The Italian Football Podcast

About The Italian Football Podcast

The Italian Football Podcast is your go-to podcast for all things Serie A and Calcio. Italian football broadcasters and journalists Carlo Garganese & Nima Tavallaey host a thrice weekly show to discuss the latest results, transfers, and all the main talking points and hot topics. The Monday episode focuses on reviewing the weekend's Serie A action and is free for all on all podcast platforms. On the Tuesday show we answer all the questions sent in from our patrons, whilst the Thursday show reviews all the midweek action involving the Serie A teams and both of these shows are available for patrons only on Patreon.com/TIFP Also, every other week we publish a special sit-down interview with a high-profile Calcio guest, which is also free for all to listen to on all podcast platforms. To get ALL of the above + the post-match reaction podcasts and much, much more head over to Patreon.com/TIFP and become a member for only USD 3.99/month (excluding VAT). Grazie, Carlo & Nima This Podcast has been created and uploaded by Carlo Garganese, Nima Tavallaey & Rocket Sports Internet Limited.

Publisher

The Italian Football Podcast

Category

news · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jan 2019

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

515 of 1,069 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Italy Win EURO 2028? 🏆 | Man City Scandal Sinks Premier League? 🚨

   Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese discuss Italy's EURO 2028 prospects and the potential Premier League collapse mirroring Serie A's Calciopoli scandal in this interview.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Italy 3-1 Turkey REACTION: Doumbia MOTM + Pio Esposito Goal! 🌟

   Nima Tavallaey analyzes Italy's 3-1 victory over Turkey, highlighting key player performances and tactical shifts for the Azzurri's future.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dimarco As Winger? 🧠 | Mario Gila Best Defender In Serie A? 🇮🇹

   Nima Tavallaey and Carlo Garganese debate Roberto Mancini's tactics, Dimarco's winger potential, and Mario Gila's defensive prowess in Serie A.

Inside a recent episode

Italy Win EURO 2028? 🏆 | Man City Scandal Sinks Premier League? 🚨

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The numbers are all there. The sponsors deserted. They all deserted. It's like somebody that's got 100 sponsorship deals, gets cancelled, loses all those sponsorship deals. That was the equivalent of what happened to Serie A after Calciopoli. So it led to an instant collapse in the money that was coming in. Yes, structurally... Serie A was a mess. And what the Premier League has, which you're absolutely right, is organically it has created this structure where there's so much so much that's coming in organically. They've created such a big fan base that that just it just it will just keep rolling on. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,402,678

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

160 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

501 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

98

Social presence

94

YouTube

86

Engagement

96

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