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Football Cliches

Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger
Premier League
Football
World Cup
FA Cup
Football Commentary
Arsenal
Football Clichés
Manchester United
Football Cliches
Champions League
Manchester City
VAR
Sean Dyche
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
Carabao Cup
Football Trivia
Club World Cup
Cricket
Football Culture

Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare & David Walker. Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN

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Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: how referee match audio will pump up the football news machine in 2026/27, Chelsea's youth teams being renamed in an ominously "game's gone" fashio... more

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: some textbook Community Shield takeaways, whether Arsenal are the most “Millennium Stadium” Premier League club, how far off Declan Rice is from be... more

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Goalkeeping mistakes that rhyme with the player who pounces on them, a classic goal-commentating phrase gets some overdue analysis, David Seaman ke... more

Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: whether Charlie's third child in six years counts as a "quickfire hat-trick", weekend Carabao Cup ties as the domestic curtain-raiser, a manager re... more

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Recent Guests

Gabriel Clarke
Interviewer on the World Cup adjudication panel
ITV (interviewer/host on the segment)
Episode: A little bit all at sea, gyroscope magnitudes & Joe Cole on the pyramids
Paul Robinson
Football commentator and pundit featured in the episode
BBC/Five Live (as referenced in the show)
Episode: The Aguirre noise, lungbusting thresholds & the Penalty Miss XI
Nick Miller
Football journalist, guest co-host
BBC/Football Daily (as referenced in episode)
Episode: A correct year for every last-32 game, Trumpian co-comms & breakfast with Sean Dyche
Tom Midler
Co-creator and football commentator
The Sweeper
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper - The Rematch
Lee Wingate
Co-creator and football commentator
The Sweeper
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIV: Cliches vs The Sweeper - The Rematch
Tom Hiddleston
Actor and public figure featured on Beckham & Friends segment
Episode: The 9.75 role, Tom Hiddleston's Champions League mindset & the Faroese Andy Gray
Steve Sidwell
Former professional footballer and pundit
Former footballer, commentator
Episode: Great adverts for the pyramid, technicians of the sphere & Qatar to Coventry in 3 minutes
Joe Cole
Former footballer featured in a clip show on TNT
TNT
Episode: Lee Dixon on toast, “advantage City” & a commentator's Copacabana complex
Bobby Fagiehi
Career We Go member, quiz contestant
Career We Go
Episode: The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go

Hosts

Adam Hurrey
Host of Football Cliches, with long-running involvement and multiple appearances across episodes
Charlie Eccleshare
Co-host on Football Cliches with ongoing involvement across episodes
David Walker
Co-host on Football Cliches, regular contributor

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 2.5k ratings
  • Listen, fair play

    Best footie podcast ever, if it was called futbol clichevio it’d be worth millions

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    obviousparsnip
    United Kingdom24 days ago
  • Brilliant pod

    My week wouldn’t be complete without football cliches! Witty, funny and genuinely charming podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    joey is coolio
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Best football pod out there

    Enough said!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    _SammySmith
    United Kingdom4 months ago
  • Taggart

    Great podcast. Surely the reason a murder is a Taggart is because Taggarts famous catchphrase

    was … “there’s been a murder” in an impossibly strong Glaswegian accent?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mike Wildeman
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • The best football podcast going.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Burningbeard696
    5 months ago

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Fans praise the show's wit and language-focused takes on football culture.
Listeners enjoy the banter and nerdy trivia that feel both insightful and entertaining.
Overall, the show is seen as a top-tier, globally appealing football podcast.
Some episodes are critiqued for repetitive formats or advertising reads interrupting flow.

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The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question five: What do Aston Villa at Stoke's 11-12 era goals, the Gardner goal, and the Benteke era share in memory?
Listeners recalled a specific significant goal and its unique context during the Villa period around the Acorn sponsorship era, with Gardner specifically identified in the transcript as the goal in the 11-12 season.
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question four: Name five foreign Premier League players with the first name Dennis (spelled with one or two Ns).
Examples discussed included Dennis Bergkamp, Dennis Suarez, Dennis Undav, Dennis Zachariah, Dennis Romedale, Dennis Prate, Dennis Zerbeni, Dennis Stracolasi, Dennis O'Doy, with several not being valid due to constraints; the round produced multiple near-correct attempts, with Bergkamp, Erwin Suarez, Zachariah, Romedale among the named ones.
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question three: Former Everton striker Joe-Max Moore scored the first ever goal to be scored in which specific circumstances at the Nou Camp?
The question ultimately referred to an Olympic-era context; the accurate line in the transcript indicates the goal-related context being Olympic (1992).
The Football Cliches Quiz XXIII: Cliches vs Career We Go
Q: Question one in round one: Which pitch marking was first experimented with in the 1981 Charity Shield?
The 10-yard marker from the corner flag (the quadrant) was not the correct answer; the correct answer was the 10-yard mark from the corner flag.
Co-commentary cues, flopping full-backs & the "one of our own" threshold, with Lucy Ward
Q: Lucy, what fascinated you most about youth development and debut stories?
The emotional energy and the collective pride around a debut, and how everyone from canteen staff to drivers feels connected to a kid stepping onto the pitch.

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What is Football Cliches about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A witty deep-dive into football's unique lexicon, looking at the words, phrases, and habits that shape how fans, pundits, and broadcasters talk about the game. Episodes mix sharp linguistic analysis with playful banter, banter-filled banter, and quiz-style segments, weaving in cultural references, memorable broadcast lines, and behind-the-scenes commentary on media coverage and football culture. Noteworthy is the recurring focus on language as a lens for understanding football narratives, plus frequent sponsor reads that blend organically with the conversation. The format tends to reward fans who relish pedantry, humor, and a nerdy love for the game's storytelling, while also offering accessible entry points for newcomers who enjoy dialogue... more

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Football Cliches launched 3 years ago and published 298 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.

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Recent guests on Football Cliches include:

1. Gabriel Clarke
2. Paul Robinson
3. Nick Miller
4. Tom Midler
5. Lee Wingate
6. Tom Hiddleston
7. Steve Sidwell
8. Joe Cole

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