On todays show Will Gavin starts with a passionate rant about the current state of the Premier League since Man City were found guilty of 114 charges and Alex Crook joins him after who was at Anfield on Sunday.

Will was also joined on the show by good friend of the show Michael Lahoud to catch us up on some of the African superstars from this years World Cup and how they have been getting on at their respective teams.

We also speak to Spanish football expert Phil Kitromilides for a La Liga update after this weekend saw a game abandoned and Vini Jr being sent off

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4 in 4 for the USMNT over the break, and giving opportunity to a young crop of exciting talent... is this the new golden generation?

Domestic football is back with a bang this weekend with Manchester City heading to Anfield, and a victriolic reception, plus United v Spurs and Arsenal v Leeds are all discussed.

The guys also breakdown the latest news from Tonda Eckert's sanctions at Southampton - do they go far enough?

Plus Cristiano Ronaldo's farcical list of demands for Portugal Head Coach Jorge Jesus.

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Is Jesse Marsch playing mind games with the USMNT ahead of their match this week? Nate Bukaty joins the show look ahead to Canada as well as look back at their incredible 3-0 victory over Mexico.

Tim Vickery joins the show to talk about Messi's farewell game and teases that this might not be the last time we see him in the famous blue and white stripes!

England commentator Jim Proudfoot also joined us to discuss England's impressive international break.

We also have EXCLUSIVE interviews with Folarin Balogun and Brazil legend Gilberto Silva.

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Is this the start of a new era of the USMNT?! We'll look forward to USA v Mexico in Arizona with USMNT legend Alexei Lalas. Unsurprisingly he doesn't hold back on Cristiano Ronaldo, on the Premier League's expansion and of course Mauricio Pochettino's plans for the American men's team.

Will Gavin & Max Scott breakdown the explosive Manchester City verdict, what it means for the Premier League & beyond, and whether City should be relegated out of the league.

Plus we address Sports Washing & nations states owning teams, and Ronaldo walking away from Portugal - is he doing his legacy damage? And the so called Americanisation of football - should fans embrace it?

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Spain are World Champions! A final that was far from a classic, but the right team won in the end!

Did they save football? Were Argentina Anti-Football or is it being overblown? We'll talk about them becoming the villains.

And we'll discuss the brilliance of this Spanish team with commentator Phil Kitromilides live from Madrid.

Plus what was the experience like in stadium? Half-time shows and post-game brawls discussed with talkSPORT's voice of live sport Adrian Durham.

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Hosts: Master Tesfatsion & Will Gavin

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Happy World Cup Final Day! But whilst we previewed the game on the live show, it'd go pretty our of date as a podcast, so we ask the hardhitting questions...

Is the third place playoff being a brilliant game still something to celebrate? Is it any consolation for England fans?

Will & Master break down the 6-4 barn burner between England & France, and consider what next for the Three Lions?

Plus we draft our favourite fanbases of the 2026 World Cup... and make our predictions for the final!

Enjoy

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He was a 50/1 shot going into the World Cup, but Lionel Messi, an MLS player, could actually win the Ballon d'Or with a big performance on Sunday!

Today's show was a tour of many of our favourite specialist reporters from the World Cup.

We talked South American football with Felipe Cardenas and asked if Messi could win footballs biggest indvidual prize for a ninth time?

Michael Lahoud joins us on what a huge win the World Cup has been for Africa.

And Nate Bukaty on the wider impact of the World Cup in the United States.

Enjoy!

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Will & Max pick their 3 things they'd keep from the 2026 World Cup, and what's going in the bin! What would you never want to see again?

And is the third place play-off the worst game in football? Even if so, does Thomas Tuchel have extra pressure on him vs France because of the midweek performance?

Plus we'll discuss the idea of Football DNA, and the brilliant Kevin Hatchard joins the show. Enjoy!

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