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Conor McNamara once again joins Ian Dennis and John Murray for the Commentators' View ahead of a big weekend in the Premier League.With Manchester City travelling to Liverpool for the first time since the Premier League charges verdict, John goes through his approach ahead of commentating on the game. The team reflect on the international break, Ian recalls being pranked at Istanbul airport and can John go clear at the top of the table in Clash of the Commentators?TIMECODES 03:30 International break reflections 05:00 Ian's Greek adventures 09:00 How to approach commentating on Liverpool v Man City 22:00 A terrifying prank in Istanbul airport 28:30 Clash of the Commentators 33:30 Unintend Pub Name of the Week 35:30 Great Glossary of FootballCOMMENTARIES: This weekend SAT 1500 - Chelsea v Bournemouth  - 5 Live SAT 1500 - Aston Villa v Brentford - Sports Extra SAT 1730 - Man Utd v Tottenham  - 5 LiveSUN 1200 - Motherwell v Celtic - Sports Extra 2 SUN 1400 - Hull v Everton - 5 Live SUN 1400 - Crystal Palace v Nottm Forest - Sports Extra and Sports Extra 2 SUN 1630 - Liverpool v Man City  - 5 Live

BBC Sport's Football Issues Correspondent Dale Johnson speaks to Brighton & Hove Albion sporting director Mike Cave about the strategy behind the club's remarkable rise. From data-driven recruitment to profitable player trading, they explore how Brighton have established themselves in the Premier League and evolved into one of English football's smartest success stories.TIMECODES 0’34 - How much Brighton rely on data to sign players 4’00 - At what point does analytics crossover with normal scouting 8’30 - Brighton’s success with loan-to-buys 11’00 - How important is the manager to the whole process? 15’43 - How important are big player sales to Brighton? 17'17 - How far in advance to they plan for players leaving? 19’29 - Brighton now compared to 15 years ago 20'08 - Working within financial rules

John Bennett is joined by BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore and former Reading and Watford winger Jobi McAnuff to react to the Spygate verdict. An FA regulatory commission has handed Southampton boss Tonda Eckert a suspended 6-week ban for his involvement in the Spygate scandal. What reasons were given for this verdict? And is it a fair outcome? With Middlesbrough the club to uncover the spying ahead of their Championship play-off semi-final, fan and editor of Fly Me To The Moon fanzine, Robert Nichols, offers what this decision is like from a Boro perspective. TIMECODES: 0'45 How did we get to this point?  2'05 Why is the ban suspended? 4'17 Jobi McAnuff's thoughts 9'12 Has the length of time taken to get this verdict benefitted Eckert?  11'51 What do Southampton fans think of the decision?  15'00 Middlesbrough fan Robert Nichols 18'05 How much damage has this done to Southampton's reputation?

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by 2026 World Cup final referee Slavko Vincic and journalist William Ralston, author of the Impossible Job about challenges faced by modern-day referees. Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Charlie Adam also join the conversation as they discuss what it's like to take charge of the biggest game in football. Slavko shares what it’s like to operate under so much pressure, plus the highs and lows of his career. But will he discuss who is the biggest diver he had to deal with? TIMECODES:01:10 William Ralston 05:50 Slavko Vincic on the impossible job 12:00 Active decision making 20:00 VAR

Kelly Somers is alongside John Murray, Ian Dennis, Matt Upson and Paul Robinson as England comfortably beat Czechia 3-0 at Wembley. Harry Kane celebrated his record-equalling 125th England cap with two goals making it 91 goals for England on the night he drew level with Peter Shilton. How has this camp effected competition for places and should Harry Kane win the Ballon d’Or? Hear from manager Thomas Tuchel, Eberechi Eze and captain Harry Kane.Elsewhere Ronaldo has released a lengthy statement saying he is not retiring, Portuguese football expert Tom Kundert drops by to explain more about what this means for Ronaldo’s future. TIMECODES:01:10 Full time reaction 04:30 Harry Kane goals 09:40 Consistency 17:50 Ballon d’Or 18:50 Eze 24:30 Tuchel 29:10 Harry Kane with John 39:00 Ronaldo is NOT retiring