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In this episode, you'll get some of the best bits of the series so far, as Steve Bracknall takes a deep dive into the murky world of the modern game whilst desperately trying to hold his ramshackle Sunday league team together.
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David James and Luke Edwards join Rick Edwards as Mansfield Town take down Burnley and the lack of VAR puts referees under the spotlight.
League One Mansfield were the big winners and VAR was the main talking point at Villa Park as Newcastle beat Aston Villa. 
Plus protests for West Ham, Leeds win on penalties and Wolves tackle a mudbath in Cleethorpes. 
 
TIME CODES:
3:53 Louis Reed's freekick to win it for Mansfield
9:05 Will Scott Parker be the next Premier League manager to get the sack?
11:25 The financial windfall for Mansfield
14:10 Three refereeing errors at the Villa V Newcastle match
24:31 Eddie Howe's thoughts on the decisions that went against his team
28:34 West Ham survive a scare against Burton Albion
31:01 Protests against the West Ham ownership
33:14 Leeds win on penalties

In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Portugal Manager Roberto Martinez. They discuss his journey into football, from becoming a player at Real Zaragoza and moving over to play in the UK not knowing a word of English, to managing Wigan Athletic to their historic FA Cup win against Manchester City in 2013. They also get into what it's like managing at an international level with the golden generation of Belgium and how he takes Portugal into the World Cup this summer with a legend in Cristiano Ronaldo.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Sat 1215 Burton v West Ham,
Sat 1745 Villa v Newcastle,
Sat 2000 Liverpool v Brighton,
Sun 1200 Birmingham v Leeds,
Sun 1330 Grimsby v Wolves,
Sun 1630 Rangers v Hearts,
Mon 1930 Macclesfield v Brentford.

John Murray, Ian Dennis & Ali Bruce-Ball answer listener questions on football commentary. From the most unusual commentary positions to the best landmarks visible from the press box. And what exactly is the difference between radio and television commentary? Questions always welcome on WhatsApp voicenotes to 08000 289 369 & emails to [email protected]
00:40 FAQs,
04:10 Unusual commentary positions,
13:10 Commentating in a box,
17:00 Famous visible landmarks,
19:55 FA Cup commentaries this weekend,
22:30 Radio vs TV commentary,
29:20 Toughest sport to commentate on,
33:25 How is it decided who does which sport?
37:55 What makes a good summariser?
43:30 Have you ever lost your composure?
50:20 Feeling self-conscious on camera,
52:30 Keeping the passion and excitement.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Fri 1945 Hull v Chelsea,
Sat 1215 Burton v West Ham,
Sat 1745 Villa v Newcastle,
Sat 2000 Liverpool v Brighton,
Sun 1200 Birmingham v Leeds,
Sun 1330 Grimsby v Wolves,
Sun 1630 Rangers v Hearts,
Mon 1930 Macclesfield v Brentford,
Wed 1745 Qarabag v Newcastle.

Steve Crossman is joined by ESPN’s Julien Laurens, Rafa Honegstein and, The Athletic’s James Horncastle. The team discuss Roberto De Zerbi’s departure from Marseille after less than two years in charge of the French side. The Italian leaves them 4th in Ligue 1, 12 points off leaders PSG who thrashed them 5-0 in De Zerbi’s last game and, out of the Champions League.
Could he be a good fit for the vacant job at Tottenham? Meanwhile Marseille are now being linked with former Newcastle defender Habib Beye, who was recently sacked by Stade Rennais.
Staying in France and former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Gaël Clichy joins the team just over a month into his first managerial job with third division Caen. The club is owned by Kylian Mbappe who brought a majority stake in the club in 2024.
TIME CODES
00:00 De Zerbi departs Marseille
20:00 Gael Clichy has his first managerial job
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries:
Fri 1945 Hull v Chelsea,
Sat 1215 Burton v West Ham,
Sat 1745 Villa v Newcastle,
Sat 2000 Liverpool v Brighton,
Sun 1200 Birmingham v Leeds,
Sun 1330 Grimsby v Wolves,
Sun 1630 Rangers v Hearts,
Mon 1930 Macclesfield v Brentford.