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    James Milner - The Football Interview

    2026/03/20 | 19 mins.
    In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brighton midfielder James Milner. They discuss his journey from joining the Leeds academy to breaking the appearance record in the Premier League at the age of 40. He talks about the best managers he's played under as well as the highs and lows of his Premier League career which started way back in 2002.
    0’30 - What would a young Milner say about the career he’s had?
    1’00 - Breaking the appearance record.
    2’13 - His first football memory and being scouted for Leeds
    5’00 - First Premier League appearance and goal in 2002
    6’14 - Best manager he’s played under and relationship with Klopp
    8’56 - What game would he relive?
    9’40 - Toughest moment of his career
    11’18 - Did he think last year’s injury would end his career?
    12’00 - How much has football changed?
    14’29 - What do people get wrong about him?
    16’50 - Retirement and going into management
    5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
    Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra,
    Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley,
    Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea,
    Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest,
    Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra,
    Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.
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    Euro Leagues: QFs set & AFCON 'disgrace'

    2026/03/19 | 54 mins.
    Steve Crossman is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens, Guillem Balague & Rafa Honigstein on this week's Euro Leagues.
    The team reflect on the latest Champions League action as the quarter-finals are decided.
    Are Barcelona 'back' amongst the European elite after beating Newcastle 7-2? The team discuss how good they actually are, and what an asset Hansi Flick is.
    Are we beginning to see Alvaro Arbeloa find his feet at Real Madrid, and can Kompany's Bayern Munich defeat the fifteen-time champions in the quarter-finals?
    Then, the panel discuss how Sporting completed a crazy comeback to knock out the neutral's favourite, Bodo/Glimt!
    Finally, how have Senegal been stripped of their AFCON title, two months after beating Morocco in the Final?
    Timecodes:
    01:55 Are Barca 'back'? How Hansi Flick continues to impress
    14:20 Can a manager ever be judged on winning the Champions League?
    18:30 Are we finally starting to see 'Arbeloa's Real Madrid'?
    23:50 Is Vincent Kompany tactically good enough to win the Champions League?
    29:04 Bodo/Glimt knocked out! Will we see big names leave the club?
    35:56 Delving into Sporting's 5-3 comeback
    41:01 Senegal stripped of their AFCON title!
    5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
    Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille,
    Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra,
    Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley,
    Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea,
    Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest,
    Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra,
    Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.
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    UCL Debrief: Liverpool through, Spurs & Newcastle out

    2026/03/18 | 29 mins.
    On another goal-filled Champions League night, the quarter-finalists were set with Liverpool joining Arsenal in the final eight as England’s representatives.
    Newcastle suffered a 7-2 thrashing in Barcelona, while Tottenham Hotspur battled to a first win over Igor Tudor, but it wasn’t enough to get past Atletico Madrid on aggregate.
    So, has Arne Slot settled on a successful shape and system at Liverpool? Or was this just a bad Galatasaray side?
    Can Igor Tudor’s Spurs replicate this kind of performance when the pressure is back on in the Premier League? Did Eddie Howe’s brave tactics lead to a humiliating scoreline for Newcastle, or is there a wider problem with English teams playing in Europe?
    Former players Paul Robinson, Andros Townsend, Stephen Warnock, Andy Reid and Chris Sutton join Mark Chapman, Ian Dennis, Chris Coles and John Murray for all the reaction to the Champions League round of 16, and you’ll hear from Liverpool boss Arne Slot. 
    Timecodes:
    01:00 Has Arne Slot landed upon the right strategy at Liverpool?
    08:35 Reaction from Liverpool boss Arne Slot
    09:15 Did Spurs find positives in a first win for Igor Tudor?
    15:12 Bigger picture — English teams conceding 
    22:00 Is Barcelona 8-3 Newcastle a false scoreline?
    25:48 Looking ahead to the quarter-finals
    27:25 Harry Kane reaches 50 Champions League goals — how long can he go on?
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    72+ EFL Pod: Fearing for Leicester & WBA spa days

    2026/03/18 | 45 mins.
    Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson discuss the top stories from the EFL. Is it advantage Ipswich in the automatic promotion race? Is relegation a realistic prospect for Leicester? Hear from Kieran McKenna, Gary Rowett, Neil Harris and Cambridge director of football Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE with the League Two promotion race tightening up. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
    01:45 Best EFL ‘Juniors’,
    03:25 Watford beat Wrexham as both chase play-offs,
    05:55 Who is in play-off contention?
    07:25 Cov and Boro drop points – advantage Ipswich?
    10:10 Kieran McKenna on the pressure of the run-in,
    11:10 Ipswich-Millwall preview,
    13:15 Jobi goes for proper pie and mash,
    15:10 Leicester in real relegation danger,
    23:40 West Brom spa day does the trick,
    28:35 Rotherham sack Hamshaw,
    30:35 Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE,
    40:25 72PLUS 72MINUS.
    5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
    Wed 1745 Barcelona v Newcastle,
    Wed 1900 Chelsea v Brighton in WSL on Sports Extra,
    Wed 2000 Liverpool v Galatasaray,
    Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille,
    Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra,
    Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley,
    Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea,
    Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest,
    Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra,
    Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.
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    UCL Debrief: Arsenal through, Chelsea & Man City out

    2026/03/18 | 32 mins.
    Arsenal into the Champions League quarter finals as Chelsea and Man City miss out. Kelly Cates presents reaction to a busy night of Champions League football as Arsenal became the only English side to book their spot in the quarter finals of the Champions League from Tuesday's games. Pat Nevin, Matthew Upson, Leon Osman and Alistair Bruce-Ball discuss the result against Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates, as well as what went wrong for Manchester City and Chelsea, who both failed to overturn 3-goal deficits. Should Bernardo Silva have received a red card which led to the penalty that put Chelsea behind on the night? And can Liam Rosenior turn things around for Chelsea after falling behind early at Stamford Bridge. Plus, John Bennett pops by to react to the news that Morocco have been named AFCON champions.
    Time Codes:
    00:42 - Manchester City
    08:22 - Pep Guardiola
    16:53 - Arsenal
    19:27 - Mikel Arteta
    23:25 - Chelsea
    27:20 Morocco named AFCON champions
    5 Live commentaries this week:
    Wednesday 18th March - 5:45pm - Barcelona v Newcastle United (Champions League) - 5 Live
    Wednesday 18th March - 8pm - Liverpool v Galatasaray (Champions League) - 5 Live
    Thursday 19th March - 8pm - Aston Villa v Lille (Europa League) - 5 Live
    Saturday 21st March - 12pm - Manchester City Women v Tottenham Women (WSL) - Sports Extra
    Saturday 21st March - 3pm - Fulham v Burnley (Premier League) - 5 Live
    Saturday 21st March - 5:30pm - Everton v Chelsea (Premier League) - 5 Live
    Sunday 22nd March - 2:15pm - Tottenham v Nottingham Forest (Premier League) - 5 Live
    Sunday 22nd March - 2:15pm - Aston Villa v West Ham (Premier League) - Sports Extra
    Sunday 22nd March - 4:30pm - Manchester City v Arsenal (League Cup Final) - 5 Live

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