Roberto Martinez - The Football Interview
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 14 February 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s edition of the Football Interview, Kelly Somers speaks to Portugal Manager Roberto Martinez. They discuss his journey into football, from becoming a player at Real Zaragoza and moving over to play in the UK not knowing a word of English, to managing Wigan Athletic to their historic FA Cup win against Manchester City in 2013. They also get into what it's like managing at an international level with the golden generation of Belgium and how he takes Portugal into the World Cup this summer with a legend in Cristiano Ronaldo.
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| 0:59.7 | This isn't just any interview, this is the football interview. And this week, my guest is Portugal |
| 1:05.1 | head coach Roberto Martinez. Roberto, thank you so much for your time today. Pleasure, |
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