Paper Talk

In this episode of the Paper Talk podcast, Rob Jones is joined by John Cross and Miguel Delaney to discuss the five players that withdrew from Thomas Tuchel's England squad for the upcoming international break as well as Manchester United's poor start to their Premier League 2026/27 campaign.
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On this episode of Paper Talk, The Times' Martin Hardy and The Athletics' Nick Miller discuss Thomas Tuchel's much-changed England squad, including the return of Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The pair also dissect Brentford's emphatic victory over Xabi Alonso's Chelsea.
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Jessica Creighton is joined by The Football Boardroom's Henry Winter and The Telegraph's Sam Dean.
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On Paper Talk, Jess Creighton is joined by The Sun's Jack Rosser and the Daily Mail's Isaan Khan. They react to Manchester United crashing out in the third round of the Carabao Cup, reflecting on Michael Carrick's 'rattled' reaction.
They also discuss the news that Thomas Tuchel has not been able to watch England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina, describing it as 'torture'.
Finally, the trio look at the news that the Lewis family have injected a further £120m into Tottenham Hotspur, putting their total investment at more than £450million in the past four years.

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David Garrido is joined by Miguel Delaney of The Independent and Jonathan Liew of The Guardian to discuss Raheem Sterling's admission to dangerous driving and the potential impact on his career, Max Dowman's double against Ipswich as Arsenal progressed in the Carabao Cup, and Howard Webb's acknowledgement of a VAR error that led to Erling Haaland's controversial goal being awarded in the Manchester derby.
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