Stick to Football

In today’s episode, our special guest is regarded as one of the best referees in the world - Howard Webb, who is joined by hosts Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott. We kick things off by looking at Wayne Rooney’s red card against Blackburn, as Howard Webb shares how he dealt with managers and coming into his new role at the PGMOL. Howard discusses how refereeing in the modern game has changed, especially with teams now playing from the back and how VAR is improving. The panel debate players delaying the game, law changes they would bring in, enrolling ex-players as referees, rolling substitutes and should VAR be scrapped? Plus, Howard talks in depth about refereeing the 2010 World Cup Final where he issued many yellow cards in Spain’s 1-0 victory over the Netherlands.

In today’s episode, our special guest is one of the best goalkeepers ever in Peter Schmeichel We kick things off with Jamie Carragher sharing how the legendary Danish 1992 Euro champion Peter helped him experience the iconic Yellow Wall at Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The 1999 treble winner reflects on his career before turning pro, including some early jobs in a textile factory which he believes helped him in football. Schmeichel shares a behind-the-scenes story from the dressing room, where he once clashed with Sir Alex Ferguson in an Anfield dressing room, whilst Roy and Peter dive into their infamous fallout and discuss their brawl. The panel debate who the best goalkeeper in the world is and Peter opens up about his close bond with his son, fellow goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel; reflecting on Leicester’s famous Premier League triumph and why he believes Celtic is currently the perfect club for him.

In today's special guest episode, we have none other than our very own Jamie Carragher in the spotlight. Joining him are former England teammates Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, along with Roy Keane and Ian Wright, as the Liverpool legend reflects on his remarkable career, which saw him lift a Champions League trophy, two FA Cups, three League Cups, and a UEFA Cup. A true one-club man, Carragher— who ranks second in Liverpool's all-time appearance list with 737 games at the Anfield side —shares stories from his childhood as an Everton supporter, even recalling how he wore the Toffees' blue shirt to his academy training sessions. Carragher, who played under managers including Gérard Houllier, Rafa Benítez, and Fabio Capello, opens up about his limited time in the England setup and discusses how a Premier League title narrowly escaped him. Lastly he reveals his all-time Liverpool XI; do you agree with his choices?

Welcome to a very special episode of Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet. In this episode, Gary Neville calls on Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright and Roy Keane to delve Manchester United’s loss to Liverpool at Old Trafford, including Casemiro’s role within the team, playing out from the back and Arne Slot’s tactics. Plus we get reaction to Declan Rice’s red card and the team answer your community questions.

Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet. In this week’s special guest episode, we have ex-Liverpool, Chelsea, and Real Madrid manager Rafael Benitez. Joined by Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Jill Scott, Roy Keane, and Ian Wright, Benitez opens up on his time at Liverpool, from the highs of their remarkable Champions League final comeback to the challenges of his well-known issues with Xabi Alonso. Benitez further reflects on his time at Real Madrid, where he shares insights into the pressures of managing one of the world’s biggest football clubs. Whilst hinting at a potential return to the Premier League.

Join Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney for a special pre-season edition of Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet. The gang spill the beans on their respective pre-season tours before the end under bosses like Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger and David Moyes - including bleep tests. vodka jellies and Bryan Adams tribute acts. We’ll hear how Roy injured half his team before the season began, and his secret paragliding trip behind Sir Alex’s back in Brazil. Wayne explains his tips to get back in shape after a summer off - including napping! Plus, Gary’s boot deal, Ian's becoming mates with Sir Mick Jagger, and Jill’s been smashing up one of GB’s Olympic boats.

Join Gary Neville, Ian Wright, Jill Scott, and Roy Keane for another episode of Stick to Football brought to you by Sky Bet, as they take on a quiz and reveal the rest of their Room 101’s. We’re still out in Berlin following the 2024 Euros and in this episode Gary finally decides what his ‘Room 101’ items are, and he doesn’t hold back. In goes BBQ’s, WhatsApp and so much more… We also have the return of the Stick to Football quiz where Roy and Wrighty go head to head against Gary and Jill.

This week we have a special guest episode featuring our very own Roy Keane in the hot seat. His former teammate Gary Neville and fellow pundits Ian Wright, Jill Scott, and Jamie Carragher are joining him. The former Manchester United and Ireland captain starts the episode by discussing his youth career, sharing how his time at Rockmount and Cobh Ramblers set the stage for his move to England. Roy dives into his relationship with Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest and reveals the inside story behind his move to Manchester United, including the dramatic twist that nearly saw him join Kenny Dalglish’s Blackburn Rovers. The seven-time Premier League winner reflects on his illustrious career at Manchester United, shedding light on his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson and his departure from the club in 2005 before revealing which European giant he could have joined before moving to Celtic.

Today we have a special MythBusters episode where Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Roy Keane and Ian Wright reveal the truths about the multiple stories surrounding their name. Was Roy really banned from a pub in Nottingham? Who did Wayne pour a bucket of water over in a cubicle? Did Gary bring his own bowl, cereal and spoon on away days? Who did Ian rollerblade past at Arsenal? Find out all the answers and many more hilarious stories on MythBusters.

Welcome back to Stick to Football, brought to you by SkyBet. On today’s episode we are joined by Premier League legend Andy Cole. Wayne Rooney also makes his first host appearance alongside Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott as the panel welcome the treble winner Cole. With 187 Premier League goals to his name, Cole is regarded as one of the finest strikers to grace England’s top-flight, where he won five Premier League titles, two FA Cup’s, a Champions League and League Cup. Cole talks about learning his trade at Bristol City before cementing himself as a regular goalscorer at Newcastle followed by his move to Old Trafford. The Treble winner also opens up about his kidney transplant and how his nephew saved his life. Finally we welcome Andy’s son and Barnsley striker Devante Cole, who finished the season as the third top goal scorer in SkyBet League One and chats about the influence that his father had on him.

Ian Wright steps in as host alongside Gary’s former club team-mate Roy Keane, fellow England international Jamie Carragher and Jill Scott to chat about the former Manchester United captain’s career. With 8 Premier League titles, two Champions League, three FA Cup’s, a Club World Cup and 85 England caps on his honours list, the panel talk about his early days in the Old Trafford dressing room and establishing himself as one of the all-time Premier League greats. Gary also reveals his close relationship and admiration of his sporting star siblings Tracey and Phil. He also talks honestly about post-football career that has seen him become a regular football analysist, England’s assistant coach and an infamous spell as Valencia manager. Having previously revealed on Stick to Football that he won the 1999 treble with his boyhood club before he could even do a pull-up, we end the show with a pull-up challenge for Gary and the guests.

Despite a struggling Premier League season following promotion from the Championship, the 6ft5 Wisconsin man reiterates his long-term ambitions and talks about the rise of American footballers investing in English football clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history, a competition he and siblings Derek and TJ have made a lasting impact in, Watt offers a unique insight into the difference behind the scenes and structures between America’s and UK’s national sports. The 3x Defensive Player of the Year, who spent the majority of his career at Houston Texans before retiring at Arizona Cardinals, was the first player to make multiple 20+ sacks in multiple NFL seasons speaks and he explains how he used to eat up to 7500 calories a day as well as telling us who he thinks which footballers could make it in the American sport.

Joined by former England team-mates Gary Neville and Ian Wright alongside Jill Scott and Roy Keane, ‘Sir Les’ kicks off the show talking about the competition for a starting spot in England’s stacked frontline in the 1990’s. Despite being called up to Euro 96 and the World Cup in 1998, Les didn’t play a single minute and reveals which one incident meant he never made an appearance at a major tournament. A legend for QPR, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur in his playing days with 149 Premier League goals, Les talks about his time as Spurs coach where he worked with record England goal scorer Harry Kane. The former QPR man also talks about his role as Sporting Director at the R’s and why he left the club after eight years in June 2023. Lastly Gary doesn’t let Les away without discussing the 1995/96 season that seen Manchester United pip Newcastle United to the Premier League title.

Joined by former team-mates Gary Neville and Roy Keane alongside Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher and Jill Scott, the hosts start the show tucking into a special Norwegian stew dish, and it doesn’t take long for Roy to remind Ole of his miss against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League semi-finals. Having last spent time as a manager at Manchester United, Ole reveals what really went on at the club during his tenure, including how he nearly signed Declan Rice, Erling Haaland and Jude Bellingham and what it was like working with Cristiano Ronaldo. The man who made the 1999 Treble win possible also talks about what his winning goal against Bayern Munich and gives insight into the dressing room, telling never told before stories of what hobby Gary took up as a player and which guest Ole nearly had a fight with in the tunnel.

Alongside Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Jill Scott, Rooney opens the show revealing that he wants to remain in football management despite an approach to enter the boxing ring. The all-time Manchester United top goal scorer talks about his managerial career so far, most recently at Birmingham City, and what he’s learnt from his spells in the dugout across England and America. With five Premier League titles, a Champions League, FA Cup, Club World Cup and countless individual awards to his name, Rooney enjoyed a glorious career at Old Trafford where he established himself as one of the all-time great footballers. The 38-year-old chats about his success, the infamous transfer request and how his time faired at the club after Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement where he was reunited with his former Everton boss David Moyes before Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho took over. Finally, Rooney delves into his childhood and gives his thoughts on the current Manchester United team.

This week we are dedicating the episode to Club European Football and your Community Questions. Gary tells who he thinks has the best atmosphere in Europe, Jamie recalls the night that kept Steven Gerrard at Liverpool, Ian talks about Arsenal’s UEFA Cup Winners Cup success and Roy is reminded of his famous performance against Juventus in Turin in 1999. Also who do the lads think will win the Champions League this season and what was the single biggest factor in becoming a professional footballer?

Alongside Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright, Roy Keane and Jill Scott, the team talk about the Stamford Bridge heroes' glorious career as well as the pleasures and pressures that have followed in management. The three-time Premier League winner speaks about his playing and managerial career at Chelsea as well as their current state having last managed the Blues towards the end of the 2022/23 season. As a former Everton manager, Frank goes into full length about his time at Goodison Park as well as the current financial state at the club, the FFP restrictions and the impact it had on his former team.

The January transfer window is open so we kick off the show with a huge debate: who should sign players at a football club? Jamie and Gary never left their respected teams whereas Jill, Roy and Ian all eventually moved away from their clubs where they became legends; find out how life altered for the trio with their departures. Gary also remembers how Sir Alex Ferguson dealt with signing players as well as the time he tried to convince Steven Gerrard to join Manchester United whilst on international duty. Roy talks about his transfer stories as Sunderland manager and opens up on his sudden departure at Manchester United whilst Ian reveals the French revolution Arsene Wenger brought about at Arsenal alongside David Dean and the current business plan at the Emirates under Edu and Mikel Arteta. Jamie recalls how Rafa Benitez changed recruitment at Liverpool and why despite being one of the top teams in Europe it always felt like an internal battle at Anfield.

On this very special episode Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher face Roy Keane and Ian Wright in a three-round quiz, hosted by Paddy McGuinness. For the first two rounds each answer is worth one point. In our final round the teams go head-to-head where the team earns five points when their opponents answer incorrectly and they follow up with a correct answer in a game of quiz-tennis. Can you beat our panel? Grab your pen and paper and let us know how you did… Who will win the inaugural Stick To Football trophy?

Gary and Roy’s former Manchester United team-mate talks about how the move to Old Trafford came about after establishing himself in the Netherlands. Once the world’s most expensive defender, Stam chats about the highs of winning the Treble with the Red Devils and reveals all on his infamous exit. The former Dutch international also talks about AC Milan’s Champions League final defeat to Jamie Carragher’s Liverpool, telling us what really happened in Carlo Ancelotti’s dressing room at half-time as they were 3-0 up. Stam also talks about the life of a football coach and gives his opinions on current Manchester United manager and compatriot Erik ten Hag.

With his documentary The Edge of Everything out on Amazon Prime, Ronnie chats about his life that has seen him become the face of snooker whilst battling addictions and substance abuse. A Seven-time World Champion, the Rocket reveals how he dealt with stage fright on the table and doesn’t hold back on the ongoing issues in the sport. Widely regarded as one of Britain’s best-ever sportsmen, Ronnie talks about his biggest influences and how Ray Reardon’s coaching helped him become the player he is today. Ronnie also talks about fancying a record-breaking eighth world title in 2024 as he recently returned to the table following taking time out to look after his mental health. Finally, Ronnie and Jamie Carragher take on Ian Wright and Roy Keane at the pool table… will the legendary snooker player put the former footballers in their place or is there a shock in store?

Listen to Roy’s tales of the Republic of Ireland squad at the 1994 World Cup and the build-up to the infamous fall out at the 2002 World Cup. Wrighty reveals how playing for England was the best feeling he ever had, but not playing in an international tournament meant he never fulfilled his destiny. Gary chats about the England camp that seen a pianist sell a story of a social squad gathering to the press as well the brutal reaction from Paul Gascoigne for his 1998 World Cup omission. And with 161 England caps to her name as well as being the only person around the table to boast a major international trophy, Jill chats about England’s Women’s Euro 2021 success.

Chairman of Matchroom Sport, a sporting promotion company founded by his father Barry, Eddie has a renowned status around the globe having played a major role behind some of boxing’s biggest success stories. Listen to incredible anecdotes from past promotions, what boxing is like as a business and how Eddie wants to see boxing develop and grow into the community. Eddie also chats about how he nearly signed Tyson Fury, a prospected fight between Fury and his star-fighter Anthony Joshua and why Katie Taylor completely changed his outlook on women’s boxing. Eddie delves into the recent rise of YouTube boxing and what it means to the professional world and ends on how his family continues to play a major role in his career.

With Netflix’s four-part Beckham documentary released, David relives his glittering career with former Manchester United team-mates Gary Neville and Roy Keane alongside compatriots Ian Wright, Jamie Carragher and Jill Scott. An England captain for six years, Beckham won a Champions League, six Premier League titles and two FA Cup’s with his boyhood side Manchester United before he moved to Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan then retired at PSG. Now a co-owner of Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, find out how Beckham managed to pen a deal to sign World Cup winner Lionel Messi, hear untold stories of his time at Old Trafford including run-ins with Sir Alex Ferguson and the mental challenges faced as he became a global icon off the pitch. Lastly, we are joined by David’s father Ted as the Beckham’s talk about the importance of their family life.