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Tifo Football Podcast

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Rating
★★★★★
4.7
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698 reviews
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United States
This podcast has
602 episodes
Language
English
Publisher
The Athletic
Explicit
Yes
Date created
2017/04/18
Latest episode
2026/04/23
Average duration
69 min.
Release period
3 days

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In-depth tactical, historical & geopolitical breakdowns of the beautiful game. From the team behind the Tifo Football YouTube channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Chelsea sack Rosenior, why America fears relegation & Italy for Iran?
2026/04/23
Chelsea sacking Liam Rosenior, the general track record of Chelsea’s current owners, the fear American owners have around relegation, Man City going top of the Premier League and the whispers that Italy could replace Iran at the 2026 World Cup were all discussed on this episode of the Tifo football podcast.  Plus we speak to Bodø/Glimt’s Sporting Director Håvard Sakariassen! This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Mehreen Khan & and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord server - https://discord.gg/qKkNm2fb  TOBY SHEPHEARD / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages  00:00 - a soft cheese intro 05:02 - Liam Rosenior’s future post Chelsea sacking 21:55 - Chelsea’s owners themselves 32:41 - an advert break 32:43 - More on Chelsea 37:18 - how would missing out on Champions League affect Chelsea? 40:02 - Leicester City relegated 41:28 - Why American owners are worried about relegation 45:36 - Jon’s soft book launch part 1 50:56 - Man City are top of the league 54:52 - Italy to replace Iran at the World Cup??? 59:00 - Interview with Bodø/Glimt’s Sporting Director Håvard Sakariassen 1:18:14 - Jon’s soft book launch part 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are Chelsea falling apart? Spurs improve & Marco Rose to Bournemouth?
2026/04/21
Chelsea’s loss to Manchester United and the severe blow dealt to their Champions League qualification hopes, Tottenham’s dropping of two precious points at the death against Brighton in the race for survival and the potential appointment of Marco Rose at AFC Bournemouth were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast. This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Seb Stafford-Bloor, JJ Bull & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM DARREN STAPLES / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages 00:00 - a familiar intro 05:09 - Chelsea lose yet again 09:40 - A crow attacked Joe’s wife! 12:30 - Back to Chelsea 18:10 - Chelsea fan protest 21:33 - The difficulties Liam Rosenior faces 27:00 - promising times for Man Utd 30:10 - a break  30:12 - THE RONDO 39:26 - Two precious points dropped for Tottenham 49:26 - Will the Cherries soon be receiving a Rose? 54:40 - Coventry City are back in the Premier League! 1:00:25 - Reuben’s European holiday and befriending Villa fans 1:01:37 - Points Are Bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
LIVE: Have Arsenal lost control of the title race?
2026/04/19
Joe, Jon and Kaya are once again live in the studio to once again discuss this weekend's title race permutations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ring for Analysis: Why referees hate VAR
2026/04/17
Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his previous career as a journalist. He was a video assistant referee more than 100 times and brings a unique insight into how officials operate, both on the pitch and in the video booth. On today's episode, Joe & Jon perform Ring for Analysis, while reading through this fascinating insight into the mind of a referee, written by Graham Scott. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7183601/2026/04/10/referees-var-video-review/ Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Atletico Madrid's revolution & Where should Iraola manage next?
2026/04/16
Atletico Madrid’s progress against Barcelona in the Champions League, their evolution under Diego Simeone and what the future holds for departing AFC Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola were all discussed on this episode of the Tifo football podcast.  This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Kaya Kaynak & Colin Millar and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord server - https://discord.gg/qKkNm2fb  Denis Doyle / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via Getty Images 00:00 - An intro 08:50 - Atletico Madrid knock out Barcelona 19:30 - Atletico's evolution & Kaya’s quotes 27:08 - CL permutations without full knowledge of results  32:10 - strongest CL winning narrative? 37:28 - a break 37:30 - THE RONDO  45:10 - Andoni Iraola will leave AFC Bournemouth  53:18 - Where should Iraola go next? 1:04:17 - a recent media acquisition  1:18:18 - should football games be shorter? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
De Zerbi's first Spurs game, West Ham's huge improvement & how good is Rio Ngumoha?
2026/04/14
Yet another damaging defeat for Tottenham under new boss Roberto De Zerbi, a resurgent West Ham United and Liverpool’s rising star Rio Ngumoha were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast. This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jack Pitt-Brooke, JJ Bull & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM  NICOLAS TUCAT / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages 00:00 - an absolutely fine intro 05:40 - More relegation strife for Tottenham 24:28 - Impressive Granit Xhaka & Sunderland  28:14 - Would De Zerbi stay in the Championship? 31:15 - a break  31:17 - THE RONDO 37:43 - Resurgent West Ham! 48:44 - Who’s going to go down? Who knows?! 52:03 - Rio Ngumoha is great 57:50 - Kaya’s film review 1:07:25 - Points Are Bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
LIVE: The title race is back! Man City win, Arsenal lose
2026/04/13
Joe, Jon and Kaya are live in the studio to discuss this weekend's title race permutations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ring for Analysis: Part Two of The greatest Brian Clough story
2026/04/10
On today's episode, Joe & Jon perform Ring for Analysis, while reading through the second and final part of this remarkable Brian Clough tale, written by Daniel Taylor https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1289971/2019/10/15/the-remarkable-tale-of-two-boys-who-went-begging-for-pennies-and-ended-up-living-with-brian-clough/ Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brilliant Bayern and can Man City really catch Arsenal?
2026/04/08
Today Reuben Pinder is joined by Jon Mackenzie and Kaya Kaynak to discuss the latest results in the Champions League, the gang play a couple of quizzes, and with the run-in looming, they chat Arsenal and Man City. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Thumbnail credit: Aitor Alcalde / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ring for Analysis: The greatest Brian Clough story
2026/04/02
On today's episode, Joe & Jon perform Ring for Analysis, while reading through Part One of this remarkable Brian Clough tale, written by Daniel Taylor https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/1289971/2019/10/15/the-remarkable-tale-of-two-boys-who-went-begging-for-pennies-and-ended-up-living-with-brian-clough/ Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
De Zerbi & Ranking 2025’s Biggest Transfers
2026/04/01
On Today's episode, Joe welcomes back Amitai Winehouse, Kaya Kaynak and Jon Mackenzie to chat all things Roberto De Zerbi, Italys international woes, and to take a look back at the season so far to decide who really won the 2025 summer transfer window? Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball 📗 Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Thumbnail credit: CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / Contributor / AFP via GettyImages Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Spurs, De Zerbi, Record Transfers & England's Squad
2026/03/30
Book to see Tifo live in London: https://www.leicestersquaretheatre.com/show/tifo-live/ On today's episode, Joe is joined by Colin Millar, JJ Bull & Reuben Pinder to discuss the news that Igor Tudor and Spurs are parting ways, who should be the next Spurs manager? The gang evaluate Tottenham's top 10 record transfers, and take a look at the England squad ahead of the summer. Plus, we hear from Colin about Kosovo's World Cup qualifying story, and Kaya's review of Lord of the Rings! Join the discord: https://discord.gg/RDFvU8gZeC  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ring for Analysis: Liverpool's Multi-Club Confusion
2026/03/27
Two years ago, when Michael Edwards re-joined Liverpool to become CEO of Football for FSG, he did so with the recommendation that the American ownership group seek to expand their football portfolio and explore a multi-club model. But today, it seems unlikely that FSG will follow through on this expectation. On today's episode, Joe & Jon perform Ring for Analysis, while reading through James Pearce's story on this topic, discussing what this means for Liverpool, FSG and Michael Edwards' future. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7125072/2026/03/20/liverpool-fsg-michael-edwards-future/ Join the discord! https://discord.gg/CGVn8crYYa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Where does Salah rank? Everton’s European hopes & MLS calendar shift
2026/03/25
Mohamed Salah’s impending departure from Liverpool, the possibility of Everton playing in the Champions League next season, some juicy World Cup qualifiers including former champions Italy & the MLS Sprint season were all discussed on this episode of the Tifo football podcast.  This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Reuben Pinder & Colin Millar and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord server - https://discord.gg/qKkNm2fb  Michael Regan / Staff / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages-2264158173 00:00 - A Colin the Caterpillar & birdwatching intro 08:07 - Mohamed Salah will be leaving Liverpool 14:30 - One of the greatest in Premier League history? 25:23 - Everton on a European tour? 40:40 - A break 40:42 - THE RONDO 46:20 - Crunch World Cup qualifiers 1:00:52 - Francesco Farioli 1:08:21 - MLS Sprint season & questionable impressions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Guardiola masterclass? Arsenal wobble and Spurs relegation looms
2026/03/23
Pep Guardiola’s tactical tweak to ensure victory for Man City over Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in the League Cup final, Tottenham’s hugely significant defeat to Nottingham Forest and how the Premier League relegation battle now looks after such a significant setback for Spurs were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, Thom Harris & Kaya Kaynak and is produced by Steve Hankey. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM  Alex Livesey / Stringer / Getty Images Europe via GettyImages-2266829710 00:00 - a not so safe space intro 03:44 - Man City win the League Cup 09:30 - The tactical job City did on Arsenal 13:50 - hybrid or man marking 18:50 - Arteta’s cautiousness? 22:30 - the importance of Rodri 25:00 - What say this for the title race? 31:10 - Ben White returns to the England squad! 32:15 - THE RONDO 37:25 - a break  37:27 - Tottenham lose to Forest  46:01 - does relegation loom for Spurs?? We play a game 51:45 - Joe’s horrendous historical leaders quiz 56:05 - Kaya’s review of The Shining 1:01:40 - Points Are Bad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.7 out of 5
698 reviews
★★★★★
Jnhdo 2026/03/20
“I’m Joe Devine” and this is…
The best podcast on the athletic
★★★☆☆
konko44 2026/04/01
The host, eeeyuck!
The host is soooooo annoying!!! Aside from him, the pod is really good, but he can’t let the other guests get through a thought without interrupting w...
★★★★★
drkshn 2026/03/16
Ring for Analysis is awesome
Having an Athletic article as a structure, actually reading its text, and sharing funny and thoughtful opinions are wonderful. I’m sure finding the ta...
★★★★★
KD4eva 2026/03/13
Tifo football podcast changed my life
Not sure if that's a good or bad thing, or what it says about me
★★★★★
kobusek74 2026/03/13
I listen in every week
I’ve been listening to the Tifo podcast ever since Seb was a mainstay and Alex Stewart was kicking around. I miss Alex and hope he’s doing well. An ab...
★★★★★
huge altoid guy 2026/02/20
perfect
this show is perfect. quality of life increased when this show came back. new audio only format is a brilliant idea and super pumped to hear it will b...
★★★★★
air alex 2026/02/17
Exquisite work
Love listening to these distinguished gentlemen talk football. Loved the new audio-only episode format and as Devine had put it, the music was indeed ...
★★★★★
app still loading 2026/02/06
More impressions
Jon’s impressions are fabulous. He just needs to lean in and believe a bit more. The posh voice was old money to a T, and there was a moment I thought...
★★★☆☆
Os Joseph 2026/01/29
Ugh
If you want to hear pedants who think they’re much funnier than they really are, with a little football talk thrown in here and there, this podcast is...
★☆☆☆☆
Franky_Philly 2026/01/27
Hate Ads. Shame on The Athletic
Just canceled my subscription to The Athletic. No point now that there will be ads on the pod.
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