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After an outstanding first season at Paris Saint-Germain, a 19-year-old Mbappe inspires France to glory at the 2018 World Cup.

Presenters Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens hear from France head coach Didier Deschamps and other eye-witnesses as Mbappe emulates Pele by becoming only the second teenager to score in the final in Moscow.

Mbappe’s success sparks emotional scenes back in the Paris suburb of Bondy where his footballing journey began.

Presenters Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens explore Mbappe’s time at the legendary Clairefontaine academy and his breakthrough season at Monaco.
Hear from France legend and Clairefontaine graduate Thierry Henry and some of Mbappe’s classmates at a football finishing school like no other.
Find out how Monaco won the race to sign the teenage sensation and relive his title-winning debut season in the company of former team-mate Bernardo Silva.

In a new six-part podcast series, Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens chart Kylian Mbappe’s rise from the suburbs of Paris to global superstardom.

We begin at AS Bondy, where Mbappe first displayed his prodigious talent and hear from former coaches and teammates about the cheeky schoolboy who, with the support of his ambitious parents, appeared destined for greatness.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger explains why Mbappe’s talents stood out at an early age, even in the Paris banlieues, one of football’s most competitive breeding grounds.

A new podcast series charting Kylian Mbappe’s rise from the suburbs of Paris to global superstardom.

Presenters Steve Crossman and Julien Laurens follow the forward’s journey from AS Bondy to PSG via Monaco and the legendary Clairefontaine academy and hear from a stellar cast including Arsene Wenger, Didier Deschamps, Thierry Henry and Bernardo Silva.

Revisit Mbappe’s ultimate high of winning the World Cup in 2018 and the racial abuse that followed his penalty miss as France crashed out of the Euros in 2021.

We take listeners to Qatar where Mbappe rallied his team for a remarkable comeback in the World Cup final before another painful defeat on penalties to Argentina.

And we’ll look ahead to his future in the iconic white shirt of Real Madrid.

In this new podcast series Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague explore the life and career of Pep Guardiola. Episode 4 charts his most recent chapter, overcoming a first trophyless season to create history in Manchester. Director of Football Txiki Bergistain and City insider Noel Gallagher reveal how Pep proved the doubters wrong to begin his domestic dominance before his former captain İlkay Gündoğan reveals how the players reacted to his “overthinking” in Europe. But after years of heartache in the Champions League, the team eventually climbed the summit and completed the historic treble - City’s Kyle Walker and Rodri tell the inside story.

This is a BBC Sport Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live.

In this new podcast series Steve Crossman and Guillem Balague explore the life and career of Pep Guardiola. Episode 3 uncovers his motivation behind the move to Munich and addresses the theory that his time in Germany wasn’t a success because the Champions League eluded him. Former Bayern players Manuel Neuer and Robert Lewandowski explain how Guardiola overcame numerous difficulties to dominate domestically before German football expert Rafa Honigstein reveals why his tenure unravelled so quickly.

This is a BBC Sport Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 Live.