Hosted by James Richardson Language English Provider The Guardian | Genre Sports Debut 2006 | |
Football Weekly is a podcast about football, hosted by The Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom. Originally provided weekly (as its name suggests), its popularity led to a mid-weekly spinoff, Football Weekly Extra. Football Weekly airs on Mondays during the European football season, after the weekend's fixtures, while Football Weekly Extra airs on Thursdays. During the Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, Euro 2012, World Cup 2014 and Euro 2016 tournaments the podcast aired daily.
Contents
- Origin and listening figures
- Awards
- Regular cast
- Intermittent and former cast members
- Guest hosts
- References
It is presented by James Richardson, who is joined by various Guardian journalists and correspondents, most regularly Barry Glendenning. Despite being an English production, the show takes a notably Eurocentric view of world football matters. Particular emphasis is placed on the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga.
Origin and listening figures
The podcast began on 11 May 2006 as The World Cup Show, produced daily throughout the 2006 World Cup, and returned during the season under its new name on 29 August 2006, due to popular demand.
The highest recorded number of listeners to the pod is 378,000; though the number is often quoted at 150,000 listeners.
Awards
In April 2008 Football Weekly was nominated for Sports Programme of the Year in the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards - the UK's main national radio awards.
In December 2014 Football Weekly won the Football Supporters' Federation's Podcast/Radio Show of the Year.