18 episodes

Football Uncovered by SPORF, with Sporting Intelligence's Nick Harris will peel back the curtain on the business of football.

We bring to life true tales of the most weird and wonderful football owners in football history, that will have fans of all clubs scratching their heads as to how some of this was even possible!

Sporting Intelligence's Nick Harris says;

"English football has long felt like a soap opera. But in the "monied" Premier League era, the episodes of farce - involving a global cast of characters - have become ever more frequent and ever more bizarre."

"Working as an investigative sports reporter for 25 years, I've followed
lots of these stories from the inside, from Blackburn and Leeds to
Liverpool, Portsmouth and many points in between."

"Now, with the Football Uncovered podcast series with SPORF, we delve deeper into them, recalling the simply odd, to the barely believable."
Make sure you subscribe and follow for new episodes on Fridays.

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Football Uncovered by SPORF, with Sporting Intelligence's Nick Harris will peel back the curtain on the business of football.

We bring to life true tales of the most weird and wonderful football owners in football history, that will have fans of all clubs scratching their heads as to how some of this was even possible!

Sporting Intelligence's Nick Harris says;

"English football has long felt like a soap opera. But in the "monied" Premier League era, the episodes of farce - involving a global cast of characters - have become ever more frequent and ever more bizarre."

"Working as an investigative sports reporter for 25 years, I've followed
lots of these stories from the inside, from Blackburn and Leeds to
Liverpool, Portsmouth and many points in between."

"Now, with the Football Uncovered podcast series with SPORF, we delve deeper into them, recalling the simply odd, to the barely believable."
Make sure you subscribe and follow for new episodes on Fridays.

    Leicester City - The Foxes fantastic fairy tale.

    Leicester City - The Foxes fantastic fairy tale.

    Welcome back to Football Uncovered, an investigative podcast series from SPORF.




    Will Brazier and Sporting Intelligences Nick Harris are joined by a new guest each week to shed some light on some of the biggest clubs in world football.




    Episode 1 lifts the lid on one of most exciting clubs in English Football, Leicester City. Will Brazier, Nick Harris alongside Leicester fan and Mail on Sunday’s James Sharpe. 




    We are talking about the odd defying 2015-16 title winning season, the charismatic owners and how the Foxes are looking to break into the ‘Top 7’.




    As well as all of that James uncovers some first hand accounts of the miracle season and his run-ins with Nigel Pearson.




    Sit back and relax as we talk about the unlikely story which has unfolded at The King Power Stadium.

    • 40 min
    Manchester City - We’re not really here...

    Manchester City - We’re not really here...

    Episode 2 covers all things Manchester City with the man in the know, The Associated Press’s Rob Harris




    Known as one of the biggest and influential clubs on the planet we uncover some of the hidden stories behind the ‘Noisy Neighbours’. 




    We are talking about the potential transfer of Brazilian icon Kaka, Financial Fair Play, CAS and of course the impact of a certain Pep Guardiola. 




    Join us as we find out that it hasn’t all been plain sailing for the blue side of Manchester. 

    • 42 min
    Southampton - The rollercoaster ride that is Southampton FC

    Southampton - The rollercoaster ride that is Southampton FC

    In Episode 3 Nick Harris and Will Brazier are joined by Ben Stanfield to talk Southampton. 




    The Saints always seem to be on a rollercoaster both on and off the pitch. In this episode we uncover all the secrets from behind the scenes at St Marys. 




    From the Saints’ rise under Markus Liebherr to the highs and lowes under Rupert Lowe, Nick, Ben and Will dig a little deeper into Southampton’s recent history.




    We are talking Matt Le Tissier, Graziano Pelle & Mauricio Pochettino as we give you the inside scoop on Southampton! 

    • 44 min
    Everton - The trials and tribulations of the Toffees.

    Everton - The trials and tribulations of the Toffees.

    This week Everton get the Football Uncovered treatment. Will Brazier and Nick Harris are joined by James Corbett about the Toffees.

    In series 1 we uncovered plenty about the Red side of Merseyside, now it is time for the blue.

    The gang go through the David Moyes era at Goodison as well as who really pulls the strings for the Toffees.

    We also look forward to what the future holds for the Blues with Carlo Ancelotti at the helm and a new stadium on the horizon.

    Could the glory days be coming back to Everton? Kick back and find out as we unlock the secrets from down the years.

    • 37 min
    The future of club football - The quest to find who really runs football

    The future of club football - The quest to find who really runs football

    We’ve hit the halfway stage of Football Uncovered Season 2! In this episode we leave no stone uncovered as we look at the very future of club football.




    Nick Harris & Will Brazier are joined by New York Times’ Tariq Panja as they delve deeper into the subject that has been on everyone’s lips, The European Super League.




    From what makes you a big club to why these clubs want to be involved in a closed league we spill the beans on it all.




    As well as all that we look at what the future could hold for the Champions League and why football will never be the same.




    We couldn’t think of a better time to be lifting the lid on what could have been! 




    Join us to find out more about what has been a crazy week in the world of football. 




    *Tariq Panja's interview was recorded before recent events.

    • 41 min
    Arsenal: How Arsene Wenger revolutionised English Football

    Arsenal: How Arsene Wenger revolutionised English Football

    This week on Football Uncovered we are hedging to the Emirates to talk about everything Arsenal.




    Sporting Intel’s Nick Harris and Will Brazier are joined by Phil Wall, a member of the Arsenal Supporters Trust. 




    We are covering everything from the highs and lows of the Arsene Wenger era as well as how Stan Kronke’s impact on the football club.




    In addition to all of this we are looking at what the future holds for the Gunners with Mikel Arteta at the helm. 




    Another huge episode covering one of the clubs involved with the European Super League!

    • 36 min

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