The Second Captains Podcast

Eoin and Ken discuss the Sunday Times FIFA exposé and the signs over the weekend that a new Ireland team is finally taking shape under Martin O'Neill.James Corbett joins us to analyse the implications of the Sunday Times report on corruption surrounding the Qatar World Cup bid.And Dion Fanning ponders the roots of our national Roy Keane addiction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Munster champions Limerick felt disrespected in the run-up to their Munster semi-final against Tipperary - their wing-forward David Breen tells us why that particular mentality seems to play into their hands, and how they engineered that thrilling last-minute victory. Leinster are Rabo Pro 12 champions again, but are they slipping further down the European pecking order? Denis Hickie tells us what they have to do to push on from here. Plus we have the enduring fascination with Roy Keane's Ireland future, Froch-Groves II, Randy Macho-Man Savage commentating for Limerick Live 95 and the weird sporting dreams of Eoin McDevitt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin, Ken and Murph discuss the Roy Keane to Celtic rumours, the latest English footballer to writhe under the lash of Paul Scholes' criticism, and Wright Thompson's terrific profile of Luis Suarez.Fernando Duarte joins us to talk about his new book "Shocking Brazil: The Six Games That Shook the World Cup"And Gabriele Marcotti gives us the latest on events in the Italy camp ahead of the game at Craven Cottage on Saturday night Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

George Groves and Carl Froch made one of the most spell-binding fights in British boxing history last year, so this weekend they go at it again, in Wembley Stadium. Richie Woodhall and Irish middleweight Andy Lee preview the fight for us. Like Groves, Tipperary will have revenge on their minds against Limerick this weekend, and US Murph looks at the controversial exclusion of Landon Donovan from the US World Cup squad. Plus we have Ken’s vengeful Viking heart, David Beckham’s alligator arms, and idiot teenage sons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Ken kneel in homage before Sergio Ramos, and wonder whether Martin O'Neill will turn up the heat on Ireland's players after yesterday's defeat to Turkey. Jonathan Wilson joins us to discuss Real Madrid's conquest of Europe and why Iker Casillas would think the Champions League is bigger than the World CupAnd Emmet Malone is in studio to talk over what MONkeano will have learned from the Turkey match. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's not often you have two Irishmen at the top of the leaderboard of a showpiece golfing event, so even without Rory McIlroy's eventful off-course week, last weekend's PGA Championship at Wentworth would have been noteworthy. We ended up with a heartwarming return to form for Irish Times columnist Shane Lowry, and McIlroy's first win on European soil - we discuss it all. And in the GAA, 2012 champions Donegal signalled their intent by defeating Derry, in Derry in the quarter-finals of the Ulster championship. Is this a renaissance we can believe in, or did the losers contribute to their own downfall? Oisin McConville and Anthony Moyles join us in studio. Plus we have Ken reporting from the Champions League final, Ronaldo and Cork's over-the-top celebrations, Waterford's young guns, and Shay Given's GAA punditry credentials. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Second Captains news horn has been sounded....yes we have a Neil Lennon Special for you today with Ken, Eoin, Murph and BBC's Scotland commentator Roddy Forsyth in Glasgow.We also discuss Scholes on Rooney, Suarez's mystery knee operation, the biggest fool in Manchester and more bad news for David Moyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin and Murph discuss Suarez's importance to the World Cup, hurling madness, no hype Cork and American coming of age dramas.The hurling championship really gets going this weekend and we have two men who know what the modern game is all about - former Tipp captain Benny Dunne and Maurice O'Brien of Limerick and Dublin, who won Leinster Championship last year, join us in studio.No state is more tied to a sport than Indiana is to basketball. US Murph on Larry Bird, Bob Knight, Gene Hackman, Hoosiers, Reggie Miller V Spike Lee and kindly mid-westerners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Champions League final week, and before Ken heads for Lisbon we talk about where Atletico Madrid's head space is. Winning the league in Barcelona last week was a miracle, can they do it again a week later against Real Madrid, the other giant of Spanish football? And with the World Cup looming, one English journalist has taken it upon himself to investigate how the hell they keep losing penalty shoot-outs. He's written a how-to manual, called "Twelve Yards: the Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty". Ben Lyttleton joins us. And Ken weighs in on the Yaya Toure controversy, which may mark a low-point in footballing discourse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eoin, Ken and Ciaran discuss the season finales in England, Spain and Germany. Andrew Mangan joins us in studio to talk about the end of Arsenal's trophy drought. And Jonathan Wilson gives his verdict on the confirmation that Louis van Gaal is the new Manchester United manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.