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It's FA Cup final weekend everybody! Calum McFarlane will be marching his boys down Wembley Way on Saturday hoping to pick up a trophy in just his sixth game in charge. Good job Pep Guardiola has only managed a thousand across nearly two decades. Marcus, Luke & Jim are here to debate who's going to get their hands on the cup. Plus, Luke is delighted as Spygate 2.0 continues to gather speed, and West London's James Corden throws his hat in the ring to become new West Ham chairman. Get your Ramble World Cup watch party tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My giddy aunt, we’re being treated to some wonderful title races on the Island of Britain this season. Today, Marcus and Jim start in Scotland, where a controversial handball set up a thigh-rubbing title decider this weekend. Even Gary Lineker and Jeff Stelling were outraged. Back in England, it was a perfect night for Man City at the Etihad. Get your Ramble World Cup Party tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Ornstein and NASA, are they the last bastions of normality as we head towards the failure of modern society? And why are we asking? Well, one reason is because FIFA are selling tickets to stand in the car park outside the World Cup final for $16,000. Marcus, Jim and David try to get their heads around that on today’s show. And if that’s not enough, we also discuss José Mourinho’s likely return to Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez’s remarkable press conference and the news that Southampton could be kicked out of the play-offs… Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Would you like to see someone get kicked in the head? Just head over to the monitor...” Spurs 1-1 Leeds. Marcus and Vish reacted live to an eventful encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Plus, Vish explains why he is now backing Spurs for Premier League survival. Get your Ramble World Cup watchalong tickets here Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the end, sure, they got the decision right. But... and there are many buts, is this really the football we love? Amid fears that our game may well and truly be gone, don't fret! Chris Martin and his Coldplay pals have delivered - Bublé at the World Cup opening ceremony. Come on, that's a decision we can all get behind. Marcus, Luke & David are here to debate THAT disallowed goal, plus the rest of the weekend's action. Also, a good old-fashioned bit of (alleged) spying, a Rashy stunner, and Gianni Infantino being fired out of a cannon. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: [email protected]. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***  The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.