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Will football get going again soon? The Bundesliga has a very precise plan and the Premier League is hopeful, but around Europe, current campaigns are being cancelled. France became the first of the big five leagues to call time on their 2019/20 domestic season, following the lead of Holland and Belgium. FIFA might be about to allow 5 subs to help with the fixture pile-up, but their medical chief thinks games before September are unrealistic. For now, the only thing that's clear is that things are unclear. On a lighter note, Mike Tyson's cannabis company wants to sponsor the Camp Nou. What is that about? After the break, Wogan educates Allen in the specifics of the NFL draft, which this year took the form of a jumped-up Zoom call, then we quickly chat about the possibility of the postponed Olympics being cancelled outright. We end the show by picking the most bang-average Premier League XI of all time. Even Gary Doherty was too glam for this lineup! Enjoy the show.

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After 13 loveless years in bed with Mike Ashley, Newcastle United fans are understandably excited about their imminent takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Amnesty International claim the club will be a PR tool for a nation with an abysmal human rights record – how should Geordies and the wider football fraternity feel? Arsenal have managed to persuade the majority of their players to take a 12-month wage cut, but star man Mesut Ozil has reportedly rejected the offer. What on earth is he thinking? And we end part 1 selecting our greatest ever Premier League XI. Bad eggs need not apply. After the break, we turn our attention to darts' solution to social distancing, chew over Novak Djokovic's revelation that he's not a fan of rushed vaccines and learn more about match-fixing in esports. Can you tell there's not much going on? That's Episode 44... enjoy the show!

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Money, money, money... football is running out of it and fast. Premier League clubs want their players to defer wages or accept cuts, lower league sides have warned of a financial apocalypse and in Scotland a vote on whether to end the season has turned sour. Even the world’s richest club, Barcelona, aren’t immune. Their horrible 2020 continues with six board members resigning. On a lighter note, Graeme Souness continues to be a professional angry dad and Unai Emery blames a former lover for his Arsenal sacking. After the break, we discuss Mickey Mouse pissing on Dana White’s UFC dreams, the premature demise of the XFL and the passing of Allen’s former landlord Stirling Moss. We end the show picking our favourite sporting controversies; from off-shore sex parties to state-sponsored doping. Enjoy!

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There might not be any football matches at the moment but there sure are a lot of arguments for us to chew over. Liverpool changed their mind about furloughing staff but a foul stench still rises from Anfield. The government picked on Premier League footballers only for the players to fight back with their calculators. The Belgians want to call time on their season but there's a warning from Uefa. On a lighter note, Kyle Walker, much to the amusement of all, is a sex-party-loving-virus-hypocrite. After the break, we discuss the likelihood of UFC 249 taking place on a private island, hail the dude who took out Wimbledon's insurance policy, stick the knife in 5G conspiracy theorists (we're looking at you Amir Khan) before discussing virtual horse racing & Formula 1. We end Episode 42 wistfully sharing the sporting spectacles that have stuck with us over time. Enjoy!

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Wogan and Allen peruse the week's sporting events, which they wish were sporting events. In football, how do we all feel about the Premier League season potentially finishing up with a quick-fire blitz round of fixtures in June and July? Does it look bad when Spurs and Newcastle put their staff on furlough – or however that phrase goes? And can we help Aston Villa's Jack Grealish and Stoke City's James McClean out of PR 101 disasters? In Not Football, UFC President Dan White has been dubbed 'Mini Trump' for his response to the coronavirus, while Conor McGregor has kicked off his future run for the presidency of Ireland by calling for the army to run the streets as the pandemic slaps is pandemic-y base. Belarus continues to not give a flip in the meantime, while an F1 team turns its skills to a ventilator alternative and Tiger-Phil edges its way back into the public consciousness to save TV. Enjoy the show!

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As coronavirus tightens its grip on the world, the boys discuss life in London's lockdown before turning their attention to all the missing sport. We forego the usual good and bad weeks to ask loads of questions. What’s going on with the football? Do we actually miss it? Will it get going again soon? What will be the financial toll? Will the big fish help rescue smaller clubs in strife? Is Gary Neville an angel? And what does lasagne have to do with Wembley? After the break, we discuss Tokyo 2020 keeping its name despite being postponed a year, chew over our favourite Olympic sports and try to dissect the latest controversy to hang over Mo Farah. We end the show with a chat about our favourite sports documentaries. If you’ve got recommendations of your own, get in touch on Twitter. Enjoy the show!

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We're not going to lie, Episode 39 is heavy on coronavirus and pork-related stories, and a little light on actual sport – for the better if you love rambling. At this point, as the world goes into lockdown, you probably aren't surprised to hear that. With a view to keeping sagging spirits high, Allen and Wogan dish out good weeks only in a first half of sort-of-football. People who hate Liverpool, Ronaldinho, Leyton Orient, the USWNT and Phil Neville all go under the microscope. After the break, we discuss the sun going down on all other sports and what it means for us and you. We also hear from friends of the show Tyson Fury and Tom Brady before ending with a rundown of our favourite sports movies... ones that didn't go straight to Covid-eo. Badum Tish. Enjoy! 

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is better than Pep Guardiola, Billy Gilmour is Scotland's new god, Jadon Sancho is the assist king, Carlos Tevez has still got it and a German keeper saves five...yes five(!) penalties in one game. It wasn't a good week to be a Spurs midfielder, is it ever? And what do Harry Redknapp and Caitlyn Jenner have in common? We investigate. The threat posed by coronavirus straddles the interval. We take a look at a few of the many sporting events that have been affected so far. The Six Nations limps on via Joe Marler's ball-tickling antics a ref blunder makes headlines in the XFL. Meanwhile in the UFC, it was a head – a battered, swollen head – that got people talking. We end in Melbourne where the Aussies won the Women's T20 World Cup. Congratulations to them. Enjoy!

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This week on Left Field, Arsenal's Invincibles breathe easy after Liverpool's surprise defeat to Watford, Phil Foden stars in the League Cup final, David Beckham's Inter Miami dream comes true, the Premier League launches a Hall of Fame, Bundesliga fans revolt, Real win El Clasico, Daniel Sturridge gets done for insider trading, a Polish lad breaks his nose trying an overhead kick and storm Jorge brings hypothermia to Ireland. In Not Football, the boys discuss the continued fallout from the spread of coronavirus, Wilder agrees to a third bout with Fury, pay-walled sports hit the headlines and an NFL legend causes a political storm on Twitter. We also cast an eye over the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia, picking teams we guarantee will be followed. Enjoy.

Every week, Left Field's Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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An under-appreciated Olivier Giroud downs Spurs, VAR has (another) mare, Jurgen Klopp helps a cheeky 10-year-old go viral and Allen jinxes the Invincibles with untimely support for Lukasz Fabianski. Ahead of El Clasico there are mixed fortunes for Barcelona and Real Madrid as Messi bags four goals and Hazard fractures his leg trying a back-heel. Did Neymar get sent off so he could attend Carnival in Rio? Probably. And why are kneecaps on the agenda? Tyson Fury headlines the second half as we discuss the Gipsy King’s stunning Vegas victory against Deontay Wilder. Staying in North America, we discuss the NFL Combine – speed dating for American football, right? And how did a 42-year-old zamboni driver come to make his NHL debut against his own team? And what's a zamboni? Closer to home, and much to Wogan's dismay, England crush Ireland in the Six Nations. Enjoy!

Every week, Left Field's Wogan and Allen dissect the latest in Football and Not Football. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss out, because that would be a real shame, wouldn't it?

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