It’s the first day of spring and James Richardson is joined by the gloriously in bloom Sean Ingle, Rafa Honigstein and Barney Ronay for your latest edition of Football Weekly.

We start with another weekend in the Premier League. Manchester City stunned Chelsea in the sideshow to the John Terry/Wayne Bridge handshake debate, and Arsenal emerged victorious after their brusing (and leg-breaking) encounter with Stoke. What impact will the results have on the fate of the teams invloved?

Meanwhile, Manchester United picked up their first trophy of the season after they beat Aston Villa in the Carling Cup final. Has that ended Villa’s chase for fourth spot? Can Tottenham hold on to the final Champions League place? Or will Liverpool, with Fernando Torres back in the starting line-up, still have something to say about it all?

Also in the podcast, Sid Lowe begins our European round-up – which of course takes in the Bundesliga and Serie A as well as La Liga – and we also doff our caps towards the week’s international friendlies. England were looking in great shape last time they met up – but the, well, you know what’s happened with the players since then, and now Wayne Rooney might be injured too …

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• Bellamy a hypocrite, suggests Terry
• City players condemn booing of Wayne Bridge

John Terry has said Craig Bellamy may be guilty of hypocrisy following the Manchester City player’s critical comments regarding his alleged affair with Wayne Bridge’s former partner.

Terry has made no public comment about the reports of his extra-marital affair with Vanessa Perroncel, a story which cost him the England captaincy and a long-standing friendship with Bridge, but he has responded to the views of Bellamy.

Speaking after Manchester City’s 4-2 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Bellamy said of Terry: “Everybody in football knows what the guy is like. But that is off the field.”

Terry’s retort was pithy and to the point. “People in glass houses should not throw stones,” the Chelsea captain said.

Bridge’s Manchester City team-mates remain baffled by the treatment the full-back received at Stamford Bridge.

Bridge – a former Chelsea player – was booed by some home fans after snubbing Terry’s outstretched hand before the match, and that has gone down badly among the City players.

“I don’t know why the crowd reacted the way it did,” said Shay Given. “I don’t see what he has done wrong.”

Gareth Barry, a team-mate for both club and country, has asked for supporters to understand Bridge’s predicament. “I am sad to see Wayne has pulled out of the England squad,” said the midfielder. “He is a great player and would improve the squad and team when he plays. But like many other people have said I respect his decision. You can’t imagine yourself in that position and what you’d do unless it happens to you.

“Being the person Wayne is, he didn’t want to rub anything in. He used to play for Chelsea, he kept his emotions to himself and his performance was brilliant.”

Not that Barry believes any sympathy for Bridge will stop Terry’s England team-mates giving their best for the national side

“It’s personal issues and as professionals you have to put it aside, once we are together it will all be forgotten and we will try to win a game of football because that is what it is all about,” he said.

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