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- Ep 71: The super 6,000The FA have set a three-year target of 6,000 strong crowds for Women’s Super League fixtures. Can they do it?
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8 min - Ep 70: Men against boysSince 2016, 16 Premier League or ‘category one’ academies have entered teams into the EFL Trophy to gain valuable experience. The changes aren't working.
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7 min - Ep 69: A game without the nameTalks for naming rights between video game manufacturer EA Sports and FIFA are reportedly at a standstill. Which could mean the unthinkable – a FIFA video game not actually called FIFA.
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7 min - Ep 68: No place for sentimentDean Smith had the dream job – manager of his childhood club, Aston Villa. His sacking after a poor run of form shows just how brutal the industry is.
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7 min - Ep 67: England's right-back puzzleTrent Alexander-Arnold is arguably the best right-back in world football. Why isn't he first choice for England?
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6 min - Ep 66: Can Xavi fix Barca?Barcelona legend Xavi is back at his old club as manager. But the job ahead of him is one of the most difficult in world football.
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8 min - Ep 65: The one per cent clubCommon Goal tries to get footballers to donate 1% of their salary to good causes. It's starting to work, but it's working better among relatively low-paid women footballers than among the highly-paid men.
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7 min - Ep 64: What happened to home advantage?It used to be the case that playing football at home gave teams a big advantage. But so far this year in the Premier League, more away teams have won. What's going on?
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8 min - Ep 63: The MoyesiahDavid Moyes was sacked by Man Utd and ridiculed at Real Sociedad. At West Ham, he's risen again - spectacularly.
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9 min - Ep 62: The genius of JeffJeff Stelling is stepping down from Soccer Saturday on Sky. A football nation mourns.
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