Who will win the Ballon d'Or? & Barcelona, Arsenal & Liverpool in the Champions League
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Who are the favourites to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or and why?
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Hello and welcome to the Tifo Football Podcast. I'm Joe Devine, and today I'm delighted to be joined by JJ Bull. Hello. All right, buddy, how's it going?
How does the Ballon d’Or shortlist reflect recent World Cup and club performances?
Yes. Yes, it's good. Did you notice? It's Alex Barker. Hello. Hey, how's it going? You okay? Yes, we're good. Are you excited for people to hear you talk about French teams later? Oh, yes, you were very happy during that. I was very happy. Do you know what? I was very happy. I was happy to that Liam Rossigna's in a new job. I didn't know he was in a new job. I didn't all memes about
him, though, like losing his aura and things like that. Really?
What is the Rondo game and how do the podcast hosts play it?
Everyone's been very mean about him. Oh, okay.
Well, what's changed? Yeah. Well, yeah. Quite, quite and a Tifo football podcast debut didn't need his Though I won't give too much away.
Why is Barcelona looking like a serious Champions League contender this season?
Kinda giving quite a
long way there. Something got cut. Something got cut, but it wasn't something inappropriate. It was a spoiler about the episode to come. He's data and tactics writer for The Athletic. Welcome, Annant Ragaraman. Hello.
How did Liverpool start their Champions League campaign with a win?
How's it going, okay? I'm very good, thanks. Looking forward to it. I think you did very well on your your uh first Tifa football podcast today, would you agree, JJ? I agree. I think you're outstanding. Said many enjoyable things.
What happened in the Arsenal vs Napoli match and why did Arsenal win?
Stick around and listen to them now. What did we talk about also Steve Hankey's here? Bonjour. What did we talk about on today's podcast? Well, is it the Ballon d'Or just a meaningless popularity contest? Would I win if I was uh nominated? We actually didn't talk about that, but because of the popularity contest thing I thought I'd throw that out. I think you could win. Do you think I can win the Ballon Dor? Do you think I can win the ball and d'or? Yeah. Yeah.
What are the biggest storylines in Ligue 1 this week?
I didn't want to say it out loud because I thought it was crazy, but now that you've said it.
If you if you were on the ballot forget everything that you're not a professional footballer, just about uh if you're on the ballot I think at least ten people would vote for you.
I like
it. Which one?
In what context would you be uh nominated for the ballon or
professional footballer.
Oh I see if you were actually playing f football professionally.
Well no, I just mean, you know, I in my role as professional footballer, I've chosen not to take a club on because um
You're a free agent footballer. Yeah. You don't play for any teams in any of the year. Currently.
Why is PSG struggling in Ligue 1 despite big spending?
Yeah. Therefore you have no appearances, minutes, goals. Well,
c currently that's the case, yeah. But you've got style. That's true. The problem is uh hosting the Tifa football podcast is uh it clashes with training. So that's a way to do that. It's true. There is a
world in which like Seb Stafford Bluer is the one the journalist who ends up voting for things and therefore you're gonna get zero from this country. We're the only ones you'd rely on.
Right, get one vote from Serb. That would be nice. He'd never vote for me, takes his job too seriously. Now, we get distracted by anglocentric, anglophonic thoughts, as we do every week, although we don't always name it. Uh, and I explain the joy of the game, GeoGesser, which genuinely kept me up all night. Then we play the ronda. A very, very competitive rondo it was. I very much enjoyed this one. Stick around for that. After the ronda, So we talk about Barcelona's surprisingly quiet evolution into Champions League contenders once more. Alex had a fall this morning. But managed to style it out with his martial arts training. That's not exaggerated. No, I very much enjoyed True Story. I wonder how maybe no, I guess it technically isn't exaggerated.
That's true. Now Liverpool started their Champions League campaign with a win, but is Alexis McAllister still sad? And how good a bartender do we think he would be? We moved on to talk about Martin Erdegaard and the renaissance that he's experiencing at Arsenal. Arsenal. It's four goals and five games for the Arsenal skipper, writes Steve. No pun involved. He's just delighted that Erdigore is playing so well.
I've just wondered why is it skipper? What is that about for a bit captain? That's true. Should
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the favourites to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or and why?
0:00–0:14
2
How does the Ballon d’Or shortlist reflect recent World Cup and club performances?
0:14–0:37
3
What is the Rondo game and how do the podcast hosts play it?
0:37–0:49
4
Why is Barcelona looking like a serious Champions League contender this season?
0:49–1:03
5
How did Liverpool start their Champions League campaign with a win?
1:03–1:12
6
What happened in the Arsenal vs Napoli match and why did Arsenal win?
1:12–1:34
7
What are the biggest storylines in Ligue 1 this week?
1:34–2:05
8
Why is PSG struggling in Ligue 1 despite big spending?
2:05–1:12:11
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