This week on Whistleblowers, Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg return to the question that’s split football fans on our social media platforms: Are Man City finally a bigger club than Manchester United?

From City’s modern dominance and booming commercial power, to United’s historic legacy and global fanbase - the team pull no punches as they argue whether City really have overtaken United for good.

We also dive into why promoted clubs keep failing by copying Guardiola, and why sometimes you have to play ugly to survive. Mark Clattenburg shares a brilliant Paul Gascoigne Mars Bar story, Ian destroys a viral Maldini & Baresi stat, and Gordon reveals his unlikely past as the voice of Greggs!

Plus: Maradona vs Messi, the reality of being a City fan travelling to Wembley, and how modern football legends would cope against the old-school greats.

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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This week on Whistleblowers, Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg lift the lid on football’s wildest pre-season secrets.

From Joey Barton’s infamous bar fight in Asia and biting Richard Dunne, to the night David Beckham unknowingly sparked a tabloid scandal.

Mark reveals what really happens when referees try to keep up with Ronaldo, why VAR ruling on corners and second yellows could ruin the game, and how new proposals to ban rebounds from saved penalties might change football forever.

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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In this bonus episode of Whistleblowers, Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman dive into some truly eye-opening stats: Jude Bellingham has already played five times more minutes than David Beckham did at the same age! What does that mean for the future of young players - and are we all watching too much football?

The lads also:

• Debate whether football has finally reached overload
• Relive the madness of £198 million transfers and quiz each other on record-breaking deals
• Add new legends to their all-time dream XIs (expect big Liverpool and Barcelona shouts!)
• Share behind-the-scenes stories: from Trevor Francis & Graeme Souness posing in speedos to safari tips for Ian’s dream trip to South Africa

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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This week on Whistleblowers, Mark reveals why Roy Keane really refused to shake his hand - calling him a “big baby” in the process, while Ian shares what happened when Gary Neville confronted him… without even reading his article.

Gordon questions whether Man City have finally overtaken Manchester United? With a £1 billion Puma deal on the table, is it now City’s world?

Mark gives the inside view on Newcastle’s £120 million dilemma over Alexander Isak - and whether selling him spells the end of the Saudi project.

Then, Joel Beya (CheekySport & Vibe with FIVE) jumps in to talk Arsenal: the frustrations over messy transfers, missing out on Rodrygo, and why Arsenal fans want more than “we’re rebuilding.”

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Featuring: Joel Beya

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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This week on Whistleblowers:

Are Scots really obsessed with England? Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman and Mark Clattenburg debate the rivalry, the reality of Scottish football, and whether Celtic and Rangers should join the Premier League.

Plus: the best advice they've ever had - from Mark’s unlikely start as a referee to Gordon’s “Live the dash” mantra and Ian’s rule to always write what you believe.

The all-time XI debate heats up as Ian picks between Roy Keane and Graeme Souness, and Clattenburg shares his run-in with the former Manchester United captain.

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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Welcome back to Whistleblowers!

This week, Nick Kyrgios joins Gordon Smart, Ian Ladyman, and Mark Clattenburg for a no-holds-barred conversation about tennis, tantrums, and tradition. Kyrgios opens up on everything from dodgy umpiring tech and hostile crowds to towel theft and the challenges of being a maverick in a conservative sport. He even challenges Clattenburg on what it would be like to ref him - and why tennis umpires could never survive on a football pitch.

The lads then turn their attention to football, and Chelsea’s financial trouble. With UEFA threatening to ban unregistered players from European competition, we dive into how the club's transfer splurge could leave them short. Is a £27m fine enough of a deterrent? Will homegrown talent get sacrificed to balance the books? And why isn’t this story getting more attention?

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Featuring: Nick Kyrgios

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Content Editor: Joseph Palmer

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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From Tiger Woods to David Beckham, Danny MacAskill to Luis Figo’s pig’s head game - Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg, and Ian Ladyman are debating the most talented people in any sport. 

Expect brilliant personal stories (including a wild Rory McIlroy crossbar challenge), genuine arguments, and plenty of sideways humour.

Clattenburg also opens up on a diving incident that still sticks with him, raising a big question: should cheats get red cards?

Plus:

– Ian’s love letter to rugby league
– Why golf "saved" Gordon during lockdown
– The all-time midfield XI gets spicy (Beckham or Busquets?)
– A DIY table update, with bonus joinery chat

Whistleblowers | Football From The Inside Out

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

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This week on Whistleblowers:

Paul Pogba - misunderstood genius or the biggest waste of talent in modern football? The lads unpack the fall from grace, from white-gloved butlers at Carrington to being branded “a virus” by Mourinho. Can Monaco revive the World Cup winner’s broken career - or is it already too late?

We also tear into the Club World Cup. 423,000 empty seats, bizarre kick-off times, and teenage fans who’d rather watch YouTube footballers - is this FIFA’s most expensive mistake yet?

Plus:

• The £6.6 billion TV deal turning football into a reality show
• Mic’d-up players, training ground cameras, and fake authenticity

It’s Football From The Inside Out - it’s Whistleblowers.

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Featuring: Chris Billam-Smith

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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Welcome Whistleblowers – Gordon Smart is joined by Mark Clattenburg, Ian Ladyman, and Mail Sport’s Merseyside Reporter, Lewis Steele, for a round of audience questions and unfiltered takes.

Lewis reveals why Ronaldo wouldn’t make it into his dream dressing room, Ian confesses to falling asleep in his own dad’s German class, and Lewis tries to fix our Wickes TradePro DIY table challenge. There’s also a fierce debate about the greatest left-backs of all time.

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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This week on Whistleblowers, Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman are joined by Mail Sport’s Merseyside Reporter, Lewis Steele as they unpack Liverpool’s major summer moves — from Florian Wirtz to the growing whispers around a shock bid for Alexander Isak. With Arne Slot’s side get their jewel in the crown?

Plus: Garnacho sparks outrage with that Aston Villa shirt, Clattenburg reveals what really goes on at Euro referee camps (PlayStations, schedules, and Pierluigi Collina flipping out over burgers), and a behind-the-scenes story of Gerrard and Rooney refusing to speak in the tunnel.

Transfers, tantrums, and tunnel tensions — it’s all here.

Hosts: Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman

Featuring: Lewis Steele

Producer: Henry Williams

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Researcher: William Colledge

Booker: Ashley Whitt

Video Editor: Luke Shelley

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 

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