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Gordon Duncan is joined by Rodger Hannah and Kenny Miller as the react to Scotland's successful European Championship qualifying campaign and Philippe Clement's appointment as Rangers' new manager...

Former RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann was named the new head coach of the German national team...

Ed Cowburn from Acid FC designed the 2023-24 Leeds United kits. In part 2 we get the lowdown on Ed's thinking with the classic all white kit. 🎧 Listen ad-free & get bonus shows: sqbl.co/plus · 🏷 Get 10% off your legal fees: levisolicitors.co.uk/thesquareball Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One noteworthy highlight of the season for the blaugranes has been the rapid emergence of Lamine Yamal onto the scene. The winger has swiftly become a crucial player for the first-team under coach Xavi Hernández. Despite his relatively short career, the teenager has already established several records. As we enter the international break, let's delve into these significant milestones. Goalscoring records and record debuts Lamine Yamal achieved his latest milestone by scoring against Granada last Sunday, making him the youngest goalscorer in La Liga history at the age of 16 years and 87 days. This accomplishment surpasses the previous record set by Málaga's Fabrice Olinga in 2012. Additionally, Yamal now holds the title of the youngest goal-scorer for Barcelona in league history, surpassing the previous record set by Ansu Fati by over a year. Youngest goalscorer for FC Barcelona in LA LIGA Player Age Lamine Yamal 16 Years and 87 Days Ansu Fati 16 Years and 304 Days Bojan Krkic 17 Years and 53 Days Gavi 17 Years and 135 Days Alfons Navarro 17 Years and 244 Days Just last Wednesday, Lamine Yamal added another record to his name at the Estádio do Dragão in Portugal. He became the youngest starter in the history of the Champions League, being included in the starting XI during the 1-0 victory over FC Porto. Earlier, on August 20th, the teenager made history as the youngest starter for Barça in a match against Cádiz, contributing to a 2-0 win. This accomplishment not only marked him as the youngest starter for Barcelona but also the youngest La Liga starter since the beginning of the century. Youngest Starter of all time in the Champions League Player Age Lamine Yamal 16 Yaers and 83 Days Celestine Babayaro 16 Years and 86 Days Youri Tielemans 16 Years and 148 Days Ansu FAti 16 Years and 321 Days Anthony Vanden Borre 16 Years and 326 Days Debut at 15 years of age Lamine Yamal made his debut for the Barça first team last season during week 32 of La Liga in a match held at the Spotify Camp Nou against Betis. Remarkably, at the tender age of 15 years, 9 months, and 25 days, he became the youngest player in Barcelona's league history and the fifth youngest of all time. History with the national team Lamine Yamal's impressive performances in a Barça shirt earned him a call-up to the full Spanish national side, and at the age of just 16 years and 57 days, he made his debut. What's more, he not only surpassed the record held by his teammate Gavi to become the youngest player to represent Spain, but Yamal also left his mark by scoring the final goal in the 7-1 victory over Georgia, making him the youngest-ever goalscorer for the national team. The 16- year-old has made a superb beginning to his professional career for both club and national team, but he should not be compared to the scapegoat. Still, a snapshot even let them loose, If it was Lamine Yamal's capability that started the Lionel Messi comparisons. The likeness, broadly propagated on social media, is just five years old. A slight Yamal, wearing a grayish Nike hoodie and Tottenham sweats, poses with a smirking Messi. It isn't the image of a upcoming star, or, additionally importantly, a player who knows he is being with one. But it has since get a source of propaganda, proof of' the first link- up' or a visual representation of' when excellence meets greatness'. Still, the picture, although overdrawn, does deliver precious surroundings to one of new age football's top issues. Barcelona, and the sport at large, is repeatedly in hunt of its' following Messi.' After that, still, the parallels end. Yamal, although he has delighted an immensely hopeful beginning to his Barca and Spain career, could do with molting the Messi relationship. But while his precursors were freighted by it — and have spent maximum of their careers trying and crashing to hit those tall heights — Yamal is too good in his own way.

Phil celebrates a fine performance from young Archie against Bristol City and reflects on a solid win for the Whites. 🎧 Listen ad-free & get bonus shows: sqbl.co/plus ⚡️ Brought to you with wyelectrical.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roberto Calenda, the agent of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, has threaten the club with legal action for mocking the striker on TikTok. James Horncastle and Carl Anka join Ayo Akinwolere to dissect and debate the fallout and analyse the impact the social gaff could have for one of Napoli's most prized assets. With his contract set to end it's final year in the summer, could this incident mark the beginning of the end for Osimhen's time in Naples? Produced by Guy Clarke Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead *** • Get Coors Light delivered straight to your door with Drizly or Instacart by going to coorslight.com/COOLIGANS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you noticed that the classic ‘big six’ clubs in the Premier League has now been extended to seven to...

Shamrock Rovers' and Ireland's Savannah McCarthy spoke to the media following her return to the international set-up after suffering a nightmare ACL injury which ruled her out of the end of Ireland's qualifying period and their World Cup journey. Football with William Hill Ireland.

Dan was joined by Neil Jones on the latest Journo Insight show to discuss Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool contract situation with reports suggesting Trent is set to be offered a new deal as his current deal only has two years remaining. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Ayo Akinwolere is alongside The Athletic’s Liam Twomey and Adam Crafton to dive deeper into the struggles of Mykhailo Mudryk at Chelsea. The Ukraine international was signed in January 2023, and has had three managers since then at Stamford Bridge; Graham Potter, Frank Lampard and now, Mauricio Pochettino. He’s yet to live up to expectations - failing to score a goal for the Blues since moving from Shakhtar Donetsk. But to what extent can his struggles can be attributed to the constant change at Chelsea, and how much responsibility does he need to take himself? Produced by Mike Stavrou. Additional Production: Jay Beale Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead *** • Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/theathletic to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Cullen speaks to the assembled media in Dublin ahead of Ireland's game against France this week.

Aidan Delaney and John Duggan give the latest on Vera Pauw's exit as Republic of Ireland Women's senior manager, after she took aim at the FAI in the previous two days. The Women's World Cup Show - with Sure non-stop protection deodorant, official sponsor of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

It's been a busy August, so we have a lot to catch up on: Inter Miami's annoying dominance of Leagues Cup, Spain's historic World Cup win, a deluge of MLS transfers, and a familiar face in John Herdman taking up the mantle of a dismantling the dysfunctional Toronto FC.

Spain won their first Women's World Cup last week, but the fallout has instead been dominated by one man; president of the Spanish Football Federation Luis Rubiales. Rubiales planted a kiss on Spanish player Jennifer Hermoso's lips during the medal ceremony, a kiss she said was non-consensual. Since then, Rubiales has been suspended but ignored calls to step down as Spanish football descends into chaos... even leading to his own mother going on hunger strike over accusations against him earlier this week. To discuss a fast moving story and what it says for women in sport, The Athletic's Laura Williamson, Laia Cervello and Adam Crafton joined host Ayo Akinwolere. Produced by Adonis Pratsides Additional Production by: Abi Paterson, Guy Clarke, Mike Stavrou and Jay Beale *** • Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/theathletic to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a summer Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez has moved on and with Kevin De Bruyne struggling with injury, Man City's Bernardo Silva has committed his future to the club, signing a new one year contract extension through to 2026. Join Ayo Akinwolere as well as The Athletic's senior football writer Oli Kay and Manchester football writer Mark Critchley to dissect and debate the importance of the Portuguese during a turbulent time for City's midfield. Plus, our Man City writer Sam Lee drops by to share his thoughts on Phil Foden with the England international getting his long awaited chance to shine in the centre of midfield. Produced by Guy Clarke Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead *** • Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/theathletic to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With pressure mounting on Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales, journalist Semra Hunter joined Joe Molloy from Madrid on The Women's World Cup Show to discuss the latest on the story which is overshadowing Spain's World Cup success. The Women's World Cup Show - with Sure non-stop protection deodorant, official sponsor of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.

Hear from the Man of the Match Aidan Morris talk about the win, the overall performance of the team, and more!!!

Hear what the newest member of the Black & Gold had to say about his debut, his performance, and the getting the win.

Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Benji Lanyado and Matt Davies-Adams gather together in the studio after Spain win the World Cup in Sydney and after another enthralling Premier League weekend. It’s the Spanish who overcome all their off-field troubles to secure the biggest prize in women’s football. Did Sarina Wiegman shoot herself in the foot with her substitutions? In the Premier League, Chelsea suffer their first defeat under Mauricio Pochettino at the hands of West Ham. An impressive outing for Sterling but less so for Caicedo. Tottenham overcome Man United with the fans falling in love with Ange Postecoglou and the team once again. But it’s a miserable weekend for Everton and Wolves who face off next weekend. Plus Liverpool’s defending, the non-celebration and who looked like they’d lost all their possessions in a house fire? Produced by Charlie Jones. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Spain win the Women’s World Cup, with Laia Cervello Herrero (04.30) • PART 2a: West Ham 3-1 Chelsea (17.00) • PART 2b: Aston Villa 4-0 Everton (26.00) • PART 3a: Tottenham 2-0 Man Utd (32 .00) • PART 3b: Man City 1-0 Newcastle (38.00) • PART 3c: Wolves 1-4 Brighton (40.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS • theathletic.com/totally Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going tohttps://nordvpn.com/totally to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luton Town are preparing for their first top-flight season in over 30 years They’re upgrading their stadium and signing new...

Dan spoke to U23 Scout and Football Journalist, Antonio Mango (@AntonioMango4) to get a detailed assessment on Liverpool target André! Watch the full show on RedmenPLUS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ex-Ireland international Méabh De Búrca joins Adrian & Johnny on Friday's #OTBAM where 8,000 fans flocked to O'Connell St as the Republic of Ireland squad returned from the Women's World Cup. Catch OTB's sports breakfast show LIVE weekday mornings from 7:30am or just search for OTB AM and get the podcast on the OTB Sports app or wherever you listen to yours. SUBSCRIBE and FOLLOW the OTB AM podcast. #OTBAM is live weekday mornings from 7:30am across Off The Ball.

OTB reporter Down Under Kathleen McNamee and The42 football correspondent Gavin Cooney join Joe Molloy for the latest edition of the Women's World Cup show. They'll discuss Ireland's draw with Nigeria, the tournament as a whole and the apparent disagreement between captain and coach during the game. The Women's World Cup Show, on Off The Ball,...With Sure Non- Stop Protection Deodorant, Official Sponsor of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Ger Gilroy was joined live from Perth Airport by Kathleen McNamee to discuss the disappointment surrounding Ireland's World Cup journey after it came to an end against Canada earlier this week. With one more game against Nigeria to come, Ger and Kathleen considered what way Vera Pauw might approach the fixture, and whether it might be one of her last games in charge of the Irish time. Furthermore, Ger was joined by journalist Fiona Tomas to discuss England's second win from two games, and the emergence of yet more injury news for Sarina Wiegman's team. In association with Sure | #SURExFIFAWWC

Will O'Callaghan was joined by football journalist Martin Lipton to discuss Jordan Henderson's decision to leave Liverpool for Saudi Arabia. Joining up with his former teammate - and now manager - Steven Gerrard at Al-Ettifaq, Will and Martin considered what this lucrative and extremely controversial move will do to Henderson's reputation at home. Furthermore, the lads considered what is likely to happen with Harry Kane this summer and whether or not he has any future at Tottenham Hotspur.

Check out all the other findings of the 2023 Sky Bet Fan Hope Survey here: https://m.skybet.com/football/fancentral?DCMP=SOC_Fans_LFC_1 Paul, Ste Hoare, Ste Plunkett and Dan Clubbe discuss whether or not Liverpool Captain Jordan Henderson has damaged his LFC legacy amid links to Al-Ettifaq. The skipper's previous stance on issues relating to LGBTQ+ has left many questioning his decision to move to Saudi Arabia. To watch the full show head to youtube.com/theredmentv now! Buy Redmen T-Shirts: http://www.redmenmerch.com SUBSCRIBE TO OUR LFC STREAMING SERVICE: http://www.redmenplus.com - Buy Our Merch: https://www.redmenmerch.com/ - Award winning Independent Liverpool FC fan channel. - Click the link to get in touch 👉 https://bit.ly/2K8qHDS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For every Freddy Adu and Ravel Morrison, those much-hyped wonderkids who never hit the heights expected, there’s a stack of...

Off The Ball's, Kathleen McNamee is down in Australia for the World Cup where she caught up with Irish forward, Amber Barrett ahead of Thursday's opening match against the host side.

Irish international and Shamrock Rover's Savannah McCarthy, as well as some of the figures instrumental in her development, joined OTB to reflect on what it means to come from the travelling community all the way onto the national stage! @CarlsbergIE 0.0. The best-tasting 0.0 beer in the World? Probably Always drink responsibly. Get the facts. Be drinkaware. Visit drinkaware.ie.

Off The Ball's, Kathleen McNamee is down in Australia for the World Cup where she caught up with Irish international, Ruesha Littlejohn ahead of Thursday's opening match against the host side.

Brighton and Aston Villa will be competing in Europe next season despite revenues clearly outside the big six (or financial backing outside the big seven) clubs. We break down the traditional Villa approach, the more modern Brighton approach, and the very projectible young attackers that Brighton will be featuring. Support the show

Tim Vickery joined Joe Molloy to discuss Carlo Ancelotti's reported move to become the next Brazil manager as well as the reasons why Brazil are not creating their own manager prospects anymore.

The 23 Ireland players and Ireland manager Vera Pauw gathered in the Mansion House, in celebration of all their achievements as they are a few weeks away from heading down under for Ireland's first ever Women's World Cup! Aisling O'Reilly and Nathan Murphy spoke with Pauw, Ireland captain Katie McCabe and a host of others in the Round Room of the Mansion House. It is all in partnership with Sky Ireland | #OUTBELIEVE

Former Ireland international Ruth Fahy joins Joe Molloy to react to the biggest headlines as Vera Pauw names her Ireland squad for the World Cup.

With a big Summer of transfers looming, Josh Williams profiles the best right-sided centre backs suited to play in Liverpool's squad next year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final Football Saturday of the season! Dan McDonnell, Johnny Ward & Shane Keegan join John Duggan for the latest stories from the football world, as Stephen Kenny claps back at the naysayers, and Vera Pauw has some tough decisions ahead of revealing her World Cup squad on Thursday.

Chelsea fans could be forgiven for getting a case of déjà vu. Back in 2020, they signed Red Bull Leipzig...

A BBC World Service documentary revealing the untold stories behind Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta’s journey to the top. In Barcelona, former Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina relives his time sharing bunk beds with Arteta at the world-famous La Masia academy, declaring that the boy from the Basque country was “born to be a manager”. Presenter John Bennett travels to Arteta’s home town of San Sebastian to meet his childhood coach at a small club, next to a hair salon, that has become an amazing football talent factory. Hear from former teammates at Everton, Arsenal and Rangers, from where Dutch great Ronald de Boer remembers Arteta stepping up aged 21 to score a stoppage-time penalty to snatch the title from Glasgow rivals Celtic: “To take that responsibility, at such a young age, in such an important game and moment of that decisive title race against Celtic was impressive.” And find out why the Welsh city of Newport played such an important part in Arteta’s journey into coaching. Arsenal legend Arsène Wenger and former Man City captain Vincent Kompany also feature in this documentary, which paints a picture of a single-minded, intelligent and meticulous man, schooled in the Barcelona style of play, who is now mixing it with the top managers in the game and has got Arsenal fans dreaming of glory once again.

Hear what the Columbus Crew defender had to say about his adjustment to Columbus, what the team has been working to fix and more.

John Giles explains pays tribute to the departed Gordon McQueen, explains why Pep Guardiola was one of the greats even without the Champions League and why Man City were lucky to get past Inter Milan in the final.

Former Republic of Ireland defender Damien Delaney joins Joe Molloy to look back on Manchester City’s Champions League win as they became just the second English side in history to win the treble.

English football writer John Brewin joins Joe Molloy to look at the future of football now that Manchester City have completed the treble and to discuss the bizarre love in for Pep Guardiola's side on BT Sport

Istanbul plays host to the Champions League final tonight just months after the horrific earthquake that killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey. Our reporter Adam Leventhal went to the country to see how it is recovering from the worst natural disaster in its modern history. In part one of our two-part series, Adam visits Hatayspor; the club Christian Atsu played for before he tragically passed away in the quake. To check out part two, just search for The Athletic's audio documentary feed 'Go Deeper' wherever you listen to your podcasts: https://pod.fo/e/182cac Produced by Adonis Pratsides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McNamee joined Nathan Murphy to discuss the 27-woman training squad named by Republic of Ireland boss Vera Pauw ahead of the World Cup.

Mac Allister is officially a Liverpool player, and we need to know how he is going to fit into Jurgen Klopp's plans next season. Chris and Josh take a deep look into the Argentinian's stats and see what they can glean in terms of style of play and match affecting actions! Safe to say, he's going to transform Liverpool's midfield! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan McDonnell of the Irish Independent joined Nathan Murphy to discuss the FAI's 15-year strategic plan following an extensive audit into the state of football in Ireland.

Aisling O'Reilly spoke with the FAI's Chief Executive Jonathan Hill at the launch of their Facilities and Infrastructure Vision and Strategy. He discusses the importance of the FAI receiving the funding requested from government, the support given to the the Women's National Team ahead of the World Cup, and the future of Irish football facilities with focus on women and girls at grassroots level.

This week the Saudi Arabian domestic league announced a big revamp. In short it’s more teams, bigger talent, and a huge injection of cash. How will it work? Who could be joining Cristiano Ronaldo and now Karim Benzema out there? And what is the Kingdom's ultimate goal? To answer these questions Mark Chapman is joined by Adam Crafton, Jacob Whitehead and Wael Jabir Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Irish football legend John Giles joins Nathan Murphy to hand out his team of the year, player of the year and young player of the year awards, while also looking forward to Manchester United vs Manchester City in the FA Cup final.

Gavin Cooney of the42.ie joined Joe Molloy on The Football Show to look back on some of the key events in a remarkable Premier League season. Football with Sky.