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The Game
The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer r...
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1294 episodis
Was Premier League power exposed?
It was a torrid week for the English clubs in the Champions League. Liverpool Arsenal and Newcastle are in the balance, but Chelsea, City and Spurs lo...
Who is best placed to challenge Arsenal in the future?
FA Cup reaction and the future of Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man Utd.
Port Vale provided a much needed FA Cup shock and Wrexham showed the...
Why are Arsenal getting so much stick?
Arsenal went seven points clear beating Brighton one nil but Brighton manager Fabien Hurzeler said 'only one team wanted to play football' and 'he wou...
EFL Extra: "Six pointers everywhere!"
Are Leicester or West Brom really heading to League One? It doesn't look good for at least one of the midlands giants who are stuck in a battle for su...
Do Arsenal only win ugly? Are Spurs just ugly?
It's as you were at the top of the table as City and Arsenal both win.
Are Arsenal too reliant on set pieces or do fans and team alike not care...
Bonkers Bodo and Lammens shines for Man United
Giants Real Madrid and PSG just managed to qualify in the Champions League last 16 but who is the best we've seen in the competition so far? Bode Glim...
Can Spurs go down?
If there were any questions ahead of the North London derby Arsenal answered them, emphatically.
Spurs by contrast looked like relegation candi...
Nervy Nervy Arsenal - Is it happening again?
"Arsenal are blowing it? Their best chance of a title in over twenty years and they are looking nervy, again."
Or...
"Winning a title isn'...
EFL Extra: What is the best league in England?
Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson with the latest from the English Football League.
Is the Championship the best league in England, Gregor Roberts...
Spurs or Forest to go down? And what will Arsenal win?
Spurs and Forest have rolled the dice again...but will Igor Tudor or Vítor Pereira have the desired effect?
Is either appointment on merit, or...
Spurs and Forest sack the boss - will it work?
Spurs won the sack race! They got rid of Thomas Frank 24 hours before Nottingham Forest said goodbye to Sean Dyche. Why did they go, was it the right...
VAR is finished but City aren't
It's all about VAR again, and Gregor is sick of it. But Tom Allnutt thinks the officials at Anfield got it right - so, time to do away with it or acce...
"Player Power...give me a break!"
Who has the power in modern football - clubs or players? In the summer Alexander Isak was called morally bankrupt, where would he be now had he not fo...
Coventry are wobbling, who can take advantage?
It is not a blip anymore, Coventry are now in full wobble, Middlesborough have joined them at the top but there are other, unfancied teams waiting in...
Wastes of money, most versatile player and who's lost their swagger?
It was a weekend of two halves - Chelsea, Spurs and Fulham all came back from two goals down at half time...only Fulham didn't hang on. As Man City wo...
Should Heading be Banned? And the real Roy Keane?
Tony Cascarino was a team mate of Roy Keane, he's been to see the film about Keane and his Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy, he gives his ver...
Man Utd's Carrick bounce expose Arsenal’s nerve
Manchester United make it two statement wins under Michael Carrick — but are they really back? Arsenal’s lead at the top is down to four points after...
EFL Extra: Big changes in the Championship
Nothing stays the same for long in the Championship.
Coventry were having a wobble but two wins a signing some injury returns have put that to...
Pep’s last season? And will Palmer make the World Cup?
Artificial pitch and injuries aside Man City lost to Bode Glimt, a team who haven’t won in the Champions League all season. After the match Pe...
Managerial magic at Old Trafford but misery for Frank and Glasner
Michael Carrick brought back a touch of the glory days for Manchester United fans on Saturday. his team were on the front foot as they beat a lack lus...
VAR and Chelsea drop the ball
It was VAR and goalkeeping errors that made the headlines across the two League Cup semi-finals. Chelsea’s Robert Sanchez gifted two goals to Arsenal...
Shocks, goals and managers under pressure
Upsets, late drama, near misses and lots of goals. The FA Cup third round had it all.
It may have lost some of its shine in recent years but at...
Who is next for Man Utd? Plus mid week match reviews
“If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the answer, what the hell is the question!?”
Man Utd look like going back to the future, is that the right answer fo...
EFL Extra: The winners and losers from the festive period
Coventry did not have a good Christmas – is it a slip or the rot setting in?
Ipswich and Watford by contrast had a bumper Christmas. With the sq...
Ruben Amorim Sacked!
Never a club to be upstaged Manchester United sack their manager Ruben Amorim just four days after Chelsea sacked their manager Enzo Maresca.
Ar...
New Year, same old chaotic Chelsea
It's the new year, Enzo Maresca is out, but what does the future hold for both the manager and the club? And is Liam Rosenoir the right choice to repl...
Which teams had a Happy Christmas and which didn't?
Reaction to all the Christmas fixtures as Villa keep winning, Arsenal look nervous and City look ominous. If Villa win at Arsenal can they go all the...
EFL Extra: Christmas Special
It’s Christmas but the EFL doesn’t stop and neither do Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson – here with a bonus Christmas edition of EFL Extra.
They...
How good are Villa and who is the best midfielder in the world?
As Villa cement their place in the top three just how good are they? Do they have the squad depth to last the course? Is their star midfielder...
City for the title? Chelsea chaos and end of year awards
Chelsea are through to the semi-finals of the League Cup, but behind the scenes there is more chaos. Manager Enzo Maresca is unhappy, but no one quite...
Arsenal or City? Rogers or Palmer?
Arsenal are still top of the Premier League but are Manchester City favourites for the title after this weekend? City beat Palace convincingly but Ars...
Liverpool, Chelsea and Madrid prove 'Mo Money Mo Problems.'
Liverpool got a much-needed away win at Inter Milan, but their hundred million pound star striker looked lost - why? Off the pitch will Mo Salah still...
EFL Extra: Who are the ‘dangerous lurkers’ ?
Leaders Coventry suffered first defeat in sixteen games at Ipswich. Wil the result create doubt in Frank Lampard’s squad, or was it just a blip?
...
Salah’s future and brilliant Villa
Mo Salah dropped a bombshell on Saturday evening. After starting on the bench for the third game in a row he gave an incendiary interview afte...
WORLD CUP 2026 DRAW - REACTION SPECIAL
After what felt like a nine hour draw England will face Croatia, Ghana and Panama.
Scotland will face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil.
Is ther...
Are Arsenal the only team not in transition?
After a goal packed set of midweek fixtures what has changed?
Chelsea’s title credentials were checked as a buoyant Leeds put three past them a...
Chelsea and Arsenal fight it out and Salah dropped
Arsenal went to Stamford Bridge without both first choice centre backs and took a point. Chelsea played the league leaders for sixty minutes with ten...
Is anyone better than Arsenal?
Arsenal are dominating the Premier League and now they’re doing the same in Europe. Can they win both the big titles? Gregor Robertson thinks their su...
EFL Extra: New faces and lofty ambitions
More new managers in the Championship as Swansea, Middlesborough and Norwich all appoint. In South Wales Vitor Matos wants to bring back the DNA of th...
Eze shines but is Frank out of his depth?
Eberechi Eze scored a brilliant hat-trick to win the North London derby for Arsenal and proved he is now a certified star at the very top of the Premi...