Graz on Wednesday, and Stuttgart v Celta Vigo + Aston Villa v Bologna Thursday — and predict the results. We also talk our favorite hipster showcases and discuss which big-league

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01:24:55

Conference League: 2025-26 League Phase Preview

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/09/20

We're back with the Conference League league phase preview bonanza!We begin with who received the toughest draws (Aberdeen), which of the big boys could have the most trouble with the 6-game fall slate (Mainz), and who we think will coast through to a top 8 seed (Rayo). We discuss the tournament favorites in detail, including whether Palace has enough to challenge Fiorentina for the title, or whether their summer of inactivity will cost them across all competitions — plus what we think of the Marc

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01:13:21

Europa League: 2025-26 League Phase Preview

Any Given Thursday ·

2025/09/10

We're back to do what we do best: PREVIEWS!That's right, it's the 2025-26 Europa League league phase preview bonanza. We open by talking about the draws, including Celtic and the Dutch sides getting very difficult paths, then move on to discussing the favorites to win the competition (Roma, Villa, Forest, Lyon) and whether we agree with the odds makers. We also tackle which teams with long shot odds are could be sleepers to go deep in the tournament. Spoiler: we're in love with

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