The Final Countdown

It's a record-breaking final for numerous reasons as Premier League champions, Chelsea, look to complete their first-ever domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti's management and Portsmouth look for a silver lining in the storm clouds overhead.We also chat about Avram Grant and what counts as a successful season for a club! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

This week's episode pays homage to the genuine brilliance of David Moyes' Everton and the relative heights he brought them to in his first spell at the club, but don't worry - we also make time to discuss Tony Hibbert's dreams being haunted by Florent Malouda and Nicky Butt's mysterious missing eyebrows!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's a real underdog story for the FA Cup as the finalists beat the odds - and the best teams in the country - to contest for their first taste of silverware in their modern history.It's a great pod for nostalgia as we discuss Kanu, Hasselbaink, Harry Redknapp and his 'adopted' son, Niko Kranjcar!This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

The two best teams in England squared off in the oldest cup competition in the world. Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United took on José Mourinho's Chelsea for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium.We talk about how devastating Didier Drogba was at Wembley (and big games in general!) and we also turn detectives as we try to find out, "Who is Chris Waddle?"This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the Covid Tournament that didn't actually happen in 2020! A tournament full of surprises and drama saw Southgate's England reach their first peak and Italian experience bring them back down to earth. We discuss how Thomas Muller's miss might be the secret to eternal youth and whether or not England hiring a German manager is the missing piece of the jigsaw.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Euro 2016 was something of an underdog story but not in the way you'd expect! Portugal took on hosts France in the final but we discuss much more than just the game itself. We chat Quaresma's skills, England's dire performances, Wales' greatness and Cristiano Ronaldo's managerial prowess.This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

We've covered the final between Spain and Italy in one of our previous episodes (listen here!) so this episode stumbles into the question of: "Who is the greatest team in international history?" In the running are Spain 2024, Brazil 1970 & 2002, Argentin 1986 and France 1984 & 2018. We also discuss the most dominant teams in European club football just because we couldn't get enough! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

Would this final be about Iberian brilliance or German pragmatism? We obviously know what Spain would produce both domestically and internationally over the next 4 years but was it really a done-deal that they would dominate judging by this tournament alone? Listen in as we discuss the 2008 Euro Final and of course, England's dramatic fall from grace due to "The Wally with the Brolly!" This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Merry Christmas one and all - it's our traditional end of year Christmas Special with our high-drama football quiz game; Tension! We also check in on our pre-season predictions to see whether we're Nostradamus or more Derek Acorah. See who doubted Erling Haaland, who predicted relegation for Nottingham Forest and a most polarizing disagreement on the fate of Erik Ten Hag! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

We've covered the final between Portugal and Greece in one of our most popular episodes (listen here!) so we thought we'd revisit the tournament through a different lens and answer the question: "Was this really England's golden generation?" Rooney is unstoppable in this breakout tournament, Ronaldo is tamed by Ashley Cole but ultimately Portugal's goalkeeper Ricardo beats England with some ultimate playground shithousery! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

It's the Millennium and the Golden Goal is taking international football by storm! France are looking to cement their reign as the best team in the world and England are hoping to finally achieve something of worth *SPOILER* one of those things happens! Euro 2000 is memorable for it's goals and scoreline and how could it not be with Figo, Trezeguet, Kluivert, Owen and Milosevic spearheading their nations attacks! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats!

"You better remember where you watched this game because in thirty years time somebody will probably ask you about it." The epic sign off from Des Lynam following the epic semi-final clash between England and Germany. We of course talk about Gazza, Anderton, Southgate and even some German, Kuntz. This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

It's here! Arguably the episode that this Pod was made for! The year is 1996, Lightning Seeds are blaring from passing car windows, England is hosting a major tournament and Paul Gascoigne is visiting Dentists...kinda?! This episode was jam-packed with memories, nostalgia and joy so we had to split it for our first ever two-parter! Also, let's be honest this episode is all about England so the final itself is only lightly touched on, so sorry Germany! But this is the story of Venables and co! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

The biggest upset in Euro's history by a team that hadn't even qualified for the tournament first time round! The plucky Danes defied the odds and met the titanic force of Germany in the final but there were plenty of stories en route to the showpiece! We talk about the legendary Laudrup brothers, the story of Kim Vilfort's heroics (in more ways than one) and try to answer the question about whether Denmark were in fact deserved winners? We have previously spoken about this final in a different report, so click here to listen in to that one!

A tournament scattered with icons: Gullit, Matthäus, Rijkaard, Vialli but there is one man that rises above all others, a certain Mr Marco Van Basten!!! We discuss his amazing tournament, the Soviet Union's epically named goalkeeper and a possible new nickname for Wayne Rooney. Of course, we also discuss the Euro 1988 final between the Netherlands and Soviet Union! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats

An absolute corker of a tournament sees hosts France light up the Euro's and sees Spain surprise everyone by reaching the final. Michel Platini is in ridiculous goalscoring form, Germany fail to impress and we also find out about Jean Tigana's deathly fear of penalties!!! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. The Euro's continue to grow in stature as does Germany. So is this the origin of German efficiency? We answer the question of whether Antonin Panenka is Keyser Söze and we discover whose nickname was "The Header Beast"!

Our hosts go head-to-head in their predictions for the season ahead! It's a shoot from the hip pod as Lewis and Adam give their answers to the following categories: Top 5, Relegation Candidates, Top Scorer, Surprise Package and Biggest Shock... Get in touch and let us know your predictions and why not leave a 5* rating whilst you're at it?

We've still got Euro fever as we look at the 1972 and 1976 finals and Germany's peak and trough when it comes to European glory. We cover so much in this episode; comparing Emile Heskey to Gerd Müller, the "Brazilians of Europe" and of course, Antonin Panenka! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football.Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

After recovering from the devastation of this year's final, we finally felt ready to delve into the origins of the UEFA European Championships and Adam recaps the first three tournaments and their curious beginnings. We find out that tails never fails, England took so long to enter the tournament and why the nation of Denmark are like the unpopular girl in a 2000's rom-com! This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

With Euro 2024 almost wrapped up and the MIGHTY THREE LIONS somehow making it to the final, we discuss the chances of beating the Spanish, Southgate's possible successor and how his legacy should be seen regardless of Sunday's result. This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats.

100 not out! Join us in celebration as we create our favorite 5-a-side teams, argue over Diana Ross' finishing ability and bring back fan favorite quiz game...TENSION!! A huge, huge thank you to all our amazing listeners across the globe. We LITERALLY couldn't have done it without you. Let's make a hundred more, shall we?

This is The Final Countdown. A podcast dedicated to all the great finals from the annals of football. Each week your hosts, Adam and Lewis, will do a deep dive (with a generous helping of nostalgia and humour) into one of the greats. With the Euro 2024 almost upon us we discuss England's potential route to the final, the sweetness of Kylian Mbappe's tears and the teams most likely to cause our brave boys a problem. Lewis also loses his mind at the end of the episode!

One of the most famous triumphs in modern history, Jack Walker's Blackburn Rovers become Premier League champions for the first and (so far) only time! West Ham's goalkeeper, Luděk Mikloško, writes himself into folklore and a certain "diving" German makes his way to British shores. Click here to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Everton and Man Utd

What a season to review! There's a great escape for a team that was winning titles less than ten years earlier. Roy Keane arrives to establish Manchester United's dominance and we dig into the surprisingly fascinating history of the Manager of the Month award! We also give a shoutout to the fantastic Bryan's Gunn X/Twitter account! Click here to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Man Utd

The Premiership has arrived! The biggest change in English football takes place this season as the old English First Division evolves into the Premier League. We discuss Alan Shearer, Manchester United, Brian Deane and short men impersonating goalkeeper Ian Walker! Rate and review our pod on your podcast app and click here to listen to our episode on the 1993 FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Sunderland

Footballing history is about to take place. Join us as we say goodbye and farewell to the English First Division and hello to a resurrected champion by the name of Leeds United. Led of course, by the enigmatic, mercurial, maverick - Eric Cantona! Please take two minutes to leave us a review and click here to listen to our episode on this year's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Sunderland: https://bit.ly/facup92

MerseysideThe Premier League is approaching the horizion but who will take the First Division title from Liverpool's grasp as Kenny Dalglish shocks all of Merseyside, Alan Smith scores goals for "boring, boring" Arsenal and Sir Alex Fergusons claims his first European trophy for Manchester United. Please leave a review and click here to listen to our episode on this year's FA Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest: https://bit.ly/fac91

The trumpets blare for the changing of the guard. We see the rise of Leeds and the twist of fate that saves Sir Alex Ferguson's job and begins the rampage of Manchester United over the next two decades! It's the review of the 1989/1990 English First Division. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Crystal Palace https://bit.ly/3THsmkM

We delve into one of the most iconic and dramatic First Division finales in history! It comes down to the last day between the top two teams - you couldn't write it! We also discuss the impact of the Hillsborough tragedy and the ramifications it would create for the league moving forward. Click the link below to listen to our review of this year's FA Cup Final between Liverpool and Everton https://bit.ly/faf89

It's the 1987/1988 English First Division and it is a doozy. Liverpool run rampant, the league says goodbye to two managerial stalwarts and the FA decides to pause the First Division three weeks from its conclusion in order to create a fantasy football tournament that fails spectacularly. Join us as we give you the rundown of a fantastic season! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Click here to listen to our review of one of the most famous FA Cup Finals ever between Liverpool and Wimbledon

The 1986/1987 English First Division is fascinating as Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool falter, Everton triumph but the fallout of Heysel is still felt. We also learned about Asda's role in saving Wolverhampton Wanderers from bankruptcy (yep, the supermarket!) and a special shoutout to Stuart Pearce's brother, Ray! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1987 FA Cup Final episode between Spurs and Coventry here

It's the 1985/1986 English First Division review and we get to talk about just how good Gary Lineker was and his quite frankly ridiculous season! Truly a remarkable season! We see Manchester United throw away a dizzying lead and a dog-fight at the bottom of the league. It's truly a enthralling season but wait...there's more click the links below to hear our reviews of the 1986 FA Cup Final and 1986 World Cup Final! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. 1986 World Cup: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6OtFYMoOCGb 1986 FA Cup: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/vBe7KtrOCGb

The 1984/1985 English First Division is a relegation great escape for the ages! Stoke perform abysmally, Coventry do the unthinkable and Everton rises to the top as we see a shift in the power balance of Merseyside! It is also a historic season for all the wrong reasons, as tragedy and hooliganism mar the season with dire consequences. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1985 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Manchester United here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/sPQ4kDL2nGb

It's the 1983/1984 English First Division as Joe Fagan's Liverpool look to stay atop the tree! Southampton surprise and there's even a brief mention of Kevin Keegan's heroics for Newcastle. As you'd expect from our podcast there's also a great digression to discuss the 1998 celluloid classic "Sliding Doors" but which came first: the film or the phrase? Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Listen to our 1984 FA Cup Final episode between Everton and Watford here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SskLIzS03Fb

It's finally here! The 2023 Christmas Special where our hosts, Adam and Lewis take each other on in "Tension!" It's a surprisingly tricky game where they both excel and embarass themselves in equal measure. Do you think you can beat their footballing knowledge? Then take them on and let us know how you got on! Alongside the quiz, we also ask Santa for one magical footballing present and briefly discuss the bizarre world of footballing mascots! And finally, all we want for Christmas is for you to leave a review and subscribe wherever you find us! MERRY CHRISTMAS, ONE AND ALL

It's the 81/82 English First Division which sees Bob Paisley takes his final bow as Liverpool manager and 3 giant teams wrestle to come out on top of an epic relegation scrap! Also, we chat about the newly-promoted Watford's heroics, the Luther Blissett project and David Pleat's dance moves! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1983 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/SxX0MrXHDFb

The 1981/1982 English First Division is a special one! Liverpool and Ipswich compete for the league title and Sir Bobby Robson finishes the season with his own promotion! Also, we discuss the brutal end to Kevin Keegan's England career and SIR Elton John gets more than one mention! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. Our 1982 FA Cup Final episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/g05yK0IglFb

It's the 1980/1981 English First Division and a tussle at the top for two new heavyweights! Aston Villa and Ipswich take each other on in a race for the title and Sir Bobby Robson has his hands full as Ipswich attempt a historic treble!! We somehow discuss the England Manager's job as well as John Wark's heroic goalscoring exploits! Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps. The article mentioned: https://thesefootballtimes.co/2023/01/31/bobby-robson-ipswich-town-and-a-brutal-quest-for-the-1981-treble/

We're back to our regular schedule as we look at the 1979/1980 English First Division and its more glory for Liverpool. We learn about all the drama and have some big mentions for Andy Gray, Kevin Keegan, and even Dixie Dean! Adam also looks at the great goalkeeping rivalry of the decade between Ray Clemence and Peter Shilton. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

Normal business will resume next week with a review of the 79/80 English First Division but we couldn't ignore the sad news of the passing of Sir Bobby Charlton. A footballing giant, a statesman of the game and arguably the greatest English player of all time has passed away and it only felt right to devote a brief 30 minutes to discussing a career and a man that was one of a kind. If you'd like to learn more about Charlton's and Manchester United's European win listen to our episode on the 1968 European Cup here: https://bit.ly/1968final

Our final countdown this week is the 1978/1979 English First Division. We see the arrival of Trevor Francis, the first Million-pound man, the first shirt sponsor, a tussle at the top between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool and a discussion on who's better ITV or BBC? Join us for our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

We're back baby! With a final countdown of the 1977/1978 English First Division. The Premier League wasn't yet a twinkle in the FA's eye, we hadn't had a Million pound player yet and Brian Clough was taking his shot at being the main man in English football. Join us on our new season as we review the final days of the English top flight and the stories that led to the drama. Follow & subscribe on all podcast apps.

It's the informal conclusion to our Women's FIFA World Cup series and it ends in heartbreak (for us Lioness fans anyway!) Lewis and Adam recap a tremendous tournament as they discuss the Colombian wunderkind, Linda Caicedo, the USWNT bombing out, Mary Earps being Mary Earps and of course, the understated triumph of Spain. Follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps. Reviews are always welcome so please take the time to rate on your app!

Listen along as we discuss the USWNT attempting to win their 4th World Cup but standing in their way are the reigning European Champions, the Netherlands - led by the one and only Sarina Weigman! It was a fantastic World Cup final that didn't disappoint, yet we found time to digress and discuss whether Wiegman should be named as Southgate's successor, how elite is too elite and whether Phil Neville can become "Big Phil" if he grows a moustache! Follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps. Reviews always welcome so please take the time to rate on your app!

In the famous words of Staind..."It's been awhile". Back from our hols, we're continuing our series on the FIFA Women's World Cup with the 2015 final between Japan & the USWNT. So many records are broken in this historic final but we still find a way to talk about Ceefax & Teletext!

As England didn't win, we're keeping the 2023 Women's World Cup final for the end but let's focus on Germany's attempt at an unprecedented World Cup hat-trick. Standing in their way were the underdogs Japan, trying to bring some joy to a country suffering from a national catastrophe. It was an epic world cup that didn't disappoint, yet we somehow found time to give the USA a good-natured ribbing, especially their disgraceful soccer team names!

Brazil whimpered out the 2023 Women's World Cup but they hit their peak in 2007 with Marta stealing the show. It was the immovable object of Germany that was tasked with stopping the unstoppable force of Brazil but could they do it? Listen in as we somehow digress and talk about the Olympics, WWF legends Gorilla Monsson, Earthquake and Tugboat and of course, Birgit Prinz - again!!

Germany might have disappointed in this year's Women's World Cup but join us as we discuss their first world title and terrific performance in the 2003 Women's World Cup. Listen in as we talk about the USA hosting a consecutive tournament and managing to fall short despite their deserved title as favourites, Birgit Prinz absolutely running the show and we take a brief walk down memory lane and see what was happening twenty years ago!

A genuinely remarkable FIFA Women's World Cup as the USA host a hugely successful tournament including the most iconic moment in World Cup history. Join us as we talk about the unstoppable force that was the USWNT 'Ninety-Niners', China's golden generation and the effect this had on Women's football all across the country and of course that moment by Brandi Chastain!

The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup has already begun and we begin to dig into the second-ever World Cup Final between Germany and Norway. Norway mocks the USA for being sore losers, FIFA continue to run crap experiments and Hege Riise scores arguably the best-ever World Cup Final goal! Listen, follow and subscribe on all good podcast apps! Twitter: @finalcountpod