Football Journey

In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brentford and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins. They discuss his journey into football coming from a footballing family and moving to England at the age of 15 to join Stoke City's academy. He talks about being the first in his family to play for Republic of Ireland and their chances of making the World Cup this summer. He also speaks about life at Brentford under Keith Andrews. 0’30 - First memories of playing football and always being around football 1’30 - Could he have ended up in Gaelic football and first football team 2’40 - His first big break and coming over to England at 15 3’53 - What game would he relive? 5’00 - Has he allowed himself to think about making the play off with Ireland? 5’30 - Keith Andrews coming in and his relationship with him 6’45 - What was he like as a youngster and family 8’36 - How he spends his spare time 9’40 - What do people get wrong about him? 10’49 - What would he be if he wasn’t a footballer? 11’00 - Post football 12’00 - Proudest moment and what else he wants to achieve

On a very special This Week in Wrexham, Rog is joined by Hollywood A-Lister and Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds. Ryan breaks down his footballing journey, from self-admitted football know-nothing to owner of the one of the fastest rising clubs in English football. Then, Ryan explains why his goals for Wrexham are about more than making the Premier League, as well as what goes on in the What's App group chat between him and Birmingham City owner Tom Brady. This Week in Wrexham comes from the Men in Blazers media network and is presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Manuel Akanji is our latest guest on the Official Man City Podcast. Our versatile defender joins journalist George Kelsey and ex-player Paul Dickov to talk through a range of topics. Recorded ahead of our FA Cup sixth round game with Newcastle United, Akanji discusses his route into football and how the sport has been an integral part of his life from a very early age. He chats about his quickfire move from Borussia Dortmund and how excited he was to join up with Pep Guardiola’s City. The 28-year-old reminisces about the Treble success of 2022/23 and how he will never tire of talking about that unbelievable achievement. The Swiss international looks back at key games en route to the UCL crown, including the semi-final home leg against Real Madrid and the showpiece final against Inter Milan. Our No.25 talks about his adaptability in being able to play numerous positions on the pitch including centre-half, right-back and the holding role in the middle of the park. He faces questions from fans, too, including his thoughts on fellow Swiss, Roger Federer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Greig McDonald and Anton Dowds interviews; East Fife chat