The Game
The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday.
Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR.
Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups.
We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 1226
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Get Ronaldo. Win Titles. Simple.
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Tom Clarke.
Harry Kane is staying at Spurs. Will his reputation be tarnished? Will the Tottenham fans forget about this? Will he leave nex…
Lukaku's 'Perfect' Second Debut
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Henry Winter.
Chelsea beat Arsenal in one of the most predicted results of the season so far. Did Romalu Lukaku have the perfect second …
Kane, Kits and Hoarding Talent
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Jonathan Northcroft.
Harry Kane remains a Tottenham player - he’s even posted a photo from the Spurs training ground. Will the Manchester…
The Premier League Returns (As Do Fans!)
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Henry Winter.
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The Game Big Premier League Preview
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft, Tom Roddy and Paul Hirst.
The new Premier League season is almost upon us - but which teams will do well and which teams face anoth…
£100m Transfers And An Abrupt Farewell
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Alyson Rudd.
We’re back and there’s a lot we need to catch up on before the Premier League season starts..
Harry Kane is having ‘showdown t…
The Football League Is Back!
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson and Tom Clarke.
The EFL returns this weekend, and with fans! Despite this positive, how will the pandemic continue to affect clubs negatively and are pla…
EURO 2020 | Ep 26 | The Post-Tournament Review
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Clarke.
Football didn’t come home and a penalty shootout once again thwarted England. We begin our round up with the positives from …
EURO 2020 | Ep 25 | The Extended Final Preview
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft and Matt Lawton.
Nerves are at an all time high ahead of the final - even the Scots among us are getting for the final. We discuss t…
EURO 2020 | Ep 24 | One Game From Glory For Gareth
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Clarke.
England are through to their first ever European Championships Final with an extra time win over Denmark. Does the dubious p…
EURO 2020 | Ep 23 | Can England Join Italy In The Final?
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Lawton and Henry Winter.
Italy are into the final after one of the best matches of the tournament against a revitalised Spain. Is Spain’s problem t…
EURO 2020 | Ep 22 | Enrique vs Mancini In The First Semi-Final
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy, Paul Hirst and Paul Joyce.
The first semi-final is here as a free-flowing Italy take on a slow-off-the-mark Spain at Wembley. We look at how …
EURO 2020 | Ep 21 | England Set Up A Danish Semi-Final
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and James Gheerbrant.
England have made the Euro 2020 semi-finals with a simple win over Ukraine. Did Gareth Southgate get his tactics spot o…
EURO 2020 | Ep 20 | Quarter Finals With Jose Mourinho (Part 2)
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Dickinson, Matt Lawton, Jonathan Northcroft in Rome and our special guest, Jose Mourinho.
Italy are through to the semi-finals, where they’ll take …
EURO 2020 | Ep 19 | Quarter Finals With Jose Mourinho (Part 1)
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and our special guest, Jose Mourinho.
We reflect on the knockout stages so far. Can the quarter finals top the goals and shocks of the Round o…
EURO 2020 | Ep 18 | Southgate Gets Revenge on Germany
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Clarke.
England have broken the curse of playing Germany in tournaments with a 2-0 win at Wembley. Did Gareth Southgate get his tact…
EURO 2020 | Ep 17 | Will We Get Euro ’96 Closure?
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Dickinson, Henry Winter and Matt Lawton.
France were sensationally knocked out of the tournament last night - but what went wrong for Didier Descha…
EURO 2020 | Ep 16 | Netherlands And Portugal Say Goodbye
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Constantin Eckner.
Belgium march on at the expense of Portugal. Did Roberto Martinez’s side deserve to progress and why didn’t Ronaldo get…
EURO 2020 | Ep 15 | The Vikings Slay The Dragons
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Alyson Rudd, Ian Hawkey and Tom Clarke.
Wales are out after a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Denmark. What went wrong after so much promise and why didn’t Rob Page react t…
EURO 2020 | Ep 14 | The Calm Before The Last 16 Storm
Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Tom Clarke.
We take a look at the tournament so far as it heads into the knockout stages. Did the ‘Group of Death’ live up to the hype? …