World Football Index Podcast

Frank Crivello and Richard Kharman sit down and give their take on ESPNFC and their short cut comment about Roma. We answer listener questions, debate who goes down with Verona and Benevento, and give our thoughts on Roberto Mancini as Italy boss. Plus our very unbiased and educated Coppa Italia final prediction.

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson are joined by Colombian football expert Simon Edwards to discuss Envigado's 20-year-old playmaker Yeison Guzmán.

Join Thomas Giles, Toke Theilade, and David Sansun, for the latest news from the 2018 World Cup host country.

The Copa Libertadores provided the SAFS team with another week full of talking points. Adam, Austin and Simon discuss all the drama from around the continent including Boca Juniors surviving another scare while Racing, Santos, River Plate and Libertad all secured their last 16 berths.

Frank Crivello and Richard Kharman sit down to breakdown the Derby D'Italia that is Inter v Juventus, and try to figure out what went wrong for Napoli. (Hint - Cholito Simeone.) We also tell you how to beat Liverpool. Are you paying attention, Roma? That, plus a recap of the rest of Matchweek 35.

It’s another comprehensive look at the latest round of Copa Libertadores 2018 action on the South American Football Show. Adam, Austin and Simon analyse the key moments this week, including Palmeiras' 2-0 win away to Boca and Cruzeiro's 7-0 thrashing of Universidad de Chile.

Richard Kharman sits down with guest Raffaele Rispo from the Sempre SSC Napoli podcast to breakdown the biggest match on the continent, #1 Juventus vs #2 Napoli. We look at what went wrong for Juve and how Sarri finally won a big match. Richard gets Raffa to do a Napoli chant and our guest nearly tears up over the huge win. All that plus recap the rest of matchweek 34.

Adam, Austin and Simon get together again to discuss the latest round of Copa Libertadores action. They discuss the lack of goals in this year’s competition so far and as ever review each of the matches in the past week.

Frank Crivello and Richard Kharman sit down with guests James McGhie and Ken Ciofreddi from the Sempre SSC Napoli podcast for a Napoli Q&A. We give our Euro roundup, including trying to wrap our heads around Roma's triumph, and look ahead to Salah & Liverpool. We try to find some highlights from an insipid Match-week 32 (thanks Serie A, for setting things back about 40 years).

The gang is back to discuss the third week of Copa Libertadores action including some stories of attending Boca Juniors matches. Crisis at Colo-Colo as Delfin cause major upset. While Racing and Universidad de Chile entertain as Vasco and Cruzeiro bore in the group of death.

Thomas Giles is joined by James Nickels and David Sansun to discuss the latest goings on in Russian football, including Amkar selling a home match, CSKA v Arsenal, and the race for 6th.

Frank Crivello and Richard Kharman sit down to recap Juve-Milan plus the rest of match week 30. They also debate who was more impressive: Gomez with Atalanta, or Perisic with Inter? They round it off with a Euro preview(spoiler: we mixed up the dates).

Austin Miller and Tom Robinson return to take a look at Flamengo striker Felipe Vizeu, who is set to join Italian Serie A side Udinese in June 2018.

Frank Crivello & Richard Kharman predict Roma and Juventus' fates against Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League, as well as Lazio v RB Salzburg in the Europa. There are recaps of Matchweek 29, and Frank spends way too much time figuring out which Berishas are related.

On this week’s South American Football Show, the gang discuss another interesting round of Copa Libertadores action. They talk about eye-catching performances from various South American rising stars - including Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior.

Frank Crivello & Richard Kharman are joined by Chloe Beresford to remember Davide Astori. We also review Juve’s Champions League win, and share who we think they will want, or want to avoid, in quarter finals. There's also a Roma v Shakhtar preview, Europa recaps & match week 28 recaps.

The WFI Scouting Spotlight looks at highly rated Argentine right back Fabricio Bustos. Austin Miller and Tom Robinson discuss the player's strengths, weaknesses, and whether or not he will make the Argentina squad in the coming months. The player has recently been linked with Bayern Munich.

Thomas hosts David and James as they discuss the restart of the Russian Premier League and also take a look at the European action involving RPL clubs.

The South American Football Show is here again with all the highlights from the opening week of the group stage of the 2018 Copa Libertadores. SAFS regulars Adam and Simon are joined by Vincent, making his WFI debut, as they also find the time to discuss the controversial CONMEBOL decision to have a one-legged Copa Libertadores final.

Frank Crivello and Richard Kharman sit down with guest John Solano to breakdown Roma vs Milan, Shakhtar vs Roma, and other Roma topics. We recap the rest of Matchweek 26, and react to Milan vs Arsenal and Lazio vs Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League draw.