Euro Leagues

Mikey Moore is the youngest player to turn out for Spurs in the Premier League, doing so at the age of just 16. He is still only 19 now but after a prior loan at Rangers is now on loan at Bundesliga side Cologne from Spurs after joining them at the back end of the summer transfer window.

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Are Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain the teams to beat in the Champions League? Julien Laurens and Raphael Honigstein are with John Bennett to reflect on their big wins against Galatasaray and Manchester City this week.

They debate how Manchester United have handled Lisandro Martinez’ criticism of their technical director Jason Wilcox, after he apologised to the club’s hierarchy for his outburst.

Elizabeth Conway joins the pod after paper airplanes and bouncy balls being thrown onto the pitch stopped Rayo Vallecano’s match against Athletic Club.

And was Bayern Munich’s draw with Viking the Champions League game of the week? They discuss Michael Olise’s red card and reports that Harry Kane is set to extend his stay at Bayern Munich until 2029.

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You may not have heard of Andreas Engelmark – yet! – but the 42-year-old is closing in on his first league title – and what a story it would be.

He is in charge at Sirius, who play in the university town of Uppsala and have never won the top-flight but are eight points clear with eight games left.

He speaks to John Bennett about his ambitions to coach in England, the Swedish national team players he has coached, including a very young Viktor Gyokeres, managing a team alongside Olof Mellberg, the club’s brilliant recruitment policy and how he has transformed Sirius into a side closing in on the title.

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John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens and Guillem Ballague in a contrasting week for footballing greats: Messi and Ronaldo. 

The panel discuss Messi's international goodbye and Cristiano Ronaldo's lengthy statement following his fallout with Jorge Jesus- but is his behaviour a surprise to anyone? 

In France, how well has Zinedine Zidane's start gone down? How will he impose his management? As for Spain, how have they evolved post World Cup? 

Plus, is Pep Guardiola already planning a return to the Etihad?

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John Bennett is joined by Guillem Balague and James Horncastle to discuss how clubs and fans across Europe have reacted to the Manchester City news.

Does it have an impact on Pep Guardiola’s legacy?

There's been drama in Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the national team camp early after a fall out with his manager. Could this be the end of his international career?

And Dutch football writer Finley Crebolder drops by to talk Xavi bringing ‘Total Football’ back to the Netherlands?

John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens & Archie Rhind-Tutt on this week's Euro Leagues! The team discuss Liam Rosenior's "don't make a scene" comment after beating Strasbourg, Jose's antics after the Madrid derby, and can 'The New One', Jurgen Klopp, get a tune out of Florian Wirtz as Germany manager in his 44-man squad? We discuss Mo Salah's hattrick for Trabzonspor, and how Freiburg have started the Bundesliga season unbeaten. Then, we hear from PSG's Ballon d'Or contender Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in a sit-down interview with Jules.  Why do the guys make him their favourite to win it, and what do they make of Michael Olise's 'moody' post-match interviews?

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John Bennett is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens and Guillem Balague on this week's Euro Leagues. The team discuss Lionel Messi being called up for an Argentina farewell, and how Lens and Valencia have gone early in sacking their managers. Plus, Guillem explains why Mbappe, Vinicius and Konate rolled up their pre-match T-shirts intended to show solidarity for the people of Cueta.

Then, is Real Madrid loanee Franco Mastantuono good enough to play for Los Blancos, and could 15-year-old Manchester United player JJ Gabriel be destined for Madrid too? Former Arsenal stars Aubameyang and Gabriel Jesus can't stop scoring in Spain, and finally, we hear from SV Elversberg's young American winger Cole Campbell, on their fairytale start to the Bundesliga season.

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John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Guillem Balague to discuss who should win the Ballon D'or, the dominance of Spanish coaches, the strange atmosphere at the Bernabeu despite Real Madrid beating Inter and the rise of Como. Plus, there is breaking news as

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John Bennett is joined by Mina Rzouki and Julien Laurens to assess the aftermath of the transfer window on Ligue 1 in France after many of its young stars departed for the Premier League. Julien also gives us the lowdown on Malick Fofana's dramatic deadline day move to Sunderland.

We're also joined by Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim and Morten Jensen, joint-head coaches of Norwegian side Viking, following their qualification for the Champions League league phase.

The team look at whether moving to Juventus can revitalise Nick Woltemade's career. And we find out how SV Elversberg, from a town of 13,000 people, have reached the Bundesliga.

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Maz Farookhi is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens and German football expert Rafa Honigstein for this week's Euro Leagues. The team reflect on a turbulent week for Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid, and with Barcelona seemingly out of the running, does that open the door for Arsenal?

Then, we hear more about Musiala's condition which saw him collapse in consecutive friendlies for Bayern last week. How have the club kept it private for such a long time, and is there a long-term concern over Musiala's career?

Schalke and ex-Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslić joins the pod to discuss Schalke's promotion to the Bundesliga, the signing of fellow Bosnian Edin Džeko, and how Loris Karius has turned his career around at the club.

Finally, Jules and Raf look at who might be best-placed to challenge Bayern domestically this season.

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