Playmaker

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


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Episoder(192)

Ep 71: The super 6,000

Ep 71: The super 6,000

The FA have set a three-year target of 6,000 strong crowds for Women’s Super League fixtures. Can they do it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

16 Nov 20217min

Ep 70: Men against boys

Ep 70: Men against boys

Since 2016, 16 Premier League or ‘category one’ academies have entered teams into the EFL Trophy to gain valuable experience. The changes aren't working. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

15 Nov 20216min

Ep 69: A game without the name

Ep 69: A game without the name

Talks for naming rights between video game manufacturer EA Sports and FIFA are reportedly at a standstill. Which could mean the unthinkable – a FIFA video game not actually called FIFA. Hosted on Aca...

12 Nov 20216min

Ep 68: No place for sentiment

Ep 68: No place for sentiment

Dean Smith had the dream job – manager of his childhood club, Aston Villa. His sacking after a poor run of form shows just how brutal the industry is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

11 Nov 20216min

Ep 67: England's right-back puzzle

Ep 67: England's right-back puzzle

Trent Alexander-Arnold is arguably the best right-back in world football. Why isn't he first choice for England? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Nov 20215min

Ep 66: Can Xavi fix Barca?

Ep 66: Can Xavi fix Barca?

Barcelona legend Xavi is back at his old club as manager. But the job ahead of him is one of the most difficult in world football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 Nov 20217min

Ep 65: The one per cent club

Ep 65: The one per cent club

Common Goal tries to get footballers to donate 1% of their salary to good causes. It's starting to work, but it's working better among relatively low-paid women footballers than among the highly-paid ...

8 Nov 20216min

Ep 64: What happened to home advantage?

Ep 64: What happened to home advantage?

It used to be the case that playing football at home gave teams a big advantage. But so far this year in the Premier League, more away teams have won. What's going on? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

5 Nov 20217min

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