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The Game

The thinking fan’s football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action – every Monday and Thursday.

Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who’s in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR.

Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups.

We know football isn’t life and death. It’s much more serious than that.

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Latest Episodes:

2020: the year we see a female Premier League manager? Jun 08, 2020

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Matt Dickinson joins Nat & Gregor to look back on a good weekend for Chelsea football club. Timo Werner agrees to join Frank Lampard's side, whilst Emma Hayes is handed the WSL title. So is it time Hayes was given a job in the men's game?

The panel discuss this and the ever changing role of the captain, has British football become too obsessed with it's lion-hearted leaders?

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Black Lives Matter. So can football do more? Jun 04, 2020

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The Times Chief Football Writer Henry Winter joins Nat & Gregor to explore the need for football to lead from the front in the battle against racism across the globe.

More vocal players, fearless protests and stronger sanctions are all up for debate as they ask whether football needs to be more proactive rather than reactive.

All this plus more from Mark Noble and Jack Grealish, who Henry has been speaking to this week as we countdown the days to the return of The Premier League.

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Why it's ok to refuse to play, and spot kicks go under the spotlight... Jun 01, 2020

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Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor with news that The Championship will be back on the 20th June, but how many players out of contract at the end of the month will want to play?

The panel discuss this, potential problems for the return of live action, and nominate their all time spot kick kings!

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Premier League football is back! June 17th here we come... May 28, 2020

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Jonathan Northcroft joins Nat & Gregor with news that Premier League football will return on the 17th June. But are we ready?

The panel debate this and ask....who is the Premier League's greatest import?

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Reasons to be cheerful? May 25, 2020

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Martyn Ziegler joins Nat & Gregor in what is a crucial week for the return of football in England, and why we could be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

More on this, why the EFL could turn to the government for help, and the panel mark 15 years to the day since the miracle of Istanbul.

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Back to work? Or back to the drawing board? May 21, 2020

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Nat & Gregor are joined by Henry Winter to discuss problems at Watford as Troy Deeney stays away from training over safety concerns.

The panel discuss this, whether personality traits of footballers make them more likely to struggle with mental health, and a look back at one of England's finest performances as they thrash Holland at Euro 96.

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Football is back! But at what cost? May 18, 2020

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Alyson Rudd joins Nat & Gregor to look at the likes and dislikes from the return of the Bundesliga. Is this what we want English football to be when it returns?

More on this, the evolution of refereeing, and Paul Gascoigne. Was he really as good as everyone says he was?

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Project Restart.... meet Player Revolt May 14, 2020

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Nat & Gregor are joined by Jonathan Northcroft to discuss the future of Leagues 1 and 2, and whether footballers should be back at work at the same time as everyone else.

And with two Scots on the panel it's time for Euro 96 revisited! Does the pain of England's victory over Scotland still hurt 24 years on?

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Football and mental health. Can we do more? May 11, 2020

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Nat & Gregor are joined by Alyson Rudd to discuss the mental health issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic, and whether football can do more to help tackle this.

They also give their verdict on the latest developments on Project Restart, and look back on the bizarre reign of Louis van Gaal at Manchester United.

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Football's waiting game, and is Wembley worth it? May 07, 2020

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The Times' Chief Football Writer Henry Winter joins Natalie Sawyer on The Game Podcast to tell us why football should not be returning anytime soon, and why he hates Wembley Stadium!

Tom Roddy also has a trip down memory lane to mark 4 years since Leicester lifted the title, and the panel tackle one of football's great debates...half and half scarves!

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