The Game
The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday.
Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR.
Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups.
We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 1226
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Respecting the right to rotate in the FA Cup
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are reunited in the studio and are joined by Matt Dickinson and James Gheerbrant after FA Cup 3rd round weekend.
Newport knock out Leicester in the most magical moment…
Klopp still a winner as City fight for their title
Natalie Sawyer brings you The Game podcast slightly later than usual – to take in the biggest game of the season so far with Henry Winter, Alyson Rudd and Alan Smith.
Champions Manchester City inflic…
The Game changes the game
For the final podcast of 2018, Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer bring you a one-off special, as the great writers at The Times give us their ideas for changing the game of football forever.
What measu…
Liverpool yet to peak as Burnley suffer identity crisis
After a Boxing Day full of goals and surprises, Natalie Sawyer is back alongside Alyson Rudd, Alan Smith and Paul Hirst to digest it all.
Manchester City had lost 2 out of 61 Premier League games and…
Piling praise on Palace plus Tottenham’s troubling transfer window
It’s Christmas Eve but Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are hard at work bringing you The Game podcast from The Times with Henry Winter and Gary Jacob.
It’s time to critique an incredible Crystal Palac…
The Game meets Martin Tyler
In a special episode, Alyson Rudd sits down at Sky Sports with the voice of football - Martin Tyler.
We talk about Martin's days as a non-league striker at Wealdstone, his beginnings in broadcasting a…
Solskjaer suited to managing Manchester United
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Alyson Rudd, Oliver Kay and James Gheerbrant to discuss the biggest football story of the season, that being the sacking of Jose Mourinho as Manchester U…
United need to be working on Mourinho’s replacement now
Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are in the company of Oliver Kay and Matt Hughes, the morning after Liverpool sweep aside Manchester United at Anfield.
Even if United persist with Jose Mourinho until…
Liverpool in control and Rafa in need of relief
Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are joined by George Caulkin, Paul Joyce and Bill Edgar ahead of another seismic Saturday and Sunday in the Premier League.
League leaders Liverpool host Manchester Uni…
Brave Sterling’s done football a favour
Natalie Sawyer is joined by Alyson Rudd, Henry Winter and Matthew Syed to discuss a weighty issue in the world of football.
Raheem Sterling was allegedly the victim of racist abuse during Manchester C…
No Fred for United and no striker for City?
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Paul Hirst and Bill Edgar to discuss the headlines in the world of football.
Arsenal make it 20 games unbeaten as they draw 2-2 at Old Trafford. We discus…
Micro-manager Emery and the incompatible Pogba and Mourinho
What a weekend in the Premier League and with a full set of midweek fixtures to come, Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are joined by Oliver Kay and Bill Edgar to digest all the action.
The panel praise…
More Mourinho melodrama & the Merseyside midfield matchup
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Henry Winter and Gary Jacob ahead of a huge weekend of Premier League action.
Tottenham have beaten Chelsea and Inter Milan this week and the panel praise…
Pochettino proving priceless plus how good are PSG?
After a big weekend in the Premier League, it’s an even bigger week to come in the Champions League. Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Alyson Rudd and Matt Dickinson.
Tottenham’s dismantl…
Sparky losing his spark and the Republic of Ireland reshuffle
The Premier League is back and so are Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti, aided admirably by Bill Edgar and George Caulkin.
It’s a big weekend at the bottom with Ranieri taking charge of Fulham for the f…
The Southgate and Scudamore success stories
Gab Marcotti is joined by Matt Dickinson and Matt Hughes in the aftermath of England’s progression to the Nations League finals after victory over Croatia. Iceland feels like a long time ago.
In the …
Torreira, Patricio & Fraser – the stars of the season so far
It’s not quite awards season but with a third of the Premier League season gone, Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are joined by Gregor Robertson and Matt Furniss from Opta to review the best and worst…
Sancho, Silva and United’s waste of money
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by Alyson Rudd and Oliver Kay after a massive Manchester derby.
Events at the Etihad throw up a number of questions. Is Jose Mourinho getting the best out o…
City and Sterling guilty of deception?
Gab Marcotti and Natalie Sawyer are joined by James Gheerbrant and Paul Hirst ahead of the Manchester derby. While United were securing a famous win in Turin, City were smashing Shakhtar but with the…
Rooney, City and the poppy
Natalie Sawyer and Gab Marcotti are joined by Alyson Rudd and Alan Smith in the studio to tackle some thorny issues in the football world.
England’s friendly with the USA will now be a farewell appea…