Football Weekly

Football Weekly is a podcast about football produced by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom.

Football Weekly
Presentation
Hosted byMax Rushden (2017–present)
James Richardson (2006–2017)
GenreSports
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Original release2006 – present
ProviderThe Guardian
Websitetheguardian.com/football/series/footballweekly

Originally provided weekly--as its name suggests--its popularity led to a mid-weekly spinoff, Football Weekly Extra. Football Weekly airs on Mondays during the European football season, after the weekend's fixtures, while Football Weekly Extra airs on Thursdays.[1] Despite being an English production, the show takes a notably Eurocentric view of world football matters. Particular emphasis is placed on the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga.[2]

History

The podcast began on 11 May 2006 as The World Cup Show, produced daily throughout the 2006 World Cup, and returned during the season under its new name on 29 August 2006, due to popular demand.[3] Although broadcast twice weekly, during the Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, Euro 2012, World Cup 2014, Euro 2016 and World Cup 2018 tournaments the podcast aired daily.

It was originally presented by James Richardson, with contributions by various Guardian journalists and freelance correspondents, most regularly Barry Glendenning. Richardson and journalist Iain Macintosh left in July 2017 for a new rival podcast, The Totally Football Show.[4][5] Richardson was replaced by Max Rushden.[6]

Rushden explains that the show "ranges from proper analysis of what has happened on the pitch in the UK and around Europe, to commentary about serious issues off it, balanced with some complete nonsense."[7] Speaking in the wake of the 2018 World Cup, the Guardian's head of sport called the podcast “a brand leader despite plenty of opposition including from the BBC. It is one of our greatest multimedia successes."[8]

Awards

In April 2008 Football Weekly was nominated for Sports Programme of the Year in the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards – the UK's main national radio awards.[9] In 2018 the Football Supporters' Federation awarded Football Weekly the Podcast of the Year for the second year running and the fifth time in the last six years.[10] Esquire called the show "one of the big beasts of football podcasting".[11]

Regular cast

Intermittent and former cast members

Guest hosts

References
  1. "James Richardson and his pod-mates return to preview the new Premier League season". The Guardian. London. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "What are the best football podcasts to listen to in 2019?", Goal.com, 29 July 2019. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  3. "Battle of the Pods". Epltalk.com. 1 February 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. Williams-Grut, Oscar. "Football journalist Iain Macintosh wants to build a podcast empire", Business Insider, 30 September 2017. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  5. Storey, Daniel (31 July 2017). "Exclusive: James Richardson to leave Guardian Football Weekly – Football365". Football365. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. Rickett, Oscar. "Soccer Is Not 'Art', and That's Fine", Vice Media, 6 July 2018. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  7. Rushden, Max. "Knowledge and nonsense – in the studio with Guardian Football Weekly", The Guardian, 23 September 2017. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  8. "The joys and challenges of covering the World Cup in the digital age". The Guardian. London. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  9. Wells, Matt (10 April 2008). "Radio Guardian: our Sony award nominations". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  10. "Guardian wins three honours at Football Supporters’ Federation awards", The Guardian, 3 December 2018. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  11. Nicholson, Tom. "The Best Football Podcasts For The New Season", Esquire, 13 August 2019. Retrieved on 14 August 2019.
  12. Klein, Jeff. "What the World Is Saying: The Guardian’s Man in Spain on Those Photos", The New York Times, 15 August 2008. Retrieved on 16 August 2019.
  13. Bandini, Nicky. "I'm Nicky Bandini – and I'm still a sports writer", The Guardian, 16 August 2019. Retrieved on 16 August 2019.
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