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I wrote about watching 18 football matches at the same time
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Football as a content machine: 18 Champions League games was fun but overstuffed | Max Rushden
The joy of the game is that big moments are rare – the climax of the UCL group phase felt like too much of a good thing
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/29/football-content-machine-18-champions-league-games-fun-but-overstuffed?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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😬 Newcastle pull off an impressive draw v PSG. 🧤 Benfica goalkeeper, Anatoliy Trubin, scored a towering header to secure a playoff position for José Mourinho's men.
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An incredible yesterday filled with wisdom and tips for becoming a billionaire. If you only listen to one podcast this year, make it this one.
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3 days ago
🤝 Barry earned Everton a point at home to Leeds. 👀 Wrexham climbed into the Championship playoff places. 😬 Can Lincoln City hold on to their automatic promotion place in League One?
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‘I had quite a lot of fun wondering whether Brazil 1970 would beat Carlisle 24/25 who got relegated from League Two’ How has the role of the No 9 changed over time in the Premier League?
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NEW: Reflections on a soccer Saturday, from a state under siege by the FIFA Peace Prize winner.
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A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter
On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peace
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/26/minnesota-killing-soccer
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✍️ Michael Carrick's Manchester United beat the league leaders Arsenal. 🍒 Bournemouth overcome Liverpool in dramatic fashion. 😬 Burnley were moments away from a successful appointment with Dr Tottenham.
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‘It turns out we were right and Ruben Amorim was wrong’ It took Ruben Amorim 35 games to win back-to-back Premier League matches for United. Michael Carrick has achieved that feat in just two, against City and Arsenal.
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A WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY FIRST WITH VITTORIO ANGELONE
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An apology
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👏 Liverpool navigated a tricky trip to Marseille with ease. 🫡 Newcastle set up a winner-takes-all final game against PSG. 😬 Chelsea huffed and puffed their way to three points against Pafos.
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WOAH ME AND DAVID ARE PLAYING MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL APRIL 3rd 4pm. BRILLIANT GUEST CONFIRMED!
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TICKETS:
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David O'Doherty & Max Rushden | What Did You Do Yesterday? Live | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/what-did-you-do-yesterday-live-with-david-o-doherty-max-rushden/
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🚨 Are Manchester City in crisis? 🫡 Thomas Frank lives to fight another day as Spurs boss. 👏 It's seven wins from seven games for Arsenal.
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9 days ago
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DODDLES LAUNCHING RENEGADE QUIZZES WITHOUT EVEN REALISING
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WDWDY #55: A Soapy Explosion
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MUAzqq02cGtWLCuhvauZi?si=3GA9wbrZQGaxFgN5-KaZ8Q
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10 days ago
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11 days ago
😱 Drama at Afcon as Senegal are crowned champions. 🔴 Carrick's at the wheel? 🏥 Dr Tottenham work their magic. 😬 Arsenal missed the chance to extend their lead at the top of the league to nine points.
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‘I feel that he deliberately missed that penalty’ Did Brahim Díaz miss Morocco's last-gasp penalty in the Afcon final deliberately to keep the 'peace' of the game?
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👇 Have your say 👇
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
Come tiptoe through the heather with the dressing gowned prince of Glasgow, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd.
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Hark Audio
14 days ago
How difficult can tagging a cow’s ear be? Apparently, very. Listen to Bret McKenzie tell
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this hilarious story on ‘What Did You Do Yesterday?’:
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Today's
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is now live. AFCON, League Cup, PL preview, Xabi Alonso and Wenger's latest offside wheeze on the menu; with
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, Dan Bardell and myself, plus added
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The Carabao Cup semis and more upheaval at Real Madrid: Football Weekly Extra – podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair, Dan Bardell and Sid Lowe as Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid and the Carabao Cup semi-finals begin
https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2026/jan/15/carabao-cup-semis-more-upheaval-real-madrid-football-weekly-podcast?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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⚽ Today on Football Weekly ⚽ Sid Lowe joins us to talk about what went wrong for Xabi Alonso after his departure from Los Blancos.
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is joined by
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and Dan Bardell 🎙️ Listen or Watch now!
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and Dan bardell Any questions?
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20 days ago
A glorious showbiz yesterday in the life of John Kearns. Listen now:
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⚽ Africa Cup of Nations special ⚽ 🙌 The panel provide the latest on all things Afcon. 👀 The semi-finals are Egypt v Senegal, Nigeria v Morocco, which nation will lift the coveted trophy?
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‘It is statistically the biggest FA Cup upset ever.’ The FA Cup holders, Crystal Palace, have been dumped out by non-league Macclesfield. Is this proof there's still magic in the FA Cup?
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WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY LIVE IN MELBOURNE APRIL 3rd. 4pm KICK OFF MOVED FROM SMALL ROOM TO BIG ROOM DUE TO SURPRISING DEMAND
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David O'Doherty & Max Rushden | What Did You Do Yesterday? Live | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/what-did-you-do-yesterday-live-with-david-o-doherty-max-rushden/
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NOT STOPPING TIL WE'RE PLAYING THE G April 3rd - WDYDY Live in Melbourne.
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Any questions for the pod?
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19 days ago
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NEW WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY WITH JOHN KEARNS ❤️❤️❤️
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S4 EP2: John Kearns
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20 days ago
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21 days ago
‘It’s seven red cards in all competitions, it’s clearly a problem.’ When will Chelsea players stop seeing red?
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WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY LIVE IN MELBOURNE. APRIL 3rd. 4PM (PRIME TIME)
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David O'Doherty & Max Rushden | What Did You Do Yesterday? Live | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/what-did-you-do-yesterday-live-with-david-o-doherty-max-rushden/?session=19799
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Here's the final ep of the Guardian Ashes Weekly. See you in 2027 for another famous England win... with
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and Emma John. x
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How can England rise again from the Ashes? – Ashes Weekly podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OmMu5dpewF7gBzTBhTu6v
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WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY WORLD TOUR MELBOURNE APRIL 3rd
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David O'Doherty & Max Rushden | What Did You Do Yesterday? Live | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/what-did-you-do-yesterday-live-with-david-o-doherty-max-rushden/
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22 days ago
💐 Semenyo signs off his Bournemouth career with a 95th-minute winner against Spurs. 😱 There was late, late drama at St James' Park. 😬 Manchester City drew a third consecutive game.
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22 days ago
‘These players make memories that lasts for decades, generations even.’ Antoine Semenyo gets perfect Bournemouth swansong before big move to Manchester City. The Football Weekly panel discuss.
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WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY WORLD TOUR MELBOURNE APRIL 3rd
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David O'Doherty & Max Rushden | What Did You Do Yesterday? Live | Melbourne International Comedy Festival
https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/what-did-you-do-yesterday-live-with-david-o-doherty-max-rushden/
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23 days ago
🌳 Nottingham Forest come out on top in the relegation 'six-pointer' with West Ham. 👀 Can Coventry hold on to top spot in The Championship? 🤔 League One roundup.
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The West Ham crisis deepens and an EFL roundup | Football Weekly
YouTube video by Guardian Football Weekly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkqFy1PCpKM
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23 days ago
‘They’re a diabolical team.’ West Ham are seven points from safety after their 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest at the London Stadium. The Football Weekly panel examine where it has gone so horribly wrong for West Ham this season.
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Any questions for the panel?
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MIDWEEK MAYHEM RETURNS THEY’RE JUST NORMAL COUNTRIES THEY’RE JUST NORMAL CHEESES
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WDWDY #53: Do yesterdays dream of electric cheese?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Ec9KQptqT9dDdT8b8GYcx?si=Gr0ZtFucQJyXUtUACeAV_Q
24 days ago
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24 days ago
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Barry Glendenning
24 days ago
There was news of another big dismissal mere minutes after we finished recording this Ruben Amorim/Man Utd emergency Football Weekly podcast this morning, so expect a
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voicenote followed by a Ryan Mason/WBA emergency podcast tomorrow ...
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Ruben Amorim axed: what now for Manchester United? Football Weekly - podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jamie Jackson, John Brewin and Nooruddean Choudry as Ruben Amorim is sacked as Manchester United head coach
https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2026/jan/06/ruben-amorim-axed-what-now-for-manchester-united-football-weekly-podcast
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24 days ago
‘I think the fans have lost faith in Ineos’ In October Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe claimed that Ruben Amorim could only be judged in three years. Three months later and Amorim has been sacked by the United hierarchy.
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AMORIM SPECIAL
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With
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Ruben Amorim axed: what now for Manchester United? Football Weekly - podcast
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jamie Jackson, John Brewin and Nooruddean Choudry as Ruben Amorim is sacked as Manchester United head coach
https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2026/jan/06/ruben-amorim-axed-what-now-for-manchester-united-football-weekly-podcast
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25 days ago
“I’m sorry for Fifa. I’m sorry for Infantino. And sorry for football.”
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spoke with Zvonimir Boban recently about the Fifa Peace Prize and the cosy relationship Fifa has with the US regime.
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correct. Doing a Man U special tomorrow x
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26 days ago
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I bet you’ve already recorded the pod… Doing the voice note now?
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