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Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter
The inside line on Spanish football. News and analysis straight from La Liga and the national team, from the award-winning journalist, author and podcaster, Graham Hunter.
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Episodes
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterWho should Madrid buy this summer? And how could Atleti stay ahead of them? Q&A part 2
Graham and Pete answer your questions on: Mismanagement sending Malaga into the mire; who will be staying and going at Rayo; and why the power balance in…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterWhy LaLiga must shut stadiums to stamp out racism - Q&A part one
Hola! This month's Q & A focuses on the racist abuse suffered by Vinicius Jnr at the Mestalla last night (Sunday). We also mark Xavi's end-of-season report…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Harry Kewell: Batty is Best
Today’s story comes from Harry Kewell, who claims his old Leeds team-mate David Batty was the world’s original and best holding midfielder. Listen to the…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterXavi’s journey has been tougher than we think – ESPN weekly
Barcelona are champions of La Liga – and in the moment of the greatest triumph of his young managerial career, Xavi decided to talk about his own self-doubt…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Jason McAteer: Car Trouble and Bruce Rioch
Today’s story comes from Jason McAteer, who recalls how his boss at Bolton, the no-nonsense Bruce Rioch, commanded him to return his fancy new sports car to…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Ilkay Gundogan: Dortmund’s Champions League Nearly Men
Today’s story comes from Ilkay Gundogan, who describes Borussia Dortmund’s epic run in the 2013 Champions League and how he doesn’t have any regrets about…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Rainer Bonhof: Berti Vogts, My Friend and My Inspiration
Today’s story comes from Rainer Bonhof, who describes his friendship with Germany and Borussia Monchengladbach team-mate Berti Vogts, who epitomised the German…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterPep & Carlo & The Champions League Mount Rushmore - ESPN Weekly
Both Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola will be remembered as two of the all-time Champions League icons. And yet both have a love-hate relationship with the…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Darren Anderton: Venables’ Britpop Stars of Euro ’96
Today’s story comes from Darren Anderton, who describes the incredible team spirit that imbued England’s Euro ’96 squad. Listen to the original full episodes…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Martin Braithwaite: Like Father, Like Son
Today’s story comes from Martin Braithwaite, whose father’s unyielding demands made sense to him when he became a successful footballer. Listen to the original…
Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter'There is nowhere like it in the football world': Federico Fernandez on his Napoli glory days
Napoli’s Serie A triumph put me in mind of my chat with their former centre-half Federico Fernandez, who himself tasted glory in the sky blue. The Argentine…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Walter Smith: Bribery and Violence in the Stadio Olimpico
Today’s story comes from Walter Smith, who describes Dundee United’s 1984 European Cup semi-final against Roma, an event marred by hostility and skulduggery…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Simon Stainrod: Discovering Ousmane Dembele
Today’s story comes from Simon Stainrod, who describes spotting Ousmane Dembele when we was just a Rennes academy starlet and knowing that he was watching…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterMendilibar the Saboteur and the Miracle of Sevilla - ESPN Weekly
Since José Luis Mendilibar took over at Sevilla at the trough of a crisis, they are unbeaten, and have taken down Manchester United, Valencia and Villareall…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Uwe Rosler: Spies and Harleys
Today’s story comes from Uwe Rosler, who tells how as a promising youngster in East Germany he was picked up by the dreaded Stasi and pressured to spy on his…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Stephen Glass: Inside the mind of Scott Brown
Today’s story comes from Stephen Glass, who talks about how Aberdeen players who couldn’t stand Scott Brown when he was Celtic’s combative captain came to love…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Stuart Baxter: ‘I Might Sign Michael Laudrup from Real Madrid’
Today’s story comes from Stuart Baxter, who explains how on earth he managed to persuade the mighty, magnificent Michael Laudrup to come to disaster-torn Kobe…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterWhy Messi's Last Dance might be at Barcelona - ESPN Weekly
Messi back to Barca? I didn't think this story had much legs - until I was briefed about its point of origin. Who is the chief choreographer of the idea of a…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterManuel Pellegrini: 'Every day I tell myself that I'm starting my career again'
In part two of my engaging conversation with Manuel Pellegrini we hear how during the South American phase of his managerial career the Chilean learned to…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterManuel Pellegrini: 'Riquelme, Senna, Pires, Cazorla – they lost one ball a month'
I caught up with Chilean managerial legend Manuel Pellegrini in beautiful Seville and spoke about his Atlantic crossing to sample the different footballing…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Vinny Samways: Viva Las Palmas
Today’s story comes from Vinny Samways, who describes swapping a career in England for the searing heat of the Canary Islands where he excelled with Las…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Sven-Göran Eriksson: How Mancini and Vialli landed me the Sampdoria job
Today’s story comes from Sven-Göran Eriksson, who recalls how club president Paolo Mantovani was instructed by his star turns Roberto Mancini and Gianluca…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Simon Stainrod: Playing for £1 a Week
Today’s story comes from Simon Stainrod, who reminisces about his happy days at Falkirk – where he is forever a club legend. He started playing for just a quid…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterChelsea could have copied Real Madrid, but are a pale imitation of Champions League's greatest club - ESPN Weekly
Hola Here's the audio version of my latest ESPN column, to get you in the mood for tonight's Real Madrid v Chelsea Champions League quartert-final first leg…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterClassic Big Interview: Jimmy Bullard
Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Jimmy Bullard from season five. It was back at the start of the pandemic lockdown that I chatted with Jimmy…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Uwe Rosler: Why Germany Loves Pep Guardiola
Today’s story comes from Uwe Rosler, who tells how Pep Guardiola revolutionised German football, and also pays tribute to Paul Walsh, his erstwhile strike…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Stephen Glass: The Hibees Young Team
Today’s story comes from Stephen Glass, who talks about how Tony Mowbray instilled an indomitable sense of confidence in a Hibernian squad brimming with…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Stuart Baxter: Rebuilding Vissel Kobe after the Earthquake
Today’s story comes from my old pal Stuart Baxter, who describes taking over Vissel Kobe as manager just after the terrible Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBrazil, Real Madrid, Spurs, Ancelotti & Poch - Who Will Blink First? ESPN Weekly
Hola Here's my latest column for ESPN. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Shaun Maloney: Coaching De Bruyne, Hazard & Lukaku
Today’s story comes from Shaun Maloney, recorded when the Scot was assistant at Belgium. Shaun explains how to work with bona fide – but surprisingly humble –…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterHarry Kewell: ‘I understood everything about Ange in two days. That's how clear his messages are’
Last Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell. In part two of our fascinating conversation, we hear how a…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Rio Ferdinand: Sir Alex, the flawed genius
Today’s story comes from our 100th guest Rio Ferdinand, who recalls Manchester United’s two Champions League finals against Barcelona, and how those painful…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Robert Snodgrass: The Prank Call that Backfired
Today’s Big Interview Bitesize is from Robert Snodgrass, who relates how he prank called Sheffield United’s Nick Montgomery, telling him that his dream of…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterHarry Kewell: ‘If there wasn't a fight a week at Leeds, it wouldn't have been the same – we could do the lot’
On Wednesday, at Celtic’s Lennoxtown training complex, I caught up with the mighty Harry Kewell, now a coach for the Glasgow giants. When you think of Harry…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Ledley King: When Edgar Davids came to Spurs
Today’s story comes from Ledley King, who describes the arrival of Edgar Davids at Tottenham Hotspur in 2005, and how the Dutchman’s ultra-competitive…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterVinicius v Araujo and the dream team equation at the heart of Sunday's Clasico – ESPN Weekly
This weekend the gap between Barcelona and Madrid could stretch to 12 points or be reduced to six – and which way the title race swings could depend on how the…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Kevin Campbell: Seeing Rooney for the first time
Today’s story comes from Kevin Campbell, who describes playing alongside a 14-year-old Wayne Rooney at Everton reserves and watching him run rings around grown…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Rainer Bonhof: The weight of the World (Cup)
Today’s story comes from former West Germany midfielder Rainer Bonhof, who describes beating the magnificent Netherlands – a nation he could have played for –…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterClassic Big Interview: Paul Robinson
Here’s another chance to hear my interview with Paul Robinson from season five. Paul was a Leeds United academy graduate and was goalkeeper during the stunning…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Owen Hargreaves: Breaking through at Bayern
Today’s story comes from Owen Hargreaves, who describes just how hard it was to make the grade as an academy player at Bayern Munich, where the senior players…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Neil Lennon: The Day That Changed My Life
Today’s story comes from Neil Lennon, who reminisces about how Martin O’Neill came calling at his, let’s just say ‘characterful’, home, and jotted down a…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Martin Compston: Prince, Seedorf and the Special One
Today’s story comes from Martin Compston, who tells how he was led astray for an evening with rock legend Prince which meant he wasn’t in the best fettle to…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterCould Valencia and Sevilla BOTH be relegated? - ESPN Weekly
Hola Here is the audio version of my column for ESPN FC - on how two LaLiga giants are facing perilous times. Enjoy G Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterSchool's Out for Sampaoli at Sevilla: Q&A part 2
Hola! This is part 2 of the monthly Q&A, where we take questions on Girona, Sevilla, the Spanish football pyramid and the job being done by Javier Aguirre at…
Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter'Araújo is Kryptonite to Real Madrid's Superman' - Q&A part 1
Hola Here's me and Pete Jenson's dissection of last Thursday's Clasico Copa del Rey semi-final at the Bernabeu, which finished 1-0 to Barcelona. We also talk…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterXavi is growing a team on barren ground, but Hurricane Clasico is coming – ESPN Weekly
A referee scandal. Contract disputes around two of his teenage sensations. Impending player sales that must fill a 200m black hole in the club accounts. And…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Ledley King: The Future Kings of London
Today’s story comes from Ledley King, who describes learning his stuff as a kid in Bow along with a few other future kings of London. Listen to the original…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterWhat has made Madrid bet big on Álvaro? ESPN Weekly
Carlo Ancelotti has pledged to promote him to the first team full-time next season. Raúl accelerated his development after watching one goal. Spain and Uruguay…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | John McGinn: Sunshine on Leith
Today’s story comes from John McGinn, who recalls winning with Hibernian at Hampden in 2016 in a dramatic match against Rangers, to claim the club’s first…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterMartin O’Neill: ‘Holding the European Cup aloft – I thought 'this belongs to Puskas, Di Stefano and Best'
In part two of my intense, fascinating Big Interview with Martin O’Neill, we hear about how this keen student of human nature has an obsession with true crime…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | John Hartson: Ayala, my toughest opponent
Today’s story comes from John Hartson, who informs us that coming up against Roberto Ayala was his toughest physical test – despite the former Celtic striker…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterMartin O’Neill: ‘Winning gives you respite – trophies give you power’
As one of the most charming and thoughtful men to have graced football, Martin O’Neill didn’t require a ghost writer for his recent autobiography On Days Like…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Kevin Campbell: Big in Turkey
Today’s story comes from Kevin Campbell, who reflects on his time at Trabzonspor, which although brief, brought affection and admiration from the fans that…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterAncelotti's Liverpool obsession pays off in style - ESPN Weekly
Hola This is my weekly column for ESPN FC and covers Carlo Ancelotti's obsession with Liverpool - stretching back decades and culminating in last night's…
Revista de la Liga with Graham Hunter'They just want to hurt you': Adam Lallana on Liverpool v Real Madrid
I chatted with Adam Lallana recently, and the Brighton midfielder reflected on famous Real Madrid encounters from his Liverpool days. Ahead of the forthcoming…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | John McGinn: Getting there with Scotland
Today’s story comes from John McGinn, who recalls Scotland’s first qualification for a major tournament in over two decades, when they won in Serbia in their…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBarça 2.0 and why Xavi might reboot for United - ESPN Weekly
Xavi has some history with Manchester United. He seriously considered joining them when he felt unwanted and unloved at Barcelona. He played in some epic…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: The anatomy of a front two
Today’s story comes from Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who explains how his prolific scoring record depended on having a partner with a different, more technical…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Jason McAteer: Kaka, Different Gravy
Today’s story comes from Jason McAteer, who talks about coming up against the magnificent Kaka when Ireland faced Brazil – possibly the hardest challenge of…
Revista de la Liga with Graham HunterBITESIZE | Jamie Carragher: Liverpool 4 Barcelona 0
Here’s another Bitesize from the insightful Jamie Carragher, in which he reflects upon Liverpool’s miraculous 4-0 Champions League turnaround in 2019 – a…