Darren Fletcher presents reaction to England's 1-1 draw with Sweden in their opening Euro 2025 qualifier. Commentator Vicki Sparks and ex-Lionesses' defender Gilly Flaherty dissect where England need to improve ahead of Tuesday's second qualifier in the Republic of Ireland. Michael Brown and Owen Hargreaves also join the pod to look ahead to another pivotal weekend in the Premier League. They look at the title race, with Owen recounting he approached run-ins during his career. And the panel ask just how much more is yet to come from Phil Foden, following his impressive season so far.  TIMECODES
00:20 - Lionesses 1-1 Sweden analysis
06:22 - Sarina Wiegman interview
10:30 - How to approach a title run-in
17:10 - How much further can Phil Foden go?
22:55 - Cole Palmer - a starter at Euro 2024?
33:28 - Brighton v Arsenal and Man Utd v Liverpool

Friday Football Social: Lionesses' slow start and Foden's potential

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Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff and Colchester United manager Danny Cowley look ahead to the final day of the Championship season. Conor Coady joins the pod to reflect on his title victory with Leicester City, whilst Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan also makes an appearance, speaking about the club's upturn in form, and their survival chances heading into Saturday. The team discuss the state of the clubs in and around the Championship playoff places, whilst also previewing the League 1 and 2 playoffs.

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Former Barcelona, Manchester United and Spain defender Gerard Pique chats in depth with Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague about his sensational, trophy-laden career and the Kings League that he has launched. TIME CODES
1 min – Pique discusses the first time he met Guillem and Spain’s 2010 World Cup win.
3 mins – Pique discusses what he thinks Pique is like as a person.
5 mins – Pique discusses his earliest memories of football.
6 mins – Why Pique choose to leave La Masia for Manchester United, how he found life at Old Trafford and the reasons behind his decision to leave.
16 mins – The reasons why Pique returned to Barcelona – and why the club were so successful.
25 mins – Who Pique thinks would win a match between the current Man City side and the best Barca team he played in
27 mins – The Kings League – what it is, why Pique created it and what he thinks it can go on to achieve.

Euro Leagues: Gerard Pique special

Kelly Cates has reaction to Real Madrid’s draw at Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg. She’s joined by Paul Robinson, Pat Nevin, correspondent John Murray and Statman Dave. Would Thomas Tuchel be a good fit at Manchester United? What does the future hold for Marcus Rashford? And Ipswich Town are on the verge of promotion to the Premier League after winning at Coventry City. 00:30 Vinícius’ double earns Real draw with Bayern
07:35 Thomas Tuchel linked with move to Man Utd
15:20 Stick or twist with Marcus Rashford?
25:25 Ipswich Town on the verge of promotion

Real draw at Bayern & Ipswich on verge of promotion

Ben Haines and England Women's record goal scorer Ellen White are joined by England and Manchester City’s Esme Morgan. The team reflect on the Champions League drama as Chelsea lost out to Barcelona in the semi-final and a look at the promotions and relegations.  Plus Esme and Ellen share their thoughts on a new three-year project researching ACL injury prevention. Timecodes:
0:10 Intro
04:30 Chelsea out of Champions League
16:10 Esme on Man City & title race 
20:30 Promotion and relegation 
25:10 New ACL project

Women's Football Weekly: Project ACL & Champions League drama

After a week away Mark Chapman is back to keep Rory and Chris in check - as Leon Osman joins to discuss this weekend’s football and the breaking news that Premier League clubs have agreed to introduce a spending cap. Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football podcast gives his expert opinion on what this could mean. The guys also discuss the importance of set-pieces for Arsenal this season - but do Spurs need to follow suit?  They also chat the touchline spat between Mo Salah and Jürgen Klopp. While the manager is on his way out, will the striker still be at Liverpool next season? And it’s been a very different few weeks for Bournemouth and Brighton. Should Andoni Iraola be in the discussion for manager of the season? Whereas, has Roberto De Zerbi’s stock taken a hit if he wanted to look for a job elsewhere? TOPICS: 00'15 Chappers is back 04'20 Spending caps with Kieran Maguire 17'30 The importance of set-pieces 33'30 Mo Salah and Jürgen Klopp have a sideline spat 40'35 The rise of Bournemouth 46'00 Has Roberto De Zerbi's managerial stock been damaged?

Friday Football Social: Lionesses' slow start and Foden's potential

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