It’s been more than 8,000 days since Greece’s triumph at Euro 2004, so why do fans believe it’s finally their time again? Susannah Fuller talks with Alec McQuarrie of the Hellas Football Podcast about a team that missed a decade of tournaments, the young players now carrying it, and a Greek Super League that’s thriving too. But will Greece achieve true glory, or fade into the history books?

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0:00 Headlines: Brady, Nigeria U-17s, Dedic

3:52 European Champs to Greek Tragedy

6:47 Nations League Results Nobody Expected


8:12 The Next Wave of Stars

10:37 Ambition: Qualifying or a Trophy?

12:07 Greek Super League’s Big Four Battle

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Manchester United would reportedly have to pay Mauricio’s Pochettino’s $10 million U.S. Soccer buyout to hire him. Plus, Barcelona’s win at Atlético Madrid and the Gold Cup’s new format next summer.

0:00 Pochettino, Barca, Gold Cup Headlines

0:30 Michael Carrick on the Hot Seat

2:24 Palace Coach Pierre Sage Back to Lens?

3:42 Raúl González named Real Oviedo Boss

4:40 Egypt Fires Hassan After Best World Cup

5:46 Fermín López Scores Twice for Barca

7:00 Titles for Boca and Colo-Colo


8:20 Chengdu Blow 14-Point Lead

9:14 A Closer Look: A New Gold Cup


11:25 One For the Road: Adeus, Ronaldo

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When results defy explanation, fans look for something to blame, and Benfica have had Béla Guttmann’s parting words since he left after back-to-back European Cups. Susannah Fuller finds the same instinct in a shirt number for Manchester United, under Racing Club’s pitch and in South Korea’s fake gold medals. Are the results preordained, or just coincidence?



0:00 Benfica Heartbreak and a Spooky Intro

0:43 Headlines: Derbies, Milner, West Ham

3:15 Guttmann’s 100-Year Curse

8:51 Man United’s No. 7: Jinxed?

10:56 Racing Club, a Witch and Seven Cats

17:22 South Korea’s Knockoff Medals

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Kai Havertz and Arsenal visit Liverpool with the top spot in the Premier League at stake. CD Tenerife mourn striker Jesus de Miguel. Plus, the La Liga title race and AC Milan vs. Inter in the Derby della Madonnina.

0:00 Headlines: Arsenal, Milan and ten Hag

0:30 Tragedy Strikes Tenerife

1:16 Spain’s Big Three All Keep Pace

2:18 Arsenal Win at Anfield

3:40 Milan Beat Inter, Rivals’ $700M+ Deal

5:20 Bayern-Dortmund Der Klassiker Stalemate

6:55 Manchester United’s Roma Test

8:40 Erik ten Hag Takes Aim at Ronaldo Again

9:45 One for the Road: MLS Record in Sight

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How did Brian Clough turn Nottingham Forest, 13th in the second division when he arrived in January 1975, into two-time European Champions in five years? Susannah Fuller opens our Forgotten Giants series with a how a club one of its own committee members called the last progressive in the country reached the 1980 final against Kevin Keegan’s Hamburg, and why it didn’t last. As the games becomes an elite, data-driven, money-hungry machine, could a story like theirs ever happen again?

0:00 Nottingham Forest: Forgotten Giants

0:37 Balon d’Or, Manchester, El Clásico

3:54 Brian Clough Was Told He’d Fail

9:55 European Nights: Malmö and Hamburg

13:03 Decline, The Evangelos Marinakis

16:16 Forest’s Legacy and Modern Football

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Harry Kane ends England’s 25-year wait for a Ballon d’Or winner, and Alexia Putellas takes her third. Plus, José Mourinho’s return to Camp Nou for the first El Clásico of the season, Kylian Mbappé’s backlash in China, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany’s recovery, the Copa Libertadores final, Michael Carrick’s Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund’s new Fan Mode.

0:00 Intro

0:35 2026 Ballon d’Or Winners

3:02 El Clásico: Mourinho’s Return

5:22 Mbappé in Hot Water in China

6:48 Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahçe Derby

9:49 Kompany Update Ahead of Der Klassiker

10:35 Copa Libertadores Final Is Set

12:30 A Closer Look: Can Carrick Save His Job?

15:41 One for the Road: BVB Fan Mode

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Jen Beattie was diagnosed with breast cancer on a Thursday and scored for Arsenal that weekend. She and host Susannah Fuller, both survivors, talk about how little she knew going in, early detection, and what she would tell someone newly diagnosed.

Beattie, a former Scotland international and now CBS analyst, remembers being diagnosed alone in Covid, then the lumpectomy and radio therapy that followed. Between two women in a club neither chose to join, the talks turns to whether the survivor label firsts and whether the fear around follow-up scans ever fades.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and early detection is the message both women come back to. Jen partners with Breast Cancer now and Novartis UK on self-checks and getting to know your body, and you can find them on Instagram.

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0:00 Jen Beattie and the Survivor Label

6:31 Diagnosis at Arsenal During COVID

11:49 What Surprised Jen About Breast Cancer?

14:19 Self-Checks and Why She Speaks Up

16:41 Her Team Hears the News and Shows Up

19:36 Finding Joy During Treatment

23:29 Guilt and Avoidance With Loved Ones

25:59 Therapy for Spiraling Thoughts

31:14 How Much Football Did She Miss?

33:17 Scanxiety and Trusting Your Body Again

40:00 Life After Cancer

44:25 From Playing to Broadcasting at CBS

47:31 Advice for Someone Facing Breast Cancer

49:38 Early Detection and Her Partnerships

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Musa Okwonga of the Stadio podcast joins Susannah Fuller to dig into football’s most notorious scandals and the people behind them. The discussion examines Manchester City’s financial charges, Juventus’ fall from grace after Calciopoli, and why the teams with the talent to win can still feel compelled to cheat. But when a club’s success becomes tied to scandal, what happens to everything it has achieved?

0:00 Manchester City Charges Lead the Week’s Headlines

4:18 Why We Love a Football Scandal

7:27 Will City’s Charges Tarnish the Club’s Legacy?

16:30 Calciopoli Stains the Juventus Aura

22:06 Marseille 1993: The Cost of a European Crown

25:43 Gijón 1982 Brings World Cup Injustice for Algeria

29:10 Wagatha Christie - Rooney Traps Vardy

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