What made you fall in love with football?

5 Live's World Football Phone-in

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4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 155 minutes

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Summary

Not just liking it - but the moment it really clicked, when it became a passion, a real love for the game. Maybe it was a goal, a player, a match, or even the person you watched it with. What was the spark that made football more than just a game for you? Kathryn Stanczyszyn sits in, joined by Tim Vickery and Seth Bennettt.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts.
0:07.5	This winter, cricket's oldest rivalry is reignited.
0:15.0	England and Australia do battle to compete for the ashes.
0:20.8	That is extraordinary.
0:23.1	Hear live ball by ball commentary on Fife Sports Extra.
0:27.4	And get analysis and reaction of every day's play with the Test Match Special podcast.
0:32.9	The Stamps out of the ground.
0:34.4	Test match special at the Ashes.
0:37.3	Listen on BBC Sounds.
0:43.7	Hello.
0:48.0	Welcome to the nightclub.
0:49.7	I'm Katzanshcashen.
0:51.7	Tonight, the nightclub features the world football phone in my second of this stint that I'm covering for Dotten.
0:59.8	And if the last one's anything to go by, it's going to be a lot of fun.
1:07.6	Obviously, we're going to be talking about handbags.
1:10.1	Handbags at dawn.
1:14.1	Ten man Everton holding on for a rare and quite amazing Old Trafford victory
1:19.1	after Drissa Gaye was sent off for striking teammate Michael Keane
1:23.5	after just 13 minutes against Manu.
1:26.3	Scenes, really.
1:28.5	England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to hold gay back as he took exception to a few choice words from Keene after Everton had defended a united attack.
1:38.6	So Everton fans, we're going to need your reaction.
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