Extra Reading

After each episode, we’ll compile a list detailing our sources for information used within the podcast (as well as other interesting articles) and we’ll upload the list onto this page.

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Episode 13 – England squad: Who’s going to the World Cup?

• Guardian- Which of England’s centre-backs best fits Gareth Southgates style? https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2018/mar/22/england-centre-backs-gareth-southgate-world-cup-gomez-mawson-tarkowski
• Times- Why Joe Hart is now a shadow of the player he once was https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/why-joe-hart-is-now-a-shadow-of-the-player-he-once-was-2rdj2jddw
• BBC Sport- Joe Hart: England should not take goalkeeper to world cup – Chris Sutton https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43791859
• Times- I would pick Jonjo Shelvey to start at the World Cup https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-would-pick-jonjo-shelvey-to-start-at-the-world-cup-s6b720tmf
• Times- Newcastle United’s Jonjo Shelvey in line for shock England recall https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/sport/newcastle-uniteds-jonjo-shelvey-in-line-for-shock-england-recall-rsnvs8cjc
• Sky Sports- Choose your England World Cup squad for Russia 2018 http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/11327183/choose-your-england-world-cup-squad-for-russia-2018
• Times- World Cup 2018 England squad: Our writers pick their 23 for Russia https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/our-writers-pick-their-england-xi-for-world-cup-opener-gd6rqp696
• Telegraph- England’s World Cup 2018 squad – ranked: Who’s on the plane to Russia? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/0/englands-world-cup-2018-squad-ranked-plane-russia/
• BBC Sport- Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon should go to World Cup with England – Mark Lawrenson https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43771071
• The FA.com- England squad named for games with Netherlands and Italy in March 2018 http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/mar/15/england-squad-named-for-netherlands-and-italy-150318

Episode 12 – Bradley Wiggins – A Tainted Legacy? 

• BBC Sport- Sir Bradley Wiggins & Team Sky ‘crossed ethical line’ – doping in sport report http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43280081
• Cycling Weekly- Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Wiggins how it will work http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/sir-bradley-team-wiggins-might-work-144471
• Team Sky- Bradley Wiggins profile https://web.archive.org/web/20141228181856/http://www.teamsky.com/profile/0,27291,17543_9082076,00.html#teYZtadXzulP3IV6.97
• Guardian- Bradley Wiggins faces a fight for his reputation in wake of Wada hack https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/18/bradley-wiggins-world-anti-doping-agency-hackers-russian-leak
• Telegraph- Drugs used by Sir Bradley Wiggins should be banned, says David Millar https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cycling/2016/09/19/drugs-used-by-sir-bradley-wiggins-should-be-banned-says-david-mi/
• Guardian- Bradley Wiggins rails at ‘malicious witch-hunt’ after package investigation https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/15/team-sky-british-cycling-no-doping-charges-jiffy-bag
• BBC Sport- Sir Bradley Wiggins & the DCMS report: Yellow jerseys, gold medals and shades of grey http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43306210
• BBC Sport- Sir Bradley Wiggins speaks to BBC Sport following DCMS report – full transcript http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/43294639
• BBC Sport- ‘A devastating blow to the reputations of some of the biggest names in British sport’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/43281807
• BBC Sport- Geraint Thomas’ view cycling should scrap TUEs ‘extremely short-sighted’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/43416207

Episode 11 – Top 10 Sporting Scandals

• The Guardian- McLaren report: more than 1,000 Russian athletes involved in doping conspiracy https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2016/dec/09/mclaren-report-into-doping-in-sport-part-two-live

• The New York Times- Report Shows Vast Reach of Russian Doping: 1,000 Athletes, 30 Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/sports/russia-doping-mclaren-report.html
• Youtube- 1988 Olympic 100m final https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SKlNUbyhwA
• The Guardian- 50 stunning Olympic moments no 33: Ben Johnson wins Gold and tests positive https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/may/25/ben-johnson-seoul-olympics-1988
• The Guardian- Pakistan embroiled in no-ball betting scandal against England https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/aug/29/pakistan-cricket-betting-allegations
• BBC News- Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for no-ball plot http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463
• New York Times- Tonya Harding, Tragic Muse? More Works Explore a Skating Scandal https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/theater/tonya-harding-nancy-kerrigan-figure-skating.html
• Bleacher Report- Harding-Kerrigan 20 Years Later: Remembering the Stunning, Life-Changing Attack http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1887592-harding-kerrigan-20-years-later-remembering-the-stunning-life-changing-attack
• IMDB- I, Tonya http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580036/
• BBC Sport- Bloodgate Saga will haunt Harlequins http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8588557.stm
• ESPN Classic- The Chicago Black Sox banned from baseball http://www.espn.com/classic/s/black_sox_moments.html
• IMDB- Field of Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/
• The Age of Australia- Melbourne Storm stripped of everything https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/melbourne-storm-stripped-of-everything-20100422-tfy6.html
• The Courier Mail Australia- How Melbourne Storm bought its way to top with salary cap rort http://www.couriermail.com.au/archive/sport/how-melbourne-storm-bought-its-way-to-top-with-salary-cap-rort/news-story/f41c4838c07d47dd6d9d27eb7d140e89
• The Independent- Gleeson and Long banned for betting scandal
  http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/gleeson-and-long-banned-for-betting-scandal-43429.html
• The Telegraph- Top 10 Sporting Scandals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/6203014/Top-10-sporting-scandals.html

Episode 10 – Video Technology: Is Sport better off without it?

• FIFA- Football Technology: Video Assistant Referees (VAR) https://football-technology.fifa.com/en/media-tiles/video-assistant-referees-var/
• Liverpool Echo- VAR explained https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/var-explained-how-works-its-14215003
• Evening Standard- VAR explained: How the Video Assistant Referee system will be used in Brighton vs Crystal Palace FA Cup tie https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/var-explained-how-the-video-assistant-referee-system-will-be-used-in-brighton-vs-crystal-palace-fa-a3735001.html
• Goal.com- First VAR goal in English football scored by Kelechi Iheanacho http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/first-var-goal-in-english-football-scored-by-kelechi/6361k4yblize1vs58pz0gjvew
• ESPN- VAR use has been largely positive in Serie A, Bundesliga, MLS so far http://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/espn-fc-united/68/post/3228202/video-assistant-referee-working-well-in-serie-a-bundesliga-mls-so-far
• Instant Replay in American Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replay_review_in_gridiron_football#cite_note-2
• Instant Replay in Sport https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_replay
• Sky Sports- 2018 World Cup to use video technology, says FIFA executive http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11218594/2018-world-cup-to-use-video-technology-says-fifa-executive

 

Episode 9 – The Death of TV Sports Subscriptions? 

• Independent- Rugby’s live on Channel 5, but ‘Big Game 10’ sees Harlequins and Northampton Saints desperate for a change in fortune http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/harlequins-vs-northampton-saints-big-game-10-live-channel-5-watch-danny-care-alan-gaffney-a8133381.html
• Guardian- Premiership dips toe in deep pool of free-to-air viewers with live debut https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/29/premiership-channel-5-harlequins-northampton-bt-sport
• Telegraph- Is this the end of free-to-air Champions League football? All you need to know about new BT deal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/03/06/end-free-to-air-champions-league-football-need-know-new-bt-deal/
• Bleacher Report- Amazon to Live-Stream NFL Thursday Night Football Games, Replacing Twitter http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2701845-amazon-to-livestream-nfl-thursday-night-football-games-replacing-twitter
• Mirror- How much it costs to watch YOUR club on TV – and Liverpool are the best value for money https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/how-much-costs-watch-your-11530987
• Guardian- Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/24/sky-sports-bt-sport-people-switching-football-off
• Recode- Twitter will livestream some MLB and NHL games starting this fall https://www.recode.net/2016/7/25/12260820/twitter-livestream-mlb-nhl-games-mlbam
• CNET- Twitter releases MLB streaming schedule after losing NFL deal
  https://www.cnet.com/news/twitter-mlb-streaming-schedule-nfl/ 

Episode 8 – Christmas Episode: Top 12 Sporting Moments 

• How the miracle of Istanbul happened https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/6ll4jg/how_the_miracle_of_istanbul_happened/

Episode 7 – Sudden Cardiac Death: The Story of Fabrice Muamba 

• Guardian- 78 minutes in the life (and near death) of Fabrice Muamba https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/mar/25/muamba-collapse-minute-by-minute
• BBC Sport- Africa’s growing on-field casualty list http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40173969
• C-R-Y (Cardiac Risk in the Young Charity)-  https://www.c-r-y.org.uk
• BBC Sport- James Taylor: England and Nottinghamshire batsman forced to retire http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36024253 
• Mirror- Screening sports stars for hidden heart problems like Fabrice Muamba and James Taylor ‘a waste of time’ http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/screening-sports-stars-hidden-heart-7799406 
• BBC Sport- Man United’s Darren Fletcher explains ulcerative colitis illness http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26060048
• Mirror- Cheick Tiote dead aged 30 after former Newcastle midfielder collapses during training in Beijing http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cheick-tiote-dead-newcastle-beijing-10565305
• Daily Mail- Cheick Tiote are African players and heart failure linked? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4601020/Cheick-Tiote-African-players-heart-failure-linked.html

Episode 6 – Life After Sport with Chris Bell 

• 10 Athletes Who Made More Money After They Retired- http://www.complex.com/sports/2012/01/10-athletes-who-made-more-money-after-retiring/
• 12 football players who had jobs outside the sport- https://www.totaljobs.com/insidejob/12-football-players-jobs-outside-sport/
• Rugby Paper- Chris Bell my life in rugby: https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/features/my-life-in-rugby/24188/my-life-in-rugby-chris-bell-former-plymouth-harlequins-sale-wasps-centre/
• Chris Bell returns to Wasps in new role- http://www.wasps.co.uk/news/article/2015/09/08/chris-bell-returns-to-wasps
• Life after Sport: Depression in the retired athlete- http://believeperform.com/wellbeing/life-after-sport-depression-in-retired-athletes/
• Huffington Post- 5 things athletes won’t admit about life after sport: http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/greg-mumm/5-things-athletes-wont-admit-about-life-after-sport_a_21718020/
• Challenges Athletes Face after Retirement: https://hub.olympic.org/news/the-six-biggest-challenges-athletes-face-when-they-retire/
  http://blog.actpathway.com/2012/11/facing-up-to-retirement-from-sport/
• The Rugby Players Association- https://therpa.co.uk

Episode 5 – Doping: From Russia with Love 

• IMDB- Icarus: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6333060/
• BBC Sport- Drugs in racing: Godolphin doping scandal – one year on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/27055292
• Guardian- The murky world of racehorse doping https://www.theguardian.com/partner-zone-university-of-law/2017/jun/01/milkshaking-racehorse-doping-murky-world-epsom-derby-british-horseracing-association
• ESPN- A-Rod has no comment on Canseco’s words about new book: http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2953302
• New York Times- Yankees pay for Rodriguez in more than one way: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/sports/baseball/08sotaraton.html
• New York Times- Understanding A-Rod: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/opinion/09glanville.html
• New York Times- Rodriguez said to test positive in 2003: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/sports/baseball/08arod.html
• New York Times- Jones pleads guilty to lying about drugs: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/05/sports/othersports/05cnd-balco.html?hp=&pagewanted=print 
• USA Today- Until now, Jones had been steadfast in doping denials: https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-10-05-jones-analysis_N.htm
• Sports Illustrated- Lyle Alzado and steroids: https://web.archive.org/web/20120520133031/http://usefultrivia.com/celebrity_trivia/sports_celebrity_trivia_008a.html
• IMDB- Bigger, stronger, faster: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1151309/
• Reddit- Fastest 100m times ever: https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/6ryan4/the_fastest_100m_times_ever_names_crossed_over/ 
• BBC Sport- Manchester City broke anti-doping rules three times in less than five months: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39383967
• Wikipedia- List of doping cases in cycling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling
• Wales Online- Jamie Baulch and Iwan Thomas blast ‘gold’ medals  http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/other-sport/athletics/athletics-jamie-baulch-iwan-thomas-1917601
• Wikipedia- Doping in Baseball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_in_baseball#cite_note-2

 

Episode 4 – Bending the Knee: From Colin Kaepernick to Donald Trump 

• USA Today- NFL players have one easy answer for how to end protests on their own terms:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2017/10/11/nfl-national-anthem-protests-roger-goodell-donald-trump/754607001/
• Sports Illustrated- LeBron James Wears ‘Equality’ Shoes, Cavs Link Arms During Anthem on Opening Night: https://www.si.com/nba/2017/10/17/lebron-james-equality-shoes-nba-protest
• ESPN- From a seat to a knee: How Colin Kaepernick and Nate Boyer are trying to effect change: http://www.espn.co.uk/blog/san-francisco-49ers/post/_/id/19253/from-a-seat-to-a-knee-how-colin-kaepernick-and-nate-boyer-are-trying-to-affect-change
• BBC Sport- Colin Kaepernick: From one man kneeling to a movement dividing a country: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/41530732
• BBC Sport- Donald Trump accuses NFL of ‘total disrespect’ over anthem decision: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/41659596
• BBC Sport- Colin Kaepernick files grievance against NFL over ‘collusion’ not to sign him http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/41630253
• Guardian- Hertha Berlin players ‘take a knee’ in solidarity with NFL protests:  https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2017/oct/15/hertha-berlin-players-take-a-knee-video
• BBC 5Live Sport Podcast- On Bended Knee: NFL Protest Special: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09bjn0l
• ESPN- Owens Pierced a Myth:  https://web.archive.org/web/20000815053753/http://espn.go.com:80/sportscentury/features/00016393.html
• Guardian- 50 stunning Olympic moments No6: Jesse Owens’s four gold medals, 1936: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/london-2012-olympics-blog/2011/dec/21/jesse-owens-four-gold-medals
• Sunday Times- Caught in Time: Black Power salute, Mexico, 1968: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/caught-in-time-black-power-salute-mexico-1968-kpw6zfw78lh
• Peter Norman 1968 protest- https://imgur.com/gallery/EUlPb
• Guardian- Colin Kaepernick has won: he wanted a conversation and Trump started it: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/sep/24/colin-kaepernick-conversation-donald-trump-anthem-kneel
• SB Nation- A timeline of Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest and the athletes who joined him: https://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/11/12869726/colin-kaepernick-national-anthem-protest-seahawks-brandon-marshall-nfl
• Guardian- Taking a knee and Trump: the new era of total protest: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/25/taking-a-knee-donald-trump-new-era-total-protest-nfl
• CNN- The third man: The forgotten Black Power hero: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/24/sport/olympics-norman-black-power/index.html

 

Episode 3 – ‘Stokes-ing’ the Fire: Does Cricket have a Discipline Issue?  

• Guest Jamie Mann’s blog on Cricket: https://eatsleepcrickrepeat.weebly.com/
•  The Sun’s coverage of the Ben Stokes incident including their exclusive video footage: https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ben-stokes/page/2/
• The Guardian – Andrew Flintoff: The truth about that pedalo escape with England: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/12/andrew-flintoff-pedalo-escapade-piers-morgan 
• BBC Sport- Manu Tuilagi and Denny Solomona sent home from England training camp http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40851494 
• TMZ- Ray Rice incident video http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_c5nk3w3n/
• Daily Mail article about Manchester 3AM incident with Ben Stokes: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-4922940/Ben-Stokes-set-stripped-England-vice-captaincy.html
• New Statesman- The Ben Stokes saga: should sports stars really be held to a higher account? https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/sport/2017/10/ben-stokes-saga-should-sports-stars-really-be-held-higher-account
• The Telegraph- Ben Stokes debacle was entirely avoidable – England management is too permissive: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2017/10/02/ben-stokes-debacle-entirely-avoidable-england-management-permissive1/

 

Episode 2 – Transfers and FFP: Neymar or Bust?

• UEFA Financial Fair Play all you need to know:  http://www.uefa.com/community/news/newsid=2064391.html
• Premier League 2016/17 Prize Money:  https://www.premierleague.com/news/405400
• CNN – Has Neymar’s record-breaking deal changed football or is it a one off?: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/08/28/football/neymar-football-transfers-premier-league/index.html
• Forbes – How can PSG spend 400m on players: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbymcmahon/2017/08/27/how-can-paris-saint-germain-spend-over-400m-on-neymar-mbappe-and-comply-with-financial-fair-play/#1cad7ca84177
• PWC – Press Release on Rise of Transfer Fees:           https://www.pwc.co.uk/press-room/press-releases/PwC-forecasts-transfer-fees-could-surpass-100m-on-a-regular-basis-by-2025.html
• UMAXIT/TIFO – Player amortisation animation with Di Maria and Mkhitaryan:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHgRiDvPzNY
• Guardian – Transfer Market Myths:     https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-set-pieces-blog/2016/aug/24/transfer-window-market-myths
• Guardian – Italian clubs will not dominate Europe until they modernise their stadiums: https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2015/oct/29/italian-clubs-serie-a-dominate-europe-modernise-stadiums
• BBC – Real Madrid Presidency race 2004: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3873141.stm
• BBC – Premier League Transfer Window will close before start of the season reaction: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41188235

 

Episode 1 – Concussion: Sport’s Biggest Headache

• Guardian Long Read on Concussion & CTE:  https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/oct/05/this-is-what-a-brain-injury-feels-like
• England Rugby Concussion Information:                 http://www.englandrugby.com/my-rugby/players/player-health/concussion-headcase/
• University of Birmingham Concussion Study: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2017/08/rugby-concussion-major-study.aspx
• Brian O’Driscoll:                                                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlxdjvjSlZg
• SCAT-3 Concussion Assessment: http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/47/5/259.full.pdf

• Concussion in sport: Five sports gather to discuss head-injury prevention: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40675605

• Rugby’s concussion reviews are ‘not fit for purpose’, says brain expert: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39630540

• Premiership and Championship players to aid study into new head injury test: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41094045

• Concussion (2015 film) IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322364/
• Dr Guskiewicz (2003): Cumulative effects of Concussion Paper  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14625331