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The regular Full 90 crew returns for a condensed Tuesday episode. A "Two-thirds 90", if you will. In the Australian half, a buoyant Josh & Lachie cast an eye back over yet another awesome weekend of Australian football action at professional & semi-pro level, with a particular focus on the 4-3 thriller between Western United and Melbourne Victory on Saturday. The duo also discussed the reports that new Australian streaming service Sportsflick have outbid Optus for the Champions League broadcast rights, considering the potential ramifications that a new player entering the Australian streaming landscape could have for the A-League’s broadcast future. Over in Europe, Barcelona have been caught in yet another controversy (if you can believe that), as former president Josep Bartomeu was arrested by Spanish authorities for his involvement in the ‘Barcagate’ scandal. There was only one man we could call to dissect Barca’s latest backroom blowup, The World Game’s Nick Stoll.

The NPL Victoria Men’s season is underway and The Avenger Radio crew are back to review all the latest developments over the last week of the club. The week was headlined by a stunning come from behind win by the Senior Men’s side over Oakleigh at Avenger Park on Saturday. To analyse the stunning victory, Josh & Bransen were joined by assistant coach Jeff Fleming. The team also took another look at the Junior side of the club, chatting to U16 Girls players Imogen & Abbey.

Avondale Senior Assistant Coach and Miniroos TD Jeff Fleming joins Bransen and Josh to review Saturday's dramatic 2-1 win over Oakleigh at Avenger Park. He also details his role within the junior setup, and the priorities of the Avondale Miniroos programme. And finally, Jeff helps preview Saturday's upcoming away trip to Altona Magic, who've overhauled their squad in the offseason.

Avondale U16 Girls' players Abbey & Imogen joined the Avenger Radio team to discuss their time with the junior side and their experience being coached by Senior Men's players Brandon Lundy & Stefan Valentini!

Josh Parish and Lachie Flannigan talk to Barcelona expert - Nick Stoll - to discuss the clubs most recent high profile scandal!

Ed & Athos chat to Western United star Iker Guarrotxena about his new life in Australia, his knowledge of the A-League before arriving, his time at Athletic Club de Bilbao and in Greece with Volos, and his search for the perfect coffee shop in Melbourne's West! Plus, there's the Melbourne Derby vs The Battle of the Bridge, Aston Villa's fantasy ban, Malaga Watch, and the "fake" A-League table.

Ed & Athos chat to Western United star Iker Guarrotxena about his new life in Australia, his knowledge of the A-League before arriving, his time at Athletic Club de Bilbao and in Greece with Volos, and his search for the perfect coffee shop in Melbourne's West!

Zovak and Josh cross live to Knights Stadium to catch up with club vice captain Nikola Jurkovic!

The NPL is back with a bang! Zovak and Josh recap a dramatic, hard-fought 1-0 away win over Port Melbourne with 10 men. What a way to start the season! Plus, they cross live to Knights Stadium to catch up with club vice captain Nikola Jurkovic, and look ahead to Friday night's home game against Dandenong Thunder.

NPL NSW commentator Adam Santarossa gives a full recap of the opening round of the season. While it was a joyous return for Champions Sydney United 58, there have been big questions thrown Wollongong's way after a 4-0 defeat to Rockdale.

Another fun Monday awaits with Ed & Athos after one of the most exhilarating weekend's of football in Australia. NPL competitions right around Australia launched for 2021, while the A-League was cranked up to 12 with goals flying in and at a rapid pace. NPL NSW commentator Adam Santarossa joins the program to review Round 1 and take a deeper dive into the season ahead.

Nick D'Urbano is joined by Breakfast On FNR debutant Thomas Flewker-Barker for Friday morning's edition of the show. The boys provide live Europa League updates and look ahead to this weekend's fixtures in Australia and England.

In this episode, we speak to Wellington Phoenix midfielder and New Zealand international Matt Ridenton. We speak everything from being temporarily based in Wollongong with the Phoenix all the way to growing up in Auckland, plus following in his father's footsteps and representing New Zealand internationally.

Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns, and Michael Redmond look nine months into the future to predict which stars will shine brightest in the 2021 season. Going through both K League 1 and 2, the three give their predictions for Newcomer of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Golden Glove, Defender of the Year, Attacker of the Year, Manager of the Year, and MVP. To well and truly put their money where their mouth is, the three then predict the final table for both divisions and name their pick to take home silverware. All that and more in this edition of the K League United Podcast!

We've done it! With this episode, we've now previewed all 20 J1 clubs before the season kicks off on Friday night. Jonny Nicol guests for a look ahead at how Gamba Osaka, Nagoya, Cerezo Osaka, Kobe and Hiroshima might get on in 2021. We begin with a look back at Saturday's Super Cup, which saw Kawasaki add another trophy to their burgeoning collection (to 12:20), then Gamba are the first club we preview (to 31:50), followed by Nagoya (to 53:40) - how will the ACL affect them both? In Part 2 Cerezo are up first (to 1:09:30), then perennial disappointments Kobe (to 1:26:35), before we wrap up with Hiroshima (to 1:36:30). Finally, we run through some teams who might surprise - for good or bad reasons - in the new season, and some players to watch.