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1:49Totally Extra. Today, the 2026 InterTotally Final. It's Michael Cox, the man bidding for title number four, versus the rookie quizzer with the tournament's biggest score, Colin Miller. Is it Miller time or must he respect the Cox? Dare to find out in the very grand final of the 2026 InterTotally Cup.

2:20Unbelievable, unbelievable this. Welcome everybody once again to the InterTotal League Cup. So glad that you could be with us on this day of days as we bring to a climax this terrific tournament with an eagerly awaited showdown between the revelation of this tournament, Colin Miller. Hello, Colin. Hello, James. And the granddaddy of the quiz game, Michael Cox. All right, Michael. Hi, James. Nice to see you. Colin's here without a pen and paper for notes Colin that's how good you are I'm not sure about that James um yeah it was before the semi-final Charlie had his uh full preparation of a pen and paper in and I never thought I would have needed one and kind of puts a doubt in your mind doesn't it but no I think I'm I'm ready you know you have to be in the right mental frame of mind and I think I'm there right everything you need is right here he said tapping his head although it should be your head I'd be tapping Michael do you have a pen and paper very much so some of those who are my questions i mean for the sake of the listener i don't want to have to make you repeat it three times james so yeah yeah i have got a pen and paper all right well we'll be seeing any of those who are my questions in today's quiz slightly different format it being the final there'll be two rounds of five questions a piece The first five will be about the season that has just finished, 25-26 as we record, and the other five will be general knowledge and there'll be a half hour of cold play in between, of course.

3:58A tie break is standing by if required, if the scores are level after those two rounds. Michael, you came through an uncharacteristically wobbly performance against Daniel Story in the first round and then did for Tom Williams 4-2. are you feeling primed for the final? Yeah, yeah, I think I'm building up. I agree, it was a poor quality court final. But yeah, semi-final went a little bit better. And hopefully my experience of this occasion will count for something. Well, that's so true because I have seen a hint of nerves across the normally implacable face of Colin Miller. Your performances though, so far Colin, 4-1 against Benji Laniado in the opening round.

4:41And then, and this was a shock, doing producer Charlie to the tune of 4-3 in the semi, they speak to proper quiz pedigree. Yeah, I mean, you talk about Michael's numbers there. I think Michael has the experience in the tournament. He works his way into it. He feeds himself into the game, into the tournament. He's done that this year. But yeah, there are no easy games in the Intertotally Cup, as we all know. but whenever I was part of producer Charlie in the semi-finals, I thought, you know, you just want to go out there and give your best performance, have some fun. I think I did that. Maybe caught Charlie on a characteristically off day, but I think when you look at all the questions throughout all the rounds of the tournament, there is just so much variation.

5:27A lot of it just comes down to luck and the order of the question, and I think I've had that luck on my side so far. All right. You make your own luck. producer Nick makes all the questions so many thanks to him let's get underway then with the 2026 Intertotally Cup Grand Final first set of questions Colin you're up first

5:50This is the Totally Football Show with James Richardson part of the Athletic FC Podcast Network OK these are questions relating to the season that's just finished 2025-26 Colin, Nottingham Forest had four managers this season can you name them in chronological order? So it was Nuno Espirito Santo to start and then there was that eight game and Posta Coglu spell then we had some Sean Dyche to spice things up in the middle before Vitor Pereira saw the campaign Nervless, a correct answer in fine fashion Michael, how do you respond as I ask you? Why was Idrita Ghanagay sent off for Everton against Manchester United in November?

6:41Er, for slapping his teammates? Was it a slap? I seem to remember it wasn't a particular red card offence. But it was violent conduct against his own player. A blow was involved. It was against, do you know who it was against, Michael? I can't remember I'm going to guess it's Huesbury Hall but I don't know Well luckily that's not part of the answer you needed It was Michael Keane actually But yes he hit his own teammate is the correct answer So one apiece as we head into question two Colin Which country did Jesse Lingard move to in January? He moved to Brazil Excellent, do you know why? I don't know why I know it was Corinthians I think he joined there you go then you do know why I mean that's why he moved there to play Corinthians I mean I guess maybe I'm assuming too much anyway you have two points from two questions Michael your second question is which Premier League team had the longest unbeaten run this season going 18 games without defeat

7:55good question My first thought would be Bournemouth because they had two very long unbeaten runs with a run between them. But they didn't win for a long time. It was quite a weird season. Did that get to 18 games at the end? I don't think they did lose a game by the end. And, of course, they rose to near-Sharmazee places. So, yeah, I'm going to go for Bournemouth. Absolutely correct. Two for two for Michael Cox as well. Michael, let's give you the first of the third questions. It is, which league was due to play a regular season game in Australia, only for it to be cancelled following a public backlash?

8:38I think that was Serie A. Do you know the fixture that was going to be flown out to somewhere in the outback? One of the Milan teams. Was it Inter against? No is the answer It was AC Milan Against Como Yeah A very rum business Colin Michael has a one point lead But you can pull level again With the correct answer here Which of these perennial champions Did not win their domestic title this year? Porto Olympiacos Galatasaray Or PSV Olympiacos Is correct Three rounds in and it's perfect scores all round. On to question four then, Colin. Who beat Italy in their recent World Cup qualification playoff failure?

9:32Bosnia defeated them in penalties in the final. There you go. Four for four. Michael, who scored from the halfway line to cap off Scotland's qualification for the World Cup against Denmark in November?

9:49Hmm... Oh, I don't know this.

9:55Despite watching the game, I'm very much enjoying it. Very forgettable goal, this one. Well, three really good goals, to be fair. McTominay scored, Tierney scored. At the one from the corner.

10:19it wasn't that er no I'm struggling I'm going to have to do one of those guesses where I know it's wrong so I will say John McGinn even though I know it's not John McGinn it's not John McGinn Kenny McLean from the halfway line magnificent well then Colin it's early doors but the slender advantage is yours as I ask you your fifth question four teams made their Champions League debuts this season can you name two of them

10:58two Champions League debut songs so in the league phase onwards essentially from the league phase onwards there were four teams yes making their Champions League debuts Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan would have been one oh yes um in the group stage on which would but a glimpse of being at that stage before

11:25trying to think of who else had been in that may be a rogue shot

11:35oh i'm aware this is quite a long alongside it while i think about this i i just yeah i'll just fill in the blanks by doing some counting down from 10, shall we? That'll make things significantly easier. Now listen, I'll... Who are you going to say, Colin? I'm going to say Bodo Grimt. You're correct. They were Champions League debutants this season along with Cara Almaty, Paphos out of Cyprus and Union Saint-Gilois. Michael, to stay within a point of the so far perfect Colin Miller, who won the Premier League Manager of the Month award in October?

12:15October's Premier League Manager of the Month award. Who won that?

12:22That's weirdly specific. In October? Hmm. God.

12:36My thinking here is that it must be like a funny answer. number so probably someone who's got sacked someone who's at the bottom someone who's got sacked Amorim got sacked and actually they had a good run at some point he got sacked in December didn't he would that be a funny enough answer to be in the question would it be Maresca

13:05who had a good run in October so many managers were sacked this season

13:12I must say I pay absolutely no attention to who wins Mandarin so I'm slightly struggling with this but I'm guessing it's one of the two I don't particularly recall having Chelsea a great run or Chelsea having a great run I did have a decent run at some point I'm going to say Amarim Michael you're correct it's Ruben Amarim so the scores 5-4 at the end of that first round of questions Colin how do you feel? I'm happy with that obviously to get 5 out of 5 I do think that was probably going to always be my stronger round and the nature of my role on news means that these moments tend to stick in your memory a little longer than they would for most people so true whereas Michael shifted more into the think piece the sideways take, the historical perspective.

14:11Perhaps he'll be favoured by the general knowledge section still to come. One point, the gap. That's very doable, isn't it, Michael? Yeah, hopefully. Hopefully. But, yeah, okay with that. Had you given me four at the start, I would have taken it. Obviously, not knowing Colin would have got five. But I wouldn't. I mean, Kenny McLean, I was nowhere on that. So I'm not tearing my hair out for the sake of that one. Okay. We're at halftime. I'm hearing Coldplay, they've not come. We'll go straight into the second round of questions. Then the theme here very much, general knowledge, i.e. there is no theme.

14:48Colin, have a swig of water, hydrate, and then let's launch into the decisive concluding round of this is InterTotally Cup.

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19:15You're listening to The Totally Football Show with James Richardson, now with you four times a week. Keep up to date with us on Insta and enjoy some glorious Technicolor on YouTube at The Totally Show. Michael, let's start with you. Question one. One player and one player only featured in both the Euro 2000 final and the 2001 Champions League final. Who is that player?

19:44Scribble, scribble, scribble. Euro 2000 final, listener. And the 2001 Champions League final. there's one player who featured in both so that was Bayern Valencia in 2001 is that right? yes first would be Liz Arauzo who would have played for France in Euro 2000 final and then presumably played for Bayern in 2001 final let me just have a quick think so France, Italy I don't think there's much Italy Bayern overlap But Valencia had Carbone, but he wouldn't have played for Italy. French at Valencia. Can't see anyone there. So, yeah, I'm going to go Liz Arazi. Correct. Absolutely spot on. It's five points versus five points as we hand Colin his first question on the general knowledge round, which is one player, one player only, featured in both the Euro 2008 final and the 2008 Champions League final.

20:48who is that player Colin? 2008 Champions League final was Man United Chelsea and it was Spain against Germany in the Euros

21:05I can't think of any Spanish obvious Spanish starters at that time for Man United and Chelsea that was sort of before the Spanish influx into the league I guess the one name that is in my head is Michael Ballack

21:26Would he have started that final for Chelsea? That's definitely his error at Chelsea Let me just quickly run through in my head if I've missed anyone else obvious which I tend to do for these things

21:48OK, I'm going to... I'm not going to try to be too smart. I'll say Michael Ballack. It's correct. So with the scores 6-5, here comes the second question of the general knowledge round. Michael, which club links Rivaldo, Patrick Kluivert and Antonio Cassano?

22:20my first thought is Milan here so Clover had a quick spell at Milan Cassano definitely had a spell at Milan and was the first one Rivaldo or the first one was Rivaldo I was going to say it was Rivaldo or Ronaldinho but they both had a spell at Milan so yeah Milan Absolutely spot on He's level again Colin At least until we ask you your second general knowledge question Which is which club links Patrice Evra, Nicolas Anelka And Dani Alves

22:54Patrice Evra, Nicolas Anelka And Dani Alves Dani Alves Sofia Borussia PSG

23:15Anelka was definitely a PSG Patrice Evra Nicolas Anelka Danny Alves what you wouldn't give for a pen and paper right now I knew it would come in handy at some point I mean Patrice Evra didn't play for PSG he started his career at Monaco before joining Man United

23:48and Elko played for so many clubs doesn't narrow it down very much getting out to praise you for an answer Colin

24:03on a perfect score at this point Nicholas Inelka Patrice Evra Yes Danny Alves Correct Do you have an answer? I know it's wrong But But I'm going to go PSG It's wrong Do you know the answer there Michael? Juventus Oh Juventus of course Yes Yes Well What a turn up We're level six points apiece after seven questions Colin straight away here's your third one from the general knowledge pile what was unusual about the game played at Bramall Lane on March the 16th 2002

24:50that was the Sheffield United Arsenal FA Cup it was about the game being this is a little bit a little bit before my memory of exactly what happened but the game had been stopped and there had been this is very much me thinking out now as you can tell the game, there was definitely some sort of stoppage involved and a goal or the ball had gone out of play and then it had been a goal and the game had stopped the game went to a replay I know all these peripheral details around it what makes it unique it is there's an overlap with this but I don't know the definitive answer I'm afraid that's not correct it was a league game between Sheffield United and West Brom and it was abandoned because Sheffield United went down to six players after red cards and injuries, the Battle of Bramall Lane has a Wikipedia page in that Michael, this to take the lead what was unusual about the game held at the Santiago Bernabeu Madrid on December the 9th 2018.

26:07December the 9th 2018 a game held at the Santiago Bernabeu what was most unusual about it? It's annoying because I would have got Collins on right? December the 9th 2018.

26:32Struggling to remember this at all.

26:40Oh, hang on. Was that the Copa de Luptadoros final? With their move to the Bernabeu? Was in December. But was it 2018? Can't date that at all. But was that the superclassic that they moved to the Bernabeu because of the riots getting the first game called off? I think I can certainly accept that. It was the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate, following the enormous disruption to the fixture back in Buenos Aires. Magnificent stuff, Michael. you now have a one point lead with two questions to go Colin here comes question number nine for you five teams have appeared in one Champions League final and one only can you name three of those five sides

27:45Tottenham Hotspur correct

27:50just one Champions League final Would any other English clubs be in that?

28:07Champions League, including European Cup. Finals. Champions League final. Okay, specifically. 92 almost.

28:25Monaco is correct looking for one more there are three other sides need one of them what must be one of them must be Porto who played Monaco Porto ever been in another Champions League we know the European Cup Finals but I think I was pre pre-92 Is there any other safer bet that I can think of off the top of my head?

28:58I'm going to stick with Porto. It's correct. Do you know the other two, Michael? The two other ones you could have had? Marseille? Yes. Don't know the other one. By Leverkusen. Yeah. Michael, here's your ninth question. who was the last team to win a Champions League final in their own country?

29:30So I'm fairly sure Dortmund did it in 97.

29:42I'm going to have to try and very quickly go through all the... subsequent finals to work out if anyone's done it.

29:56Four, five, six.

30:05Colin, how's your day been? Just while Michael's working out. Yeah, I was trying to go backwards in the final list. So yeah, maybe we'll reach a midpoint. Rambly right I'm on the verge just going for Dortmund because I can't remember it happening recently okay I will I'm not going to take the mickey like Tom Williams and think for about three minutes I'm going to say Dortmund in 97 your answer is Dortmund 97 while the last team to win a Champions League final in their own country was Borussia Dortmund in 1997 correct Michael correct As we head into the final question, Colin, this is for you first of all, and a correct answer here to gain the chance of a tiebreaker.

30:56Can you put the following events in chronological order? Ronaldinho wins the Ballon d 'Or. David Beckham signs for Real Madrid. Jose Mourinho is appointed Chelsea manager the first time. Manchester United end Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten Premier League run. Can you put those in chronological order? Once again, they are Juan Alginho wins the Ballon d 'Or David Beckham signs for Real Madrid Mourinho appointed Chelsea manager the first time and United ending Arsenal's 49-game unbeaten Premier League run. um okay so david beckham joined madrid in the summer 2003 marinho joined chelsea in the summer of 2004 manchester would have beat arsenal at november time so that's that's those three in the order and it was Ronaldinho's winning the Ballon d 'Or what year did he win the Ballon d 'Or

32:13ok

32:18my suspicion is he won the Ballon d 'Or after that from my memory of him peaking 2005-06 so that's a little bit of a guess so I'm going to go Beckham to Madrid Mourinho to Chelsea United beating Arsenal Ronaldinho's Valendor well you got the first three right and the fourth one too you pulled level at the crucial moment are we on for a tiebreaker it's now all down to this final question for Michael. Michael, can you put these following events in chronological order? Luis Figo signs for Real Madrid. Manchester United don't play in the FA Cup so they can participate in the Club World Championship.

33:13England beat Germany 5-1 in Munich. And the United States beats China on penalties in the Women's World Cup final.

33:25do you need the list again yes so Figo to Rome Madrid was June or July 2000 what's the next one sorry Manchester United not playing in the FA Cup and doing one for the Club World Cup Championship or Club World Championship well that would have been January 2000 or December December 1999 maybe. Next one. The other events were England beating Germany 5-1 in Munich. So that was I think that was September 2001. And lastly USA beating China on penalties in the Women's World Cup final. Well that would have been

34:22i guess i've been china in the women's world cup first i thought was 99 so that must have been summer 99. uh i just think it was that wasn't 2003 no that was fairly sure that was 99 so i think the first one is the women the women's world cup

34:47Then Man United, sounds like I'm implying causality between these events, then Manchester United withdrew from the Club World Cup in about January 2000. Figo signed for Real Madrid in about July 2000. And then England beat Germany in about September 2001, I think. Colin? Any thoughts on that? I think it's correct. You're absolutely correct, and so is Michael. Both of you, absolutely magnificent performances there in this final. But Michael Cox, you are for the fourth time champion of the InterTotally Cup.

35:35Good stuff. That was quite stressful, that. It was good questions as well, and Colin very much pushed me all the way. So, yeah, good final, I hope, for the listeners. undoubtedly Colin what a magnificent performance and this is your first tournament what's the big lesson you take away from this yeah the big lesson is whenever you face a challenger like Michael Cox you really can't afford to make any missteps I thought that was a really good final really good quality questions I think I slightly let myself down on the Juventus connection I should have got that but the The Sheffield United game, I just had no memory of whatsoever.

36:20I think the one Michael got wrong in the first half as well about McQueen scoring from the halfway line, I would have been between two or three of the central midfielders for that too. So, yeah, I mean, I think overall it's the right outcome. And I'm glad we all gave a good account of ourselves, I think, in that. Well, it's a new trophy for Michael, but a new challenger, perhaps for future titles in the shape of yourself, Colin. Michael how are you going to spend your winnings I wasn't sure I wasn't aware there was a cash prize delighted to hear that well I think last time I did I did get a nice little trophy last time Michael's held a lot a small bronze effigy of a footballer such as might be given to a gifted 6 year old at a school tournament yeah If there's anything similar in the pipeline, I'll gladly take it.

37:16But yeah, enjoyed the quiz. Thanks a lot for the invitation and to Nick for the questions. It was good fun. Excellent. Well, thank you, Michael, for providing such an impressive performance and all-round entertainment. Colin, once again, magnificent stuff on your debut. And thanks to everybody else who took part but wasn't quite as good as these two. Many, many thanks especially to Nick Miller and producer Charlie and you, listener, for sticking with it. All the raw drama. We'll be back with you soon with another Totally Football Show into Totally Cup. But for now, from all of us here, it's goodbye.

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