In this episode of Vidace Pivot Podcast, we dive into the second part on why Serie A is losing marketing value. From shrinking broadcast deals and piracy, to weak global branding and the slow disappearance of star power.

This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a warning.

🎧 Listen now, find out what went wrong, and what happens next.

🎙️ MErCAD

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Music: massobeats

Serie A once ruled football’s imagination, glamour, giants, and global pull.

Now the shine is fading.

In this episode of Vidace Pivot Podcast, we dig into why Serie A is losing marketing value. From shrinking broadcast deals and piracy, to weak global branding and the slow disappearance of star power.

This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a warning.

🎧 Listen now, find out what went wrong, and what happens next.

🎙️ MErCAD

Sources: Reuters | The Guardian | Forbes | ESPN | Football Benchmark | Parrot Analytics | StadiumDB | Inside World Football | Insider Sport | CalcioDeal | Yogonet | iGaming Express | OneFootball | SuperSport | Yahoo Sports | FutbolFrenz | Medium | PMC/NCBI

Credits: Vidace Pivot S1 EP13| Written, researched & produced by Vidace Pivot| Audio & editorial production: Vidace Pivot | Distributed on Spotify

Music: massobeats

Manchester City under Pep Guardiola has been one of the dominant clubs in world football in the last decade, multiple Premier League titles, consistent Champions League contention, and large unbeaten runs. But since the 2024/25 season and into 2025/26, things have unravelled in ways few expected.

Why has there been a negative change in Man City's fortune?

🎙️ MErCAD

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ESPN

Football doesn’t fail loudly — it breaks quietly.

In this episode of The Vidace Pivot Podcast, we dive into why some teams keep plugging away while others completely fall apart, and the deep lessons AFCON 2025 taught the world about modern football.

From tactical discipline to mental collapse — this one cuts deep. ⚽🔥

🎧 Listen now.

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Why do Hansi Flick’s teams feel inevitable once they get going? In this episode of The Vidace Pivot Podcast, we deep-dive into the tactical mind of Hansi Flick — from Bayern Munich’s historic dominance to the principles shaping his Barcelona project.

This isn’t just about high lines and goals; it’s about structure, spacing, repetition, and a system that turns “average” players into elite performers.

We break down:

- How Flick sets up his teams tactically.

- Why his sides are consistently free-scoring.

- The training methods that hardwire automatisms.

How pressing, verticality, and positional discipline work together, and why opponents struggle to stop Flick’s football once it clicks

If you want to understand modern elite coaching, system football, and why some teams feel unstoppable, this episode is for you.

🎙️ Hosted by MErCAD

⚽ Tactical analysis. Football narratives. No noise — just insight.

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⚽ Power shifts. Panic decisions. Exposed hypocrisy.

In this episode of The Vidace Pivot Podcast, we step into football’s pressure chambers where reputations collapse, tournaments define nations, and power brokers reveal their contradictions.

🔥 Why did Chelsea pull the trigger on Enzo Maresca?

We break down the internal chaos at Stamford Bridge, the expectations that crushed a project before it could breathe, and what Chelsea’s latest managerial sacking says about modern football’s obsession with instant success.

🕵️‍♂️Florentino Pérez, Negreira & the problem of selective outrage

As Real Madrid’s president positions himself as football’s moral compass, we examine why his interest in the Negreira case raises uncomfortable questions, and why power in football often speaks loudest when it suits.

🌍 Who are the real AFCON favourites?

Beyond headlines and nostalgia, we analyse the squads, form, tactics, and psychological edge of Africa’s strongest contenders, separating sentiment from reality as the continent prepares for its most demanding tournament.

🎧 This is not a surface-level conversation.

It’s a deep, immersive breakdown of football’s decisions, contradictions, and consequences—where every move has a cost.

Listen. Think. Pivot.

🎙️ MErCAD

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CAF TV | YouTube

Michael Owen, Steve Mcmanaman

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N3X _ Feel you

A deep dive on how Ruben Amorim's Manchester United has adapted in transition, the issues surrounding inconsistencies, and a potential outcome should the club continue in this light. Why have United struggled with consistency and how can they change this narrative?

🎙️MErCAD

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BBC Sports

Football awards have lately become a subject surrounded by so many disputes, leaving us fans wondering why this has been the case. The V.P podcast dissects every role player in this problem, the actual cause, and, major factors contributing to it. With players like Mariona Caldentey, Esther Okoronkwo and recently, Mo Salah & Raphinha being the most notable recipients of these treatments in 2025, the question that needs answering is; 'why are football awards facing so many controversies nowadays?'

🎙️ MErCAD

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