The Beautiful Game Podcast

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 83 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BRENDAN RODGERS - We discussed the career of Leicester City Manager Brendan Rodgers with the man himself. We spoke about the resumption of Premier League football, Brendan’s early days at Chelsea, Reading and Watford, his spell at Swansea where he won promotion and took the EPL by storm. We dissected Brendan’s Liverpool tenure, LFC...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 82 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - We discussed the career of 2-time EPL winner Joleon Lescott (@JoleonLescott) with the man himself. We discussed his current role as a loan coach at Manchester City, we deeped dived into his playing career which included his early days at Wolves, his time under David Moyes at Everton, why David Moyes is struggling to adapt to the curre...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 81 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - We discussed the career of Sheffield Wednesday full back Moses Odubajo (@Moses_28) with the man himself. We discussed his early career at Leyton Orient, his time at Hull City, playing with Andrew Robertson and Harry Maguire, Steve Bruce impact, Brendan Rodgers interest, the injury that caused him to miss 2 years of football, his battl...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 80 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - We discussed the career of QPR sensation Eberechi Eze (EbereEze10) with the man himself. We discussed growing up in South London, being raised by African parents, his decision on whether he wants to play for England or Nigeria as he’s eligible to play for both nations, the influence of Chris Ramsey, Andy Impey, Paul Hall and Steve McC...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 79 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - We discussed the career of Newcastle midfielder Jonjo Shelvey. We spoke about Jonjo’s early career at Charlton, making the move up north to Liverpool, Steven Gerrard his idol, playing under Roy Hodgson, Kenny Dalglish and Brendan Rodgers as well as discussing his spat with Sir Alex Ferguson. We also spoke about the Saudi groups bid to...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 78 - We discussed the career Spurs legend, ex captain and club ambassador Ledley King (@LedleyKing) with the man himself. We discussed Ledley’s London upbringing, his love for Spurs as well as his early career at club, the role Tottenham Hotspurs FC are playing in helping the community during the Coronavirus outbreak, how injuries curtailed him from being one o...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 77 - We discussed the career of Matt Jarvis (@MrMattJarvis) with the man himself. We discussed Matt’s journey from non-league to Wembley, we spoke about playing for Wolves, West Ham and several other clubs. He gave us an insight into what life is like as a professional footballer, how he was never actually left footed, making his international debut for England...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 76 - We discussed the career of former England women’s manager Mark Sampson (@Mark_sampson). We discussed the Eni Aluko and Drew Spence incident, the high and the low points during Mark’s tenure at England which involved taking the team to a World Cup Semi Final, how he fell in love with the game, his early days at Bristol, how a 6 week course at KickItout chan...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 75 - We discussed the career of South London’s finest, Manchester United and England legend Rio Ferdinand (@rioferdy5) with the man himself, in a very special exclusive interview. We discussed growing up in South East London Peckham as well as Dulwich Hamlet’s fortunes, Rio’s time at Manchester United, the high and the low points of his career, racism in footba...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 74 - We discussed the career of ex PSG, Newcastle, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Everton and Bournemouth CB Sylvain Distin (sylvaind15stin) with the man himself. We discussed his career indepth, why he feels that there is a massive barrier when it comes to going into coaching, Romelu Lukaku, the hindered development of John Stones, Roberto Martinez, Eddie Howe,...

TBGPL 20 – Manchester United – In this brand-new series, we discussed all things Manchester United in a special episode. We were joined by Gaz and Flex (@FlexUTD) from The United Stand. We deep dived into Mourinho’s final days at the club, Ole’s appointment, Manchester United’s recruitment, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes + much more. SPECIAL GUEST = Flex (@FlexUTD) T...

TBGPL 20 – Liverpool – In this brand-new series, we discussed Jurgen Klopp’s tenue at Liverpool. We were joined by @bubblxs and The Independent’s senior correspondent Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_). Melissa gave us a brief introduction into her flourishing career. We then discussed how Jurgen Klopp has transformed Liverpool into the best team in the world, the low and high points of his tenure and...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 73 - We discussed the career of Crystal Palace legend Mark Bright (@Mark__Bright) with the man himself. We discussed his autobiography “From Foster Care to Footballer”, growing up in a foster home, his playing days at Crystal Place and Leicester, His current role at Crystal Palace, the plans for the academy new training complex, Raheem Sterling influence, all t...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 72 - We discussed the career of Leyton Orient Football Clubs Goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux (@LawrenceV93) with the man himself. We discussed the impact COVID-19 has had on Leyton Orient, the incident that has held his career back, the unfair stigmas that have been attached to black Goalkeeprs, the importance of being able to play from the back, he spells at Spu...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 71 - We discussed the career of Mark Chapman (@markchapman) with the man himself. We spoke about his career as a broadcaster, presenter, host and Journalist as well as touching on his role as BBC Match of The Day 2 presenter, we also spoke about The Ornstein and Chapman podcast. We discussed the team of the season so far, the surprise packages of the season and...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 70 - We discussed the impact Coronavirus has had on English football clubs. We were joined by Tranmere Rovers Chairman Mark Palios (@markpalios1) in an exclusive interview. We touched on the financial impact it has had on clubs across the leagues, the measures taken to protect clubs, whether the Merseyside rivals have offered support to Tranmere and why he stoo...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 69 - We discussed the career of EPL legend Les Ferdinand in an exclusive interview with Les himself. We discussed his spells at QPR, Newcastle and Spurs. We spoke about his career highlights as well as the biggest challenges Les faced in his glittering career. This involved the battle for the No.9 shirt at Newcastle with Alan Shearer, Lord Alan Sugar’s time at...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 68 - We discussed the career of Scotland’s Assistant manager in an exclusive interview with Steven himself (@stevenreid12). We spoke about his playing career at Millwall, Blackburn, Burnley and West Brom. We also discussed what is like working with Roy, Hodgson, Sean Dyche and Steve Clarke. We previewed Scotland’s massive game vs Israel as well as discussing th...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 67 - We discussed the latest round of PL football. We discussed Birmingham City’s recent plight and Mourinho’s handling of Ndombele. Manchester United secured a premier league double over their Manchester rivals. Chelsea thrashed Everton as Ancelotti endured a miserable return to Stamford Bridge. Liverpool returned to winning ways, and Arsenal edged West Ham ou...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 66 - We discussed football with one the pillars in sports media in a special episode. We were joined by the voice sports editor Rodney Hinds (@Hindsight4Sport) who spoke to us about his thoughts on his beloved Arsenal. Rodney also gave us a lowdown into the highlights of a distinguished career as well as telling us about the different initiatives he is involved...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 65 - We discussed the recent talking points surrounding the game. The lads gave their views on who should be the first ballot HOF Premier League inductees. We also gave our views on the recent IFAB meeting where the lack of diversity amongst the panel caused alarm. The boys spoke about the weekends action where Watford disposed of Liverpool easily and we also s...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 64 - We discussed the latest news surrounding The Beautiful Game. We were joined by Jonathan Liew (@jonathanliew) sports writer at the Guardian to discuss the sham of a rule which allowed Barcelona to poach a player from a relegation threatened club. We also discussed the agent’s vs club debate and discussed the horrible racial scenes in Portugal where Moussa M...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 63 - We discussed all the of recent big news surrounding the great game. We were joined by AP’s Global sports correspondent Rob Harris (@RobHarris) who broke down the FFP irregularities surrounding Man City and what this could mean. We spoke about the introduction of the staggered winter break and gave our views on the #HeadsUp Mental Health campaign. We rounde...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 62 - We discussed the art of the throw-in with throw-in expert Thomas Gronnemark (@ThomasThrowin). We spoke about his passion for the throw. We also spoke about his work at Ajax and gave a deep dive into his work at Liverpool Football Club. We discussed Salah, Gomez, Trent and Robertson. Thomas also spoke about what it is like working with Jurgen Klopp as well...

The Beautiful Game Podcast – Episode 61 - We discussed whether we believe football tribalism has gone a step too far. We spoke about Jack Wilshere’s Instagram post and the yobs that threw objects into Ed Woodward Cheshire residence. We also each gave most surprising transfer of the window and dissected the weekend’s games. We reviewed Super Sunday where Tottenham toppled Man City and Arsenal held...