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Last season, Steve Crossman sat down with Brentford midfielder Fabio Carvalho and club psychologist Michael Caulfield to discuss how the club’s culture of talking openly has helped their players. Michael installed a bench at the training ground, dubbed 'Michael’s bench', where players can discuss what is on their mind and share. It has been such a success that the club have installed three more benches at the training ground for their Academy teams and are now putting up more benches around the local community, encourage people to talk to help with their mental health.
In an honest interview, Fabio discusses the difficulties he faced as a young man moving from Portugal, how faith and removing himself from social media has helped him and how he thinks modern footballers could benefit from having deeper conversations and sharing their struggles.
[First published on 13/10/25]

Reigning Premier League Champions Arsenal are taking on FA Cup winners Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, with both clubs having very different off-seasons, so Aaron Paul along with Clinton Morrison, Phil Brown and Dwight Gayle try and breakdown what’s gone on inside the two clubs.
For the first time in a decade Manchester City begin the season without Pep Guardiola at the helm - Enzo Maresca is the new man in the dugout, so the guys try to put themselves in Maresca’s shoes and try to gage how he will be feeling come Sunday.
For Arsenal they are the reigning champions for the first time in over 20 years…how will they cope with being the side everyone else is looking to beat?
And several clubs are in Europe for the first time, or back in European competition with Sunderland, Bournemouth and Manchester United on that list – so Aaron looks at their quieter summers in terms of incoming transfers.
And don’t forget there’s commentary on 5 live of the Community Shield from 3pm live from the Principality Stadium on Sunday.
TIMECODES:
01:00 – Manchester City new era focus.
22:24 – Arsenal and season expectations.
31:07 – Sunderland in Europe.
34:20- Manchester United focus.
40:30 – Bournemouth season predictions.

BBC sports editor Dan Roan sits down with former Premier League referee Anthony Taylor to discuss his retirement from refereeing, what made him decide to retire and, what’s next in his career. Taylor also speaks about his new role in developing referees in Turkey, the pressure and scrutiny that comes with being an official at not only the highest level, but also at grassroots level. The World Cup saw new rule changes in which Taylor gives his thoughts and experiences of and, he speaks of his final game between Portugal and Spain.
TIME CODES
01:00 Reflecting on career
08:30 New role in Turkey
11:00 Decision to retire
14:50 Pressure & scrutiny
28:400 World Cup law changes & VAR
33:00 Final game

This week, former Manchester United, Sunderland, Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town striker Fraizer Campbell submits three stories from his career, but only one is true. Was Campbell really caught up in a police helicopter pursuit after taking a wrong turn through the city centre? Did he secretly climb out of a hotel window to collect chicken and chips on the eve of a Championship playoff final? Or did he ignore manager Steve Bruce's instructions and sneak off to Las Vegas for 48 hours with team-mate Titus Bramble during an international break?
Armed with photographs, football knowledge and a healthy dose of suspicion, Karel and Anita investigate every claim before Campbell returns to reveal the truth.
Karel Prince: Lie Detector is presented by Karel Prince and Anita Abayomi and is a Sport Social Studios production for BBC Sounds.

Credits 
Series Producer: Matt Tasker 
Technical Producer: Tom Hinckley 
Executive Producer: Jim Salveson 
Photography: Tom Barker 
Artwork: James Mobbs 
Original Theme Music: WIZZFX 
Commissioning Executive for BBC: Stevie Middleton 
Assistant Commissioner for the BBC: Steve Trenchard

The new EFL season is back with nine months of drama to come across the Championship, League One and League Two. Aaron Paul is joined by Andy Woodman, Luke Chambers and Lyle Taylor to preview all three divisions, looking at promotion contenders, relegated giants and, dark horses. West Ham and Wolves return to the second tier, Southampton and Middlesbrough all have their eyes on promotion.

Bromley manager Andy Woodman discusses the club's historic first season in the third tier, while Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday look to bounce back after relegation. Salford City manager Peter Cklamovski joins us to discuss his journey from Australia and Asia to English football, working with Ange Postecoglou and the pressure of taking charge of one of the division's promotion favourites.
And don't forget to join the official 72+ EFL Fantasy League using the code 72EFLPOD. The 72+ Podcast now has a new home, just look for the 72+ Podcast feed on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts.
00:00 Intro
02:10 Championship preview
03:05 West Ham
09:40 Wolves
13:50 Burnley
17:30 Southampton
22:40 Middlesbrough
25:40 Championship dark horses
31:30 League One and Bromley
36:10 PFA open legal proceedings over the EFL
37:10 Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday and Oxford United
39:40 Salford City boss Peter Cklamovski
46:30 York City
5Live commentaries this week:
Wednesday 12th August: PSG v Aston Villa
Sunday 16th August: Manchester City v Arsenal