Euro Zone Podcast

22/07/2024

So that’s a wrap! Our final episode (at least for now) is out, and it’s a belter. A quiz of the tournament from Athletic statsman extraordinaire for you to play along with at home. We also discover who comes out on top in the Sticker Cup 🏆

A huge thank you to all of you who have listened to, reviewed and supported the pod. You’ve made it so much more worthwhile, and the feedback we’ve had has been very touching. You know who you are, but a special shout-out to our biggest fan…

Adios 🫡

12/07/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE — OUR FINAL PREVIEW!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Do England stand a chance?
❌ Why Kane SHOULDN’T be dropped
👀 Should Shaw start?
🧐 Spain’s weak points… are there any?
♟️ Rodri v Rice in midfield

So the moment has arrived: it’s the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday… and England are in it! Alec, Tomás and Alex analyse the Three Lions’ chances against a fearsome-looking Spain side. ...

11/07/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE — ENGLAND ARE IN THE FINAL!

🎯Watkins' brilliant finish
🙁Were we too harsh on Southgate?
🔟Foden looking fresh in No 10 role
🇳🇱Did Koeman get it wrong?
🤩Which goal was better, Yamal's or Olmo's?
🎭Mbappé's problem tournament

🎧 Listen to our immediate reaction ⬇️

Ollie Watkins, take a bow. The Aston Villa forward's 90th-minute effort means England are in a Euros final for the second consecutive tournament — and Alec, Tomás and Alex couldn't be happier.We...

07/07/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE — ENGLAND MAKE THE SEMIS!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Saluting nerveless Saka
👀 Were England good value for the win?
🇳🇱 Netherlands pose a threat
🤔 Nagelsmann to blame against Spain?
👋 Farewell to fearless Turkey… and the Cristiano Ronaldo show

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A delighted Alec, Tomás and Alex unpack a thrilling few days of quarter-final action. It’s a redemption arc for Bukayo Saka as England hold their nerve from the penalty spot against Switzerland...

01/07/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE

👀 England bounce back — and Bellingham bites back
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Should Southgate switch to a back 3 against Swiss?
🤔 Was Jude right to have a pop at the press?
🧙‍♂️ Spain's wing wizards impress again
🤤 Looking ahead to the rest of the last 16

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There's only one name on everybody's lips after Sunday's Euro 2024 action: Jude Bellingham. Who else? Alec, Tomás and Alex discuss the England star's remarkable stoppage-time goal — and his resp...

26/06/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Abject England can’t prove critics wrong
🤯 What mistakes is Southgate STILL making?
🪄 Rangnick works his magic with Austria
👀 Should France begin to worry?
💥 Group E set for a crazy finish

⬇️ It’s ALL in our latest pod

After another car crash of a performance for England, Alec, Tomás and Alex examine the wreckage. With players and the media at daggers drawn, is there any hope for Gareth Southgate’s side? And w...

23/06/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE

🇵🇹 Portugal look the real deal against Turkey
🤬 Why pitch invaders have us feeling for Cristiano Ronaldo
🤔 Were the Dutch robbed by VAR?
🧤Mamardashvili mania
🙏 Can Scotland make the knockouts?

As the group stage reaches the business end, Alec, Tomás and Alex analyse a gripping few days of Euro 2024 action. Portugal look the real deal after a 3-0 win over Turkey but Cristiano Ronaldo is...

21/06/2024

In our latest episode, we welcome another very special guest in Mario Cortegana, Real Madrid correspondent for The Athletic.

Mario has interviewed some of the biggest names in football such as Kylian Mbappé, Eden Hazard and Achraf Hakimi and broken some of the most high-profile transfer stories. He explains why he owes Luis de la Fuente an apology — though not as much as Tomás — after Spain’s seriously impressive win against Italy.

Alex slams an unimpressive England, we talk Mbappé’s mask and all things Real Madrid and look ahead to a meeting of master and apprentice in Portugal v Turkey.

LISTEN HERE: https://pod.fo/e/24a0e9

20/06/2024

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ‘Trent’s been getting stick… but he IS a midfielder’

explains why Gareth Southgate should stick with his Alexander-Arnold experiment against Denmark tonight.

For the whole discussion and so much more, listen to the latest episode of the show here ⬇️ https://pod.fo/e/248eb3

19/06/2024

In today’s episode, we welcome our first special guest - Mail Sport Merseyside football reporter Lewis Steele ✍️

We chat the game of the tournament so far, Mbappe’s broken nose and whether Gareth Southgate should stick or twist with Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield 🤔

There’s also some shameless cheating in the Sticker Cup 👍

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! And stay tuned for another very special guest on the next ep 👀

19/06/2024

🚨 NEW RELEASE

📰 Alec, Tomás and Alex are joined by a very special guest in the Mail Sport Merseyside football reporter Lewis Steele, as they discuss...

🇹🇷 The best game of ?
👃 Mbappé’s broken nose
🇵🇹 Why Jota should start for
🤔 Southgate’s Trent experiment
🏆 Spain-Italy
👀 And MUCH more

LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts ⬇️

Alec, Tomás and Alex welcome a very special guest in Lewis Steele, Mail Sport Merseyside football reporter.Lewis lets us in on his first Euros memory and makes the case for Liverpool’s Diogo Jot...

17/06/2024

💥 Bellingham gets off the mark
🇪🇸 Spain make a mockery of Tomás' predictions
😍 Albania get their (brief) moment
📺 Love for Andros Townsend
⭐️ Ronaldo to break more records

It’s ALL in our latest pod analysing the first weekend of

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Alec, Tomás and Alex analyse the first weekend of Euro 2024 — from England kickstarting their tournament to strikers who look like lumberjacks. There’s praise for Jude Bellingham’s brillian...