- Football Weekly
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hosting = James Richardson
language = English
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length = ca. 40min
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audio_format = MP3
began = 2006
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provider =The Guardian
url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/footballweeklyFootball Weekly is a
podcast , hosted by "The Guardian ". Originally provided weekly as its name suggests, it is now provided twice a week (on Mondays and either Thursday or Friday) [ cite web | title = James Richardson and his pod-mates return to preview the new Premier League season | url = http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/08/10/football_weekly_39.html ] and is about football.It is presented by James Richardson, who is joined by writers from the "
Guardian Unlimited " football site and "The Fiver ", along with journalists from "The Guardian" itself and various other football experts.The show is presented in a humorous and light-hearted manner, with much banter between the cast, particularly between James Richardson and
Barry Glendenning .Each week the podcast rounds up the football action from around Europe, with particular emphasis put on the
Premier League ,La Liga andSerie A .The podcast began on May 11th 2006 as The World Cup Show, produced daily throughout the 2006 World Cup, and returned during the season under its new name on August 29 2006, due to popular demand. [ [http://www.epltalk.com/battle-of-the-pods-the-guardian-vs-the-times Battle of the Pods ] ]
The highest recorded number of listeners to the pod is 378,000; though the normal number is around 100,000 listeners. [ [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/04/10/football_weekly_extra_32.html Football Weekly; including discussion of listner figures ] ]
In April 2008 Football Weekly was nominated for Sports Programme of the Year in the annual
Sony Radio Academy Awards - the UK's main national radio awards. [ [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/inside/2008/04/radio_guardian_our_sony_award.html 2008 Sony Award Nominations ] ] . The podcast ran throughoutEuro 2008 as Football Daily, with Richardson and Glendenning hosting fromVienna , joined by the usual assortment of guests.Regular cast
* James Richardson (host and Italian Football expert)
*Kevin McCarra
*Barry Glendenning
*Sean Ingle (betting expert)
* Paul Doyle (French Football expert)
*Sid Lowe (Spanish Football expert)
*Raphael Honigstein (German Football expert)
* Fernando Duarte (Brazilian Football expert)
* Paolo Bandini (2nd Italian Football expert)
* Scott Murray
* Rob Smyth
* Marcela Mora y Araujo (Argentine Football expert)
* Barney Ronay
* Simon Burnton
* John Ashdown
* Matt Scott
* Jonathan Wilson (Eastern European Football expert)Guest Hosts
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Rob Curling References
External links
* [http://football.guardian.co.uk/footballweekly/0,,1869989,00.html Football Weekly]
* [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/podcasts/world_cup/ The World Cup Show]
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