The Beautiful Game Podcast

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 150 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SUPER AGENT SKY ANDREW - We sat down with super agent Sky Andrew for an exclusive interview to discuss the biggest stories of the #transfer window, the growing influence of #football #agents, how agents really get paid, and what goes on behind the scenes of football's biggest deals. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Guest intro 2:00 How Sky went into being an agent/ working with Sol Campbell 3:38 Alexander Isak transfer saga 8:05 Sol Campbell vitriol and hatred/ racism 16:22 Isak situation/ agent mindset 23:46 How should agents advise players 25:30 How do agents get paid 29:03 Agents structuring a contract 31:12 Structuring contracts for young players/too much too soon 36:16 Bruno Guimaraes transfer story 38:53 Loyalty bonuses/ signing on fees 39:52 Deals Sky is working on 41:55 Biggest misconception about being an agent 42:56 Biggest success stories 48:10 Cole Palmer/ Morgan Rogers situation 50:52 PSR influencing transfers 53:14 Broken market 58:12 Generative AI in football 59:29 Losing £400,000 in commission for a deal 1:02:29 Player perceptions when brokering a deal 1:05:53 Managing relationships whilst brokering deals 1:06:53 Agents representing themselves 1:10:29 Clubs making players run down contracts 1:14:49 Understanding psyche of a player 1:15:52 Journalists influence on football transfers 1:20:49 Sky's phone being hacked 1:23:11 Deals to keep an eye on 1:24:30 Marcus Rashford 1:25:40 FIFA Legacy agent title 1:28:52 Recommend a guest. 1:30:15 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 149 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NIGEL JAMES - We sat down with Nigel James to discuss his incredible career in football. We also spoke about #BlueCo's ownership of #Chelsea, Reece #James and Lauren James, Xabi #Alonso as Chelsea's new manager, the club's Premier League title chances, and much more. 00:00 Intro 1:10: Competition giveaway 1:50: Guest introduction 3:19: Overview of Nigel James Elite Coaching School success 8:47: Why is it called a coaching school instead of an academy 16:18: Criteria for kids joining his coaching school 17:32: Dealing with disgruntled parents 20:48: Dealing with abuse from opposition 24:06: The one thing he would have changed in Reece and Lauren’s development 28:45: Regret of not having his eldest son playing football 31:37: Assessing Lauren’s 25/26 season 33:04: Deep dive into Lauren’s personality 34:27: Can Lauren turn into a leader within the dressing room 37:20: Interest in Lauren before she signed a new deal 40:37: How hard is it to let go of control as a parent 47:10: Lauren’s relationship with coaches 48:11: Alexia Putellas signing for London City Lionesses 49:14: Lauren potentially winning the Ballon d’Or 51:01: Assessing Reece’s 25/26 season 57:49: Xabi Alonso appointment 59:23: Thoughts on BlueCo 1:02:08: John Stones being mentioned to him 1:04:40: Chelsea’s targets 1:06:06: Liam Rosenior 1:06:52: Thoughts on the World Cup 1:11:24: Rio Ngumoha and Max Dowman 1:13:14: Thoughts on England vs Mexico 1:14:13: Thoughts on Jude Bellingham 1:15:50: Will Reece be fit for Norway? 1:16:39: Donald Trump involvement 1:19:09: Final thoughts and outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 148 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW MICHAEL CAULFIELD- We discussed the career of Michael #Caulfield with the man himself. We discussed his career in sports, working with Gareth Southgate, the work he has done with Brentford, the early days of his career + much more. 00:00 Intro 1:12 Guest intro 1:40 What do you do? 2:57 Falling in love with the beautiful game. 9:07 Pivoting into Football from a horse racing background 15:10 First client in football 18:00 Working with Gareth Southgate 23:38 What does Gareth need to do to take the next step 28:48 How does it feel hearing Southgate criticism? 31:08 Current role as Brentford first team psychologist 37:59 Do you seek out conversation or do you wait for conversation to come to you? 43:35 How do you improve the mindset of a player? 50:21 Ivan Toney situation 57:39 What needs to change for players to get more comfortable? 1:13:30 Ollie Watkins 1:17:44 Relationship with Thomas Frank 1:24:59 Michael’s relationship with mental health 1:25:55 Has this generation gone soft in terms of mental health 1:29:02 Gen Z mentality 1:32:41 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 147 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BRODIE COUSINS - We discussed the career of Brodie #Cousins with the man himself. We discussed working with footballers, starting his business in elite performance, preventing #injury + much more. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Guest Intro 1:55 Who is Brodie Cousins? 2:36 Brodie's early days 4:08 What steps did you take to build your strength and conditioning business 11:35 Were your family supportive? 13:38 What do you offer to athletes 16:29 What drills do you perform? 17:00 How important is it to create a good working environment for your clients? 19:04 How do you manage your schedule 21:44 Talk to us about the summer training camp in Dubai? 25:20 What advice would you give to someone that wants to get into your space? 27:34 Do you like at anyone else in your space? 29:38 What are the perks of your job? 30:18 Talk to us about the yotubers you work with? 33:50 How is it training iShowSpeed 37:30 How is it working with Steven Bartlett? 39:42 What has been your biggest moment 45:08 Have you spoken to clubs? 48:38 What is the end goal? 53:00 Life outside of work 54:03 Closing remarks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 146 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TODD #CANTWELL - We discussed the career of Todd Cantwell with the man himself. We discussed playing for Norwich, playing in the Premier league, the end of #Norwich career, relationship with ownership, joining #Rangers and working under Mick Beale + much more 0:00 Intro 2:02 Guest intro 2:20 How is Todd doing? 2:58 How did Todd’s journey start? 6:27 When did you feel first team was a realistic possibility? 8:35 Arsenal interest at a young age 10:20 Dealing with injuries in the academy 11:38 Making first team debut against Chelsea 17:00 Mindset of playing in the premier league 18:40 playing number 10 19:50 Being the man to replace Maddison at Norwich 20:56 Memories of beating Manchester City 22:10 Losing 10 in a row/ poor mentality 26:40 Interest in Todd after relegation 29:20 Dominating championship season/ promotion 31:00 More rumours about Todd’s future 32:00 Bayern Munich move falling through 33:10 Overwhelming nature of attracting interest as a young player 35:25 Strange relationship dynamic with Stuart Webber 36:52 Leeds move falling through 37:51 Did relationship with Norwich become toxic? 41:11 What was happening behind the scenes? 47:20 Getting subbed of against Aston Villa 49:03 How did you get through the situation mentally? 52:36 Did you escalate issues to Delia Smith? 53:55 Norwich situation going past the point of return 55:55 How did Rangers move come about? 58:32 Gigantic size of Rangers football club 1:00:00 Working with Michael Beale 1:04:19 Dressing room after Michael Beale left Rangers 1:06:06 Challenges of gelling as a new team with 9 signings 1:09:00 Playing Celtic and PSV in the same week 1:12:00 Relationship with Rangers fans 1:13:54 Chris Sutton drama 1:16:07 Rangers vs Celtic rivalry 1:18:21 Is Celtic dominance mental? 1:22:38 Rangers dressing room 1:24:35 Plenty of football to play 1:25:11 Plan to be back after international break 1:26:06 Frank Lampard rumours 1:26:42 Life outside of football 1:31:53 Investments outside of football 1:32:36 Social media abuse 1:36:00 Have managers tried to tame you? 1:38:03 Drug testing in football 1:41:51 What does Todd want the rest of his career to look like at the end? 1:43:39 Guest recommendations 1:44:57 Outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 145 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW DEMETRI MITCHELL - We discussed the career of Demetri #Mitchell with the man himself. We discussed growing up in the #ManchesterUnited Academy, playing for #Exeter. the highlights of career, building his clothing line + much more. 0:00 Intro 1:00 Guest Intro 2:02 Dem opens up on Jamaica 4:31 Who are you? 5:44 Take us back to the beginning? 8:10 Talk to us about growing up in a council estate? 9:34 When did you realise you had something for football? 11:03 How was the journey through the Manchester United System? 14:00 Why did the club give you a new deal? 14:51 Talk to us about the Manchester United academy 16:27 What is the cliff? 17:27 How was your first team debut? 19:46 How was it under Jose Mourinho 23:08 How was Paul Pogba? 25:41 What was the conversation with your dad after making your debut at MUFC? 26:24 What is the convo with the club after making your debut? 29:36 Is there anything you would have done differently at United and what happened after your United career? 38:10 How was it playing for Hearts? 40:50 Talk to us about Blackpool? 48:43 How is it when you're on the bench and not starting games? 50:17 Hibbs chat 56:23 How was your relationship with Lee Johnson 1:00:00 Talk to us about the mental battle of recovering from injuries 1:03:20 How was it joining Exeter? 1:10:50 Do GxA stats get you to a higher level 1:12:21 Would you say you're feeling fitter than ever and what's next for you? 1:14:05 How are the finances in the lower leagues? 1:19:30 Life outside of football 1:22:30 How is the drug testing in football? 1:24:02 Talk to us about Benirclo 1:33:20 Manchester United chat 1:36:00 Closing remarks and outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 144 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW SÉBASTIEN BASSONG - We discussed the career of #sébastienbassong the man himself. We discussed life in retirement, #harrykane, going through mental challenges during his career, being banished by Norwich #daniellevy , #andreonana, #lukamodric + much more. 0:00 Into 2:06 Guest intro 3:06 Who is Sébastien Bassong? 9:40 When did Seb realise his career was coming to an end? 12:30 Being banished by Norwich 20:21 Altercations in the dressing room 22:46 Tag team fight with Andy Carroll 26:41 Mental challenges after being banished by Norwich 29:20 Seeking therapy 32:00 Being Frozen out at Tottenham 35:30 Liverpool being his lucky charm 40:47 What happened in Seb’s first therapy session 44:00 Childhood Trauma 48:25 Going AWOL to leave Newcastle 53:40 Sébastien’s experience of being involved in a transfer saga 56:26 Does Harry Kane need to leave Tottenham? 58:09 Is Harry Kane the best striker in the world? 1:00:49 Is Daniel Levy good for Tottenham? 1:06:12 Luka Modric brilliance 1:09:46 What does Seb do now? 1:18:23 What does Cameroon mean to you? 1:20:43 Andre Onana 1:24:44 One thing Seb would like to change in football 1:31:00 Guest recommendations 1:32:00 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 143 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW KEITH ASARE - We discussed the career of Keith #Asare with the man himself. We discussed, Keith's #football career, recovering from multiple #injuries, Playing with Brennan Johnson, struggling to get over short lived football career, his career in business + much more. 0:00 Intro 3:04 Guest intro 3:34 Who is Keith Asare 4:46 How Keith got into football 8:09 When did you realise you have talent 9:45 Southend FA youth cup game 11:30 Feeling the love at Southend 12:38 Premier League clubs showing interest at 13 13:20 Why did Keith choose Nottingham Forest 15:49 Family reaction to signing for Nottingham Forest 16:30 Youth team at Nottingham Forest 18:04 First big injury 20:39 Road to recovery 22:24 Interest from Dortmund 23:25 Signing first pro contract 25:33 What was holding Keith back from progressing 27:29 Effects of injury 30:10 Becoming a monster 32:50 Progress on injury/ Rehab 37:30 Coming back from Injury then getting injured again 39:43 Speaking to club psychiatrist 40:50 Zoom chat with the Doctor 43:15 Moving back into Mums house 46:00 Moving to Spain to 4 months 48:15 Going to Club Brugge 50:52 Going through Depression 53:13 How having to retire has changed Keith 54:53 Are you happy 58:13 Keith’s Concierge business 1:04:48 Life outside of business 1:15:34 Guest recommendation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 142 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OLA AINA - We discussed the career of Ola #Aina with the man himself. We discussed, growing up on ends, playing for #Chelsea, his time with #Torino, coming back to England + much more. 0:00 Intro 03:09 Guest intro 04:34 Growing up in Bermondsey 07:10 Where did football journey begin 09:37 Becoming a Chelsea fan 10:27 Getting scouted 12:01 Choosing between Chelsea and Tottenham academy 14:15 Tottenham messing his family around 16:00 Signing for Chelsea 18:00 Chelsea golden youth team 24:39 Wanting to leave before Conte came to the club 26:50 Being in around the first team 28:37 Eden Hazard 31:27 Jose Mourinho man management 34:50 Antonio Conte man management 37:45 Conte’s 3 at the back system 38:45 Going on loan to Hull 41:40 Sarri not having Ola 43:11 Going to Torino 47:25 Playing in Italy 48:42 Fans coming to training ground 52:03 Playing against Cristiano Ronaldo 53:40 Finding out Torino has a buy clause 56:25 2022/23 season at Torino 58:13 Loan spell at Fulham 1:00:25 Racism in Italy 1:02:38 Current situation with Ola 1:03:29 West Ham bidding during the season 1:08:53 Would Ola consider Saudi 1:09:48 Are Chelsea academy prospects underrated 1:13:10 Tammy and Tomori lack of England opportunities 1:16:10 Ola’s international journey 1:19:24 Why isn’t it clicking for Nigeria? 1:25:22 Victor Osimhen 1:27:00 African success in World Cup 1:28:10 Life outside of football 01:36:55 Guest recommendation 01:38:50 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 141 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NATHAN BUTLER-OYEDEJI - We discussed the career of Nathan #Butler-Oyedeji with the man himself. We discussed; his journey to signing his first pro contract at #Arsenal, recovering from several injuries, going on loan, plans for the future, #Saliba rise to the top + much more Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:18 Guest intro 3:33 Who are you? 4:50 When do you realise that you have something? 6:11 Why was your dad against playing for a Sunday league team? 6:44 How did you join Arsenal? 7:55 How long did it take to get signed by Arsenal? 9:26 Talk to us about going through the ranks? 10:38 What's your advice to youngsters that are going through a rough patch? 11:58 What happens at age 12-13? 13:33 How long were you injured for 14:00 What did you learn about yourself when you were injured? 14:50 What happens after injury? 16:46 When did you move into digs? 18:06 Take us through the process of signing a scholar? 19:04 What role does Per play in the academy? 20:04 What are you friends on the ends saying after signing your scholar? 22:07 What is your situation at 17-18 23:04 How did you feel when you signed your pro contract at Arsenal 25:19 What did you do when you signed that first pro contract? 26:22 What is the plan after signing your pro? 27:50 NBO on Saliba being too good for U21 28:19 Talk to us about last season? 28:54 Talk to us about going on loan to Accrington Stanley and your experience 34:00 What is the convo with Arsenal after your loan? 34:40 Talk to us about going to Dubai with the first team and what players took you under their wing 37:16 Talk to us about Myles Lewis Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri 38:19 What's the plan for next season? 41:00 Have you spoken to Arsenal about going out on loan and how is pre season going? 41:47 How you feeling physically after several injuries? 42:14 How has you dialogue with Arteta been? 43:00 How do you assess Arsenal's transfer window so far 45:00 Life outside of football 49:26 Guest recommendation 50:15 Closing remarks 50:38 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 140 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW NIGEL JAMES - We discussed the career of Nigel #James with the man himself. We discussed; his short playing career, being the father to Reece and Lauren James, The decisions his made throughout their careers, Reece being linked to Real #Madrid, the current situation at #Chelsea + much more. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Guest Intro 3:00 Who is Nigel James? 3:41 When did you get that bug for football? 15:36 How long was your transition from playing to coaching 19:00 Nigel on Reece James early career and the struggles faced in the journey 29:09 Was there a time where you considered leaving Chelsea? 31:00 Reece transitioning to Right Back 37:51 Reece James going on loan to Wigan 44:35 Derby trying to loan Reece James in Jan 48:03 Were any other PL clubs interested in Reece after his loan spell at Wigan 50:01 What made you guys decide to stay at Chelsea? 54:00 How did you deal with the adversity during Reece's career 59:10 How do you balance football and education? 1:04:35 Talk to us about Lauren James journey? 1:11:30 Nigel on Lauren leaving Arsenal, playing for Manchester United and then joining Chelsea 1:15:20 How does it feel having 2 of your children playing as England internationals? 1:16:04 How do you manage the spotlight? 1:21:13 Talk to us about Agents 1:29:31 Was Reece James every close to joining Real Madrid 1:31:22 How do you access Chelsea performance last season 1:32:50 Have you spoken to the new manager? 1:34:42 Talk to us about Mason Mount? 1:36:17 Talk to us about CHO and why it has not worked out? 1:38:44 What is your advice to parents that have kids who want to be footballers? 1:42:56 How is Reece's fitness? 1:46:23 Talk to us about Trent Alexander-Arnold 1:50:04 Nigel on his coaching academy 1:55:19 Closing remarks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 140 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW KHAYON EDWARDS - We discussed the career of Khayon #Edwards with the man himself. We discussed; coming through the #Arsenal academy, training with Chelsea, Using Hale End alumni's as inspiration, plans for the future, Saka, Flo Balogun, Nketiah and #Jesus + much more. 0:00 Intro 0:54 Guest intro 2:57 What have you been up to during the holidays 4:08 Do you chat about football outside of football? 4:33 Take us back to the beginning 6:10 When did you join Arsenal? 7:10 How were the facilities at Chelsea and Arsenal acadamies? 8:13 Talk to us about your family? 9:35 How important is religion to you? 9:57 How is your friendship group? 10:58 How is it growing up in modern society 11:26 Talk to us about going through the ranks at Arsenal 14:46 Who was in your age group? 15:27 How was it signing your first pro contract in 2022? 16:02 Take us through the day of signing the contract? 18:00 What was your mindset after you signed your pro deal? 18:37 Khayon player profile 20:34 When was that welcome to the first team moment? 21:28 How was it transitioning into the first team? 23:00 Sum up your season 24:40 How you spoken to Mikel Arteta 25:50 Who is the best trainer and the team leader? 26:38 Talk to us about your injury 30:29 Have you thought of your aims and objectives for next season? 30:51 Where do you stand in your development now 33:45 Do you like at Flo Balogun's rise as inspiration? 35:20 Do you see the Twitter hype? 36:00 Talk to us about last season title running? 37:25 What's your message to the Arsenal fans? 38:15 Are you a student of the game? 40:10 Life outside of football 41:47 Have you thought about your international future? 44:00 Khayon thoughts on social media 46:00 What are you doing now to make sure you hit the ground running in pre season? 47:02 Closing remarks 47:54 Guest recommendation 50:03 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 139 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ISAIAH JONES - We discussed the career of Isaiah #Jones with the man himself. We discussed; playing in the non-league circuit, breaking through at #Middlesborough, Chuba #Akpom's rise, his battle with mental health + much more. 0:00 Intro 2:40 Guest intro 4:04 Humble beginnings 6:04 Joining Lambeth All stars 7:45 Growing up in Peckham 8:45 Falling in love with football 9:51 Trial at Charlton 12:25 Tooting and Mitcham 15:26 Playing in Non-League 17:04 Joining Middlesbrough 21:28 Adapting to a pro environment 23:44 Training with the first team 25:10 Going out on loan to St Johnstone 35:50 Queen of the South loan 40:05 Altercation with Neil Warnock 42:46 Redemption under Neil Warnock 44:00 Shining in debut season at Middlesborough 49:08 Time under Chris Wilder 54:05 Start of 2022/23 55:40 Chuba Akpom 59:10 Isaiah’s Mental health challenges 1:10:05 Middlesborough’s end to the season. 1:14:19 Michael Carrick message after play off defeat 1:17:39 International future 1:19:21 What’s next for Isaiah? 1:21:53 Cameron Archer 1:22:50 Off the Pitch 1:26:13 Guest recommendations 1:27:38 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 138 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEE DYKES- We discussed the career of Brentford’s technical director Lee #Dykes with the man himself. We discussed; his career through the ranks, signing Ivan #Toney, being linked with the Spurs job, David Raya’s future at #Brentford, recruitment + much more.. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Guest Intro 2:37 Lee’s journey in football 16:20 Skills Lee transferred from playing days to being a technical director. 17:42 Assessing Brentford’s season 20:04 Work that goes on behind the scenes 22:45 How do you go about identifying talent? 24:50 Do Brentford see themselves as a stepping stone for talent? 27:15 Brentford academy returning 29:02 Lee on recruitment 31:21 Recruiting Ivan Toney 36:16 Ivan Toney contract talks? 37:19 Ivan Toney not being able to train 38:50 Lee being linked with bigger clubs? 45:24 David Raya situation 48:42 Brentford interest in Viktor Gyökeres 50:03 How difficult is it finding hidden gems? 52:17 Almost signing Mudryk 53:52 Josh Dasilva Premier League career 55:09 Lee Dykes future 58:25 Views on the Premier League this season 1:00:19 Lee’s message to the fans 1:02:11 Lee’s summer plans 1:03:37 Life outside of football 1:06:20 Final thoughts 1:07:02 Closing tradition 1:07:55 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 137 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TYREECE JOHN-JULES - We discussed the career of TJJ with the man himself. We discussed; playing for #Arsenal as a youngster, his multiple loan spells which include #Ipswich, Granit Xhaka's mentality, plans for the future, Mikel #Arteta + much more. 0:00 Intro 0:50 Guest Intro 2:03 Take us back to the beginning 3:38 Have you always been a striker? 4:06 When did you notice that you were on smoke? 5:00 Who was in your age group? 6:00 Talk to us about sponsorships and agents? 6:42 How were the family when you signed your scholar at Arsenal? 8:00 Unai Emery faith and jump up to the first team 9:07 Talk to us about integrating into the first team 10:34 How did having fellow youngsters in the first team help you? 11:10 Talk to us about being in the first and the going out on loan? 12:25 Are you heavily involved in deciding a loan? 13:25 Were they any other teams that were interested in you 14:53 Talk to us about your first loan spell? 15:54 How did you settle in with the fans and the club? 16:54 How do you describe your loan spell at Lincoln? 19:00 What was the plan after you signed your pro deal? 21:11 Talk to us about Darren Moore 22:17 What's the convo with Arsenal after your Doncaster loan? 23:00 What was the diff between League 1 and Champ? 25:33 After all the loans how are you feeling in regards to your Arsenal future? 28:32 How has it been watching Ipswich 29:17 Will you be getting a promotion medal? 30:18 What does falling in love with a club mean? 31:10 Do you feel your getting closer or further away from the Arsenal first team? 32:57 Where are you at now? 34:00 Talk to us about recovering from injuries? 35:27 How bad does it get when your injured? 37:03 What does your family mean to you? 38:02 Are you open to extending your Arsenal contract? 38:55 How do you view Arsenal's rise? 41:06 Have Arsenal had conversations about your future? 41:50 Talk to us about Mikel Arteta and your daily set up? 43:15 What's your take on Arsenal season so far? 44:08 How is Granit Xhaka? 45:30 Bukayo Saka talk 47:37 Eddie Nketiah talk 49:42 Flo Balogun talk 51:02 Talk to us about representing England & your international future? 52:32 How do we get to the bottom of your injuries? 54:46 Are there any plans to do a hot weather training camp? 56:05 Talk to us about the Arsenal fans? 57:07 How is your social media relationship? 57:48 Life outside football 59:37 How do you protect your wealth? 1:00:40 Final message to Arsenal fans 1:01:30 Final thoughts 1:02:00 Guest recommendation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 137 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ANDRE WISDOM - We discussed the career of Andre #Wisdom with the man himself. We discussed; breaking through at #Liverpool, playing with Gerrard and Carra, working under Frank #Lampard at Derby, Brendan Rodgers, getting stabbed multiple times + much more. 0:00 Intro 1:30 Guest intro 2:49 Humble beginnings 10:38 Joining Liverpool from Bradford 12:15 Adapting his game technically 14:08 How was Carragher and Gerrard with the youngsters 16:41 Raheem Sterling opening the door for Liverpool youngsters 21:10 Working with Brendan Rodgers 23:50 Representing Liverpool 31:16 How was it like playing with Carragher 32:24 Going out on Loan to Derby 36:42 West Brom loan/ working with Pulis 38:41 Lifestyle of being a young footballer 42:35 Playing for RB Salzburg 44:24 Dayot Upemecano 44:57 Knowing his Liverpool career was over. 47:30 Going back to Derby permanently 49:14 Working under Frank Lampard 55:33 Getting stabbed 57:30 Rushing recovery after being stabbed 1:01:00 Feelings on being stabbed 1:02:11 Police need to do better 1:03:52 Mental trauma of being stabbed 1:06:25 Receiving therapy 1:08:45 Accepts responsibility for stabbing 1:11:04 Going to clubs on trial 1:17:10 What happens if the phone doesn’t ring? 1:18:54 Going from Liverpool to being clubless 1:20:48 Representing England U21s 1:25:22 How Andre has been keeping afloat whilst not playing for 2 years. 1:28:24 Renting out his properties to Liverpool football club. 1:31:23 Being the breadwinner with different circumstances 1:33:39 Have you spoken to any of your old clubs about training with them? 1:37:18 Watching the current Liverpool team 1:40:35 Trent/ Best right back? 1:43:45 Jurgen Klopp 1:46:48 Why Andre is not on social media 1:50:28 Life outside of football 1:53:43 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 136 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW CARLOS RICHARDS - We discussed the career of youngster Carlos #Richards with the man himself. We discussed; making #Derby debut, meeting Wayne #Rooney, recovering from rejections + much more. 00:00 Intro 1:55 Guest intro 2:33 Take us back to the beginning 6:37 Carlos Richards upbringing 8:28 How did you get into football? 9:52 Initial Chelsea rejection 10:50 Views on stats vs performance 12:02 Juggling school with football 14:39 Overcoming rejection 19:42 Signing for Derby 22:18 Staying in Digs 24:15 How is it leaving your family? 25:15 Transitioning from London to Derby 26:21 Managing friendship groups 28:08 Getting called to play for the first team 30:14 How is Wayne Rooney the manager? 31:14 How do you assess your own game? 31:11 Which players are you studying? 33:06 Bukayo Saka 33:49 Deep dive on the whole debut experience 37:25 Carlos on experienced players 38:09 This season 39:02 Experience of being thrown into the limelight as younger players 40:45 Can you be thrown in too soon as a youngster? 43:46 Views on football snobbery towards Gibraltar 46:00 Contract situation 47:11 Life outside of football 56:51 Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 135 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW JOSH DASILVA- We discussed the career of Josh #Dasilva with the man himself. We discussed; coming through the #Arsenal academy, leaving Arsenal, why he joined #Brentford, Thomas Frank, new contract talks, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka + much more. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:55 Guest Intro 2:12 Who is Josh Dasilva? 4:08 What position did you start in? 5:02 When did you notice that you have a knack for football? 7:17 Who is in your age group at Arsenal and how was the energy? 9:15 How was it going through the ranks at Arsenal? 12:15 What adversity did you have to go through? 15:23 When did you feel that you can make it as a pro baller? 17:40 When was the moment that you got called in to train with the first team? 20:20 Speak to us about Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez? 22:53 What did you need to develop to play in midfield? 24:55 How was that feeling of making your Arsenal debut? 28:16 What happened between making your debut and leaving Arsenal? 31:10 Talk to us about your Arsenal departure? 34:06 Did Arsenal map out a future for you? 35:45 What made you join Brentford? (A story on failed Birmingham move) 41:06 How long was the period between the Birmingham medical and the Brentford move? 42:10 Talk to us about the period of Brentford being in the Champ 46:32 Did you have any concrete offers from EPL clubs? 47:02 Talk to us about the Brentford front three in the Champ and Brentford's play off run? 52:04 How is the atmosphere when you got promoted to the Prem? 55:52 Talk to us about your hip injury? 1:02:11 How difficult was it for you from a mental standpoint to cope with the injury? 1:04:26 Talk to us about your Prem career so far? 1:11:07 How would you assess you season from an individual standpoint? 1:13:18 What is the reason as why the gaffer is not starting you? 1:14:40 How are you feeling in terms of a percentage? 1:17:14 Talk to us about winning at the Etihad? 1:19:14 Do you feel at this current moment that you're one of Brentford's best players? 1:20:10 Talk to us about Ivan Toney? 1:21:28 What do you think Ivan can achieve in the game? 1:22:55 Has Ivan missed a penalty in training? 1:24:00 What has been you biggest victory this season? 1:26:00 Talk to us about the gaffer and how is he as an individual? 1:27:26 Have you had contract talks? 1:28:38 What would you be looking at if you extend your stay at Brentford? 1:30:00 What is the aims for the rest of the season? 1:32:00 Talk to us about Brentford fans? 1:33:30 Talk to us about representing England? 1:35:17 Talk to us about Reece James? 1:37:52 Talk to us about Arsenal? (Bukayo Saka insight) 1:40:38 Who do you think is going to win the Premier league? 1:42:28 Life outside of football? 1:44:40 How do you protect your wealth? 1:46:00 What's the drip on date night? 1:47:40 What music are your rocking with? 1:50:38 What's the aims and objective for you in the next 12-24 months 1:52:20 Guest recommendation 1:54:30 Closing remarks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 134 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ADAM IDAH - We discussed the career of Adam #Idah with the man himself. We discussed playing for #Norwich, recovering from a knee injury, looking up to #Lukaku, his relationship with Steven Kenny + much more. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 1:50 Guest intro 2:05 Thoughts on current season 2:55 How has club environment been? 3:49 Dean Smiths impact on Adams game 4:45 How would you assess your personal season so far? 7:31 Mental challenges of overcoming injuries 11:23 Norwich rewarding Adam with a long term contract. 12:16 What does Norwich mean to you? 13:17 How is Adam feeling physically? 15:20 How is it playing under David Wagner? 17:31 What do you want to be as a player? 20:24 Battling CB’s 21:26 Big number 9s being back in fashion 22:24 Do the club view you as a long term replacement to Pukki? 23:33 How do you deal with fan criticism? 25:24 How fit do you feel at the minute? 27:27 Belief from the manager 28:40 Feelings on career so far? 29:37 Playing at Old Trafford and scoring hat trick 31:20 Thoughts on promotion and relegation 33:24 Reported Man United interest 34:18 When did you realise you had the spark for football? 37:59 Thoughts on playing for Ireland 39:56 Thoughts on Max Aarons 41:02 Life outside of football 48:18 Outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 133 - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BRITT ASSOMBALONGA - We discussed the career of Britt #Assombalonga with the man himself. We discussed playing in Turkey, relationship with Tony Pulis, his time at Middlesbrough, signing for #Watford, Mario #Ballotelli and Britt's international football + much more. 0:00 Intro 0:56 Guest Intro 3:13 Talk to us about the here and now 3:45 How did the move to Watford materialise 4:33 What problems did you have in Turkey and why did you leave? 6:23 Were any other clubs interested in you? 7:00 What is it about Turkey that it is attracting talent 7:52 How was Turkey different to England? 8:30 How was the president at Adana? 9:28 How would you sum up your time in Turkey 10:42 How was Mario Ballotelli? 12:52 How was the mental challenges? 14:38 Why did you choose to go to Turkey? 15:46 Did you have talks with Middlesbrough to extend your contract? 17:12 Talk to us about the back end of your time at Borough? 22:49 Talk to us about Chuba Akpom 24:45 Talk to us about working under Tony Pulis 35:08 Were there any training rules? 35:53 Has Chuba Akpom got what it takes to play in the EPL 37:11 How would you assess your time at Middlesbrough 38:43 How did the football journey start for you? 42:39 How did you find going down to the lower leagues? 44:10 Talk to us about Peterborough 48:44 How was it playing at Nottingham Forest? 49:28 Talk to us about Mikhail Antonio 50:18 Where was your mindset at after scoring so many goals at Peterborough 51:15 What Premier Leagues clubs were in for you before you joined Middlesbrough? 53:28 How much did Burnley bid for you? 54:01 How has it been being back at Watford 57:05 How are you feeling physically? 57:37 How is the dressing room at Watford? 59:05 What is your mindset in regards to your Watford deal? 59:56 Talk to us about your international career? 1:03:00 Talk to us about the infrastructure of African football? 1:07:18 Life outside of football 1:09:42 Talk to us about your injury? 1:11:31 How was the recovery process? 1:14:27 How do you protect your investment? 1:16:36 SPKD and Watford shirt showing 1:17:27 What is your music playlist? 1:18:55 Guest recommendation 1:20:35 Closing remarks 1:21:00 Outro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.