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Join Sky Sports News five times a week for a look at the stories making the headlines from the world of sport. Featuring insight from the UK's top sports journalists, we tackle the biggest sports news of the day with episodes available every weekday evening. - •You can watch the sports action live on Sky Sports. If you're not already a Sky customer, you can stream Sky Sports on your terms with a NOW membership. Sign up to NOW here: www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_podcastlink • Paper Talk is a Sky Sports podcast. Listen to every episode here: https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/12868489/back-pages-podcast-national-newspaper-sports-headlines-review-from-sky-sports •You can listen to Paper Talk on your smart speaker by asking it to "play Paper Talk". •For all the latest sport news, head to www.skysports.com •For advertising opportunities email: skysportspodcasts@sky.uk

Publisher

Sky Sports

Category

news · sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Apr 2023

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

98 of 838 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Are Manchester United's next fixtures vital for Michael Carrick's tenure? | Gianni Infantino investigated for receiving undeclared payments from World Cup organising company in US

   Rob Jones interviews Miguel Delaney and Isaan Khan about Manchester United's crucial fixtures and Gianni Infantino's investigation into undeclared payments.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Maresca insists City will win their appeal | Lionesses beat Greece | Carrick takes aim at City

   ESPN's Mark Ogden and The Telegraph's Sam Dean analyze Manchester City's appeal, the Lionesses' victory, and Carrick's critique in this interview episode.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Enzo Maresca & Erling Haaland break silence after Man City guilty verdict | Aleksander Ceferin pushes for fourth UEFA presidential term despite previous pledge against it

   Jessica Creighton interviews Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Liew about Enzo Maresca and Erling Haaland's statements following Manchester City's financial charges and Aleksander Ceferin's re-election bid.

Inside a recent episode

Are Manchester United's next fixtures vital for Michael Carrick's tenure? | Gianni Infantino investigated for receiving undeclared payments from World Cup organising company in US

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now, this is one of those situations, I suppose, where it's both a strength and a weakness because, look, Arteta, we can see it from the way he speaks. We can see him on the sideline. We can see it from the team's football that he wants that intensity in training for that to be replicated then in match situations. And it doesn't mean Arsenal are a very difficult side to play against. The flip side is, if you don't have too much, there's a build-up of fatigue, as is the kind of parlance in football now. Load management needs to be improved. And consequently, due to wear and tear, players will have more problems. […]

Who has been a guest on Back Pages

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Miguel Delaney
• Isaan Khan
• Mark Ogden
• Sam Dean
• Jonathan Liew

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

95,276,437

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

86 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

38 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

98

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