Broadcaster on @bbcworldservice, @5liveSport, the EuroLeagues podcast & BBC Final Score. I’ve made award winning docs about Klopp & Arteta.
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Who have been the best young players at #afcon2025 so far??
Here are some of my picks for @BBCSport
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Last night's Euro Leagues with @LaurensJulien and @JohnBennettBBC in which we discuss Conte, Como and the Clasico
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Superman’s trip to Como (yes, he was there!).
Conte a good fit for Man Utd?
Roma title contenders.
El Clasico preview.
Join @LaurensJulien, @JamesHorncastle and me on the latest EuroLeagues podcast.
@5liveSport
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Michael Carrick responded to Bruno Fernandes' post-match comments criticising the tactics.
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'I wanted to take myself a little bit out of my comfort zone' 📈
Spurs' Mikey Moore explains why he choose to turn down loan offers in England in favour of a move to Bundesliga side FC Köln 🇩🇪
Hear more on the Football Daily podcast on @BBCSounds 👇
#BBCFootball
+Are Barca most likely to stop PSG in the Champions Lge this season?
+The paper plane protest at Rayo Vallecano
+Defensive concerns at Bayern?
& more.
This week's Euro Leagues pod from @5liveSport is out now... With @LaurensJulien, @honigstein and me.
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🚨Exclusive: Bournemouth are open to offers for Alex Scott in January under certain conditions. Decision to end not for sale stance came after talks with Scott's representatives. Liverpool and Chelsea are among the potential suitors.
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So much I want to tweet about Leicester City but probably best I put my phone down.
Just please don’t blame the fans. There’s a reason it’s toxic. The supporters just want a team they can connect with again. The club’s completely lost its identity.
Strong possibility that the plan to hold Afcon every 4 years from 2028 will be scrapped.
In Cape Verde today, CAF President Patrice Motsepe said "We've discussed it over the last few days to say we are looking at everything including having the Afcon coming back every two years"
+Was Jorge Jesus disrespectful? Or is Cristiano Ronaldo in the wrong?
+Zizou’s management style.
+where does Virgil Van Dijk rank amongst the greats.
The latest “Euro Leagues” podcast with @GuillemBalague, @LaurensJulien & me is out now. @5liveSport
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The latest Euro Leagues is here with @JohnBennettBBC and @LaurensJulien
⚽️ Messi's international goodbye & Ronaldo's lengthy statement
⚽️ France's performance under Zidane
⚽️ Spain post the World Cup
⚽️ Guardiola planning a return to the Etihad?
Listen here @5liveSport
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"Toys out of the pram" 😤
🗣️ @LaurensJulien says Ronaldo wanted Jorge Jesus to apologise - and mention him in the same sentence as Pelé and Maradona
#BBCFootball #EuroLeagues
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🇸🇪 Sirius are top of the Swedish league, eight points clear.
Boss Andreas Engelmark had Viktor Gyökeres at 12 - and now he wants a top-five league job 👀
#BBCFootball
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Euro Leagues with @JohnBennettBBC 🇪🇺⚽️
🇵🇹 Ronaldo’s very, very long statement. Where now?
🇫🇷 Zidane’s France start - and that touchline trap
🇸🇪 Special guest: coach of Sweden’s surprise table-toppers
🎙️ @GuillemBalague & @LaurensJulien
📻 bbc.co.uk/5live
#BBCFootball
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With Ian Dennis having “gone to ground” this week, @ConorMcNamaraIE joins us for the first time this season.
Correspondence always welcome to [email protected] or on WhatsApp for messages and voice notes to 08000 289 369
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Was fun going on BBC 5 Live last night to chat Xavi and the Netherlands with @GuillemBalague, @JamesHorncastle and @JohnBennettBBC 🍊🎙️
You can listen to our discussion at 31:30 here 👇👇
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Carlos Quieroz is no longer Ghana manager:
“This was not an easy decision, but both parties agreed that… ending our relationship was the most appropriate course of action.”
Ghana lost both of their Afcon qualifiers & are in danger of missing out on the tournament - again.
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Does the City guilty verdict damage Guardiola's legacy?
Is this the end of Ronaldo's Portugal career?
Xavi's revolution with the Netherlands.
The new "Euro Leagues" podcast is out now with @JohnBennettBBC and @JamesHorncastle
bbc.com/audio/play/p0pd94vl
@5liveSport
Will Guardiola’s legacy be tarnished by the Man City guilty verdict?
Has Ronaldo played his final match for Portugal?
The Xavi revolution with the Netherlands.
The latest “Euro Leagues” podcast is out now with @GuillemBalague @JamesHorncastle and me 👇
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Erling Haaland’s controversial winner in the recent Manchester derby reignited the debate over VAR in football⚽️
@JohnBennettBBC, former Premier League official @Refsplaining & analyst @MikeLahoud examine🔟ways VAR could be improved 👇
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