Tifo Football Podcast
The Athletic
300 episodes · Explicit
In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From Joe Devine and the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel.
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The Quarter Finals Kick Off. France Defeat Morocco and Premier League Transfers Heat Up.
The quarter-final round has begun with France's dispatching of Morocco. Manchester United agree a deal to sign Andrey Santos. Arsenal are rumoured to be in for Bruno Guimarães. Kate Mason hosts Kaya Kaynak, Jon…
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Argentina's Dramatic Comeback & the Future of the USMNT
Argentina staged a dramatic comeback from two goals down against Egypt, and the USMNT exit the competition at the hands of Belgium. What does the future hold for American soccer? Joe Devine is joined by Kaya Kaynak,…
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Portugal Exit, Trump & Infantino and Reflecting on England
Spain, yet to concede a goal, send Portugal home and Cristiano Ronaldo to tears. Donald Trump loudly blows FIFA's cover and there are plenty more thoughts on England's early morning chaos in and against Mexico. Joe, JJ…
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England Survive Mexico! Post-Match Reaction
England beat Mexico in Mexico City and the TIfo boys are here with a short post-match reaction podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Norway Beat Brazil and Balogun's Suspension Suspended.
Exactly when England will take on Mexico at the Estadio Azteca remains unclear both at the time of recording and at the time of editing. Meanwhile, two Brazilian penalties awarded were not enough to equal an Erling…
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France Beat Paraguay & Cape Verde's Incredible Performance Against Argentina
France narrowly surpass Paraguay's dazzling display of violence. It takes all three Argentina goals to put an end to Cape Verde's remarkable tournament run. Arsenal nearly do some transfers. Joe Devine is joined by JJ…
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Egypt beat Australia on penalties, Portugal vs Croatia chaos & Klopp close to Germany gig
It's another series of wild twists and turns in the round of 32. Penalties see Egypt progress while Australia go home. The Portugal/Croatia game heads to a dramatic 90+19 full-time whistle. And Jurgen Klopp is…
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Spain Breeze Past Austria, Usmnt to the RO16 and Arsenal Transfers
Well the games keep coming and they don't stop coming. Spain knock out Austria with a comfortable control. The US knock out Bosnia and Herzegovina despite Balogun's controversial red card. Joe and Jon are joined by The…
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England Come Back to Win. Tonali to Spurs & Glasner to Forest
It's a packed out sofa set in the Tifo studio to talk England's late, exhausting victory against DR Congo and qualification to the Round of 16. Tottenham Hotspur are to sign Sandro Tonali for a fee that could reach one…
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Mbappe Brings the Magic, Norway's Narrow Victory and Koeman Steps Down
France ease past Sweden in the RO32 with two goals from Mbappe and a third from Barcola. We ask: is Michael Olise the best player in the world right now? Elsewhere Norway narrowly get by Ivory Coast, and Netherlands…
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Germany's shock exit, Brazil beat Japan & Canada progress!
In the biggest shock of the World Cup so far, Paraguay have knocked out Germany on penalties in their Round of 32 game. The Tifo team, having just completed a live watchalong, give their immediate reaction to this…
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England Win Group, Round of 32 Look Ahead
England rally in the second half to win against Panama, top their group and secure an, at least somewhat, favourable draw in the first knockout round. Later, in the latter half of the podcast many, but not all, results…
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France Beat Norway, Scotland Misery & Who’s Going to Win It?
France beat a rotated Norway, Senegal make life difficult for Scotland, and who will win the World Cup? Joe Devine and JJ Bull are joined by Kate Mason and comedian Sean Burke to discuss all of the above and more.…
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Ecuador Surprise Germany, Scotland Disappoint and South Africa Are Through
Ecuador earn a hard fought victory over already-qualified Germany. Scotland take the bold tactical decision to repeatedly surrender the ball in front of goal to Brazil. The true and total ramifications for the 3rd…
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England Struggle Against Ghana & Ronaldo Scores
Ghana hold England to a nil-nil draw and Portugal demolish Uzbekistan. Joe, JJ, Carl and Kaya were live on the sofa to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Messi Breaks the Record, Argentina Are Beatable & Egypt Win Their First World Cup Game
Lionel Messi becomes the top scorer in World Cup history, but Argentina show some cracks along the way and Egypt take all the points against New Zealand. Jon, Joe and Seb are joined again by Stadio's Musa Okwonga.…
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What's the Deal with Belgium? Spain Show Up & the Best Players so Far
Belgium and Iran play out an entertaining goalless draw, Spain show up to the World Cup with Lamine Yamal starring in a dominant first half display against Saudi Arabia, and the panel discuss which players have stood…
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Germany's Last-Minute Winner and How Ancelotti Fixed Brazil
Seb and Jon are joined by Chris Evans, journalist and author of How To Win The World Cup. They all put flesh to the leather sofa to talk Germany, Côte d'Ivoire, Brazil and Haiti. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
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Usmnt Prove the Doubters Wrong & Jesse Marsch’s Celebrations
Jon and Joe were joined on the couch by editor of Equator magazine Jonathan Shainin and stand-up comedian Michael Odewale to talk a very North American day of the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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England Statement Win & Messi vs Ronaldo
Jon, Joe, Kaya and JJ were live on World Cup day seven to talk England, England, England and a couple of other bits too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mbappe Makes History and Spurs Do Transfers, with Tadiwa Mahlunge
Jon, Joe and Kaya were joined live in the studio by comedian Tadiwa Mahlunge to talk World Cup day 6 and Premier League transfers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Yan Diomande Shines and Cape Verde Draw Against Spain
Joe, JJ and Colin were live on the Tifo sofa to opine on all the twists and turns in groups E, F, G and H on day five of the World Cup! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Japan draw w/ Netherlands, Germany dominate Curacao, with Al Nash!
The Tifo team were joined by comedian Al Nash for a live podcast streamed in the aftermath of Japan's 2-2 draw with the Netherlands. Topics include USMNT's big win, Scotland's 1-0 victory over Haiti and all the action…
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Why are fans down on England? How will Scotland do? And why every World Cup game is political
England and Scotland’s chances at the 2026 World Cup, what will be the most interesting thing about the tournament and the potential dark horses plus final champions were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo…
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Ring for Analysis: England players left out
The makeup of Thomas Tuchel’s final 26-man squad for the World Cup this summer certainly created a stir. On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by Rob Tanner:…
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Incredible Spygate update, Man Utd sign Éderson & FIFA ban water bottles!
FIFA banning fans bringing water bottles into stadiums during the summer World Cup, incredible new details from the Southampton spy gate scandal, Manchester United’s new midfield signing Éderson & the departure of…
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Would Iraola work at Liverpool? PSG three-peat? & Palace win another trophy
Liverpool sacking Arne Slot and potentially hiring Andoni Iraola, a possible Paris St Germain three-peat in the Champions League and Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League victory were all discussed in this episode of…
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LIVE: PSG Beat Arsenal in the Champions League Final & Slot Leaves Liverpool
Jon, Joe and Kaya were live on the studio sofa to talk Champion's League final and the potential of Iraola to Liverpoool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ring for Analysis: Part Two - Inside Arsenal’s Premier League Title
In this second and final part, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on the latter half of this article by James McNicholas https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7291434/2026/05/19/inside-arsenal-premier-league-title-win/…
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Tottenham's executive failure, Italy's new top four & English teams dominance in Europe
The deeper, executive and management questions that surround the underperformance of clubs like Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Chelsea and AC Milan plus Crystal Palace’s UEFA Conference League success were…
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Goodbye Pep, West Ham inside read, Leeds & Farke debate & Points are BAD
The end of multiple eras at Manchester City & Liverpool, West Ham United’s relegation and the impressive survival of Leeds United were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast. Plus, we draw Points…
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LIVE: Tottenham Survive. Final Premier League Day Reaction
Jon and Joe are joined on the final day of the Premier League season by a slightly crunchy Alex Barker to talk Tottenham Hotspur's survival, West Ham's not. And ask: what was this season? Hosted on Acast. See…
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Ring for Analysis: Inside Arsenal’s Premier League Title
The story of Arsenal’s 2025-26 triumph is relatively unusual in modern football. Yes, it has some of the classic components: an exceptional team, a coaching guru and the obligatory enormous expenditure on transfers.…
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Arsenal Champions! Next season’s Top 4 predicted & Villa win the Europa League
Arsenal’s first Premier League title in 22 years, the fallout from the Championship playoffs spygate affair, who will challenge for the Premier League next season as Aston Villa’s Europa League success were all…
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Guardiola to leave Man City, Arsenal take a big step & Celtic win
Pep Guardiola will leave his role as Manchester City manager this summer, Enzo Maresca is expected to replace him. We discuss the impact Pep has made in the Premier League and what he should take up next. Also! Arsenal…
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LIVE: The Problem with Salah's Statement, FA Cup Final & Carrick's Man Utd Future
Jon, Joe and sort of, kinda, producer Nathan were live in the studio to talk Mohammed Salah's socials, Pep Guardiola's 42nd(?) trophy and Michael Carrick's new contract. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
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Ring for Analysis: The solution to Italy's football crisis
Sassuolo, a tiny football club in Italy, are thriving. At a time when it feels as though Italian football is in crisis, Sassuolo are providing hope that some clubs are doing it the right way. On this episode, Jon &…
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Xabi Alonso to Chelsea? Future of set pieces, Scottish title & Spying
The Scottish Premiership title race going to the final day, the spygate scandal surrounding the Championship playoffs, rumours linking Xabi Alonson with the Chelsea manager seat and how to fix set pieces were all…
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Real Madrid chaos, Mourinho return? & Liverpool: Slot's future
Barcelona’s La Liga victory, ructions at Real Madrid, the possibility of Jose Mourinho returning to the Bernabeu as manager and Arne Slot’s Liverpool future were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football…
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LIVE: Arsenal Squeeze Past West Ham to Keep the Title Alive
Jon, Joe and Kaya are live in the studio again to talk West Ham vs Arsenal, Man City vs Bournemouth and Fernandes vs Rice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ring for Analysis: Part two - is John Terry his own worst enemy?
In the second and final part, Joe & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on an article by Daniel Taylor and Gregg Evans published in early April 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7148627/2026/04/03/john-terry-chelsea…
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Arsenal's best week, Arteta's future & summer transfers
A fantastic week for Arsenal as they progressed to their first Champions League final in twenty years against Paris St Germain. We discuss the semi-final victory over Atlético Madrid, the stylistic choices Mikel Arteta…
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Did Man City lose the Premier League? Chelsea's crisis deepens & Forest's incredible form
Manchester City’s 3-3 draw with Everton, Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Fulham and Chelsea’s humbling 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast. This…
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LIVE: Man Utd Impress vs Liverpool & Tottenham Win Back-to-Back
Joe and Kaya are joined by producer Nathan on the mic and are live in the studio to talk Man U... nited vs Liverpool and Villa at home to Spurs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ring for Analysis: is John Terry his own worst enemy?
Despite the 'Captain, Leader, Legend' moniker at Chelsea, John Terry hasn't found the transition from player to coach straightforward. Added to which, his recent social media activity has drawn critical attention and…
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Arsenal referee decisions, PSG v Bayern & who will be in the Premier League next season?
Two differing Champions League semi-finals in Atlético Madrid 1-1 Arsenal & Paris St German 5-4 Bayern Munich, Scott Parker leaving as Burnley manager and the race for promotion to the Premier League were all discussed…
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Man City's future, Arsenal's new corner routine & who will be relegated?
Manchester City and Chelsea reaching the 2026 FA Cup final, how a new set piece routine sealed victory for Arsenal against Newcastle United, the latest permutations of the Premier League survival battle and Hearts…
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Ring for Analysis: Leicester City's cautionary tale of incompetence, dysfunction and decline
It was just under 10 years ago, on May 7, 2016, that fans gathered outside Leicester City’s King Power Stadium to celebrate their side being crowned as the most unlikely champions in the history of English football.…
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Chelsea sack Rosenior, why America fears relegation & Italy for Iran?
Chelsea sacking Liam Rosenior, the general track record of Chelsea’s current owners, the fear American owners have around relegation, Man City going top of the Premier League and the whispers that Italy could replace…
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Are Chelsea falling apart? Spurs improve & Marco Rose to Bournemouth?
Chelsea’s loss to Manchester United and the severe blow dealt to their Champions League qualification hopes, Tottenham’s dropping of two precious points at the death against Brighton in the race for survival and the…
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