Podcast Episodes

Zut Alors! - Ken Early in Boston, Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the business end of the World Cup, At home with Malcolm

France thumped Morocco with relative ease last night, laying bare just how wide the gulf still yawns between the plucky underdog and the ruling class…

12 hours ago

Good cup / Bad Cup? Dave Hannigan in New York, Messi business and the halo effect

Yet another moment, yet another highlight reel, yet another memory for us all - courtesy of Leo Messi's remarkable football career.

Egypt’s two-goal l…

2 days, 9 hours ago

The Anti-Midas Touch: The US buckle in Seattle, Cristiano bows out, Keith Duggan in Miami and Paul Howard’s Party Trick

The American Dream is over. The United States, perhaps laden down with the sheer weight of the swirling situation, limped to a 4-1 defeat in Seattle.…

3 days, 8 hours ago

FIFA under fire: Infantino back in the spotlight, England Conquer the Azteca, and Trump's gaze lands on the World Cup

There was a real expectation heading into this tournament that off-field issues would wreak havoc on World Cup 2026. It's had its moments, but nothin…

4 days, 5 hours ago

Pole Pole, Slowly Slowly: Ken Early in New York, Kevin Kilbane in Canada, explaining the snickometer, and the delirium of Paul Howard

"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge of it."

Fridays tend to run giddy on the America 2026 podcast but make no mistake, this …

1 week ago

Doctor Congo will see you now: Gavin Cooney and Paul Howard on England’s near miss, Kane’s tells and Vegemite

‘It looks altogether brighter’ echoed the immortal words of the BBC commentary mere moments before Brian Cipenga smashed one past Pickford at the nea…

1 week, 1 day ago

Tah tah Germany, sayonara Japan, doei Netherlands: Killian Sundermann and Gavin Cooney on the World Cup knockouts

The old world is fading, and the new one struggles to be born. There was a time when it seemed a foregone conclusion that the likes of Germany and th…

1 week, 3 days ago

You have to respect the football: Gavin Cooney and Malachy Clerkin on the start of the knockouts, history for Canada, and 'Peak Ball'

Jesse Marsch's team stand as Canadian heroes to rank alongside Céline Dion, Justin Bieber and Tim Horton after last night's win over South Africa in …

1 week, 4 days ago

Scotland in the lap of the gods: Ken Early in Miami, the Neymar tribute act, and the Disgrace of Gijón

To everything there is a season. That’s a lesson Scotland will surely have to learn if the football gods grant them another crack at this World Cup i…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

Much a Prince Adu about nothing: The Arsenalification of England, Ghana hold firm and Ronaldo the goat

It may not have been a catastrophe of a draw for England in Boston last night, but they’re following previous World Cup patterns and maybe that shoul…

2 weeks, 2 days ago