The Official Everton Podcast

In our latest episode of the Official Everton Women Podcast, Gabby George is joined by Everton physio Charlotte Doughty to discuss the physical and mental challenges of her year-long injury layoff, her big ambitions with the Toffees, and 'inspirational' cousin Jesse Lingard.

In our latest Bred a Blue episode, former Everton Academy player John-Paul Kissock relives learning his trade at his boyhood club and speaks candidly about the harsh realities of life as a professional footballer.

On 31 March 2001, a young defender made his First-Team debut for Everton in a Premier League match at West Ham United. Tony Hibbert would go on to make 329 appearances for the Blues, famously without ever finding the back of the net. Little did he believe when he made his bow at Upton Park - and won a first-half penalty when he was fouled inside the box by Stuart Pearce - that he would end his car...

Anyone who is a regular listener to the Official Everton Women Podcast will know a debate has raged all season long as to whether Danielle Turner or Hayley Raso is the fastest Blue.  In our latest episode, we get the official answer - and it's neither of them!  Listen to our newest podcast, featuring Club captain Turner and assistant boss Chris Roberts, to find out which member of the team has clo...

Jill Scott talks to Sarah Halpin and Davie Thompson about her return to Everton, racking up 150 caps for the Lionesses and her new venture away from football... opening a coffee shop! The midfielder also discusses the Everton tattoo she got during her first spell with the Club, why Cristiano Ronaldo is an inspiration when it comes to her plans to play the game as long as possible, and her dream of...

When Sven-Goran Eriksson was appointed boss of Roma in 1984, he inherited a gifted midfielder by the name of Carlo Ancelotti. Eriksson promptly identified the Italian’s ability to inspire those around him and ultimately named him Roma captain. Eriksson is convinced Everton pulled off a great coup when they landed Ancelotti as manager – and in this episode explains why he believes his former charge...

Carlo Ancelotti was immediately impressed by the insight and communication skills of coach Paul Clement after being appointed Chelsea boss in the summer of 2009. The pair would go on to win seven major honours together, including domestic titles in England, France and Spain, and the 2014 Champions League with Real Madrid. Who better then to tell us what it’s like to be one of Ancelotti’s most trus...

Xabi Alonso first encountered Carlo Ancelotti when he took charge at Real Madrid eight years ago. The pair won the 2014 Champions League together - and reunited when Ancelotti was appointed boss of Bayern Munich in 2016. Alonso’s final season before retiring concluded with an Ancelotti-inspired Bundesliga title success. In this episode, the Spaniard discusses Ancelotti’s ability to bring dressing...

Kakha Kaladze was at AC Milan for the duration of Carlo Ancelotti’s glittering eight-year reign. The defender won two Champions Leagues and a Serie A title under the Italian and remains thankful to his former manager for his enduing support throughout traumatic off-field circumstances. A prominent politician, Kaladze is now mayor of the Georgian capital Tbilisi – a role that sees him lean on the l...

Pietro Vierchowod was a formidable defender with Roma, Sampdoria and the Italian national team. He was a teammate of Carlo Ancelotti in Roma’s Serie A winning team in 1982/83 and again with Italy at two World Cups. Vierchowod and Ancelotti formed a strong bond and the centre-back is certain Italy’s fate at their own World Cup in 1990 would have altered had the pair not been left unused on the benc...

Pietro Strada was a forward in Carlo Ancelotti’s Reggiana team when he embarked on his first managerial job 25 years ago. Italian Strada played a key role in his side’s promotion to Serie A and followed Ancelotti to Parma the following season. In this episode, Strada explains how even from those early days, he knew Ancelotti the manager was destined for the very top.

In Knowing Carlo, we seek to discover what has driven our serial-winner manager during a trophy-laden football career spanning six decades. We have spoken to those who have inside knowledge of what makes the Italian tick – those who have played with him, played under him, managed him, and stood alongside him for some of his greatest achievements. Michael Ballack played 45 matches in Carlo Ancelott...

Academy graduate Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah joins Sarah Halpin and Davie Thompson to discuss why she's more excited than she's ever been in her 16 years with Everton, how the return of Jill Scott has brought plenty of laughter to the Blues' dressing room... and which member of the current squad makes the worst cup of tea! Boye-Hlorkah also reveals which fellow homegrown talent she believes is one to w...

Republic of Ireland international Shane Duffy discusses his Everton grounding, recovering from a life-threatening injury, and his relationship with "great man and great captain" Seamus Coleman in the latest episode of Bred A Blue.

England star Izzy Christiansen talks to Sarah Halpin about the arrivals of Jill Scott and Alisha Lehmann, being captivated by James Rodriguez, rediscovering her childhood joy of football with the Blues, and why she believes "the whole Club is going places".  The former Lyon midfielder also discusses taking her first steps in punditry, how the enthusiasm and attention to detail of Everton's coachin...

The Official Everton Women Podcast is back and, to kick off 2021, there was really only one place to start.  Since the last edition of 2020, manager Willie Kirk has penned a new two-and-a-half year contract, while forward - and Kirk's fellow Scot - Claire Emslie has turned her loan deal with the Blues into a permanent move.  Listen to the podcast now to hear Kirk discuss how he plans to build on t...

In the second of our Bred A Blue series, Birmingham-born striker James Vaughan discusses joining Everton as a six-year-old and embarking on a journey that led to him becoming the Premier League's youngest ever goalscorer a decade later. Now 32, Vaughan is back on Merseyside and regularly scoring goals for League Two Tranmere Rovers. He explains the impact coming through Everton's ranks had on his...

Everton's Stadium Development Director Colin Chong and former Blues midfielder turned sports lawyer Gareth Farrelly discuss the latest developments in The People's Project, the complexities of obtaining planning permission to build a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, and the importance of leaving a legacy in L4. In an interview recorded in late December, Colin looks at the journey the Club has be...

Everton and Norway star Ingrid Moe Wold talks being a triplet, winning trophies and how they celebrate Christmas back home.

As a journalist with the Liverpool Echo, Dave Prentice has reported on Everton for more than 30 years – a journey he details in his new book A Grand Old Team To Report. John Keith is a veteran broadcaster, journalist, football author and stage producer whose professional association with the Toffees dates back to the glory days of Harry Catterick, Alex Young and the Holy Trinity in the 1960s. List...

In the latest Official Everton Women Podcast, summer recruit Damaris Egurrola talks choosing football over a potential career in tennis, idolising Ronaldinho, and why she loves Goodison Park. The midfielder also discusses speaking four different languages, consulting a Scouse phrasebook following her move to Merseyside and why her Spanish-Dutch family celebrates US Thanksgiving.

In the first of a new series, former striker Nick Chadwick discusses his Everton upbringing, vying for starting opportunities with a teenage Wayne Rooney and how his time at Goodison Park instilled in him values he still leans on as a coach.

In the latest Official Everton Women Podcast we get to know more about Denmark international and Blues summer signing Nicoline Sorensen! 'Nico' tells us all about her journey to Merseyside via winning titles in both her homeland and Sweden but explains why sampling success with the Toffees would be the highlight of her career. The forward also talks about why Danish favourite rye bread is popular...

In the latest Official Everton Women Podcast, defender Meg Finnigan and goalkeeper Sandy MacIver join Sarah Halpin and Davie Thompson to preview the Women's FA Cup final clash with Manchester City! Hear the Blues pair discuss the confidence in the camp, their thoughts on a potential penalty shootout, and why Simone Magill will be none too happy with Everton teammate Valerie Gauvin!  Finnigan and M...

Every Evertonian knows the Kevin Ratcliffe story… or do they? We all know that he’s our most successful ever captain and that he won two league titles, an FA Cup and a European Cup Winners’ Cup during his time at Goodison. And that he is fifth in our all-time appearance list and one of his two goals was a 40-yarder at Anfield against Liverpool! But what happened to Ratcliffe when he left Goodison...