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James Richardson's joined by Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and John Ashdown for this brand spanking new edition of Football Weekly. We start - for all you Pantera fans - with Chelsea's vulgar display of power at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal were outmuscled and outclassed so is this year's Premier League title Carlo Ancelotti's to lose?From London, we move on to the northwest, where Manchester City suffered their seventh successive draw, this time at home to Hull. Even with a Carling Cup...

James Richardson looks over the reaction of the European press to the big stories from the Champions League this week, including Liverpool's woe, Bordeaux glee and the ongoing saga of Ronaldo's ankle and the witch-doctor...James RichardsonAndy Gallagher

This week's Football Weekly Extra has full reaction from the Champions League with Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Raphael Honigstein joining James to discuss the key issues.These include: Liverpool crashing out, Chelsea marching on, Juventus looking shakey and joy for those Viola of Florence.Sid Lowe joins the fun from Madrid with news of Inter's dismal performance in Barcelona, plus a preview of the weekend's El Clsico between Bara and Madrid.There's also some tasty looking Premier...

The leading lights: James Richardson, Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle, and Owen GibsonThe supporting cast: Sid Lowe in Madrid, and Leander Schaerlaeckens in Washington, DC.The location: The pod, near-earth orbit.The questions:- is Jermain Defoe the best finisher in England, as Harry Redknapp believes?- can Tottenham pip Manchester City and Liverpool to fourth place in the Premier League? - what lies in store for the likes of Internazionale, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich in this week's crucial...

James Richardson welcomes a bumper panel of Paul Doyle, Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle and Jonathan Wilson to discuss the week's dramatic World Cup play-offs.The pod start by discussing the reaction in Paris and Dublin to Thierry Henry's double handball before William Gallas's goal, before arguing about video technology, Henry's reputation and what, if anything, Ireland can do now.Slovenia finished sixth in their qualification group for Euro 2008, so how did they manage to get past Russia?...

James Richardson is joined by Sean Ingle, Paolo Bandini, and Jonathan Wilson, and there's a distinctly international flavour to the latest Football Weekly.First up, Fernando Duarte reports from the mountains of Oman to look back on the clash between World Cup favourites Brazil and a depleted England. What lessons, if any, will Dunga and Fabio Capello have learnt from this encounter?We also look ahead to the second leg of Ireland's World Cup play-off with France, and the other battles in the...

James Richardson is joined by Sean Ingle, Rob Smyth and Paul Doyle. On the pod this week:• The team are joined on the phone by Raphael Honigstein to reflect on the death of Robert Enke.• A full World Cup play-off preview.• Brian Oliver drops by to discuss the African World Cup qualifiers and reminisce about the infamous Egypt v Algeria game from 1989.• And Sid Lowe is on the line to preview Spain's friendly against Argentina.Post your comment below, or get down with the kids on Facebook and...

With neither cameras nor live streaming - James Richardson and co kick it old skool on the latest Football Weekly.Barry Glendenning gives his thoughts on Didier Drogba's 'jimmy legs' as Chelsea beat Manchester United to create a five-point gap at the top of the Premier League and Sir Alex Ferguson being less than impressed with the refereeing. Again.Also in the podcast, James Dart reckons it could still be curtains for Phil Brown at Hull, even after yesterday's win. Sid Lowe tells us about...

James Richardson looks over the European papers' take on all this week's Champions League actionJames RichardsonAndy GallagherShehani Fernando

If you missed the live video stream of this special edition of Football Weekly Extra - here's the show all over again, just without the pictures and the nervous tension.James Richardson's joined in the pod by Barry Glendenning, Rafa Honigstein and Paolo Bandini to look back on all the midweek action from the Champions League. Plus, in between Sid Lowe's revelations from Spain, we also look forward to the next round of Premier League fixtures, including the top of the table clash between...

In the wake of James's admission about his musical taste on last week's pod, producer Pete lines up a little surprise for him ...James RichardsonBarry Glendenning

James Richardson is joined by Barry Glendenning, Raphael Honigstein and Barney Ronay to pore over a blistering weekend of Premier League action.Chelsea powered on and Arsenal humbled Tottenham, but Liverpool were plunged deeper into crisis after losing 3-1 to Fulham. Is Rafa Bentez's job on the line in their Champions League clash with Lyon on Wednesday? Your Football Weekly pod squad is split - and they're also not sure whether or not to back Hull's Phil Brown a million percent. His new...

James Richardson is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle, and Kevin McCarra to round up the week's football action.The Carling Cup has been maligned but the pod enjoyed the midweek games - even though it wonders why the deep fat-fryer at Oakwell will cost so much to replace.With Pompey being hit with a transfer ban, and Hull and Rangers also struggling, we delve into the murky waters of football finance. Elsewhere, Sid Lowe is on the blower from Spain to talk about Real Madrid's...

Often out-numbered but never out-punned, it's Football Weekly.This week, James Richardson and co discuss Liverpool's victory against Manchester United. Fernando Torres ensured a torrid afternoon for Alex Ferguson's men, and the United boss responded by having a moan at the officials. Again. Rob Smyth is far from amused - indeed, he's downright depressed.As well as a full round-up of the rest of the Premier League news - including a swine flu outbreak at Blackburn - Sid Lowe tells us about a...

James Richardson looks over the European press's take on all this week's Champions League actionJames RichardsonAndy Gallagher

Today it's Champion League chat, from a Football Weekly panel featuring James Richardson, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Paul Doyle.There are lots of tasty group matches to get stuck into and the pod discuss Milan's shock win in Madrid and Rubin Kazan defeating Barcelona, with a little help from Spanish football expert Sid Lowe.There's the ongoing crisis at Liverpool and, after defeat to Lyon, how will they fair against Manchester United on Sunday? And why don't Liverpool fans boo...

James Richardson is joined by Raphael Honigstein, Barry Glendenning and Barney Ronay in the latest Football Weekly, and like the saddos Steve Bruce thinks we are, the pod looks at the beach ball incident at the Stadium of Light. Should the goal have stood? Has it disguised the fact that Liverpool's squad is horribly weak? And with Lyon and Manchester United on the horizon is Rafa Benitez now entering his last week as Liverpool boss?Also in the podcast, we review all the other action in the...

Barry Glendenning, Kevin McCarra and Sean Ingle join host James Richardson in podland for a look back over the week's international football action.As England round off Group Six with a thoroughly unconvincing display against Belarus, the pod discuss what we have learned from their last two games and assess their chances in the finals. Argentina scraped through after a narrow win in Uruguay which prompted an extraordinary press conference from Diego Maradona. Marcela Mora y Araujo calls in...

In the latest Football Weekly, internet sensation James Richardson is joined by Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Jonathan Wilson to look back on – let's be honest – a surprisingly dramatic weekend of World Cup qualifiers.We kick off with England's defeat in Ukraine. Is it time to bed in an alternative to Rio Ferdinand at the back? Did David James do enough to cement his position as the country's top goalkeeper? And who'll lead the line against Belarus in the absence of Wayne Rooney?The pod...

Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Paul Doyle join James Richardson to discuss the latest round of World Cup qualifiers as the race to reach South Africa heats up.The pod wonder where the best place to watch England's game (and James in conversation with Sven-Goran Eriksson) will be, and what Ukraine's chances of victory are.They look at the key games around Europe, including Germany's tough trip to Moscow and Ireland hosting Italy. Lars Eriksen rings in with news of Denmark v Sweden and,...

James Richardson is joined in the pod by James Dart, John Ashdown, and Paul Doyle to look at the big issues thrown up by the weekend's results.We start at Stamford Bridge, where there was nothing Hilrio-us about Chelsea's performance as they beat Liverpool 2-0. Are Carlo Ancelotti's Blues back to their ruthless, efficient best? How many more defeats can Liverpool afford this season? And if Alberto Aquilani is the answer - what question is Rafael Bentez asking?From there, we move further down...