After The Lights Go Out With Lianne Sanderson
The Men's Room
talkSPORT
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Join us as this week we chat to former Arsenal and England women’s striker Lianne Sanderson!
We hear what it was like being the first openly gay footballer, reflect on the lack of an openly gay player in the Premier League, her work today as a football pundit, receiving vicious abuse on social media and what she perceives as a lack of respect post-retirement from the Football Association.
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| 0:31.2 | On AM, on DAB, on the app and on your smart speaker. After the lights go out on Talk Sport. |
| 0:39.9 | I'm Steve Haramison. |
| 0:41.3 | I represented England in 63 tests, 58-18 nationals, and won the ashes twice with my country. |
| 0:48.0 | And I'm Leo McKenzie. |
| 0:49.2 | I've experienced life as both a professional boxer and Premier League footballer. |
| 0:53.3 | In this program, we interview former elite athletes about their transition from their sporting careers to civilian life and the struggles which are followed. |
| 1:02.0 | Both Leon and I have had our battles dealing with day-to-day life since departing the sporting arena. |
| 1:06.0 | During this series, we will speak with several personalities who have experienced their own issues following their time and elite sport. |
| 1:13.5 | Tonight on TalkSport, we're in conversation with one of the goalscoring grates of women's football, |
| 1:19.1 | the former Arsenal and England striker, Leanne Sanderson. |
| 1:22.1 | Leanne Sanderson, is this the moment? Yes, it is! |
| 1:26.4 | Leanne Sanderson. |
| 1:28.6 | Sanderson's going to take it. Sanderson will just take it and score. |
| 1:31.7 | Leanne Sanderson. |
| 1:33.3 | Sanderson is four. |
| 1:36.1 | Brilliant ball in. |
| 1:37.9 | Clinical finish. |
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