"If Zidane isn't the best manager in Europe, then who is?"
Greg Johnson is joined by Nic English and Oli Young-Myles to debate the Champions League final and whether Zinedine Zidane deserves more credit. There's also time for some serious transfer talk and a good dose of Q&A.
1hr Jun 05, 2017
1hr
"I know they're massive fans of Mbappe. I think they think they can get him."
Greg Johnson is joined by James Benge of the London Evening Standard and Nic English to have a nice long chat about Wenger's future, a certain Mbappe bid and the upcoming Champions League final.
1hr 18m Jun 02, 2017
1hr 18m
Are transfer fees ever coming down? Interview with superagent Jon Smith
It's transfer season so we thought we'd reshare an old interview with football superagent Jon Smith who's insight into the transfer market and player contracts will astonish you.
38m May 30, 2017
38m
End of Season Q&A Special
Greg Johnson is joined by Nic English and Oli Young-Myles for a bit of Europa League action and a lot of answering your questions. There was an absolute mountain of them, all very interesting. This pod is brought to you by BetBull . We’ve meticulously devised an accumulator for this weekend’s action. Head over to the BetBull to follow along and win with us - http://sqwk.at/BetBullSquawkaTalker
1hr 8m May 26, 2017
1hr 8m
"Ross Barkley needs a manager who believes in him and can give him the attention he needs"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Bet Bull's Jamie Hinks and football analyst George Elek to review the last weekend of action in the Premier League plus all the action around Europe. The pod also look ahead to the Europa League final, the FA Cup final, the Championship play-off final and the Champions League final. This pod is brought to you by BetBull . We’ve meticulously devised an accumulator...
1hr 6m May 22, 2017
1hr 6m
"Mourinho is a good talker but have United fans really been convinced by what they've seen over the last few weeks?"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Bet Bull's Jamie Hinks and freelance football writer Greg Lea to discuss the final weekend of action in the Premier League and the build-up to finals in other competitions across Europe. This pod is brought to you by BetBull . We’ve meticulously devised an accumulator for this weekend’s action. Head over to the BetBull to follow along and win with us - http://sqw...
1hr 1m May 19, 2017
1hr 1m
"Coutinho is fantastic. He would be an upgrade on Gomes at Barcelona, but that's not saying much!"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Mitch Waddon, Kristan Heneage and Bet Bull's Jamie Hinks to pick apart the weekend's action in the Premier League, the Championship and around Europe. This pod is brought to you by BetBull . We’ve meticulously devised an accumulator for this weekend’s action. Head over to the BetBull to follow along and win with us - http://sqwk.at/BetBullSquawkaTalker
1hr 9m May 15, 2017
1hr 9m
"Chelsea have dictated this title race all season."
Nic English is joined by GoalUK's Naz Kinsella, Jamie Hinks from BetBull and ESPNFC correspondant Liam Twomey to cover Europa League, Champions League and upcoming English football action. This pod is brought to you by BetBull . We’ve meticulously devised an accumulator for this weekend’s action. Head over to the BetBull to follow along and win with us - http://sqwk.at/BetBullSquawkaTalker
58m May 12, 2017
58m
"With those players - you can't call that United side a second string"
Greg Johnson is joined by Jamie Hinks from BetBull and Greg Lea from thenational.ie to discuss Wenger finally getting one over Mourinho as well as all the other Premier League action and the upcoming Champions League and Europa League semi-final 2nd legs. This podcast is brought to you by BetBull - download the app today and join our accumulator -http://sqwk.at/BetBullSquawkaTalker
49m May 08, 2017
49m
"Rashford has been managed brilliantly by Mourinho"
Greg Johnson is joined by Nic English and Morning Star sports editor Kadeem Simmonds to talk Champions League, Europa League and the loose ends in the Premier League. This podcast is brought to you by BetBull - download the app today and join our accumulator - http://sqwk.at/BetBullPod
1hr 10m May 05, 2017
1hr 10m
"Fulham are the Championship's answer to Monaco!"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Carl Anka and Tom Marshall Bailey to discuss the aftermath from the north London derby, the weekend's action in the Premier League and around Europe and preview the week's games in the Champions League and Europa League.
1hr 3m May 02, 2017
1hr 3m
"It'd be classic Arsenal to extinguish Spurs' hopes in the last derby at White Hart Lane"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by James Benge from the London Evening Standard and Squawka's very own Oli Young Myles for a derby special, covering the Manchester derby, the North London Derby and derby day battles in Barcelona and Rome.
1hr 10m Apr 28, 2017
1hr 10m
"Arsenal have always had a mean streak - why did they only show it against City?"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Greg Lea and James Dale to analyse the weekend's action in the FA Cup, the Premier League and El Clasico, as well as previewing a hectic week of action across Europe.
1hr 1m Apr 25, 2017
1hr 1m
"Martial's body language makes him look cool when he's good and like he couldn't care less when he's bad"
Greg Johnson is joined by Chelsea correspondent for Goal.com, Nizaar Kinsella, and freelance sport and culture writer Carl Anka to pick apart all the action in the Champions League and Europa League as well as preview the FA Cup semi-finals, the Premier League and El Clasico ahead of a gigantic weekend's worth of football.
1hr 13m Apr 21, 2017
1hr 13m
Howard Webb interview special: the risk and rewards of video technology
Back in October 2016, Squawka Talker host Greg Johnson sat down with ex-Premier League referee Howard Webb to talk about his new book "The Man In The Middle" and a range of topics, from video technology to which players were the most difficult to manage on the pitch. This podcast was sponsored by Playzoola. Use your knowledge to make predictions and win cash by beating other players. Click thi...
31m Apr 17, 2017
31m
Player of the Year special: "Hazard is only shining again thanks to all of Kante's hard work!"
Greg Johnson is joined by Jake Entwistle and Muhammad Butt to pick apart the Premier League PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year short lists. This podcast was sponsored by Playzoola. Use your knowledge to make predictions and win cash by beating other players. Click this link http://po.st/PlayzoolaPod and receive an instant £5 bonus on your first deposit of £5. Subscribe to the...
39m Apr 14, 2017
39m
"What sets Alli apart is what he does off the ball"
Nic English is joined by Greg Johnson and TheNational's Greg Lea to review the latest Premier League action and the mouth-watering Champions League ties coming up this week. This podcast was sponsored by Playzoola. Use your knowledge to make predictions and win cash by beating other players. Click this link http://po.st/PlayzoolaPod and receive an instant £5 bonus on your first deposit of £5. ...
47m Apr 10, 2017
47m
"Pochettino deserves to be manager of the season!"
Greg Johnson is joined by Nizaar Kinsella and Oli Young-Myles to digest the big midweek action and look ahead to a potentially season-defining weekend for many clubs. This podcast is brought to you by Playzoola - a new way to bet on football based on judgement, rather than odds. Use your knowledge to make predictions and win cash by beating other players. Sign up now using this link http://po...
1hr 3m Apr 07, 2017
1hr 3m
"It's quite disturbing to see fans get so worked up about a contract issue"
It's Monday and a ridiculously eventful weekend of action is picked apart by ESPNFC's Liam Twomey and James Benge from the Evening Standard. Nic English is your host as the crew navigate through choppy Premier League waters.
51m Apr 03, 2017
51m
"Barkley blows hot and cold, but he can produce the magic against Liverpool"
Greg Johnson is joined by Helen Rowe-Willcocks and Greg Lea to preview the first weekend of Premier League football coming out of March's international break.
58m Mar 31, 2017
58m
"Southgate appears to have an actual idea of what to do"
Nic English is joined by Muhammad Butt, the Evening Standard's James Benge and Liam Twomey from ESPNFC to discuss England's win vs Lithuania and the rest of the major international action
47m Mar 27, 2017
47m
"England are nowhere near the required level to compete"
Greg Johnson is joined by Nic English and Kadeem Simmons from the Morning Star to discuss international week and compare their best Premier League XIs of the season so far.
47m Mar 24, 2017
47m
One-On-One with Andrew Downie: “There’s no room for a player like Socrates anymore”
Rory Briggs is joined by the Brazilian football correspondent for Reuters, Andrew Downie, to discuss his new book 'Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend'. Andrew brings to light Socrates' influence on Brazilian football, his radical political activism, bizarre stories and legacy. Andrew has lived in Brazil country for 15 years. He has written on football for GQ, the Economist, the N...
34m Mar 22, 2017
34m
"Finally, Pep's players look like they're getting a grip of the system!"
Greg Johnson is joined by James McManus and Muhammad Butt to review the weekend in the Premier League and across Europe as well as looking ahead to international break.
1hr 2m Mar 20, 2017
1hr 2m
"Leicester can't play David and Goliath with Atletico Madrid!"
Greg Johnson is joined by City AM sports correspondent Joe Hall to discuss the Champions League and Europa League draws, Leicester City's ascent into the quarterfinals and preview all the weekend's Premier League action.
1hr 1m Mar 17, 2017
1hr 1m
"It's a huge result for the character of Liverpool's squad"
Nic English is joined by James McManus and Greg Lea from TheNational and FourFourTwo to discuss the Premier League and FA Cup action as well as the title-cementing performances across Europe this weekend. There's also time to talk Champions League preview as Man City and Leicester get ready to take on Monaco and Sevilla respectively.
46m Mar 13, 2017
46m
"Neymar's final 7 minutes were absolutely immense"
Greg Johnson is joined by Nizaar Kinsella from Goal.com and ESPN FC's Liam Twomey to review one of the most incredible Champions League weeks in history. There's also time to preview the upcoming Premier League action.
1hr 4m Mar 10, 2017
1hr 4m
One-On-One with James Brown: "Woody Harrelson joining my 5-a-side team was weird – he's not bad"
Rory Briggs meets James Brown to discuss his new football book 'Above Head Height: A Five-A-Side Life'. James founded Loaded magazine and was the Editor-in-Chief of British GQ. He is a media entrepreneur, journalist and talkSPORT host. From delving into the beauty of 5-a-side football and its role in the modern world to growing up next door to a Leeds United legend and later kicking about wit...
52m Mar 08, 2017
52m
"Every now and again, Wenger tries to throw a curve ball with his team selection but you still know exactly how they're going to play"
Greg Johnson is joined by Muhammad Butt and James McManus to dissect Liverpool's big win over Arsenal, Manchester United's violent stalemate with Bournemouth, Tottenham's dramatic 3-2 win against Everton and all the action across Europe, as well as previewing the Champions League and Europa League fixtures.
53m Mar 06, 2017
53m
"Welbeck has to start - he's Arsenal's only big game player"
A slightly different show today - to celebrate a year of Squawka Talker we're covering Liverpool vs Arsenal in-depth then reviewing one of our greatest hits: the great Scholes vs Gerrard vs Lampard debate.
53m Mar 03, 2017
53m
"Zlatan can keep going until he's 45, let alone 35 - thanks to taekwondo and dead lifts!"
Greg Johnson is joined by Muhammad Butt and George Elek to pick apart all the action from the EFL Cup final, the weekend in the Premier League and around Europe, and Liverpool's Monday night trip to take on Leicester City in their first match of the post-Ranieri era.
1hr 7m Feb 27, 2017
1hr 7m
"If you take emotion out of it - sacking Ranieri is the right decision"
Nic English is joined by Greg Stobart, Evening Standard regular James Benge and Sky Sports' James Dale to talk Ranieri's sacking, Spurs' capitulation, Champions League, Europa League and pretty much everything under the football sun.
45m Feb 24, 2017
45m
One-On-One with Tom Moutchi: "Meeting Emmanuel Eboué in the barbers was the strangest experience"
Rory Briggs talks football, comedy and social media with award-nominated online comedian and actor Tom Moutchi, fka 'Tommy Xpensive'. From his heritage in Ivory Coast to meeting Emmanuel Eboué in a London barbers, Tom shares his personal experiences with football and gives his verdict on Pogba, Arsenal, Wenger, Sanchez and the inspirational Didier Drogba.
43m Feb 22, 2017
43m
"I'm getting bored of people saying the FA Cup is dead and boring. Lincoln is what it's all about!"
Greg Johnson is joined by Muhammad Butt and George Elek to chew over all the action in the FA Cup fifth round, Europe's top five leagues and the all the action to come in mid-week as the next set of Champions League and Europa League knockout stage games are played.
1hr 1m Feb 20, 2017
1hr 1m
"Thiago is the embodiment of both Brazilian and Spanish football"
It's Friday and Nic English is joined by Oli Young-Myles, Greg Lea from FourFourTwo and Sanjit Atwal to pick apart Arsene Wenger's situation at Arsenal, all the big European action and preview the upcoming FA Cup ties.
45m Feb 17, 2017
45m
"I think it's too simple to say Liverpool are good against good teams and bad against bad teams."
George Elek is joined by Andrew Beasley (@BassTunedToRed), Greg Johnson and Adam Cheng to analyse how the top 6 are performing statistically this season.
58m Feb 15, 2017
58m
"This is the best chance for another club to win the Champions League, and Arsenal have the potential to do it."
Greg Johnson is joined by Greg Stobart, Muhammad Butt and George Elek to review all the action in the Premier League and Europe's other top leagues as well as previewing the return of the Champions League and Europa League, with Arsenal taking on Bayern Munich, Manchester United hosting St. Etienne and Spurs travelling away to face Genk.
1hr 2m Feb 13, 2017
1hr 2m
"It's not Wenger's fault that Granit Xhaka decided to become a cage fighter"
It's Friday and Nic is joined by Oli Young-Myles, Morning Star Sports Editor Kadeem Simmonds to preview the big Liverpool vs Spurs game as well as the rest of the upcoming EPL action. There's also a bit of time to play Would You Rather? And look ahead to what European action we should be keeping an eye on this weekend.
54m Feb 10, 2017
54m
One-On-One with Los Campesinos!: "How Euro 2016 shaped new album Sick Scenes"
Rory Briggs is back again, this week with Los Campesinos! lead singer Gareth David to discuss football's influence on the band's new album 'Sick Scenes' (out Feb 24th), his adoration of non-league football, and discover his favourite elements of the beautiful game.
56m Feb 08, 2017
56m
"Gabriel Jesus is a more mature player than Neymar was at the same age. He's for real!"
Host Greg Johnson is joined by Muhammad Butt and George Elek to analyse the weekend's action in the Premier League and across Europe, including Chelsea's 3-1 win over Arsenal, the second coming of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City with Gabriel Jesus up front and all the action from La Liga, Serie A, Ligue and the Bundesliga, plus Cameroon's win over Egypt in the final of AFCON 2017.
1hr 5m Feb 06, 2017
1hr 5m
"It's the best midfielder in the league versus a team with no midfield"
Nic English is joined by Oli Myles, Adrian Kajumba and Rory Briggs to analyse the midweek action and look ahead to a potentially title-defining Chelsea vs Arsenal game. There's also time to laud Frank Lampard's career, discuss the Antoine Griezmann rumours and play a game of would you rather.
47m Feb 03, 2017
47m
"Liverpool are 98% out of the title race now"
Nic English is joined by Greg Stobart, James Benge from the Evening Standard and George Elek to analyse a rather flat deadline day, last night's big game between Liverpool and Chelsea and the rest of the midweek Premier League action.
55m Feb 01, 2017
55m
"Klopp vs Conte is a hugely exciting tactical battle - no matter the form"
George Elek replaces the poorly Greg Johnson to run through the weekend's FA Cup action and preview the potentially title-defining Liverpool vs Chelsea tie with Muhammad Butt and James McManus. There's also time to run through the best of the action from around Europe.
59m Jan 30, 2017
59m
"People have worked out how Liverpool want to play - and how to stop them"
Nic English is joined by Muhammad Butt, PA journalist Helen Rowe-Willcocks and Hush Kerai to preview the upcoming FA Cup ties, have a quick gander at the transfer market and enjoy a game of would you rather...
53m Jan 27, 2017
53m
One-On-One with John Dillon: "West Ham will always hold Sepp Blatter in high regard"
Rory Briggs is joined by John Dillon, a Fleet Street veteran and leading sportswriter and broadcaster for over 25 years, to discuss his love for West Ham, the state of the modern game and how boxing compares to football. John started out on Fleet Street at the age of 14, before becoming football and boxing correspondent at the Daily Mirror, and eventually the chief sports writer at the Daily E...
44m Jan 25, 2017
44m
"If this was Fergie’s Man United, we’d be praising Arsenal for grinding out results!"
Greg Johnson is joined by George Elek and Greg Stobart to pick apart another weekend of drama and action in the Premier League and across Europe's other top leagues.
1hr 5m Jan 23, 2017
1hr 5m
"Tottenham Hotspur might just be Pep Guardiola’s bogey team"
Ahead of another huge showdown between Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur, Squawka Talker host Greg Johnson is joined by Muhammad Butt, Oli Young-Myles and London Evening Standard journalist James Benge. Together they pick apart the results of the FA Cup third round replays, the state of Arsenal's season, Liverpool's hopes without Sadio Mane, Antoine Gr...
59m Jan 20, 2017
59m
Football IQ: How to win the January transfer window
George Elek is joined by Squawka's chief reporter Greg Stobart, StatsBomb owner Ted Knutson and football agent Simon Festinesi to discuss how clubs, players and agents can make the most out of the January transfer window, avoid the common pitfalls and use the loan system to get the best short-term deal.
59m Jan 18, 2017
59m
"Carrick is a sitting duck against a high-pressing teams like Liverpool"
Nic English is joined by Greg Stobart, George Elek and Amar Singh to deconstruct Man United's draw at home to Liverpool along with the rest of the Premier League and headline European action.
52m Jan 16, 2017
52m
"Henderson is a bigger miss than Mane - Pogba will dominate if he's out"
Squawka Talker host Greg Johnson is joined by James McManus, Oli Young-Myles and football writer Greg Lea to discuss Manchester United vs. Liverpool, both side's mid-week EFL Cup matches against Hull City and Southampton, the rest of the weekend's Premier League fixtures and all the action around Europe, plus the African Cup of Nations.
1hr 1m Jan 13, 2017
1hr 1m