World Football

World Football

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World Football episodes

  • From Soweto to Yorkshire: ‘The Chief’ Lucas Radebe

    South Africa’s Lucas Radebe speaks about his life journey. From being shot on the streets of Soweto, to becoming a Premier League player, the captain of his country and the ‘hero’ of Nelson Mandela!

    We also speak to Socceroo Awer Mabil. Born into a family of South Sudanese refugees, he tells us about his goalscoring debut for the Australian national team.

    Photo: Lucas Radebe (Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Carlos Queiroz and Troubles for Germany

    Carlos Queiroz on the challenges of coaching Iran. The former German international Simon Rolfes dissects his country's latest defeats. We also speak to the coach of Kuwait and hear about life as a female football agent.

    (Photo by Jeroen Meuwsen/Soccrates/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Louis Saha and Football in the Caribbean

    The former Manchester United striker Louis Saha tells us why big egos are disrupting the club. We discuss the plans to develop football in the Caribbean and speak to two St Kitts and Nevis internationals. Plus, Benin's Aaron Ibilola talks about life in Brazil's second division.

    (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

    29 min
  • New Zealand's Chris Wood and the Curious Case of Virtus Entella

    Burnley striker Chris Wood remembers the bullying he faced for wanting to play football as a youngster in New Zealand. We find out why the Italian club Virtus Entella don't have a league to play in. The Kosovo forward Atdhe Nuhiu tells us what it means to be playing international football. And we're joined by psychologist Damian Hughes, who gives us a lesson in how to get a winning mentality - the Barcelona way.

    (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Joachim Löw, N'Golo Kanté and a Trip to Valencia

    Germany coach Joachim Löw reflects on his team's disappointment at Russia 2018. The Belgium national team coach Roberto Martinez and France's N'Golo Kanté also look back on the highs-and-lows of the World Cup..

    We are also in Valencia to meet the club's Singaporean President, Anil Murthy.

    (Photo by Michael Regan - Fifa/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Montserrat, Luxembourg and Russia's Afterglow

    Dynamo Moscow's Konstantin Rausch discusses Russia's new found confidence following the World Cup. We travel to Luxembourg for the start of a journey which the locals hope will take them to Euro 2020. And the Montserrat coach and players talk about the Caribbean island's return to international football after three years without a game.

    (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • Schmeichel Snr, Kanu and Seedorf

    A proud Peter Schmeichel talks about the career of his son Kasper. The former Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu discusses the lack of African superstars. Plus, Clarence Seedorf on coaching the Cameroon national team.

    (Photo by Ian Gavan for FIFA via Getty Images)

    27 min
  • The Resurrection of Parma

    In 2015, the two-time UEFA Cup winners Parma were declared bankrupt and demoted to the amateur leagues. The famous club effectively ceased to exist. Rebuilt and reborn as Parma Calcio 1913, the team won three back-to-back promotions and is back in Serie A. We hear from Parma's former captain and hero, Alessandro Lucarelli, who stuck with the club through the bad times. And the Parma director Pietro Pizzarotti, who helped rebuild the club from scratch in 2015. Presenter Mani Djazmi travels to Italy to tell the incredible story of the fall-and-rise of Parma Calcio 1913.

    (Photo by Roberto Serra/Getty Images)

    27 min
  • La Liga, Joel Robles and a Meditating Footballer

    Real Betis goalkeeper Joel Robles discusses the possibility of La Liga footballers going on strike because of a row over playing league matches in North America. The former Jamaica and Yeovil Town player Nathan Smith tells us how meditation has made him a better person. And Coritiba FC's Vitor Carvalho tells us why so many Brazilian footballers dream of playing in Europe.

    (Picture: Barcelona's Luiz Suarez courtesy of Getty images)

    27 min

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