The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Julien Laurens, and Adam Bate are here to bring in the new Premier League season with this bumper preview show. They discuss whether anyone can topple Manchester City, whether the three new-boys will still be there in nine months time, and find out which former England player Jules has been holidaying with this summer. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Welcome all (00m 50s) • PART 1b: City champions elect again, Sarri Chelsea, and Liverpool love in with Melissa Reddy (02m 00s) • PART 2: The unknown quantity: Arsenal, Mou's Moanchester United, Spurs' big spenders (20m 10s) • PART 3a: Totally's family expanded with The Totally Scottish Football Show's Andrew Slaven (38m 40s) • PART 3b: The best of the rest including Leicester, Everton, Burnley and West Ham (41m 00s) 
• PART 4: A welcome return to the Premier League for Cardiff, Fulham and Wolves (51m 30s) 
• PART 5a: If they stay up who must go down (60m 00s) • PART 5b: Odds with Paddy Power (69m 20s) • PART 6: Exeunt Omnes (72m 40s) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special STAY IN TOUCH: • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow

Carlos Kaiser is a legend in Brazil, after he carved out a 20-year career at some of the country's top clubs despite never actually playing a match.  Why did he live this life of deception - and how did he get away with it?  Director Louis Myles and producers Tom Markham and Rob Fullam tell us all as they discuss their new documentary, **[Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/)** • **Kaiser** is out in UK cinemas on Friday 27 July, with special director's Q&A sessions at VUE Westfield White City on Thursday 26 July and  VUE Piccadilly Apollo on Friday 27 July.  See **[kaiserthefilm](http://kaiserthefilm.co.uk/) **for more info. • [**Rob Smyth**'s book about Kaiser is out now](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Greatest-Footballer-Never-Football/dp/1787290255?tag=prhmarketing3915-21)

Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Matt Davies celebrate France’s World Cup win, and give some final thoughts on an unbelievable Russia 2018 RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: France 4 - 2 Croatia (01m 20s) • PART 1b: Pogba and Mbappe run the show (07m 30s) • PART 1c: Some love for Modric (11m 40s) • PART 1d: Final final thoughts (16m 20s) 
• PART 2a: Belgium 2 - 0 England - and the curse off the third and fourth place playoff (20m 00s) 
• PART 2b: Russia’s World Cup legacy (26m 00s) • PART 3: A quick look ahead to club football - and some revelations (33m 00s) LIVE NEWS: • [**We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for Totally Football Live!**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#) << Now with added Daniel Storey and Rory Smith>> CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • we’ve teamed up with **Beer52** to offer you a free post-World Cup crate of craft beer. All you have to pay is £2.95 P&P. Head to **[beer52.com/football](http://www.beer52.com/football) **to find out more STAY IN TOUCH: • find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)** • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Jack Lang look ahead to Sunday’s World Cup final between France and Croatia. Plus, our highlights from the past month of football, and more England contemplation RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Further reflections on England’s exit (02m 00s) • PART 2a: Croatia’s chances in the final - with Juraj Vrdoljak (07m 00s) • PART 2b: France the favourites - with Julien Laurens (12m 00s) • PART 3a: Highlights of Russia 2018 (20m 00s) • PART 3b: Football’s coming home: discuss (30m 40s)
 • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (32m 10s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (33m 10s) LIVE NEWS: • [We’re headed to **Manchester on Friday 5 October for Totally Football Live!**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#) <>** CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,** who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • it's [Tour de France time - so listen to **The** **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo wipes away the tears of Carl Anka, David Preece and James Horncastle to reflect on England’s semi-final defeat to Croatia  RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A time for reflection (01m 20s) • PART 1b: The story of the match (06m 10s) • PART 1c: Rory Smith’s reaction at the Luzhniki (16m 10s) • PART 2: Takeaways, lessons learned and hot takes (21m 00s) 
 • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 40s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes (31m 00s) LIVE NEWS: • [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)! CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) •[football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Tom Williams in the pod and Totally Football voices from around Russia to look ahead to the Big One: England v Croatia. Plus, Julien Laurens in St Petersburg tells us about France’s semi-final victory over Belgium RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: France do Belgium - with Julien Laurens (02m 00s) • PART 1b: Where did Belgium go wrong? (07m 30s) • PART 1c: How to beat France (12m 30s) • PART 2a: England v Croatia preview - with added montage (14m 40s)   • PART 2b: What if… (18m 20s) • PART 2c: The view from Croatia - with Juraj Vrdoljak (24m 00s) 
 • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes and a word on momentum (29m 10s) LIVE NEWS: • [We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for **Totally Football Live**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#)! CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) • [it's Tour de France time - so listen to the **Bradley Wiggins Show by Eurosport**](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bradley-wiggins-show/id1404437099?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [tweet: **@TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo has Michael Cox, James Horncastle and Sasha Goryunov in the studio and Rory Smith and Kelly Somers on the line from Russia to look back on England’s win over Sweden and Russia’s exit from the World Cup at the hands of the Three Lions’ semi-final opponents, Croatia.  RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: It’s been a while… (01m 00s) • PART 1b: England sail into the semi-finals - with Kelly Somers (08m 00s) • PART 1c: In praise of the new England (10m 00s) • PART 2a: Croatia knock out Russia - with Rory Smith from the New York Times (14m 20s)   • PART 2b: Farewell to Russia and a lookahead to England v Croatia (21m 30s)
 • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (30m 00s) • PART 4: A word on Gareth Southgate and exeunt omnes (31m 00s) LIVE NEWS: • Football's coming home (maybe) - and we’re headed to Manchester (definitely). Join us for [**Totally Football Live at the Royal Northern College of Music on Friday 6 October.**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live)    CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. Find out more PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • [find us on **Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • [send us a **tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo has Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams for company to analyse Belgium’s victory over Brazil and France’s elimination of Uruguay. Plus, previews of Saturday’s quarter-finals: England v Sweden and Russia v Croatia. Woof! RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Belgium boss Brazil - and it was all a bit 7-1y (01m 40s) • PART 1b: A great day to be a Belgian - with Kristof Terreur (04m 00s) • PART 1c: France await as Brazil recriminate (09m 00s) • PART 2: France 2 - 0 Uruguay (18m 40s) • PART 3a: England v Sweden preview - with Frida Fagerlund (23m 50s)   • PART 3b: Russia v Croatia preview - with Juraj Vrdoljak (36m 00s)
 • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (43m 40s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (44m 40s) CHARITY NEWS: we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. 
PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Matt Davies and a drained Iain Macintosh to make sense of England’s penalty shootout victory over Colombia - witnessed in Moscow by newly-adopted Englishman, Rafa Honigstein - as Sweden await in the World Cup quarter-finals… RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England. Penalties. That sort of thing (01m 20s) • PART 1b: A word from an adopted Englishman - Rafa Honigstein, after the final whistle (04m 30s) • PART 1c: More analysis of England’s win over Colombia (06m 20s) • PART 2a: Sweden await after beating Switzerland - with Patrik Syk (13m 00s) • PART 2b: Some constructive criticism for England (17m 00s)   • PART 3: A quick look at the quarter-finals (19m 20s)
 • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (25m 00s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (26m 40s) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide 
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Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Harriet Drudge (FourFourTwo) recap a fantastic end to Belgium v Japan. Plus, Mexico fail again; Switzerland’s showdown with Sweden; and Colombia look for revenge against England RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Belgium 3 - 2 Japan (01m 20s) • PART 1b: The ballad of Rabio the octopus and more (06m 20s) • PART 1c: Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico - with a word from Nando Vila (11m 00s) • PART 2a: England v Colombia preview - with Emma Saunders and Vytenis Didziulis (18m 30s) • PART 2b: Switzerland v Sweden preview - with Sonja Missio and Patrik Syk (27m 00s)   • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (36m 30s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes (37m 30s) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • get a free print copy of the **Economist – by texting FOOTBALL to 78070.** GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz which returns at 1800 UK time ahead of England v Colombia](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) 
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Jimbo is joined by Sasha Goryunov, Daniel Storey and Carl Anka to look back the day’s two penalty shootouts which saw Russia and Croatia set up a quarter-final. Plus, Mexico look to recover their momentum, and can Japan make a game of it against Brazil? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A snapshot of the day (01m 20s) • PART 1b: Russian eliminate Spain - an inquest (05m 20s) • PART 1c: Croatia got the distance against Denmark (14m 00s) • PART 2a: Mexico v Brazil preview - with Jon Arnold from Goal (18m 00s) • PART 2b: Japan v Belgium preview - with Ben Maxwell from the J-Talk podcast, and references to Fifa18 (26m 00s) • PART 3: A word on Russia’s Worldcupville (34m 00s) • PART 4: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 20s) • PART 5: Exeunt omnes (38m 30s) CHARITY NEWS: we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably,**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/) who are dedicated to preventing male suicide. PARISH NOTICES: • [we’re sponsored by **Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo has James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Jack Lang in the pod to marvel over France’s Mbappe-inspired victory against Argentina and Cavani’s sumptuous strikes that sent Portugal packing. Plus, can Russia overcome Spain, and will Denmark turn on the style against Croatia? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: France 4 - 3 Argentina (02m 00s) • PART 1b: Uruguay 2 - 1 Portugal (12m 00s) • PART 2a: Taking stock of the best goals so far (18m 00s) • PART 2b: Russia v Spain preview - with Sasha Goryunov (21m 00s) • PART 2c: Denmark v Croatia preview - with Niels Harild (29m 30s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (35m 30s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes (36m 40s) CHARITY NEWS: • we’re working with [**CALM**, the Campaign Against Living Miserably](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide 
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Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Matt Scott and Iain Macintosh gloss over England v Belgium; wave goodbye to Senegal; and look ahead to the Last 16 RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England 0 - 1 Belgium - hmmmm (02m 10s) • PART 1b: Japan qualify on fair play - so farewell, Senegal (08m 00s) • PART 1c: The word on Colombia - with Alejandro Farffann (12m 00s) • PART 2a: Highs and lows of the group stages (17m 30s) • PART 2b: Last 16 lookahead and various other permutations (21m 40s)   • PART: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (28m 30s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes (29m 40s) CHARITY NEWS: we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide 
PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) • [football + intellectualism = **The Game of Our Lives podcast**](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-of-our-lives/id1353981875?mt=2) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook**  - home of the Totally Football Quiz](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/). • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo has Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Adam Hurrey in the pod and Rafa Honigstein on the line from Moscow as we come to terms with Germany’s elimination from the World Cup (snigger). Plus, Emma Saunders on the build up to England v Belgium, and Pete Staunton at Brazil-Serbia RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Germany out! - with Rafa Honigstein (01m 10s) • PART 2: Sweden 3 - 0 Mexico , Iran 1 - (14m 30s) • PART 3a: Brazil 2 - 0 Serbia - with Pete Staunton from Goal (18m 00s) • PART 3b: Switzerland 2 - 1 Costa Rica (23m 00s) • PART 4a: England v Belgium - with Emma Saunders (and a bit of Mick Hucknall) (24m 20s) 
• PART 4b: Japan v Poland and Senegal v Colombia previews (34m 40s) • PART 5: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (39m 40s) • PART 6: Exeunt omnes (41m 10s) CHARITY NEWS: we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**](https://www.thecalmzone.net/), who are dedicated to preventing male suicide PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/) GET IN TOUCH: • find us on [**Facebook** - home of the Totally Football Quiz, which returns before England-Belgium kicks off](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/) • send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow)

Jimbo is joined by Jack Lang, Tom Williams and Daniel Storey to discuss the highs and lows of Groups C and D concluding. Plus, a look ahead to the culmination of Brazil and Germany's respective groups. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Nigeria 1 - 2 Argentina - with Sam Kelly; Croatia 2 - 1 Iceland (02m 30s) • PART 1b: Denmark 0 - 0 France - with Julien Laurens; Peru 2 - 0 Australia (13m 20s) • PART 2: Germany v South Korea preview (21m 50s)
 • PART 2a: Mexico v Sweden preview (24m 00s) • PART 2c: Switzerland v Costa Rica preview - with Oliver Zesiger (26m 10s) • PART 2d: Brazil v Serbia preview (32m 45s) • PART 3: World Cup odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (37m 10s) • PART 4: Exeunt omnes (39m 00s) PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special GET IN TOUCH: • find us on Facebook - home of the Totally Football Quiz which will be back at half time during every England group game • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow