Show notes: Podcast 636

Sound of Football Podcast 636 - 2025 Advent Calendar

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Who or what will be the 24 biggest talking points in football in 2025?

With Graham Sibley, Terry Duffelen and Jan Bilton.

Duration: 1.40.21 | Filesize: 115.1MB (MP3)

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Chris Nee

Chris has appeared on the podcast many times over the years and makes his fourth appearance on the Advent Calendar.

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Clare McEwen

We welcome back Clare last appeared on the podcast in our Women's Euro preview in the summer and makes her Advent Calendar debut.

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Ian King and Sam Whyte

Old friends of the show and now the duo behind the excellent Football Kickback podcast. Ian makes his sixth appearance on the Advent Calendar. Sam is appearing on her third Advent Calendar.

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• Listen to the Football Kickback on Spotify

Advent Calendar door listing

Door	Subject	Time
1	Chelsea	3.23
2	Blue and Purple cards	4.49
3	Free centre backs	7.44
4	Serie A in Australia	11.30
5	Hearts	14.07
6	Xabi Alonso	16.33
7	Sheffield Wednesday	17.51
8	Trinity Rodman[1]	21.18
9	WSL expansion[1]	27.10
10	The Offside Law[1]	33.18
11	Mo Salah	35.18
12	Thomas Frank[2]	40.31
13	Jack Grealish[2]	47.44
14	Bald FIFA Guy	55.26
15	Ange Postecoglu	58.34
16	Erling Haaland	1.00.49
17	Arne Slot[3]	1.04.31
18	Frank Lampard[3]	1.09.41
19	Oliver Glasner	1.17.03
20	World Cup Play-offs	1.21.04
21	Scotland at the World Cup	1.25.57
22	Mikel Arteta	1.29.08
23	World Cup 2026	1.31.59
24	Thomas Tuchel	1.34.22

[1] with Clare McEwan
[2] with Ian King and Sam Whyte
[3] with Chris Nee

Data

English league positions at time of recording: Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two | Women’s Super League | Women’s Championship