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Fenerbahce thwart Liverpool and Arsenal pushed in Prague: Football Weekly

#41 trending · Sports

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Jonathan Liew as Liverpool lose for the first time in the Champions League this season and Manchester City

Nov 5
54 min

Can miraculous Manchester United comeback save Michael Carrick? – Football Weekly podcast

#13 trending · Soccer

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Langdon as Manchester United comeback from 2-0 down to beat Roma in the Champions League. Help support

Nov 4
49 min

Arsenal end Anfield wait and Manchester United beaten again: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin as Arsenal win at Anfield in the league for the first time in 14 years and go top of the Premi

Nov 2
54 min

Arsenal fail at Fleetwood and Michael Carrick clings on: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Dan Bardell and Seb Hutchinson as Fleetwood Town beat Arsenal in the Carabao Cup and Michael Carrick remains in the dugout at

Oct 29
53 min

Harry Kane wins the Ballon d’Or and an EFL round-up: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Ali Maxwell and George Elek to reflect on the England captain’s Ballon d’Or award and to discuss the weekend’s EFL action. Hel

Oct 27
52 min

Carrick on the brink, Jackson ends City’s run, and Spurs singe the Blues – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barney Ronay, John Brewin and Philippe Auclair to discuss the weekend’s Premier League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguar

Oct 26
54 min

Manchester United bin-fire keeps blazing and Arsenal draw at Bayern: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Liew, Paul Watson and Archie Rhind-Tutt to discuss the latest Champions League action. Help support our independent journalism at thegua

Oct 22
55 min

PSG beat Barça, Rio’s grand for Liverpool and Ronaldo’s CV – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Lars Sivertsen and Will Unwin to discuss Tuesday night’s Champions League action. Help support our independent journalism at thegu

Oct 21
49 min

Brighton peck Palace on derby day and will a point silence the noise around Carrick? – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Wilson, Mark Langdon and Dan Bardell to discuss the weekend’s Premier League action. Help support our independent journalism at theguard

Oct 19
53 min

PSG pummel Manchester City while Villa and Liverpool hit six: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nick Ames and Nicky Bandini as PSG thrash Manchester City in their first home game since the Premier League’s guilty verdict.

Oct 15
52 min

Martínez mouths off as Manchester United miss the mark in Madrid – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nedum Onuoha and Jonathan Liew as Manchester United are beaten by Atletico Madrid to prolong their poor start to the season. H

Oct 14
54 min

Triumphant Manchester City unfazed by Liverpool and Anfield hostility – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling and Lars Sivertsen as Manchester City win their first Premier League game since the guilty verdict. Help support o

Oct 12
54 min

Manchester City’s trip to Anfield and is Eckert’s Spygate ban too lenient? – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Paul Watson to preview the return of the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguard

Oct 8
51 min

Kane makes more England history and Ronaldo claps back – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Lucy Ward as Harry Kane strikes twice and Lionel Messi bows out. Help support our independent journalism at th

Oct 7
44 min

England hammer Croatia and Manchester City get their appeal on: Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Robyn Cowen as England thrash Croatia 7 (seven) nil. Help support our independent journalism at theguardia

Oct 5
50 min

Manchester City scandal latest as Pep Guardiola speaks: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Ali Maxwell as the Manchester City story rumbles with Pep Guardiola speaking for the first time. Help sup

Oct 1
44 min

The Premier League v Manchester City and England beat Czechia – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Dan Bardell as the Premier League release their verdict on Manchester City and England win 2-0 in Prague. Help

Sep 30
47 min

The Manchester City verdict and England run world champions close – Football Weekly

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Barney Ronay, John Brewin and Kieran Maguire as Manchester City are found guilty of the vast majority of the disciplinary char

Sep 28
52 min

England face world champions Spain as international break commences – Football Weekly – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Seb Hutchinson and Paul Watson as the international break begins. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/f

Sep 24
52 min

Dockers derby delivers and England squad upheaval – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, George Elek and Sanny Rudravajhala for an update across the EFL and the latest from the England camp. Help support our indepen

Sep 22
52 min

Chart trend

Position in the Soccer chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#6#11AugSepOctNov

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343

days in the top 3 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Football Weekly ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Nov 6, 2026).

#1 ▲ 2 Soccer US

#63 ▲ 43 Sports US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

If you only want to listen to one or two football pods regularly… do yourself a favor and choose this one. The first one I listen to in the (US) morning. Bravo, chaps

--iLo-- · Aug 2026

This has been my favorite podcast and must listen for many years now. Max as host is hilarious and knows how to bring the right crew together. Love Barry, Barney, Johnathan, Nicky, Jordan and the rest of the crew. Great updates and analysis and even better banter!

TimOzer · Aug 2026

I’ve listened to the Guardian’s Football Weekly for over a decade now. It’s always a pleasant listen — Max Rushden is a knowledgeable host who keeps things light and the panelists each bring a journalist’s expertise to the conversation. The pod is, thankfully, free of hot take merchants who try to engender listener engagement through provocation. The focus is primarily on the Premier League and UEFA competitions but there’s a bit on Scotland’s top tier and England’s lower leagues, too, as well as occasional updates on Spain and Italy. If you’re looking for an intelligent review of the above conducted with a fair amount of humor, this podcast is for you.

J*J*H · Aug 2026

Fellow Americans, did you enjoy the World Cup and want to learn more about the English Premier League? Then this is the podcast for you. Max is a great host, Barry has a great sense of humor. The rotating guests are excellent. Show is very informative. You’ll be saying pitch, kit, boot and table before you know it.

Bob Warburton · Aug 2026

Faithful listener first. Annoyed listener most of the time. Extremely white Euro-centric perspectives here that the host and guests (except for a few) have no idea how overwhelming it is for people of color to listen to the same exceptionalism narratives applied to football but particularly English then European football. Like so many Western Europeans they think theirs is the only way. South American football is physically demanding but that does not make them savages. Plus completely blind to their own nation’s doing the same thing when they encounter a proper player like Messi or Yamal who get kicked all over the pitch but somehow that is never noticed. Most fans want geopolitics left out of their sports but you cannot ignore the colonialist tropes when you hear them. Still good for a laugh and thank goodness for Barry’s presence to occasionally keep the British Empire in touch with reality. Supporter the way so I put my money where my mouth is. Get more people of color or at least white folk who are not English/European. FIFA scandal update: turns out the democracy and human rights crowd on this show don’t believe in one nation one vote for FIFA. They would be just fine if the Europeans ran everything and the little people are told to sit down shut up and be grateful for whatever we decide to give you.

Tape Doctor · Aug 2026

But over the course of time, I found myself listening to them less and less. And the times I did listen, I found it becoming a chore to get through an episode. It not being a “fun” or “banter” podcast is fine, but it doesn’t make up for that aspect with high level football analysis. It’s either very on the surface, match highlight reels levels of insight, or reactive punditry to football-narrative drivel from other outlets, such as Sky Sports, and their punditry. Neither of which provides any interesting or insightful view point from the sport they cover. Barring an appearance from the likes of say, Nicky Bandini, most of these guests and hosts have either smug, stale, or uninteresting contributions, filled with lazy narratives and cliches. As a result, the podcast has really gone downhill over the years.

BearsErrywhere · Sep 2024

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