The Final Countdown - A football podcast
Reliving the magic and nostalgia of the best Cup finals in football history. Simultaneously niche and passionate - this is the only football podcast that is as comfortable talking about Top of the Pops as it is about Thierry Henry!
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The Dominance of United - The 2000-01 Premier League Title Race (opens the original)
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Manchester United had won the Treble. They’d followed it by winning the league by 18 points. Surely they couldn’t get even better? They could. In this episode of The Games That Decided the Season , we return to 2000/01 , as Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United chase a third successive Premier League title — and proceed to blow away almost everyone who tries to stop them. Arsenal remain their closest established rivals, while Liverpool and a hugely exciting Leeds side continue to develop. But by
A New Century, Same Rivalry - The 1999-2000 Premier League Title Race (opens the original)
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The Treble winners returned. Arsenal came again. And a fearless young Leeds side announced themselves as the Premier League’s next great challengers. In this episode of The Games That Decided the Season , we return to 1999/2000 — a campaign that ultimately became one of the most dominant title victories in Premier League history. David O’Leary’s exciting young Leeds United emerge as genuine contenders, while Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal look to reclaim the crown. But standing above them both is a Man
How the Treble was won - The 1998-99 Premier League Title Race (opens the original)
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The Treble. The comeback in Barcelona. Giggs against Arsenal. But before all of that, there was a Premier League title race that went right down to the final day. In this episode of The Games That Decided the Season , we return to 1998/99 , as Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal attempt to defend their title against a Manchester United side about to embark on the greatest season in their history. United and Arsenal trade blows throughout the campaign, with barely anything separating them as the season reach
The Beginning of the Greatest Rivalry - Arsenal v Man Utd - 1997-98 Premier League (opens the original)
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A new manager. A new philosophy. And the beginning of the greatest rivalry the Premier League has ever seen. The 1997/98 season was the year Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal went head-to-head with Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United — and English football would never quite be the same again. In this episode of The Games That Decided the Season , we revisit a title race that appeared to be United’s to lose. The champions had opened up a commanding lead and, with Arsenal seemingly out of contention, another
Keegan Walks and Fergie Struts - The 1996-97 Premier League Title race (opens the original)
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The Entertainers are back. Manchester United are champions. And somehow, Liverpool and Newcastle are about to do it all over again. The 1996/97 Premier League season began with Newcastle desperate to finish the job after the heartbreak of the previous year. But halfway through the campaign, Kevin Keegan suddenly walked away — leaving behind a title challenge and one of the great mysteries of the Premier League era. In this episode of The Games That Decided the Season , we ask where the title was
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