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It's not very Manchester City or Pep Guardiola to be one game away from crashing out of the Champions League in the league phase, and yet they face a must-win game on Wednesday to avoid their earliest exit for 12 years.So Gabby and Mark caught up with former Man City player, Nedum Onuoha, and Pep Guardiola's biographer, Guillem Balague. What's the feeling inside City now about what's going wrong? Was the entire winning-machine held together by Rodri’s hamstring? And can Guardiola magic his way out of this one? (08:45)Ahead of the Invictus Games we meet Gemma Barnes (37:30), a physiotherapy officer who served for 15 years in the army before two life-changing knee injuries. We talk about her journey through losing her career and her identity, to becoming the vice-captain of Team UK and competing in the skeleton. All that and more... What's Mark's problem with this year's Super Bowl? What do they make of the first $1m dollar women's player, Naomi Girma? And have we jinxed Nottingham Forest? Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Sporting royalty on the podcast this week as Gabby and Mark were joined by Mo Farah, four-time Olympic gold medallist (1:30), two-time Ryder Cup winner and Olympic silver medallist Tommy Fleetwood (7:45), one of the most decorated female racing drivers, Jamie Chadwick, (13:30) and Nottingham Forest captain Ryan Yates (19:45). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Mo Farah joins Gabby and Mark on The Sports Agents today. The four-time Olympic gold medallist and national treasure who lit up London 2012, talks to us about everything from running with Arsene Wenger, to what he learnt from his traumatic childhood, and his reaction to Gabby calling him Mo Salah on air. How a prodigious talent 'flipped the switch' to win multiple golds and if he would he swap any of his medals to play in the Premier League?Plus, as a video of Emily Maitlis doing a cartwheel on The News Agents goes viral, Gabby gives her expert opinion of her gymnastics. Check out Mo's new YouTube series - Run with MoExecutive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

Ryan Yates, captain of this season's Premier League 'surprise package' - Nottingham Forest - joins Gabby and Mark for a bonus exclusive interview. What's behind their dramatic rise from one place off relegation last season, to joint-second in the table? He tells us about what he learnt from Roy Keane, how success is changing the city, the power of having an owner and manager with relentless drive, and, of course... latte art. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

Olympic silver medallist and two-time Ryder Cup winner, Tommy Fleetwood, joins Gabby and Mark. Tommy takes us behind the scenes in the Team GB Olympic WhatsApp group, shares his thoughts on whether Team Europe should be paid at the Ryder Cup, and tells us about the joys of being a long-suffering Everton fan.   Plus we chat to one of the world’s most-decorated female racing drivers, Jamie Chadwick, about sports where men and women can compete together at the highest level. She tells us about neck training with George Russell, cutting holes in seats and adapting pedals to level the playing field, and creating pathways for girls so it’s not just one woman who breaks into Formula One. The Jamie Chadwick Series is expanding this year to launch the UK’s first ever all-female junior karting series for girls aged 8-15. The series aims to close the gender participation gap in grassroots motorsports and provide a supportive community for young girls interested in racing. To register interest or sign up go to Daytona.co.uk Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Gary Lineker's replacements on Match of the Day, Mark, Kelly and Gabby, react to the big announcement (03:15). As Tyson Fury retires from boxing (again!) we speak to the boxer who could be the heir to his throne, Moses Itauma, and his promoter Francis Warren (07:15). How hard is it to break into the rotating cast of Premier League managers and how much does it cost? We speak to Lee Johnson, who's managed Sunderland, Bristol and more (14:15). And from the Ashes in Australia we caught up with England World Cup winner Nat Sciver-Brunt (20:00). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

After the big Match of the Day announcement Kelly Cates and Mark share how hard it's been to keep the secret, and Gabby (who's having a week off) sends us her reaction. And in the other big announcement of the week Tyson Fury retired from boxing. Is it for real this time? And if so, who will fill the gap at the top? It could well be our guest, Moses Itauma, the man leading the next generation of heavyweight boxers. Promoter Francis Warren says he's headed for a world title this year. Plus, she's in the middle of playing the Ashes in Australia, so England World Cup winner Nat Sciver-Brunt, joined us to talk about how the series is going and how much women's cricket has changed since her debut at England’s last Ashes win 11 years ago.Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

What's it like to be overlooked time and again for the top job, beaten by the same names or the young superstars? How expensive is it to get all your coaching badges? And are the English FA doing enough to help coaches get a foot in the door? Championship manager Lee Johnson tells us about that struggle after David Moyes and Graham Potter were re-appointed as Premier League managers. And we chat to WWE's first ever Women's U.S. Champion, Chelsea Green, about what it's like being a woman in WWE now, and using the sport's entertainment factor to wow on Netflix. Kelly Cates joins Mark this week as Gabby enjoys some well earned time on a sun lounger. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

This week on The Sports Agents... What sport did James Corden beat Gabby at? And what's it like when your dad sells you to another club? All that and more with Jamie Redknapp, the former England, Liverpool and Tottenham player (03:00). Should the England boycott their upcoming men's cricket match against Afghanistan? We ask Double-Ashes winner Steve Harmison, who got death threats in 2003 about boycotting a game against Zimbabwe. (08:10)And how about adding lava fields and lasers to golf? That's what Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have done in their $100m experiment to bring golf to Gen Z. We find our more with The Athletic's Golf Reporter Gabby Herzig (16:45). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

Lasers and lava fields don't traditionally scream golf but that's exactly what they've got in the TGL - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's $100m science experiment to bring golf to Gen Z. What's going on and will it work? We speak to The Athletic's Golf Reporter Gabby Herzig. And golf's not the only one innovating. Double-Ashes winner Steve Harmison tells us why he's against a new two-tier system in cricket (*cough* Superleague *cough*). And he shares strong views on whether England should boycott their upcoming game against Afghanistan.Plus, we've got a special mystery guest we want you to meet... Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

We've just passed the halfway mark in the Premier League season, so it's a great time for Gabby and Mark to catch up with Jamie Redknapp, the former England, Liverpool and Tottenham player. (6:26)Is the uproar around Trent Alexander-Arnold and Real Madrid fair? How many times can Ange Postecoglou say, "if all things were equal"? And how early do clubs, managers and players start talking to each other about potential moves? And what about the surprise package of the season - Nottingham Forest? One point from relegation last season, now THIRD in the table! We ask former Forest player and Sky Sports presenter David Prutton if fans can start dreaming of the Champions League yet. (32:00)Plus, we talk about the Ilona Maher effect after the most followed rugby player in the world, made her Bristol Bears debut. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

2025 promises to be another huge year for sport... Gabby & Mark have been carefully sifting through your emails on everything from a Ryder Cup in New York to a home Women's Rugby World Cup, to make some new year's predictions of their own... Will the Lionesses be able to defend their Euros crown, how will Thomas Tuchel get on as England boss, what one rule would Gabby change in tennis, does boxing need VAR and what's the worst red card Mark ever received! ... Plus, where are The Sports Agents headed on tour in 2025, what one sport should you give a go in the new year and Gabby's David Beckham story (finally) revealed. Happy New Year from The Sports Agents! Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

Gabby and Mark relive the best moments from The Sports Agents in 2024. First up, it's our exclusive interview with 2024 Olympic gold medallist and Sports Personality of the Year, Keely Hodgkinson (05:42). Get ready to squirm in your seat as Gabby takes down Aron D'Souza, President of the Enhanced Games, where athletes are allowed to dope (10:50).Formula One driver and championship runner-up this season, Lando Norris, told us about his relationship with champion Max Verstappen and making split-second decisions at 200mph (15:35). British mountaineer Fay Manners tells us about her Himalayan nightmare, getting stranded on an icy ledge 6,000m up with no food or water for three days (20:30). We find out what it's like to fail a drugs test and fight to clear your name with cyclist Lizzy Banks (24:42).Gabby travelled to Brentford to speak to their manager Thomas Frank, about the toll it takes being a top-table Premier League manager and whether he wants that lifestyle (30:05). Boxing promoter and Matchroom boss, Eddie Hearn, came into the studio to tell a behind the scenes story about Anthony Joshua, Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury, and give his views on Saudi Arabia (34:35) And get ready to laugh... it's the end-of-year outtakes from the almost perfect Gabby and Mark! (37:35) Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

An exclusive interview with one of the most thoughtful and interesting superstars in sport - Maro Itoje - joins Gabby and Mark in studio as a special Christmas treat from The Sports Agents... The England & Saracens lock reflects on a disappointing Autumn Nations series, praises the culture head coach Steve Borthwick is building and what the England captaincy would mean to him. A keen Arsenal fan, Maro speaks brilliantly about the differences between fan culture in rugby and football and where the two sports can still learn from one another. Plus, Maro opens up about the charitable projects close to his heart, why his interests outside of rugby actually help him stay at the top of his game and on becoming a role model in a sport that lacked diversity when he was growing up. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

This week on The Sports Agents... Sports Personality of the Year winner and 2024 Olympic gold medallist, Keely Hodgkinson, joins us for an exclusive interview (03:45). We find out more about Tyson Fury and what it's like to box a rematch with cruiserweight boxer and former WBO title holder, Chris Billam-Smith, ahead of the biggest rematch of the century Fury v Usyk 2 (11:25). And how extreme can running get? We find out with ultra-runner Jon Shield (17:45). Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

The fight of the century is back. Last time around, Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years, and he's back again for the rematch against Tyson Fury, who'll want to avenge his first professional defeat. Gabby and Mark chat to cruiserweight boxer and former WBO title holder, Chris Billam-Smith, about running with Fury, the pressure of a rematch and how he sees it going (09:25). We react to Marcus Rashford essentially saying he wants to leave Manchester United. Is he right to want to go? And where could he move to? (04:15)Plus, everyone knows someone who took up running in lockdown, right? But how many of them went on to win four 200-250km ultramarathons in the desert, arctic, jungle and mountains like ultra-runner Jon Shield? (25:19)Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

Olympic gold medallist, Keely Hodgkinson, speaks to Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview ahead of the Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Keely raced to gold in the 800m this summer in Paris, in the most watched event on the BBC. That was Team GB's first track gold since Jess Ennis-Hill at London 2012 - the very moment that inspired Keely to start running. Even as a teenager Keely won silver at the Tokyo Olympics, breaking Kelly Holmes' British record. So can she break the world record that's stood for 41 years? Will she be joining Michael Johnson's new Grand Slam Track event? What does she think can be done to improve athletics in the UK? And how does she balance her love of seeing friends and fashion with her gruelling training regime? Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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 here!

This week on The Sports Agents... After the biggest contract in sports history was signed (15 years and $765m dollars for baseball player Juan Soto) we tried to get our heads around the huge numbers with U.S. Sports Business Reporter, Daniel Kaplan (01:43). As the Formula One season ended we had a debrief about the big driver argument, Lewis Hamilton and next year's wide open title race with BBC F1 presenter and voice of Drive to Survive, Jennie Gow (07:34). We talked about the Game of Thrones at Manchester United with The Athletic's Adam Crafton after their sporting director Dan Ashworth left after just five months (14:40). And for a Christmas treat, Gabby's husband and ex-Scotland and Wasps rugby player, Kenny Logan, joined us to spill the tea on Gabby (18:40).Got a question for The Sports Agents - email us at thesportsagents@global.com New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.

The biggest contract in the history of sport has just been signed. It's a 15-year deal worth $765m for 26-year-old Major League Baseball player Juan Soto to join the New York Mets. Is Soto worth the jaw dropping contract? How did a deal that big come together? And are European clubs like Chelsea headed in the same direction? We pick the brains of U.S. Sports Business Reporter, Daniel Kaplan, formerly of The Sports Business Journal and The Athletic. After Gabby went to Germany to see Aston Villa's Champions League win over RB Leipzig, we wax lyrical about Jhon Duran and their throwback style.And as Saudi Arabia is confirmed as the host of the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Mark asks what this means for the future of global sporting events. Plus, is this teenager the new Usain Bolt? We try very hard not to big up Australian 16-year-old sensation Gout Gout too much. Like the look of Gabby's Sports Agents mug? You can buy the Sports Agents merch here! Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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".

Gabby and Mark are with you one day earlier than usual this week, following yet more off-field drama at Manchester United as Sporting Director, Dan Ashworth, leaves after just five months in the job.... What went wrong, and can Sir Jim Ratcliffe recover from this? We speak to The Athletic’s Adam Crafton for the inside story (08:28). The Formula One season is over so it’s time for a debrief with BBC F1 presenter and voice of Drive to Survive, Jennie Gow (19:26). Is the big argument between champion Max Verstappen and George Russell just for the cameras? How did Lando Norris and McLaren get so good so quickly? And what can we expect from Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari next season? And we have a special guest appearance from Kenny Logan, the ex-Scotland and Wales rugby player who is, of course, Gabby’s husband (39:08). He spills all the funny stories about Gabby and just how competitive she really is. Executive Producer: Adonis PratsidesProducer: Sophie PenneyVideo Producers: Sam TrudgillSocial Media Editor: Calum ScotlandTom 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".And, the Sports Agents now have merch!