Libero (@liberopodcast.com)

Libero

@liberopodcast.com

A podcast about football, the least important of the most important things, featuring John Brewin, Miguel Delaney, James Horncastle, Tariq Panja, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Rory Smith and Jonathan Wilson.

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Libero

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New Libero Can Manchester United be fixed? @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/6fb536

pod.foLibero: 170 | Michael Carrick And His Inevitable End At Manchester UnitedThe death spiral has begun for Michael Carrick at Manchester United. It now looks inevitable that he will become the latest poor soul sacrificed at the altar of a huge football club that looks inca...

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New Libero In defence of the 3pm blackout @rorysmith.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/6e79d9

pod.foLibero: 169 | In Defence Of The 3pm BlackoutThe Saturday 3pm blackout is one of the most distinctive aspects of English football. The games in that timeslot are televised around the world, but not in this country, the result of a rule that h...

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New Libero Why Mbappe shouldn't win the Ballon d'Or @rorysmith.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @jameshorncastle.bsky.social pod.fo/e/6d63ec

pod.foLibero: 168 | Why Kylian Mbappe Shouldn't Win The Ballon D'OrThe Ballon d’Or, the award Jonathan Wilson despises most. Our voteless trio discuss the merits of a shortlist that includes Rory Smith favourite Julian Quinones and ponders why the race is so ope...

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Libero is going live again! This time we're doing two of the most important of the least important live shows, Leeds (18th November) and London (20th November). Tickets are on sale now! Leeds ticket link: tickettailor.com/events/insti... London ticket link: tickettailor.com/events/insti...

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New Libero Does the Premier League need Brighton and Brentford to succeed? @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/6c076f

pod.foLibero: 167 | Why Does The Premier League Need Brighton And Brentford?The Premier League's two smartest, most upwardly-mobile teams, Brighton and Brentford, are currently third and fourth in the table. Is it too soon to talk about Champions League football? What do w...

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New Libero Manchester City: what now? @jonawils.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social pod.fo/e/6b0174

pod.foLibero: 166 | PSG Have Become The Establishment. Man City Went A Different WayPSG are a superclub backed by an oil state who have come to dominate European football. Not dissimilar then to Manchester City. Yet, ahead of their Champions League meeting this week, one club is f...

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New Libero Liverpool v Manchester City: tactical preview @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/69e091

pod.foLibero: 165 | Liverpool v Man City: It Means Everything And Potentially Completely NothingManchester City travel to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday in a game that marks the first appearance of the boys in sky blue since the Premier League verdict dropped and opened the public's eyes...

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New Libero What does the City case tell us about the Premier League? pod.fo/e/68b57e @jameshorncastle.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social

pod.foLibero: 164 | What The Manchester City Case Means For The Premier LeagueWith Manchester City having been found guilty of systematically cheating their way to Premier League domination, what are the broader implications for competition itself? How robust will one of Eng...

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9 June

New Libero Why are there so many top managers at the World Cup? @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/42bad0

pod.foLibero: World Cup 002 | Are Ancelotti And Tuchel The Exception Or The Rule?The 2026 World Cup has a class of elite coaching talent unlike any other tournament in history. Thomas Tuchel, Carlo Ancelotti and Mauricio Pochettino will all be calling the shots for nations they...

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1 June

New Libero PSG win the Champions League, what next for Arsenal @migueldelaney.bsky.social @rorysmith.bsky.social in Budapest @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social at home pod.fo/e/4249d8

pod.foLibero: 127 | Arsenal Got Close, But How Do They Catch PSG?Arsenal lost the Champions League final on Saturday night but it has still been an undeniably brilliant season and deserved to parade the Premier League trophy around north London in front of hundr...

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29 May

New Libero Is Arsenal v PSG the future of football? @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social pod.fo/e/421e82

pod.foLibero: 126 | Is PSG v Arsenal The Future Of Football?The Champions League final between PSG and Arsenal has a rare quality in this fixture: it pits clearly the two best teams in Europe against each other. Both clubs have had brilliant seasons, each w...

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22 May

New Libero Pep out @rorysmith.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/41c247

pod.foLibero: 124 | Manchester City, Pep Guardiola And Football’s Greatest ExperimentPep Guardiola is leaving Manchester City. It’s an exit that brings to an end one of the most unique experiments in football history, and one that is unlikely to be repeated again. Jack Pitt-Brook...

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15 May

New Libero What do we want from the FA Cup final? @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/416499

pod.foLibero: 122 | The FA Cup Final Should Mean More Than ThisICMP has kindly released an extra few tickets for our live show on 22nd May, so we can squeeze a few more of you in. Plans are coming together and it should be a fun night there will also be copies...

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12 May

New Libero Should Michael Carrick get the job? @rorysmith.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/41355a

pod.foLibero: 121 | Is Michael Carrick Manchester United's Best Option?We have a handful of tickets remaining for our live show on 22nd May, there will also be copies of the various books of the Liberi on sale and they may even sign them for you. Doors 7pm at The Venu...

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8 May

New Libero Arsenal v PSG, the two best teams in Europe? @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/410abe

pod.foLibero: 120 | Arsenal v PSG... A Meeting Of Europe's Best?We are doing our first live show. It's on 22nd May, doors 7pm at The Venue on the ICMP Queens Park Campus in west London (home of the Long Play Sessions). There will also be copies of the various b...

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5 May

New Libero The cult of the manager @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40dd66

pod.foLibero: 119 | The Cult Of The ManagerJoin ⁠SC Libero⁠, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: ⁠liberopodcast.com⁠.—From Matt Busby to Liam Rosenior, even harking back from the Wilsonian era of the l...

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4 May

First things first, thank you. When we launched SC Libero, we were no expecting this level of response, it has genuinely blown us away. We are moving on from our pay-what-you-want offer as we roll out our new SC Libero benefits. Full details on liberopodcast.com/sclibero

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4 May

For existing members, you will get an email to this effect shortly, but any annual subscribers are now Special Ones and nothing will change for you until 12 months on from their original sign-up date

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4 May

For monthly members, then your current price is locked in until after the World Cup final, when you will be moved on to the £6 per month Einsteins plan, you can also choose to join any other plan at that point. Any changes will be communicated to you via email in advance

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1 May

New Libero What next for Saudi investment in football? @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social @rorysmith.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40b450

pod.foLibero: 118 | Saudi Arabia: Football's House Of CardsJoin SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs: liberopodcast.com.—Amid a shifting landscape of Saudi Arabian sports investments, where does football sit in the PIF's ...

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29 Apr

Libero is going live for the first time, with the most important of the least important shows you will see this summer. Join us at The Venue on the ICMP Queens Park campus (home of the @kingsofliam.bsky.social) on Friday 22nd May from 7pm. Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...

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28 Apr

New Libero Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @jameshorncastle.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40837d

pod.foLibero: 117 | Diego Simeone And Atletico Madrid, The Club Moulded In His ImageJoin SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs: liberopodcast.com.—Ahead of Atletico Madrid's Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, we take a look at one of Eur...

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24 Apr

New Libero Chelsea: what now? @migueldelaney.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/40596d

pod.foLibero: 116 | Liam Rosenior, Chelsea And A Crisis Of Their Own MakingJoin SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.---Liam Rosenior is no longer the Chelsea manager, to nobody’s surprise and to many people’s r...

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21 Apr

New Libero Have Arsenal handed Manchester City the title? @rorysmith.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/402e81

pod.foLibero: 115 | Was Manchester City's Win Against Arsenal Really A Title-Decider?Join SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.—Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Arsenal on Sunday was a rare thing: a Premier League game that...

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17 Apr

New Libero Arne Slot: what next? @rorysmith.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/400334

pod.foLibero: Libero 114 | Arne Slot, Liverpool Manager: The Case For And AgainstJoin SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, now: liberopodcast.com.—Liverpool’s exit from the Champions League means they will finish the season trophyless, and ...

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14 Apr

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14 Apr

New Libero Are Arsenal bottling the league? @rorysmith.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social @jameshorncastle.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3fd90c

pod.foLibero: Libero 113 | Why Does No One Want Arsenal To Win It?So it all comes down to this. Maybe. After Arsenal lost at home to Bournemouth and Manchester City swatted aside Chelsea, the Premier League has a genuine title decider: Mikel Arteta’s stumbling ...

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10 Apr

New Libero How to not get relegated. @brewin.bsky.social @jonawils.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3fad6f

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9 Apr

We now have our own Discord. You can join it here: discord.gg/sHmyrwRDdx

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3 Apr

New Libero Will Infantino and Trump break the World Cup? @brewin.bsky.social @migueldelaney.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3ecb3b

pod.foLibero: Libero 110 | Will Infantino And Trump Break The World Cup?SC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, is now live! Get on the bandwagon early, before broadsheet journalists start describing us as doing 'interesting things' at li...

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30 Mar

New Libero Can England win the World Cup? @jonawils.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3cda37

pod.foLibero: Libero 109 | Can England Win The World Cup?We are still in the soft launch phase of ⁠SC Libero⁠, but getting on the bandwagon early will give you the chance to lock-in a pay-what-you-want price for an annual subscription until we figure...

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27 Mar

New Libero Do national teams all play the same way now? @jonawils.bsky.social @rorysmith.bsky.social @jameshorncastle.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3c3820

pod.foLibero: Libero 108 | Do National Teams All The Play The Same Way Now?Join SC Libero! Our members’ only offering is now live, in a soft way. We're starting you off with ad-free episodes, but a host of other benefits are in what we call 'the pipeline'. Sign up now a...

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24 Mar

New Libero The Chelsea scandal @migueldelaney.bsky.social @tariqpanja.bsky.social @brewin.bsky.social pod.fo/e/3bc229

pod.foLibero: Libero 107 | Chelsea, The Oligarch And One Of Football's Biggest ScandalsSC Libero, the most important of the least important membership clubs, is now live! Get on the bandwagon early, before broadsheet journalists start describing us as doing 'interesting things' at l...

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20 Mar

Not everyone was happy with our SC Libero soft launch offer... Annoy @jonawils.bsky.social by signing up to the club on a pay-what-you-want rate here 👉 liberopodcast.com/sclibero