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In this episode we have the former Leeds United, Southampton and current Sheffield United striker and captain; as we go Up Front With…Billy Sharp. Billy tells Sam Matterface all about his career defining goals, plying his trade in the lower leagues, why it didn't work out at Southampton, what life was like at Leeds under Massimo Cellino, scoring the most goals this century in England and how it feels to be a legend at his boyhood club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a year it’s been for Jordan Henderson!Laura Woods hosts a tribute to Liverpool's Premier League winning captain and the FWA's Player of the Year - Jordan Henderson. We hear from the man himself as well as those in the sport who both rate and slate this extraordinary player. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lonely One: The Life of a Goalkeeper is a talkSPORT special documentary hosted by Hollywood actor David Harewood, that dissects one of the oldest cliches in the book: that goalkeepers are a different breed!Guests such as Peter Shilton, David James and Scott Carson (to name a few) discuss the position, the highs and lows of their careers and the effects that playing the position can have on an individual's mental health. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Up Front with series returns with the former Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea and Wales striker Mark Hughes in conversation with Sam Matterface.We hear about his two spells at Manchester United, an unsuccessful spell at Barcelona, winning multiple trophies under Sir Alex Ferguson and why he ended up playing two competitive games in one day! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week, Danny is joined by talkSPORT's Tom Rennie and comedian and broadcaster Mark Smith to reflect on the most bizarre of football seasons after the domestic football calendar finally came to an end four months later than expected.We discuss the impact of VAR in it's debut season, pay tribute to some of the Premier League's brains trust and there's a word of criticism for almost every footballing authority around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s your final instalment of Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Darren Lewis…well for now anyway, as we bring you another cracking GameDay podcast. We preview the FA Cup Final between Chelsea and underdogs Arsenal, look ahead to the Championship Play-off Final which sees Brentford take on Fulham.  The guys also reflect on what’s been one hell of a season and it’s also time to see if Dream Team’s Andrew Butler can redeem himself in the end of season quiz.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Darren Lewis are here to bring you another ultimate Premier League Preview!This week it really is squeaky bum time as we preview the weekend fixtures and make our final relegation predictions! We discuss average Everton, Kepa ‘butterfingers’ Arrizabalaga, the possible new managers of next season, Andrew Butler brings you top fantasy football tips and there’s a tumbleweed moment when nobody knows who Eirik Bakke is… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Leeds United secured promotion back to the Premier League, talkSPORT bring you a special programme looking back on their sixteen year exile from the Premier League.Hosted by former Whites striker Jermaine Beckford, we hear from a host of former players such as Shaun Derry and Brian Deane about their experience of playing for the club as financial uncertainty loomed over Elland Road.Hear also from IBF Featherweight World Champion Josh Warrington, a lifelong Leeds fan who explains how it felt to watch his boyhood club drop from the dizzy heights of the Champions League to the lows of midweek League One football in less than a decade.And we look back on the incredible two years under Marcelo Bielsa which has guided the club back to the Premier League Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After all the weekend drama Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Matt Holland are here to bring you all the latest along with your ultimate football preview!We react to the shock departure of Nigel Pearson, question if Man United are in desperate need of a new Goalkeeper, preview all the upcoming fixtures and of course Dream Team’s Andrew Butler is back with some top tips ahead of the midweek action.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week Danny is joined by talkSPORT's Mark Webster and former Spurs and Wimbledon defender Chris Perry to review the latest week in football.The trio discuss Leeds United's sensational season and equally brilliant social media department, Arsenal shocked just about everyone with their win over Man City but was Pep Guardiola's outfit choice partly to blame for City's performance? And there's not one but two bizarre sackings with just two fixtures remaining. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we bring you something different, following the passing of football icon Jack Charlton.A hero, legend, brother, winner. Just a few words to describe England World Cup winner Jack Charlton. He spent his entire career with Leeds, making a club record 773 appearances and helped the club win the first division title, an FA Cup, a League Cup and their first ever European trophies. Charlton also led the Republic of Ireland to their first major finals at Euro '88 and the quarter-finals at the World Cup in 1990. During this programme, several former players, managers and fans pay tribute to an icon of the game and celebrate his extraordinary life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s Friday, which means time for another Premier League Preview with Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Darren Lewis. This week, life’s a beach for Liverpool and they are already playing in their flip-flops. We discuss the future of Dean Smith, that troublesome VAR, Danny Ings’ link with Leicester City and of course we don’t forget those all-important FA Cup Semi Finals!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are here once again to bring you your ultimate preview to all the midweek Premier League action. This week former England, Spurs forward and all round nice guy Darren Bent joins us. We ask is Mourinho sucking the life out of Spurs? Do Villa have a fighting chance? Also Andrew Butler is here to bring you top Dream Team tips! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week, with Danny on the sidelines, Tom Rennie is in the hot-seat alongside former Premier League striker David Connolly and comedian and broadcaster Mark Smith to dissect the recent week of top flight football.We say goodbye to Norwich after they mathematically became the first team to be relegated, slightly above them we pay tribute to all the struggling teams in the league who decided to start winning when it matters, and slightly above them we discuss why Graham Potter's dress sense could be the reason why he is struggling to get a tune out of his Brighton side Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Darren Lewis are back as we look ahead to all the weekend Premier League fixtures!This week we wonder if Daniel Farke really has given up, Dream Team’s Andrew Butler shows David Silva some love and we hear from Kieran Tierney ahead of Sunday’s North London derby.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for a special podcast as we celebrate a landmark moment in the career of Jose Mourinho - his 200th Premier League win.Following Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Everton we take a closer look at 'The Special One's' career - with those who know him best.Premier League winner Glen Johnson reveals what it was like to play under Mourinho, the Times' chief sports writer Henry Winter discusses Jose's turbulent relationship with the media and fans have their say following four spells in English football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh from the hairdressers Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are here for your ultimate Premier League Preview. This week we are joined by former Charlton, Ipswich and Republic of Ireland Midfielder Matt Holland and Sam brings us a Saka Exclusive. We ask if goals really aren’t the problem at West Ham, what’s the future of Eddie Howe at ‘little old Bournemouth’ and Andrew Butler is here with more apologies along with top Dream Team tips.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week Danny is joined by talkSPORT's Mark Webster and broadcaster Mark Smith to reflect on another fan-less week in the Premier League and beyondThere's a love in for some of the league's young English talent after a number of future England internationals stole the headlines, there's high praise for Southampton who shocked Man City and we wish a happy birthday to the "offensive hand ball rule". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are joined by The Mirrors’ Darren Lewis and Dream Teams’ Andrew Butler for another ultimate Premier League Preview Podcast! We discuss why Aubameyang could be up for a move to Chelsea, question if Bruno Fernandez compares to Cantona and take a look at the bottom of the table to analyse that all-important relegation fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We bring you something different ahead of your normal GameDay podcast line-up.  A recent study published by Danish firm RunRepeat in association with the PFA, demonstrated that racial bias was present in live TV football commentaries from top-flight games in England, France, Spain and Italy.So we only feel it is right to address these issues, openly talk, learn and educate ourselves. This is an open, honest and raw discussion between four individuals from the world of football, in the form of Sam Matterface, Trevor Sinclair, Darren Lewis and Alex Crook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Sam Matterface and Alex Crook for your ultimate preview to all the midweek action! This week making his GameDay debut is the former Leeds, Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday midfielder David Prutton. We discuss if Wilder needs to show more aggression, little old Bournemouth, why Mesut Ozil is the ‘Wally with a brolly’ 2.0 and Dream Team’s Andrew Butler tells us to cut all ties with West Ham. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week Danny is joined by talkSPORT's Tom Rennie and former top flight striker Dave Kitson to dissect a busy weekend from the FA Cup, Premier League and Championship.There's a begrudging love in for Neil Warnock on his return to football, there's an equal amount of condemnation and admiration for two acts of violence in the Championship and is Martial the main man now for Manchester United? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following a long 30 year wait Liverpool have taken the Premier League Title! Join Sam Matterface, Alex Crook and Darren Lewis as we get all the latest and look ahead to the upcoming fixtures, FA Cup and beyond. We hear from Steve Bruce and Fabien Schar ahead of their weekend fixture against Man City. Also Andrew Butler comes to pass on his Dream Team Tips.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are here to bring you the ultimate GameDay Premier League Preview show.This week we are joined by former Tottenham and England front man Darren Bent! We reflect on the rage of Roy Keane, and come up with a solution for West Ham’s sloppy squad. While Andrew Butler comes along to bring you top Dream Team tips and has a heartfelt apology for Crystal Palace.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny Kelly is compiling the definitive football record of each Premier League weekend, picking out the best performance, worst performance, heroes and villains from each weekend of the Premier League....while giving special records across the campaign.This week Danny is joined by talkSPORT's Tom Rennie and former England defender Paul Parker to reflect on the return of the Premier LeagueThe trio discuss how they've been consuming football in the new era, the concept of using 'finishers' now there's nine substitutes available and who's sporting the best haircut after three months in isolation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are back to bring you a second helping of the Premier League Preview podcast.  Along for the ride Darren Lewis is here to talk more about fairy tales and football.  Alex chats to Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook about Injury problems at the club and his desire to get back in the England squad. While Andrew Butler comes to share his top fantasy football tips ahead of a packed weekend of fixtures.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Football is back and luckily for you so is the Premier League Preview Podcast with Sam Matterface and Dean Smith’s best mate Alex Crook!This week we have a man who has a bookcase almost as impressive as his career, it’s former Charlton, Ipswich and Republic of Ireland Midfielder Matt Holland. Also on the pod we have interviews with Sheffield United Captain Billy Sharp and Everton’s Theo Walcott. Not forgetting all you fantasy fans Dream Teams' Andrew Butler is here.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.With the Premier League closing in on a return Danny has concerns that it won't be the anywhere close to what we were used to pre lockdown, Tom has his own concerns but they are focussed more on the obsession of fake crowds ad crowd effects being used on television and the handball rule reared its ugly head this weekend, but we'll explain why it's about to change from next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s GameDay Podcast top Journalist and all-round smooth operator Darren Lewis joins our lockdown lads, Sam Matterface and Alex Crook. We speak about the on-going issues of racism within the game, what can be done the address the imbalance of football?30 years on from the tournament Stuart Pearce joins us as we relive Italia 90, which saw England suffer a devastating loss on penalties to West Germany. Former Bournemouth, Palace, Stoke, West Brom and Borough boss Tony Pulis tells us about his training regimes and how he would prepare for pre season. We also take a look at La Liga with author of 'The Frying Pan of Spain: Sevilla v Real Betis' Colin Millar.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we have the former Manchester United, Newcastle and Blackburn striker; as we go Up Front With…Andy Cole. Andy tells Sam Matterface all about his career defining goals, his favourite strike partner, why he didn't get on with Graeme Souness during his time at Blackburn and what made Sir Alex Ferguson a phenomenal manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.With the Premier League honing in on a return Danny and Tom discuss the off field activities of some of the leagues top players, including Jamie Vardy who was seen gorging in his local McDonalds after Leicester training. We discuss the idea of crowd noise in empty stadiums and Danny boasts of his new magazine subscription which has been keeping him sane over the last few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the transfer gossip goes into overdrive make sure you join Sam Matterface and Alex Crook for your weekly fill of football with The GameDay Podcast.This week Darren Anderton relives Euro 1996 and predicts great success at next summer's European Championships for England. The Stoke boss Michael O’Neill tells us about the 4-hour training sessions, also Aston Villa and Republic of Ireland international Conor Hourihane on hard graft and the influence of playing in League 1 and 2.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Sam Matterface brings you a former Liverpool striker, who scored a huge club record of 346 goals in 660 appearances, join us as we go Up front With…Ian Rush. We hear what it was like playing under Kenny Dalglish, his move to Italy, how the former Leeds manager George Graham did everything he could do to try and force the striker out of the club and much more.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.Danny and Tom review AGF Aarhus' attempt to use a live Zoom crowd and whether it is something that would work in the Premier League, there's the actual return of the Premier League and Danny reveals his mastermind topic and it's not what you'd expect! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our lockdown lads, Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are here to bring you talkSPORT’s GameDay Podcast. This week we have Kyle Walker-Peters on getting back to training, questionable haircuts and the prospect of restarting play. Our German guru Derek Rae will be reviewing and previewing all the Bundesliga action. Sam and Stuart Pearce chat to Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann about that FA Cup Final he would sooner forget and Brighton's Brazilian defender Bernardo threatens to take Alex’s job as he shows us his commentary skills!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A man who has to date scored 111 goals in 271 games for Brighton, and went from working on a building site to becoming a Premier League striker, in this edition we go Up Front with… Glenn Murray. Sam Matterface goes under the skin of this top-flight goal scorer, we hear about growing up working in a factory, his apprenticeship in the USA, which then led to an unsuccessful trial at Sunderland under Mick McCarthy. Leaving Brighton to join their arch-rivals Crystal Palace and why scoring his 100th against Wolves didn't really mean a lot to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.With football across Europe easing it's way back into action we discuss the revolutionary method Danish football has come up with to make sure their teams aren't forced to play behind closed doors, Tom has some stern words for anyone who found Jaap Stams latest job unveiling funny and we discuss round two of the Bundesliga "ghost games". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys are back for another GameDay Podcast. We have the lovely Sam Matterface alongside a man who has more nicknames than David Connolly had clubs, it’s Alex ‘Crowbar’ Crook!Big name guests this week - Jeepers Keepers, we have England’s number one Karen Bardsley on the departure of Phil Neville. David Martin the West Ham keeper on growing up at Liverpool, Burnley’s full back Erik Pieters, star BT Commentator Ian Darke appears on a very different commentary confinement and Producer Lucy is on the hunt for Hennes the Goat.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Up front With... We have Manchester City striker and England's top goal scorer during the 2019 World Cup, Ellen White!Our own Sam Matterface joins Ellen as they chat about her early days at Arsenal, representing Team GB at the Olympics, the experience of the 2019 World Cup, why the Round of 16 tie with Cameroon was the 'craziest' game of her career and how the former Spurs and Netherlands midfielder Edgar Davids is one of her childhood heroes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.The return of the Bundesliga dominates the agenda but Danny is not a fan of empty stadiums and wasn't impressed by what he saw over the weekend, Scott McTominay looks like he's ready to return after revealing his new 8-pac and forget the Bundesliga, there's live football in Taiwan that's been on for weeks which we are across as usual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kevin Hatchard hosts a talkSPORT special looking ahead to the return of the Bundesliga.Listen to live Bundesliga commentary on talkSPORT & talkSPORT 2 in association with Amazon Music from this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface is here along with Alex ‘Little One’ Crook, for another packed GameDay Podcast. On this week's podcast we will be previewing the upcoming matches as the Bundesliga returns, with a man who you’ll have heard on BT Sport, NBC, ESPN, the Bundesliga world feed and even FIFA 2020, it’s Mr Bundesligia himself Derek Rae.  Tara Brady former co-owner of Southend United, talks all things EFL. Bournemouth’s Adam Smith on donating to his local hospital and thinking about life after football.  Also former Manchester United great Mark Hughes on wanting to get back into management, our own Jim Proudfoot enters commentary confinement and we wonder how can we get Hennes the goat back into the stadium? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Up Front With... Sam Matterface brings you the former Newcastle, QPR, Spurs and England striker Sir Les Ferdinand.We take a look at this striker's outstanding career with 215 goals, a winner of the Turkish Cup, Football League Cup, scorer of the 10,000th goal in the Premier League and member of the Premier League 100 club. Les opens up about giving the number nine shirt to Alan Shearer, why Newcastle lost the title and why David Beckham's red card against Argentina cost him at the 1998 World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.The pair discuss the resumption of football in South Korea, Tom explains his twitter exchange with Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher and as ever we have the latest from the Taiwanese top flight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface and Alex Crook bring you The GameDay Podcast!This week former Newcastle and Portsmouth forward Lomano LuaLua reflects on what life was like as a teammate of Alan Shearer, we have Wolves midfielder Leander Dendoncker on Belgium’s Euro chances and Mark Catlin shares his concerns about the survival of EFL clubs.Ian Danter is back to give us our final installment of Managerial Meltdowns, and we speak to the lovely Anna Dragicevic as we announce our Bundesliga team and get ready to shout HaHOHey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface brings you another Up Front With... This week we hear from the Watford Captain Troy Deeney! We get under the skin of Watford's leading Premier League goal scorer and learn about the many sacrifices he and his family have had to make. From the early years, how he got his chance in professional football, the ups and downs of Watford FC, the impact Gianfranco Zola had on his game and why that goal against Leicester was not his defining moment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.The pair discuss the possibility of the Premier League being finished in Australia after Perth was floated as a suitable location to complete the season, has Gareth Bale hinted that he's off to LA Galaxy? And there's the latest from the Taiwanese top flight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Matterface and Alex Crook are back with this week's packed GameDay podcast. This episode is bursting at the seams as the boys hear from; Watford's Troy Deeney, Brighton's Glenn Murray, former Saints striker Rickie Lambert and the Brazilian legend Fernandinho!We also have all the latest Bundesliga news with experts in the form of our own Kevin Hatchard and the lovely Lars Pollmann, can they convince the boys to finally pick a team? And of course not forgetting the talented Ian Danter who brings you top impressions in this week's Managerial Meltdowns.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We bring you another Up Front With... This week we have a man who's scored goals in Bulgaria, France, Germany as well as the Premier League with clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Fulham. Sam Matterface sits down with the great man himself to discuss Berbatov's childhood, career defining goals, the Manchester United dressing room, his first meeting with former Spurs boss Martin Jol and how it felt to be left out of a Champions league final. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite the lack of action on the field Danny Kelly and Tom Rennie discuss what's happening off the field during the global football lockdown.The pair discuss the risky plan set out by the Bundesliga for football o return by next week, they also explain how the Coronavirus could be used an excuse to remove VAR from the game entirely and there's the latest roundup from the two most lucrative football leagues in the world....Belarus and Taiwan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.