The Final Countdown - Football History's stories of glory and heartbreak in the biggest finals
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Reliving the magic and nostalgia of the best Cup finals in football history. World Cups, Euros, Champions League, FA Cup, we cover the stories, the build ups, connecting the main characters to the moments that made football history. Come and join Adam and Lewis as they inform you with irreverence the best matches in football folklore!
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Crystal Palace thought they’d written the ending. Jason Puncheon smashed them into the lead, Alan Pardew broke into that dance, and for about three minutes it looked like Wembley was about to witness a genuine upset.But then Wayne Rooney decided to turn into peak midfield Zidane and Fellaini started winning everything in orbit.Extra time brought even more drama — with a dramatic red card before Marcus “Flashford” Rashford stepped up his game. Ten men, no logic, pure FA Cup mayhem.We relive the goals, the scrappiness and the dance moves before Jesse Lingard stuck his name into Wembley folklore.This is The Final Countdown.A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
Arsenal returned to Wembley looking to defend their crown — and turned the 2015 FA Cup Final into a masterclass.Walcott opened the scoring, Sánchez unleashed thunder, and Wenger’s men ran riot under the arch. Aston Villa were simply swept aside.A performance of control, flair and pure red-and-white ruthlessness.Join us as we relive the goals, the dominance, and the day Arsenal made it look effortless.This is The Final Countdown.A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
Arsenal show up dreaming of ending nine years of trophy-less pain. Hull City show up… and immediately turn Arsenal’s dream into a nightmare.Alex Bruce is desperate to make his dad proud, Santi Cazorla puts on a free-kick masterclass and Aaron Ramsey writes his name into North London folklore with a 109th-minute winner.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
Manchester City arrive expecting a parade. Wigan Athletic turn up hoping for mercy. 90 minutes later? Ben Watson, a man with a broken leg and a dream, headbutts football history into existence. City’s billionaires are stunned and Dave Whelan is crying. Join us as we rewind to the FA Cup Final that made everyone believe in magic again — except Roberto Mancini, who lost his job two days later.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It’s Wembley, it’s 2012, and somehow Andy Carroll is about to have the game of his Liverpool career. Chelsea, meanwhile, are busy juggling an FA Cup final with the small matter of a Champions League final in Munich. Didier Drogba does what Didier Drogba always does in a cup final, while Liverpool discover that leaving it late isn’t always a great strategy. We look back at the goals, the drama, and the bizarre moment where Carroll briefly looked like a £35 million bargain.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
A classic David vs Goliath final as the newly rejuvenated Man City take on Tony Pulis' "old school" Stoke. We talk about Yaya Toure's status amongst the legends of this new look Manchester City team as well as the Stoke players that may well be the cast of walking with dinosaurs.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
We jump headlong into the new season with some outrageous and (maybe) ill-informed predictions. We're talking top scorer, relegation candidates, title-winners, first manager to get the sack and some astonishingly bold "left-field" shouts. So come and have a laugh AT us or join in with your predictions in the comments!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's a jam-packed episode this week as we catch up on the biggest talking points of the summer!We're talking transfers, MOTD controversy, the torture that was Man Utd vs Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final, the pleasant surprise of Crystal Palace's FA Cup Victory and of course, the tragedy of Diogo Jota's passing. This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
What's better than winning the Euro's? Winning it twice and keeping football at home!!!What a tournament and what a final, join us as we recap the Women's Euro 2025 final between England and favorites Spain. We discuss the heroes of St George - Agymang, Hampton, Bronze and who else but Chloe Kelly and what next for Sarina Weigman's Lionesses!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's a record-breaking final for numerous reasons as Premier League champions, Chelsea, look to complete their first-ever domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti's management and Portsmouth look for a silver lining in the storm clouds overhead.We also chat about Avram Grant and what counts as a successful season for a club! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
This week's episode pays homage to the genuine brilliance of David Moyes' Everton and the relative heights he brought them to in his first spell at the club, but don't worry - we also make time to discuss Tony Hibbert's dreams being haunted by Florent Malouda and Nicky Butt's mysterious missing eyebrows!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's a real underdog story for the FA Cup as the finalists beat the odds - and the best teams in the country - to contest for their first taste of silverware in their modern history.It's a great pod for nostalgia as we discuss Kanu, Hasselbaink, Harry Redknapp and his 'adopted' son, Niko Kranjcar!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
The two best teams in England squared off in the oldest cup competition in the world. Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United took on José Mourinho's Chelsea for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium.We talk about how devastating Didier Drogba was at Wembley (and big games in general!) and we also turn detectives as we try to find out, "Who is Chris Waddle?"This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's the Covid Tournament that didn't actually happen in 2020! A tournament full of surprises and drama saw Southgate's England reach their first peak and Italian experience bring them back down to earth. We discuss how Thomas Muller's miss might be the secret to eternal youth and whether or not England hiring a German manager is the missing piece of the jigsaw.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
Euro 2016 was something of an underdog story but not in the way you'd expect! Portugal took on hosts France in the final but we discuss much more than just the game itself. We chat Quaresma's skills, England's dire performances, Wales' greatness and Cristiano Ronaldo's managerial prowess.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
Would this final be about Iberian brilliance or German pragmatism? We obviously know what Spain would produce both domestically and internationally over the next 4 years but was it really a done-deal that they would dominate judging by this tournament alone? Listen in as we discuss the 2008 Euro Final and of course, England's dramatic fall from grace due to "The Wally with the Brolly!"This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Merry Christmas one and all - it's our traditional end of year Christmas Special with our high-drama football quiz game; Tension! We also check in on our pre-season predictions to see whether we're Nostradamus or more Derek Acorah.See who doubted Erling Haaland, who predicted relegation for Nottingham Forest and a most polarizing disagreement on the fate of Erik Ten Hag!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
We've covered the final between Portugal and Greece in one of our most popular episodes (listen here!) so we thought we'd revisit the tournament through a different lens and answer the question: "Was this really England's golden generation?"Rooney is unstoppable in this breakout tournament, Ronaldo is tamed by Ashley Cole but ultimately Portugal's goalkeeper Ricardo beats England with some ultimate playground shithousery!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
It's the Millennium and the Golden Goal is taking international football by storm! France are looking to cement their reign as the best team in the world and England are hoping to finally achieve something of worth *SPOILER* one of those things happens!Euro 2000 is memorable for it's goals and scoreline and how could it not be with Figo, Trezeguet, Kluivert, Owen and Milosevic spearheading their nations attacks!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!
"You better remember where you watched this game because in thirty years time somebody will probably ask you about it." The epic sign off from Des Lynam following the epic semi-final clash between England and Germany.We of course talk about Gazza, Anderton, Southgate and even some German, Kuntz.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.
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