James Richardson | Football Italia memories & anchoring the Champions League

John McGovern is a footballing icon. At the age of 19 he became the youngest player to play in all four divisions of the Football League. During his playing career he won promotion with Hartlepools United / Hartlepool, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He won titles as English League champions with both Derby and Forest. At Forest he also won the UEFA Super Cup, two Football League Cups, the FA Charity Shield and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. He was Forest's club captain throughout this period of success. A hard working central midfield team-player, McGovern passed the ball comfortably with either foot. John Robertson said, "As far as I'm concerned John McGovern is what epitomises what every good side needs." McGovern played over 650 senior first team games during his playing career spanning 19 seasons.

Jim joins Callum to talk about that night in Lisbon, playing under the great Jock Stein and alongside his fellow Lions and his success on and off the pitch...

Sam Allardyce opens up about his career in football for club and country.

European Cup winner Martin O’Neill joins me to discuss his career in football.

James Cooper spent 18 years working at Sky Sports News and became a familiar face amongst Manchester United and Manchester City fans as Sky’s Manchester football correspondent. He has many great tales from interviewing Sir Alex Ferguson, working at MUTV in ‘99 and the madness of transfer deadline day.

Frans is renowned in world football as an assistant to Johan Cruyff and then Louis van Gaal at club sides AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and the Netherlands national team. He has worked with goalkeepers including Edwin van der Sar, Stanley Menzo, Víctor Valdés, Vítor Baía, Pepe Reina, Robert Enke, Łukasz Fabiański, Thomas Kraft, Michel Vorm and David de Gea.

Broadcasting legend James Richardson joins Callum to discuss his career anchoring Italian football, the champions league and worlds strongest man.

Simon Donnelly joins Callum for a chat about his career in football from Celtic park to Firhill.

Sir Les Ferdinand joins Callum on our 250th show. He discusses his incredible career from non league to the premier league and the challenges facing the modern game.

When Jose Mourinho realised as a teenager that he was never going to be a great player, he decided he was going to become the best coach in the world. From translator and assistant to Sir Bobby Robson at Barcelona to multiple league and Champions League-winning manager at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.