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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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James Richardson and Team Totally are here three times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t.

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  • England win epic Sweden shootout + transfer talk & Snoop at Swansea
    Jul 18 2025

    It’s Jimbo, Michael Cox, Jack Lang and Jay Harris after an unbelievable night of action at the Women’s Euros.


    England battle from 2-0 down to eventually overcome Sweden after an epic and awful penalty shootout. Sarina did it again with her subs - is a Spain v England final now inevitable?


    The transfer merry ground is spinning fast with Liverpool showing interest in Alexander Isak but eventually plumping for Magpies target Hugo Ekitike. Plus it looks like being a bleak summer at Brentford and an interesting one at Swansea.


    Elsewhere we look back at the end of Pele’s Brazil career and the cultural significance of Nick Barmby.


    And it’s the first Inter Totally semi-final with former champions Michael Cox and Producer Charlie going head to head.


    Produced by Charlie Jones and Jay Beale.

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    53 mins
  • Totally Gold Champions League 04/05: Liverpool conquer Milan
    Jul 15 2025

    Back in the summer of 2020, Jimbo and co passed the time reviewing classic Premier League and Champions League campaigns.


    Here from the vault, we bring you the thoughts of James Horncastle, Sasha Goryunov and Alvaro Romeo on the 2004/05 season, the one with the greatest final in the competition’s history.


    In Rafa Benitez’s first season in charge of Liverpool, the Reds finished level on points with Bolton and won the Champions League in Istanbul.


    For Carlo Ancelotti’s Milan, it was the second incredible collapse in two seasons. And for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, who produced an all-time classic with Barcelona, it looked like the trophy was theirs. Until a ghost goal.


    Produced by Charlie Jones.


    RUNNING ORDER:

    • PART 1a: Liverpool restore some European pedigree (01.30)

    • PART 1b: The Reds conquer the Old Lady (05.30)

    • PART 1c: Chelsea and Barcelona produce a classic (08.30)

    • PART 1d: Chelsea undone by the ghost goal (12.30)

    • PART 2: The final in Istanbul (19.00)

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    31 mins
  • Chelsea are world champions, England thrash Wales + Gyökeres heads to Arsenal
    Jul 14 2025

    Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor, Tim Spiers and Liam Twomey for company after a shock result in New Jersey.


    Chelsea are crowned world champions with a 3-0 victory over PSG in the Club World Cup final. How did they do it? How good is Enzo Maresca? And can they challenge for the Premier League title?


    England are through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euros after a 6-1 demolition of Wales. But even though they were runners up, have they ended up on the good side of the draw?


    Where Crystal Palace end up is a big debate right now as UEFA demote them from the Europa League to the Conference League for breaching multi-club ownership rules. Are the Eagles victims of their own naivety?


    And there’s some big transfers going on in the Premier League. Gyökeres to Arsenal, Henderson to Brentford and who’s that masquerading as Daniel Levy in North London?


    Produced by Charlie Jones.



    RUNNING ORDER:

    • PART 1: Chelsea 3-0 PSG (01.00)

    • PART 2: England 6-1 Wales (32.00)

    • PART 3a: Palace demoted to the Conference League (37.00)

    • PART 3b: Gibbs-White to Spurs? (45.00)

    • PART 3c: Gyökeres to Arsenal (51.00)

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    54 mins

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