Sport Unlocked

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Sport Unlocked

From the pitches to the boardrooms, the stories behind the big decisions by sports leaders affecting every fan. Featuring sports news insiders Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler, Tariq Panja and more

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Man City's new PL case; Trump's trans ban; Forced transfers; Rwanda sponsorship; Cricket team sales

    Episode 183 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 7, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. Man City's new PL case; Trump's trans ban; Forced NBA trades & football transfer window spending; Should sport take Rwanda sponsorship?; Kenyan football issues; England's Hundred cricket team auction. Follow the pod⁠WhatsApp⁠ channel for updates⁠https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z/101⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SportUnlocked⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    40 min
  2. 4 FEB

    Inside the race to run the Olympics - hear from presidential candidates. Did we inspire 24hr Games?

    Episode 182 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on February 2, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. Inside the race to win the Olympics - hear from the IOC candidates & their plans ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SportUnlocked⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    27 min
  3. 2 FEB

    No punishment for hate speech in UFC; Norway split on VAR; Infantino meets FIFPRO; CL format verdict; Greenland for CONCACAF?

    Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z/101 Episode 181 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 31, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. - Should UFC punish fighter's Hitler praise, antisemitism, homophobia & transphobia? Dana White condemns it but defends free speech. - Norway's FA backs VAR despite clubs voting against. Is this good governance from a FIFA critic? - Verdict on the new Champions League format and changes that could be made - Gianni Infantino meets FIFPRO's chief but what happened in talks with players' union? - Brain injuries hearing in England - Greenland for CONCACAF? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠ ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SportUnlocked⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    15 min
  4. 25 JAN

    MAGA Infantino's Inauguration joy; Football Money League; 24-hr Olympics; Man City v PL

    Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z/101 Episode 180 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 24, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. MAGA Infantino's Inauguration love-in: Does backing Trump agenda help or harm FIFA? Jennifer Haskel of Deloitte on the Football Money League Was an IOC presidential candidate inspired by this pod's 24-hour Olympics suggestion? Man City's challenge against Premier League financial rules & accusations of wrongdoing from Spain. What's behind Haaland's record contract? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    41 min
  5. 18 JAN

    Klopp against Club World Cup; Chelsea settling PL probe?; DAZN-Saudi windfall; Dementia in football

    Episode 179 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 16, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. New Red Bull supremo Jurgen Klopp against Club World Cup despite Salzburg's participation Are Chelsea settling Premier League investigation without points deduction? And PL PSR cases update Betting controversies. DAZN’s Saudi windfall? Are there global dementia football cases? Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates Your number and name is anonymous unless we already have it Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpRCEhe_svbsWRzZYZhqkw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    33 min
  6. 11 JAN

    Sports politics 2025 preview: FIFA v players; PL spending battle; doping funding fights; Afghanistan & Russia future in sport. And what happened to the Super League reboot?

    Episode 178 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on January 10, 2025 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. Sports politics 2025 preview: FIFA v players; Premier League spending battle; doping funding fights; future of Afghanistan & Russia in sport. And what happened to the Super League reboot? ​Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Your number and name is anonymous unless we already have it ​ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpRCEhe_svbsWRzZYZhqkw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    46 min
  7. 14/12/2024

    World Cups confirmed - why FAs don't challenge Infantino's process; MBS key to Saudi 2034; Italy's Winter Olympics in US; Australia uses rugby for diplomacy

    Episode 177 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on December 14, 2024 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. 2030 & 2034 World Cup decisions - why FAs don't challenge Infantino's process; MBS key to Saudi 2034; Italy's Winter Olympics in US; Australia uses rugby for diplomacy ​Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Your number and name is anonymous unless we already have it ​ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpRCEhe_svbsWRzZYZhqkw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    35 min
  8. 08/12/2024

    Guinea stadium disaster; World Cup hosts; Trump Club WC; WADA's China investigators

    Episode 176 of Sport Unlocked, the podcast dissecting the week's sports news issues. On the agenda on December 6, 2024 with Rob Harris, Martyn Ziegler and Tariq Panja. Guinea stadium disaster; World Cup hosts; Club World Cup draw, TV deal and Trump appearance; WADA's China investigators ​Follow the pod WhatsApp channel for updates ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vakg4QSH5JLqsZl7R62Z ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Your number and name is anonymous unless we already have it ​ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sportunlockedpod@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/sportunlocked.bsky.social⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTpRCEhe_svbsWRzZYZhqkw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/SportUnlocked ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/sportunlocked⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No Love by MusicbyAden / musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_no-love Music promoted by Audio Library • No Love – MusicbyAden (No Copyright M... –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 🎵 Track Info: Title: No Love by MusicbyAden Genre and Mood: Dance & Electronic + Romantic ——— 🎧 Available on: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3oAxUes iTunes: https://apple.co/3n3yq4m Deezer: https://deezer.com/us/track/1095511802 YouTube: • Video SoundCloud: / no-love YouTube Music: • Video ——— 😊 Contact the Artist: MusicbyAden: imadenmusic@gmail.com / musicbyaden https://open.spotify.com/artist/3QgJN... / channel / musicbyaden https://play.google.com/store/music/a... https://deezer.com/us/artist/69144892 / musicbyaden

    36 min

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