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Each week, Man City and England international, Kyle Walker and presenter and Love Island star Chris Hughes take you inside the dressing room and onto the team bus to find out what it takes to win over and over again. The pair will talk about the beautiful game, have a bit of a laugh, tell funny stories about football and dig into Kyle’s career as a serial champion. From his earliest days growing up in Sheffield, You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker will put the listener in the unique position of fi ...
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With Man Utd and England both welcoming in new managers the boys share stories about when a new gaffer comes into the dressing room. The new ideas, the new tactics, the new rules… the new diets! Kyle talks about the first time he met Pep - and the managers who’ve had the biggest impact on him as a player. Plus, more of your emails to icanbeatkylewa…
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After Chris’s break the boys are back together and Kyle is buzzing for his teammate who's just won the Ballon d’Or. Chris, Kyle and Browny give their reaction to Rodri being named the world’s best male footballer - and discuss awards more generally. There’s also a bad Ballon d’Or quiz and, as it’s Halloween, Kyle and Browny talk about the time they…
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Chris is on holiday this week, so Kyle and Michael are taking the armband - quite literally - as they discuss what it's like to a lead a team. They're joined by the former Everton and England skipper Phil Jagielka to discuss what makes a great captain and why. The trio look back on their careers as leaders and whether they were made or moulded; who…
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Thomas Tuchel Announced and can YOU beat Kyle Walker?
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With Chris Hughes off sunning himself on holiday, Kyle Walker and Michael Brown get together to reflect on Kyle’s time back in the England fold - and react to the news that Thomas Tuchel is to become the new England manager. They also bring listeners the huge news that the podcast now has an email address - icanbeatkylewalker@bbc.co.uk - a place fo…
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On this week's episode, Kyle, Chris and Michael Brown discuss the best and worst away days for a footballer. From intimidating grounds and tight dressing rooms, to travel and pre-match meals, the trio dig into the weeds to find out what happens when a team plays away from home. Kyle discusses what it's like to be out of the country for long periods…
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Kyle, Chris and new, regular dream-team member Michael Brown are joined by a special, mystery guest to chat about all things ‘trash talk’! Which players are the worst for running their mouths on the pitch? How do you know when winding up has worked? Can ‘trash talk' ever backfire? The boys get to the bottom of this, and much more, as well as puttin…
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When Pep Met Warnock, Derby Days and Bantered by Pires
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Kyle Walker, Chris Hughes and Michael Brown are back together - as soon as Browny can finish his flapjack. Derby matches are the focus: Kyle reveals which London derby was more fiery than Tottenham-Arsenal, why one particular loss to Man Utd got under his skin and what it’s like playing in a match between England and Scotland. Have you ever wanted …
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Kyle on his teammates: best players, the jokers, bad dressers and divas
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Kyle Walker is back with Chris Hughes and they’ve brought along Kyle’s good friend - but not best friend - former Premier League midfielder Michael Brown for this week’s episode. Kyle and Browny talk about meeting on the school run and why their kids’ playground is like a football World XI. They also discuss teammates: which Man City player likes t…
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Kyle tells Chris about the managers who have played a huge part in his football journey. • Which England boss kept the team behind for 30 minutes to give them a bollocking?• Who cried in front of the Tottenham players when he was sacked?• Which manager made his players drive 2 hours into training only to send them home after 30 minutes so he could …
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On this week's episode, Kyle and Chris discuss what happens when you get transferred. They dive into the entire process from start to finish to discover how it works, how you as a player find out and what happens when you discover that you have a new contract? The pair talk about moving from Sheffield United to Tottenham and what happened, how Kyle…
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The Early Years: Lansdowne, Loans and Loving Football
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On the week's episode, Kyle and Chris discuss how the Manchester City skipper got into football and his early career, which took him from Sheffield United through the lower-league loan system. The pair start on the Lansdowne Estate in Sheffield where they discuss the earliest games Kyle played in the playgrounds with his friends, before attending s…
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Chris and Kyle are back together again to talk through the Euro 2024 knockout stages, and look at how England lost the final to Spain. The pair begin by reflecting on the quarter-final against Switzerland and discussing what changes to the back four - Konsa for Guéhi - meant; how you approach extra time in a knockout tournament; the pressure on def…
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Chris and Kyle are back together for the first time since Euro 2024 to dig really deep into what happened at Euro 2024, from inside the England camp. The pair go back to the start of the tournament and work their way through chronologically, breaking down the big calls from the manager in terms of the initial squad selection - Grealish in or out - …
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Chris and Kyle return for part two of their look back at Euro 2020, and we've reached the denouement of the competition: the quarters, semis, and a dramatic final against Italy. They start with the trip to Rome to face Ukraine, and Kyle reminisces about a great England performance, capped by a goal from his friend Jordan Henderson who he came throu…
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Chris and Kyle are back for the third episode of You'll Never Beat Kyle Walker, which is a two-parter looking back at Euro 2020 and England's journey to the final, through the eyes of one of the squad's most experienced players. Kyle discusses the end of the club season, and Manchester City's Champions League defeat to Chelsea, and how difficult it…
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Chris and Kyle are back for the second episode of the series which picks up where last week's left off, delving deeper into Kyle's footballing life. As one of the oldest players still plying his trade in the Premier League, Kyle tries to name his older peers; discusses the reasons behind his longevity; and talks about why he's so fearful of hanging…
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Man City and England international Kyle Walker and presenter and Love Island star Chris Hughes kick off the series by digging into Kyle's footballing life. Episode one goes into the weeds on some of the important topics surrounding his career: the best player he's played with and against; the name he least likes seeing on a team sheet; and the play…
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Introducing... You'll Never Beat Kyle Walker
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Each week Chris Hughes and Kyle Walker take you inside the dressing room and onto the team bus to find out what it takes to win over and over again. The pair will talk about the beautiful game, have a bit of a laugh, tell funny stories about football and dig into Kyle’s career as a serial champion. From his earliest days growing up in Sheffield, Yo…
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