Tifo Football Podcast

Alex and Joe discuss Manchester City in the wake of their securingof the Premier League title. They also discuss Manchester United andNewcastle's victory over Arsenal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss the weekend of football just passed. The pair take a tactical glance at the Manchester derby, Southampton's trials at Arsenal, and life at Chelsea without David Luiz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we will be the exploring the world of Turkish football with writer Patrick Keddie. Keddie is a freelance journalist, whose work has appeared in Delayed Gratification, Feminist Times, the Guardian, the Huffington Post and Al Jeezera English. He is based in Turkey and is the author of the new book, The Passion: Football and the Story of Modern Turkey which you can find on Amazon. It is the first book to focus exclusively on Turkish football.In this episode we talk about match-fixing in Turkey and why it's been so prevalent in its history, the Gezi protests and football activism, fan groups and their relationship with hooliganism, how the government uses football as a political tool and the reasons why Turkey has some of the most passionate fans in the world.Get ready for 100 years of Turkish football, condensed into 1 hour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine & Alex Stewart take a look at the Championship teams most likely to be joining the Premier League next season, including Cardiff, Wolves and Fulham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Simon Harrison and Alex Stewart to discuss the upcoming Quarter Final round of this season's Champions League. The three discuss each fixture from a tactical perspective and attempt to predict the outcomes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine & Alex Stewart read through some recent comments from viewers & listeners and respond. Please feel free to leave more questions down below and let us know if you'd like us to do this more often! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're joined by author Tony Evans about his book Two Tribes: Liverpool, Everton and a City on the Brink which comes out March 22. A little bit about Tony, he has written several books about Liverpool and was previously the football editor of The Times. He now regularly contributes to ESPNFC and the Evening Standard. In this episode, he examines the dark days of the 80's through the lens of Heysel and the 1985-1986 season. Specifically, we discuss hooliganism, TV blackouts, and how football reflected the political culture of the time.The book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Tribes-Liverpool-Everton-Brink/dp/0593075927/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514988541&sr=1-10&refinements=p_n_publication_date%3A182243031​ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Stewart joins Joe Devine to discuss statistics in football.Most notable xG & xA, and the future of these metrics.What is xG? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSaeaFcm1SY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Cup Final may be 5 months away but it's not to early to look forward to it. This week, we speak to photographer Michael Donald about his book, Goal!: Intimate portraits and interviews with every living FIFA World Cup™ Final scorer.Some topics we discuss are:How 1986 was a turning point in footballPost-world cup fameUnsung World Cup final goalscorersMarco Tardelli's goal and celebration in the 1982 World CupDonald nearly stealing Emmanuel Petit's World Cup winners medal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe is away on holiday and Josh Schneider-Weiler from Tifo's This Football Life fills in and talks to David Bulchover about his book, The Greatest Comeback, which chronicles the career and life of legendary manager Béla Guttmann.As a manager, Guttmann won titles in Hungary, Brazil, and Portugal. He is most famous for winning back-to-back European Cups with Benfica in 1961 & 1962. He was a coaching pioneer and was ahead of his time in many ways (fitness, psychology etc.). He shares many similarities with Jose Mourinho and other modern-day managers and his imprints are littered throughout the game.Listen to Bolchover discuss Guttman's remarkable transition from surviving the Holocaust to lifting Europe's most prestigious trophy.The Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Greatest-Comeback-SHORTLISTED-WILLIAM-SPORTS/dp/1785901397YouTube: http://youtube.com/tifofootball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Conor Kelly to discuss the career of ex-Manchester United youth prodigy, Ravel Morrison.Watch our YouTube video on the player here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix9cwGWMsR0&t=4s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine was joined by James Montague to talk about Malcolm Glazer and Manchester United. The pair discuss how Glazer managed to get a city in America to institute a new tax to pay for his new stadium, and they explain the Leveraged Buy-Out - the financial instrument - that Glazer used to purchase Manchester United.Watch our YouTube video on the Glazer's here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIs9iLnKm30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor, content editor ofTifo's editorial site, to discuss four recent Tifo articles. Topicsinclude Alexis Sanchez and why Chelsea was never a destination on thecards, Eden Hazard and his future at or away from Chelsea, Jordon Ibe &Eddie Howe at the Bournemouth project, and Richard Jolly's take on therise of Trumpism in football.Article links:'Conspiracy & Fundamentalism: The Rise of Footballing Trumpism' by RichardJolly:https://www.tifofootball.com/features/conspiracy-fundamentalism-rise-footballing-trumpism/'Playing style could hold an influence over Eden Hazard's future' by SebStafford-Bloor:https://www.tifofootball.com/features/playing-style-hold-influence-eden-hazards-future/'Alexis Sanchez and new realties at Chelsea' by Kweku Amonoo-Quyst:https://www.tifofootball.com/features/alexis-sanchez-new-realities-chelsea/'Jordon Ibe provides the latest example of Bournemouth's culture ofimprovement' by Seb Stafford-Bloor:https://www.tifofootball.com/features/jordon-ib

Joe is joined by Nick Miller to discuss the careers of Emile Heskey and Tony Adams. Nick wrote pieces on both of these players for videos on our YouTube channel. You can find the links to both videos below.Emile Heskey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHsVmcHrI7cTony Adams - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWkYC15qOX8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by journalist Simon Harrison to discuss the tactics of the La Liga teams we've covered recently on the channel: Barcelona, Valencia, Real Betis & Villarreal. Simon also gives us a promo of our next Tactics Explained video, released later this week, on Las Palmas, the team currently bottom of La Liga. All videos can be accessed by clicking the below links.Barcelona - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL2JhJ4tnzk&t=1sValencia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gypwhv5G9ioVillarreal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTgi3ng7ZHQ&t=Real Betis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd59YwYKE_oLas Palmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6r0Nhm-asY&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to review the Premier League season at its halfway point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine speaks with Alex Stewart about our recent pieces on Eden Hazard and Wayne Rooney.Eden Hazard Tactical Profile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwPjUArVu7I&t=Wayne Rooney Tactical Profile - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj4B-GQ1OFU&t= Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Seb Stafford-Bloor to discuss Dimitar Berbatov in the wake of an article written by Seb for TifoFootball.com. The pair discuss Berbatov's legacy and how they think he will be remembered in the years to come. Joe Also speaks to Josh Schneider-Weiler about Tifo's upcoming 'This Football Life' podcast, due to launch in January 2018. You can access the Berbatov article by clicking the link below.Berbatov - https://www.tifofootball.com/features/dimitar-berbatov-tottenham-resonance/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine is joined by Alex Stewart to discuss Liverpool football club; primarily their defensive players.Liverpools Defence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL0FpZS8Goo&t=2sIs Van Dijk a Good Signing for Liverpool - https://youtu.be/FSf0prB9rAMLiverpool's Incredible Counter-Attack - https://youtu.be/5iraZhfpsPo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joe Devine speaks to Dermot Kavanagh, the author of Different Class: Football, Fashion & Funk - The Story of Laurie Cunningham. You can find a copy of this book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Class-Football-Fashion-Cunningham/dp/1783523778To view our short video on Laurie Cunningham, click - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz6V9KA3sxU&t=This episode is sponsored by www.canvasist.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.