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On the latest episode of Euro Leagues, John Bennett is joined by Guillem Balague, Kristoff Terreur and Mina Rzouki.

They discuss Belgium's Tintin inspired away kit, Thibaut Courtois' injury nightmare and another record for Harry Kane.

The panel also chat Barcelona's recent resurgence and Juventus' poor form and they're also joined by Kenneth Asquez who chats about the life of being a football agent.

TOPICS 1 min - The Tintin kit 5 mins - Courtois' latest injury 8 mins - Another Harry Kane record 12 mins - Barcelona's recent revival 19 mins - Juventus' tough spell 25 mins - Belgium, Spain and Italy's Euros prospects 34 mins - Football agent Kenneth Asquez

Mark Chapman brings you the best of the Monday Night Club with former Newcastle and Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given, Leicester defender Conor Coady and Rory Smith from The New York Times.

They react to Nottingham Forest's four-point deduction with BBC Radio Nottingham's David Jackson and Manchester United's thrilling FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool.

Coventry City captain Ben Sheaf discusses his side's dramatic stoppage-time win over Wolves to reach the FA Cup semi-finals before the panel discuss Raheem Sterling's mixed display against Leicester and Ben White's decision to make himself unavailable for England selection.

1:15 - Nottingham Forest's four-point deduction 9:50 - BBC Radio Nottingham's David Jackson 18:00 - Turning point for Manchester United? 26:00 - Will this result derail Liverpool's season? 31:01 - Coventry City captain Ben Sheaf 37:00 - Raheem Sterling chat 45:15 - Ben White rules himself out of England selection

Ben Haines and Nedum Onuoha have reaction to Manchester United knocking Liverpool out in an FA Cup classic. They?re joined by former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and The Times reporter Charlotte Duncker. Also hear from Amad Diallo, Jürgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino and David Moyes after West Ham?s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in the Premier League. And what was the craziest comeback of the weekend?

01:20 Some huge moments of the weekend in Nedum?s picks 08:35 Amad interview: ?I forgot the first yellow!? 14:30 Klopp interview: ?We have to finish the game off? 20:25 Chelsea leave it late to knock out Leicester 23:30 Pochettino interview: ?Raheem showed personality to try and score? 28:50 A bland ?blank gameweek? in Fantasy Premier League 31:10 Sou?ek denied by VAR in West Ham-Aston Villa draw 33:00 David Moyes interview: ?You?d better phone VAR yourself?

John Bennett is joined by former Chelsea and Wigan defender Mario Melchiot, ex Tottenham and Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong and the Telegraph's Luke Edwards to react to Saturday's FA Cup quarter-finals and Premier League matches.

Coventry scored twice in stoppage time to win 3-2 at Wolves and make only their second ever FA Cup semi-final. Hear from Coventry boss Mark Robins and Wolves manager Gary O'Neil.

Manchester City saw off Newcastle 2-0 to reach the final four for a record sixth successive season. Hear from City boss Pep Guardiola, winger Jeremy Doku and Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

In the Premier League, Tottenham lost 3-0 at Fulham, meanwhile Luton claimed another late point as they drew at home to Nottingham Forest and Burnley claimed their first league win of 2024. You can hear from Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu and Luton manager Rob Edwards.

0:30 - FA Cup memories 2:30 - Mark Robins 8:30 - Gary O'Neil 12:20 - Pep Guardiola 14:50 - Jeremy Doku 24:30 - Eddie Howe 27:30 - Ange Postecoglu 33:00 - Rob Edwards

Darren Fletcher has reaction to the UEFA Champions League draw for Arsenal & Man City. He?s joined by West Ham coach Kevin Nolan, Clinton Morrison and Fara Williams. The panel also reflect on the Europa League and Conference League opponents for Liverpool, West Ham and Aston Villa. Hear from Liverpool?s Virgil van Dijk ahead of Man Utd-Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-finals. And what about Gareth Southgate?s England squad selection?

02:30 Fletch?s unlikely look-a-like 04:45 West Ham drawn against Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen 11:00 Big ties for Man City & Arsenal in the Champions League draw 21:45 Liverpool-Man Utd in the FA Cup quarter-finals 31:40 Has Southgate made the right England squad selection?

Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff chat EFL with former Cambridge boss Mark Bonner. They react to Watford sacking Valérien Ismaël and naming Tom Cleverley as interim head coach. Championship and League One survival battles are on the agenda with Mark?s old club Cambridge in the shake-up. And what?s going on with Reading in talks to sell their training ground to Wycombe? All that and Jobi?s moments of the week in 72PLUS 72MINUS.

02:55 Watford sack Valérien Ismaël 12:50 Bonner?s Championship highlights 13:45 Championship survival ?deck of cards? 17:55 Cambridge in the League One survival fight 26:15 Reading?s training ground troubles 33:35 72PLUS 72MINUS

Steve Crossman is alongside Guillem Balague, James Horncastle and Julian Laurens to discuss the last of the Champions League round of 16 fixtures.

They discuss the talent of Barcelona's Pau Cubarsi and Yamine Lamal, whilst also looking at the journey Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has been on to get to his penalty heroics against Porto.

Plus, they look at Jadon Sancho's form on loan at Borussia Dortmund and what Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid will be taking into the quarter finals of the Champions League.

Ben Haines and England Women's record goalscorer Ellen White are joined by Arsenal and Netherlands striker Vivianne Miedema. Viv talks about her recovery from her ACL injury and gives an update on how she is doing after another injury setback.

The team also chat about the FA Cup and record transfer fees in the women?s game.

Timecodes: 0:10 Intro 02:16 Arsenal 08:40 Outside football & injury rehab 14:05 FA Cup 19:50 Viv injury update 32:15 Record transfer fees

Mark Chapman speaks to Tom Lockyer on his return to the Vitality Stadium.

The Luton Town captain returns to Bournemouth to celebrate the medics who saved his life back in December when he suffered a cardiac arrest during the game.

We?ll also hear from managers Andoni Iraola and Rob Edwards after Bournemouth came from three goals down to beat Luton 4-3.

Former Arsenal players Theo Walcott and Matt Upson join presenter Kelly Cates and football correspondent John Murray at the Emirates Stadium to react to a dramatic night of Champions League football.

Arsenal progressed through to the quarter-finals of the competition, beating Porto on penalties on the night after a 1-0 victory levelled the tie on aggregate.

The podcast hears from Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, before moving on to Barcelona knocking Napoli out of the Champions League.

TIMECODES:

00:34 - Arsenal v Porto 07:20 - Mikel Arteta 21:25 - Barcelona v Napoli

Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Steph Houghton assess the state of the tightest Premier League title race in a decade.

They ask whether the Anfield atmosphere helped Liverpool in Sunday's draw with Man City, whether Ederson's absence will impact City's title push, and if Kai Havertz could be the key man for Arsenal.

Set piece coach Andy Parslow joins the show to talk through the creative routine which led to John Stones' goal for Man City on Sunday.

TIMECODES

02:30 Liverpool v Man City analysis 06:10 Will teams think they can get at Man City? 13:28 The Anfield atmosphere 19:30 Impact of Ederson's absence 30:28 Kai Havertz's impact for Arsenal 35:37 Man City's set piece routines

Ben Haines and Nedum Onuoha react to Sunday's Premier League action with former Liverpool winger Stewart Downing and The Telegraph's Luke Edwards after Liverpool and Manchester City drew 1-1 in a thrilling match at Anfield. Hear from Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.

The panel also discuss Tottenham's 4-0 win at Aston Villa - hear the thoughts of Ange Postecoglou and Unai Emery.

Charlotte Eve, Her Game Too ambassador for West Ham, gives her view on the Hammers' 2-2 draw with Burnley. You can also hear from Burnley boss Vincent Kompany plus Nuno Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo on another controversial incident going against his side.

5:00 - Nedum's picks 7:30 - Jurgen Klopp 8:30 - Pep Guardiola 9:30 - Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City reaction 19:50 - Ange Postecoglou 21:00 - Tottenham discussion 24:50 - Unai Emery 26:00 - Aston Villa discussion 31:30 - Her Game Too ambassador Charlotte Eve 36:30 - Vincent Kompany 41:30 - Nuno Espirito Santo 45:45 - Question Time

John Bennett presents reaction to Saturday's Premier League football.

He's joined by former Chelsea midfielder Jody Morris, ex Spurs and Fulham defender Stephen Kelly and ESPN's Chief Football writer Mark Ogden after Kai Havertz's late header sent Arsenal top of the Premier League with a 2-1 win over Brentford. Hear from the matchwinner plus Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.

They also chat about the battle at the bottom with Luton claiming a dramatic point at Crystal Palace while Sheffield United drop a 2-0 lead at Bournemouth - You can hear from Luton boss Rob Edwards and Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder.

Meanwhile Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 - Hear from Utd boss Erik ten Hag and Everton manager Sean Dyche - Wolves move up to eighth with a 2-1 win against Fulham and the panel make their predictions for Sunday's massive game between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield.

1:00 - Arsenal 2-1 Brentford reaction 1:10 - Mikel Arteta interview 8:20 - Kai Havertz interview 15:00 - Relegation battle chat 15:30 - Rob Edwards interview 20:40 - Chris Wilder interview 25:00 - Manchester United 2-0 Everton reaction 25:30 - Erik ten Hag interview 28:20 - Sean Dyche interview 33:40 - Gary O'Neil, manager of the season? 35:10 - Liverpool v Manchester City predictions

Darren Fletcher is joined by Don Hutchinson, Nigel Reo-Coker & Paul Robinson to look ahead to the top two clash.

Noel Gallagher joins the Friday Football Social to look ahead to Manchester City?s trip to Anfield, talk about his relationship with Pep Guardiola, and play 1 to 10.

Plus, is Xabi Alonso is better suited to replacing Jurgen Klopp or Thomas Tuchel? We discuss the managerial merry-go-round.

01:45 ? Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola 02:44 ? Liverpool v Manchester City Preview 13:55 ? Is Xabi Alonso better suited to Bayern Munich or Liverpool? 19:12 ? The managerial merry-go-round 23:33 ? Noel Gallagher joins the pod 37:58 ? Noel on the inspiration for Slide Away 41:00 ? Noel plays 1-to-10 42:52 ? Noel on his relationship with Pep Guardiola

Aaron Paul is joined by Wycombe captain Joe Jacobson and West Brom forward Jed Wallace to talk about the biggest stories from this week in the EFL.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire pops by to update on the latest with Leicester?s possible breach of profit and sustainability rules.

Plus they talk about which clubs will finish in the Championship play-off spots ? how is Jed feeling about West Brom?s chances?

They also take a look at the bottom end of the Championship table, with so many clubs separated by just a few points. Watford fan Mike Parkin drops by to give his thoughts on whether they could be drawn into the picture in the relegation zone.

They also discuss John Coleman?s departure from Accrington Stanley, Garry Monk?s return to football at Cambridge and whether there?s pressure on Ian Evatt at Bolton.

TIME CODES:

06.40 ? Kieran Maguire on Leicester City 09.55 ? Top of the Championship 15.30 ? Watford fan Mike Parkin 24.25 ? Bottom of the Championship 29.55 ? Accrington Stanley 35.45 ? Garry Monk at Cambridge United 39.05 ? Bolton and Ian Evatt

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Mina Rzouki & Kristof Terreur for the Euro Leagues.

They round up some of Thursday's key matches, including Liverpool's 5-1 win away to Sparta Prague in their Europa League Round of 16 first-leg tie, with Roma beating Brighton 4-0 and Bayer Leverkusen drawing 2-2 at Qarabag.

The podcast then moves on to discussing the current Champions League format and whether it is set up to suit the biggest teams including Real Madrid and Manchester City.

The panel also shine a light on Bologna, who currently sit fourth in Serie A under the management of Thiago Motta.

TIMECODES:

04:00 - Bayer Leverkusen 04:40 - Roma 10:39 - Liverpool 16:10 - Champions League 24:55 - Real Madrid 35:18 - Bologna 41:00 - World Book Day

Mark Chapman presents reaction to Manchester City's progression through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 3-1 second-leg win over FC Copenhagen and a 6-2 victory on aggregate.

He is joined by the Etihad Stadium commentary team of correspondent John Murray, former City goalkeeper Shay Given and former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock.

The podcast then previews Liverpool's Europa League Round of 16 first-leg match against Sparta Prague, and discusses what could happen when the Premier League's top two teams meet on Sunday.

There is also reflection on Real Madrid's aggregate Champions League victory over RB Leipzig, before moving onto four Championship matches, including QPR's 2-2 draw against promotion-chasing West Brom.

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00:26 - Manchester City 3-1 FC Copenhagen 12:50 - Sparta Prague v Liverpool 20:10 - Real Madrid 1-1 RB Leipzig 23:45 - QPR 2-2 West Brom 24:55 - Cardiff 1-0 Huddersfield 25:47 - Middlesbrough 3-1 Norwich 27:45 - The relegation fight in the Championship

Ben Haines and England Women's record goalscorer Ellen White are joined by Spurs defender Ashleigh Neville who talks about how she juggles being a mum and footballer with three young children. Ashleigh also tells us about a group she joined through the PFA and the conversations she has had with other players.

The Telegraph?s Tom Garry also joins the pod looking at the Euro 2025 draw where England have a tough group with France, Sweden and Republic of Ireland. Plus the team discuss Manchester United and the club's future after a special report by The Athletic.

Timecodes: 0:10 Intro 02:05 North London derby & Emirates sell-out again! 10:03 Ashleigh Neville 22:05 Tom Garry & Euros 2025 draw 32:38 Manchester United

Kelly Cates presents reaction after Harry Kane led Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win over Lazio at the Allianz Arena to complete a 3-1 aggregate win. Hear from Kane, Bayern teammate Eric Dier plus Vicki Sparks, Pat Nevin, Archie Rhind-Tutt, James Horncastle and Statman Dave.

Conor McNamara reacts to PSG's Kylian Mbappe inspired 2-1 win at Real Sociedad to earn a 4-1 aggregate win and Chris Coles rounds up the action from the Championship after wins for Leicester, Ipswich and Leeds keep the battle for automatic promotion very much alive.

0:30 - Bayern 3-0 Lazio (3-1 agg) reaction 12:55 - Harry Kane interview 19:10 - Eric Dier interview 22:20 - Real Sociedad 1-2 PSG (1-4 agg) reaction 25:00 - Championship roundup 26:00 - Enzo Maresca interview 28:45 - Kieran McKenna interview 30:55 - Daniel Farke interview

Mark Chapman brings you the Monday Night Club with Micah Richards, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith.

They discuss Phil Foden's fantastic form for Manchester City and the fallout following the drop-ball drama during Nottingham Forest's stoppage time defeat to Liverpool.

They're also joined by Hearts manager Steven Naismith following their 2-0 win over Celtic and they chat about 'the best way to end a game' following the controversial finish to Real Madrid's 2-2 draw with Valencia.

Plus, what was Micah Richards' best nickname at Manchester City?

0:26 - Phil Foden discussion 13:00 - Chris and Micah's best nicknames 15:00 - Forest v Liverpool drop-ball drama 28:30 - Steven Naismith interview 37:40 - What is 'the best way to end a game?'

Ben Haines and Nedum Onuoha are joined by Stephen Kelly and Mark Ogden to reflect on the weekend?s Premier League football. They discuss the Manchester derby as City come out on top winning 3-1, and hear reaction from Pep Guardiola, Kyle Walker and Erik ten Hag.

Plus the team chat the other end of the table as Burnley lose 2-0 to Bournemouth, a blow to their hopes of staying up.

Timecodes: 03:35 Nedum?s picks 06:00 Manchester derby 09:20 Pep Guardiola 16:10 Title race 22:00 Kyle Walker 26:00 Erik ten Hag 33:19 Burnley Bournemouth 42:30 Brendan Rodgers 45:05 Question Time

Mark Chapman presents reaction to Saturday?s football fixtures. Jermaine Jenas joins him to discuss some of the headline moments from the Premier League matches.

Hear from Jurgen Klopp as a Darwin Nunez goal in the 99th minute makes sure Liverpool stay top this weekend regardless of other results. Also from Nuno Espirito Santo and Nottingham Forest?s Referee Analyst Mark Clattenburg as Forest fumed at the decision to give Liverpool the ball after Ibrahima Konate went down with a head injury shortly before the goal.

Unai Emery & Rob Edwards give their post-match thoughts after Aston Villa came out on top at Kenilworth Road, beating Luton 3-2.

David Moyes reacts to West Ham?s 3-1 win away at Everton thanks to two late goals. Plus, Mauricio Pochettino & Thomas Frank reflect on the 2-2 between Brentford and Chelsea.

Darren Fletcher is with Owen Hargreaves, Michael Brown & Glenn Murray to look ahead to this weekend's Manchester derby. Ian Ladyman from the Daily Mail joins them to talk about Marcus Rashford after the Man United forward spoke out to defend his commitment to the club.

Wolves boss Gary O'Neil joins the podcast to discuss the shock of being sacked by Bournemouth and progressing his Wolves team the way he has done this season.

Plus, Owen, Michael & Glenn play One to Ten: rating how likely certain events are looking to the end of the season.

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff and Stephen Kelly speak to Barnsley head coach Neill Collins about turning the side into automatic promotion contenders, and swapping Florida for South Yorkshire.

They also look at whether Leeds can catch Leicester in the Championship title race, and ask what is going wrong at Stoke after Steven Schumacher's side slipped into the bottom three.

02:00 Interview with Barnsley head coach Neill Collins 15:48 Can Leeds catch Leicester? 23:21 What is going wrong at Stoke? 34:05 The Championship relegation battle

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens & James Horncastle.

They discuss Paul Pogba being handed a four-year ban from football for a doping offence and discuss the likelihood of him ever returning to professional football.

They also talk about what life without Kylian Mbappe looks like for PSG & we hear about the rumours linking Roberto De Zerbi to the Barcelona job.

TIMECODES:

2:57 ? Paul Pogba?s four-year ban 20:09 ? PSG without Mbappe 34:06 ? De Zerbi to Barcelona?

Steve Crossman hosts reaction after another dramatic evening in the FA Cup fifth round.

Ian Dennis and Glenn Murray reflect on Chelsea's late 3-2 win over Leeds. You can hear from Mauricio Pochettino, Trevoh Chalobah and Daniel Farke.

Lee Blakeman and Michael Brown discuss Liverpool's 3-0 win over Southampton with the club's young stars performing again. Hear from Jayden Danns who scored his first two professional goals.

Erik ten Hag gives his reaction to Manchester United's 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, Tom Gayle rounds up the action from Molineux as Wolves beat Brighton 1-0 and Connie McLaughlin discusses the title race in Scotland after Rangers came from behind to win at Kilmarnock while Celtic thrashed Dundee 7-1.

1:20 - Chelsea 3-2 Leeds reaction 3:45 - Mauricio Pochettino interview 11:35 - Trevoh Chalobah interview 15:50 - Daniel Farke interview 18:31 - Liverpool 3-0 Southampton reaction 19:45 - Jayden Danns interview 27:05 - Erik ten Hag interview 29:05 - Wolves 1-0 Brighton reaction 30:00 - Scotland title race discussion

Ben Haines and England Women's record goalscorer Ellen White are joined by the Liverpool and Arsenal captains, Taylor Hinds and Kim Little. Kim gives insights into the crowds selling out the Emirates, with another big crowd expected at the North London derby this weekend as Arsenal look to close in on Manchester City and Chelsea for the title.

Taylor also gives the latest on her injury and how her recovery is going.

The team dive into the new female-specific health projects being introduced in top-level football with Kim and Taylor sharing their own experiences.

And the panel have the latest international news including Olympic qualifying as Spain secure their trip to Paris. Plus Ellen shares her experiences of working with former Team GB assistant coach and recently announced Wales head coach Rhian Wilkinson.

Timecodes: 0:10 Intro 02:05 Kim Little & Arsenal 12:21 Kim & Ellen on Olympics 20:05 Taylor Hinds injury latest 23:00 New women?s health plan 23:40 International news

Kelly Cates hosts reaction to Tuesday's FA Cup fifth round matches.

She's joined by John Murray, Stephen Warnock and Michael Appleton to react to Newcastle's 4-3 penalty shootout win over Blackburn Rovers following a 1-1 draw. You can also hear from Blackburn manager John Eustace and Newcastle manager Eddie Howe.

Chris Coles and Paul Robinson round up the action at Kenilworth Road as five-goal Erling Haaland inspires a thumping 6-2 win for Manchester City over Luton Town. Hear from the striker plus Luton boss Rob Edwards.

And Henry Moeran was at the Vitality Stadium as Championship leaders Leicester City beat Bournemouth 1-0 after extra time. Hear the thoughts of Leicester manager Enzo Maresca.

0:10 - Blackburn 1-1 (3-4p) Newcastle reaction 6:10 - John Eustace interview 10:56 - Eddie Howe interview 13:35 - Luton Town 2-6 Manchester City reaction 19:30 - Erling Haaland interview 21:30 - Rob Edwards interview 25:30 - Bournemouth 0-1 Leicester (AET) reaction 26:20 - Enzo Maresca interview

Kelly Somers brings you the Football Daily podcast after the news that Everton's penalty for breaching Premier League financial rules has been reduced from ten points to six after an appeal.

Hear the thoughts of BBC Radio Merseyside Sport's Giulia Bould and Julie Clarke from the Everton Fan Advisory Board.

Alistair Bruce-Ball and Clinton Morrison give their reaction after Maidstone United's historic FA Cup run ended with a 5-0 defeat at Coventry City.

Mark Scott also brings you reaction from West Ham's 4-2 Premier League win over Brentford with Jarrod Bowen scoring his first senior hat-trick.

0:25 - Everton appeal reaction 1:50 - Giulia Bould 6:50 - Julie Clarke 16:50 - West Ham 4-2 Brentford reaction 17:50 - Jarrod Bowen interview 19:30 - Thomas Frank interview 21:20 - Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United reaction 28:45 - George Elokobi interview 31:20 - Mark Robins interview

Ben Haines has reaction to Liverpool beating Chelsea in the EFL Cup final. He?s joined by QPR captain and former Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovi?, ex-West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and The Athletic?s Adam Crafton. Hear from Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino, as well as Gary O?Neil and Chris Wilder after Wolves beat Sheff Utd in the Premier League. And catch up with George Elokobi as his Maidstone side prepares to face Coventry in the FA Cup fifth round.

03:00 Liverpool win record-extending 10th EFL Cup 05:00 Klopp interview: ?The kids did outstandingly well? 19:50 Pochettino: ?The team felt maybe penalties would be good for us? 27:30 Wolves win as Sheff Utd players swipe at each other 31:45 Nigel on Moyes ahead of West Ham-Brentford 33:40 Elokobi?s Maidstone prepare for FA Cup fifth round 36:05 Spotlight comes down for Question Time

John Bennett is alongside former Fulham and Tottenham defender Stephen Kelly and Luke Edwards from the Telegraph at the Emirates Stadium to react to Arsenal's thumping win over Newcastle, hear from both Mikel Arteta & Eddie Howe on the result.

They discuss Man City's 1-0 win away at Bournemouth as they close the gap to Liverpool to one point. Pep Guardiola praises Man City's performance in a packed fixture schedule.

Alex Iwobi talks about his late winner at Old Trafford which snatched all three points for Fulham against Man United. John, Stephen & Luke discuss whether Erik Ten Hag's days are number in Manchester with Sir Jim Ratcliffe's minority stake deal confirmed.

They talk through the rest of the Premier League results, whilst also hearing from Unai Emery and Oliver Glasner whose Crystal Palace reign got off to a flying start with a 3-0 win at home to Burnley.

Darren Fletcher talks Premier League and looks ahead to the EFL Cup final. He?s joined by Paul Robinson, Glenn Murray & Clinton Morrison. They debate how Manchester United will adapt without the injured Rasmus Højlund. Can Kobbie Mainoo make the England squad. Hear from Pep Lijnders and Mauricio Pochettino ahead of Liverpool-Chelsea at Wembley. Catch Paul?s thoughts on former England #1 Joe Hart announcing his retirement. And the panel look at the relegation battle.

01:55 Air fryers, birthdays & a case of mistaken identity 05:05 How will Man Utd cope without Højlund? 10:30 What do Man Utd need now in this Ratcliffe era 16:10 Kobbie Mainoo for England? 21:50 EFL Cup final preview 33:25 Paul Robinson on Joe Hart retiring 33:45 Is Burnley?s Kompany foolish for sticking to his gameplan? 38:45 Sheff Utd make life hard for themselves

Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff chat EFL with Stevenage boss Steve Evans. Aaron talks to Neil Harris after he left League One Cambridge United for Championship Millwall. What about Sunderland sacking Mick Beale? New Ipswich Town striker Ali Al-Hamadi joins the pod LIVE. Torrid times for Torquay and Rochdale with both clubs in grave danger. And Jobi Revels in 72PLUS 72MINUS.

00:35 Steve?s signed a new deal at Stevenage 02:30 Neil Harris swaps Cambridge for Millwall 09:20 Neil Harris speaks to Aaron about ?huge honour? 15:45 Where do Cambridge United go from here? 16:50 Does this all make Gillingham look a bit silly? 19:20 Did Mick Beale have long enough at Sunderland? 20:20 New Ipswich striker Ali Al-Hamadi LIVE on the pod 29:25 Rochdale and Torquay under threat 35:05 Chocolate involved in 72PLUS 72MINUS

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Mina Rzouki to talk about this week?s biggest European football stories.

They discuss Thomas Tuchel?s imminent Bayern Munich exit and who?s in the running to replace him.

After the war of words between Sergio Conceicao and Mikel Arteta following Porto?s 1-0 win over Arsenal in the Champions League this week, is the style of play as important as the result in modern football?

Plus we hear about Archie?s trip to watch the Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen against Heidenheim, and reflect on the life of 1990 World Cup winner, Andreas Brehme, who died this week aged 63.

03:31 ? Thomas Tuchel?s Bayern Munich exit 13:24 ? Xabi Alonso?s future 19:25 ? Guillem on being kept in the dark about Alonso?s move to Bayern as a player 21:49 ? Mourinho, Conte or Emery for Bayern? 28:29 ? Sergio Conceicao and Mikel Arteta?s clash 37:10 ? Archie?s trip to Heidenheim 40:42 ? Remembering Andreas Brehme

Mark Chapman is joined by Theo Walcott, Neil Lennon & John Murray.

They discuss Arsenal losing 1-0 in stoppage time to Porto in the Champions League, plus hear from Mikel Arteta.

Liverpool go four points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 4-1 comeback win over Luton, with reaction from Jurgen Klopp.

Plus Sir Jim Ratcliffe speaks for the first time since completing a deal to buy just over 27% of Manchester United.

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00:17 ? Arsenal stunned by Porto 17:04 ? Liverpool go four points clear 27:20 ? Sir Jim Ratcliffe speaks for the first time

A new era begins for Man Utd but what can fans expect? Sir Jim Ratcliffe sits down with BBC sports editor Dan Roan after completing his deal to buy a 27.7 per cent stake in Manchester United. He says it's a boyhood dream to be involved in United and that restoring them to the pinnacle of English and European football is the greatest challenge. Sir Jim also reveals his plans for a new stadium.

Producer: Jonathan McKeith.

This is also available as a Sports desk special on BBC Sounds.

Ben Haines and England Women?s record goalscorer Ellen White are joined by West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner. The team talk West Ham?s season so far, the title race and the lack of female coaches.

Rehanne gives an insight into coaching women and how she has developed the culture at West Ham. Plus a look at England and how they will approach their friendlies against Austria and Italy. And as the Nations League gets underway, who will be making it to Paris 2024?

Timecodes: 0:10 Intro 02:05 West Ham recruitment 06:40 Title race is on! 15:05 Manchester United 22:40 Female coaches & coaching women 34:10 England friendlies & Nations League

Kelly Cates looks back on a busy night in the Premier League, Champions League and Championship.

Alistair Bruce-Ball and Michael Brown are at the Etihad to react to Manchester City's win over Brentford, which left them a point behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. We also hear from Pep Guardiola and Thomas Frank.

Ian Dennis and Pat Nevin are in the San Siro to reflect on Inter Milan's narrow 1-nil win against Atletico Madrid, and we preview Arsenal's return to the Champions League knockout stages against FC Porto.

And we look back on a dramatic night at the top of the Championship, with big results for Ipswich and Southampton.

00:27 Manchester City beat Brentford 13:00 Champions League reaction from Inter Milan 1-0 Atletico Madrid 23:26 Preview of FC Porto v Arsenal 29:01 Championship reaction from Ipswich and Southampton

Mark Chapman is with Luton?s Tom Lockyer, Chris Sutton & The New York Times chief soccer correspondent Rory Smith. Tom opens up about his cardiac arrest at Bournemouth and his recovery since. The panel chat title race ? will Arsenal be just fine without a striker? Roy Hodgson?s also on the agenda after stepping down as Crystal Palace boss. And BBC Newcastle commentator Nick Barnes reacts to Sunderland sacking Michael Beale.

01:50 Tom Lockyer LIVE and alive 21:40 Who?s going to win the title? 28:05 Do Arsenal need a striker? 29:30 Lockyer on defending set pieces & VAR 38:10 Mark Chapman stars on ?House of Games? 41:10 Hodgson can leave Palace with "head held high" 48:45 Beale sacked by Sunderland after 12 games 56:25 Tom Lockyer on Luton?s survival chances

Ahead of a new book launch, 'Watford Forever' by John Preston ? which tells the story of how Sir Elton John and Graham Taylor saved Watford, the pop legend sits down with Gary Lineker to talk about his love of football, why FA Cup finals are like headlining Glastonbury and why Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney remind him of himself.

Lionel Messi has won his eighth Ballon d?Or and Guillem Balague gives a behind-the-scenes account of how in Qatar, the Argentinian won the World Cup. Guillem hears from the biggest names in the sport; from Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, former England forward Gary Lineker and ex-Argentina defender, Pablo Zabaleta - who give their unique perspectives on what happened during that tournament. We are taken on a journey ? from that shock loss in Argentina?s opening game against Saudi Arabia, to one of the best international finals ever ? where Argentina beat France on penalties, fulfilling Lionel Messi?s destiny of winning the World Cup and cementing himself as one of the greatest players of all time

This is a special episode celebrating the life of England and Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton. Mark Chapman is joined by former England strikers Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer, as well as former Man Utd captain Steve Bruce. Also hear from football correspondent John Murray, former England manager Roy Hodgson, ex-Man Utd players Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick, and Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola. And hear archive audio from Sir Bobby himself on winning the World Cup.

02:05 Football correspondent John Murray 03:30 Sir Bobby Charlton on winning the World Cup 05:05 Gary Lineker on ?England?s greatest ever player? 09:10 Alan Shearer and Steve Bruce on a fellow son of the northeast 14:20 Former England manager Roy Hodgson on a ?humble and charming man? 15:45 Ex-Man Utd players Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick reaction 17:45 Man City boss Pep Guardiola sends ?big hug?

Steve Crossman & Guillem Balague are joined by Julen Lopetegui.

They discuss Julen?s journey so far, from Asteasu in the Basque Country to Wolves.

Coaching the Spanish national team and Real Madrid.

Plus Spanish managers in the Premier League and why a Basque flavour can be important.

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08:23 ? Talks about living in Wolverhampton 12:48 ? Next job in England? 15:30 ? Leaving Wolves 26:27 ? Chat about managers that coached him 31:00 ? Talks about John Toshack 35:05 ? On playing with Pep Guardiola 44:55 ? Managing the Spanish national team

Mark Chapman is joined by Micah Richards, Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and guests as they delve into the ?dark arts? in football. From pinches, punches and meaty challenges. To distraction tactics, timewasting and taunting opposition fans - there?s been plenty of ?housery? employed over the years.

[Initial publication - Thursday, December 22nd 2022]

Four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Touré, Africa Cup of Nations winner, Efan Ekoku, and former D.R. Congo captain, Gabriel Zakuani, debate all things African football in a new podcast from the BBC World Service, Match of The Day Africa: Top 10.   In each episode they?ll debate a topic, ranging from the best African goalscorers to the continent?s biggest World Cup moment, and decide on their top 10 from a shortlist compiled by a panel of African Football experts.

Search for ?Match of the Day Africa: Top 10? wherever you get your podcasts for a new episode every Monday from the 3rd July or head to bbcworldservice.com/africatop10.

The Football Daily?s 72+ team of Aaron Paul, Phil Brown & Jobi McAnuff discuss and debate their EFL top 10s in this brand new mini-series.

In episode one, the guys rank the big play-off moments. From Dean Windass to Troy Deeney, and from Josh Windass to Bobby Zamora ? who will top the lot?

A BBC World Service documentary revealing the untold stories behind Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta?s journey to the top.

In Barcelona, former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina relives his time sharing bunk beds with Arteta at the world-famous La Masia academy, declaring that the boy from the Basque country was ?born to be a manager?.

Presenter John Bennett travels to Arteta?s home town of San Sebastian to meet his childhood coach at a small club, next to a hair salon, that has become an amazing football talent factory.

Hear from former teammates at Everton, Arsenal and Rangers, from where Dutch great Ronald de Boer remembers Arteta stepping up aged 21 to score a stoppage-time penalty to snatch the title from Glasgow rivals Celtic: ?To take that responsibility, at such a young age, in such an important game and moment of that decisive title race against Celtic was impressive.?

And find out why the Welsh city of Newport played such an important part in Arteta?s journey into coaching.

Arsenal legend Arsène Wenger and former Man City captain Vincent Kompany also feature in this documentary, which paints a picture of a single-minded, intelligent and meticulous man, schooled in the Barcelona style of play, who is now mixing it with the top managers in the game and has got Arsenal fans dreaming of glory once again.

Roddy Forsyth is joined by Connie McLaughlin and Pat Nevin to reflect on his 42-year career covering Scottish football at the BBC.

We?re joined by former Celtic manager Martin O?Neill and football correspondent John Murray.

We hear from former Rangers and England captain Terry Butcher and there?s a special message from Roddy?s family.

Steve Crossman discusses the career of legendary commentator John Motson, who?s died aged 77. Steve is joined by football correspondent John Murray and commentator Alistair Bruce-Ball. Also catch an interview with former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson, who often co-commentated with John Motson. And hear from the man himself.

Darren Fletcher presents a special edition of the Football Daily reflecting on the life of former Chelsea striker and manager Gianluca Vialli. Darren and former Premier League striker Glenn Murray are joined by ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who was there when Vialli was manager at Stamford Bridge. Hear from Vialli speaking to Nihal Arthanayake in 2020. And catch the thoughts of Italian football expert James Horncastle, who worked with Vialli on TV.