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Essential Football

  • Essential Euros: "We're still in there fighting," says Southgate after England scrape through to the quarter finals in Germany

    30 JUN 2024 · Ron Walker brings you all the reaction to England's dramatic extra-time win over Slovakia in Euro 2024. Hear from manager Gareth Southgate, player of the match Jude Bellingham, ex-England boss Sam Allardyce, and former defender Michael Dawson. England move on to face Switzerland in the quarter finals on Saturday.
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  • Essential Euros: Gary Neville and Michael Dawson on England's draw with Slovenia that sees them top their group, but fail to impress

    26 JUN 2024 · Former England defenders Gary Neville and Michael Dawson deliver their verdict on England's 0-0 draw with Slovenia. We also hear from Gareth Southgate and our man with the England camp, Rob Dorsett.  Plus, as music and football collide this weekend with Glastonbury also on the calendar, we look ahead with England fans and Indie band Sea Girls. 
    Played 26m 40s
  • Essential Euros: "We've got to find a way to be better!" Kris Boyd on another early exit for Scotland

    24 JUN 2024 · Former striker Kris Boyd joins Juliette Ferrington to look back on Scotland's last gasp defeat to Hungary that sends them home from these Euros. Plus, we're with the England camp as they prepare to face Slovenia.  
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  • Essential Euros: Dawson and Warnock deliver their verdicts on England's draw with Denmark

    21 JUN 2024 · Former England defenders Michael Dawson and Stephen Warnock join Hayley McQueen, Juliette Ferrington and Ron Walker to give their reactions to England's 1-1 draw against Denmark at Euro 2024. Buckle up!
    Played 34m 43s
  • Next Up: Ones to Watch at Copa America

    21 JUN 2024 · Next Up is the podcast from Sky Sports that takes an in-depth look at some of football's stars of the future. This time, Ron, Joe and Zinny are back to put forward ten players who could have a breakthrough tournament at this summer's Copa America. You can also read about our Next Up players to watch on skysports.com.
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  • Essential Euros: "It gives us a fighting chance!" Kris Boyd's reaction to Scotland's first point at Euro 2024

    20 JUN 2024 · Hayley McQueen and Juliette Ferrington are joined by former striker Kris Boyd to look back on Scotland's 1-1 draw with Switzerland, that keeps alive their Euros 2024 hopes. We also hear from singer-songwriter Nathan Evans who has been out in Germany to play for the Tartan Army. Keep across Sky Sports News and skysports.com for all the news, views and interviews from these Euros. 
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  • Essential Euros: Bonus Pod! We meet the English coach who swapped coaching at Accrington Stanley for working with Portugal at Euro 2024

    18 JUN 2024 · On the day that Portugal begin their Euro 2024 campaign, we meet the 38 year old English coach who has gone from working at Accrington Stanley and Wigan, to coaching the Portuguese national side at the European Championships in Germany.   Anthony Barry opens up about his remarkable career to date, that also includes spells at Wigan, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Ireland and Belgium.   Barry discusses coaching global stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane, and talks about what it’s like to work alongside managers such as Thomas Tuchel, Frank Lampard and Roberto Martinez.   It really is a remarkable story and one interview you won’t want to miss.
    Played 27m 44s
  • Essential Euros: "Job done," says Michael Dawson - but how are the nerves? We look back on England's win over Serbia at Euro 2024

    17 JUN 2024 · It wasn't pretty at times, but Michael Dawson is bringing the positivity as he joins Juliette Ferrington and Hayley McQueen to look back at England's 1-0 win over Serbia in their opening match of Euro 2024. We also speak to the Scotland fan who walked 500 miles.....and walked 500 more....to make it to Germany.
    Played 34m 26s
  • Essential Euros: "It was bad, it was very bad!" Boyd on Scotland v Germany, plus England against Serbia preview

    15 JUN 2024 · Former forward Kris Boyd joins Hayley McQueen and Juliette Ferrington to look back on Scotland's defeat to Germany in the opening match of Euro 2024.  We join our Chief Reporter Kaveh Solhekol to get all the latest news from the England camp ahead of their opening match, and journalist Ron Walker is back to cast his eye on the tournament as a whole. We'll talk to you next on Monday, after England play Serbia.  
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  • Essential Euros: Preview with Michael Dawson, Kris Boyd & the English coach helping Portugal to Euros success

    12 JUN 2024 · Hayley McQueen and Juliette Ferrington look ahead to Euro 2024 with former England defender Michael Dawson, ex-Scotland forward Kris Boyd and our Sky Sports News reporters out in Germany, Rob Dorsett and Luke Shanley.  Football journalist Ron Walker runs his eye over the draw and picks his tournament favourites. Plus, we hear from Anthony Barry, the English coach who has gone from working at Accrington Stanley and Wigan, via Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Belgium, to coaching Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal at these Euros.  We'll have podcasts before and after all of England and Scotland's fixtures at Euro 2024 - find us on Sky's Essential Football podcast feed. Plus, keep across all the news from Germany on Sky Sports News and skysports.com. 
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Featuring extended interviews with some of the biggest names in football and in-depth analysis of the latest talking points with Sky Sports' football journalists, dive deeper with the Essential Football...

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Featuring extended interviews with some of the biggest names in football and in-depth analysis of the latest talking points with Sky Sports' football journalists, dive deeper with the Essential Football podcast.

For Euro 2024, we're bringing you podcasts before and after England and Scotland's fixtures, featuring the best analysis with our Sky Sports pundits and all the news from our reporters in Germany.  

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