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The Sports Agents
Gabby Logan & Mark Chapman, two of the UK’s top sports broadcasters, host a twice-weekly podcast exploring the biggest stories from the world of sport... From the Premier League to the Olympics, rugby's future, boxing's identity crisis, the latest Formula 1 soap opera, the NFL and beyond... you name it, The Sports Agents have got it covered - and will bring you behind the scenes at some of the greatest sporting events from around the world too. Drawing on their wealth of experience and insight…
Episodes
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, The extraordinary story of Khalida Popal - the first ever captain of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team - hounded…
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Why Man City's legal action won't save them from 115 charges
As Manchester City go to war with Premier League over its financial rules - how crucial is next week's hearing to the Champions beating their 115 charges once…
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Are FIFA really waiting for Taliban to let girls play football?
When Afghanistan's capital city fell to the Taliban back in 2021, life for women across the country changed overnight… The national women's football team faced…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, UK cyclist Lizzy Banks joined Gabby & Mark in the studio, following her 10-month battle with UK Anti-Doping, for an insight…
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How does a Premier League club find a new manager?
Today on The Sports Agents - as Bayern Munich announce Vincent Kompany, Chelsea turn to Enzo Maresca and Barcelona appoint Hansi Flick - West Ham Director…
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What it's like to fail a drugs test
*Trigger warning* Some of the themes explored within our interview with Lizzy Banks contains mention of suicide and suicidal thoughts Today on The Sports…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, We brought you an exclusive interview between The News Agents' own Jon Sopel and the Arsenal and Ukraine defender Oleksandr…
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Is Premier League promotion starting to feel pointless?
Ahead of the Championship Play-off Final, dubbed 'the richest game in football', EFL Chairman Rick Parry, joins Gabby & Mark to answer the big questions facing…
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Judging the 'biggest robbery in British boxing history'
Was Oleksandr Usyk's split-decision victory over Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight crown the correct decision? Should the referee have stopped the…
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Zinchenko exclusive: Ukraine's 'real heroes' & Why Arsenal's trophies will come
Today on The Sports Agents, an exclusive interview with the Arsenal & Ukraine defender Oleksandr Zinchenko. In an emotional sit-down with The News Agents' Jon…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents former England defender Rio Ferdinand joined us to discuss the stigma around mental health in football and whether teams are now…
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Henry Winter on Big Ange's ambition, 115 charges & How Liverpool move on from Klopp?
Today on The Sports Agents, is it ever OK to want your own team to lose, would Manchester City's historic fourth consecutive title require an asterisk and how…
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Rio Ferdinand on Sancho, Rashford & the mental health crisis in football
Rio Ferdinand joins The Sports Agents to discuss the stigma around mental health in sports and a new campaign aimed at helping children to understand their…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark took a closer look at a controversial new rule in cricket - the impact player in the IPL - and whether it's…
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Does boxing really care about performance-enhancing drugs?
Today on The Sports Agents - with 'The Fight of the Century' between Fury and Usyk just over a week away - how damaging is its latest drugs scandal? Gabby &…
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Is IPL even cricket anymore?
Today on The Sports Agents - Has the introduction of 'impact players' in the Indian Premier League become a 'threat to the fabric of the sport?' The…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark explored whether a Premier League salary cap will actually help smaller clubs bridge the gap to the 'Big 6' and if…
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Exclusive: Frank Warren on Eddie Hearn, Tyson Fury & getting shot
Today on The Sports Agents, a fascinating interview with legendary boxing promoter Frank Warren... Nothing was off-limits, including his long-standing rivalry…
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Kane vs Jude & A Premier League talent drain?
As Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane prepare to face off in the Champions League semi-finals, The Sports Agents explore whether plans to introduce a Premier…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents... A Premier League launched an attack on VAR via their social media account - and threatened legal action... Is there actually…
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Is the NFL Draft the envy of European football?
Today, The Sports Agents catch NFL Draft fever and are joined by former cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys Jason Bell to explore how one pick can transform the…
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Why Nottingham Forest went to war with VAR
After an explosive statement from a Premier League club alleged that a video-assistant referee, with allegiances to a rival team, should have been removed from…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents... A Sports Agents exclusive - Mark & Gabby had a first-look at an independent report into diversity at the senior levels of…
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Have English clubs blown race for 5th Champions League spot?
After holders Man City & Premier League rivals Arsenal were both dumped out of the Champions League quarter-finals, The Sports Agents assess PL hopes of a 5th…
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Exclusive: Is UK sport still too white?
Today, a Sports Agents Exclusive as Gabby & Mark reveal the findings of a report into race representation at senior level of UK sport. Sporting Equals Chief…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents... An array of stardust as the likes of legendary jockeyAP McCoy and Team GB icon Denise Lewis joined Gabby & Mark on the…
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AP McCoy on The Grand National, winning at all costs & Arsenal
As promised, a bonus episode featuring the full interview with Sir AP McCoy on the eve of 2024 Grand National at Aintree - a sporting institution with a global…
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Are the Paris Olympics safe?
Cash for Olympic gold... A step in the right direction or sacrilege? The Sports Agents are joined by Olympic icon Denise Lewis to discuss an historic break…
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Are Premier League clubs trying to kill off your Season Ticket?
Today, The Sports Agents takes a closer look at a worrying trend - across the Premier League - after clubs announced more price hikes for next season... The…
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Weekend Edition
This week on The Sports Agents, your questions for Gabby & Mark on everything from Olympics predictions, to how the panel on Match of the Day is selected!…
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The Masters: Is LIV Golf actually working?
A week out from The Masters, Gabby & Mark reflect on the state of Golf - a sport at war - fractured in recent years by the Saudi-backed LIV tour... The Sports…
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Q&A Special: Will 'Rees-Lightning' make it in NFL?
To mark our first month of shows, The Sports Agents answer your questions on everything from Olympics predictions to how the pundits on MOTD are decided! Gabby…
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(Easter) Weekend Edition
This week, The Sports Agents dug into why Arsenal are still in a league of their own when it comes to the commercial success of their Women's team, how Gabby…
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Could Southgate handle 'impossible' Man United job?
Today, The Sports Agents discuss the story that simply won't go away - will England manager Gareth Southgate replace Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, after the…
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How Arsenal cracked the WSL code
Today, The Sports Agents took a closer look at the Women's Super League and Arsenal's monumental commercial success story - despite surrendering their crown to…
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The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition
This week, The Sports Agents took a closer look at the state of Rugby Union, reflected on Nottingham Forest becoming the latest Premier League club to suffer a…
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RUGBY UNION SPECIAL: Crisis or crossroads?
Just a few days on from a brilliant Six Nations, it feels like the sport is at a crossroads... With potential superstars like Louis Rees-Zammit switching to…
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Will the Premier League table be decided in court?
After Nottingham Forest's 4-point deduction on Monday, Gabby & Mark examine the defiant statements and discuss the likelihood of a final Premier League table…
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The Sports Agents: Weekend Edition
This week, The Sports Agents were invited to the head offices of 'The Enhanced Games' to interview President Aron D'Souza - who wants to put on an…
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Eddie Hearn on AJ v Fury & Saudi 'progress'
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn joins The Sports Agents, in studio, to reflect on the significance of Anthony Joshua's win in Saudi Arabia last weekend. Why an…
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Should Olympic athletes be allowed to dope?
The 'Enhanced Games', as you've probably heard by now, promises a union of sport and science - where doping is not just allowed but actively encouraged. Today…
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Joshua vs Ngannou & How Saudi Arabia became the new home of Heavyweight Boxing
Anthony Joshua is seemingly one fight away from being either firmly back in the heavyweight title picture... or being finished. The man standing in his way, is…
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The Christian Horner scandal - is Red Bull about to implode?
The Christian Horner scandal has dominated the headlines in Formula 1 and beyond over the past week. So on today's debut episode of The Sports Agents Gabby…
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The Sports Agents: The Trailer
Welcome to The Sports Agents, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by two of the UK's top sports broadcasters, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman. With new episodes…