The Sports Agents

The week on The Sports Agents... Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries (3:49). Do they act like rivals or friends? How's it been for Littler becoming famous so young and so quickly? And what darts tips can they give us? Lawyer to the likes of David Beckham and Alex Ferguson , Nick Freeman , aka 'Mr Loophole' , j...

As Liverpool finally broke their Real Madrid jinx in the Champions League we speak about the big news from their star, Mo Salah , who said he hasn't had a formal offer to stay past the summer (05:40). What price should Liverpool pay to keep him? How much can any sports team, franchise or organisation rely on just one player? And is Mo (and his abs!) redefining what it means to be a 32-year-old in...

Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries , ahead of the biggest tournament of the year - the PDC World Darts Championships (18:25). Seventeen-year-old Littler has gone from 164th to 4th in the world in just a year, winning 10 titles and over £1m in prize money. Humphries has won seven major titles in just over a ye...

The week on The Sports Agents... Gabby travels to Newcastle United to speak to players Dan Burn and Amber-Keegan Stobbs , and club icon Shola Ameobi about using the power of the Premier League to help the local community (02:40). Burn chats about his work with the Foundation, the pressure of 'local hero' status and Eddie Howe's England snub. Plus... this stadium ain't big enough for the both of us...

Gabby travels to Newcastle to speak to Dan Burn (21:54), captain of the women's team, Amber-Keegan Stobbs (9:21), and club icon, Shola Ameobi (02:14). All three are involved in the Newcastle United Foundation, which helps almost 70,000 people across the North East each year. Burn shares how he uses his time away from the pitch to help his local community. He talks about Eddie Howe and the England...

Big crowds filling big stadiums is the dream for most sports - and women's football did just that (well, at least the big stadiums bit) at the weekend. For the first time ever, all the games in the top two leagues of women’s football were hosted in main stadiums.  But, after Arsenal's recent fixture clash - is sharing stadiums feasible? If not, what's the long-term plan to grow attendances? A...

This week on The Sports Agents , Donald Trump will be the President when the U.S. host the World Cup and the Olympics - what will that mean for global sport? We speak to The Telegraph’s Sport Investigations Reporter, Ben Rumsby, and Amnesty International’s Head of Sport and Labour Rights, Steve Cockburn .  With Mike Tyson back in the ring 19 years later facing YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul...

As a 58-year-old Mike Tyson gets back in the ring - 19 years after his last professional fight - to take on young YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul , are boxing purists right to be up in arms? Could Paul become the 'new face of the sport' if he wins? Are influencers killing boxing or giving it a lifeline? And in a world where content is king, are these fights here to stay? We discuss it all with The...

So, Donald Trump is back in the White House - and while America has decided, the sporting world remains divided... As the World Cup, Ryder Cup, Olympics and more descend on the US over the next four years, what impact will Trump’s Presidency have on global sport? Is he on a collision course with the International Olympic Committee over transgender ban?  Will FIFA’s powers grow thanks to Giann...

This week on The Sports Agents , Do winning teams need to be a bit "toxic"? England rugby centurion Danny Care , who has won three Six Nations and two Premiership titles, joins us on the podcast to discuss the "dictatorship ruled by fear" at England under Eddie Jones. Plus, Care spills some of his party stories - can you guess what tattoo he got in Vegas with his England team mates? Later, we chat...

England rugby centurion Danny Care , who won three Six Nations and two Premiership titles, joins Gabby and Mark on the podcast today... "A dictator who ruled by fear" - that's how Care describes ex-England manager Eddie Jones . Hyper-successful sporting environments can be toxic. But is that the price you pay to win? Is that healthy? And does it give one person too much power to define careers and...

As Arsenal lose their hugely popular Sporting Director, Edu , we ask why he'd want to join up with Nottingham Forest’s controversial owner Evangelos Marinakis ? How it will impact Arteta and Arsenal's title hopes just under two months from the January transfer window? Clive Palmer from The Arsenal Vision Podcast fills us in... Plus Gabby & Mark dissect two very different press conferences invo...

This week on The Sports Agents , Imagine being stranded on an icy ledge 6,000m high in the Himalayas for three days with no food or water - that's what happened to British mountaineer Fay Manners who joined Gabby and Mark to tell her story. Former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley opened up about getting a traumatic brain injury from playing the sport he loves. He called out rugby for having its...

Former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley tells Gabby and Mark that the sport still has its head in the sand about long-term brain injuries, after he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. Hartley reveals he had to fund his own post-retirement healthcare for his brain health and hip replacement. As the firm leading rugby's concussion lawsuit is being investigated after claims from ex-Englan...

As Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon D'Or and the Real Madrid boycott turned it into a soap opera, Gabby & Mark get all the gossip and fall-out from Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague . And why is there no female category for three of the awards? We ask ex-England player Natasha Dowie if the ceremony needs a shake-up. Plus, imagine being stuck on an icy ledge 6,000 high in the H...

It's finally over for Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager - Why now? And how will club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy cope in the interim? Gabby is joined by journalists Henry Winter and Andy Mitten ( United We Stand) to reflect on the final few days of Ten Hag's reign and assess the leading candidates to succeed him at Old Trafford. Dutch football writer Sjoerd Mossou weighs in on Ruud's coachi...

This week on The Sports Agents , Brentford manager Thomas Frank tells us taking a big job like Manchester United wouldn't make his life better, in an exclusive interview. We also talk about the Bees' no d***heads policy, 'secret sauce' and Ivan Toney's gambling ban. Plus, your questions are answered by Gabby and Mark, who tell stories of meeting their hero in a urinal, singing to the England manag...

Your questions are answered by Gabby and Mark, who tell stories of meeting their hero in a urinal, singing to the England manager and an awkward encounter with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona. Plus, a North versus South competition hosted by The Sports Agents is on the cards and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill explains why sprinters don't slick their hair back any more. Executive Producer: Adonis Pr...

Brentford manager Thomas Frank sits down for an exclusive interview with The Sports Agents , amid reports linking him the Manchester United manager's job... Now the Premier League's second longest-serving manager, behind only Pep Guardiola, Thomas talks to Gabby & Mark about what he describes as the Bees ' secret sauce ', if managing at one of the world's biggest clubs would come at a cost to...

This week on The Sports Agents , England named German coach Thomas Tuchel as the man to lead the Three Lions to World Cup glory - but does his nationality matter more than how good a manager he is? German football writer Raphael Honigstein , joined Gabby & Mark to explore... How do clubs actually unearth the best talent? Old-school scouting prowess or new-age AI-infused data? We debate it out...

As England named German Thomas Tuchel as their new manager, Gabby and Mark chat about whether his nationality is really a big deal and if he's the right man for the job. German football journalist, Raphael Honigstein , tells us the German reaction, what he'll be like in the dressing room and why he's not starting till January. And with that FA manager search now complete, we ask how you find the b...

Jannik Sinner is still tennis’ World No. 1 player, having just claimed his 7th title of the year, with an ongoing doping charge hanging over his head. Even Novak Djokovic is wondering whether it’s one rule for the stars and another for the rest - so is this just a tennis problem or do sports' superstars get special treatment when it comes to a failed drugs test? The Executive Director of the Profe...

This week on The Sports Agents , Gabby & Mark Pougatch welcomed ex-Formula One Team Principle at Haas, Guenther Steiner , to talk about swearing and the unexpected F1 title race, with a bonus question for our weekend listeners. And after Rafa Nadal announced his retirement during our recording, tennis presenter Marcus Buckland helped us pay tribute to the tennis great. Plus we quizzed one of t...

After Jurgen Klopp was named the new head of global soccer at Red Bull, we catch up with long-time friend and the Paralympic athlete who Klopp followed in Paris this summer, New Zealand badminton player Wojtek Czyz . And with Formula One set for an unexpectedly dramatic end to the season we talk about swearing, gossip and who will win the drivers' championship with two Drive to Survive stars, ex-H...

After two big rulings that could change football's future, Gabby and Mark Pougatch team up to make sense of it all, helped by top sports lawyer and Partner at Sheridans, Daniel Geey. Could this be the end of the transfer system as we know it? That's after former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra won his battle with FIFA, proving that some transfer rules break EU law. PFA Chief Executiv...