Podcasts about dinamo

Hello Rank Squad!It's Jack's last episode as a Bachelor, and we thought we'd take a look at some transfers to send him off blissfully into wedded life. Liverpool have signed Florian Wirtz, breaking the British Transfer Record in doing so, and we discuss his arrival at Anfield and how he might fit into Arne Slot's Champion Reds next season. That gives us a launchpad to talk about some of the other most expensive transfers in Premier League history, so we rank 2-10 (feels a bit early to judge Wirtz just yet!) in order of the value they provided for their fee and also their transformative impact on their clubs - running through some of the obvious flops, all the way to the deals which are proving worth every penny. There's also time for a little Things We Love, where Jack gives some flowers to Santi Cazorla and Real Oviedo - one of the true feel-good stories of a summer mired in controversy and differing opinions. It's Ranks!  And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH NPL Victoria? One brave commentator put that to the test this weekend on his trip south of the Barassi Line, and has been left a little worse for wear.It's a full complement this week as Josh, Nick, Ivka and Lachie dive into Hume's thrilling win over Gully, and South's impressive second-half showing against Victory. Have South Melbourne turned a corner? Thunder won their sixth straight derby at Frank Holohan in incredibly dramatic and contentious fashion. Were Dandy City hard done by?Meanwhile, St Albans took a shock two-goal lead at Olympic Village, only to cough it up in typical fashion. Does it still count as a good point on the road, or are Dinamo destined for the drop?Plus, there's been a spiritual awakening in VPL1 as Georgies find their groove, and an insane promotion race unfolds in VPL2.Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials!➤ Twitter: @NPLVicPod➤ Instagram: @NPLVictoriaPod➤ Pester Nick here : @NickDurbano_➤ Tell Lachie he's wrong here: @lachieflannigan➤ Direct hate mail to Josh here: @joshparish_➤ Keep up with Ivka's transfer scoops here: @mivkaa

An unprecedented relegation six-pointer looms in the OG Melbourne derby. How on earth did we get here? Josh is back alongside Nick and Ivka to dive into South Melbourne's shock defeat at the hands of Port Melbourne. Just who is Maxim Gaydovskiy, and could the new boss lead the Sharks to safety?The Knights missed their late chance to stun Heidelberg, and have turned to John Markovski. His first game in the dugout: against the old enemy. Fresh from his struggles with Port, is Jonesy the right man to take on the burden? Green Gully have a sound and lights show to accompany their massive turnaround in form. David Chick's side shook off the disappointment of a midweek Australia Cup exit and a saved Aamir Abdallah penalty, firing three goals past Dandenong Thunder in the final 11 minutes. Just two points off the finals spots, will the Cavaliers make a late charge?Meanwhile, Avondale make light work a short-handed Oakleigh, Preston grind out a much-needed win over Hume, and Dinamo cough up yet another lead. Plus, there's plenty to discuss out of VPL2, as Goran Zoric rolls back the years, the Redbacks pull victory from the jaws of defeat, and an 18-year-old claims a dramatic hat-trick for the Royals to tee up a tantalising top-of-the-table clash. Enjoying the show? Keep in touch via our socials!➤ Twitter: @NPLVicPod➤ Instagram: @NPLVictoriaPod➤ Pester Nick here : @NickDurbano_➤ Tell Lachie he's wrong here: @lachieflannigan➤ Direct hate mail to Josh here: @joshparish_➤ Keep up with Ivka's transfer scoops here: @mivkaa

Lokomotiva i Dinamo su utakmicu pretposljednjeg kola završili podjelom bodova, bilo je 1:1. Taj pomalo neočekivani rezultat otvorio je "vrata raja" za Rijeku i odškrinuo prozor Hajduku. Prvaka će ipak odlučiti rezultati posljednjeg prvenstvenog kola.

Hajduk je sve dalje od mjesta prvaka Hrvatske za ovu sezonu. Rijeka je ostala prva na prvenstvenoj ljestvici, a prati je Dinamo s bodom manje. Šest bodova Osijeku bježi Varaždin, koji je na četvrtom mjestu, koje vodi u europska natjecanja. Ispred Osijeka su još Istra i Slaven Belupo. Na začelju ljestvice je Šibenik, a Gorica i Lokomotiva po svemu su sudeći ostaju u ligi. Odličan nastup hrvatskih karatistkinja i karatista na Europskom prvenstvu.

Storia e algoritmo, campo e dati: l'esterno generoso della Dinamo Zagabria, Luka Stojković, può stupire in un campionato di primo livello? Scopriamolo insieme ad Angelo Taglieri, Manolo Chirico e Tommaso Murdocca.Potrero, dove tutto ha inizio. Un podcast sul calcio italiano e internazionale.Su Mola powered by Como TV (https://tv.comofootball.com) nel 2025 potete seguire in diretta ed in esclusiva le partite della Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana, Recopa, Liga Profesional Argentina, Copa de la Liga Profesional Argentina, Eredivisie, HNL croata, Scottish Premiership, Coppa di Scozia, Super League greca e Coppa di Grecia.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/potrero--5761582/support.

FCSB a învins fără probleme Dinamo în derby și a făcut un pas important către al doilea titlu consecutiv. Gloria Buzău a retrogradat matematic în Liga a 2-a. Tudor Furdui face analiza etapei din play out și play off.

Tri kola prije kraja prvenstva Hajduk je potonuo na kladionicama. Rijeka, trenutačno vodeća momčad, je pod ogromnim pritiskom, a Dinamo ima najbolji raspored do kraja prvenstva, no o prvaku će očito odlučivati detalji.

Semana de semifinales europeas y finales de Copa: Rulo cuenta su experiencia en Sevilla, con cena improvisada con un compañero al que no conocía, e Ilir Daja levanta su primer título tras regresar al Dinamo de Tirana. Se abre un nuevo juego y el título propuesto da pie a descubrir una historia increíble.

Osijek, koji je nanizao 8 utakmica bez pobjede, na kraju bi mogao odlučivati o prvaku. Izgubili Hajduk i Rijeka, a Dinamo u derbiju uzeo 3 boda. Najbolja hrvatska tenisačica Donna Vekić plasirala se u osminu finala WTA 1000 turnira u Madridu.

Sportske vijesti iz Hrvatske, 24.4.2025. Hajduk izgubio kod kuće, Dinamo poražen u Velikoj Gorici, Rijeka izgubila od Osijeka koji nikoga nije pobijedio 11 kola.

Dinamo je jedini uzeo sva tri boda u 30. kolu HNL-a. Rijeka i Hajduk sada su izjednačeni na vrhu ljestvice, a potpuno je potonuo Osijek. Poginuo Nikola Pokrivač, bivši igrač reprezentacije i Dinama.

Hrvatska ide na lokale izbore u nedjelju 18. svibnja, a u vrućoj predizbornoj kampanji se ne biraju sredstva. Industrijska proizvodnja pada, a uvoz stranih radnika raste. Za sada se neće graditi neboderi pored Save u Zagrebu, a za izgrađene kuće u istarskim Bujama traži se krivac. Jedan od njih je prema USKOKU i poznati glazbenik Mile Kekin. Koliko košta uskrsna trpeza u Hrvatskoj? Malo prije blagdana Dinamo dobio veliki dar.

Dinamo s pomoćnim trenerom porazio Osijek i u istom danu vratio u klub legendu hrvatskog nogometa, Zvonimira Bobana. Rijeka je kod kuće dobila Varaždin, a Hajduk se s 10 igrača u osmoj minuti nadoknade utakmice spasio od poraza.

Sve je izglednije da se borba za vrh prvenstvene ljestvice HNL-a pretvara, umjesto troboja, u dvoboj. Dinamo je sve dalje od pozicije koje bi mu otvarala prostor za osvajanje prvenstva. U toj borbi prednjače Rijeka i Hajduk. Hrvatska ženska rukometna reprezentacija se sastala prije kvalifikacijske utakmice za svjetsko prvenstvo, a muška vaterpolska reprezentacija prije Svjetskog kupa. Najbolji hrvatski boksač Filip Hrgović vratio se pobjedama.

Hajduk je preuzeo vodstvo na ljestvici HNL-a. Druga je Rijeka, a treći Dinamo. Momčad Osijeka ni s novim trenerom nije našla put do pobjede, a oduševljava koprivnički Slaven Belupo.

Sâmbătă, de la ora 12.00, în direct la TVR Sport, are loc în premieră Supercupa României la rugby. Campioana ultimei ediții, Timișoara, și câștigătoarea Cupei, Dinamo, se luptă pentru trofeu pe Stadionul Arcul de Triumf din București. Căpitanul buldogilor, Kamil Sobota, vorbește despre cariera sa și își dorește să scrie istorie pentru Dinamo.

U zagrebačkoj Areni održana je velika svečanost hrvatskog rukometa. Rijeka nakon 26. kola drži prvo mjesto na ljestvici HNL-a, prate ju Hajduk i Dinamo. Veliku trojku prate Varaždin i Slaven Belupo, a Osijek je tek šesti.

Dani Blanco nos recuerda la historia del gran equipo ucraniano que maravilló a todo el mundo del fútbol

Sportske vijesti, 10.3.2025. Najbolja hrvatska skijašica Zrinka ljutić lovi Mali kristalni globus za ukupnu pobjednicu u slalomu, a hrvatska daljinska Plivačica Dina Levačić pobijedila i rijeku Derwent u Tasmaniji. Dinamo i Hajduk upisali pobjede, Rijeka bod, a Osijek peti poraz zaredom.

Dinamo a reușit o victorie spectaculoasă, scor 19-11, în fața rivalei Steaua, în ultima etapă a sezonului regulat din Superliga de polo. De săptămâna viitoare la TVR Sport începe primul turneul din faza finală a campionatului. Tudor Furdui a stat de vorbă la finalul meciului cu președintele Federației Alexandru Matei, cu cei doi antrenori, Bogdan Rath și Andrei Mateiași, și cu jucătorul meciului, veteranul dinamovist Dragoș Stoenescu, după cum transmite TVR Sport.

Oba favorita izgubila utakmice četvrtzavršnice Hrvatskog nogometnog kupa, i to oba na domaćem terenu. Hajduk je na svom Poljudu izgubio od Rijeke 1:3, a Dinamo na Maksimiru 0:1 od Osijeka.

Sportske vijesti iz Hrvatske, 13.2.2025.. Nogometna Liga prvaka ušla u nokaut fazu. Dinamo jedva pobijedio Bjelovar u kup utakmici. Dina Levačić, hrvatska daljinska plivačica po nove rekorde ide u Australiju.

Etapa a 26-a a Superligii de fotbal a fost una în care, pe parcursul său, liderul clasamentului s-a schimbat de 5 ori. Situația la vârf este una nemaiîntâlnită până acum. CFR și FCSB sunt primele, însă în spatele lor se află, la numai un singur punct, 3 echipe, Universitatea Craiova, “U”Cluj și Dinamo. Tudor Furdui face analiza etapei

Neobična odluka uprave Građanskog nogometnog kluba Dinama da usred prijelaznog roka smijeni sportskog direktora zaduženog upravo za prodaju i kupovinu igrača. Hajduk doslovno ovisi o napadaču Marku Livaji koji je i u zadnjoj utakmici spasio Splićane. Rijeka se po svemu sudeći oprostila od utrke za prvaka, a Osijek sa stalnim rezultatskim oscilacijama.

Prieteni, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu, autorul romanelor ”Abraxas” și ”Soarele Negru”, a fost în vizită la noi, prilej să spunem muuuulte povești. Dar să știți că începem discuțiile cu fotbal, Bogdan fiind mare fan al echipei Dinamo. Povestim mult despre personaje, cărți și colecții, comunism și anii '90, societatea românească de acum și zbaterile politice ale vremii. Altfel, să știți că avem un episod complet, nu lipsesc îngrijorările, citim cărți faine, tragem la poartă, dar și mâncăm. Vizionare plăcută!   00:00 - Începem cu bancuri, ne bucurăm să știm că au revenit în atenție și bancurile politice - apropo, nu vă sfiiți să ne scrieți în comentarii când aflați vreun banc nou -, povestim la o cafea ce-am mai făcut în ultimele două săptămâni, dăm glas scenariilor care ne-au trecut prin minte ținând cont de toată agitația de la noi și de pe lângă noi. Și dăm o tură pe la brutăria ”Pâine goală” (din București) și patiseria ”Mămuca” (din Suceava), recomandăm :) 29:42 - Mulțumim pentru like-uri, ne ajută mult. Începem totuși podcastul cu gândul la clătite. Spuneți-ne în comentarii care sunt preferatele voastre, cu ce umpluturi. Anunțăm un cadou pentru comunitatea de plătitori, sperăm să fie o surpriză mai mult decât plăcută. 58:10 - Îngrijorări sănătoase. Avem și speranțe, dar cu siguranță avem mai multe îngrijorări legate de situația poltică și de lipsa perspectivei politice, mai ales. Iar Radu punctează foarte bine: ”problema e la om și la omul pus să reprezinte alți oameni”. Este legitimă îngrijorarea? Vă așteptăm părerile în comentarii. 01:23:10 - Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu. O voce de bas a literaturii 02:50:47 - Spuma filelor vine cu tolba plină de cărți: Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu - Soarele Negru, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu - Caragiale. Scrisoarea pierdută, Antonio Lobo Antones - Fado Alexandrino 03:08:30 - Fotbal și fotbalamuc. Avem o vorbă despre Universitatea Cluj, arbitraje și acuzații și încheiem cu Liga Campionilor. 03:27:28 - Oale, ulcele și tigăi pline cu mic-dejunuri. Mai bune sau chiar ratate, pur și simplu  

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your late night delivery following the action - after the first ever 'final matchday' of the new League Stage, which saw every single game taking place at the same time. We start with a look at Manchester City's Great Escape - coming back from 1-0 down (and surefire elimination) to win 3-1 against Club Brugge, and sneak into the Playoff round in incredibly dramatic fashion at the Etihad. Then we work our way through all the other games, including an end-to-end encounter as Aston Villa beat Celtic 4-2, PSG's blistering 4-1 demolition of Stuttgart, and a 2-2 thriller between Barcelona and Atalanta that might well have been the game of the night. In Part Two, there's a roundup of all the rest of the action - Ethan Nwaneri's Saka impression as Arsenal saw off Girona, PSV stunning a heavily-rotated Liverpool in Eindhoven, routine wins for Bayern and Real Madrid, Dinamo Zagreb's brave win over 10-man Milan that wasn't quite enough, and Sporting's squeaky point that saw them progress, as well as big wins for Inter, Benfica, Leverkusen, Lille, and Atletico. It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Il #milan perde a Zagabria contro la Dinamo e dice addio agli ottavi di #championsleague . Ora ai #playoff una tra #juventus e #feyenoord , con l' #inter possibile agli ottaviDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-rossonera--2355694/support.

Dinamo pobijedio Milan, no nije se plasirao u daljnje natjecanje Lige prvaka. Hrvatski skijaši opet uzeli bodove u Svjetskom kupu.

Questa sera il Milan a Zagabria per l'ultima giornata della league phase della Champions contro la Dinamo. Vincere significherebbe accesso diretto tra le prime 8 della competizione.Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-rossonera--2355694/support.

Giornata fondamentale per il #milan in #championsleague con la Dinamo Zagabria per il passaggio diretto agli ottavi. Nel mentre questo potrebbe favorire la trattativa per #gimenezDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/radio-rossonera--2355694/support.

Time to end the Croatian story with the story of how Dinamo set up modern football's greatest monopoly of success. If you'd like to leave a question to be answered in the final couple of episodes, please leave a comment below or contact me @hyfprw on BlueSky.

Extra, extra, read all about it with your ears! It's a special edition of the FC Dallas Agenda. On this episode Garrett Melcer in DFW talks with Ryan Figert still in Portugal about FC Dallas' first preseason match, a 2-nil win over Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi. Garrett and Ryan break down what happened across both halves, what stood out on the pair of goals scored, and which players started making their cases ahead of the MLS season opener February 22nd against Houston. The FC Dallas Agenda will publish every Wednesday as a part of the FC Dallas Radio Network. The hosts of the FC Dallas Agenda are Ryan Figert, Garrett Melcer, and Steve Davis. The executive producer of the FC Dallas Radio Network is Sam Hale.   

On this episode of TCOAG, Harry Symeou reflects on Arsenal 3-0 GNK Dinamo in the UEFA Champions League. The victory saw the Gunners move onto 16 points and secure their place in the next phase of the competition, avoiding the playoff round. We discuss Kai Havertz's performance, the need for a striker, the latest on Benjamin Sesko and review the game in full. Support the podcast & access benefits by joining our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/thechroniclesofagooner?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Follow Harry Symeou: https://www.instagram.com/harry_symeou/ https://twitter.com/HarrySymeou https://www.tiktok.com/@harrysymeou/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ander Iturralde da la bienvenida a Lorenzo Manchado, Cristian Colás y Jan Seven, además de a Gonzalo Carol, para analizar toda la jornada de la Champions League y de la victoria del Besiktas...Comenzando por la épica remontada del PSG de Luis Enrique sobre el irremediablemente frágil Manchester City de Pep Guardiola; continuando por la victoria del Arsenal sobre el Dinamo de Zagreb; el loquísimo partido que vio al Barça terminar prevalenciendo contra el Benfica con un espéctaculo de nueve goles en Da Luz; mientras que mucho menos espectacular fue la actuación del Aston Villa en su derrota en Mónaco; algo que el Liverpool, ni siquiera empatar, está haciendo en esta Champions tras ganar esta vez al Lille; completamos con un repaso a todo el resto de la jornada; el despido de Nuri Sahin en Dortmund; la victoria del Besiktas sobre el Athletic Club de Bilbao en el debut de Ole Gunnar Solskjaer; el Chelsea ganando al Wolverhampton en la Premier; un audio en persona desde Sevilla y mucho más.Escucha la versión completa de este episodio PREMIUM de 1:24:25 de duración, apoya a que Alineación Indebida pueda prosperar, accede a todo nuestro contenido premium y a nuestro server de Discord suscribiéndote por tan sólo 1.00$/1.00€ en: https://www.patreon.com/alineacionindebidaAdemás... Ahora, al suscribirte en nuestra página de Patreon, puedes escuchar todo nuestro contenido de Alineación Indebida Premium a través del siguiente link de Spotify. Sólo tienes que vincular la cuenta que abras en Patreon y, a partir de ahí, tendrás desbloqueado todo el contenido premium que producimos: https://open.spotify.com/show/6WeulpfbWFjVtLlpovTmPvSigue a Ander: https://x.com/andershoffmanSigue a Loren: https://x.com/LAManchadoSigue a Cristian: https://x.com/crcolasSigue a Jan: https://x.com/donostistanbulSigue a Gonzalo: https://x.com/gonzalocarol29Sigue al programa en Twitter: https://twitter.com/PodcastIndebidoSigue al programa en Instagram: instagram.com/podcastindebidoContacto: anderpodcast@gmail.com // alineacionindebidapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dinamo je izgubio prvu od dvije utakmice u kojima traži prolaz u daljnje natjecanje Lige prvaka. Uz dvije pobjede i dva remija Dinamo je nakon nedjeljne utakmice upisao i treći poraz. Hrvatska rukometna reprezentacija otvorila je drugi krug Svjetskog prvenstva uvjerljivom pobjedom protiv Zelenortskih Otoka. Zrinka Ljutić peta u utrci veleslaloma u talijanskom Kronplatzu.

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your midnight feast of Champions League content - after another breathless week in the UCL that saw thrills, spills, and everything in between. We start with Wednesday's action, opening with yet another tough night for Pep Guardiola, whose City side were pulled apart by Juventus in transition in the second half, and who now has one win in his last ten games in all competitions. Then it's on to Dortmund, where a breathless second half between BVB and Barcelona saw the Catalans come out as 3-2 winners, but there was plenty of positives to take from both sides of this one; and to the Emirates, where Arsenal saw off Monaco 3-0 in the Arsene Wenger Trophy, and did so without scoring from a corner! There's a roundup of all the rest of Wednesday's football too - Atletico's routine win over whipping boys Slovan Bratislava; Milan squeaking past Crvena Zvezda at San Siro; Feyenoord's topsy-turvy 4-2 win over a battling Sparta Prague; Stuttgart hammering Young Boys 5-1; Lille making it hard for themselves but finally besting Sturm Graz 3-2; and Benfica's frustration at drawing 0-0 with winless Bologna. Then in Part Two, we're onto Tuesday's action, which begins with a flip to Real Madrid, who answered some of their critics with a big 3-2 win in Bergamo against Atalanta - where Kylian Mbappé looked far more like himself...and then promptly went off injured. We talk a bit of a strange game between Leverkusen and Inter, where both showed signs of their best, but which Leverkusen ultimately won by channelling last year's 'Alonso-time' late dramatics; before heading over to Leipzig to discuss Aston Villa's best performance in a while which saw them past Leipzig - who are now officially out of the race for qualification. Rounding things up, we discuss some absolutely mesmerising footwork from Michael Olise as Bayern dismantled Shakhtar in Gelsenkirchen; Liverpool staying perfect with an imperfect performance at Girona; PSG getting back to winning ways against hapless RB Salzburg; Sporting's continued struggles as they fell to Club Brugge; Brest's swashbuckling smash-and-grab against PSV; and Celtic's credible display at the Maksimir as they drew with Dinamo Zagreb. It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your midnight feast of Champions League content - after an incredible week in the Champions League that saw Champions crumble, new powers rising, goals galore & some shock results. We start with Wednesday's action, opening with the breathless end to things in Eindhoven - where the USMNT's Malik Tillman and Ricardo Pepi fired up an incredible late comeback that saw their side overcome Shakhtar Donetsk at the death. Then it's on to Anfield, where Liverpool made light work of an out-of-sorts Madrid, lacking Vinicius and a few others. We discuss Mbappe's struggles, how Liverpool maintained perfect control, the midfield 'battle' and Conor Bradley's breakout performance. We also discuss a calamitous own goal from Cameron Carter-Vickers at Celtic Park, rescued by a brilliant Daezen Maeda strike at the other end; the drama at the finale of Aston Villa's 0-0 draw with Juventus; a brilliant game between two excellent sides in Benfica and Monaco; Jamie Gittens' star turn in Dortmund's impressive win over Dinamo Zagreb; a stunning Champions League performance from Lille's Ngal'ayel Mukau; and shock results in the early kickoffs as Sturm Graz beat Girona and Crvena Zvezda hammered Stuttgart in Belgrade. Then in Part Two, we're onto Tuesday's action, which begins witha deep dive into City's unthinkable collapse against Feyenoord which put all the worst fears of City fans into a stark perspective - this is real and it's happening. What next for Pep's men, and could they possibly turn it round in the most unlikely of locations - Anfield? We talk a bit of a strange blockbuster game between Bayern Munich and PSG and where both teams are right now, before heading over to Lisbon to discuss Arsenal's demolition of Sporting, which was one of the best performances we've seen under Mikel Arteta as all the parts finally click into place for the Gunners. Jack installs Inter as his favourites to win the competition following their incredibly mature win over struggling RB Leipzig; we look at a big night for Robert Lewandowski as Barcelona beat Brest 3-0; discuss Atalanta's 6-1 mauling of Young Boys and insist you don't write them off; ponder why Milan keep making things so hard for themselves, even in a 3-2 win in Bratislava; and end with quick discussions on hammerings handed out by both Bayer Leverkusen and Atletico Madrid. It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your midnight feast of Champions League content - after one of the wildest weeks we have seen in the competition in recent times. We start for a change, with Tuesday's games, opening with Sporting's huge 4-1 win over Manchester City - a parting gift from Ruben Amorim to the Jose Alvalade as City were cut open in transition again. Was it as bad as it looked? Maybe not, but the blue half of Manchester have some valid concerns, whilst the red half are ready to welcome their new manager with open arms. Then it's on to Anfield, where Liverpool maintained their perfect record in the competition with a 4-0 win over Xabi Alonso and Bayer Leverkusen thanks to a Luis Diaz hat trick, and some more excellent half-time tweaks from Arne Slot, who got it right yet again. Real Madrid were stunned at home by Milan, where Paulo Fonseca's use of Rafael Leão was next to perfect, and the questions about how Kylian Mbappé has unbalanced this team remain burning bright. Can Carlo Ancelotti turn this around or are the obvious holes in the defensive line too big to fill with superstars alone? We round up the rest too: Celtic re-announced themselves in the competition with a big win at home to Leipzig, BVB dug out another win in their mini-resurgence, Malik Tillman starred as PSV beat Girona 4-0, Lille and Juventus shared the spoils in France, Monaco stayed hot with a late win in Bologna, and Dinamo Zagreb smashed four past competition whipping boys Slovan Bratislava.Then in Part Two, we're onto Wednesday's action, which begins with Inter's narrow win over Arsenal that cemented them as genuine favourites and continued to pile the questions on Mikel Arteta about how to get the best out of this (admittedly depleted) Gunners side. Also up for discussion is PSG's devastating late loss to Atletico Madrid and how the Parisiens just seem to lack confidence the moment anything goes against them, despite a bright start here; and Aston Villa's fatigued 1-0 loss to Club Brugge that will be headlined by a weird penalty call, but in reality was a pretty reasonable result - Villa were outplayed in Belgium. We finish with a roundup of the rest of the Tuesday games - Barcelona hitting five in Belgrade against Crvena Zvezda as their front three continues to shine; Bayern's hard-fought but well-deserved win over Benfica; another clean sheet for Atalanta as they won 2-0 in Stuttgart; a first win for RB Salzburg as they shocked Feyenoord at De Kuip; Brest's third win from four as the Pirates set sail for Prague and plundered more points against Sparta; and Shakhtar Donetsk's Sudakov-inspired victory over Young Boys.It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

In Win or Else: Soviet Football in Moscow and Beyond, 1921-1985 (Indiana University Press, 2024), Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football as a bourgeois sport that was injurious to both mind and body. Within that same decade, however, it blew up, becoming the most popular spectator sport in the USSR and growing into a fiercely competitive business with complex regional and national bureaucracies, a strong international presence, and a conviction that victory on the field was also a victory of Soviet supremacy. Writing as both historian and fan, Holmes focuses his study on the provincial Kirov team Dinamo from 1979 to 1985, when the club played at both its worst and its best. Spurred by a dismal 1979 season, the team's administrators and regional authorities had two options: obey Moscow's edict to reduce expenditures on professional sports or seek out new—and often illicit—funding sources to fill out a team of champions. Drawing on rich archival materials as well as newspapers and interviews with former players, Win or Else reveals the foundations of Soviet sports culture—and the hazards that teams faced both in victory and in loss. Larry E. Holmes was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of South Alabama. Holmes passed away on November 30, 2022, in Kirov, Russia. Editor Samantha Lomb is Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. She is author of Stalin's Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the 1936 Draft Constitution. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In Win or Else: Soviet Football in Moscow and Beyond, 1921-1985 (Indiana University Press, 2024), Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football as a bourgeois sport that was injurious to both mind and body. Within that same decade, however, it blew up, becoming the most popular spectator sport in the USSR and growing into a fiercely competitive business with complex regional and national bureaucracies, a strong international presence, and a conviction that victory on the field was also a victory of Soviet supremacy. Writing as both historian and fan, Holmes focuses his study on the provincial Kirov team Dinamo from 1979 to 1985, when the club played at both its worst and its best. Spurred by a dismal 1979 season, the team's administrators and regional authorities had two options: obey Moscow's edict to reduce expenditures on professional sports or seek out new—and often illicit—funding sources to fill out a team of champions. Drawing on rich archival materials as well as newspapers and interviews with former players, Win or Else reveals the foundations of Soviet sports culture—and the hazards that teams faced both in victory and in loss. Larry E. Holmes was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of South Alabama. Holmes passed away on November 30, 2022, in Kirov, Russia. Editor Samantha Lomb is Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. She is author of Stalin's Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the 1936 Draft Constitution. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In Win or Else: Soviet Football in Moscow and Beyond, 1921-1985 (Indiana University Press, 2024), Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football as a bourgeois sport that was injurious to both mind and body. Within that same decade, however, it blew up, becoming the most popular spectator sport in the USSR and growing into a fiercely competitive business with complex regional and national bureaucracies, a strong international presence, and a conviction that victory on the field was also a victory of Soviet supremacy. Writing as both historian and fan, Holmes focuses his study on the provincial Kirov team Dinamo from 1979 to 1985, when the club played at both its worst and its best. Spurred by a dismal 1979 season, the team's administrators and regional authorities had two options: obey Moscow's edict to reduce expenditures on professional sports or seek out new—and often illicit—funding sources to fill out a team of champions. Drawing on rich archival materials as well as newspapers and interviews with former players, Win or Else reveals the foundations of Soviet sports culture—and the hazards that teams faced both in victory and in loss. Larry E. Holmes was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of South Alabama. Holmes passed away on November 30, 2022, in Kirov, Russia. Editor Samantha Lomb is Assistant Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages at Vyatka State University in Kirov, Russia. She is author of Stalin's Constitution: Soviet Participatory Politics and the Discussion of the 1936 Draft Constitution. Caleb Zakarin is editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your midnight feast of Champions League content after the main meal was served up on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights by the third round of our new 36-team competition.We start with Tuesday's games, opening with Barcelona's 4-1 dismantling of Bayern Munich that saw them lay recent demons to rest against their most regular scourge, the naivety of some of what Bayern did both offensively and defensively, and how Raphinha's promotion to the captain's armband in Catalunya has him cooking on Ballon d'Or contender form. Then it's on to Leipzig, where Liverpool made it 11 wins from 12 with a 1-0 victory against one of the teams from Jurgen Klopp's new fiefdom, and a quick look at City's 5-0 win over Sparta Prague which saw Erling Haaland score one of the most acrobatic goals you'll ever see in your life. We round up the rest of Wednesday's action too, peeking at Leverkusen's 1-1 draw with high-flying Brest, Celtic's imperious defensive performance against previously free-scoring Atalanta, Feyenoord ending Benfica's year-long unbeaten run at the Estadio da Luz, Lille stunning a Madrid side for the second time in two matchdays - this time Atleti at the Wanda, Inter's impact substitutes getting the job done for them against Young Boys, and hapless Salzburg's 2-0 loss to a very punchy Dinamo Zagreb side. Then in Part Two, we're onto Tuesday's action, which begins with the other side of La Liga's Clasico - Real Madrid's 5-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund which centred around the identity of these two clubs, and how this script could have been written by almost anyone who knows them. We touch on Vinicius Jr's incredible hat-trick, and the decisions that BVB manager Nuri Sahin made which took the game away from what could have been a famous night of revenge for his side. We head over to Birmingham next to discuss just what to make of Unai Emery's Aston Villa and their 2-0 win over Bologna that installed them at the top of the Champions League table, and down to North London to discuss a 1-0 win for the Arsenal that was a little bit uncomfortable at times, but dearly needed by Mikel Arteta's side to just quieten the noise and get themselves back on the right track. We finish with a roundup of the rest of the Tuesday games - Milan's 3-1 win over Club Brugge that included an Olympic Goal from the irrepressible Christian Pulisic, Stuttgart's well-deserved 1-0 win over Juventus which saw the Bianconeri's unbeaten start under Thiago Motta derailed, PSG's profligacy in a 1-1 draw against PSV, Monaco's 5-1 thumping of Crvena Zvezda which reaffirmed their credentials as a team to be reckoned with, Girona's first ever Champions League win as they beat Slovan Bratislava 2-0, and Sporting's 2-0 win over Sturm Graz which saw another goal and an assist for Viktor Gyokeres. It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Hello Rank Squad!It's time for Champions League Takeaway, your midnight feast of Champions League content after the main meal was served up on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights by the new 36-team competition. We start with Tueday's games, opening on Aston Villa's already-famous win over Bayern Munich, where Unai Emery hurt Bayern again, and we saw a repeat scoreline of the 1982 European Cup final, only this time with Jhon Duran the man of the moment. Then we discuss losses for both of the Madrid sides - Real Madrid to Lille for their first loss in 36 games, and Atleti's dismemberment at the hands of a newly-resurgent Benfica. Next, it's to Anfield to look at Liverpool's 8th win in 9 games under Arne Slot - this time a 2-0 win over a stubborn Bologna, and then on to Germany, where 10-man Juventus proved their mettle with a 3-2 comeback win in Leipzig. We round up the rest of Tuesday's action by peeking at Dinamo Zagreb's 2-2 draw with Monaco, Christos Tzolis' stunner leading Club Brugge to a 1-0 win over Sturm Graz, an absolutely ludicrous encounter between Girona and Feyenoord that ended 3-2 to the visitors, and Atalanta's comfortable win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Then in Part Two, we're onto Tuesday's action, which begins with a look at Arsenal's weirdly comfortable 2-0 win over a very pedestrian PSG at the Emirates, then onto Dortmund's 7-1 dismantling of Celtic and their early optimism in the competition, Leverkusen's hard-nosed 1-0 win over AC Milan at the BayArena, and Barcelona's almost picture-perfect night as they beat Young Boys 5-0 in Catalunya. We finish with a roundup of the rest of the Tuesday games - Manchester City going to Slovakia and strolling to a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava that saw their academy players come to the fore, a brilliant game between the Dutch and Portuguese Champions as PSV and Sporting played out a 1-1 draw, Brest's brilliant start continuing with a 4-0 thrashing of Salzburg away from home, Inter's rout of Crvena Zvezda in Milan, and a hard-fought draw between Stuttgart and Sparta Prague. It's Ranks! And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?

Hello Rank Squad!You heard the music, and we're back in Champions League mode as the newest era of the competition gets underway with the new Swiss League stage replacing the old group stages. The first day brought us plenty of goals, and plenty of talking points, and Jack and Dean are here to discuss all of them with you after the first six games of this matchweek. We start with Liverpool's trip to Milan, where Arne Slot's Reds were able to put the ghosts of Nottingham Forest behind them on the way to what was a comprehensive and important win at San Siro; before moving onwards to discuss the 9-2 hammering that Bayern Munich handed out to Dinamo Zagreb,  and the game between Sporting CP and Lille OSC in Lisbon. In Part Two, we start with Real Madrid's 3-1 victory over VfB Stuttgart, which was very much not as easy on the Bernabeu pitch as it looked on paper, before discussing Aston Villa's successful trip to Bern, where they beat Young Boys 3-0 despite an artificial surface, and Juventus' crucial 3-1 win over PSV Eindhoven, which might have been the best performance of the season yet from Thiago Motta's new-look Bianconeri! We'll be back on Thursday to wrap up the action from the next two days of UCL action, so we'll see you very soon. It's Ranks!  And remember, if you'd like more from the Rank Squad, including extra podcasts every Monday and Friday (including our weekly Postbox taking a look at the whole weekend of football) and access to our brilliant Discord community, then why not join us here on Patreon?