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FIFA banning fans bringing water bottles into stadiums during the summer World Cup, incredible new details from the Southampton spy gate scandal, Manchester United’s new midfield signing Éderson & the departure of Marco Silva from Fulham were all discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.Plus our guest Archie Bland is really good at Fantasy Premier League…This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull & Archie Bland and is produced by Steve Hankey.Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Shaun Botterill / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images00:00 - a spy-less intro08:18 - FIFA took away our water bottles17:36 - More spygate! 22:26 - How Southampton fans have handled it30:10 - The role of peer pressure36:10 - Tonda Eckert’s second chance39:26 - A break39:28 - The Rondo 47:45 - Man Utd sign midfielder Éderson1:03:29 - Marco SIlva to leave Fulham 1:15:10 - another break1:15:12 - Archie’s Fantasy Premier League success! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Liverpool sacking Arne Slot and potentially hiring Andoni Iraola, a possible Paris St Germain three-peat in the Champions League and Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League victory were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Reuben Pinder, features Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Alex Barker and is produced by Steve Hankey.Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Thumbnail: Ryan Pierse / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images 00:00 - a hungry and perfectly paced intro04:07 - Liverpool sack Slot16:47 - Liverpool under Iraola?29:49 - a break 29:51 - THE RONDO39:00 - PSG on for a three-peat?46:30 - Is the CL easier to win now than 10 years ago?51:15 - Arsenal’s PL victory parade55:12 - a break 55:14 - Palace won the Conference League Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon, Joe and Kaya were live on the studio sofa to talk Champion's League final and the potential of Iraola to Liverpoool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this second and final part, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on the latter half of this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The deeper, executive and management questions that surround the underperformance of clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Chelsea and AC Milan plus Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League success were discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Jack Pitt-Brooke & Jonathan Shainin and is produced by Steve Hankey.Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM ADRIAN DENNIS / Contributor / AFP via Getty ImagesRichard Heathcote / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images 00:00 - a plain t-shirt intro09:32 - Executive malfunction at Tottenham Hotspur21:00 - consequences of coach choices27:54 - Jon’s tea party analogy and how ot make a good football system33:42 - A break33:44 - The Rondo 42:35 - Navigating “big club” versus “small club” operational policy49:40 - the problem with overly reducing football to numbers1:00:37 - another break1:00:39 - Crystal Palace won the Conference League!1:09:52 - Italy’s top four this season Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The end of multiple eras at Manchester City & Liverpool, West Ham United’s relegation and the impressive survival of Leeds United were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.Plus, we draw Points Are Bad to a close…This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull, Reuben Pinder & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey.Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Thumbnail: Carl Recine / Staff / Getty Images Sport via Getty Images 00:00 - a tunnel of intro08:22 - The Pep Guardiola era ends17:15 - Why one cannot fully celebrate Pep’s achievements…28:29 - An era drawing to an end at Anfield30:26 - a break 30:28 - THE RONDO43:10 - West Ham were relegated50:00 - West Ham transfer hit or miss quiz52:39 - Were West Ham unlucky?55:06 - a break 55:08 - Leeds United survive!1:09:30 - Points Are Bad ends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon and Joe are joined on the final day of the Premier League season by a slightly crunchy Alex Barker to talk Tottenham Hotspur's survival, West Ham's not. And ask: what was this season? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The story of Arsenal’s 2025-26 triumph is relatively unusual in modern football. Yes, it has some of the classic components: an exceptional team, a coaching guru and the obligatory enormous expenditure on transfers. But it is distinct because it is a tale of persistence and continuity.On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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