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Could Manchester City go unbeaten and still be relegated?Henry Winter was at Anfield for Manchester City's extraordinary 3-0 win over Liverpool. But with City found guilty of serious financial breaches by an independent commission, and their appeal still pending, one question hangs over the Premier League: what happens to the football if everything changes off the pitch?Tim Vickery and Henry Winter debate City's future, the atmosphere at Anfield and why the club's financial controversy raises bigger questions about English football.Across Manchester, things aren't much happier. Lisandro Martínez has publicly challenged Manchester United's leadership, putting Jason Wilcox, Jim Ratcliffe and the club's recruitment strategy under the spotlight. Have United's owners left Michael Carrick fighting a battle he cannot win?The conversation then moves to the relationship between football and gambling. Tim explains why he refuses betting sponsors and reveals how Brazil's emergency betting ban is affecting its clubs, its politics and its people.They also look ahead to the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil, Marta's extraordinary legacy, Euro 2028 and the rising cost of watching international football.Tim Vickery in Brazil. Henry Winter in England. Two perspectives on the beautiful game.This is Futebol & Football, Episode 8, on FC Camisa.What's the bigger problem for English football: Manchester City's financial case or Manchester United's ownership? Tell us in the comments.Subscribe to FC Camisa for more with Tim Vickery, Henry Winter and the Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast.Join our WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBNgO58PgsAgQXRP32TFC Camisa. Football's stories, told properly.

Is Jude Bellingham already beyond Paul Gascoigne in the England conversation?After England demolished Croatia 7-0 in Rijeka, Henry Winter makes his biggest claim yet about the Real Madrid midfielder: after nearly four decades covering the England team, Bellingham is the best England player he has ever covered.Alongside Tim Vickery, Henry explains why he puts Bellingham ahead of Gazza, whether Jude could eventually become England’s No.9 as Harry Kane drops deeper, and what the historic win over Croatia really tells us about Thomas Tuchel’s England after their World Cup disappointment.Tim and Henry also look at the growing problem facing South American national teams as Europe’s Nations League shuts out traditional friendlies, what that means for the political power of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and Alexandre Pato’s extraordinary new chapter at Northampton Town.Sports Alpha Capital, the consortium involving Pato, has taken a 70% shareholding in Northampton Town Ventures Limited, with the club beginning its new era debt-free and Pato set to join the board. Could Northampton really become the next Wrexham?Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery and Henry Winter.Subscribe to FC Camisa for football’s story, told properly.

Brazil and India are about to meet for the first time at senior international level. But this is about far more than one football match.Indian football expert Arunava Chaudhuri joins Dotun Adebayo and Tim Vickery to explain why India remains one of football’s great untapped stories.Why are Brazil and Argentina so deeply loved across India? What did Pelé’s legendary visit to Kolkata change? How significant was India’s decision not to travel to the 1950 World Cup? And with a population of more than a billion people, why has India still struggled to establish itself on football’s biggest stage?They also discuss India’s encouraging draw against Panama, the influence of European football and the Premier League, competition with cricket, South Asian players abroad, India’s regional talent hotspots and whether the right generation could finally transform the national team.Brazil arrive in Kolkata after beginning their post-2026 World Cup cycle against Australia, while India prepare for one of the most significant fixtures in their football history.Subscribe to FC Camisa for football’s story, told properly.Join the FC Camisa Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBNgO58PgsAgQXRP32T

The international break is here, but for Africa and South America it means two very different things.Dotun Adebayo is joined by Tim Vickery and Maher Mezahi to look beyond the usual international-break headlines and explain what is really at stake across two continents.In Africa, qualification for AFCON 2027 begins. Nigeria start their campaign without Victor Osimhen, while Madagascar provide a reminder of just how quickly the balance of power is changing across African football.Maher explains the role academies and diaspora players are playing in that change, from Cape Verde and Comoros to Madagascar and Mali, and why getting player development right in Africa is far more complicated than simply copying the European model.There is also a huge opening fixture between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. Hervé Renard is back with the Elephants and beginning a new generation, while Carlos Queiroz remains in charge of a Ghana side facing a rebuild of its own.Then Tim takes us to South America, where attention has already turned towards the 2030 World Cup.What happens to Argentina after Lionel Messi? Who becomes South America's next great number 10? And can Carlo Ancelotti rebuild a Brazil side that now needs something it once produced almost automatically: midfielders capable of controlling matches?Plus, why the unusual format of the 2030 World Cup could completely change South American qualifying, and why national teams outside Europe are finding it increasingly difficult to organise meaningful international friendlies.Featuring: Dotun Adebayo, Tim Vickery and Maher Mezahi.Subscribe to FC Camisa for the Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast, Futebol & Football and more.FC Camisa | Football’s story, told properly.

Tim Vickery and Henry Winter take on the biggest stories from both sides of the Atlantic.With pressure building around Michael Carrick at Manchester United, Henry offers a rare insight into the man behind the manager, from working with Carrick on his autobiography to the perfectionism that shaped his playing and coaching career.Tim and Henry also revisit Carrick's extraordinary England career, debate whether peak Carrick would start ahead of Declan Rice, and ask why English football still struggles to produce elite No.6s.Then attention turns to England. Thomas Tuchel prepares to face world champions Spain at Wembley after a turbulent World Cup, while five players have already withdrawn from the squad.Plus: why South American players view international duty differently, Brazil's post-World Cup rebuild under Carlo Ancelotti, the strange problem facing South American qualifying for 2030, and what a 64-team World Cup could do to international football.Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery and Henry Winter.

Is a new-look England beginning to take shape under Thomas Tuchel?On a new mini-series called 'Mini Futebol & Football with Tim Vickery & Henry Winter', Henry is at Wembley after the announcement of England’s latest squad, with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer back in the fold alongside Alex Scott, Kobbie Mainoo and Jarrad Branthwaite.Henry looks at the creativity Tuchel now has at his disposal, from Trent’s passing range to Palmer’s ability between the lines and Alex Scott’s invention in midfield.Could this be an England side capable of playing with more freedom, getting on the front foot and making better use of the attacking talent around Harry Kane?With world champions Spain coming to Wembley, we could be about to get our first proper look at the next version of Tuchel’s England.Henry also reflects on the World Cup before looking ahead to the players who could shape England’s next chapter.Subscribe to FC Camisa for more from Henry Winter and Tim Vickery.Football’s story, told properly.

Before Fan TV, social media and football influencers, supporters had fanzines.Dotun Adebayo and Tim Vickery are joined by writer and broadcaster Daniel Gray to tell the story of the football fanzine movement that challenged clubs, fought racism, questioned authority and helped change British football.Daniel is the author of Fanzine: The Story of Football’s Alternative Press, his new book exploring the extraordinary supporter-led movement that grew from the terraces during the 1980s and 1990s.After researching around 8,000 fanzines and speaking to more than 40 editors and contributors, Daniel explains how homemade publications became a genuine force inside football.They discuss why football clubs were frightened of fanzines, the campaigns against ID cards and racism, Hillsborough through the eyes of supporters, the influence of punk and Private Eye, Brian Clough’s furious encounter with a Nottingham Forest fanzine and why Daniel does not see modern Fan TV as the true successor to fanzine culture.Plus, why a new generation increasingly tired of living entirely online could yet keep the printed football fanzine alive.Buy Daniel Gray’s Fanzine: The Story of Football’s Alternative Press:https://stanchionbooks.com/products/fanzine-the-story-of-footballs-alternative-press?_pos=5&_sid=cfaeae95c&_ss=rJoin the FC Camisa WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBNgO58PgsAgQXRP32TWatch this episode on Youtube:https://youtu.be/as_LKXXWu9QSubscribe to FC Camisa for more conversations about football, culture, and the stories behind the game.The Brazilian Shirt Name Podcast is part of FC Camisa: Football’s story, told properly.