The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Champions League semi-finals are here and a refereeing scandal in Italy

April 28, 2026·1h 4m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Jimbo is joined by the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Tom Williams, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor to look ahead to the Champions League semi-finals and discuss the latest football news from around the continent.It's down the last 4 in Europe's premier competition with PSG V Bayern the pick of the semi's on Tuesday, before Arsenal travel to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.Italian football is in meltdown as a refereeing scandal overshadows the weekend when Inter were hoping to seal the Serie A title. This comes 20 years on from the Calciopoli scandal and just a few weeks after the national side's failure to reach the World Cup.In Spain, Real Madrid drop points again and will be hoping to avoid handing the champions-elect Barca the title in the upcoming Clásico. In Germany, Bayern have the title wrapped up and are going for a treble, while across the border in France, PSG look to have seen off Lens and are now 6 points clear at the top.Plus Moment of the week and Tom's marathon weekend.Produced by Lucy Oliva and Jesse Howard.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the week (0.40)• PART 2: Champions League preview (12.50)• PART 3: Serie A with James (26.30)• PART 4: La Liga with Pol (44.15)• PART 5: Bundesliga with Seb (50.55)• PART 6: Ligue 1 with Tom (57.05) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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