The Sports Agents

Gabby's Newcastle are on their way to Wembley but could Premier League players soon be punished for their goal celebrations? Gabby and Mark react to all the League Cup drama... (05:45)It's Super Bowl time, so we talk about the Chiefs' "three-peat" attempt, Taylor Swift-related conspiracies and more with NFL pundit and former Super Bowl Champion Jason Bell (08:55).And how important are player social media accounts to driving the growth of women's sport? We chat to former West Ham and now Birmingham City player, Shannon Cooke, who's the sixth most viewed WSL player on TikTok, and Tammy Parlour, CEO of the Women's Sport Trust. (26:17)Check out the Women's Sport Trust report here Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

Imagine getting a call from an agent about your 12-year-old son, would you know what to do? The mum of Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly - Marcia Lewis - joins Gabby and Mark to share her journey from not even knowing what the Premier League was, to getting a Masters in football business and setting up the No1Fan.club to help other parents of academy kids (08:30).And the transfer that was so shocking everyone thought it was fake. One of the NBA's top players, Luka Doncic, has been traded to LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers, mid-season without warning. We try to figure out what on earth is going on with Tas Melas, the co-host of The Athletic's No Dunks Podcast (34:30).Plus we react to the weekend's Six Nations and Marcus Rashford's loan move. Visit the No1Fan.club website here to find out more. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Former British number one tennis players, Tim Henman and Laura Robson, chatted to Gabby and Mark from a Sky Sports padel event about doping, the Djokovic-Murray partnership and Emma Raducanu's future (01:45). As the Six Nations kicks off ex-England rugby player, David Flatman, joined us. Could the Six Nations stop being free-to-air and could this threaten the sport? (08:00)We tried to figure out how Manchester City got so close to an early Champions League exit with former City player, Nedum Onuoha, and Pep Guardiola's biographer, Guillem Balague (14:15). And before she heads off to compete at the Invictus Games we chatted to Gemma Barnes, the Team UK vice-captain who served in the army for 15 years before two life-changing leg injuries (18:45).Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Gabby and Mark are joined by former British number one tennis players, Tim Henman and Laura Robson to discuss whether Murray could become Raducanu's new coach after success with Djokovic? ... And more serious questions like, what do they make of the positive doping tests tarnishing tennis' image? (07:30)As the Six Nations kicks off this weekend we catch up with ex-England prop, David Flatman. Join us as we wax lyrical about Antoine Dupont and the new England captain, Maro Itoje. This could also be the last year it's free to watch - so how big a blow would it be to put Six Nations behind a paywall? (25:00) Plus, Gabby and Mark react to last night's Champions League madness after 18 simultaneous games. (01:15)Sky Sports is the home to more live tennis than anywhere else. Watch year-round action including the ATP and WTA Tours and US Open exclusively on Sky Sports and NOW.Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

It's not very Manchester City or Pep Guardiola to be one game away from crashing out of the Champions League in the league phase, and yet they face a must-win game on Wednesday to avoid their earliest exit for 12 years.So Gabby and Mark caught up with former Man City player, Nedum Onuoha, and Pep Guardiola's biographer, Guillem Balague. What's the feeling inside City now about what's going wrong? Was the entire winning-machine held together by Rodri’s hamstring? And can Guardiola magic his way out of this one? (08:45)Ahead of the Invictus Games we meet Gemma Barnes (37:30), a physiotherapy officer who served for 15 years in the army before two life-changing knee injuries. We talk about her journey through losing her career and her identity, to becoming the vice-captain of Team UK and competing in the skeleton. All that and more... What's Mark's problem with this year's Super Bowl? What do they make of the first $1m dollar women's player, Naomi Girma? And have we jinxed Nottingham Forest? Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Sporting royalty on the podcast this week as Gabby and Mark were joined by Mo Farah, four-time Olympic gold medallist (1:30), two-time Ryder Cup winner and Olympic silver medallist Tommy Fleetwood (7:45), one of the most decorated female racing drivers, Jamie Chadwick, (13:30) and Nottingham Forest captain Ryan Yates (19:45). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Mo Farah joins Gabby and Mark on The Sports Agents today. The four-time Olympic gold medallist and national treasure who lit up London 2012, talks to us about everything from running with Arsene Wenger, to what he learnt from his traumatic childhood, and his reaction to Gabby calling him Mo Salah on air. How a prodigious talent 'flipped the switch' to win multiple golds and if he would he swap any of his medals to play in the Premier League?Plus, as a video of Emily Maitlis doing a cartwheel on The News Agents goes viral, Gabby gives her expert opinion of her gymnastics. Check out Mo's new YouTube series - Run with MoExecutive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

Ryan Yates, captain of this season's Premier League 'surprise package' - Nottingham Forest - joins Gabby and Mark for a bonus exclusive interview. What's behind their dramatic rise from one place off relegation last season, to joint-second in the table? He tells us about what he learnt from Roy Keane, how success is changing the city, the power of having an owner and manager with relentless drive, and, of course... latte art. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

Olympic silver medallist and two-time Ryder Cup winner, Tommy Fleetwood, joins Gabby and Mark. Tommy takes us behind the scenes in the Team GB Olympic WhatsApp group, shares his thoughts on whether Team Europe should be paid at the Ryder Cup, and tells us about the joys of being a long-suffering Everton fan.   Plus we chat to one of the world’s most-decorated female racing drivers, Jamie Chadwick, about sports where men and women can compete together at the highest level. She tells us about neck training with George Russell, cutting holes in seats and adapting pedals to level the playing field, and creating pathways for girls so it’s not just one woman who breaks into Formula One. The Jamie Chadwick Series is expanding this year to launch the UK’s first ever all-female junior karting series for girls aged 8-15. The series aims to close the gender participation gap in grassroots motorsports and provide a supportive community for young girls interested in racing. To register interest or sign up go to Daytona.co.uk Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Gary Lineker's replacements on Match of the Day, Mark, Kelly and Gabby, react to the big announcement (03:15). As Tyson Fury retires from boxing (again!) we speak to the boxer who could be the heir to his throne, Moses Itauma, and his promoter Francis Warren (07:15). How hard is it to break into the rotating cast of Premier League managers and how much does it cost? We speak to Lee Johnson, who's managed Sunderland, Bristol and more (14:15). And from the Ashes in Australia we caught up with England World Cup winner Nat Sciver-Brunt (20:00). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.