Inside The Beautiful Game

Senior Teacher in Accounting and Finance at the University of Liverpool Management School, Kieran Maguire, talks to Inside the Beautiful Game about the finance of football.Kieran is one of the leading authorities on football finance and is the author of The Price of Football and co-host of a podcast by the same name with comedian Kevin Day. A Brighton and Hove Albion fan, Kieran is regularly called upon by newspapers and broadcasters alike to explain the finer details of how football finance does and doesn’t work. This episode of Inside the Beautiful Game was recorded on April 4, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!

In this special edition, Inside the Beautiful Game was joined by Troy Townsend, Head of Development at Kick It Out (KIO - kickitout.org).Troy has been with KIO since 2011 and has been one of the leading voices in the fight for equality in English football ever since. As Head of Development at Football's equality and inclusion organization, he leads on a variety of projects, ranging from the delivery of their education programmes in all English clubs’ academy programmes and events, and through their Raise Your Game initiative.In light of recent events, prompted by the murder of George Floyd, Troy joined me to discuss the work done by Kick It Out, racism in football and wider society, and whether we find ourselves on the brink of real change. This episode of Inside the Beautiful Game was recorded on June 11, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!

Radio, TV and podcast host, Max Rushden, chats to Inside the Beautiful Game about his career and Guardian Football Weekly.A life-long Cambridge United fan, Max started broadcasting with Radio Cambridgeshire before moving to BBC London where, ultimately, he hosted the Breakfast Show. After leaving, he then made the move to TV where he hosted Sky Sports’ long-running Saturday morning show Soccer AM from 2008 until 2015. A presenter for Talksport radio, Max became the full-time host of Guardian Football Weekly in 2017, replacing the departed James Richardson.This episode of Inside the Beautiful Game was recorded on March 26, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!

John Helm, veteran sports commentator, chats to Inside the Beautiful Game about his long and impressive career behind the mic.John’s journalistic career began in 1959 and after a stint working for local and national newspapers he began life as a broadcaster with BBC Radio Leeds. From there he graduated to television, working as a commentator for Yorkshire Television, replacing one Martin Tyler. Since then John has covered countless major sporting events from behind the mic and has been present at a remarkable 10 FIFA World Cups and several Olympic Games. This episode of Inside the Beautiful Game was recorded on March 23, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!

Alvaro Romeo, a Spanish football writer, commentator and broadcaster , chats to Inside the Beautiful Game about his career in the sport and his love for the game.A life-long Athletic Club fan, Alvaro moved to London in 2009 to work for the perform group where he started life as a broadcast journalist. Since then he has gone on to cover the Olympic games, the Premier League, La Liga, tennis and more, and is now the Editor, producer and sports broadcaster at talkSPORT International, as well as a regular contributor to The Totally Football Show. This episode of Inside the Beautiful Game was recorded on March 19, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!

Stipe Plazibat, a Croatian professional footballer plying his trade for Singapore’s Hougang United, chats to Inside the Beautiful Game.Born in Split, Croatia, prior to the start of the Yugoslavian war, Stipe’s career has taken him from the youth setup at his beloved Hadjuk Split, where he played alongside and captained national star Ivan Perisic, to Macedonia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and even Scotland before returning to the Lion City. On the pod, they talk about growing up in war-torn Croatia, lessons learned as a young pro, the difficulties footballers can face abroad, loneliness, the importance of happiness and contentment on performance, life overseas and hopes for the future.This episode was recorded on March 19, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks! 

David Squires, renowned football cartoonist for the Guardian newspaper and published author, chats to host Dan Ogunshakin.A passionate Swindon Town fan, David combines his love for the beautiful game and drawing to entertain readers around the world every single week whether it be his satirical take on the week’s football events or paying tribute to some of the game’s most colourful characters and icons. On the pod, David talks about how his love of football began, his initial steps into the world of cartoons, where he draws his inspiration, his favourite and least favourite people in football to draw and upsetting Steve McMahon.This episode was recorded on March 13, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks! 

Blaine McKenna, globetrotting football coach from Northern Ireland chats to Inside the Beautiful Game about his journey.An aspiring footballer in his youth, an injury setback saw Blaine opt to pursue coaching as a way of making a career in football and he hasn't looked back. A holder of a UEFA A Licence, Blaine has coached in America, Canada, Malawi and Singapore among others and had a spell as Academy Director at Ubon UMT United in Thailand.On the pod, Blaine chats about the experiences he has had coaching football around the world, his time spent as Academy Director in Thailand, the lessons he's learned along the way and what he hopes to achieve in the future.This episode of the podcast was recorded on March 11, 2020.Inside the Beautiful Game is brought to you in partnership with Arepa - brain food for the modern world. Visit drinkarepa.comYou can find Inside the Beautiful Game on Facebook and follow the pod on Twitter @InsideTBG or on podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/inside-the-beautiful-game-991478Please leave us a review and 5* rating either on Apple podcasts or at ratethispodcast.com/inside. Thanks!