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    Advantage Arsenal against Atleti? Was PSG Bayern too good? Can Spurs catch the Hammers?

    30/04/2026 | 59 mins.
    Jimbo is back on duty alongside Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Jack Lang to discuss Act One of the Champions League semi-finals and look ahead to this week’s Premier League action.

    PSG and Bayern produce a modern-day classic at the Parc des Princes, with the Parisians coming out 5-4 winners and setting up a mouth-watering second leg. Is this tie the REAL final?

    Meanwhile, it’s penalty drama at the Metropolitano as Arsenal draw 1-1 with Atletico Madrid. Should the Gunners have had the chance to make it 2-1 late on in the game?

    They host Fulham this weekend in the Premier League, with title rivals Manchester City having to wait until Monday to go to Everton. Can Roberto De Zerbi build on his first Spurs win when they take on Aston Villa? Their relegation rivals West Ham are at Brentford.

    Where now for Burnley after they sack Scott Parker? Is Manchester United against Liverpool the fifth most interesting game of the weekend?

    And of course there’s the all-important draw for the Inter Totally Cup.

    Produced by Charlie Jones & Xavi Bird

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: How many is too many goals? (3:00)
    • PART 2: PSG 5-4 Bayern Munich (11:00)
    • PART 3: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Arsenal (25:00)
    • PART 4a: Premier League title race (39:00)
    • PART 4b: Relegation battle (49:00)
    • PART 5: Championship final day + Inter Totally draw (58:00)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Champions League semi-finals are here and a refereeing scandal in Italy

    28/04/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    Jimbo is joined by the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Tom Williams, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor to look ahead to the Champions League semi-finals and discuss the latest football news from around the continent.

    It's down the last 4 in Europe's premier competition with PSG V Bayern the pick of the semi's on Tuesday, before Arsenal travel to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.

    Italian football is in meltdown as a refereeing scandal overshadows the weekend when Inter were hoping to seal the Serie A title. This comes 20 years on from the Calciopoli scandal and just a few weeks after the national side's failure to reach the World Cup.

    In Spain, Real Madrid drop points again and will be hoping to avoid handing the champions-elect Barca the title in the upcoming Clásico. In Germany, Bayern have the title wrapped up and are going for a treble, while across the border in France, PSG look to have seen off Lens and are now 6 points clear at the top.

    Plus Moment of the week and Tom's marathon weekend.

    Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.

    RUNNING ORDER:

    • PART 1: Moment of the week (0.40)
    • PART 2: Champions League preview (12.50)
    • PART 3: Serie A with James (26.30)
    • PART 4: La Liga with Pol (44.15)
    • PART 5: Bundesliga with Seb (50.55)
    • PART 6: Ligue 1 with Tom (57.05)
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    Chelsea book FA Cup final with City, as Arsenal + Spurs both win!

    26/04/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Matt Davies-Adams welcomes Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Colin Millar into the pod to talk FA Cup and Premier League action.

    Calum McFarlane’s Chelsea see off Leeds 1-0 in the Sunday semi-final. Are they standing between Man City and a domestic treble?

    Arsenal go back 3 points clear at the top of the Premier League after a narrow and nervy win over Newcastle. Was it a performance that posed more questions than answers?

    It was a huge weekend at the bottom with victories galore. Spurs won for the first time in 2026, but West Ham beat Everton in stoppage time. And Nottingham Forest ran riot at Sunderland, winning 5-0 on Friday.

    Plus Daniel witnessed the incredible finale in the National League as York City won promotion to the Football League at Rochdale’s expense.

    Produced by Charlie Jones

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: York promoted in incredible National League finale (02:00)
    • PART 2a: Chelsea 1-0 Leeds (09:00)
    • PART 2b: Man City 2-1 Southampton (16:30)
    • PART 3: Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle (26:00)
    • PART 4a: West Ham 2-1 Everton (37:00)
    • PART 4b: Wolves 0-1 Spurs (44:00)
    • PART 4c: Sunderland 0-5 Nottingham Forest (50:00)
    • PART 4d: Liverpool 3-1 Crystal Palace (58:00)
    • PART 4e: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa and the race for 6th (61:00)
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    Chelsea sack Rosenior ahead of Leeds semi… and will goal difference decide the title?

    23/04/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
    Matt Davies-Adams is in the chair alongside Duncan Alexander, Benji Lanyado and Jay Harris as Chelsea say goodbye to another manager and Manchester City go top.

    Liam Rosenior is OUT at Chelsea after overseeing their worst run of form since 1912. Calum McFarlane takes interim charge for the rest of the campaign. Can he oversee a win against Leeds in the FA Cup this Sunday?

    Much better news for Manchester City, who have moved top of the Premier League for the first time since the opening weekend. A 1-0 win at Burnley relegates the Clarets and sends Pep Guardiola’s men above Arsenal on goals scored. Will they still be there at the end of May? They take on Southampton in the other semi-final this weekend.

    Plus, the team look ahead to the rest of the weekend’s action. Can the Gunners move back ahead of City with a win against Newcastle? Will relegated Wolves drag Spurs down with them?

    And with Leicester marking the ten-year anniversary of winning the Premier League by being relegated to League One, we ask what other unthinkable things might be happening in the world of football in a decade’s time.

    Produced by Charlie Jones and Xavi Bird

    RUNNING ORDER:
    • PART 1: What will football look like in 10 years? (2 mins)
    • PART 2: Chelsea sack Rosenior (6 mins)
    • PART 3a: Chelsea v Leeds (19 mins)
    • PART 3b: Man City v Southampton (27 mins)
    • PART 4a: Arsenal v Newcastle (42 mins)
    • PART 4b: Wolves v Tottenham (50 mins)
    • PART 4c: West Ham v Everton (56 mins)
    • PART 4d: Rest of the Premier League (61 mins)
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  • The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

    Bayern win Bundesliga, Sociedad win Copa Del Rey + is the title race back on in France?

    21/04/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
    Jimbo and the usual team of Seb Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballus, James Horncastle and Tom Williams are back to discuss what’s been going on in the continent.

    Bayern Munich are German champions for a 35th time. A 4-2 win over Stuttgart secures the title after second-placed Dortmund lose 2-1 to Hoffenheim. Is this the first of an incredible treble for Vincent Kompany’s men this season?

    In Spain, it’s a first Real Sociedad trophy in front of fans for 38 years as they beat Atletico Madrid on a penalty shootout to win the Copa Del Rey. Delight for the White and Blues, but how might this impact Atleti ahead of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal? And what’s been the fallout at Real Madrid and Barca after they were dumped out?

    The Ligue 1 title race could be back on after PSG lose 2-1 to Lyon. Second-placed Lens beat Toulouse 3-2 to close the gap to just one point. And in Italy, Inter go 12 points clear with five games to go: a 3-0 win over Cagliari means the Serie A title looks like a formality for the league leaders.

    Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird.

    RUNNING ORDER:

    PART 1: Moments of the week (3 mins)
    PART 2: Real Sociedad win Copa Del Rey (12 mins)
    PART 3A: Bayern win the Bundesliga (30 mins)
    PART 3B: Ligue 1 review – PSG stutter in the title race (34 mins)
    PART 4: Serie A review – Inter go 12 points clear (46 mins)
    PART 5: Bundesliga review – The race for top four hots up (62 mins)

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James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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