Beyond The Pitch

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan is joined by former Borussia Dortmund man Patrick Owomoyela. In this collective, Patrick addresses the future for Schwarzgelben after the disappointing season that they had in the Bundesliga.he talks about the need for change as well as how interesting things look going into the summer. He also delves into the work that both Christian Pulisic and Jadon Sancho and how they and many others will look to retool and reshape the destiny of such a proud team.Owomoyela also talked about the stability up top with Michael Zorc and Hans-Joachim Watzke and what are the plans for this club to conquer the US and connect with their fans in this country. This an much more as part of all the festivities that went onin the International Champions Cup. Also thanks to Chris Harris and Kartik Krishnaiyer for being part of this interview.

In this quick interview, Juan is joined by ex Man City defender Jolean Lescott, they discuss City's recent Premier League title and talk about City coming back to the US this summer.

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan is joined by Stephen J . Galletti Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology. He is the co-author of the worldwide best seller Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Spain, Germany, and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia—and Even Iraq—Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World’s Most Popular Sport. Both he and Simon Kuper have updated their successful book, due to come out on April 24th, to speak about the game from a 2018 perspective.

In this interview Szymanski talks about somethings that changed from the time the original edition was published. He talks about what they got right and wrong as well as what was totally unexpected that emerged.

Szymanski also talks about how FIFAGate changed the landscape of football and how the United 2026 bid seems to be in trouble for two very unfortunate reasons and he delves into that. He talks about the impact of social media in the past few years and how the business of sport has evolved although it is still not a business that is earning a great deal of money at a multinational level.

Loyalty, emotional investment, England, Argentina, Brazil and many other topics of interest are touched in this episode of Beyond The Pitch.

You can follow Stefan on Twitter @Sszy and you can also check out his website

Gabriel Marcotti joins Phil to take a look back at last nights dramatic game between Juventus and Real Madrid. He also discusses Roma and their amazing result along with some transfer news from around Europe

Chief Football Writer from The Times Oli Kay joins Phil to discuss all the latest news in the Premier League. They discuss Arsene Wengers position, Antonio Conte's and whether Pep Guardiola has been found out a bit

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan is joined by author Ben Lyttleton ashe talks about his experiences talking to some of the most important and relevant people in the world of football production and performance ashe wrote his book,Edge: Leadership Secrets from Football's Top Thinkers.Ben talks about individuals like Thomas Tuchel, Jose María Amorrortu and Jorge Valdano in regards to what they were able to contribute in significant ways to this publication.He engages in topics like adaptability, development and fear to help create the best possible environment for employees and even young athletes to grow within a club or organizational setting.This and much more on this episode of Beyond The Pitch.You can also follow Ben over on Twitterat @benlyt

The fantastic Mark Ogden from ESPN joins Phil to discuss all the latest news surrounding Manchester City and Manchester United

In this episode of Beyond The Pitch, Juan is joined by Hugo Balta. Hugo is one of the most influential executives in US television when it comes to helping the creation of content and giving a voice to Latino via media outlets in this country. As Senior Director of Multicultural Content over at ESPN and his role with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, he has given Latinos a much more expansive platform. Hugo talks about his beginnings in Paterson, NJ and life in a Peruvian household as a second generation kid.He reminisces about seeing Peru qualify for the 1982 World Cup and the emotions that were generated after his beloved bicolor qualified once again this year.In this discussion, both Juan and Hugo also talk about marketing to the Latino market without just making things exclusively about the Mexican community. All this and much more in a very rich and informative conversation with Hugo Balta.You can follow him on Twitter @hugobalta.

In this special edition Phil sits down with the author of the magnificent book, Keep the Red Flag Flying High. This biography is the only one authorized by Jimmy Murphy's family, it contains heart wrenching stories regarding Jimmy who was modest to a fault. This is a must read book for any Red attempting to understand the club he/she supports whilst also understanding the true source of "The United Way".

In this weeks Manchester United show on BTP, Phil is joined by the brilliant Andy Mitten from UWS. The boys discuss Mourinho, they discuss who is hiding at Utd and what to expect this summer