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The 2024 Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club later this week and The Athletic's Brendan Quinn, Brody Miller and Gabby Herzig are here to get you ready.
What makes the Masters stand out from the rest of golf's major tournaments? Can Scottie Scheffler continue his dominance? How will Jon Rahm play after joining LIV Golf? Can Tiger Woods make it through four rounds? BQ, Brody and Gabby cover the major storylines and get your read for Thursday's opening round.
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Ahead of appearing in their record 14th League Cup Final against Chelsea on Sunday, join Caoimhe O'Neill as we take you through Liverpool's nine previous League Cup wins.
Jamie Carragher, Mark Lawrenson and Rob Jones all share their memories of winning the tournament with the Reds during their playing days, while Walk On regulars Tony Evans, Simon Hughes and James Pearce share the significance of each triumph along the way.
Presented by Caoimhe O'Neill
Produced by Guy Clarke
Written by Guy Clarke and Caoimhe O'Neill
Contributions from Jamie Carragher, James Pearce, Mark Lawrenson, Rob Jones, Simon Hughes and Tony Evans
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There’s no doubt that Bukayo Saka is Arsenal and England’s starboy. The individual accolades have been piling up ever since his name first cropped up on the teamsheet. Listed for the FIFA Golden Boy Award in 2021, he is the back to back England Men’s Player of the Season, twice he has been awarded Arsenal Men’s Player of the Season, he's the PFA Young Player of the Year for 2022-23, and now FIFA Balon d'Or nominee 2023. In short the 22 year old’s career is on the up and up.

Over the course of this podcast The Athletic looks back on Saka’s brief story so far. Topics include first impressions of Bukayo as a boy, his values, how a player goes from the Academy to professional player, comparisons with Arsenal legend David Rocastle, the aftermath of the Euro 2020 Final, and what his future holds.

You will hear from former players Ian Wright and Adrian Clarke, Saka’s former coaches Greg Lincoln, Stephen Morrow, Andries Jonker, Arsenal administrator Lynn Chaney, and The Athletic’s Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas.

Get ready to fall in love a little more with the Starboy.

Written and produced by Abi Paterson
Sound mixing and production by Jay Beale
Interviews by Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas
Additional production by Mike Stavrou 
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To round up our series on Brentford we answer the outstanding questions on the Bees.
What next for star striker Ivan Toney following his ban from football by the FA?
How far up the Premier League table can the club go?
And what are the club doing behind the scenes to ensure that they can keep improving year on year?
Plus we hear about the women's team and how the club are supporting them.
Hear from Chief Exec Jon Varney, Head Coach Thomas Frank, Captain Christian Norgaard, Performance Director Ben Ryan, Director of Football Phil Giles, Women's Head Coach Karleigh Osbourne, and Technical Director Lee Dykes on all this - and their thoughts on what the future holds for the club.
Host: Jay Harris
Producer: Abi Paterson
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Brentford Football Club suffered a devastating loss to their staff in November 2018 when Technical Director Robert Rowan passed away in his sleep aged just 28 due to a fatal cardiomyopathy episode.
Christian Eriksen, the Danish international who had a heart attack on the pitch in 2021, was lucky. He survived and went on to play for Brentford from January 2022.
In this episode we bring you their stories and tell you about the work that the club is doing with their community to raise awareness for heart charities.
Hear from Robert's wife Suzanne Rowan, Head Coach Thomas Frank, Captain Christian Norgaard, Director of Football Phil Giles, B Team Head Coach Neil MacFarlane, Technical Director Lee Dykes and Director Nity Raj
Host: Jay Harris
Producer: Abi Paterson
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What are the questions reporter Jay Harris gets asked the most? How does Brentford's recruitment work? And are they the moneyball club?
Well in episode two we get all the answers, or at least as many as we could, from the staff and players at Brentford FC.
Hear from Technical Director Lee Dykes as he explains how he's built a unique data system to make sure Brentford can recruit the very best talent, at a much cheaper price than the rest of the Premier League. Plus he tells us how he builds squads and why he has 16 positions on the field, not 11.
Players Ben Mee and Christian Norgaard explain what persuaded them to join the West London outfit.
You'll also hear from Director of Football Phil Giles and manager Thomas Frank.
Oh, and don't call them moneyball.
Host: Jay Harris
Producer: Abi Paterson
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