It's the first Friday show of 2023 and listeners it's a bumper one!

We start off by giving Odegaard his flowers and does he have a shout at POTS? And we discuss players who are doing it for the love of the game in both Italy and Spain.

We then round up ALL of the cup action from both the EFL Cup and the Coppa Italia, with shocks in both has it been a good week for both competitions? How much does it mean to the teams left in it? From ten-man Torino stunning the Rossoneri to the Saints slicing open City there is LOTS to discuss and who do we want to win it?

Then we preview this weekend's action starting in Serie A in Naples for the top of the table clash, is Napoli's record against Juve better than we thought and where will the key battles on the pitch be won and lost? Then we take a look across the rest of the weekend, Ruairi has a bold prediction, will Roma Fiorentina be a banger? Where has the Polish contingency been expanded? Serie A is really hotting up!

Next it's Premier League time with some HUGE games, starting with the Manchester Derby, can Manchester United end their rotten form against the noisy neighbours or will City get back to winning ways? Is it in fact possible for both teams to lose? Elsewhere we have De Zerbi taking on Liverpool again, are Brighton favourites? A basement battle between Everton and Southampton, is Frank Lampard about to do what no man has done before? Then we have to talk North London Derby, Spurs are hitting form at the right time, but have Harry and Antonio made a grubby deal that could upset things? This derby never disappoints.

Finally we have a quick transfer round-up, should Ruairi be the DOF at Barcelona as the rumours start to verge on the ridiculous, have Manchester United made some good business in bringing Wout in and how has Joao Felix started life at The Bridge?

We hope you enjoy the show people! And as always follow us on Twitter @ItalianAngloPod Insta @AngloItalianPod TikTok, YouTube, we are everywhere!

RUNNING ORDER:

00:08 – Intro – Martin Odegaard, For the love of the game

11:09 – Cup action – The Drinks Cup & Coppa Italia action

47:23 – Serie A & Premier League Previews

01:23:59 – Transfer Round-Up & Outro