Deadline day chaos, World Cup qualifiers and the WSL returns

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic

Soccer, Unknown, Soccer,, Sports, Football

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Natalie Gedra and Daniel Storey to discuss a busy transfer deadline day as well as the upcoming internationals.

Isak to Liverpool but no Marc Guehi, Muani to Spurs and new keepers in Manchester as transfer deadline day shuts with a flurry of action and record spend in the Premier League. Newcastle have a new big man and little man up top, Arsenal have yet another left back and which of Villa's loans will be a hit?

Internationals are back and Natalie Gedra tells us about the new look Brasil under Ancelotti and the panel discuss Thomas Tuchel's England and some pressure on him to entertain against Andorra and Serbia.

Plus Megan Feringa drops in to discuss the return of the WSL after another barnstorming Euros and yet more lionesses success this summer.

Produced by Jesse Howard and Lucy Oliva.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1: The best of transfer deadline day (00.40)

• PART 2: World Cup qualifiers - Natalie talks Ancelotti's Brasil and Messi’s finale in Buenos Aires (30.25)

• PART 3: England and Tuchel's time to shine and the rest of the UEFA World Cup qualifiers (39.20)

• PART 4: WSL preview with Megan Feringa (53.00)

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0:00.0	Disney Lullaby, a cute playlist with soothing lullaby versions of Disney songs.
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0:25.7	The Athletic F.C.
0:32.5	Totally football show.
0:35.4	Today, deadline day of dreams and dismay.
0:40.6	From Isaac No Toon at Anfield to Emmy Martinez, shaken because he did not stir.
0:44.7	We check on who got lemons and who got lamens in the last minute wheeling and dealing.
0:48.0	Then, workout qualifiers, 13 teams already through.
0:50.2	24 haven't even started trying.
0:51.8	We couch up on the ins and outs.
0:53.7	And love the Euros this summer.
0:57.7	Stand by for lionesses galore and much, much more as the WSL returns.
0:59.5	It's the Totally Football Show.
1:07.4	Thursday the 4th of September.
1:10.7	And it's a brand new totally football show with you, listener.
1:12.9	Glad you made it.
1:14.1	Here's what we got for you today.
1:14.6	Some Daniel's story.
1:15.5	All right, Daniel?
1:16.5	Yeah, good morning,
1:17.2	James.
1:17.5	Good morning.
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