# Caught Offside: International Management Madness [France, Italy, Germany]

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Podcast: [Caught Offside](https://stenobird.com/podcast/caught-offside-5744095)
Published: 2026-07-28T17:12:15+00:00
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## Resource

The World Cup is over but the stories in international football are very much not. On the latest edition of Caught Offside, JJ Devaney shares his thoughts on what has turned into an absolute mess of a situation in Italy as Pirlo's coaching hire collapses and Maldini and Leonardo resign from the Italian FA. Then, while Italy were unable to get their World Cup winning hero into the manager's seat, France made their move official as Zinedine Zidane takes over where Didier Deschamps left off. We'll share our thoughts on his appointment. And finally, our tour of Europe continues into Germany where Jurgen Klopp takes control of the national team. Jonathan Harding joins the show to explain how the hire came about, how it will help the program and what went wrong for die Mannschaft at this summer's World Cup. For even more Caught Offside content, get on over to Caught Offside Plus right now! A number of Animals asked for Andrew's thoughts on the LeBron James signing... well, ask and you shall receive. Old Sixers Andy's got 35 minutes of thoughts for you over on the PLUS side right now! For all the latest merch, get over to https://caughtoffsidepod.com/ - The World Cup is now over... but the Caught Offside store remains open! So if you're looking for some merch to rep the sport that you're now fully obsessed with, get on over and buy some Caught Offside gear today! --- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CaughtOffsidePod/ X: https://twitter.com/COsoccerpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caughtoffsidepod/ Email: CaughtOffsidePod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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