Christmas only takes a day

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Colin Millar into the pod on a weekend where crazy things are happening all around the world. While other nations are slipping up, England have become a machine in qualifying. Will a trip to Poland provide problems? And is Bellingham the future of the midfield? Elsewhere, it’s a big week for Northern Ireland who have some scores to settle with the Swiss. Brazil v Argentina is stopped as authorities try to deport four Premier League players. And do we really want a World Cup every two years. The WSL is back with a new season and a new TV deal. The panel plead for patience in the development of the women’s game on a weekend where champions Chelsea suffer a shock defeat. Plus the bloody Butcher and the renegade Rene Higuita.  RUNNING ORDER:    • PART 1: Two 4-0 wins for England (03m 30s) • PART 2: The wide world of World Cup qualifying (15m 00s) • PART 3: Brazil v Argentina admin chaos and a World Cup every two years? (30m 00s) • PART 4: The WSL returns (45m 00s) • PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (60m 00s) • PART 6: On This Day - Bloody Butcher and Higuita’s scorpion (62m 00s) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION • theathletic.com/totally   GET IN TOUCH: • follow us on Instagram • find us on Facebook • send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow   PARISH NOTICES: • we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special   READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE: • check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices