Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

Today’s story comes from Graeme Souness, once of Liverpool and Scotland. He’s going to tell you that even the most elite club game in world football, the European Cup final, can sometimes be a mismatch, when one team looks into the eyes of the other and sees fear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscri...

Today our story comes from Jonny Evans, an FA Cup winner with Leicester City in 2021. But he’s going to tell you about one of his earliest experiences of elite football, when, before he had kicked a ball for Manchester United, he found himself playing for Northern Ireland against Spain in a game that would change the course of football history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Today’s story comes from the Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who is going to tell you about leadership and the power of second chances.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Hola Here is my latest column for ESPN FC on tonight's (Tuesday) Champions League quarter-final second leg between Bayern Munich and Villarreal. The Spanish side lead 1-0 from the first leg - and it could prove to be a tale of two keepers. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acces...

Here’s another chance to hear my Big Interview with Don Hutchison from season four. You’ll hear about Don’s meteoric rise from boys’ club to Hartlepool to Liverpool – where he formed a midfield three with the magnificent Jan Molby and Ronnie Whelan under manager Graeme Souness. Don speaks about the vision, courage and split-second decision making required to be a midfield fulcrum. There’s moving s...

Today our story comes from John Collins, who moved from Celtic to Monaco in one of the first major Bosman transfers. He tells us how when he got there, he got to witness the making of a future superstar – Thierry Henry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit w...

Today’s story comes from Emile Heskey. He remembers the fun of the footballer’s daily work – training – here as part of the Leicester City team that won two League Cups under Martin O’Neill. It’s the part of the life that almost every ex pro tells you they miss the most. Here’s why.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss thi...

Today’s story comes from Darren Fletcher, who’s going to tell you about the master of man management, Sir Alex Ferguson – the hairdryers, the calmness, and why he could never tell which of those was coming next.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revi...

Today’s story comes from David Weir, former centre-back and captain of Scotland, Everton and Rangers, who’s going to tell you about his formative years playing college football in the United States – as a centre forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

In part two of my fascinating Big Interview with Jaap Stam, we hear about how Johan Cruyff said that the centre-half could have defended for a team by himself. There’s great stuff about being part of Manchester United’s annus mirabilis of 1999. Also: playing with and against Filippo Inzaghi, rating Virgil van Dijk, working under Roberto Mancini… and just missing out on promotion to the Premier Lea...

How has a player who was subjected - not entirely without reason - to some of the most brutal treatment I have seen from the supporters of FC Barcelona become a favourite of that same crowd, while remaining a possible candidate for a summer departure from this financially stricken club? This, from the column I write for ESPNFC, is the story of Ousmane Dembélé and the Camp Nou.  Hosted on Acast. Se...

Today, you’ll hear Wolves defender Conor Coady break down the science of recovery at the club – and his respect for former boss Nuno Espirito Santo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Jaap Stam was one of the most eloquent guests we have ever had on the Big Interview. The Dutch centre-half had a glittering career, not least at Manchester United. He is perplexed by the current state of the club, and compares it to the ultra-competitive environment he arrived at in 1998. Sir Alex Ferguson admitted letting Jaap go was his biggest regret. For Japp, the experience still hurts. Subsc...

Today you’ll hear from Darren Anderton on the career crossroads which saw him weighing up a move away from his beloved Spurs to Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United – and why he chose to remain in north London. Enjoy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www...

Today’s story comes from Damien Duff, who talks about the unmissable rivalry between Jose Mourinho's Chelsea and Barcelona.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from Craig Gordon and it’s his incredible account of the journey from an apparently career-ending injury, through two years of rehab, to a return to the Scotland team and the Champions League.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.rev...

Here’s Christian Fuchs, title winner with Leicester City, to tell you an incredible story from his early years as a teenage professional in Austria. Christian found himself sharing a dressing room with his childhood hero – who then set about bullying him relentlessly. Almost two decades later, Fuchs has a different perspective on what was happening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Hola Here's my latest ESPNFC column on why Luis Enrique will be sticking with Spain instead of Manchester United. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Hola Welcome to part two of the March Q and A, where myself and Pete Jenson talk Bale, Cholo, Atleti-Man City, Ukraine and more. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

Today’s story comes from Ander Herrer. You might know Ander as one of Europe’s Premier midfielders, but let me introduce you to Ander Herrer, super fan – of Real Zaragoza   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadelaliga.com/subscribe

What does Aubameyang's contract mean for the future of the Barcelona attack? Are Coutinho, Griezmann and Adama going to start pre-season in Catalonia? Will Xavi get to keep hold of their incredible young core? And how much of this is down to their returning president, Joan Laporta? It's the March Q&A and our listeners ask the BEST questions.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Today you’re going to hear from Clive Allen, a guaranteed goalscorer through the 1980s with Spurs, Bordeaux, QPR and Palace to name a few. Here he’s talking about his England debut in a legendary international in Brazil, and the idiosyncrasies of the man who selected him, Bobby Robson.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss...

Today’s story comes from Alan Smith, once of Arsenal and England but now of EA Sport’s FIFA franchise. That’s what he’s going to tell you about – how decades after he finished playing, his voice alone connects him with new generations of football fans.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...

Today's story comes from Brian Laudrup, who was preparing for a big season with Bayern Munich in the summer of 92, when he got the news that would change his life - Yugoslavia had been forced to withdraw from the upcoming European Championships and Denmark had been given a last-minute reprieve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to...

Today’s story comes from Benni McCarthy, the former South Africa and Porto striker, who tells us about the first time his old manager in Portugal, Jose Mourinho, fell for Didier Drogba, then of Marseilles.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.revistadel...