World Football
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Afcon 2025: Senegal are champions after final descends into chaos
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee James is joined by John Bennett and the former Nigeria international Daniel Amokachi for immediate reaction to Senegal winning the 2025 Africa Cup...
Afcon 2025: “Follow Morocco and Senegal and this will bring success to the continent”
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee James and John Bennett are joined by former Tottenham and Cameroon defender Sebastien Bassong, Afcon winning Nigeria midfielder Sunday Oliseh and ...
Bonus: More than the Score on Afcon
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A special bonus Afcon episode from More than the Score, the BBC World Service podcast that tells stories from beyond the scoresheet. Find more by sear...
Afcon 2025: Morocco and Senegal reach the final
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee James is joined by John Bennett, North African football expert Maher Mezahi and Moroccan football journalist Jalal Bounouar to provide immediate r...
Afcon 2025: Previewing two heavyweight semi-final clashes
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Delyth Lloyd is joined by former Nigerian defender William Troost-Ekong, Mani Djazmi, John Bennett, Maher Mezahi and Ali Howorth to preview two blockb...
Afcon 2025: Morocco and Senegal reach the semis
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lee James is joined by John Bennett and the former South Africa captain Dean Furman to reflect on a dominant 2-0 win for hosts Morocco against Cameroo...
Afcon 2025: A Clash of Lions and Sisters
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett and Isaac Fanin look ahead to the opening two quarter-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations.John is joined by Cameroon journalist Ben Colli...
Afcon 2025: It’s knockout time
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A star-studded cast led by Achraf Hakimi, Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen switch to knockout fare from Saturday, when the Africa Cup of Nations resum...
AFCON 2025: Can "fearless" Victor Osimhen lead Nigeria to glory?
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Delyth Lloyd is joined by Mani Djazmi, former Sierra Leone captain Steven Caulker and former Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong to reflect on Nigeri...
AFCON 2025: Marvelous Mane and finally a win for Benin
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Moroccan football journalist Amine El Amri, the BBC’s John Bennett and the former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani discuss the openi...
AFCON 2025: Super Eagles fly high in Fez
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lee James is joined by John Bennett, former Nigeria international Seyi Olofinjana and former South Africa captain Dean Furman to reflect on Nigeria's ...
Afcon 2025: Meet the contenders for African football's biggest prize
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can Morocco justify their tag as favourites on home soil? Could Mohamed Salah win an elusive title with Egypt? Can Nigeria bounce back from World Cup ...
What next for Mo Salah and Liverpool?
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Football's Isaac Fanin and Mani Djazmi are joined by the former Liverpool defender Steven Caulker to discuss whether Mo Salah still has a future...
USA 2026: Norway return to the men's World Cup
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
27 years after their last World Cup, Norway’s men have finally qualified for another one. With Erling Haaland, who scored 16 goals in eight qualifyi...
Why Soren Lerby played in two games on the same day
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The club versus country row often causes friction, but midfielder Soren Lerby once found a way to satisfy both.He played for Denmark and Bayern Munich...
Are Bayern Munich the best team in Europe?
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bayern Munich have yet to lose this season in the Bundesliga and the Champions League. The Bavarian club did show signs of vulnerability when they dre...
Mjallby: The fishing village club about to reel in the Swedish title
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mjallby, a team from a tiny fishing village, are about to become champions of Sweden for the first time.It’s one of the biggest shocks in recent Eur...
Norwegian FA on decision to donate profits from Israel WCQ to Gaza aid
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The President of the Norwegian Football Federation, Lise Klaveness, tells Mani Djazmi why they have chosen a home game against Israel to donate profit...
Kairat living the dream
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Champions League romance as Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty face the mighty Real Madrid.Kairat player Damir Kasabulat tells Mani Djazmi what it me...
Christian Burgess: The history graduate making history with Union Saint-Gilloise
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not many football players will be like Christian Burgess. The English defender has a first-class honours degree in history and is making history on th...
Who are the Champions League debutants making history?
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every season teams across Europe compete for a place in the Uefa Champions League, but who are the clubs from Cyprus, Norway, Belgium and even a team ...
Fabio: World record holder
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Fluminense goalkeeper, Fabio, is the new holder of the world record for the number of professional appearances. His former teammate at Cruzeiro, F...
Eberechi Eze: The transfer dividing Arsenal and Tottenham
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The future of England and Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze has been one of the major talking points of the current transfer window.It had been thou...
Eurostars: Who are the teams and players to watch across Europe?
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the start of the European leagues, John Bennett brings together our European football experts to preview the Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A and...
Marshall Islands: ‘The last nation on earth’ to finally play an international football match
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Marshall Islands’ claim to sporting fame, according to themselves, has been that they’re the last nation in the world to have a senior nationa...
Who can stop Liverpool winning another Premier League title?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are Liverpool the team to beat again? Will Arsenal, Manchester City and Chelsea be their closest challengers? Where will Manchester United finish? Can...
Mido: The Egyptian star aiming to unearth the next generation of talent
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of World Football we’re chatting with one of the biggest names in Egyptian football, Mido.As a striker he spent his career with some...
Wafcon: Nigeria shock Morocco to complete Mission X
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maz Farookhi presents reaction from Rabat as Nigeria come back from 2-0 down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final.Fo...
Wafcon final: Will hosts Morocco stop Nigeria’s Mission X?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maz Farookhi is joined by the voice of African Football Mark Gleeson to preview the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and M...
What a WAFCON win could do for Moroccan football
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bahiya Lahmidy, the head of women’s football at ASFAR, Morocco’s most successful club, tells Maz Farookhi about the club’s rise to dominance and...
Morocco and Nigeria reach Wafcon final after semi-final drama
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The two finalists of this year's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations are now confirmed, but it wasn’t without drama for both Morocco and Nigeria.BBC Wor...
WAFCON: Ghana look to reach the final for first time in 19 years
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BBC World Football’s Maz Farookhi is joined by Ghanian sports journalist Veronica Commey to discuss the Black Queens run to the semi-finals of the W...
WAFCON 2024: The Final Four
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The dust is still settling after two more dramatic quarter-finals went the distance on Saturday, and we now know our final four at this Women’s Afr...
Euro 2025: The Final Four
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The semi-final line up is complete for the Women's Euros 2025. Italy will face defending champions England on Tuesday in Geneva while world champions ...
Wafcon: Best defence v best attack?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zambia take on Nigeria in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, looking to improve on their third placed finish in 2022.Barbra Ban...
WAFCON: Nigeria vs Zambia - The big quarterfinal showdown
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Football's Maz Farookhi previews the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals from Morocco with Nigeria journalist Biola Solace-Chukwu from...
Club World Cup Final: John Bennett looks ahead to PSG v Chelsea
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea are taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the first ever final of the new look, expanded FIFA Club World Cup. It’s a tournament that’s made hea...
WAFCON: Nigeria book first spot in the quarter-finals
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigeria are the first team through to the quarter-finals of WAFCON after defeating Botswana 1-0 at Stade El Arbi Zaouli in Casablanca on Thursday.Worl...
WAFCON: South Africa's challenges on and off the pitch
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Hartley is joined by footballer writer Firdose Moonda and South African sport journalist Buisiswe Mokwena to discuss the start of Banyana Banya...
Nigeria target tenth WAFCON title after first win
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigeria’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign began with a convincing 3-0 victory against Tunisia. As the Super Falcons bid for a historic tent...
Just eight teams left in the FIFA Club World Cup.
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mani Djazmi is joined by Eduardo Alvarez to look back on the Club World Cup so far - analysing the performances of Manchester City, Real Madrid, and t...
Denmark twins Karen and Sara Holmgaard are ready for a special EURO 2025
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Football meets identical twins Karen and Sara Holmgaard, who are both in Denmark’s squad for Euro 2025. They tell John Bennett that going to S...
Euro 2025: Made in Switzerland
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sophia Hartley looks ahead to UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 and the country at the heart of Europe hosting this year’s tournament, Switzerland. With acce...
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Preview
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The build up is well under way ahead of the 15th Women's Africa Cup of Nations.The tournament is taking place in Morocco with 12 teams are taking part...
Can African teams make an impression at the Club World Cup?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many of the world’s biggest clubs are playing in the Club World Cup in the United States, but does the expanded, new look tournament give the Africa...
What can we expect from the Club World Cup?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the newly expanded Club World Cup, World Football’s Mani Djazmi is joined by Spanish football journalist Eduardo Alvarez to look ahead to t...
What next for Mauricio Pochettino and the USMNT?
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a year to go until they co-host the World Cup, the USA men's national team are on a run of 4 defeats in a row. So after his high-profile appointm...
The struggle for Iranian women to attend football matches - 20 years on
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the start of a campaign for female football fans in Iran to be allowed in to stadia to watch men’s matches.O...
History made: Debutants Uzbekistan and Jordan celebrate World Cup places
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uzbekistan and Jordan have qualified for the men’s Fifa World Cup for the first time, but what’s the reaction been like and how significant is it ...
Australia to Argentina: Premier League fans' review of the season
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As well as the big name players and coaches we hear from here on World Football, we also want to hear from you, the fans. During the English Premier...
Eurostars pick their Euro stars
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UEFA Champions League final may be done meaning the dust settles on the top European leagues for a while at least. Delyth Lloyd is joined by World...
PSG make Champions League history against Inter
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paris St Germain wrote their names into the Champions League history books after beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final in Munich to win the trophy for ...
The Miracle of Istanbul: 20 years since Liverpool's comeback Champions League win
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 marks 20 years since of one of the most extraordinary nights in Champion League history, as Liverpool completed the "Miracle of Istanbul”.AC Mi...
Premier League 2025: End of season awards
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's 370 matches down and just ten to go in the Premier League seasonLiverpool will lift their 20th top flight title in Arne Slot's first year in c...
Ange Postecoglou: Australia’s path-finder
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ange Postecoglou is the first coach from outside Europe or South America to win a European trophy, but what does that achievement mean for Australian ...
Could the German Bundesliga be about to welcome its smallest ever team?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SV Elversberg, from a small town of around 13,000 people, face Heidenheim in a promotion/relegation play-off. If they win – and most second-tier tea...
Trailer: Bill Walton’s The Grateful Team
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Basketball, the Cold War, and rock band The Grateful Dead collide in this incredible true story. Presented by the late NBA star Bill Walton. Episodes ...
Union Berlin’s rise to the Frauen Bundesliga
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the third tier of German women’s football to the Frauen-Bundesliga in successive seasons, Union Berlin’s women’s team have been on a rapid ...
Auckland’s debut champions
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From having no footballs to winning the league in a year, World Football's Mani Djazmi's been following the extraordinary rise of Auckland FC.Football...
Barcelona and Real Madrid deliver a classic El Clasico
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of World Football we discuss one of the biggest matches in the global calendar, El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid.With both...
Michele Kang’s women’s football revolution
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
London City Lionesses’ owner Michele Kang says she wants to show women’s football teams are a good investment even without an affiliation to a men...
Inter v Barca: The greatest ever Champions League match?
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was the game that no-one wanted to end...For the second time in six days Inter Milan and Barcelona served up a European classic as the champions of...
How Ronaldo, Firmino and Toney are helping Saudi Arabian teams dominate in Asia
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There’s been a rise in global attention towards football in Saudi Arabia with high-profile players moving to teams in the country, but are Saudi Ara...
The Dutch influence on Liverpool’s Premier League title win
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liverpool equalled Manchester United's record of 20 top-flight titles with their 2024/25 Premier League win, but it wasn’t just the team making hist...
How do Atletico Madrid bridge the gap to Real Madrid and Barcelona?
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a season which promised so much but has delivered so little, how can Atletico Madrid make the next step in La Liga and bridge the gap to Real Ma...
Marcus Rashford: What does his future hold?
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With uncertainty around Marcus Rashford’s future, where will the Manchester United forward be playing next season?Will he leave his boyhood club? Co...
Can Leeds United and Burnley survive in the Premier League?
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leeds United and Burnley have both secured their return to the Premier League, so how did they do it and do they have what it takes to stay in the Pre...
Brentford’s Wissa and Mbuemo chase Premier League record
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a look at two African players making a huge impact in the Premier League for Brentford.Cameroon's Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wiss...
The Leicester City passion of a snooker world champion
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of World Football, we bring together two sports not usually associated with each other – football and snooker.That’s because four-...
Is this Barcelona’s chance to be kings of Europe again?
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last time five-time winners Barcelona won the men’s Champions League was 2015, but, after a 10-year wait, is the 2024-25 season their best chanc...
The life, loss and legacy of Kevin Campbell
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Family members and former team-mates including his son Tyrese Campbell, Wayne Rooney and Andy Cole open up about the life and death of ex-Arsenal and ...
Could Real Madrid Champions League exit spell the end for Ancelotti?
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's set to be a huge week in European club football with the second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals taking place as the road to Munich in...
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United goalkeeping dilemma
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Manchester United head into a season defining game against Lyon with a number of question marks, including who will start in goal.The Europa League qu...
The shirts of Suarez, Robben & Haaland making a difference in Ukraine
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Ukranian international Yevgeny Levchenko has been auctioning off a number of shirts he's collected throughout his career to aid the ongoing war...
Mohamed Salah: The 'Egyptian King' renews his Liverpool throne
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mohamed Salah has signed a new two-year contract with Liverpool.His previous deal was scheduled to run out in the summer and there had been doubts he ...
Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Olympique Lyonnais has won 6 of the last 9 Champions League titles and for years dominated women’s football in Europe. Only Barcelona have recently ...
Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea's indispensable striker?
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea and Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson had a difficult start to life in English football but he's performing well this season and after an injury...
The Memphis Depay balancing act that’s led to a new law in Brazil
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Players will be punished if they stand on the ball during football matches in Brazil, but what led to this controversial law change?The decision by th...
Ousmane Dembele: Ballon d'Or bound?
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PSG forward Ousmane Dembele has long had a big reputation, but is he now living up to his potential and could that lead to him winning football’s st...
Southampton relegation: What’s it like to be relegated as a Premier League player?
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Southampton set the unwanted record of being the earliest team to be relegated in Premier League history after their relegation was confirmed in April...
Arminia Bielefeld: The football team putting their city on the map
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do Australia, the US state of Wyoming and the German city of Bielefeld all have in common?They're all locations subject to satirical conspiracy t...
Muller & De Bruyne: Leaving legends legacies
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Thomas Muller and Kevin De Bruyne get ready to leave their clubs at the end of the season, how will they be remembered? Thomas Muller has played ...
How are US travel measures impacting global football?
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
World Football’s Isaac Fanin finds out more about how "travel measures" introduced by US President Donald Trump led to Zambia's women's team withdra...
First Matildas: Recognising Australia’s 1975 Asian Cup pioneers
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine having to wait 50 years for your work to be officially recognised. That’s what happened to the women of St George Women's Soccer team, who r...
How did the German minnows stun Bayer Leverkusen?
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arminia Bielefeld captain Mael Corboz speaks to World Football’s Mike Williams after the German third-tier side stunned defending champions Bayer Le...
Copa Libertadores: Can anyone stop the Brazilian domination?
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the battle of the best in the Copa Libertadores – as teams from across South America compete in their version of the Champions League.The pas...
Marta: Brazil’s global icon
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marta is a Brazilian phenomenon. A six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, record goal scorer who’s even the hero of her opponents, but where did he...
USA's 99ers and Chastain's iconic photo
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the story of the day when the USA women’s national team, dubbed the 99ers, became instant stars and how one photograph of match winner Brand...
The speech that changed women’s football
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear the untold story of how a science teacher from Oslo made a speech that would change the future of women’s football.In 1986, Ellen Wille became ...
Haller the hero for hosts Ivory Coast as they are crowned Afcon champions
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett presents reaction from outside the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan after a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations final between hosts Ivory ...
The Final Countdown: Ivory Coast v Nigeria
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by former Cameroon and Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong to look ahead to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Ivory Coas...
Kolo Toure: Ivory Coast winning Afcon would be “incredible”
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a bonus episode, John Bennett is joined by a legend of Ivory Coast football and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winner Kolo Toure.The former Arsenal and...
The Elephants v The Super Eagles: Ivory Coast and Nigeria reach final
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by a host of guests to react to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals in Ivory Coast. Ivorian football journalist Salia Dramé...
Afcon semi-finals: can South Africa and DR Congo stage upsets?
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani as they look ahead to the semi-finals at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.We...
Penalties, Punditry and Predictions as AFCON reaches the semi-finals
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Host nation Ivory Coast produced another amazing escape act as Oumar Diakite's 122nd-minute winner sent the 10-man Elephants into the semi-finals at h...
Hosts Ivory Coast reach semi-finals in dramatic style as South Africa also progress
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by former South Africa captain Dean Furman to assess their 2-1 win on penalties over Cape Verde which saw goalkeeper Ronwen Wil...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles soar into the semi-finals with DR Congo
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join John Bennett in Abidjan as Nigeria and DR Congo reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.Nigeria beat Angola 1-0, while ...
Arrival in Abidjan: The big quarter-final preview
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by Ghanaian broadcaster George Addo after arriving in Abidjan to preview the quarter-final matches at the Africa Cup of Nations...
South Africa stun Morocco as Mali make last eight
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike McCarthy is joined by former South Africa captain Dean Furman and former Cameroon defender Sebastian Bassong to reflect on another big Afcon shoc...
Hosts Ivory Coast progress as holders Senegal beaten on penalties
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Bennett is joined by former DR Congo captain Gabriel Zakuani as they react to a huge match in the last-16 at the Africa Cup of Nations as hosts I...