The Game

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Lawton and Henry Winter. England win their opening game of the European Championships for the first time ever as Southgate surprises with his choice at left back. Has Raheem Sterling made himself undroppable? (00:00) Scotland play their first tournament game in 23 years later - can they be the team to surprise many with a run into the knockout s...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Jonathan Northcroft, Molly Hudson and Ian Hawkey. Football took a backseat as everything was put into perspective by Christian Eriksen’s horrific collapse on the pitch. Thankfully, he’s stable in hospital - but should the game have been restarted later in the day? (00:00) Did Wales show they have what it takes to replicate their impressive run in 2016 - or are they up...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke, Matt Dickinson and Alyson Rudd. Euro 2020 is finally here and so is the first of our special daily episodes of The Game! We react to the first game of the tournament as Italy show they mean business, Andrea Bocelli takes us back to Italia ’90 and a miniature remote-controlled car gets way more attention than perhaps it should have (00:00)...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft. Harry Maguire remains a huge doubt for England’s opening match of the Euros against Croatia on Sunday, so how will Gareth Southgate line up? Is there any chance we’ll see four wing-backs on the pitch at the same time as rumours suggest? (00:00) Scotland are playing their first tournament for 23 years but do they hav...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Matt Dickinson and Henry Winter. England have played their final warm up game ahead of the start of the Euros. What have we learned from those results and was Ben White the right person to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold? (00:00) A minority of fans at both warm up matches booed players taking the knee, despite Gareth Southgate’s request that peo...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft. England have named their 26 man squad and played their first of two warm up games - so how are they shaping up ahead of Euro 2020 and will they really need four right backs? (00:00) Wales had a tough night in Nice - playing most of their 3-0 friendly loss to France with 10-men after Neco Williams was dismissed. Despite that, Gary Jac...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Roddy, Matt Dickinson and Matt Lawton. Chelsea won their second Champions League title at the expense of a shell shocked Manchester City. Was N’Golo Kanté the difference? How much of their run should be credited to Frank Lampard or has Thomas Tuchel shown him up with this success? (00:00) Why did Pep Guardiola choose to try something completely new in the final of...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Jonathan Northcroft and Tom Roddy. Manchester United came up short against Villarreal in the Europa League final - are they further away from challenging for trophies than people think? Paul Hirst joins us live from Gdansk (00:00) Will Manchester City go one step further than United and win a European final this week? We look ahead to the Champions League...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Tom Clarke, Matt Dickinson and Alyson Rudd. The Premier League season is over and its one we’ll never forget. We look back on the wider impact of football during the pandemic and what’s changed without fans in stadiums (00:00) Harry Kane might have won the golden boot - but which players secure the prestigious end of season awards from The Game? (13:31) Manchester Uni...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft. Harry Kane is finally looking for his move - but what are the chances he’ll be allowed to move and where could he realistically end up? Will Kane have to force a move or will his supposed gentleman’s agreement be honoured? (00:00) Roy Hodgson will leave Crystal Palace at the end of the season - how will he be rememb...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Alyson Rudd. Leicester got the better of Chelsea in the FA Cup final - did Thomas Tuchel shoot himself in the foot with his tactics? Who woke up with the trophy and how much expectation is on Brendan Rodgers going forward? Allison moved people to tears with his emotional winning goal and post-match interview - is it written in the star...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Tom Roddy. Chelsea have a big weekend ahead of them with the FA Cup final - but by losing to Arsenal, have they blown the race for the top four in the Premier League wide open? (00:00) Managers have been backing Ole Gunnar Solskjær - but should Manchester United see any punishment for making 10 changes for their loss to Leicester? (19:...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Alyson Rudd. We saw a preview of the Champions League final and Manchester City and Chelsea met in the Premier League over the weekend - but was it anything like the game we’ll see on May 29th? (00:00) Leeds United had a good weekend with a strong win over a struggling Tottenham. What’s next for Marcelo Bielsa’s side and how have Spurs...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Jonathan Northcroft. We’ve got one all-English European final with Chelsea and Manchester City facing-off in the Champions League - how did Guardiola and Tuchel get their sides there and should the game be moved to England? (00:00) We’ve seen a huge fallout in Spain, not so much over Real Madrid’s loss to Chelsea - but Eden Hazard’s po...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Matt Dickinson. The Times’ Paul Hirst joins us to discuss the reasons behind the Manchester United fans protest that saw their Premier League game at home to Liverpool postponed on Sunday. What will happen next at the club and is there any likely response from the Glazers? (00:00) The discussion continues with the wider impact of owne...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Jonathan Northcroft and Ian Hawkey. There’s a big possibility we could see an all-English Champions League final. Which players stood out in the semi-final first legs and which stars could be showing signs of fading? Did Pep Guardiola overthink the game against PSG and were the French side too reliant on Neymar? (00:00) After a tough season for Liver...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Alyson Rudd. Manchester City secured their first trophy of the season on Sunday - but did Spurs make it easy for them at Wembley? Does that performance make Ryan Mason’s appointment even more puzzling? Is this the deciding moment in Harry Kane’s future? (00:00) We saw more protests at club owners over the weekend, largely following the...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and James Restall. Did the owners of proposed Super League clubs actually think their plan would work? Has the power shifted as a result of this failed breakaway league? Does Boris Johnson actually care or did he get involved for his own benefit? (00:00) The Times’ Chief Football Writer Henry Winter joins us to add his thoughts on the last...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Alyson Rudd and Matt Dickinson. As football makes all the headlines with the proposed Super League causing massive controversy, the man who broke the story - The Times’ Chief Sports Writer Martyn Ziegler - joins us to discuss how it came about and what the clubs who’ve signed up are hoping to get from it (00:00) We look at the wider implications of t...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft. Chelsea and Manchester City will represent the Premier League in the semi finals of the Champions League. Can City finally win the trophy they’ve been missing and will their season be seen as a failure if they only win the Premier League? (00:00) Gary Neville has encouraged players to run their own social media afte...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Matt Dickinson and Alyson Rudd. Which teams are out of the Champions League running following the weekend? Could Jesse Lingard be in the running for player of the season? Why do Manchester United need to go behind to pull out performances like the second half against Spurs? (00:00) It’s not VAR under the microscope, but the actual human decision...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, James Restall and Jonathan Northcroft. Chelsea came away from their Champions League quarter final first leg with a two goal lead, but there are still questions over their German summer recruits. Are Kai Havertz and Timo Werner running out of time? Liverpool have it all to do in their second leg back at Anfield after a lacklustre performance at Real...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Alyson Rudd.  The Premier League returned after the international break and so did the surprise results.. or were they a surprise? Are West Brom hard to play against because they have nothing to lose? Did Chelsea show signs of the Chelsea of old? What on earth happened to Spurs? (00:00) Liverpool have now won three games in a row...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Roddy and Jonathan Northcroft.  As Sergio Aguero announces he’s leaving Manchester City in the summer after a decade at the Etihad - where does he rank in the table of greatest Premier League strikers and who could replace him? (00:00) Scotland had a positive international break - our Scottish duo break down the progress they’re making under...

Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson, Tom Clarke and Alyson Rudd. Gareth Southgate’s formation against Albania gets the England conversation started, particularly in defence. The stats are strongly in James Ward-Prowse’s favour for a surprise role in the side, but will it happen? Has Jordan Henderson’s makeshift defensive role for Liverpool affected his England chances of starting for hi...