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The week on The Sports Agents...
Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries (3:49).
Do they act like rivals or friends? How's it been for Littler becoming famous so young and so quickly? And what darts tips can they give us?
Lawyer to the likes of David Beckham and Alex Ferguson, Nick Freeman, aka 'Mr Loophole', joined us (11:01) to tell some entertaining stories from court and discuss whether high-profile stars have it easier than others.
Liverpool could lose their star player Mo Salah in the summer, as well as captain Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold. We ask Paul Machin, founder of The Redmen TV, if alarm bells are ringing and what price the club should pay to keep them (16:59).
And Mark's favourite golfer, Bryson DeChambeau, hits a hole in one... over a house! Could this set off a new trend in golf and beyond? (21:08)
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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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As Liverpool finally broke their Real Madrid jinx in the Champions League we speak about the big news from their star, Mo Salah, who said he hasn't had a formal offer to stay past the summer (05:40).
What price should Liverpool pay to keep him? How much can any sports team, franchise or organisation rely on just one player? And is Mo (and his abs!) redefining what it means to be a 32-year-old in the transfer market? We speak to Paul Machin, founder of the Liverpool fan channel, The Redmen TV (10:30).
And we've chatted on the show before about the biggest stars possibly getting a leg up by having the best lawyers, well we chat to the lawyer to the stars, Nick Freeman, aka 'Mr Loophole'. He helps A-listers like Alex Ferguson and David Beckham get off driving and other charges (26:21).
Plus, Mark reacts to his favourite golfer Bryson DeChambeau hitting a hole in one... over a house! (39:10)
And Gabby tells us about the time she ran on a treadmill next to Paula Radcliffe.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producers: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
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Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries, ahead of the biggest tournament of the year - the PDC World Darts Championships (18:25).
Seventeen-year-old Littler has gone from 164th to 4th in the world in just a year, winning 10 titles and over £1m in prize money. Humphries has won seven major titles in just over a year, beating Littler to become world champion.
Do they consider themselves rivals? How has Littler dealt with his rapid rise to fame? And what darts tips can they give us?
Plus, to bring us up to speed with the latest from the darts world, we chat to Sky Sports presenter Emma Paton (11:45).
Watch GAME OF THROWS: INSIDE DARTS from 30 November and the PDC World Championship from 15 December on Sky and NOW
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producers: Sam Trudgill, Rory Symon, Shane Fennelly
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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The week on The Sports Agents...
Gabby travels to Newcastle United to speak to players Dan Burn and Amber-Keegan Stobbs, and club icon Shola Ameobi about using the power of the Premier League to help the local community (02:40).
Burn chats about his work with the Foundation, the pressure of 'local hero' status and Eddie Howe's England snub.
Plus... this stadium ain't big enough for the both of us: we look at lots of sports to see if women's football will actually get more fans by sharing the men's stadiums. Is it even feasible long-term? And if not, what's the new plan? That's with ex-England footballer Anita Asante and Host of Counter Pressed podcast, Flo Lloyd-Hughes (13:50).
And Mo Farah chases down a thief - you can guess who won! (23:16)
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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Gabby travels to Newcastle to speak to Dan Burn (21:54), captain of the women's team, Amber-Keegan Stobbs (9:21), and club icon, Shola Ameobi (02:14). All three are involved in the Newcastle United Foundation, which helps almost 70,000 people across the North East each year.
Burn shares how he uses his time away from the pitch to help his local community. He talks about Eddie Howe and the England job, and how he might not have coped with the pressure of being a local hero if he'd started his senior career at Newcastle.
Ameobi tells us how the Foundation helped him go from a 5-year-old who arrived in Newcastle from Nigeria, unable to speak English, to a Premier League player with almost 400 appearances for the club.
Plus, Stobbs shares her mental health journey and talks about the rapid rise of the women's team, record crowds of almost 30,000 in the fourth tier, and back-to-back promotions into the Championship.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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Big crowds filling big stadiums is the dream for most sports - and women's football did just that (well, at least the big stadiums bit) at the weekend. For the first time ever, all the games in the top two leagues of women’s football were hosted in main stadiums.
But, after Arsenal's recent fixture clash - is sharing stadiums feasible? If not, what's the long-term plan to grow attendances? And how does moving around impact the players and fans? We spoke to ex-England player Anita Asante and host of Counter Pressed podcast, Flo Lloyd-Hughes.
As England and Wales continue long losing runs in the rugby, Gabby and Mark ask, if Steve Borthwick and Warren Gatland were football managers would they have lasted this long?
And thieves steal a phone from Mo Farah - did they really think they could outrun him?!
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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This week on The Sports Agents,
Donald Trump will be the President when the U.S. host the World Cup and the Olympics - what will that mean for global sport? We speak to The Telegraph’s Sport Investigations Reporter, Ben Rumsby, and Amnesty International’s Head of Sport and Labour Rights, Steve Cockburn.
With Mike Tyson back in the ring 19 years later facing YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul - are influencers killing boxing or throwing it a lifeline? We debate it out with Kalle Sauerland, Co-President of Misfits Boxing and Head of Boxing at Wasserman and The Guardian’s Chief Sports Reporter, Sean Ingle.
As cycling great Mark Cavendish retires, we find out about the man behind the lycra with his friend and ex-Team GB team mate Adam Blythe.
And how does Gabby think influencers should be punished when they take things a bit too far...?
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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
04:51 - Will Trump change global sport
11:25 - Are influencers killing or saving boxing?
16:01 - Mark Cavendish the mini Usain Bolt
21:34 - When influencers go too far...
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As a 58-year-old Mike Tyson gets back in the ring - 19 years after his last professional fight - to take on young YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, are boxing purists right to be up in arms?
Could Paul become the 'new face of the sport' if he wins? Are influencers killing boxing or giving it a lifeline? And in a world where content is king, are these fights here to stay?
We discuss it all with The Guardian's Chief Sports Reporter, Sean Ingle, and Kalle Sauerland, who’s promoted over 30 world champions including Oleksandr Usyk, and is also the brains behind the influencer boxing company, Misfits Boxing (along with KSI).
And did this influencer take it too far by bringing a camera crew to the New York marathon? And how does Gabby want him to be punished?
Plus, is Harry Kane right about England dropouts? Or has he got a Bayern bias?
00:00 - Prize money
06:57 - Harry Kane on club v country
12:03 - Tyson v Paul
36:20 - Influencer brings camera crew to marathon
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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So, Donald Trump is back in the White House - and while America has decided, the sporting world remains divided...
As the World Cup, Ryder Cup, Olympics and more descend on the US over the next four years, what impact will Trump’s Presidency have on global sport?
Is he on a collision course with the International Olympic Committee over transgender ban?
Will FIFA’s powers grow thanks to Gianni Infantino’s ‘great friend’?
How would he fix golf in 15 minutes?
Investigations reporter for The Telegraph Ben Rumsby & Amnesty International's Steve Cockburn join Gabby & Mark to discuss...
Later, following Mark Cavendish's retirement, close friend and ex-Team GB teammate, Adam Blythe, joins us to discuss Cav's incredible comeback story and cycling legacy.
Plus, The Sports Agents reflect on *that* David Coote video and the potential ramifications for Howard Webb and the PGMOL.
00:00-08:40 - David Coote's rant
08:42- 28:13 - Trump's impact on sport
28:15-47:55 - Mark Cavendish legacy
48:05- 52:08 - Your sporting howlers
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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This week on The Sports Agents,
Do winning teams need to be a bit "toxic"? England rugby centurion Danny Care, who has won three Six Nations and two Premiership titles, joins us on the podcast to discuss the "dictatorship ruled by fear" at England under Eddie Jones.
Plus, Care spills some of his party stories - can you guess what tattoo he got in Vegas with his England team mates?
Later, we chat about the 'haves' and the 'have nots' in tennis. We're joined by former professional tennis player Conor Niland - if you haven't heard of him, that's kind of the point! The man who beat Roger Federer aged 12 tells us about the loneliness and grind of being outside the top 100, and life on tour with the golden generation.
As Arsenal lose their hugely popular sporting director Edu, we speak to Clive Palmer from The Arsenal Vision Podcast, about the void that he's left at the club and how to fill it.
And we share our sporting howler stories. If you've got one of your own please get in touch!
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New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
02:40 - England's "dictator" with Danny Care
12:03 - How tennis' other half live
17:51 - Yin to his Yang: Edu and Arteta
23:11 - Sporting howlers
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England rugby centurion Danny Care, who won three Six Nations and two Premiership titles, joins Gabby and Mark on the podcast today...
"A dictator who ruled by fear" - that's how Care describes ex-England manager Eddie Jones. Hyper-successful sporting environments can be toxic. But is that the price you pay to win? Is that healthy? And does it give one person too much power to define careers and lives?
Care also spills some of his rugby stories too - what tattoo do you think he got in Vegas with his England team mates? We find out.
And was that Noel Gallagher on Man City's Champions League commentary?!
00:00 - Habla español?
09:50 - England's Danny Care
36:30 - Noel Gallagher's commentary
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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As Arsenal lose their hugely popular Sporting Director, Edu, we ask why he'd want to join up with Nottingham Forest’s controversial owner Evangelos Marinakis? How it will impact Arteta and Arsenal's title hopes just under two months from the January transfer window? Clive Palmer from The Arsenal Vision Podcast fills us in...
Plus Gabby & Mark dissect two very different press conferences involving one former Manchester United manager (Jose Mourinho) and one incoming one (Ruben Amorim).
Later, as the world’s top eight tennis players battle it out at the end of year Finals, we look at what is life like for all the players that never make it to those heights? Former professional tennis player Conor Niland, who beat Roger Federer aged 12, tells us about the loneliness, the grind of being outside the top 100 and about life on tour with the golden generation.
00:00 - Mourinho & Amorim
09:28 - Arsenal lose Edu
20:16 - Conor Niland - life on tour with the golden generation
41:18 - Tom Daley's knitting
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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This week on The Sports Agents,
Imagine being stranded on an icy ledge 6,000m high in the Himalayas for three days with no food or water - that's what happened to British mountaineer Fay Manners who joined Gabby and Mark to tell her story.
Former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley opened up about getting a traumatic brain injury from playing the sport he loves. He called out rugby for having its 'head in the sand' on brain injuries and revealed he got no help with his aftercare post-retirement.
Plus, we had an emergency episode after Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag was sacked and looked at the man who'll be taking over, Ruben Amorim. Andy Mitten from United We Stand and Henry Winter joined us for that chat.
And we went down a rabbit hole of horse sex... yes, you read that right!
Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at [email protected]
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
03:05 - Himalayan horror
11:54 - Ex-England captain on brain injuries
18:20 - Manchester United manager
21:27 - Horse sex
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Former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley tells Gabby and Mark that the sport still has its head in the sand about long-term brain injuries, after he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. Hartley reveals he had to fund his own post-retirement healthcare for his brain health and hip replacement.
As the firm leading rugby's concussion lawsuit is being investigated after claims from ex-England player Will Green, we ask if the case could threaten how rugby deals with brain injuries.
Ex-NFL player Jason Bell tells us what makes the NFL a world leader in brain injury aftercare and what lessons rugby can take from across the pond.
And Mark shares a story about pimping out horses...
05:29 - Dylan Hartley
26:04 - Jason Bell
40:11 - Pimping out horses
Jason Bell has partnered with Samsung, the official TV partner of NFL UK, to create the American Football Jargon Buster to help fans from fumbling the rules.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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As Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon D'Or and the Real Madrid boycott turned it into a soap opera, Gabby & Mark get all the gossip and fall-out from Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague.
And why is there no female category for three of the awards? We ask ex-England player Natasha Dowie if the ceremony needs a shake-up.
Plus, imagine being stuck on an icy ledge 6,000 high in the Himalayas for three days with no food and water - that's what happened to British mountaineer Fay Manners who joined us to tell her story.
01:35 - Manchester United & Amorim
10:02 - Ballon D'Or soap opera
26:43 - Stranded up a Himalayan mountain
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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It's finally over for Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager - Why now? And how will club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy cope in the interim?
Gabby is joined by journalists Henry Winter and Andy Mitten (United We Stand) to reflect on the final few days of Ten Hag's reign and assess the leading candidates to succeed him at Old Trafford.
Dutch football writer Sjoerd Mossou weighs in on Ruud's coaching track-record and which United players could thrive under him.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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This week on The Sports Agents,
Brentford manager Thomas Frank tells us taking a big job like Manchester United wouldn't make his life better, in an exclusive interview. We also talk about the Bees' no d***heads policy, 'secret sauce' and Ivan Toney's gambling ban.
Plus, your questions are answered by Gabby and Mark, who tell stories of meeting their hero in a urinal, singing to the England manager and an awkward encounter with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona.
A North versus South competition hosted by The Sports Agents is on the cards and Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill explains why sprinters don't slick their hair back any more.
Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at [email protected]
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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Your questions are answered by Gabby and Mark, who tell stories of meeting their hero in a urinal, singing to the England manager and an awkward encounter with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona.
Plus, a North versus South competition hosted by The Sports Agents is on the cards and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill explains why sprinters don't slick their hair back any more.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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Brentford manager Thomas Frank sits down for an exclusive interview with The Sports Agents, amid reports linking him the Manchester United manager's job...
Now the Premier League's second longest-serving manager, behind only Pep Guardiola, Thomas talks to Gabby & Mark about what he describes as the Bees 'secret sauce', if managing at one of the world's biggest clubs would come at a cost to his own happiness, the reaction to Thomas Tuchel getting the England job, losing Ivan Toney in the summer and if some rival coaches are 'too wedded' to one particular playing style?
Plus, Gabby & Mark reflect on a great time to be a New Zealand sports fan and cynicism surrounding how Lionel Messi has got to this summer's Club World Cup.
Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides
Producer: Sophie Penney
Video Producer: Sam Trudgill
Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland
Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network
Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global
You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".
And, the Sports Agents now have merch!
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This week on The Sports Agents,
England named German coach Thomas Tuchel as the man to lead the Three Lions to World Cup glory - but does his nationality matter more than how good a manager he is? German football writer Raphael Honigstein, joined Gabby & Mark to explore...
How do clubs actually unearth the best talent? Old-school scouting prowess or new-age AI-infused data? We debate it out with former Brentford, QPR and Rangers manager, Mark Warburton, and the 'data-brain' behind Liverpool hiring Jurgen Klopp, former Director of Research, Ian Graham.
Plus, do 'superstars' get special treatment when it comes to drugs in sport? We talk to Ahmad Nassar, the Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players' Association, and Edmund Willison, investigative journalist and author of the Honest Sport newsletter.
Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at [email protected]
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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