Rob Gilbert and Michael Edgley are joined by Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome mid-way through the club's second season in Wollongong. David discusses the challenges of launching their women's side away from home, and his hopes that their men can return to New Zealand before the season's out.
Adriano Del Monte provides a temperature check from Italy as the Azzurri near their crucial World Cup qualifiers against North Macedonia and then likely Portugal, and gives an update from the hotly-contested Serie A, including the breakthrough of Cristian Volpato.
Willem van Denderen and Derek Dyson cover what has been a bigger week than most, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Russia's suspension, Roman Abramovich's sale of Chelsea, and plenty more.