Libero
Episodes
Libero 021: Champions League Final, Premface Edition
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Libero Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith and James Horncastle look forward to Saturday’s Champions League final between Paris Saint Germain and ...
Libero 020: Never Go Full John Terry
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As European domestic seasons draw to their close, Jonathan Wilson, John Brewin and Tariq Panja consider how and why a different set of clubs have lift...
Libero 019: The James Horncastle Origin Story
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dispatches from Libero's Bilbao Bureau bring word of an all-English European final that was not the greatest advert for the 'Best League in the World™...
Libero 018: A Fight In The Portsmouth Ferry Port
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Pitt-Brooke, Jonathan Wilson and Miguel Delaney have crossed the Bay of Biscay to see the teams currently 16th and 17th in the Premier League duk...
Libero 017: Bring On The Mezzanine
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s Libero, Jonathan Wilson, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Miguel Delaney start by looking forward to Saturday’s FA Cup final. Everyone knows that t...
Libero 016: Don Carlo
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Libero, Rory Smith, John Brewin and James Horncastle wonder whether anyone not named Carlo Ancelotti can make sense of the mod...
Libero 015: The Greatest Champions League Semi Of All?
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was nowhere else to start than San Siro after the Champions League semi-final between Inter and Barcelona. Was it the best of all? Why are semis...
Libero 014: It's A Bit Like Severance
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the Europa League final looking likely to be an all-English affair, Jack Pitt-Brook, Rory Smith and Tariq Panja discuss why - given the Premier L...
Libero 013: Barca's Bloated Mess
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the interest of debunking beauty, the first part of the latest episode of Libero starts with Jonathan Wilson, Miguel Delaney and Tariq Panja discus...
Libero 012: Marathon Wolf Hall Sessions
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode starts with a look to the Arctic circle, where Bodø/Glimt have become one of the best stories in European football this decade. The...
Libero 011: Steve Parish Saint-Germain
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Rory Smith, John Brewin and Jack Pitt-Brooke start off with a look at Paris Saint-Germain, who, for the first time, might well b...
Libero 010: It’s Really More Of A Helix
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about the early 2000s that football finds so fascinating? Why is the game still so captivated by the career paths and podcast empires of th...
Libero 009: The Bountiful South
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Libero today, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Jonathan Wilson, John Brewin and Miguel Delaney consider the Tottenham Hotspur odyssey as Ange Postecoglou faces do...
Libero 008: Prime Barclays Extended Universe
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Libero today, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith, John Brewin and Tariq Panja ask whatever happened to the lost generation of footballers born in the sec...
Libero 007: Slapping Brest With a 57 Percent Tariff
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Libero today, Jonathan Wilson, James Horncastle, Miguel Delaney and Tariq Panja discuss the new Champions League format. Is it better than what cam...
Libero 006: Defund the PGMOL
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Libero today, Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle, John Brewin and Jonathan Wilson discuss whether or not the 2024-25 season has been good or not. W...
Libero 005: Andrea Berta Fan Fiction
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On Libero today, Jonathan Liew, Miguel Delaney, Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson discuss whether elite football is trying to do away with fans, whether ...
Libero 004 - Trent, Transfers and Traitors
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Libero 4 with Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle, Jonathan Wilson and John Brewin covers Trent's 'defection', some reflections on classic transfer mar...
Libero 003 - The MAGA World Cup
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How should journalists report Trump's World Cup? Are expectations for Slot's Liverpool unfair?.. and the weird world of the Sports Journalism awards. ...
Libero 002 - Give us the jam now, Thomas
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode two of Libero discusses Thomas Tuchel's chances as the German England football manager (02:00) and the rise of the 'middle class' of well run ...
Libero 001 - Has this podcast officially begun?
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Libero. The first episode includes a segment on the Geordie Nation and Saudi sportwashing (06:15) and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's grand vision (41:...