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The big episode is finally here!!!

We've hit a huge milestone on this one as we reach our 200th episode and for this one we have run a competition for a special world cup themed episode. 

We have asked various football podcasters, authors and content creators to submit their greatest world cup 11 with some very strict criteria as follows:

- Can only pick maximum of 2 players per nation

- Must pick at least 2 players who have not won the world cup

-Can include a maximum of 5 golden ball winners

The lucky winner of the competition who puts forward will get some prizes from our sponsors for this episode.

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The World Cup is the biggest sporting tournament in the world and the ultimate prize in football.

But in this year's tournament there will be some world class players missing out due to either not qualifying,injury or a shock exclusion from the squad. 

Jack ranks the top 10 current players who won't be going to Qatar for the World Cup this winter. 

If you like world cup content,we've got a big episode coming up next!!!

The World Cup is just around the corner which means one thing.

It's time for some predictions!!

These episodes are always interesting to look back on and see what we got spot on and what we got horribly wrong and the topics discussed on this one are:

-World Cup Winner

- Top Scorer

-Golden Ball

-Young Player of the Tournament

-Dark Horse

-Best Group

-Biggest Flop

Ollie Jenks returns as a guest on the pod to join in with giving his predictions.

They say football is a young man's game but in our latest episode we look at those players who are defying the odds as we rank the top 10 current players aged 35 and over.

Jordan is back on this episode getting some inspiration as he is soon to approach a big milestone of his own the big 3 0. 

Happy Halloween!!

The highlight for many over Halloween is of course trick or treating.

Whether you prefer sweets, chocolates or crisps there was always something to look forward to collecting treats all night long. 

But some of our favourite sweets and snacks from our childhood are no longer about and we look into this in our Halloween special as we rank the top 10 discontinued snacks in the UK.

The World Cup is fast approaching and we will be soon be hearing who has and hasn't made the world cup squad.

There are bound to be some top names which don't play in this World Cup but they will get another chance in their career but in this episode we look back at the English greats who never got that chance as we rank the top 10 English players to never play at a World Cup.

It's another episode and it's another feature session! On this one we have a premier league veteran with 10 premier league seasons under his belt - Andy Todd. 

Andy talks through the greatest 11 of players he's played with in his career and there’s a few surprises in there 👀

He also talks through the ups and downs of his career and what it was like growing up as the son of one of England's greatest ever defenders Colin Todd.

The Champions League is well under way now this season and for most it's the biggest club competition in the world.

There are however a number of world class players who have yet to play in this competition and in this episodes Jack ranks them.

In this episode we are travelling as far as we've ever travelled as we go down under and talk all things Oceania.

Joining on this episode is friend of the pod and regular guest Mr Gav Mack as we rank the top 10 best players from Oceania to play in the Premier League.

Even though the likes of Australia and New Zealand are better known for rugby and cricket there have been some super players from these shores to play in the prem.

Yes people we are back with another episode and another feature session.

Finally Jack has managed to bag a former Arsenal player as Brian Mcdermott joins the pod to discuss the best 11 of player she played with.

Brian played for Arsenal, Cardiff and Oxford and managed Reading and Leeds and has had a great career in football spanning 5 decades and came up with a great 11.

We're coming up to the release day of FIFA which is a big day in the football calendar but there are many more great video games out there and many more we miss from our childhood.

In this episode we look back at the nostalgic topic of childhood video games as we rank the 10 best from our childhood.

Joining us on this episode are Pav and Neil form the Top 10 of Anything Podcast.

As Pav and Neil are from a different generation we covered a great spread of video games form different eras on this episode.

Longevity is great and the best players play at a high level for a long time but some of our favorite stars are the ones who shine bright for a short time and then go back to their normal level.

We are talking about one season wonders and in this episode Jack ranks his top 10 'one season wonders' in the history of the Premier League.

Here at FTLOL there is one sport which we love but have not covered on the podcasts yet and that is boxing.

But that changes today in our latest episode as we cover the greatest fighters of this century as we rank our top 10 pound for pound boxers since the year 2000.

Joining us on this one is Alex from the Sport De Sang and Monde-Sportif Podcast.

If there's one role on the pitch that has become much more important in the modern day it is the role of the full back.

We celebrate that on this episode as we rank the top 10 full backs of the Premier League era.

Joining Jack and Jordan on this episode is friend of the pod Dylan - a former full back himself with a cultured left foot!

The Champions!!!

The Champions!!!

Yes people that's right the Champions League is back this week and in this episode we preview the competition in our predictions episode where we predict:

Tournament Winner

Top Scorer

Best Player

Breakout Star

Surprise Package

Biggest Flop

Best Group

Best Stadium

The football season is back and for many the most exciting day in the football calendar is fast approaching.

We are talking about transfer deadline day as the mad rush of clubs buying and selling players on the last day of the window is just around the corner.

In thsi episode Jack looks into past deadline days as he ranks the top 10 best ever deadline day deals in the history of the summer transfer window.

Hello people welcome back to another episode and another feature session.

We've talked ex and current players, coaches and journalist but one side of the game we've yet to cover is referees. 

But that changes on this episode as we speak to refereeing legend Mark Halsey.

He gives us an insight into what it was like to be a premier league referee and also covers off the most difficult players and crowds he had to manage as a ref, his proudest achievement and the one refereeing decision he made that he would change if we could go back and do it all again.

There's one club that's been the talk of the town this summer and not in a good way.

It's FC Barcelona!

For much of the last 20 years they've been the best or in the top 2 or 3 sides in the world but recently it's all started to go wrong and they look in serious trouble financially.

In this episode Jack looks into Barcelona's financial situation as he ranks the worst 10 deals Barcelona have done in the past 10 years.

Our European tour continues as we make our way to Italia.

The Serie A season is about to start and looks the most competitive it has for many years. 

In this episode Jack gives his Serie A predictions for the upcoming season for:

League Winner

Top 4

Bottom 3

Top Goalscorer

Player of the Season

Surprise Package

Biggest Underachiever

And the Hot Take!!!

The football season is back!!!

We has a great opening weekend to the Bundesliga and Premier League seasons and next up is La Liga which kicks off this weekend.

In this episode Jack gives his predictions for the upcoming season in Spain as he talks through:

League Winner

Top Goalscorer

Player of the Season

Young player of the Season

One to Watch

and of course:

The hot take!!!

The new footballs season is almost here!!!

It's a time filled for hope for all, as fans will be expecting the best for their teams in the new season.

Over the next few episodes we will be previewing the top 4 leagues in Europe - Next up is the Premier League.

Discussed:

Top 4

Bottom 3

Top scorer

Player of the Season

Surprise Package

Hot Take

We didn't get a World Cup this summer but didn't want you to miss out on World Cup content so that's the focus of our latest episode as in this on we rank the top 10 greatest world cup players who never managed to win the trophy. 

Joining us today on this is football writer Aidan Williams who is the author the book 'The Nearly Men' and is the perfect guest for this topic. 

The Premier League Season is not far away and we've been flooded with some big foreign signings with none bigger than Erling Haaland. 

Haaland will have a lot to live up to as many great Scandinavian players have blessed the Premier League and in this episode we look into the very best from that region to player here. 

Joining me to help with this list is Josh from Away Days Beer Company.

One of the biggest events in the sporting calendar is approaching 🎾 

Yes that's right Wimbledon is almost here and while we are not courtside this year we will be watching intently with some strawberries and cream and Pimms and in this episode Jack shares what he thinks will happen at this years championships.

In this prediction episode Jack goes through his: 

Men's Winner

Women's Winner  

Dark horses

Underachiavers 

Best Brit 

Best unseeded player 

The football season is over and so we're switching up the content and diving into the world of television.

Specifically children's television as it has recently been announced CBBC will be coming to an end so in this episode we look at the very best of CBBC and CITV to rank the top 10 greatest shows from those channels. 

It's a very exciting time to be a Newcastle fan at the moment and that's the focus of our latest feature session episode as Newcastle fan Kristan Heneage talks through the greatest Newcastle 11 of his lifetime.

Kristan is now based in New York working as a digital content producer for MLS side New York City FC and as well as talking all things Newcastle we get an insight into the American view on the Premier League. 

Guten Morgen, Guten Tag, Gute Nacht!!!

We are back with another episode and it's another feature as we deep dive into the Bundesliga.  We are joined by legendary pundit Raphael Honigstein, the face of German football in the UK, as he talks through the best 11 of Bundesliga players he has seen in his lifetime.

Man City have just been crowned Premier League champions for the 6th time and even after over 30 years of Premier League football only a handful of teams have managed to win the league meaning many great players have missed out on a winners medal.

In this episode we look at the very bets players to never win the Premier League as we rank them in our latest top 10.

Yes people!!

We are back again with another feature session as we have the pleasure of being joined by Bournemouth legend Charlie Daniels as he talks through the greatest 11 of players he's played with.

We also discuss the amazing journey Bournemouth have gone through in the last decade and how he thinks Eddie Howe will get on at Newcastle.

For many the Premier League is the greatest league in the world.

But there have been some great players, some legendary players, some of the best players ever who never played in the Prem and in this episode we rank the top 10 best who never did.

Joining us on this episode is Connall from the Barstoolers who makes a return appearance.

Yes people, we are back again with another episode and another feature session

In this one we are joined by Dean Hammond, most famous for playing at Leicester, Southampton and Brighton, who joins us to talk through the greatest 11 of players he has played with in his career.

This is some side!!!

Portugal have become one of the main players in international football in recent years and to celebrate that we are looking at the best Portuguese players of the past 20 years. 

20 years ago marked the debut of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo who no doubt makes this list but there is plenty more quality players joining him in our top 10.

Helping us out on this episode is Hamza from the Friday Night Counter Attack Podcast.

Ciao, Bonjour, Hola!!!

We are looking overseas in our latest episode as we look at the rare British footballer who moved abroad. 

In this one we rank the top 10 greatest ever British footballers to play abroad and we could think of no better guest than friend of the show and a Brit who has lived overseas for 10 years- Ruari from the anglo-italian pod

We all like to travel and footballers are no exception.

In this latest episode we look at footballers who travelled all over the place as we rank the top 10 football journeymen of all time.

Joining us on this one is the hopeless wanderer himself - Adam from the Hopeless Wanderer Podcast.

It's about this time of year when premier league sides looking over their shoulder and thinking of that dreaded word

RELEGATION!!!

In this episode we look at 10 of the best which unfortunately didn't survive the drop and were relegated from the Premier League.

Joining me on this one is TikTok sensation Ollie Jenks - also of the Team of our Lives podcast.

This week we are back with a massive topic!!!

Argentina is a country which has been blessed with some absolute ballers including what lots argue are the 2 best of all time and without doubt they are one of the top football nations in history.

In this episode we are joined by Michael Hamlen AKA 80s and 90s Football to rank the top 10 best ever Argentine players of all time and also talk about the GOAT debate.

It's nearly St Davids Day so we're celebrating Welsh football!

Whilst it fair to say Wales have not blown the football world away on the international stage in the last 30 years, they have made a massive impact in the Premier League. 

In this episode we look  at the top 10 best ever footballers form Wales who played in the Premier League.

Joining us on this episode for their hatrick guest appearance are Ruari and James of the Victory and Vices Podcast.

Our weekly segment on all things fantasy football

In this one we preview both Gameweek 24 and Gameweek 25

We take you though:

Top 5 captaincy picks for the week

Top 5 teams to target

Top 5 players on the watchlist

Up your game, up your points, up the FTLOL!

We are back again with another feature session and this one is 🔥🔥

For this episode we are joined by former England and Crystal Palace footballer John Salako who talks through the greatest 11 of players that he has ever played with. 

There is a special link for this one as John played for the same Sunday League team  as Jack and Jordan - Eversley Rangers

We're heading into an international break soon and the AFCON is underway at the moment. This will be many players first ever international tournament but unfortunately there are some top players which haven't only not played a tournament but have yet to make their debut for their national team.

In this episode, Jack looks into the very best uncapped player splaying at the moment as he ranks his top 10.

We are back with another feature session for our latest episode but this one is a bit different as instead of a fan we have a professional football player talking about the greatest 11 of players he has played with. 

The guest for this episode is Greg Halford, a top player who has played for a number of different clubs and the ultimate utility man as he can play in all 11 positions on the football pitch!! 

As Greg has played for so many teams, his 11 is absolute 🔥🔥