Best Stadio Podcasts (2026)

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The Stadios 2025 1:06:06

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18m ago1:06:06

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So here it is, our final show of the year and the least anticipated annual awards around: it’s the Stadios 2025! Musa and Ryan announce the winners of the Existential Moment of the year (03:03), the Big Mood of the year (07:44) and—for the first time in a few years— the Ballon d’Rip returns! Then it’s onto the Goal of the year (14:49), Angry Goal o…

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AFCON is go! Mbappé equals Ronaldo’s record, plus praise for Leeds and Aston Villa! 43:16

7d ago43:16

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AFCON kicked off in Rabat, as Morocco opened with a 2-0 over Comoros in a game that featured an incredible overhead from Ayoub El Kaabi. Musa and Ryan begin there, before chatting about Kylian Mbappé, who equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid record for goals in a calendar year (05:28), as well as how impressive his time at the Bernabéu has been…

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Proper Calcio Weather 46:42

14d ago46:42

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A little later than usual, but recorded just before the wild Manchester United v Bournemouth game (sorry!), Musa and Ryan quickly round-up some big results from the weekend around Europe (03:24), including the Premier League, Real Madrid getting back to winning ways, St. Pauli getting their first Bundesliga since September and much more. Then it’s …

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The Salah situation, some World Cup draw thoughts, big admin and more! 53:55

21d ago53:55

53:55

There’s some important admin up top about the upcoming Christmas episodes, a Patreon offer and news on our next show at the Southbank Centre! Musa and Ryan then chat about Mo Salah’s mixed zone comments that followed Liverpool’s 3-3 draw away at Leeds which look like starting the process of him potentially leaving the club (09:07) and is the latest…

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Chelsea, Arsenal and all the smoke at Stamford Bridge 1:00:38

1M ago1:00:38

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There’s a lot to get through today, but Musa and Ryan begin with shouting out Flamengo’s Copa Libertadores win before moving on to the Premier League. They discuss the scrappy 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Arsenal (06:52), which probably worked out as a good point for both sides in the end, plus wins for Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United…

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Eze’s historic hat-trick sends Arsenal six points clear 1:01:08

1M ago1:01:08

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After a men’s international break that delivered some wonderfully joyful moments, the Eberechi Eze hat-trick for Arsenal, in his first North London derby, was up there. Musa and Ryan chat about Eze’s historic feat, during his childhood club’s 4-1 win over Spurs at the Emirates Stadium, which sent the Gunners six points clear. They then move on to t…

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A Hand In Front and Behind (76) 56:51

1M ago56:51

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Henry and Michele return after a two month sabbatical! They discuss the downs and downs of the past two months and consider:- Conte's mask slipping Issues with signings General sadness A lack of tactical imagination Decreasing atmosphere in the stadio. In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only podcast about SSC Napoli in English that comes direct from N…

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Parrott does it again, and in defence of Bellingham 42:39

1M ago42:39

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Wow. Just wow. Troy Parrott takes the headlines once again! Musa and Ryan chat about his amazing hat-trick in Budapest to take Ireland to the playoffs for the 2026 World Cup, ahead of Hungary. They also chat about DR Congo’s penalty shootout win, which saw them qualify and means Nigeria will miss the tournament once more. Then, it’s onto England’s …

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The fine line between ‘it’s so over’ and ‘we’re so back’ 48:11

2M ago48:11

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It was a rollercoaster weekend in the Premier League, with many clubs being thrown from joy one minute to despair the next. Musa and Ryan focus on Manchester City’s 3-0 over Liverpool (03:30), which saw another goal for Erling Haaland and arguably Jeremy Doku’s best performance in a City shirt so far. For Liverpool, it was another day to forget and…

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Haaland's evolution, the difference between good and great and what's the most intriguing league? 53:10

2M ago53:10

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There were some fun results this weekend, so Musa and Ryan begin with a quick recap of some games around Europe (02:00), including more goals and red cards in Germany, Arsenal extending their lead at the top of the Premier and League and a wonder goal from Piotr Zieliński in Inter’s win at Verona (16:42). They then chat about Haaland’s evolution an…

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Terrifying long throws are taking over the Premier League! 11:53

2M ago11:53

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In this clip from today's episode, Musa and Ryan chat about the terrifying trend of long throws haunting this season's Premier League. Are long throws really anything to care about, or will something be done to crack down on the time each one takes? Head over to Patreon to get the full discussion, plus a round-up of some spooky results in the DFB P…

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Celtic, Juventus and when victory defeats you 12:41

2M ago12:41

12:41

Here's a clip from today's epiosde, where Musa and Ryan chat about Brendan Rodgers' Celtic resignation, Juventus firing Igor Tudor and how periods of sustained dominance lead to stagnation at both clubs. Check out the full episode on Patreon, for more on this, as well as Hearts’ emergence, Serie A becoming a multi-team race and whether the things t…

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Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season 47:38

2M ago47:38

47:38

Goals, red cards and spiritual onsides! Musa and Ryan begin with Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Barcelona at the Bernabéu, in the first Clásico of the season (02:00) and Xabi Alonso’s first as a manager. It opened up a five point gap at the top of La Liga, as Villarreal closed the gap on Barça in third. It was a wild Premier League weekend too (26:03),…

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Bellingham scores and Liverpool win 10:44

2M ago10:44

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Here's a clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan chat about Real Madrid’s win over Juventus then Liverpool getting back to winning ways in Frankfurt. Head to the full episode on Patreon, to hear about La Liga cancelling the plan to play the Villarreal v Barcelona game in Miami, following pressure from fans and protests from players, plus big w…

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Arsenal dominate Atlético Madrid in the Champions League 11:21

2M ago11:21

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Here's a clip of today's episode, where Ryan is joined by the Athletic's Carl Anka. In this clip, there's part of the discussion about Arsenal's impressive 4-0 win over Atleti in the Champions League, which saw Viktor Gyökeres score a couple, ending his goal drought. Head over to the full episode on Patreon, to hear more on Arsenal, some chat about…

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Man Utd win at Anfield, Postecoglou sacked and Bayern beat Dortmund 38:08

2M ago38:08

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Manchester United have won at Anfield! Musa and Ryan recap Ruben Amorim winning back to back games league games for the first time since his arrival at Old Trafford, thanks to an early Bryan Mbuemo goal and a late Harry Maguire winner. They also wrap up the rest of the Premier League, before chatting about Ange Postecoglou being sacked as Nottingha…

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Barcelona's revenge tour continues and more! 10:24

2M ago10:24

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Here's a clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan chat about Barcelona's 4-0 win over Roma, to continue their revenge tour, following last season's disappointment in the Champions League final. Head to Patreon to hear discussion about the other games from this week's UWCL, plus a look ahead to Bayern v Dortmund in Bundesliga and Liverpool v Man…

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England qualify for the 2026 World Cup! 7:27

3M ago7:27

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Here's a free clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan chat all about England becoming the first European team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after their 5-0 away win in Latvia (02:09). Head over to Patreon for more on the game, the campaign, Harry Kane, Thomas Tuchel’s job so far, as well as the Jude Bellingham situation and why they think…

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Erling Haaland's half century and the differing expectations around World Cup qualification 41:46

3M ago41:46

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A little later than usual, Musa and Ryan chat about some results from the weekend (03:59), including some WSL, Frauen Bundesliga and more. They then move onto some of the men’s World Cup qualifiers, beginning with Erling Haaland reaching 50 international goals in 46 games for Norway (07:58) and his inevitability as a striker. There’s also chat abou…

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Ratcliffe gives Amorim time and picking some fun football rule changes 10:21

3M ago10:21

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Here’s a clip of today’s episode, where Musa and Ryan chat about Sir Jim Ratcliffe saying Ruben Amorim will need three years to prove himself at Manchester United (02:14). Head over to Patreon for the full episode, which also includes a round-up a few games from Wednesday’s UWCL games and one or two World Cup qualifiers. Then, after a question from…

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UWCL returns, UEFA approves La Liga and Serie A games overseas 11:06

3M ago11:06

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Here's a clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan chat about Barcelona's 7-1 win over Bayern (02:16), Arsenal’s home defeat to Lyonnes and the rest of Tuesday's UWCL games. Sign up to on Patreon to hear the full episode, where they get onto the news that UEFA has given the go ahead to La Liga and Serie A to play the Villarreal v Barcelona and M…

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Big wins and big narratives in the Premier League 48:03

3M ago48:03

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It’s early days, but following on from last weekend, it felt like the balance shifted in the Premier League this match day. Narratives were flipped and results seemed more crucial, heading into the men’s international break. Musa and Ryan begin at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea’s win over Liverpool highlighted a few issues that Arne Slot has trying…

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Mourinho's return and Chelsea's identity, Wirtz will be fine and more from the Champions League 11:04

3M ago11:04

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Here's a clip from today's episode, where Seb Stafford-Bloor returns to chat to Ryan about why Liverpool fans don’t need to to worry about Florian Wirtz (04:27). In the full version (available on our Patreon) Karim Adeyemi’s great form, Spurs’ season so far under Thomas Frank and a few other bits from the Champions League match day two. Then, Mayow…

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Harry Kane's record century of goals for Bayern 9:27

3M ago9:27

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On Friday night, against Werder Bremen, Harry Kane scored a brace to reach 100 goals for Bayern in a record 104 games. Here's a clip from today's episode, where Musa and Ryan are joined by The Athletic’s German Football correspondent, Seb Stafford-Bloor, to chat about Kane’s incredible achievement (01:50), his development at Bayern, where a rumoure…

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Arsenal and Crystal Palace’s late shows, Atleti win the Madrid derby and more! 46:55

3M ago46:55

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It felt like a significant weekend in the Premier League, so Musa and Ryan begin with Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win over Liverpool, to inflict a first defeat of the season on Arne Slot’s side, while Oliver Glasner remains the only unbeaten manager in the league this season (02:25). They then move on to Arsenal’s late win over Newcastle United, to close …

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Midweek round-up and are we past 'peak' manager? 9:13

3M ago9:13

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Here's a clip of the first part of Friday's Stadio, where Musa and Ryan chat about some midweek fixtures, including Europa League, Hugo Ekitike living Musa's dream, Kylian Mbappé's panenka and more. Head here to listen to the full episode, which. after a question on the Social Club Discord, features a discussion about whether we have gone past the …

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Receive Goodness Back (75) 54:42

3M ago54:42

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Henry and Michele go through the season so far and talk through the players who have got them excited and those who need to do more. Michele also finds time to talk through the on-going frustrations with Campania residents being banned from away games. In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only podcast about SSC Napoli in English that comes direct from N…

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Shoutout to: Liverpool, with The Anfield Wrap's Neil Atkinson 19:51

3M ago19:51

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Here's a preview of our latest episode, the first in a regular series where we focus on a specific club and welcome someone who covers them day-to-day. Kicking off, from The Anfield Wrap, we welcome the one and only Neil Atkinson to talk all about Liverpool. Here, there's some chat about the general vibe around the club after the summer and buildin…

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Chaos or control? Take aways from the Premier League weekend and more 44:27

3M ago44:27

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It was a weekend where two high profile Premier League games played out in very different ways. Musa and Ryan begin with a quick round-up, including Liverpool extending their lead at the top, thanks to their 2-1 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby (03:04). It was chaos at Old Trafford on a rain-soaked Saturday evening (07:44), but Manchester U…

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Barcelona Rashford is go, plus the rest of the Champions League's first week 14:28

3M ago14:28

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Here's a section from today's episode, where Musa and Ryan begin with some chat about José Mourinho's return to Benfica, before moving on to Marcus Rashford's first two competitive goals for Barcelona, in their 2-1 win away in the Champions League. For more on that, plus a full round-up of Wednesday and Thursday's Champions League games, sign up vi…

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Champions League opening night! 8:10

4M ago8:10

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Well, it’s definitely back! Champions League opening night kicked out with six games, 23 goals, some great kits and loads of chaos. Here's a clip of today's episode, where Musa and Ryan begin with Qarabag’s incredible come from behind win in Lisbon against Benfica (02:33), which cost Bruno Lage his job. They also chat about Union Saint-Gilloise’s 3…

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City win the Manchester derby, more questions for Amorim and a wild derby d’Italia 52:31

4M ago52:31

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Ruben Amorim lost his first Manchester derby on the weekend, to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, and there were more questions for the United manager, who has had an underwhelming start to the season. Musa and Ryan chat about the game (04:04), plus whether Amorim is giving himself enough of a chance to get United into a position to implement his sy…

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London live show tickets and UEFA delays its decision on domestic games abroad 11:10

4M ago11:10

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Here's a clip of today's episode, with news about tickets for the London live shows at the Southbank Centre, which are now on general sale here. There's a quick round-up of a couple of bits of news, before Musa and Ryan discuss UEFA delaying the decision whether to approve the Serie A and La Liga games to be played in Australia and the USA (05:43) …

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Lotte Wubben-Moy on being a Champions League winner, creativity and much more 52:54

4M ago52:54

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Today, we have a Champions League winner on the show… Arsenal and England’s Lotte Wubben-Moy, and we're making it available on the free feed! Before that, there’s a quick round-up of some news, with Nuno out and Ange in at Forest (03:13), plus England’s win over Serbia and a couple of other bits. Then, it’s onto the chat where Musa and Ryan went to…

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The WSL returns and, wait, was that an in-game interview?! 43:55

4M ago43:55

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This weekend saw the returns of the Frauen Bundesliga and the WSL (04:50), so Musa and Ryan round-up some results from both, including Olivia Smith’s brilliant debut goal, Chelsea winning the season’s first blockbuster fixture and late drama in Union’s Bundesliga debut. Meanwhile, London City Lionesses head coach, Jocelyn Prêcheur, was interviewed …

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Levy leaves... his role as Spurs chairman 10:34

4M ago10:34

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Here's a clip from today's Stadio, where Musa and Ryan discuss the news that Daniel Levy has stood down from his role as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, after 24 years (01:53). They chat about what it says about Spurs’ new direction, Levy’s legacy and more, before shouting out for a couple of football bits, including the return of the WSL and Union’s f…

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Guéhi stays and the Premier League’s wild window 9:32

4M ago9:32

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Here's a clip of today's Stadio! The Premier League broke its own transfer record this summer and there was plenty of drama on the final day before the deadline. Musa and Ryan chat about Isak’s arrival, Marc Guéhi remaining at Crystal Palace and Spurs’ underrated window. There’s also some thoughts on Manchester United and Aston Villa, Donnarumma’s …

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And The Theatre Collapsed (74) 44:51

4M ago44:51

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Henry catches Michele shortly after the incredible last minute win against Cagliari. They talk:- Who is the most Jesus like of Napoli's players Decibel Bellini fiasco The McDonalds-isation of football and why Napoli must avoid this Napoli v Cagliari Loudest moments in the stadio throughout history ADL trolling the world? Away tickets for UCL games …

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Liverpool’s super Sunday, Ten Hag sacked and a huge Hamburg Derby 56:29

4M ago56:29

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As men’s football heads into its first international break of the season, Musa and Ryan chat about Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Arsenal at Anfield, thanks to an unbelievable Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick (04:57). With Alexander Isak and Marc Guéhi set to be announced as new signings too, it was a very super Sunday for Arne Slot and his team. They wrap u…

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BONUS POD: Being a Scottish Napoli Fan (with Jacob Peter) 24:18

4M ago24:18

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Henry squeezes in a bonus pod and talks to Scottish Napoli fan Jacob Peter. They talk Maradona, McFratm and running marathons in Naples. Talking of which, please donate to Jacob's run for the Cannavaro Ferrara Fondation here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/jacob-peter?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=TW. You can follow him on Twitter here https://…

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It's not even September 10:38

4M ago10:38

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Here’s a clip of today’s episode, where Musa and Ryan chat all about Grimsby's incredible win on penalties, that knocked Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup. They discuss the great performance from the Mariners, the fall out for United and Ruben Amorim and much more. To listen to this episode in full, ad free, plus access to more shows, the St…

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Another late Liverpool win, this time against Newcastle! 10:25

4M ago10:25

10:25

Here’s a clip of today’s bonus episode, where Musa and Ryan chat all about Liverpool’s late win at St. James’ Park, as well as getting into some emails about Thomas Müller’s move to Vancouver and some dream football jobs. To listen to this episode in full, ad free, plus access to more shows, the Stadio Social Club Discord and more, you can join as …

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Spurs silence the banter, plus the Bundesliga and Serie A return 44:19

4M ago44:19

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After a difficult few days for Spurs fans, there was much for them to celebrate on the weekend! Following a very quick round-up of the Bundesliga and Serie A—both of which returned this weekend—Musa and Ryan chat all about Spurs’ 2-0 win over Manchester City, recording their second league win in a row at the Eithad (11:42). There’s a quick shout fo…

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Eze on the move, the Isak saga continues, PFA awards and more! 43:08

4M ago43:08

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We're still getting back into the groove of the new season, but this week saw some transfer drama! Musa and Ryan begin with Arsenal’s surprise move for Eberechi Eze, who looked like he was on his way to Spurs (02:26) and touch on the latest in the Alexander Isak saga (10:43). They round up some games, including Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Osasuna in…

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We are so back! Introducing the new look Stadio, plus the Premier League's return and more! 49:08

5M ago49:08

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Not only is the Premier League back, so are we! Musa and Ryan begin by introducing the new Stadio memberships and some info on the future (00:20), before getting into the football. As it’s the first day back, they stay focused on the Premier League, beginning with Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth (10:44) on Friday night. There’s relief, belief and …

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A Donkey Race Is Short (73) 1:06:59

5M ago1:06:59

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Henry and Michele return to look ahead to the first game of the season. They go through the comings and goings within the squad, consider the nature of Napoli fandom in comparison to other teams and Michele then goes into detail about what he's excited about with the new season. This is the first episode released since the launch of the In The Shad…

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Old and Young (72) 1:08:58

5M ago1:08:58

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Michele and Henry look ahead to the 2025/26 season and discuss:- Our fantastic shirts. Mercato movements KDB Listener Questions New stadio updates In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only podcast about SSC Napoli in English that comes direct from Naples - please give us a follow and a rate and a review if possible. Please do support the show by followi…

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A very quick update and request! 4:34

6M ago4:34

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Ryan drops in with a very quick update, as well as some news on something we'd love you to get involved with. In case you missed the address to send in to, it's [email protected]. We hope everyone's enjoying the summer, the football, or both and we'll be back properly very soon! For more podcasts, ad-free and in full, plus access to the Stadio …

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Beware the Small Stone (71) 1:08:45

6M ago1:08:45

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Michele and Henry gather to reflect back on the season and spend most of the episode considering what makes a Napoli mito in light of the on-going Osimhen saga. They then answer all sorts of Napoli and Naples related questions! In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only podcast about SSC Napoli in English that comes direct from Naples - please give us a …

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Is this thing on? Checking in and chatting about Florian Wirtz 35:15

6M ago35:15

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Surprise! We thought we’d drop in your podcast feeds to check in, check everything is working alright and have a bit of a catch up. Musa and Ryan give a little update (00:30), read out some awesome suggestions for the role of hypothetical sporting directors (08:08), following on from the question on our last episode. Then, there's a bit of chat a b…