If You’re Good Enough…

5 Live's World Football Phone-in

BBC

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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

Dotun, Tim and Jonny discuss footballers who have improved with age & enjoyed extended careers, as well as those players who’ve made an instant impact at a young age. Plus memories of Bobby Moore in goal, Sir Alf Ramsey’s response to a transfer request, and tributes to Kevin de Bruyne as he approaches the end of his Man City career.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:18.6	I am a football fan, I am a soccer fan
0:22.6	To once again kick off our world
0:25.6	Good morning It's going to be a fascinating The real sounds of Africa to once again kick off our World Football Phoning.
0:39.0	Good morning.
0:39.9	It's going to be a fascinating conversation tonight, as it always is.
0:44.1	Of course, on the World Football phoning, we talk about absolutely everything under the sun,
0:48.4	including football.
0:49.7	And we've got the legendina, as ever with us in Rio de Janeiro, Tim Vickory.
0:53.8	How are you? You good?
0:55.3	Yeah, I'm very well.
0:56.7	Hopefully no extra tariffs on this show.
0:59.8	How's that working out for you, Johnny Back?
1:03.5	Beautiful tariffs, no so great.
1:06.4	You know what?
1:07.2	I've got a bone to pick with that man as well.
1:09.8	Well, we'll come on to the bone in a minute.
1:12.4	Give a dog a bone, so to speak.
1:14.6	But, no, honestly, we've got our in-house Donald Trump with us.
1:20.2	We call him the Smurfmore, Johnny Bentley.
1:22.8	So great to be here. It's so wonderful.
1:25.4	Also, it's an honour to be in the greatness of presence once again,
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