Episode 1742: Proud Son of Sunderland Jonathan Wilson on ‘Sunderland Til I Die’ Season 2, Spurs Go Al Fresco, Return of Bundesliga

“The problem is I’ve inherited a fragmented, disillusioned, disunited team which has been leaderless for quite a while now, so they need to see me DOING things, they need to understand and see what GOOD looks like.” Those are the words of Charlie Methven – the star of the second series of Sunderland Til I Die on Netflix. We talk to our Mackem correspondent Jonathan Wilson about this brilliant documentary series and what it says about the state of football.

Ken’s report on sport features Spurs in plain sight, Bundesliga in May, England’s Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish’s social distancing skills.

Interview: Bundesliga CEO Christian Seifert says –
– all teams back in training
– planning to resume season early May behind closed doors and finish before June 30
– no fans expected until next year (2021)
– transfer market will collapse https://t.co/Rq97KEG7ZA

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Plus there’s Donk Wars, frozen jambons and Vantage club nostalgia…

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Today is an especially exciting day on the World Service: to kick-off our new slot, ‘The Game That Changed My Life’, we’re joined by none other than… *drumroll* Irish rugby legend, Paul O’Connell.

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