Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk opens up on his love of Disneyland and Game of Thrones, honing his skills on Cruyff courts and how he switches off from football in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Guillem Balague

All About Virgil van Dijk

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Ben Haines and England Women's record goal scorer Ellen White look ahead to the FA Cup final with Manchester United’s Nikita Parris and Spurs’ Bethany England and Becky Spencer.  Liverpool’s Gemma Bonner also drops by to chat about her season and the success the team is having and the fight for fourth. Plus Ellen and Ben dissect a weekend of football that threw the title race wide open! Timecodes:
00:10 Intro
01:00 Title race wide open! 
10:30 Gemma Bonner 
20:00 Nikita Parris on FA Cup final 
29:10 Becky Spencer & Bethany England

Women's Football Weekly: Title race chaos & FA Cup preview

Aaron Paul is joined by Curtis Davies and Mark Bonner to chat about the big topics in the EFL. Bonner discusses his new role after being appointed as Gillingham's new manager while BBC Radio Humberside Sport editor Mike White gives his thoughts after Liam Rosenior's shock sacking as Hull City manager. Plymouth captain Joe Edwards chats about scoring the winning goal to secure Championship survival last weekend and the panel discussion the night's playoff action. TOPICS:
1 mins - Mark Bonner on being appointed Gillingham manager
9 mins - Liam Rosenior sacked as Hull City manager
19 mins - Plymouth Argyle captain Joe Edwards
25 mins - Play off reaction

72+: Bonner's back and Rosenior wronged?

Kelly Cates is joined by Editor of United We Stand Andy Mitten, the Athletic's Carl Anka and Statman Dave to examine the challenges facing Manchester United plus financial discussion with Football Finance expert Kieran Maguire. Is Erik Ten Hag the right man to lead the club back to Champions League football? What do they need to get back amongst English football’s elite?  Plus, how will the approach at Old Trafford differ under Jim Ratcliffe following the takeover by INEOS? TOPICS:
1 mins - Are there positives to take?
5 mins - Analysing the 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace
12 mins - The INEOS takeover
18 mins - Sir Jim Ratcliffe interview
20 mins - Recruitment discussion
28 mins - Football Finance expert Kieran Maguire
33 mins - Ten Hag analysis and discussion
40 mins - Injuries and adapting

Manchester United at a Crossroads

Radio 1 DJ and football fan, Vick Hope, is on a mission to become part of a trio and wants to work out what Lionesses Ella Toone and Alessia Russo are really like with each other away from football. In this episode they discuss the different stages of their friendship, from becoming friends at camp to Alessia’s ‘cringey’ American phase. Also the girls reveal their alter egos; Elouise and Alyssa, and Alessia has some honest advice for Ella. New episodes out every Monday, you can listen on BBC Sounds or watch on YouTube. Just search for “The Tooney & Russo show” and hit subscribe.

Introducing... The Tooney & Russo Show

Mark Chapman brings you the best of the Monday Night club alongside Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Andros Townsend. The panel discuss the news that David Moyes will leave West Ham at the end of the season, plus Andros' Luton Town remaining in the fight for Premier League survival with two games to go and the group chat about where it's gone wrong for Tottenham after four successive defeats. Izzy Christiansen joins the guys to chat about the dramatic WSL title race and Falkirk manager John McGlynn is on the podcast after leading the club to an unbeaten Scottish League One campaign resulting in promotion and the Manager of the Year award. TOPICS:
0 mins - Rory's Beefeater anniversary
2 mins - David Moyes to leave West Ham
13 mins - The relegation battle
23 mins - West Ham fans react to Chris' thoughts
26 mins - Izzy Christiansen on the WSL title race
30 mins - Tottenham chat
40 mins - Falkirk manager John McGlynn
46 mins - Old Firm Derby preview

All About Virgil van Dijk

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