Episodes

  • Introducing: Sport Sensemaker from Tortoise

    Introducing: Sport Sensemaker from Tortoise
    Aug 23 2022

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    Each week, award-winning sports writer Paul Hayward will bring analysis of how the world of sport really operates, asking: where does the power lie? How will sports evolve? What is their role in modern life?


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    2 mins
  • Ep 190: End of season review - part two

    Ep 190: End of season review - part two
    May 20 2022
    Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler continue to reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In this final episode of the Playmaker they discuss club ownership, diversity in football and the overall state of English football.

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    8 mins
  • Ep 189: End of season review - part one

    Ep 189: End of season review - part one
    May 19 2022
    Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In part one they discuss the return of fans to stadiums after Covid restrictions, preparations for the Qatar World Cup and the state of the women's game.

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    8 mins
  • Ep 188: A day of great importance

    Ep 188: A day of great importance
    May 18 2022
    17-year-old Jake Daniels has become the first male footballer in the UK to come out as gay in 32 years. So how has the journey to get here taken so long?

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    6 mins
  • Ep 187: Milan’s glory days return

    Ep 187: Milan’s glory days return
    May 17 2022
    Seven years ago, neither of Milan’s clubs made the top four in Italian football. Now, they’re vying for the Serie A title. How have the good times returned to the city?

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    5 mins
  • Ep 186: The Ewood Express

    Ep 186: The Ewood Express
    May 16 2022
    Yasir Sufi is the award-winning integration and development manager at Blackburn Rovers. His work is making a huge difference to a town where racial disparities have been a problem for decades. How has he done it?

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    6 mins
  • Ep 185: The world’s most expensive football shirt

    Ep 185: The world’s most expensive football shirt
    May 13 2022
    Diego Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ shirt has sold for over £7million – and in the process has made former England midfielder Steve Hodge incredibly rich.

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    6 mins
  • Ep 184: The King of Angel City

    Ep 184: The King of Angel City
    May 12 2022
    Angel City FC sold out its first ever match in the US National Women’s Soccer League. But it aims to be more than just a success on the pitch, thanks to its star-studded backers like tennis veteran Billie-Jean King.

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    5 mins