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Join us for our first episode of 2023! A fun and entertaining episode where, in the first part, we give our thoughts on the 2022 FIFA World Cup and discuss the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers. In the second part, we share our opinions on Cristiano Ronaldo's exit from European football, Messi and the GOAT debate, and discuss the current best top 5 youngsters in world football. Enjoy!

Many exciting transfer-related stories from the last 1-2 days. Paolo deep dives into new managerial appointments and top stories of many eye-catching players. Source: Fabrizio Romano.

A season full of surprises, unpredictability and underdogs. We have seen big names continue to make the game impossible to not watch and emerging and talented youngsters take the stage by storm. Join Paolo as he discusses all these fun topics throughout this episode as we approach the business end of the 2021/22 season.

Luck did not fall FC Barcelona's way this past week, crashing out of the Europa League in the Quarter Finals losing 5-4 (on aggregate) to Eintracht Frankfurt and a disappointing 1-0 loss against Cadiz. Paolo gives his thoughts on Barca's reaction to these heavy defeats as well as their progression towards the summer transfer window.

Karim Benzema had an amazing week contributing to Real Madrid's Champions League hopes as well as their La Liga title charge. Paolo gives his opinion on the multiple contributors within the Real Madrid team such as Luka Modric and Vinicius Jr, to name a few, who have directly contributed to the bulk of Benzema's individual success over the course of the season. Can Real Madrid win the triple crown?

A weekend recap shows Paolo dive deep into Ligue 1, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Premier League to discuss some team's performances over the recent gameweek, analyze various big names and potential young talents emerging onto the scene as well as lodge his predictions for the end of the season.

Italy are OUT of the 2022 FIFA World Cup after failing to beat North Macedonia in their World Cup Qualifying Playoff Semi-Final! Paolo reflects on their performances and successes over the past few years and gives his opinions on what the potential restructuring of the team could look like in the build up to EURO 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Will Roberto Mancini continue as manager? Which players need to go to pave the way for the youth of Italian football?

Hop on the podcast and join Paolo in his dissection of the latest football news and events that have transpired over the past week. Tune in to find out how Xavi and FC Barcelona cruised past Real Madrid in El Clasico and how the the new partnership between Ousmane Dembele and new signings Pierrre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres is reshaping FC Barcelona for a bright future. Subsequently breaking news coming out of Italy is that Paulo Dybala has rejected his contract at Juventus - which club will he end up at in the summer? Jump to 32:40 of the episode to find out.

Numerous transfers were made during the January Transfer Window with Newcastle United being the big spenders of the window with Juventus signing Dusan Vlahovic for 75 million Euros from Fiorentina, and Barcelona signing Premier League trio Ferran Torres, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Adama Traore. Paolo and Justin give their insight on how they think the knockout phase of the UCL will play out, specifically relating to teams like Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern and PSG.

In this first episode of 2022, Paolo and Justin recap the latest football and transfer news coming out of Europe, most notably, the exit of Rafa Benitez from Everton, Barcelona's underwhelming season, Lukaku's press conference controversies, Aubameyang's falling out with Arteta, Newcastle United's new signings, the future of Dusan Vlahovic and Adama Traore, the resurgence of Serie A's competitiveness, Coutinho to Aston Villa and much more!

Paolo and Justin unpick the Champions League Round of 16 draw and re-draw that was experienced due to the "algorithmic error" that occurred. The discussions enters into a conversation about all of the exciting encounters in store while also reflecting on the most notable highlights of the group stage.

Paolo and Justin reflect on teams performances as well as channel their inner punditry to attempt to predict how the table will look heading into the new year. Tune in for some epic analysis into the top three teams namely, Man City, Liverpool and Chelsea as well as the ascension of Man United to a potential top 4 placing with Arsenal, West Ham and Tottenham also fighting for that hotly-contested spot in the table.

The Ballon d'Or was a monumental evening as Lionel Messi won his 7th Ballon d'Or crowning him the best player in the world once again. This decision raised a few eyebrows around the globe sparking a debate on whether this decision was the correct one. Paolo and Justin nitpick the situation and discuss the possible controversy attributed to this year's Ballon d'Or.

Paolo and Justin pay their respects to the departing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer while discussing the future of Manchester United and their search for a new interim manager. While one manager falls, another rises and the appointment of Xavi at Barcelona epitomizes that. Can Xavi implement the tiki-taka style and engrain that mentality and philosophy of the treble-winning Barca side of 2010/11 into this up-and-coming Barcelona side?

PGB football host, Paolo and wannabe football wizard and enthusiast, Justin are back at it again! They discuss and elaborate on the England squad dilemma that Gareth Southgate currently faces. The discussion takes a turn towards two big hitters, Italy and Portugal, who failed to qualify automatically for the World Cup and now find themselves in the playoffs competing for the last three European places. Paolo and Justin conclude the episode by discussing the potential dark horses namely Scotland, Wales, Czech Republic and Sweden and their potential for World Cup qualification.

Paolo welcomes a new guest onto the podcast as they talk about the new managers of Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa. Tune in for some insightful discussions about the well-established Antonio Conte, Eddie Howe's tactical prowess and the up-and-coming managerial reign of Steven Gerrard.

Paolo lists and discusses who will finish where on the Premier League table. Tune in to find out his reasoning behind each team's position, which team's will be the most successful, who will be the biggest surprise, those who will miss out on the European places and the unlucky teams to be relegated.

Exactly 40 days after the final, Paolo unleashes his emotions and reflects on the spectacular performance by a youthful, yet experienced, Italian side who came into the tournament as underdogs. He reflects on his speculative predictions (which were completely inaccurate) as well as sharing his thoughts on the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award.

The last two remain. England and Italy. It's going to be a hotly contested match up with both teams with eyes on the prize and revenge in their sight. Who will be crowned European Champions?

The semi-finals are here! Italy vs Spain and England vs Denmark. The last four remain for the coveted European Championship. Who will be the key players for each teams eventual success? Paolo touches on the likely impact of influential players such as, Harry Kane, Mason Mount, Jordi Alba, Jorginho and more.

After a thrilling Group stage and Round of 16 at Euro 2020, Switzerland vs Spain, Belgium vs Italy, Czech Republic vs Denmark and Ukraine vs England complete the ties for the Quarter-final. Who will prevail and progress one step closer to the ultimate prize, the European Championship?

Man City are champions of England! Can they overthrow Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League final to win the treble?

As we approach the business end of the season, Paolo discusses which teams will be crowned champions of their respective leagues and which teams have already been crowned while multiple teams continue to fight for the remaining UEFA Champions League and Europa League spots for next season!

In what we call the best knockout competition in the footballing world, Chelsea vs Real Madrid and Man City vs PSG make up the Semi-Finals of this season's UEFA Champions League. The two 1st legs have transpired with City coming out on top in Paris and Chelsea and Real sharing the spoils, but who will reach the final and have the chance of lifting one of the most iconic trophies football has ever seen?

Paolo discusses the various contributions of the two biggest rising stars in world football, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. Can they be the next Messi and Ronaldo?

Paolo discusses James Maddison's contribution and how he has helped Leicester succeed this season. From his free kicks to critical goals versus big six opponents, will he be one of Gareth Southgate's squad players for the Euro's?

A recap of Gameweek 22 where Paolo discusses the stand out performances by, most notably, Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester, Wolves, West Ham and Sheffield Utd. Paolo also analyzes Liverpool's most recent performances and if they could bounce back from two consecutive losses at Anfield.

Paolo sits down to watch two top performing teams go head-to-head and to analyze the tactics of, possibly, two of the greatest managers that the Premier League has ever seen, Jurgen Klopp and Jose Mourinho.

This season has been an unpredictable one to say the least. Paolo analyzes the potential candidates who could make up the Champions League places, the teams who are currently competing for those four spots and which team he thinks could, ultimately, lift the trophy come the end of the 2020/21 season.

The race for Europe is tightly contested between an array of teams. Paolo talks about the long-term projects that managers of Everton, Leicester and Tottenham are building which could contribute to their respective team's success with regards to a potential Top 4 finish. What can the impact of Carlo Ancelotti and James Rodriguez have on Everton's Top 4 hopes? Can Dominic Calvert-Lewin break his Premier League goal scoring duck and can he potentially contribute 20+ goals this season?

Paolo talks about the ins and outs of the mid table teams with heavy hitters such as Newcastle, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Aston Villa all pushing for a Top 10 finish. Which teams will we see make up 8th, 9th and 10th position?

Paolo talks about the in and outs of the current bottom five teams in the Premier League. Which teams will succumb to the Championship and who will maintain their Premier League status by surviving the drop?

An exciting encounter between Liverpool and Newcastle United where Luca and Paolo discuss the ins and outs of Liverpool this season and the players that can potentially contribute to their success in the Premier League this season.

An exciting encounter between Liverpool and Newcastle United where Luca and Paolo discuss the ins and outs of Liverpool this season and the players that can potentially contribute to their success in the Premier League this season.

An exciting encounter between Liverpool and Newcastle United where Luca and Paolo discuss the ins and outs of Liverpool this season and the players that can potentially contribute to their success in the Premier League this season.

A scintillating game between two of the Premier Leagues' top 4 teams! Experience the highs and lows from an Everton supporters' point of view where Paolo touches on a few player's key contributions towards their team's success this season so far.

New episodes coming as soon as Wednesday 23/12/20 - Carabao Cup Quarter Final: LIVE reaction of Everton VS Man Utd

LIVE reaction of the 2nd half of the Champions League Final! The last game of the 2019/20 season. Who will win and be crowned Champions of Europe?

1st half LIVE reaction of the 1st half of the 2019/20 Champions League Final.

Paolo talks about which teams could dominate and ultimately win their respective competition especially the likes of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Sevilla and Manchester United. Kai Havertz and Jadon Sancho are a huge topic of discussion and are talked about in detail. Score and semi-finalist predictions are mentioned and how Atalanta could cause a huge upset against PSG amid the potential absence of Kylian Mbappe.

Champions League and Europa results and upcoming fixtures are discussed. Paolo goes into depth about some controversial goals especially what happened during the Juventus vs Lyon fixture on 7 August 2020. Some potential transfers and club news are discussed and most notably Juventus' decision to sack Maurizio Sarri on 8 August 2020.

I touch on each game of the penultimate Gameweek and how it influenced the Premier League table i.e. who will make Champions League and Europa League and who will get relegated. I also touch on how these things can pave the way for certain results to occur on the final day. I share my own opinions while ranting about the possibilities that could occur on the final day. Hope you enjoy!

This episode discusses the team's that are most likely to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. The form of each team is discussed and we look into the remaining fixtures of each team competing for these European places. How they have performed in recent matches and my opinions on how they will perform is looked into. I also give my final prediction on what the table will look like at the end of the season.

Arthur Melo and Miralem Pjanic swap deal CONFIRMED! Lampard snubbs transfer rumours for Declan Rice. Klopp is not interested in signing Kalidou Koulibaly!!