5 Live's World Football Phone-in
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5 Live's World Football Phone-in
Expert answers to your questions in World Football: The Phone-in from BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night programme.
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45 episodes
The World Cup's top moments
Dotun and Tim are back with a specially extended World Football Phone In. They're joined football podcast host Joe Gould.
They reflect on the b...
The semi finals draw near
Dotun and Tim are joined by Jonny Bentley, Drew Trammell – our Ballackobama – and callers to reflect on the World Cup so far and look ahead to the sem...
USA vs Belgium: The verdict
Dotun, Tim and Paul Sarahs discuss the USA vs Belgium result, look forward to England vs Norway and discuss coping with the heatwave.
It's World Cup Eve...
Dotun, Tim and Mark Machado are joined by guests from as many of the participating nations as they can fit into the programme.
World Cup Wishes
Dotun and Tim are joined by Paul Sarahs as we get reaction to the end of Arsenal’s season and look ahead to the World Cup – which is heaving into sigh...
Premier League reaction & World Cup squad takes
Dotun and the team pick apart the final Premier League results, analyse World Cup squad takes, discuss whether the game is too expensive for fans and...
Preparing for promotion, relegation & the World Cup
Kathryn Stanczyszyn hosts alongside Tim Vickery in Rio and Jonny Bentley, freelance football journalist & Burnley fan.
Countdown to the World Cup
Dotun, Tim and Mark Meadows look forward to the World Cup and discuss the tops and bottoms of the Premier League.
The shape of things to come
As the regular season edges towards the close, Dotun and Tim are joined by Maher Mezahi to ponder where the action really is – at the top or bottom of...
Last minute thrillers
Dotun, Tim and James Young discuss last minute thrillers - and the games that go on and on. Plus, your World Cup & League predictions for the season a...
Thrown to the Wolves?
The first casualty of the Premier League’s relegation season has been confirmed. Wolves supporters join Dotun, Tim and Mark Machado to talk about the...
There's a storm brewing
There's a storm brewing in the Premier League. Who's going down? Dotun and Tim are joined by sports journalist Jonny Bentley.
Staying loyal, staying the course
Dotun and Tim are joined by Berlin based football expert Djibril Diop to talk about Leeds going through to the semi-final of the FA Cup. Also, is it d...
Is Robert De Zerbi the right man to keep Spurs up?
Dotun and Tim are joined by Sports Journalist Paul Sarahs to discuss De Zerbi to Spurs, scrapping VAR and England v Japan.
What’s that in old money?
Dotun and Tim are joined by Mark Meadows in Berlin to discuss relegation fears, the shape of the World Cup to come and just how much was a shilling wo...
Who will go down?
Dotun and Tim are joined by football podcaster James Young. Will Spurs go down?
Who was the best centre forward of the century?
Dotun, Tim and Mark Machado discuss world football and everything else under the sun.
Warnock gets back to work
Dotun, Tim and the team discuss the return of Neil Warnock at the age of 77.
Do You Know Your Onions?
Dotun, Tim & Djibril Diop reflect on the World Cup’s woes and ponder all things allium.
Was Football Better Before VAR?
Dotun and Tim are joined by football journalist Mark Meadows. Was football better before VAR and who is England's greatest striker?
Taking it to the Wire
Dotun and Tim are joined by Jonny Bentley. What’s happening with World Cup tickets?
Transfer Talk
The window has closed. Dotun and the team discuss that, and your worst day as a fan.
Who’d be a football manager?
Dotun and Tim are joined by University Challenge survivor, Mark Meadows in Berlin.
Afcon, Glasner and Greenland
Dotun and Tim discuss world football and everything else under the sun.
The wonder of a World Cup Year
Maher Mezahi joins the team to discuss Amorim, Celtic, Afcon, the World Cup & much more.
Driving home for Christmas
The team discuss world football and everything else under the sun.
Owning the own goals
Arsenal win a match against Wolves 2-1 without scoring a goal themselves. We hear your stories of own goals and high scoring matches.
As AFCON l...
World Cup plans
We’re now a few days on from Friday’s World Cup kick-off-times draw — and for fans of England and Scotland, the picture is suddenly very clear. We now...
MiguElvis Comes to London
Dotun and Tim are joined by Mark Meadows and superfan MiguElvis who’s visiting London and Liverpool for his first Premier League games.
What made you fall in love with football?
Not just liking it - but the moment it really clicked, when it became a passion, a real love for the game. Maybe it was a goal, a player, a match, or...
World Cup Qualifiers
As the ’26 qualifications come down to the wire the team are talking about the shape of the competition now that 48 nations are taking part in the tou...
Great managers in world football
Is Pep Guardiola the greatest ever football manager?
Dotun and the team celebrate the greats: Jose Mourinho, Johan Cruyff, Brian Clough, Jack C...
Top quotes
Dotun and Mark Machado are joined by Tim Vickery to talk about departures, biographies and your favourite football quotes.
Wishful thinking
If you could change anything about the world of football, what would it be?
Tickets, please!
Dotun and Tim are joined by our Salford correspondent and Man United specialist, James Young, The World Cup’s tickets have gone on sale so we ask – wh...
Who's been the world's best player this season?
Dotun and the team dish out awards. Club over country, who would you choose?
Who do you support?
Dotun is joined by Tim Vickery & Mark Machado. How did you end up supporting your club?