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John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball look ahead to the FA Cup quarter-final weekend and reflect on England's far from sizzling World Cup send off. Plus the non-league Ted Lasso, Steve Bracknall joins the pod live as his Royal Oak FC prepares to take to the field in real life for a big quarter-final of their own. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk01:10 England struggle in ‘send-off', 05:00 John gets called out for his ‘shabby shoes', 11:25 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 13:30 Defining week for Arne Slot? 15:45 What if Spurs get relegated? 23:55 Steve Bracknall joins the pod! 33:30 Unintended pub names, 38:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1715 Chelsea v Port Vale in FA Cup, Sat 2000 Southampton v Arsenal in FA Cup, Sun 1300 Arsenal v Brighton in Women's FA Cup, Sun 1630 West Ham v Leeds in FA Cup.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Backside and elbows, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Piledriver, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn't sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, Drubbing, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Goalkeepers' Union, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Sting the palms, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That's great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We've got a cup tie on our hands.

In April 1996, Newcastle and Liverpool met at Anfield with both trying to beat Manchester United to the title. What followed was one of the Premier League's greatest ever matches - a 7-goal-thriller with a late winner.  30 years on, former Liverpool player Jason McAteer, former Newcastle defender Steve Howey, the Anfield Wrap's Ian Ryan and the Athletic's George Caulkin join Alistair Bruce-Ball to reflect on the match and its place in Premier League history.TIMECODES: 04:00 - Initial Thoughts 06:15 - The Game's Context 08:00 - The Squads 15:15 - The First Half 29:30 - The Second Half 39:00 - Stoppage Time 46:30 The Impact on the Title Race

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by Guillem Balague, Rafa Honigstein and Mina Rzouki who discuss the fallout after Italy fail to qualify for a third World Cup in a row. Mina gives an insight into why it's not happening for Italy and an issue with developing players in Italy and the type of players they want.  Asmir Begovic, who played for Bosnia in their last and only World Cup in 2014 joins the pod and explains why a smaller nation was able to play with less pressure and how that worked in Bosnia's favour. Commentator for TVP sport Maciej Iwanski talks Poland as they fail to qualify for a major tournament for the first time since 2016 and have we seen the last of Robert Lewandowski in a Poland shirt? TIME CODES: 01:22 - Will the World Cup miss Italy?  06:00 - Italian fallout 15:15 - Transition & development issue? 19:15 - Fabio Capello the problem?  23:54 - Bosnia & Asmir Begovic 31:09 - The lack of pressure helped Bosnia? 34:23 - Commentator for TVP sport Maciej Iwanski on Poland5 Live Commentaries this week: Saturday 4th April – 5:15pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Chelsea v Port Vale Saturday 4th April – 8pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Southampton v Arsenal Sunday 5th April – 1pm – Women's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Arsenal v Brighton Sunday 5th April – 4:30pm - Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – West Ham v Leeds

England Assistant Manager Anthony Barry speaks with BBC Sport Senior Football News Reporter, Alex Howell. They discuss his relationship with manager Thomas Tuchel and his experience coaching several top European teams, both internationally and domestically. He talks about how they'll cope with the heat at this summer's World Cup and what he deems as success.0'30 - Why he's committed to a longer contract. 1'00 - Why he clicks so well with Thomas Tuchel. 3'00 - What goes into picking World Cup squad. 3'50 - What he's learnt from being at previous World Cups and how they'll deal with the heat. 5'10 - Impact set pieces will have at World Cup and the 'club feeling' in the England camp. 8'00 - What he'll take from Club World Cup into World Cup. 9'10 - What is success for England?

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Millwall can move into the Championship automatics this weekend, what do the guys make of Roy Hodgson joining Bristol City? Hear from Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan ahead of Port Vale's trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup. And get the thoughts of Barrow interim boss Sam Foley after their big win over Bromley. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:55 Best or worst of April Fools' Day, 03:10 Easter weekend is upon us, 04:00 Millwall can move into automatics, 09:05 How do you deal with nerves? 11:15 Bristol City hitting the buffers? 16:50 Short-termism of hiring Hodgson, 23:10 Port Vale prepare for Chelsea away, 25:55 Carol's fixture congestion concerns, 31:15 Bottom of EFL Barrow beat Bromley, 35:40 72PLUS 72MINUS.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 2000 Chelsea v Arsenal in UWCL, Sat 1715 Chelsea v Port Vale in FA Cup, Sat 2000 Southampton v Arsenal in FA Cup, Sun 1300 Arsenal v Brighton in Women's FA Cup, Sun 1630 West Ham v Leeds in FA Cup.

What can Tottenham expect from Roberto De Zerbi? Kelly Cates unpicks the reaction to the new head coach at Tottenham Hotspur alongside former Spurs keeper Paul Robinson. BBC Sport's Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel gives news of the detail behind the deal, including the surprising news about the lack of relegation clause. Euro Leagues regular Guillem Balague spoke to De Zerbi while he was at Marseille just a few weeks ago - and drops by to explain what Tottenham can expect, while the BBC's Katie Gornall explains why the new appointment hasn't been universally well received. Meanwhile, England were beaten by Japan in their final game on home soil before the World Cup. Paul Robinson and Ian Dennis unpick the performance, while John Murray speaks to manager Thomas Tuchel, Morgan Rogers and Marc Guehi. Plus, hear from Scotland's Andy Robertson, who were beaten by Ivory Coast at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.TIME CODES: 00:30- Sami Mokbel with the details 02:22 - Paul Robinson reaction 04:30 - Guillem Balague reaction 10:15- Fan reaction 15:13- England reaction 22:54 - Thomas Tuchel interview 29:09 - Marc Guehi interview 33:23 - Morgan Rogers interview 36:12 - Andy Robertson interview5 Live Commentaries this week: Wednesday 1st April – 8pm – Women's Champions League Quarter-Finals - Chelsea v Arsenal Saturday 4th April – 5:15pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Chelsea v Port Vale Saturday 4th April – 8pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Southampton v Arsenal Sunday 5th April – 1pm – Women's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Arsenal v Brighton Sunday 5th April – 4:30pm - Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – West Ham v Leeds

Chris Sutton, Steph Houghton and Ashley Williams join Mark Chapman to discuss Spurs' potential appointment of former Brighton and Marseilles boss Roberto De Zerbi as their new manager on a long-term contract. The panel are joined by BBC Sport's Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel for details of the negotiations, ESPN's Julien Laurens to talk about De Zerbi's spell in France and the Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke to reflect on Spurs' decline in recent seasons.Correspondent John Murray joins the pod to preview England's final friendly before they name their World Cup squad, and we hear from the England boss Thomas Tuchel and midfielder Elliott Anderson. And 78 year old Roy Hodgson is back in management at Bristol City, but why are so many clubs turning to interim managers?TIMECODES 01:21 – Igor Tudor out, will it be De Zerbi in? 05:36 – Sami Mokbel with the latest on the deal 11:13 – Julien Laurens on De Zerbi's Marseilles tenure 16:05 – Jack Pitt-Brooke breaks down Spurs' issues 27:53 – England v Japan preview with John Murray 29:19 - Interview with Thomas Tuchel 37:41 – Elliott Anderson speaking to Ian Dennis 49:35 – Roy Hodgson in at Bristol City5 Live commentaries this week – Tuesday 31st March – 7:45pm – England v Japan Tuesday 31st March – 7:45pm – Ivory Coast v Scotland (Sports Extra) Wednesday 1st April – 8pm – Women's Champions League Quarter-Finals - Chelsea v Arsenal Saturday 4th April – 5:15pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Chelsea v Port Vale Saturday 4th April – 8pm – Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Southampton v Arsenal Sunday 5th April – 1pm – Women's FA Cup Quarter Finals – Arsenal v Brighton Sunday 5th April – 4:30pm - Men's FA Cup Quarter Finals – West Ham v Leeds

Katie Smith is joined by football correspondents Sami Mokbel and John Murray, as well as former Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel, as Igor Tudor leaves Tottenham Hotspur after just 44 days in charge.Brad Friedel tells the panel that Daniel Levy is the best owner he's ever played under, so what is the root of the problem for Spurs? Who is capable of keeping them in the Premier League? And how much worse would things get, if they were relegated? Plus, Tottenham fan Emma Nottage wades in on what she thinks the club need to do next. TIMECODES: 3'05 Sami Mokbel and John Murray 11'20 Brad Friedel 26'10 Emma Nottage

Ellen White is down at Belvoir Drive, the home of Leicester City Women, for a special edition of the podcast ahead of a crucial end of season run-in for the club.Ellen is reunited with her old gaffer, Rick Passmoor, to chat 'unfinished business' in the WSL and how he hopes the experience of his five January signings can help the club on and off the pitch as they battle to avoid the bottom spot come the end of the season.Plus, Ellen sits down with Alisha Lehmann, one of the most recognisable and widely followed figures in women's football, to discuss the misconceptions around her, why she was so keen on a move back to the WSL and reflect on the impact last summer's Euros is starting to have in Switzerland.

Aaron Paul is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson, senior football reporter Ian Dennis and senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel as an uninspiring England drew 1-1 with Uruguay. After a sluggish night at Wembley and 11 changes to the starting team, the panel debrief on what Tuchel can take away from this game ahead of the World Cup. Hear the thoughts on Ben White's return for England after ruling himself out of international selection for the last two years. Plus, debutants James Trafford and James Garner join the pod as well as the England manager, Thomas Tuchel. TIMECODES: 10'31 Ben White return 17'34 James Trafford 20'51 James Garner 24'16 Ugarte awarded two yellows? 26'43 Tuchel's take aways from the game 30'11 Thomas Tuchel

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball answer listener questions. From why they still use lip mics to how they deal with criticism… do they still go to game as fans? And which data do they find most useful/useless? Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk01:05 Lip mics and why commentators still use them, 07:20 How they find out which matches they're doing, 10:00 Working with different summarisers, 19:10 Seeing too much flesh in commentary, 22:00 Avoiding venting personal views in commentary, 26:20 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 27:50 Do the commentators ever watch as fans? 34:40 Which data are the most useful/useless? 44:00 Does criticism affect their commentaries? 47:20 Which TV programmes would they do?5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Fri 1945 England v Uruguay with John Murray, Ian Dennis & Paul Robinson, Sat 1330 Man Utd v Man City in WSL with Mike Minay & Lindsay Johnson, Sun 1200 Chelsea v Aston Villa in WSL with Vicki Sparks & Anita Asante.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Piledriver, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn't sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, Drubbing, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Goalkeepers' Union, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Sting the palms, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That's great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We've got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator's curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

Delyth Lloyd is at the Cardiff City stadium and it's heartbreak for Wales as they lost 4-2 on penalties to Bosnia-Herzegovina. The deadlock couldn't be broken after it finished 1-1 in extra time and Bosnia-Herzegovina will go on to face Italy in the play-off final on Tuesday. Alistair Bruce-Ball, Tom Lockyer and Dave Edwards dissect the match and how Wales were just four minutes away from the play-off final after the visitors equalized. Hear from the Wales manager Craig Bellamy, Dan James and defender Ethan Ampadu as they reflect on the disappointment of not making it to the World Cup this summer. Elsewhere Italy ended Northern Irelands dream of reaching the finals with a 2-0 win in the play-off semi-final in Bergamo, hear Michael O'Neil's thoughts on his teams qualifying campaign.TIMECODES: 01:30 – Reaction to Wales losing on penalities 07:10 – Dan James 09:50 – Ethan Ampadu 13:00 – Craig Bellamy 18:29 – Northern Ireland reaction Michael O'Neil 23:00 – What next for Wales?Fri 1945 England v Uruguay Sat 1200 Everton v Liverpool in the WSL on Sports Extra 2 Sat 1330 Man Utd v Man City in the WSL Sat 1730 Arsenal v Spurs in the WSL on Sports Extra Sun 1200 Chelsea v Aston Villa in the WSL Sun 1500 Leicester v Brighton & Hove in the WSL on Sports Extra 2

Mark Chapman is joined by Rory Smith, Mani Djazmi from BBC World Service and Nico Cantor from CBS Sports to discuss the impact of USA being at war with Iran as the World Cup approaches. Mani and Nico give an insight on potential contingency plans and how the war could affect the World Cup and its preparations. Nico gives his expertise on the footballing planning in the USA and the issues around fans and ticketing cost. Mexican journalist Marion Reimers joins the pod and tells the team how Mexico is getting ready and the latest situation in the country with the recent unrest.   TIMECODES: 01:30 – Rory on issues going into WC  05:10 – Mani Djazmi & Nico Cantor on Iran 10:00 – The questions over Iran at the WC 23:15 – Prepartions in the USA & ticket prices 29:29 – Journalist Marion Reimers on the feeling in host nation Mexico 38:04 – The draw5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:Thu 1945 Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina Fri 1945 England v Uruguay Sat 1200 Everton v Liverpool in the WSL on Sports Extra 2 Sat 1330 Man Utd v Man City in the WSL Sat 1730 Arsenal v Spurs in the WSL on Sports Extra, Sun 1200 Chelsea v Aston Villa in the WSL Sun 1500 Leicester v Brighton & Hove in the WSL on Sports Extra 2

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Bromley boss Andy Woodman talk all things EFL. Oxford boss Matt Bloomfield also joins the pod to talk about their battle for Championship survival. Andy also talks about how his players are planning a barbecue as they edge closer towards League Two promotion. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:55 Excitement building for Bromley potential promotion, 06:40 Big man little man partnerships, 08:55 What do you need to get out of League Two? 10:10 Transfer recruitment with the chairman, 13:00 Oxford boss Matt Bloomfield LIVE, 21:50 Easter weekend around the corner, 24:30 West Brom resurgence continues, 25:15 Andy's varied music taste… 29:00 Preparing for a trip to Barrow… 33:45 Keeping ‘Project 73' a secret… 35:35 72PLUS 72MINUS, 40:25 Best wishes to Liam Manning.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 1945 Wales v Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fri 1945 England v Uruguay Sat 1200 Everton v Liverpool in the WSL on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1330 Man Utd v Man City in the WSL, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Spurs in the WSL on Sports Extra, Sun 1200 Chelsea v Aston Villa in the WSL, Sun 1500 Leicester v Brighton & Hove in the WSL on Sports Extra 2.

Kelly Cates is joined by Stephen Warnock, Ian Dennis and John Gibbons to react to the news that Mohammed Salah will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season after nine years at the club.They reflect on his time at Anfield, his impact on the Premier League, and his incredible goalscoring record. We're in the England camp to hear from Adam Wharton and James Garner with Ian and John Murray at St George's Park, and in the Wales camp as Chris Wathan speaks to Ethan Ampadu and Karl Darlow ahead of their World Cup playoff against Bosnia Herzegovina. Plus, we focus on the task ahead of Northern Ireland in their playoff away in Italy. TIMECODES: 00:13 – Reaction to Salah's Liverpool exit 18:37 – St George's Park with John Murray and Ian Dennis 21:29 – Adam Wharton Interview 31:04 – James Garner Interview 33:09 – Lee Carsley Interview 38:42 – Ethan Ampadu Interview 42:44 – Karl Darlow Interview 47:50 – Italy v Northern Ireland Preview

Former Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given joins Mark Chapman, Chris Sutton and Rory Smith to review the weekend's key talking points, starting with City's Wembley win over Arsenal. How much will it impact the Premier League title race? Did Pep Guardiola's celebrations suggest he'll be leaving at the end of the season? What could the psychological effect on Arsenal be in the FA Cup and Champions League?The panel also ask whether criticism of Mikel Arteta's decision to start Kepa ahead of regular first-choice goalkeeper David Raya is harsh or justified, before moving onto their North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.Spurs fan Jack Hussey and BBC Senior Football Correspondent Sami Mokbel join the MNC to discuss how Spurs can save their season over the upcoming international break. Later, Abigail Rudkin — from The Anfield Wrap and The Redmen TV — explains why Liverpool fans are suffering from their own identity crisis under Arne Slot.Finally, York City boss Stuart Maynard explains the context behind a fascinating National League title race between The Minstermen and Rochdale.TIMECODES 00:20 How important is a trophy win for City's new squad? 04:00 Is Pep going to leave at the end of the season? 07:25 Were Arsenal too lacklustre?  09:45 Was Arteta wrong to start Kepa over David Raya? 12:42 Will this turn Arsenal into the 'nearlymen' in the cups? 18:40 "He didn't put Gunnersaurus in goal!" 24:30 Tottenham's crisis, with Jack Hussey from the 'Rule the Roost' podcast, and Sami Mokbel, BBC Senior Football Correspondent 41:45 Why Liverpool fans are turning on Arne Slot, with Abigail Rudkin from the Anfield Wrap and The Redmen TV 53:40 The National League's incredibly tight title race, with York City manager Stuart Maynard

Former Premier League goalkeeper Tim Krul joins Aaron Paul and Luke Edwards to debate and analyse the weekend's key talking points.Will Wembley victory really be enough to power Manchester City to title success, with a nine-point gap to leaders and defeated finalists Arsenal?Who's becoming the stand-out candidate for the Manager of the Season award? Which veteran striker is ‘aging like a fine wine'? And is Virgil van Dijk at the start of a decline?Those questions and plenty more answered, as well as detailed discussion of Tottenham Hotspur's relegation battle, Newcastle's struggles under Eddie Howe and increasing fan pressure and plenty more.TIMECODES 01:30 What does City's League Cup final mean for the title race? 03:00 Kepa's horror relationship with Wembley 04:30 How impressive was this from City? 09:00 Spurs fans back the team, but the team don't show up! 10:00 Are there similarities between Spurs now and Krul's Newcastle in 2010? 11:10 What is Igor Tudor doing? What do Spurs do next? 19:24 Sunderland do the double over Newcastle — is Howe under pressure? How big will their rebuild be? 29:00 Should Danny Welbeck have been in the England squad? 36:20 What's wrong with Liverpool? 41:00 Everton set for European football? 44:19 Is Chelsea's model failing their own managers?

John Murray & Ian Dennis are joined by producer Gary Flintoff. Also hear from Thomas Tuchel after he names his England squad. Gary gives a behind-the-scenes insight into what a football producer does and dishes the dirt on his most interesting post-match interviews. Plus more unintended pub names and terms for our Great Glossary of Football Commentary. Messages, questions and voicenotes welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk03:00 What does a football producer do? 10:45 Gary's face is his accreditation! 14:05 What's it like interviewing Premier League managers? 19:55 Who's the most difficult to interview? 27:30 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 29:05 History already in the League Cup Final, 32:00 Thomas Tuchel names his England squad, 34:15 Thomas Tuchel INTERVIEW, 44:45 Unintended pub names, 51:15 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Piledriver, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn't sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, Drubbing, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Goalkeepers' Union, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Sting the palms, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That's great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We've got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator's curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling,Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.

In this week's edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Brighton midfielder James Milner. They discuss his journey from joining the Leeds academy to breaking the appearance record in the Premier League at the age of 40. He talks about the best managers he's played under as well as the highs and lows of his Premier League career which started way back in 2002.0'30 - What would a young Milner say about the career he's had? 1'00 - Breaking the appearance record. 2'13 - His first football memory and being scouted for Leeds 5'00 - First Premier League appearance and goal in 2002 6'14 - Best manager he's played under and relationship with Klopp 8'56 - What game would he relive? 9'40 - Toughest moment of his career 11'18 - Did he think last year's injury would end his career? 12'00 - How much has football changed? 14'29 - What do people get wrong about him? 16'50 - Retirement and going into management5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.

Steve Crossman is joined by ESPN's Julien Laurens, Guillem Balague & Rafa Honigstein on this week's Euro Leagues.The team reflect on the latest Champions League action as the quarter-finals are decided. Are Barcelona 'back' amongst the European elite after beating Newcastle 7-2? The team discuss how good they actually are, and what an asset Hansi Flick is.Are we beginning to see Alvaro Arbeloa find his feet at Real Madrid, and can Kompany's Bayern Munich defeat the fifteen-time champions in the quarter-finals? Then, the panel discuss how Sporting completed a crazy comeback to knock out the neutral's favourite, Bodo/Glimt!Finally, how have Senegal been stripped of their AFCON title, two months after beating Morocco in the Final?Timecodes: 01:55 Are Barca 'back'? How Hansi Flick continues to impress 14:20 Can a manager ever be judged on winning the Champions League? 18:30 Are we finally starting to see 'Arbeloa's Real Madrid'? 23:50 Is Vincent Kompany tactically good enough to win the Champions League? 29:04 Bodo/Glimt knocked out! Will we see big names leave the club? 35:56 Delving into Sporting's 5-3 comeback 41:01 Senegal stripped of their AFCON title!5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille, Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.

On another goal-filled Champions League night, the quarter-finalists were set with Liverpool joining Arsenal in the final eight as England's representatives. Newcastle suffered a 7-2 thrashing in Barcelona, while Tottenham Hotspur battled to a first win over Igor Tudor, but it wasn't enough to get past Atletico Madrid on aggregate. So, has Arne Slot settled on a successful shape and system at Liverpool? Or was this just a bad Galatasaray side? Can Igor Tudor's Spurs replicate this kind of performance when the pressure is back on in the Premier League? Did Eddie Howe's brave tactics lead to a humiliating scoreline for Newcastle, or is there a wider problem with English teams playing in Europe? Former players Paul Robinson, Andros Townsend, Stephen Warnock, Andy Reid and Chris Sutton join Mark Chapman, Ian Dennis, Chris Coles and John Murray for all the reaction to the Champions League round of 16, and you'll hear from Liverpool boss Arne Slot. Timecodes: 01:00 Has Arne Slot landed upon the right strategy at Liverpool? 08:35 Reaction from Liverpool boss Arne Slot 09:15 Did Spurs find positives in a first win for Igor Tudor? 15:12 Bigger picture — English teams conceding  22:00 Is Barcelona 8-3 Newcastle a false scoreline? 25:48 Looking ahead to the quarter-finals 27:25 Harry Kane reaches 50 Champions League goals — how long can he go on?

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson discuss the top stories from the EFL. Is it advantage Ipswich in the automatic promotion race? Is relegation a realistic prospect for Leicester? Hear from Kieran McKenna, Gary Rowett, Neil Harris and Cambridge director of football Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE with the League Two promotion race tightening up. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:45 Best EFL ‘Juniors', 03:25 Watford beat Wrexham as both chase play-offs, 05:55 Who is in play-off contention? 07:25 Cov and Boro drop points – advantage Ipswich? 10:10 Kieran McKenna on the pressure of the run-in, 11:10 Ipswich-Millwall preview, 13:15 Jobi goes for proper pie and mash, 15:10 Leicester in real relegation danger, 23:40 West Brom spa day does the trick, 28:35 Rotherham sack Hamshaw, 30:35 Mark Bonner joins the pod LIVE, 40:25 72PLUS 72MINUS.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Barcelona v Newcastle, Wed 1900 Chelsea v Brighton in WSL on Sports Extra, Wed 2000 Liverpool v Galatasaray, Thu 2000 Aston Villa v Lille, Sat 1200 Man City v Spurs in WSL on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Fulham v Burnley, Sat 1730 Everton v Chelsea, Sun 1415 Spurs v Nottingham Forest, Sun 1415 Aston Villa v West Ham on Sports Extra, Sun 1630 League Cup Final - Arsenal v Man City.

Arsenal into the Champions League quarter finals as Chelsea and Man City miss out. Kelly Cates presents reaction to a busy night of Champions League football as Arsenal became the only English side to book their spot in the quarter finals of the Champions League from Tuesday's games. Pat Nevin, Matthew Upson, Leon Osman and Alistair Bruce-Ball discuss the result against Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates, as well as what went wrong for Manchester City and Chelsea, who both failed to overturn 3-goal deficits. Should Bernardo Silva have received a red card which led to the penalty that put Chelsea behind on the night? And can Liam Rosenior turn things around for Chelsea after falling behind early at Stamford Bridge. Plus, John Bennett pops by to react to the news that Morocco have been named AFCON champions.Time Codes: 00:42 - Manchester City 08:22 - Pep Guardiola 16:53 - Arsenal 19:27 - Mikel Arteta 23:25 - Chelsea 27:20 Morocco named AFCON champions5 Live commentaries this week: Wednesday 18th March - 5:45pm - Barcelona v Newcastle United (Champions League) - 5 Live Wednesday 18th March - 8pm - Liverpool v Galatasaray (Champions League) - 5 Live Thursday 19th March - 8pm - Aston Villa v Lille (Europa League) - 5 Live Saturday 21st March - 12pm - Manchester City Women v Tottenham Women (WSL) - Sports Extra Saturday 21st March - 3pm - Fulham v Burnley (Premier League) - 5 Live Saturday 21st March - 5:30pm - Everton v Chelsea (Premier League) - 5 Live Sunday 22nd March - 2:15pm - Tottenham v Nottingham Forest (Premier League) - 5 Live Sunday 22nd March - 2:15pm - Aston Villa v West Ham (Premier League) - Sports Extra Sunday 22nd March - 4:30pm - Manchester City v Arsenal (League Cup Final) - 5 Live

Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Russell Martin join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with a two-goal win over Everton as Max Dowman became the league's youngest ever goal scorer. They discuss Manchester United's improvements under Michael Carrick, Bruno Fernandes' excellent form and Casemiro's impact on the squad.  Russell Martin reflects on his time in management with Southampton and Rangers, and predicts who will win the Scottish Premiership title. Plus, BBC Sport's Football Issues correspondent Dale Johnson discusses Chelsea's record fine and suspended transfer ban.Timecodes: 2:30 Max Dowman 16:26 Manchester United 24:20 Scottish Premiership 34:40 Russell Martin 42:45 Chelsea5 Live UEFA Champions League commentaries this week: Tuesday 17th March - 8pm - Manchester City v Real Madrid - 5 Live Tuesday 17th March - 8pm - Arsenal v Bayer Leverkusen - 5 Sports Extra Wednesday 18th March - 5:30pm - Barcelona v Newcastle United - 5 Live Wednesday 18th March - 8pm - Liverpool v Galatasaray - 5 Live

Has a 16-year-old settled the title race for Arsenal? Is Bruno Fernandes the Player of the Season? And have Spurs turned a corner?Those questions and much more discussed on Premier League Review, as former Liverpool, Stoke City and Blackpool midfielder Charlie Adam joins Aaron Paul and Luke Edwards, The Telegraph's Northern Football Writer.Timecodes: 01:00 Premier League moments we loved this week 03:15 Have Spurs turned a corner under Igor Tudor? 06:40 Were Liverpool complacent? 08:45 Will Tudor keep his job now? 13:05 Max Dowman's special moment for Arsenal 14:40 Mikel Arteta on Dowman's goal and impact 15:10 Is the Dowman hype real? 18:00 Arteta's impactful substitutions 21:10 Why are City dropping points from winning positions? 24:23 Half-time teaser 27:00 Bruno Fernandes to break the assist record?  28:20 Wayne Rooney backs Carrick for the job — should he have it? 36:10 Aston Villa unable to go any further?

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk about their commentary travels. Did John get his usual table in Madrid? Are English teams underperforming in the Champions League? The guys have their say on the Premier League title race and Igor Tudor still being at Tottenham Hotspur. Plus more unintended pub names, a royally good Clash of the Commentators and more of your Glossary terms and phrases. Messages, questions and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk03:30 John's special table in Madrid, 05:50 Have English teams underperformed in Champions League? 09:40 John's Spanish sherry tip-off, 12:30 Will we get more singing on the pod? 15:45 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 20:45 Surprised Tudor is still at Spurs? 24:30 Ali makes fool of himself at Wrexham, 31:10 Unintended pub names, 35:35 Clash of the Commentators, 40:25 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth on Sports Extra with Ali Bruce-Ball & Leon Osman, Sat 1500 Sunderland v Brighton on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Everton with Conor McNamara and Pat Nevin, Sat 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Aston Villa with John Murray & Dion Dublin, Sun 1400 Forest v Fulham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Palace v Leeds on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1415 Women's League Cup Final Man Utd v Chelsea on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Liverpool v Spurs with Vicki Sparks & Clinton Morrison.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Channel of joy, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Asterisk, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn't sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Lackadaisical, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, No-look pass, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That's great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We've got a cup tie on our hands.

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

Steve Crossman, Guillem Balague, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle look at the key stories from this week's Champions League ties, asking whether Federico Valverde is the most underrated footballer on the planet. There's also a look at the impressive displays from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Michael Olise. There's also an interview with Victor Font, who's challenging Joan Laporta in this weekend's Barcelona presidential election. And we get the European view on Igor Tudor's troubles at Tottenham. TIMECODES 0:30 This week's globetrotting….. 4:40 Valverde – the world's most underrated footballer? 15:30 Kvaratskhelia – PSG's super-sub 27:15 Interview with Barcelona presidential candidate Victor Font 40:00 Olise tears apart Atalanta 47:00 The European view on Tudor's Tottenham troublesCOMMENTARIES ON 5 LIVE/BBC SOUNDSSaturday: 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth (Sports Extra) 1500 Sunderland v Brighton (Sports Extra 2) 1730 Arsenal v Everton (5 Live) 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle (Sports Extra)Sunday: 1400 Manchester United v Aston Villa (5 Live) 1400 Nottingham Forest v Fulham (Sports Extra) 1400 Crystal Palace v Leeds (Sports Extra 2) 1630 Liverpool v Tottenham (5 Live)

Steve Crossman reflects on a night when English teams go winless in the Champions League.Manchester City are thrashed at Real Madrid, Chelsea let in 5 against Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal score late to level it against Bayer Leverkusen.   TIME CODES: 0:39 Paul Robinson and John Murray give their thoughts from the Bernabeu 10:54 Pep Guardiola reacts to Manchester City's 3-0 defeat 12:06 Chris Coles talks to Steve about Chelsea's defeat in Paris 14:50 Nizaar Kinsella from the Parc des Princes 21:09 Liam Rosenior's thoughts on a crazy night in Paris 23:24 Matt Upson and Ali Bruce-Ball chat about a positive result for Arsenal 32:14 Mikel Arteta speaks after Arsenal's draw in Leverkusen

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Lyle Taylor discuss the top stories from the EFL. Hear from Alex Neil as Millwall close the gap on the top two in the Championship. Catch up with Kieran McKenna after Ipswich drop more points in the promotion race. Get the latest on a new potential owner at Sheffield Wednesday from BBC Radio Sheffield's Rob Staton. And hear from Jon Brady on Port Vale drawing Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.03:15 To sub or not to sub Kinský? 06:55 Barcelona fan turns up at Exeter! 08:30 Millwall turn up the heat. 15:00 Ipswich stalling? 22:20 New owner at Sheff Wed? 30:25 Jon Brady on Port Vale's tie with Chelsea 37:25 72PLUS 72MINUS5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1745 Leverkusen v Arsenal, Wed 2000 Real Madrid v Man City, Sat 1500 Burnley v Bournemouth on Sports Extra, Sat 1500 Sunderland v Brighton on Sports Extra 2, Sat 1730 Arsenal v Everton, Sat 1730 Chelsea v Newcastle on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Aston Villa, Sun 1400 Nottingham Forest v Fulham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Crystal Palace v Leeds on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1415 Women's League Cup Final Chelsea v Man Utd on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1630 Liverpool v Tottenham.

Kelly Cates presents reaction to a busy night in the Champions League.Spurs' miserable season hits a new low as they're beaten 5-2 by Atletico Madrid in the 1st leg of their last 16 tie. Kelly is joined by correspondent John Murray, Tottenham great Chris Waddle and former Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson who gives his take on Igor Tudor's decision to substitute goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after just 17 minutes. Newcastle were seconds away from a famous win against Barcelona at St James' Park but a last-minute Lamine Yamal penalty means they head into the 2nd leg level at 1-1.Plus, Liverpool are beaten 1-0 by Galatasaray in Istanbul for the second time this season.TIMECODES: 00:17 - Spurs hit new low in Madrid 01:50 - Paul Robinson on goalkeeper Kinsky being hooked after 17 minutes 06:55 - Spurs' fans outside the ground 08:06 - Chris Waddle gives his views on Spurs' mess 11:06 - Igor Tudor's reaction 17:54 - Newcastle 1-1 Barcelona with Chris Waddle and Ian Dennis 23:50 - Eddie Howe 24:34 - Galatasaray 1-0 with Conor McNamara and Stephen Warnock 29:08 - Arne Slot reacts to the defeat 29:41 - A look ahead to Real Madrid v Manchester City

The first piece of domestic silverware this season is up for grabs and Ben Haines is joined by our Senior Women's Football reporter Emma Sanders to provide the ultimate preview to Chelsea v Manchester United in the League Cup final at Ashton Gate on Sunday 15th March.Ben travelled down to Cobham to chat to Chelsea midfielder Keira Walsh about why this competition is so special to her, head coach Sonia Bompastor about her new contract and US forward Alyssa Thompson about playing in her first final with the club.And Em went over to Carrington to chat to Manchester United manager Marc Skinner about 'not fearing' their opposition, new singing Lea Schuller about how she's settling in and goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce on reaching another final with the club.To hear more from all of the interviewees, head over to the Women's Football Weekly podcast feed on BBC Sounds!TIMECODES: 00:15 - Em Sanders joins Ben to preview the League Cup final. 02:15 - We kick things off with Chelsea midfielder, Keira Walsh 07:55 - Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor joins Ben. 16:45 - Alyssa Thompson on what could be her first piece of domestic silverware. 19:42 - Em and Ben on the games between Chelsea and Manchester United getting tighter. 24:00 - Manchester United manager Marc Skinner sits down with Em. 30:03 - One of Manchester United's new signings, Lea Schüller joins the pod. 35:30 - Phallon Tullis-Joyce talks reaching another final with the club.

Andy Cole and Luke Edwards join Aaron Paul as Port Vale shock Sunderland and Wrexham come so close against Chelsea.Port Vale might be bottom of League One, but they're on top of the world after beating Sunderland. Plus Wrexham's epic with Chelsea, Mansfield have a go at Arsenal and Southampton beat Fulham.   TIME CODES: 0:52 Port Vale are in the quarter finals of the FA Cup 6:36 Did Sunderland take Vale too lightly? 11:16 Chelsea need extra time to beat Wrexham 15:45 Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson reacts to his team's performance 21:58 Mansfield had a real go at Arsenal 27:39 Southampton knock out Premier League Fulham 32:43 Pep Guardiola made 10 changes, but City were still too good for Newcastle

John Hunt joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk about life as a racing commentator. How does he do it? What are the best commentary positions and quirks of the job? And can a flutter affect your game? Plus more unintended pub names and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary, and Mark Chapman's been listening to the pod! Messages, questions and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to TCV@bbc.co.uk00:55 John Hunt fresh from the Winter Olympics, 09:05 FA Cup & Champions League commentaries, 14:45 Mark Chapman in mischievous mood… 20:15 Listening experiences on the radio… 25:15 John Hunt on how to do horse racing commentary, 36:25 Racing commentary positions & using binoculars, 42:00 Can a flutter affect your commentary? 48:00 Unintended pub names, 51:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool with Conor McNamara & Clinton Morrison, Sat 1230 England women v Iceland on Sports Extra with Vicki Sparks & Rachel Brown-Finnis, Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea with JOHN MURRAY & Chris Sutton on Sports Extra, Sat 2000 Newcastle v Man City with IAN DENNIS & Rachel Corsie, Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton via BBC Radio London on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1300 Rangers v Celtic via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland with John Acres & Andy Reid, Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich with Eilidh Barbour & Paul Robinson, Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford with Vicki Sparks & Glenn Murray.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, No-look pass, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn't sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That's great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We've got a cup tie on our hands.

Liverpool full back Andy Robertson speaks to BBC Sport's Nahyan Chowdhury ahead of his sides FA Cup fifth round tie against Wolves. The Scotland captain talks about what the FA Cup means to him, his experiences winning it with Liverpool in the 2021-22 season, what it would mean to win it this season, but how they're just taking it one game at a time. He also talks about his former teammate James Milner breaking the Premier League record for appearances. 0'40 - What the FA Cup means to him and his experiences of the competition. 1'46 - His emotions when winning the FA Cup. 3'00 - Memories of the competition growing up in Scotland. 4'10 - How confident they going into game against Wolves and what would it mean winning the FA Cup this season. 6'58 - Thoughts on James Milner appearance record

Reaction after Tottenham Hotspur beaten at home by Crystal Palace. Glenn Murray and Jonathan Pearce join Eleanor Oldroyd to reflect on a dismal night in North London for Spurs. Hear their thoughts on why everything changed after Micky van de Ven's first half red card and where this leaves Tottenham with nine games of the season remaining. Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin joins to give his immediate thoughts, plus hear from both managers: Igor Tudor, and a victorious Oliver Glasner.Time Codes:00:27 - Full Time Whistle 09:13 - Tottenham manager Igor Tudor 11:42 - Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin 18:56 - Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool (FA Cup) Sat 1230 England v Iceland (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1530 Wales v Montenegro (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra 3 Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea (FA Cup) Sat 2000 Newcastle v Manchester City (FA Cup) Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton (FA Cup) on Sports Extra 2 Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland (FA Cup) Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich (FA Cup) Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford (FA Cup)

In this special episode of the Euro Leagues, Steve Crossman, Guillem Balague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Julien Laurens are joined by Sergei Palkin, CEO of Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk.Sergei talks about the challenges facing the club since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - finding somewhere to play their games, convincing foreign players to sign for them and dreaming of returning to the Donbas Arena.With less than 100 days to go until the World Cup, the panel also discuss how Germany, Spain and France are shaping up.TIMECODES 00:52 - Less than 100 days until the World Cup 04:33 - Germany and Nagelsmann 11:17 - Spain's injury worries 15:05 - France and Deschamps spoilt for choice 26:38 - Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin 27:23 - Running a football club in wartime 29:18 - The role of sport in Ukrainian's lives 31:04 - Using stadiums as shelters 33:12 - Convincing foreign players to sign 37:17 - Trying to maintain the academy 40:20 - Dreams of returning to the Donbas Arena

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson to reflect on Arsenal going 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League! Arteta's side beat Brighton 1-0, leaving Fabian Hurzeler complaining about Arsenal's "time wasting". We hear from Pep Guardiola after Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, who picked up a vital point in the fight for survival! And finally, 5 Live commentator Chris Coles is alongside Paul at St James' Park, where Newcastle handed Michael Carrick his first loss as Manchester United manager.Timecodes: 1'17 - Pep Guardiola reflects on dropping points 2'42 - Is City's slip-up a surprise? And how might it impact the title race? 5'39 - Mikel Arteta speaks after a big win for Arsenal to send them 7 points clear 6'32 - Arsenal getting over the line 9'05 - Fabian Hurzeler accuses Arsenal of "wasting time" 10'45 - Can anything be done about goalkeepers going down injured? 15'00 - Elliot Anderson on scoring Forest's equaliser v Manchester City 15'40 - How might Forest's draw and West Ham's win impact Spurs in the relegation fight? 19'30 - William Osula speaks about scoring the winner for Newcastle 20'37 - Michael Carrick on his first loss for Manchester United5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

Reading boss Leam Richardson joins Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Phil Brown as they discuss the top stories from the EFL. Richardson reveals how he's transformed Reading from bad times on and off the pitch to pushing for the League One play-offs. The guys also look ahead of the FA Cup fifth round with Port Vale, Mansfield, Wrexham, Southampton and Norwich all involved. And hear from Neil Warnock as he returns to management! Plus kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:30 Phil becomes director of football! 03:20 FA Cup drama as Port Vale stun Bristol City, 09:40 Do Mansfield stand a chance vs Arsenal? 11:00 Ipswich up to third as promotion race hots up, 13:40 How Phil got to the Premier League with Hull, 14:45 Is the Premier League ready for Millwall? 16:15 What about Wrexham? 19:30 League One play-off race tightening up, 21:25 Reading boss Leam Richardson joins the pod, 29:00 Getting tetchy at the bottom of League One, 30:20 Jobi fears for Leyton Orient, 32:50 Neil Warnock is back in management! 36:05 Kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1930 Brighton v Arsenal, Wed 1930 Man City v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra, Wed 1930 Aston Villa v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2, Wed 1930 Fulham v West Ham on BBC Sport website, Wed 2015 Newcastle v Man Utd on Sports Extra 3, Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

Ben Mee, Stephen Warnock and Ian Dennis join Kelly Cates to react to a busy night in the Premier League - headlined by bottom club Wolves beating Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux thanks to Andre's late winner.With the two meeting again in the FA Cup in a few days' time, how much of a boost is this for Wolves, and how damaging is it for Arne Slot and Liverpool?Elsewhere, Everton boosted their European hopes with a rare home win against Burnley, Sunderland reach the 40-point mark with a win at Leeds and it finished goalless between Bournemouth and Brentford.TIMECODES: 00:07 - Wolves stun Liverpool 08:09 - Wolves boss Rob Edwards speaks to Chris Sykes 11:05 - Arne Slot reacts to a tough night 13:59 - Everton ease past Burnley 14:22 - David Moyes dreaming of Europe 18:09 - Leeds beaten at home by Sunderland 19:05 - Sunderland's Luke O'Nien speaks to Conor McNamara 21:29 - Bournemouth 0-0 Brentford happened

Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Nedum Onuoha join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with another two goals from corners in their win over Chelsea.They discuss Chelsea's costly discipline problems after Pedro Neto took their tally of red cards to nine for the season. Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday reflects on the weekend's Old Firm derby draw, what it means for Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts and the impact Jens Berthel Askou has had at Fir Park this season.And former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann explains the expanded role video assistant referees will have at this summer's World Cup to review incorrectly awarded corners and second yellow cards. Timecodes: 01:36 – Arsenal winning ugly 22:19 – Chelsea's ill discipline 32:45 MID 32:55 – Scottish title race with Andy Halliday 49:38 – VAR's expanded role at the 2026 World Cup with Darren CannCommentaries this week: Tuesday 3rd March PL: Wolves v Liverpool 2015 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Leeds v Sunderland 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Everton v Burnley 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Bournemouth v Brentford 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 WWCQ: Ukraine v England 1700 KO - SPORTS EXTRA WWCQ: Czech Republic v Wales 1730 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2Wednesday 4th March PL: Brighton v Arsenal 1930 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Manchester City v Forest 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Aston Villa v Chelsea 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Fulham v West Ham 1930 KO - BBC SPORT WEBSITE PL: Newcastle United v Manchester United 2015 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 THEN 5 LIVE AFTER BRIGHTON V ARSENALThursday 5th March PL: Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace 2000 KO - 5 LIVE

Arsenal break records with their set-piece brilliance to go 5 points clear while North London neighbours Tottenham edge further into a relegation scrap. Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the title?!Elsewhere, are Manchester United and Liverpool settling into the Champions League spots? Have Burnley been robbed of a chance at staying up? And what is going on at Newcastle?Everton, meanwhile, could be in a shout of a European spot after yet another win on the road.Timecodes: 01:00 What made us love the Premier League this weekend 03:19 Arsenal stay top by 5 points — is it fair to call it boring? 07:35 Chelsea lose their heads and the game... again! 12:40 City keep the pressure on Arsenal 14:20 Are Tottenham in free fall, and is Igor Tudor making it worse? 20:00 Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the league? 21:30 Reaction from Igor Tudor on Fulham having a 'home referee' 23:30 Is Harry Wilson underrated? 24:40 Newcastle imploding in the league despite Champions League progress? 31:30 Everton's excellent away record and European hopes?! 35:08 Break 36:35 Manchester United up to third, will they finish there? 39:12 Carrick's record is better than any manager since...? 40:20 Was it right to give a red card AND penalty for Lacroix's foul? 43:40 Liverpool set-piecing their way to a Champions League spot? 45:28 Burnley's VAR heartbreak v Brentford 47:20  Do the Premier League need to do something to protect the 'product'?