The Sports Agents
Episodes
Is there a £100K glass ceiling for young English managers?
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What's it like to be overlooked time and again for the top job, beaten by the same names or the young superstars? How expensive is it to get all your ...
Weekend Edition
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents... What sport did James Corden beat Gabby at? And what's it like when your dad sells you to another club? All that and ...
Should England boycott Afghanistan & did Tiger's golfing 'science experiment' work?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lasers and lava fields don't traditionally scream golf but that's exactly what they've got in the TGL - Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's $100m science e...
Tapping up Trent & how Forest gatecrashed the Top 4
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've just passed the halfway mark in the Premier League season, so it's a great time for Gabby and Mark to catch up with Jamie Redknapp, the former E...
New Years Q&A - 2025 Predictions
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 promises to be another huge year for sport... Gabby & Mark have been carefully sifting through your emails on everything from a Ryder Cup in ...
Goodbye 2024!
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby and Mark relive the best moments from The Sports Agents in 2024. First up, it's our exclusive interview with 2024 Olympic gold medallist and Spo...
XMAS EVE EXCLUSIVE: Maro Itoje on football vs rugby, England captaincy & becoming a role model
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An exclusive interview with one of the most thoughtful and interesting superstars in sport - Maro Itoje - joins Gabby and Mark in studio as a special ...
Weekend Edition
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents... Sports Personality of the Year winner and 2024 Olympic gold medallist, Keely Hodgkinson, joins us for an exclusive i...
Fury's revenge, Rashford's dilemma & how extreme can a run get?
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The fight of the century is back. Last time around, Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion for 25 years, and he's back again ...
SPOTY SPECIAL: Keely Hodgkinson on Olympic gold, chasing world records & being normal
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic gold medallist, Keely Hodgkinson, speaks to Gabby and Mark for an exclusive interview ahead of the Sports Personality of the Year Awards. Keel...
Weekend Edition
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents... After the biggest contract in sports history was signed (15 years and $765m dollars for baseball player Juan Soto) w...
Who is Juan Soto? - Inside the biggest deal in sports history
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest contract in the history of sport has just been signed. It's a 15-year deal worth $765m for 26-year-old Major League Baseball player Juan S...
Ashworth's shock Man United exit & Verstappen's latest feud
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby and Mark are with you one day earlier than usual this week, following yet more off-field drama at Manchester United as Sporting Director, Dan As...
Weekend Edition
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark tackled the controversy surrounding the Premier League’s annual LGBTQ+ 'Rainbow Laces' campaig...
Has 'inclusion' become a sporting battleground?
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Inclusion has been top of the agenda this week in sport. Rainbow armbands and rainbow jackets have caused a stir after some Premier League players ref...
Are Man United fans already turning on Sir Jim Ratcliffe?
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Man United may have lifted the FA Cup last summer and just got their first Premier League win under new manager Ruben Amorim but the biggest victory f...
Weekend Edition
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The week on The Sports Agents... Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Hu...
Mo Salah's Liverpool future & defending Beckham with Mr Loophole
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Liverpool finally broke their Real Madrid jinx in the Champions League we speak about the big news from their star, Mo Salah, who said he hasn't ha...
Throwing darts with Littler & Humphries - are they really rivals?
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby and Mark Pougatch play darts with the world's best, teenage superstar Luke Littler and world number one Luke Humphries, ahead of the biggest tou...
Weekend Edition
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The week on The Sports Agents... Gabby travels to Newcastle United to speak to players Dan Burn and Amber-Keegan Stobbs, and club icon Shola Ameobi ab...
SPECIAL REPORT: Newcastle United - the community's 'Cathedral on the Hill'
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby travels to Newcastle to speak to Dan Burn (21:54), captain of the women's team, Amber-Keegan Stobbs (9:21), and club icon, Shola Ameobi (02:14)....
This stadium ain't big enough for the both of us
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big crowds filling big stadiums is the dream for most sports - and women's football did just that (well, at least the big stadiums bit) at the weekend...
Weekend Edition
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Donald Trump will be the President when the U.S. host the World Cup and the Olympics - what will that mean for global ...
Paul v Tyson: Are influencers killing boxing or saving it?
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a 58-year-old Mike Tyson gets back in the ring - 19 years after his last professional fight - to take on young YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, are...
What does Trump's return mean for global sport?
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So, Donald Trump is back in the White House - and while America has decided, the sporting world remains divided... As the World Cup, Ryder Cup, Olympi...
Weekend Edition
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Do winning teams need to be a bit "toxic"? England rugby centurion Danny Care, who has won three Six Nations and two P...
Do winning teams need to be a *bit* toxic?
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England rugby centurion Danny Care, who won three Six Nations and two Premiership titles, joins Gabby and Mark on the podcast today... "A dictator who...
Edu shocks Arsenal & are solo sports bad for you?
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Arsenal lose their hugely popular Sporting Director, Edu, we ask why he'd want to join up with Nottingham Forest’s controversial owner Evangelos ...
Weekend Edition
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Imagine being stranded on an icy ledge 6,000m high in the Himalayas for three days with no food or water - that's what...
Are 'heads in the sand' about brain injuries in sport?
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former England rugby captain Dylan Hartley tells Gabby and Mark that the sport still has its head in the sand about long-term brain injuries, after he...
Vini Jr's Ballon d'Or soap opera & a Himalayan nightmare
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the Ballon D'Or and the Real Madrid boycott turned it into a soap opera, Gabby & Mark get all the gossip and fall-...
BREAKING: Ten Hag sacked, 'Coach Ruud' & is Amorim next?
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally over for Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager - Why now? And how will club legend Ruud van Nistelrooy cope in the interim? Gabby is ...
Weekend Edition
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Brentford manager Thomas Frank tells us taking a big job like Manchester United wouldn't make his life better, in an e...
Q&A special: North v South XI, meeting heroes in urinals & serenading the England manager
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your questions are answered by Gabby and Mark, who tell stories of meeting their hero in a urinal, singing to the England manager and an awkward encou...
Thomas Frank on Man United rumours, Ivan Toney & Brentford's 'secret sauce'
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brentford manager Thomas Frank sits down for an exclusive interview with The Sports Agents, amid reports linking him the Manchester United manager's j...
Weekend Edition
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, England named German coach Thomas Tuchel as the man to lead the Three Lions to World Cup glory - but does his national...
Does it matter England's new manager is German?
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As England named German Thomas Tuchel as their new manager, Gabby and Mark chat about whether his nationality is really a big deal and if he's the rig...
Drugs in sport: Are 'superstars' getting off lightly?
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jannik Sinner is still tennis’ World No. 1 player, having just claimed his 7th title of the year, with an ongoing doping charge hanging over his hea...
Weekend Edition
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark Pougatch welcomed ex-Formula One Team Principle at Haas, Guenther Steiner, to talk about swearing and...
Nadal retires, Klopp to Red Bull & swearing in Formula One
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Jurgen Klopp was named the new head of global soccer at Red Bull, we catch up with long-time friend and the Paralympic athlete who Klopp followe...
Who actually won in court - Man City or the Premier League?
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After two big rulings that could change football's future, Gabby and Mark Pougatch team up to make sense of it all, helped by top sports lawyer and Pa...
Weekend Edition
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark asked former Chelsea talisman Frank Lampard for his thoughts on their current one - Cole Palmer - but...
Could a cross-code Rugby merger save both Union & League?
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents, we’re delving into a little fantasy... to reunite Rugby League and Union - after more than a century apart - Is it time ...
Is Cole Palmer the best player in the Premier League right now?
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following another Cole Palmer masterclass on the weekend, Gabby & Mark are joined by Chelsea's all-time leading goalscorer (and former manager) Fr...
Weekend Edition
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, We were joined by an array of brilliant guests to assess Anthony Joshua's shock defeat at Wembley and what's turning i...
Is the takeover another 'false dawn' for Everton?
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the end of the Everton takeover saga in sight, at last - who are The Friedkin Group and does this represent a 'new dawn' for the Toffees - or jus...
Will Rodri's injury define the title race & Should Anthony Joshua retire?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a heavyweight weekend of sport, Gabby & Mark are back to reflect on a heated contest between Arsenal and Manchester City - Former City goalk...
Weekend Edition
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents... Ahead of the opening matchday of the new and extended Champions League, we were joined by UEFA vice secretary genera...
Joshua v Dubois & what actually happens when an Olympic boxer decides to go pro?
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois, two British fighters with very different journey's to world title fights, Team GB Boxing's saviour this summe...
Is the new Champions League a European Super League by stealth?
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson became the latest footballer to complain about the increasing number of games elite professionals are being expecte...
Weekend Edition
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman are joined by former England rugby captain Will Carling to discuss the future of the game...
Where are all the black football managers?
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Tottenham and Newcastle strike Les Ferdinand joins The Sports agents to discuss the North London Derby, his time at QPR and the struggles BAME ...
Will Carling on Rugby's future & Jannik Sinner US Open win
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former England rugby captain Will Carling joins Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan to discuss the current state of rugby union and how the game can change f...
Weekend Edition
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark were joined by former Chelsea F.C manager Emma Hayes to discuss her brand new book, ‘A comple...
BONUS: Emma Hayes - The Full Interview
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Hays, former Chelsea manager and current head coach of the U.S national women’s football team joins Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman to discuss her...
Emma Hayes on leadership, her dominating career and winning gold at the Olympics
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's positive news, the podcast hasn't cursed Jack Draper who has made it through to the US Open Semi-Final after defeating Alex De Minaur in New York...
Who's still watching the cricket?
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With a half empty (or half full depending on your outlook) stadium at Lord's on the weekend, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman are joined by journalist Tim...
Weekend Edition
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark paid tribute to the former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson who passed away on Monday. After Emma ...
Inside transfer deadline day & Has Emma Raducanu got a target on her back?
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents, Gabby & Mark reflect on Emma Raducanu's tearful first-round exit at the US Open - three years on from her fairytale wi...
A tribute to Sven
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby & Mark are back! On today's episode, red flags raised at Twickenham after another member of Steve Borthwick's staff resigns and The Paralymp...
Weekend Edition
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents... Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton's new 31-year-old manager - the youngest in Premier League history - joined Gabby for an e...
What is Chelsea's 'bomb squad'?
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports Agents are ably replaced by Mark Pougatch as he mans the ship with Gabby and Mark both taking a well-deserved break. He's joined by sports ...
Fabian Hurzeler interview: Meet the youngest manager in Premier League history
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode of The Sports Agents, Gabby sits down for an exclusive interview with Fabian Hurzeler - Brighton's new head coach - who at just 31 ...
Weekend Edition
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, As we enjoy a brief post-Olympic break, we paused to reflect on an unforgettable summer of sport... From England's run...
Q&A Special: Olympic secrets & escaping the shadow of the Premier League
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, The Sports Agents answer your questions on everything from the Olympic event they'd fancy themselves in, to how all the brilliant ...
An unforgettable summer of sport
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As The Sports Agents take a quick break, we pause to reflect on a truly memorable summer of sport with some of our favourite moments and big interview...
Olympics Weekend Edition: Week 2
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we bid 'au revoir' to the 2024 Paris Olympics, The Sports Agents round up the best of the big interviews from our final week inside Team GB House.....
Josh Kerr on risk, rivalry & are you ready to say goodbye to Paris 2024?
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports Agents are joined by 1500m silver medalist Josh Kerr for their last Olympic podcast live from Team GB House... Josh reflects on one of the ...
Max Whitlock on his final Olympics, ‘old man strength’ & trying to get a skill named after himself... brought to you by The National Lottery
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports Agents are joined in Team GB house by six-time Olympic medallist & the most decorated British gymnast in history, Max Whitlock, fo...
Inside boxing's gender row & the greatest 100m final ever?
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports Agents reflect on another incredible evening on the track as Armand Duplantis broke the world record, Keely Hodgkinson won gold for Team GB...
Olympics Weekend Edition: Week 1
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After an unforgettable first week at the Paris Olympics,The Sports Agents return to round up the big interviews from their first week in Paris... Gold...
Will we ever see boxing at The Olympics again?
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the first full week of relentless Olympic drama draws to a close, The Sports Agents, strike GOLD in the studio as Team GB rowers Lola Anderson and ...
Will Paris 2024 be the best Olympics ever?
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sports Agents are live from Team GB House for the first of a series of podcasts over the 2024 Paris Olympic Games... Gabby & Mark reflect on a...
Olympics Weekend Edition
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All week long The Sports Agents have been building up to the start of The 2024 Paris Olympics... London Mayor Sadiq Khan sat down with Gabby to reflec...
Sadiq Khan on bringing The Olympics back to London
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the Olympic opening ceremony in Paris, The Sports Agents sit down with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, to discuss his intention to launch a bid...
The Olympic struggle to stay relevant
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With only a few days until the opening ceremony in Paris, The Sports Agents find out more about Team GB's 'golden generation' and if they'll soon beco...
Weekend Edition
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, Gareth Southgate resigned following England's Euro 2024 final defeat, and the world's best golfers tee'd it up for the...
Next England manager: Meet the candidates
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Gareth Southgate resigned while we were recording Tuesday's episode, today, The Sports Agents run the rule over the candidates to replace him......
Gareth Southgate resigns... What now?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned... So who will the FA look to next, does his successor need to be English and how difficult will it be t...
Weekend Edition
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, We reflected on England's run to today's Euro 2024 final, Lewis Hamilton's record 9th British GP win and Novak Djokovi...
England reach Euro 2024 Final & How to 'peak' for the Olympics
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An incredible night. An unexpected hero. Gabby Logan reflects on England making it through to Sunday's Euro 2024 final, Gareth Southgate's inspired su...
Do Jim Ratcliffe's Man United care about women's football?
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Players moved in to cabins to accommodate the men's team, genuine superstars like Mary Earps leaving the club and disparaging comments in the media - ...
Weekend Edition
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, As the French public head to the polls on Sunday for the final round of voting in their own National Election, Gabby a...
Lando Norris on Verstappen crash & Marvellous Mark Cavendish
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents - Formula One driver Lando Norris joins us in studio, days on from his Austria crash with friend and rival Max Verstappen, ...
Can Mbappe stop the far-right's rise to power in France?
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before France had even kicked a ball at Euro 2024, captain Kylian Mbappé had warned that his country were approaching a ‘crucial moment in their hi...
Weekend Edition
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents,We asked if the media actually has any responsibility to help build the confidence of the England National team, after ...
A Premier League 'swap-deal' conspiracy & England's route to Euros Final
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents - A flurry of ‘swap deals’ for academy graduates between Premier League clubs (for some eyebrow-raising transfer fees) ...
Should the media 'support' England more at Euro 2024?
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents - do the media actually have a responsibility to 'support' England more during a major international tournament? After Harr...
Weekend Edition
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents,After Rory McIlroy's dramatic decision to take a break from Golf, following his collapse at the US Open, Gabby & Ma...
David Moyes on Scotland’s Euro 2024 lifeline, Declan Rice & if footballers should go on strike?
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh from his appearance as a TV pundit during Scotland's 1-1 draw with Switzerland in Germany, former West Ham boss David Moyes sits down with The S...
Why McIlroy needs a break from Golf & We're at the Euros!
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After Rory McIlroy's decision to take a break from Golf - following his US Open collapse - The Sports Agents explore how a unique set of challenges ha...
Weekend Edition
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents,How and why did an image of Arsenal's Bukayo Saka become the main feature on the back pages of almost every major newsp...
Do smaller sports need to go pro to survive?
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does every sport need to professionalise in order to survive?... When plans for a revamped Netball Super League were revealed in May, fans and players...
How (and why) Saka became the face of England's failure again
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you hadn't actually watched England's defeat to Iceland in their final warm-up game ahead of the Euros, you'd have been forgiven for thinking Bukay...
Weekend Edition
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, The extraordinary story of Khalida Popal - the first ever captain of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team - ...
Why Man City's legal action won't save them from 115 charges
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Manchester City go to war with Premier League over its financial rules - how crucial is next week's hearing to the Champions beating their 115 char...
Are FIFA really waiting for Taliban to let girls play football?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Afghanistan's capital city fell to the Taliban back in 2021, life for women across the country changed overnight… The national women's football...
Weekend Edition
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Sports Agents, UK cyclist Lizzy Banks joined Gabby & Mark in the studio, following her 10-month battle with UK Anti-Doping, for a...
How does a Premier League club find a new manager?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today on The Sports Agents - as Bayern Munich announce Vincent Kompany, Chelsea turn to Enzo Maresca and Barcelona appoint Hansi Flick - West Ham Dire...
What it's like to fail a drugs test
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
*Trigger warning* Some of the themes explored within our interview with Lizzy Banks contains mention of suicide and suicidal thoughtsToday on The Spor...