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Was this the best week of the season so far? – Football Weekly Extra podcast

Football Weekly

The Guardian

Soccer, Sports

4.69K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Has this been the best international break in living memory? For Ireland and Scotland fans, it will take some beating. Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Watson and Seb Hutchinson to look back on it all, and ahead to the return of the Premier League. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod

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0:00.0

This is The Guardian.

0:11.1

Hello and welcome to The Guardian Football Weekly.

0:13.0

Let's revel a little longer in the greatest international break of all time

0:16.2

after the joys of Troy Parrott and Kenny McLean.

0:19.0

It's Curacao on Haiti's turn.

0:22.1

Huge VAR at the end of Jamaica, Curacao, but thank goodness it was there in Kingston. Meanwhile, Haiti qualifier on Astro, it looked quite power-leaguey, but they won't care. Into pot four, they go. Speaking of pots or more accurately projected pots, we can have a little go at a group of death and a group of life. And then back to the humdrum boredom of the Premier League. Just as international football is gaining some momentum,

0:40.9

there's a North London... a little go at a group of death and a group of life. And then back to the humdrum boredom of the Premier League.

0:38.3

Just as international football is gaining some momentum, there's a North London Derby Super Sunday, a big test for Thomas Frank against Michel Atetta's ruthless machine. But no Gabrielle. How big a loss is that in both boxes? A potentially tricky trip for Manchester City to St James's Park, even if Newcastle aren't too strong right now, while Liverpool host Nottingham Forest.

0:55.0

Vesectomies are back.

0:55.9

As always, we'll answer your questions.

0:57.5

And that's today's guardian. City to St James's Park, even if Newcastle aren't too strong right now, while Liverpool host Nottingham Forest.

0:55.1

Vesectomies are back.

0:56.0

As always, we'll answer your questions, and that's today's Guardian Football Weekly.

1:03.6

On the panel today, Barry Glendan, welcome.

1:05.8

Hi, did rasectomies ever really go away, Max?

1:09.7

I think it's like everything is cyclical, isn't it?

1:12.0

They were really fashionable a few months ago. They went out of, they just, you know, nobody wanted them, and now they're back with a bang, and we'll tell you why at the end. Hello, Seb Hutchinson. Hello, sounds like a shady operation. Look, we're not doing, we're not performing them. I'm sorry that as well.

1:26.3

That's not a sideline with me and Barry have.

1:29.2

And from the Exit of the Swe a sideline, me and Barry have.

1:29.2

And from the X of the Sweeper podcast, Paul Watson, hello. Hi, Max. Andrew says, let's do the Scotland game again. I'm not ready to stop reliving the glory. And do you know what? I spent the day, said, just watching more of it. I've written a column about Kenny McLean and Troy Parrott

1:45.7

and just watching all the videos and then the radio commentary, the TV commentary and then just

1:50.2

assorted videos from everywhere. It's been such a brilliant week. It's been the most enjoyable

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