YOUR NEW FAVORITE SOCCER SHOW: GoalLess with Russell Howard and Chris Wittyngham
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Will Arnett here with some huge news. Look, everyone knows the world of soccer has hundreds of leagues and competitions and etc. But there's one that stands above them all. The Champions League. Oh, champions! You know, that's better. Anyway, join our newest SmartList Media podcast called Goalless, where the hilarious and football-obsessed British comedian Russell Howard partners up with soccer-obsessed Champions League announcer Chris Whittingham to highlight the passion, personalities, and on-pitch drama that make soccer beautiful and hilarious. Built by fans for fans. So whether you're a fan of Liverpool, like you should be, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, or Young Boys, no, no, which is an actual Swiss team called Young Boys, that's their name, we have got you covered. Every Monday and Thursday, the guys kick around the biggest stories from the Champions League, featuring analysis and laughs and stars who love the game. What's the goal? You tell us.
But why should you listen to me? I'll hand it over to the experts. Here's the show trailer.
Hello, I'm Chris Whittingham. I'm a commentator for CBS and Paramount Plus on the UEFA Champions League.
And I'm Russell Howard, a stand-up comedian from Great Britain. Welcome to Goalless. Of all the unimportant things in life, we're here for the most important, football.
He means soccer. Each week, we'll kick around the biggest stories, predictions, and results from the Champions League. We'll talk with players, comedians, and actors who share our love and passion for the game, plus news from the wider world of soccer.
Istanbul! Istanbul! For the best goals to the funniest player trolls, disastrous decisions to disastrous haircuts, Goalless is your new favorite football show by fans for fans.
Well, okay. Actually, I do have a slight history lesson for you here.
Okay, okay.
The word soccer is actually an English word. If you go back down the years, you watch some BBC broadcasts in the 1970s and 1980s, they're calling it soccer.
Things evolve, my friend. We need a new word specifically for the podcast so that we can get through it. How about... Sockball?
That's not it. Now, Russell, one of the biggest things for viewers to get used to in this year's Champions League is it's a completely different format. One 36-team league table where not everyone is playing each other home and away. Eight different opponents for every team. Realistically, I think the biggest thing for viewers to get used to is that Every week, there are going to be games between big teams, and that used to not be the case. If you're not watching your own team, you're going to watch whatever the biggest game is, and there will be one of those almost every single day of this league stay.
That's a really good point, actually, isn't it? Because it means we don't have to wait to the quarterfinals for those kind of red-hot games. So the fact that Liverpool, like, we've got Real Madrid, so already I'm so excited. The idea that Bellingham and Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., I'll get to see them live. I met Bellingham. How cool is this, right? Okay. It was such an insane moment. He saw me at Heathrow Airport and he asked me for a photo because when he was young, he was a fan of my TV show. And it just blew my mind. But my phone was going through the security. So I didn't get the opportunity to also have my photo with Jude Bellingham. So I told my friends and none of them believed me.
So you've got to get in touch with Jude Bellingham to get that picture off him.
Yeah, but it was, you know, one of those moments where you meet somebody so impressive and it just happens in a kind of a blur. And I kind of got very formal. And when I met his mom, I was like, you know, I think I said... Mrs. Bellingham, lovely to meet you. I think I did. I went, Mrs. Bellingham, your son is an absolutely phenomenal footballer. You should be very proud. I kind of, maybe that's what ruined it. Maybe he was like, I think he's cracking on to my mum, which I wasn't in any way. Any footballer who would you like to meet?
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