The Big Interview with Graham Hunter

By Graham Hunter

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Graham Hunter one-on-one with the biggest names in football. Premier League stars, Champions League winning managers, World Cup winners. There are over 100 interviews here and if you're serious about soccer, you have to listen to the Big Interview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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BITESIZE | Jamie Carragher:...

02.06.2023

Today’s story comes from Jamie Carragher, a Liverpool legend who reflects on arch-rivals Manchester United winning that most extraordinary of Champions League finals against Bayern Munich in 1999 in the Camp Nou, and how David Beckham was their inspiration. Subscribe ...

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02.06.2023 BITESIZE \| Jamie Carragher: Beckham and Barcelona ’99 Today’s story comes from Jamie Carragher, a Liverpool legend who reflects on arch-rivals Manchester United winning that most extraordinary of Champions League finals against Bayern Munich in 1999 in the Camp Nou, and how David Beckham was their inspiration. Subscribe ...
02.05.2023 BITESIZE \| Gordon Strachan: They want to talk about Messi, I drag them to Iniesta Today’s story comes from (Aberdeen legend) Gordon Strachan, who pays tribute to Andres Iniesta, the master who he first came across in a Celtic v Barcelona clash. When Gordon saw Barca’s passing stats, he thought the machine was broken! Subscribe ...
02.04.2023 ESPN Weekly: The Fruit Farmer Lighting up LaLiga - The Incredible Story of Isi Palazón Hola! Here's my ESPN column for this week. I think you'll like it. It's an amazing tale - of Rayo Vallecano's Isi Palazón. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
02.03.2023 BITESIZE \| Gianluca Vialli: Sampdoria vs the world Today’s story comes from the late, great Gianluca Vialli, who reminisces about underdogs Sampdoria’s epic Serie A triumph in 1991, and losing out to Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona in two European finals. Subscribe to The Big Interview YouTube channel Hosted on ...
02.01.2023 'Monchi HAS been a problem - Sevilla fans are losing patience' - Q&A pt 2 Hola Welcome to part two of the January Q and A - we talk Sevilla and Monchi, La Liga's relegation battle, Pep's changing relationship with the media and a tribute to our late La Liga TV colleague Simon Hanley. Enjoy ...
01.30.2023 'Every day watching Casemiro is an education' - Q&A pt1 Why are La Liga clubs desperate for the transfer window to close? Is the sale of Casemiro to Manchester United the reason Madrid are falling off the pace? Can Barcelona 1-0 their way to the title? What next for Spain's ...
01.29.2023 BITESIZE \| Gary Neville: Evolving the Footballing Brain Here’s another Bitesize from the astute Gary Neville. Gary explains his approach to television analysis – don’t treat the viewer as an idiot by stating the obvious. Instead, try to view a match in terms of overall patterns and then ...
01.27.2023 BITESIZE \| Gary Neville: Messi, the Scandalous Talent Today’s story comes from Gary Neville, who is irked by the way the term ‘genius’ is bandied around in football parlance. But seeing Messi playing in the Camp Nou against Manchester City in 2015 left him genuinely speechless. This episode ...
01.25.2023 ESPN Weekly: How the 'Angel of the Anoeta' has transformed Real Sociedad into LaLiga challengers Hola This is the audio version of my column for ESPN - on how La Real president Jokin Aperribay has laid down an incredible template for success at the San Sebastian club. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
01.23.2023 BITESIZE \| Federico Fernandez: Ayala the Great Today’s story comes from Federico Fernandez, who describes meeting his boyhood hero Roberto Ayala, and what it was like to receive advice and encouragement from the great defender. This episode of The Big Interview is brought to you by Innocent ...
01.19.2023 Adam Lallana: 'If you understand football like Alexis Mac Allister, you can play anywhere' In part two of my engrossing chat with Adam Lallana, we hear about the Brighton man’s adoration for Alexis Mac Allister, the most unselfish of players, whose World Cup performances were so accomplished that Lionel Messi kept looking for him ...
01.17.2023 Adam Lallana: 'I've been told I don't play like an English footballer – I'm proud to have Spanish blood in me' Adam Lallana’s grandfather hailed from Madrid, and the elegant attacking midfielder’s Latin blood might explain why he bonded so closely with Mauricio Pochettino at Southampton. The Argentine boss was like a second father to Adam, the man manager supreme. Also ...
01.16.2023 ESPN Weekly: Long balls? 3-4-3? How Xavi's Barca won the Supercopa Clasico Hola! This is my column for ESPN on how Barca beat Real Madrid 3-1 in Sunday's Supercopa final - Xavi's first trophy as Camp Nou manager. Enjoy G ******************************** This episode of The Big Interview is brought to you by ...
01.10.2023 Classic Big Interview: Robert Snodgrass Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Robert Snodgrass from season five. The irrepressible winger – now of Hearts – plied his trade at West Ham back then, and we hear how a tough Glasgow upbringing grounded him for ...
01.09.2023 BALE v INTER (OR WHEN ‘ARRY MET GARETH) As Gareth Bale announces his retirement, here is a quick, no-frills, bonus listen – from the Big interview archive, Harry Redknapp talks about his experience with a young Bale at Tottenham Hotspur, and how that spell was the making of ...
01.06.2023 Numero Uno: Luca Vialli, An Appreciation Today - January 6, 2023 - saw the sad news of Gianluca Vialli's passing. Luca was an incredible guy who I first met in 1995 and welcomed as a guest on The Big Interview in 2016. We kept in touch ...
01.06.2023 REPOST Classic Big Interview: Luca Vialli Following the tragic passing of Luca Vialli, here's another chance to hear my interview with the great man from season two. I'll record a personal tribute later today. Thanks G ************ Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Gianluca ...
01.05.2023 'It’s not just the best goal of this year, it’s almost perfection' The winner is... TBI Oscars 2022 (part two) Welcome to part two of our annual Oscars show, where you wonderful Socios – as well as Graham Hunter and Pete Jenson – decide who wins categories including best documentary and best costume design (i.e. kit!). 2022 was such an ...
01.04.2023 'You blink between his magical moments' The winner is... TBI Oscars 2022 (part one) Welcome to our annual Oscars show, where YOU, our beloved Socios – as well as Graham Hunter and Pete Jenson – decide who wins categories including best performer in a lead role and best director (of football). 2022 was such ...
01.03.2023 ESPN Weekly: Tales from the Rebel Cup – or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Copa Del Rey Just before Real Madrid play in the Copa Del Rey – the start of an avalanche of romantic and unpredictable football in this incomparable competition – here are some of the many reasons why I can’t take my eyes from ...
12.21.2022 Monchi should be in Morocco RIGHT NOW! World Cup Q & A part 2 Hola! Welcome to part two of the Q and A with myself and Pete Jenson. Here we chat through Spain's performance in Qatar and the future for La Roja, the lost art of defending and who would be the bargain ...
12.20.2022 Will Messi drop the mic? And why did Brazil’s 1982 tribute act fall flat? World Cup Q & A part 1 As Argentina parties like it’s 1986, Graham and Pete Jenson take your questions: What were the in-game calls from the coaches that helped create a final for the ages? Will Messi make it to a sixth World Cup? And what ...
12.18.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Lionel Andrés Messi, World Cup Winner - Thank You, Football Hola! Recorded soon after the final whistle in arguably the greatest World Cup final of all time, this is my take on the night when Messi fulfilled his destiny and lifted the World Cup with Argentina. Enjoy G Hosted on ...
12.18.2022 REPOST Olivier Giroud: The Believer Olivier Giroud could win a SECOND World Cup tonight. During this World Cup in Qatar, he has become France's all-time leading goalscorer. I sat down with the Frenchman in Milan just over a year ago - November 2021 - to ...
12.17.2022 REPOST Emiliano Martinez: The Tale behind the Tears Emi Martinez is 90 minutes away from immortality with Argentina at the 2022 World Cup. The Argentine goalkeeper was a Big Interview guest in August 2020. Sit back and listen to Emi tell you his extraordinary origin story. Enjoy G ...
12.16.2022 Lionel Messi: Big Interview Icon Lionel Messi stands on the brink of World Cup glory. The Argentine has been a recurring topic amongst our 150 guests over the last seven years. Sit back and enjoy some of their memories of the GOAT. Pablo Zabaleta recalls ...
12.14.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: We Need to Talk About Didier France 2 Morocco 0. Now we know it will be Argentina v France. Messi v Mbappe. All of that. But don't overlook or under-analyse the coach who has already won this tournament as both captain and coach, but who somehow ...
12.14.2022 ESPN Weekly: Bono gives Morocco the edge Here's a special kind of preview for tonight's second semi-final, Morocco v France. This is a column I wrote for ESPNFC about a fascinating goalkeeper I have had the pleasure of interviewing twice during his time in La Liga, with ...
12.14.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Argentina 3 Croatia 0 - Messi Moments, Messi Magic Hola! Recorded shortly after the final whistle in last night's semi-final - Argentina 3 Croatia 0 - this is my take on Messi, Alvarez, the penalty and the raucous atmosphere which is driving Argentina forward in this tournament. Enjoy G ...
12.12.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Modric’s Last Act? And the Morocco players who will lead the winter market Graham and Pete Jenson preview the semi-finals – how will suspensions affect Argentina’s gameplan? How could this World Cup change Luka Modric’s swansong? And which Morocco players look like attracting the most interest when the market opens in January? Hosted ...
12.11.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: England’s Young Core Should Go On To Win A Tournament – The Referee Should Never Get To Another One In a close game, England proved again they belong at the top table of international football. But my enjoyment of this quarter final, which featured signature performances by thrilling footballers, was impaired by the performance of a referee that got ...
12.10.2022 Grant Wahl, and the matches he should be writing about today I've been deeply saddened by the shocking and tragic news of the death of the journalist, broadcaster and author Grant Wahl at the World Cup yesterday. I couldn't speak to you about two monumental quarter finals without first addressing the ...
12.08.2022 World Cup Stories: Slaven Bilic on France 98 (featuring Boban, Suker, Boksic and Prosinecki) Hola! Ahead of Croatia's meeting with Brazil tomorrow, here's one of my favourite Big Interview guests of all time, Croat legend Slaven Bilic. He talks through the big personalties of Croatia's great France 98 squad - who finished third in ...
12.06.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: A Busquets Too Far? Spain are OUT! Adios then, La Roja. Spain's World Cup unravelled on a sad night for this team and this observer. Before I left Education City, I'm sending you this report. If this is goodbye for the great Sergio Busquets, then - wow ...
12.05.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Spain's 60-minute striker plan 24 hours before they take on Morocco in the last 16, I recorded this about Spain. Here are the lessons Luis Enrique learned from a previous desert ordeal; what's behind a change in the response to this team from British ...
12.02.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup. Spain 1 Japan 2 - 'Five crazy minutes'? No Lucho, it was much more than that It's late, and it's been a crazy and I think embarrassing night for Spain - not because of the identity of the opponent who defeated them, but because of how they performed and the decisions they made. Here's where I ...
12.01.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Luis Enrique - 'We're going to get after Japan, impose ourselves' Hola! Here's my view from the Spanish training camp on the eve of their decisive match against Japan this evening. I'll talk you through my exchanges with Luis Enrique at the pre-match press conference and what I saw in front ...
11.29.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble Hola In 2013, I wrote Spain: The Inside Story of La Roja's Historic Treble. I had behind-the-scenes access at all three tournaments - with the 2010 World Cup as the centrepiece - and used my insight to tell the story ...
11.28.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: A Postscript to Spain 1 Germany 1 Hola Here's a short postscript to last night's episode, clarifying some of my thoughts on the match and chucking in a bit of Porridge for good measure! Enjoy! G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
11.27.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Spain 1 Germany 1 - 'A Proper World Cup Game' Hola! I recorded this not long after the final whistle at the Al Bayt stadium in Qatar. It was a fascinating evening which ended with Germany rescuing a point against La Roja. Here's my take on a high-level match with ...
11.26.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Live! From the rondo! Spain v Germany preview I hope you enjoy hearing in the background to this report the fun the Spain players were having as I recorded during their training session. I hope also that you enjoy what sense I try to make of what I've ...
11.23.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: Spain 7 Costa Rica 0 - Luis Enrique bets big on red What a night. It's late. I'm tired. Before I turn it in, here's my bulletin from Doha after an extraordinary opening performance from this young Spain team. There is also a supporting cast that includes Iker Casillas and the great ...
11.22.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup: La Roja's Band of Brothers MUST win v Costa Rica Hola! This is my preview of tomorrow's opening Group E match between Spain and Costa Rica, a game I believe La Roja have to win. I'll give you some insight into the Spain camp, where I've been chatting to Luis ...
11.21.2022 The Big Interview at the World Cup - Luis Enrique: 'Our Dream is to Win' Hola! This is it... The Big Interview Live from the World Cup! I'm embedded with La Roja for the whole tournament ... and this is the inside track on everything that's happening in and around camp ahead of the opener ...
11.17.2022 Roy Makaay: ‘Valeron was the best player I ever played with’ In part two of our gripping conversation, we delve into Roy Makaay’s time at the Super Depor side coached by Javier Irureta and starring the incomparable Juan Carlos Valerón. We hear about Roy’s agony at Euro 2000 – an ankle ...
11.15.2022 Roy Makaay: ‘At Deportivo, you want to win. At Bayern, you need to’ Perhaps Roy Makaay’s striking brilliance was linked to the Scottish roots of the Dutchman’s surname, although admittedly the influence of guys like Frans Thijssen, who taught him to shoot with both feet, must also have played a part. We discuss ...
11.10.2022 Is this Luis Enrique's last stand with Spain? Hola This is the audio version of my column for ESPN FC. Ahead of tomorrow's (Friday) Spain World Cup squad announcement, I reflect on how they have plenty of issues to resolve and a very tough group. They also have ...
11.08.2022 Classic Big Interview: Tim Sherwood Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Tim Sherwood from season five. Tim was recruited by Kenny Dalglish for Blackburn Rovers in 1992, and the classy midfielder captained the side to their glorious Premier League title win in season ...
11.03.2022 Why Borja Iglesias deserves to be in Spain's World Cup squad #ESPNweekly Socios! This is my latest column for ESPN - it's about why I think Real Betis' Borja Iglesias should be on La Roja's plane to Qatar. Enjoy! G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10.27.2022 Emma Byrne: 'I was told I wouldn't play any more at 18. I wasn't having it.' In part two of my Big Interview with the engaging Emma Byrne, we reflect on the remarkable rise of Barca’s Femení. When they played a Clásico in a sold-out Camp Nou, Emma realised that the women’s game had arrived. We ...

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