The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Tom Williams, Duncan Alexander and very special guest Paul Ince, to open up the Totally Almanac on one of the most iconic premier league players ever, Eric Cantona.

Born in Marseille, the enigmatic Frenchman was villainized in his home country after various misdemeanours, but thanks to Gérard Houllier was given a second chance in England.

He rocked up for a trial at Sheffield Wednesday, eventually joining Leeds, and before long Alex Ferguson couldn't believe his luck when he was offered the chance to sign the prodigious talent.

And the rest is history - Man Utd's new no. 7 was the final piece in Ferguson's puzzle, helping them win multiple trophies, including 4 league titles. His flair and his unique approach to the game changed the Premier League forever, and his infamous 'Kung Fu kick' only added to King Eric's cult status.

But how would he fare today? And what would he make of football in 2026?

Plus Duncan's Cantona themed quiz question.

Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Why King Eric? (0.40)
• PART 1b: Duncan’s Cantona quiz question (06.15)
• PART 2: The Totally Extra Almanac (07.40)
• PART 3a: Cantona’s troublesome French beginnings (13.10)
• PART 3b: Cantona crosses the channel (19.40)
• PART 4a: Fergie’s Cantona gamble pays off (22.30)
• PART 4b: Paul Ince on Cantona’s arrival (25.30)
• PART 4c: The infamous ‘Kung Fu kick’ (34.40)
• PART 4d: Paul Ince’s first hand account (42.05)
• PART 5a: What came next (45.20)
• PART 5b: The cult return (51.00)
• PART 5c: How would he fare today? (58.10)
• PART 5d: The answer to Duncan’s quiz question (1.06.20)
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Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Mark Carey to look back on two eventful Champions League semi-finals, and discuss what could be a pivotal weekend of Premier League action.

Arsenal will play PSG in the Champions League Final in Budapest at the end of May. The Gunners overcame Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid 1-0 in the second leg at the Emirates, winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate.

They’ll meet last year’s winners PSG who needed a different kind of performance from last week’s goal-glut to get past Bayern Munich. It finished 1-1 in Bavaria, with the Parisians winning 6-5 on aggregate. Luis Enrique is now looking to become only the second manager in the Champions League era to win the competition two years in a row.

Meanwhile, there are only three weekends left in the Premier League season. Manchester City need to beat Brentford to put the pressure on leaders Arsenal, who currently sit five points clear. The Gunners go away to West Ham, who start the weekend in the relegation zone, a point below Spurs who host Leeds on Monday.

Produced by Charlie Jones & Xavi Bird

RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Arsenal v PSG (03:00)
• PART 2a: Bayern 1-1 PSG (8:00)
• PART 2b: Arsenal 1-0 Atletico (25:00)
• PART 3: Premier League title race + relegation battle (35:00)
• PART 4a: Hearts 2-1 Rangers (53:00)
• PART 4b: Rest of the Premier League (56:00)
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Jimbo and the usual team of James Horncastle, Tom Williams, Pol Ballus and Seb Stafford-Bloor sit down to discuss all things European football and look ahead to those all-important Champions League semi-final second legs.

Inter are Italian Champions once again. A 2-0 win over Parma confirms the Serie A title with three games to go. Second-placed Napoli are now 12 points adrift after a 0-0 draw at Como.

In Spain, Barcelona now only need one point to confirm the La Liga title and, as fate would have it, their next game is Real Madrid! If Barca avoid defeat, it would be the first time a team has won the title in El Clasico. Elsewhere, Atletico make 11 changes in preparation for their second leg against Arsenal, but still win 2-0 in Valencia.

Both PSG and Bayern drop domestic points in between their second leg. Bayern have already won the title, but PSG’s nearest rivals Lens can only draw 1-1 with Nice so it’s as you were in the race for Ligue 1. Will we get another nine-goal thriller in Munich on Wednesday? Will we get goals in North London on Tuesday?

All this plus Moments of the Week and Arsenal’s floppy cannon.

Produced by Lucy Oliva and Xavi Bird.

Part 1: Moments of the week (3:00)
Part 2: Champions League semi-final preview (15:00)
Part 3: Inter win Serie A (31:00)
Part 4: Barca can win La Liga against Real (47:00)
Part 5: PSG and Lens drop points in Ligue 1 title race (1:00:00)
Part 6: Schalke are back in the Bundesliga (1:16:00)
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Jimbo dives deep into the Premier League weekend with Daniel Storey, Tim Spiers and Seb Stafford-Bloor.

Spurs lift themselves out of the relegation zone with a stunning victory at a mutinous Villa Park. This comes after West Ham take a beating at Brentford on Saturday

Arsenal go 6 points clear at the top of the table, having played two games more, by thrashing Fulham 3-0 with Viktor Gyokeres hitting top form.

Michael Carrick leads Man United back into the Champions League after a ding-dong 3-2 victory over Liverpool.

Plus Ipswich return to the Premier League and Wolves fans turn on Rob Edwards.

Produced by Charlie Jones

RUNNING ORDER:
• PART 1: Tottenham’s win at Villa sees them leapfrog West Ham (03:00)
• PART 2: Man United 3-2 Liverpool (31:00)
• PART 3a: Ipswich promoted as Championship draws to a close (42:00)
• PART 3b: Arsenal 3-0 Fulham (48:00)
• PART 3c: Newcastle 3-1 Brighton (53:00)
• PART 3d: Wolves 1-1 Sunderland (58:00)
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Jimbo is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, Duncan Alexander and Daniel Storey to discuss Spurs' journey to the 2018-19 Champions League final.

The season started with concern after the infamous summer of non-spending with Spurs making zero signings or departures despite Pochettino's remonstrations.

What came next was a dizzying run of improbable European wins, late comebacks, Lucas Moura hat-tricks and an unforgettable campaign resulting in a Champions League final against Liverpool in Madrid.

It wasn't to be in the final and 7 years on with Spurs now on the brink of relegation into the Championship, was this the moment it all began to unravel?

Plus Duncan's away-goals related quiz question.

Produced by Charlie Jones and Jesse Howard.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: Hello’s and Duncan’s quiz question (0:40)
• PART 2a: The Totally Extra Almanac (3:40)
• PART 2b: Spurs ‘no signing summer’ and buildup to the 18-19 campaign (6:20)
• PART 2c: The Champions League ‘group of death’ (13:40)
• PART 2d: The quarter final against Man City (20:10)
• PART 3a: The semi’s against Ajax (32:10)
• PART 4a: The final in Madrid (49:00)
• PART 4b: The aftermath (54:00)
• PART 4c: The answer to the quiz question (1:03:50)
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