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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: Libero 059: Whatโ€™s Wrong With Liverpool? Saturday brought Liverpoolโ€™s third defeat in a week, following reverses at Crystal Palace and the cauldron of RAMS Park, home to Galatasaray. If you were a football doctor and were looking to dia...

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Whatโ€™s eating Liverpool?

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07.10.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 058: Is Football Too Online? Dressing rooms sharing posts about refereeing decisions, managers complaining about their nicknames on X and social media troll campaigns, football is very online these days. Is this just another c...

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Is football too online?

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03.10.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 057: All or Nothing... Do We Need More Football Documentaries? No progressive football clubโ€™s project is complete without an authorised streaming documentary series. Theyโ€™ve become a significant contribution to footballโ€™s reinvention as a content provide...

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Are football documentaries replacing football?

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30.09.2025 08:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 056: The Premier League's Triangle Of Sadness What does Aston Villaโ€™s sudden fall from grace say about the wisdom of basing a football club around one man in Unai Emery? Rory Smith, James Horncastle and John Brewin consider a club dogged by ...

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The Premier Leagueโ€™s Triangle of Sadness.

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26.09.2025 08:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Libero: Libero 055: Arsenal, Tottenham, Succession And Serious People Two of the biggest Premier League stories in September came away from the pitch, and specifically in the boardrooms of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. First was the sacking of Daniel Levy, Tottenham...

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The sackings of Daniel Levy and Tim Lewis.

Why Spurs and Arsenal had their โ€˜Successionโ€™ moments this month, and what it tells us about ownership in 2025.

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23.09.2025 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 055: Arsenal, Tottenham, Succession And Serious People Two of the biggest Premier League stories in September came away from the pitch, and specifically in the boardrooms of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. First was the sacking of Daniel Levy, Tottenham...

New Libero

The sackings of Daniel Levy and Tim Lewis.

Why Spurs and Arsenal had their โ€˜Successionโ€™ moments this month, and what it tells us about ownership in 2025.

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@migueldelaney.bsky.social
@tariqpanja.bsky.social

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23.09.2025 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 054: 'Ballon d'Or!' Rio screams, 13 times Ruud Gullit has been booked. iShowSpeed is getting his tuxedo ready. Kaka will be around, probably. Thatโ€™s right: itโ€™s Ballon dโ€™Or time, and on todayโ€™s Libero, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney a...

On @liberopodcast.bsky.social, me, @brewin.bsky.social and @rorysmith.bsky.social discuss the Ballon d'Or and its meaning in modern football, what it says, how it's affected clubs and players - what should it be?

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19.09.2025 07:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 054: 'Ballon d'Or!' Rio screams, 13 times Ruud Gullit has been booked. iShowSpeed is getting his tuxedo ready. Kaka will be around, probably. Thatโ€™s right: itโ€™s Ballon dโ€™Or time, and on todayโ€™s Libero, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney a...

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Ballon dโ€™Or! Ballon dโ€™Or! Ballon dโ€™Or!

Why has the award got so big? And what does it tell us about the modern game?

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@brewin.bsky.social

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19.09.2025 08:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mourinhoโ€™s untouchable historic legacy. @jameshorncastle.bsky.social explains

18.09.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 040: Is Jose Mourinho More Like Liam Gallagher Or Lenin? On todayโ€™s podcast, James Horncastle, Jonathan Wilson and Jack Pitt-Brooke turn their attention to next weekโ€™s Champions League qualifiers, and particularly Jose Mourinho, who will take his Fen...

Jose Mourinho about to take over at Benfica. Our episode on a genuinely world-historical manager:

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18.09.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Will we see a new Antonio Conte in Napoliโ€™s Champions League campaign, which starts at Manchester City tonight?

@jameshorncastle.bsky.social on a surprising evolution.

Libero 053 out now

18.09.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 053: The Things That Matter As The Champions League Returns The Champions League is back. Or more specifically, the league phase, which starts with matchday one spread over the course of this week.On todayโ€™s episode, Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle and...

Libero 053 here: pod.fo/e/32b5f5

18.09.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Champions League league phase is underway and Matchday 1 concludes tonight. But does is the new format conducive to more exciting games? @jonawils.bsky.social explains:

18.09.2025 12:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Libero: Libero 053: The Things That Matter As The Champions League Returns The Champions League is back. Or more specifically, the league phase, which starts with matchday one spread over the course of this week.On todayโ€™s episode, Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle and...

The Champions League is back tonight! On today's @liberopodcast.bsky.social we talked about this season's competition, the second year of the new format and whether it has been undercut by the Club World Cup. With @jonawils.bsky.social and @jameshorncastle.bsky.social

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16.09.2025 06:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 053: The Things That Matter As The Champions League Returns The Champions League is back. Or more specifically, the league phase, which starts with matchday one spread over the course of this week.On todayโ€™s episode, Jack Pitt-Brooke, James Horncastle and...

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Welcome back to the Champions League! Can anyone challenge PSG this year?

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16.09.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 048: Ruben Amorim And The Philosopherโ€™s Clones Ruben Amorimโ€™s Manchester United tenure reached a new low on Wednesday night as they were knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby Town. Critics say he is too wedded to his 3-4-3 system, but has ...

Good episode of @liberopodcast.bsky.social relevant to both Ruben Amorim and Russell Martin

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14.09.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 048: Ruben Amorim And The Philosopherโ€™s Clones Ruben Amorimโ€™s Manchester United tenure reached a new low on Wednesday night as they were knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby Town. Critics say he is too wedded to his 3-4-3 system, but has ...

This was on Libero 048 which you can find here

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14.09.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another bad day for Ruben Amorim and his system. @jonawils.bsky.social explained the problem here.

14.09.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Libero: Libero 052: Does The Manchester Derby Still Matter? Sunday sees the first Meeting of Manchester United and Manchester City of the season at the Etihad. On todayโ€™s Libero, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and John Brewin look at the fixture and ask...

Looking at the Manchester derby on todayโ€™s @liberopodcast.bsky.social

Obligatory discussion of the 2011 FA Cup semi, why Mancini v Ferguson was better than Pep v Jose, and first ever Libero mentions for Paul Moulden and Steve Redmond (courtesy of @brewin.bsky.social )

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12.09.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Libero: Libero 052: Does The Manchester Derby Still Matter? Sunday sees the first Meeting of Manchester United and Manchester City of the season at the Etihad. On todayโ€™s Libero, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and John Brewin look at the fixture and ask...

On the latest @liberopodcast.bsky.social, me, @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social and @brewin.bsky.social discuss the Manchester derby and its modern evolution, as well as numerous sliding doors moments and traded places

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12.09.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 052: Does The Manchester Derby Still Matter? Sunday sees the first Meeting of Manchester United and Manchester City of the season at the Etihad. On todayโ€™s Libero, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Miguel Delaney and John Brewin look at the fixture and ask...

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Has the Manchester derby lost its edge? Has it become too much of a global product?

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@brewin.bsky.social

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12.09.2025 06:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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really brilliant @liberopodcast.bsky.social with @jameshorncastle.bsky.social, @rorysmith.bsky.social and @jonawils.bsky.social on long throws and whether the Pep era is fracturing, plus what next

References Nietzsche and Darwin (not Nunez)

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09.09.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 051: Long Throws And Set Pieces... Is Football Going Back To The Mixer? Libero returns with its smuggest and most chin-strokey lineup ever, as the first-time combination of Rory Smith, Jonathan Wilson and James Horncastle talk about the evolution of tactics. Have we se...

Libero returns with its smuggest and most chin-strokey lineup ever, as @jameshorncastle.bsky.social, @jonawils.bsky.social and @rorysmith.bsky.social discuss the evolution of tactics while failing to avoid references to Pep Guardiola

09.09.2025 08:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Libero: Libero 050: Arsene Wenger, A Proper Football Man Heโ€™s the greatest manager in Arsenalโ€™s modern history and the Emirates a monument to his reinvention of the club. Arsene Wenger is one of the most influential figures of the Premier League era ...

New Libero

Arsene Wenger: his greatness, his legacy and the FIFA years

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05.09.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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New: Football Clichรฉs: The Football Cliches Quiz XXI: Libero In another superb trivia clash, the 21st installment of the Football Clichรฉs Quiz sees Adam, Charlie and Dave take on Jonathan Wilson, Jack Pitt-Brooke and John Brewin from the Libero podcast.The ...

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โ“ World Cup winners with prime ministers' names, Premier League beanpoles, top-flight match balls, footballers dubbed into other languages, an apparently obligatory question about the 1930 World Cup, and... Happy Hunting Grounds

04.09.2025 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Libero: Libero 049: The Premier Leagueโ€™s Three Billion Pound Summer What's that you say? Every Libero squad member on one podcast? That's right, in order of appearance, Rory Smith, Jonathan Wilson, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tariq Panja and Jame...

Looking back on the transfer window on this morning's @liberopodcast.bsky.social, trying to explain why so much money was spent. pod.fo/e/3231e6

02.09.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Libero: Libero 049: The Premier Leagueโ€™s Three Billion Pound Summer What's that you say? Every Libero squad member on one podcast? That's right, in order of appearance, Rory Smith, Jonathan Wilson, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tariq Panja and Jame...

A @liberopodcast.bsky.social deadline day special as all of us talk about the reporting experiences of maybe the most frenetic ever deadline day, and what it all meant

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02.09.2025 07:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 049: The Premier Leagueโ€™s Three Billion Pound Summer What's that you say? Every Libero squad member on one podcast? That's right, in order of appearance, Rory Smith, Jonathan Wilson, John Brewin, Miguel Delaney, Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tariq Panja and Jame...

New Libero

Farewell 2025 summer transfer window!

Featuring the whole team

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02.09.2025 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Libero: Libero 048: Ruben Amorim And The Philosopherโ€™s Clones Ruben Amorimโ€™s Manchester United tenure reached a new low on Wednesday night as they were knocked out of the League Cup by Grimsby Town. Critics say he is too wedded to his 3-4-3 system, but has ...

New Libero

Ruben Amorim and the Philosopherโ€™s Clones.

Is Amorimโ€™s ideological rigidity holding Manchester United back? Why does every modern manager need a philosophy?

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@rorysmith.bsky.social
@jackpittbrooke.bsky.social

pod.fo/e/3208fc

29.08.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Libero: Libero 047: Euro-trouble... is the Premier League's financial might causing problems on the continent? The European club season is now underway, with the Champions League draw to follow on Thursday. James Horncastle and Miguel Delaney join John Brewin to discuss some of the key questions from the co...

Libero 047 out now

How does Europe react to the wealth of the Premier League?

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@jameshorncastle.bsky.social

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26.08.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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