A football podcast with a difference. Each guest is invited to discuss their relationship with the beautiful game, alongside the soundtrack to their life. Football books are recommended, favourite songs are selected from 10 different categories and a Spotify playlist has been created by each guest for the listeners to get further inside the guests mind. This is 45 minutes + injury time of nostalgic football chat and songs that helped to define their life, alongside the integration of recommended football literature. What more could any football fan ask for? This is ... What's the Score?
* A very special Edition* What did the Lionesses winning the Euros, mean to the next generation of female footballers? How do you come back from 3-0 down at half-time in a National Cup Final? Rosie Bell, Hannah Langford and Evie Elsworth - 3x footballers from the York College Women's football team, join us to discuss their relationship with the beautiful game, select one song each and tell us what the summer of 2022 meant to them as individuals. We discuss everything from organising a girl's school team by yourself to being an accidental goalkeeper and bus karaoke to the ultimate fresh air kick! Tune in and listen to three incredible young women as they give us a very real world insight into the perception of women's football in England, today.
20 Jun 2022
Michael Calvin
What was it like to be in the stadium, reporting on that England v Argentina World Cup quarter-final in 1986? How does a football writer get themselves on a boat in the round the world yacht race?Journalist, documentary maker and football writer Michael Calvin, joins us for the final episode in Series 2. Michael discusses his relationship with the beautiful game, recommends three football books and selects three songs from the soundtrack to his life. In this episode of What's the Score?' we discuss everything from: Maradona to Lech Wałęsa, Tom Brady to Muhammed Ali. Tune in to find out how a journalist/reporter gets a feeling for when iconic sporting moments are going to happen.
13 Jun 2022
Junior Coimbra
How do football coaches treat you, when you are the son of Zico? Where do you start when you are responsible for organising an All-Star Game? Ambassador for 'Adventure in Humanity,' host of Rap77 podcast and son of a Brazilian football icon. Junior Coimbra joins us to discuss his relationship with the beautiful game. Junior recommends his three favourite football books, including a certain book about the 1982 Brazilian team!! and selects three songs from the soundtrack to his life. In this episode of W'hats the Score? We discuss everything from: Zico to Rocky and Back to the Future to rap music. Tune in to find out what life is like, when you walk along the streets of Rio with Zico.
6 Jun 2022
Dotun Adebayo
What happens when your ex-girlfriend is related to a famous historical figure? What do you learn, living with Dr Dré? Dotun Adebayo of Radio 5-Live World Football Phone in and The Brazilian Shirt Named Podcast fame, joins us to discuss his relationship with the beautiful game, share three football book recommendations and selects three songs that should be sung by all football fans. In this episode we discuss everything from: Tim Sherwood to Eazy-E, Growing up in North London to Tim Vickery's favourite rhyming couplet. Tune in to listen to Dotun, as he gives us a live rendition of Eddie Cochran's C'mon Everybody
30 May 2022
Gary Thacker
Did you write poetry when you were 18? What song do you sing out loud to? Just a couple of the subjects covered when, These Football Times writer, multi football book author and passionate advocate of Dutch football in the 1970s, Gary Thacker. Joins us to discuss his relationship with the Beautiful Game. Gary also recommends his three football books and chooses three songs that are set against the backdrop to his life. We discuss everything from Johan Cruyff to Gene Kelly and Ajax to Walsall. Tune in to the show to hear how Gary found a love of football writing through his love of writing poetry as a teenager!
16 May 2022
Gary Mabbutt
What does it feel to walk up the stairs at Wembley Stadium and lift the FA Cup? How difficult is it to play your entire professional football career as a diabetic? Former Tottenham captain and club icon Gary Mabbutt joins us to discuss his relationship with the beautiful game. Gary recommends his three favourite football books and selects three songs from the soundtrack to his life. In this first episode of Series 2 of What's the Score? We discuss everything from Gazza in the 1991 FA Cup Final to the Lion King and a love of Fever Pitch to singing Robbie Williams' Angels. Tune in to the show to find out how Bill Nicholson persuaded a young Gary Mabbutt to sign for Spurs.
4 Apr 2022
Patrick Barclay
Were the Sex Pistols some of our most talented poets? How did it feel to sit in the press box for the Brazil v Italy match at the 1982 World Cup? Former Chief Football Writer and author Patrick Barclay joins us to discus his relationship with the beautiful game, recommend three football books, and discuses the songs that make up the soundtrack to his life. In this special episode which serves as a taster for the upcoming Series 2, we discuss everything from ACDC to remaining impartial in the press box, John Lydon to being a Dundee supporter. Tune in to the show to hear Patrick discuss the meaning behind 'A Whole Lotta Rosie.'
31 Jan 2022
Laura Wolfe
How do you begin to organise a full testimonial year for Vincent Kompany? What do you do when Eric Cantona just walks into your kitchen and wants to chat about the 'derby game?' PR expert and organiser of the NWFAs, Laura Wolfe, joins us to discuss her relationship with the beautiful game. Laura recommends her three favourite football books and selects three songs from the soundtrack to her life. In Episode 6 of What's the Score? We discuss everything from: Liam Gallagher to Barbra Streisand, Pep Guardiola singing along to an acoustic version of Wonderwall to Laura's mum leaving her seat before Sergio Agüero scored THAT goal. Tune in to the show to find out what happens, when you agree to take part in a documentary about the Manchester derby.
24 Jan 2022
John Helm
"The boy's a genius" - An iconic commentary line from an iconic World Cup. ITV commentator John Helm joins us to discuss his incredible career and relationship with the beautiful game. He also recommends three of his favourite football books and selects three songs from the soundtrack to his life. In episode 5 of What's the Score? We discuss everything from: Commentating on THAT Brazil vs Italy game in 1982 to supporting Bradford Park Avenue, James Bond to Brian Clough. Tune in to the show to hear first hand, what it was like to have the responsibility of commentating on one of English football's darkest moment's.
17 Jan 2022
Sal Bono
Do you support a different team to the rest of your entire family? What is the greatest movie score? Sal Bono, Emmy nominated reporter and passionate Azzurri fan, discusses his relationship with Calcio, recommends his three favourite football books and selects songs that make up the soundtrack to his life. In episode 4 of What's the Score? We discuss everything from Indiana Jones to opera, Andrea Pirlo to plumbing. Tune in to the show to find out how a massive childhood error, saw Sal became an AC Milan fan for life.
10 Jan 2022
John Sheridan
What happened in those first few minutes following Gazza's career threatening injury, in the 1991 FA Cup Final? Which song always brings a tear to your eye? John Sheridan, the man who oversaw Paul Gascoigne's entire rehabilitation from that horrific knee injury, discusses his relationship with football, recommends his three favourite football books and selects songs that make up the soundtrack to his incredible life. In episode three of What's the Score, the man whose own traumatic childhood injury's put him on a path to work with some of the best players in the English game for over 20 years covers everything with us: From Gazza to Andrea Bocelli, Louis Armstrong to Eileen Drewery. Tune in to the show to hear why John made the BBC Nine O'Clock News headlines.
3 Jan 2022
Steven Scragg
What was the first football match you went to? Which song best reminds you of your childhood? Steven Scragg, multi award nominated football writer and the author of the UEFA Club Competitions 'Trilogy' (inc A Tournament Frozen in Time) discusses his relationship with football, recommends his three favourite football books and selects the songs that make up the soundtrack to his life. On our second episode of 'What's the Score?' we cover everything from: Garrincha to The Who, losing clothes on a night out to who picks the music in the car. Tune in to the show to find out which member of Steven's family wrote up George Harrison's cards, just before he and the rest of the Beatles went to Hamburg, to see if they could maybe make a living as a band!
22 Dec 2021
Tim Vickery
What football book should you read next? What song best describes you? Tim Vickery, BBC Sport's South American football correspondent, discusses his relationship with the beautiful game, shares his favourite ever football books and selects the songs that make up the soundtrack of his life. On our very first episode of 'What's the Score?' everything is covered, from David Niven to Pelé, council housing to The Beatles. Tune in to the show to find out what Tim Vickery would do first, if he was the next British Prime Minister.
20 Nov 2021
Preview - What's the Score?
Hello and welcome to a new football podcast that invites guests from the world of football to discuss their relationship with the 'beautiful game'. A podcast that gets to know every guest through their love of football, music and books. This a preview to Series 1 - 6x episodes all 45 minutes + injury time in length. If you love football and culture then this podcast is for you. My name is Stuart Horsfield and this... is What's the Score?
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