Episodes
The time has come, it's our final show of the season and well it's been emotional! We start with an eternal night in Tirana as Roma end a 14 year wait for silverware as they lift they inaugural Conference League title. What does this mean for Mourinho's legacy and Ruairi's opinion of him? We then focus on a tense and peak Mourinho performance, we focus on the key moments from the game as well as the key players across the game and Roma's season as a whole. Then finally we discuss the success...
Published 05/27/22
Published 05/27/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on May 23rd] It's our last livestream of the season and it's a bumper one! Ruairi and Tommi are joined by friend of the show and resident Hammer, Tom Wain to discuss a mad final day of the Premier League season. City clinch the title, Liverpool put up an incredible push, West Ham get Europe again, Spurs reach the Champions League, Arsenal and United get Europa, Leeds survive and Burnley tumble, there is A LOT to cover. Then it's...
Published 05/24/22
We're almost at the finish line... but not quite! Ladies and gentlemen, it's Friday and that means: football! And your favourite podcasters Ruairi and Tommi are ready to serenate you yet again with some good ol' footy chat. In this week's Euroreview we start from an exciting Europa League final that saw Frankfurt lift the trophy after almost two hours and a half of very intense, free-flowing football. But why, oh why did it have to be Aaron Ramsey to miss the crucial penalty? Why can this...
Published 05/20/22
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, ladies and gents! But before the season is officially over... here we are ready to serenade you with our usual football chat! This time around, Ruairi and Tommi start from all the farewells and goodbyes that have made the headlines this week: from Lewandowski to Haaland, from Suarez to Dybala... who will be the most missed? And have you also shed a tear when Mark Noble spoke to the West Ham fans? We then move onto the FA Cup, as Liverpool keep...
Published 05/17/22
It's Friday and it's Anglo Italian Pod time! This week Ruairi and Tommi are recording a matter of minutes before the North London Derby, those halcyon days, those happier times, so that's why Ruairi is a bit chipper. We talk about Inter sealing their first Coppa Italia in 10 years and ensuring Juve go trophyless. Is Perisic an Inter legend? What does Lautaro have to do? Can Juve fans ever complain about refs? Then it's time to discuss the midweek Premier League action, Leeds' disciplinary...
Published 05/13/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on May 9th] It's Monday and that means its Euroreview time! Ruairi and Tommi are back with your weekly review off all things Premier League and Serie A. We start with what does Haaland do to the Premier League? Then it's time to talk spoilt managers, Premier League vs UCL and Graham Potter's mighty Seagulls! Then it's time for Serie A, have Inter run out of time? Are Milan on the start of a journey? And relegation revivals at the...
Published 05/10/22
It's time to talk football, ladies and gents! Back with a brand new Friday episode, Tommi and Ruairi are ready to dive deep in everything Champions League, Premier League and Serie A related. We start off by covering Salernitana finding themselves out of the drop zone for the first time in over 250 days. Undefeated in their last five league games, can the Seahorses pull off a great escape for the history books?! We think they can, and can't wait to see their manager walk all the way from...
Published 05/06/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on May 2nd] After over a month, we are finally back with our Euroreview Mondays! In this brand new episode, Tommi and Ruairi start their journey across Europe from Turkey, where Marek Hamsik's Trabzonspor have won the league for the first time in 38 years, and Spain, where Carlo Ancelotti becomes the first ever manager to claim each and every title across Europe's top five leagues. Like a boss, boss! It's then time to move to...
Published 05/03/22
We are back ladies and gentlemen! After a lost Monday and a few lost weeks, we are back in our flow and ready to take you through ALL the football action in England, Italy and across Europe. We start by looking at Ying and Yang in the Champions League as a chaotic and beautiful Tuesday from Manchester is followed by a dull Wednesday, but is all the criticism fair? Ruairi then FINALLY gets to talk about Arsenal's fantastic week, with only a little bit of gloating before we preview all the...
Published 04/29/22
Finally, we're back from the Easter break and we can't wait to chat some football! In this episode, Ruairi and Tommi both share their adventures across Italy and London, with stories of good food, plenty of drinking and a special trip to a special stadium. It's then time to jump on the Euroreview blimp to discuss the Coppa Italia semifinals won by Inter and Juventus and to take a look at what's been going on in the Premier League over the past few weeks. Just *what* are Arsenal? Are...
Published 04/22/22
It's the freaking weekend!.. nearly, so that means one thing, Ruairi and Tommi are back to discuss all things Serie A and Premier League! We start with news stories from across the week, players in Ramadan, the sad passing of Freddy Rincon, Catania troubles AGAIN! and why have Atalanta been so disappointing? We then preview a big FA Cup weekend in England, were Chelsea right to stop Gallagher playing? and can the Liverpool vs Man City live up the the last game? We discuss what's gone wrong...
Published 04/15/22
It's time for football, people! Tommi and Ruairi are ready to take you on yet another footballing journey! This time around we start from Turf Moore, where Burnley win 3-2 against Everton. Are Lampard's Toffees doomed for relegation? And if they are, what's next for the Merseyside club? We then move on to Champions League football, where one man and one man only could possibly get the headlines this week: Karim, mate... are you f*cking kidding us? Back-to-back UCL hat-tricks?! What are you...
Published 04/08/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on April 4th] It's that time of the week, people! After quickly discussing and analysing the World Cup groups and Neymar, Messi and Mbappé finally all scoring in the same game, Tommi and Ruairi are ready to take an in-depth look at all the latest footballing action across Serie A and the Premier League. Despite rejoicing for a clutch win away at Juventus, Tommi believes Inter need to turn their form around and do it quick if they...
Published 04/05/22
The last international break is over, and it's time to return to domestic football, we start with a heartfelt message to Mr Infantino before rounding up all the World Cup Qualifier action. First we discuss are Portugal a threat or are they being held back? We discuss what could be an exciting tournament for Poland and can Lewa get his first World Cup goals? Then it's off to South America where the two giants look ready for action and is this the first time in a while that the trophy will be...
Published 04/01/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on March 28th] It was Monday night and it's now Tuesday, so that means it's time for our Monday Night Euro Review Podcast! This week it's all international football, Ruairi and Tommi discuss the positives and negatives of supporting England, Ireland's progress within a year and ALL the World Cup Qualifiers, of course including Canada, Algeria and Peru. Then it's time to answer listener and viewer questions, the chat was popping...
Published 03/29/22
A very unique episode featuring Italy's World Cup débacle and a special interview with Italian stand up comedian and AS Roma fan Daniele Tinti! On this very lonely Friday for most Italians, where could we start from if not Palermo?! Ruairi, with a big smile on his face, is curious to know how his co-host is feeling after the Azzurri will officially miss on the most prestigious international football tournament for the second time in a row. Spoiler alert: Tommi's rant is quite long and...
Published 03/25/22
[This episode was recorded live in our YouTube/Twitch stream on March 14th] It's Tuesday and finally time for you to catch up with Monday night's livestream! In this episode, Ruairi and Tommi unusually start their Euroreview from Catalonya, because this new-look Barcelona team is something we ought to discuss! After defeating Real Madrid 4-0 in the much anticipated El Clasico, we take a look at Barça's "bad season" and what could come up next in their trophy-filled history. Next it's time...
Published 03/22/22
It's Friday and that means it's time for the Anglo Italian Pod and time for Ruairi and Tommi to talk all things Italian and English football. We start with a return to calcetto for Ruairi with mixed results and a possible change in career for Tommi but some similar conversations. Then it's time to actually talk football, starting with the Champions League, are Chelsea more of a team than ever? Is Simeone-ball beautiful? How can football fans reassess their relationships with their players?...
Published 03/18/22
[This episode was recorded live in our YouTube/Twitch stream on March 14th] Happy Tuesday, football fans! On our customary Monday Night Euroreview livestream, this time around Ruairi and Tommi share their ground hopping experience at Monza-Vicenza before breaking down all of the weekend's action across the Premier League, Serie A and... an interesting little incident over in Paris. Well, you've guessed it: Ruairi is indeed a happy Gunner and he shares with us the reasons why. But the big...
Published 03/15/22
It's football time, champs! This Friday, Ruairi and Tommi are ready to extensively discuss Champions League football, Serie A, the Premier League and, of course, everything that is currently going on at Stanford Bridge... We start from Anfield, where a one-goal win was not enough for Inzaghi's Inter to advance to the quarter finals. Were the substitutions way too conservative? And were Liverpool ever in danger of not going through to the next stage? Elsewhere, Bayern Münich take no...
Published 03/11/22
[This episode was recorded live in our YouTube/Twitch stream on March 7th] It's Monday and that means one thing, MONDAY NIGHT EURO REVIEW SHOW! This week there is no Tommi but don't worry, Ruairi is joined by friends of the show and hosts of The Hopeless Wanderer Pod, Adam Gipki and Andy McBride. We start off by torturing Andy by talking about a slightly one sided Manchester Derby, praising Man City, destroying Man United, it was therapeutic. We then move on to Arsenal in great form and...
Published 03/08/22
Got that Friday feeling? We hope so! Because it's time for your weekly installment of English and Italian football news, Ruairi and Tommi take you through some cup action in both countries, some will live in the memory forever and some well... won't We start with the seeming return of The Super League, that was quick! But is it any worse than UEFA's plans for the Champions League? We then kick off some FA Cup action, of course starting with Spurs continuing to get battered everywhere they...
Published 03/04/22
[This episode was recorded live on our YouTube/Twitch stream on February 28th] It's Monday and it's time to talk football... mostly. Unfortunately we have to start with the invasion if Ukraine and how pathetic FIFA and UEFA's reactions have been, is Infantino worse than Blatter? Is it time for a change? We discuss it all. Then it's time to talk about football, starting with possibly the best 0-0 in history as Liverpool collected their first trophy of the season and Van Dijk completed...
Published 03/01/22