It’s been a while, but Musa and Ryan put together another themed XI and this time it’s joy based! They pick a men’s XI, with substitutes, who have been joyful to watch this season (02:30), with Musa proposing a name for each position and Ryan agreeing or providing an alternative!

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The Joyful XI

Musa is away this week, but recorded a mailbag before he went. However, Ryan gives a quick recap of some of the weekend’s action in what has been termed the ‘Hunnologue’ (03:04), including late goals in Barcelona and Amsterdam, Mourinho managing to get in trouble while serving a suspension, and the Bundesliga title race being officially on! Then, it’s on to the mailbag (14:06), where they answer questions on food (14:06), ideal career paths, 'The Last of Us' and what they're watching on TV, Trent Alexander-Arnold, whether Napoli’s lead at the top of Serie A will help or hinder their Champions League hopes, and loads more.
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Late Clasico Goals, Pivotal Derbies, and a Mailbag

Musa and Ryan focus on this week’s Champions League while shouting out a few other midweek results. They begin with Napoli’s win over Eintracht Frankfurt (10:03), Real Madrid holding off Liverpool (15:08), Manchester City hitting seven and Erling Haaland hitting five past RB Leipzig (22:02) and a wild final seven minutes in Porto that Inter survived. They then touch on the U.S. Soccer report that was released this week in the Reyna and Berhalter saga (35:13).

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Osimhen Keeps Rising, and Haaland Hits Five. Plus, the Reyna vs. Berhalter Report.

Musa and Ryan discuss Gary Lineker’s temporary suspension from presenting BBC’s 'Match of the Day,' which caused multiple pundits, commentators and staff to withdraw from the weekend’s coverage (03:39). They also discuss the statements released by the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie, and Lineker ahead of his return to the show this week. They then discuss some football, including a huge win for Bournemouth over Liverpool (22:34), Schalke and Dortmund’s derby draw (30:51) and Barcelona’s win against Athletic Club at the end of a week when Barcelona was handed corruption charges (38:14).
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When Football Meets Politics, and Wins

Musa and Ryan begin with Bayern’s 3-0 aggregate win over PSG (03:42) to see the Parisians eliminated again before the quarterfinal stage. They then head to London, where Milan did enough to hold off Spurs (16:13) and Chelsea put in one of their best performances under Graham Potter (29:24), before rounding off in Lisbon, where Benfica recorded their biggest Champions League win, which cost Scott Parker his job as Club Brugge manager (36:49).
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Questions for Some, Answers for Others in This Week's Champions League

Musa and Ryan can only begin in one place this week: Anfield, where Liverpool put 7 past Manchester United, equalling their worst top ever defeat (04:35). There’s a quick roundup of some other Premier League games, including Arsenal’s dramatic late win against Bournemouth (34:03), before catching up on some stuff around Europe (43:39). There were wins for Dortmund and Bayern, a big win for Atleti, a defeat for Napoli at home to Lazio, Roma getting the better of Juventus, and more.
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Liverpool 7, Man United Nil: The Debrief

Musa and Ryan begin by rounding up some midweek football, including Arsenal extending their lead to five points at the top of the Premier League (02:38), Grimsby Town and Sheffield United being two of the four non–Premier League sides in the FA Cup quarterfinals (10:28) and another red card for José Mourinho. They then open the mailbag and get philosophical about a big question relating to nostalgia in football design and kit cycles (19:56), before they design their perfect matches (38:16) and more.
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Mailbag: Design Nostalgia and Kit Cycles, the Perfect Match, Plus a Midweek Round-Up

Musa and Ryan begin in Germany, where five points separate the Bundesliga’s top five and Bayern beat Union in a top-of-the-table clash (06:37). Then they head to Spain for the Madrid derby (13:40) and France for PSG’s win over Marseille (18:03). Napoli also extended their lead in Serie A (22:33). Meanwhile, in the U.K., Manchester United won their first silverware since 2017 (24:23), Celtic retained the Scottish League Cup (34:14) and the government dropped its white paper recommending an independent regulator of its footballing pyramid (36:38).
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Tight at the Top of the Bundesliga, Erik ten Hag's First Trophy and the U.K. Government White Paper on Football Governance

Musa and Ryan begin with a brief tribute to legendary commentator John Motson (02:06), who passed away today, before wrapping up this week’s Champions League games. They begin in Leipzig, where Marco Rose’s side held Manchester City to a draw (06:05), before heading to Anfield, where Liverpool shipped five to Real Madrid (13:20). Napoli overcame Eintracht in Frankfurt (33:46) and Inter narrowly beat Porto to leave most of the ties in the balance for the second legs.
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Real Madrid Hit Five Past Liverpool and the Rest of the Champions League

After a few early shout-outs, Musa and Ryan begin this week by chatting about the two submitted bids to buy Manchester United and what it could mean for the club (08:59). They then round up some other games from the Premier League weekend (28:45), which saw Arsenal return to the top of the league and Chelsea’s struggles continue (35:55), before they touch on a late Lionel Messi winner (43:53), a Bundesliga title race and more!
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The Bids to Buy Manchester United

Manchester City are at the top of the Premier League, so Musa and Ryan begin with a chat about their win over Arsenal that saw them overtake the Gunners on goal difference and what it could mean for the title race (04:35). They then round up this week’s return of the Champions League (21:35) before finishing up with their thoughts about UEFA’s report on the Champions League final, which pointed the blame at UEFA itself and not Liverpool fans (34:47).
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Man City Heat Up and the UEFA Champions League Final Report

Musa and Ryan begin with the dispute between Canadian national team players and the Canadian Soccer Association over pay equity and the federation announcing budget cuts ahead of this year’s World Cup (06:53). Also, since we last spoke, the European Super League has got a new website, so there’s obviously talk about the competition that no one seems to want, apart from the people trying to form it (13:04). Finally, there were some dodgy VAR calls in the Premier League (30:03), Real Madrid are world champions, and Manchester United look set to push Chelsea all the way in the WSL.
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Canada Soccer Dispute, the Super League Tries Again, and More Premier League VAR Drama

Musa and Ryan begin with a brief discussion on the CPS no longer pursuing the Mason Greenwood case (5:33). They then move on to a wild Premier League weekend, as Everton deservedly beat Arsenal in Sean Dyche’s first game in charge (11:43) and Spurs did their North London rivals a favour by beating Manchester City thanks to Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal (19:37). There’s chat about Wolves’ win over Liverpool (27:32) and the rest of the Premier League results (33:50) before heading to the continent for the Milan derby (45:26) and a round-up of some other key games.
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Everton on the Up, Kane’s Record-Breaking Goal, Problems for Man City, and More

A wild transfer window has come to a close, but before diving into some takeaways, Musa and Ryan round up some midweek fixtures (04:15). They chat about Barcelona’s win over Betis, PSG beating Montpellier, Cremonese’s historic win over Roma in the Coppa Italia, Cancelo’s Bayern debut and Newcastle going back to a Wembley final for the first time in 24 years to face Manchester United in the EFL Cup final. They then discuss Enzo Fernández’s move to Chelsea (21:57) as well as some other transfers that caught their eyes during the window, and there's some chat about the record spending from Premier League clubs this January.
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The Premier League's $1 Billion Window

Musa and Ryan begin with running through some key results from the men’s FA Cup third round (04:14) before shouting out some notable scores in the women’s FA Cup. Then, it’s on to the Bundesliga, where another Bayern draw and Union’s win in the derby means that—for a week or so, at least—there is a real chance of a title race (16:52). They discuss Napoli’s win over Roma looking like the title will be heading there (31:37), plus another poor result for Milan, a quick dart to La Liga (43:54), and more.
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Is the Bundesliga Title Race on While Serie A's Is Done?

Musa and Ryan do a quick roundup of some midweek fixtures, including Barcelona Femení’s record 50th league win in a row (2:49), the men’s Copa del Rey win over Real Sociedad, the Bundesliga’s Englische Woche, the Carabao Cup, and Serie A. Then, after a clampdown on illegal streaming in the UK was announced, they discuss the ways in which football can adapt its broadcasting in line with the times (18:30), before wrapping up on a quick fire transfer mailbag (40:54).
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Football and Streaming, Plus a Transfer Mailbag

It was 'Stadio' Derby weekend in the Premier League, so Musa and Ryan start with Arsenal’s win over Manchester United, after another impressive performance at Emirates Stadium (03:06). They wrap up some other Premier League stuff (27:02), including another Erling Haaland hat trick and West Ham heaping more pressure on Everton. They chat about a few big games in Spain (34:09) and the return of the Bundesliga, which saw goals galore, before finishing of Juventus’s 3-3 draw with Atalanta in the weekend after Juventus was docked 15 points for alleged transfer irregularities (40:17).
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Relentless Arsenal Beat Manchester United, the Bundesliga Returns, and Juventus Docked 15 Points

Musa and Ryan begin with Crystal Palace salvaging a late draw against Manchester United thanks to an incredible Michael Elise free kick (05:50), and they do a quick roundup of the FA Cup replays (14:02). Next up, it’s two troubling stories: the findings of the independent panel review of former Crawley Town manager John Yems’s use of racist language (21:21) and Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir’s case against Lyon for maternity pay (29:39). Finally, they discuss the current goings-on at Everton, in a grim time for the club and its fans (38:21).
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Palace's Spectacular Late Draw, the Yems Case, Gunnarsdóttir's Landmark Ruling, and Everton's Continued Struggles

Musa and Ryan have a lot to get through this week! They begin with Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Manchester derby (04:23), before discussing Arsenal’s first win at Spurs since 2014 (24:30). They chat about Brighton being amazing again (40:36) and round up some other Premier League stuff before moving onto Napoli’s incredible win over Juventus (54:01), the Basque derby and Barcelona winning the Spanish Super Cup (60:39), and PSG again slipping up in Rennes.
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Man United and Arsenal Win Their Derbies, More Brighton Brilliance, and Napoli Hammer Juventus

Musa and Ryan begin by discussing the English FA’s statement condemning discriminatory chanting and behaviour, after numerous examples of recent homophobic chants directed toward Chelsea players and fans (02:18), whether it is enough, and what the wider football community can do to stop such chants from happening. In Part 2, they round up some action from the Coppa Italia (16:53) and the Spanish Super Cup (23:38) before heaping praise on Southampton following their brilliant win over Manchester City (25:28), the rest of the Carabao Cup games, Lionel Messi’s first game back for PSG, and more.
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Stadio: A Football Podcast

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