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Sports Illustrated FC brings you expert football content from around the globe, from in-depth analysis and tactical breakdowns to news, player interviews, and the biggest talking points in the game. Featuring weekly shows with hosts like Phil Jones, Lyés Bouzidi, and the SI FC team, this channel covers major leagues, top players, international matches, and the culture of the sport. This is where Sports Illustrated connects fans to the world’s most exciting moments in football.

Sports Illustrated FC is a sports podcast hosted by Sports Illustrated, with 24 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  How Arsenal Need To Play To Stop PSG & Why PSG Need To Score First | SI FC

  May 28, 202629 minS0

  <p>This is it. Arsenal. PSG. Munich. The Champions League Final.</p><p><br></p><p>After nine months of chaos, brilliance, heartbreak and controversy, the 2025/26 club season comes down to one night. Two modern superpowers. Two managers chasing immortality. One trophy that changes everything.</p><p><br></p><p>Arsenal arrive as Premier League champions, armed with the best set pieces in Europe, a monster midfield and a defence that’s spent the season suffocating opponents. PSG arrive with firepower that borders on unfair. Ousmane Dembele. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Desire Doue. Bradley Barcola. Pure nightmare fuel in transition.</p><p><br...

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  Why Arsenal Are Ready To Build A New Premier League Dynasty | SI FC

  May 26, 202632 minS0

  <p>Arsenal have done it. Premier League champions after a 22-year wait.</p><p><br></p><p>Mikel Arteta gets his flowers from Luca Dallolio who, alongside Lyes Bouzidi and Alessandro Eremiti, talk through the Gunners’ Premier League success - how they did it, the turning points, the key moments, the key men and, crucially, how Pep Guardiola leaving City offers them a golden opportunity.</p><p><br></p><p>A hungover Aston Villa may have won the match but Sunday was all about Pep and the team looking back on what can only be described as a dynasty - a...

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  Team Of The Season Special | Premier League, Serie A, La Liga | SI FC

  May 20, 202629 minS0

  <p>The team are looking at the best of the best from Premier League, La Liga and Serie A in 2025/26.</p><p><br></p><p>The Premier League has been as competitive as its been but with some phenomenal units at the top - is there space for any other club than Arsenal in the back four? Which players should break into the forward line?</p><p><br></p><p>In La Liga, Real Madrid’s stuttering season leaves room for players from around the league - Luca Dallolio, Lyes Bouzidi and Alessandro Eremiti have players from Real Betis, Mallorca an...

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  How Pep Has Raised The Standard & Why Alonso To Chelsea Makes Sense | SI FC Episode 25

  May 19, 202632 minS0

  <p>As the European season draws to a close, attention turns from the final whistle to the decisions that could define the summer.</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Luca, Lyes and Ale Eremiti dive into the managerial merry-go-round already beginning to spin across the continent. Is Pep Guardiola approaching the end of his Manchester City cycle? And when the Premier League era is judged, does anyone other than Sir Alex Ferguson come close to matching his impact?</p><p><br></p><p>There’s also the major move at Chelsea, where Xabi Alonso has been confirmed as the cl...

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  How Barcelona embarrassed Real Madrid & Why Premier League Set Pieces Need Fixing | SI FC

  May 12, 202648 minS0

  <p>Trophyless in two seasons, chaos behind the scenes and their bitter rivals beat them to win the La Liga title - this is as bad as it gets for Real Madrid. Barcelona, even without Lamine Yamal cruised past Madrid, who didn’t have Kylian Mbappe, to get the job done. Where do Madrid go from here? How can they stop the rot? For Barcelona, how do they convert domestic success into European dominance?</p><p><br></p><p>In the Premier League, set pieces, once again, were the weekend’s major talking point - Arsenal benefitted from a late-VAR deci...

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