World Football

World Football

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World Football episodes

  • Ellis, Sin Bins and Salah

    US Women's Head Coach Jill Ellis will leave her role at the end of October, after winning back to back World Cups. Host Mani Djazmi, former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin and World Cup winner Heather O'Reilly talk about her legacy. The English Football Association has introduced a 10 minute temporary dismissal for dissent, so the team discuss whether this would work in the professional game. Heather talks about the legacy of the US Women's coach Jill Ellis who will leave her role in October. The team discuss Liverpool men's and women's joint pre-season tour. We'll hear from Zimbabwe defender Alec Mudimu. The defender plays football in the Welsh Premier League for Cefn Druids but his main career is a youth worker in Manchester. Alec talks about how he helps young adults in the local area and his favourite moments from playing in this summer's African Cup of Nations. He even came back with Mo Salah's shirt after playing against Egypt in the opening match.

    45 min
  • The good, the bad and Koscielny

    Steve Crossman is joined by World Cup winner Heather O'Reilly and former Nigeria international Peter Odemwingie to discuss the week's big stories.

    Peter defends Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny's refusal to travel on the club's preseason tour after the Gunners rejected the 33-year-old's transfer request and reveals Akon's Lonely was the soundtrack to his failed transfer to QPR.

    Heather reflects on the US women's national team lifting back to back world titles.

    Former Manchester United captain and England midfielder Paul Ince opens up about feeling isolated by the language barrier during his early days at Inter Milan.

    And Daniel Rossbach from the Und Niemals Vergessen podcast explains why Union Berlin may have the only fans who can claim they bleed for their club as they prepare for the club prepares for its' first season in the Bundesliga.

    (Photo: Laurent Koscielny during a training session. Credit: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images)

    42 min
  • AFCON 2019: Legends, dreamers and super fans

    Kalusha Bwalya and Joseph Antoine Bell look back at the Africa Cup of Nations.

    Plus, we meet super fan Alvin Zhakata who travelled from Cape Town to Cairo overland.

    Presented by Mani Djazmi in Cairo. Photo: Algeria supporters cheer ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match between Tanzania and Algeria (Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Tea drinkers, orange lionesses and a World Cup final

    Heather O'Reilly and Spain's Verónica Boquete look ahead to the women's World Cup final. We also hear from the former French international Melissa Plaza about the challenges still facing the women's game. Plus, Peter Odemwingie gives his views on the Africa Cup of Nations and we look ahead to the final of the Copa America. Presented by Mani Djazmi.

    (Photo: US women's team walking onto the pitch: Credit: Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Football, football everywhere...

    Former USA midfielder Heather O'Reilly is at the World Cup in France. From the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, Nigerian captain Mikel Jon Obi looks back on his career. And, we also drop in on the Copa America in Brazil.

    Presenter Mani Djazmi is joined by Pat Nevin and former Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie.

    (Photo by Zhizhao Wu/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • A week in Cairo for AFCON 2019

    Kenya’s Victor Wanyama, Guinea’s Aly Keita and the former Egypt goalkeeper Nader el-Sayed look ahead to the Africa Cup of Nations.

    Presenter Mani Djazmi is joined in Cairo by Egyptian journalist Inas Mazhar and former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani.

    27 min
  • The Women’s World Cup kicks off

    Mani Djazmi, World Cup winner Heather O’Reilly, Pat Nevin and Peter Odemwingie are in Paris for the start of the women’s World Cup.

    We hear from the former Canada goalkeeper and FIFA World Cup ambassador Karina LeBlanc and Brazil defender Kathellen Sousa talks emotionally about the challenges she’s faced as a female footballer in her home country. (Photo: Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Antonio Conte, Sadio Mané and the Champions League final

    An exclusive interview with the new Inter Milan coach, Antonio Conte. We also hear from the President of Inter, Steven Zhang. Also on the show, Liverpool's Sadio Mané looks ahead to the final of the UEFA Champions League.

    Presenter by Mani Djazmi is joined by Heather O'Reilly, Peter Odemwingie and Pascal Chimbonda.

    (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

    27 min

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