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The Guardian
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Football chaos, argued properly.
Football Weekly follows the arguments, collapses, title races, cup ties, and European nights shaping the game. Its panel mixes match detail with amused scepticism, listener questions, and the occasional detour into half-marathons, rumours, and football-admin absurdity.
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Football Weekly is a brisk Guardian panel show for people who follow football as a weekly argument, not just a results service. It moves quickly from the top of the Premier League to Europe, cup ties, internationals, and the EFL. The rhythm is conversational, with short prompts, panel interruptions, listener questions, and dry corrections shaping the discussion. The show can spend serious time on Arsenal’s nerve, Manchester City’s momentum, Liverpool’s problems in Paris, or whether a red card really matched the law. Then it will undercut itself with a joke about a half-marathon, a social-media message, a managerial rumour, or the emotional wreckage of a penalty shootout. That combination is the point. Football is treated as match evidence and shared absurdity at the same time. Recent episodes move through PSG outplaying Liverpool, Atlético stunning Barcelona, Bayern and Real Madrid trading chances, Southampton damaging Arsenal, and Italy facing another World Cup wound. The panel notices the small stuff: goalkeeper hospital passes, elite finishes, midfield anonymity, defensive frailty, a foul’s exact relationship to a goal-scoring opportunity. It also keeps the larger stories in view. Title pressure, job security, Champions League qualification, fan patience, cup priorities, and national-team dread all sit close together. The show is especially good when a match becomes an inquest. Nobody needs to sound too solemn for the stakes to land. A bad England game can be mocked and still understood as a warning sign. A Liverpool defeat can be funny at the edges and still treated as a serious problem. Listener questions give the episodes a reactive, slightly unruly shape, with football internet language folded into proper analysis. The cast changes by episode, but the format keeps its bite: quick, informed, sceptical, and rarely polished smooth. It is not a tactics lecture. It is not fan-channel shouting either. It is the place where match evidence, football memory, and dry panel comedy meet after the weekend has done its damage.
Made for: For football fans who want quick, literate reaction across the Premier League, Europe, cups, and internationals. It fits listeners who enjoy match detail but still want the conversation to sound alive.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its panel rhythm: serious match evidence, dry scepticism, and comic detours all sharing the same table. It can parse a red-card decision and a title race without sanding off the jokes.
Join Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning and special guests as they pick over the latest football action from the Premier League and beyond The show has reported on matches and games from all of the following: Premier League, Champions League, Euros / Euro 2024, World Cup, Championship, League One, League Two, Scottish Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue Un, La Liga, Europa League, Europa Conference League, Women’s Euros, Women’s World Cup, and the WSL (Women's Super League). We talk about teams such as: Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Juventus, Liverpool, PSG (Paris Saint-Germain), Tottenham Hotspur / Spurs, Chelsea, Everton, Aston Villa, West Ham...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sharp panel exchanges connect match detail, title races, officiating disputes and institutional questions without losing football's comic absurdity.
Football Weekly turns recent results into a lively panel argument, with Max Rushden guiding Barry Glendenning and a changing group of contributors through domestic and European football.
Like watching the weekend's football with sharper friends, only Barry's marathon pain gets a running commentary.
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A brisk Football Weekly panel that balances results, listener questions, and Barry Glendening's half-marathon aftermath.
This Football Weekly episode keeps its focus on the week's results and the moods they leave behind: Arsenal's loss to Bournemouth, City's strong showing against Chelsea, Liverpool's morale-boosting win, Newcastle's morale-sapping defeat, and the usual burst of EFL and Fitbar…
A lively European-night debrief with proper football detail and just enough chaos.
Football Weekly Extra starts with Liverpool being outplayed in Paris and Barcelona losing control at the worst possible moment, then settles into the Guardian's usual blend of match analysis, tactical grousing and the odd digression about football's talent for irritating…
Dry, sharp, and alive to the chaos of a big European night.
Football Weekly starts with the Easter EFL before moving into Lisbon, where Arsenal needed a win and Sporting's home was never going to be an easy place to visit.
A lively panel on Southampton's win over Arsenal, Liverpool's uncertainty, and the rest of a busy football week.
This Football Weekly installment gives most of its attention to Southampton's 2-1 win over Arsenal and the sharper questions it raises around Liverpool and Slot.
A lively European roundup that stays close to the scores while letting the conversation wander a bit.
Barry Glendening gets a birthday table edition of Guardian Football Weekly, and the panel moves through a messy Champions League week for English clubs, a strong night for Bodo against Sporting, and the side trips that make the show feel like an actual football conversation.
A brisk panel sweep through Spurs misery, European chaos, and the small details that ruin a night.
Football Weekly leans into the mess rather than trying to tidy it up. Spurs draw sympathy, Tudor looks under real pressure, Newcastle take late heartbreak at St. James' Park, and Liverpool and Barcelona pull the conversation in different directions.
Current football chat with detail, jokes, and a loose, informal feel.
Football Weekly offers a clear read on Wolves 2-1 Liverpool, with a slow first half and a final 15 minutes that lift the whole discussion. The panel keeps a steady mix of match detail and humour, which gives the conversation an easy, informal rhythm without losing the football…
A wide, sharp weekend round-up with a useful dose of digression.
Football Weekly opens with Arsenal edging Chelsea at the Emirates, then keeps widening the frame: goals from corners, a Chelsea red card, Robert Sanchez flapping about, and City's win at Leeds keeping the title race tight.
City look dangerous again.
Liverpool were lucky to leave Paris only two down.
Arsenal never really purr in Lisbon, but Sporting's 17-game unbeaten home run gives the panel enough reason to treat the awkward win as worth the fuss.
Arsenal wobble again.
The panel discusses the FA Cup quarter-finals, focusing on the Manchester City vs Liverpool match and whether winning the FA Cup could impact Liverpool manager Arna Slott's job security amid Champions League qualification concerns.
Football Weekly opens with Italy missing a third World Cup in a row, Bosnia winning on penalties, and Sarajevo celebrating while Italian fans absorb another setback.
Football Weekly (Guardian) opens with England’s 1-1 draw with Uruguay and Jacob Steinberg describing it as a “very strange game” that felt forgotten while it was still being played.
A panel discusses recent international football qualifiers, including penalty shootouts involving Wales and Ireland, and previews other topics.
A panel discusses the latest in English football leagues, including promotion and relegation battles.
Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-0 at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final, with Nico O’Reilly scoring both goals and Pep Guardiola collecting his fifth League Cup.
The host introduces a live recording of Football Weekly, joking about audience engagement and setting up the episode's content.
A panel of football journalists discuss Champions League results, the Carabao Cup final, and Premier League previews.
A panel of football journalists and pundits discuss recent Champions League results, upcoming matches, and broader football topics.
A roundtable discussion of the latest Premier League matches, including Arsenal's win, Man City's dropped points, and other results.
English clubs had a rough European round.
How much sympathy is too much?
Discussion of a League One match between Port Vale and Bristol City, highlighting upset potential.
Guardian Football Weekly opens with Michael Carrick's first defeat as Man Utd coach on his return to Tyneside, where 10-man Newcastle altered the Champions League race.
Max is gone; the panel carries on.
Arsenal edge past Chelsea, and nobody is pretending it was pretty.
Guardian Football Weekly Extra opens with Atalanta’s comeback in Bergamo, where a nervy seventh-minute injury-time penalty decides the match against Borussia Dortmund.
This episode discusses surprising Champions League results, including Bodø/Glimt's victory over Inter Milan and Newcastle's win against Qarabag, with humorous banter among hosts.
The panel discusses recent Premier League matches including Liverpool's late win, Arsenal's big victory over Spurs, and other results.
The panel discusses recent football matches including Arsenal's title race, Wolves' debutant goal, and European results.
Panel discusses recent football matches including Benfica vs Real Madrid and a racism incident involving Vinicius Junior.
A panel of football journalists discuss the latest FA Cup results and Scottish Premiership title race.
The panel discusses recent Premier League results, manager sackings, and upcoming FA Cup matches.
The panel discusses recent football matches, including a high-scoring game at Old Trafford, and provides updates on the EFL and lower leagues.
A panel of football journalists discuss recent Premier League and Scottish football results, including Sunderland vs Newcastle and other matches.
A panel of football journalists discuss Real Madrid's recent poor form and a potential managerial change after a loss to Celta de Vigo.
A panel discusses recent Champions League and Premier League matches, including Liverpool's win over Inter Milan and other results.
A panel discusses recent Premier League matches, including Liverpool's draw at Leeds and Arsenal's loss to Aston Villa, along with Mo Salah's comments.
A panel of football journalists preview upcoming matches, discuss punditry quality, and answer listener questions.
The panel discusses recent Premier League matches, including Fulham vs Manchester City and Everton vs Bournemouth.
A panel of football journalists discuss recent Premier League matches, including Chelsea vs Arsenal and other results.