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Playmaker

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  • 190. Ep 190: End of season review - part two

    07:48||Season 1, Ep. 190
    Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler continue to reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In this final episode of the Playmaker they discuss club ownership, diversity in football and the overall state of English football.
  • 189. Ep 189: End of season review - part one

    07:33||Season 1, Ep. 189
    Chloe Beresford and Andrew Butler reflect on the 2021/2022 season. In part one they discuss the return of fans to stadiums after Covid restrictions, preparations for the Qatar World Cup and the state of the women's game.
  • 188. Ep 188: A day of great importance

    06:19||Season 1, Ep. 188
    17-year-old Jake Daniels has become the first male footballer in the UK to come out as gay in 32 years. So how has the journey to get here taken so long?
  • 187. Ep 187: Milan’s glory days return

    05:24||Season 1, Ep. 187
    Seven years ago, neither of Milan’s clubs made the top four in Italian football. Now, they’re vying for the Serie A title. How have the good times returned to the city?
  • 186. Ep 186: The Ewood Express

    05:33||Season 1, Ep. 186
    Yasir Sufi is the award-winning integration and development manager at Blackburn Rovers. His work is making a huge difference to a town where racial disparities have been a problem for decades. How has he done it?
  • 185. Ep 185: The world’s most expensive football shirt

    06:03||Season 1, Ep. 185
    Diego Maradona’s infamous ‘Hand of God’ shirt has sold for over £7million – and in the process has made former England midfielder Steve Hodge incredibly rich.