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ARSENAL ACADEMY’S SECRETS 🤯 Josh Dasilva | Perspectives
09 Sep 2024
00:29:17
There’s been a bit of a golden generation coming out of Arsenal in recent years 🤩 But a somewhat underrated player from that generation is Skechers Football Athlete, Josh DaSilva.⚽️ After bravely turning down a pro contract with Arsenal, Josh joined Brentford and began to show the fans exactly why there was so much hype surrounding him. ✍️📈
But, just as everything was going well, disaster struck. Josh was struck down with injury after injury. 💔 Josh joined us for an interview on Perspectives, where he told us about his journey to The Premier League and opened up about his injury struggles. 🙏
He tells us about what happens behind closed doors at Arsena,l & gives us his thoughts on the new Skechers Football Evolution Pack. 🤩
FOLLOW SKECHERS FOOTBALL 👇 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skechersfootball TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skechersfootball?lang=en
TIMESTAMPS 👇 00:00 - 01:52 - Intro 01:52 - 02:34 - Growing up 02:34 - 03:14 - London life and inspirations 03:14 - 03:27 - Learning from Midfielders and Strikers 03:27 - 04:01 - Meeting Van Persie 04:01 - 04:33 - First Talent in Football 04:33 - 05:39 - Getting Scouted for Arsenal 05:39 - 06:27 - Trial at Arsenal 06:27 - 07:07 - Growing up in the academy 07:07 - 08:52 - Meeting Carzola and Ozil 08:52 - 09:17 - Signing for Skechers 09:17 - 09:39 - Choosing the Razor boot 09:39 - 09:52 - Thoughts on the Evo pack 09:52 - 11:08 - Winning the Euros with England U19's 11:08 - 11:43 - Leaving Arsenal 11:43 - 12:35 - Leaving with a plan 12:35 - 13:21 - Signing for Brentford 13:21 - 14:31 - Changing Position 14:31 - 15:21 - 28 goals in a season 15:21 - 15:34 - Coming Up 15:34 - 17:50 - Promotion with Brentford 17:50 - 18:27 - The Championship to The PL 18:27 - 19:37 - Underrated players 19:37 - 21:20 - Dealing with injuries 21:20 - 22:47 - How to be mentally strong 22:47 - 23:35 - Being underestimated 23:35 - 24:51 - When will you be back? 24:51 - 25:43 - Advice to younger self 25:43 - 27:03 - Areas of improvement 27:03 - 27:59 - Changes to football industry 27:59 - 28:52 - Josh DaSilva's future 28:52 - 29:06 - Josh DaSilva's question for the audience
RAP & PRISON to scouting for CHELSEA & ARSENAL ⚽️ Joe Black | Perspectives
20 Aug 2024
01:00:40
Originally from Islington in London, Joe Black is a music and football legend. 👑
He initially gained fame as a rapper, achieving millions of views on YouTube and is now considered one of the true pioneers of UK Rap. 🎶🔊Rick Ross, Potter Payper & Tion Wayne are just a handful of big names Joe has worked with. 🤩
But following a stint in prison, Joe’s ambitions changed and he decided to pursue another passion: football. ⚽️
In an unlikely turn of events, Joe worked hard to break into the football industry and began scouting for Chelsea. 🤯 He is credited with scouting one of Chelsea’s many top academy products, Clinton Mola. 👏
After spending over 5 years in the recruitment team at Chelsea, he is now scouting for Arsenal. 🔴 From London street rapper, to Premier League scout - that is not a career journey you hear every day. 🤝
Joe tells us about his early life as a rapper, the realities of going to prison and how he turned his life around to work for some of the biggest football clubs in the world. 🙌
Our Perspectives interview series is known for telling the most interesting stories in football, but Joe Black has one of the craziest life stories we’ve ever heard. 🎶🔐⚽️
WATCH THIS INTERVIEW 👇 https://youtu.be/YFQ8b69h7pg
TIMESTAMPS 👇 00:00 - 02:02 - Intro 02:02 - 03:47 - Growing up in Islington 03:47 - 04:08 - What came first, Rap or Football? 04:08 - 06:20 - Getting into Rap & music journey 06:20 - 07:10 - Joe's worldview 07:10 - 10:44 - Growth as a Rapper 10:44 - 14:26 - Prison Time 14:26 - 14:38 - Coming Up 14:38 - 16:06 - Reoffending after Prison 16:06 - 18:38 - Music Journey 18:38 - 19:29 - Career highlights 19:29 - 20:42 - Being a pioneer to the industry 20:42 - 21:34 - Chatting to artists from the past 21:34 - 23:25 - Football Coaching course in Prison 23:25 - 25:32 - Starting a football club and coaching 25:32 - 26:57 - Intro to Joe Shields 26:57 - 31:17 - Players getting scouted from Joe's team 31:17 - 31:34 - Coming up 31:34 - 33:29 - Transition from past life into Football 33:29 - 34:52 - Working at Chelsea 34:52 - 36:27 - Stories from Chelsea 36:27 - 37:36 - Players who didn't fulfil their potential 37:36 - 39:09 - Leaving Chelsea for Arsenal 39:09 - 40:29 - Working with Chris Robinson 40:29 - 41:20 - Joining Arsenal staff 41:20 - 43:22 - Stories from Arsenal 43:22 - 45:00 - Most exciting young Arsenal players 45:00 - 45:54 - Most exciting young talent 45:54 - 46:15 - Advice for youngsters 46:15 - 46:35 - Coming up 46:35 - 47:42 - Importance of environment when growing up 47:42 - 49:36 - Craziest stories from the past 49:36 - 50:52 - Mistakes from youth 50:52 - 52:19 - Changing the Football industry 52:19 - 53:53 - Mistakes young footballers make 53:53 - 54:39 - Learnings from human nature in Football 54:39 - 58:16 - Views on the UK Rap Scene 58:16 - 01:00:13 - What does the Future hold for Joe Black? 01:00:13 - 01:00:24 - Question for the RB audience 01:00:24 - 01:00:39 - Outro
Real Madrid’s €72 MILLION WONDERKID 🤯 ENDRICK | Perspectives
19 Aug 2024
00:06:32
Endrick has one of the craziest transfer stories we’ve seen in recent years. 😮 He caught the attention of the world at just 15 years old whilst playing for Palmeiras. 🌍 Instantly, reports of a new wonderkid emerging in Brazil began to excite football fans around the world. 🤩
Within a few months, it was announced that Real Madrid had agreed a transfer deal to sign Endrick on his 18th birthday. 🤯 The fee would rise to roughly to €72 MILLION! 🤑
Fast forward to 2024 and Endrick is officially a Real Madrid player with a weight of expectation on his shoulders. 🤝
We caught up with Endrick at the launch of his latest “Rising Edition” New Balance boots, just days before his big unveiling as a Real Madrid player. 😎 He gives us his perspective on what it’s really like to sign for Real Madrid as a teenager, and his goals for the future. ✅
TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - 01:36 - Intro 01:36 - 02:03 - Growing up & football 02:03 - 02:19 - Football Idols 02:19 - 03:07 - Interest from Real Madrid 03:07 - 03:25 - How does it feel being a Real Madrid player 03:25 - 03:53 - Most exciting player to play with at Real Madrid 03:53 - 04:36 - Brazilian influence to join Real Madrid 04:36 -05:43 - Dealing with fame 05:43 - 06:03 - Future aspirations & goals at Real Madrid 06:03 - 06:18 - Rising edition New Balance boots 06:18 - 06:32 - Outro
The TRUTH Behind Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen ⚽️ Nathan Tella | Perspectives
23 Jul 2024
01:08:08
Last season, Nathan Tella had the best year of his career at Bayer Leverkusen. Playing for Xabi Alonso, he was part of the first Bundesliga team to go an entire season without losing a game.
Leverkusen won their first ever Bundesliga title, ending Bayern’s 11 year winning streak. They made history, and Nathan played a big part in that. He’s had a great season, but his journey has been far from easy.
Nathan was released by Arsenal’s academy and left without a club at 18 years old. He suffered a near career-ending knee injury when he was just 19 years old.
But despite all the adversity he faced, he never gave up and managed to turn his career around. In this episode, Nathan talks about working with football legends like Vincent Kompany and Xabi Alonso.
He opens up about the reality of being a professional footballer, and gives us the behind the scenes on this incredible Leverkusen team. This is Nathan Tella, and this, is his story.
What REALLY happened to Saido Berahino 👀 | Perspectives
16 Jul 2024
01:10:45
Once regarded as one of the Premier League’s brightest young talents, it’s safe to say Saido Berahino’s career did not go to plan. 😔 The media told a clichéd tale of an unprofessional young footballer who let fame and money get to his head. But there’s more than meets the eye with Saido. 👀
Saido tell us about growing up on the streets of war-torn Burundi, losing his father and moving to the UK alone as a refugee. 💔 He reveals the truth behind corrupt individuals in the football industry along with threats of violence. 😳
Saido went from making footballs with plastic bags, to playing in the Premier League in front of millions. Although he didn’t fulfil his potential on the pitch, this interview may open your eyes to his side of the story. 🙏
A special Thank You to Sync Global Sports for their help with organising this interview.
Timestamps:
00:00 // Intro 01:18 // Childhood and Growing Up 02:38 // Moving to the U.K at such a young age 03:55 // Growing up in Birmingham 06:53 // Gang violence in birmingham 07:38 // Sunday league memories 07:58 // Trials & Signing for West Brom 09:13 // Lifestyle change after signing for West Brom 10:05 // Realising he could become a Premier League footballer 11:39 // First England call up 13:21 // Going from playing football in Africa to playing with England in 10 years 14:27 // Progressing through West Brom academy 15:13 // Going on Loan to get first team football 17:56 // Breaking into West Brom first team 19:13 // West Brom debut 19:54 // New contract at West Brom 20:49 // How did the money change your life? 22:05 // What happened next? 23:27 // Getting called up for England first team 25:38 // Tottenham transfer saga 29:07 // The infamous Tottenham tweet 30:35 // Backlash after the tweet 31:16 // Aftermath of failed Tottenham transfer 32:13 // Transfer to Stoke 33:51 // Lack of guidance 34:49 // Dodgy football agents 38:52 // How important is your environment as a footballer? 39:45 // What went wrong at Stoke 43:36 // Goal drought at Stoke and overcoming it 45:15 // Depression whilst at Stoke 47:44 // Reputation of being a 'party boy' 50:26 // Getting robbed in London 54:04 // Police leaking the robbery story 55:10 // The effect the robbery had on Berahino 56:17 // Dark period in life 57:52 // Leaving stoke and moving to Belgium 58:58 // Coming back to England with Sheffield Wednesday 59:33 // Transfer to Cyprus 01:00:04 // What could have been with Berahino's career? 01:01:31 // Biggest mistake 01:02:09 // Best advice received 01:02:30 // Crazy Stories 01:04:41 // Would you want your kid to be a footballer? 01:05:16 // Is football declining? 01:06:11 // Best player played with 01:07:17 // Most underrated player 01:07:59 // Failed drugs test 01:10:10 // Question for the RB audience 01:10:31 // Outro
Why Messi REALLY left Barcelona 👀 Fabrizio Romano | Perspectives
08 Jul 2024
00:36:49
Every football fan in the world knows the transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. With over 50 million followers on social media, he is the most influential football journalist ever 🤩 Fabrizio sat down with Rising Ballers for a rare, exclusive interview to reveal exactly how he has managed to become one of the biggest names in football ⚽️
He tells us all about what really happens behind the scenes in the Transfer Market 👀 The inside track on multiple high profile transfer sagas such as Messi leaving Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo and more. 🤝
The pressure of being England’s youngest ever player | Perspectives
08 Jul 2024
00:16:24
Theo Walcott, a legend of English football ⚽️, joined us at #PlayStationHouse, where the worlds of football and gaming collide, to celebrate the UEFA Champions League final in London at the weekend 🏆. From his beginnings at Southampton to his outstanding career at Arsenal and beyond, Theo shared fascinating stories and insights.
NILE RANGER opens up football, prison & gambling | Perspectives
29 May 2024
01:30:04
Join us for an exclusive and riveting interview with Nile Ranger, the footballer whose journey from the heights of the Premier League to the depths of prison is nothing short of extraordinary. In this raw and honest podcast episode, Nile opens up about his life both on and off the pitch, sharing stories and insights you won't hear anywhere else.
Nile opens up about playing in the Premier League, his time behind bars and the impact it had on his career, his gambling addiction where he was spending £3,000 a day at casinos, that infamous BB gun picture, punching Andros Townsend and much more. Nile Ranger's story is a testament to the highs and lows of professional sports and the resilience needed to overcome personal demons. Whether you're a football fan or someone interested in stories of redemption, this interview is a must-watch.
Since his short stint as player-manager at Forest Green, Troy Deeney has been in the media a lot recently. He’s a polarising character; some see him as outspoken, others find his ‘say it how it is’ style refreshing. Regardless, you have to respect the man’s career. Coming from a tough childhood in Birmingham, Deeney didn’t sign for a professional club until he was 18 years old. He rose up the English football pyramid making 165 PL appearances and scoring 47 PL Goals.
It’s rare to find a footballer so open about their story, but Deeney tells us everything. We cover his struggles with domestic abuse, alcohol issues, time in prison and the pressures of being a Premier League footballer. Love him or hate him, Troy Deeney is a name The Premier League will never forget.
The Head of Jay Z’s agency, repping Vini Jr & De Bruyne | Perspectives
21 Apr 2024
01:04:27
Football Agents are a controversial topic in football, but like them or hate them, they are a crucial part of the game 🤷♂️ According to FIFA, football clubs spent a whopping £701 Million on agency fees in 2023 alone 💰 That figure is 43% more than what they spent in 2022. To say the industry is growing, would be an understatement 🤯
In 2019 Jay Z’s business Roc Nation decided to enter the football agency industry. With years of experience as an agent, Alan Redmond became Roc Nation’s head of global football 🤝 Superstars such as Kevin De Bruyne, Vini Jr & many more are now Roc Nation clients 🤩
We sat down with Alan to find out the truth. What is it really like, being a football agent for some of the world’s biggest stars? How did he get to where he is and what advice does he have for other people trying to enter the industry? 🤔
Bukayo Saka? Eddie Nketiah? Who is Dide? 👀 Perspectives
07 Apr 2024
00:38:15
In 2023, a masked rapper going by the name of Dide appeared on the internet. New rappers appear every day, but there was something different about Dide 👀 Not only was his music becoming popular fast…but a rumour started to spread that this rapper, was actually a Premier League footballer in disguise. 🤯 We sat down with the rapper who tells us all about his crazy double life. What’s it like to be a footballer and a rapper, and finally….WHO IS DIDE?! 🤔
Timestamps: 00:00 - 01:45 - Intro 01:45 - 02:53 - Who is Dide? 02:53 - 03:26 - Are you a pioneer? 03:26 - 03:56 - Dropping music 03:56 - 04:25 - Football or Rap? 04:25 - 06:06 - Stigma of footballers' hobbies 06:06 - 07:11 - The football industry 07:11 - 07:59 - Behind the scenes as a footballer 07:59 - 09:05 - Sacrifices 09:05 - 09:56 - Getting released from a club 09:56 - 12:12 - Money and fame in football 12:12 - 13:07 - Favourite footballer and artist 13:07 - 13:54 - Biggest challenge in football 13:54 - 14:42 - Advice to your younger self 14:42 - 15:42 - Football and Music 15:42 - 16:20 - Career goals 16:20 - 16:58 - People asking about Dide 16:58 - 17:36 - Best player you've played against 17:36 - 18:18 - Most underrated player 18:18 - 18:47 - Growing up away from home 18:47 - 19:16 - Favourite young players right now 19:16 - 20:12 - The transfer window 20:12 - 20:58 - The changing room 20:58 - 21:20 - Haters 21:20 - 21:57 - Academy football Vs. first team 21:57 - 22:20 - Planning Dide 22:20 - 23:24 - Similarities in football and music 23:24 - 24:03 - funniest guess on your identity? 24:03 - 24:42 - New album 24:42 - 25:34 - Revealing yourself? 25:34 - 26:52 - Performing & confidence 26:52 - 28:23 - The mask 28:23 - 29:50 - Creativity & balancing football/music 29:50 - 30:21 - Dide's future 30:21 - 31:02 - Dream collabs & favourite artists. 31:02 - 31:35 - Music for game day 31:35 - 32:49 - Explain your lyrics 1 32:49 - 33:56 - Football & Fashion 33:56 - 34:39 - Explain your lyrics 2 34:39 - 35:58 - Partying and being an athlete 35:58 - 37:03 - Explain your lyrics 3 37:03 - 37:48 - Explain your lyrics 4 37:48 - 38:03 - Dide's question for the audience 38:03 - 38:15 - Outro
FROM THE PREMIER LEAGUE TO DRUGS, ALCOHOL & SUICIDE | Perspectives
25 Mar 2024
00:53:01
In May 2007, Matthew Briggs made history becoming the youngest Premier League player ever. He was 16 years & 68 days old when he came off the bench for Fulham.
He was one of England’s most exciting young players, but things did not go to plan. The pressure of making his debut so young got the better of him and his career began to spiral.
He gives us his perspective on what happened. The mistakes he made and the truth behind what it’s like to be a Premier League footballer. Learning from his own experiences, Matthew is now dedicated to helping the next generation of young players.
What is Ronaldo REALLY like? ⚽️ Anthony Elanga | Perspectives
10 Mar 2024
00:08:52
Anthony Elanga is one of the most exciting young players in The Premier League right now. Still only 21 Years Old, he has played with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and many more. He left Man Utd for Nottingham Forest last summer for around £15 Million. With 12 goals and assists in The PL, The Skechers Athlete is having the best season of his career so far. He sat down to share his perspective on his journey, what it’s like to play with CR7 and what he hopes to achieve in the future.
The Future of Irish Football ⚽️ Evan Ferguson | Perspectives
03 Mar 2024
00:06:53
Originally from a small town in Ireland, Evan Ferguson has made a big impact in The Premier League this season with Brighton. The adidas athlete has 8 Goals and Assists so far and could be Ireland’s next star 🇮🇪🤩 With transfer gossip surrounding his future, we sat down with him to get his Perspective on life as a Premier League baller. 🗣
CHELSEA ACADEMY’S SECRETS 🤯 Chris Robinson | Perspectives
26 Feb 2024
00:52:25
Chelsea Academy is known as one of the best in the world 🌎 Players such as Reece James, Conor Gallagher, Mason Mount, Jamal Musiala & Declan Rice all grew up at Cobham. Over the last 10 years, the club won 5 FA Youth Cups in a row and has consistently produced Premier League players 🏆 Chris Robinson was a crucial part of Chelsea's scouting team during this period and is here today to reveal to us exactly what goes on behind closed doors in an elite Premier League academy. ⚽️
Pro Football, Depression & Love Island 🤯 Tyrique Hyde | Perspectives
09 Feb 2024
01:04:51
This one is deeper 🙏 There’s far more to being a footballer than meets the eye. Injuries, criticism, pressure, disappointment, depression. 😔 We only hear about the players who make it, rarely about the ones the industry leaves behind. 🙏 Big respect to Tyrique for overcoming all the obstacles life has thrown his way and becoming a huge success away from football.