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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
1225
Years Active
2010 - 2025
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Jose Mourinho – a great or a clown? And VAR … again

Jose Mourinho – a great or a clown? And VAR … again

If ever a game highlighted the problems of VAR it was the Merseyside derby. There is universal agreement that James Tarkowski’s tackle on Alexis Mac Allister was a red card and Liverpool’s winning go…

00:58:55  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
Best ever full backs and Premier League predictions

Best ever full backs and Premier League predictions

With Forest, Villa and Palace all through it’s a varied FA Cup semi final line up…but does the presence of Manchester City have an inevitable fell to it? Alyson Rudd thinks not. Had Bournemouth been …

01:00:12  |   Mon 31 Mar 2025
EFL prediction time: Who's going up and who's going down?

EFL prediction time: Who's going up and who's going down?

All the very latest from an enthralling EFL with Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson.

With eight games to go the EFL is far from over. In the Championship the top twelve teams still have an eye on the pla…

00:37:03  |   Fri 28 Mar 2025
How do Liverpool replace Trent Alexander Arnold?

How do Liverpool replace Trent Alexander Arnold?

It looks like Trent Alexander Arnold is off to Real Madrid. Where does that leave Liverpool? Does it mean Salah and Van Dijk might now stay? Alexander Arnold’s numbers from right back are unique, can…

00:50:58  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025

"Is international football crap?”

Thomas Tuchel’s first game is out of the way…it wasn’t memorable. Did anyone learn anything from it? Did they lack leadership, is Lewis Skelly a left back for years to come?

The team pose the importa…

00:59:00  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
Does Thomas Tuchel need to win the World Cup?

Does Thomas Tuchel need to win the World Cup?

Is Thomas Tuchel’s England squad a step forward or a step back? The selection of Jordan Henderson and Kyle Walker with the omission of younger talent has raised a few eyebrows. He doesn’t have much t…

00:57:23  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
Newcastle United win! A one off or the first of many?

Newcastle United win! A one off or the first of many?

Newcastle United won their first domestic trophy in 70 years. what does it mean to the club, the city and its fans? A well-deserved win on the pitch what happens now, is it a one of off or the first …

01:00:00  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
Champions League, VAR and Manchester United’s ‘circus’

Champions League, VAR and Manchester United’s ‘circus’

Is this why VAR was brought in, for a ‘perfectly good penalty’ to be ruled out?

It may be in the letter of the law, but what about the spirit?

Real Madrid are through, again. Some are sick of it…should…

00:57:51  |   Thu 13 Mar 2025
EFL Extra: “This is when it really matters!”

EFL Extra: “This is when it really matters!”

All the latest from the EFL as Gregor and Tom look at the top and bottom of the Championship and the best from Leagues One and Two.

It was a very spikey set of fixtures in the Championship as Leeds fi…

00:39:07  |   Wed 12 Mar 2025
Which teams offer the best entertainment value? (It’s not Man Utd or Arsenal)

Which teams offer the best entertainment value? (It’s not Man Utd or Arsenal)

Arsenal stumbled – again. Manchester United were average – again. So, which teams do deserve the prime time 4pm Sunday slot? Spurs v Bournemouth put on a good show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. B…

00:59:28  |   Mon 10 Mar 2025
Can an English club win the Champions League? And Alisson heroics

Can an English club win the Champions League? And Alisson heroics

Paris Saint Germain were amazing…they just weren’t quite as good as Alisson Becker. Liverpool’s one nil win in the French capital was largely down to the outstanding performance of their goalkeeper –…

00:59:04  |   Thu 06 Mar 2025
FA Cup reaction and are Man Utd fans turning on Sir Jim Ratcliffe?

FA Cup reaction and are Man Utd fans turning on Sir Jim Ratcliffe?

Shoot outs, red cards and moments of madness – the FA Cup delivers.

At old Trafford cup holders Man Utd were dumped out by Fulham and the fans made their feelings clear - the focus of their ire was S…

01:01:10  |   Mon 03 Mar 2025
Best ever individual seasons: Salah, Henry, Terry? Plus, hats off to Arne Slot

Best ever individual seasons: Salah, Henry, Terry? Plus, hats off to Arne Slot

The title race is done, so time to recognise the job Arne Slot is doing at Anfield. It is much more than ‘tweaks’ according to Gregor and Martin.

With Arsenal dropping more points are they under press…

01:07:02  |   Thu 27 Feb 2025
EFL Extra: Championship snakes and ladders and EFL fatigue

EFL Extra: Championship snakes and ladders and EFL fatigue

Join Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson for all the latest news from the Championship, League One and League Two.

Is it time to give Frank Lampard credit? His Coventry side are one point off the play off…

00:35:11  |   Tue 25 Feb 2025
Liverpool bossed it; have Arsenal blown it?

Liverpool bossed it; have Arsenal blown it?

Arsenal fluffed their lines at home to West Ham. Liverpool capitalised with their first win at Manchester City in ten years. It puts Liverpool eleven points clear. So, is the title race over?

Where ar…

00:57:59  |   Mon 24 Feb 2025
Do you pity Manchester City? And is Darwin done?

Do you pity Manchester City? And is Darwin done?

Manchester City were dumped out of the Champions League by a dominant Real Madrid. At what point do we start to feel sorry for Pep and his team? Now, according to Gregor Robertson, Peter Rutzler and …
00:57:49  |   Thu 20 Feb 2025
Spurs win the dysfunction derby & 'never go full press'

Spurs win the dysfunction derby & 'never go full press'

Tottenham back to their best? Or did they just play against an EVEN worse team in Manchester United? Tony Cascarino, Hamzah Khalique-Loonat and Gregor Robertson join Tom Clarke to discuss. Plus, Live…
00:57:10  |   Mon 17 Feb 2025
Fitting finale at Goodison and the end for Pep?

Fitting finale at Goodison and the end for Pep?


What a fitting finale for Goodison Park’s final Merseyside derby. A thrilling roller coaster of a game, four goals, three red cards, VAR and a last minute equaliser. What a night.

Were the decisions c…

00:56:49  |   Thu 13 Feb 2025
EFL Extra: Make changes, make 'em at the right time...

EFL Extra: Make changes, make 'em at the right time...

Great escapes, standout signings and a managerial merry go round in this week's EFL Extra. Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson discuss whether Sunderland have the staying power to make automatic promotio…
00:39:05  |   Tue 11 Feb 2025
Brilliant Plymouth but what is a cup shock?

Brilliant Plymouth but what is a cup shock?

Was it an FA Cup shock for the ages, bottom of the Championship Plymouth beating European and Premier League leaders Liverpool? Or did Liverpool’s line up detract from the Pilgrim’s achievement? The …

01:00:58  |   Mon 10 Feb 2025
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