Tim Spiers

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2,293 appearances 13 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 6 Sep

Tim Spiers’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 13 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 6.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · How did Man City win the Elliot Anderson race? · 26 Jun 2026 podcast

Not necessarily because it's Scotland, but you want to see them distraught on the pitch and lying on the turf and we're out. voice-verified

Do you know what I mean? voice-verified

Yeah, we've had a few of these in this tournament. voice-verified

I think Pierluigi Collina said before the tournament that they kind of wanted to see a Premier League style of refereeing, which we're all maybe aghast at. voice-verified

And we are seeing that, but we're seeing referees let things go a bit more like they would do in England compared to the continent. voice-verified

But I think what that creates is that VAR are then reluctant to get involved and change in every decision. voice-verified

So you're seeing... voice-verified

bad decisions being let go, and then VAR unwilling to really intervene. voice-verified

And there have been some shockers. voice-verified

I mean, obviously the concert foul for what should have been a Ghana penalty, the Mbappe one v Senegal was atrocious. voice-verified

And arguably Messi should have been sent off as well, that raked down the calf. voice-verified

So I do think we are seeing, actually, yes, we are seeing Premier League-style refereeing because we're seeing some really, really bad mistakes, but perhaps not as much VAR intervention as you maybe get on the continent. voice-verified

I mean, there was kind of, when Neuer came into the squad late doors, it was kind of like, wow, that's great news for Germany. voice-verified

But yeah, what he did for the winning goal, he obviously should have saved that. voice-verified

The Germany defence looks a bit wobbly, and I think he's part of that. voice-verified

You know, there are weaknesses in this Germany team. voice-verified

You have to say they haven't convinced yet. voice-verified

I know they won 7-1 in their first match, but you look at what they did throughout the groups, they don't look like potential winners to me, and Neuer's part of that problem. voice-verified

Japan actually beat Brazil in a friendly last October. voice-verified

In Japan, it's 3-2. voice-verified

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