The Football Authorities

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Football greats and lifelong friends Clive Tyldesley and Martin O'Neill team up to discuss the biggest football stories from across the week. What is the Football Authorities? It is everything that it’s not! It’s not a podcast that revisits every game, every goal, every VAR decision like a Match of the Day repeat. It’s not a guessing game about who’s next for the sack, next for a big money move or next to trend. Instead, Martin and Clive tell the stories behind the stories... finding the reasons for the big decisions and examining the meaning of football...

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  • The Invincibles: Arsenal’s Greatest Ever Team, Really? - How It All Played OutAug 4, 2025 · 40 min
  • The Soundtrack of the Terraces: Football's Greatest Chants - How It All Played OutJul 30, 2025 · 16 min
  • Football In The Winter! BUT WHY? - How It All Played OutJun 5, 2025 · 20 min
  • Why Do England Never Stage The Men's World Cup? - How It All Played OutMay 27, 2025 · 52 min
  • How It All Played Out - Subscribe Now! - How It All Played OutMay 20, 2025 · 2 min
  • Q&A: The greatest football movies, players diving and the art of pronouncing names during commentarySep 5, 2024 · 32 min
  • Manchester United and Rangers fall to crushing defeats to old Foes - with Peter ReidSep 2, 2024 · 47 min
  • Q&A: Martin O'Neill on leaving Nottingham Forest & Clive Tyldesley on a mishap with the BBCAug 29, 2024 · 35 min
  • Is the top 4 and bottom 3 already sewn up? With John HartsonAug 27, 2024 · 41 min

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