Tifo Football Podcast

Sassuolo, a tiny football club in Italy, are thriving. At a time when it feels as though Italian football is in crisis, Sassuolo are providing hope that some clubs are doing it the right way.

On this episode, Jon & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on this article by James Horncastle: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7254743/2026/05/07/italy-football-crisis-sassuolo-carnevali

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The Scottish Premiership title race going to the final day, the spygate scandal surrounding the Championship playoffs, rumours linking Xabi Alonson with the Chelsea manager seat and how to fix set pieces were all discussed on the latest Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Jon Mackenzie, JJ Bull & Hamzah Khalique-Loonat and is produced by Steve Hankey.

00:00 - a febrile intro that jumps the shark

07:12 - the drama in Scotland continues!

13:35 - spygate!

23:04 - A break

23:06 - The Rondo

30:50 - Xabi Alonso to… Chelsea???

44:00 - how set pieces may change

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Barcelona’s La Liga victory, ructions at Real Madrid, the possibility of Jose Mourinho returning to the Bernabeu as manager and Arne Slot’s Liverpool future were all discussed in this episode of the Tifo Football podcast.

This episode of the Tifo football podcast is hosted by Joe Devine, features Mark Carey, Jack Pitt-Brooke & Reuben Pinder and is produced by Steve Hankey.

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00:00 - a Eureka intro

4:58 - Barcelona have won La Liga

6:14 - ruckuses at Real Madrid

17:40 - Real Madrid’s tactical issues

21:54 - a break

21:56 - THE RONDO

25:48 - THE RONDO… again

32:11 - Somehow, Mourinho returned?

48:20 - Marcus Rashford to stay at Barca?

50:47 - a break

50:50 - lacklustre Liverpool draw with inconsistent Chelsea

1:05:39 - Points Are Bad

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Jon, Joe and Kaya are live in the studio again to talk West Ham vs Arsenal, Man City vs Bournemouth and Fernandes vs Rice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second and final part, Joe & Joe perform Ring for Analysis on an article by Daniel Taylor and Gregg Evans published in early April 2026. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7148627/2026/04/03/john-terry-chelsea

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