Stadio: A Football Podcast

PSG retain the Champions League, plus Arsenal's trophy parade 01.06.2026 54мин

Musa and Ryan begin with a quick mention of Arne Slot’s Liverpool departure, which will take the focus on Thursday’s show before getting onto the men’s Champions League final (04:04), which saw PSG retain the trophy after their penalty shootout win in Budapest.There’s chat about Arsenal’s impressive start, how PSG struggled to create too many clear looks and the narrow margins that played out for the rest of the two hours of normal and extra-time. There’s a load of praise for Luis Enrique, plus multiple players on both teams.Ryan was one of the many hundreds of thousands at the parade in London on Sunday, so there’s a bit on that (38:20), how it was exactly what Arsenal needed following the disappointment of Saturday’s result and the joy that was on show. Finally, there’s a shoutout for Manchester City’s women doing the domestic double (48:53) and James Milner retiring.Check out Musa’s interview with Zohran Mamdani for GQ here. Tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.Also, make sure you check out Kickback, who are currently doing country by country previews on their First Touch ‘26 Country Pods. Musa was on a recent one, chatting about DR Congo, so go check it here or wherever you get your podcasts and he and Ryan will be on an episode this week.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trophies, farewells and final days 25.05.2026 1ч 7мин

There is so much to get to today, with finals taking place, trophies being lifted and goodbyes taking place all around the world of football this weekend.Musa and Ryan begin with Barcelona Femení winning their fourth Champions League in six seasons (02:55), with a 4-0 win over Lyonnes on Saturday.They then head to the Premier League (07:30), where Spurs survived, West Ham went down, Bournemouth and Sunderland made the Europa League, Brighton went into the Conference League and Arsenal finally got to lift the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004.Liverpool said goodbye to Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson, Manchester City said goodbye to Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva and John Stones, on an emotional final day of the Premier League season.Elsewhere, Bayern completed the double, Torreense and Lens won their first domestic cups, Como qualified for the Champions League and much, much more!Also, sure you check out Kickback, who are currently doing country by country previews on their First Touch ‘26 Country Pods. Musa was on a recent one, chatting about DR Congo, so go check it here or wherever you get your podcasts.Tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal win the Premier League! 20.05.2026 41мин

The wait is finally over for Arsenal, as they win the Premier League for the first time in 22 years!Musa and Ryan chat all about the Gunners’ title victory, following Manchester City’s draw away at Bournemouth on Tuesday night. There’s also chat about the grind of the season, how good this team really is and much more!London listeners, come see us at the Southbank Centre on July 23rd, with special guest, Nish Kumar! Tickets are available here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xabi Alonso to Chelsea, Man City's FA Cup win and Celtic's dramatic title 17.05.2026 46мин

It felt like a weekend of broken hearts all around football, but Musa and Ryan begin with Manchester City’s win over Chelsea in the FA Cup final (02:12), to secure a domestic cup double and Pep Guardiola’s 20th trophy as City boss.Chelsea were quick to counter the disappointment, as it was announced that Xabi Alonso will take over as manager in the summer (12:39) and that’s where the bulk of today’s show is focussed.There’s enough time to chat about Celtic’s late win over Hearts (31:34), to secure their 14th title in 15 years in dramatic fashion, as well as a few other shoutouts.Also, Musa did a new piece for the Kickback Soccer newsletter, which you can read here, and tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florentino Pérez: not leavin' (clip) 15.05.2026 12мин

Here's a clip from yesterday's Patreon episode, where Musa and Ryan discussed Florentino Pérez's wild press conference earlier this week, where he basically said that he wasn’t f***ing leaving. He then declared himself the best president of all time, went on the attack about named and unnamed enemies, dished out insults, sexism and a whole lot of paranoia.To listen to the full episode, along with every Stadio episode, ad-free and in full, you can sign up at patreon.com/stadio. Annual members get 15% off!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Barça's La Liga win, Premier League drama and Venezia’s parade 11.05.2026 1ч 5мин

A fairly quiet Sunday then, with nothing too eventful happening in the Premier League.Musa and Ryan begin with a quick chat about Arsenal’s 1-0 win over West Ham (03:52) at the London Stadium, which had a big impact at the top and bottom of the table. Yes, they also chat about that decision, but probably less than it’s been discussed elsewhere.They then head onto the main topic, which is Barcelona’s 2-0 win in the Clásico (16:20), to secure a successive La Liga title and to make a very difficult Real Madrid week even worse. They praise the job Hansi Flick has done at Barça, as well as the players who have brought the club out of one of the most chaotic periods of its recent history. There’s also a bit about what on earth is going on at Real Madrid.Finally, Venezia won Serie B this weekend (50:21), thanks to a 2-0 win over Palermo on Friday. Ryan was there, as well as at the incredible title parade on the Grand Canal on Saturday, so there’s some chat about one of the most unique spectacles in European football.Don’t forget to check out kickbacksoccer.com and tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Arsenal are into the Champions League final! (Clip) 06.05.2026 11мин

Here's a clip from today's Patreon episode, where Musa and Ryan chat about Arsenal getting through to their first men's Champions League final since 2006, the second in their history.To listen to this, and every other episode of Stadio, ad-free and in full, you can sign up as a podcast of Social Club member at patreon.com/stadio.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inter’s Scudetto, Man Utd secure top four, Arsenal firing, UWCL semi finals and more! 04.05.2026 1ч 5мин

It was a blur of a weekend, with seismic results all over Europe! Musa and Ryan begin with Barcelona and Lyonnes getting past Bayern and Arsenal to make it to the UWCL final in Oslo (03:09), moving onto Inter securing their 21st Scudetto (11:37), Venezia making it back to Serie A and more, before heading to the Premier League.Manchester United secured Champions League football for next season (28:31), following their 3-2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford, so there’s chat about that as well as Liverpool’s situation. Spurs made it two wins in two to get out of the relegation zone after their win at Villa Park and Bournemouth are one of Europe’s most in form teams. Meanwhile, at the top, Arsenal had some key players back and looked sharper than they have in months to beat Fulham 3-0 and go six points clear (50:18) and there’s a lot of praise for Myles Lewis-Skelly’s performance, starting in midfield for the first time. Finally, there’s some Bundesliga chat (56:33), as St. Pauli dropped into the relegation spots and Schalke won promotion back to the top flight.Don’t forget to check out kickbacksoccer.com and tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The season’s third act begins 27.04.2026 51мин

Musa said this weekend felt like it featured three match days in one, and he wasn’t wrong. He and Ryan do a bit of a whirlwind trip through Europe, where there were dramatic promotions, FA Cup semi finals (07:31), UWCL semi final first legs (12:16), more high stakes Premier League games at the top and bottom of the table (15:56), plus big results elsewhere too. After all that, they take a little look ahead to this week’s men’s Champions League semi final first legs (38:35), in what is set to be another huge week for Bayern, PSG, Atleti and Arsenal.Don’t forget to check out kickbacksoccer.com and tickets for our July live show, with Nish Kumar at the Southbank Centre, are available here.Finally, if you missed it, you can catch up on the latest newsletter, including a piece from Musa, plus more photos and video from the Copa del Rey final, here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The big Man City and Arsenal talk 20.04.2026 1ч 1мин

Ryan desperately wanted to do three hours on the Copa del Rey final, which he was at, so there will be a Patreon show on Wednesday all about Real Sociedad’s first trophy in front of fans since 1987.However, Manchester City beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Etihad on Sunday, so he and Musa focus their attention there for much of today’s show. There’s chat about what was a wonderful game, where both sides could feel lucky and unlucky on certain refereeing decisions, as well as lucky and unlucky on how certain chances fell. There were obvious positives for Manchester City, who closed the gap to three points and who can go top if they beat Burnley this week. But, despite the understandable disappointment, there were many positives to take for Arsenal, who will be frustrated about not stealing a point at the end.After that, there’s some round-ups and shout outs for the rest of the Premier League, plus Bayern winning the Bundesliga and more!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Space, Cruyff and Scroobius Pip 16.04.2026 51мин

Hey everyone! We’ve put together this Patreon sampler episode, featuring three parts from three episodes that went up on over the last month or so.Up first, from April 9th, is Musa and Ryan talking about the Artemis II mission, space and how it inspired a much needed sense of wonder (02:19).Then, it’s onto a section from our special Johan Cruyff episode (14:47), which aired March 26th, the week of the tenth anniversary of his passing.Finally, there’s a clip from our interview with Scroobius Pip, where he talks about his move into acting, as well as working with Tom Hardy and Stephen Graham (30:47).If you like what you hear, please consider signing up as a Stadio member at patreon.com/stadio, for ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, the newsletter, access to the Stadio Social Club Discord and much more.Have a great weekend and we’ll be back with you for the usual episode on Monday!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marie-Louise Eta makes history (again) and the Premier League title race heats up 13.04.2026 58мин

Musa and Ryan begin with Union Berlin appointing Marie-Louise Eta as interim head coach of their men’s team until the end of the season (02:46).Eta becomes the first woman to take charge of a men’s team in Europe’s top five leagues, but is no stranger to the Union dugout, having already been a trailblazer for many years already. So, they chat about why the appointment makes so much sense and how it could pave the way for other clubs to do the same in the future.They then move onto the Premier League title race (15:05), after a weekend where Manchester City closed the gap on Arsenal, following the Gunners’ home defeat to Bournemouth and City’s win away at Chelsea. And not to say Ryan’s taking it badly, but he did volunteer to go to the moon and has talked about starting a golf podcast.Down the other end of the table, it got worse for Spurs, as they slipped into the relegation zone on Friday night, thanks to West Ham’s impressive win over Wolves, and stayed their following their own defeat to Sunderland.Don't forget to check out Musa's piece for the Kickback Soccer newsletter here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southampton's special FA Cup quarterfinal weekend 06.04.2026 1ч 18мин

This weekend’s FA Cup featured some very special moments and Musa and Ryan are joined by Aniefiok Ekpoudom to focus on Southampton reaching Wembley for the semifinal (02:29), following their win over Arsenal at St. Mary’s.Aniefiok is a Southampton fan and was there on Saturday to witness one of the highlights of an interesting season for Saints, in which they are also celebrating 50 years since they won the FA Cup.They then shoutout Leeds’ penalty shootout win over West Ham (34:29), which saw them into the semifinals for the first time in 39 years, plus big wins for Chelsea and Manchester City (45:44). There’s also chat about Liverpool, plus a quick round-up of some other results from the weekend!Follow Aniefiok on Bluesky, Instagram and find his book here.Don't forget to check kickbacksoccer.com too. Sign up to their newsletter to read Musa's piece in it this week!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do Tottenham Hotspur do now? 30.03.2026 51мин

Spurs and Igor Tudor parted ways this weekend, by mutual consent, so Musa and Ryan discuss the position the club now finds itself in. With the threat of relegation now very real for Spurs, while also being set to hire their third manager of the season, they chat about what they do next and whether this is fixable in the short term.There’s also a quick round-up of some weekend results, where Union Berlin secured a place in next season’s Frauen Bundesliga, while Manchester City and Arsenal won their derbies in the WSL, the NWSL attendance record was broken on the first time of asking in Denver and more.There are only a few days left for the initial merch pre-order. So if you wanna get your hands on it quick, you can check it all out here.Tuesday is the final day to get 30% off your first month as a Stadio member on Patreon. Head to our Patreon to sign up!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finals, derbies and other bragging rights 23.03.2026 1ч 6мин

It feels like we say this almost every week, but it was another big weekend, so Musa and Ryan begin by shouting out Japan’s win in the Women’s Asian Cup final, before heading to Wembley.Pep Guardiola became the most successful manager in League Cup history, thanks to Manchester City’s 2-0 win over Arsenal on Sunday (04:57). There’s chat about Guardiola getting it right and what impact it will have on the rest of the season.Elsewhere in England, there was a huge Tyne-Wear derby (30:32), as well as Nottingham Forest winning the six-pointer at Spurs and great wins for Everton and Brighton.There’s a shout out for the Bundesliga (46:02), then chat about a wild Madrid derby (49:31) and much, much more!It’s the last week of our March Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, head to patreon.com/stadioDon't forget, the new merch has dropped! You can check it out and pre-order here, Stadio Social Club members get a 15% discount code.Also, make sure you check out kickbacksoccer.com!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Biggest Premier League weekend of the season so far? 16.03.2026 56мин

With huge results up and down the table, as well as a record broken in dramatic fashion, it felt like the biggest weekend in the Premier League season so far.Musa and Ryan chat about Arsenal’s win over Everton, where Max Dowman came on, changed the game and became the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer, in a late 2-0 win.It was made even more important due to West Ham and Manchester City’s 1-1 draw, which was a huge result for Nuno Espírito Santo, but a costly one for Pep Guardiola. The same scoreline happened at Anfield, where Spurs equalised late against Liverpool, to stop their losing streak.There's chat about Michael Carrick’s Manchester United, who bounced back with an impressive win over Aston Villa, before a quick bit on the week coming up for Arsenal and Manchester City. They then quickly head to Europe, for an Arda Güler wonder goal, a Barcelona win, some Serie A and a few more shoutouts.New merch has dropped! You can check it all out here.March is our spring Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More FA Cup magic, Milan win the derby and a Champions League look ahead 09.03.2026 56мин

Musa’s on his travels, so there’s a bit of chat up top about him leaning into a Stadio bit. Then he and Ryan chat about this weekend’s FA Cup fifth round (07:17), which saw another amazing result for Port Vale, who knocked out Sunderland. Southampton also caused an upset, with a late win at Fulham, while Arsenal got past an impressive Mansfield side. They round up the rest of the results, which saw Liverpool, Chelsea, Leeds and Manchester City progress, before a quick trip to Germany (22:13) to shout out some results and chat briefly about the news that Julian Brandt will leave Dortmund at the end of the season.Then it’s time to turn the attention to the Derby della Madonnina (30:13), where Milan completed the double over Inter for the first time since 2010/11, reducing the lead at the top of Serie A to seven points, with ten games to go.Finally, there’s a Champions League look ahead (40:52), with the round of 16 first legs taking place this week.March is our spring Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Set piece suffering, IFAB changes and Bayern lock onto the title 02.03.2026 1ч 8мин

After some chat up top, Musa and Ryan begin with Bayern’s 3-2 win at Dortmund (06:02) to open up an eleven point gap at the top of the Bundesliga. They then round up some other results around Europe, before heading to the Premier League (19:24).There’s chat about Arsenal’s win over Chelsea, where all three goals were set pieces, Manchester United going third, as well as some of the other results, most of which also contained set pieces. There’s also chat about Arne Slot’s comments about… set pieces (40:31), and how they’re making the Premier League tougher to watch. Finally, the new law changes were outlined by IFAB this weekend, so there are some thoughts on the ones that will be introduced at this summer’s World Cup (51:41).March is our Patreon push, so to get 30% off your first month, go to patreon.com/stadio and use promo code SPRING at checkout!For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another Arsenal win at Spurs, after Man City apply the pressure 23.02.2026 1ч 1мин

There’s some important admin up top, but once that’s all out of the way, Musa and Ryan turn their attention to the Premier League title race once more after what felt like a very important few days.They begin with Arsenal’s 4-1 win at Spurs in the North London derby (03:53), which saw them maintain a five point lead at the top of the Premier League. There’s chat about braces for Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres and the response of Mikel Arteta’s side, following the draw at Wolves in midweek.There’s a bit of chat about Spurs’ position in the table and whether they can realistically go down (24:29), before heading to Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Newcastle United on Saturday (30:30), plus some thoughts about the title race in general.After a quick round-up of the rest of the Premier League, they wrap up results elsewhere (49:07), including La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue and more!To read Musa’s GQ Piece about the Vinícius Júnior incident last week, head here, and our Patreon episode about it from last week is here.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Derby d’Italia drama and Igor Tudor to Spurs 16.02.2026 57мин

The Derby d’Italia this weekend felt crucial in the race for this year’s Scudetto. Musa and Ryan chat about Inter leaving it late to beat Juventus (05:03), who were down to ten for the entire second half at San Siro, after a very controversial second yellow for Pierre Kalulu. It took a brilliant winner from Piotr Zieliński to win the game and send Inter eight points clear of the top, thanks to Napoli’s draw with Roma. In the middle of all that, there’s a big detour about manager’s first touches and player showboating (17:39), before chatting about Igor Tudor becoming the Tottenham Hotspur men’s interim head coach (34:53). Finally, there’s a round-up (45:33) featuring La Liga, Bundesliga, FA Cup, a rare case of a spiritually onside goal actually counting and Mo Salah doing his bit for content.As mentioned, Scouted have launched the first edition of their new digital magazine and are giving Stadio listeners a month’s full access to their site (including the new issue) for just £2! Just use this link: https://scoutedftbl.com/stadio.For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio Social Club and much more, you can become a Stadio member by signing up at patreon.com/stadio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.