World Football

Apr 17 2025 505 ep. 28 mins 16.5k
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Original football stories and interviews from around the globe.

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The Leicester City passion of a snooker world champion

Apr 17 2025 12 mins  
In this episode of World Football, we bring together two sports not usually associated with each other – football and snooker.That’s because four-time world snooker champion Mark Selby’s career has been strongly linked to his hometown football club Leicester City.He became world champion for the second time on the night of Leicester’s iconic Premier League title win in 2016

Is this Barcelona’s chance to be kings of Europe again?

Apr 16 2025 8 mins  
The last time five-time winners Barcelona won the men’s Champions League was 2015, but, after a 10-year wait, is the 2024-25 season their best chance to be crowned kings of Europe again?Ernest Macia from Radio Catalunya joins World Football’s Mike Williams and George Addo to assess where Barcelona are now, if they have what it takes to win the Champions League this season and t

The life, loss and legacy of Kevin Campbell

Apr 15 2025 21 mins  
Family members and former team-mates including his son Tyrese Campbell, Wayne Rooney and Andy Cole open up about the life and death of ex-Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell.Darren Fletcher narrates the story of Campbell's life, loss and legacy, told by those who knew him best.(Images via Getty Images and the Campbell family)

Could Real Madrid Champions League exit spell the end for Ancelotti?

Apr 14 2025 9 mins  
It's set to be a huge week in European club football with the second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals taking place as the road to Munich in May takes shape.While Barcelona have a commanding 4-0 advantage in their tie against Borussia Dortmund, their big Spanish rivals Real Madrid go into the second leg at home to Arsenal 3-0 down, with the holders facing a huge battle to

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United goalkeeping dilemma

Apr 13 2025 8 mins  
Manchester United head into a season defining game against Lyon with a number of question marks, including who will start in goal.The Europa League quarter-final tie is evenly poised at 2-2 with United needing to progress in order to keep alive their chances of a trophy and European football next season following an underwhelming campaign.All eyes will be on who manager Ruben Amori

The shirts of Suarez, Robben & Haaland making a difference in Ukraine

Apr 13 2025 13 mins  
Former Ukranian international Yevgeny Levchenko has been auctioning off a number of shirts he's collected throughout his career to aid the ongoing war relief funds in the country.Featuring names like Wayne Rooney, Arjen Robben, Erling Haaland, Luis Suárez, and Sergio Ramos, the auction saw global football fans rally around Levchenko's cause, raising over US$30,000 (£23,000) in th

Mohamed Salah: The 'Egyptian King' renews his Liverpool throne

Apr 12 2025 12 mins  
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool.His previous deal was scheduled to run out in the summer and there had been doubts he would stay with the Reds following comments from the 32-year-old during the season as well as speculation linking him with a move to Saudi Arabia.The man known as' the Egyptian King' will now remain in the North West of England until

Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers

Apr 10 2025 65 mins  
Olympique Lyonnais has won 6 of the last 9 Champions League titles and for years dominated women’s football in Europe. Only Barcelona have recently been able to compete.Lyon's success is the vision of club president Jean-Michel Aulas who wanted to create an iconic team, with the best players, but in the case of Aulas he also promised to ensure both male and female players were tr

Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea's indispensable striker?

Apr 10 2025 13 mins  
Chelsea and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson had a difficult start to life in English football but he's performing well this season and after an injury lay-off he's recently been described in the UK media as "indispensable" to Enzo Maresca's team.So as he returns to full fitness just in time for Chelsea's crucial end of season run-in, World Football's John Bennett, football journali

The Memphis Depay balancing act that’s led to a new law in Brazil

Apr 09 2025 10 mins  
Players will be punished if they stand on the ball during football matches in Brazil, but what led to this controversial law change?The decision by the Brazil Football Federation (CBF) came after Corinthians forward Memphis Depay performed the move in a game against Palmeiras which sparked a mass brawl between both teams.The CBF has announced that players should be shown a yellow c