James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week with all the football news you need to know - and plenty that you don’t. On Monday, we review all the weekend’s action. On Tuesday, it’s the Euro crew with James Horncastle and Raphael Honigstein looking at matters across the continent. And on Thursday, Duncan Alexander brings the silliness and numbers.
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Another Napoli crisis and the renovation of Real Madrid
Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo into the studio for another voyage across the European football landscape.
Napoli have now lost 6 of their 10 matches under Walter Mazzarri as another crisis in Naples looms. Is this the worst title defence ever? And why is Italy angry with VAR?
Villarreal are upset by Unionistas in the Copa Del Rey. Next up for the 3rd division side - Barcelona, who just struggled to beat 4th division Barbastro.
Not many fairytales in the Coupe De France but there’s the worst Panenka ever and one of the best penalty shootouts ever.
We praise the performance of Real Madrid and Juventus in renovating their squads with young players.
And Raphael Honigstein pays tribute to the late Franz Beckenbauer, the greatest German footballer of all time.
Produced by Charlie Jones.
RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1a: Paying tribute to Franz Beckenbauer (01.00)
• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (08.00)
• PART 2: Madrid derby in Saudi Arabia as Barca struggle to beat Barbastro (14.00)
• PART 3: Another crisis at Napoli while Juventus get the job done again (32.00)
• PART 4: Revel and Golden Lion thrashed in the Coupe De France (50.00)
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