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This week in the absence of Lynsey, Kait and Hayley are joined by football broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj to discuss whether Raheem Sterling can be considered a Premier League all time great and if not which current stars can? We also give you the lowdown on how the English stars playing abroad are getting on and wrap up the show with some weird and wonderful hot takes... enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week in the absence of Lynsey, Kait and Hayley are joined by football broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj to discuss whether Raheem Sterling can be considered a Premier League all time great and if not which current stars can? We also give you the lowdown on how the English stars playing abroad are getting on and wrap up the show with some weird and wonderful hot takes... enjoy!
An unhappy Romelu Lukaku has brought "noise we don't need" according to Thomas Tuchel as Chelsea prepare to face Liverpool as we kick off 2022. Pat Nevin and Vaishali Bhardwaj join Aaron Paul to discuss the big game at Stamford Bridge, and explosive comments from Middlesbrough's Chris Wilder who reveals the EFL ordered him to recall loan players in an attempt to get their weekend fixture played. Owen Coyle also joins the pod with a classic Sir Alex Ferguson anecdote to help mark the great man's 80th birthday.
Ben Haines, former Tottenham defender Alan Hutton and Premier League presenter Vaishali Bhardwaj look back on Saturday's action as Diogo Jota's fine form continues. He scored twice in Liverpool's 4-0 win over Southampton. The panel also reflect on a second straight victory for Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa as they win 2-1 at Crystal Palace. And there's a preview of Chelsea v Manchester United, including an interview with Marcus Rashford, who reacts to the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this week. 03:00 - Analysis of Crystal Palace 1-2 Aston Villa 14:00 - Liverpool 4-0 Southampton 23:30 - Marcus Rashford interview ahead of Chelsea v Manchester United
Aaron Paul is joined by former Tottenham defender Alan Hutton and football reporter Vaishali Bhardwaj to look ahead to the huge Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City. The panel discuss whether Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola are the two best tactical managers in the world right now, if Tuchel is an “upgraded version of Jose Mourinho” and how Pep Guardiola can learn from the defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League final in May. Ahead of Arsenal v Tottenham on Sunday, Alan Hutton tells us stories about what it's like to play in a North London derby and how he had to change his car because it was red…
Janette Kwakye is alongside former Spurs defender, Stephen Kelly, and Premier League reporter, Vaishali Bhardwaj, to go through an action packed Premier League Sunday. Chelsea showed their class as they beat Tottenham 3-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. The panel ask if Chelsea can win the title and if Spurs should even be considered in the top 4 conversation. It was an end to end game in the early kick off where Manchester United beat West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium and there was late drama as David Moyes brought on captain, Mark Noble, to take a penalty even though he hadn't played a minute of football! Plus, Brighton's emphatic start to the season continues and Leicester drop more points. TOPICS 1'30 – Jimmy Greaves tribute 5.48 - Chelsea v Spurs 7.13 - Chelsea title contenders 14.01 - Harry Kane's goal drought 19.29 - West Ham v Man Utd drama 23.42 - David Moyes on choosing Mark Noble to take the penalty 29.05 - Jesse Lingard's resurgence 36.00 - Brighton's excellent start to the season 38.08 - Are Leicester struggling?
We realise Saturday's Football Daily was truncated, so apologies from us and here's the FULL version for you... Ben Haines is joined by former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie and Premier League reporter Vaishali Bhardwaj to dissect Ronaldo's first game back at Old Trafford as a Manchester United player for 12 years. He scored twice on his Manchester United return and received a rapturous reception from fans lucky enough to be inside the ground. Plus, Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 with a dream debut for Palace's new signing, Odsonne Edouard Topics: 1'03 – Lee Hendrie on whether we saw a different Cristiano Ronaldo 3'44 – Cristiano Ronaldo talking about his first game back at Old Trafford 5'04 – Ronaldo admits he was nervous ahead of today's game 10'35 – Are Manchester United title contenders with Ronaldo? 12'01 – The other key performers for Manchester United 16'52 – Vaishali Bhardwaj on Crystal Palace's emphatic 3-0 win over Spurs 22'52 – Connor Gallagher's performance
Ben Haines is joined by former Aston Villa midfielder, Lee Hendrie, and Premier League reporter, Vaishali Bhardwaj, to dissect Ronaldo's first game back at Old Trafford for 12 years. He scored twice on his Manchester United return and received a rapturous reception from fans lucky enough to be inside the ground. Plus, Crystal Palace beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 with a dream debut for Palace's new signing, Odsonne Edouard. Topics: 1'03 – Lee Hendrie on whether we saw a different Cristiano Ronaldo 3'44 – Cristiano Ronaldo talking about his first game back at Old Trafford 5'04 – Ronaldo admits he was nervous ahead of today's game 10'35 – Are Manchester United title contenders with Ronaldo? 12'01 – The other key performers for Manchester United 16'52 – Vaishali Bhardwaj on Crystal Palace's emphatic 3-0 win over Spurs 22'52 – Connor Gallagher's performance
Ben Haines is joined by former Celtic defender, Gary Caldwell; ex-England striker, Lianne Sanderson, and broadcaster, Vaishali Bhardwaj, to look through the weekend's games. Mason Greenwood scored for the third game in a row for Manchester United and the panel discuss where he will fit in the squad with the signing of Ronaldo. Is Adama Traore at his level at Wolves or could he move on to a top 6 side? Plus, Harry Kane leads the line for Spurs, Bamford's beef with Burnley and a look back at the first Old Firm of the season. Topics: 1'50 - Manchester United's win over Wolves 2'48 – Was it a foul on Ruben Neves in the lead up to United's goal? 5'10 – Where does Greenwood fit with the signing of Ronaldo? 9'05 – Wolves' chances in the game 11'07 – Bruno Lage on Adama Traore 11'56 – Is United's midfield strong enough? 13'32 – What's next for Adama Traore? 19'00 – Spurs 1-0 win over Watford 22'37 – Expectations of Spurs 27'50 – Harry Kane's reception 29'07 – Watford's upcoming games 31'04 - Patrick Bamford on playing against Burnley 38'03 – First Old Firm of the season
With all eyes on Wembley Ben Haines, Stephen Warnock and Vaishali Bhardwaj hear from Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld ahead of the Carabao Cup final and ask if Ryan Mason can land the trophy the club crave. We also look ahead to Leeds against Manchester United at Elland Road as Stephen reveals what not to do as a Leeds player relating to this rivalry. And we hear from Callum Robinson as West Brom enter the last chance saloon in their bid for Premier League survival.
Former three-time Olympic gymnastics medallist - Danell Leyva - revealed his sexuality on National Coming Out Day in the United States earlier this month. The 29-year-old tells us his mum is the only member of his family he is out to and he feels he is “almost cheating” by talking to us, because most of his family can’t speak English. He recalls things family members have said, not knowing his sexuality, that have had an impact on him. He also tells us people have reached out to him on social media to tell him that his story has helped them. Leyva – who represented Team USA during his athletic career – has now moved into acting. He’s not keen to put a label on his sexuality and adds he would like to create a television show where a bisexual male is the main character as he feels historically bisexuals have not been taken seriously. One year on from South Africa’s men winning the Rugby World Cup we speak to Nolusindiso Booi, who is captain of the women’s team. She reflects on the men’s achievement and tells us about her involvement in a campaign to raise the profile of the women’s game. Booi wants girls to take up the sport in primary school and says it would be a dream to see a women’s professional league in the country. Booi is targeting playing in a third World Cup in 2021 and says the whole of South Africa will be screaming if they can emulate the men’s achievement in New Zealand. Staying with rugby union and Murray Kinsella from the 42.ie gives us his thoughts and explains the permutations ahead of Super Saturday in the men’s Six Nations. Photographer Kelly Gavin joins us to reflect on covering baseball’s World Series. The LA Dodgers ended a 32-year wait for the title and Gavin was there to capture the historic moment, which she describes as “nerve wracking” but also a dream come true. One of her images was used for the front cover of Sports Illustrated. Gavin also describes the moment she was hit on the skull by a ball travelling 96 miles an hour in 2016. She now wears a helmet when covering baseball. Natasha Jonas tells us all about a week that saw her and her brother provide free boxing lessons and food parcels to children in need over the October school holidays in England. Jonas – who boxed at an Olympic Games and is chasing a world title in the professional ranks – says she relied on things like free school meals when she was growing up in Liverpool. In Sporting Witness we tell the story of the Polish table-tennis player Natalia Partyka, who in Sydney 20 years ago became the youngest athlete in the history of the Paralympics when she competed at just 11 years of age. And – the football journalist and broadcaster Vaishali Bhardwaj joins us to look ahead to Manchester City’s game at Sheffield United in the Premier League. (Photo: Silver medalist Danell Leyva of the United States celebrates at the medal ceremony for the Horizontal Bar, Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Brazil. Credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Emma Saunders is joined by former Chelsea midfielder, Pat Nevin, former England and Manchester United Women's goalkeeper, Siobhan Chamberlain, and Premier League reporter, Vaishali Bhardwaj, to preview the first Community Shield double-header at Wembley. The team discuss Rhian Brewster's future at Liverpool ahead of the men's game as well as who should be starting in goal for their opponents, Arsenal. They also preview the first Women's Community Shield since 2008 as Women's Super League champions Chelsea take on FA Cup holders Manchester City in a historic occasion at Wembley Stadium.
So we now know on 1 August it will be a Chelsea v Arsenal FA Cup final at Wembley, as Frank Lampard’s side got the better of Manchester United on Sunday and Mikel Arteta defeated his mentor, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City team on Saturday – Jeanette Kwakye alongside Owen Coyle, Sam Parkin and Vaishali Bhardwaj delve deep into those games and find out what Chelsea and Arsenal did so right, and where United and City stumbled. They respond to the big news that Watford have sacked Nigel Pearson with only two games left to the season. And focus on the fact that Leicester’s Champions League ambitions have taken a knock after they were beaten in the Premier League by Tottenham. Not only that, they debate whether Bournemouth can stay up after their loss on Sunday against Southampton. And the panel pick out the big stories from the Championship, as newly crowned champions Leeds beat Derby and Huddersfield Town sack their manager, Danny Cowley after 10 months in charge.
Welcome to The Return of the Premier League, a brand new three-part documentary series telling the story of how football returned amid the Coronavirus pandemic, hosted by Melissa Reddy.Over the next three days, we'll explore every facet of the top-flight’s suspension in England and subsequent Project Restart plan. On today's episode, we look into just how seismic the stopping of the game was and how football wrestled with the unfolding events around the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis. We hear from expert voices from around the game including Bournemouth and Wales defender Chris Mepham, former Newcastle player Ryan Taylor, football finance expert Dr Rob Wilson and journalists Darren Lewis and Vaishali Bhardwaj.Episode 2: 'The New Normal' will be available tomorrow! All music courtesy of Epidemic Sound.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballrambledaily.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Beautiful Game Podcast - Episode 49 – We discussed whether man management is more important than tactics. We were joined by football reporter for the premier league Vaishali Bhardwaj (@VaiBhardwaj) who helped us dissect the weekends action. Manchester United upset the applecart by going to the Etihad and winning. There were also comprehensive wins for both Spurs and Liverpool. We also gave our prospects of the week + much more.Twitter: @VaiBhardwaj @BujTheGooner @LfcNino @Dej_TBGGet involved in the discussion using the #TBGPOD Twitter: @Podcast_TBGInstagram: @Pod_TBGPlease leave a 5star review. We appreciate all the support.
Join Kait Borsay, Lynsey Hooper and Vaishali Bhardwaj for this week's look on the wide world of football. Spurs' shipped seven, how to create the ultimate player, and a Xabi Alonso appreciation all come up on this week's show: Topic 1 - Champions League: It's been a Champions League goal fest but why are Spurs and Madrid having such torrid times in Europe. (06.20) Topic 2 - Coming together: With the proposal of the MLS and Mexican Leagues to join forces, what football mergers would we like to see (20.20) Topic 3 - Come on! They're better than that: The FIFA player rankings are out, but who are our favourite, most underrated players (28.40) AOB - Footballing life lessons (33.20) Find our WSL Edition here (https://audioboom.com/channels/5003651) GET IN TOUCH Read our articles at www.offsiderulepodcast.com (https://offsiderulepodcast.com/) Tweet us @OffsideRulePod (https://twitter.com/OffsideRulePod) Find us on Instagram @OffsideRulePod (https://www.instagram.com/offsiderulepod/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hugh Woozencroft, Jordan Jarrett Bryan & Vaishali Bhardwaj discuss the closing of the transfer window, with Arsenal fan reaction from the Gay Gooners and Spurs fan reaction from The Proud Lily Whites. Also we talk Fantasy Football League and author Matt Walker talks about his latest book Europe United. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Neil Ashton is joined this week by Dom King, Shaun Custis and Vaishali Bhardwaj as they discuss this week's hottest topics in the football world. Including the now questionable appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United, the best title race in Premier League history, Bolton's big mess and whether Montenegro's punishment for racist abuse was fair from UEFA.
Faye Carruthers, Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Vaishali Bhardwaj on the Premier League, Ole parked down the road, Lucas Moura’s child inconveniencing journalists and zero Game of Thrones spoilers. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/footballweeklypod
Neil Ashton is joined by Oliver Kay from The Times, Jeremy Cross from the Daily Star and Vaishali Bhardwaj from the Evening Standard to discuss Manchester City’s lucky escape at Swansea in the FA Cup, whether appointing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be the right move by Manchester Utd and the news that FIFA are looking to expand the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams.
Join Steve Wyss & Jonathan Fadugba as they preview the upcoming Europa League match between Malmo & Chelsea. How will CFC respond after getting hammered 6-0 by Man City and can the Swedish underdogs spring a surprise? Also on the show this week is special guest Vaishali Bhardwaj, a Chelsea expert who covers the team for London's Evening Standard. One final addition in the episode is an interview with Chris Sweeney who has written a book soon to be released on Danish Footballer Thomas Gravesen.
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg and Vaishali Bhardwaj discuss Chelsea, Manchester City and Raheem Sterling, Arsenal’s run of form, West Ham, the Copa Libertadores, Yorkshire puddings and more
They are back! The Geeks return with exclusive stories involving Neymar, Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilcueta, Willian, and Nathan Ake. Crook get's all technical and reveals a new fad - Electric Socks. Michelle discusses the Sky Sports dress code and how she broke it and Sam explains the problems commentators face with pronunciations. The Geeks are also joined by the Evening Standard's Vaishali Bhardwaj.
Neil Ashton is joined by John Cross of the Daily Mirror, Ian Ladyman of the Daily Mail and Vaishali Bhardwaj of the Evening Standard for a discussion of all the latest news from football.
Max is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paul Doyle and Vaishali Bhardwaj to discuss the Carabao Cup, yet more Mourinho drama, Harry Wilson’s banger, lucky cucumbers, mislaid lederhosen and noisy dogs
Neil Ashton is joined by Martin Samuel of the Daily Mail, Sam Wallace of The Telegraph and Vaishali Bhardwaj of the Evening Standard for a discussion of all the latest news from football.
Grant and Brian talk Day 9 of World Cup 2018, from Nigeria's 2-0 takedown of Iceland to Brazil's difficult 2-0 victory over Costa Rica to Switzerland's stirring comeback in a 2-1 triumph over Serbia. Then Grant interviews Vaishali Bhardwaj of London's Evening Standard about England's winning start to the World Cup and her pathway to journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Neil Ashton is joined by Rob Draper of the Mail On Sunday, Matt Dickinson of The Times and Vaishali Bhardwaj of the Evening Standard for a discussion of the latest football news.
Neil Ashton is with Jonathan Liew of the Independent, Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail, and Vaishali Bhardwaj of the Evening Standard for a next generation edition of the Sunday Supplement.
Sarah B. talks in *~all of the detail*~ about makeup with friends Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, a theoretical physicist at MIT, and Dr. Vaishali Bhardwaj, specialist in the Lyman alpha forest from the University of Washington. Our favorite products, how our looks have evolved over time, and more! Share your questions and topics with us! Call (716) SARAH50 to leave us a voicemail or write us at drssarahcare@gmail.com, and we'll try to answer you on a future show! For more on this episode (including links to the products mentioned here!) please visit: http://drssarahcare.tumblr.com/post/131976653730/episode-7-makeup-roundtable-with-drs-chanda