Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter

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Classic Big Interview: Ramon Calderon Part Two Sep 11, 2019

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Here’s another chance to hear part two of my interview with Ramon Calderon from season two.

Ramon tells the story of how he became Real president, and how promoting Zinedine Zidane from the position of reserve team coach to the biggest role in club football management was a risk that paid off. Ramon also tells how David Beckham was the ultimate professional, giving everything to help Real win the 2007 La Liga in dramatic style before he left for LA, how crucial Ruud van Nistelrooy and Sergio Ramos were to Los Blancos, and how signing the latter cheesed off Manchester United no end.

Enjoy.

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Classic Big Interview: Ramon Calderon Part One Sep 09, 2019

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Here’s another chance to hear part one of my interview with Ramon Calderon from season two.

As president, Ramon helped usher in a new golden era for Real Madrid, not long after the club had flirted with bankruptcy. We delve back in time to hear about how Santiago Bernabeu made Real into the world’s premier football club after the trauma of the Spanish Civil War. Ramon relates how he chatted with the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano about his kidnapping, and how Paco Gento – the only man with six European Cup medals – was a winger who flew so fast that his team-mates couldn’t keep up with him. You’ll also hear how the underrated Vicente del Bosque was sheer class in midfield, and could change a match in a single moment.

Enjoy.

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Eni Aluko: They Don't Teach This Sep 02, 2019

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Hola!

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Turin to speak with Eni Aluko, an elite player with Juventus and an elite analyst who spent the World Cup summer covering the tournament for Fox Sports. We talked about adjusting to life at one of the world's biggest clubs; what it was like watching the women's game crack mainstream football culture from a distance and how she feels now about the fight she took on against a culture of bullying inside the England camp - a fight that cost her a place at the finals in France.

Eni's autobiography, They Don't Teach This, is out now - it's a football story like no other.

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Q & A: the return of La Liga, part two Aug 30, 2019

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We're back with the second half of our season preview from Spain - which young players will make their name? Who will make the top four? How much credit does Valverde have in the bank at Barca?

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Q & A – The Return of La Liga, part one Aug 29, 2019

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It’s the August Q & A – lots to discuss as La Liga starts with a bang – Atleti’s new phenom, what’s wrong with Madrid’s midfield and why Ivan Rakitic may yet be leaving Barcelona.

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Matt Jansen: To Hell and Back Aug 26, 2019

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Hola!

I recently spent an hour or so in the excellent company of Matt Jansen, a man who knows more than most about tribulation.

Matt was a superb striker whose rapid rise to footballing stardom peaked with scoring the first goal and then setting up the winner in the League Cup final for Blackburn. But his career was then wrecked by an accident which nearly claimed his life. You’ll hear about how Matt came back from that nadir with the help of a world-renowned sports psychologist, about how he was so cruelly denied a place in England’s 2002 World Cup squad, about the ordeal of having to knock back Sir Alex Ferguson, and about what it was like to play alongside the wonderful Andy Cole.

What a life story Matt has. What a privilege it was to speak with him.

Graham

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Quinton Fortune: Ribbing Ronaldo and being kicked by Keane Aug 21, 2019

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Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Quinton Fortune. For the first time, here’s the full episode.

In part two, Quinton speaks about how he got to know the second Ronaldo – Cristiano, and describes how his Manchester United team-mates’ relentless teasing fired up and brought out the best in the Portuguese genius.

Quinton offers an incredible insight into the golden era at Old Trafford, where training was so intensely competitive – he speaks about getting a kick from Roy Keane – that playing on a Saturday was a blessed joy by comparison.

Quinton Fortune will make a great coach. You heard it here first.

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Quinton Fortune: From The Cape Flats to Fortune Aug 19, 2019

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Last season, our Socios at patreon.com/grahamhunter got an exclusive interview with Quinton Fortune. For the first time, here’s the full episode.

In part one, when Quinton relates his journey from the ‘nightmare’ of the Cape Flats in South Africa to gracing the Champions League stage, you realise you are dealing with the stuff of football fairy tales. Quinton describes happy days as a youngster at Spurs under Terry Venables where he adored club legend Paul Gascoigne. He also speaks about joining a heady era at Atlético Madrid, where in his senior debut he was tasked with marking Ronaldo – the original Ronaldo, the Brazilian who Quinton describes as the player who had everything.

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Classic Big Interview: Gianluca Vialli Aug 12, 2019

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Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Gianluca Vialli from season two.

Gianluca was my favourite footballer during the 1990s, and I had the honour of getting to know him at his peak. He graced Serie A with his goals during a golden age of Italian club football, winning the league and getting to three European finals with Vujadin Boskov’s Sampdoria – an unfancied club who caught the imagination with their togetherness and sheer will to will. At Juventus, Luca played amid a mouth-watering array of talent, as part of the Turin side’s Tridente attack, culminating in a Champions League win on his final game. We hear about how coach Marcello Lippi’s pressing, offensive style at Juve broke the mould of the Italian approach. Gianluca also gives incredible insights into his time at Chelsea – falling out of favour with Ruud Gullit, replacing Gullit as boss, and then his shock and anger at his own unmerited sacking.

My friends, it’s simply one of the best Big Interviews ever.

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Virgil van Dijk: Lessons From the World's Best Defender Aug 05, 2019

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Season 2019-20 of the Big Interview starts with the world's best defender and my pick for the Ballon D'Or - Virgil van Dijk!

How does the Mane-Firmino-Salah press help him make those trademark interceptions?

What coach does he try to impress every time he walks past a training drill?

How did Holland set the trap for England in the Nations League?

Thanks for listening - please let me know what you think of this one on Twitter @ghpodcast or by leaving a review on iTunes.

Graham

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