Stadio: A Football Podcast

This week Musa and Ryan begin in Serie A, where there was a huge top-of-the-table clash in which Napoli left Bergamo with three points after defeating Atalanta (02:29). It was all change at the top of La Liga (16:20), thanks to Leganés’s win at home against Atleti, Real Madrid beating Valencia and Barcelona being held at Getafe. There’s some love for Athletic Club, who have quietly caught up with Barça, before they head to the Bundesliga. There’s some talk about Omar Marmoush’s goodbye (28:44), discussion of some big wins and then a quick wrap-up of the Premier League (38:48). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a busy midweek set of fixtures, so Musa and Ryan shout out some chaos in Germany and Spain, including one of the most spiritually onside goals of all time (03:23), before turning their attention to the Premier League (05:36). They talk about the north London derby, including praise for Myles Lewis-Skelly (12:31), before defending Spurs and other clubs battling the Premier League’s depth (18:46). They discuss Forest and Liverpool’s brilliant draw (24:51), Newcastle and Isak continuing their run of form, and the rest of the midweek Premier League results. Finally, they head to Serie A (40:00), where there were draws galore, plus there’s a rethink of the Serie A Coach of the Month award. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may have heard there was another 'Stadio' derby this weekend, so Musa and Ryan chat about Manchester United’s penalty shootout win over Arsenal in the FA Cup third round (02:48). They discuss some familiar Arsenal problems before moving on to praise for Altay Bayindir's two penalty saves and United playing for an hour down to 10. They shout-out some other results in the Cup (22:04); David Moyes’s Everton return (25:08), Atleti going top of La Liga; the Bundesliga’s return (31:48); and a couple of transfer requests. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick chat about Julen Lopetegui being sacked by West Ham and replaced with Graham Potter (01:22), before moving on to this week’s EFL Cup semifinals. They start with Spurs’ 1-0 win over Liverpool (05:27), where Ange Postecoglou and Arne Slot were as unimpressed as the rest of us with the VAR stadium announcement. They then move on to Newcastle’s win at Arsenal (15:24), with a lot of love for Alexander Isak, how Arsenal could really do with a player like him and whether the League Cup or Champions League qualification is more important for Newcastle long term. Finally, there’s shout-outs for Nottingham Forest, Milan’s Supercoppa win, and more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a game it was at Anfield! So, that’s where Musa and Ryan begin this week, diving straight into Liverpool and Manchester United’s 2-2 draw (04:00). There’s chat about the goals, the drama, and how it left the Premier League title race (22:21) following Arsenal’s draw away at Brighton, plus wins for Manchester City and Newcastle United. They then head to Spain, where there was some late Real Madrid madness at Mestalla (27:04), before touching on the Dani Olmo Barcelona news (32:10) and some managerial change at Milan—recorded before their Supercoppa final win over Inter—and Union Berlin. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s time for the 2024 Stadios! Musa and Ryan dish out awards for 2024’s most existential moment (00:00), the Big Mood of the Year (12:42), and the return of the Prop Joe award (17:05). There’s the rest of the usual suspects, too, with awards going to Goal of the Year (20:22), Angry Goal of the Year (28:15), plus Team (34:20), Coach (40:02), and Player of the Year (47:27). Finally, there’s the main event – the one that they all do and don’t want to win: the 2024 Catfish of the Year award! (54:33) Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s one of our favourite shows of the year: Musa and Ryan are back with another end-of-year list of football things to be grateful for! They read through over 50 listener submissions showcasing football-related moments of joy, sentimentality, and even grief from the past year. Listen for tales of taking children to their first-ever games, playing podcasts for beloved pets, love for teams, players, experiences, and much more. It’s a bumper edition this year, at over 100 minutes. So settle in, get cozy, and enjoy one of our 'Stadio' holiday traditions! Thank you to everyone for sending them in, and to all of you for listening this year. Much love, we'll be back with the 2024 Stadios in a few days! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa's lost his voice, so Ryan is here with a very quick update about the holiday schedule. Host: Ryan Hunn Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A very happy Musa and a slightly less happy Ryan recap the end of the Manchester derby, where United came from behind late to beat City at the Etihad (04:17). They chat about the positives for United and the negatives for City and explore some more about the Man City drop-off. They wrap up the rest of the Premier League (26:22), which saw some huge results and some managerial sackings, before darting to the Bundesliga and La Liga (39:04) and, ahead of a longer episode on Thursday, discussing whether fatigue is playing a part in the inconsistency around Europe. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin with the weird FIFA virtual conference confirming the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cups, before moving on to this week’s Champions League. They recap some of the biggest games, beginning with Barcelona’s win in Dortmund (7:31) and Juventus’s 2-0 win over Manchester City that puts pressure on Pep Guardiola in the final two match days (14:15). There’s shouts for Arsenal (20:30), Leverkusen scoring the first goal anyone has against Inter this campaign (23:52), plus the brilliant Atalanta and Real Madrid game, before rounding up all the rest of the results! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick shout for LA Galaxy’s first MLS Cups in 10 years, after their 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls on the weekend, before heading to Europe, where there are title races aplenty. They begin in Italy (4:14), where Atalanta’s 2-1 win over Milan took them top of the table, thanks also to Lazio’s win in Naples—and wonder whether this could be the year for Gian Piero Gasperini’s side to win their first Scudetto. Next up, Atleti are tiptoeing their way to the top (11:30), as they and Real Madrid closed the gap with Barcelona in La Liga, plus a quick shout for the Bundesliga (15:43). Finally, they chat about the Premier League’s stop-start weekend (18:10), when Liverpool sat back and watched a number of their rivals drop points. Chelsea were the only challengers not to do so, winning another chaotic game against Spurs (26:52), this time 4-3. There is also a shout-out for another huge Nottingham Forest result and some chat about the departure of Dan Ashworth as Manchester United sporting director (35:15), after just five months in the role. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the first 'Stadio' derby of the season, and—even though it wasn't the best game of the week—Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Manchester United (03:39) before heading to Newcastle, where there was a six-goal thriller with Liverpool (19:26). They recap wins for Chelsea and Man City before heading to Spain and Germany (32:40), where Bayern lost to Leverkusen in the Pokal and Athletic Club beat Real Madrid in La Liga for the first time in nine years. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Patris Gordon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin by shouting out Botafogo’s first Copy Libertadores triumph, with a remarkable 3-1 win over Atlético Mineiro in the Monumental. They then turn their attention to Anfield, where Liverpool maintained their incredible start to the season, beating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 2-0 (03:48). They shout out the rest of the Premier League results (16:47) and more, before heading to the Bundesliga. It ended all square at the Westfalenstadion, between Dortmund and Bayern (31:56), Wolfsburg hammered RB Leipzig to put more pressure on Marco Rose and St Pauli scored their first home goals of the season to climb out the relegation zone (37:01).  Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a week of Champions League! Musa and Ryan begin at Anfield, where Liverpool saw off Real Madrid comfortably to stay top of the Champions League after matchday eight (02:37). They touch on Arsenal becoming the first side to win at Sporting this season (12:34) and a worrying collapse from Man City against Feyenoord, after being 3-0 up (15:26). They then wrap up some other games, including late comebacks, big wins and more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin with Spurs’ incredibly impressive 4-0 win over Man City at the Etihad Stadium, thanks to a James Maddison brace (02:33), which extended Pep Guardiola’s side’s run to five defeats in a row. They they round up some other Premier League results, including Arsenal’s win over Forest (22:24), Chelsea beating Leicester, which cost Steve Cooper his job, Liverpool extending their lead at the top, Brighton’s best ever start to a Premier League season and Ruben Amorim’s first match in charge at Manchester United (33:45)! There’s also a quick dart around some other leagues, including Real Madrid closing the gap on Barcelona, wins for Bayern and Dortmund ahead of next week’s Klassiker and more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan are joined by a special guest and one of their favourite commentators, Derek Rae! They chat about the preparation and process of his commentary (03:48), how tuning in to a German radio station as a youngster led to a curiosity that would lead to covering the Bundesliga (11:16), his thoughts on Aberdeen’s brilliant season so far (43:49), the importance of accurate name pronunciations and his work on 'EA Sports FC' (57:49). Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Guest: Derek Rae Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan begin with some fun grassroots football chat before turning their attention to Serie A (06.03), where just two points separate the top six. They start off by chatting about Inter and Napoli’s 1-1 draw at San Siro, thanks to goals from Scott McTominay and a Hakan Çalhanoğlu thunderbolt. They then head to the Premier League, where Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa took them five points clear (21:16), an impressive Brighton ensured Manchester City’s poor run continues (29:09), Ipswich and Wolves got their first league wins of the season, and it ended all square at Stamford Bridge. Finally, there’s a quick roundup of the Bundesliga (40:30) and La Liga (40:52). Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was this the week that the much-anticipated jeopardy well and truly arrived in the Champions League? Musa and Ryan chat about some seismic results in Match Day 4, including Milan’s win in the Bernabéu to cause even more problems for Real Madrid, Inter’s win over Arsenal, Liverpool at the top of another league, two harsh handball calls—and one that was very strange indeed—plus loads more. Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan focus this week on the Premier League, where there was a first win for Southampton, who got a last-minute winner over Everton (02:22), and a first defeat for Manchester City at the hands of a very impressive Bournemouth side (10:30). Nottingham Forest are up to third, Liverpool turned it around against Brighton to go back top (15:05), Arsenal’s struggles continue as they were punished by Newcastle (18:43), and Spurs bounced back to put four past Villa (26:03). Elsewhere, Dortmund inflicted a first defeat of the season on RB Leipzig (36:42), St. Pauli won away again, and there was another Ademola Lookman masterpiece, this time at Napoli! Hosts: Musa Okwonga and Ryan Hunn Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production Supervision: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musa and Ryan quickly recap some of the midweek cup games in England before opening up the mailbag! They answer questions on Ruud van Nistelrooy looking the part, ahead of Rúben Amorim’s likely appointment as Manchester United head coach (05:02), the fallout from the men’s Ballon d’Or (12:31), AI officiating (20:08), adding any player from your club’s history into the current squad (24:12), NBA and football friendships (27:00), and more! Hosts: Ryan Hunn and Musa Okwonga Producer: Ryan Hunn Additional Production: Jonathan Fisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices