The tortured artist. A footballer whose on-field endeavours and fortunes are restrained in some way by external factors.

Be it media, be it injuries, be it mismanagement...be it identifying yourself to Italian police as a rival striker after committing a minor traffic offence.

Footballers aren't robots, their playing careers are subject to physical, mental and logistical damage.

And, of course, a game of Who Am I? at the end...

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Today we change the grass pitch for the hard court and speak to John Tapia Owens, 1st team manager of National Futsal Series Tier One leaders, Bloomsbury.

We cover the transferable skills of football and futsal, the current NFS season and some of the key players to watch out for in UK futsal. As well as the England under-19s and what the near future of the sport may look like.

Keep an eye out on BT Sport and YouTube for National Futsal Series action from now until the end of the season. This Sunday its Bloomsbury vs Loughborough on BT!

Stay till the end to find out John's Premier League x Futsal starting 5!

Enjoy the episode and let us know what you think!

Something a little bit different for this week's episode.

We create a tier list of the Barclays/FA Premiership's most iconic on and off field moments. 

From what your mum would know, to what your dad would know and then only what you might know. 

There's fireworks (literally), fights...and toothpaste.  

Plus a special FIFA edition of Who Am I?

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5ATB's third special guest is Xavier Marseille, founder of All Football Shirts, the online football shirt community launching on the 31st March!!

We chat about his ambitions for AFS, the stories behind the shirts we love and some of the best and worst trends in the market right now. 

Plus, Xavier reveals the true size of his collection...

With a Who Am I? to finish.

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Thomas Morgan assumes the role of quiz master as he tests the pod's ball knolly. 

Liam's niche array of Premier League intellect made him the bookies favourite, but the 5ATB scriptwriters may have had other ideas...

Get ready for a feast of stadia identification, random No.10s and, of course, a Who am I? to close things out.

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In this episode, we sit down with Rob Fletcher, the author of '1992: The Birth of Modern Football'. 

Tom, Liam and Jordan ask him some key questions regarding how monumental 1992 was as a year for football, the famous Gazzetta show on Channel 4, and the highs and lows of Middlesbrough Football Club.

The book will be released on the 27th March 2023 and is available now on pre-order: https://www.amazon.co.uk/1992-Modern-Football-Rob-Fletcher/dp/1801504288

Rob's Twitter: @rob_fletcher_, @92FootballBook

It's another 5ATB Thursday, and time for another XI. This week, it's the creme de la creme of world football's u21 prospects. 

From household names to those you've never heard of, it's talent in abundance. 

And make sure you stick around until the end to discover who won the league on both sides of the Old Firm in this week's Who Am I? 

Enjoy the episode and let us know your favourite u21 talents!!

Your questions came in, our answers came out. Is it the end of Liverpool's 'era'? Which striker had the greatest prime? And is women's football about to enter the mainstream?

PLUS: Tom whips out the hardest Who Am I? in podcast history.

Enjoy your weekly dose of the best back five in Merseyside.

5ATB welcome Dan Sandison to the show, editor-in-chief and co-founder of the cult football magazine Mundial. 

We discuss the most recent edition, and the stories behind its five new covers (including Messi, Ronaldo and Maradona).

Dan explains the process and team behind each copy, Mundial's place within the modern football culture and why football's off-pitch stories will always remain important.  

Does the collaboration of football and fashion need re-thinking? And what lies ahead for the best looking football magazine in the world? 

Plus a special game of Who am I?