These Football Times

Aidan Williams, Steven Scragg and Rhys Richards discuss the career and legacy of Gareth Bale, the fortunes of Napoli and Atlético Madrid, and some intriguing clashes in the League Cup and FA Cup.

16 Jan 20231h 4min

From Plymouth to Panathinaikos and FA Cup replays to relegation fears, Today's Football Times finds Steven Scragg, Paul Mc Parlan and Gary Thacker in good voice for the new year.

11 Jan 20231h 15min

Alongside the launch of the Colombia magazine, the podcast team got together to discuss Colombian football past and present - from El Dorado, Valderrama and narco-fútbol to a rebirth internationally, ...

8 Jan 20231h 46min

The FA Cup is the so-called greatest cup competition in the world. In the first of a series of podcasts that take us all the way to the final, Chris Lepkowski, Aidan Williams and Gary Thacker recall s...

6 Jan 202357min

The passing of Pele robbed football of perhaps its greatest-ever figure, a player of peerless talent, the only one to win three World Cups. Gary Thacker, Paul McParlan and Dave Bowler look back at Pel...

1 Jan 202353min

As the greatest show on earth approaches its climax in Qatar, Chris Lepkowski, Steven Scragg and Dave Bowler reflect on the ghosts of World Cup finals past. There’s Zinedine Zidane embracing his inner...

16 Des 20221h 41min

Football’s equivalent of Christmas Eve, Chris Lepkowski, Gary Thacker and Aidan Williams recall some remarkable World Cup semi-finals as the likes of Brazil, France, West Germany and Argentina hang th...

11 Des 20221h 39min

And then there were eight. Chris Lepkowski, Paul McParlan and Rhys Richards turn the focus to some memorable World Cup quarter-finals. Breathtaking games, abysmal penalties, sublime finishing and the ...

11 Des 20221h 26min