First Word in Sport

By Luke and James

Luke & James discuss the latest sporting action from across the globe. There is a Monday and Friday weekly podcasts talking all sports with analysis and discussion.... more

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The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.

First Word in Sport episodes:

May 25, 2026 Spurs survive! West Ham relegated! Premier League team reviews - First Word in Sport Ep 63
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
Spurs avoid going down whilst West Ham are relegated and will play in the Championship next season.
Sunderland qualify for Europa League - Great achievement.
We grade each team for their season performance
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Spurs stay up & West Ham relegated (00:08)
Sunderland finish 7th & Premier League round up (17:40)
Hull back in Premier League & other football news (28:15)
Each Premier League Team graded (36:37)

#football #premierleague #worldcup #guardiola #soccer #liverpool #transfers #facup #sports #arsenal #mancity #chelsea #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #middlesbrough #nottinghamforest #spygate #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #realmadrid #newcastle #brighton #brentford #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing #horseracing
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May 22, 2026 Tuchel announces squad!! Villa triumph in Istanbul - Arsenal champions! First Word in Sport - Ep 62
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
Tuchel announces his England Squad for the World Cup with a few talking points.
How much of a legend is Pep Guardiola?
Michael Carrick gets the Man United job.
Arsenal are CHAMPIONS!!
Aston Villa win in Istanbul
Spygate
Plus a look ahead to the final weekend in the Premier League.
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England World Cup squad announcement (00:32)
Aston Villa win in Istanbul (22:24)
Arsenal Premier League Champions (32:29)
Pep Guardiola leaves Man City, any questions on his legacy? (39:14)
Spygate (51:59)
Liam Delap & law changes (01:06:50)Liverpool, Salah & Slot (01:09:55)
Premier League thoughts - Spurs to be relegated? (01:12:12)

#football #premierleague #worldcup #guardiola #soccer #liverpool #transfers #facup #sports #arsenal #mancity #chelsea #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #middlesbrough #nottinghamforest #spygate #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #realmadrid #newcastle #brighton #brentford #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing #horseracing
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May 18, 2026 Woeful West Ham! VAR, Celtic, Mo Salah, Alonso, Villa to win a trophy? First Word in Sport Ep 61
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
Woeful West Ham lose at Newcastle, Spurs only need a point to stay up!
Rio Ngumoha to make World Cup Squad? Alonso new Chelsea manager
Will the Premier League be decided by Tuesday night?
Shocking scenes at Celtic Park & more VAR controversy at Old Trafford.
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Woeful West Ham & Premier league thoughts (01:48)
Everton & potential sin bins in football (12:00)
Aston Villa thump Liverpool - Arne Slot & Mo Salah (16:07)
FA Cup Final - Xabi Alonso thoughts (25:30)
Goalkeepers (34:41)
Man Utd & VAR & Casemiro (36:32)
Celtic v Hearts (42:48)
Aston Villa Europa League Final (49:39)
PSG, Barcelona European Round Up (53:26)
Premier League thoughts (55:28)
Other Sport news (01:06:18)
#football #premierleague #soccer #liverpool #transfers #facup #sports #arsenal #mancity #chelsea #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #middlesbrough #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #realmadrid #newcastle #brighton #brentford #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing
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1h 9min
May 15, 2026 Premier League Transfers - Spygate, VAR, La Liga, FA Cup Final - First Word in Sport Ep 60
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
They look at the Premier League and discuss what each club needs and which player might leave from each club.
A look ahead to the FA Cup final & West Ham's massive game at Newcastle.
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Man City, Scottish VAR controversy, La Liga & Real Madrid, French World Cup Squad, FA Youth Cup Final (00:39)
Spy Gate (22:39)
Premier League Transfers (30:35)
FA Cup Final & Premier League thoughts (01:20:06)

#football #premierleague #transfer #transfers #facup #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #tottenham #soccer #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #middlesbrough #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #realmadrid #newcastle #brighton #brentford #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing
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1h 34min
May 11, 2026 Arsenal's Controversial WIN! Premier League & football talking points - First Word in Sport Ep 59
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
Arsenal win at West Ham to tighten their grip on the Premier League.
VAR has been a problem all season. Liverpool are a badly coached side.
Barcelona win La Liga Celtic & Hearts battle it out for the Scottish Title.
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Arsenal & VAR (00:06)
Man City & Doku (22:33)
Liverpool are AWFUL - Arne Slot thoughts - Cole Palmer (27:23)
Premier League Round Up (44:19)
Spurs v Leeds (01:07:28)
Other football news (01:12:05)
Bournemouth potential Financial issues (01:19:50)

#football #premierleague #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #tottenham #soccer #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #westham #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #realmadrid#newcastle #brighton #brentford # #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing
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1h 24min
May 08, 2026 Super John McGinn - Aston Villa, Arsenal & Palace all reach finals. First Word in Sport - Ep 58
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe.
Aston Villa thump Nottingham Forest 4-0 to reach the Europa League Final, whilst Arsenal will play PSG in the Champions League Final. Crystal Palace v Rayo Vallecano is the Conference Final.
What is going at Real Madrid?
Is Kylian Mbappe up for sale?
Premier League previews and a JR rant about Cricket!!
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Super John McGinn - Aston Villa 4-0 winners, Crystal Palace - Would Marco Silva take over? (00:01)
Arsenal will play PSG in the Champions League Final (21:58)
Real Madrid (44:34)
Championship playoffs & Scottish Premiership (53:12)
Premier League Previews (55:32)
Boxing & Cricket (JR Rant) (01:11:46)

#football #realmadrid #premierleague #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #tottenham #soccer #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #newcastle #brighton #brentford # #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #southampton #millwall #hull #sunderland #psg #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1 #boxing
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1h 15min
May 05, 2026 Arsenal Champions? Premier League views & European previews - First Word in Sport - Ep 57
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the globe. They look back at the Premier League talking points and look ahead to the midweek European football.

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Introduction (00:02)
Man City only draw, Arsenal's title to lose? Arsenal impressive win (01:22)
Chelsea a complete mess - Nottm Forest great team spirit (13:16)Aston Villa woeful attitude, Spurs massive win - (25:20)
West Ham unlucky? (36:56)
Bournemouth v Palace - Ref & VAR Howler (40:41)
Man Utd v Liverpool (45:44)
Other Premier League news (55:52)
Champions League & Europe League Previews - (01:01:35)
Hearts massive win, Jose's Benfica unbeaten season &JR Rant (01:14:38)

#football #soccer #premierleague #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #manchesterunited #newcastle #brighton #brentford # #bournemouth #coventry #ipswich #championship #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #astonvilla #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball #formula1
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1h 18min
May 01, 2026 Penalties too valuable? Champions League & Premier League talking points First Word in Sport - Ep 56
Luke & John discuss the latest football news from across the globe. They also take a look ahead to the Premier League fixtures this weekend.
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Premier League (00:05)
Championship (06:42)
PSG v Bayern (08:12)
Atlético Madrid v Arsenal (24:42)
Europa League (40:43)
Conference League (50:09)
Strength of European Competitions (51:46)
Penalties/Punishments (01:00:12)
World Cup Rules (01:11:13)
Premier League Previews (01:17:48)

#football #soccer #premierleague #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #astonvilla #nottinghamforest #crystalpalace #burnley #wolves #atleticomadrid #manchesterunited #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #rangers #celtic #hearts #juventus #seriea #laliga #astonvilla #cricket #crystalpalace #snooker #ipl #livgolf #pgatour #golf #lfc #rugby #nba #nfl #baseball #basketball
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1h 47min
April 27, 2026 Spurs finally WIN - Man City v Chelsea final. Scenes at Rochdale v York - First Word in Sport - Ep 55
Luke & James discuss the latest football news from across the world. Some interesting VAR decisions especially surrounding Goalkeepers. Do rules need to be changed?
Spurs finally win a Premier League game in 2026!! They suffer more injuries!!
Absolute scenes between Rochdale & York.
Hearts win a dramatic Edinburgh derby.
A look ahead to the midweek Champions League, Europa & Conference League.

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Forest win 5-0 (00:09)
Aston Villa lose in a game of fine margins - Martinez foul (04:28)
Liverpool win again! (13:47)
West Ham & Spurs win (17:50)
Newcastle to get relegated? (33:27)
FA Cup Semi Finals (39:07)
Hearts win a mad Edinburgh Derby (50:25)
Championship views (53:00)
Rochdale v York scenes (57:37)
European Round Up - Ederson sent off - Esteban Andrada PUNCH (01:01:40)
Champions League Preview (01:05:23)
Betting shirt sponsorship (01:19:59)

#football #premierleague #sports #arsenal #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #fulham #lfc #manchesterunited #nottinghamforest #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #brighton #westham #palace #breakingnews #wolves #burnley #bbc #italy #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #astonvilla #relegation #cricket #ipl #golf #horseracing #rangers #celtic #nfl #nba #baseball #basketball #hearts #southampton
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1h 23min
April 24, 2026 Liam Rosenior who knew!! Premier League talking points & FA Cup SF - First Word in Sport Ep 54
Luke & James are joined by John to discuss all the latest football news. They chat about the Premier League midweek fixtures and look ahead to the games this weekend.
Another huge weekend for the likes of Spurs, Nottingham Forest & West Ham. Two FA Cup Semi Finals also taking place this weekend at Wembley.
Snooker World Championships & IPL continue. Racing at Sandown and good racing at Punchestown next week in Ireland.
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Palace v West Ham (00:28)
Chelsea sacked Rosenior - Who Knew? Brighton impressive (03:28)
Bournemouth v Leeds - Did VAR get it wrong? (17:10)
Man City top of the league (23:47)
Wolves & Burnley relegated what next for both? (31:07)
Leicester relegated to League 1, Coventry champions (34:16)
BBC & Football Focus (40:54)
World Cup - Italy? (44:41)
Potential Transfers - Minutes played by certain players (46:22)
Premier League Previews (01:05:08)
FA Cup Semi Finals (01:31:41)

#football #arsenal #premierleague #sports #mancity #liverpool #chelsea #soccer #tottenham #spurs #westham #leeds #fulham #lfc #manchesterunited #nottinghamforest #newcastle #bournemouth #leicester #championship #brighton #westham #palace #breakingnews #wolves #burnley #bbc #italy #sunderland #psg #realmadrid #barcelona #bayernmunich #munich #championsleague #europaleague #conferenceleague #palace #intermilan #juventus #seriea #laliga #atleticomadrid #astonvilla #relegation #cricket #ipl #golf #horseracing #rangers #celtic #nfl #nba #baseball #basketball
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1h 45min

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How many episodes does First Word in Sport have?

The podcast currently has 84 episodes available.