The Sports Agents

Michael Carrick has been sacked as Manchester United manager. But how did his final 48 hours turn into such a mess? As Carrick continued to take training, United’s bosses were in Monaco deciding his future, while negotiating with his likely successor Mauricio Pochettino in the US. Mark Chapman is joined by The Athletic’s Adam Crafton for the inside story of another chaotic Manchester United managerial change.📱Follow us on socials:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagentsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod📥 Email: [email protected]🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPodSubscribe and enjoy ad-free listening thesportsagentsplus.comExecutive Producer: Adonis PratsidesSenior Producer: David FinchVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillDigital Content Producer: Jasmine WissartTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa -just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents

LIV Golf has collapsed. Is Saudi Arabia's multibillion-dollar sporting spending spree coming to an end?Four years after Saudi Arabia launched a breakaway golf league that tore the sport apart, the money has dried up and LIV Golf is finished.From the extraordinary sums offered to golf's biggest stars to the bitter civil war that followed, we examine what went wrong — and what happens to the players left behind.But this goes far beyond golf.Saudi Arabia has spent billions reshaping world sport. Now the blockbuster boxing nights are drying up, football spending is slowing and tennis is feeling the squeeze.Gabby Logan, Mark Chapman and Nedum Onuoha explore whether LIV's collapse signals a wider Saudi retreat — and what it means for the future of world sport?📱Follow us on socials:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagentsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod📥 Email: [email protected]🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPodSubscribe and enjoy ad-free listening thesportsagentsplus.comExecutive Producer: Adonis PratsidesSenior Producer: David FinchVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillDigital Content Producer: Jasmine WissartTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa -just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents

What really happens behind closed doors at one of the biggest football clubs in the world?Two disastrous Premier League seasons. More than £500 million spent on transfers. Three managers in a matter of months. Tottenham Hotspur needed more than a change of manager — they needed a complete football reset.In this special episode of The Sports Agents, Spurs CEO Vinai Venkatesham takes Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman inside the boardroom to reveal the decisions, difficult conversations and extraordinary challenges involved in rebuilding a Premier League giant.From Daniel Levy's departure and the sackings of Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor to appointing Roberto De Zerbi, Vinai explains what went wrong at Tottenham, how major transfer decisions are made and why the club's football operation needed such a radical overhaul.Plus, the challenge of replacing Harry Kane, the next generation of Spurs talent, and what it will take to restore Tottenham to the top of English football.An inside look at the money, power and personalities shaping the future of Tottenham Hotspur — and what it really takes to run a Premier League club.📱Follow us on socials:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagentsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod📥 Email: [email protected]🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPodSubscribe and enjoy ad-free listening thesportsagentsplus.comExecutive Producer: Adonis PratsidesSenior Producer: David FinchVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillDigital Content Producer: Jasmine WissartTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa -just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents

Man United had just lost 3-0 at home yet Old Trafford was still singing Michael Carrick’s name... After Saturday's defeat at Chelsea it seems everyone BUT the Man United supporters are in agreement that Carrick will lose his job soon.More than for any other club in the Premier League, United’s ‘Boom & Bust’ managerial cycle has become an industry in itself - so who’s actually deciding when bad form becomes a crisis? The fans, the board or the noise outside it?Has Man United become more of a 'content farm' than football club and who really profits from English football's biggest 'crisis economy'.Plus, reaction to Arsenal's "defensive masterclass" at Anfield on Sunday - if Alexander Isak was wrong to stay on his feet why were we so critical of Alexis Mac Allister's antics?📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod📱Follow us on socials:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagentsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod📥 Email: [email protected]💭 Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesSenior Producer: David FinchVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillDigital Content Producer: Jasmine WissartTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa - just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents

At just 11 years old, James McClean was making petrol bombs on the streets of Derry. Years later, he would be playing in the Premier League.Growing up in the shadow of the Troubles, McClean's journey from the streets of Creggan to 103 caps for the Republic of Ireland and captaining Wrexham during their Hollywood rise has been anything but conventional.In this special episode of The Sports Agents, McClean joins Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman to reflect on a remarkable life in football — from his Premier League career to the poppy controversy, the years of abuse from opposition supporters and his refusal to compromise on his beliefs.Drawing on his autobiography The Walls, he opens up about his childhood, the pressures of professional football, his struggles with anger, the importance of family and the experiences that have shaped the man behind the headlines.An honest and sometimes uncomfortable conversation about football, identity, loyalty and the price of standing by your convictions.James McClean's autobiography The Walls, published by Sandycove is out now.📩 Got a question for The Sports Agents? https://forms.gle/9SBbW1SYWqXLKnRT7🖥️ Watch our full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsAgentsPod📱Follow us on socials:TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thesportsagentsInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thesportsagents/X - https://x.com/sportsagentspod📥 Email: [email protected]💭 Take our listener survey: https://forms.gle/YMUvajQktqBuimgh6Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesSenior Producer: David FinchVideo Producer: Sam TrudgillDigital Content Producer: Jasmine WissartTom Hughes is Editor for The News Agents podcast networkVicky Etchells is the Commissioning Editor for GlobalYou can listen to this episode on Alexa -just say "Alexa, ask Global Player to play The Sports Agents".👕 The Sports Agents have merch! You can buy yours now: https://store.global.com/collections/the-sports-agents