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Brentford manager Thomas Frank sits down for an exclusive interview with The Sports Agents, amid reports linking him the Manchester United manager's job...


Now the Premier League's second longest-serving manager, behind only Pep Guardiola, Thomas talks to Gabby & Mark about what he describes as the Bees 'secret sauce', if managing at one of the world's biggest clubs would come at a cost to his own happiness, the reaction to Thomas Tuchel getting the England job, losing Ivan Toney in the summer and if some rival coaches are 'too wedded' to one particular playing style?


Plus, Gabby & Mark reflect on a great time to be a New Zealand sports fan and cynicism surrounding how Lionel Messi has got to this summer's Club World Cup.


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


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England named German coach Thomas Tuchel as the man to lead the Three Lions to World Cup glory - but does his nationality matter more than how good a manager he is? German football writer Raphael Honigstein, joined Gabby & Mark to explore...


How do clubs actually unearth the best talent? Old-school scouting prowess or new-age AI-infused data? We debate it out with former Brentford, QPR and Rangers manager, Mark Warburton, and the 'data-brain' behind Liverpool hiring Jurgen Klopp, former Director of Research, Ian Graham.


Plus, do 'superstars' get special treatment when it comes to drugs in sport? We talk to Ahmad Nassar, the Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players' Association, and Edmund Willison, investigative journalist and author of the Honest Sport newsletter.


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As England named German Thomas Tuchel as their new manager, Gabby and Mark chat about whether his nationality is really a big deal and if he's the right man for the job. German football journalist, Raphael Honigstein, tells us the German reaction, what he'll be like in the dressing room and why he's not starting till January.


And with that FA manager search now complete, we ask how you find the best talent in the world? Is data a revolution or a threat? We get both sides of the story from former Brentford, QPR and Rangers manager, Mark Warburton, former Director of Research at Liverpool, Ian Graham, and Tom Worville, Head of Football at the sports analytics company, Prospect.


Plus, how young should you start looking for that talent? We get the thoughts of Arsenal Youth Scout (Talent ID lead for North London & Herts) Harry Charalambous.


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Gareth Southgate resigns... What now?


Next England manager: Meet the candidates


How does a Premier League club find a new manager?


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global


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Jannik Sinner is still tennis’ World No. 1 player, having just claimed his 7th title of the year, with an ongoing doping charge hanging over his head.


Even Novak Djokovic is wondering whether it’s one rule for the stars and another for the rest - so is this just a tennis problem or do sports' superstars get special treatment when it comes to a failed drugs test?


The Executive Director of the Professional Tennis Players’ Association, Ahmad Nassar, joins Gabby & Mark to discuss the Sinner case and double-standards for lower ranked players on the tour.


Later, Edmund Willison, investigative journalist and author of the newsletter Honest Sport, explores how 'broken' anti-doping is in other sports; Paul Pogba's reduced ban and scepticism over Ruth Chepngetich's marathon world record.


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What it's like to fail a drugs test


Should Olympic athletes be allowed to dope?


Does boxing really care about performance-enhancing drugs?


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global


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Gabby & Mark Pougatch welcomed ex-Formula One Team Principle at Haas, Guenther Steiner, to talk about swearing and the unexpected F1 title race, with a bonus question for our weekend listeners.


And after Rafa Nadal announced his retirement during our recording, tennis presenter Marcus Buckland helped us pay tribute to the tennis great.


Plus we quizzed one of the UK’s top sports lawyers and Partner at Sheridans, Daniel Geey, on the landmark ruling in the legal battle between Man City and the Premier League about sponsorships.


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After Jurgen Klopp was named the new head of global soccer at Red Bull, we catch up with long-time friend and the Paralympic athlete who Klopp followed in Paris this summer, New Zealand badminton player Wojtek Czyz.


And with Formula One set for an unexpectedly dramatic end to the season we talk about swearing, gossip and who will win the drivers' championship with two Drive to Survive stars, ex-Haas team boss Guenther Steiner and the voice of F1, Will Buxton.


Plus, Rafa Nadal announced his retirement while we recorded the pod but tennis commentator Marcus Buckland was on hand to help us pay tribute and mourn the end of a golden generation.


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Lando Norris on Verstappen crash and Marvellous Mark Cavendish


The Christian Horner scandal - is Red Bull about to implode?


Henry Winter on Big Ange's ambition, 115 charges & How Liverpool move on from Klopp


Guenther’s new book UNFILTERED: My Incredible Decade in Formula 1 is out now (Bantam, £22).


Buxton's new history of Formula One Grand Prix: An Illustrated History of Formula 1 is out now


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global


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After two big rulings that could change football's future, Gabby and Mark Pougatch team up to make sense of it all, helped by top sports lawyer and Partner at Sheridans, Daniel Geey.


Could this be the end of the transfer system as we know it? That's after former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra won his battle with FIFA, proving that some transfer rules break EU law.


PFA Chief Executive Maheta Molango tells us what this might mean for players and we get the clubs' reaction from CEO of European Club Association, Charlie Marshall.


And did Man City or the Premier League actually win their landmark dispute on sponsorship deals? Could the outcome backfire on some of City's biggest rivals, like Arsenal?


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Arvind Badewal


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global


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Gabby & Mark asked former Chelsea talisman Frank Lampard for his thoughts on their current one - Cole Palmer - but is he the best player in the Premier League right now?


Plus, Sam Burgess was among our guests as we explored whether the only way to save Rugby was to reunite the two codes!


And after Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate questioned why he hadn't received the Player of the Match award last weekend, we explained how (and who) actually decides...


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Today on The Sports Agents, we’re delving into a little fantasy... to reunite Rugby League and Union - after more than a century apart - Is it time to bring rugby’s wall down? 


Unthinkable, maybe, but if you remove sentiment and tribalism from the equation, is there really enough space for both codes to survive?


Warrington Wolves head coach Sam Burgess and the Daily Mail's Chris Foy join in to explore how would a merger actually work and is there a world in which the codes are stronger, together?


Plus, following an historic night at Villa Park in their return to the Champions League, Gabby & Mark discuss Jhon Duran's rise as one of the 'stories of the season so far'.


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global 


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Following another Cole Palmer masterclass on the weekend, Gabby & Mark are joined by Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer (and former manager) Frank Lampard to discuss his maverick talent...


Despite all the scepticism over their transfer spending, are there clear signs that Enzo Maresca's Chelsea are starting to click? What's it like to work under the sort of game-to-game pressure facing Erik ten Hag at Manchester United and what's next for Frank... The England manager's job?


Plus, after Ibrahima Konate's hilarious post-match interview when he found out he hadn't been awarded the 'Player of the Match' award - who does decide?


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global 


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We were joined by an array of brilliant guests to assess Anthony Joshua's shock defeat at Wembley and what's turning into a fierce rivalry between Arsenal and Man City.


Later in the week, what finally feels like the end of the Everton takeover saga was in sharp focus. Gabby & Mark wanted to find out who the prospective new owners - The Friedkin Group - really are and why they've become so unpopular in Rome?


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With the end of the Everton takeover saga in sight, at last - who are The Friedkin Group and does this represent a 'new dawn' for the Toffees - or just another false one?


The Athletic's Italian football writer James Horncastle, joins Gabby & Mark in the studio for the low-down on the consortium - who also own Serie A side AS Roma - and how their approval rating in Rome has dropped off a cliff over the last nine months...


Former Everton Women's captain Izzy Christiansen - who played for the club as recently as 2023 - also joins the show to discuss how desperately the club need a 'reset' and Matt Jones (Blue Room Podcast) on what it means for manager Sean Dyche?


Plus, Arteta's youthful team selection and a moment of madness from Chris Eubank Jr. in yesterday's London press conference.


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global 


You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".


And, the Sports Agents now have merch!

After a heavyweight weekend of sport, Gabby & Mark are back to reflect on a heated contest between Arsenal and Manchester City - Former City goalkeeper Shay Given joins them to discuss Arteta's 'dark arts' and how pivotal a rumoured ACL injury to Man City star Rodri could be, in deciding where the title ends up this season...


Plus, after a defiant Anthony Joshua declared he would fight on after being stunned by Daniel Dubois at Wembley on Saturday night - should he? The Sports Agents are joined by former World Champion Johnny Nelson and Nick Peet (Fight Disciples Podcast) to examine.


Executive Producer: Adonis Pratsides


Producer: Sophie Penney


Video Producer: Sam Trudgill


Social Media Editor: Calum Scotland


Tom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast network


Vicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for Global 


You can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".


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Ahead of the opening matchday of the new and extended Champions League, we were joined by UEFA vice secretary general Giorgio Marchetti and European Clubs Association CEO Charlie Marshall.


They discussed the suggestion that players may need to strike over the ever-increasing number of games and why UEFA's recent letter to No.10 Downing St. was not a thinly-veiled threat to Keir Starmer's government and their plans to introduce an independent football watchdog. And responded to criticism that this new competition format is just a European Super League Mk II.


Later in the week, Gabby and Mark were joined by Olympic bronze medal boxer Lewis Richardson for an insight into what actually happens when an amateur decides to turn professional.


Plus, as the new WSL season kicks off, it's first-ever Chief Exec Nikki Doucet was in our studio to talk about the big split from the FA this summer and the big challenges facing women's football.


New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.