👏 Curaçao make history as the smallest countryto have ever qualified for the World Cup. 😬 The draw for the World Cup playoffs is here. 👀 The panel preview the return of the Premier League @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @paul-c-watson.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted to be at @jonawils.bsky.social's book launch in Balham, making a long mental note of all his lazy journo bias mates who could not be bothered to turn up on his big night.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland secured their place at the World Cup. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales confirmed a home tie in their World Cup playoff semi-final. 👀 The World Cup playoff fixtures are revealed on Thursday. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @sannyr.com @alimaxwell.bsky.social @barcajim3.bsky.social

It's Football Weekly, with Scotland in McDreamland and super special guest Felix White from The Maccabees discussing his brilliant new book: Whatever Will Be, Will Be. www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

Ronay - I am and was wrong. About everything. Always.

NORMAN!!!

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Franz Liszt, Ferenc Puskas, Laszlo Biro, Adrien Brody, Joseph Pulitzer, bloke who invented the Rubiks Cube - can you hear us bloke who invented the Rubik's Cube? Solve that in 6+ minutes of added time!

Never in doubt 🦜🦜🦜🦜🦜

⚽ Football Weekly ⚽ 🫡 Manchester City eased past Liverpool. 😬 Arsenal dropped points to newly-promoted Sunderland. 👏 Sean Dyche has his first Premier League win as Nottingham Forest manager. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @will-unwin.bsky.social @luceward.bsky.social

Best podcast #followyourheart thefsa.org.uk/news/fsa-awa...

🫡 Dan Burn sent Newcastle on their way to a 2-0 win over Athletic Club. 😬 Enzo Maresca shuffled his Chelsea pack, but did he over-shuffle? 👏 Manchester City blew away Borussia Dortmund. 👀 Premier League preview. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @larssivertsen.bsky.social

⚽ Football Weekly ⚽ 👏 Are Liverpool back on track? 🏃 Micky Van de Ven scored a goal of the season contender. 🚫 Arsenal kept an eighth clean sheet in a row against Slavia Prague. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @jonathanliew.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social

⚽ Football Weekly ⚽ 🐺 Wolves sack Vítor Pereira. 😱 Rumours are that Nuno Espírito Santo is still dancing. 🫡 Arsenal keep their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social , @jonawils.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social

⚽ Football Weekly ⚽ 🦅 Crystal Palace hammer a second-string Liverpool side. 🌧️ It was raining goals at Molineux. 🫡 Newcastle stay on track to retain the EFL Cup. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @robyniocowen.bsky.social @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social

Djed Spence tying his laces is being discussed at great and tedious length by adults on Sky. Tune in to Guardian Football Weekly tomorrow, where it will almost certainly be discussed at even more tedious length by other adults.

Drink it in! Top of the Premier League! You may never see the like of this again!

🫡 Liverpool's emphatic comeback. 😎 Chelsea's teenagers on the scoresheet in their big win. 🤝 Spurs had their goalkeeper to thank for a point in Monaco. 👀 Premier League preview. @maxrushden.bsky.social, @barryglendenning.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social @larssivertsen.bsky.social

⚽ Football Weekly ⚽ 😬 Arsenal blew away Atlético 4-0 in a statement win. 🫡 Newcastle convincingly beat José Mourinho's Benfica 3-0. 😅 Erling Haaland's hot streak continued in Manchester City's win at Villarreal. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @archiert1.bsky.social

Only in week two of training but due to the generosity of Guardian Football Weekly and Talksport listeners we have raised over £10,000 for Great Ormond Street Childrens Charity in just 10 days. Mind genuinely blown - thanks so much. If you'd like to donate www.justgiving.com/page/barry-g...

🤪 The Premier League returns. 😬 Can Manchester United win at Anfield for the first time since 2016? 👀 Will Ange Postecoglou's eighth game in charge of Nottingham Forest produce his first win? @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @benfisherj.bsky.social @paul-c-watson.bsky.social

It would be fair to say lessons have been learned from Wales' dismal opening 20 minutes against England last week. If anything, Clive, they've started *too* well and scored *too* early.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Did Scotland's victory disguise a dismal performance? 👀 Is Ange Postecoglou facing the axe already? 💚 The founder of Grenfell Athletic joins the panel. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @jordanjarrettbryan.bsky.social @georgeelek.bsky.social @grenfellunited.bsky.social

I know Portugal v Rep of Ireland ain't going to be purdy but I'm paying through the nose for it ...

Having been goaded into it by @maxrushden.bsky.social, I am doing the London Landmarks half-marathon in April for Great Ormond Street Children's Charity. I am 52, overweight, hideously unfit and I hate running. Please donate, if you can spare a few quid ... www.justgiving.com/page/barry-g...

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 England blow away Wales. 👂Thomas Tuchel wasn't happy with the noise inside Wembley Stadium. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland pulled off a brilliant 3-1 comeback win against Greece. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @jonathanliew.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social

Hello! The Guardian is expanding our American soccer coverage. In the US, we're hiring: • Reporters • Asst. editor • Audience editor • Social video producer • Sports biz reporter These are all full-time, permanent, union positions. www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-of...

Simon Jordan on TalkSport, unchallenged yet again. As a Talksport employee, I am embarrassed by this rebuttal of what Neville said. This moron pontificates without question. It is bonkers. And yeah, i'll probably be sacked. Fuck it. youtube.com/watch?v=FrXr...

Thanks Tim and hats off to the Gator. First up, Ben + these lads have spoken more sense in 10 min 34sec than Guardian Football Weekly has in 20 years! Well done them! They are coming for us and we are seriously running scared 👏 I love it but some (unsolicited) advice ... if you don't mind.

😬 Chelsea gave Liverpool a taste of their own medicine. 😩 Nottingham Forest are made to wait for their first win under Ange Postecoglou. 🫡 Arsenal were comfortable in their 2-0 win against West Ham. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @luceward.bsky.social

😱 Eric Dier scored a last-minute penalty for Monaco to equalise against Manchester City. 😎 Arsenal comfortably beat Olympiakos 2-0. 👀 Premier League preview, including Liverpool's visit to Stamford Bridge. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @larssivertsen.bsky.social

😩 Liverpool suffer at Galatasary. 🥶 Tottenham Hotspur claw back a point from the Arctic Circle. 🫡 José Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2018. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social

As if Big Dunc as the special guest isn't enough, hearing Jamie Carragher say "Kerkez", "Gakpo" and "Chiesa" in the same sentence on MNF almost makes the extortionate monthly subscription to Sky worth it.

😱 Arsenal pulled off a dramatic turnaround at St James' Park. 🦅 Crystal Palace beat Liverpool to become the only unbeaten team in the league. 😫 Calamitous Manchester United were put to the sword by Brentford. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @will-unwin.bsky.social

Say it ain't so, Nick. Say it ain't so. 😱😱😱

Mikel Arteta's talk of "finishers" (aka: substitutes) after Arsenal beat Athletic last night reminded of that time Gary Neville discovered/invented "mini-retirements" (aka: holidays)

🚨 Football Weekly is here 🚨 🏆 Champions League back 💡 Arteta invents substitutes ✋️ More handball madness 🏊‍♂️ Wild swimming with Rangers www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

Not a question, more of an observation - Sunderland knocking on the Top 5 door as genuine title contenders. Discuss.

🫡 The Manchester derby is on the horizon. 😱 Will Ange Postecoglou embrace pragmatism ahead of Nottingham Forest’s trip to Arsenal? 👏 The pod are joined by New York City mayoral candidate @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @paulwatson.bsky.social

Ah here, lads. This was not a shock ... or even a surprise.

A lot of premature doom-mongering after Ireland get walloped by Armenia but once we beat Portugal home and away we'll be fine.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England beat Andorra in the World Cup qualifiers. 💬 The panel discuss results from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. 👋 Daniel Levy has now left his role as chair of Tottenham Hotspur. @maxrushden.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social @alimaxwell.bsky.social Dan Bardell

A crazy dog whose lead was attached to an empty chair just sprinted out in front of riders doing a high-speed descent at the Vuelta. No collision, thankfully. 😬

STILL JUST ONE TIER'S WORTH OF TICKETS LEFT FOR @footballweekly.bsky.social LIVE. Sept 11th the Troxy, London. LIVE STREAMED With @nickybandini.bsky.social @jonathanliew.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @barryglendenning.bsky.social BE A HERO.FILL THE TOP TIER. theguardian.com/footballweek...

Lads, it's Grimsby.

Brixton Ritzy this morning. Hopefully I'm not ruining the surprise for Georgia but it's been up for hours. Like everyone else, I'm curious to know what ... movies they're showing.

Sheffield Wednesday knock Leeds out of the Carabao Cup in a Hillsborough that is near empty due to a fan boycott. Wow.

Celtic lose their Champions League playoff v Kairat Almaty (Kazakhstan) on penalties. A shock but not a huge surprise.

👀 Tottenham Hotspur comfortably beat Manchester City. 🫡 Chelsea put five past West Ham in the 'Graham Potter derby'. 👏 Viktor Gyökeres is off the mark for Arsenal. 🤝 Fulham shared the points with Manchester United. @maxrushden.bsky.social @samdalling.bsky.social

Today's Football Weekly podcast is here ... ⚽️ Eze to Arsenal ⚽️ Tottenham Hotspurned ⚽️ Isak's insta-howl ⚽️ The latest from Morecambe ⚽️ Champions League fitba corner www.theguardian.com/football/aud...

Football Weekly Live - London's Troxy, Thursday 11 September: The usual shite, except more of it. Also available worldwide on livestream. Tickets here ... www.theguardian.com/guardian-liv...