We’re delving into the Football Daily archives for this episode as Steve Crossman, Guillem Balagué, Raphael Honigstein & Kristof Terreur argue, debate and (eventually) pick the Euro Leagues’ ultimate Champions League XI before the Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain back in 2020. Iker Casillas or Edwin van der Sar, Robert Lewandowski or Diego Milito – who makes it into the coveted starting line-up?
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21:55
Destination New Jersey: Pressure on Pochettino, Argentine coaches & DR Congo on top
Mark Chapman and Rory Smith continue the countdown to the 2026 World Cup. Nico Cantor of CBS Sports joins to gauge the mood in America as pressure mounts on Mauricio Pochettino.South American football expert Tim Vickery gives the lowdown on Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay, as well as the other South American nations vying for a place at the World Cup.Also hear from Indonesian football expert Andy Fuller, and former DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani.Timecodes:
00:25 Pressure on Pochettino & USMNT
12:40 Argentine coaches at the WC
16:05 “Unmissable” CONMEBOL qualification
20:25 Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay
26:30 Football in Indonesia
33:10 DR Congo top CAF GroupBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries:
Thu 2000 Czech Republic v England in UEFA U21 Championship,
Sun 1700 England v Slovenia in UEFA U21 Championship.
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England lose to Senegal in Tuchel’s first defeat
Kelly Somers has reaction to Thomas Tuchel’s first defeat as England boss. She’s joined by Leon Osman, Michael Brown and senior reporter Ian Dennis. Also hear from Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Morgan Gibbs-White and Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly.INTERVIEWS
12:00 Thomas Tuchel
17:10 Harry Kane
22:30 Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly
25:10 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteBBC Sounds / 5 Live commentaries:
Thu 2000 Czech Republic v England in UEFA U21 Championship,
Sun 1700 England v Slovenia in UEFA U21 Championship.
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28:52
England set for Senegal Friendly
Hear from Thomas Tuchel and Bukayo Saka ahead of England’s friendly against Senegal. Correspondent John Murray is joined by Senior Football Reporter Ian Dennis and The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath to discuss all ahead of England’s second match of the international break. Have we seen Tuchel implement his style yet? When will it take full effect? How important are these matches in the run up to next summer’s World Cup?05.02 – Thomas Tuchel
18.58 – Bukayo SakaBBC Sounds/5 Live commentaries this weekMonday – 19:45 on 5 Live – Belgium v Wales – World Cup Qualifying
Tuesday – 19:45 on 5 Live – England v Senegal – International Friendly
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The American Dream: How & why American owners continue to infiltrate British football
Kelly Cates is joined by The i Paper's chief football writer Daniel Storey, Sports economist Victor A. Matheson & football finance expert Kieran Maguire, as they delve into the rising number of American owners across British football. It's 20 years since the Glazer family’s highly-controversial and highly-leveraged takeover of Manchester United. Throughout those two decades, the Glazers have been the prime target of fan protests with “Glazers out” still ringing around Old Trafford. So over the course of this episode you’ll hear why US investors are obsessed with British football, and how real are the concerns that US owners could collude to “Americanise” the traditions of English football from the removal of promotion and relegation to moving matches overseas and relocating clubs to other cities.
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