Former Manchester City and England defender Joleon Lescott is back with Jeff to pick the top 5 forwards he faced during his career. 


Who made him realise what the level was in the Champions League? Which Champions League winner turned into Iron Man inside the box? Who is his surprise number one?

Joleon also reveals how facing Wayne Rooney would leave you exhausted, why Carlos Tevez once refused to come on as a sub in Munich and who he’d pick between Harry Kane and Erling Haaland.

Fernando Torres, Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez and Samuel Eto’o all get a mention too but do they make his final five?

Football's Greatest is a Folding Pocket production with BBC Studios.


You can catch our previous episode with Joleon Lescott where he recalls Manchester City’s epic Premier League title win in 2012 here:

YouTube - https://youtu.be/hX6mZOBc6Ho?si=eY2IlJg8ly00g_Y9

Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/footballs-greatest/id1721822502?i=1000652573677

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0E2zLwg8M5WiLjKE9R3eGS?si=9d41a647eb1041a8

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