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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Who’s going through to the Champions League Final + Inter win Scudetto

    05/05/2026 | 1h 23 mins.
    Jimbo and the usual team of James Horncastle, Tom Williams, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor sit down to discuss all things European football and look ahead to those all-important Champions League semi-final second legs.

    Inter are Italian Champions once again. A 2-0 win over Parma confirms the Serie A title with three games to go. Second-placed Napoli are now 12 points adrift after a 0-0 draw at Como.

    In Spain, Barcelona now only need one point to confirm the La Liga title and, as fate would have it, their next game is Real Madrid! If Barca avoid defeat, it would be the first time a team has won the title in El Clasico. Elsewhere, Atletico make 11 changes in preparation for their second leg against Arsenal, but still win 2-0 in Valencia.

    Both PSG and Bayern drop domestic points in between their second leg. Bayern have already won the title, but PSG’s nearest rivals Lens can only draw 1-1 with Nice so it’s as you were in the race for Ligue 1. Will we get another nine-goal thriller in Munich on Wednesday? Will we get goals in North London on Tuesday?

    All this plus Moments of the Week and Arsenal’s floppy cannon.

    Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird.

    Part 1: Moments of the week (3:00)
    Part 2: Champions League semi-final preview (15:00)
    Part 3: Inter win Serie A (31:00)
    Part 4: Barca can win La Liga against Real (47:00)
    Part 5: PSG and Lens drop points in Ligue 1 title race (1:00:00)
    Part 6: Schalke are back in the Bundesliga (1:16:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Statement wins for Spurs and Arsenal, as Man United make the Champions League

    04/05/2026 | 1h 2 mins.
    Jimbo dives deep into the Premier League weekend with Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Seb Stafford-Bloor.

    Spurs lift themselves out of the relegation zone with a stunning victory at a mutinous Villa Park. This comes after West Ham take a beating at Brentford on Saturday

    Arsenal go 6 points clear at the top of the table, having played two games more, by thrashing Fulham 3-0 with Viktor Gyokeres hitting top form.

    Michael Carrick leads Man United back into the Champions League after a ding-dong 3-2 victory over Liverpool.

    Plus Ipswich return to the Premier League and Wolves fans turn on Rob Edwards.

    Produced by Charlie Jones

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: Tottenham’s win at Villa sees them leapfrog West Ham (03:00)
    • PART 2: Man United 3-2 Liverpool (31:00)
    • PART 3a: Ipswich promoted as Championship draws to a close (42:00)
    • PART 3b: Arsenal 3-0 Fulham (48:00)
    • PART 3c: Newcastle 3-1 Brighton (53:00)
    • PART 3d: Wolves 1-1 Sunderland (58:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Totally Extra: Tottenham’s trip to the Champions League final

    02/05/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
    Jimbo is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, Duncan Alexander and Daniel Storey to discuss Spurs' journey to the 2018-19 Champions League final.

    The season started with concern after the infamous summer of non-spending with Spurs making zero signings or departures despite Pochettino's remonstrations.

    What came next was a dizzying run of improbable European wins, late comebacks, Lucas Moura hat-tricks and an unforgettable campaign resulting in a Champions League final against Liverpool in Madrid.

    It wasn't to be in the final and 7 years on with Spurs now on the brink of relegation into the Championship, was this the moment it all began to unravel?

    Plus Duncan's away-goals related quiz question.

    Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.

    RUNNING ORDER:

    • PART 1: Hello’s and Duncan’s quiz question (0:40)
    • PART 2a: The Totally Extra Almanac (3:40)
    • PART 2b: Spurs ‘no signing summer’ and buildup to the 18-19 campaign (6:20)
    • PART 2c: The Champions League ‘group of death’ (13:40)
    • PART 2d: The quarter final against Man City (20:10)
    • PART 3a: The semi’s against Ajax (32:10)
    • PART 4a: The final in Madrid (49:00)
    • PART 4b: The aftermath (54:00)
    • PART 4c: The answer to the quiz question (1:03:50)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Advantage Arsenal against Atleti? Was PSG Bayern too good? Can Spurs catch the Hammers?

    30/04/2026 | 59 mins.
    Jimbo is back on duty alongside Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Lang to discuss Act One of the Champions League semi-finals and look ahead to this week’s Premier League action.

    PSG and Bayern produce a modern-day classic at the Parc des Princes, with the Parisians coming out 5-4 winners and setting up a mouth-watering second leg. Is this tie the REAL final?

    Meanwhile, it’s penalty drama at the Metropolitano as Arsenal draw 1-1 with Atletico Madrid. Should the Gunners have had the chance to make it 2-1 late on in the game?

    They host Fulham this weekend in the Premier League, with title rivals Manchester City having to wait until Monday to go to Everton. Can Roberto De Zerbi build on his first Spurs win when they take on Aston Villa? Their relegation rivals West Ham are at Brentford.

    Where now for Burnley after they sack Scott Parker? Is Manchester United against Liverpool the fifth most interesting game of the weekend?

    And of course there’s the all-important draw for the Inter Totally Cup.

    Produced by Charlie Jones & Xavi Bird

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: How many is too many goals? (3:00)
    • PART 2: PSG 5-4 Bayern Munich (11:00)
    • PART 3: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (25:00)
    • PART 4a: Premier League title race (39:00)
    • PART 4b: Relegation battle (49:00)
    • PART 5: Championship final day + Inter Totally draw (58:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Champions League semi-finals are here and a refereeing scandal in Italy

    28/04/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    Jimbo is joined by the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Tom Williams, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor to look ahead to the Champions League semi-finals and discuss the latest football news from around the continent.

    It's down the last 4 in Europe's premier competition with PSG V Bayern the pick of the semi's on Tuesday, before Arsenal travel to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

    Italian football is in meltdown as a refereeing scandal overshadows the weekend when Inter were hoping to seal the Serie A title. This comes 20 years on from the Calciopoli scandal and just a few weeks after the national side's failure to reach the World Cup.

    In Spain, Real Madrid drop points again and will be hoping to avoid handing the champions-elect Barca the title in the upcoming Clásico. In Germany, Bayern have the title wrapped up and are going for a treble, while across the border in France, PSG look to have seen off Lens and are now 6 points clear at the top.

    Plus Moment of the week and Tom's marathon weekend.

    Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.

    RUNNING ORDER:

    • PART 1: Moment of the week (0.40)
    • PART 2: Champions League preview (12.50)
    • PART 3: Serie A with James (26.30)
    • PART 4: La Liga with Pol (44.15)
    • PART 5: Bundesliga with Seb (50.55)
    • PART 6: Ligue 1 with Tom (57.05)
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James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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