The Daily Football Briefing

England have returned to the top tier of the Nations League after beating Ireland 5-0 at Wembley. Jack Pitt-Brooke was at Wembley for that one. France had a good night as well, they beat Italy 3-1 at the San Siro.  Plus, did you ignore all the international football to leave the house and have fun with real people doing real things? Then you need our giant international round-up. In just ten minutes, we’ll have you up to speed with Scotland’s massive result, with Ghana’s massive fail, with Javier Aguirre’s massive head wound and Lyon’s massive financial crisis. You need this podcast, you really do.   Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so.  https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social  We are delighted to say that this show is now sponsored by PELOTON. Find out more about them by visiting onepeloton.co.uk Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Pitt Brooke Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Carsley isn’t going quietly into the night. He made some very bold selections and he was rewarded with a resounding 3-0 victory over Greece. Jack Pitt Brooke was in Athens to watch that one. I, on the other hand, was in my office watching Italy mostly dominate Belgium, though they should have won by more than their single goal.  We’ve got some interesting scores from around the world, we’ve got news of Claudio Ranieri’s return to Roma and, most importantly, we’ve figured out which pub I went to in Barcelona in 2006.  Did you know that The Athletic was giving Bluesky a go? Some of our best writers have moved there in the last 48 hours and I’ve cracked and followed them over. You can find me on the link below and hopefully the place will stay nice for at least a week or so.  https://bsky.app/profile/iainmacintosh.bsky.social  Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Jack Pitt Brooke Producer: Steve Hankey  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You thought we had no football to talk about during International week didn’t you? WRONG! We look ahead to Thursday’s games, the Women’s Champions League and by the way: What is going wrong at Roma? Plus what Cole Palmer really thought of his move to Chelsea and is there ANYTHING more frightening than the prospect of asking Roy Keane for his daughters hand in marriage? And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages.  You can email [email protected] or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content… Need something to read? Head over to the Athletic where Oliver Kay looks back on Premier League nostalgia and the perils of comparing different eras: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5917161/2024/11/13/premier-league-best-era-comparison-nostalgia/ Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: James Horncastle and Si Watts Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come on, it’ll be fun. We’ve got the return of the Impromptu International Week Book Club, that’ll be good, right? We’ve got news on a 57 year old professional footballer in Japan, you can’t miss that.  Hey, and what about Lionel Messi? You know what they’re reporting in the USA right now? Messi-fatigue. You can find out more about that if you listen. And that’s not all. I’ll also reveal the location of London’s best pub…  And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages. You can email [email protected] or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content… Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Felipe Cardonas Producer: Steve Hankey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, Manchester City have lost four on the spin, but one was the League Cup, one was Europe, there are 26 matches left to play in the league and…it’s City, isn’t it? Sam Lee is here to bring perspective.  But it really is bad at Roma, there’s no hiding that. They are looking for their third manager of the season already. What went wrong? James Horncastle is here to answer that.  Wild horses couldn’t hold back Danny Kelly when it comes to summing up Spurs’ weekend. We had no chance.   And you know who we haven’t heard from for a while? YOU! We’ve had so much football, we’ve had no space for your messages.  You can email [email protected] or, if you’re listening on the app, leave us a comment. It’s international week, we need the content… Presenter: Iain Macintosh With: Sam Lee, James Horncastle, Danny Kelly  Producer: Si Watts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices