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Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about. Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the

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All Episodes

57:14

FIFA vs. Football: The Club World Cup That's Tearing...

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2025/06/19

Welcome to Whistleblowers - Football From The Inside OutIs FIFA’s new Club World Cup tearing football apart? This week, Whistleblowers dives into the storm brewing around Gianni Infantino’s club football expansion in the form of the Club World Cup - and why players, clubs, and fans are furious. Ian Ladyman questions who’s really in charge of football now, and Gordon Smart wonders if we’ve already broken the calendar beyond repair. Plus, Mark Clattenburg lifts the lid on how referees

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35:46

Why Every Change in Football is Having a Negative Effect

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2025/06/17

Welcome back to Whistleblowers - Football’s Most Original New Podcast. In this week’s bonus episode; Gordon, Mark and Ian start by reacting to comments sent in by people across our social accounts and podcast providers. There are some very nice comments, and there are some not so nice comments, so stay tuned to hear if any of our hosts have taken offence… (If you’d like to get involved, don’t forget to reach out) The lads then turn their hand to some set-building, as the Whistleblowers

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65:21

When Big Sam Threatened to Kick My Door Down

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2025/06/12

Welcome back to Whistleblowers - Football’s Most Original New Podcast.Right then, we’ve had our nicey nice intros, getting to know everyone, time now to really get stuck into a feast of football. With two Englishmen and a Scot, there’s plenty to moan about following a rather uninspiring international schedule. Scotland sit with one win in their last 9 games, despite now boasting a squad that could be challenging, is it time for Steve Clarke’s side to step it up a gear? We analyse the

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31:12

John Terry and The Pyramid of Vodkas

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2025/06/10

Hello and welcome back to Whistleblowers - football’s most original new podcast.In part two, Gordon, Mark and Ian answer your questions telling tales of their experiences with John Terry and highlighting his on-field and off-field personas. Is Mark’s feud with the Chelsea legend as bitter as it seemed in a recent Baller League encounter? Gordon discusses his incredible journey to interviewing Robbie Williams at his home, and how the Ian reflects on the challenges of press conferences, and

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58:52

Mark Clattenburg: Fergie Time Was Real... I Did It!

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2025/06/05

Welcome to Whistleblowers - football’s most original new podcast.With Gordon Smart, Mark Clattenburg and Ian Ladyman at the helm, you’re in safe hands this summer and beyond… Mark details his experience as a referee. He discloses the abuse he regularly received, the lack of support he got from his bosses, and an incredible decision that led to one of the Premier League’s most iconic results. Ian shares some wild Mario Balotelli anecdotes, and reveals the only manager that truly believed in

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0:46

Whistleblowers - Football From The Inside Out

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2025/05/28

Whistleblowers is football’s most original new podcast - lifting the lid on the parts of the game no one else talks about.Hosted by Gordon Smart, with ex-elite referee Mark Clattenburg and veteran journalist Ian Ladyman, this isn’t another safe roundtable of punditry. It’s football told differently - with insight, authority, and plenty of laughs. From what really goes on in the referee’s room, to how clubs spin crises and who’s pulling the strings behind the scenes - Whistleblowers brings the

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52:59

Soccer A-Z Finale

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2025/03/28

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z, for our last EVER episode!It’s a ‘Questions and Quiz’ edition to round off the series, meaning you can expect a series of questions, and a quiz… On today’s episode, the gang: say whether they reckon England will win a major tournament in their lifetime, disclose who would be in their Allies squad for ‘Escape to Victory’ and debate what they’d request for their death row meal… We also feature our final instalment of ‘The Unfair Football Quiz’… this week, the show

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71:19

Will Tim Lovejoy Finally WIN Soccer A-Z?!

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2025/03/26

Welcome to the final episode of the people’s podcast – Soccer A-Z – saving society week by week. This week, Tim and the team take on the letter Z and cover everything from zoo animals on the pitch to Zlatan’s epic quotes. Plus, find out how fatherhood is treating Tubes, what Robbie is doing in Italy and what prestigious award Lovejoy once apparently won when working for The Big Breakfast. And if that wasn’t enough, we’re joined by funnyman, TV star, podcaster and Plymouth fan Josh

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54:17

Why Cole Palmer is OVERRATED! | Soccer A-Z

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2025/03/21

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z… for the ‘Questions and Quiz’ instalment!We have a jam-packed episode coming your way, so stay tuned to hear questions relating to: Yanks Yamal Yellow cards We also, of course, have ‘What’s Right With Football’ and ‘Anything But Football’ Presenters: Tim Lovejoy Helen Chamberlain Joe Worsley Robbie Knox Producers: Henry Williams & Ashley Whitt Executive Producers: Tim Lovejoy, & Jamie East Studio Manager: Sam Chisholm Production Manager: Vittoria

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61:56

Why Tim Lovejoy is a ‘salty sausage’

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2025/03/19

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z, ‘The People’s Podcast’, saving football one week at a time (altogether now) WHILST HELPING SOCIETY!It’s the penultimate letter of the alphabet this time, as we tackle the letter Y… There’s plenty for the gang to get stuck into in this one… Yeboah Yellow cards Yellow wall Yashin The list really is endless… Oh, and do you reckon you can figure out the latest riddle in ‘Peter Selby’s Guess the Goal’? Presenters: Tim Lovejoy Helen Chamberlain Joe Worsley Robbie

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48:57

Will Soccer AM Come Back?

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2025/03/14

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z - for the Questions and Quiz edition! This week, the main show revolved around the letter X, so Tim was tasked with the unenviable challenge of writing 11 questions based on the alphabet's most awkward letter. So, stay tuned for questions on: Twitter (X) Leverkusen (Xabi Alonso) Voting (X in a box) There, as always, are also questions from you, What's Right With Football and Anything But Football Presenters: Tim Lovejoy Helen Chamberlain Joe Worsley Robbie

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60:19

Who is the best foreign player in Premier League...

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2025/03/12

Welcome back to another episode of the people’s podcast – Soccer A-Z – saving society week by week.This week Tim and the team take on the letter X and cover everything from X-rated challenges and x-rays, to Xmas footie and xenophobia (a fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners… coming to play in the Premier League). Plus, find out what Joe got up to for his birthday, why Robbie is heading to Barcelona and which players the gang wanted to see play in the Premier League. And if that wasn’t

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57:11

What Was the Joke That Nearly Took Soccer AM Off Air?

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2025/03/07

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z, for our ‘Questions and Quiz’ edition!The gang - as always - start by answering your questions and debating whether they’d rather see club or country succeed in football, discussing the joke that nearly took them off air! It’s Brighton vs Wolves in the ‘Unfair Football Quiz’ as Joe takes on Adam. As this week’s featured letter was ‘W’ - questions include: Can you name two ‘Wham’ songs? Who weed on the St Andrews pitch? Which Dutch player scored a worldie in the ’88

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67:33

Old Soccer AM Gang Reveal their 'Biggest Post-Show...

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2025/03/05

Welcome to another episode of ‘The People’s Podcast’ - Soccer A-Z – saving society one week at a time!We kick things off this week with a very special, EXCLUSIVE, announcement! After that, Tim and the team take on the letter W, waxing lyrical about:player wages, crowd waves, Wembley Stadium, and warthogs… on the pitch! Plus, find out what sport Tim made everyone at Soccer AM take up – weird and wonderful reasons for matches being called off – and what’s buried deep below our national

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45:01

What REALLY Went on Behind the Scenes on Soccer AM?!

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2025/02/28

Welcome back to another episode of the ‘World’s Number One Podcast’, Soccer A-Z!It’s time for our Friday edition, aka, the Questions and Quiz. It’s a Championship battle this time around with Middlesborough fan, Will, taking on Plymouth’s Ben. As this week’s show centred around the letter ‘V’, please stay tuned for questions such as: Which clubs has Ruud Van Nistelrooy managed this season? Where did Terry Venables start his career? What vegetable was Graham Taylor compared to? We also

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65:48

Tubes Left Speechless as His Idol Crashes the Pod!

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2025/02/26

Welcome back to another episode of the 'World’s Number 1 Podcast’ – Soccer A-Z!This week, Tim and the team take on the letter V and cover everything from 'Value for Money' and 'VAR' to Vinnie Jones and mr Red Bull and omelette himself, Jamie Vardy. Plus, expect more stories from the good old days of Soccer AM, as we uncover which legendary player inspired the world famouse 'Crossbar Challenge' - plus, we face up to yet another brutal week of backlash. This time it comes after Helen criminally

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47:41

Which Player Will be the Next Great Manager?

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2025/02/21

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z, for another edition of the Questions and Quiz show, where there are questions and a quiz… (believe it or not)This week, the show centred around the letter U, so the next batch of contestants must answer: Which team used to play at Underhill Who Eusebio used to play for (because Eusebio sounds like it starts with a U) The teams nicknamed ‘The Us’ And of course, the gang answer the best questions as asked by you, and debate the existence of ghosts. Sometimes I

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65:03

We NEED to Talk About the State of Urinals in this...

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2025/02/19

Welcome to another episode of the 'People’s Podcast', Soccer A-Z - saving society one week at a time!It's the turn of the letter 'U' this week, as we cover everything from unsung heroes and unexpected goal scorers to unbelievable tekkers and the shocking urinals in football stadiums! Plus, find out why Joe isn’t happy with Ryanair, why Tubes has been chatting to Gianfranco Zola and what Helen thinks to all the backlash she received to her pineapple pizza! Presenters: Tim Lovejoy Helen

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47:07

Chelsea fan, Tim Lovejoy, Wants his OWN TEAM to get...

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2025/02/14

Welcome back to Soccer A-Z... the Questions and Quiz edition!What can you expect from this episode? Well, the gang explain which sides they'd like to go down (spoiler, Tim wants his OWN TEAM to be relegated), they debate their favourite takeaways AND they name the players that would go into their ULTIMATE 5 a side team! As always, we pit two of our loyal listeners against one another in the 'Unfair Football Quiz', so stay tuned for a 'T' inspired episode. Do you know? Who started the phrase

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63:28

Why Time-Wasting in Football is Ripping Off the Fans!

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2025/02/12

Welcome to another episode of ‘The People’s Podcast’ - Soccer A-Z – saving society one week at a time!This week Tim and the team take on the letter T and tackle everything from Thomas Tuchel and Mr T, to time-wasting and Topless Weather (Sheephead’s Soccer AM classic). Plus, following on from last week we hear from a few Soccer AM Soccerettes and from the main man Chip. Robbie returns this week with a couple of cracking stories from night outs with Gavin Henson and Charlotte Church, and

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