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  • Weekend Preview: FA Cup is BACK | Arsenal and United line up for a classic | Tottenham head to the Lamb Ground(!) | Boro and Blackburn renew classic rivalry
    2025/01/08

    'He needs silverware...and this is a REALLY good chance'


    There are few greater words for a football fan in January than FA Cup third round. And that's where we find ourselves this week as Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Michael Bridges join forces to run a rule across the biggest, best and ugliest fixtures to take place this weekend, all LIVE on Optus Sport. The trio discuss:

    • Who will come out on top between Arsenal and Manchester United in the pick of the round
    • The Lamb Ground...which is where Spurs will head to try and overcome Tamworth
    • The worst pitches the fellas played on in their cup runs - and which Premier League pitch has a SLOPE on it!
    • The mischief Bridgey got up to as an apprentice at Sunderland
    • Find out the 'secret phrase' Bridgey and Phil give Schwarzie to drop during the FA Cup Draw!

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    Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:


    Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162


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    34 分
  • Manchester United's 'performance of the season' | 'Trent is obviously leaving for Madrid' | 'I've never seen Ange so angry'
    2025/01/06

    The Optus Sport Football Podcast kicks off the new year with Schwarzie, Phil, and Bridgey breaking down a dramatic night at Anfield.


    Manchester United stunned everyone with what Schwarzie calls their "most impressive performance of the season," but the big question remains—can they sustain this momentum?


    Liverpool’s attacking flair was on full display, but defensive frailties stole the spotlight, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s struggles reigniting debates about his future and a potential move to Madrid (which Phil insists is "a no-brainer!").


    The team also unpacks Ange Postecoglou’s fiery post-match interview after yet another Spurs loss, exploring whether deeper issues are behind their recent slump.


    Schwarzie and Bridgey share some cracking yarns, including Yakubu "throwing in the towel" at Middlesbrough when Everton came calling, how Mark Viduka could have been one of the world’s best with Cristiano Ronaldo’s professionalism, and fascinating insights into how Leicester handled the pressure during their 2016 title charge.


    Every game of the Premier League is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.


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    55 分
  • Christmas Special 2024
    2024/12/23
    Schwarzie, Phil and Juls are full of festive cheer...for the most part, as they countdown their top football moments of 2024.

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    54 分
  • Introducing: Takes from the Terrace | Joe Hart: 'Ange Postecoglou is the best manager I played for' | What it's like to have a front-row seat to the greatest match ever
    2024/12/20

    New to close out 2024: we welcome you to the very first episode of Takes from the Terrace, where we throw the interview textbook out of the window and ask our guests what we really want to hear.


    In this premiere, legendary England, Manchester City and Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart joins Adamo De Nigris for a candid and sometimes emotional discussion on his career, and details why Australia's Ange Postecoglou left such a lasting impact on his career.


    From Premier League champions to Socceroos greats, as well as topics that really get you thinking (who EXACTLY makes the Premier League Mount Rushmore?!), join these incredible conversations with world football identities that go further than the results on the pitch.

    LISTEN: https://shows.acast.com/takes-from-the-terrace


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    15 分
  • Weekend Preview: Which Spurs team will show up against Liverpool? | Win for Villa will see them jump 'fragile' City | The player who has inspired a Vengaboys revival
    2024/12/18

    'Best song in the Premier League...!'


    Football fans in South London have plenty of reason to chant one man's name at the moment, and Mark Schwarzer, Phil Kitromilides and Julien Laurens sing along as we preview a big weekend of Premier League action, LIVE on Optus Sport:


    • Tottenham host Liverpool in a vital match - but which Spurs side will be there to play?
    • We hear from Yves Bissouma on what they need to do to take down the Reds
    • Crystal Palace have hit a bit of form and come up against another unpredictable giant in Arsenal - and our lads predict they will cause the Gunners trouble!
    • Villa and Manchester City lock horns with the winner to make a leap up the table!

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    Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:


    Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162


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    16 分
  • 'Guardiola looks completely incapable' | 'Disastrous' Southampton sack Russell Martin | Wolves players had 'lost faith' in Gary O'Neil
    2024/12/16

    Schwarzie, Phil, and Juls unwrap all the weekend's football drama with Gary O’Neil and Russell Martin both losing their jobs at Wolves and Southampton - proving it’s not just Santa handing out the sack this time of year.


    Elsewhere, Rashford and Garnacho are on Ruben Amorim's naughty list after being dropped from the squad for the Manchester derby. But there’s no Christmas miracle for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, as they gift-wrap a win for Manchester United. Are they really out of the title race already?


    Chelsea are also jingling all the way towards the top of the league, storming ahead of Arsenal and chasing down Liverpool. Could they be the team to ruin everyone’s holiday spirit this season?


    Meanwhile, Michelle and Ash fill our stockings with all the latest from the WSL’s final weekend before the new year, whilst Phil plays Scrooge after his son confesses to diving—bah...humbug!


    Every game of the Premier League and WSL is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.



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    52 分
  • Weekend Preview: HUGE Manchester Derby has fans frothing | Amorim 'can pull off a masterstroke' | Crucial three points on offer in Forest v Villa classic
    2024/12/11

    Bold call as Amorim tipped to 'pull off a masterstroke' over Manchester City!


    Football fans are champing at the bit this week with another Manchester Derby awaiting us, LIVE on Optus Sport on Monday morning AEDT. Michael Bridges and Phil Kitromilides join Mark Schwarzer to preview the big clash and dive into:


    • Best memories and moments from the famous rivalry between the red and blue sides of Manchester
    • Who they predict to be the difference in the match
    • Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa - not to be forgotten, the winner of this could find themselves in fourth place by next week!
    • Michelle Escobar and Ash Sykes drop in with their preview of the Women's Super League!


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    Listen to Optus Sport's award-winning limited series: Football Belongs, charting the cultural threads of Australian society through the lens of nine football matches:


    Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/football-belongs

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AzBek8ub2oEsWLYHWetg7

    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-belongs-australias-football-identity-by-optus/id1543067162


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    25 分
  • Is the clock ticking for Ange Postecoglou at Spurs? | 'The turmoil continues' at Old Trafford! | Under pressure Pep 'showing his true colours'
    2024/12/09

    Schwarzie and Bridgey have returned from their golfing trip to run the rule over the latest Premier League weekend with Phil:


    • Chelsea are looking unstoppable under Maresca
    • Will struggling Ange be at Spurs by the start of 2025?
    • Manchester United's turmoil continues on and off the pitch
    • How to stop Arsenal at set pieces
    • Is Pep cracking up?
    • Leicester's superb start under Ruud van Nistelrooy


    Michelle and Ash are also back with their assessment of the first WSL weekend after the international break.


    Every match of the Premier League and WSL is live and exclusive on Optus Sport.


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    57 分