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John Murray & Ali Bruce-Ball are joined by Conor McNamara to chat commentator life. Hear from Jordan Pickford & Thomas Tuchel. Catch archive commentary of Conor doing an England game as well as the guys favourite goals they’ve commentated on. And who will take the point in an England-themed Clash of the Commentators? Glossary suggestions and messages welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk
02:00 John is in Croatia!
04:55 Thomas Tuchel sunning himself!
09:20 Jordan Pickford on not being picked…
14:00 Hear Conor’s 2008 England comms!
17:25 Ali on WSL commentary…
19:40 Best goals commentated on?
25:50 Commentating as 11-year-olds…
34:20 What punishment should Man City get?
40:00 Clash of the Commentators,
48:30 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1700 Croatia v ENGLAND,
Sun 1400 Spurs v London City Lionesses in WSL,
Sun 1630 Man City v Arsenal in WSL,
Tue 1945 ENGLAND v Czech Republic.
Great Glossary of Football Commentary:
DIVISION ONE
50p head
Agricultural challenge,
Back of the net,
Back to square one,
Backside and elbows,
The Beautiful Game,
Booked,
Bosman,
Bullet header,
Buying a penalty,
Caretaker manager,
Channel of joy,
Checked and cleared,
Coupon buster,
Cruyff Turn,
Cultured/educated left foot,
Dead-ball specialist,
Draught excluder,
Elastico/flip-flap,
False nine,
Fox in the box,
Giving the goalkeeper the eyes,
Gone to ground,
Grub hunter,
Head like a biscuit tin,
Head like a sheriff’s badge,
Head tennis,
Hibs it,
In a good moment,
In behind,
Lollipop,
Magic of the FA Cup,
The Maradona,
Need one to get in off their backside,
Off their line,
Olimpico,
Onion bag,
Panenka,
Parachute payment,
Park the bus,
Perfect hat-trick,
Postage stamp,
Put his cap on it,
Rabona,
Roy of the Rovers stuff,
Schmeichel-style,
Scorpion kick,
Spursy,
Stick it in the mixer,
Sweeper keeper,
Taking it to the corner flag,
Target man,
Tiki-taka,
Towering header,
Trivela,
UEFA penalty,
Where the kookaburra sleeps,
Where the owl sleeps,
Where the spiders sleep,
You could have two goalkeepers in there and they still wouldn’t have saved it.

In a very special interview, Sir Alex Ferguson speaks with Nina Warhurst for BBC Breakfast. They talk about his upbringing in Glasgow and making his debut for St Johnstone, the class of '92 and his recovery from a brain haemorrhage in 2018.
1’48 - The impact of his brain haemorrhage & return to Old Trafford in 2018
4’00 - His first cup final aged 13 & upbringing in Glasgow
5’50 - Making his debut for St Johnstone & nearly emigrating to Canada
7’22 - Placing trust in the class of ’92
11’50 - Being presented with his Scotland cap in 2021

In this week’s edition of The Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Luton Town manager Jack Wilshere. They speak about his earlier years at Arsenal and what made him want to start coaching. Plus his relationship with Mikel Arteta and how Jack's own children are on their footballing journey.
Timecodes:
02:45 Early years at Arsenal
05:50 Highlights
08:40 Start of coaching career
12:00 Relationship with Mikel Arteta
14:30 Jack's kids on their own football path

Kelly Somers is joined by football finance expert Kieran Maguire and BBC Football Issues Correspondent Dale Johnson as they answer listener questions following the news that the Premier League confirmed Manchester City were found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
TIMECODES:
3’05 - Could Man City have to repay any prize money?
6’50 - Could HMRC investigate City for fraud or illegality?
7’53 - How would a points deduction work?
9’30 - Is it as simple as just relegating them to League Two?
10’05 - Could Man City Women’s be affected?
10’35 - How long would they be given to comply with EFL financial rules?
11’58 - If relegated to the Championship, could they loan players out for a season?
13’29 - Could there be a resolution before the end of this season?
14’45 - How could Man City overturn the charges?
17’10 - If City were fined, where would the money go?
17’56 - How many clubs will seek compensation?
19’30 - What is the most likely punishment?

Kelly Somers is joined by former England internationals Paul Robinson and Stephen Warnock to react to England’s Nations League win over the Czech Republic, where Anthony Gordon got the opener with Harry Kane getting the second.
The guys dissect England’s performance – and discuss how important it was to keep a clean sheet. Anthony Gordon was hailed the player of the match by Paul Robinson and they look at where improvements could be made in the team. The chat also turns to Trent Alexander-Arnold who made his first start for his country in two years.
They hear from Alex Scott, who made his debut for England as well as captain Harry Kane too. Even Thomas Tuchel pops up on the pod for a chat with John Murray!
On Saturday England take on Croatia away in the Nations League, commentary on 5 live from 5pm.
Timecodes:
10:00 – Anthony Gordon focus.
14:10 – Alex Scott interview.
19:00 – Harry Kane interview.
25:45 – Thomas Tuchel interview.