- 47 minutes 33 secondsWhat Punishment Will Manchester City Get?
In this Q&A episode, Gary, Alan and special guest Miguel Delaney - Chief Football Writer for The Independent answer your questions on the biggest story in Premier League history.
Are the public right to condemn City before the appeal has even played out or should we be more cautious, given what happened with the old UEFA case against City?
What punishment will City actually get? A fine? A points deduction spread across multiple seasons? Expulsion? And if they do get expelled, what happens to the relegation places? Do two go down, or is it still three?
Could City’s owners face retrospective fit and proper person test and could they be forced to sell?
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2 October 2026, 2:00 am - 28 minutes 5 secondsManchester City’s 115 Charges: The Verdict
The Premier League has published its findings in the long-running case involving Manchester City’s 115 charges, detailing allegations that the club used “sham contracts” and “disguised funding schemes” involving commercial partners to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs.
Manchester City have consistently denied any wrongdoing and maintain that the charges are unfounded. The club has until 2 October to appeal the verdict.
Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards discuss the latest revelations, what the verdict actually says, the significance of the findings around Manchester City’s commercial arrangements, and what could happen next.
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30 September 2026, 2:00 am - 42 minutes 26 secondsEngland Go Toe-to-Toe With The World Champions & Man City’s Charges
Why was England’s performance against Spain much more encouraging than how things ended at the World Cup? Who was ‘star of the show’ for England yet again? What’s next for Cole Palmer and his England future?
Gary, Alan and Micah are joined by Rob Jones to dissect England’s defeat against Spain. The group also discuss how the recent news around Man City’s charges will be affecting their current players.
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28 September 2026, 2:00 am - 25 minutes 5 secondsPicking Our England XI vs Spain
Is a positive result against Spain the perfect way for England to move on from the disappointment of their World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina?
Is Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad an admission that things went wrong in the summer?
Gary, Alan & Micah pick their England starting XI to face Spain on Saturday.
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25 September 2026, 2:00 am - 34 minutes 53 secondsThe Infantino Scandal That Led To Football Civil War - What Happens Next?
Will Gianni Infantino still be FIFA President after the next elections in March? How much damage has this actually done to him? Do FIFA need the extra money?
Gary is joined by Martyn Ziegler, the man who broke the news about Infantino’s plans to sell stakes in the World Cup, to discuss how he found out about the story and whether there is too much power in the hands of one man.
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23 September 2026, 12:00 am - 42 minutes 27 secondsArsenal Outclassed By Brighton, Goals Galore At The Etihad & Chelsea’s Frailties Exposed
Have Brighton shown they’re ready to mix it with the Premier League big guns? Are we seeing more carefree attacking football this season? How do Chelsea fix their defensive problems?
Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the ongoing troubles at Tottenham Hotspur and the relief Coventry will be feeling after getting off the mark this season.
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21 September 2026, 7:09 pm - 39 minutes 6 secondsBoos at Old Trafford as Carrick says Man United have problems
Manchester United's tricky start to the season continued on Wednesday night after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Brighton as Michael Carrick admitted his side have a "number of problems"
Gary, Alan and Micah give us their take on where it's going wrong for United as well as discussion of the developing situation around 15-year-old academy starlet JJ Gabriel who has let it be known that he wants to leave Old Trafford. How has such a young player found himself at the centre of the story and should we ask questions of those advising him?
Plus there's another wonderkid in the headlines as Arsenal's Max Dowman scored two against Ipswich, and Liverpool got themselves a much needed win against Spurs thanks to an absolute beauty of a strike from Dominik Szoboszlai
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18 September 2026, 2:00 am - 53 minutes 13 secondsIs Mbappé Confident or Arrogant? Barcelona’s Perfect Start & Kane’s Ballon d’Or Bid
Gary is joined by Julien Laurens for a European football special. They begin in France, where PSG have made a poor start to their Ligue 1 campaign. Will they recover and run away with the title, or have they left the door open for the chasing pack?
In Spain, Barcelona have made a perfect start to the season. But with José Mourinho’s Real Madrid side hunting them down, Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham are already firing, can the Catalans stay ahead?
In Germany, Harry Kane is among the goals again, but can Borussia Dortmund mount a serious Bundesliga challenge?
Finally, Gary and Julien give their predictions on who will win the Champions League.
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16 September 2026, 2:00 am - 45 minutes 18 secondsVAR Controversy Overshadows Manchester Derby
How did the officials get it so wrong with Erling Haaland’s winning goal? Should Phil Foden have been sent off? Where do we go with VAR from here?
Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the other big talking points from the weekend, including Arsenal’s resilient performance against Sunderland and how Hull continue to impress after exposing Chelsea’s weaknesses.
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14 September 2026, 3:03 pm - 39 minutes 41 secondsThe Champions League Is Back
The English clubs are off to a flier, with all five picking up three points in the Champions League group phase.
Erling Haaland grabbed another brace to take his Champions League tally to 59 goals in 59 games, but who is the best pure goalscorer: Haaland, Harry Kane or Kylian Mbappé?
With new signing Bradley Barcola in the mix, what is Liverpool’s best front three when everyone is fit? And Arsenal have started the season where they left off, but with Martin Ødegaard in electric form, can they become as dangerous going forward as they are defensively?
Gary, Alan and Micah also discuss the other favourites Barcelona and PSG. Can any of the English clubs challenge them this season? The boys make their Champions League predictions.
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11 September 2026, 2:00 am - 45 minutes 25 secondsWhat is SCR and why does it matter?
We hear so much about SCR, PSR and all sorts of financial rules and regulations but what does it all mean and which clubs voted for it in the first place? Host of the Price of Football podcast Kieran Maguire joins Gary and Alan to break it all down and give us his take on whether the rules are unfair on those outside the established "big six"
Plus there's Kieran's view on when we'll finally hear a verdict in the Manchester City case and he has some advice for Micah with regards to investing in a non-league club.
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