Woke up to the news that my local non-league club AFC Whyteleafe, who last week got promoted to Step 3, will have to move grounds next season and share with Cray Wanderers. Didn't see that coming in Ian Rush's AI musical

There are nine games remaining in this season’s WSL. Arsenal play in four of them

Gianni Infantino: Enemy of Football.

There are many things to be annoyed about WRT this summer's World Cup, but Americans calling the sport what they've always called it ain't one of them. unexpecteddelirium.substack.com/p/stop-worry...

We’ve taken a break from the podcast this week. Back next Tuesday

The Belgian Trossard sounds like a pub in Soho

Calling it now. Chelsea getting relegated next season

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... This week we talk about the demise of Football Focus, the show that gave us… well not much really, other than David Icke. How has it failed when there’s more call than ever for football discussion?

Whyteleafe on the telly, you know You know It’s serious 🎶

Anyone told these guys that 6-7 isn’t a thing anymore

On my way back home from London. A lot of fellow passengers are walking funny and barely coherent. But as well as Chelsea fans, there are few people who ran the marathon too

The end of the Saudi gravy train in sport and why nation state involvement is never a free ride. Commentary observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... This week, smashing the patriarchy, and quantum mechanics. And that's all before we even get to the FA Cup semi-finals @firefli.es on WBSvIPS, MCIvSOU, MINvLAFC & HEAvHIB @terryduffelen.com on RBLvFCU & CHEvLEE @garyandrews.bsky.social on MILvJUV

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... Lots to chew over this week: City now favourites for the title, Leicester relegated to League One, Marco Rose announced as new Bournemouth manager and Marie-Louise Eta takes interim charge at Union

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... This week, smashing the patriarchy, and quantum mechanics. And that's all before we even get to the FA Cup semi-finals @firefli.es on WBSvIPS, MCIvSOU, MINvLAFC & HEAvHIB @terryduffelen.com on RBLvFCU & CHEvLEE @garyandrews.bsky.social on MILvJUV

How many more hotels do Chelsea to need to sell to themselves to pay off Rosenior?

Situation, vacant

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... Lots to chew over this week: City now favourites for the title, Leicester relegated to League One, Marco Rose announced as new Bournemouth manager and Marie-Louise Eta takes interim charge at Union

A day of high drama in The Premier League - set up for City v Arsenal to stink it right out

FA Vase finalists AFC Stoneham's badge is dreadful.

How come he gets his own mic?

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... The run-in is in full swing. Who has the squeakiest backsides?

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... @firefli.es on ENGvISL(w) and EVEvLIV @terryduffelen.com on STPvKOE and PORvLEI @garyandrews.bsky.social on MCIvARS and CHEvMNU @janbilton.bsky.social on IPSvMID

Sarr owns the Conference League

One minute you’re writing FAIR TRADE on your hand on a magazine cover shoot, the next you’re curating a global sportswashing concert for an organised crime syndicate hiding in plain sight. See also Thom Yorke banging on about No Logo, and subsequently performing for a genocidal regime.

Hosting the World Cup and the Olympics cost Brazil's taxpayers around $25 billion dollars, and that was over a decade ago. Is the benefit-cost ratio of hosting a tournament anywhere near justifiable to anyone other than sport-washing states?

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... The run-in is in full swing. Who has the squeakiest backsides?

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... @firefli.es on WHUvWOL, COMvINT @terryduffelen.com on NORvIPS, LIV vFUL @garyandrews.bsky.social on WSWvSYD, CHEvMCI @janbilton.bsky.social on SUNvTOT

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... If it wasn't bad enough that Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, they now have the threat of having Euro 2032 co-hosting being stripped from them Also we discuss why people want to see Arsenal fail when the alternative is City

Tottenham are now favourites to take the third relegation slot. Two wins in 22 games has seen them go from third in the table on MD9 to third from bottom today. They’re two points from safety with seven games remaining. They’ve only taken two points in their last seven. Best hope: -60pts for City

TP protest at Selhurst Park

A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast

@sofpodcast.com Thought my house was on fire. Paused the podcast. Got confused. You sods.

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/soun... If it wasn't bad enough that Italy failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup, they now have the threat of having Euro 2032 co-hosting being stripped from them Also we discuss why people want to see Arsenal fail when the alternative is City

Latest Oddjob Pod with me, @firefli.es and @garyandrews.bsky.social on the 1993 classic western, Tombstone. www.oddjobpod.com/2026/04/ill-...

A game that kicked off at 4.30 finishes at 7.35.

The real Easter story

A tifo controlled by machines is just prawn sandwich frippery. If your fans can’t create an effect, don’t do it.

Well that takes the biscuit

One of the joys of this season has been any Scottish commentator pronouncing Ekitike as “icky-ticky”

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/03/soun... Spurs have replaced Igor Tudor with Roberto De Zerbi. Could they really find no one else up to the task? We also welcome back Roy Hodgson from retirement and discuss the findings of the FSA's survey of fans opinions on VAR. Still 100% audio only.

If you ever feel you’ve seen everything Airplane! has to offer but you haven’t watched Zero Hour! you owe it to yourself to hunt it down. Then afterwards you can give yourself a Heat/LA Takedown double bill

Zero Hour! vs Airplane!

How confused must these people be when they read an autobiography?

NEW PODCAST: www.sofpodcast.com/2026/03/soun... Spurs have replaced Igor Tudor with Roberto De Zerbi. Could they really find no one else up to the task? We also welcome back Roy Hodgson from retirement and discuss the findings of the FSA's survey of fans opinions on VAR. Still 100% audio only.

WEEKEND BOXSET: blog.sofpodcast.com/2026/04/week... It's FA Cup quarter finals Easter Weekend 🐣🏆, with some crunch Championship ties too @firefli.es on SOUvARS and CHAvLIV(w) @terryduffelen.com on COVvDER and CHEvPVL @garyandrews.bsky.social on MCIvLIV and WHUvLEE @janbilton.bsky.social MIDvMIL

Just checked in on the Real Madrid v Barcelona in UWCL (currently 12-2 on aggregate)

Playing “Dirty Cash” at half time at Stamford Bridge. Couldn’t make it up.

You have to admire Italy's commitment to not going to boycott-worthy World Cups