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As the Bundesliga lurches back into action as more players test positive for covid-19, the team debate whether it's all worth the risk. Just why are Scottish clubs at war with each other? Why is a 6-figure fine for Chelsea just a band aid on a gunshot wound? Looking ahead to the return of one of the World's big leagues with Andy Mc and Andrew Flint

Just what makes the GAA such a special community?  We all have our own memories, views and opinions.  How difficult is it to get sponsors for an amateur multinational continental organisation?  There is huge competition from professional organisations with full-time staff hunting daily for cash and prizes. We throw in with Diarmuid O'Donovan, Sponsorship Officer for GGE and recount his successes t...

This Sunday's Game sits down with RTE Sport's Damien O'Meara as he tells not only of how he's been able to explore his more cultured side thanks to less sports news, he also recounts the magic of covering All-Ireland Finals and how the spread of Gaelic Games really hits home. And just what happens when you try to grab an interview with All-Ireland winning managers and players. GAA President John H...

Part 2 of the show and a lesson in technology - listen carefully to the question! Alex B ventures to Scotland to apologise for hating golf, Andy Mc has a transparent story, Andrew Flint wants to travel and Alan tells a pair of near death stories. And why should table tennis be ping ponged off tv. And should basketball have height categories?

As Alex B continues his world journey, apologising to those he's insulted, the team discuss just why the UFC are dredging even deeper depths for money, why golf needs some life, why table tennis needs to be batted away and just why do do watch sports. The long awaited first part to Friday night's show is up and ready!

This Sunday's Game goes from Holland to Ireland this episode with some North Korean GAA news thrown in. GGE Chairperson Tony Bass gives us the latest on season 2020 and how the Croke Park's financial woes are knocking on in Europe. Plus the development of the sub-committee structures as GGE moves towards a Provincial model and the initiative taken by GEE members to keep spirits high while engaging...

As one little club stands up for the greater good in Spain, greed wins out in Germany. And just what more do we know about Michael Jordan and Nike? In a perfect world there would be no Formula 1, WWE and what other sports? Plus Scottish public health.

From Spain to Slovakia today as we check in on the amazing growth of GAA in Iberia and chat with Mick Collins (not that one), Chairperson of Sitges GAA Club about his journey from Erasmus to founding a GAA club. And Erasmus is to blame for Ciaran Chapman's love affair with one of Europe's most attractive capital cities and how he manages to double up club duties with being PRO for Gaelic Games Eur...

It's a holiday weekend and the team are joined by Alexander Zotov to ask whether Lokomotiv Moscow need a revolution or just evolution. Whether it's worth footballers speaking their mind and just how severe is the outlook for Russian clubs - not as bad as in the rest of Europe as we find out. Andrew Flint, Andy Mc and Alan Moore look into their crystal balls too.

A short sports round up as Belarus experiences lockdown, but sssh, nobody is to talk about it. Dybala has 4 covid infections in 6 weeks as France and more nations look to call a halt to events until Autumn. Andy Mc has a round up while Alex B goes gooey over the Detroit Bad Boys.

On this Wednesday edition of This Sunday's Game, Alan Moore is joined by Paddy Reynolds, PRO of the Nordic Region and Helsinki Harps. Paddy tells of his journey to Helsinki and the challenges facing Gaelic Games in the region. And TV Producer, Author and journalist Daniela Scalia is in Verona, Italy and talks of her passion for GAA, the potential for Gaelic Games in Italy and her upcoming TV serie...

Andy Mc is back and a debate rages about the safety of a return to football. UEFA release funds to save smaller nations, Holland rethinks canceling the season and Germany waits on Angela Merkel and co. Tajikistan pauses for thought while Belarus race on in the shadow of Chernobyl.

It's Sunday so it's This Sunday's Game and on the show today we have award-winning broadcaster Jonathan Higgins of Off the Ball, Newstalk FM and Virgin Media TV. He gives the lowdown on the state of Irish sports media during the covid pandemic and his view on how vital sport is for us all. Director General of the Camogie Association, Sinead McNulty, provides an insight into the development of the...

Questions are asked about Gronk's reasons to move to Tampa and how he'll bulk back up. UEFA get innovative about a return to football. Eric Dier charged for defending his brother means a question has to be asked - Does a match ticket allow you to be an idiot? Round 1 of the NFL Draft saw few surprises, except the virtual setting, could such a system work in European football? And what we should lo...

It's a midweek mix of news, views and interviews on This Sunday's Game.  GGE"s Health and Welfare Office, Anna-Marie O'Rourke, joins to give us her Top 5 tips to stay well during lockdown.  She also gives a frontline insight into the pandemic from her day job as a palliative care nurse.  And for parents, she also provides a couple of pieces of vital advice for explaining coronavirus to little ears...

The day before we turn 3, the state of football is addressed with UEFA looking to push things back on track. A tragic death in football as an Irish rugby player "mistakes" his doping substances. The Chicago Bulls documentary "The Last Dance" and NFL Draft get some airtime and Central Asian football is centre stage. Oh, and is hindsight really better than knowing facts at the time?

Gaelic Games Europe launches "This Sunday's Game" to give a voice to the almost 100 clubs in 22 countries across Europe. As Gaelic Games gained footholds throughout the continent, a pandemic swept in to slow things down, however, this too will pass. In this first podcast Alan Moore catches up with GGE Chairperson Tony Bass in Holland and Newstalk's Dr Ciara Kelly in Dublin. Tony has over 16 years...

US AntiDoping seem to take us all for idiots when announcing via the New York Times their "new" plan to dope test. Seems they forgot that the murderous criminal they're harbouring used this idea years ago! So what links the New York Times, USADA and a wanted criminal? Central Asian football goes ahead and Double N gives a rundown. Andrew Flint discusses possibilities of a return to action in Engla...

Alex B joins with tales of nasty cuts from the WWE, while they sit on a pile of money. Alexander Zotov of the All Russia Football Players Union joins to tell about a huge charitable project led by the Footballers Union, Union of Football Veterans and leading Russian player past and present. Good news beating bad on a Saturday sports roundup!

31 years ago thousands of people went to watch a game of football, 96 never came home, almost 800 had life changing injuries and thousands more still think of that tragic day in Sheffield. Capital Sports remembers. With coronavirus only know acknowledged in Turkmenistan, they become 1 of 5 countries with football being played. Newcastle look for a new owner, Kenyan's are at it again and curiously...

The Sunday morning diet of sports news from Capital Sports 2.0, Ian Wright tells of "vitamin" injections at Arsenal FC, 9 years ago Paul Merson told of the same. Is this just a happy Sunday story or will something finally be done about doping in football? UFC buy an island to fight on, WWE have to keep the show going on, rugby contract showdown and an NHL tragedy.

Just what sports movies and docu's are worth running your eyes over. The team discusses what to watch and where to watch it. Rocky IV still gets support from Alan while Alex B talks about the new Chicago Bulls series and Andrew Flint waxes lyrical about the Class of 92.

What better way to spend an evening than to watch a sports movie. To be uplifted or inspired, or simply entertained. Capital Sports love sports in any form and our team of Alan Moore, Andrew Flint, Alex B and Iseult Cody bring their A game to the show. Its Capital Sports 2.0.1....and so well worth a listen, if only to hear grown humans talking lovingly about Space Jam!

Iseult Cody joins the team to discuss the lack of awareness from Liverpool FC in begging for government funds while paying out 10' of millions for players wages. A Grand National disaster for gambling addicts. Andrew Flint discusses how Kyle Walker's sex party is not typical for Manchester. Alex B joins to update on North Americas shutdown and a guest from Zambia asks - how to resolve the Premier...

A short preview of the Tajik Super Cup Final by Double N is sandwiched between NHL innovation from Alex B, Andrew Flint's solution for the Russian football dilemma, James Rowe outlining UEFA's plans for the football season and Alan Moore's cruel April Fool's prank (not his, he just tells it). The lockdown means even more sport!