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  • 2: Stiliyan Petrov on family expectations, football in Bulgaria and his cancer journey

    2: Stiliyan Petrov on family expectations, football in Bulgaria and his cancer journey
    2025/11/11
    Stiliyan Petrov joins Luke and Max for an incredibly honest and insightful conversation about life in Bulgaria, his time with Celtic and Aston Villa and his journey with cancer, which continues today through The Stiliyan Petrov Foundation.

    Stiliyan talks throughout about the huge demands his dad placed on him as a footballer and why those expectations will never go away (04:04) before discussing his childhood in Montana, Bulgaria (13:30), unknowingly scoring the winner in a fixed match (21:00), playing for CSKA Sofia and living in the capital (23:45), signing with Celtic (27:42), moving to the Premier League (40:40), his time at Villa alongside Luke (42:10), reflecting on a record 105 caps for Bulgaria (48:00), and finally his journey with cancer (50:15).

    If you can, please support the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/spfoundation19

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  • 1: Luke Young on breaking through at Spurs, marking Thierry Henry, Villa under Martin O'Neill and the QPR rollercoaster

    1: Luke Young on breaking through at Spurs, marking Thierry Henry, Villa under Martin O'Neill and the QPR rollercoaster
    2025/11/04
    The More Than A Name Podcast is here as we begin Series 1!

    Former Premier League defender Luke Young chats to co-host Max Whittle about his 17-year career with Spurs, Charlton, Middlesbrough, Aston Villa, QPR and England. Luke opens up about the drama at his final club QPR (03:43), playing in the infamous match between QPR and Chelsea in 2011 (08:02), the moment his all-Premier League playing record came to an end (11:22), running the London Marathon during a top flight season (12:27), breaking through with Tottenham as a Spurs fan (17:10), his 'welcome to professional football' moment (25:11), the challenges of marking Thierry Henry (28:20), his time at Charlton and making his England debut (31:41), missing the 2006 World Cup because of injury (36:29), publicly retiring from international football (37:38), what it's like to fail a medical (40:04) and his three seasons at Aston Villa (42:33).

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    52 分
  • More Than A Name - Coming Soon!

    More Than A Name - Coming Soon!
    2025/10/27
    More Than A Name is almost here!

    Launching on Tuesday 4th November, the show explores untold, unfiltered sporting stories. Hosted by former England and Premier League defender Luke Young and sports presenter Max Whittle, each episode sits down with athletes, coaches, and public figures to talk about the side of success we rarely see — identity, pressure, mental health, and the moments they felt most lost. It goes beyond career stats and media clichés to dig into the emotional and mental weight of being in the spotlight — revealing the human behind the headlines.
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