Kane, Buffon and the return of the EFL

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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Soccer, Soccer,, Sports, Football

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

It’s Totally time with Jimbo, Jack Lang, Matt Davies-Adams, Raphael Honigstein and Michael Cox in attendance. The Community Shield is upon us as Man City take on Arsenal at Wembley. Will we see Rice v Lewis in midfield? Will we find anything to get excited about? Plenty of excitement surrounds Chelsea and their summer business. Is Christopher Nkunku the real deal or another Timo Werner? And Rapha tells us why Bayern are feeling so optimistic about signing Harry Kane. Michael is in New Zealand to discuss what he’s looking forward to, ahead of some mouthwatering last 16 ties at the Women’s World Cup. The Football League returns, which includes new-look Leicester, new-look Leeds and Tom Brady at Birmingham. Plus there’s time for some warm reminiscing about the now retired Gianluigi Buffon. Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Community Shield preview (02.45) • PART 2a: How are Chelsea shaping up this summer? (12.00) • PART 2b: Raphael Honigstein on Nkunku and Kane (20.00) • PART 2c: Gigi Buffon calls time on his career (28.00) • PART 3: The EFL returns (35.00) • PART 4: Michael Cox’s Women’s World Cup adventure (42.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today, community shield, we ask his man-city arsenal the real thing or just footballing
0:14.9	methadone.
0:15.9	We salute the actual heroine, in a knockout women's world cup.
0:19.1	There's curtain up on the football league, curtain down on the phone, plus we hear why
0:22.8	Bill don't want Kane and White and Kunko is not this year's Timo Berner, all that and
0:27.2	more.
0:28.2	Holy football show.
0:43.2	Thursday the 3rd of August, by my raconning, and listen, I'm joined by you, and Jack Lang,
0:50.1	hello, Jack.
0:51.1	Good morning, James.
0:52.1	Good morning.
0:53.1	Also Matt Davis Adams with us.
0:54.1	Hello, James.
0:55.1	Hello to you, Matt.
0:56.9	You're recording this podcast, having not slept after commentating on Chelsea against
1:01.9	Dortmund until 4am, you crazy guy.
1:04.1	Yeah, pinched a couple of hours, but just the opportunity to sit with the double-actimate,
1:09.1	so dominated the karaoke at the end of season, totally due to much to pass up, yeah.
1:14.5	Right.
1:15.5	Who was your partner on the Chelsea Dortmund?
1:17.7	It was Sam Parking last night, my friend from what the FL, and yeah, I would imagine we
1:22.9	both a little bleary eye today, but he's got to look after two small children, I've got
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