On The Continent: Messi’s back door exit

With the fever now airborne within the Kingdom, Luke and Jim jumped on YouTube for another Lions Watch livestream ahead of the World Cup starting NEXT WEEK. YOU WHAT?!On today’s agenda: should England say they’re expecting to win it all? Are we actually a bit short on the right-h ...  Show more

It's all change on the Premier League managerial front this week. Out with the old (and bald), and in with the new (no balds, sadly). Andoni Iraola is off to Liverpool, Crystal Palace have started talks with the magnificently named Pierre Sage, and Marco Silva jets off to take th ...  Show more

Dotun and Andy are joined by David Cartlidge to pick through the smouldering wreckage of another week in European football!After El Mundo revealed the staggering details of Messi’s contract, we study the fallout since as Messi looks to the courts and Barcelona’s presidential cand ...  Show more

Why exactly are La Liga’s biggest sides in so much financial trouble? On today’s episode, Dotun Adebayo, Andy Brassell and Miguel Delaney get stuck into the reasons and implications behind their stark transfer inactivity!Elsewhere, the return of international football gives us a ...  Show more

Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge recap a two-day Sevillan derby where fan trouble ended the first game prematurely, before Betis snuck the behind-closed-doors replay. Ah, Seville, never change.We also revel in some glorious cross-continental capers, as Zinedine Zidane's potential ...  Show more

On episode 232, Dan and Francesc discuss the role that Messi has played this season in terms of results, both good and bad. They break down the Messi argument through stats, discuss the latest about Riqui Puig, touch on the Champions League draw with PSG, and much more!Running Or ...  Show more