The philosophy of football. Hosted by Nandi Tshabalala, Durag Jesus, Theo Moyo, Eleph Gula-Ndebele and João Matthews. The show that's rebellious, anti-establishment, unapologetic, uncivilised, and unashamedly partisan - the way sports reporting should be. A football show from the perspective of the guy who matters the most - the fan. Bold and primitive, it still delivers high-quality, insightful analysis; hard-hitting commentary and in-depth reviews of matches, events and scores of the week gone by. None of the presenters are experts - they're just fans who've been brought together by a tribal desire for sports banter and a shared passion for football.
The Phootball Show - It's a Wrap!
It's the last episode of The Phootball Show on CliffCentral. The guys do a wrap-up of the week's transfer news - both locally and internationally - as well as review some of the pre-season results that are slowly trickling in. They also do a recap of their favourite moments on the show in the last year and a bit. www.cliffcentral.com
7/27/2016 • 57 minutes, 49 seconds
The Phootball Show - Doping Scandals
The guys discuss their favourite topic in world sport - doping. With allegations that the Russian intelligence service, the FSB, were involved in the doping scandal, they look at what impact a ban could have on the reputation of Russian football and sport in general - considering Russia is the host nation of the 2018 World Cup in just two years. It’s also welcome back to Durag Jesus after a brief hiatus. www.cliffcentral.com
7/20/2016 • 54 minutes, 23 seconds
The Phootball Show - Champions Of Europe
The curtain has come down on what has been a very poor Euro 2016 finals. The team dissects the final itself, and the unlikely story of Portugal as champions of Europe. They also look at why the match was dubbed the African Union final - with 16 of the 22 players on the pitch having African roots. www.cliffcentral.com
7/13/2016 • 46 minutes, 54 seconds
The Phootball Show - Build-up to Euro 2016 Semi-finals
The team looks back on the matches, fairytales, surprises and upsets from Euro 2016. They also build up to the semi-finals on Wednesday and Thursday, before giving their take on who the two finalists will be. www.cliffcentral.com
7/6/2016 • 53 minutes, 57 seconds
The Phootball Show - #Euro2016 Reviews
The team continues their coverage of #Euro2016. They are joined in studio by the Ravishing Rita Rude of the East Rand, @Tshwani_3. www.cliffcentral.com
6/22/2016 • 47 minutes, 59 seconds
The Phootball Show - #Euro2016
Get a rundown of the results so far at #Euro2016. The team is joined via Skype by award-winning sports blogger @RossellaMarrai, and Richard Hall of @Gentleman_Ultra to discuss some of the off-field problems that have hogged the headlines at the tournament. www.cliffcentral.com
6/15/2016 • 55 minutes, 8 seconds
The Phootball Show - Copa America, AFCON & Transfer Rumours
The team discusses the ongoing Copa America, the results from the latest round of AFCON qualifiers and Bafana's all too predictable failure to qualify for another major tournament. They also look at the big transfer rumours doing the rounds - namely Jamie Vardy's proposed move to Arsenal - before doing a preview of #EURO2016, which kicks off in France on Friday 10 June. www.cliffcentral.com
6/8/2016 • 51 minutes, 56 seconds
The Phootball Show - UEFA Champions League Final
The team discuss Real Madrid's triumph over Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Final... plus Cristiano Ronaldo's absence in the entire game until the last kick of the penalty shootout, as well as a brief look at the big winners at this year's PSL Awards. They're joined by the returning @theomojo and guest aficionado, Anelka AKA Moe AKA Caramel Biceps. www.cliffcentral.com
6/1/2016 • 53 minutes, 25 seconds
The Phootball Show - Man United & Jose Mourinho's Appointment
Louis van Gaal's sacking at Man United and the man most certain to be his successor, Jose Mourinho, is a big topic of discussion. The guys are joined by fans of The Phootball Show - @tshwani_3 and @lie_cann for The First Annual Phootball Show end of season awards. www.cliffcentral.com
5/25/2016 • 52 minutes, 55 seconds
The Phootball Show - Major League Reviews
The team does a season review of all the major leagues around the world - the biggest winners and losers. They're joined in studio by @lie_cann @imcocomash and @basarashe to dissect what went right for the teams that won, and wrong for those that lost. www.cliffcentral.com
5/18/2016 • 52 minutes, 38 seconds
The Phootball Show - The Local PSL
The guys look back on the successes and failures of teams in the world's major leagues, as well as celebrate Mamelodi Sundowns' and Pitso Mosimane's title triumph in the local PSL. Mrs SA semi-finalist Trice Mazwi joins to chat about the little-known pageant and her work. www.cliffcentral.com
5/11/2016 • 52 minutes, 52 seconds
The Phootball Show - Leicester City's Fairytale Season
The team looks back on Leicester City's fairytale season and their deserved title triumph. They’re joined by @gentlemanUltra who provides a Serie A round-up and also shares his thoughts on Leicester City's victory. www.cliffcentral.com
5/4/2016 • 56 minutes, 6 seconds
The Phootball Show — 'To Transform or Not to Transform'
In light of Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s announcement regarding transformation in South African sports, the team debate the issue at length. Joining them for this heated debate are two of their most loyal listeners as well as sports blogger, @basarashe. www.cliffcentral.com
4/27/2016 • 54 minutes, 39 seconds
The Phootball Show - Leicester City, Kaizer Chiefs & Stadium Attendances
The team once again talks about Leicester City, they also focus on another impotent Arsenal performance and Kaizer Chiefs’ dismal season under Khompela. As if that wasn’t enough football action, listen in to get all the details on Barcelona’s implosion after El Clásico as well as stadium attendances around the globe where the traditional “big teams” in respective leagues are not involved. www.cliffcentral.com
4/20/2016 • 52 minutes, 58 seconds
The Phootball Show - Big League Climax
As all the big leagues come to their climax, The Phootball Show team trace the unlikely story of Leicester City and how they got to the summit of the English Premiership with a tenth of the budget and talent of the teams they're outshining in the Premier League race. www.cliffcentral.com
4/13/2016 • 58 minutes, 41 seconds
The Phootball Show - UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Reviews
The team reviews and previews the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal matches. On the local front they recap the Nedbank Cup matches played over the weekend, and also look at certain footballers' alleged fraudulent tax dealings that've been exposed by the Panama Papers leak. www.cliffcentral.com
4/6/2016 • 52 minutes, 27 seconds
The Phootball Show - AFCON
The team looks at international football with a particular focus on the AFCON qualifiers. They’re joined via Skype by Zimbabwean football expert (yes it's a real thing), Sportline's Barry Manandi and media personality Nicolette Mashile. www.cliffcentral.com
3/30/2016 • 54 minutes, 14 seconds
The Phootball Show - Sexism In Sports
As we approach the business end of the football season, The Phootball Show looks at the teams tipped as favourites to lift the various prizes on offer in world football. They also look at sexism in sports amid the furore surrounding the comments made by Novak Djokovic and the head of the Indian Wells tournament this past weekend. www.cliffcentral.com
3/23/2016 • 56 minutes, 14 seconds
The Phootball Show - Leicester City & Match Fixing Scandal
Incredulous. Improbable. Impossible. Audacious. Fairy tale. These are some of the phrases that have been used to describe Leicester City's season in the Premier League. The team looks at their season and how they went from being prime relegation candidates 12 months ago to champions in waiting this season. They also discuss the match fixing scandal that blew up at SAFA in the last week and the extent of match fixing allegations in the game across the continent. www.cliffcentral.com
3/16/2016 • 55 minutes, 15 seconds
The Phootball Show - Sharapova’s Confession
The team discuss Leicester City FC's fairy tale season, with nine games to go they're five points ahead of their closest rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Then, in light of Maria Sharapova’s confession, they revisit one of their favourite topics – DOPING! www.cliffcentral.com
3/9/2016 • 55 minutes, 27 seconds
The Phootball Show - Arsenal
It’s about the philosophy of football, rebellious, anti-establishment, unapologetic, uncivilised, and unashamedly partisan, the way sports reporting should be. The team puts specific emphasis on Arsenal as well as the frailty of the human condition. www.cliffcentral.com
3/2/2016 • 56 minutes, 3 seconds
The Phootball Show - FA Cup, Champions League & FIFA Elections
Looking at the FA Cup, the big Champions League clash between Arsenal and Barcelona, as well as taking final predictions for the FIFA elections ahead of the important Presidential ballot. www.cliffcentral.com
2/24/2016 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
The Phootball Show - The Return Of The Champions League
The Phootball hooligans do a review of the big clashes in the EPL between Arsenal, Leicester, Tottenham and Manchester City. They also discuss the return of the Champions League and the contenders for this year's crown, before looking at the leading candidates in the run up to the FIFA Presidential election next Friday. www.cliffcentral.com
2/17/2016 • 51 minutes, 47 seconds
The Phootball Show - FIFA Presidential Election
The team discuss Leicester and the fact that we might be referring to them as Premier League Champions soon. They also do the usual run down of our local and international results. They're joined by comedian Mpho Popps and members of the charity organisation Skungu.org who discuss the candidates for the FIFA Presidential election. www.cliffcentral.com
2/10/2016 • 55 minutes, 58 seconds
The Phootball Show - Transfer Deadline
The team debates the transfer deadline day and the most significant signing of all – Pep Guardiola. They also do their usual round up of the football results and scores from the week gone by. www.cliffcentral.com
2/3/2016 • 57 minutes, 36 seconds
The Phootball Show - Match Fixing
In the wake of the match fixing reports in both tennis and cricket, the team looks at whether this pandemic has affected football and if so, to what extent. As usual they have the full roster of local and international results, with a specific focus on Arsenal's nadir... Chelsea FC. www.cliffcentral.com
1/27/2016 • 53 minutes, 59 seconds
The Phootball Show - Premier League Results
The team looks at the results from the Premier League, La Liga, the local League and the sad and unexpected death of PSL player, Mondi Cele, who passed away in a car accident. www.cliffcentral.com
1/20/2016 • 55 minutes, 9 seconds
The Phootball Show - Managerial Positions
Looking at managerial positions i.e. Zidane, Mourinho, Pep and Benitez before discussing this year's recipient of the FIFA Ballon d'Or. The team also discusses the transfer window thus far, as well as who is on top of the pile halfway into the season in the top five leagues and right here in SA. www.cliffcentral.com
1/13/2016 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
The Phootball Show - 2015 Recap
It's a bumper edition of the show before the team takes a break. They look at the most recent Champions League matches, before asking whether or not we are in the middle of a decline in the standard of English football with Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea all likely to play in the lower rung of European football if they fail to win their matches. Also, catch the latest on the FIFA scandal with 16 new indictments of FIFA officials. www.cliffcentral.com
12/9/2015 • 50 minutes, 40 seconds
The Phootball Show - Tall A$$ Mo
The team discusses Arsenal's injury crises, the announcement of the Ballon D'or finalists and Orlando Pirates' defeat in the CAF Confed Final. They are joined by Tall A$$ Mo who hates football, but loves swimming. www.cliffcentral.com
12/2/2015 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds
The Phootball Show - Return of Club Football
The monotonous and mundane international break is over, only to return in March 2016, this means it's time to celebrate! The team also previews the return of club football, specifically the big matches in Spain and England i.e. Real Madrid vs Barcelona and Man City vs Liverpool. www.cliffcentral.com
11/18/2015 • 53 minutes, 20 seconds
The Phootball Show - Derby Reflection
The team review the Soweto Derby and Tshwane Derby that just took place. They also look at the latest FIFA developments as well as the international fixtures coming up this weekend. www.cliffcentral.com
11/11/2015 • 52 minutes, 41 seconds
The Phootball Show 04.11.15
The team discuss Mourinho's Chelsea again, the Soweto Derby and the weekend's results before previewing some Champions League games and doing a rundown of Tuesday night's Champions League results. They are joined in studio by members of Black-i-ontarget Sports, an organisation working with PSL clubs to help young professional footballers better manage their finances. www.cliffcentral.com
11/4/2015 • 46 minutes, 27 seconds
The Phootball Show 28.10.15
The Phootball team chat with underground rapper Riz Vetura and Illyamin about a range of topics. They also discuss whether or not José Mourinho is on his last tether as manager of Chelsea after their most recent loss, and finally they debate if this is the beginning of Arsenal's annual collapse after crashing out of the Carling Cup. www.cliffcentral.com
10/28/2015 • 52 minutes, 3 seconds
The Phootball Show 21.10.15
The Premier League is back after the international break and Manchester City are on fire, especially Raheem Sterling with his hat-trick. Rodgers's first game in charge of Liverpool didn't end in victory, and are Chelsea back to their winning ways? The team debate in their usual crazy way, before getting into a heated discussion about #FeesMustFall with special guest and host of The Daily Maverick Show, Kingsley Kipury. www.cliffcentral.com
10/21/2015 • 54 minutes, 15 seconds
The Phootball Show 14.10.15
The panel dissects the latest developments in the FIFA scandal, and will also be discussing Jürgen Klopp's appointment as new Liverpool FC Manager and the impact thereof. www.cliffcentral.com
10/14/2015 • 55 minutes, 29 seconds
The Phootball Show 07.10.15
The team celebrate and discuss Orlando Pirates' triumphs in the CAF Confederation Cup, before looking at Chelsea's woes, Brendan Rodgers's sacking as Liverpool manager and Arsenal's dominant win over Manchester United. They also chat to Banyana Banyana captain Janine Van Wyk regarding the Gauteng Sports Awards. www.cliffcentral.com
10/7/2015 • 55 minutes, 33 seconds
The Phootball Show 30.09.15
The team look at the Champions League, debate the bad refereeing decisions in the EPL before discussing the latest developments in the ongoing FIFA saga. www.cliffcentral.com
9/30/2015 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
The Phootball Show 23.09.15
The team talks Phootball matches, Diego Costa, Gabriel Paulista, 21 Clitorises, Syrian Refugees, Arsene Wenger's Divorce, Buring Yachts, Yusuf Abramjee, DJ Fresh and David Cam'ronalex Ferguson. They're joined in studio by Ugandan producer John Carol and Dj Mikey from Channel O's 'The Mixup'. www.cliffcentral.com
9/23/2015 • 54 minutes, 2 seconds
The Phootball Show 16.09.15
The team review the opening matches in the Champions League, Chelsea's poor form and results from leagues across the world. They are also joined by SA's YouTube sensation Moshe Ndiki and wine-fitness enthusiast Caroline Teh Reh. www.cliffcentral.com
9/16/2015 • 53 minutes, 13 seconds
The Phootball Show 09.09.15
The team review the international qualifiers from the week gone by, including Bafana Bafana's dismal performance against Mauritania. We also hear a snippet of dialogue from the Sporno. www.cliffcentral.com
9/9/2015 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds
The Phootball Show 02.09.15
Football lovers unite to talk about the game that is loved the world over. From results, to predictions and rants, if you love the game, this is the show for you. www.cliffcentral.com
9/2/2015 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
The Phootball Show 26.08.15
Join the team as they review all the latest happenings in the world’s most popular sport. Nobody is an expert, everyone is simply a lover of football and has a passion for the game. www.cliffcentral.com
8/26/2015 • 53 minutes, 16 seconds
The Phootball Show 19.08.15
The team discuss the results from all of the latest action taking place in football. They also look at Chelsea's dismal performance and Jose Mourinho's attempts at deflecting attention from his team's failures. www.cliffcentral.com
8/19/2015 • 52 minutes, 56 seconds
The Phootball Show 12.08.15
The panel discuss the first round of results from the English Premiere League and PSL. Then for the big topic of the week, the team talks about a favourite pastime of the Information Age - Jumping To Conclusions. www.cliffcentral.com
8/12/2015 • 55 minutes, 15 seconds
The Phootball Show 05.08.15
The team do a wrap up of the global football transfer news. More importantly, they welcome back their in house hipster João Matthews. www.cliffcentral.com
8/5/2015 • 52 minutes, 4 seconds
The Phootball Show 29.07.15
The team talk about the transformation, or lack thereof, in South African sport. They are joined by model and news anchor, Nzinga Qunta. www.cliffcentral.com
7/29/2015 • 54 minutes, 11 seconds
The Phootball Show 22.07.15
The team look at the flurry of international football friendlies happening across the world and also catch up on some big transfers. What does the club KONG and strip clubs have to do with football players? The team elaborates. www.cliffcentral.com
7/22/2015 • 53 minutes, 10 seconds
The Phootball Show 15.07.15
The team discuss the obscenity of football transfers in light of Raheem Sterling's imminent £49m move from Liverpool to Manchester City. They are joined in studio by avid feminist, chartered accountant and lover of strip clubs, @khanyisile who talks about the role of women in football. She also discusses a project called Eduvator, a crowdfunding initiative to address the education crisis in SA. www.cliffcentral.com
7/15/2015 • 53 minutes, 53 seconds
The Phootball Show 08.07.15
The team discuss the Copa America final as well as the women's World Cup final, before looking at the major transfers that have happened across the world since the window officially opened on the 1st of July. The big topic on the agenda is the scarcity of black managers in Europe's top leagues, despite the fact that most ex black players are qualified, but cannot get work. www.cliffcentral.com
7/8/2015 • 52 minutes, 18 seconds
The Phootball Show 01.07.15
The team discuss Zimbabwean football with Barry Manandi from Sportsline, they also explore transfers and conduct a poll like no other. www.cliffcentral.com
7/1/2015 • 51 minutes, 38 seconds
The Phootball Show - Women's World Cup 24.06.15
The team review the results from the ongoing Copa America, the recently completed U20 World Cup, the European U21 Championship and The Women's World Cup. On the lighter side of life, the team is joined by their favourite stripper who explains why she hates seeing soccer players in strip clubs. www.cliffcentral.com
6/24/2015 • 53 minutes, 27 seconds
The Phootball Show 17.06.15
Continuing on from last week's theme of 'sexism in sport'. We also look more specifically at sexual abuse in sport. Sue Ellen Sheehan, who was one of the victims of convicted rapist and former tennis star Bob Hewitt joins the conversation, as well as DJ Capital. www.cliffcentral.com
6/17/2015 • 50 minutes, 10 seconds
The Phootball Show 10.06.15
The Phootball team give us a lowdown on the Women's World Cup, the U20 World Cup, Barcelona's treble winning season and the unfolding drama that is the FIFA corruption scandal. www.cliffcentral.com
6/10/2015 • 54 minutes, 31 seconds
The Phootball Show 03.06.15
Looking at the FIFA Corruption scandal and more specifically, the allegation that South Africa's winning 2010 bid was tainted by a $10m bribe. We are joined by Dr Chris Michaels who did extensive research for his Phd on FIFA corruption as well as a representative from Nike Football Africa, Seruscka Naidoo. www.cliffcentral.com
6/3/2015 • 53 minutes, 31 seconds
The Phootball Show 27.05.15
We look at the final round of results across the European leagues. We discuss the COSAFA Cup matches. Our theme is centered on greed in football, specifically from players when it comes to contract renewals. www.cliffcentral.com
5/27/2015 • 49 minutes, 44 seconds
The Phootball Show 20.05.15
We do a roundup of the PSL Awards, discussing Juventus' surprise qualification for the UEFA Champion's League final at the expense of Real Madrid, Barcelona's La Liga triumph, Steven Gerrard's last hoorah at Anfield. We also investigate the issue of corruption in football, more specifically FIFA. We look at the allegations of corruption levelled against FIFA and the incumbent president, "Septic Bladder" in light of the Qatar 2022 world cup bid. www.cliffcentral.com
5/20/2015 • 55 minutes, 50 seconds
The Phootball Show 13.05.15
We do a review of the Champion's League fixtures. We also discuss inter alia, the shock result from the English Premier League where Arsenal lost 1-0 to Swansea City. Key to the discussion is the role of technology in football. Then we tell you who KickOff Magazine has named as their Top 8 South African Footballers. www.cliffcentral.com
5/13/2015 • 51 minutes, 8 seconds
The Phootball Show 06.05.15
We discuss Chelsea's latest title triumph on Jose Mourinho's second coming. We have a run down of all the football results from around the world. We have a brief chat on the result of the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight. We are joined by South African football agent extraordinaire, Tim Sukazi, who represents some of the biggest names in the PSL and abroad. Tim gives us insight into the murky world of football transfers which some have described as "legalised human trafficking." www.cliffcentral.com
5/6/2015 • 51 minutes, 12 seconds
The Phootball Show 29.04.15
The age old debate of attractive football versus boring football. We discuss the merits of both approaches to the beautiful game and weigh up the cons as well. We are joined by Business Day columnist and Man Utd fanatic Bekezela Wako Phakathi on the line from Cape Town. www.cliffcentral.com
4/29/2015 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
The Phootball Show 22.04.15
On this edition we focus on 'Women in Football'. The team are joined by Rosalind Duignan-Pearson, a scholar in African Studies who is also a semi-professional female footballer. We also recap the football results from the weekend as well as Louis Van Gaal's bizarre post match press interview following Man Utd's defeat to Chelsea. www.cliffcentral.com
4/22/2015 • 55 minutes, 28 seconds
The Phootball Show 15.04.15
The Phootball team debate the Manchester derby, discuss the results from the EPL, la Liga, the refereeing decisions in the local PSL and Itumeleng Khune's Twitter rant. www.cliffcentral.com
4/15/2015 • 53 minutes, 14 seconds
The Phootball Show 08.04.15
Discussing the football results in the major leagues around the world and their impact on the respective championships. The team is joined in the studio by a local rapper, BLackLez, to discuss the consistent and yet predictable failure of South African clubs in African continental club competitions. www.cliffcentral.com
4/8/2015 • 52 minutes, 22 seconds
The Phootball Show 01.04.15
A show about football, nutmegs, nudes, and Steven Gerrard's 60 seconds, this week the team is joined by rapper AKA as they give us their two cents worth about the week's sports results and upcoming fixtures. www.cliffcentral.com
4/1/2015 • 50 minutes, 37 seconds
The Phootball Show 25.03.15
The first Phootball Show on CliffCentral.com... Nandi Tshabalala is joined by her expert panel of sports enthusiasts, consisting of Eleph K. Gula-Ndebele, Theo Moyo, Joao Matthews and Joseph M, who discuss their feelings on everything from Sepp Blatter to Lionel Messi - as well as doping in sports. www.cliffcentral.com
