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From The Totally Football Show with James Richardson The Athletic

Jimbo is joined this week by Duncan Alexander, Dom Fifield and Maher Mezahi.

Tragedy strikes at the Africa Cup of Nations with 8 people killed in crushes outside the Olembe Stadium in Cameroon.

On the pitch, it’s quarter-final weekend with the North African derby between Egypt and Morocco the headline act.

In the Premier League, have Watford finally made a sensible managerial appointment in the shape of Roy Hodgson? Could he be the man to finally give them a clean sheet?

Greg O’Keefe is back to discuss an episode of Ted Lasso set in Merseyside aka Everton’s search for a new manager. Fans want Vitor Pereira out before he’s in and Pereira conducts his job interview on Sky Sports News.

Could Frank Lampard be on his way to Goodison? Are we all too scathing of his past managerial achievements?

Plus transfer talk and the prospect of van de Beek at Selhurst Park. Plus the story of Messi’s career in xG.

RUNNING ORDER:

• PART 1a: The tragic stadium crush in Cameroon (02m 30s)

• PART 1b: Events on the pitch at AFCON (10m 00s)

• PART 2: Roy returns at Watford (26m 00s)

• PART 3: The Everton managerial sideshow with Greg O’Keefe (35m 00s)

• PART 4: Transfer talk and Messi xG (47m 00s)

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