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Football's Greatest: Could It Be Magic?

Folding Pocket & BBC Studios

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 52

Football's Greatest: Could It Be Magic? is a new show brought to you by Carling, the official beer of the Emirates FA Cup and Adobe Women's FA Cup. Join Joe Cole and Ashley Cole, who won the cup nine times between them, ahead of each round in this season's competition as they look back on some of their greatest FA Cup memories, and follow this season's story - all the way to Wembley - with special guests. 18+ please drink responsibly..

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The '99 Champions League Final

Season 3 · Episode 1

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 • Duration 36:41

Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes are here to take you inside one of the most dominant periods of English football. You can expect stories about the trophies, the rivalries, the hairdryer and their team-mates throughout the series as they get candid about their time at Manchester United.

Welcome to Football's Greatest Eras and where else to start but with the crowning glory for that team - the 1999 Champions League Final win over Bayern Munich.

Nicky and Paul take us from their flight out to Barcelona on Concorde to the celebrations in Manchester after. They discuss their contrasting emotions as Paul was suspended from the biggest game of his career and what they thought of Sir Alex Ferguson's starting eleven. We go down into the bowels of the Nou Camp as Nicky explains how he felt stood in the tunnel, separated from the Bayern players by a cage. Then, we're into the match itself, from the terrible start of losing a goal early - and who got the blame for that - to the manager's half-time team talk and, finally, to the unforgettable ending.

Along the way, they also recall when Mick Hucknall trained with them (and whether he could play), why Nicky thought he might be on his way out of the club that summer, and which United player was the first to leave the party after the final?

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Football's Greatest is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.

Cover artwork by Stanley Chow: http://www.stanleychow.co.uk

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Introducing: Football's Greatest Eras with Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes

Season 3

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 • Duration 01:21

Football's Greatest Eras is a new podcast with Manchester United legends Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes. The pair - two Manchester lads themselves - were part of one of the most successful teams ever seen in English football, working under arguably the greatest manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson. Nicky and Paul take you deep inside the United dressing room during this period of dominance. From Ferguson’s team talks to tea cups against the wall; Roy Keane’s leadership to training ground bust-ups; from the rivalries with Liverpool, Newcastle and Arsenal to the European nights in Barcelona, Milan and Madrid; this series will take you under the hood of a great time with raw, compelling and hilarious storytelling. As well as the games and the goals that you know, you'll also get stories you've never heard before: which of them nearly signed for Real Madrid? Which midfielder would hiss, "Don't touch me" during a game? And who upset Fergie by turning up with Miss World before a big game in Europe? This is one of football's greatest eras as told by two of those who were there. Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios. Cover artwork by Stanley Chow: http://www.stanleychow.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Q&A | Should Toney start, the strongest player and the worst thing about modern football

Season 2 · Episode 7

Saturday, July 6, 2024 • Duration 19:18

It's another Q&A with Merse and Jeff and among the questions in this episode: should Ivan Toney start for England? Who was the strongest footballer Merse played with or against? And what do they love and hate about modern football? Merse also names the clubs he would have liked to play for during his career and gives his take on Enzo Maresca and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's moves to Chelsea. If you want to get in touch and ask the guys a question, here what to do: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk What's App: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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England to make Swiss roll over, Ronaldo drama and Erling Haaland at Rochdale

Season 2 · Episode 6

Thursday, July 4, 2024 • Duration 43:12

How come Merse is so confident England will beat the Swiss and win the Euros? Why should Gareth Southgate have no excuses for the quarter-final? And who needs to have a word with Jude Bellingham? Merse and Jeff discuss all of that plus whether the Euros have harmed Southgate's chances of landing a job with a top club, the enduring drama that is Cristiano Ronaldo, why France are dull to watch, their top 5 players of the tournament so far and whether Erling Haaland would score 60 goals in the National League. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next episode on Saturday is another Q&A with Merse and Jeff. Has Merse asked out any more pop stars (see last episode)? We can't promise more revelations like that but you can ask them about almost anything to do with football or themselves.

Send us a voicemail or message at: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk WhatsApp: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.

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Q&A | Asking out Kylie, leaving Arsenal and the next England manager

Season 2 · Episode 5

Saturday, June 29, 2024 • Duration 23:40

Why did Merse leave Arsenal for Middlesbrough? Who should follow Gareth Southgate as England manager? Did Merse really once ask out Kylie Minogue? Jeff Stelling and Paul Merson answer all of these questions and more in their second Q&A on Football’s Greatest: Euros. If you want to get in touch and ask the guys a question, here what to do: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk WhatsApp: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios

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Three Kittens not Lions against Slovenia, but can England still win it?

Season 2 · Episode 4

Thursday, June 27, 2024 • Duration 45:38

What’s up with Bellingham? Just how fit is Harry Kane? And will Gareth Southgate finally ring the changes for the knockout stages? Jeff and Merse discuss England’s drab display against Slovenia. Merse genuinely still thinks England will win the Euros…but why? They also debate if it’s the end for Steve Clarke and Scotland, assess the other contenders, ask if Austria's good form reflects badly on Manchester United and pay respect to Luka Modric and some of the other legends at the tournament. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next episode on Saturday is a Q&A with Merse and Jeff where you can react to anything they've said or ask them about the Euros, football or themselves.

Send us a voicemail or message at: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk WhatsApp: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate:

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.

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England's Subbuteo football, the surfer boy and liver in engine oil

Season 2 · Episode 3

Friday, June 21, 2024 • Duration 55:23

Questions, questions, and more questions for England and Gareth Southgate after the rotten draw with Denmark. Jeff and Merse try to find some of the answers: was it as bad as the Iceland game? Was Grealish left out so Gareth could avoid confrontation? And why was it like Subbuteo? They also discuss Scotland's draw with the Swiss, which Euros manager is like a surfer boy and how you reset a broken nose. Jeff also reveals his top 5 moments from his trip to Germany and which food left him feeling the 'wurst'. Get in touch: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk WhatsApp: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.

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Q&A | “You’re rooming with Mr Gascoigne”

Season 1 · Episode 2

Sunday, June 16, 2024 • Duration 22:53

Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling are back for episode 2 of Football’s Greatest: Euros and they’re taking listeners questions on whatever you want to ask. Topics include who Merse would pick from his playing days to start in the current England side, Jeff’s epic rant about Middlesbrough on Soccer Saturday, and what it was like living with a certain Paul Gascoigne… Get in touch: Email: footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk WhatsApp: 0203 951 9653 (+44 203 951 9653 from outside the UK) Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Football's Greatest: Euros is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.

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Euros Preview | "I only see England or France winning this competition"

Season 2 · Episode 1

Friday, June 14, 2024 • Duration 39:08

Welcome to the first episode of Football's Greatest: Euros, a new show with Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling for the duration of the European Championships. They kick off by looking at the contenders for the tournament. For Merse, it's down to two teams - England and France. But is he backing the Three Lions to bring it home? The guys pick their starting elevens for England's opener against Serbia - Merse is not having Jeff's team at all. They discuss a theory about why Gareth Southgate isn't more adventurous and Merse reveals the one time he saw the England boss misbehave, and they pick their greatest ever Euros moments. ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next episode comes out on Sunday and is a Q&A with Merse and Jeff where you can react to anything they've said or ask them about the Euros, football or themselves.

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Football's Greatest Top 5: Gordon Strachan | “My first night out at United I ended up in the boot of a car”

Season 1 · Episode 23

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Duration 30:48

For the last of our Football’s Greatest interviews, Gordon Strachan joins Jeff once more to discuss his top 5 captains from his career. Along the way Gordon recalls the best footballer he ever played with, the moment he says was one of the best of his life and the player who lived his life in chaos. He also reveals how he ended up in the boot of a car on his first night out at Manchester United, why he only went to England once Graeme Souness had left, what made Scott Brown an inspirational figure and why Sir Alex Ferguson didn’t want his players talking to the Liverpool lads on international duty. NEXT WEEK: Look out for a brand new show - Football’s Greatest: Euros. Paul Merson and Jeff are back together every week throughout the Euros to discuss all the big stories. You can also ask them questions about the tournament, about players, managers, transfer rumours or about their own careers. Email Jeff and Merse at footballsgreatest@foldingpocket.co.uk. Football's Greatest is a Folding Pocket Production with BBC Studios. You can catch our previous episode with Gordon Strachan where he talks about his greatest managers, including Fergie, Jock Stein and Howard Wilkinson, here: YouTube - https://youtu.be/ZfevpE4nSRA?si=xEKzQtI_7Kv4D20D Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/footballs-greatest/id1721822502?i=1000654024332 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6faMDcDKSpSvUoQbtQP0Ip?si=c3a072a25f864b3b Follow Football's Greatest and join in the debate: YouTube: www.youtube.com/@footballsgreatestpod Instagram: www.instagram.com/footballsgreatestpod Twitter: www.twitter.com/ftblsgreatest TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@footballsgreatestpod Facebook: www.facebook.com/footballsgreatestpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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