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After another chaotic summer for Barcelona, it might be easy to overlook the team's otherworldly young core. Musa and Ryan discuss the likes of Ansu Fati, Pedri, Gavi, et al., and how Barca’s signings could affect their pathway and progress (07:54). They then discuss Alexander Isak’s transfer to Newcastle (28:15) and Callum Hudson-Odoi’s rumored loan to Bayer Leverkusen (37:05). Finally, after recent online discourse, they chat about what makes the Bundesliga—and other leagues—great, even when one side regularly wins the title (43:34).
Host: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan begin this week with Leeds’ ferocious 3-0 win over Chelsea with very impressive performance from Jesse Marsch’s side (4:31). Next up, it’s Newcastle and Manchester City’s six-goal thriller (18:25) and did Kieran Trippier show us an example of a spiritual red card? There’s some Arsenal chat after they remain the only Premier League side with a 100 percent record (30:52), plus shouts to Brighton and a wrap-up of some of the other games (33:31) before a quick roundup of Ligue 1, Serie A, the Bundesliga, and La Liga (40:00).
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan open up the mailbag for the first time this season. They answer questions on Ben Chilwell’s place at Chelsea following the arrival of Marc Cucurella (04:42), Elon Musk pretending to buy Manchester United (11:20), a karmic Premier League (14:32), a manager 'Royal Rumble' (20:31), and where they would award the 2030 men’s World Cup (26:47). They also discuss who will be this season’s "always watch" (30:21) and a couple of transfers, including possible destinations for Christian Pulisic (35:37).
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan are back to talk about a weekend of fixtures that were as hot as the weather. They round up some of the key results around Europe after the returns of La Liga and Serie A (04:23), before heading to Stamford Bridge to chat about Chelsea and Spurs’ fiery draw (16:52) and give some Premier League shout-outs (37:15). Then, they look back at Brentford’s surgical dismantling of Manchester United, which highlighted numerous flaws in Erik ten Hag’s side and saw plenty of online "Ewok-ing" (40:42).
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan are back to catch up a bit before discussing Real Madrid’s win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the European Super Cup (08:31), plus some transfers since the last episode, including Timo Werner’s return to Leipzig (16:05) and Musa reacts to seeing Georginio Wijnaldum’s announcement video for the first time. Then, in a week when the Benjamin Mendy and Ryan Giggs trials began, with the backdrop of allegations against another current Premier League footballer, they discuss the dangers of football tribalism in response to troubling allegations or criticism of clubs (20:35). Content warning: This final segment contains references to cases containing accounts of sexual assault, domestic violence, and rape.
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan are still bathing in the warm rays of England’s Euros win (00:39), but they turn their attention to some of the results from men’s club football over the weekend. They chat a bit about whether Liverpool have exposed a potential problem for Manchester City and what else could be taken away from their 3-1 Community Shield victory (08:03). They then go to Germany, where Sadio Mané scored for Bayern in their Super Cup win over Leipzig (23:12) and then discuss PSV’s win over Ajax (28:50). Plus, there’s some chat about Dortmund (32:45), German Cup upsets (36:25), and some lovely transfers.
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan instantly react to Germany’s 2-1 win over France to set up a Euro 2022 final against England at Wembley Stadium (02:55). They discuss Alexandra Popp’s brace, her tournament overall, and more from another thrilling Euros knockout fixture.
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Musa and Ryan begin with South Africa’s historic win over Morocco, to win the Women’s AFCON for the very first time (02:45). They then chat about Sweden and France competing in the Euros semifinals (12:30), before wrapping up some goings-on in the men’s game (28:34), including Bayern, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Barcelona debuts and Ben Mee’s carbon neutral Brentford transfer!
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Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan recap Germany’s 2-0 win over Austria to set up a Euro 2022 semifinal spot, where they will face France or the Netherlands (06:52). They then dive in to a couple more bits of transfer business (23:33), including yet another impressive signing in a good summer for Spurs (26:19). Side note: They would have loved to talk about the Ben Mee to Brentford signing, but that confirmation dropped after the recording. Then finally, they revisit a topic from a couple of months ago and read out some listener submissions (36:22).
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Producer: Ryan Hunn
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Musa and Ryan have a quick catch-up, including Musa’s encounter with a Jedi, before moving on to rounding up the Euros' goings-on over the weekend, where all but one of the quarterfinalists were confirmed (07:39). In the second part of the show, they discuss some more transfers in the men’s game, including Koulibaly’s importance for Chelsea, Spurs’ depth (18:59), Lisandro Martinez following Erik ten Hag to Manchester United (28:51), and how on earth Barcelona are still signing players (35:10).
Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn
Producer: Ryan Hunn
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