To celebrate 30 years of the Champions League, James Richardson speaks to big-name winners about their memories of lifting European club football’s ultimate prize. ]]> https://www.bt.com/sport/podcasts audioboom.com Mon, 11 May 2026 13:08:02 +0000 en https://audioboom.com/i/40296762/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.png https://www.bt.com/sport/podcasts false James Richardson’s Kings of Europe Audioboom 35d250a4-db11-5b85-9e68-1aa1ec454a2b BT Sport Pods x Buzz16 https://audioboom.com/channels/5098629.rss episodic https://audioboom.com/posts/8301771 15 EP. 15 - MARSEILLE 1993 / AC MILAN 1994... with Marcel Desailly 3480 false full Marcel Desailly joins James Richardson to talk about successive Champions League wins with Marseille & AC Milan.

The former Chelsea defender discusses the battle to persuade his family not to go to University and how Fabio Capello transformed him.]]> Mon, 22 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-05-16:/posts/8301771 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8299935 14 EP. 14 - MANCHESTER UNITED 2008... with Rio Ferdinand 3434 false full Rio Ferdinand reveals how the prospect of taking a Champions League Final penalty left him feeling legless and so too the celebrations after captaining Manchester United to victory against Chelsea in the Final that went into the early hours in Moscow.]]> Mon, 15 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-05-12:/posts/8299935 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8293612 13 EP. 13 - REAL MADRID 2014... with Paul Clement 3036 false full How do you keep a changing room of Galácticos happy? What is it like for a former PE teacher from England to coach alongside Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane?

Paul Clement discusses how Real Madrid came back to win a dramatic first ‘One City’ Champions League final against Atletico Madrid in 2014.]]> Mon, 08 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-05-02:/posts/8293612 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8283505 12 EP. 12 - LIVERPOOL 2019... with Jordan Henderson 2792 false full Jordan Henderson looks back on the 2019 final with Tottenham where he finally got to lift the Champions League and share an emotional embrace with his dad.

Liverpool’s captain reminisces about the road to Madrid after an epic Semi-Final comeback.]]> Mon, 01 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-04-18:/posts/8283505 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8283503 11 EP. 11 - BARCELONA 2009... with Yaya Toure 3516 false full An integral member of Pep Guardiola’s iconic Barcelona team of the late Noughties, Yaya Toure talks through the dressing room dynamic, the making of Lionel Messi, playing centre half in the final against Manchester United and his own journey from the Ivory Coast to multiple trophy winner.]]> Mon, 24 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-04-18:/posts/8283503 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8279698 10 EP. 10 - BAYERN MUNICH 2001... with Owen Hargreaves 3417 false full Owen Hargreaves looks back at his unusual path from working in McDonalds to winning the Champions League with Bayern Munich as a little known 20-year-old.

The ex-Manchester United midfielder also reveals the impact of injuries on life after football.]]> Mon, 17 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-04-12:/posts/8279698 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8276574 9 EP. 9 - CHELSEA 2021... with Cesar Azpilicueta 2724 false full Cesar Azpilicueta joins James to talk about his path to lifting the Champions League, 9 years after joining the club after they’d last won it.

Chelsea’s captain gives a fascinating insight into the tactics and preparations to overcome Manchester City.]]> Mon, 10 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-04-06:/posts/8276574 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8271928 8 EP. 8 - BARCELONA 2006... with Henrik Larsson 3115 false full Henrik Larsson looks back on his key role in Barcelona’s 2006 Champions League triumph and how he celebrated beating Arsenal in style!

The Celtic legend also looks back on his glorious spell at Parkhead with some intriguing behind the scenes stories.]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-03-29:/posts/8271928 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8266803 7 EP. 7 - AJAX 1995... with Patrick Kluivert 2649 false full Patrick Kluivert joins us to discuss his fairytale story as a teenage Champions League final match winner for Ajax – after his mum told Luis van Gaal he had to play him!

The 1995 winner also looks back on his time with AC Milan, Barcelona, Newcastle.


]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-03-20:/posts/8266803 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8262865 6 EP. 6 - JUVENTUS 1996... with Fabrizio Ravanelli 2726 false full ‘The White Feather’ Fabrizio Ravanelli was an iconic 1990’s striker, scoring in the Champions League final before leaving Juventus for Middlesbrough!

He talks James through his journey and one of the most surprising transfers in football history.]]> Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-03-13:/posts/8262865 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8259042 5 EP. 5 - REAL MADRID 2000... with Steve McManaman 2878 false full Steve McManaman scored in the 2000 Champions League final for Real Madrid, becoming the first Englishman to win the trophy with a foreign club.

He tells us how he embraced the politics and culture at the Bernabéu yet still often felt like an outsider.]]> Mon, 13 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-03-07:/posts/8259042 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8255069 4 EP. 4 - CHELSEA 2012... with Roberto Di Matteo 3898 false full How did Roberto Di Matteo lift a team languishing midway through the season to Champions League glory as caretaker manager?

James speaks to the club legend who led Chelsea’s comebacks and eventual triumph over Bayern Munich in their own backyard.]]> Mon, 06 Mar 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-02-28:/posts/8255069 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8250156 3 EP. 3 - BORUSSIA DORTMUND 1997... with Paul Lambert 3633 false full From walking out on Motherwell to marking Zinedine Zidane of Juventus in the Champions League final. 

Paul Lambert joins James Richardson to tell us about his remarkable move to Borussia Dortmund, where he won the Champions League in his debut season.]]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-02-20:/posts/8250156 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8249162 2 EP. 2 - LIVERPOOL 2005... with John Arne Riise 3387 false full Liverpool favourite John Arne Riise offers a dressing room insight into arguably the greatest Champions League final comeback and the moment that prompted the turnaround.

He also reveals how being bullied drove him to become a Premier League star.]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-02-17:/posts/8249162 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe https://audioboom.com/posts/8242786 1 EP. 1 - MANCHESTER UNITED 1999... with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 3048 false full Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks us through one of the most iconic Champions League finals.

Manchester United’s super sub charts his journey from Norwegian football, his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson and his late winner against Bayern Munich in 1999.]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 tag:audioboom.com,2023-02-06:/posts/8242786 James Richardson’s Kings of Europe James Richardson’s Kings of Europe