Playmaker

The Playmaker from Tortoise - one story every day to make sense of the beautiful game.


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Episoder(192)

2022: Predictions

2022: Predictions

What do we think will happen on and off the pitch in 2022? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 Jan 20226min

'Tis the season to be...playing football

'Tis the season to be...playing football

We're not going to start feeling too sorry for professional footballers. But if there's any moment in the year when they deserve a tiny bit of sympathy, it's Christmas and New Year when the league sch...

17 Des 20214min

Ep 93: Merry Kitmas

Ep 93: Merry Kitmas

Children whose families can't afford a football kit for them to play in often feel left out. What can be done? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Des 20215min

Ep 92: Manchester United's new employee

Ep 92: Manchester United's new employee

Manchester United have just employed a full-time sports psychologist for the first time in 20 years. Why's it taken them so long to replace the last one? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

15 Des 20217min

Ep 91: Maldini's Milan

Ep 91: Maldini's Milan

Paolo Maldini helped AC Milan win the Champions League five out of the seven times they've won it. But the last time they won was 2007. So why are the team now a shadow of their former selves? Hosted ...

14 Des 20216min

Ep 90: What's going on at the PFA?

Ep 90: What's going on at the PFA?

The Professional Footballers Association is the players' union. But how well does it represent their interests? And why isn't it more open about its activities? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ...

13 Des 20216min

Ep 89: Sergio Ramos  - a galactico too far?

Ep 89: Sergio Ramos - a galactico too far?

The Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos signed for Paris Saint Germain, and pocketed a fortune. Then he disappeared. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Des 20215min

Ep 88: Sergio Aguero and the anti-vaxxers

Ep 88: Sergio Aguero and the anti-vaxxers

How a new conspiracy – about the Covid-19 vaccine causing players to collapse on the pitch – has taken hold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Des 20215min

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