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Essential Football

Get the best Sky Sports analysis and in-depth interviews on your Essential Football feed.Listen to every episode of Essential Football on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Spreaker.You can also listen to Essential Football on your smart speaker by saying "ask Global Player to play Essential Football".For all the latest football news, head to skysports.com/footballFor advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

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29:03

The Football Museum: Exhibit 23 - Keith and Shane...

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2025/01/27

Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch step out of popstar life and into The Football Museum. The pair discuss their hopes and dreams for their beloved Chorley FC, Keith talks turning 'Average Joe' and the pop sensations tell us why Toto and Titi are still very much enemies number 1 & 2. Boyzone: No Matter What is available on Sky Documentaries from Monday, February 3rd.The Football Museum is open every week, so for your exclusive membership, give this podcast a follow:

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24:42

Essential Questions: Man City vs Chelsea - can either...

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2025/01/24

Ron Walker and Pete Smith preview the Saturday Night Football clash between Manchester City and Chelsea in the Premier League.With both sides coming into the game off the back of some inconsistent performances, who will be able to win the game and gain the upper hand in the race to qualify for next season's Champions League?

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33:47

Essential Questions: Are Arsenal back in the title...

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2025/01/17

Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to the Premier League fixtures this weekend including some of the big matches you can watch live on Sky Sports.Can Arsenal keep the pressure on Liverpool in the title race with a win against Aston Villa? Will David Moyes' return to Goodison Park be enough to turn around Everton's fortunes? Can Manchester City find some consistency as they travel to Portman Road to take on Ipswich?

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37:53

The Football Museum - Exhibit 22: Ezra Collective

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2025/01/17

Mercury Prize winners, Arsenal fans and brothers, Femi and TJ Koleoso from Ezra Collective create their joint exhibit in The Football Museum.They reminisce to Josh Hayward over their first matchday experience, but explain why it turned into an annual nightmare. Even though it did allow them to witness an iconic Premier League moment...The brothers relive Arsenal's historic win at the Bernabeu in 2006, tell us why Patrick Vieira was their comfort blanket, and Femi reveals the one thing he's managed

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46:56

The Football Museum - Exhibit 21: Adam Richman

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2025/01/10

Your Essential Football feed is the new home of 'The Football Museum', the podcast where stars from the world of sport and entertainment curate their own exhibit in our virtual archives. Josh Hayward kicks off series three by chatting to world famous foodie Adam Richman, who swaps plus-sized portions for football firsts and favourites.The Man vs Food star reveals which bit of footy scran he cannot stand, explains why he’s a shareholder of Grimsby Town and empathises with Zinedine Zidane.He tells us

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1:01

This week on 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports'.........

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2025/01/09

Host of 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports', Mark McAdam, is here to tell you about our latest podcast featuring the inside story of how Brighton got promoted to the Premier League - and stayed there - becoming the envy of many other football clubs.To listen to Chief Executive Paul Barber in conversation, search for 'The Boardroom from Sky Sports' on your podcast app or click on this link: podfollow.com/the-boardroom-from-sky-sports

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41:43

Essential Questions: Liverpool vs Man Utd preview...

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2025/01/02

Sky Sports’ Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz preview Liverpool’s huge derby game vs Manchester United - which affects both ends of the table!Can Liverpool be stopped in their pursuit of the title and should Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils be looking over their shoulders at the bottom three? It's a match you can watch on Sky Sports on Super Sunday. Plus, we make some bold and brave New Year predictions including who wins the title, who goes down and who is arranging a European tour!

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53:15

The 2024 awards - the Essential review of the...

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2024/12/24

As we count down to the end of a memorable year in the football, relive the last 12 months in the Premier League and beyond as Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Ben Grounds and Sam Blitz dish out the awards for the best and the worst of 2024.Who's been top of the tree, who's been the surprise package... And who's been the biggest disappointment?Get the discussion started around the Christmas table in the company of Sky Sports.

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39:22

Five Years of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal: Essential...

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2024/12/19

Sky Sports’ Sam Blitz and Nick Wright take a look back at Arsenal’s five years with Mikel Arteta, who celebrates his anniversary as manager of the club this week.Hear from Arteta and Arsenal players who discuss why this manager has dominated the headlines at times during his half-decade at the club, as Sam and Nick debate what is next and what is possible for the Spaniard in North London.

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39:27

Essential Questions: Who needs a win more in the...

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2024/12/13

Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Ben Grounds look ahead to Manchester City against Manchester United, a match you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday. With both teams struggling for form at the moment, it’s being called ‘the crisis derby.’ But, who needs a win more?

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42:05

Essential Questions: Will form go out the window in...

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2024/12/06

Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to a weekend of derbies in the Premier League. Everton host Liverpool on Saturday in the last Merseyside fixture at Goodison Park, whilst on Sunday, Arsenal travel to Fulham and Tottenham are at home to Chelsea. Keep across all the football this weekend on Sky Sports.

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35:52

Essential Questions: Liverpool against Manchester...

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2024/11/28

Sky Sports’ Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz look ahead to Super Sunday’s big clash as Premier League leaders Liverpool host defending champions Manchester City, a match you can watch on Sky Sports from 4pm and follow on skysports.com.

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47:01

Essential Questions: Why has Pep chosen to stay, and...

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2024/11/21

As Pep Guardiola agrees a contract extension at Manchester City, Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Sam Blitz discuss why he's chosen to stay with the champions and how his decision could affect the Premier League.Plus, in the second half of the episode we're joined by Portuguese football journalist, Miguel Lourenço Pereira - author of the book, "Bring Me That Horizon: A Journey to the Soul of Portuguese Football". Miguel speaks to us about Ruben Amorim's appointment as Manchester United manager and

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27:16

Essential Questions | Is Arsenal's trip to Chelsea a...

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2024/11/08

Ron Walker and Sam Blitz look ahead to Chelsea against Arsenal, a potentially pivotal match in the title race and a game you can watch live on Sky Sports on Sunday.Hear also from pundits Paul Merson and Gary Neville, as well as Chelsea's Levi Colwill who describes what it's like playing under Enzo Maresca. Listen to the full interview with Colwill on this week's One on One podcast: podfollow.com/one-on-one-from-sky-sports

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36:17

Essential Questions: What does Ruben Amorim's...

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2024/11/01

Sky Sports football journalists Ron Walker, Peter Smith and Adam Bate discuss the appointment of Ruben Amorim as Manchester United head coach.Plus, whilst we await his arrival at Old Trafford they look ahead to Sunday's clash with Chelsea, a match you can watch on Sky Sports.

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42:40

“I don’t think anyone will be truly shocked!” –...

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2024/10/28

Former Manchester United Captain Gary Neville is amongst the guests on ‘The Football Show’ on Sky Sports News, reacting to the breaking news that Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club's poor start to the season. Former England internationals Stephen Warnock and Sue Smith also join Rob Jones and our Chief Reporter, Kaveh Solhekol, to discuss the timing of the decision, and ask who could be next through the door at Old Trafford. You can keep up to date with the very

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29:44

Essential Questions: Can Arsenal afford to lose to...

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2024/10/25

Ron Walker, Pete Smith and Nick Wright preview the big Super Sunday match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, and ponder whether a defeat for the home side could see them out of contention to win the Premier League.

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35:51

Essential Questions - Tuchel and the top four: What...

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2024/10/17

Peter Smith is joined by Richard Morgan and Sam Blitz to reflect on a dramatic few days, which have seen Thomas Tuchel appointed as England manager, and look ahead to a mouth-watering weekend of Premier League action on Sky Sports. We discuss Tuchel’s Three Lions appointment and what he will bring to the role. Plus, there is team news and analysis ahead of Liverpool vs Chelsea, with Reds boss Arne Slot enterting a pivotal run of fixtures. Man City’s trip to Wolves and Arsenal’s visit to Bournemouth

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25:38

Tuchel agrees to become England manager

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2024/10/15

Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new England manager. Chelsea's Champions League-winning former boss will become England’s first German-born manager. Hear from Sky Sports’ Senior Reporter Rob Dorsett, who broke the news, and journalist Henry Winter. For more reaction to this story, keep across Sky Sports News and skysports.com.

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36:39

Essential Questions: Where now for England and...

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2024/10/11

Lee Carsley's England honeymoon is over after a disjointed performance and awful result against Greece on Thursday night. Was his experimental line-up to blame? Was he right to be bold? And how will Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke have felt? Plus, how will England set up in Finland on Sunday? And if he doesn't get the job... Who does?

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