Clive Tyldesley: What makes a great commentator?
Liverpool will travel to St. James’ Park to round out Matchweek Two in the Premier League, and in another time it might merely be a rematch of last season’s League Cup final, or just a meeting of two ...
21 Aug 20251h 4min
Robbie Earle's Wimbledon "Crazy Gang" Initiation
When Robbie Earle left Port Vale for Wimbledon in 1991, he knew he was joining a cast of characters. John Fashanu, Vinnie Jones, Jason Euelle, Andy Clarke, Efan Ekoku and many more major personalities...
15 Aug 20254min
It's Not the Tourists Ruining Anfield, It's the Ticket Resellers!
“Anfield is not the same anymore,” commentary legend Clive Tyldesley wrote on Substack in March, because “our relationship with our football heroes has changed…It’s now up to them to give us something...
13 Aug 20259min
Lionel Messi's Body Is Not Human
During Copa América last summer, Alexis Guerreros of The Cooligans podcast and Morning Footy on CBS Sports Golazo came by the Weekend to preview the Round of 16, and the standup comedian made a sharp ...
10 Aug 20254min
What Is England's Greatest Football Stadium?
At the end of the 2023/24 season, Jon Champion joined the show just before calling the FA Cup final for ESPN. He’s also a Premier League commentator for NBC, and he’s been to all kinds of grounds acro...
8 Aug 20253min
Stu Holden: Americans at Big European Clubs Must Do More
On the eve of Copa América last summer, former U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder Stu Holden came by the show to preview a competition that he would soon crisscross the country covering for FOX Sport...
2 Aug 20253min
"Go, Go USA!" Ian Darke on His Call for Landon Donovan's 2010 World Cup goal
World Cup 2010 in South Africa, Group C. The United States Men’s National Team is headed for an early exit, unable to secure the points needed to escape a group shared with England, Slovenia, and Alge...
25 Jul 20254min
Forest Are the Future of the Premier League
Carl Anka’s Premier League time machine...The Athletic staff writer covers Manchester United and joined the podcast ahead of the derby with Man City in April, but we also surveyed the wider landscape ...
20 Jul 20257min
