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Manchester derby, Moldova’s misery and Zohran Mamdani – Football Weekly podcast

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Soccer, Sports

4.69K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Seb Hutchinson and Paul Watson to preview the weekend while New York’s mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani joins to discuss World Cup ticket pricing, Arsenal and more. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:02.0

Bonjour, this is Julia Bradbury, and I've just been uncovering Normandy's hidden gems with Brittany Ferries.

0:16.0

After one bite of the fresh French-themed cuisine on board my holiday had started. On land there were

0:21.7

retro sidecar tours, barefoot hikes across shifting quicksands and even a visit to a bee farm.

0:28.1

So with adventures like these waiting, why settle for any old holiday? Uncover the Uncommon

0:33.4

with Brittany Ferries and discover more at Guardian.com forward slash uncommon holidays. This message was paid for by Brittany Ferries. And discover more at Guardian.com forward slash uncommon holidays.

0:38.5

This message was paid for by Brittany Ferries.

0:45.9

Hi Podvans, Max here.

0:47.2

Barry's here too.

0:48.2

Hello.

0:49.0

Football Weekly is supported by TNT Sports,

0:51.1

your destination for football's not normal moments. As we all know too well on this show, Barry, whether it's the Premier League, the UEFA League, or the men's and women's FA Cup, every match day has the potential to deliver drama, fun, excitement, even chaos, Barry. You got that right, Max? Yeah, I did, yeah. Whether it's the cunning trickery of the mean yamarl or the unbelievable acrobatics of Erling Harland, TNT Sports brings you football in its most unpredictable jaw-dropping glory across a range of competitions all in one place.

1:33.2

Hello and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly, the bread and butter of the greatest league in the world returns and how a Manchester Derby Super Sunday at the Etihad city and crisis,

1:38.6

who the hell knows with United?

1:40.2

And what a place for Ang Posta Coglu to start for Nottingham Forest at the Emirates, mate.

1:44.1

He's had about no minutes to work with the players. Is that enough time to change Nuno's winning formula? Inform Everton, who thought we'd say that, play one point from three games, Astin Villa. And there's a couple of London derbies, Brentford, Chelsea and West Ham Spurs. Also today, slightly out of the blue, the Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City, Zoran Mamdami, asked to come on the podcast, so he said, sure. Hear his thoughts on FIFA, Gianni, Trump and Dynamic Pricies in part two. And then Paul Watson knows his place, absolutely nailed on for the final part of the final international break pod with the stories you've missed, sinkholes in Austria, Venezuelan heartbreak, and how the Moldovans are really feeling. All that, a classic wedding request, your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

2:24.0

On the panel today, Barry Glendening, welcome.

2:30.4

Hi, Max.

2:31.2

Seth Hutchinson, hello.

2:32.6

Hi, Max.

2:33.3

And from the excellent sweeper podcast, Paul Watson, welcome, Paul. The intro was with love, of course. Hi, Max. Yeah, no, I know my place. I can set my calendar by getting that text football weekly. I'm like, oh, wait, it's International Week again, is it? Let's start, but I can head to the Premier League weekend with the Manchester Derby.

2:52.7

Barry, who is looking forward to this game less, do you think?

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