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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Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Tranmere boss Darrell Clarke to discuss the big stories in the EFL.

Darrell explains how his defender Bobby Faulkner ended up in goal and the panel discuss Bobby Kamwa's Adebayor-esque celebration against his former club Newport.

Millwall, Charlton and West Brom are the early pace-setters in the Championship - while Leicester are already struggling in League One, but will Russell Martin be given the time to turn it around?

And in 72PLUS 72MINUS, there's a Puskas contender in the Championship and a pantomime moment in League Two.

This season we now have our very own 72+ feed on BBC Sounds - where you can listen to episodes every week.

We'll continue to bring you all the same content you've been enjoying here, with the biggest stories from the EFL, exclusive guests and the moments everyone is talking about.

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This week, former Manchester United, Sheffield United and Portsmouth striker Danny Webber submits three stories from his football career.

Did Webber really install security cameras and fingerprint entry access to join an exclusive Sheffield United dressing room society? Did former Chelsea manager Avram Grant nickname him "World Wide Webber" after being impressed by his football knowledge? Or did Neil Warnock leave a voicemail pleading with him to ignore his reputation and sign for Sheffield United?

Armed with photographs, football knowledge and plenty of suspicion, Karel and Anita investigate every claim before Webber returns to reveal the truth.

Karel Prince: Lie Detector is presented by Karel Prince and Anita Abayomi and is a Sport Social Studios production for BBC Sounds.

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Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Andros Townsend and, Rory Smith. After a difficult summer for Aston Villa, their Premier League season couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start with a 4-0 defeat to Brighton. What’s the latest with Ollie Watkins? Jacob Tanswell who covers Aston Villa for The Athletic, joins the Monday Night Club to analyse their torrid summer.

Are teams starting to do their transfer business later than usual? Steve Walsh is a former director of football at Leicester and Everton joins the Monday Night Club to give an insight on transfer strategy. And could Erling Haaland really have signed for Everton?

The opening weekend of the Premier League seemed to catch a few teams cold. Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and, Sunderland all made stuttering starts. So why are so many managers saying their teams aren’t ready for the new season? Anton McElhone, a former Premier League Head of Performance joins the Monday Night Club to analyse what the reason behind the slow starts are.

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After a bumper first weekend of Premier League football, Rick Edwards is joined by The Telegraph's Northern Football Writer Luke Edwards and former Southampton and QPR striker Charlie Austin to sum up the weekend's football. Plus, they're joined by special guest Hull Assistant Head Coach Dean Holden who reflects on beating Manchester United after nine years away from the top flight and whether the doubters are spurring Hull onto more success following promotion last season via the play offs.

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In the first episode of The Football Interview for the 2026/27 Premier League season, Kelly Somers speaks to Tottenham midfielder James Maddison. They discuss how he's dealt with being on the sidelines for the last 12 months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament, the impact it's had and how he expects Spurs to push on this season under Roberto De Zerbi.

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John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball are back for series three of The Commentators' View. John and Ian relive their experience of getting into the World Cup final and Chris Sutton's clash with the Spanish commentators. Ali reflects on coming off the back of a week of commentating on athletics for the first time and they look ahead to a new Premier League season. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected].

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John Bennett is joined by Julien Laurens & James Horncastle to preview the Serie A season and react to the news of Ronaldinho's return for third tier Ravenna. Spanish football reporter Elizabeth Conway drops by to give the latest on Barcelona's striker search. Plus, Malaga fan Jose Luis Sabatel talks about the club's return to the Spanish top flight. And in Ligue 1, Paul Pogba has left Monaco, but where next for the former Manchester United man? 

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After a 25-year absence, Coventry City are back in England’s top flight. Mark Chapman is joined by Golden Boot-winning former striker Dion Dublin, club legend Steve Ogrizovic, BBC CWR's Rob Gurney, and others to reflect on the club’s remarkable story.

The Sky Blues have been all the way down to League Two since their last Premier League appearance, had to move out of their own city on two separate occasions, endured a spell in administration and they’ve had 15 managers!

So, how did it happen, and how did they get back here?

In the end, Frank Lampard was the man to bring them back up. We’ll hear from Lampard, recall the club’s rejuvenation under Mark Robins and the fan stories during the darker years.

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Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff are joined by Bolton manager Steven Schumacher to break down the opening weekend of league fixtures in the EFL - and we hear from Luton boss Jack Wilshere.

Bolton won on their return to the Championship, but how can they compete with their big-spending rivals. The panel also discuss Will Lankshear's dream start at Middlesbrough, how Southampton will deal with being pantomime villains after Spygate and whether VAR is needed in the Championship after a blatant handball helped West Brom beat Norwich.

Jack Wilshere joins the pod after his Luton side came from 3-1 down to beat Reading in their opener, and talks about his first pre-season as a first team manager.

Aaron's EFL Fantasy skills haven't improved over the summer - the code to join our league if 72EFLPOD.

And in 72PLUS 72MINUS, there's a moment to forget for an EFL legend and Welsh limbs after a late goal.

This season we now have our very own 72+ feed on BBC Sounds - where you can listen to episodes every week.

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