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Charlie Eccleshare
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Tennis writer, The Athletic. Previously Spurs correspondent.
Football Cliches, Totally Football Show podcasts. Link to first book below
https://geni.us/BeautifulPoetryFC
Good news that Jack Draper’s part of the GB Davis Cup squad to face Norway in early Feb.

Hopefully the start of his comeback.
January 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Zero-point swing between Arsenal and City in the eight games since the Nov international break.

Quite interesting given all the angst and conclusions that have been drawn in that time, when the reality is it’s as you were
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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🔊 Who Else But That Man Dominic Calvert-Lewin

🔊 Shay Given on proverbial grannies

🔊 Joe Cole morphs into Harry Redknapp, live on air

🔊 A tree with the voice of Richard Keys

🔊 AND MUCH MORE

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See you in 2026!
New: Football Clichés: That Man DCL, heading your granny & clowns in Slough bunkers
Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the freescoring Dominic Calvert-Lewin passes a very particular threshold, Match of the Day exc...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
On the PM show on Radio 4 shortly talking about the battle of the sexes
December 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Jack Draper will miss the Australian Open with bone bruising that has sidelined him since late August.

His first big event back is likely to be Indian Wells. A test for his body and his mentality, as he will defend 1,000 points there.

@cdeccleshare.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
Jack Draper out of Australian Open, extending absence to five months
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Stan Wawrinka will be much missed when he retires. Great player, great character.

Loved talking to him earlier this year for this 10-year retrospective of his RG win. V v few better displays by anyone in the decade since than the final v Djokovic imo ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Stan Wawrinka’s French Open 2015: Novak Djokovic, a backhand, and some famous shorts
10 years ago, Roland Garros was ready to anoint Novak Djokovic at the pinnacle of tennis. Then came Stan Wawrinka.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Alcaraz-Ferrero a big shock given how successful they were together. Though there were definite red flags in the Netflix series.

It's over after seven years and six slams together ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Carlos Alcaraz splits with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after six Grand Slams and seven years
The world No. 1 confirmed the split on social media, saying that they made the decision together.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

🔊 North-east river supremacy

🔊 A textbook "passing-out-from-the-back catastrophe" crowd noise

🔊 Harry Wilson & the "human after all" threshold

🔊 David Moyes on Jordan Pickford-sized ducks

🔊 Keys on nutmegs

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New: Football Clichés: North-east river supremacy, David Moyes' giant duck & Keysey's nutmegs
Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: the media wrestles with what to call the derby between Sunderland and Newcastle, bafflingly-tr...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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THE
FOOTBALL CLICHES
PODCAST

🔊 Clive Tyldesley noises in Sky Atlantic trailers

🔊 Unthreatening hooligans in BBC radio drama

🔊 The "famous old club" threshold

🔊 What would happen if Arsenal's Gabriel started scoring one own goal per game?

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New: Football Clichés: Unexpected Clive Tyldesley noises & Gabriel's hypothetical Arsenal own-goal hell
Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: England's March "send-off" to the World Cup, Clive Tyldesley commentary intonations in...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
ATP/WTA commercial merger a step closer towards completion as ATP votes in favour of non-binding short-form agreement.

WTA meanwhile agrees landmark title sponsorship deal with Mercedes, and expected to vote on short-form agreement by end of the year

www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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🚨WEDNESDAY POD!🚨

It's @acjimbo.bsky.social, @zonal-marking.bsky.social, @cdeccleshare.bsky.social & @tomwfootball.bsky.social for a midweek edition:

😎Slot's on top in San Siro
🥊Who saw the Salah situation coming?
🐺Who saw the Wolves disaster coming?
📉Chelsea's momentum gone

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Liverpool show steel at San Siro as Chelsea are beaten in Bergamo
Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Charlie Eccleshare and Tom Williams to discuss Tuesday night's Champions League action.Slot eases the pressure with a late win in San Siro courtesy of Dominik Szobos...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

🔊 Jonathan, Donald, Rio & Gianni

🔊 Group L is not canon & other World Cup consumption concerns

🔊 Why Salah's outburst came three weeks too early

🔊 Harrywilsinho 🆚 Matteo Peseta

🔊 AND MORE

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New: Football Clichés: Uzbekistan vs Colombia at 3am, the Infantino Shrug & a dubious bagsman
Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: a review of the World Cup draw ceremony, forecasting the nation's TV viewing habits next summe...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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🚨 THURSDAY POD!🚨

@acjimbo.bsky.social, @dankp.bsky.social, @oilysailor.bsky.social & @cdeccleshare.bsky.social revel in the midweek chaos AND look ahead to PL MD15...

😮 Leeds humble Chelsea w/ @berencross.bsky.social
💪 Marvelling at Merino
😳 A Frank conversation about Spurs

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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson: Leeds rock Chelsea as high-flying Villa face leaders Arsenal
Jimbo's got Charlie Eccleshare, Dan Kilpatrick and Duncan Alexander for company after a rather ludicrous midweek of action in the Premier League.We begin with events at Elland Road on Wednesday nig...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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THE
FOOTBALL CLICHES
PODCAST

🔊 Richarlison’s claims to a niche world record*

🔊 The latest elite-level mannerism to trickle down to grassroots

🔊 The Haaland/League One scenario

🔊 Some 24-carat Andy Gray co-commentary gold

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New: Football Clichés: I Wanna Dance With Peter Drury, grinding out a 5-4 & Haaland's League One future
Adam Hurrey is joined on the midweek Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: Richarlison’s claims to a niche world record, whether you can "grind out" a 5-4 win,...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Re Serena, hard to overstate just how much of a pain (and worse) most players find whereabouts testing:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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For Emma Raducanu, a year that began in trying circumstances is ending in a much happier place.

The 23-year-old will enter next season with the support of Rafael Nadal's former coach Francis Roig and a clear plan, both on and off the court.

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December 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Good to see Emma Raducanu so positive when a few of us spoke to her on Friday. A year that started in such difficult circumstances seems to be ending on a high. And not just because she nearly halved her ranking in 2025 from No. 56 to No. 29

www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Emma Raducanu looks beyond fixated behavior ordeal: ‘It taught me the strength that I have’
Raducanu will enter her first full season with former Rafael Nadal coach Francis Roig with a clear mind and a clear plan.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Good to see Emma Raducanu so positive when a few of us spoke to her on Friday. A year that started in such difficult circumstances seems to be ending on a high. And not just because she nearly halved her ranking in 2025 from No. 56 to No. 29

www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Emma Raducanu looks beyond fixated behavior ordeal: ‘It taught me the strength that I have’
Raducanu will enter her first full season with former Rafael Nadal coach Francis Roig with a clear mind and a clear plan.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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𝐏𝐎𝐃𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓

🔊 A commentator's curse that meant too much

🔊 Tactically implausible fake football commentary on EastEnders

🔊 Lee Hendrie invents a new word

🔊 Ben Chilwell on Alsatian architecture

🔊 MORE

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New: Football Clichés: Commentator's curse conspiracies, homegrown stewards & Lee Hendrie's "highgevity”
Adam Hurrey is joined on the Adjudication Panel by Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker. On the agenda: A commentator’s curse turns into a mini-saga with no winners, League Two stadium names in vi...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Jack Draper's comeback from arm injury delayed as he pulls out of this week's UTS exhibition: “I’ve been working hard to get ready but frustratingly I’m just not quite ready. It’s a tough call as I want nothing more than to compete but I’ve been advised to take more time."

AO starts Jan 18.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Great, wide-ranging interview with Andy Murray by the @tennispodcast.bsky.social. I'm a Murray tragic and learned a lot ⬇️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Andy Murray’s life after tennis, coaching Novak Djokovic and facing the Big Three
Murray spoke to the Tennis Podcast about regrets, his experience working with the 24-time Grand Slam champion and Monopoly with his kids.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Clichés
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@careerwegopod.bsky.social

❓ Anguilla internationals, chronological club conundrums, Saints that never were, Guess The Player Who Can't Wait To Get Started, foreign-language dubbings — and Happy Hunting Grounds

Another quiz episode for the absolute ages...
New: Football Clichés: The Football Cliches Quiz XXII: Cliches vs Career We Go — The Decider
The 22nd edition of the Football Clichés Quiz sees Adam, Charlie and Dave take on Bobby, Joe and Eamo from three-time quiz visitors the Career We Go podcast.The questions include: Anguillan intern...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:38 AM