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Football Weekly: Brilliant Berbatov hat-trick sinks Liverpool

On the latest Football Weekly, James Richardson and the pod squad drool over Dimitar Berbatov’s sumptuous hat-trick as Manchester United beat Liverpool 3-2 at the weekend. Gregg Roughley wipes away the tears to tell us what’s going so wrong at Anfield under Roy Hodgson.

Elsewhere, we analyse the rest of the action from the Premier League, including Arsenal’s last-minute surrender to Sunderland; the unknown (in Alan Shearer’s case) Hatem Ben Arfa’s thunderbolt for Newcastle United; and Sam Allardyce’s come-and-get-me plea to Real Madrid.

Paul MacInnes rounds up an eventful weekend in the Championship, including a 6-1 away win for Watford at Millwall, while Raf Honigstein tells us about Steve McClaren’s first win in the Bundesliga, and Sid Lowe brings us the latest on Lionel Messi’s injured ankle after a bruising weekend in La Liga.

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Football Weekly podcast: Beckham’s World Cup over

It’s a sad day in podland, and not just because Phil Brown has been relieved of his duties at Hull City.

On your brand new Football Weekly, we sing an ode to David Beckham, whose World Cup dream is over in the wake of a potentially career-ending achilles injury (although that cut under his eye looks fairly nasty too). James Richardson and a dangerously sleep-deprived Rob Smyth shed a tear.

Before we get to that, proper journalist Owen Gibson looks ahead to Chelsea’s Champions League clash with Internazionale. Plus, there’s all the usual gubbins about the Premier League title race – could it all come down to goal difference? – and the fight for fourth place. Can Tottenham Hotspur really hang on in the face of the crumbling challenge from Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Manchester City?

Finally, Sid Lowe tells us about a weekend of hat-tricks and theatrics in La Liga, and Rafa Honigstein rounds up all the action from the Bundesliga.

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Football Weekly podcast: Terry strong arms Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals

The pod squad is suited and booted for your brand new Football Weekly.

We start with the FA Cup, where Harry Redknapp could be set for another encounter with Portsmouth, and Aston Villa came from behind against Reading to set up a semi-final with Chelsea – for whom John Terry was the perfect gentleman in his victory celebration and post-match interview. Barry Glendenning gives his thoughts.

James Richardson looks ahead to Milan’s trip to Manchester United in the Champions League, and Sean Ingle remembers that Liverpool are still involved in Europe (and Fulham and Juventus too, for that matter).

Sid Lowe tells us about a dramatic weekend in Spain, where Real Madrid went ahead of Barcelona in La Liga for the first time in three months.

Finally, John Ashdown regales us with tales from the Championship, where it is Newcastle United’s title to lose. That said, stranger things have happened, especially to the Magpies. Good job they’ve got Spiderman playing on the wing.

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