Latest What if football Podcast Episodes
Euro Daily: A Banger in Bavaria, Magical Magyars and Spain’s wait continues
What if Football - June 20, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutesIn a direct contrast to the games the previous day: the European Championships delivered by the bucket load on Saturday night. We started off with a Magical performance by the Magyars in front of 60,000 strong in Budapest, as France were seemingly spooked and wasteful in front of goal. Later on, ...
Euro Daily: Auld Stalemate, Czechmate and Sweden entertain!
What if Football - June 19, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutesThe great big battle from Euro 96 failed to live up to expectations as toothless England faced the stoic Scottish at Wembley, 25 years on from the great clash. Czech Republic all but confirmed their last 16 place with a draw at their new home of Hampden against Croatia. Meanwhile Sweden, entertai...
Euro Daily: Belgium and Netherlands through and all aboard the Roman Yaremchuk golden boot train!
What if Football - June 18, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutesBelgium became the first team to come from behind to win a game at Euro 2020 in a match dedicated to Christian Eriksen, as Kevin De Bruyne showed his class. Netherlands joined them, sauntering to a win over a poor Austrian side to win Group C. But more importantly: Roman Yaremchuk golden boot tra...
Euro Daily: Italy 29 unbeaten, Wales all but through, Turkey stuffed
What if Football - June 17, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutesItaly wait eternally for 3 goals in a European Championship game and two games of 3-0 wins come within 5 days. They now sit one behind the 30-match unbeaten record of Vittorio Pozzo from the 1930s. Wales and Turkey was the most important match of Group A thus far and Gareth Bale turned in a super...
Euro Daily: Marvellous Mbappe, Record-breaking Ronnie, Heroic Hungary
What if Football - June 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutesWe have now seen all 24 teams at the European Championships. Who will win it? We saw three of the big hitters yesterday as France and Germany met in Munich in the biggest match of the group stages. Kylian Mbappe was superb, as was the midfield 3 of France which could quite possibly be the best in...
Euro Daily: A Puskas Goal Winner, VACANTdowski, Miserable Morata
What if Football - June 15, 2021 10:15 - 45 minutesThe drama continued as Group D became Group E at EURO 2020. Patrik Schick took the game by the scruff of its neck at Hampden Park, first by scoring a superb header and second by scoring the longest goal in European Championships history. Czech Republic move onto Croatia on Friday having wrapped u...
Euro Daily: Less Yorkshire Pirlo More Yorkshire Tardelli, Netherlands chaos, Austria quality
What if Football - June 14, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutesFootball's just switched its SatNav on and it's ready to come home as Kalvin Phillips stars in England's 1-0 win over Croatia, England's first ever European Championships opening game victory at the 10th attempt! Also, Jake covers the game of the tournament thus far between Netherlands and Ukrain...
Euro Daily: Celebrating Christian Eriksen
What if Football - June 13, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutesFootball, more than ever, appeared irrelevant yesterday. As a result, we will celebrate the career of Christian Eriksen as opposed to covering Denmark's match with Finland, before previewing England's start to the tournament and other games - featuring Austria and Macedonia as well as Netherlands...
Euro Daily: Turkey gobbled up by Italy, Home Nations Chances and a little love for Denmark
What if Football - June 12, 2021 10:00 - 42 minutesIt's finally here! Euros fever as Turkey are gobbled up by Italy in a 3-0 damning display for the supposed dark horses Turks. Meanwhile, as Roberto Mancini looks to the last 16 and potentially beyond, Turkey's next game against Wales, with a slight home advantage in Baku, is a must-win. We charte...
Euro Daily: 24 Players to Watch!
What if Football - June 11, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesWe all love picking out a fresh-faced young talent and being proved right when they deliver the goods. In the final of five previews before the opening of UEFA EURO 2020 tonight in Rome, Jake takes a look at a player from each team to look out for this summer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy an...
Euro Daily: Predicting UEFA EURO 2020!
What if Football - June 10, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourWill England finally end 55 years of hurt? Will France be ominous and win the entire thing again? Or will Belgium's Golden Generation finally be rewarded?Who is the best dark horse out of Ukraine, Denmark or Turkey?Do Spain, Italy or the Netherlands stand a chance?Can Portugal retain the trophy?W...
Euro Daily: Group E + F Preview | France, Portugal, Germany in the Group of Death, Spain + Sweden reunited
What if Football - June 09, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutesThe third episode of the Euro Daily podcast features the final of three group stage previews and of course the final two groups. One features Spain in what appears an easy group - against Sweden, Slovakia and Poland - but they've faltered early before, as they have experienced in the last three t...
Euro Daily: Group C + D Preview | England's Walking Wounded, Scotland's return and a return to form for the Dutch?
What if Football - June 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourWelcome to the second of 3 group previews for UEFA EURO 2020. Today we will be previewing Groups C and D which means the big boys of the Netherlands and England - will they rue the injuries of Liverpool superstars? We've got the dark horses of Croatia and Ukraine, Austria who are out of their fir...
Euro Daily: Group A + B Preview | Italian favourites, Turkish delight and Danish dark horses
What if Football - June 07, 2021 11:30 - 59 minutesWelcome to the very first Euro Daily podcast! From now until July 12th, we will cover everthing Euro 2020! Today, we're discussing the first two groups at the Championships. Will Italy and Belgium saunter through to the knockout phase? Are Turkey and Denmark dark horses in the tournament? Who wil...
Noughties Nostalgia: Portugal and Greece at Euro 2004, Germany’s Root and Branch Review
What if Football - June 02, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutesOn the final Noughties Nostalgia show before our break for the European Championships, we discuss all things international tournament football. We charter the shocks of Greece at Euro 2004 as well as Portugal and Greece’s efforts in tournament football in the 21st century. Is Greece’s Euro 2004 w...
Noughties Nostalgia: Best International Tournament Shocks, England at Euro 2000, Man Utd win a League Title
What if Football - May 26, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesOn the 43rd episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast, we are firmly entrenched in European Championships fever! With the games just a matter of weeks away, we dissect England's time at the Championships and see how well they did in 2000 - spoiler: it wasn't great. We take a look back, with help...
The 2020-21 European Leagues Season in Review
What if Football - May 25, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutesEurope is fractured. Perez and Agnelli are in the mud. But amid speculation of a ‘SUPER’ League in the backdrop of a global pandemic – the European leagues were *largely* more competitive than ever. Was it because of the truncated season? Is the gap shrinking between the elite and the also-rans?...
The 2020-21 Premier League Season In Review
What if Football - May 24, 2021 11:21 - 1 hourWell. That was some season. 380 games, close to zero fans, one crippling pandemic. We’ve had a record breaking amount of Premier League leaders, we were promised shocks and we did get them: Aston Villa 7, Liverpool 2, Man Utd 1, Tottenham 6 as well as Callum Robinson and West Brom tormenting Che...
Noughties Nostalgia: Porto and Liverpool win Champions Leagues, a Juventus-less Serie A
What if Football - May 19, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutesIt is Champions League final season, Business End of the Season season and therefore we are discussing two Champions League final classics: first from 2004 as Jose Mourinho won his first Champions League with Porto against Monaco in Gelsenkirchen. And then perhaps one of the best Champions League...
The EFL Play-off Preview Episode
What if Football - May 17, 2021 09:00 - 1 hourDon't you know pump it up, is your team going up?Yes, it's time for one of the greatest weeks of the English footballing calendar: the play-offs return tonight! Jake discusses each of the 12 teams that have made the play-offs this season from the Championship, League 1 and League 2. 12 will enter...
Noughties Nostalgia: 2003 UEFA Cup final, Liverpool qualify for Champions League, Best La Liga Title Race Ever
What if Football - May 12, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutesWelcome to episode 41, where Jake discusses the three-way fight for Champions League football in 2001 between Liverpool, Leeds and Ipswich – which happened 20 years ago today on the final day of the season. Also, we remember Porto vs Celtic in the 2003 UEFA Cup final and discuss just how good Jos...
Noughties Nostalgia: 2001 FA Cup final, Fulham in Europe, Bayern not winning the Bundesliga
What if Football - May 05, 2021 11:00 - 47 minutesWelcome to the Big 4-0 episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast and we have a cup final extravaganza for you today! We’re covering the fantastic FA Cup final of 2001 where Liverpool beat Arsenal, we’ll also be discussing the best FA Cup finals in history. Jake discusses the fantastic Fulham run...
Noughties Nostalgia: Arsenal going deep in the Champions League, Jose Mourinho’s second English title
What if Football - April 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourOn Episode 39, Jake discusses all things Arsenal. Namely being their best stabs at the Champions League – first with the 2006 run to the final against Barcelona and then – 3 years later – bowing out at the semi-finals to Manchester United. We remain in England for the Table Never Lies, this time...
Noughties Nostalgia: Arsenal going deep in the Champions League, Jose Mourinho’s second English title
What if Football - April 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourOn Episode 39, Jake discusses all things Arsenal. Namely being their best stabs at the Champions League – first with the 2006 run to the final against Barcelona and then – 3 years later – bowing out at the semi-finals to Manchester United. We remain in England for the Table Never Lies, this time ...
Noughties Nostalgia: Manchester City pre-takeover, Chelsea vs Liverpool in the Champions League, Calciopoli
What if Football - April 21, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutesIn the 38th episode of the Noughties Nostalgia, Jake tackles the state of Manchester City prior to the Sheikh takeover in 2008, were they as bad as they get made fun of now? Also, we tackle what Jake deems as THE English rivalry of the 2000s – Chelsea vs Liverpool – and their numerous skirmishes ...
Noughties Nostalgia: Sol Campbell transfer to Arsenal, Lyon + Espanyol in Europe
What if Football - April 14, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutesThe 37th episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast is here. Jake discusses perhaps the most vitriolic transfer in Premier League history and the changing fates of Sol Campbell, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the turn of the millennium. Elsewhere, Jake charters the domestic dominance of Olympiq...
Noughties Nostalgia: FA Cup semi-finals, Carlos Tevez transfer saga, Bayern’s 2006 title
What if Football - April 07, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutesWelcome to the 36th episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast. Jake is here once more to discuss your favourite FA Cup semi-finals - if you wish to contribute to the show and to any topic, hit him up at @WhatIf_YouTube. Jake also takes a look at the Sheffield United and West Ham rivalry that was...
Noughties Nostalgia #35: Leeds United in Europe, Milan v Deportivo, 2005 Survival Sunday
What if Football - March 31, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutesThis week on the Noughties Nostalgia Football Podcast we delve into all things Champions League since we’re a week away from the quarter finals. We charter the rise and fall of Leeds United from successive European semi-finalists to League One in the space of a decade, as well as the best Champio...
Noughties Nostalgia #34: World Cup shocks, Tottenham before Redknapp, A Milan Scudetto
What if Football - March 24, 2021 12:00 - 49 minutesIn the 34th episode of the Noughties Nostalgia Podcast the international break is finally back which means that we’ll looking at some of the best qualification shocks in the 2000s from the FIFA World Cup. This means Ireland vs Netherlands, England vs Germany and other matches not on September 1st...
Noughties Nostalgia #33: The 2007-08 FA Cup season, Alvaro Recoba, Valencia double winners
What if Football - March 17, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutesWelcome to the first week of the rest of Noughties Nostalgia Podcast's life! Right here in proper podcast form. To mark it: we're celebrating the magician that is Alvaro Recoba, as it is his 45th birthday today - was he a case of wasted potential? We're going to take a deep dive in the 2007-08 FA...
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