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| Genre | Phone-in |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 5 Live |
| Hosted by | Dotun Adebayo |
| Opening theme | "Soccer fan" Real Sounds of Africa |
| Website | |
| Podcast | http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/wf |
The World Football Phone-in is a British weekly radio phone-in show about association football around the world. Hosted by Dotun Adebayo, it is part of the nightly Up All Night programming on BBC Radio 5 Live which he presents. The football show is broadcast in the 2 am to 4 am slot now on Tuesday mornings, and is also released as a podcast. Regular contributors are awarded a 'Brazilian shirt name' as a nickname.
Occasionally the entire programme (1 – 5 am) is dedicated to the phone-in.
Pundits
Knowledge about players and clubs from different parts of the world, and, in Adebayo's words, 'players from over there playing in our leagues', is provided by using selected experts each week who have knowledge about a specific confederation, currently drawn from:
- "Legendinho" = Tim Vickery (South America)
- "Springboca Junior" = Mark Gleeson (Africa)
- "Galatasarahs" = Paul Sarahs (Europe/World)
- "Northern Seoul" = John Duerden (Asia)
- "The Colonel" = Mina Rzouki (Europe)
- "Viva Mark Vegas" = Mark Meadows (Europe)
- "Chicken Tikka Mo Salah" = Maher Mezahi (North Africa)
- "Deportivo Lankan" = Mark Machado (Europe)
- "The Avon Lady" = Julia Belas Trinidade (Buenos Aires, ARG)
Former pundits include:
- "The Big Wheel" = Sean Wheelock (CONCACAF)
- "Top Brass" = Andy Brassell (Europe)
- Lester Smith (CONCACAF)
- Mani Djazmi (Asia)
- "Leone Ranger" = Durosimi Thomas (Africa)
- "The Uxbridge Massive" = Hiral Bhatt (Africa)
- "Neigh-mar" = Jon Arnold (CONCACAF)
Brazilian Shirt Name Holders
- Andrew "The Gent" Kurowski (Blackheath, ENG)...THE Original Super Fan whom everyone
- Cleo "The Book" Sharp (Aldershot, ENG)
- "Monotonio" = Brent? (Kansas City, MO, USA)
- "This Charming Van" = Patrick Wetzels (Manchester, ENG & Amsterdam, NLD); also a 'Superfan'
- "Ballack Obama" = Drew Trammell (Chicago, IL, USA); also a 'Superfan'
- "Miguelvis" = Miguel Espino (Oakland, CA, USA); also a 'Superfan'
- "Magpie and Mash" = Michael Roberts
- "Goooooliath" = Matthew Semisch (North Dakota, USA)
- "Lisbonny Lad" = Kevin Romao
- "Deli Ali" = Daniel Karell (Louisville, KY)
- “Saskatchewan-Bissaka” = Jonathan (Montreal, Canada)
- "Bhöjhattino" = Tsering Norbu (Oakland, CA, USA)
- "Elk Classico" = Dustin Kreps (Thunder Bay, ON, Canada)
- “Lady Vavá” = Mary (Kilmarnock)
- "Heather Amercia" = Dustin (Ontario, Canada)
- "Elland Rodeo" = ?
- "Nice One Cyrille" = ?
- "Gooner Samaritan" = Michael (Highbury, London, ENG)
- "Cornholio" = Adam (Crowden, South London, ENG)
- "Deep Pan-American" = Glen (Connecticut, USA)
- "Quizzy Rascal" = Brian
- "First Lady of Soccerates" = Linda (Cambridge, ENG)
- "Pain in Diaz" = Colin (Stockport, ENG)
- "Frankie Valli Portrayed" = Adam (Bradford, ENG)
References
- "BBC Radio 5 live's World Football Phone-in". Facebook. Retrieved 27 November 2010.