World Football

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Oct 17, 2019 • 28min

Quique Sanchez Flores, Clive Allen and stories from North Korea

Former India coach Stephen Constantine tells more stories from his globetrotting career. Watford coach Quique Sanchez Flores talks the challenge of restoring confidence at the club. And the former Tottenham striker Clive Allen looks back on his career.Photo: In this picture provided by Korea Football Association, Hwang Hee-chan of South Korea competes for the ball with Kim Chol-Bom of North Korea during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Pyongyang. (Credit: Korea Football Association via Getty Images)
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Oct 10, 2019 • 29min

The coach of Afghanistan and Tore Andre Flo

Afghanistan coach Anoush Dastgir talks about the challenges he faces. And the former Chelsea and Norway striker Tore Andre Flo looks back on his career and also tells us about the role he's had developing the likes of Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham.Picture: Afghan goalkeeper Ovays Azizi with Qatari fans in the background in the World Cup Qualifiers at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar. (Simon Holmes/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Oct 3, 2019 • 26min

Bayern's heavy hitters and Schalke's dreamers

Former Swiss international Ramon Vega reflects on Tottenham's humiliating 7-2 loss to Bayern Munich. He also remembers the racism in Italian football during the 1990s. Also on the show, the Schalke defender Benjamin Stambouli talks about his club's promising start to the season. Presenter Mani Djazmi is joined by Pat Nevin and Heather O'Reilly.Photo: Heung-Min Son of Tottenham holds his hands over his mouth during the UEFA Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Muenchen (Credit: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
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Sep 26, 2019 • 26min

Kevin-Prince Boateng and knife throwing Colombians

Fiorentina's Kevin-Prince Boateng talks about his globe trotting career and tells us why Gennaro Gattuso threatened to kill him. The Colombian footballer Sebastián Velásquez talks about the knife throwing fans of Medellin. And the former Canada international Karina LeBlanc reflects on Megan Rapinoe's call for footballers to use their platform for good.(Photo: Fiorentina's Kevin-Prince Boateng applauding their fans. Credit: Fiorentina club)
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Sep 19, 2019 • 26min

Goalscorers, superstitions and R.I.P Restless Rudi

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen talks about his tough journey from the slums of Lagos to Lille. We pay tribute to the globetrotting coach Rudi Gutendorf. who has died at the age of 93. Plus, in the second part of our interview with World Cup winner Per Mertesacker, he talks about his new job at the Arsenal academy.(Photo: Victor Osimhen of Lille celebrates his goal during a French League 1 match. Credit: Erwin Spek/Soccrates/Getty Images)
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Sep 12, 2019 • 26min

Per Mertesacker and football Hong Kong style

World Cup winner Per Mertesacker talks about his struggle with pre-match anxiety and sings his favourite Bob Marley song. And the Hong Kong international Jack Sealy talks about playing in the Chinese Super League, his travels in North Korea and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Presented by Mani Djazmi and Pat Nevin.(Photo: Arsenal fans, all wearing Per Mertesacker shirts, are seen walking towards the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Arsenal and Burnley. Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images)
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Sep 5, 2019 • 27min

Addiction, recovery and the genius of Georgi Kinkladze

Former Manchester City player Jeff Whitley looks back on his career and his battle with addiction. And Cameroon international Gaetan Bong discusses the problem of racism in football.(Photo: Manchester City's Jeff Whitley celebrates with his team mates. Credit: Alex Livesey/ALLSPORT)
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Aug 29, 2019 • 26min

How not to run a football club and other stories

Parma's Marco Ferrari, Pat Nevin and Heather O'Reilly discuss the business of football. Espérance player, Junior Lokosa, looks back at this year's farcical African Champions League final. And Peter Odemwingie remembers his time playing for FC Lokomotiv Maoscow. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Aug 22, 2019 • 26min

Leadership lessons with Graham Potter

The coach of Brighton, Graham Potter, tells us about his leadership style and how he's used the writings of the Dalai Lama to help motivate his overthinking players. Plus, Heather O'Reilly, Peter Odemwingie and Pat Nevin will be sharing stories about the coaches who inspired them.(Photo by Mark Leech/Offside/Getty Images)
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Aug 8, 2019 • 31min

A World Cup winner, Kasper Schmeichel and Alejandro Bedoya

USA international Jessica McDonald on winning the World Cup. Kasper Schmeichel remembers the good old days of playing street football as a kid. And following Alejandro Bedoya's recent comments about gun violence, should more footballers use their platform to make a political stand?(Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

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