Incredible show

… For 59 years, England’s men have humiliated themselves, their Queen and now King, and their fellow citizens on the European and World pitches. Consecutive victories by England’s women in the Euros will never absolve England of its endless embarrassment. That England’s women have won only further emphasizes the foolishness of a nation that obeys the womanizing Tories and Ukip; idolizes the female-demeaning Farage, Bobo, and Rees-Mogg; listens to the lady-belittling Lord Rupert of Trump, Lady MacKenzie of Murdoch, and theGenetic Pillocks of The Drunken Sot and The Daily Snail; and continues to flog itself with feminine-hating Brexit. The failure England’s men at the ‘26 World Cup is a given. *** ‘What They mean by “Proper England” ‘ ‘THEY’ being Lady MacKenzie of Murdoch, King Rupert of Trump, Court Jester Nigel, Jacob and His Eternal Nanny, and the Daily Snail is ‘White Anglo-Saxon Protestant sorta men. Born to wealth and privilege. Who venture to the European or world stages every two years. And CHOKE. As their Russian, Middle Eastern, American, and bumbling Tory owners profit.’ *** Does anyone doubt that Lady MacKenzie of Murdoch ran through her private club screaming in glee upon hearing of the death of a Liverpool player? Or that Lord Murdoch of Trump ordered his rags to find the “real conspiracy” in this “alleged tragedy”? *** Such shame for The Drunken Sot. A Premier League side owned by (gasp) an American won the Club World Cup. Not a Ruskie Oligarch! Not a Middle Eastern Bone Saw Baron!! Not a Gambling, Money-Laundering Thug!!! An American!!!!!!!!!

If listening to four English guys whining about the weather and the time difference of the Club World Cup is your thing then by all means, enjoy it. Didn’t hear much about the exciting games but did hear a long, tortured analogy about Netflix vs DVDs. Boring

Max and Barry. That’s all you need to know about the podcast!

As an Englishman living in the USA I found this pod many years ago and loved it. However since the last US election it’s really gone down in my opinion. Americans ask me all the time what I think about what’s going on in the IL and I tell them I don’t know I don’t live there anymore but I have to listen to Max, Barry etc whine on from their comfy seats in Australia and the UK. If you want to know what going on go live in a place until you do stick to the football, that’s what we tune in for.

Want to listen to football talk, not uninformed political commentary. Comparing the US to Qatar is insane, go touch grass.

Pompous Englishmen with little knowledge of football try and lecture me about what’s right and wrong.

Nice review of the pod

the title sums it up

Max & Barry. Not boring, hopefully sustainable,

Boring but sustainable

Thanks for being the only football podcast to bring up the ownership of Newcastle during the days after their EFL final win.

The listeners demand it! We want to hear why it’s perfectly okay for professional footballers to use their idiot religion to make life worse for gay people in general, and gay footballers in particular. C’mon, you cowards, let’s do a full episode with Troy to explain his Holier-Than-Thou point of view! I mean, Kick It Out has done SO MUCH to end racism — to the point that even prominent black footballers have regularly criticized the organization’s uselessness — I’m DESPERATE to hear why The Great Troy thinks arcane, totally irrelevant religious claptrap trumps basic human rights. Keep giving this jackass a platform, Football Weekly, you’re doing great!!!

I’ve been a listener for years. Back to the Jimbo days. But there are too many good podcasts that focus on sports. I don’t turn on sports podcasts to listen to politics. Phillipe’s lazy journalism the day after the US election tipped it for me. Trump wins and all of the sudden the 2026 World Cup host needs to be called into question? Is this the same guy who typically does such great investigative journalism? What policies changed from November 4 to 5? Nothing. Yet you shoehorn that into the podcast? Please. It’s insulting to anyone with a brain who can think for him or herself. It’s especially insulting to this American - who has never voted for Trump. So long team. I’ll get my football and soccer fix elsewhere.

Guys, from a straight perspective, I don’t know one person in my community who wants to deny LGBT rights…. It’s simply a fallacy. The problem is organizations such as yourselves and the Premier League pushing this agenda upon everyone. It’s no different than the BLM race hustle. Choosing to force an agenda like this is discriminatory in and of itself. You just gotta stop. Let go of ALL of the agendas. Rainbow armbands don’t do anything except point out that “we want to push this on you”. And yes, I don’t believe in the gay lifestyle, but I’m not denying anyone’s rights to it? Go be gay. But don’t try to force it on the rest of society, especially children. It’d be no different than forcing a campaign for the acceptance of people below 6 ft. tall. Nobody’s saying we don’t accept them. We just don’t want your subjective causes pushed upon society.

I used to enjoy this podcast and listened religiously until, in classic Guardian style, they decide to jump on the bandwagon and pick on Israel, comparing them to Russia, with Phillipe going on a whole outrageously biased rant. Then when Jews were hunted down in Amsterdam, there was a cursory mention, barely discussing the disgraceful occurrence, and of course then basically blaming the Jews for a clearly pre meditated attack because a bunch of them (wrongly and stupidly) pulled a flag down the day before and chanted some moronic songs. Well done Guardian, truly showing your colours and losing a listener in the process. But as I’m Zionist, you probably don’t think I deserve to listen anyway. Oh and Jonny Liew, you really need to read more about the whole situation and some history!

I’ve been subscribing to this podcast since the South African World Cup, I can no longer stand to listen to heartless antisemites of the guardian. Their calls for human rights for everyone except Jews betrays everything I thought they stood for and it breaks my heart. Free the hostages. Never again.

As an American living in the USA, I’d like to comment on Phillipe’s statement on USA hosting the 2026 World Cup. I’d like to say thank you and very well said.

This show has aged well - Max can coax a laugh out of almost any discussion but he’s never phony and is willing to be serious and doesn’t hide from heavier subject matter. May it continue.

Absolute pleasure listening to these people. I’m in Detroit Michigan.

But over the course of time, I found myself listening to them less and less. And the times I did listen, I found it becoming a chore to get through an episode. It not being a “fun” or “banter” podcast is fine, but it doesn’t make up for that aspect with high level football analysis. It’s either very on the surface, match highlight reels levels of insight, or reactive punditry to football-narrative drivel from other outlets, such as Sky Sports, and their punditry. Neither of which provides any interesting or insightful view point from the sport they cover. Barring an appearance from the likes of say, Nicky Bandini, most of these guests and hosts have either smug, stale, or uninteresting contributions, filled with lazy narratives and cliches. As a result, the podcast has really gone downhill over the years.

Just a really bad, dishonest and lazy ‘look’ at football. This is not analysis.

World class

Great podcast

Though more mentions of Barry’s Carabao box and Sid Lowe’s garage full of ham would be appreciated *chef’s kiss*

I often learn from FW conversations. Please continue to think hard (and with joy) about the game and how it could be even better if we could pull it out of the fire, i.e., awful sports business models, referee abuse, diving/simulation, sexist/racist/homophobic fan behavior…. Speak up for change.

Stopped listening to this pod for a while. Despite Max being a decent host so many of the guests show only a passing interest or enjoyment for the game. Drawn back in by the need for more Euro 2024 content I came back and if anything it’s got worst. Barry is barely coherent - possibly drunk; and the show rambles along skimming the surface without insight or interest. Making a great tournament seem less enjoyable.

Edit: shows analysis has really gone down hill. Clutching at pearls over whatever sky sports said the day before. Started listening 9 years ago and now I’ve unfollowed Very similar to sky or espnfc or any other “cover the entire league” coverage. Very narrative driven. Pretty much take what is trending on twitter or whatever sky talk about and welp so will these guys. Use to have more varied analysis but now it seems pretty mainstream

After the last pod, can we get T-shirts or mugs with “Why are you being such a d!ck?” on them? Thanks. Keep up the great work.

Started out decent, now mostly just about ref protection, pompous and making fun of foreign managers.

There is just something soothing to listen to the contrasting personalities of Max and Barry. They are the Odd Couple of football podcasts and their enduring relationship (or lack thereof) during troubled times is something to make you smile when everything around is such a stench.

That’s the British phrase right? If you want fairly uninformed opinions that often miss the point then the is is the pod for you!

I only listen when Barry is on but enough with the left wing moral compasses when criticizing Jordan Henderson. Go after him for his poor form, not his views. Barry's humor, gruff and honesty is the only reason i still subscribe.

Became a football fan over the last three years and this was my first podcast. I really enjoy all of the hosts and guest but it’s become not an enjoyable listen. I come for football and good vibes but so many shows are focused on the negative aspects of the football world. I know that’s important but I think all of that deserves it’s own podcast. Frankly, many of those topics are a hard listen and not how I want to spend my listening hours. My caveat is that I throughly enjoyed the podcast with Mr. Townsend and that on his personal grief. So I guess I’m also a hypocrite.

Like a favorite jacket. Comfortable and relaxing. Great characters and I like how they are expanding their line up. Live shows in the US please.

All the wankers on here whining about the coverage of their favorite team or of serious issues in the sport are missing the point. Max, Barry and the panel cover the soccer (sorry I’m American) through a Premier League lens but with a wider focus, they have some serious views which are threaded in with the fun of the games (matches) and some entertainment to boot. People complaining on here don’t know how to enjoy themselves at all.

My uncle told me not to ever trust 1 Star or 5 star reviews, but if anyone was ever deserving of a 5 star, it’s Football Weekly. I’ve been listening for about two years now, and it’s my favorite podcast. Beautifully balanced mixture of hosts, guests, content, and humor.

I am starting to follow the Premier League and my friend suggested I listened to this show to become more knowledgeable. Extremely helpful to keep me up with all the teams and have some laughs along the way. Very enjoyable to listen to.

Just a great football show

After trying out several popular podcasts, Football Weekly has become an integral part of my weekly routine. Informative, humorous, and full of lively characters covering the Premier League, English football, European Football, and top news around the world.

I love this show

Never miss. I understand there's a competitive podcast, albeit somewhat stuffy. Does it rhyme with "mathletic?" In lieu of an in-person tour, here in the Pacific Northwest, may I have a life-size cardboard cutout of Barry with select voicing to shoo away the tourists?

Not only is this group brilliant about their football, they’re unafraid to tackle issues like sports gambling, gender bias and petro-states. Great value and excellent values.

Best football podcast. Funny, sharp, responsible.

Can’t wait to bump this pod during my vasectomy!!!!!

I love Guardian Football Weekly, they have a great rotation of guests, but the best thing about it is the tremendously likable host, Max Rushden.

Been a long time listener for close to a decade now and brevity and insight are welcome additions to car rides, runs, and bike rides. Great football knowledge, and great fun. As an American it can be tough to find content and news on our regular sports networks for football (proper) so Football Weekly has been a great help over the years.

After trying many other football podcasts, this is my favorite. It’s both informative and funny and I also like the range of panelists and all their different accents.

The best football podcast ever.

An enthusiastic Englishman, a grumpy Irishman, and a host of guests (nicki bandini is the best, been listening to her for many years) combine to make a somewhat decently enjoyable way to waste an hour of your life. 5 stars out of 10, but apple only provides 5 stars. Lucky you, Football Daily.