Bologna’s First Coppa Italia in 51 Years, Ancelotti to Brazil and More!

Surprise! We thought we’d drop in your podcast feeds to check in, check everything is working alright and have a bit of a catch up. Musa and Ryan give a little update (00:30), read out some awesome suggestions for the role of hypothetical sporting directors (08:08), following on from the question on our last episode. Then, there's a bit of chat a bit about Florian Wirtz joining Liverpool (18:37), in what has been the biggest signing of the summer so far, plus a couple of other bits. We’ll be back in a couple of weeks for another check in and update, so see you all then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s some big news to start the show, before Musa and Ryan get into the mailbag, and answer some questions on the French Open (04:03); fictional sporting directors of a new fictional club (07:38); predictions for the 2026 Men’s World Cup (13:48); three teams they’re looking forward to seeing next season (17:43); the futures of Milan; Ange Postecoglou (24:13); and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the penultimate episode of the season, Jackson Irvine returns to chat with Musa and Ryan about his first season in the Bundesliga, which saw the St. Pauli side he captains stay up with the second-best defensive record in the league (04:39). He also explains what it’s like going away to teams like Dortmund, Bayern, and Leverkusen and chats about making his commentary debut (24:45), who he thinks should win the Ballon d’Or, the Champions League final, and a potential World Cup qualification for Australia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan discuss PSG’s emphatic 5-0 win over Inter to win the Champions League for the first time in their history (03:39). They chat about the great job Luis Enrique has done since coming in, which resulted in his first Champions League win as a manager since 2015 and more, before touching on what this might mean for Inter (36:23) and reflecting on the Champions League as a whole this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a bit of chat at the top of the show, Musa and Ryan begin with Chelsea, who came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 and win the Conference League in Wroclaw (07:04); a successful season for Enzo Maresca ends in silverware. They then move on to some transfer chat (19:57), including some thoughts on Matheus Cunha to Manchester United, Jeremie Frimpong to Liverpool, and the Florian Wirtz links. There’s also a brief discussion of Erik ten Hag's appointment as the new Bayer Leverkusen head coach and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the domestic seasons wrap up in Europe, Musa and Ryan begin with a quick Stadio curse update. Then, it’s on to Arsenal winning the Women’s Champions League for the first time in 18 years (03:56), with a 1-0 win over Barcelona in Lisbon, as well as looking at the incredible job Renée Slegers has done since taking over as head coach. They move on to a brilliant Napoli Scudetto win, thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Serie A MVP Scott McTominay (21:09), there’s the Premier League final day (32:22), Ancelotti's goodbye, Alonso's arrival, the Erik ten Hag news and some Cup final chat (50:10). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs have won their first trophy in 17 years! They beat Manchester United 1-0 in Bilbao to clinch the Europa League and a Champions League place. Musa and Ryan chat all about the final (02:52) and takeaways from a Spurs perspective, and they heap praise on Ange Postecoglou, who proved doubters wrong by delivering a trophy, as promised. In Part 2, they look at it from a Manchester United perspective (29:16), discussing whether Ruben Amorim will stay and whether the board will finally learn the necessary lessons from this season and make decisions that move the club forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a busy show this week, as Musa and Ryan each do their best to battle through heavy colds! They begin with an email about the Stadio curse before chatting about the first major trophy for Crystal Palace, who won the men’s FA Cup against Manchester City on Saturday at Wembley (09:06). They then talk about the Premier League a bit, most notably Goodison Park’s final Premier League game (25:11), Jamie Vardy’s 200th goal in his Leicester City home goodbye, and some other farewells. Next up, it’s over to Berlin, where they discuss their day at the Försterei watching Union Frauen win the second tier in front of more than 20,000 fans (30:31). Then they give a quick update on the top two men's divisions; the Serie A title race, which is going down to the wire; and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan begin with Bologna winning their first Coppa Italia in 51 years, following a 1-0 win over Milan at the Stadio Olimpico (01:24), before shouting out Galatasaray’s Turkish Cup win and some other stuff from this week (12:07). They then chat about Carlo Ancelotti taking over the Brazil men’s national side (15:17) and look ahead to some great stories this weekend (28:25), including the FA Cup final, Union Berlin Frauen, Vermont Green’s first game of the season and more!Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa OkwongaProducer: Ryan HunnAdditional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musa and Ryan focus their attention on the final Clásico of the season, which saw Barcelona come from two goals down to win 4-3 over Real Madrid. The victory all but sealed the title for Hansi Flick’s side, who can confirm it with a win at Espanyol on Thursday. They then head to Germany (22:00), where Thomas Müller and Xabi Alonso said goodbye to the Bayern and Leverkusen fans, Dortmund continued their push for the Champions League, St. Pauli all but guaranteed that they will stay up, and Hamburg finally confirmed their return to the Bundesliga. There's also a quick update on the Serie A title race and a Premier League roundup.Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa OkwongaProducer: Ryan HunnAdditional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.