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Ireland's Sepp Blatter and the Mystery of the Disappearing Millions Dec 13, 2019

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For 14 years, CEO John Delaney was the Republic of Ireland's most powerful football figure. Then in March, the Sunday Times said he had given a €100,000 loan to the Football Association of Ireland. By September he would resign.

Today we are joined by Mark Tighe (Sunday Times/@marktighe) to chronicle how Delaney kept millions from the board and how he plunged the association to the brink of insolvency.

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Why is Everyone in the Championship Selling Their Stadium? Dec 11, 2019

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In the last few years, we've seen a curious rise in stadium sales in the Championships as club owners purchase their own assets and use the figures to offset their debt. Sheffield Wednesday are one such club. However, in this instance, the EFL are fighting back.

Today, we are joined by The Athletic's Sheffield Wednesday journalist, Nancy Frostick (@nancyfrostick) and football finance expert and host of the Price of Football Podcast, Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) to discuss the case of the sale of Hillsborough and the wider context of finance in English football's second division.

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What Does Amazon's Week Tell Us About the Future of Broadcast? Dec 09, 2019

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In many ways Amazon's stream of the Premier League last week sounded and looked similar to every traditional broadcast of the last decade.

Yet, in many ways, this marked a historic point in football consumption. As 2020 approaches, writer Steve McCaskill (@MickeyCaskill)and I look at Amazon's week of Premier League coverage and ask, what does it tell us about the future of football broadcasting.

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Marco Rose: One of Europe's Hottest Coaching Prospects Dec 06, 2019

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Borussia Monchengladbach are first in the Bundesliga table and host Bayern Munich on Saturday. If their manager Marco Rose can lead them to a win, they would go take a 7 point lead on their rivals.

Today we ask: who is Marco Rose and why is he one of the hottest coaching prospects in all of Europe?

We're joined by freelance journalist Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth), who covers the Bundesliga for Forbes, ProSoccerUSA and the Futbolgrad Network.

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What will Liverpool's trip to Qatar teach us about the 2022 World Cup? Dec 04, 2019

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Later this month, Liverpool head to Qatar to compete in the Club World Cup in what is a test run for the World Cup in 2022.

In this episode, we ask: 'What will we learn about the 2022 World Cup from Liverpool's trip to Qatar?'

Today we are joined by Liverpool ECHO journalist Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport), Spirit of Shankly (@spiritofshankly) chair Joe Blott and co-founder of Goal Click (@Goal_Click) Matthew Barrett (@matthewlbarrett) to explore the social and political contexts surrounding the 2019 Club World Cup.

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Does England Have a Problem with Violence Against Referees? Dec 02, 2019

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Referees around the world have been blowing their whistles to protest their treatment.

In the last five weeks alone there have been referee strikes in Cologne, Berlin, and Uruguay. In Uruguay, it caused a postponement of first division matches last weekend. Recently there have been cases of alleged assaults on referees in Nigeria and England.

Today we hear from a referee who has allegedly been physically assaulted and speak to Tom Webber (@DrTomWebb) about why England has one of the worst records of referee abuse in Europe.

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Wales, Golf, Real Madrid: In What Order? Nov 29, 2019

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Wales. Golf. Madrid. It's the latest in a long succession of controversies that has plagued Gareth Bale in the Spanish capital, turning him into persona non grata amongst Real Madrid fans.

But was it always that way? Today, we talk with Euan McTear, @emtear, (Marca, La Liga Lowdown Podcast) to determine when it all went wrong for Gareth Bale at Madrid.

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How did Partick Thistle win the lottery? Nov 27, 2019

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Last week it was announced that Euromillions jackpot winner Colin Weir had been successful in his bid to buy a majority share in Scottish club Partick Thistle.

Surprisingly, though, the news came out that he was giving his share, free of charge, to a supporters group, Thistle For Ever.

In this episode, we ask: how did Partick Thistle fans win the lottery?

Today we are joined by Herald and Times Sport journalist and Thistle fan James Cairney (@JamesCairneyHT) to talk through recent events at Firhill and look at other examples of fan ownership in Scotland.

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Dissecting Manchester City's FFP Case Nov 25, 2019

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In the last decade, Sheik Mansour has invested more than €2 billion in Manchester City, turning them into one of the biggest clubs in the world.

In the same timeframe, City has settled with UEFA on one Financial Fair Play case and await a decision on another. Then on Nov. 14, The Athletic reported that they believe Man City will avoid a European ban.

Today we are joined by The Athletic's Matt Slater (@mjshrimper) to dissect the case and examine the effects it could have on both City and FFP.

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Unpacking Napoli's 'Civil War' Nov 22, 2019

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Following Napoli's 0-0 draw with Genoa on November 9th, the club sit in 7th place in Serie A. They haven't won a league match in over a month.

However, off-the-pitch the club look even worse. Players are fighting with management and fans are fighting with players.

Today we unpack Napoli's 'civil war' and ask if they can turn it around.

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