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Life Goals with Theo Delaney

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Every football fan knows it's the goals that really stay with you such is their juddering emotional impact. In Life Goals well known football fanatics re -live the eight defining goals of their lives with host Theo Delaney and reflect on what was happening at the time as it all comes flooding back. Like a good football match it veers from the poignant to the euphoric

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Peace (Part 2) 17.08.2021

Part two of Theo Delaney’s conversation with author David Peace who counts football masterpieces ‘The Damned United’ and ‘Red Or Dead’ among his many lauded novels. Among his selections are goals from Christiano Ronaldo and Junichi Inamoto. @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.faber.co.uk/author/david-peace/ https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Peace (Part 1) 16.08.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is the author David Peace who wrote the classic football novels ‘Red Or Dead’, about Bill Shankly, and ‘The Damned United’ about Brian Clough which is also a major feature film. A lifelong Huddersfield Town fan and longstanding resident of Tokyo, his chosen scorers include Trevor Cherry, David Platt and Johan Cruyff. This is part one off a two part special. @LifeGoalsTD @theod...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Raphael Honigstein 09.08.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is top football writer and broadcaster Raphael Honigstein whose work can be found on The Athletic, Der Spiegel, BT Sport and The Totally Football Show podcast. An anglophile German who is a long standing Londoner, his team is Bayern Munich and among his chosen goalscorer are Matthäus, Robben, Zidane and Kingsley Coman. @honigstein @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://theathletic....

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Mo Gilligan 02.08.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is multi award winning comedian and TV star Mo Gilligan, the host of Channel 4’s ‘The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan’. His ‘There’s Mo To Life’ world tour kicks off in September 2021 and the Arsenal fan took time out from from his hectic schedule to relive the goals of his life from scorers like Bergkamp, Henry, Beckham and Ronaldinho and re trace his steps to stardom. @MoTheCo...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Noel Gallagher (Part 2) 26.07.2021

Part two of Theo Delaney’s compelling conversation with Rock superstar Noel Gallagher in which he selects more life defining goals and tracks and the talk turns to Pep Guardiola, Phil Foden, the Aguero moment, the 2021 Champions League final, Damon Albarn, brother Liam and much more. @NoelGallagher @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.noelgallagher.com https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Noel Gallagher (Part 1) 19.07.2021

Theo Delaney's guest is Noel Gallagher of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and previously of Oasis. One of the most successful rock stars and songwriters of his generation he has been a massive Manchester City fan since childhood and here he relives the goals of his life including strikes from Malcolm McDonald, Denis Tueart and Maradona. It's a wide ranging conversation that took place in Gallag...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Duncan Hamilton (Part 2) 13.07.2021

Part two of Theo Delaney's conversation with multi award winning author Duncan Hamilton whose new book, the novel 'Injury Time', is out now. Great stories of Brian Clough, Brian Glanville and leaving newspapers to become a full time author.

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Duncan Hamilton (Part 1) 12.07.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is Duncan Hamilton who shot to fame with his Brain Clough book ‘Provided You Don’t Kiss Me’ which won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book Of The Year prize in 2007, an accolade he has now won an unrivalled three times. His excellent new book ‘Injury Time’ is a novel set in the 90s football world. A Newcastle fan with strong links to Nottingham Forest among his scorers are...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Finkelstein 05.07.2021

Theo Delaney is joined by journalist and politician Daniel Finkelstein OBE, a member of the House Of Lords and a columnist and associate editor on the Times where, as well as his political writing, he is known for his analytical football column ‘The Fink Tank’. His latest book, ‘Everything In Moderation’, a collection of his Times columns, is out in paperback on July 22nd 2021. A passionate, lifel...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Henry Winter 28.06.2021

Theo Delaney’s is joined by the Chief Football Writer on The Times Henry Winter who, during a 30 year career, has reported on eight world cups and hundreds of big games across all the major competitions. As well as exquisitely crafted match reports and features he’s ghost written books for Liverpool trio Dalglish, Barnes and Gerrard and also penned the excellent ’50 Years Of Hurt’ about the modern...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Arlo White (Part 2) 22.06.2021

Part two of Theo Delaney’s wide ranging conversation with NBC Sports' lead football commentator and former BBC man Arlo White. Scorers include Vardy, Hazard and Allison. @ArloWhite @LifeGoalsTD @theodelaney https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals https://www.11-29media.com/life-goals

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Arlo White (Part 1) 21.06.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is Arlo White the former BBC man who is the lead Football Commentator for NBC Sports who broadcast the Premier League in the USA. He’s also known for his cameos on cult TV series Ted Lasso and is a lifelong Leicester City fan. Among his chosen scorers are Andy Peak, Andy Peak’s best man Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer. This is part one of two. @ArloWhite @LifeGoalsTD @theodelane...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - David Preece 14.06.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is David Preece who had a long career as a professional and a coach in in Britain and Scandinavia at clubs like Sunderland, Aberdeen and Darlington. Now a popular journalist and broadcaster, he is the go to goalkeeping expert for the likes of The Times and The Totally Football Show. A lifelong Sunderland supporter, there are vivid stories of life as player and as a fan featuri...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Alison McGovern 07.06.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is Alison McGovern, the MP for Wirrell South and the Shadow Minister for Culture and Sport. Her first political act was to mount a protest at her primary school against a rule forbidding girls to play football and she never looked back. A passionate advocate for the women’s game, she is also a staunch Liverpool fan born and bred. Among her scorers are Hernan Crespo, Robbie Fow...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Justin Moorhouse 31.05.2021

Joining Theo Delaney to relive the eight goals of his life is stand up Justin Moorhouse who has been a popular presence on the comedy circuit for over twenty years and is also known for his acting - notably in ‘Phoenix Nights’ and the Ken Loach film ‘Looking For Eric’ - and his radio shows. He has his own excellent podcast too called ‘About 30 Minutes, No More Than 45’. A big Manchester United fan...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Bob Wilson (Part 2) 25.05.2021

This is part two of the Bob Wilson Life Goals in which the former Arsenal goalkeeper tells Theo Delaney about clinching the double in 1971, his subsequent 30 year career in TV and his charity The Willow Foundation, co founded with his wife Megs which puts on the annual London Football Awards. Also, his unlikely friendship with American crooner Johnny Mathis. Goals from Charlie George, Bergkamp and...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Bob Wilson (Part 1) 24.05.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is the former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper Bob Wilson who went on to have a hugely successful television career before setting up and running the excellent Willow Foundation charity with his wife Megs. His goal choices stretch from the 50s onwards and in this, part one of a two part special, scorers include Ferenc Puskas, Geoff Hurst and Ray Kennedy…

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Matt Forde (Part 2) 18.05.2021

The second part of Theo Delaney’s Life Goals chat with writer, comedian and political interviewer Matt Forde of Absolute Radio’s Rock n Roll football and his own excellent podcast The Political Party. Goals from Pearce, Gascoigne and Steve Chettle. To see Matt Forde live interviewing top politicos including Kier Starmer and Andrea Leadsom go to https://www.mattforde.com/live @mattforde @LifeGoalsT...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Matt Forde (Part 1) 17.05.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is writer, comedian and political interviewer Matt Forde of Absolute Radio’s Rock n Roll football. His own excellent podcast The Political Party has live dates coming up with guests like Kier Starmer, Peter Mandelson, Baroness Warsee and Andrea Leadsom. A Nottingham Forest and England fan, his music and goal choices make up a love letter to the nineties with scorers including...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Giles Paley-Phillips 10.05.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is musician and author Giles Paley Phillips of the highly successful ‘Blank’ podcast. (There’s now an excellent accompanying book of the same name). A Crystal Palace and England fan, among his chosen scorers are Ian Wright, David Platt, Darren Ambrose and Dougie Freedman and, as you might expect of an accomplished guitarist, rock dominates his musical selections. https://www.t...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Patrick Barclay 03.05.2021

Theo Delaney’s guest is a true doyenne of football writing Patrick Barclay whose prose has graced the pages of all the quality nationals. A familiar face from Sky Sports Sunday Supplement show he has his own football podcast ‘The Perspective’ and is the author of acclaimed biographies on Herbert Chapman, José Mourinho, Alex Ferguson and Matt Busby. He chooses goals from Maradona (he was in the Azt...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jah Wobble (Part 2) 27.04.2021

Part two with storied musician and Spurs fan Jah Wobble featuring more great goals, a memorable story about legendary drummer Ginger Baker and some forthright views on the people that own and run modern football clubs.

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Jah Wobble (Part 1) 26.04.2021

Theo Delaney is joined by storied musician Jah Wobble who founded Public Image Limited with John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) and, after conquering his drink and drug problems and spending some time as a driver on the London Underground, has gone on to collaborate with some of the world’s greatest musicians including Pharoah Sanders, Ginger Baker and Brian Eno. The one constant in his mercurial exist...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Hugh Woozencroft 19.04.2021

Theo Delaney is joined by broadcaster Hugh Woozencroft who hosts Talksport’s prime time Kick Off show and the popular The Game podcast from The Times. He grew up in Wembley so Cup Finals and Internationals are particularly special memories and his connoisseur’s list of scorers includes Ronaldinho, Gascoigne, Cantona and Bergkamp https://www.theodelaney.com/life-goals @HughWoozencroft @LifeGoalsTD...

Life Goals with Theo Delaney - Daniel Storey 12.04.2021

Theo Delaney is joined by top football journalist, author and broadcaster Daniel Storey whose voice will be especially familiar to listeners of James Richardson’s Totally Football Show. His excellent writing appears in a whole host of places including the ‘I’ newspaper, Football 365 and The Irish Examiner and he also writes great football books. He describes going to Nottingham Forest with his Mum...

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