Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

In part two, Emile talks more about life at Leicester and how Martin O’Neill was the supreme man manager. He gives a fascinating insight into what it was like to make the move to Liverpool, where expectations were sky-high but where the Kop loved him. There's also England’s incredible World Cup qualifier in Germany in 2001, when the Golden Generation smashed their arch-rivals 5-1; and yes, even Heskey scored.EnjoyGrahamCheck out Emile's brilliant book, out now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

The title of Emile Heskey’s autobiography is ‘Even Heskey Scored’, a sardonic nod to the misperception that he was anything other than a highly talented player, a prolific goal scorer and, most of all, a winner. In part one, Emile describes his ‘strange’ personality – painfully shy in the dressing room, super-confident on the field of play. He explains how he helped his beloved Leicester City escape financial meltdown and paints us a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of life at the Foxes training ground under Martin O’Neill, when being forced to wear the dreaded, smelly, yellow jersey was every player’s worst nightmare.EnjoyGraham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Here’s another chance to hear part two of my interview with Ramon Calderon from season two.Ramon tells the story of how he became Real president, and how promoting Zinedine Zidane from the position of reserve team coach to the biggest role in club football management was a risk that paid off. Ramon also tells how David Beckham was the ultimate professional, giving everything to help Real win the 2007 La Liga in dramatic style before he left for LA, how crucial Ruud van Nistelrooy and Sergio Ramos were to Los Blancos, and how signing the latter cheesed off Manchester United no end.Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Here’s another chance to hear part one of my interview with Ramon Calderon from season two.As president, Ramon helped usher in a new golden era for Real Madrid, not long after the club had flirted with bankruptcy. We delve back in time to hear about how Santiago Bernabeu made Real into the world’s premier football club after the trauma of the Spanish Civil War. Ramon relates how he chatted with the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano about his kidnapping, and how Paco Gento – the only man with six European Cup medals – was a winger who flew so fast that his team-mates couldn’t keep up with him. You’ll also hear how the underrated Vicente del Bosque was sheer class in midfield, and could change a match in a single moment.Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Hola!I recently had the pleasure of visiting Turin to speak with Eni Aluko, an elite player with Juventus and an elite analyst who spent the World Cup summer covering the tournament for Fox Sports. We talked about adjusting to life at one of the world's biggest clubs; what it was like watching the women's game crack mainstream football culture from a distance and how she feels now about the fight she took on against a culture of bullying inside the England camp - a fight that cost her a place at the finals in France.Eni's autobiography, They Don't Teach This, is out now - it's a football story like no other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

We're back with the second half of our season preview from Spain - which young players will make their name? Who will make the top four? How much credit does Valverde have in the bank at Barca? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

It’s the August Q & A – lots to discuss as La Liga starts with a bang – Atleti’s new phenom, what’s wrong with Madrid’s midfield and why Ivan Rakitic may yet be leaving Barcelona.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Hola!I recently spent an hour or so in the excellent company of Matt Jansen, a man who knows more than most about tribulation.Matt was a superb striker whose rapid rise to footballing stardom peaked with scoring the first goal and then setting up the winner in the League Cup final for Blackburn. But his career was then wrecked by an accident which nearly claimed his life. You’ll hear about how Matt came back from that nadir with the help of a world-renowned sports psychologist, about how he was so cruelly denied a place in England’s 2002 World Cup squad, about the ordeal of having to knock back Sir Alex Ferguson, and about what it was like to play alongside the wonderful Andy Cole.What a life story Matt has. What a privilege it was to speak with him.Graham Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Quinton Fortune. For the first time, here’s the full episode.In part two, Quinton speaks about how he got to know the second Ronaldo – Cristiano, and describes how his Manchester United team-mates’ relentless teasing fired up and brought out the best in the Portuguese genius.Quinton offers an incredible insight into the golden era at Old Trafford, where training was so intensely competitive – he speaks about getting a kick from Roy Keane – that playing on a Saturday was a blessed joy by comparison.Quinton Fortune will make a great coach. You heard it here first.If you would prefer not to wait 12 months to listen to these extra interviews, it’s time to become a Socio at patreon.com/grahamhunter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Quinton Fortune. For the first time, here’s the full episode.In part one, when Quinton relates his journey from the ‘nightmare’ of the Cape Flats in South Africa to gracing the Champions League stage, you realise you are dealing with the stuff of football fairy tales. Quinton describes happy days as a youngster at Spurs under Terry Venables where he adored club legend Paul Gascoigne. He also speaks about joining a heady era at Atlético Madrid, where in his senior debut he was tasked with marking Ronaldo – the original Ronaldo, the Brazilian who Quinton describes as the player who had everything.If you would prefer not to wait 12 months to listen to these extra interviews, it’s time to become a Socio at patreon.com/grahamhunter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe