By The World Cup has answered your prayers and granted you 31 days and 64 games of football to enjoy. Football when you wake, break fast and sleep.
So much football you can barely remember a time when you weren't unreasonably invested in Iceland's star striker or arguing over the merits of VAR after two (2) pints.
But football begets more football, and should you feel there's just not enough to fill your day with, a podcast is a great way to sneak in some more.
Here's the six best football and World Cup podcasts to enjoy over the next few weeks.
The Football Ramble
This bi-weekly podcast has been dispatching commentary on the beautiful game since 2008 and since become the most popular independent football podcast in the UK. As well as updates on the big fixtures to come, their recent back catalogue has plenty of build up including an injuries special and a look back at World Cups past such as France 98.
Optapro
The OptaJoe Twitter account has amassed over a million followers thanks to the genuinely interesting team, player and tournament stats it serves up. The company also have a worthwhile podcast which uses research to analyse issues such as how to use player performance data to inform tactical decisions.
Athletico Mince
The most eccentric contender on the list began life as a humorous approach to football which promised to be light on boorish analysis or technical details. Here hosts Bob Mortimer and Andy Dawson also voice impressions of real and fictional characters such as Peter Beardsley, Alan Pardew and 'The Landlord'.
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Second Captains
Ireland's most popular podcast are giving a daily update after each days proceedings in Russia. This week's topics have included breaking reactions to the Spanish national team sacking manager Julen Lopetegui, analysis on Antoine Griezmann's huge announcement that he wasn't going anywhere and predictions for some of the more interesting ties to come.
By Association
With updates coming only monthly you've got less to gorge on here, but there's still some discerning commentary on World Cup '18 for you to enjoy. Their most recent episode has football author David Goldblatt discussing the politics surrounding Russia playing host. Look out for their recent World Cup Stories series where they look back on Italia '90, Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.
