International Clearance

We salute Ademola Lookman on an incredible 2024 that has culminated with winning CAF's African Footballer of the Year award, enjoy a Che Adams goal for Torino from the halfway line, and wonder what's next for Bobby Clark in Salzburg as his manager gets the sack...Plus, Chris Coleman keeps his 100% start at OH Leuven, and there's a potential footballing lifeline for Dele Alli in Como.Get in touch @intlclearance

We are delighted to be joined this week by Lee Wingate & Paul Watson of The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast. The hosts share tales of their personal interests in football overseas, including Lee's following of Austrian football and Paul's time in Pohnpei.Before our chat, there's the normal discussion of some British goalscorers abroad in the last week, as well as a new management job for John Carver, and a pondering of what's next for Yannick Bolasie after his Criciúma side are relegated from the Brazilian top flight.The Sweeper - A World Football Podcast: @SweeperPodhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sweeper-a-world-football-podcast/id1557926870https://open.spotify.com/show/7j6UfGCD5EtkdhOZpD55jS?si=5v2vu2WaR9uFqQX_HB3jowFollow us @intlclearance

Joining us on the show this week is East Londoner Marvin Hamilton, who after starting out at Gillingham had a sterling non-league career in the South of England. You know this pod though! We wanted to hear all about his playing spells in the top flight of Cyprus and the Victorian Premier League in Australia, plus his adventures on Diaspora Duty with Sri Lanka, and a recent promotion while coaching in Zimbabwean club football...There's also a bitesize version of the usual updates on British players abroad - have you seen the Jamie Bynoe-Gittens goal against Bayern yet?! - while you tell us the Italian clubs you wish you could play for. Join the convo @intlclearance

We get to close a couple cases this week, as the mysteries around Michail Antonio and Jason Puncheon from the last episode are solved.Club football returned and Harry Kane became the fastest player to 50 Bundesliga goals with his hat-trick against Augsburg. His third goal was excellent... but did he mean it? Elsewhere, Steven Gerrard has brought another old friend to Al-Ettiffaq, while Gareth Southgate's former England assistant may have bagged a new job in Japan. Plus, we discuss the future of Marcus Edwards at Sporting after making his first start of the season.What's your dream Italian club to play for?Let us know @intlclearance

The last week has seen plenty of British-born footballers on diaspora duty for international sides outside the UK, although only a few got what they were hoping for out of it. Those in action for Gambia and Sierra Leone saw their AFCON hopes evaporate, while Jamaica lost in their Nations League Quarter Final after a series of bad luck from the UK diaspora including a missed penalty, a red card and - perhaps most infuriatingly of all - a lost passport.A changing of the guard down the bottom end of UEFA sees Gibraltar and Malta head to play-offs, while in club football the most fun managerial appointment of recent weeks has already gone belly up.

We begin with a club round-up, with the latest on British-born or raised players and coaches in MLS play-offs, and an East London duo leading a Zimbabwean side to promotion. Plus, Jude Bellingham finally gets off the mark this season, while the fun times continue for Gent pair Archie Brown and Max Dean.Then we head to Diaspora Duty ahead of the international break: there are British-born players called up for the first time to Antigua, Guyana and Jamaica, including Newcastle Unitesd's Isaac Hayden. In Africa, the AFCON qualification reaches its climax, with plenty of our contingent looking to help their family countries reach a major tournament.Finally, we were contacted by scouts for the Fijian FA... more in the pod!You too can get in touch @intlclearance

Club football has returned and with it big contributions from our British contingent overseas, including a Harry Kane hat-trick, yet another Andy Carroll goal and a great few days from Jamie Bynoe-Gittens for Dortmund.Elsewhere, plenty of news off the pitch to discuss including Ryan Kent's departure from Turkiye, Ovie Ejaria's failed move to Egypt and a Basildon-born teenager in New York who has agreed to join Man City in January. Join us @intlclearance!

The Diaspora Duty roundup of this international break begins on a tragic note, following the death of England-born Greece international George Baldock.On the pitch, we salute the debuts of Basil Tuma and Maxi Oyedele for Malta and Poland, respectively, plus former guest Bevis Mugabi gets his first international goal as Uganda seal qualification for AFCON 2025. Steven Caulker's Sierra Leone pull of a shock win in their group, while across the Atlantic there are a number of British-born players in action for CONCACAF nations in the Nations League.Get in touch! @intlclearance