The Football Clichés Quiz VIII

After three years and 262 glorious episodes for The Athletic, the Football Clichés podcast is moving to a new home.The back catalogue will stay right here for you to revisit but Adam, Charlie and David’s exploration of the language of football (and beyond) will continue here: htt ...  Show more

The Athletic's Adam Hurrey is joined by Charlie Eccleshare and - in his final appearance - David Walker for the closing Adjudication Panel of the season. On the agenda: the Premier League's "Pure Referee's Name XI", a deep data dive on footballers' appearances on celebrity TV sho ...  Show more

Jürgen v Jose. 12th man momentum. The Manchester Dierby unpicked. Pep, Pogba De Gea & Ole. Your judging panel this week. Andy Dunn, Chief Sports Writer at The Mirror puts Pep under the microscope and regales us with Mourinho's conversational trickery. Dominic Fifield, Senior Writ ...  Show more

The Champions League is back! Marcus, Jim, Andy and Pete run the rule over last night’s clashes, which proved that all you need for European success is a couple of brave English boys and King Kylian.We also check in with some potential Mauricio Pochettino alternatives at the Brid ...  Show more

How many players are fighting for places in Gareth Southgate’s final Euros squad? Will Bournemouth’s comeback win be a hammer blow for Luton’s season? How far can Arsenal go in the Champions League? Alan and Micah also review the Champions League Round of 16 and discuss whether i ...  Show more

Vish joins Marcus, Luke and Jim to celebrate Man United actually trying and playing midfielders who could run to earn a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Phwoar!We also take on The Trent Alexander-Arnold Situation and what happens next, while there’s special concern for Anthony Gordon aft ...  Show more