Everything To Play For
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Self-confessed sports geeks Elis James and Colin Murray are here to serve up the juiciest tales from the world of sports – think epic rivalries, scrappy underdogs, and the wildest comebacks and you’re in the right ball park. Thought you knew the story? Think again. From top-secret training sessions to dressing room dust-ups, join Colin & Elis as they dive into the greatest sporting stories of all time (and probably get a yellow card for simulation!). Blood? Sweat? Tears? Sport has it all. And that’s why we love it.Listen to Everything To Play For on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/everything-to-play-for now.
Launching June 10th. Self-confessed sports geeks Elis James and Colin Murray are here to serve up the juiciest tales from the world of sports – think epic rivalries, scrappy underdogs, and the wildest...
Teenage sensation Wayne Rooney bursts onto the scene in 2002 becoming the youngest ever goalscorer in Premier League history. With the pressure of Euro 2004 mounting, and with the tabloids already on...
In the biggest match of his life, Rooney suffers a catastrophic injury and England crash out of Euro 2004 on penalties. With the press out for blood, Rooney’s private life becomes front page news. Thi...
Rooney achieves glory with Manchester United, but can’t recreate the magic in an England shirt. As his football career fades, Rooney finds himself at the centre of perhaps the most sensational media t...
At his first Wimbledon, the up-and-coming Scottish player is a surprise hit. But when Andy Murray makes a joke about not supporting England in the World Cup, controversy erupts. Soon he will face the...
It’s crisis time for Murray as he breaks down on centre court in the 2012 Wimbledon final against Federer. But Olympic glory in London sends him to the US Open with a belief that New York could be the...
Surely this is the one? Murray reaches the Wimbledon final for the second time, but now it’s Novak Djokovic who stands on the other side of the net. With the Holy Grail finally within reach, Colin and...
A young Mo Farah is spotted by his PE teacher as a boy with raw talent. But his lack of focus and risky choices - including jumping naked into the river Thames - threaten to end his athletic career be...
It’s not long before Mo does the double – 5000m gold just a week after 10,000m at Super Saturday. Then in Rio, four years later, he does it again. However, two huge secrets are about to unfold – first...
A chain-smoking, tracksuit-wearing Arsène Wenger gets his big break in the Premier League after a solid performance at a game of charades. His arrival at Arsenal from Japan, and the broccoli and yoga...
The rivalry is heating up. Wenger’s Arsenal is closing in on Manchester United, and the bigwigs at Man U aren’t happy. Ferguson, still reeling from Cantona’s kung-fu kick, is called in for crisis talk...
Wenger and Ferguson’s rivalry is about to reach fever pitch. It starts with a young Portuguese player, a star in the making, who is courted by both Wenger and Fergie. Arsène responds by taking his tea...
After years of Wenger vs Ferguson, there’s a new kid on the block. Enter Chelsea’s José Mourinho. His barbs have Wenger threatening legal action, and his achievements have both veteran managers on the...
Tanni Grey-Thompson broke 30 world records, holds 16 Paralympic medals, and has won the London marathon six times. Not bad for a girl who started training in a multi-storey carpark, with a coach who h...
Tanni Grey-Thompson joins Colin and a very excited Elis to discuss how she became the UK’s most famous Paralympian. When she began wheelchair racing, Tanni was so frightened of failure she’d throw up...
New maverick coach Claudio Ranieri is more focused on avoiding relegation than any lofty ideas of Leicester winning the league. Little wonder – since the odds of that are 5000-1. There’s a greater cha...
Is it Ranieri’s “dilly ding, dilly dong” coaching technique? Or the sacred blessings of the resident Thai monks? Either way, Leicester’s unusual methods seem to be paying off. Vardy can’t stop scoring...
A talented young ballroom dancer, Mark Cavendish decides to swap his sequins for cycling shorts. His early career plays out like one huge victory montage – racking up Tour de France stage win after wi...
Injury and illness push Cavendish to his limits. He’s not selected for the Tour de France, and many think his career is over. But not Cav. In one of the greatest ever comebacks, Mark Cavendish proves...
Maverick batsman Kevin Pietersen plays cricket like no-one else. After making the bold decision to play for England rather than his native South Africa, Pietersen helps England clinch a spectacular As...
When the outspoken and rebellious Pietersen becomes England captain, surely nothing can go wrong? Tensions rise, culminating in an infamous text scandal that threatens to end KP’s international career...
After being sacked by Leeds, Brian Clough arrives at Nottingham Forest with a point to prove. Can he whip his team of rag-tag players into shape to achieve the impossible? Surely Forest can’t become E...
Riding high from the glory of winning the European Cup, Brian Clough and Nottingham Forest have one dream – that they can do it all again. Clough’s unconventional management style reaches new heights,...
In our first Extra Time bonus episode, Elis kicks things off in style with a whistle-stop tour through one of his favourite subjects - the 1958 World Cup. It’s fair to say Wales’ preparation was not i...
Two young boxers with a rivalry as fierce as their punches, Benn versus Eubank is the match-up everybody is itching for. When they sign their fight contract live on TV, the animosity is palpable. The...
It’s time for Colin’s pick in our second Extra Time bonus episode, and we’re travelling back to 1985, to a year of Irish sport that feels almost too good to be true. Watching a young Barry McGuigan de...
Ding, Ding, Ding! It’s time for Eubank v Benn, round two. Eubank’s win in fight one means Benn has a point to prove in fight two. But with tough memories lingering and large-scale success dominating e...
There’s nothing like the live sport experience – that amazing surge of collective emotion through a crowd is unbelievable. In this week’s bonus episode, Colin and Elis both choose their favourite ever...
Ahead of the 2002 World Cup, two men have one thing on their mind – seeing the Republic of Ireland win. Captain Roy Keane thinks that can be achieved with relentless training. Manager Mick McCarthy th...
Behind every great moment in sport, there’s an incredible piece of commentary to go with it, some of which will be remembered forever, creating formative memories that can last a lifetime. In this wee...