Best Callum McFadden Podcasts (2024)

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Henrik Larsson | Celtic, Barcelona, Man Utd and CL success 1:22:10

2M ago1:22:10

1:22:10

Henrik Larsson joins Callum to talk about his career in football from humble beginnings at Hogaborgs to glittering spells with Celtic, Barcelona, Manchester United and home town club Helsingborg.

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Scott Brown | Celtic, Captaincy and Management 15:15

3M ago15:15

15:15

Scott Brown discusses his illustrious career as a footballer in Scotland and his journey into management.

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S4E20: Campbell's Footballs with Steven Mills 1:08:08

3M ago1:08:08

1:08:08

Steven Mills is my latest guest on Campbell's Footballs. We'll chat about how he got into NI domestic football with Larne, Newry and Ballyclare as well as learn more about his relationship with Gary Haveron at Carrick Rangers and Glentoran. The jist of the show is learning more about Steven's involvement with NIFL so hope you enjoy what happens the…

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S4E19: The Final Crescendo of the NIFL Season: Irish Cup Review and Split Discussion with Callum McFadden 1:47:02

3M ago1:47:02

1:47:02

World Football Index writer Callum McFadden joins Grant for a bumper Campbell's Footballs episode. It's the final countdown to an enthralling NIFL Season. The Irish Cup will be between Cliftonville and Linfield. How did the Reds secure a magnificent win over high flying Larne. How did Jim Magilton's side get it done? Why did it not happen for the I…

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S4E18: 2024 Irish Cup Semi Final Preview 1:42:44

4M ago1:42:44

1:42:44

It's the Irish Cup Semi Finals with Cliftonville, Larne, Glentoran and Linfield going head to head in 2 mouthwatering semi finals. In this episode of the show, Grant chats to the sponsor of the Irish Cup, Clearer Water's Ross Lazaroo-Hood to discuss their involvement in the competition and get his thoughts on the two semi finals. In the second half…

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S4E17: The Fan Experience Part 2 with Blair McNally 48:25

4M ago48:25

48:25

These next couple of shows will be talking about fan engagement and experience of following football in Northern Ireland. For Part 2 Grant sits down with YouTube sensation Blair McNally to review the NIFL League Cup Final between Portadown and Linfield as well as discuss Blair's journey across a range of ROI and Scottish Clubs. Featuring a guest ap…

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S4E16: The Fan Experience Part 1 with ULNK's Simon Steele 1:07:28

4M ago1:07:28

1:07:28

These next couple of shows will be talking about fan engagement and experience of following football in Northern Ireland. For Part 1, Grant sits down with ULNK CEO Simon Steele to talk about entrepreneurship, following football in NI, playing alongside Elliott Morris and Jamie Mulgrew plus much more. ULNK📈Build & 💰Monetise Your Fan Base 🏆 Most Inno…

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S4E15: The 2024 Northern Irish League Cup Final Preview with Matthew Tipton 1:04:39

4M ago1:04:39

1:04:39

It's David Healy's Linfield who will be taking on Niall Currie's Portadown on Mothers Day Sunday at Windsor Park and who better to have on the show than a man who has been involved in some form at both clubs. Matthew Tipton, former manager at the Ports and player at the Blues, joins me to preview the 2024 Northern Irish League Cup Final. We examine…

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S4E14: Paul Owens - Limavady and Coleraine memories 48:16

5M ago48:16

48:16

This latest episode of the show is all about the current Premier Intermediate League leaders Limavady United and Paul Owens sits down with Grant to discuss the season so far as well as other Northern Irish League memories from his time at Coleraine. Music by Toby Johnson and Rory Hope.

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S4E13: Newry and Tales from the Press Box with Gareth McCullough 1:32:16

5M ago1:32:16

1:32:16

Gareth McCullough is a journalist and media enthusiast who has done a range of things across the footballing game in Northern Ireland. In this episode of the show, Grant sits down with Gareth to discuss his time following his beloved Newry City as well as how he got into journalism and media. There are plenty of fabulous stories including relations…

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S4E12: Northern Irish League Stories, Larne and more with Gerry Flynn 1:11:53

5M ago1:11:53

1:11:53

Northern Irish Football legend Gerry Flynn has had a remarkable career encompassing a host of clubs including Cliftonville, Coleraine and Hull City. On the show, he sits down to chat with Grant about his time in the game as well as discuss his latest ventures in the league with the 2023 champions Larne. Many greatc stories and memories are shared a…

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S4E11: Refereeing in Northern Ireland with FIFA Referee Jamie Robinson 1:10:46

5M ago1:10:46

1:10:46

Jamie Robinson has done a lot so far in his refereeing career so far. Officiating since the age of 13, he has had the opportunity to manage the Mid Ulster Cup and Co. Antrim Shield Finals. He has also stood next to Pep Guardiola on the touchline and does a lot outside of football with his flags-related businesses.# In this episode, Jamie speaks to …

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S4E10: Ballymacash Rangers - The Story So Far 57:51

6M ago57:51

57:51

Ballymacash Rangers have been one of the stories of recent NI domestic football. On this special episode of the show, Grant sits down with manager Lee Forsythe to discuss their incredible rise so far and it's plans for the future. Music by Toby Johnson and Rory Hope

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Sven Goran Eriksson | Winning titles, Managing England and a life in football 1:10:44

6M ago1:10:44

1:10:44

Sven joins Callum for an in depth interview about his career in the game from managing Beckham and Nedved to winning Serie A and managing England.

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S4E9: 2023-24 Northern Irish Football Championship Season so far 1:17:54

6M ago1:17:54

1:17:54

In this second episode of the new series, Grant speaks to journalist Lewis Bennett about the Championship in Northern Ireland as an incredible second half of the season is set in store. Every club is discussed from Ards to Portadown as well as a discussion on an exciting Premiership Intermediate League title race also!! Music from Toby Johnson and …

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S4E8: The 2024 Irish Cup 5th Round Preview with Steven Crawford 1:04:03

6M ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Happy New Year! After a hiatus, Campbell's Footballs is back for a new series and on this episode of the show, Grant is back with his old comrade Steven Crawford of the Belfast Live to discuss the 5th round of the Irish Cup for 2024. Can Crusaders kick off their defence with a win over Ards? Who could be in for a surprise? And who ultimately wins i…

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S4E7: The Future of Football in Northern Ireland with Gerard Lawlor, CEO Northern Irish Football League (NIFL) 1:16:08

10M ago1:16:08

1:16:08

In September 2023, The Northern Irish Football League introduced it's strategy for the next five years up until 2028. In it contains information about protecting club's heritage, improving the professionalism of the league, restructuring competitions and much more. In this special episode of Campbell's Footballs, the CEO of NIFL Gerard Lawlor chats…

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S4E6: The Fergusons: Glenn and Matthew 55:32

10M ago55:32

55:32

The Ferguson name is synonymous with Northern Irish League Football. In this episode of the show, Grant sits down with Glenn "Spike" Ferguson and his son Matthew to discuss their playing careers in the Irish League. We discuss Glenn's playing days at Linfield and chat about comparisons and differences Matthew has had at Harland and Wolff Welders so…

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Kris Boyd | The art of goalscoring and punditry 21:14

11M ago21:14

21:14

Kris Boyd joins me to discuss his career in Scottish football and working on Sky alongside Chris Sutton and co.

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S4E5: A Successful Defence - Back to Back Irish Cup Success with Paul Heatley 1:15:05

11M ago1:15:05

1:15:05

Crusaders Football Club have an unbelievable love affair with the Irish Cup. In 2023, they successfully defended their trophy after a brilliant win over Ballymena United, a side they defeated in the same competition 12 months previously. On this episode of the show Paul Heatley chats with Grant to reminisce about the club's run to both cup successe…

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S4E4: From Torquay to Inver - Levi Ives Player Interview 1:00:39

12M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

Levi Ives has had an unbelievable Irish League career. He's been a constantly regular for Cliftonville and has had League Cup and County Antrim Shield success. In this episode of the show, Grant sits down with Levi to discuss early days at Torquay, working with Gerard Lyttle and Paddy McLaughlin as well as playing alongside Marty Donnelly, Conor De…

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S4E3: Player Interview with David Cushley 1:15:46

12M ago1:15:46

1:15:46

David Cushley is an Irish League phenomenon. If he's not scoring 30 yard scorchers he's winning Cups, County Antrim Shields and League titles. In this episode of the show, I chat to David about his career so far which has spanned Ballymena United, Lisburn Distillery, Crusaders and his current spell at Carrick Rangers. We discuss working under Tommy…

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Craig Brown | Scotland Manager 1:28:06

1y ago1:28:06

1:28:06

Craig and Callum talk all things Scotland - Craig’s role in taking the team to multiple major tournaments - and they look ahead to the national teams chances this summer. They also discuss the way forward for Scottish football in the technological age when it comes to producing more top class players.…

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Craig Brown | Teaching and Gilzean 58:38

1y ago58:38

58:38

Callum chats with Craig Brown about his playing days at Rangers, Dundee and others and they discuss the legendary footballer Alan Gilzean. They also discuss Craig’s unique route into management at Clyde where he twinned his role with being a primary school teacher, head teacher and then head lecturer for primary education at university level.…

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S4E2: Back With The Big Boys: The Loughgall 2022-23 Championship winning story 1:20:44

1y ago1:20:44

1:20:44

The 2022-23 season was an outstanding and historical one for Loughgall FC. In this episode of the show, Grant sits down with Berratt Turker, Caolan Loughran and Mark Carson to review the campaign and look ahead to a return to the Premiership for the 2023-24 season. Intro: 'Rumour of a Good Life' by Toby Johnson Outro: 'Dangerous Night' by Rory Hope…

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S4E1: Back with a Bang(or) - A return to the Championship 59:27

1y ago59:27

59:27

The 2022-23 season was an incredible one for Bangor FC. Not only did they win the Steel and Sons Cup for the fourth time in the club's history, they also won the Premiership Intermediate League to make a return to the Championship. In this first episode of a brand new series, Grant sits down with three of Bangor's heroes from the season - Seanna Fo…

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John McGovern | Cloughie and the European Cup 36:43

1y ago36:43

36:43

John McGovern is a footballing icon. At the age of 19 he became the youngest player to play in all four divisions of the Football League. During his playing career he won promotion with Hartlepools United / Hartlepool, Derby County and Nottingham Forest. He won titles as English League champions with both Derby and Forest. At Forest he also won the…

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The Return of Campbell's Footballs - A teaser 0:44

1y ago0:44

0:44

The Good Craic returns - Summer 2023.

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Jim Craig | Lisbon Lion 1:06:20

1+ y ago1:06:20

1:06:20

Jim joins Callum to talk about that night in Lisbon, playing under the great Jock Stein and alongside his fellow Lions and his success on and off the pitch...

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Sam Allardyce | My life in management 32:57

1+ y ago32:57

32:57

Sam Allardyce opens up about his career in football for club and country.

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Martin O’Neill | Forest, Celtic, Clough and Keane 22:17

1+ y ago22:17

22:17

European Cup winner Martin O’Neill joins me to discuss his career in football.

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James Cooper | Manchester United, Manchester City and a career in broadcasting 54:10

1+ y ago54:10

54:10

James Cooper spent 18 years working at Sky Sports News and became a familiar face amongst Manchester United and Manchester City fans as Sky’s Manchester football correspondent. He has many great tales from interviewing Sir Alex Ferguson, working at MUTV in ‘99 and the madness of transfer deadline day.…

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Frans Hoek | The Godfather of goalkeeping 30:13

2y ago30:13

30:13

Frans is renowned in world football as an assistant to Johan Cruyff and then Louis van Gaal at club sides AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, FC Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and the Netherlands national team. He has worked with goalkeepers including Edwin van der Sar, Stanley Menzo, Víctor Valdés, Vítor Baía, Pepe Reina, Robert Enke, Łukasz Fabiański, …

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James Richardson | Football Italia memories & anchoring the Champions League 53:34

2y ago53:34

53:34

Broadcasting legend James Richardson joins Callum to discuss his career anchoring Italian football, the champions league and worlds strongest man.

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Simon Donnelly | Celtic, Smell the glove and Sheffield Wednesday 56:00

2y ago56:00

56:00

Simon Donnelly joins Callum for a chat about his career in football from Celtic park to Firhill.

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Les Ferdinand | Newcastle, Spurs, Goals and QPR 52:17

2y ago52:17

52:17

Sir Les Ferdinand joins Callum on our 250th show. He discusses his incredible career from non league to the premier league and the challenges facing the modern game.

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Jose Mourinho | The story of a modern day legend 1:21:15

2y ago1:21:15

1:21:15

When Jose Mourinho realised as a teenager that he was never going to be a great player, he decided he was going to become the best coach in the world. From translator and assistant to Sir Bobby Robson at Barcelona to multiple league and Champions League-winning manager at Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Tottenham Hot…

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Adam Virgo | Celtic, Brighton and life after football 1:18:22

2y ago1:18:22

1:18:22

Adam Virgo joins Callum for an honest chat about his career in football from Brighton to Celtic and his work with academy football and punditry following retirement.

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Kevin Gallacher | Dundee United, Jim McLean, Scotland, Blackburn, Walker and Dalglish 1:24:37

2y ago1:24:37

1:24:37

Kevin joins Callum for a fascinating chat about his incredible career in the game.

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Gary Bailey | Man Utd, England and Kaizer Chiefs. 22:53

2y ago22:53

22:53

Gary Bailey joins me to discuss his life in football from growing up in South Africa to becoming Manchester United number 1 and making an international career with England.

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Jaap Stam on the treble and Ten Hag 10:25

2y ago10:25

10:25

Jaap Stam joins me to discuss his career, the new era at Manchester United and raising money for the Manchester United foundation.

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Lewis Morgan | Celtic, MLS & Scotland ambitions 11:26

2y ago11:26

11:26

New York Red Bulls footballer Lewis Morgan talks about his career in football so far that has taken him to New York and Miami via Paisley and Glasgow.

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Brian Little | Aston Villa and my life in football 40:39

2y ago40:39

40:39

Brian Little joins Callum. In his careers Brian managed Darlington, Leicester City, Aston Villa, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Hull City, Tranmere Rovers, Wrexham, and Jersey. As a player, he was a versatile forward who spent his entire playing career at Aston Villa. He made one appearance at International level for England as a substitute agai…

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Patrice Evra on CFB 4:23

2y ago4:23

4:23

I spoke to Patrice Evra following the Manchester United legends game against Liverpool legends at Old Trafford.

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Eilidh Barbour | Anchoring the game 46:05

2y ago46:05

46:05

Eilidh Barbour joins Callum. Eilidh presents and reports for Premier League and FA Cup matches for BBC Final Score and is also Sky Sports SPFL Anchor.As a presenter, she regularly fronts Football Focus, Match of the Day 2, FA Cup draws and highlights as well as The Women’s Football Show for BBC. She is also the face of BBC's Golf coverage.…

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Lubo Moravcik | Celtic memories, Slovak success & life after football 36:35

2y ago36:35

36:35

Lubo joins Callum to discuss his career at Celtic and playing across continental Europe and Japan. A fascinating insight into a footballer referred to by Celtic fans as a ‘Gift from God’.

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Ian Holloway | My Life in Football from Blackpool to Bristol Rovers 1:13:09

2y ago1:13:09

1:13:09

Ian joins Callum for an in depth discussion about his career in football. He is at his very best in this interview as he reveals just how close he was to signing a certain Jamie Vardy...

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Kelvin Wilson | Celtic, Forest and marking Messi 22:24

2+ y ago22:24

22:24

Former Celtic defender Kelvin Wilson joins me. He started his career with Notts County, before moving to Preston North End in 2006. Nottingham Forest signed him one year later for £300,000. He moved to Celtic in 2011 on a free transfer. On 9 August 2013, Wilson re-signed for Nottingham Forest for a fee of £2.5 million.…

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Rene Meulensteen | Utd, Ronaldo, Sir Alex and management 1:04:07

2+ y ago1:04:07

1:04:07

Rene joins Callum to discuss what it was like working with Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson. The challenges of management and what it’s like working in both club football and international football.

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Split Special 1:26:43

2+ y ago1:26:43

1:26:43

In this episode, Oisin Langan and Loughgall FC manager Dean Smith join me to discuss the business end of the Irish Premiership and Championship seasons as we chat the split! In association with Toby Johnson and Rory Hope Music

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