Podcast
5 Live's World Football Phone-in
Hosted by BBC Radio 5 Live · EN
Expert answers to your questions in World Football: The Phone-in from BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night programme.
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Episodes
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Who's been the world's best player this season?
Oct 1402:36:51Tap to summarizeDotun and the team dish out awards. Club over country, who would you choose?
Transcribe →What’s that in Old Money?
Oct 702:35:53Tap to summarizeFirst memories of World Cups and commentary then and now.
Transcribe →Who do you support?
Sep 3002:37:18Tap to summarizeDotun is joined by Tim Vickery & Mark Machado. How did you end up supporting your club?
Transcribe →A question for John Barnes
Sep 2302:29:19Tap to summarizeAmerican owners coming into football, or should that be soccer, and when did you miss out on a big moment at a game? Dotun and Tim are joined by African football expert Maher Mezahi. Karen calls us to talk about her niece’s Ballon D’Or nomination: were the women players short-changed at the ceremony by the coverage? Has your team decided to boycott the competition like The Preston Park Flyers under 7s?
Transcribe →WFPI – Humble Pie – 16th Sept 25
Sep 1602:35:07Tap to summarizeMark Meadows joins Tim and Dotun. When have you had a taste of football humble pie?
Transcribe →A New England
Mar 25, 202502:37:20Tap to summarizeDotun and Tim are joined from Algeria by African football expert Maher Mezahi. They talk about England’s first matches under new manager Thomas Tuchel, whether style or results are more important and what it’s like for Muslim players during Ramadan.
Transcribe →Tuchel on top
Mar 18, 202502:26:43Tap to summarizeDotun and Tim are joined by our Berlin footballing "correspondent", Mark Meadows and the team look ahead to England's next games and the national team manager's first squad. Are teams playing too many games? As Liverpool lose two big matches there are questions to answer.
Transcribe →Manchester United
Mar 11, 202502:34:27Tap to summarizeDotun, Tim and Seth talk about the significant financial challenges of Man United ..the roots of football...the merits and demerits of covering songs...(don't ask!)
Transcribe →A Shirtname for Ollie D
Mar 4, 202502:39:57Tap to summarizeOllie D joins the select band of Brazilian shirtname holders in this edition. The final adjudication comes from Joe in Cincinatti, Clayton in Leyton and Paul in Cambridge. Another vexed issue resolved by Tim, Dotun and Mark Machado. Also on the menu tonight - interim managers, do they work? What's going on with club budgets and do we need replays in the FA Cup?
Transcribe →Footballing heroes, unexpected meets and "nooooooo!"
Feb 25, 202502:36:53Tap to summarizeFootballing heroes, unexpected meets, birthday shares and remembering Roberta Flack.
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