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Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti are back to cast their minds all the way back to the summer and Italy’s unforgettable Euro 2020 triumph.In 2017, Italian football was on its knees, with the national team failing to qualify for the World Cup. So how did the Azzurri transform themselves into undoubtedly the best team at Euro 2020, breaking English hearts in the process? It’s a story featuring Mancini, Maneskin and meatballs.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Mancini replaces Ventura (01m 30s)• PART 2: The composition of the Italy squad (08m 00s) • PART 3a: Italy sail through the group stage in Rome (14m 00s)• PART 3b: The role of Mancini’s backroom staff + Bonucci & Chiellini (22m 00s) • PART 4a: The day of the final (35m 30s)• PART 4b: Did England lose the final? (42m 00s)• PART 4c: Italy win the shootout (46m 00s)• PART 4d: Three Lions, Donnarumma and the culmination of a philosophy (51m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti bring you the Serie A story of the original Ronaldo – a global icon.The Brazilian superstar Ronaldo joined Inter Milan from Barcelona in 1997. His return to Spain 5 years later arguably marked the end of Serie A’s economic dominance. Golazzo relives the greatest player in the world playing in the greatest league in the world in his prime, before injuries sadly struck.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Not that Ronaldo (01m 30s)• PART 2a: How did Inter get Ronaldo? (08m 00s) • PART 2b: 97/98 – Inter miss out on the title but win the UEFA Cup (14m 00s)• PART 3a: Ronaldo’s World Cup final drama (25m 00s) • PART 3b: Inter slip towards mid-table (31m 30s)• PART 3c: Ronaldo’s injury struggles begin (39m 00s)• PART 4a: Ronaldo gives Inter an ultimatum (45m 00s)• PART 4b: Ronaldo's legacy (59m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, James Horncastle and special guest Rafa Honigstein examine the three legendary Germans who made Inter record-breakers at the turn of the 90s.Lothar Matthaus, Jurgen Klinsmann and Andreas Brehme were an integral part of West Germany’s World Cup winning side in 1990. They would all join forces at San Siro, with Matthaus and Brehme contributing to an Inter title win achieved with a record points total, and Klinsmann helping to capture the UEFA Cup too.We look at a trio that helped define a time when Serie A was the true superpower of European football.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: German players to have graced Serie A (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Ernesto Pellegrini buys Inter and makes them a force (07m 00s) • PART 1c: Inter snap up the heart of the Bayern Munich side (12m 00s)• PART 2a: Inter secure title with record points total in 89 (17m 30s) • PART 2b: Why was success short-lived? (24m 00s)• PART 3: West Germany’s World Cup success at Italia 90 (27m 00s)• PART 4: Trapattoni and the band break up (36m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes back James Horncastle and Gab Marcotti to discuss one of the most recognisable names and haircuts in Italian football history – Fabrizio Ravanelli.The man who said he was born to be a bricklayer was on the scoresheet the last time Juventus won the Champions League. A silver fox with one of the most imitated goal celebrations of all time, we examine whether his legend was rather more modest than we remember. And how exactly did he end up at Middlesbrough? And Dundee?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: The man made by Football Italia? (02m 00s)• PART 1b: The Ravanelli story starts in Perugia (06m 00s) • PART 1c: The silver fox signs for Juve (13m 30s)• PART 1d: Champions League glory in 96 (26m 30s) • PART 2a: Ravanelli at Middlesbrough (31m 00s)• PART 2b: Ravanelli returns to Italy, via Marseille (42m 30s)• PART 2c: Derby, Dundee and management (45m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £4 A MONTH:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten were a central part of one of the greatest club sides ever, when Serie A was arguably at its peak.This episode looks at the success enjoyed at a time when European Cup finals were the norm for Milan, and the denouement for the Dutchmen as Gullit clashed with Capello, while Van Basten’s career was cut tragically short by injury.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: European Cup glory in 89 and 90 (01m 00s)• PART 2: Milan sell Gullit and Rijkaard (14m 00s) • PART 3a: Van Basten’s injury problems (20m 00s)• PART 3b: The greatest centre-forward ever? (29m 00s) • PART 3c: The trio’s career in management (32m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco Van Basten were so good, they made up the entire podium for the 1988 Ballon D’Or.The Dutch trio, known as the three tulips, were pivotal to the Netherlands’ Euro 88 triumph and this Golazzo concentrates on the years that led to them becoming a collective at San Siro.Part one of this two-part special also includes Ruud’s reggae band and a heated debate over the best goal ever.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Italian clubs buying countrymen in bulk (06m 00s)• PART 1b: Ruud Gullit – Europe’s Maradona (10m 00s) • PART 1c: Gullit’s relationship with Arrigo Sacchi (18m 00s)• PART 2: Holland win Euro 88 with that Van Basten goal (23m 00s) • PART 3: Rijkaard moves to Milan (32m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

European Cup winner Sinisa Mihajlovic was the master of free-kicks, considered a wonder of physics in Italy. He also was an accused racist and has battled leukaemia while still managing Bologna. His is a complex story, and his Golazzo includes a special tribute from Sven-Goran Eriksson.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Mihajlovic’s beginnings at Vojvodina (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Sinisa wins the European Cup with Red Star (09m 00s) • PART 2: Sinisa’s set-piece gift (16m 00s)• PART 3: The less savoury side of Sinisa (23m 30s) • PART 4a: Sven and Sinisa (28m 00s)• PART 4b: Mihajlovic the manager (35m 00s)• PART 4c: Mihajlovic’s battle against leukaemia (39m 30s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC AND GET ANOTHER SUBSCRIPTION FREE:• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special• for this week's partnership go to www.virginwines.co.uk/theathletic READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The start saw a string of sackings but Luciano Spalletti’s managerial career caught fire in his first spell at Roma, one of the most tactically significant coaching stints of the last 20 years. Defined by the discovery of the 4-6-0 formation that rejuvenated Francesco Totti.This Golazzo looks back at that team, as well as some of the less successful periods in Spalletti’s time in football. From ostracizing Totti to ostracizing Icardi.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Famous for being fired – Spalletti’s chaotic beginnings (04m 00s)• PART 1b: The big breakthrough at Udinese (14m 00s) • PART 2: Spallett’s Roma – “the best football I’ve ever seen” (17m 00s)• PART 3a: Spalletti at Zenit (34m 00s) • PART 3b: Returning to Roma to retire Totti (39m 00s)• PART 4: Spalletti at Inter – the Icardi affair (45m 00s)• PART 5: Would you appoint Spalletti? (52m 30s)   SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC FOR £1 A MONTH• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Jimbo and the gang for a new series of Golazzo, harking back to the golden days of Serie A. Featuring Sinisa, Spalletti and more. Coming soon... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we look at how Juventus found themselves embroiled in the world of organised crime, the introduction of identity cards and the ultra stance as last defenders of the real values of the sport.RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1: The case of Rafaello Bucci and the Drughi (01m 00s)• PART 2: Identity cards brought in to curb violence (13m 00s)• PART 3: The good that ultras do (20m 00s)• PART 4: Are the Ultras dying out? (30m 00s) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.