Euro Leagues: Shakhtar Donetsk CEO & 100 days until the World Cup

John Hunt joins John Murray & Ian Dennis to talk about life as a racing commentator. How does he do it? What are the best commentary positions and quirks of the job? And can a flutter affect your game? Plus more unintended pub names and the Great Glossary of Football Commentary, and Mark Chapman’s been listening to the pod! Messages, questions and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]:55 John Hunt fresh from the Winter Olympics, 09:05 FA Cup & Champions League commentaries, 14:45 Mark Chapman in mischievous mood… 20:15 Listening experiences on the radio… 25:15 John Hunt on how to do horse racing commentary, 36:25 Racing commentary positions & using binoculars, 42:00 Can a flutter affect your commentary? 48:00 Unintended pub names, 51:40 Great Glossary of Football Commentary.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool with Conor McNamara & Clinton Morrison, Sat 1230 England women v Iceland on Sports Extra with Vicki Sparks & Rachel Brown-Finnis, Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea with JOHN MURRAY & Chris Sutton on Sports Extra, Sat 2000 Newcastle v Man City with IAN DENNIS & Rachel Corsie, Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton via BBC Radio London on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1300 Rangers v Celtic via BBC Radio Scotland on Sports Extra 3, Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland with John Acres & Andy Reid, Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich with Eilidh Barbour & Paul Robinson, Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford with Vicki Sparks & Glenn Murray.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, No-look pass, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Put his cap on it, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Queensbury rules, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Staving off relegation, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands.

Liverpool full back Andy Robertson speaks to BBC Sport's Nahyan Chowdhury ahead of his sides FA Cup fifth round tie against Wolves. The Scotland captain talks about what the FA Cup means to him, his experiences winning it with Liverpool in the 2021-22 season, what it would mean to win it this season, but how they're just taking it one game at a time. He also talks about his former teammate James Milner breaking the Premier League record for appearances. 0'40 - What the FA Cup means to him and his experiences of the competition. 1’46 - His emotions when winning the FA Cup. 3’00 - Memories of the competition growing up in Scotland. 4’10 - How confident they going into game against Wolves and what would it mean winning the FA Cup this season. 6’58 - Thoughts on James Milner appearance record

Reaction after Tottenham Hotspur beaten at home by Crystal Palace. Glenn Murray and Jonathan Pearce join Eleanor Oldroyd to reflect on a dismal night in North London for Spurs. Hear their thoughts on why everything changed after Micky van de Ven's first half red card and where this leaves Tottenham with nine games of the season remaining. Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin joins to give his immediate thoughts, plus hear from both managers: Igor Tudor, and a victorious Oliver Glasner.Time Codes:00:27 - Full Time Whistle 09:13 - Tottenham manager Igor Tudor 11:42 - Tottenham fan Chris Cowlin 18:56 - Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool (FA Cup) Sat 1230 England v Iceland (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1530 Wales v Montenegro (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra Sat 1700 Scotland v Luxembourg (Women's World Cup Qualifiers) on Sports Extra 3 Sat 1745 Wrexham v Chelsea (FA Cup) Sat 2000 Newcastle v Manchester City (FA Cup) Sun 1200 Fulham v Southampton (FA Cup) on Sports Extra 2 Sun 1330 Port Vale v Sunderland (FA Cup) Sun 1630 Leeds v Norwich (FA Cup) Mon 1930 West Ham v Brentford (FA Cup)

In this special episode of the Euro Leagues, Steve Crossman, Guillem Balague, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Julien Laurens are joined by Sergei Palkin, CEO of Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk.Sergei talks about the challenges facing the club since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 - finding somewhere to play their games, convincing foreign players to sign for them and dreaming of returning to the Donbas Arena.With less than 100 days to go until the World Cup, the panel also discuss how Germany, Spain and France are shaping up.TIMECODES 00:52 - Less than 100 days until the World Cup 04:33 - Germany and Nagelsmann 11:17 - Spain's injury worries 15:05 - France and Deschamps spoilt for choice 26:38 - Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin 27:23 - Running a football club in wartime 29:18 - The role of sport in Ukrainian's lives 31:04 - Using stadiums as shelters 33:12 - Convincing foreign players to sign 37:17 - Trying to maintain the academy 40:20 - Dreams of returning to the Donbas Arena

Alistair Bruce-Ball is joined by former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson to reflect on Arsenal going 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League! Arteta's side beat Brighton 1-0, leaving Fabian Hurzeler complaining about Arsenal's "time wasting". We hear from Pep Guardiola after Manchester City drew 1-1 at home to Nottingham Forest, who picked up a vital point in the fight for survival! And finally, 5 Live commentator Chris Coles is alongside Paul at St James' Park, where Newcastle handed Michael Carrick his first loss as Manchester United manager.Timecodes: 1'17 - Pep Guardiola reflects on dropping points 2'42 - Is City's slip-up a surprise? And how might it impact the title race? 5'39 - Mikel Arteta speaks after a big win for Arsenal to send them 7 points clear 6'32 - Arsenal getting over the line 9'05 - Fabian Hurzeler accuses Arsenal of "wasting time" 10'45 - Can anything be done about goalkeepers going down injured? 15'00 - Elliot Anderson on scoring Forest's equaliser v Manchester City 15'40 - How might Forest's draw and West Ham's win impact Spurs in the relegation fight? 19'30 - William Osula speaks about scoring the winner for Newcastle 20'37 - Michael Carrick on his first loss for Manchester United5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

Reading boss Leam Richardson joins Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Phil Brown as they discuss the top stories from the EFL. Richardson reveals how he’s transformed Reading from bad times on and off the pitch to pushing for the League One play-offs. The guys also look ahead of the FA Cup fifth round with Port Vale, Mansfield, Wrexham, Southampton and Norwich all involved. And hear from Neil Warnock as he returns to management! Plus kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.01:30 Phil becomes director of football! 03:20 FA Cup drama as Port Vale stun Bristol City, 09:40 Do Mansfield stand a chance vs Arsenal? 11:00 Ipswich up to third as promotion race hots up, 13:40 How Phil got to the Premier League with Hull, 14:45 Is the Premier League ready for Millwall? 16:15 What about Wrexham? 19:30 League One play-off race tightening up, 21:25 Reading boss Leam Richardson joins the pod, 29:00 Getting tetchy at the bottom of League One, 30:20 Jobi fears for Leyton Orient, 32:50 Neil Warnock is back in management! 36:05 Kitman crimes in 72PLUS 72MINUS.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 1930 Brighton v Arsenal, Wed 1930 Man City v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra, Wed 1930 Aston Villa v Chelsea on Sports Extra 2, Wed 1930 Fulham v West Ham on BBC Sport website, Wed 2015 Newcastle v Man Utd on Sports Extra 3, Thu 2000 Tottenham v Crystal Palace, Fri 2000 Wolves v Liverpool in FA Cup.

Ben Mee, Stephen Warnock and Ian Dennis join Kelly Cates to react to a busy night in the Premier League - headlined by bottom club Wolves beating Liverpool 2-1 at Molineux thanks to Andre's late winner.With the two meeting again in the FA Cup in a few days' time, how much of a boost is this for Wolves, and how damaging is it for Arne Slot and Liverpool?Elsewhere, Everton boosted their European hopes with a rare home win against Burnley, Sunderland reach the 40-point mark with a win at Leeds and it finished goalless between Bournemouth and Brentford.TIMECODES: 00:07 - Wolves stun Liverpool 08:09 - Wolves boss Rob Edwards speaks to Chris Sykes 11:05 - Arne Slot reacts to a tough night 13:59 - Everton ease past Burnley 14:22 - David Moyes dreaming of Europe 18:09 - Leeds beaten at home by Sunderland 19:05 - Sunderland's Luke O'Nien speaks to Conor McNamara 21:29 - Bournemouth 0-0 Brentford happened

Chris Sutton, Rory Smith and Nedum Onuoha join Mark Chapman to discuss Arsenal edging closer to the Premier League title with another two goals from corners in their win over Chelsea.They discuss Chelsea’s costly discipline problems after Pedro Neto took their tally of red cards to nine for the season. Motherwell midfielder Andy Halliday reflects on the weekend’s Old Firm derby draw, what it means for Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts and the impact Jens Berthel Askou has had at Fir Park this season.And former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann explains the expanded role video assistant referees will have at this summer’s World Cup to review incorrectly awarded corners and second yellow cards. Timecodes: 01:36 – Arsenal winning ugly 22:19 – Chelsea’s ill discipline 32:45 MID 32:55 – Scottish title race with Andy Halliday 49:38 – VAR's expanded role at the 2026 World Cup with Darren CannCommentaries this week: Tuesday 3rd March PL: Wolves v Liverpool 2015 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Leeds v Sunderland 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Everton v Burnley 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Bournemouth v Brentford 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 WWCQ: Ukraine v England 1700 KO - SPORTS EXTRA WWCQ: Czech Republic v Wales 1730 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2Wednesday 4th March PL: Brighton v Arsenal 1930 KO - 5 LIVE PL: Manchester City v Forest 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA PL: Aston Villa v Chelsea 1930 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 2 PL: Fulham v West Ham 1930 KO - BBC SPORT WEBSITE PL: Newcastle United v Manchester United 2015 KO - SPORTS EXTRA 3 THEN 5 LIVE AFTER BRIGHTON V ARSENALThursday 5th March PL: Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace 2000 KO - 5 LIVE

Arsenal break records with their set-piece brilliance to go 5 points clear while North London neighbours Tottenham edge further into a relegation scrap. Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the title?!Elsewhere, are Manchester United and Liverpool settling into the Champions League spots? Have Burnley been robbed of a chance at staying up? And what is going on at Newcastle?Everton, meanwhile, could be in a shout of a European spot after yet another win on the road.Timecodes: 01:00 What made us love the Premier League this weekend 03:19 Arsenal stay top by 5 points — is it fair to call it boring? 07:35 Chelsea lose their heads and the game... again! 12:40 City keep the pressure on Arsenal 14:20 Are Tottenham in free fall, and is Igor Tudor making it worse? 20:00 Would Spurs getting relegated be bigger than Leicester winning the league? 21:30 Reaction from Igor Tudor on Fulham having a 'home referee' 23:30 Is Harry Wilson underrated? 24:40 Newcastle imploding in the league despite Champions League progress? 31:30 Everton's excellent away record and European hopes?! 35:08 Break 36:35 Manchester United up to third, will they finish there? 39:12 Carrick's record is better than any manager since...? 40:20 Was it right to give a red card AND penalty for Lacroix's foul? 43:40 Liverpool set-piecing their way to a Champions League spot? 45:28 Burnley's VAR heartbreak v Brentford 47:20  Do the Premier League need to do something to protect the 'product'?

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball talk football, travel & language. There’s breaking news on how to pronounce Taty Castellanos, hear from the voice of the 'corpsing classifieds' and TCV goes musical. Plus ‘Unintended Pub Names’ maybe reaches its peak; Clash of the Commentators goes to Scandinavia and how you can use the pod to impress your mates. Messages and voicenotes on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]:30 Chocolate is good for you? 02:00 John recovered from Newcastle- Qarabağ, 03:40 5 Live commentaries this weekend, 08:50 Castellanos pronunciation news, 11:50 The voice of the corpsing classifieds! 17:10 Lawn mowers & palm trees, 21:40 TCV goes musical, 25:20 Unintended pub names, 35:30 Clash of the Commentators, 44:45 Great Glossary of Football Commentary, 49:40 A final message from Luke in Norway.5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham with Ian Dennis & Stephen Warnock, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra with Eilidh Barbour & James McFadden, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City with John Murray & Paul Robinson, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic with Alasdair Lamond & Pat Nevin, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace with John Murray & Dion Dublin, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra with John Acres & Mark Schwarzer, Sun 1400 Brighton v Forest on Sports Extra 2 with Chris Wise & Luke Chambers, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea with Ali Bruce-Ball & Matt Upson.Great Glossary of Football Commentary: DIVISION ONE Agricultural challenge, Back of the net, Back to square one, Booked, Bosman, Bullet header, Coupon buster, Cruyff Turn, Cultured/educated left foot, Dead-ball specialist, Draught excluder, Elastico/flip-flap, False nine, Fox in the box, Giving the goalkeeper the eyes, Grub hunter, Head tennis, Hibs it, In a good moment, In behind, Magic of the FA Cup, The Maradona, Off their line, Olimpico, Onion bag, Panenka, Park the bus, Perfect hat-trick, Rabona, Roy of the Rovers stuff, Schmeichel-style, Scorpion kick, Spursy, Stick it in the mixer, Sweeper keeper, Target man, Tiki-taka, Towering header, Trivela, Where the kookaburra sleeps, Where the owl sleeps, Where the spiders sleep. DIVISION TWO 2-0 can be a dangerous score, Back on the grass, Ball stays hit, Beaten all ends up, Blaze over the bar, Business end, Came down with snow on it, Catching practice, Camped in the opposition half, Cauldron atmosphere Coat is on a shoogly peg, Come back to haunt them, Corridor of uncertainty, Couldn’t sort their feet out, Easy tap-in, Daisy-cutter, First cab off the rank, Giant-killing, Good leave, Good touch for a big man, Half-turn, Has that in his locker, High wide and not very handsome, Hospital pass, Howler, In the dugout, In the hat, In their pocket, Johnny on the spot, Leading the line, Leather a shot, Middle of the park, Needed no second invitation, Nice headache to have, Nutmeg, On their bike, One for the cameras, One for the purists, Played us off the park, Points to the spot, Prawn sandwich brigade, Purple patch, Put their laces through it, Reaches for their pocket, Rolls Royce, Root and branch review, Row Z, Screamer, Seats on the plane, Show across the bows, Slide-rule pass, Steal a march, Straight in the bread basket, Stramash, Taking one for the team, Telegraphed that pass, Tired legs, That’s great… (football), Thunderous strike, Turns on a sixpence, Walk it in, We’ve got a cup tie on our hands. UNSORTED After you Claude, All-Premier League affair, Aplomb, Bag/box of tricks, Brace, Brandished, Bread and butter, Breaking the deadlock, Bundled over the line, Champions elect / champions apparent, Clinical finish, Commentator’s curse, Denied by the woodwork, Draught excluder, Elimination line, Fellow countryman, Foot race, Formerly of this parish, Free hit, Goalkeepers’ Union, Goalmouth scramble, Honeymoon Period, In and around, In the shop window, Keeping ball under their spell, Keystone Cops defending, Languishing, Loitering with intent, Marching orders, Nestle in the bottom corner, Numbered derbies, Opposite number, PK for penalty-kick, Postage stamp, Rasping shot, Red wine not white wine, Relegation six-pointer, Rooted at the bottom, Route One, Sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, Shooting boots, Sleeping giants, Slide rule pass, Small matter of, Spiders web, Stayed hit, Steepling, Stinging the palms, Stonewall penalty, Straight off the training ground, Taking one for the team, Team that likes to play football, Throw their cap on it, Thruppenny bit head / 50p head, Two good feet, Turning into a basketball match, Turning into a cricket score, Usher/Shepherd the ball out of play, Walking a disciplinary tightrope, Wand of a left foot, Wrap foot around it, Your De Bruynes, your Gundogans etc.