Euro Leagues: The Pope’s love of football, & tributes to Leo Beenhakker

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Steve Crossman is joined by Guillem Balague, Mina Rzouki and Julien Laurens to talk the latest in European football.

The team pay tribute to Pope Francis and his love of football. Are Inter Milan falling at the final hurdle of the season, and should title playoffs exist?

The tributes continue as Marcel van der Kraan joins the pod to reflect on the life and career of Dutch footballer and coach, Leo Beenhakker.

And finally, who are the other universally loved coaches of the modern game?

02:07 Tribute to Pope Francis 10:31 Are Inter collapsing? 17:20 Should title playoffs exist? 26:00 Leo Beenhakker tribute 34:42 Ancelotti’s future, & universally loved coaches

BBC Sounds / 5 Live / Radio 5 Sports Extra weekend commentaries: Sat 1500 Newcastle v Ipswich in the Premier League, Sat 1715 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa in the FA Cup semis, Sun 1400 Bournemouth v Man Utd in the Premier League, Sun 1400 Chelsea v Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League, Sun 1630 Liverpool v Tottenham in the Premier League, Sun 1630 Nottingham Forest v Man City in the FA Cup semis.

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0:00.0	A new series of Match of the Day Top Ten is out now, only available on BBC Sounds.
0:06.9	Join myself, Garelinica, Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and My Dog, as we dig into the top 10 of the Champions League.
0:14.3	We go through our favourite goal scorer's, best moment, and even our all-time 11th.
0:19.0	Now that, gentleman, is a list. No, we'll needn't get a list. Match of the Day all time 11th. Now that, gentlemen, is a list.
0:21.5	No, we'll need you get on a list.
0:23.6	Match of the day,
0:24.6	top 10 Champions League.
0:26.7	Listen, only on BBC Sounds.
0:31.1	BBC Sounds,
0:32.6	music, radio, podcasts.
0:35.7	On the Football Daily Podcasts, the EuroLeaks with Steve Crossman.
0:41.4	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:44.2	Hello, welcome to the EuroLeaks on the Football Daily podcast.
0:47.2	We've got Guy and Balagay, Mina Razuki and Julianne, all with us.
0:50.7	Hello, everybody.
0:51.8	Good evening.
0:52.9	Hello, hello.
0:53.8	It is a big couple of months of finals
0:56.3	coming up in Europe guys. The copper Italia, the copper del Rey, the Champions League, the Dudley-Latham
1:03.1	Memorial Cup final. That is the greatest, especially if you win it. So tell us how Biggles Wade United have been celebrating.
1:13.6	Well, it's been 24 hours of winning.
1:16.6	He hasn't slept.
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