The Sports Agents

PSG are on top of the world after winning the Champions League but has their Euro domination masked their domestic league's ongoing financial crisis? Gabby and Mark speak to Global Sports Correspondent for The New York Times, Tariq Panja. Former Chelsea and Nigeria footballer, John Obi Mikel, joins us in the studio ahead of the Club World Cup - kicking off later this month. Are we guilty of failing to appreciate how fans outside of Europe feel about it and would players actually sit and rest if they weren't dragged off to yet another tournament? Plus, Gabby and Mark react to Simon Yates' historic Giro D'Italia victory and Alexander Bublik shocking Jack Draper at the French Open. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producer: Bogdan BriceagSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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...Gabby and Mark get a rare access all areas pass to go behind the scenes at Sale Sharks rugby club, from training to the team meeting to interviews with Lions and England players Tom Curry, Ben Curry and George Ford. (02:45)Four-time Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson has launched a new league to make athletics popular outside the Olympics, he tells us how it's going so far. (08:15)Britain's most decorated Paralympian, Sarah Storey, joins Professor Kirsty Elliot-Sale from Manchester Metropolitan University, to explain their mission to extend the careers of female athletes through menopause support. (13:15)Ahead of the Champions League final, Italian football writer James Horncastle, explains why this match isn't the end of the road for Inter Milan. (19:30)Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Ahead of this weekend's Champions League final, Gabby and Mark chat to Italian football writer, James Horncastle, to figure out why Inter Milan are so underrated despite making their second Champions League final in three years and what happened when the newly dubbed Don "Scotto" McTominay met the Pope! Britain's most decorated Paralympian, Dame Sarah Storey, joins us to explain her mission to help other athletes going through the menopause. She's teamed up with Kirsty Elliot-Sale, Professor of Female Endocrinology and Exercise Physiology at Manchester Metropolitan University, to extend the careers of female athletes and bust some myths along the way. Plus, Gabby and Mark react to Mary Earps' shock retirement from international football, and the debate around sexist scheduling at the French Open.You can listen to "How It All Played Out" on Global Player here. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producer: Bogdan BriceagSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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!

Gabby and Mark take you behind the scenes at one of the best rugby clubs in the country, Sale Sharks, just days before their last chance to make the play-offs. With an access all areas pass we bring you to the team meeting, training, gym and more. Expect exclusive interviews with the top players: Lions forward Tom Curry, club captain and his identical twin Ben Curry, and George Ford, the fly-half with 99 England caps. We also chat to Director of Rugby, Alex Sanderson, about why there's a rowing boat on the wall and why Mondo Duplantis is the theme of the week. And co-owner Michelle Orange tells us how Sale plans to stay afloat as other clubs go under and why the Women's Rugby World Cup this summer could be a turning point for Sale's women's team. Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Shane Fennelly, Bogdan BriceagSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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!

Four-time Olympic champion sprinter Michael Johnson joins Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview ahead of the third 'Grand Slam Track' event of the year. Everyone wants to see the 100m final at the Olympics, but how many people tune into athletics outside the main meets? Johnson wants to change that with 'Grand Slam Track' - a series of four events per year, where Racers each compete in two track events against a rotating cast of Challengers for a $100,000 winners cheque. So how do you judge success when you're a sports start up? Are the biggest names like Noah Lyles going to sign up soon? And, as a (self-admitted) impatient person, how is Michael handling this project? (11:00)Plus, Gabby and Mark react to a final-filled weekend from Arsenal lifting the Women's Champions League trophy, to Gary Lineker's goodbye on Match of the Day, and the noise around the refereeing as Northampton Saints lost the Champions Cup final. (01:30) And we look forward to a special bonus episode coming your way on Wednesday: an exclusive behind the scenes look at Sale Sharks rugby club, the Northern powerhouse who have one game left to make the play-offs. That includes access to the team meeting and interviews with Lions and England stars, George Ford and Tom Curry. (36:30)Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Bogdan BriceagSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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...England captain Leah Williamson, who lifted the Euros trophy at Wembley, talks to us about her 19-year Arsenal career culminating in the Champions League final this weekend. (03:00)We have a laugh with the man responsible for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney taking over Wrexham, Humphrey Ker. (07:30)As Netflix launch a new Drive to Survive series for the F1 Academy, where 18 women compete to make a name for themselves in motorsport, we speak to Susie Wolff, former F1 development driver and now Managing Director of the F1 Academy. (14:30)Tottenham ended their 17-year wait for a trophy by winning the Europa League, rewriting the worst season in 120 years, so we caught up with The Athletic's Spurs reporter, Jay Harris. (19:45)Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

In one night Tottenham went from the worst season in 120 years to a historic team that ended their 17-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League. Ange Postecoglou said he would get a trophy in his second season, and he pulled it out of the bag. So is he here to stay? With Mark still reeling from Man United missing out on European football for the first time in 11 years, we digest it all with The Athletic's Tottenham reporter, Jay Harris. Later one of the biggest names in motorsport, Susie Wolff, joins us in the studio as Netflix launch the latest version of Drive to Survive - F1: The Academy. As Managing Director of the F1 Academy, former Formula E Team Principal and one of the world's best female racing drivers, Wolff is forging the path for a woman to race in F1 again. And the Doping Olympics is rearing it's head again, surprisingly Gabby didn't scare them off with our tense interview with their President, Aron D'Souza. Listen to our episode with racing driver, Jamie Chadwick, here. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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!

Our special guest today is Leah Williamson, who led England women to Euros glory at Wembley. She's hoping to make history again at the weekend as Arsenal take on Barcelona in the Champions League final. It's been 18 years since an English women's team won it - could they do it with a manager in Renee Slegers who was an interim just months ago? Would that victory validate Williamson as a fully one-club woman and make Arsenal a superpower again? Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham became the first team in English football history to win 3 successive promotions. We speak to the man who started it all, Humphrey Ker. How did Football Manager and "Sunderland 'Til I Die" play a big part in the takeover? And how long before Wrexham reach the Champions League?Plus, Gabby and Mark react to Crystal Palace winning their first major trophy, Serena Williams showing up as Chelsea Women win the FA Cup, and Scottie Scheffler storming to his third major. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Kirsty GiddingsTom 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!

Two big exclusive interviews this week on The Sports Agents...The new face of rugby, Henry Pollock, joined us in the studio. With two tries from one England cap, and now a Lions call up - this 20-year-old is on a rapid rise, and he’s using that fame to make rugby cool again with his try celebrations. (03:45)Gabby and Mark also sat down with Bournemouth manager, Andoni Iraola. Under his guidance the club could qualify for Europe for the first time ever, and he and his players, like Dean Huijsen, are catching the eyes of Real Madrid! (12:15) Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola joins Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview. Europe is in sight, in fact, they've had such a successful season that he and his players, like Dean Huijsen, are catching the eyes of Real Madrid! And that's no surprise: his Basque province has produced two other top 10 Premier League managers, Mikel Arteta and Unai Emery. Taking inspiration from cycling, NFL and basketball, Iraola has produced a team that have achieved a record points total two seasons in a row. So, what’s in the Basque water? How’s he using his love of other sports to take his team to new heights? And how much longer can this team stick together? Plus, Gabby and Mark laugh about Manchester United's plans for a BBQ instead of an open-top bus parade if they win the Europa League. We react to Rachael Blackmore, the first woman to win the Grand National, retiring from horse racing. And will Andy Murray stick with coaching after splitting from Novak Djokovic? Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandGuest Booker: Matt HughesTom 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!