Sport Unlocked

Episode 248 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on June 18, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja at the World Cup: Assessing FIFA and Gianni Infantino's handling of World Cup week 1 - from Iran to ticketing Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 247 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on June 5, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Can the World Cup be a success? Inside FIFA's challenges, fan anger and teams' frustrations Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 246 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on May 22, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: FIFA VP Dominguez ethics complaint over cash; UEFA qualifying changes; Spygate - ELF shows how to investigate quickly and be open; Ceferin on WC tickets; England's Olympics bid Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 245 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on May 15, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Football spying; Pérez Madrid outbursts; World Cup halftime show; FIFA pushes China for TV deal; PIF's sports commitment to FIFA; Rugby doping coverup Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 244 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on May 8, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: FIFA's new critic - Donald Trump but who controls ticket pricing 6 English teams in Champions League too many? IOC ends Belarus ban, drops Olympics spin-offs Sarina Wiegman on women's sports investment Table tennis world champs Follow t...

Episode 243 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on May 2, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Inside FIFA Congress: Gianni Infantino's re-election bid launched, Israeli-Palestinian photo-op stunt backfires, excusing Afghan discrimination, action on racism; King Charles on the World Cup Saudis cut LIV Golf - what it means for oth...

Episode 242 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on April 24, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: How not to run clubs? What Chelsea & Leicester struggles tell us about owners PRs controlling media & silencing athletes. Fallout from Lando Norris Guardian interview. How do influencers sell out Wembley match? Iran's changin...

Episode 241 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on April 18, 2026 with Rob Harris, Tariq Panja and Graham Dunbar: ​World Cup price gouging outrage - from FIFA; Saudi focuses spending in Saudi - how long PIF will back LIV Golf; World Aquatics ends Russia ban Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WhatsApp ⁠⁠...

Episode 240 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on April 11, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: ​Punished for disloyalty not racism in football; Saudi Arabia’s refereeing favouritism row; World Cup ticket prices row; Gianni Infantino's 10 years documentary and early re-election backing from South America; BBC's FIFA mockumentar...

Episode 239 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on April 3, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Inside Chelsea & Newcastle finances; Is World Cup qualifying fair?; Spain anti-Muslim chants; Italy's failings; Australia betting ads ban; Are fans against VAR? Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 238 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 28, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: ​PSG preferential treatment? Why Lens are annoyed; Who decides Premier League chief's pay?; Multi-club ownership - John Textor loses control; Qatar cutting sponsorship plans?; Iran's war deaths protest at World Cup warm-up Follow the...

Episode 237 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 27, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: We speak to IOC President Kirsty Coventry about the Olympics ban on transgender women from women's events and the return of sex testing. What links the IOC to the controversy over Ipswich Town hosting Reform UK leader Nigel Farage an...

Episode 236 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 20, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Did Premier League go soft on punishing Chelsea over years of wrongdoing in the Abramovich era?; Should Senegal have been stripped of AFCON trophy and will Morocco keep the title handed to them two months later? FIFA's Israel sanctio...

Episode 235 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 14, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Gianni Infantino's Trump Iran problem & FIFA World Cup silence; Zohran Mamdani now quieter on ticket complaints publicly after Infantino meeting? New Roman Abramovich cash investigation details & Chelsea finances; UEFA opposi...

Episode 234 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on March 6, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Middle East war World Cup & investment impact; Messi embroiled in Trump's war talk; Should sports stars have to speak out on politics?; Iran's women at Asian Cup; Is IOC backing away from Olympic Truce?; Women's AFCON in Morocco p...

Episode 233 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 28, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: ​Iran war, FIFA & World Cup; Infantino's 10 years - what's the future for the FIFA president?; Premier League launches streaming service; Warner Bros Discovery takeover; IFAB insights. Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Episode 232 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 20, 2026 with Rob Harris, Tariq Panja and Graham Dunbar at the Winter Olympics in Italy. ​Infantino & Trumps - from crypto to Gaza investments. Hear from Donald Trump on football stars going to Gaza, Gianni Infantino and Kirsty Coventry. ​Inside Milan Cortina Olympics controversies;...

Episode 231 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 14, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Graham Dunbar at the Winter Olympics in Italy. UEFA congress analysis: Is this the end of Super League ambitions as Barcelona & Real Madrid make peace with UEFA?; Epstein files - Casey Wasserman selling agency; How was Kirsty Coventry's ha...

Episode 230 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 7, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler, Tariq Panja and Graham Dunbar at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Is Pep Guardiola consistent speaking out on wars? Ex-IOC marketing chief Michael Payne tells us why Russia should have been fined $1bn by the Olympics & why "crass" FIFA shouldn't...

Episode 229 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 30, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. Saudi sports boom in decline with NEOM cuts and Asian Winter Games postponement?; How credible is Sepp Blatter's World Cup boycott call?; China corruption; FIFA struggle promoting new women's tournament; England's Champions League...

Episode 228 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 23, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. - 5 years of Sport Unlocked. Has anything changed for the better in sports governance? - The multiclub owner now sponsoring FIFA's new competition - Gianni Infantino in Davos - admission over ticket prices, dig's at England & T...

Episode 227 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 17, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja, joined by Yaw Ofosu in Morocco. - Betting unites the world? FIFA puts World Cup live on gambling sites for the first time. And who made 500m ticket requests? - Was the Africa Cup of Nations a success for Morocco? And is CAF preside...

Episode 226 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 9, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: Chelsea multiclub model - damaging or dynamic?; Are AI football photos misleading?; Man United chaos helps Glazers?; Did we inspire FIFA & TikTok?; Tennis farce; Follow the pod ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Wh...

Episode 225 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 7, 2026 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: 2026 Preview: When the Manchester City verdict will come; FIFA quietly scraps Best Awards - the Dubai deal to replace them & the next Peace Peace winner; Would there be no football in 150 countries without World Cup ticket c...

Episode 224 of Sport Unlocked , the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on December 26, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja: 2025 review - our trips to FIFA and UEFA meetings, the IOC election and the biggest sports news events. Infantino, Trump, Coventry & Al-Khelaifi - who was most influential in sport in the year? How can sports bodies commun...