We’re back! After our post-World Cup hiatus, Marko and Mark return to club football with some way-too-early predictions across Europe. We break down the opening weeks in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, discuss the latest transfer drama, debate Arsenal, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Como and more, and make our early picks for who finishes on top. Plus: VAR controversy, Mourinho, Rashford and an early taste of the Champions League.
The Semi-Informed Football Podcast is back after its post-World Cup summer break, and Marko and Mark are diving straight into the new European club season.
With the transfer window behind us and the first few weeks of football providing just enough evidence to make some potentially regrettable predictions, we take an early look across Europe’s top five leagues.
In La Liga, we discuss Barcelona’s strong start, Real Madrid’s evolving squad, José Mourinho’s return to Madrid and the ongoing Julián Álvarez transfer saga. In Germany, we ask whether anyone can realistically stop Bayern and whether Freiburg can turn their promising start into a Champions League place.
Then it’s off to Serie A, where Como continues to fascinate us, Roma is showing promise and some of Italy’s traditional giants are already making life unnecessarily difficult for themselves.
Finally, we dig into the Premier League: can Arsenal repeat as champions? When will Liverpool’s new-look squad start clicking? Can Manchester City maintain their dominance without Pep Guardiola? We also debate Manchester United, Chelsea, Marcus Rashford and a controversial Manchester derby decision before making our way-too-early top-four predictions.
Plus, a quick stop in France to discuss PSG’s slow start—and a tease of a deeper Champions League episode coming soon.
Club football is back. Our predictions are probably premature. In other words, we’re perfectly Semi-Informed.